I'd see about using xpostfacto to install 10.3 on it. I found that 10.2 was a nightmare on the older G3 hardware (beige G3, Wallstreet Powerbooks). Not to mention, Panther just r…
If you have a cable that has one connector on one end, and three on the other; then it's the wrong cable.
The cable you want is properly titled an "RCA connector to RCA connector"…
68kMLAHardwareby Anonymous FreakTue, 3 Feb 2009 - 04:48
I have been able to use iBook disks on other macs. Thats the only ones that seem to be workable.
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The retail discs are model-agnostic. However, the discs that…
68kMLAPowerPCby ChristopherTue, 3 Feb 2009 - 04:01
I have been able to use iBook disks on other macs. Thats the only ones that seem to be workable.
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The retail discs are model-agnostic. However, the discs that…
The standard things to check are the connectors, both at the motherboard and at the display panel itself. The latter in particular are somewhat infamous for developing poor contact…
68kMLATroubleshootingby tomlee59Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 01:14
I have the install discs for tiger that came with my iBook.
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Those are 'system-specific' installation discs. Are their labels grey? 'Original' in this conte…
What do you meam by 'add OS 9 permissions'?
If you mean 'to install OS 9 HDD drivers where none was before, and after OS X has been installed on a drive', the answer is indeed, 'N…
as far as running panther or tiger, you have to have the original system discs. It won't install without help from xpostfacto, but i can guide you along if that is the route you w…
Very nice. If I may ask though, why 10.2.8? A machine like that is just crying for 10.3 or 10.4...not to mention that you'll be able to run more modern software, too
ReallyCool Dude! Talk like that got me almost ran off another fourm.The
G5 Intel Elite would tell you to kick that crap to the curb like they
did me. I say stick it to the man an…
Ahh, sounds good. I found the handwriting recognition was 100x better on the 2000 than on the MP100, but since you can run OS 2.0 you should be good to go. They make great little…
68kMLATroubleshootingby HrududuMon, 2 Feb 2009 - 04:14
Over the past couple days or so I've been working on a G3 mini tower I picked up on ebay for $30 shipped. So far all I've done is clean it up a bit, get it running, and check to se…
Something to try from Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22360?viewlocale=en_US
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Wow! I'd never seen that screen saver before! The box must have been locking …