On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Dan wrote: > In "g3 ibook cd drive ejects" Dan wrote: >> A G6 ?! Akin to this: >> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/PowerBook%20G5.jpg > > and Bruce replied: >> You needed to show it hovering above the table via the exhaust of it's fans. >> "It's a laptop! It's a personal hovercraft!" 8-P > > sigh. My housemate's 1.5-GHz PowerBook G4 -- purchased in Sept 2004 -- bit > the dust late last week. It got HOT then froze. Did the norm diags, resets, > etc... It runs great in a heavily air conditioned room, with a fan on HIGH > blowing directly under the case and across the top/ upper right quadrant of > the keyboard. But if you back off on the fan in any way - the PB quickly > gets boiling hot, then freezes. > > Going to open it up shortly. Kindof hoping the problem is just that the fans > are clogged with cat fur. But given the age of the beastie, it's probably > something more serious. (No data loss, of course, as we have good backups). > > My housemate "celebrated" the macdeath by driving to the Apple Store in DE. > She bought a new 13" 2.3-GHz MacBook Pro i5 and an iPad 2. She's having a > blast with it, learning iWork and Bento. And playing Angry Birds on the > iPad. :)
Look closely to make sure that a pencil wasn't accidentally hammered through the CPU or something on the old one to kind of 'help it on it's way humanely':-) Just got She Who Must Be Obeyed a shiny new iPad3 for her birthday and she's pleased as punch with it, just terrified of handling it 'naked', so I'm investigating a seriously armored cover like an Otterbox or something. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Even something like this might work: <http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Book-like-iPad-Case-Dodo-Moleskin-style/> <http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycle-a-Book-into-iPad-Stealth-Case/> (Mine, protected only by it's Magic cover, took an unfortunate tumble off the top of our car while we were on vacation and it's currently hors de combat, awaiting the new wifi antenna cable to replace the one I tore getting the shattered digitizer and glass off... Here's hoping fixing the thing I broke fixing the thing I broke doesn't break something else ... "There was an old Mac geek who repaired his iPad..." to the tune of "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly") Also, I don't know when this change was made, but Applecare for the iPad now offers accidental damage coverage: 2 incidents with a $50 co-pay. Definitely worth the peace of mind! -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
