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One more thing....
LLMacintosh:
Hello, first of all thank you to everyone who contributed to highlighting and installing Mac OS 9 on the Mac mini G4.
I just bought one and was surprised to see that it was possible. Soon the adventure will begin.
I plan to recover my old files (from more than 20 years ago) using this machine.
Looking forward to discussing with you :)
Bolkonskij:
Welcome LLMacintosh!
hope you can recover your old files! Enjoy Mac OS 9 - from the time when computing was exciting & fun!
Let us know if you run into trouble and we'll try to be of help. :)
LLMacintosh:
Thank You.
Lot of floppy disks to read and save as .pdf, or something I can read today with my iMac 2017 or my MacBook Air M1
Lot of CD-R and DVD-R - DVD-RW, between 1987 - 2004 :
Apple IIGS (gone)
PowerMac 5400
PowerBook 150 "broken" : would like to fix it (7.1.1)
PowerMac 6320 (gone)
PowerMac 6400 (gone)
PowerPC G5 (supply issue)
iMac G5: Impossible to boot original Tiger DVD install. Combo CD/DVD issue ?
Will receive soon my Mac mini G4 (10-4-11)
Lola
;)
Bolkonskij:
Is the optical drive in the Mac Mini confirmed to work?
As great as the little Mac Minis are, I feel their weak point is the optical drive. I found they fail more than any other component. I hope yours will not! (by the way, sounds like the same problem with your iMac G5 drive not reading the Tiger disc ... the drive on my 2005 iMac G5 failed after only 5 years and the Apple repair guy was like "oh, yet another one dead ..." ).
If you're not looking for speed, you should be able to just get along with an external USB 2.0 drive connected to the iMac G5 / Mac Mini G4. I've got one as a backup, though rarely use it ever since switching to a firewire one.
But those are usually really cheap to have as new. Depending on where in France you live, the d'Arty or Pulsat near you may have some in stock for about 20 to 30 euros each.
Come join us on Hotline when you got your Mac Mini G4 all set up :)
Knezzen:
Welcome to Mac OS 9 Lives! I haven't owned a Mac Mini G4 since back in the day when I bought one new. Might be time to get one :D
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