Mastodawn

After a 5 day 24/7 stint as the #GlobalTalk Canvas server, today my $8 HARD OFF PowerMac G4 gave up. It started just infinitely boot chiming, giving me a scare. Pulled the plug as I had to run out for family stuff, but after coming back, she's dead…

Luckily the HDD was unharmed, I was able to pull off the Canvas data file and the Canvas server is now somewhat peacefully co-existing with the Chat server on the G3 Wallstreet (although for some reason it did time everyone out once)

#MARCHintosh

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Karl Baron Mar 22

Wild guess but is it the power supply?

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theirongiant

@kalleboo - wouldn't surprise me. I remember reading loads of stories about barrel capacitors from the 2000s failing at absurdly high rates. Apple may have had the power to choose the best of the best from that manufacturer's lot, but they still failed in the end.