Ah, you may be right I'm having a senior moment. I know the old AirPort Extreme had a modem built-in. THis was the model that looked like a UFO. On Apr 19, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Justin Harford wrote:
> > Wow back in my day it was like 40 US. > > "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already > tomorrow in Australia." Charles Schultz, creator of the Peanuts comic > strip. > > El 19/04/2009, a las 17:42, Jessi Rathwell escribió: > >> >> hmm. maybe I'll look into it!! >> peace and positivity >> Jessi >> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >> On 19-Apr-09, at 3:21 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> >>> Apple makes a usb-based modem. Last I checked it was about $56 US. >>> On Apr 19, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> oh, dang. you read my mind, lol. I was thinking I could use it. I'm >>>> lookin' for a dialup modem that works with USB. if such a thing >>>> even >>>> exists! having to use my pc when I'm at my cabin is just not >>>> cool. I >>>> wouldn't mind so much if it was a decently working pc, but it's >>>> almost >>>> as bad as my mom's and I'm too lazy to fix it up cuz I rarely use >>>> it. >>>> maybe that'll be a project for one day when I'm really >>>> bored...trying >>>> to get it back up to speed and non crashingness! >>>> peace and positivity >>>> Jessi >>>> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >>>> On 19-Apr-09, at 2:43 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Yes. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Alex, >>>>> >>>>> Jessi, It won't work for you with USB. It is for the old ADB >>>>> connection I think. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Alex, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 11:16 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> a dialup modem? >>>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 11:09 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have an old Apple compatable modem I was just about to throw >>>>>>> out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Alex, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 9:08 PM, Tiffany D wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I thought it was just me with the restarting. But yes, I'm >>>>>>>> seeing >>>>>>>> this more as well and it's very annoying. The volume will go >>>>>>>> up >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> VoiceOver will restart. Thanks for the info on the names. >>>>>>>> Btw, >>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>> you type in Apple II Forever in youtube you'll find a really >>>>>>>> cool >>>>>>>> video and then the one after it is kind of funny. It's a >>>>>>>> description >>>>>>>> of the first Apples but at the time it was made, the II C was >>>>>>>> modern, >>>>>>>> so you'll hear things like the mouse being new and the wave of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> future and how the idea of putting in an external disk drive >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> new. >>>>>>>> There are other cool videos too. We should make a list for >>>>>>>> blind >>>>>>>> retrocomputer users. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I really really wanna see if I can get on the net with my II GS >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> that program from APH. But I probably need a shell account >>>>>>>> (which >>>>>>>> I've always wanted) to do that and an Apple-compatible modem. >>>>>>>> Wonder >>>>>>>> if I can boot it up in the Macbook under VMware and find a way >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> convince it I'm on the net through dialup? I just wanna see >>>>>>>> how >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> reads pages. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 18/04/2009, Scott Bresnahan <b...@apple2.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Greetings, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I can't believe I am getting sucked into this. But System 7 >>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>> code >>>>>>>>> named Big Bang. I know this because I referred to it as the >>>>>>>>> big >>>>>>>>> bust, since I thought 6.07 was much better and 7 broke many >>>>>>>>> font >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> text drawing routines in Mac apps and the foundations for true >>>>>>>>> type >>>>>>>>> fonts were laid down. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Then as I recall things went music based, I definitely recall >>>>>>>>> Allegro, Harmony and Sonata in the 8.x roadmap. And Rhapsody, >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> OS >>>>>>>>> that never came. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now, speaking of countless OS releases, I'm curious if people >>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>> seen an increase crash rate under 10.5.x as x has been getting >>>>>>>>> higher. VoiceOver seems to be restarting several times a day >>>>>>>>> now, >>>>>>>>> and I "feel" this is getting worse--or rather this seems >>>>>>>>> like a >>>>>>>>> more >>>>>>>>> frequent thing lately. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Anyone else feel this way? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --Scott >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> At 4:40 PM -0700 4/18/09, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> They had no names as far as I remember. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mac OS 11.0 "Chocolate Lab" A.K.A. "Goldy" Maybe. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Well, the computers at that time actually had nicknames, not >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> OS's. >>>>>>>>>> These Apple regarded as code names, moddel names if you will. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> OS X is as follows: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Beta release (Unknown) >>>>>>>>>> 10.0 Puma >>>>>>>>>> 10.1 Cheetah >>>>>>>>>> 10.2 Jaguar >>>>>>>>>> 10.3 Panther >>>>>>>>>> 10.4 Tiger >>>>>>>>>> 10.5 Leopard >>>>>>>>>> 10.6 Snow Leopard >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> Alex, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:59 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> haha wow! what was OS7 called? lol. I'm really curious about >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> rest >>>>>>>>>>> of the OS's! like I know all OS10s are cat names, but what >>>>>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>>>>> before? lol. >>>>>>>>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:23 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi. >>>>>>>>>>>> My first computer experiences was on a Mac Classic, i think >>>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>> called that ran os 7. I was one of the two, i think, in >>>>>>>>>>>> Sweden >>>>>>>>>>>> who >>>>>>>>>>>> ran >>>>>>>>>>>> Macs with Outspoken at that time. I absolutely loved that >>>>>>>>>>>> screen >>>>>>>>>>>> reader. >>>>>>>>>>>> /Krister >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 18 apr 2009 kl. 20.23 skrev Mark Baxter: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I went to college with an Apple 2C and an Echo Cricket >>>>>>>>>>>>> which I >>>>>>>>>>>>> did >>>>>>>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>>>>>>> my papers on. This was 1986-90, and the whole Dartmouth >>>>>>>>>>>>> campus >>>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>>> wired for Macs. My roommate used to taunt me with the >>>>>>>>>>>>> "talking >>>>>>>>>>>>> moose," application on his Mac 640. I eventually had to >>>>>>>>>>>>> trash >>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>> 2C >>>>>>>>>>>>> when its disk drive crashed and I couldn't get parts for >>>>>>>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark BurningHawk >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>>>>>>>>>>> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> My home page: >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> --Scott >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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