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Hi, Ok, in a bit I'll open the iMac and see if there's a dead battery. (Even if it's fine, I'll probably replace it anyway.) Now, you mentioned resetting the PMU. Let me remind you that I am quite a newbie at Macs. I mean, I have fixed problems that have occurred with my Macs in the past...

Ok, thanks, once I get back from our camping trip I'll open up the iMac and see if there's a dead battery. -Apostrophe

Hi, I'm in a good mood; today me and my dad were over at the house we're trying to sell, to clean up the yard and stuff. While there, I picked up our hp Photosmart printer. I brought it back to our house (the one we live in) and installed it onto the iMac G3. That brings me up to two...

Hi, I posted earlier about the PowerBook G4 that gets stuck on the loading screen. I'm not sure what version the laptop is, but everymac.com said that some versions of the laptop were shipped with OS 9.1. So I tried booting the laptop from my OS 9.2.1 CD. I put it in and held the C key...

Ok, thanks. I was wondering about the hard drive, but I wasn't sure because the older Macs actually tell you the HDD is corrupted by displaying the floppy disk with a question mark. I wasn't sure if the newer laptops did that or just sat there... Okay, well I'm going to try and figure out...

Hi, My dad has a platinum PowerBook G4 laptop that has been acting strange lately. When you hit the power button, a gray screen comes up and the little wheel made up of lines facing the center starts spinning, which is normal. But it keeps spinning...and spinning...and spinning...in fact, Dad...

Depends on how you mean. Like, I've transferred files without a problem from my PC to the iMac G3, but it has to be the right kind of disk, and unless it's a CD-RW, the iMac won't be able to write CD's for the PC. Of course, a regular USB memory stick works perfectly to transfer files from an...

This post was ages ago. So imagine my surprise when I saw it back at the top of the threads. Sorry, I should have said; I got the right cartridge ages ago. Not only that, but I installed the software on both the Macintosh SE and the Centris 610. By the way, I just installed it on the Centris...

I mean the sheer, rash, thoughtless IDIOCY that happens in this video is appalling! This idiot OPENED A MAC CLASSIC and TURNED IT ON WHILE IT WAS OPEN.

What I just posted was a theory. A general theory that won't be able to be tested for a long time. So yes, there'll be all sorts of problems, esp. involving money. But my whole point is, whether you set up your own (expensive) chip foundry or else have a company do it for you, the whole idea...

Well, yeah...I know it won't be easy...but my whole point is, with the right effort and resources, it can be done. Yes, maybe the conditions have to be perfect, but it can all be set up. Quadraman, I actually could set up a chip foundry in my basement, but if I were to do that I would have to...

Exactly. There won't be replacement parts to go around. But when I say make them, I mean quite literally sitting down at a table, pulling out some solder, plastic, a laser...everything needed to make a chip. And, using the information on how to make it, put it together piece by piece. Which...

I have a theory that compact Macs, along with all computers, can continue to work no matter what, even if they fail. What I'm saying is, no matter how many vital chips cease to be available, they can still be obtained. Here's the base of my theory: what has been made by mankind can be repaired...

Never mind, there were screws in the recess after all. :) It looked like they were holes...the 'inside-handle' screws were silver and the 6-point star was black, so naturally it looked like a hole until I looked closer... -Apostrophe

I was wondering how many screws hold the cover onto the Macintosh SE. I only say this because I found two screws where all the ports are, but I found two holes in the little 'cubby hole' under the handle. Are there supposed to be screws there? So to reword my question, how many screws are on...

Har dee har.

What do you mean by that?

Thanks, ~tl. Sorry, guess I should've checked there first. Well, that's certainly what I've done for all three of my Macs! The SE and iMac G3 were from eBay, and my dad was going to actually throw away our Centris 610, had I not heard this news just in time and asked to keep it. Thanks...

I know that this is a question that seems a waste of internet KB, but I've always been wondering...do all iMac G3's sound the same? I mean, my Latin teacher has 5 vintage computers in her classroom, ranging from a Macintosh SE to an eMac. And one of them is an iMac G3. I've been right up...

This is the 68k Mac Liberation Army, and I see posts that speak of 'liberating' a Mac. What exactly does 'liberating' a Mac mean? -Apostrophe