OS 9 came out before that PowerMac though. So it's possible that the G4 either has a specially compiled version of the Finder/System, or there is an enabler (going back to the old…

Confirmed: Bad RAM.

It's the early 2005 model... But I was really shocked that it doesn't have any dents or scratches on it... I saw the pictures on ebay but you cannot tell or I really do not go by …

The G4s require the copy of 9.1 that they came with; or later. Click to expand... That´s the first time I hear this. Always was said the Retail CD is needet for special things …

Is it the last model with the high resolution screen or the previous model?

AlBooks Nice one mate. The AlBooks still have plenty of life left in 'em. I still use mine as my main laptop. That said, I'd never want a 17", as I can't look at one and say "O…

The G4s require the copy of 9.1 that they came with; or later. A 9.2 CD should boot it just fine, though.

Today I got a G4 466MHz and wanted to do a clean reinstall of OS 9.1. I took my original retail Os 9.1 CD (not an bundled to a machine one) an tried to boot. CD-Rom starts to seek…

VERY nice score, comrade!

Aluminum 17" 1.67 on ebay for 460.00. Not one scratch or any dents, which is a miracle b/c everyone i've seen looks like it was through the war...

I have finally removed the screen - ready for when i find a new one It looks so hollow Ditty93

John - That's the version I tried first. It refuses to load in OS9. I had to dig through my collection and found a copy of 1.5f6 and that works just fine. I'm a little older tha…

I would recommend using RAMometer.... Click to expand... Very helpful discussion, and lead on the Gauge Utilities, which I have used for many years but without knowing this par…

I'm not particularly familiar with multiple processors in pre-OS X, but here's my question. If you are multitasking, and have two separate, intensive programs running, wouldn't Ma…

These are many of my conquests since i started collection macs /repairing computers about 2 years ago: >iMac DV+, my first mac (now my friend's first mac)- garage sale $10 …

Hmmm. I have a 9500 with a Sonnet 800MHz G4 that has strange problems from time to time. ie Apple System Profiler freezes the machine solid when I attempt to list the SCSI devices…

Hmmm... It's been a while since I've run these kinds of Sonnet accelerators in Mac OS 8 or 9. Mine are in various NetBSD machines (I have a couple of 700 MHz Sonnet accelerators, t…

I have tested the RAM using TekTool Pro v. 3, and though I had one failure, it has passed maybe a dozen times. The documentation says that there can be occasional failures and not …

Dennis, don't you belong over on the Larry Niven group? What are you doing over here? Click to expand... I'm not sure exactly what that's supposed to mean. Are you just kiddi…

John, that's a reasonable suggestion. However I don't see an option to change the speed. I have reported sizes and speeds, then an option to enable/disable the cache at startup o…

My 8600/200 604e with 256k cache, which has an Adaptec scsi pci card and 9 GB 68-pin drive, gives a repeated "bus error" message on cold startup in 8.6. Essentially, it gets to the…

Dennis, don't you belong over on the Larry Niven group? What are you doing over here? Click to expand... I'm not sure exactly what that's supposed to mean. Are you just kiddi…

My 8600/200 604e with 256k cache, which has an Adaptec scsi pci card and 9 GB 68-pin drive, gives a repeated "bus error" message on cold startup in 8.6. Essentially, it gets to the…

WOW! :O 8-o Wish I had one

I'm not particularly familiar with multiple processors in pre-OS X, but here's my question. If you are multitasking, and have two separate, intensive programs running, wouldn't Ma…