On Jun 18, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Len Gerstel wrote:
> Yes, on a G4 a completely dead pram can cause a no start up at all. I > had one in my DA die and when it was very low, CUDA'ing could get it > to start. But when it went below a certain point (I did not test with > a multimeter) it was dead, Jim. Needed a new battery and all was fine. > <Mr. Burns>Excellent!</Mr. Burns> Now, I have the choice of running off to Radio Shack (< 1/2 mile away), getting the battery and thus missing my delivery, (based on the Quantum Delivery Services modification of the Heisenberg principle: "Any departure of the receiver from the delivery point will collapse the Delivery Arrival Uncertainty function to that point in time. Also the driver will accidentally run over your cat.") Or waiting for the delivery (which is normally around 5:30 in this neighborhood.) and waiting to get the stupid new media computer set up. (It's a shiny new teevee I'm waiting for...Costco currently has a ganga deal on a 40" LCD TV for $500) -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
