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if you’re running OSX 10.4.x, then you can run Geekbench 2.2 on your iBook.

The computer has a 32 MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9550, which was a fast GPU when it was released in 2005.

Try booting off System 7.5.5 or System 7.6.1.

Techtool Pro?

Thanks for updating Tetris Max. This is one of the first games I’ll install on my old Macs.

I submit the Seagate Wren 330 MB SCSI 5 1/4 inch drive is the noisiest drive I’ve ever heard. Listen for yourself

There was a hacked version of Apple Drive setup that worked with nearly all SCSI drives. Another option is FWB Hard Disk Toolkit that allowed booting from non-Apple drives. This was shipped with Umax Mac clones and probably other Mac clones on the System CD.

I have two Quantum LPS SCSI drives from about 1994 that spin, but don’t seek. One was fully working last week. Any suggestions on how to fix?

Search for spillproof keyboard. Plenty of choices, s including a Logitech K120 for $12.97.

A universal power supply sounds like a bad idea. I can imagine the voltage switch getting bumped accidentally, instantly frying your PowerBooks internal power supply. As an alternative, there is an Amazon link on page 1 of this thread for a 16V DC power supply that is still available inexpensively.

You can’t create a Mac 800K disk with a USB floppy drive - the drive is not hardware compatible.

FYI OWC sells the 512 MB module for your iBook G3 for $12.99 new at https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/133SO512328L/

I bought some automotive grade thru hole capacitors recently. The specification sheet for many of these capacitors shows a working life of 1000 to 10000 hours at 105C. Automotive grade is extended temperature range compared to consume electronics and typically rated at 85C. My point is most...

i’ve worked in the PCB Fabrication for years. There are probably half a dozen manufacturers making green solder mask, but they are all not the same shade of green. Unless Apple specified the exact mask to use (which is unusual), the PCB manufacturer is allowed to use whatever they want as long...

Falcon 4 for Windows 7-10 is now on sale on Steam for $5.59 https://store.steampowered.com/app/429530/Falcon_40/

I think Mac OS 1-9 is a lot easier on memory and hard drives. If the OS loads successfully, then you’re probably Ok. OSX is constantly swapping between RAM and the hard drive - so if you have unstable memory or hard drive, then you’ll see problems a lot sooner.

Cache memory is either soldered to the logic board or on a separate CPU card. You can confirm the cache card is not working by running a benchmark program on it, such as MacBench 5 and comparing your benchmark speed with posted results for your model. I would expect The program to crash or...

The old website threemacs.com was a good source of info on file sharing - it’s archived at http://www.atpm.com/network/files/file_sharing.htm

CD discs work great. FireWire is very fast. USB is slow, as this computer has USB 1 ports. You may need to use an older, smaller USB thumb drive ie. 1 GB. Ethernet also works. OSX 10.4.11 runs great on the iBook.

Why? it was common wisdom back in the day to not install Norton Utile ties or it would negatively affect system performance.