Uses for an old Mac G3?

[copydeskcat]

Hi Chaps,

I have an old Mac G3 that still happily boots up and runs various progs (although it struggles with things like Flash) and I don't really have much use for it any more.

I run PCs in the rest of the house, although, I have AppleTV, two iPhones 4s and an iPad.

I was wondering what I could do with this old G3 to give it a new lease of life. It only has LAN (so no wifi), and I don't have anywhere to connect it to my network.

What would you guys reccommend I do with it to make it useful?

Best,


CDC

 

[gsahli]

without a network connection, I'd say it's pretty much useless. If you want to learn about linux, you could install linux - but that will also disappoint if you later want to connect to the network (no Flash Player for powerPC).

 

[copydeskcat]

without a network connection, I'd say it's pretty much useless. If you want to learn about linux, you could install linux - but that will also disappoint if you later want to connect to the network (no Flash Player for powerPC).

Are there any decent (and cheap) USB wifi dongles would work with it?

 

[gsahli]

I've never used a USB WiFi.
Look here - one from Newer Tech:
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/USB+wireless
(I think the biggest issue will be whether there is a driver for your OS version - or if a driver is even required.)

It would be fun to try to make the computer useful. But, don't spend too much. Even after any upgrades, the computer will only be worth $30-50.

 

[copydeskcat]

I've never used a USB WiFi.
Look here - one from Newer Tech:
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/USB+wireless
(I think the biggest issue will be whether there is a driver for your OS version - or if a driver is even required.)

It would be fun to try to make the computer useful. But, don't spend too much. Even after any upgrades, the computer will only be worth $30-50.

Ah, thanks - I should have said I'm in the UK.