iBook G3 Unlock Kit

If you did not use the installer to install OS 9 Drivers,

the the mac won't actually start in that system. A few

things could be incorrect in how that Mac is running.

With an early OS X, so long as its not updated past the early

version, then it may do OK; but could fail if the Firmware

Update was not applied before updating past Mac OS 9.1.

Usually when the firmware wasn't updated in Mac OS 9.1

with Mac running in that system, later Mac OS X has issue.

The use of OS 9 as Classic (non-boot version) may not be

correct in this early Mac; without OS 9.1 and OS 9 drivers.

Then the actual Mac OS 9 could start the mac from HDD.

A symptom was, when past early OS X (without FW update)

the graphics could fail, go black screen; harder to recover or

update the Firmware then. My G3 iMac 1999 had this issue.

So you could perhaps update the OS to maybe Puma; some

got as far as Jaguar 10.2.8 to then lose graphics. Avoid that.

Sometimes you can tell if the Firmware Update 4.1.7/4.1.8 had

been applied, by looking for the 'boot rom' update by name.

This should be in system information; to tell if FW was applied.

There is a reference to FW online, and you can read about it; may

be find resource of Apple download.. file/info from Apple archive:

iBook 4.1.4/4.1.8 Firmware Update reference/Apple

A few key pieces of these older systems are not in plain sight and

their files still exist; from an original Apple archive. But links to get

them sometimes are obscured. So are actual instructions for use!

Good luck & happy trails!🌻🌤

I'm not sure, but am pretty sure Safari 1.0 won't connect to 99.99% of today's sites. 10.0.3 should've come with some version of Safari.

The OS9 drivers requires erasing & reformatting the drive, the OS9 drivers can only be installed then.

There's a build version of TenFourFox (custom variant of Firefox for PPC) you could try

& run; known by a different name Classilla in OS 9/Classic. May be your best option for

10.0-10.1 & anyone still running those. An information site on GitHub has many details.

• Classilla: building a Secure web browser for Mac OS 9 and the classic Macintosh

and most recent releases in another link:

http://www.floodgap.com/software/classilla/releases/

These are to be considered works-in-progress; but may only be 'snail's-pace' now.

Good luck & happy computing!🌻🙂

For OS X 10.4.11 and OS X 10.5.8 there's TenFourFox versions.

• TenFourFox: 'custom fork of Mozilla Firefox' (for older PM/PPC: G3/G4/G4)

https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

Plural, there are a few of these. Expect for single CPU older

Macs w/ G4 or G3 processors, a modern web page almost

is nearly beyond their ability. The "Classilla" one can do OK

for Panther 10.3.9. ~ & then: 'TenFourFox_G3' does OK for

'Intel-based MacBook' from 2006-2007 w/ Leopard 10.5.8

or Snow Leopard 10.6.8. The early MacBooks do best with

max RAM & 7200-RPM HDD. Extra unused space for VM helps.

Good luck & happy trails!🌻🌞

PS: ..christianreal..

Some general info can be found online to give ideas on how

to figure the Firmware version already in the Mac portable.

You may need to check this and see if you can update that ~ so the Mac

won't have odd issues &/or hardware failures, if it required later firmware

version, prior to update/upgrade main Mac OS.

• Low End Mac's Compleat* Guide to Mac OS 9 | Low End Mac

https://lowendmac.com/2013/low-end-macs-compleat-guide-to-mac-os-9/

Several listed items on the above page are links to a Web Archive; so they

no longer are on live sites. These still may have files in-situ, for use now.

Otherwise, consider most things for old obsolete vintage Mac as archives.

http://www.macos9lives.com/smforum/

http://macintoshgarden.org/

Everymac.com has several technical pages archived & some to Apple still.

Background info, and tech data for various build models, get Mactracker.

Lowendmac also has numerous articles and hints, from the bygone era.

You may (or not) find some info by use of serial number lookup. Sites such

as powerbookmedic.com has a good SN lookup; and a parts list. My mac

has several hundred site URLs, for such things; haven't time to look again.

So hopefully you can get some traction on this area of research so the old

Macs don't rebel and fail. As they could, if incorrect software applied out of

turn, makes them go comatose!

Good luck & happy trails!🌞🍀

My guess, is the Installer is all the iBook sees; and that cannot be used as startup.

Maybe the copy didn't provide necessary bits, or its not correct somehow?

While I've come in from doing work in the yard, should go out for some follow-up

effort; now that things are greening up. ~ Had a late spring in southcentral AK.

(Some 'system info' can be located under Apple icon in menu, may say something

like About this Mac; choose that and see what is says. May be several items there.)

Not sure what else to suggest at this point.🤔🌻

Early iBook G3 (white) dualUSB had DVD-R as an Option.

My 2001 build model was bare-bones, and took CD media.

It could play a few DVDs, but not record. (And only had 10GB

4500-RPM HDD.)

In between tasks, & at mac mini desktop now... 🌻🐬☘🌎

A good wireless router for vintage Macs would support at least WPA-2 security;

and easier if the unit happened to be AirPort Express. I've one that was set-up

in Leopard 10.5.8, used with Tiger 10.4.11, but can accessed & adjusted in newer

El Capitan 10.11.6. ~ Works with Mojave 10.14.6, too.

The portable laptop probably won't be all that useful as wi-fi hotspot.

(Oh, thought to mention: the image of 'G5 portable' is work-of-fiction!)

The usual upgrade path in hardware, is to get a later build Mac; however

you could try and maybe make whatever you like, to work, eventually.

Good luck & happy computing!🌞🌎