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    Power Mac G4 won't boot

    This Mac has become a real headache. It has 4 memory slots with 256 MB DIMMs in each. It worked correctly for quite a while. However, last week "About This Mac" showed only 640 MB as follows: Slot 1 128 MB Slot 2 Empty Slot 3 256 MB Slot 4 256 MB I shut down correctly and...
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    I can't install Panther

    Thank you. I'll drop this project.
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    I can't install Panther

    I purchased the installation package for Panther 10.3.9. The disks were labeled as "iBook G4." I decided to try to install it on my B&W Power Mac. I inserted the first DVD. This is what happened in successive windows: 1. Rebuilding Desktop file 2. Welcome to Mac OS X 18...
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    Upgrading Power Mac

    I am in the process of upgrading an old B&W Power Mac G3 for a graphic artist friend. While I intend to get a Mac for myself next year, all of my experience is with the PC. A major task is to update the OS from 9.1 to 9.2.1 and then to 9.2.2. I have downloaded the six files of each update...
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    I need to learn about B&W Power Mac G3

    I now have an old B&W Power Mac G3. I'm preparing it for a Mac graphics artist whose iBook G3 has an inoperable screen. He tells me that he can hear the hard drive spinning. I am an old Windows PC user (16 years) who knows little about the practical aspects of the Mac. (BTW, I intend to...
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    Crt Monitor For Ibook G3

    A friend's iBook G3's screen apparently has failed. He is thinking of getting a CRT monitor to use in its place. It would be a refurbished 20"-21" VGA/SVGA monitor from a major vendor. Can his iBook, which is about three years old, drive a large screen monitor at 1280x960 pixels in 24- or...
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