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Author: tylth on April 21 2007 Viewed 3913 times. 10 people liked this blog. You can rate it below if you haven't already.
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<-- Hello,
i am an extreme windows user, but i had some money at my hand and spent it on an iBook from ebay.
its specs are:
800MHz G3 PPC
256MB RAM
30GB HD
12" Display
and MAC OS X Jaguar
with english keyboard layout
it came with NOTHING but the iBook, power adapter and software on hd
and ahhh it's WAY more quiet than the laptop with windowas i am using (best feature yet)
It is fun to buy used computers, because there is always some stuff left, in this case A LOT of pictures and dorky videos, saved passwords for gmail accounts (!) and various software. no pron though
i spent quite a while fiddling around with the OS, but i still have near to no idea how to deal with the apple at all. BUT i am learning fast.
so i hope you welcome me as a new apple mac user and give me some tips:
will it run os x tiger properly?
what about audio? can i have som fun with ableton live on this system?
best free synths (links please)? what format are they anyway? vst? what is AU and will i be able to use it?
prev. owner said there are some widgets that change all the icons (really shitty looking icons) so how can i change the icons back to the default ones?
so, i am not "installing" apps (like windows), i am "mounting" a *.dmg file - and then?
how do i "uninstall" correctly?
where can i get a small german schuko plug for the little white power adapter?
where can i find neat (free) applications for everything that i got to HAVE on the iBook?
please give some general tips for using this ppc and os?
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04/21/07
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tylth
i like how it is "sleeping" and when i open it up, ZAP, its there
erm, theres also os 9 on it with programs (im using a "sticky" notepad whis good for quick notes on desktop
thanks for the link tape!
04/21/07
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jdg
the "sleep" and "wake" functions of OSX laptops are amazing.. its stuff like that, that makes me glad crapple is a closed hardware shop.
also, i would find a 7200rpm drive for that thing... all the speed you can get, in whatever form will be helpful.
those G3s are slowwwwwwwwww.
also, i had a white ibook for along while.. i did this to it: link
mine was red tho.
04/21/07
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tylth
wow i would have left it transparent must look dope assembled
maybe i'll start a coulour project sometimes too, but mines gonna be PINK (+ some pink fake fur on the edges) to make it look a bit more masculin
a friend already called it a "womans handbag", a "toy" and whatnot. i guess he's just a bit jealous the old 
04/21/07
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mrk087
looks surprisingly similar to the newer line of macbooks.
and the specs aren't half bad either. they're equivalent to my older 5 year old e-machines.
That iBook still has the powerpc processor though,
04/21/07
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implexgrace
welcome to the world of macs
we're technically unix users as well
on the computer technical side of things it's a much more in depth operating system than windows with a glossy, minimal frontend
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04/22/07
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yghartsyrt
concerning the icons.
highlight the icon, that you want to change -> apple+i for ivoking the information window for the app/icon/whatever -> click on the little icon within the information window, so it highlights. now just press backspace and it should revert to its original icon
04/22/07
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tylth
well that din't work. i had it highlighted but the iBook has no backspace key whatsoever! pressed a bunch of others but to no avail
meh a reinstall of osx sgould fix this for good
uh, where du i find this app wutsitcalled "argayespontes lyre"? thats is something i am keen on testing for quite wahile is it standalone or do in need maxmsp
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04/22/07
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tylth
yay! your da man!
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yghartsyrt
did it work out?
the icon stuff?
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tylth
actually no, it didn't 
i was happy about that lyre link! see, you suggested to look at his stuff in your first post and i made a google search and got on his site but all i saw was a pic with a kid and hidden links that led only to song lyrics... then i lost interest and chased a butterfly outside
04/22/07
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yghartsyrt
ha.
those more academic peeps. they know how to turn away an ads-kid
04/22/07
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tylth
lol your an ass 
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