I have a Mac Powerbook G4 and I just had it diagnosed at the local mac store and everything came back A okay. But now when I type something on the internet (through Safari or one of those) and I hit the delete button, the window minimizes and sometimes the letters are coming out as numbers. Similar to the App Store on your Mac or iPhone or the Android Market on your Android device, Chrome OS has a place to download additional apps and games. Of course, being a Google device, everything ties to a Google account, which might make switching to it more difficult.
Aluminum PowerBook G4 (15.2') Developer Type Release date January 9, 2001 Discontinued May 16, 2006, 400 MHz–1.67 GHz Predecessor Successor The PowerBook G4 is a series of manufactured, marketed, and sold by between 2001 and 2006 as part of its line of notebooks. The PowerBook G4 runs on the -based, designed by the AIM (//) development alliance and initially produced.
It was built later by, after Motorola spun off its business under that name in 2004. The PowerBook G4 has two different designs: one enclosed in a body with a translucent black keyboard and a 15-inch screen; and another in an body with an aluminum-colored keyboard, in 12-inch, 15-inch, and 17-inch sizes. Between 2001 and 2003, Apple produced the titanium PowerBook G4; between 2003 and 2006, the aluminum models were produced.
Both models were hailed for their modern design, long battery life, and processing power. When the aluminum PowerBook G4s were first released in January 2003, 12-inch and 17-inch models were introduced first, while the 15-inch model retained the titanium body until September 2003, when a new aluminum 15-inch PowerBook was released. The aluminum 15-inch model also includes a port, which had been included with the 17-inch model since its debut nine months earlier. The PowerBook G4 is the last generation of the PowerBook series, and was succeeded by the Intel-powered line in the first half of 2006. The latest version of OS X any PowerBook G4 can run is, released in 2007. When, the PowerBook G4's form and aluminum chassis were retained for the MacBook Pro.
Titanium PowerBook G4 (nicknamed TiBook) Developer Type Release date January 9, 2001 Discontinued September 16, 2003, 400 MHz–1 GHz The first generation of the PowerBook G4 was announced at ' on January 9, 2001. The two models featured a PowerPC G4 processor running at either 400 or 500, housed in a titanium-clad case that was 1 (25 mm) deep.
This was 0.7 inches (18 mm) shallower than the G4's predecessor, the. The G4 was among the first laptops to use a screen with a widescreen. It also featured a front-mounted slot-loading optical drive. The notebook was given the unofficial nickname 'TiBook', after the titanium case and the brand name; it was also sold alongside the cheaper. The 1 GHz version of the Titanium G4 is the last, and fastest, PowerBook which could natively run (version 9.2.2). Industrial design The initial design of the PowerBook G4 was developed by Apple hardware designers Jory Bell, Nick Merz, and Danny Delulis.
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The also helped in the design. The new machine was a sharp departure from the black plastic, curvilinear PowerBook G3 models that preceded it. The orientation of the Apple logo on the computer's lid was switched so that it would 'read' correctly to onlookers when the computer was in use.
PowerBook G3 and prior models presented it right-side-up from the perspective of the computer's owner when the lid was closed. Apple's team, headed by British designer, converged around a minimalist aesthetic—the Titanium G4's design language laid the groundwork for the Aluminum PowerBook G4, the, the, the flat-screen, the, and the. Quality issues The hinges on the Titanium PowerBook display are notorious for breaking under typical use. Usually the hinge (which is shaped like an L) will break just to the left of where it attaches to the lower case on the right hinge, and just to the right on the left hinge (where the right hinge is on the right side of the computer when the optical drive is facing the user). When the 667 MHz and 800 MHz 'DVI' PowerBooks were introduced, Apple changed the hinge design slightly to strengthen it. At least one aftermarket manufacturer began producing sturdier replacement hinges to address this problem, though actually performing the repair is difficult as the display bezel is glued together.
In addition some discolouration, bubbling or peeling of paint on the outer bezel occurred, notably around the area where the palm would rest while using the trackpad. This appeared on early models but not on later Titanium PowerBooks. Display issues The video cable is routed around the left-side hinge. This will cause the cable to weaken under heavy usage. Many owners have reported display problems such as random lines or a jumbled screen; although few have replaced just the video cable to successfully resolve this problem. There is also a backlight cable that might fail; one option is to replace either or both cables before replacing LCDs.
Aluminum PowerBook G4 (17') Developer Type Release date January 7, 2003 Discontinued February 28, 2006 (15') April 24, 2006 (17') May 16, 2006 (12'), 867 MHz – 1.67 GHz In 2003 Apple introduced a new line of PowerBook G4s with 12, 15, and 17-inch screens and aluminum cases (prompting the new moniker 'AlBook'). The new notebooks not only brought a different design to the PowerBook G4 line but also laid down the foundation for Apple’s notebook design for the next five years, replaced initially in January 2008 by the and the subsequent and redesigns in October. The 15' titanium model was still available until September 16, 2003, when the Aluminum model replaced it. Notably, the 12' model brought a welcome return to the Apple configuration, conspicuously lacking in their product line since the discontinuation of the in 1998. While the titanium PowerBook G4s were capable of booting into or operating systems, the aluminum PowerBook G4s could only boot into Mac OS X. Both series of machines could run Mac OS 9 in mode from within Mac OS X. Industrial design The aluminum PowerBook G4 was designed by Apple's Vice President of Industrial Design, and used a radically different design from the preceding titanium models.
