New/Old Powerbook G4Hello From a friend of mine received a Powerbook G4. Unfortunately without software (OS)without Pasword. Where can I find the correct OS and its description to create aview more
WPA2 wifi on PowerBook G4 - possible?hey PowerPeeps - upgraded my wifi router which uses WPA2 Personal encryption by default (preferred); older Powerbook G4 can deal w WEP (& LEAP) encryption only, so it rejects login attempts to the wifi Does...view more
can a powerbook G4 12” boot OS 9.2I know that my Powerbook G4 12” can boot OS X 10.4.11 and then run Classic (OS 9.2) from within 10.4.11, can it boot OS 9.2 directly? I would like to upgrade to OS X 10.5 and I know that it cannot boot Cla...view more
PowerBook 190 won't boot upMy PowerBook 190 will not boot up. I always keep it plugged in and sometimes I hear a ticking noise from the speaker. I have also heard the startup chime after it has been connected to power for 10-15 mins but I still...view more
Thread Powerbook G4 12" keyboard not working after Leopard install
Powerbook G4 12" keyboard not working after Leopard installI just sold my powerbook G4, it was working fine running Tiger. Just before i sold it, I wiped the drive and did a fresh install of Leopard. I didn't test it fully, just assumed it worked. The buyer just got t...view more
Thread Need help with connecting Power Book G4 to wireless internet
Need help with connecting Power Book G4 to wireless internetHi- I recently inherited a Power Book G4. I am having trouble getting it to connect to wireless internet. According to the systems profiler it does have an AirPort Extreme card but there is no wireless ico...view more
Actual computer operating timeI have a Powerbook G4 running OSX 10.4.11. Is there a way in the terminal window or somewhere to calculate how many hours the computer has been actually running for a specific period, say 8/7/13 through 4/25/16?view more
Thread Installation of OS Tiger on a G4 Power Book
Installation of OS Tiger on a G4 Power BookAfter a HD crash, I need to reinstall the OS on my G4 Power Book. Where can I get an installer disk with OS 10.4 ? I don't have the original Apple disk set anymore.view more
Can't launch Apps on my PowerBook G4Hi my PowerBook G4 won't launch any apps I can move files around to save them to other disk but can't launch anything. And, if I click more than a few times the spinning rainbow spins forever.....I'm hoping to r...view more
PowerBook G4 arrow keys blank coversWhat's the name of those plastic bits around the arrow keys on an aluminum PowerBook G4's keyboard? I read online the they're called "blank covers" and that they should come off (at least on a PC keyboard), but I coul...view more
powerbook 100 issuesSo recently i found a powerbook 100 in my grandfather's old things. When trying to power up the computer, nothing happened. My first instinct was the bios batteries, because after 25 years they are sure to be ancient....view more
Aynu language support?Rinqo =Apple qat qororo qondoom qo-ram-qoro yan wa qo-tooqqa wa a-e-ishi -ram- ne-p an. Aynu language ,Does anyone out there in the world use OSX and learn Aynu langauge of Japan ? Apple does have some support...view more
Connecting an old Powerbook HD to an iMacMy good old Powerbook is dead for some years now, due to a failing power supply, but I'm pretty sure there are files on the HD I want to retrieve. Is it possible to have the HD taken out and connect it to my i7 iMac s...view more