Category: Computing
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Hard Drives
News has been slow, so I’ll bring you up to date on a few of my smaller Mac-related projects. First, I shuffled the RAM and hard drives around in an iBook G4 and one of the PowerBooks. A 5400RPM 120GB drive was moved from the 15″ PowerBook G4 to an iBook G4, and the iBook’s…
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What to do with a used Mac?
In a move somewhat similar to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program, some enterprising Mac users have suggested the One Used Mac Per Child program. Having used my share of used Macs and discarded more than my fair share of computers and electronic devices, this looks like a useful and practical idea. My efforts…
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iMac G4
Earlier this week I welcomed a new member to my pile of computers. This newest (and heaviest) system is one of the highly coveted ‘desk lamp’ iMac G4s. System specs are as follows: 1.25 GHz G4 1.25 GB RAM (post acquisition upgraded from 768 MB) 80 GB HDD 17″ (1440×900) widescreen LCD SuperDrive AirPort Extreme…