On Dec 8, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Charles Lenington wrote:
> > Michael McMurtrey wrote: >> I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, but here goes. My >> cousin has an iMac running Tiger (10.4.11) and has asked me for help >> with the following problems, as she relates them: >> >> "My beloved computer is having some problems. If I shut down and >> leave >> it all night, it doesn't want to boot the next day. I have to >> restart >> it several times before it will come up. It does come on but the >> screen has shadows around everything or it stays black. Sometimes it >> looks like it is up, but there are little pieces of screen showing >> through stuff, like holes in the desktop. And then it will tell me I >> need to restart if I try to open anything. ????????" >> >> Any ideas? I know nothing else about the computer other than as >> described above. >> >> >> >> Michael McMurtrey >> Carrollton, Texas >> >> > Hey dan, > Here is another one of your favorite "vague requests for help". > > I can't read their mind either. > > But since they are so vague, I'll be vague in reply. Maybe the > battery > is low/dead. Since the iMac came out around 1998 it's bound the dead. > Hey dan, This is one of the most condescending and unsympathetic replies I've ever read on any list to which I belong. It certainly ends my membership in this one. > > Cy [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
