CopyingWSII HD/OS9.2.2>Ext.HD &also>iBookG3/500/OSXv10.3.9beforeWS HD upgrade. . .

[Stanton Mitrany]

Desperately seeking solutions. . .

What is my best strategy, to not screw up, and to not lose my apps & data &
functionality that I've enjoyed on my present too-small HD running OS 9.2.2?

I'm putting a 20GB in to replace the 7.63GB drive in it now.

It's my main machine, and I need to both install the larger drive and to be
able to re-establish all I've been doing on this old drive which is running
OS9.2.2, on the new drive, on which I'm hoping to run OS Xv10.3.9 & OS
9.2.2.

In preparation, & to guarantee access to my data in case I do screw up, I
can copy what I have now onto both an external HD (how do I get a copy which
really includes all files, including the desktop & invisible files, etc.,
and also onto a G3 iBook which is only running 10.3.9.

How do I hook up the WS to the iBook & establish contact between the 2
machines so I can copy from one to the other?

Is there any software to help me do any of this? I have a copy of Retrospect
Express Backup v4.3 . . .

When I install the new HD, do I need to put the OS's on a separate partition
in the first 8GB of the drive?

I'm scared silly on this, and I've been putting it off for 14 months!

I'd appreciate any help you can give me!

All the best,
stanton


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Mistaken purchase

[William Ove]

I have been looking for good batteries for my new to me Lombard. I  
purchased a VST G3 Charger which I thought was for the Lombard,  
however it turned out to be for the Wallstreet. This package was  
still shrunk warpped and contained a VST charger for two batteries a  
power adaptor and a new Wallstreet battery.


I plugged the unit in and charged the battery, according to the  
lights on the charger the battery fully charged, but I have no idea  
on a battery this old how long that charge might last.


In any event the setup does me no good. I am interested in either  
selling it, or perhaps trading my lombard for a wallstreet that could  
use the charger kit. Please contact me off list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
if you have any interest in either a trade of powerbooks or  
purchasing the charger kit.


I am not sure where one locates a reasonable priced source for older  
batteries. Lombard batteries seem to fetch as much as the Lombard  
itself.


thanks
bill

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Re: RDC

[Timothy Luoma]

On Jul 16, 2005, at 2:08 AM, Claire Hart wrote:


Sorry to be posting so many questions lately, but this real estate  
situation really has me trying to take my PowerBook to a new level,  
somewhere that I've not yet been!  Regarding Virtual PC, I've read  
that either it's buggy with Tiger, or it doesn't yet work with  
Tiger.  Now on to my current question:




The 7.0.2 update (released a few weeks ago) seems to have solve the  
Tiger issues



Dan & Van alluded to the use of RDC as a possible solution to my  
"real estate - having to get a PC computer" question.  I have  
surfed around and googled around to learn about RDC.  In the same  
context, VNP also usually comes up.  If I used RDC, would I have to  
buy a PC, and then I'd leave it at the office?  Then I would access  
it from my PowerBook?  Would I still need Virtual PC running  
Windows to access a PC with RDC?  This is a new idea for me, so I'm  
not very knowledgeable about it.  I've found lots of forums of  
people asking questions.




RDC and "VNC" (not VNP) are pretty much the same thing.

1) If you have RDC you do not need VirtualPC (*)

2) You need a PC with Windows XP Pro (not XP HOME) on it.

3) You would need a way to connect INTO the XP/Pro machine (usually  
this means port-forwarding through your router/firewall... which is  
easy to do, but if the machine is at the office then the IT guy has  
to set it up for you.  If you have DSL/Cable at home you could setup  
the machine there.


4) If your office network does not have a static external IP (i.e.  
one you can use to know that you are connecting to your office  
network and not somewhere else), you'll need some way like dyndns.org  
to be able to connect whenever it gets a new IP (this is very common  
in business which have DSL/Cable connections).


5) You will need to make sure that the PC is not set to sleep

(*) except as a backup in case you can't access the work PC via RDC


Now I use RDC all the time to do little things.  On the office LAN  
it's almost just as fast as sitting at the keyboard (in fact I have  
my Dell laptop Ethernet connected directly to my Powerbook at home  
and use RDC rather than leaning over and using the keyboard on the  
Dell laptop).


RDC is a great tool (although the Mac version has some severe and  
stupid limitations compared to the Windows version :-/ but I would  
NOT use it if I were you.


