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"New" iBook G4 questions

blesscheese

blesscheese

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Hey,

I just acquired a 1.42 GHz iBook...

1. It didn't come with the battery, so when I am typing, it lacks the fourth rubber foot. Right now, my fix is to roll up a sock and stick it in the empty compartment to provide support...I'm not eager to drop $100 on a new battery, do folks have any other ideas for more long term fixes?

2. Any good PPC OS X games that will run in Leopard (preferably) or Tiger (second choice)? I can only readily think of Neverwinter Nights and X-Plane. For reasons too boring to go into here, I spent most of the early 2000's still on my Lombard's and Pismo's, in Classic, and didn't really bother with OS X until the Intel days...

Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year!
 
blesscheese said:
Hey,

I just acquired a 1.42 GHz iBook...

1. It didn't come with the battery, so when I am typing, it lacks the fourth rubber foot. Right now, my fix is to roll up a sock and stick it in the empty compartment to provide support...I'm not eager to drop $100 on a new battery, do folks have any other ideas for more long term fixes?

2. Any good PPC OS X games that will run in Leopard (preferably) or Tiger (second choice)? I can only readily think of Neverwinter Nights and X-Plane. For reasons too boring to go into here, I spent most of the early 2000's still on my Lombard's and Pismo's, in Classic, and didn't really bother with OS X until the Intel days...

Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year!
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A new battery is around $20 on Ebay.

I would recommend the first Call of Duty/United Offensive. Warcraft III is also an excellent game, supported by many mods on Battle.net.

Congratulations on your acquisition.
 
DarkSel said:
A new battery is around $20 on Ebay.
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Where's the emoticon for "palm to forehead?"

Of course...ebay! Actually, it looks like the batteries are $18.35.

Are they any good? Do they last? I know, for $18.35, how fussy can you get, but I just want to know it isn't going to bust open and leak on my new baby...
 
blesscheese said:
Where's the emoticon for "palm to forehead?"

Of course...ebay! Actually, it looks like the batteries are $18.35.

Are they any good? Do they last? I know, for $18.35, how fussy can you get, but I just want to know it isn't going to bust open and leak on my new baby...
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Since cheap genuine Apple batteries are almost impossible to find for the iBook, you'll have to take your chances.

I bought a 3rd party replacement battery for my 12" Powerbook G4, and it's been working fine. They do wear out quicker than an Apple battery though (my experience).
 
DarkSel said:
Since cheap genuine Apple batteries are almost impossible to find for the iBook, you'll have to take your chances.

I bought a 3rd party replacement battery for my 12" Powerbook G4, and it's been working fine. They do wear out quicker than an Apple battery though (my experience).
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:D Well, for $23 (the $18 price was for the 12" iBook batteries), I guess I shouldn't complain too much. I remember buying the NewerTech batteries for my Lombard from OWC, paying $99, and having them wear out after only 2 years of light use.

Thanks for the suggestions!
 
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if you have a batteries plus store near you you might try there then there is no shipping and you get it right away
 
blesscheese said:
Hey,

I just acquired a 1.42 GHz iBook...

1. It didn't come with the battery, so when I am typing, it lacks the fourth rubber foot. Right now, my fix is to roll up a sock and stick it in the empty compartment to provide support...I'm not eager to drop $100 on a new battery, do folks have any other ideas for more long term fixes?
Click to expand...

Be careful choosing the battery. There are 18 to 30 dollars batteries for the G4

2. Any good PPC OS X games that will run in Leopard (preferably) or Tiger (second choice)? I can only readily think of Neverwinter Nights and X-Plane. For reasons too boring to go into here, I spent most of the early 2000's still on my Lombard's and Pismo's, in Classic, and didn't really bother with OS X until the Intel days...

Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year!
Click to expand...


Quake 3 Arena or Quake 4. Also Halo 1

:D:D:D
 
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