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#539524 - 10/12/10 06:46 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: papabill]
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Also, going back to the "Can't Open" problem leads me to suspect a ROM failure of some sort. I've seen the gray screen black type thing a lot on the beige models. It's in what's called Open Firmware mode. That only comes up if you invoke it at startup with Command-Option-O-F, or if there is a problem with the logic board, usually ROM.
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#539529 - 10/12/10 07:23 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: Reboot]
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Holee Crap... I feel as though I'm in the WayBack Machine..... grin

I had forgotten most of this stuff...

Of course.. I've forgotten more than you'll ever know...

Really.
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#539532 - 10/12/10 07:31 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: NucleusG4]
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Hehehe, probably. I don't know much. Macs are VERY NEW to me. And this IS a WayBack Machine (nearly qualifies as a dinosaur!)


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#539534 - 10/12/10 07:38 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: papabill]
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Clarification... I was poking fun at Reboot. laugh
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#539549 - 10/12/10 08:12 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: papabill]
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Originally Posted By: papabill
Hehehe, probably. I don't know much. Macs are VERY NEW to me. And this IS a WayBack Machine (nearly qualifies as a dinosaur!)


Glad you understand your machine is old.

Keep in mind at the time the machine was new it was the tech at that time. Now your sorta trying to get it to do things that was kinda not designed for back then.

Simply
If you got a new iMac, you would have had a better experience (for the first time) user. I do take it you like to tinker around and thats a good thing too.
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#539594 - 10/12/10 10:33 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: carp]
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Originally Posted By: carp
Keep in mind at the time the machine was new it was the tech at that time. Now your sorta trying to get it to do things that was kinda not designed for back then.


No, I'm not asking it to do anything it can't do. It says in the Apple data sheets that the G3-266 Minitower WILL handle OS X 10.2. It ran it for several months, but MY foul up caused me to have to reinstall it.

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If you got a new iMac, you would have had a better experience (for the first time) user. I do take it you like to tinker around and thats a good thing too.


Simply if you'd lend me the money for a new iMac, I could get one.
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#539598 - 10/12/10 10:39 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: papabill]
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Simply if you'd lend me the money for a new iMac, I could get one.
LOL. Good one. grin
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#539603 - 10/12/10 11:23 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: Reboot]
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Originally Posted By: papabill
Simply if you'd lend me the money for a new iMac, I could get one.
LOL. Good one. grin


H3ll I'll get one too

Reboot we seen this before, people buying a old Mac then get all pissed off.
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#539607 - 10/12/10 11:34 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: carp]
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No one's pissed off. confused
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#539612 - 10/12/10 11:48 PM Re: Serious problem [Re: NucleusG4]
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Originally Posted By: NucleusG4
No one's pissed off. confused


Your missing my point - I guess I did not give more detail.
My mistake.
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