Digital BW, The Print

What  John E wrote is right on. 

My dual 1 Gig is in the shop so I'm using my seven year  old Mac 
clone - it's PowerComputing 120 with G3 upgrade card. Also 
look at  the PowerComputing Mac clones.

Apple's  "beige" G3s are built like a tank. The last time I checked 
the beige towers price was around $100 on ebay. Look for the 
tower models as they are the most upgradable.


> Barry
> Here is a super quick Mac history and recommendation.
> In the early mid 90s Mac introduced the Power PC chip.
> It was called the 601, then time passed and we got the
> 604, then by the late 90s we arrived at the G3-made
> most popular by the iMac. We are now using the G4,
> which will be replaced by the G5 or IBM 701 within the
> next year. Okay so you want cheap and usable. I would
> stick to anything 604 and beyond. Old 601s are just
> too slow. Antonis mentioned he used an 8500, that's a
> 604. I saw a 9500 (a notch bove the 8500) with a G3
> upgrade on ebay yesterday for $50. I would also look
> into the "beige" G3s as they are called, again I have
> seen cheap ones on ebay. The only glitch in those
> older machines is that they do not have USB
> connectors, they used ADB, so you would have to get a
> USB adaptor to connect the printer. The first native
> USB machines are the Bondi Blue iMac and the Blue and
> White G3 tower. Prices on those are higher though. 
> Hope this helps,
> John E