When you decide to go for a new machine make sure you consider the Air book. 
Quite remarkable.

Ranulph


On 28 Aug 2011, at 11:18, Martin Douglas wrote:

> Hi Sam,
> 
> That seems to have done the trick as far as Internet access is concerned. I 
> am obliged for the advice. Sadly the machine is still exhibiting terminal 
> tendencies. It looks as if the video is knackered, which I believe would mean 
> a new logic board.
> 
> Looking at the age of the PowerBook I fear that spending any money to repair 
> it would not be a brilliant idea.
> 
> With luck I can extract the data from the hard disk and that's more valuable 
> than the computer.
> 
> It's been a delightful machine to own and I shall miss it like mad. Not 
> really the time to be buying a replacement.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Martin
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On 28 Aug 2011, at 11:04, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Martin
>> 
>> That error message would suggest your mac's unable to connect to the server, 
>> could be either a temporary failure or a problem with your internet 
>> connection. One thing to make sure is that you restart after setting your 
>> date & time back to normal. If you start up with an odd time, say 1970, your 
>> computer won't be able to unlock your keychain, so won't be able to access 
>> any saved passwords, making SSL communication difficult.
>> 
>> Try restarting or logging out and back in, see if that helps.
>> 
>> Also you could use mail.me.com rather than mail.mac.com
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Sam
>> MacAmbulance
>> Providing affordable Apple & PC services
>> 
>> Sam Mullen
>> 07747 778022
>> http://www.macambulance.co.uk
>> [email protected]
>> 
>> 
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