On 2009-06-24 00:27:30 -0400, "Mr. Strat" <rag@nospam.techline.com> said:

> In article <2009062323224116807-yjgent@nospamcoxnet>, John Gentile
> <yjgent@nospamcox.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking to put a 120gb HD into an original Bondi Blue G3 iMac. Can
>> any brand of HD work as long it is an ultra ATA drive? Also with OS
>> 10.3 do I still need to partition the first 8gig separately for the
>> system to recognize?
>
> It's not worth the expenditure and effort.
>
> Any brand should work, but Panther will be sluggish - and I'm not sure
> something that old would recognize the whole drive.

I'm giving this to my grandson, so speed is not an issue. I know that
the IDE on the G3s will only recognize a max of 128 gig, but I'm not
sure about the 8 gig partition that was necessary early in OS X. I can
get a referb or a "white label" one for less than $40.
I hate to see this relic thrown into the landfil or even recycled.
--
John Gentile
Newsletter editor
Rhode Island Apple Group