Worth a trip to the Apple store or do they no longer offer support for something as old?
Not unless you want to get laughed at!
Actually you probably won't get laughed at…but you may be the "Crazy Customer of the Day" winner among the Apple employees!
Apple pretty much won't even work on computers as little as 4-5 years old (they call them "vintage"). This Powermac G4 could be as old as 15 years (1999).
And…depending on what exact model Powermac G4 we're talking about (if it was working 100%)…it's only worth about $15-$20. Many times these need to be given away just to get rid of them.
So as you can see…it wouldn't take much investing of cash to exceed it's current market value. Non-working…it could be worth about $10 bucks to someone looking for parts. Otherwise it's really not worth anything to the average Mac person.
The only other thing I can suggest is. Open it up…and remove all the ram & the video card. Then reseat/reinstall them. It's possible that these items got jarred out of place over the years…and may need reseating.
Also. This computer has a PRAM battery. It's probably dead…and usually even with a dead PRAM battery…most Powermac G4's should still startup ok (just that the preference settings and time/date will be wrong). Even a new PRAM battery will cost you $5.00.
- Nick