trash picked emac 1.25Ghz

2011-12-18 Thread Joshua Lewis
I found a emac 1.25Ghz combo drive model, on the nature strip for free. It turns on it works. I wiped the hard drive put a fresh install of os x tiger the speakers work. The screen works. the combo drive doesn't open properly. specs PowerPC G4 1.25Ghz 1gb of ram 40gb hard drisk combo drive

Re: trash picked emac 1.25Ghz

2011-12-18 Thread Christopher Satterfield
That is a pretty good system, especially with 1 gig of ram installed. I would see about upgrading it to Leopard since 1 gig is what my eMac has (1 GHz) and it runs nicely. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The

Re: trash picked emac 1.25Ghz

2011-12-18 Thread Ashgrove
On Dec 18, 9:07 pm, Joshua Lewis izacyos...@gmail.com wrote: I found a emac 1.25Ghz combo drive model, on the nature strip for free. Those eMacs are hard to kill. They can take up to 2 gigs of RAM and are rock solid workhorses. The optical drive gets stuck sometimes. Try this tip:

Re: trash picked emac 1.25Ghz

2011-12-18 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Have you tried using a paper clip to open the optical drive? Sometimes they just get stuck, and opening them that way will free it up for good. -Jonas -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at

Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...

2011-12-18 Thread Charles Lenington
On 12/16/11 1:54 PM, Dan wrote: At 11:20 AM -0800 12/16/2011, Clark Martin wrote: I think it's a global cat conspiracy. They are pissed over Computer Aided Tomography being (originally) called CAT. After that they are all anti-computer. http://thecatscan.tumblr.com/ Amazing how much more

Re: trash picked emac 1.25Ghz

2011-12-18 Thread Joshua Lewis
Just push the drive door open. Joshua Lewis -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at

Re: trash picked emac 1.25Ghz

2011-12-18 Thread Joshua Lewis
I own two emacs. I still own the Emac 700Mhz with 256mb of ram. I haven't used my emac 1.25Ghz with 1gb much. Its Amazing I found a faster emac for free. Joshua Lewis -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs.

Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...

2011-12-18 Thread Ashgrove
On Dec 16, 2:54 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Next up:  To discourage Vicky from camping out on my desk and rubbing on the keyboard.  sigh.  Can't use the 'ole squirt gun trick -- she *likes* water. The 'ole squirt gun trick only works the first two or three times. Try clapping loudly,

Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...

2011-12-18 Thread Ashgrove
On Dec 18, 11:23 pm, Charles Lenington macso...@brightok.net wrote: We had a cat that liked water. my wife ran her bath and went to other room. When she came back the cat was swimming in the tub? Both my cats like water, to different degrees. What cats really dislike is immersion. A swimming

Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...

2011-12-18 Thread Ashgrove
On Dec 16, 1:12 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: A triple today... 1) Found at MS's support website. This was accessed with Safari, unmodified. [Read it in your best Darth Vader impression]: I find your lack of competence...disturbing