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Latest revision as of 04:01, 25 September 2023

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger runs nicely on it

The 800 MHz ATI Graphics eMac is more difficult than it should be to move around.

Don't install Mac OS 9.2.2 using the 2013 universal CD. Sleep won't work due to a lack of drivers, and the display will be quite shrunken. Instead, use the "drag and drop" System Folder.
The bottom right corner of the front bezel is popped out and refuses to pop back in, even when a 120-pound person sits on the computer. The only negative effect of this is loud noises from the speakers make the display vibrate.
It is possible to install Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on this computer, though it is a bit of a pain to do so. You will need to dd the ISO to a flash drive, make Open Firmware lie about the processor speed, disguise the flash drive as the CD-ROM drive, and have the patience to watch Leopard install at USB 1.1 speeds.

2020-05-02: The computer arrives at my parents' place from eBay.
2020-05-04: 📈 I insert a 512 MiB stick of RAM (256 -> 768).
2020-05-??: 📉 I discover the 256 MiB stick of RAM is bad and remove it (768 -> 512).
2020-08-??: The computer is transported to my apartment.
2021-05-23: 📈 I insert another 512 MiB stick of RAM (512 -> 1024).
2023-07-21: The computer is temporarily transported back to my parents' place.
2023-09-18: The computer is transported to the new home.

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 == Specs ==
+; Model ID : PowerMac4,4
-TODO: Dump from Apple System Profiler
+; CPU : PowerPC G3 (3.3) @ 800 MHz
+; L2 Cache : 512 KiB
+; Bus Speed : 133 MHz
+; Boot ROM Version : 4.6.4f1
+; Storage : 38.29 GB Maxtor 2F040L0
+; Optical Drive : LG CD-ROM CRD-8484B
+; Ethernet : 100 Mbps
+; FireWire : 400
+; GPU : ATI Radeon 7500 (ATY,RV200)
+; VRAM : 32 MiB
+; Display : 1280x960 @ 72 Hz
+; RAM : 1024 MiB (2x 512 MiB PC133U-133 SDRAM)
+; Wi-Fi : AirPort Extreme
 == Quirks ==
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 == History ==
-* The computer arrives at my parents' place from eBay.
+* 2020-05-02: The computer arrives at my parents' place from eBay.
-* I insert a 512 MiB stick of RAM (256 -> 768).
+* 2020-05-04: {{Upgrade|I insert a 512 MiB stick of RAM (256 -> 768).}}
-* I discover the 256 MiB stick of RAM is bad and remove it (768 -> 512).
+* 2020-05-??: {{Downgrade|I discover the 256 MiB stick of RAM is bad and remove it (768 -> 512).}}
-* The computer is transported to my apartment.
+* 2020-08-??: The computer is transported to my apartment.
+* 2021-05-23: {{Upgrade|I insert another 512 MiB stick of RAM (512 -> 1024).}}
-* TODO: Can't remember; did I eventually get this up to the max of 1 GiB?
+* 2023-07-21: The computer is temporarily transported back to my parents' place.
+* 2023-09-18: The computer is transported to the new home.
 [[Category:Computers]]