New Powerbook

[Dronecatcher]

I'm absolutely thrilled to bits to get this! After much bemoaning how PPC prices are getting ridiculous now, I managed to score this for £50. It's the 667Mhz model (alas not the DVI version), 1 Gb RAM, Airport, DVD and best of all, a new battery plus an unopened spare still in it's wrapper! There's only a little paint missing but no cracks and the hinges are intact. The hard drive is the stock original and sounds a bit creaky but I'm fine with that.
I've installed OS 9.2.2 only for the moment...I may fit in Tiger at some point.
Some photos if you're interested:

 

[Dronecatcher]

...and more..

 

[gooser]

you have a right to be proud.

 

[bunnspecial]

Very nice! I love TiBooks and yours is very nice. They are my favorite OS9 laptop.

 

[Dronecatcher]

Thanks This will be my first 'indulgent' Mac - that is I bought it purely to have rather than use - I couldn't resist given the price and condition. I'm just toying with downgrading my router to WEP security now so it can do wireless too!

 

[gooser]

you'll find a use for it. i thought that i bought my cube "just to have" and i found a use for it.

 

[bunnspecial]

you'll find a use for it. i thought that i bought my cube "just to have" and i found a use for it.

I thought that too for the first few PPC Macs I bought. 40 some later, I find that there are some that just really have no purpose...

It hasn't slowed me down any, though

 

[eyoungren]

…I find that there are some that just really have no purpose...

Shhhhhhh!!!!! Don't SAY that!!! My wife might hear you and there goes any justification I have for owning more than one Mac at all!!!

 

[weckart]

I thought that too for the first few PPC Macs I bought. 40 some later, I find that there are some that just really have no purpose...

Some? If only...

It hasn't slowed me down any, though

So, it is not just me, then.

 

[Blackomen]

That is in great condition, nice find.

 

[PerformaGuy]

Amazing! I'd love to locate a brand new never opened iBook Clamshell.

 

[tom vilsack]

I have same model (DVI one) but no where as nice cond.

If you install tiger and then use leopardassist you can install Leopard.

Believe it or not but Leopard runs better then Tiger or in fact OS 9 on these Ti's! In fact it run's fairly well!

note: My testing was done with newer 2012 60gig ide drive...

note: If you do install Leopard after doing all the updates you will need to find and dl quicktime 770 in order for itunes 10.6.3 to work...I also rec you use webkite (Im using stable 537 ver) over tenfourfox as it simple runs better on these machines...I would also rec you run uninstall flashplayer osx 10.4 (yes right ver to uninstall on leopard)

 

[Dronecatcher]

I have same model (DVI one) but no where as nice cond.

If you install tiger and then use leopardassist you can install Leopard.

Believe it or not but Leopard runs better then Tiger or in fact OS 9 on these Ti's! In fact it run's fairly well!

note: My testing was done with newer 2012 60gig ide drive...

note: If you do install Leopard after doing all the updates you will need to find and dl quicktime 770 in order for itunes 10.6.3 to work...I also rec you use webkite (Im using stable 537 ver) over tenfourfox as it simple runs better on these machines...I would also rec you run uninstall flashplayer osx 10.4 (yes right ver to uninstall on leopard)

Yours has 1Mb L3 cache, the VGA model has no L3 - I suspect that's why yours handles Leopard so well. Your newer hard drive helps too - I had a 667 DVI years ago and put a 7200RPM disk into it - it was a huge improvement!

 

[poiihy]

Thanks This will be my first 'indulgent' Mac - that is I bought it purely to have rather than use - I couldn't resist given the price and condition. I'm just toying with downgrading my router to WEP security now so it can do wireless too!

I'd recommend getting an old Apple Airport and connecting that to your router, so you can broadcast a second Wi-Fi network as WEP for your old devices without needing to mingle with your main network.

 

[catzilla]

I'd recommend getting an old Apple Airport and connecting that to your router, so you can broadcast a second Wi-Fi network as WEP for your old devices without needing to mingle with your main network.

I was using a original Time Capsule via ethernet with my FIOS router, I just setup a WEP wireless network for my classic Macs. I hide the wireless ID.

 

[Dronecatcher]

I'd recommend getting an old Apple Airport and connecting that to your router, so you can broadcast a second Wi-Fi network as WEP for your old devices without needing to mingle with your main network.

I was just about to ask a question about that very thing - looks like that's the way to go.

 

[weckart]

I was using a original Time Capsule via ethernet with my FIOS router, I just setup a WEP wireless network for my classic Macs. I hide the wireless ID.

