1000 iBook G3s for Sale, $50 Each in Richmond, VA

The Henrico Country Public School Board (they’re in Richmond, Virginia)

has 1,000 iBook G3s that they’re selling for US$50 each. That’s right

— fifty bucks!

Here are the specs:

• White Power PC G3 iBook

• CPU Speed: 500 MHz
• 320 MB RAM 
• 10GB hard drive
• CD-ROM drive
• 12.1 inch display
• Built-in 10/100 Base-TX
• Wireless card — IEEE 802.11b
• FireWire 400 
• Two 12 Mbps USB ports
• AC adapter

The machines has OS X 10.2.8 and AppleWorks installed.

This is pretty the same type of iBook I had and sold a couple of years ago,

shortly after I joined Tucows. I sold mine for CDN$800 (currently

US$650). I used it primarily as a Unix hacking box for developing PHP

and Python apps for clients.

Here are the rules:

• The sale is on August 9th at Richmond International Raceway at 600

  E. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA.

• The sale starts at 9 a.m., with the gates and line forming at 7 a.m. Camping and overnight parking aren’t allowed.
• 1,000 laptops are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is a limit of one laptop per person.
• Cash is accepted, as are cheques (even out-of-state ones) are accepted with proper ID.
• All sales are as-is with no warranty and are final.

If anyone is planning to attend this sale and bring an extra

person who doesn’t want to purchase one, drop me a line! I’d gladly

send you the cash to cover the purchase of one plus shipping — I’d

love to use one as an internet radio/house MP3 player/home automation

thingy.