there was a beige 450?

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_450_bl.html

wasnt the 333 the fastest?

ah you mean the sonnet - is it this https://www.ebay.at/itm/146591291754

When I got my Beige G3, the previous owner had upgraded it to a 450 MHz G3 running at 433 MHz. This is the only other CPU I have for it.

The Sonnet upgrade is a 1 GHz Encore/ZIF, though the CPU on it is actually an 800 MHz model.

there was a beige 450?

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_450_bl.html

wasnt the 333 the fastest?

ah you mean the sonnet - is it this https://www.ebay.at/itm/146591291754

Well, the Sonnet upgrade is dead, thanks to a very stupid mistake I made.

I talked to some people from the 68kmla community, one of whom suggested that R1-R5 probably set the multiplier. A look at the 7455 datasheet made this look even more likely, since the configuration of those resistors match the setting for 15x perfectly.

So I tried to bridge the pads for both R1 and R3 using some foil tape to set it to 12x. The machine started booting, but then bombed, and after that, it refused to POST again. I then actually measured R4 and R5, which I feel like a complete idiot for not doing in the first place, and they're actually 1 kΩ. 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

The Beige G3 still runs with the 450 MHz G3, so something on the Sonnet upgrade is fried, and I have no idea if it's fixable.

It crashes Logic Pro 6 when I run it in TDM mode, but it works fine in Pro Tools.

ah, i misread, i understood it does not work for you either.
so they put the former mp3 export option in a h-tdm plug-in, fine.

No. it adds MP3 export and import functionality to Pro Tools. I use it reguarly to export projects straight to MP3. It adds MP3 as a new "File Type" in the "Bounce" window.

So nothing revolutionizing, but quite nice

mpeg audio import as plug-in sounds strange, but i can assure you that "encoder/decoder" is the correct filename.

can it be that it is for some avid video PCI card?

Well, for once, last weekend I realized again just how comfortable it is on OS 9 to add or deactivate system components (Extensions). Don't need Modem support? Yank out the respective extension! Reboot. Done in 2 mins. Hence - it's possible to create a truly & fully personalized computing experience, optimized to *your* own personal wishes and demands. Good luck trying that with your Windows 11 laptop!

I agree, I love the ease of customization with the Finder. Unix-based systems may be more customizable (to the degree that Apple or Microsoft want you to be able to customize, and in Microsoft's case, what tier of OS you bought), but the Finder presents those options in a clear format. The Extensions Manager is a brilliant interface, easy enough for me as a yute to mess around with, turning on and off different system functionality. Maybe a bit too easy, since I can remember more than a few times having the OS crash or not boot correctly.

I've been thinking about this reply for a few days now since it's difficult for me to extricate my nostalgia for the Finder. I like it because it reminds me of a time long since gone, a simpler era of the 1990s where I was optimistic about the future and excited to see what new technologies will come next. Now, as an old, jaded and grumpy computer user of many decades, I no longer yearn for the new and cutting edge. I want the good ol' days, and I want the user interface that evokes those memories.

That's not to say OS 9 isn't a good operating system, it's great. It's one of the best I've ever used and it served me well as a daily driver back then. I had a PowerBook 1440 and it served me well for schoolwork. If my work wasn't so wrapped-up in cloud-based document workflows, I'd try to use my clamshell iBook for my modern computing needs. But ultimately computers are tools, and an unused tool is a decoration.

So again I must gush and thank the people who keep OS 9 alive. Thanks to Cameron Kaiser and the other developers of Classilla so I can post this! Thanks to the owners and moderators of this forum for keeping discussion alive! And thanks to all of you reading this for being interested in the glory of OS 9!

I joined just a couple days before you did, but I too bid you welcome, djhan!

If I may ask, do you have a favorite game on the Mac? No worries if not, but we're talking about our top 10 favorite games on a thread in the Software discussion category if you're interested.

A not-so-much-PowerBook, apparently! I guess the firewire ports on the Pismo were designed for external storage more than anything. It was worth a shot though. Very curious to know if it works on your TiBook.

how bout a firewire cardbus?

PowerBook G3 Series: PC Card - Can the PowerBook G3 Series computer use PC cards?https://web.archive.org/web/19991117154325/http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n28512

https://web.archive.org/web/20021005202405/http://www.swann.com.au/products/firewire/cardbus/cardbus.htm#features
https://web.archive.org/web/20070312013337/https://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/CBFW2.html