Re: [NTLK] OT-Tangerine iBook

From: Dan White <ygor_at_comcast.net>
Date: Sun Jul 22 2007 - 13:44:02 EDT

Replacing the drive is a bear but not impossible.
Would you like assistance in that direction ?

You could try contacting a local Mac user group

On Jul 22, 2007, at 9:12 AM, Tim Breitberg wrote:

> Hi Group-
> Last week I took a leap of faith and bought a Tangerine iBook hoping
> I could revive it and that it had an Airport card.
> I didn't (exactly) and it didn't.
> As far as I can tell, the machine has a failing hard drive that is
> causing the kernel panics in OSX. Replacing the hard drive looks like
> a chore.
> If someone is interested in this machine for revival and further use
> as maybe a development machine, let me know. I'm only looking to make
> back what I spent ($150), but I'll throw in the USB-Serial adapter I
> got in a trade. This machine can boot OS9, but has 10.3.9 installed.
> 300mhz G3, orange, 6GB (failing) hard drive, 192MB RAM, CD, 2 yoyo
> adapters -- http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/stats/
> ibook.html
>
> I'm not afraid of international shipping, but would probably like to
> set up a private eBay auction to make the deal if you're not local to
> Chicago to keep everyone safe.
> -Tim
>
>
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