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    Saving a PowerBook G4 - Safari?

    I recently acquired a 17" PowerBook G4 (A1052) from a friend to save it from the bin. It runs on OS X 10.5.8 and the WiFi seems to be working (green button in network utility), but Safari (5.0.6) is not working at all. From the terminal, pinging apple.com etc is OK - about 8 ms. Any ideas would...
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    Resolved PowerBook G4 17" power button “dome cover over LED”?

    After some moderate searching, I’ve drawn blanks and would love some insight from the Club 17 crew. I went ahead and cleaned away the original garbage thermal paste and thermal pad on my A1139 to throw on some new, much better paste. [This all went without a hitch, but oh my lordt, the state of...
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    Powerbook G4 A1013 PRAM

    Hi guys, My just started my powerbook 17" for the first time in a while and it seems to have forgotten the time and the WiFI network. has anyone changed these before, and if so how easy task is it? Has anyone got any suggestions of where would be the best place to get a new pram batter? don't...
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