Re: iBook G4 worth buying?
On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:49 PM, mkehoe wrote: > A local Goodwill has a used iBook G4 (no ac power cord/charger) for $40.00. > I can power it up with my power cord, but don't know how to get past the > older user's password page to see what operating system and software are on > it. I can't tell which model it is from looking at the case. > > Any ideas on how to get past the password page to see if it has airport, > etc.? I was thinking of buying it for parts. It's on sale until Sunday at > 4pm, and so far no one has bid on it. > > Worth it? Comments appreciated. There are hundreds of eBay auctions for assorted iBook G4 models, with AC adapters, most in apparently good running conditions, and possibly for not much more than $40. You may wish to compare this Goodwill unit against some of those, and decide for yourself whether it is "worth it." -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: iBook G4 worth buying?
On Oct 9, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Mira Kehoe wrote: > Thanks for the advice. I may bring the installer discs and give it a try, > even as an experiment. I can't imagine getting rid of a computer with > personal info. on it, but it sounds like it's fairly common. Maybe I could > get them to reduce the price since it doesn't have the power cord. Aside from e-bay and resellers, most of the Macs I've acquired either had nothing done to remove user data or the other extreme, the hard disk removed. I got a Pismo for a nice price but I did have go online and find a supplier for a replacement drive cable and carrier. They had pulled the drive / carrier and cut the drive cable. In addition to no power cord, emphasize the (presumably) dead battery. The worse it sounds, hopefully the cheaper they'll go. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: iBook G4 worth buying?
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:49 PM, mkehoe wrote: > > A local Goodwill has a used iBook G4 (no ac power cord/charger) for $40.00. > I can power it up with my power cord, but don't know how to get past the > older user's password page to see what operating system and software are on > it. I can't tell which model it is from looking at the case. > You should be able to pop the keyboard out to see if it has an Airport card with minimal tools; I can pop most of them out with just my fingers, though a micro flat-blade screwdriver helps a lot to undo the locking tabs. Any OS X install CD that will run on the laptop should allow you to run System Profiler and give you all the details you could ever want. I was under the impression that Goodwill was pretty good about wiping any donated computers. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple & Macintosh Gear http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ http://www.macshack.us/ -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: iBook G4 worth buying?
Thanks for the advice. I may bring the installer discs and give it a try, even as an experiment. I can't imagine getting rid of a computer with personal info. on it, but it sounds like it's fairly common. Maybe I could get them to reduce the price since it doesn't have the power cord. On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:49 PM, mkehoe wrote: > > > Hi all - > > > > I still have an iBook G4 PowerBook 6.5 with airport; running 10.4.11 > > > > > Any ideas on how to get past the password page to see if it has airport, > etc.? I was thinking of buying it for parts. It's on sale until Sunday at > 4pm, and so far no one has bid on it. > > Take a 10.4 installer disk with you to the store, boot from it and change > the admin password. Actually you might be able to run 'About this mac' or > system info from the installer menu; it's been a long time since I used > 10.4 on anything. > > If it boots up to a visible screen, then it's not immediately suffering > from the common G4 iBook fault which is a bad video. A quick perusal of > Ebay offerings indicates that it's about $10 cheaper than most, but they > come with power bricks. I'd think it was worth it if it's on otherwise good > shape. > > And since it has someone's old password on it, hey there might be > blackmail material on the hard drive 8-P > > People get rid of computers with all sorts of info on them…someone I > worked with picked up a nice Duo at the university's surplus auction that > had 4 or 5 years worth of some faculty member's tax returns, and another > time I picked up a Mac literally out of the garbage that had the previous > owner's complete divorce papers, some tax returns and a bunch of other > stuff. Wiped both systems of course, since I'm not the blackmail kinda guy. > > The one I found in the garbage was used as my web server, (named Oscar for > obvious reasons) for many years. > > -- > 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/g3-5-list/nAPav5IfpAY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: iBook G4 worth buying?
On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:49 PM, mkehoe wrote: > Hi all - > > I still have an iBook G4 PowerBook 6.5 with airport; running 10.4.11 > > Any ideas on how to get past the password page to see if it has airport, > etc.? I was thinking of buying it for parts. It's on sale until Sunday at > 4pm, and so far no one has bid on it. Take a 10.4 installer disk with you to the store, boot from it and change the admin password. Actually you might be able to run 'About this mac' or system info from the installer menu; it's been a long time since I used 10.4 on anything. If it boots up to a visible screen, then it's not immediately suffering from the common G4 iBook fault which is a bad video. A quick perusal of Ebay offerings indicates that it's about $10 cheaper than most, but they come with power bricks. I'd think it was worth it if it's on otherwise good shape. And since it has someone's old password on it, hey there might be blackmail material on the hard drive 8-P People get rid of computers with all sorts of info on them…someone I worked with picked up a nice Duo at the university's surplus auction that had 4 or 5 years worth of some faculty member's tax returns, and another time I picked up a Mac literally out of the garbage that had the previous owner's complete divorce papers, some tax returns and a bunch of other stuff. Wiped both systems of course, since I'm not the blackmail kinda guy. The one I found in the garbage was used as my web server, (named Oscar for obvious reasons) for many years. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: What Mac to buy - and from where?
Right, Valter, now you mention it: there was this news half a year ago that Adobe had stopped using product identification for CS2, which in practice means that one can download and use it for free, but the draw-back was that it only ran on PPC. These Adobe guys aren't crazy, you know... -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
iBook G4 worth buying?
Hi all - I still have an iBook G4 PowerBook 6.5 with airport; running 10.4.11 A local Goodwill has a used iBook G4 (no ac power cord/charger) for $40.00. I can power it up with my power cord, but don't know how to get past the older user's password page to see what operating system and software are on it. I can't tell which model it is from looking at the case. Any ideas on how to get past the password page to see if it has airport, etc.? I was thinking of buying it for parts. It's on sale until Sunday at 4pm, and so far no one has bid on it. Worth it? Comments appreciated. Thanks, Mira -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
