Battery Indicator on Mac OS 9

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Battery Indicator on Mac OS 9

Hello,

I recently purchased an iBook G3 Clamshell and I was thinking about replacing or fixing the battery for it. It is running Mac OS 9 and I need help with understanding the Mac OS battery meter as I have used Mac OS X for the majority of my time using Macs and have gotten used to the simple percentage that Mac OS X gives you. I would greatly appreciate a guide of some sort so I can fully understand the battery indicator for Mac OS 9.

Thanks!

iBook G3 Clamshell-OTHER, Mac OS 9.2.x

Posted on Dec 15, 2017 2:54 PM

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a brody

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Dec 18, 2017 5:25 PM in response to MacMaster128k

The battery indicator is usually shown through a control strip, and I think it is also available via a Control Panel relating to Energy Saver. Both are their own modules in the System Folder subfolder of the relevant name.

The meter is not precise, nor has it ever been.

http://www.apple.com/batteries/ explains how batteries can be optimized.

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