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Okay-power supply, MDD ATX adapter cable & Saft batteries ordered. I cringed a little at the total price, but since I don't do this sort of thing often and because I want to continue using this G4 MDD (data storage as well as eventually playing around with an additional operating system), I went...

I plan to order the set-up that Sean talks about here. While I'll also order a new PRAM battery, it's odd that the old one didn't work, since I tested it and it still holds a charge. Again-I put it in myself around 8 years ago. Eh, whatever. I'll just get another one.

Sean talks about it here at 12:15.

ClassicHasClass-clarifying my last post...Sean replaced the power supply with something other than the one that was made for the MDD. I'll need to dig that video up to see what he used.

Hmmm. I now recall Action Retro (Sean) having to do a PS swap in one of his videos. I'll have to dig it up. This G4's current use is as a file server.

Just out of curiosity-and not that I'd do it myself since I'm not an electronics whiz-is this because the capacitors inside the old PS are going bad? If so, would it benefit from a recap?

So, the power supply is beginning its death spiral, eh? What could I replace it with?

Hey folks! So, to preface this-the machine is not used often. This is what happens once in a while.... I hit the power button, and nothing. I unplug and plug the power cord back into the G4, and it boots up. The clock settings are lost, and I have to reset them. FYI, the Saft PRAM battery I...

Yoda-a little personal side note...my most recent acquisition (a year ago, maybe?) was a 2012 MacBook Air. I LOVE this machine. I needed a portable typewriter and something to do web surfing on . When this machine was new, I think it was just under $1000. I got it for $175 off of Mac Of All...

Great post, Yoda! :D Let me touch on folks with limited means again-let's say, a kid or a young adult who seriously wants to learn about graphic design, but can't afford a new Mac or a subscription service with Adobe. Solution? Get. let's say a 2008-2009 iMac. (This machine I'm on now is my...

I went to the School Of Visual Arts in New York City, from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. The very first computer class I took was one on desktop publishing. The computers I used were all Macs: an SE & an SE/30. My professor at the time told me something that has remained with me for decades…...

No-though I did some free-lance work in the 1990s. I'm in the middle of editing a number of stories to send out for publication-a couple may become self-published e-fiction. One of my illustrations was published in a book last year.

This was done on my 2011 27" iMac. I went to the School Of Visual Arts in New York City. My first computer class was way back in 1988, where I used SEs and SE/30s. The class was desktop publishing. I'm a writer and illustrator. These drawings were done in Prismacolor pencils. Enjoy! Saul Trabal...

"Jus' keep movin' that dar decimal point to the left, ya hear?! Bless your heart. " 😚

Someone with a serious crack cocaine habit. 🤪🥴

One of the things that HIGHLY irritates me about Word is when you try converting a manuscript to HTML and it messes up the formatting. I sometimes post sample stories on the internet for a limited audience to get feedback from. It's important that the formatting stays the same-line breaks, scene...

Excellent. Now I REALLY have a reason to try out Linux! :D

While I can afford to buy a new Mac, I absolutely refuse to do so. I am currently using Photoshop CS6, which is the last copy of this software that you can own. Afterwards, you have to rent the cloud-based version. The same goes for Microsoft Word. What I use, while older, is good enough for...

Thanks for the responses! Another question-are there Word or Photoshop alternatives that run under any of these flavors of Linux?