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My system clock reset itself to Jan 1, 1970. We've lost power intermittently about six times the past 3 days, forcing my Mac to power off each time. Maybe one of those times made it lose the setting? Nothing else is affected. Course it's no big deal since I just synched up to a network time server.
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|  Hmm.. that's weird. Maybe you did a time warp. Check outside your window, and if you see hippies cooling it on the street and a whole bunch of flower adorned VW's, you'll know! 
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Hmm.. that's weird. Maybe you did a time warp. Check outside your window, and if you see hippies cooling it on the street and a whole bunch of flower adorned VW's, you'll know!
Oh crap! There's a hippie bus in my driveway!
Oh, it's mine, nevermind...
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Nice! I used to have a '64 Deluxe Beetle with a '65 engine (1,2oo cc I think). The little bugger required a lot of maintenance, but it was a fun car.
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The little bugger required a lot of maintenance, but it was a fun car.
That's why they're "people's cars" =)
I love my VW as much as I love my Mac, I think the two share similarities. They both maintain a die-hard cult following, they are both misunderstood by the general public, VW drivers honk at each other because they "get it". I'm sure Mac users would honk too if there were an easy way to spot us from the road. Volkswagen definitely "thinks different" from the rest of the auto society.
VW and Apple also had some near identical commercials, they used the same advertising firm...remember the spinning G3 iMac commercial? There's one just like it done with New Beetles. If I can dig them up I'll post links to each one for comparing and contrasting.
P.S. I'm almost positive I saw a classic pink Beetle somewhere in Hyperjoe's photo gallery. Any other MacVW drivers out there?
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imeridian
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Hehe, you've gone back to "epoch" with your time! |
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said by Quarex:
My system clock reset itself to Jan 1, 1970. We've lost power intermittently about six times the past 3 days, forcing my Mac to power off each time. Maybe one of those times made it lose the setting?
What Mac do you have? I've seen some instances where even if you have it set to sync with network time, it doesn't keep date and time across restarts.
Just to check, you should check to see if the date/time sticks if you turn off the time sync and restart. If not, you might have to reset the PMU. |
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What Mac do you have? I've seen some instances where even if you have it set to sync with network time, it doesn't keep date and time across restarts.
Just to check, you should check to see if the date/time sticks if you turn off the time sync and restart. If not, you might have to reset the PMU.
I'm running an indigo G3 500 iMac (Kiva) with 512MB. I've had it since October and this is the first time it's reset. I don't usually have it set to sync to network time cause I don't have a constant connection at home (dialup). I figured all the crappy power outages we've had lately did something to cause it. I'll let you know if it retains the correct time next time I reboot =)
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I wish I could sync up all my alarm clocks with the network server! I hate trying to set them via the little buttons on top you hold down and advance forward one increment. *click*...*click*...*click*...*click*...*click* ..damn, missed it! *click*click*click*click*click*....
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rjackson
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Well I just synced, saved, and rebooted, and the time seems to have stuck. I wish it wasn't 2AM but it is. Good night!
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1972 SuperBeetle with beefed up 1600 dual-port engine, .009 distributor and Monsa exhaust. Kept that thing running with string, duct tape and a pair of vise-grips.
VWs and Macs are definitely parallel universes. Ever read "How to keep your Volkswagen alive"? Someone should write a similar Zen-like manual for Mac OS X. They'd make a million.
And of course, every VW runs on a Motorola chip ('040, I think) for engine and fuel injection management...
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1972 SuperBeetle with beefed up 1600 dual-port engine, .009 distributor and Monsa exhaust. Kept that thing running with string, duct tape and a pair of vice-grips.
Mine runs on coat hangers, baling wire, and zip ties.
said by Riceman619:
Ever read "How to keep your Volkswagen alive"? Someone should write a similar Zen-like manual for Mac OS X. They'd make a million.
I got a well-used original print edition (you know, with the spiral binding) left over from the previous owner of the bus. Whoever thought an automotive manual would be such an enlightening read?
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I got a well-used original print edition (you know, with the spiral binding) left over from the previous owner of the bus. Whoever thought an automotive manual would be such an enlightening read?
I especially liked the illustrations and the section on the electricals (the "Spaghetti System"). Hmm..was he envisioning the inside of the iMac?
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I especially liked the illustrations and the section on the electricals (the "Spaghetti System"). Hmm..was he envisioning the inside of the iMac?
The illustrations are classic, my favorite is the exploded bug pic. Everyone keeps insisting on telling me that this is not a technical diagram for some reason.
Hmm, Beetles and iMacs, they're both air-cooled...
Well, this one isn't
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Presenting iCar; 1,ooo,ooo miles on your odometer. (cheesy, i know.  ) |
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Have you tried disconnecting power again for a few hours? If it doesn't stick, you will need to change the battery. Ah, memories of the Mac 512, when the battery was a AA size and there was an easy to open latch on the back of the computer! |
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Hmm.. that's weird. Maybe you did a time warp.
Let's do the time warp agaiiiiiiiiiiiin....
Let's do the time warp agaiiiiiiiiiiiin....
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My dad's G4 tower did this all the time when going between OS X and OS 9 startup. It hasn't occurred since he upgraded to 10.1.3.
I always got a kick when a battery died in most G3s here at work, and they reverted to August 27th 1956, two days before I was born.
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I always got a kick when a battery died in most G3s here at work, and they reverted to August 27th 1956, two days before I was born.
Wow, are you old. Did you sit behind Genghis Khan in high school?
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