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   Mac84 ? (mac84tv@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Feb-2026 01:41:11 JST Mac84 ?

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   • Karl Baron

   @kalleboo hmm, yeah seems like a potential power issue. Thankfully there were plenty of 3rd party power supplies made, although things are getting harder to find. Good luck!

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Feb-2026 01:41:12 JST Karl Baron

     My PowerBook G3 Lombard is dying :/ it crashes with random errors within a few minutes after boot. It’s never anything specific or in any specific process (looking in MacsBug)

     I ran a full TechTool Pro RAM test, it passed all the tests for an hour before the machine just froze

     Also it doesn’t seem to like any of my expansion bay optical drives, makes me wonder if it’s a power supply issue (tried 2 different yoyo supplies so the external is fine)

     :(

     #VintageApple