I would invest in a decent Dell laptop with Win XP Pro (SP2) on it  
and plenty of RAM and built-in wireless.


I would install MS anti-spyware (free) on it.

I would install AVG on it (see Google)

I would never ever ever ever use Outlook Express. (and would use  
Outlook only if I absolutely had to)


I would not use the machine for casual use, surfing around to random  
sites and installing ANYTHING ELSE on it except perhaps the latest  
version of Office (no suspicious shareware, no KaaZa, etc)


And I would find that the machine and OS were remarkably stable.

(This is what I do with my Dell laptop, a 650Mhz machine with 512 MB  
of RAM which has run pretty much problem free for over a year...  
because I only use it for the specific things I need it for: IE6 and  
ACT!)


They won't take away your "Mac Lover" button just because you use a  
PC when it's the logical choice when compared to the gyrations you'd  
have to go through to use your Mac in an environment openly hostile  
to it.


TjL




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Re: RDC

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jul 15, 2005, at 11:08 PM, Claire Hart wrote:

Sorry to be posting so many questions lately, but this real estate  
situation really has me trying to take my PowerBook to a new level,  
somewhere that I've not yet been!  Regarding Virtual PC, I've read  
that either it's buggy with Tiger, or it doesn't yet work with Tiger.



Actually,  Microsoft just released the update a week or so ago,  
updating it for Tiger, and it works just fine.



  Now on to my current question:

Dan & Van alluded to the use of RDC as a possible solution to my  
"real estate - having to get a PC computer" question.  I have  
surfed around and googled around to learn about RDC.  In the same  
context, VNP also usually comes up.  If I used RDC, would I have to  
buy a PC, and then I'd leave it at the office?  Then I would access  
it from my PowerBook?  Would I still need Virtual PC running  
Windows to access a PC with RDC?  This is a new idea for me, so I'm  
not very knowledgeable about it.  I've found lots of forums of  
people asking questions.


RDC rocks! I use it at work to do all of our Windows administration  
stuff on our servers. We also use it to access the servers from home;  
I've even used  it over a dial up connection, it's surprisingly  
responsive..


(Wha!!?? Microsoft did something RIGHT???!!! 8-0 Where am I, where  
did that snowball come from, and why is that monkey over there  
calling me 'Uncle'?)


You would have to have a PC to 'control', yes. Get one with Firewire  
on it, you can share it's internet connection via firewire to your  
Mac and you don't even have to beg the office IT guy for an ethernet  
connection.


The "VNP" you refer to is actually 'VNC' which is also nice (it's the  
basis of Apple's Remote Desktop Control  stuff) but in my experience  
using VNC was slower than using RDC.


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Re: Bcc quirk?

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jul 16, 2005, at 6:47 AM, Dennis Reeder wrote:


maybe I am doing something wrong but...

I can't seem to get the Bcc window and the address book to cooperate.

They used to play together nicely in Panther but in Tiger (10.4.2)  
they don't seem to want to talk to each other.


If I include a Bcc panel in an email message I am unable to get an  
address into the panel.unless I drag it there.


If I click on the name in my address book then the name/address  
appears in the "To:" panel instead of the "Bcc" panel.


Is this a bug or I am missing something very very simple?



I don't know, it works as expected for me (just tried it) but I'm  
running 10.4.1 on this box.


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Re: Memory for Powerbook G3 Wallstreet

[Beniamino Cenci Goga]

 Is this accurate or did I misunderstand the
suggestion?



correct, but it has to have 16 chips with a density of 128 MBits each.

you might find easier 512 Mb modules with 16 megabits chips with a 
density of 256 megabits each. your WS will see it as a 256 MB module.


Personally i have a WS with 512 MB RAm made up of a 256 MB module top 
slot and a low profile 512 MB bottom slot seen as 256.


Ben

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Memory for Powerbook G3 Wallstreet

[PETE]

   I need to bump up the memory for my Wallstreet,
bottom slot, from 128 megs to 256 megs. I recal last
year somebody telling me to make sure I got Low
profile  for the bottom slot (the top slot already has
256 megs). Is this accurate or did I misunderstand the
suggestion?
TIA.
Pete.

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Bcc quirk?

[Dennis Reeder]

maybe I am doing something wrong but...

I can't seem to get the Bcc window and the address book to cooperate.

They used to play together nicely in Panther but in Tiger (10.4.2)  
they don't seem to want to talk to each other.


If I include a Bcc panel in an email message I am unable to get an  
address into the panel.unless I drag it there.