There is little point in hiding SSIDs or restricting access to specific MAC addresses. These are very easily sniffed and spoofed. If someone is intent on breaking into your WEP network it is going to happen regardless. Your best bet is to limit the range of your WEP network and hope there are enough unsecured networks blaring away nearby to attract the freeloaders and the curious.

You could try using something like Netgear's Universal WiFi adapter if you don't mind something hanging off your Powerbook. One USB port is enough to power it and you will get WPA2 security plus 802.11n speeds.

 

[bunnspecial]

You could try using something like Netgear's Universal WiFi adapter if you don't mind something hanging off your Powerbook. One USB port is enough to power it and you will get WPA2 security plus 802.11n speeds.

As far as I know, though, that won't work in OS 9-the only WiFi option really is an Airport or Airport-compatible card and WEP security.

Otherwise, for OS X use, I use an Airport Extreme compatible 802.11g PCMCIA card that can connect to WPA/WPA2 networks in 10.4 and later. Even though this does leave a black box hanging out of the side of the computer, it's a bit more secure than a USB dongle and I think probably faster than 802.11n over a USB 1.1 port.

 

[MagicBoy]

Correct. IIRC you need OS X 10.3 or later for WPA support.

I've got an old router re-configured as an AP with an early version of WPA for Tiger on the PowerBook. It gets turned on when it's needed. I refuse to step back to WEP as it's ridiculously easy to crack, and as weckart says MAC filtering and "hiding" the SSID is ineffective.

My OS9 "solution" is to use a Wireless Signal booster I got sent by my ISP (http://www.sky.com/products/kit/wireless-booster). It doubles up as a Wireless bridge (an unadvertised feature), so I can cable it to the Ethernet port and get N speeds and WPA 2 encryption.

 

[iModFrenzy]

You could try using something like Netgear's Universal WiFi adapter if you don't mind something hanging off your Powerbook. One USB port is enough to power it and you will get WPA2 security plus 802.11n speeds.

Those N speeds won't matter if your using a 1.1 USB port

EDIT: Didnt wanna double post.

Also wanted to say that TiBook makes me jealous

 

[128keaton]

Wow thats the exact model of my first mac, so jealous right now. Mine died sadly due to logic board failure.

 

[A.Goldberg]

Looks good!

I'd like to upgrade the HD in mine as well. The 5200/5400rpm or whatever it is feel slow. Especially in that I've had SSD's in my laptops for the past 3 years or so.

£50 = $74. I spent $65 ($90-25 refund due to undisclosed issues) on my 1ghz/512mb model with shipping. The case condition seems pretty compatible, it looks like we both have one minor imperfection that stands out but most of these guys are in terrible shape. My guy's LCD is splotchy and needs a new battery. I ordered a replacement keyboard due to a broken #2 key. It looks like you got a good deal though. A sealed battery is a nice surprise. A RAM upgrade is on my radar as well, you're lucky to have the max.

 

[weckart]

As far as I know, though, that won't work in OS 9-the only WiFi option really is an Airport or Airport-compatible card and WEP security.

??? It is OS independent. All of the software is in the WiFi unit and configured through a browser.

Those N speeds won't matter if your using a 1.1 USB port

The USB supplies the power, nothing more. Data goes through the Ethernet port. I think you are fine up to and beyond 802.11ac given that that has yet to saturate a Gigabit port.

Smaller versions of this sort of thing are available, I believe, so about as intrusive as a conventional WiFi dongle.

 

[Dronecatcher]

Looks good!

I'd like to upgrade the HD in mine as well. The 5200/5400rpm or whatever it is feel slow. Especially in that I've had SSD's in my laptops for the past 3 years or so.

£50 = $74. I spent $65 ($90-25 refund due to undisclosed issues) on my 1ghz/512mb model with shipping. The case condition seems pretty compatible, it looks like we both have one minor imperfection that stands out but most of these guys are in terrible shape. My guy's LCD is splotchy and needs a new battery. I ordered a replacement keyboard due to a broken #2 key. It looks like you got a good deal though. A sealed battery is a nice surprise. A RAM upgrade is on my radar as well, you're lucky to have the max.

The 1Ghz model was what I'd been looking out for but hadn't seen any lately. I'm sure that model, especially with the 1Mb L3 cache flies on OS9 - that's my only gripe with my purchase, the lack of L3...but I knew what to expect and I'm happy anyhow.

 

[MagicBoy]

??? It is OS independent. All of the software is in the WiFi unit and configured through a browser.

It's a Wi-Fi bridge then, similar idea to that Sky thing I'm using. No reason you can't plug it in to a switch and run multiple devices off it.