ScuzzBlog: Diaries April 2026 Entry 5th April 2026: Post 1: Mac G4 - Battery scare and racing the Mega Midget. Mac G4 - Battery scare and racing the Mega Midget. I hadn't intended opening up the Mac G4 today but having recovered my scuzzblog for 25th March 2007 regarding the Mega Midget Racer I noted that the Mac had a battery. Bugga! Someone was talking about the mighty CSA Computer Systems Associates and their range of products for the A500 and I got to thinking how long has it been since I acquired my Mega Midget Racer for the 500. The answer being March 2007. In perusing the magic that is an Amiga accelerator for the Amiga 500 ( yummay ) I couldn't help but note that the bloody Mac G4 has a battery. My mind went back to January 2015 when I had a security problem with a site I was using on the Windows 7 machine. Norton was advising me to stay clear. Not to be out done I decided to fire up the G4 and use the machine as a sacrificial computer and visit the dodgy website. Turned out to be just an out of date certificate. And that was the very last time I used the Mac. Sadly I found the thing too slow and a touch archaic being an Apple Mac thingy and all that. She was then placed in Cryostasis under the table here and is treated to the odd kick when I am feeling particularly vexed. Helps. Anyhoo back to that battery thang. Been eleven years so my concerns were drawn to the battery on the Mac and its status. I wouldn't want it blowing up and damaging one of my Amigas or Windows machines. As annoying as it was I lent down, pulled the side lever and dropped the access panel. I took out the Canon G7 and with a task light took a series of pics without the tripod of the inner workings of the Mac. Seriously about as interesting as watching clothes dry. I then took the pics into Thumbs and having assessed the risk decided the battery looked OK for now. I closed up and decided I would have another look in 2037 or never. Probably never. Trouble with the Mac is that it is made by Apple. I am sure I read somewhere that without the battery it will refuse to boot. The Mac had probably died from capacitor burn anyway, so doesn't really matter that much. Obviously if the battery had started to degrade badly I would have taken it out. But I'd already wasted a good half an hour on this and I really wanted to make a cup of tea. So I've closed that down. Moving onto the Mega Midget Racer I do wish I had the guts to use this accelerator. Dunno why but of late I have been looking at buying another A500 or Plus just for the hell of it. The thrill of powering up and doing some coding.... gives me a cold shiver. I must be strong... Classic bit of kit the Racer. You don't find many internal accelerators for the Amiga 500 these days. That was that then. Bit annoyed about that Mac thing. I had planned a marathon League of Legends session watching The Goat take on the Worlds with T1. Never mind I'll give the thing a good kick. Makes me feel better. I'm not a fan of Apple or the Mac. Thems crap. But that's just my view. I'm sure someone likes them. Mac G4 - Battery scare and racing the Mega Midget. Mega Midget Racer ~ Previously on scuzzblog ~ previously on scuzzblog: Apple Macintosh PowerPC G4. previously on scuzzblog: A500/A2000 - Mega-Midget Racer.

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