Hi, I'm looking for a Mac that has a built in din-8 connector in it for a DNA sequencer I'm using for research. I want a Wallstreet powerbook for that purpose, but I realized I might as well keep my bases covered and also look for a G3 desktop just in case a Wallstreet's connector isn't compatible with the machine (I'm no expert at this but there might be more than 1 type of connector since there seems to be some sort of Apple geoport that looks almost like a din-8 connector).

Please let me know if anyone wants to sell me their G3 desktop, minitower or the molar mac AIO.

Thanks.

Hi MF,

I have sent you an email and left you a more detailed note in your wallstreet post.

Get in touch at your convenience.


Best,

Fuji

Interesting; I keep a G3 beige tower in my lab just to run a particular digital caliper. Hope you can find what you need for the sequencer.

Interesting; I keep a G3 beige tower in my lab just to run a particular digital caliper. Hope you can find what you need for the sequencer.
Thanks. I'm crossing my fingers. Honestly, it never occurred to me that I'd be needing one of these old world macs... I thought my Pismo would be the oldest computer I'd have (and I was luaghed at by an Apple technician for having something so old). lol.

I still own a Pismo as well, and it runs like new except for the old battery. I don't use it anymore, but it isn't worth much and I haven't figured out what to do with it yet. Say, I think I also have a Power Computing G3 tower in storage in my attic. I believe it has a DIN-8 connector. Would that work for you? Or, check out this post (http://www.ehmac.ca/mac-desktops/88517-mac-classic-se-se-30-color-classic-mac-plus-x-2-iisi-toronto-pickup-only.html#post997876).

Check your PM.

I still own a Pismo as well, and it runs like new except for the old battery. I don't use it anymore, but it isn't worth much and I haven't figured out what to do with it yet. Say, I think I also have a Power Computing G3 tower in storage in my attic. I believe it has a DIN-8 connector. Would that work for you? Or, check out this post (http://www.ehmac.ca/mac-desktops/88517-mac-classic-se-se-30-color-classic-mac-plus-x-2-iisi-toronto-pickup-only.html#post997876).

Is that a mac clone? I haven't heard of that before? for the pismo, you can make it into a server or something. The biggest drawback of the pismo is its 8mb vram... Well I'm thinking of getting an old vtbook to put into the pcmcia slot and upgrade the video through that. Who knows, might make it faster still.

Yep, Power Computing is a clone of the Power Macintosh. It has all the same ports.

Yep, Power Computing is a clone of the Power Macintosh. It has all the same ports.

Actually, what I need right now is an Apple ADB mouse and keyboard. It might just be me, but it seems like I have no control over an old world computer when it boots up via installation cds. I'm using an Apple keyboard and mouse attached via pci usb card. It doesnt seem to activate unless its on a hard drive that has an installation to begin with.

What's the model of your power computing desktop? Is it upgradeable? Does it come with the adb mouse and keyboard :p? How much are you looking for it?

Too bad, I didn't read this a couple years, ago, I had a couple of G3 All-In-Ones, that I couldn't sell for any price. I gave a them away after trying to advertise them here.
A beige G3 powermac would be your best bet anyway for what you want.

I think the Wall Street G3 Powerbooks were the last to use ADB ports, I cannot find any indication that the Lombard G3 or Pismo G3 models had ADB.

Too bad, I didn't read this a couple years, ago, I had a couple of G3 All-In-Ones, that I couldn't sell for any price. I gave a them away after trying to advertise them here.
A beige G3 powermac would be your best bet anyway for what you want.

I think the Wall Street G3 Powerbooks were the last to use ADB ports, I cannot find any indication that the Lombard G3 or Pismo G3 models had ADB.

Is there any chance you you'd be able to trace one back? I'd be willing to buy if the price is right. I bought 2 G3s and a Mainstreet from Fuji already, and after hosing down the whole lot (I actually washed the motherboards etc of leaves, fried rice, and nicotine build up lol), I was only able to get 1 G3 to power up... but it won't install anything (its really slow for some reason (maybe Norton) and I lose control of the USB card when I attempt to install a new OS on a brand new hard drive (I'm no expert at this, but maybe the ADB mouse and keyboard is a requirement for installations bec booting from cd does not load up the usb drivers???)

Yeah you are right the Pismo has no adb ports, thankfully, but it also does not have the Din-8 port which I need.

Too bad, I didn't read this a couple years, ago, I had a couple of G3 All-In-Ones, that I couldn't sell for any price. I gave a them away after trying to advertise them here.
A beige G3 powermac would be your best bet anyway for what you want.

I think the Wall Street G3 Powerbooks were the last to use ADB ports, I cannot find any indication that the Lombard G3 or Pismo G3 models had ADB.

And that's too bad about the AIOs as well. I'm a fan of those models. I need a beige for my lab, but the AIO would be my passion. lol. It's what my iMac SE 700 should have been. If I had one, I'd swap the CRT out for and LCD and reconnect it into the motherboard port. with the extra space in the back I'd put an intel mac mini in :3.