The most obvious change was the use of aluminum, not titanium, to manufacture the body. The keyboard, which was originally black, was changed to match the color of the body.
Additionally, the aluminum keyboard was backlit on the 17' model and on one of the 15' models. This was the first case of keyboard backlighting seen on a notebook computer. The design was considered superior to most other notebooks when it debuted in 2003, and consequently, it made the PowerBook G4 one of the most desirable notebooks on the market. The external design of Apple's professional laptops continued to remain similar to the aluminum Powerbook G4 until the Spotlight on Notebooks event on October 14, 2008. Quality issues Some owners have experienced failure of the lower memory slot on some of the 15' models, with the typical repair being the replacement of the logic board. Apple had started a Repair Extension Program concerning the issue, but it has been noted that some models displaying the issue have not been included. This leaves certain PowerBook G4 owners with only a maximum of 1 GB of RAM to use instead of a full 2 GB.
Apple previously had a Repair Extension Program to fix the 'white spot' issue on its 15' PowerBook displays. There has also been a rash of reports concerning sudden and pervasive sleeping of 1.5 and 1.67 GHz models known as Narcoleptic Aluminum Powerbook Syndrome. Symptoms include the PowerBook suddenly entering sleep mode, regardless of the battery level or whether the PowerBook is plugged in. One cause is the ambient light sensing, and associated instruction set coding, with possible keyboard backlight and sleep light issues accompanying the so-called 'narcolepsy'.
Another cause is the trackpad area heat sensor; system logs report 'Power Management received emergency overtemp signal. Going to sleep.' To correct this, service groups will often replace the logic board or power converter, but the actual fix (depending on the model) for the first cause is to replace or remove the left or right ambient light sensors; and for the second cause, disconnect, remove, or replace the heat sensor, or the entire top case which holds the trackpad heat sensor.
Alternatively, there are reports which detail success in removing certain sensor kernel extensions or rebuilding the kernel using the Darwin Open Source project after commenting out the relevant sleepSystem call; permanent resolution of the sleep issue in this manner is little documented. The 1.67 GHz model may suffer from manufacturing or design defects in its display.
Initial reports pointed to this only being a problem with type M9689 17' PowerBooks introduced in Q2 2005, but then this problem was also seen in displays replaced by Apple Service Providers in this period (e.g. Because of the bright spots issue). The devices were the last 17' models shipped with the matte 1440×900 pixel low resolution display. After many months of usage, the displays may show permanently shining lines of various colors stretching vertically across the LCD. Often this will start with one-pixel-wide vertical lines being 'stuck' in an 'always-on' mode.
Various sites have been set up documenting this issue. On May 20, 2005, Apple recalled 12 inch iBook G4, and 12 and 15 inch PowerBook G4 batteries (model number A1061, first 5 characters HQ441 – HQ507 for the iBook, model # A1079, serial # 3X446 – 3X510 for 12' PowerBook, model # A1078, serial # 3X446 – 3X509.) They were recalled due to short-circuiting which caused overheating and explosion. The batteries were made by, in Taiwan and China. Apple has removed the recall from its website, but it is possible to get a new one by calling them. (Press release). June 9, 2008. Archived from on March 19, 2012.
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Bigapplefan1 wrote: Thanks. But is it built in home wifi?
Like if i wanna surf the web at home. The PowerBook G4 can easily do wired Ethernet or wireless WiFi. If the one you buy doesn't have a wifi card in it, it's easy to buy a USB wifi adapter if you can't find an AirPort card. The Internet connection should not be a problem. You will still have problems, but the Internet connection isn't going to be your real problem.
Your real problem will be when you try to read web pages and watch video. Because the PowerBook G4 cannot run current web browsers, you will find that many web sites don't display properly. Some web forms and online stores may not work right. Also, the G4 will be too old to install current OS X security updates, so you will be more vulnerable to Internet attacks.
When you try to watch videos, you will find that the G4 is not powerful enough. The G4 may be able to play older, SD and low-res videos on YouTube, but if you try to play any current HD videos on the Internet you will discover that the G4 cannot handle it. This is because current HD videos on the Internet use a format that plays back smoothly with the help of the multimedia optimizations in the Intel CPUs. But the G4 is too old and does not have an Intel CPU, so playing back HD video is too hard for it.
I don't know how much you paid for the G4, but you can get an older MacBook Pro for just a few hundred dollars and it will be much faster, more modern, and more secure than the G4 in every way. Understand that I used to own a PowerBook G4 and I really loved it, but it simply became out of date and could not handle today's content. Bigapplefan1 wrote: google chrome, like other laptops?
Please let me know. I am also wondering if this laptop has a built in Webcam. Some more info. You cannot run Google Chrome on a PowerBook G4 because, but the latest system you can install on a G4 is Mac OS X 10.5. And while you can buy a USB webcam and plug it in, the webcam may need driver software, and if the webcam software needs OS X 10.6 or later you will not be able to use the webcam with the G4.
You may have to find an older webcam that works with such an old Mac. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
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