Fixing Up A Broken Apple Powerbook From 1999!

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • I bought a broken $25 Apple Powerbook G3 off of ebay, Let's clean it up and see if we can fix it!
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  • @psivewri
    @psivewri  Před 5 lety +142

    I had lot's of fun making this video! Enjoy 🙂
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    • @iceyboi
      @iceyboi Před 5 lety +2

      ok?

    • @oopsmyuniversecrashed4578
      @oopsmyuniversecrashed4578 Před 5 lety +2

      You've never been alive if you haven't visited cool math games. It's that simple.

    • @awesomeiphone597
      @awesomeiphone597 Před 5 lety +2

      Artic fox the web broweser can run on mac osx 10.7 or newer btw I just thought I would let you know

    • @oopsmyuniversecrashed4578
      @oopsmyuniversecrashed4578 Před 5 lety +1

      Awesome iPhone that can't run Lion, PowerPC is only supported up to Leopard just so you know

    • @geektech3738
      @geektech3738 Před 5 lety +2

      Hey man a little fan boy request can you make videos about making old tech usable in 2019 and btw I can help you out

  • @omarreyes4964
    @omarreyes4964 Před 5 lety +664

    No one:
    Psivewri: WITH EUCALYPTUS OIL
    (love your video mate)

  • @amineakrichi6281
    @amineakrichi6281 Před 5 lety +796

    This video is sponsored by *eucalyptus oil*

  • @shockwaveexp3465
    @shockwaveexp3465 Před 5 lety +257

    Your usage of Eucalyptus Oil to clean tech has become a meme at this point 🙃

  • @hambikmadanyan1683
    @hambikmadanyan1683 Před 5 lety +387

    Ironic that the owner was very religious, and you had on a shirt that said “sinners” the whole time😂

  • @matt-irby
    @matt-irby Před 4 lety +109

    Psivewri: to respect the original owners’ privacy, I won’t look through their personal files
    Also Psivewri: Let’s look through this person’s memes, mate

    • @LambdaMiscellaneous
      @LambdaMiscellaneous Před 3 lety +6

      Aaaannnndd their music

    • @Geert890
      @Geert890 Před 3 lety

      One one shot you have no firewire ports, on another shot you do....

    • @BossBen1
      @BossBen1 Před 2 lety +1

      I LOVE looking at these types of files left behind the last owner if there are any

    • @ardcollectsphones
      @ardcollectsphones Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@BossBen1same, i had a phone with memes, a phone with a really funny video and a couple phones with really good songs and a laptop with the same thing

  • @HazelTheHare
    @HazelTheHare Před 4 lety +40

    Them: This laptop is so old and dirty looking.
    Psivewri: Hold my eucalyptus oil.

  • @benjaminjones1505
    @benjaminjones1505 Před 5 lety +234

    "... and it seems like the old owner is very religous.."

  • @overlyobsolete2797
    @overlyobsolete2797 Před 5 lety +145

    Had to stop doing my school project to watch this.

  • @RockRedGenesis
    @RockRedGenesis Před 4 lety +96

    Eucalyptus oil industry: "If it wasn't for Psivewri,we'd be outta business!"

  • @WalkerKirchman
    @WalkerKirchman Před 5 lety +65

    Great video! Thanks to your PRAM battery tip I just fixed my power book!

    • @JohnMiller-mmuldoor
      @JohnMiller-mmuldoor Před 5 lety +1

      Hmmm yeah i wonder if that’s what happened to mine.. I think it’s probably the frayed power cord and no battery but I’m gonna try it

    • @_WHO_ME_1
      @_WHO_ME_1 Před 4 lety

      haha

  • @adews7204
    @adews7204 Před 5 lety +56

    OMG I love the new length of these videos, keep up the great work!

  • @X-OR_
    @X-OR_ Před 5 lety +8

    I Love Fixing up old Mac Computers. This weekend I Picked up 2 2007 Black Mac Books.
    Both Mac Books were owned by College Kids and were plastered with Stickers. Mixed and match the best parts and build a beautiful version of a Black Late 2007 Mac Book . Replaced the old HD with a SSD and Upgraded the memory, the system works great !!

  • @klyted2454
    @klyted2454 Před 5 lety +30

    Am I the only who is upset that those funny and original Apple Mac memes are now probably lost forever?

