walterfromglendale
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Q: how to get internet for powerbook g3

I have a powerbook g3 with documents on it that I want to email. It has internet explorer 4.6 and netscape

communicator, but neither works with my current modem fron ATT. Any ideas?

iPhone 4S, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iphoto 7.1.5

Posted on Sep 22, 2014 5:19 PM

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Q: how to get internet for powerbook g3

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  • by Jan Hedlund,Helpful

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Sep 23, 2014 1:35 AM in response to walterfromglendale
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    Sep 23, 2014 1:35 AM in response to walterfromglendale

    Hello,

     

    To begin with, it would help if you could tell us exactly which modem type/model it is.

     

    Also, which Mac OS version is running on the PowerBook?

     

    Jan

  • by walterfromglendale,

    walterfromglendale walterfromglendale Sep 23, 2014 8:15 AM in response to Jan Hedlund
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    Sep 23, 2014 8:15 AM in response to Jan Hedlund

    Thanks for your reply. OS 9.1, Pace Americas 3801 HGV modem, trying to use SBC Yahoo Messenger for browser. Keep getting message that there is no phone connection. Hope this helps you. Walter

  • by Jan Hedlund,

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Sep 23, 2014 10:53 AM in response to walterfromglendale
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    Sep 23, 2014 10:53 AM in response to walterfromglendale

    Walter,

     

    Would it be correct to assume that the PowerBook is connected by an Ethernet cable to one of the Ethernet (LAN) ports in the 3801HGV gateway? Have you tried the same type of connection with a newer Mac or with a PC?

     

    Are the Mac OS 9.1 TCP/IP settings OK?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20782

     

    Unfortunately, the Mac OS 9.x web browser options are limited. You may want to test iCab and Classilla, since these possibly work better with modern web pages.

    http://www.icab.de/

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

     

    If necessary, you could download the browsers on a more modern computer, and then transfer the files to the PowerBook. Depending upon the exact PowerBook G3 model (original or Series), such a transfer can take place on a CD-R, a CompactFlash card in a PC Card adapter for CF, through a network, or on a USB flash memory stick. Keep the downloaded files unaltered until on the PowerBook; use StuffIt Expander for decoding/decompression once they have arrived there.

     

    Jan