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iBook G4 screen problems — #5

Or just fix the cable. The inverter cable's wires are easily re-insulated with heatshrink tubing. Since replacement would require disassembly anyway, there's no additional work inv…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 20:45

Legal version of OSX??? — #6

A Mac without an OS, when it is capable of working, is only a trip to the seaside short of being a boat-anchor. The idea that a recipient should put up with having no OS for 'lega…
68kMLA PowerPC by equill Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 20:32

iBook G4 screen problems — #4

They range from $15 to higher.... http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZibookQ20G4Q20inverterQ20cableQQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 20:16

Legal version of OSX??? — #5

I think that most people would consider it legal if it is the version of Mac OS X that the machine originally shipped with. Apple doesn't have anything like serials numbers or act…
68kMLA PowerPC by II2II Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 20:08

Legal version of OSX??? — #3

usually if you posses the disc that was used to install it (either Apple-Shipped or Retail) then it means you own it. Just hop onto eBay and find a 10.4 disc. It will most likely…
68kMLA PowerPC by coius Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 19:23

Legal version of OSX??? — #1

Hi there, I have a G4, which I just got, running OSX 10.4 and I need to know if I'm running a legal copy. Does Mac issue anything like the Window$ certificate? Is there any kind o…
68kMLA PowerPC by dogbiscuit Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 18:32

iBook G4 screen problems — #2

It sounds like the lovely pinched inverter cable issue. The snow iBook's are known for this problem, your best bet is to get a new cable.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 15:16

iBook G4 screen problems — #1

Hey there! I'm having a few problems with my iBook G4's screen. 1. Sometimes when brightness is all the way up or almost all the way down, the screen flickers but stays that way …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by juan123 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 - 14:52

Macintosh SE SuperDrive and SCSI Zip 100 Drive — #71

I've tried multiple known-working disks on the Zip. The SuperDisks sound pitiful. I think I'll be looking for a SCSI SyQuest or maybe an external SCSI HD. I haven't seen eithe…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MacTCP Tue, 4 Dec 2007 - 22:24

Macintosh SE SuperDrive and SCSI Zip 100 Drive — #70

My experience with at least the later Syquests hasn't been good. They're basically hard disks, and it seems too much to ask them to be removable, too. Their 40MB and 80MB disks see…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Quadraman Tue, 4 Dec 2007 - 21:11

Macintosh SE SuperDrive and SCSI Zip 100 Drive — #69

My experience with at least the later Syquests hasn't been good. They're basically hard disks, and it seems too much to ask them to be removable, too. Their 40MB and 80MB disks see…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Tue, 4 Dec 2007 - 06:11

Macintosh SE SuperDrive and SCSI Zip 100 Drive — #68

AND NOW I HAVE THE CLICK OF DEATH!! :O > Click to expand... I had a good SCSI Zip Drive I got from my sister for a couple of years and then it went click of death on m…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mike Richardson Tue, 4 Dec 2007 - 05:22

Macintosh SE SuperDrive and SCSI Zip 100 Drive — #67

I'll probably end up getting another… Unless I get one of those SyQuest thingers. Has anybody used them? Are they better? :?: EDIT: Oh, and SuperDisks! How are those?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MacTCP Tue, 4 Dec 2007 - 03:49

Free Clamshell iBook, or Why I love Silicon Valley — #9

The best one I had was not really the same class (it was my grandmother.) She complained that one day her iBook just stopped running, and nothing she could do could get it running…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Anonymous Freak Wed, 7 Nov 2007 - 04:03

Free Clamshell iBook, or Why I love Silicon Valley — #8

... I can't believe that, with such a long history of failures, laptop manufacturers haven't devised a more robust method of getting power. ... Then again, it's absolutely brillian…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Pinstripes Wed, 7 Nov 2007 - 02:53

Apple II!! — #8

I just set up one of my IIe's on my desk. I have it sitting under my 20" Dell LCD, which has a composite input, and setup a serial connection (Keyspan PDA Serial-USB adapter) to my…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by aftermac Sat, 3 Nov 2007 - 14:41

Apple II!! — #6

you still need to make sure that the drivers are installed. if not the game server wont see the port
68kMLA Troubleshooting by gobabushka Fri, 2 Nov 2007 - 23:59

Apple II!! — #5

never played with anything more than a IIe. Have always wanted a gs, of course. -digital
68kMLA Troubleshooting by iamdigitalman Fri, 2 Nov 2007 - 22:20
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