well i was originally going to comment on all of the g3 haters and give you some encouragement on learning osx. First I thought you were buying a powermac for some reason, I have one of those still that runs fine, and I have an ibook g3 that I took the hard drive out of around a month or so ago. I had similiar issues with the inverter board, so i replaced it. It turned out not to be the solution to my problem. So if you are in need for parts for yours just let me know. I have everything, maybe lacking a couple of screws, even an airport card. Oh, and congratulations on buying your first Mac! 