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2014, May 2 - 12:23pm

papa

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Greetings from papa and deni

Just wanted to say hi and express my thanks for this great web site.

I mostly hadn't touched a Mac since the university computer lab circa 1987 until a friend gave me a Power Mac G4 Cube he'd had sitting idle in a drawer.

The Mac is a truly amazing machine that has had a big influence on so many systems that have come later.

I was glad to find this site where so many great programs from yesteryear have found a good home.

--
David "papa" Meyer: Retro-computologist
deni the Mac: Power Mac G4 Cube OS X 10.4.11 / OS J1-9.2.2
Takarazuka, Japan

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2014, May 2 - 7:46pm

MikeTomTom

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Welcome, papa & deni

You have a nice friend (to give you a Cube)

2014, May 3 - 6:47pm

papa

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Definitely. Although the system he gave me is just the Cube, power supply, and speakers, I see that that kind of set is going for around 150 USD at auction.

2014, May 3 - 8:19pm

papa

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Also, the Cube's CD drive ejector is broken. Does Apple still service models as old as the G4 Cube?

2014, May 3 - 8:43pm

Temporary Joe

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No, though there are other options

2014, May 3 - 9:17pm

papa

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Such as unofficial repair shops?

2014, May 3 - 10:27pm

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MikeTomTom

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There is that. Or other alternatives, such as;
Finding a suitable manual on how to take the Cube apart and replace broken parts yourself.
Purchase an external USB CD/DVD player/writer

2014, May 4 - 9:23am

SwedeBear

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In support of MikeTomTom's suggestion here's a link to iFixit's well documented guides on repairing the Mac Cube. I myself used their guide on replacing the LCD panel on the wife's iMac 24" which was the first time for me opening an Intel iMac.

2014, May 4 - 1:03pm

Bolkonskij

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Welcome aboard, papa. Always wanted a Cube myself for aesthetically appealing OS 9 computing but couldn't get my hands on an affordable system. Hope yours will last a long time and have fun traveling to the good old days