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    PowerBook G3 Kanga will only run OS 8.1, otherwise cryptic errors appear

    I'm having a very strange issue with my recently-purchased PowerBook G3 Kanga. When I install Mac OS 8.1, it works perfectly - installs fine, runs fine, no issues at all. However, when I try any newer OS, the system will either fail to boot, fail to install and throw a read error, or once it...
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    Best storage solution for PM7500?

    Hi everyone, A couple of months ago, I bought a Power Mac 7500, and it did not come with a hard drive. I bought a 1GB SCSI drive on eBay that was comparable to the original, but after installing an OS on it the computer has tended to lock up when moving around a lot of data, so I'm pretty sure...
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    PowerBook G4 Titanium Hinge Fixed With JB Weld

    This is actually something that I did a few months ago, but I figured it would be worth it to post it here. I went to my local university's recycling center to look for some computers to buy. Luckily enough, they ended up having a whole shopping cart full of untested old computers. Among them...
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