    • @DgkYogi
      @DgkYogi Před 4 lety +2

      BottleNecked PC no you are not

    • @UshankaMaster
      @UshankaMaster Před 4 lety +2

      He could also send the previous owner his files :(

    • @_Bandit88
      @_Bandit88 Před 4 lety

      @@UshankaMaster Indeed, it's 20 years of files.

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker Před 4 lety +1

      @@UshankaMaster Yes, I was thinking the same thing.

  • @lukemiani
    @lukemiani Před 5 lety +46

    Got that sweet 10 minutes baby 😎

  • @tanpopo24ify
    @tanpopo24ify Před 5 lety +23

    It's 5:35 am and this is a good way to start my weekend 😀

  • @flashtu
    @flashtu Před 5 lety +18

    Never use oil for cleaning heatsink or CPU or use Alcohol after the oil otherwise it react with silicon based thermalpaste and hardend.

  • @richardmcdonald7188
    @richardmcdonald7188 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your videos! I'm quite a tech head and love seeing this sort of stuff. I have a 2007 HP Pavilion DV6302 laptop. Not really old but compared to nowdays it's getting there. 12 years old and it's still going strong.

  • @CandiceSiegfried
    @CandiceSiegfried Před 4 lety +2

    I love my PowerBook Pismo. Got it in May 2000, and I still use it to this day for HyperCard Development. I often switch back and forth between MacOS 9.2.2 and 10.3.9 (I never upgraded it to 10.4.11)

  • @Funnie8
    @Funnie8 Před 4 lety +6

    The whole cleaning process is so suiting and calming.

    • @Geert890
      @Geert890 Před 3 lety

      One one shot you have no firewire ports, on another shot you do....

  • @TheManiacGamer235
    @TheManiacGamer235 Před 5 lety

    Definitely happy with the longer videos, keep up the good work Psivewri!

  • @Daedric-bx2gx
    @Daedric-bx2gx Před 5 lety +4

    Great video! I love old relics of the tech past

  • @RaquelReinke
    @RaquelReinke Před 4 lety +4

    Amazing video! I love these old notebook's restoration videos. And those powerbooks still look so nice, right?

  • @TylerGale
    @TylerGale Před 5 lety

    Really enjoyed this one. Wasn't too long, but long enough to get the detail. Awesome!

  • @berlin_pranedya5625
    @berlin_pranedya5625 Před 4 lety

    Love your video! It's really satisfying seeing all those old laptops getting restored :D

  • @carloraycaballero8100
    @carloraycaballero8100 Před 4 lety

    I used to be a computer technician and watching you restore old computers reminds me of old times - It is also satisfying to watch when you're cleaning the computers! Love that eucalyptus oil xD

  • @1in7.8b
    @1in7.8b Před 5 lety

    Awesome job with this video man. Really enjoyed it.

  • @ThePinkSprinkle
    @ThePinkSprinkle Před 5 lety

    Love these videos, the production quality is always top notch!

  • @wireproof
    @wireproof Před 5 lety +2

    Amazing video! Love your channel! Keep it up!

  • @theealexvidiots6667
    @theealexvidiots6667 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice! I have a 1998 WallStreet PowerBook in my garage, still working. Runs OS9 and is pre-USB!

  • @justinwillismusic
    @justinwillismusic Před 4 lety

    Loved these pismos. You did a great job cleaning her. Great video

  • @magnusharrison2715
    @magnusharrison2715 Před 5 lety

    Definitely liking longer less frequent videos! Keep on going i really like ur vids

  • @mcmudkipp
    @mcmudkipp Před 5 lety +81

    See I would buy one of these if I wasn't
    1. Broke
    2. Why tf do I need a laptop from the late 90s.
    3. Broke.

