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School Lab:eMac 700 MHZ.
Hey everyone! Just got my eMac 700. It was a teachers and had a trillion stickers. I haven't powered it up, but dang this thing is heavy!!!
I might put OS 9 on it :beige:
I'll put pics on in a sec. I worked on this machine during the school year and it has a wonky CRT that dims. Hope I can fix it.
I might put OS 9 on it :beige:
I'll put pics on in a sec. I worked on this machine during the school year and it has a wonky CRT that dims. Hope I can fix it.
Hopefully you don't have as many problems w/ your eMac as I do w/ mine.
My eMac is "special".
Here is the ritual of getting it started up:
1. Cross fingers and press power button, hoping it doesn't explode.
2. When it kernel panics, restart and hold down Apple-Option-O-F
3. type "reset-nvram"
4. type "reset-all" and hold down Apple-Option-P-R as it starts up, and wait till it bongs about 5 times
5. If it kernel panics, repeat 1-4 until it turns on. If, after 20 minutes, you haven't managed to get it to work, dig out the OS X Installer Disks, and nuke the harddrive
6. By now it should turn on.
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My eMac is "special".
Here is the ritual of getting it started up:
1. Cross fingers and press power button, hoping it doesn't explode.
2. When it kernel panics, restart and hold down Apple-Option-O-F
3. type "reset-nvram"
4. type "reset-all" and hold down Apple-Option-P-R as it starts up, and wait till it bongs about 5 times
5. If it kernel panics, repeat 1-4 until it turns on. If, after 20 minutes, you haven't managed to get it to work, dig out the OS X Installer Disks, and nuke the harddrive
6. By now it should turn on.
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Very nice
Mine has a undecided CRT, It is sometimes DIM and sometime Bright...
[Edit] Since I cant edit my OP I'll put it here:
Pictures:
Mine has a undecided CRT, It is sometimes DIM and sometime Bright...
[Edit] Since I cant edit my OP I'll put it here:
Pictures:
What's it running? I guess X.3
Check the video cable connector, I've heard just insulating it with electrical tape can fix alot of bs depending on what is up with yours. (google a bunch, dont dye on crt, etc...)
It had 10.4 and I wiped it because it had a bunch of teacher crap.
I plan to put 9 on one partition and 10.5 on the other.
I've restarted the Machine a few times, and the CRT is now Brilliant and Perfect.
So yeah.
I plan to put 9 on one partition and 10.5 on the other.
I've restarted the Machine a few times, and the CRT is now Brilliant and Perfect.
So yeah.
I've always wanted to take a screenshot of a school computer, the delete everything on the desktop and set that screen shot to the desktop. }
What a fun idea! :lol:I've always wanted to take a screenshot of a school computer, the delete everything on the desktop and set that screen shot to the desktop. }
OK So I have a small problem installing 9.
I boot the 9.2.1 CD I have it hangs at the Happy Mac Classic... Help?
I boot the 9.2.1 CD I have it hangs at the Happy Mac Classic... Help?
OS9 takes a while to boot.
is the disk scratched?
try copying it and booting from that
is the disk scratched?
try copying it and booting from that
No it doesn't. Booting any OS from a CD usually takes a lot longer than booting from a hard drive.
Have you tried booting an OS X Live CD? 
I got 9 installed. And DAMN it flys.
Hee-hee, yeah, OS 9 is a performance monster on my G4/500DP
Well I ripped it to shreds. I installed a DVD Burner and an Airport Card, and its a freaking monster to open. My hands got all cut up. So while there I examined the video cable. It seems fine, and I disconnected it and put it back in, and it seems dandy now... Very strange.