There are two iBooks in our family. My stepson uses my old iBook G4 for anything he has to write and an Android tablet or his iPhone for everything else. His iBook’s power cable failed, so I gave him the cable from my iBook G3, which was my first Mac. From that point on, my ancient iBook G3 became a doorstop, as my steppie lives 20 miles away.
That was six months ago. I missed the iBook. I have an old iMac and a newer MacBook, but the iBook has a charm of its own. So over Christmas, I ordered a cheap replacement power cable from Ebay as well as a battery. Hoping to use it as a spare laptop for holidays, days out, watching DVDs or a bit of light writing. It should last well with a new battery. Hopefully it'll still boot! I have great confidence in it, though.
And it was my first Mac. Why not enjoy your first Mac for as long as you can?
There’s more on my old iBook G3 elsewhere on G345.
