Bruce Johnson wrote: > > 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,
You are telling me... that THE Bruce Johnson doesn't have a dozen or so Macs sitting around that he could pirate a battery from, at least long enough to fire it up. Hmmmmmmmmm... Not to mention a cabinet drawer with several 1/2 AA Li batteries. > > (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.") No, he will and will not run over Schroedinger's 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) > -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
