PowerBook G3 Kanga

[kockgunner]

That looks so durable. It seems the keyboard is almost desktop like. I wish they would stop using the current black chicklet keys which are too shallow and clacky.

[quinillo94]

I would like to see the original iMac g3 revision A 233mhz in action.

[mko905]

can i play steam on that :P

[brainslay3r]

They briefly prototyped a 275mhz version of the kanga, even though it was already the fastest computer in the world when it was released. Anyway, If you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for that kanga?

[poetsguide]

I love the mechanical eject systems of the old powerbooks.

[TroniPhile]

@poetsguide Agreed, they were awesome. I believe they used a solenoid to spring the card out of the socket.

[Kalypso1323]

That keyboard looks amazing. I might just find one and use it exclusively for writing...

[merakko]

@Kalypso1323 the powerbook G3 is known to have the best keyboard feedback. i would suggest you to get a more recent version, like the pismo. Nowdays u can't really do that much with those machines..even just typing...it's way too slow.

Try with a 500 pismo..it should be better

[Kalypso1323]

@merakko Thanks! :)

[merakko]

@Kalypso1323 You're welcome, i just posted a vid of my Walstreet, which is quite ebtter than this Kanga, but still very poor in performances. Oh and witha Pismo, u can buy a G4 upgrade.

[zabakkabou]

cool

[tickletummytime]

do these get hot if you use them on your lap

[bbishoppcm]

@tickletummytime Only if doused with kerosene and set ablaze first.

[longlivemacs]

Does yours have a very noisy hard drive? Mine has the original hard drive (a 5-GB IBM Travelstar) and it is very noisy. I think it has bad bearings, 'cause even when it's just spinning -- not seeking -- it makes a very loud noise. And the noise doesn't stop until the hard drive platters spin down.

[merakko]

@longlivemacs i think it's the computer itself...i tried with different drives..of different sizes and brands...still very noisy.

[TussinProductions]

This is your primary computer? You have another one right i mean you didnt post the vid through that thing, is your camera compatible with OS 9?

[ThaGuyWhoSkates]

@TussinProductions Of course!!! Who would use it as a main computer?!?!?!? It's a novelty!

[ThePhoneUpdate]

Try Classilla, i find it one of the best browsers for Classic mac os.

[christianecon]

Macs have always been so advanced--especially the OS. I still have my Kanga too--I keep it so I can access older scsi media I still have. Great video.

[supermario641996]

i live a few states over in maine

[bbishoppcm]

@supermario641996 New Hampshire is right next to Maine, you know...

[ultimatetaco3]

no ive never used one but i do somewhat like it cuz the keyboard lights up but i really like those really cool gestures

[ultimatetaco3]

that laptop is pretty nice i thought it had osx in it actually i think the older computers look a lil nicer then the older ones

[bbishoppcm]

@ultimatetaco3 I think you meant "older ones look nicer than the newer ones," I agree to a certain extent... I believe older ones looked WAY more utilitarian than the newer ones... Computers (mainly Apple), are becoming more "beautiful," and less "functional." I mean, compared to the Kanga, my MacBook Pro looks like it belongs in a museum.

[ultimatetaco3]

@bbishoppcm yea i think the new pro looks like crap since it has the one peice trackpad and i have the 2004 ibook g4 and it is pretty nice

[bbishoppcm]

@ultimatetaco3 I've never heard someone criticize the new models... but everyone has different taste in aesthetics. I actually like the one-piece trackpad; it's much cleaner looking, and way more user-friendly... have you ever tried using one? You'll wonder why we didn't think of this 15 years ago!

[kareradutty]

2 built in subwoofers!!!!! only if the new pro's did too!

[rebelacl]

These computers were so ahead of their time its incredible. Even by today's standards they are amazingly elegant.

[crystalmacG4]

the lombard powerbook is actually the last to have the 30-pin scsi port that gave way to firewire on the pismo model and the cr-rom is also 20x actually

[bamdadkhan]

try classilla, it's a new browser for the classic mac os (i think 8.6-9.2.2), and it should be more compatible with modern sites than the original mozilla.

[psivewri]

wow cool, i didn't think the cards could come out like that, great vid 5*

[bradykroeker999]

very nice, you know my friend has one of these and it runs better than my vista laptop. Shows you something about microsoft, anyway, great vid.

[themaritimeman]

Very nice! The PowerBook G3 Kanga came out in early 1997. It was the first Mac to use the G3 processor, and it is the only G3 Mac to not support Mac OS 9.2 or Mac OS 10.

[BarricadeSlade]

Can you show us how good the woofer is?

[adryanv]

Beautiful view! Beautiful vintage laptop! Thanks for sharing

[Geoff160]

Just bought the Lombard, waiting for it to come!

[jacobdallen]

Nice outdoor environment. The laptop looks good surrounded by it.

[Trance88]

Very nice computer for being 11 or 12 years old.

[nkourpias10]

kutoz to you for still using a powerbook g3 kanga in 2008

[sweetwa089]

wow were did u get this ...i have been searching for one for bout a year now

[EuroCarfan00]

Exellent!

[funnyguy7557]

sweet

[macman2256]

Nice