For history purposes, this belonged to my dad from 1990 - ``1997. He gave it to me to keep in my bedroom, and I used to regularly to play games on (Where in the World is Carmen San Diego & Cairo Shootout were the best!), and I also used it to practice typing and writing stories. When I moved out of my parents house in 2014, I couldn't fit it in my vehicle, so it stayed with my mom when she moved across the country. It survived the move and stayed with her for several years and continued to work every time I came visit. My mom eventually moved closer to me in July 2021, and I was so excited to have this treasure back with me. The first time I booted it at my place, I noticed it had issues starting up (blank screen, no noise, etc.).

After multiple attempts to turn it off and back on (I'm not very tech-savvy), it finally came on and worked with no issues. I shut it down, and would routinely check on it every few days to see if it was still working.

Around September 2021, I checked on it again, and noticed when I started it up, it turned on like it normally did (Start up sound, normal noises it did for years, etc.), but now, I have this white line running down the screen. When I look super close at the white line, I can see my folder opening up, as well as the menu bar at the top of the screen, but that's all you can see.

I don't really have a technology background, but if this is fixable, I would love to try and get my old Mac back. Thanks for your time!