on 10/12/02 1:31 AM, Jeff Walther at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Did the IIci have the power-on problem? There's a common problem > where the caps leak corrosive goo on teh MB and eat through the > solder and traces. This most commonly affects the power on > circuitry as that's where most of the susceptible caps reside on the > board. It's not too difficult to fix depending on what gets eaten.
I can't remember Jeff, I didn't have a support group like this back then, and I ended up giving it to someone for parts. It was the first Mac I really liked though, and I remember it fondly as a real usable box. > The Q605/LC/P/475/476 are wonderful machines. Why would you call > them horrible? However, they do have some rather strict limitations > and are not for the type of person who loves an expandable > machine--the type of person who would keep an S900 forever, e.g.. I > will mention that the 36 MB RAM limit is bogus. I've had my Q605 up > to 132 MB of RAM, though I wasn't able to close the case in that > configuration. Now, what would be really nice would be a way to > get the VRAM above 1 MB. Yes, you nailed it, no expandability and limited VRAM. My LC475 filled the void for Internet access quite well, but it wasn't till later when I finally bought a PPC 7200 that I felt that the old Iici could be truly replaced. It's funny how we sometimes latch onto a certain machine and find it hard to replace. The pizza box Macs were a trend that I gladly forget in Apple's history. The LC630 was another that I loathed. It is certainly expandability that makes me want to hang onto a machine, and the S900 found a place in my heart as a result. I now have two Apple G4's... A 466 Digital Audio, and an 867 QuickSilver, so I'm quite happy, again. Yet my S900 is still a contender and I'll not put it to rest yet. I revived (practically rebuilt) a 4400/200 that I wouldn't wish upon anyone after having worked on it so much. What the heck was Apple thinking when they produced the 4400? I sold it to a coworker, and he still reminds me about what a piece that thing was. -H -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
