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Hey, gang, it's been a while since I spec'd a new hard drive to work with a G3 Pismo. Remind me - does it have to be a PATA drive rather than SATA? I want to cheap out and get an inexpensive drive - there seem to be abundant 120gb SATA III drives out there for around $20, but not sure those will...

Hay, all - I still use my g3 ibooks in rotation, while slow for web surfing generally, they work ok as a companion unit when I'm at work. I have been using tiny EDIMAX brand USB wifi dongles, as their software plays well with OS 10.4, unlike many others. (I have to have WPA2 level security even...

Wondering if anyone here has successfully installed a Ubuntu or Libuntu distro on an old iBook. I worked on this for hours yesterday, and I'm just hitting the wall. I have a Lubuntu 12.04 for PPC .iso disk, and it will run on the CD drive in the book. It does not offer me any install option...

Hey, all - one of my G4 iBooks is showing its age. Wondered if this is indicative of a logic board failure - can anyone help me confirm? 1. Startup chime occurs 2. Screen does not light and no further boot 3. Last boot prior to above, booted into open firmware, then after mac-boot, started...

One of my iBook G4's has a slot-loading drive that will load CDs and eject, but not mount the disk. Has anyone managed to fix that issue via either a software fix, cleaning the lens, etc? I'm prepared to live with it if I have to, as doing a full teardown seems like a real pain... It was working...

Hey, I need a point in the right direction - appreciate any help. I'm in software loop-hell. Just updated my iBook G4s from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8. Now I can't get iTunes to open on any of them. The application data says I have QuickTime Player 7.2.1 When I go to open iTunes, it won't lanuch and...

Anyone know the answer to this? I have a buyer looking for a Pismo inverter, would like to cannibalize one non-working Lombard for that, but I can't remember if that is the same part or not... Thanks for any help.

My oldest 800mhz G3 'book suddenly has a major issue - won't turn on with any regularity, can occasionally get restarted and booted by pressing the power button and inserting - removing - reinserting the power cord. Makes a low tone almost like a low toot sometimes with no boot, sometimes does...

No relation to seller - this is the best price I've seen in quite a while on new batteries from Apple service parts for the main G3 batteries. And they even offer a 30-day warranty. For anyone after a battery for a Pismo or Lombard, this would definitely be cheaper than re-celling. They appear...

New tech objects in the Smithsonian collection - Pismo on the list! And several other good choices for these artifacts. http://www.adweek.com/news-gallery/advertising-branding/12-modern-tech-devices-smithsonian-saving-posterity-164916  

After years of wanting one to play with, finally the skies parted and I got a number of G3 and G4 ibooks the last few months. The Pismos were getting a little slow for web activity. So now have several 500s, 800s and two 1.33ghz G4 models. All are running well and I have a mix of old and new...

I have hit a snag in trying to get one of my iBook 500s loaded with 10.4. I am trying to do target disk mode from a G4 iBook to the recipient G3 500 iBook. I can put the host 1.33 into target disk mode, but it won't keep the OS install disk in the optical drive. If the dvd is in the drive on...

Just wondered what product(s) people are using to get a better line in function for a Pismo. I want to record some LPs and cassettes over winter in Audacity, and it would sure help to be able to do that on one of my Pismos rather than tying up our main desktop PC. I once tried an Audacity rip...

One of my Pismo DVD drives lost its faceplate today; I would like to retrofit a replacement drive into the housing. What are some current inexpensive drives that work with the housing/connector? I did one of those retrofits a few years back, but I forget what drive I used...

Took a chance on a new old stock Apple Li-Ion on the 'bay, for $20, as I had bought one a couple of months ago and it came back to life very nicely. This one, not so much. Any advice from anyone re info below? Battery is recognized; can charge; charge drops from 100% to 0% in a matter of about...

I mostly connect at home with my Pismos, but was thinking of trying to get the 1400s back online too from time to time, just for newsfeeds. We have a new Mediacom cable modem, though, and it uses WPA2 encryption. (Got sick of dealing with CenturyLink for service problems.) With the Pismos, I...

Some of my Pismos have fairly loose screens now (5-10 degrees of play). Is there a "best practice" to retighten them, or is a little bit of extra looseness due to age inevitable?

Well, I may be backed into a tight corner. Just wondering if there is any way I can take the ingredients I have and make fire. I have a Lombard drive that is noisy and failing. I hacked this one to run 10.4.11 and it is certainly a more pleasurable thing than running 9.x or 10.3.x And yet...

Hello all, was taking another run at getting one of my PB 1400s to use the 3Com Etherlink III card, as using the Orinoco cards won't work at home - they no longer seem to play well with my home network, but my Pismos and Lombards do, so I don't want to change anything there. I tried this awhile...

Restoring another Pismo...this is the same one that had the sound card defect...another oddity has presented itself. A known working AirPort card was not seen by the unit (no info shown in the system profiler), but a Motorola WN825G wireless card inserted in the PCMCIA slot works just fine. If...