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Got a Blue and White Mac G3 tower at a recent Tech surplus auction for $25. Didn't have anything in it but the case, mobo, CPU, and power supply. I'm scrounging parts for it, and so far I have RAM, a hard drive, and (possibly) a CD drive. I'm still missing a cable for the hard drive and a (PCI) video card. A Zip drive (or a cover for the gaping hole in front) would be nice. Otherwise, all I need is a copy of OS X and I'm golden. Pity Tech doesn't provide it (or even sell it, it seems)...
I found out (through a letter) that I needed to put a $125 deposit on my phone because they couldn't verify my address. They had my dorm address listed on the letter. I called Customer Service, and was told that I could get my deposit back if I went to a Verizon Store and showed proof of my permanent address when I changed it there. So I go to the one in the mall. They tell me only the one in Roanoke can change it. So much for that idea, unless I can find a way to get to Roanoke. The Smart Bus is one option, since they were giving out free bus tickets today; from there, I can catch a Roanoke bus to the store and back. The logistics are a bit daunting, but I think I can pull it off.
Went to the Off-Campus Housing Fair today to gather info in case anterus, tigerofthewind, and I need a Plan B. Some good ideas within our price range, and some neat swag too. Got a Nhalgene bottle from Windsor Hills, and two free ride tickets for the Smart Bus to Roanoke. Hopefully, our Plan A will work, but just in case...
Beat Metal Gear Solid 3 recently. The plot was a lot easier to follow than MGS2, but felt a lot like a Bond Movie. Also, Kojima-san needs to break out of the habit of lumping all of his plot twists into the space of two minutes; it's a lot harder to follow that way. Still, it explained a lot. There's online content to access as well, but I bought my PS2 NIC used, so the disc used to set up the "Network Configuration file", which I need to get the online stuff working, is missing. Could someone else loan me their copy?

I don't know about Tech selling Mac OS X, but you can definitely get a student discount while you're still in college from most sellers. Mac Connection and Mac World are the two magazines that we get--I forget which one we order from. I think Connection.

Pity it's a G3--Tiger is such a nice OS...I wants it. (I've got Panther, which is also nice and does run on a G3.)

Yeah, a G3 was all I could get ATM. They have G4s abound at the auctions, so I might snatch one up when I have more cash.

I've installed Tiger on several G3s... as long as you have healthy amounts of RAM, you're fine.

sweet! Yeah, my parents have a G4 eMac, with 384 (?) MB of RAM, and Tiger runs reeeeally slowly. Sadness. I'm inclined to agree that the RAM is the vital part.

Apple's website says you only need 256, which is technically true, but I don't recommend less than 512. In fact, I'll be upgrading to 1024 as soon as the financial opportunity presents itself... I really need to reboot to clear the system before I play WoW, and the machine remains a little sluggish for a while afterwards.