[G4] How Long?

[David Crandon]

This information was kept in the computers PRAM, but starting with OS9, 
if I'm not mistaken, Apple changed the programming and this info was 
not stored anymore. TechTool simply was accessing this information and 
displaying it.

David Crandon


On Saturday, July 19, 2003, at 02:59  PM, Brian Conner wrote:

> Tech Tool Lite for OS 8 (and later OS9) had a way of reporting how many
> total hours the Mac has been in use during its life.
>
> Anyone know of an OS X (Jaguar, even) app that will gather that 
> statistic
> from a G4? Or is there some Terminal command I can invoke to find that 
> info?
>
> I ask because I've recently bought a G4 that supposedly hasn't been 
> powered
> on and used at all. I suspect it has been used and I'd like to find 
> out how
> much, if that's possible. I'm not going to send the G4 back; I only 
> want to
> know if my suspicions are accurate.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Brian Conner
>
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