In a recent thread, I wrote:

By the way, I'm trying to resuscitate my good old PowerBook 100 but, alas, to no avail.
I put it away some months ago, switched off, perfectly functioning (well, the hard drive was dead, but the PowerBook worked well using floppies and RAM disks). Recently I fell in love again with it, and decided to give it a second chance, while looking for a hard drive replacement. Nothing. I even put 3 new lithium backup batteries. Nothing. It doesn't start up. It doesn't run from the power adapter alone. I have 2 batteries but evidently they're both dead.

Sadness, frustration, etc.

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Well, guys, that fucker's alive! [] ]'> As Björk sang, I'm violently happy!

After trying resetting the PMU countless times, disassembling the PowerBook 4 times, checking the checkable -- and re-checking, I was pretty sure it was all a matter of battery. "The lead-acid battery has drained beyond repair and unless I find another one, this good old PowerBook won't power up", this I said to myself the other day. As a last resort (and because there's always hope) I left the PowerBook 100 connected to the power adapter and with the battery inserted, hoping it could recharge a little.

Well, today I went out and returned home after a few hours, quite worried because there was a sudden, violent rainstorm and I was concerned for all the Macs left sleeping and the AirPort bases, etc. I rushed to my studio and heard a strange whirring sound... it was coming from the PowerBook internal speaker... I remembered that whirr very well... I opened the PowerBook, turned it on and *bling!* [] ]'>

Looking at my alarm clock on the nightstand, I noticed that the thunderstorm caused a small black-out while I was away. I don't know but, could that power interruption / resumption have provided the "boost of life" to the PowerBook?

In any case, it's alive, and I'm amazed. Sorry for the length but I had to share!

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Cheers!

Rick