If you are handy. The G3 iBooks makes a very nice digital photo frame. Larger higher resolution screen then any of the others on the market. Very nice with wireless card and you set up the screen saver to start up automatically on start/log on. Set up a VNC screen sharing so you can control it from anywhere in the house. You can also have the iBook turn on and off during times that you wouldn't have a use for it like while you're sleeping.
This is what I did with my 600 ibook G3
You will have to take everything apart. I found a photo frame, painted the back of the glass black where the LCD didn't cover it up and glued it. Mounted the logic board to the back of that. I accidentally killed the logic board before 100% completion though
Have an old G3 iBook lying around, would like to do something with it any ideas ?
Have an old G3 iBook lying around, would like to do something with it any ideas ?
1. Use it as a print server.
2. Use it as a file server.
3. Use it as an iTunes Shared Library.
NOTE - make sure you connect it to your network (router) using ethernet. 802.11b is too slow for anything but a print server.
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Thanks Guys !!!
I have decided to use it as a "Print Server" could i put OS X Server on it and use it to do other task as well?
Thanks,
youngbe
I think you misunderstood what I said. I said that 11b was not fast enough for anything but a print server. Maybe you're more patient than I am, but to me, 11b isn't fast enough for a file server (try moving several GBs of data over 11b) or as an iTunes server (SD videos may be OK, but once you get into HD video, even iTS 5Mbps files, it's way too slow).B is too slow? omg where do you live -.- B is totally fine, even for a Web server!(maybe not a Game server) espacialy because do you have a upload speed greater than 300Kbps?) I would Turn it into A picture frame! or as a kitchen internet terminals for looking up receipts"!