pulusoundMay 20
trying to buy a non-booting mac mini g4 👀
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yisss got it for 30€
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behold. the Small Macintosh
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i cant believe apple invented yet another proprietary power connector

i mean of course i can but COME ON

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seller: machine doesnt boot, only beeps three times

me, powering on:

Show threadpulusoundMay 22
i havent even done anything yet!
Show threadpulusoundMay 22
i think three beeps is RAM issues so it might be intermittent. or just badly seated even
Show threadpulusoundMay 22
i get into Leopard but the HDD is failing (also known in advance) so everything takes forever
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oh shit its the fastest model! lets go
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also theres wifi, which i dont expect to use in OS9, but usually people sell me things lacking an airport card. so thats nice
Show threadpulusoundMay 22
HDD has gone fully uncooperative now. but at least i got the hardware info :)
Show threadpulusoundMay 22
the power plug is Lightning compatible. you will surely not regret plugging this into your USB port
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oh right, i ran out of IDE SSDs and their prices have exploded
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i do have a CompactFlash adapter though. and possibly even some cards
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ok OS9 may be frugal by todays standards but i fear these arent gonna cut it
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wtf is even on these
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ah yeah these were the ones grandpa (RIP) used in his camera
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theres a photo of me at idk, 12-13 years old? it is pretty funny but i will not be posting it 😂
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50 photos of the same heart-shaped piece of ice melting on a silver color coated piece of cardboard. can you tell he was a graphic designer?

:')

May 22 at 8:40pmWeb
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wait theres more. inside the ice is a ☮ shaped piece which is revealed as it melts
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me, 16, absolutely COMPUTIN
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anyway, im looking at CF cards and these arent any cheaper than the SSDs. sigh
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i found a 2.5" IDE HDD. where is it from? does it work? it is a mystery
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its not from the iBook G3 because that one had the CF/SD adapter contraption

its not from the iBooks G4 or PowerBook G4 because i havent swapped the disk in those

its not from any desktop because why would they have a 2.5"

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it does seem to work though. of course you can never be sure how long that will be true with disks of this age (well, any age, but you know)...

but since this wont be any kind of mission-critical system, maybe ill just put this one in the mac mini and save my money for now?

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the real question is do i brew a cup of mate and disassemble the machine now (it is 3 in the morning), or another time
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surprise stream: lets repair the mac mini [gone]

entirely unprofessional kitchen table live setup with bad audio! but come hang out if you like :-)

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help :D how do i physically eject the disc from a Mac Mini G4 optical drive that doesnt respond via any digital means? #Macintosh #VintageApple
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fuck it i disassembled it just enough to pull out the disc
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a warning is in order
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okay so fun fact about this machine. it is quite easy to accidentally plug in the hard drive such that only one row of IDE pins is inserted into the socket. unsurprisingly, this may result in things not working
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thats probably why the optical drive wasnt responding either. with that sorted out, both the HDD and ODD are now recognized. im not gonna try inserting another disc though
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basically its ready to try installing operating systems via the usual methods. but ive had enough for now and will go to bed
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@q66 warned about the plastic tabs breaking off but all of mine are still intact. well-considered and patient prying with a non-serrated butter knife was key ☝️👩‍🏫

jk i didnt consider shit. i think i just got lucky with some not so degraded plastic :3

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woah its another stream. lets install operating systems [gone]
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ending the stream on a cliffhanger: Mac OS 9.2.2 for Mac Mini G4 installer is running
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to recap, i got Tiger set up on one partition and then tried OS9 from the generic "unsupported G4s" image. that didnt quite work, and then i found out about this one https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-os-922-mac-mini-g4
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it works 🥰🥰🥰
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next i need to decide where to put the mini. it is so small there are a lot of options
Show threadjwtMay 23
@ahihi enjoy sauna! Thanks again for streaming!
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@ahihi
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@ahihi
Show threadAleksandr KoltsoffMay 23
@ahihi Might the small round hole left-off-center be a release mechanism? A mechanical lever pushed with a straightened paper clip? It.. feels like one.
Show threadpulusoundMay 23
@nihkeys its not. im inclined to believe these just dont have one like standard drives do. not sure whether apple or panasonic is to blame
Show threadOzzelot May 23

@ahihi
they rarely are

professional photographee!

Show threadwordsmith‽ ⁂May 22
@ahihi glad to see you were using a mouse pad of the Correct Colour.
Show threadC.CircoMay 22
@ahihi that's kind of a meta-commentary there - as ICE disappears there is peace.
Show threadpulusoundMay 22
@CCirco that sounds like the kind of thing he would have done, only this was 2004