My iMac Just Died (Slightly off topic)

[Charles Pillsbury]

I've got a G4/800 12" ibook and I'm loving it... it's the perfect size
for me, light and portable.  for me the combo drive was a must, so the
new G4 iBooks are great.  I'm still fighting to get YDL working with
it... but apparently there's a custom kernel out there that will solve
all of my problems and I'll be happily dual booting with OSX and YDL.

It really depends on your use which *book is going to fit best for
you... but I'd certainly hold off till September on getting a new iMac
with Apple saying the new design is coming out then.

CharlesP



On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:58:46 -0400, David Hacker <dhacker@intrstar.net> wrote:
> I have an original iBook and it runs YDL wonderfully.  The GUI install
> works like a charm and everything just works on them. You can pick them
> up really cheap on eBay.  There have been a lot of posts on here about
> problems with the newer iBooks.  Perhaps someone who has one can chime
> in with there experience and suggestions.
> David C. Hacker, DVM
> 
> 
> On Jul 9, 2004, at 4:38 PM, Michael and Marilyn Cherry wrote:
> 
> > It was an original Bondi Blue iMac, with not enough RAM, only a CD
> > (read-only drive), but it was one of the first generation iMacs. I ran
> > YDL really well.
> >  
> > The last several days the monitor was acting up, going blank then
> > slowly redrawing, and there was a weird 'ping' noise coming out of the
> > unit. I suspect the fly-back transformer or some other piece of the
> > monitor was failing. This morning it went zap, ping, and turned itself
> > off, only to refuse to power up again.
> >  
> > Based on my assumption that the monitor has failed, I am further
> > assuming that replacing the monitor or getting a new one is really
> > expensive. Also, I have seen some discussions, postings, etc. on
> > moding the iMac for a more traditional PC-case which, I guess is an
> > option, although working around a monitor does somewhat scare me.
> >  
> > So, I think I need to buy a new iMac. I have been thinking about
> > either an iBook or a PowerBook. Has anyone who bought a
> > iBook regretted it? Should I just bite the bullet and get a PowerBook?
> >  
> > Opinions appreciated.
> >  
> > Thanks
> > Michael Cherry 
>