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purchased ibook g3

kammron said:
i know its probably not the best of deals, but it includes 2 batteries and a big HD.
plus i just really wanted the video cables.
it going to my cousin and its her first mac.
also ill be getting an airport card for her...
will both airport and airport extremes work for wireless internet?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ndexURL=3&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting
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Looks like you'll need to get an Airport card too, it'll have to be an 802.11b too that Apple stopped selling a while ago. They can be quite expensive next sale on ebay is 3hrs away and already at $120+. Also it has Tiger installed but doesn't say you get a Tiger CD's did Tiger ever come on CD?
 
mpw said:
Looks like you'll need to get an Airport card too, it'll have to be an 802.11b too that Apple stopped selling a while ago. They can be quite expensive next sale on ebay is 3hrs away and already at $120+. Also it has Tiger installed but doesn't say you get a Tiger CD's did Tiger ever come on CD?
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yah there really expensive.
i not sure about the cd's, theres 5 pictured but i dont know what theyd be for.
they dont look like os cd's
 
kammron said:
yah there really expensive.
i not sure about the cd's, theres 5 pictured but i dont know what theyd be for.
they dont look like os cd's
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The CD's will be software restore disk etc. but will include only the original OS I'm guessing Jaguar. It sounds like the seller has loaded a potential illegal copy of Tiger.
 
mpw said:
The CD's will be software restore disk etc. but will include only the original OS I'm guessing Jaguar. It sounds like the seller has loaded a potential illegal copy of Tiger.
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possibley. he might have bought a family pack though.
and is just keeping the disks
 
A few other options

You might also consider going wifi via usb. It will save you about $80. Also, if you want to install Tiger, just hook up an external DVD drive...that's what I did.
 
kammron said:
possibley. he might have bought a family pack though.
and is just keeping the disks
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I'm pretty sure the 'family' pack licence doesn't transfer when you sell one of the PCs it's loaded on, so it'll still be a dodgy copy.
 
I have been watching the airport cards on ebay. Of what I have seen, they are going from 89-99 bucks shipped. Hope this helps. You might be able to find an airport card on this site for 80 shipped. good luck.

ps. ibook g3s are sweet computers.
 
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