Guys thanks.... and yes, J Carroll no thanks to you! Jack : I havbe an A][, an LC475 running 7.5.3, a PB 1400 running 9.1, an iMac G3 400 (not running!) an iMac G3 Flowerpowere 600 running 10.3.... still wondering if its worth the effort to upgrade to 10.4.11...? a G3 Pismo running 10.4.11, an iMac G4 (not running but down for future attention!) and an MBP r/d 15" which I love but wish it had a biggerr SSD!
....so I think JC can see I am not for conversion - I have NEVER had to use a PC except in helping to help friends whose PCs were having problems! Thanks Jim - my Hifi is close by and its speajkers are around the room. Ill try that before I get inside. If I turn the speaker sound out preference off wiont that cut the scratchy cackle? Thanks Julia - sadly that link - which I had not come accross before shows none in stock. Good price tho and it might be valuable later, thanks Bruce - "Lampshade...."? decidely not in my mind - it will go to landfill before I stoop that that.... do you still have a Terak in the Uni? ;-) Thanks List. Help appreciated! Colin On 5 May 2015 at 08:47, <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/imaclist/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/imaclist/topics> > > - What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015? > <#14d230b3b741b78d_group_thread_0> - 7 Updates > > What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015? > <http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist/t/8b87c9641a74021a?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Colin Yarwood <[email protected]>: May 04 08:21AM -0700 > > Neil, > > I just bought a Flower Power G3 iMac in nice nick to take the place of an > old blue iMac G3 older which stopped for no apparent treason years ago and > was put into store. > > I pulled it out after getting a 475 and PB 1400 up and running but It just > shows the switch light which only goes out if held for 6 secs + no other > sign of life. Chaged PRAM battery for new but no change. > > I spoke to a friend who suggested I go and buy a new old one and I found > the Flower Power. I have updated it to 10.3. My plan is to use it for all > my music from LPs EPs 78s cassettes etc. Annoyingly the speakers are very > scratchy. > > All the advice I read suggests iMac G3 is not an easy machine to engage in > surgery on. > > Any thoughts on mending the Flowerpower speakers? > > Colin in UK > > > On Friday, 20 February 2015 06:34:33 UTC, Robert Alpizar wrote: > Jim Scott <[email protected]>: May 04 10:14AM -0700 > > > > All the advice I read suggests iMac G3 is not an easy machine to engage > in surgery on. > > > Any thoughts on mending the Flowerpower speakers? > > > Colin in UK > > Speakers in slot-loading G3 iMacs tend to go bad because the flexible > plastic/rubber material disintegrates. I stopped giving away G3 iMacs to > kids about 18 months ago because I no longer could find good speakers. > First-Gen iMac G3s are still in good shape, but don’t fit slot-loaders. > > However, you can still enjoy your flower power iMac if you use a pair of > external speakers. Just make sure to disconnect the internal speakers so > they don’t buzz, rattle and make scratchy noises as the metal centerpieces > vibrate against the magnets. > > Jim Scott, Eureka, CA > Julia Brinckloe <[email protected]>: May 04 10:53AM -0700 > > I've got two Flower Power iMac's and have replaced both sets of speakers. > It's an easy fix--the speakers can be had online. Here's a tested used set: > http://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_35&products_id=412 > > It's only a matter of a few screws to take off the bottom portion of the > unit, then gently work the speakers out of position and disconnect the > wires. It's a bit annoying working the speakers out and back in, but > patient persistence pays off. The old speakers aren't worth trying to save > once the rubber rots inside. I've tried without success. Good luck. I love > the Flower Power. Good find. > > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Colin Yarwood <[email protected]> > wrote: > > "375GTB ." <[email protected]>: May 04 02:12PM -0500 > > OS-X ppc is long dead. > > No matter what machine your are using. > > ANYTHING requiring FLASH is unuseable. > > Get an Intel Mac. > > Or a PC laptop for Linux. > > J.C. > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Neil Hughes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > "Ravine, Devon" <[email protected]>: May 04 05:29PM > > Sent from my shoe phone > > > "Bruce Johnson" <[email protected]>: May 04 08:41PM > > ROFL! truly making it a lampshade iMac. That’s clever. > > Jack Suggs <[email protected]>: May 04 04:53PM -0500 > > And yet we're still using and enjoying them. If you, J Carroll, aren't > using 10.4 on a PPC, this discussion isn't for you. > > JS > > > Back to top <#14d230b3b741b78d_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/imaclist/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. 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