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Posted by: LimeiBook86 on 2008-12-19 19:23:32
Hey guys,
Somebody here on Craigslist listed a PowerBook G3. They said it was from the year 2000 and that it no longer worked since the battery was dead. For $15 I decided to drive 30 minutes to pick it up.
It turns out their AC adapter was busted, thankfully the PowerBook was fine! 🙂
What I got was a PowerBook G3 Pismo, 500MHz, 384MB RAM, DVD-ROM, AirPort, with FireWire/USB. It works great, it even had Mac OS X 10.4 installed. I had to use my own AC cord but, wow I'm very happy I took the drive! 🙂
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Posted by: 30pin on 2008-12-19 20:25:36
Good find! Nice to have DVD too!!
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Posted by: tomlee59 on 2008-12-19 20:30:00
Congratulations -- the Pismo is a great 'book!
As to the adapter, I don't know how much troubleshooting you've done, but I have fixed a nontrivial number of those UFOs. The common problem is a simple break in the cable (usually near the connector). It's a mild pain to fix, but definitely doable by the weekender.
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-12-20 06:29:58
I hope you get pink display!!!!!!
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-12-20 06:35:30
I hope you get pink display!!!!!! So full of Christmas cheer, I see.... :?:
Congrats on the Pismo, LimeiBook86. 🙂
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Posted by: iamdigitalman on 2008-12-20 06:45:54
nice, I loved both my pismos, and both died in the end. Fine machines, just a bit poky at times.
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Posted by: slimac55 on 2008-12-20 12:20:31
Good find. It's always good to find something listed as "broken" and being able to find a quick and easy fix for it.
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-12-20 12:22:57
So full of Christmas cheer, I see.... :?: I was joking. I guess sarcasm isn't your flavor. 😀
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-12-20 12:24:56
Apparently, it's neither yours. :lol:
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-12-20 12:28:20
Yeah I didn't catch that....
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Posted by: LimeiBook86 on 2008-12-21 17:15:48
As to the adapter / The common problem is a simple break in the cable (usually near the connector). It's a mild pain to fix, but definitely doable by the weekender. Actually their Yo-Yo adapter worked fine, it was just the cable going from the adapter to the wall that's the problem. Luckily I have a third-party "mickey mouse" style cable from monoprice.com for under $2 a while ago (search for '3 prong AC power cable') and it worked fine!
I have three working Yo-Yo adapters, two have a lot of electrical tape on them... but they work! [😀] ]'>
Now the battery is dead so I'm just looking for a Weight Saving device (haha) since I can't afford a new battery atm. Thankfully the screen isn't pink! 😛
I have a trip to Italy next month, and rather then risk bringing my MacBook I'll bring the Pismo. I have a Dynex USB 2.0 card to offload the photos from my camera, along with an external HD. So just incase anything happens to the laptop it's not as huge of a loss if something were to happen to the MacBook. [😉] ]'>
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-12-21 21:56:04
Crack open the battery and take out the cells. Vola, weight saving device...
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Posted by: coius on 2008-12-22 17:33:13
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Pismo Laptops. Really cool series, and I wish I hadn't sold it (Only1jellybeanz over on AppleFritter has it, she just made a post saying it was dead 🙁 )
I did the keyboard hack on it, and the project is on my site
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Posted by: LimeiBook86 on 2008-12-23 17:34:23
Crack open the battery and take out the cells. Vola, weight saving device... Thanks for the idea! I just carefully removed the guts of the battery now, yay. 🙂
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Posted by: MultiFinder on 2008-12-23 22:01:57
Hee-hee, that's what I did with my Pismo. If you clean out the gunky tape (it just peels off if you're careful and patient), it makes a great storage compartment. I've gotten many interesting stares as I pop out my "battery", open it up, and pull out my thumbdrive or earbuds. It's really quite handy!
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