[G4] How Long?

[David Crandon]

However, I would think there would be some indirect way of finding this 
out....like modification dates on files or swap files or whatever.

Anyone else?

PS. Ask this on the OSX list if you don't get any answers here. It's 
pretty active.

David
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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