date of manufacture (usually to the month) is found on the serial
number plaque depending on the iMac model this would be inside of the
CD draw or on the foot of the stand
current usage here is a g4 late 2002 Mirror door, Mid 2001 G4
Powerbook 400 and late 2002 G4 Powerbook (1Ghz) so every thing here
is at least 4 years old).
prior to acquiring my own Powerbook in early 2003 I was running a
Power mac 7300 (early 1987 - early 2003) only replaced due to "need
for speed", I kept it running for some light usage for another 2 years
so 8 years before disposed of still working - gave it away through
the WAMUG list
before that I purchased a second hand LC around 94 that was already
4 years old, in 87 I gave it to my sister who used it until mid 2003
so 12 1/2 years - it still runs (fired it up a couple of weeks ago)
but no longer used.
we won't mention the Macintosh 512 - though it got over 10 years use,
we lost the boot floppy a few years back but just this Sunday it
still powered up.
we have at work some people still using G4 400Mhz machines and even
Blue and White G3's - OK not as their main work machine but for using
specialist software that only runs on classic OS 8.n
Having seen one of our family iMacs self destruct with a puff of smoke the
other day when it was turned on got me wondering how long can a Mac last?
Please don't use the cliche, "How long is a piece of string."
In particular I am curious as to whom on this list can honestly claim have
the oldest Mac in regular working use? Working meaning doing actual useful
work on a consistent basis.
Furthermore is there some "easy" way one can tell when a machine was built?
Kind regards, Paul.
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