What is it? How is it used/what is it used for? Must be used regularly and provide productive benefit to you, meaning Daleks only SE that is still running, doesn't qualify, nor does that Q630 that only does folding 24/7 as altruistic as it may be. Just the old boxes that still do real work for you, even though you have other older running horses in the barn...

ours is a 7300 w/ 1GB RAM, 500MHz G3, ix 8MB UltimateRez, FW/USB card, that handles 50 - 100 faxes a week, which includes some pre and post processing to picts and some light pdf work

What's yours?

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So my ancient PowerBook doesn't count if it's playing digital picture frame, huh?

Then as I have recently retired my 9600, the oldest one in daily operation is my Beige which is a part of my entertainment system and also is a file server and music server.

...and it's folding.

266 Mhz iMac. Its the living room surfing machine

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2.0GHz dual G5 Power Mac. Ancient.

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8600/G3 at work and beige G3/466 DT (with the DVD and AV option, unusual for the DT model) at home

I have the reciept for the 8600, back in '96.



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iMac G3 DV-SE 400 MHz with upgraded 60 GB HD and 768 MB memory running OS X 10.4.7. In upstairs bedroom; home computer used for email and surfing. Was six years old in May '06.

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I use a Powerbook 180 for my business database every day. It has been going since 1993, I believe, and is only turned off when a storm is coming.

Buzz-

What are you using for Faxes? Can you tell me more?

I've got a PowerTowerPro with a G3 Upgrade card running OS9 that mainly does vinyl to MP3 conversions and I'd like to press it into double-duty as a fax machine.

At work, I've got a G4 450 tower running 24/7 as the company server and an original iMac (with tray loading CD drive) that runs 24/7 as the company iTunes music feed.

iMac 400G3 DV, wireless internet, 120gb hd, 512mb ram... Kitchen Jukebox, Recipe Machine, DVD player.

paul mac cartney

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!#$@@$#!

proofraed by OwEn the c@t.

Does a PB1400 actively keeping a shelf clear of dust count ?

Ringo: July 1940
Lennon: October 1940
McCartney: June 1942
Harrison: Feb 1943
Stuart Sutcliffe: June 1940
Pete Best: November 1941

Door Stop: Mac SE

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A man who is of "sound mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.
(Paul Valery)

Apple IIGS

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M-A-M, using the version of FaxSTF that came on the extra CD w/ a G3 MT that had the internal modem option from the factory, and the "PrintToPict" drivers to output the faxes into different formats. The 7300 actually replaced a PowerCenter Pro that crapped out (since rebuilt and redeployed) that was serving the same duty, so your PTP should be fine. The 7300 is using a USR Sportster 56kb din 8 serial fax modem hiding in a 33kb case... a real Fry's special from way back when.

They advertised the high speed modem for about half of what other 56kb modems were going for at the time, so I jumped on it as the mis-marked case didn't make a difference. Damn thing didn't work. Took it back and exchanged it. Still didn't work. They virtually all came back to Fry's, and the price kept going down. I called USR, and figured out that the cables they supplied had the wrong pin config, so they sent me the right cable for free. Been working great ever since. Got a couple more for other people, and clued the Fry's crew in on the cable thing, after which they sold the modems and a bunch of extra cables, but by then the price drop far exceeded the price of the extra cable.

I really like billb's 1400 "actively" keeping the shelf clear of dust as the most creative use, but I guess I should have been clearer that the subject mac must be running, and the productive benefit provided must be based on tasks accomplished by open applications being run by said computer's powered on cpu...

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The old beige G3 266 (upgraded to 768k, OS 9, firewire/usb card, 40 gb) is our main family web surfing, quicken and word processing machine. I know I could get a mac mini to replace it, but there's never seemed to be a compelling reason to do so. It's a bulletproof machine that is relatively fast for most things and never crashes. Ambrosia's maelstrom also gets played regularly, and my son is using it to improve his keyboarding skills.

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"In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion." (1987) -- Carl Sagan

I still do page layout and photoshop (for friends and the occasional community group, freebie stuff) on my 6400/300 (upgraded with a Sonnet card and RAM Doubler and a video card). I wouldn't say I use it regularly these days, but when I have to scan or use Quark it's the machine I use. I haven't gotten around to upgrading because graphics is more like a hobby than a job these days, and that's a lot of money to spend for a hobby.

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Heavily upgraded G4 Sawtooth that I use for scanning & ripping music from CDs.
I have a Mac Classic sitting on a shelf over the Sawtooth that still works, but have no reason to ever use it.

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PowerMac 7500 G4/400 1GB RAM OS 10.4.6 in my remote office. I use it a couple times a day for the web, email, MS Office, and it runs an FMP7 web access database in development for a client 24/7. It is in continual use.

I also have an 8500 G3/500 512MB OS 9.1 which get used every weekend for stripping Macrovision off old videotapes as I convert them to DVDs on my DVR.

My "new" machine is a Beige G3/400 OS 10.3.9 which runs a data server w/3x 120GB HDs in it.

Mac II ci...I WIN



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B&W G3 350Mhz Rev A. Surfing and storing data.

Oops, double post...



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Performa 575 used for data analysis. Bought a $50 program back in 1989 and have been using it since. It's not 32 bit clean, so I'm as high as I can go. I've got 2 in reserve for when the primary machine breaks. It would cost more than $1000 to buy software that would do the same thing for a current machine. I'm staying with the old one until I retire (3-5 years)!

jp!- what is your IIci doing on a regular basis in its old age?

Michael- what OS are you running? and what is the highest OS your data analysis software will run under?

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9600 FrankenMac G3 400 (overclocked to 450mhz), loaded with RAM and 4 hard drives (2 UW SCSI)and a Formac Proformance video card. Running OS 8.6. Given to me by a friend. Its my primary computer for light photo work, email, internet and word processing. I have a 450 Smurf waiting in the wings (and OS X)...but I just can't give up on my FrankenMac yet. Dave

Buzz - [www.shed.com] for over a decade.



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