A couple of years ago, a former employer that I've kept in touch with provided me with a couple of old PowerBooks. They helped me pass the time while visiting my in-laws out-of-state.
Just last week, he texted me again.
I've been bugging him for a few years about this machine and have repeatedly asked what he wanted for it. I know he knows that I will take good care of it and it will likely have to be pried from my cold, dead hands.
I believe this was his partner's computer, who was the president of their ad agency. She used this as a daily driver for a couple of years. I remember it sitting on her desk in her office. Eventually, she got a far more capable computer and this got put into storage, and ultimately made it back to his home at some point.
He used it for many years simply as a stand-alone music player. The Bose unit sounds really good. I've only taken it out of the box and set it up next to a 17" iMac G4. It powers up, but after a while, the screen starts to flicker a bit. I'm sure there's a couple of capacitors that need replacing. The back cover's tabs have broken off from brittleness, so for the time being, Scotch tape will have to do.
Time to learn more about this thing. I'm beyond thrilled to have it, let alone the box and all of the accessories.
Just last week, he texted me again.
I've been bugging him for a few years about this machine and have repeatedly asked what he wanted for it. I know he knows that I will take good care of it and it will likely have to be pried from my cold, dead hands.
I believe this was his partner's computer, who was the president of their ad agency. She used this as a daily driver for a couple of years. I remember it sitting on her desk in her office. Eventually, she got a far more capable computer and this got put into storage, and ultimately made it back to his home at some point.
He used it for many years simply as a stand-alone music player. The Bose unit sounds really good. I've only taken it out of the box and set it up next to a 17" iMac G4. It powers up, but after a while, the screen starts to flicker a bit. I'm sure there's a couple of capacitors that need replacing. The back cover's tabs have broken off from brittleness, so for the time being, Scotch tape will have to do.
Time to learn more about this thing. I'm beyond thrilled to have it, let alone the box and all of the accessories.
