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    Replacing Power Mac G3 motherboard with one from G4?

    Hello, some time ago I posted about my Power Mac G3 (B&W), which appeared to have a broken motherboard. I unfortunately wasn't able to repair it. That leaves me with a non-functional G3 and not a lot of options. I could buy a replacement board or another G3, but those are getting more rare and...
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    Keyboard + Mouse stop work in a Beige Power Macintosh G3

    Hello!! This morning, i was using my mac normally, when for a minute I went to clean the mouse ball, out of nowhere the keyboard and mouse stopped working. when i turn on the mac, the keyboard lights blink normally but it doesn't recognize it. Curious too, I can turn on the mac through the...
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    Issues with ATI Radeon 9200 Mac Edition graphics card in a Power Macintosh G3 (Minitower)

    I bought an in-box ATI Radeon 9200 Mac Edition graphics card on eBay to use with my Power Macintosh G3 (Minitower 266 MHz) and got it in the mail today, so I decided to install it. I first put the card in the top PCI slot, and moved the FireWire/USB card which had previously occupied it into the...
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    Question: How powerful of a graphics card will work in a beige Power Macintosh G3?

    Original Question I have an old Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (266 Mhz) and I'm looking to install a GPU upgrade so the G3 can output higher resolution video at higher color depths. However, I don't know of any specs for what the max working graphics card specs (mainly VRAM) work for a beige G3...