    • @hairlinehd
      @hairlinehd Před 5 lety +7

      It could value a fortune kid

    • @beedslolkuntus2070
      @beedslolkuntus2070 Před 4 lety +6

      Tommy Vercetti
      Tech won’t value
      No one is gonna pay 2500$ for a 600MB ram shit

    • @MrOoof
      @MrOoof Před 4 lety +3

      Cio Dokop
      Not 20 years ,maybe 50 or 100 years. But I think the owner already died with many years

    • @beedslolkuntus2070
      @beedslolkuntus2070 Před 4 lety

      MrOoof
      XD

    • @dasadd6374
      @dasadd6374 Před 4 lety +1

      @erik masterchef
      OH
      MY
      GOD

  • @transitengineer
    @transitengineer Před 5 lety

    Excellent video. Also, thank you for some good tips for us who still use these vintage black and white apple laptops. Own the model right after this, the G3 Powerbook Firewire because in addition to having two USB ports it also came with with two Firewire 400 ports. This truly is my favorite design of all of the apple computer laptops because mine has a built-in airport card, two "hot" swappable bays for (i.e. batteries, DVD-player, Zip drive, Super Disk drive, floppy drive, and extra memory), accepts type I and type II expansion cards, for wireless printing an inferred port. audio-in, port, audio-out port, internal 56k modem port, Ethernet, port "S" video port, and VGA monitor port.

  • @CookedLight
    @CookedLight Před 4 lety

    The Lombard Macbook! The designers in the office I shared had those and I was always coveting one, but could not afford them at the time. Still looks superb, its brilliant that you gave this one a new lease of life 👍🏻

  • @LucifersDemise
    @LucifersDemise Před 4 lety

    you make really high quality, and very pleasant vids. ty

  • @e-m-u123
    @e-m-u123 Před 5 lety

    Really enjoyed the longer vid thanks mate

  • @bodhibrn
    @bodhibrn Před rokem

    The clip you made on the PowerBook with the Sony DV camera looked like some obscure 2000's tv show like it was spot on with the whole vibe and aesthetic

  • @MrSmith717
    @MrSmith717 Před 4 lety

    What do you use to clean the chords?
    Man, I really like this channel. Passionate about old tech and fixing stuff. Subscribed!

  • @cassiefriedman8685
    @cassiefriedman8685 Před 4 lety

    I just found your channel and I love it already

  • @maximilianrosenthal3053

    I just love these restoration videos

  • @VAG2001
    @VAG2001 Před 5 lety

    great video! i really enjoy your content psivewri!

  • @905Speed
    @905Speed Před 3 lety

    just subscribed after watching a few videos, great content

  • @semmicolon
    @semmicolon Před 5 lety

    really love these kinds of videos

  • @atomicorang
    @atomicorang Před 4 lety

    Good job on the old Mac!!! Nice to see the evolution of Apple.

  • @munnsie100
    @munnsie100 Před 5 lety

    Marble Blast Gold! That game brings back so many memories. I remember playing it on the iMac G5s we had in primary school.

  • @warrenbadze
    @warrenbadze Před 4 lety

    Honestly I like watching this guys vids and subed just for the cleaning bits

  • @thomninja
    @thomninja Před 5 lety

    Really like your videos, good work ! Continue !!!
    A french who is subscribed to your channel

  • @GalenlevyPhoto
    @GalenlevyPhoto Před 4 lety

    I had PowerBook G3 Lombard. I loved the easy access to the hard drive, memory and even the processor too. I miss that thing.

  • @jessekauffman3336
    @jessekauffman3336 Před 3 lety

    I thoroughly enjoy your videos

  • @ML-gx9rp
    @ML-gx9rp Před 5 lety

    Great video,now I'm off up into the attic to retrieve an old power book that I have up there 😀

  • @makaveli559m
    @makaveli559m Před 4 lety

    Wow! I am impressed you were able to edit a video on that PowerBook.

  • @texmex9721
    @texmex9721 Před 4 lety

    I had one of these. They were available in 400MHZ and 500MHZ models. The lower speed was always the best bet as they had the same cooling system. The dual bays were great as you could run 2 batteries for long use, or no batteries with the floppy and CD drive (using a power brick).

  • @bgimusic
    @bgimusic Před 4 lety

    the video you edited in this vid is so awesome!! haha

  • @Ksandur
    @Ksandur Před 5 lety

    You make amazing content. Keep it going!

  • @thanseer1092
    @thanseer1092 Před 4 lety +1

    from india.you are a genious and youre videos are so satisfying to watch.

  • @JackSparrow-wn1on
    @JackSparrow-wn1on Před 4 lety

    you should get a small museum and have them displayed. it will be awesome !!! very nice restoration works !!! keep up the good work!

