I've got an old G3 iMac I'm playing with and nothing runs on 9.2

I'd give $15 for a set of disks (CD's, no DVD drive on Mac)

9/24/2007 3:34:50 PM

meh. I'll go $30
trying to avoid ebay

the bookstore was apparently selling them ~a year ago for 10
cannot be upgrade disks, cannot be machine-specific (?), cannot be DVDs

9/25/2007 10:37:09 PM

shit i saw about 12 or so as late as last april at the bookstore

my guess is that they got tossed

9/25/2007 11:18:28 PM

bttt

^that'd be a shame

9/27/2007 9:02:11 AM

i got some 10.4 discs, pm me and we can set something up

9/27/2007 12:04:49 PM

since Mac OS X doesnt require keys to install, just goto newzbin.com and download a DVD image of the disc...

9/27/2007 3:03:03 PM

i will make it easy for you...

goto http://v3.newzbin.com/browse/post/2594506/

9/27/2007 3:05:33 PM

^^^ 10.3 installs cleanly, 10.4 you need a 3rd party thing that disables the catch(s) that blocks it from installing on a G3 iMac, so I'd rather get 10.3

^ I didnt know such a thing existed, I'll check it out, thanks (although honestly I'd rather just have a legit install disk)

also, the iMac is now playing dead, so it currently doesnt matter anyways. I got it all put back together (new harddrive, new stick of ram) and it flat refuses to do anything when I push the power button. First instinct is power supply, or that I hit somthing vital while messing about, I'll poke around

9/27/2007 7:38:33 PM

9/28/2007 1:55:52 AM

Aaand it magically springs back to life. No idea why. I tore it down as far as I could easily go looking for loose cords, didnt find any, put it back together and poof.
On a related note, anyone know if the applestore would concider diagnosing a machine of this age? (~8 years old) Not repairing, just diagnosing.

I just got a new copy of 10.3 off ebay, paid a little more than I wanted to, but eh. The box'll work now

/thread

9/28/2007 3:09:45 AM

About all they are going to do, and it wont be free is... Run TechTool Pro on it and see what it flags, possibly a unique apple tool... Either way you are going to pay, apple loves there money! lol

9/28/2007 2:16:56 PM