Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Alex Sciortino
It is the screw that is on the access panel. There are 4 that hold on the mother board tray to be more specific. I am missing one. On Jun 14, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > >> I have a G4 Mystic and it is missing a screw on the

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > I have a G4 Mystic and it is missing a screw on the side. It looks like it is > holds on the motherboard tray. Is it needed? On the outside? That's only holding in that side of the handle. On the inside, it's been a while since I"ve been in

Re: iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can run (without emulation)

2012-06-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
That can " run it " having the CPU codes for the G3. I wasn't even thinking along those lines. It has been so long since I had to worry about an OS not going on a machine. I guess the OPs dreams of "simplify" are dashed. On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:05 PM, glen wrote: > ___ > >

Re: iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can run (without emulation)

2012-06-14 Thread glen
___ > From: Cameron Kaiser >To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:35 PM >Subject: Re: iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can >run (without emulation) > > >> Additionally, what is the oldest OS that I can install on a Power

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
To keep the entire structure strong and to quiet gremlins in the mind gnawing on the fact, yes. As far as "the runnun' of it" If it is running now what is the problem? Oh, there may be your random 0;0001 % lessening of HD bearing life But prove it (?) My 9600 has been stuffed with drives for 8 y

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Douglas Mencken
> I have a G4 Mystic G4 what? > and it is missing a screw on the side. It looks like it is holds on the > motherboard tray. Is it needed? If your machine doesn't fall to the floor, it can be considered "okay". -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for thos

Re: iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can run (without emulation)

2012-06-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
I can't conceive of running a G3 on any Mac OS before 8.6 (USB support) And actually OS 9.0/9.1 can be tuned to really fly. So why go even further back? I say this because I had a lot of stability issues with the 7s. On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM, doodsonj wrote: > Hi Team, > > I couldn't wo

PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Alex Sciortino
I have a G4 Mystic and it is missing a screw on the side. It looks like it is holds on the motherboard tray. Is it needed? -- 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

Re: Hints and suggestions for using a Power Mac G3 B&W with Mac OS 8.6?

2012-06-14 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Hints and suggestions for using a Power Mac G3 B&W with Mac OS 8.6? Date:Wednesday, 13. June 2012 From:Len Gerstel To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > On Jun 13, 2012, at 5:08 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > >>> 5) Is there a free solu

Re: G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9

2012-06-14 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9 Date:Thursday, 14. June 2012 From:Jonas Lopez To: G3 G5 List > G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9 from CD, does clear the screen and puts > up the arrow and that is all. I have this memory stick Micr

Re: iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can run (without emulation)

2012-06-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 14, 2012, at 10:14 AM, doodsonj wrote: > I couldn't work out the best place to put this message, but thought here was > most apt. > > I have an iMac G3 (Indigo) lying about - I was wondering what the earliest > MacOS that I could install on that G3? I'd prefer going back to System 6 or

Re: G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9

2012-06-14 Thread Douglas Mencken
> G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9 from CD, does clear the screen and puts up the arrow and that is all Make sure it is proper CD with valid Macintosh System with all Mac OS drivers on that CD. > Is 128MB enough to run OS9? Very enough. Even 32 MiB is enough. > OS 9 CD is know to be good. How

Re: iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can run (without emulation)

2012-06-14 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> I couldn't work out the best place to put this message, but thought here > was most apt. > > I have an iMac G3 (Indigo) lying about - I was wondering what the earliest > MacOS that I could install on that G3? I'd prefer going back to System 6 or > Mac OS 7 (7.5.3 is available for download) ra

iMac G3 and PowerMac G3 (B&W) - lowest MacOS version that it can run (without emulation)

2012-06-14 Thread doodsonj
Hi Team, I couldn't work out the best place to put this message, but thought here was most apt. I have an iMac G3 (Indigo) lying about - I was wondering what the earliest MacOS that I could install on that G3? I'd prefer going back to System 6 or Mac OS 7 (7.5.3 is available for download) rath

Re: G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9

2012-06-14 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> Is 128MB enough to run OS9? > Why does it start to load, but stops? > OS 9 CD is know to be good. What did you test it on? What version of OS 9 (though all should work on a Yosemite)? Do you get a happy Mac? Valter's other suggestions are also important to try. -- ---

Re: G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9

2012-06-14 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 14-06-2012 6:36, Jonas Lopez ha scritto: > G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9 from CD, does clear the screen and puts up > the arrow and that is all. I have this memory stick Micron 128MB PC100 SDRAM > 168-pin DIMM PC100-322-620 in slot 3. It appears that slot 0 is defective, got > 3 bon

G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9

2012-06-14 Thread Jonas Lopez
G3 BLUE & WHITE WILL NOT LOAD OS 9 from CD, does clear the screen and puts up the arrow and that is all. I have this memory stick Micron 128MB PC100 SDRAM 168-pin DIMM PC100-322-620 in slot 3. It appears that slot 0 is defective, got 3 bongs when it is in slot 0, but none when in slot 3. Is 128