  • @geektech3738
    @geektech3738 Před 5 lety +11

    Hey man a little tip I learned from the 8-bit guy use WD-40 to clean the left over residue from stickers

    • @ThatOneName_
      @ThatOneName_ Před 5 lety +3

      GEEK TECH ah 8-bit guy. I love that guy

    • @geektech3738
      @geektech3738 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ThatOneName_ me too man I learn alot from him and I love old tech that's why I like Psivewri

    • @ThatOneName_
      @ThatOneName_ Před 5 lety +1

      GEEK TECH that’s almost the same reason I watch this guy.

  • @nefariousvii5255
    @nefariousvii5255 Před 4 lety +2

    Note: You can use Goo Gone to get rid of stickers and sticker glue easily. I use it on a number of restoration projects and just in general. I really do recommend it, you wouldn't run the risk of damaging the computer.

  • @notnerd3
    @notnerd3 Před 4 lety +3

    This Powerbook comes from the time when Apple used to put as much effort into the design at the bottom of the laptop to the top. Great little machine.

  • @DmitriyChaikovskiy
    @DmitriyChaikovskiy Před 4 lety

    Great video man, respect !!!

  • @karimaldeghn9313
    @karimaldeghn9313 Před 4 lety

    That’s sick!!! I love you’re videos

  • @linksrepair2851
    @linksrepair2851 Před 5 lety +2

    hi there,nice video as always.i got the same Apple Powerbook G3,can you upgrade the ram and hdd?

  • @user-vg5zx4lx8m
    @user-vg5zx4lx8m Před 5 lety +33

    i never noticed until now that psivewri uses a knife from csgo

    • @RFLCPTR
      @RFLCPTR Před 4 lety +2

      Wait, why do you have a profile picture with Pewdiepie wearing the iron cross?
      Nazi found, I guess?

    • @WilliamEccleston
      @WilliamEccleston Před 4 lety +1

      @@RFLCPTR That's the Georgian Bolnisi Cross
      , dumbass.

    • @Roflcopter100
      @Roflcopter100 Před 4 lety

      @@RFLCPTR shut up

    • @RFLCPTR
      @RFLCPTR Před 4 lety

      @@Roflcopter100 Why should I?

    • @satnus3388
      @satnus3388 Před 2 lety

      That's strange

  • @user-pt7gv5cl2q
    @user-pt7gv5cl2q Před 4 lety

    I would love to see more restoration videos they are very entertaining.

  • @DoubleKYouTube
    @DoubleKYouTube Před 5 lety

    these are my favorite kinds of videos

  • @rubes3927
    @rubes3927 Před 4 lety +1

    I died at the marbleblast gold!! So many memories from primary school 😂

  • @LovelyAlanna
    @LovelyAlanna Před 5 lety

    quick question, why do you use eucalyptus oil so much? does it have any advantages against plain alcohol or other cleaners?

  • @be236
    @be236 Před 4 lety

    I have a PowerBook G3 Pismo and it works, except the power connector seems not to work. I can plug in AC adapter, but it doesnt charge the battery. If put in a charged up battery, then I can power it up just fine.. so i think the DC power supply on the PowerBook is broken somehow?

  • @ReedHarston
    @ReedHarston Před 5 lety +1

    That laptop is in better condition than mine! Just a little jealous. :D
    I still love that model. The accessibility is great and I just love that flap in the back that shows the port markings. If the hinges and battery weren't toast on mine I might just still be using it.
    Fun fact that you didn't mention in the video: you can put a battery in the DVD compartment as well, so you could have two batteries in.

  • @ThirdVillarey
    @ThirdVillarey Před 4 lety +1

    There’s something in the way you speak that I find soothing!

  • @HughesyTech
    @HughesyTech Před 5 lety

    You are the tech mate that everyone needs after raising eBay and the local Sunday morning swap meet markets

  • @Lost13352
    @Lost13352 Před 4 lety +3

    older hardware was so much easier to take apart it seems like

    • @squeakers27
      @squeakers27 Před 4 lety

      The powerbook was for professionals so it was easy to access the critical things such the CPU, ram and hard drive. However the ibook G3/4 of the same era was for consumers and that was a pain to take apart, over an hour to just get to the hard drive but yeah you are right to an extent. It's just if the manufacturers want to make it easier to work on and back then they probably did alot more than before.

