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<blockquote data-quote="AndrewDun" data-source="post: 1846594" data-attributes="member: 404249">Old iMacThank you for the prompt advice. I have always had 10 year old or older Macs, starting in late '90s with a b &amp; w Classic, which was a delight to use. I have lots of old software which serves my purposes well, and which costs nothing. I try to keep out of the race between powerful new software and their need for powerful new computers, but I do move on keeping a decade or so behind the times. For some years now I have been on a 2006 20&quot; iMac, 32 bit, but I often could do with a 24&quot; screen. Hence efforts with the A1200, but additionally offering 64bit, which would help on internet and also enable me to use a more recent Illustrator and Photoshop which I have waiting in the wings.&nbsp;&nbsp; Don't worry, I will not spend more than the occasional £1 or 2 on repairs; I collect plenty of scrapped equipment, from which I salvage components. One of the welders, a top-end model 10 years ago, bought cheaply (ebay) as not working, came back to life when I replaced an invisibly cracked SMD capacitor timing an SMPS for the logic board, and I know well how small a repair can sometimes produce a large benefit. But time is required for diagnosing, which usually means working out how the thing is supposed to operate. Hence my questions about the iMac fault. Other people spend time on crossword puzzles; I enjoy my choice of puzzle when there is time in the evening.Thanks again,&nbsp; but has anyone the necessary technical knowledge?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AndrewDun, post: 1846594, member: 404249"] [b]Old iMac[/b] Thank you for the prompt advice. I have always had 10 year old or older Macs, starting in late '90s with a b & w Classic, which was a delight to use. I have lots of old software which serves my purposes well, and which costs nothing. I try to keep out of the race between powerful new software and their need for powerful new computers, but I do move on keeping a decade or so behind the times. For some years now I have been on a 2006 20" iMac, 32 bit, but I often could do with a 24" screen. Hence efforts with the A1200, but additionally offering 64bit, which would help on internet and also enable me to use a more recent Illustrator and Photoshop which I have waiting in the wings. Don't worry, I will not spend more than the occasional £1 or 2 on repairs; I collect plenty of scrapped equipment, from which I salvage components. One of the welders, a top-end model 10 years ago, bought cheaply (ebay) as not working, came back to life when I replaced an invisibly cracked SMD capacitor timing an SMPS for the logic board, and I know well how small a repair can sometimes produce a large benefit. But time is required for diagnosing, which usually means working out how the thing is supposed to operate. Hence my questions about the iMac fault. Other people spend time on crossword puzzles; I enjoy my choice of puzzle when there is time in the evening. Thanks again, but has anyone the necessary technical knowledge? [/QUOTE]

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