bummer about the CD drive. I could probably fix it for cheap, with a drive from eBay or even a burner from here:
http://www.mcetech.com/imacrw.html
Heck, I just got a nice grab bag like that myself from a client who recently upgraded. PowerBook G4/500 with 512 MB RAM and AirPort (it's going on eBay unless someone makes an offer here), a ZIP 250 (which I'm keeping, cause I need a USB zip occasionally), a pair of Harm-Kar Soundsticks (which you better *believe* I'm keeping), and a few other nice goodies, some of which will need to find their way to eBay.
I think we need a new forum or sub-forum for buying and selling... we should call it "The Murbot Fourm".