Hardware defects (caused by me) prevent normal experimentation. I have the 12" iBook G4 at 1.33 GHz, and despite hardware defects, it's still running Mac OS X Leopard.
A couple of years ago, by accident, I forgot to reduce my power supply, from 12VDC to 5VDC when plugging in my external TV tuner. As a result, the external TV tuner smoked away and the iBook G4 powered off. Since then, USB voltage is at 4.5 VDC and it's internal CD/DVD drive doesn't have enough current to read/write discs.
Additionally, when pulling off the keyboard, I did exactly that... I damaged the ribbon connect on the motherboard, and so, I have to run a USB keyboard (one that doesn't use high current).
I've been looking into MorphOS as an alternative OS, since it is a Powerbook6,7 on the specs. I almost downloaded the demo, but I don't know how I'm going to boot it in my iBook G4, since there's insufficient power for CD/DVD discs and USB flash drives.
Getting MorphOS to work, is one thing... Unfortunately, I won't be able to buy it, unless someone makes a donation... (hint, hint) I figure, MorphOS is a great way to give me a "crash course" on an operating system I enjoyed 24 years ago. Besides that, I'm living in a country that no-one else have ever touched, nor heard of an Amiga computer before.
Mac OS X Leopard is operational on my iBook G4... Is there a method to get MorphOS demo running? Or does it have to be bootable .iso file?
Kuya Marc