Installing a RARE SEALED Sonnet G4 upgrade in a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet!

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Today we're installing a super-rare Sonnet G4 upgrade card in a PowerBook Wallstreet G3, and upping the MHz from 266 to 500!

The PowerBook G3 Wallstreet is one of my favorite PowerBooks, not least because it was the last PowerBook ever with the rainbow Apple logo. This upgrade should bring it in line with PowerBooks and iBooks released years afterwards!

But did this upgrade survive being sealed in its original anti-static plastic for 20 years? What was the Sonnet upgrade experience new out of the box like? Let's find out!

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