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[Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 6, Issue 3



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> A corollary of this question is:? if you have an old Mac, how can you get the
> data off it if the machine is kaput?? My partner has one in the basement and
> when I plugged it in recently (motivated by all the hoopla about Jobs), the
> monitor would not come on.? (It's got a funky connector so ... no other
> compatible monitors in the house.)

No power light?? Or just no video?

I have two PowerMac 6100s that I'm testing prior to offering them on Freecycle.? One of them gave no video.? The culprit was a dead PRAM battery on the motherboard.? Apple's even got a TechNote about it.? Size 1/2AA, easily replaced ($8) and video was restored.? You might also try holding down Command("Apple")-Option-P-R while turning on the system.

-Dan, keeping my IIci because, well, I just like it for some reason..? Anyone got a 32k Cache card?? :-)




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