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Offline Jay

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Mac lovers
« on: 13 July 2011, 20:26 »
Got an old eMac with a failed hard drive/OS that I want to get running again for the kids. It has a folder on boot with flashing question mark I think this indicates hard drive or OS failure from what I've read. It had Tiger on before the crash and subsequent replacement with an iMac almost 2 years ago, I've got the Tiger CD around somewhere so should be able to reinstall it.

What I want to know is, did they use PATA or SATA in these?
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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #1 on: 13 July 2011, 20:59 »
If it wasn't a Mac, wouldn't be having those issues....  :lipsrsealed:
80% of your posts are total tripe, as they are mostly replies to sh1te posts created by the morons that, unfortunately this forum attracts.

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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #2 on: 13 July 2011, 21:20 »
 :grin: shhh now, I want an answer from the Mac geeks so I can pick up the right drive type.
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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #4 on: 13 July 2011, 23:10 »
I thought as much, ta. Got an old 80Gb PATA in my PC I could knick. Doesn't sound like an easy task getting it out...  :undecided:
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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #5 on: 15 July 2011, 23:45 »
I can't find the damned installation CD/DVD and none on torrents either  :undecided: It'll have to be Ubuntu or FreeBSD I guess.

Torrent found, no seeders according to tpb but it's downloading 14% done, hopefully will get the rest too.
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Offline bobotheclown

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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #6 on: 16 July 2011, 07:12 »
have a look on isohunt. they seem to have a couple of OSX 10.4 Tiger's available with seeders.

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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #7 on: 16 July 2011, 10:46 »
I've got a OSX Tiger disk somewhere but its for intel only :(

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Re: Mac lovers
« Reply #8 on: 16 July 2011, 11:02 »
thanks got the only one on isohunt downloading, the tpb one stopped at 23% the isohunt one has done 28%. It doesn't bother me if it runs Ubuntu or BSD as it's going to my daughter, but she wants the same as her grandad  :rolleyes: I doubt the Reading store will have a PPC disc as it's a new store (I think).
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But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.