haha. well, you try it and let me know how it is and then I'll think about it lol. I wanna make sure it works first though!! peace and positivity Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 20-Apr-09, at 6:20 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> > Hi, > > Jessi, > > I'll try to see if I can bring it up under USB using the onboard and > offboard adapters. If I can, YOu are welcome to it. I hate seeing > people struggle with PCs. Just pay shipping and handleing or > alternatively my time going to Abisford, depending which is cheaper. > Lol. > > Just kidding about my time. > > Thanks, > Alex, > > > On 19-Apr-09, at 2:54 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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