on 12/07/03 20:35, Jeff Hubatka at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 01:39:27 -0500 >> From: Eugene Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Upgrading to OSX >> >> On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 09:03:47PM -0500, Thomas Ethen wrote: >> : >> : Here are three on ebay up for auction, but with a 333Mhz Lombard you >> will >> : need an Apple DVD decoder card model M5163 to play DVD's but not >> CD's. I >> : believe they mad a CD only module for the Lombard, but I am not sure >> about >> : that. >> >> Yes, Apple did. A friend has that particular Lombard configuration: >> PowerPC G3 333 MHz, CD-ROM media bay module, no built-in DVD decoder. >> >> -- >> Eugene Lee > > > My Lombard (nearly all the 333 models too) has the plain CD. I don't > believe DVD playback is supported in OSX either, even for the 400mhz > models with built-in decoding. I know it isn't for the PC card > decoders. You can pick up cheap CDRW or even combo modules from the PC > side of eBay and swap the drives out.
DVD playback is not supported for the Lombard on OS X. So, no need to find a DVD-ROM drive for it... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe, trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -Rich Cook -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
