The Macintosh Bible 4th edition 1992

The Macintosh Bible, Fourth Edition by Arthur Naiman and contributors, Peachpit Press for Goldstein & Blair, Berkeley, California, copyright 1987–92. The scan is 1262 pages.

This is not an Apple publication. It is a third-party book, and it is a secondary source: where it disagrees with Apple's own service documentation, the Apple document wins.

What it covers

A very large collection of tips, product evaluations and practical advice, updated edition by edition and sold with free printed updates. Each edition is substantially rewritten rather than reprinted, so the editions are not interchangeable: the fourth edition is the one held here.

What it does not contain

• No parts lists, no component values and no schematics. It is a users' reference, not a

 service document, and its hardware advice is at the level of "install a fan".

• Product evaluations are contemporary with the edition and are of historical interest only.

What it settles

One figure in the fourth edition is a real measurement and is worth carrying: "If the Mac Portable's batteries fall below 5.4 volts, they can't [be recharged]". Apple's own Macintosh Portable Service Source specifies the pack as sealed lead-acid, 6.5 V, so 5.4 V is the floor below which the machine's charger will no longer bring it back — which is why so many surviving Portables need an external charge or a replacement pack. It is also a useful counter-example: a bare "5.4" in an Apple symptom chart is a section cross-reference, but here it is a voltage, stated as one.

Pages that cite this document

• Macintosh 128K, Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE — contemporary practical advice
• Macintosh Portable Service Source and Battery Refurbishment — the 5.4 V recharge floor
• The Dead Mac Scrolls — published in the same series by the same imprint, and the repair companion to it

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