If I click on the name in my address book then the name/address  
appears in the "To:" panel instead of the "Bcc" panel.


Is this a bug or I am missing something very very simple?


Denny

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Re: WallStreet

[Lisa & Tom P]

All of the advance setting are turned off (not checked in the check box)
Do I need to turn on "Processor cycling" or any of these other settings.
Shaack


My guess was that with Processor Cylcing enabled the machine would 
try to go to sleep while playing a DVD, which throttles down the CPU.


Mad Dog

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Re: lombard and tiger

[Tim Collier]

Wouldn't it also be important that you be able to boot from said  
external DVD?


Tim
On Jul 15, 2005, at 8:25 PM, Lisa & Tom P wrote:


hola a todos:
i want to know if this is possible: can i install tiger in dvd in  
a lombard using an external dvd drive? what would i need to do it?  
has anybody had success in installing tiger in lombard other that  
switching the hd with a pismo or similar? i have a 5 pack of tiger  
and do not want to exchange my dvd's for cd's.

thanks in advanced!
gladys



You will need X Post Facto which you can get from www.macsales.com.  
Read the manual and it will be clear.


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Re: RDC

[Dave B]

On 16-Jul-05, at 02:08, Claire Hart wrote:

Sorry to be posting so many questions lately, but this real estate  
situation really has me trying to take my PowerBook to a new level,  
somewhere that I've not yet been!  Regarding Virtual PC, I've read  
that either it's buggy with Tiger, or it doesn't yet work with  
Tiger.  Now on to my current question:


Sorry, but I haven't been following this closely.  I'm having no  
problems with VPC 7 and Tiger.  I've got Win 98SE, 2000 Pro, XP Pro  
and (just installed yesterday) BeOS virtual machines on my iBook.   
Other than a minor networking issue that M$ is aware of, it has  
worked as well as on Panther for me.  That is to say that it is  
frustratingly slow at times, but functional.


Dan & Van alluded to the use of RDC as a possible solution to my  
"real estate - having to get a PC computer" question.  I have  
surfed around and googled around to learn about RDC.  In the same  
context, VNP also usually comes up.  If I used RDC, would I have to  
buy a PC, and then I'd leave it at the office?  Then I would access  
it from my PowerBook?  Would I still need Virtual PC running  
Windows to access a PC with RDC?  This is a new idea for me, so I'm  
not very knowledgeable about it.  I've found lots of forums of  
people asking questions.


Sure, you could do this.  It effectively reduces your Mac to a  
terminal.  Okay, that is an exaggeration, but it is certainly the  
idea.  And it is rather wasteful as the PC must always be running,  
though it doesn't need to have it's monitor on.  And you become  
reliant on having a good internet connection, the PC in the office  
remaining running, the office network and internet connection having  
the bandwidth to support this heavy use.


I do this every day for work with my 14" iBook 1.33 G4.  Once I have  
an internet connection (33.6 modem connection or better), I connect  
to work's VPN, then use RDC to connect to the PC's (running 2000  
Server, 2003 Server or XP) in the office.  It is as if I was actually  
working on the PC, though full screen refreshes may take a second to  
2 depending on the connection.  It is possible to transfer clipboard  
contents between your Mac to the PC, share printers and drives, and  
have alert sounds come to your Mac, but all this requires more  
bandwidth.  I have also tried VNC and found that it required too much  
bandwidth.


Is this going to be a good solution for you?  I doubt it.  It may be  
a stop gap measure until you get frustrated with it and either just  
get this all running natively on your Powerbook or if you are real  
stubborn, in VPC.  Eventually you will come to the conclusion that  
time _is_ $ and are doing this to make $.  You will want the fastest  
performing, reliable, easiest solution available.  I hope that this  
will be your Powerbook, but unless you can get required software  
running natively, I honestly doubt it will be.  Also, why would you  
want to buy a desktop PC and have the hassle of internet connection,  
VPN connection, and RDC connection every time you need to use it?   
Why not just buy a PC laptop?  The total support requirements are  
actually reduced by using the PC laptop, and the software  
requirements are the same.


And just incase nobody else has mentioned it yet, you will want a  
complete back-up plan.  Software AND hardware.  Why hardware?  When  
my Realtor's laptop was giving him troubles at 11:00 PM with deadline  
at 12:01 AM, he drove like a madman to his office and used a PC there  
to finalize documents.  His preparedness got me the home and him the  
commission.


Sorry for going on...

Dave

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