Originally Posted by
bostongarden
Nice!! The current iMac 21.5 is in refurbished, but, I suspect that you are looking to do this down the road a bit.
I'm no expert here, but, I hope it isn't a failed hard drive. If it is, the more you try to whir it up and boot, the worse it will get. You do have a backup, yes?
(Cool thing for me today that is kinda geeky: I was put in a top 50 list that included Bob Metcalfe.)
iMac - plan on later this year. I'd get the 21.5, may be able to justify the bigger one.
I hope it's not a failed hard drive. It actually booted last night after I posted my question. Data is now backed up.
I didn't know the name so I googled
Metcalfe. He's not afraid of saying what he thinks. He looks like a Cat 2 M55+ that would kick everyone's butt.