    • @Lost13352
      @Lost13352 Před 4 lety

      @@squeakers27 yeet

  • @junkaccount2535
    @junkaccount2535 Před 4 lety +6

    "Seems like the previous owner was very religious"
    *wears SINNERS t-shirt for remainder of the video*

  • @Jadrienn
    @Jadrienn Před 4 lety +17

    **This video is not sponsored by eucalyptus oil**
    me: NANI??

    • @Nookerdog777
      @Nookerdog777 Před 4 lety

      is that an autralia thing? in the us ive never heard of anyone using it at all let alone for cleaning computers

  • @mansonm2
    @mansonm2 Před 3 lety +1

    Come al solito hai fatto un gran bel lavoro i miei complimenti continua così

  • @miafarkas1752
    @miafarkas1752 Před 5 lety +1

    Since the OS had been tweaked (at least the icons) didn't you think reinstalling it would be a good idea?

  • @timothybaxter9993
    @timothybaxter9993 Před 5 lety

    The best tech channel on CZcams!!!

  • @epychan922
    @epychan922 Před 4 lety

    i really enjoy your videos

  • @sofyan_gh
    @sofyan_gh Před 4 lety

    I love your channel soo much

  • @TheLaneStudio
    @TheLaneStudio Před 5 lety

    I absolutely love your videos man, keep up the awesome work!

  • @NathanNitz
    @NathanNitz Před 5 lety

    Did you happen to get 2 of these Powerbooks? I can see at 5:32 the rear I/O had firewire, but at 7:33 there was no Firewire, and the old SCSI connector was there instead. Good video, just curious about that.

  • @TheSpotify95
    @TheSpotify95 Před 3 lety

    Nice refurb :) I hope you saved some of the music that you liked :D

  • @certs743
    @certs743 Před 3 lety

    I had a maxed out Powerbook G3 "Lombard" model I loved.

  • @liamosterhout6538
    @liamosterhout6538 Před 4 lety +6

    "it definitely needs a good cleaning" Psivewri, May 24th, 2019

  • @mdqmatias
    @mdqmatias Před 5 lety

    Great video!

  • @t_psycho
    @t_psycho Před 4 lety

    i love ur channel!

  • @qpol
    @qpol Před 4 lety +5

    nobody:
    literally nobody:
    psivewri: E U C A L Y P T U S O I L

  • @jan04044
    @jan04044 Před 5 lety

    Great video! What microphone are you using?

  • @TommyMacsWorkshop
    @TommyMacsWorkshop Před 4 lety

    nice VL turbo!!

  • @aaronchamberssaabfan7397

    Good I love old macbook I still daily use my early 2008 mac upgraded to 4gb and running lion and still love it

  • @NomadicDmitry
    @NomadicDmitry Před 4 lety

    What Mac OS runs on this one? Was the Tiger the last one supported on this one or some earlier version?

  • @Niels81
    @Niels81 Před 5 lety

    Great video! Greetings from Germany!!!

  • @yaroze
    @yaroze Před 4 lety

    So how many of these G3 Powerbooks did you use for this video, at timestamp 7:32 you show the back panel to a Lombard G3, which has no Firewire ports and has mini-SCSI, but your doing video capture and edit with firewire, which was on a Pismo G3, which has firewire in place of the mini-SCSI port.

  • @Zi7ar21
    @Zi7ar21 Před 5 lety +3

    Woah that looked easy to open for a laptop... Especially a MacBook!

    • @nurci67
      @nurci67 Před 3 lety

      It’s a PowerBook

  • @Karmy.
    @Karmy. Před 4 lety +1

    Marble Blast Gold was my childhood!!

  • @angelo-xt4zb
    @angelo-xt4zb Před 4 lety +3

    Oh god i love so Much marble blast gold i Played it on My imac g5 on My powermac g5 and on My macbook pro late 2008 p.s. I love your videos so Much

  • @kristhy6066
    @kristhy6066 Před 4 lety

    I'm not a computer technician, so I would never mess with a laptop that I know doesn't work. I love your videos.

  • @JoshLightWork
    @JoshLightWork Před 4 lety +1

    correction: the yo-yo charger came with the original iBook, and the PowerBook G3 had a black charger. Solid video nonetheless. :) Keep 'em comin'!

  • @franktomarchio1230
    @franktomarchio1230 Před 4 lety

    What do you do after building the computers?