Re: Wireless Lombard

Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. > I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin > F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use > the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport, but > it works just fine. > > E

Re: Wireless Lombard

Ah, depends on what iteration of X.2. On X.2.1 - X.2.7 you can use an Orinoco/Lucent/Avaya/Wavelan etc. card with I/OExperts driver ($40 - $50 shipped for a used card on eBay, $20 for the driver)--also a benefit with those cards is that work native with airport software in OS9. I have Wavelan car

Wireless router that handles AppleTalk

No, I'm not looking, I found one, by accident. I was trying to answer a question on Usenet about looking up AppleTalk info today. As I was playing around with the CLI AppleTalk commands (atlookup, atstatus and others) I realized I was seeing AppleTalk nodes besides my laptop and I have no wire

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

on 12/01/06 23:32, Bryan Taylor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip!] > or, I can stay with my 667MHz 15" powerbook and not fret about all > the worn paint, and when OS 10.5 doesn't support PowerPC, then I'll > install Net/OpenBSD/*linux... I'd be very surprise if 10.5 was not supporting at least G4

Re: MacWorld Expo

Mum, Wacom had a huge booth-got to see their tablets in 4 different booths, actually I bought some software for our nonprofit-cheaper than through other sites... Fun to watch people react to new things. Lots of folks having a good time. I LOVED it. I am into the artistic part of the show-the d

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

IMHO, the only problem with the MacBook is the dumb name and the lack of PC Card support. Well, the styling is bland compared to my faithful Lombard, but if you like the Ti/AlBooks, you'll love the MacBook. Also, it's nowhere near as revolutionary as I would have liked to see, but that's just I

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

Before this subject gets into too many people's kill files, I'd like to bring it back to my personal differences with something like the "macbook pro". 1. There is no modem, so my life in rural New Zealand requires purchasing a seperate usb modem. Here's hoping the Apple variety are way b

Re: MacWorld Expo

At 8:38 AM -0800 1/12/06, sandra ragan wrote: Just heard from a trusted friend that this years show is very disappointing over all... only half the usual size... and missing major vendors like Wacom and the DevDepot truck sale. I was planning to drive up (2.5 hrs one way) in hopes of getting a

Re: GUIs Re: MacWorld Expo

At 9:19 PM -0500 01/12/2006, diane wrote: At 5:10 PM -0800 1/12/06, sandra ragan wrote: Take the near demise of the Desktop metaphor Finder (specifically as iconic/object representations) in the first round of OSX... I for one spent 5 years in a firm moving people from command line interfaces

Re: MacWorld Expo

At 9:16 PM -0500 1/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry but I see something completely different. I come into Apple when it was being run by a fizzy water merchant. The company was unfocused and losing marketshare despite having a superior vision. The company had competing divisions which used c

Re: MacWorld Expo

At 11:31 AM -0800 1/12/06, sandra ragan wrote: Sounds like they rushed it out for the show... not uncommon... but disheartening. Your other point is one I've made to critical PC users on many occasions... the Dell/Windoz machines are meant to be the old "salesman's version" of the Chevy/Ford.

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

Reminds me of the brilliant statement I made to a friend after I replaced my Plus w\ and SE30: "I'll never need to buy another computer again!" I new that was rediculous the millisecond the words left my mouth. Folks, for those of you who think this is religion: building computers is a business

Re: audio in- PBG4

On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:25 PM, Michael A. Howard wrote: The PB G4 has a line in jack, so a $2 Radio Shack RCA to 3.5mm adaptor will do what you want. Mike I have the 12"; the only audio input is the mic input; is that ready for line in voltages?? Great, that is easy then. I thought that w

Re: GUIs Re: MacWorld Expo

Diane wrote, "I see someone in a store with their GUI cash register typing one word, reach for the mouse, type, reach, etc, and all I can say is "TAB KEY!" ROTFL...that's ~exactly~ what I do; or I will mutter, "press the TAB key, press the TAB key, press the TAB key" under my breath, just loud e

Re: Wireless Lombard

Mad Dog, I never had any luck using anything other than Broadcom/Airport combinations, but that's just me. For ease of use, the Sonnet Aria or whatever Buffalo card has the Broadcom chipset is best. The Aria can be found on OWC's site, if you don't mind shelling out $70+shipping. Just my humb

GUIs Re: MacWorld Expo

At 5:10 PM -0800 1/12/06, sandra ragan wrote: Take the near demise of the Desktop metaphor Finder (specifically as iconic/object representations) in the first round of OSX... I for one spent 5 years in a firm moving people from command line interfaces to GUIs... not because it made money, but b

Re: MacWorld Expo

Sorry but I see something completely different. I come into Apple when it was being run by a fizzy water merchant. The company was unfocused and losing marketshare despite having a superior vision. The company had competing divisions which used company politics to play executives off each other for

Re: Wireless Lombard

On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:50 pm, Tim wrote: New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? I got the PCMCIA card from MacWireless, The system recognises it as an Airp

Re: Wireless Lombard

Mad Dog, I never had any luck using anything other than Broadcom/Airport combinations, but that's just me. For ease of use, the Sonnet Aria or whatever Buffalo card has the Broadcom chipset is best. The Aria can be found on OWC's site, if you don't mind shelling out $70+shipping. Just my humb

Re: Wireless Lombard

New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? Thanks! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci-powermacs, G and swap-list nanny When running X, you have more options, but most

Re: Wireless Lombard

I went wireless with my Lombard a couple of weeks ago, but all you need is a Sonnet Aria Extreme, run the 10.2.8 update and download Airport 3.1.1. Just download and install the update and Airport software, install and insert the Sonnet card in the Cardbus slot. Then, when you boot, enable the

Re: MacWorld Expo

Sometimes it looks like the focus is more on what he personally wants than what we... the users... need or want. Take the near demise of the Desktop metaphor Finder (specifically as iconic/object representations) in the first round of OSX... I for one spent 5 years in a firm moving people from

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

Yeah I think this whole computing thing went to far once Apple discontinued Lisa... Progress can lead us NO WHERE!! Now what did I do with my abacus... On Jan 12, 2006, at 4:57 PM, Illovox Media wrote: That is a silly post. Who is forcing you to do anything? For Heaven's sake, cool th

Re: Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

I have a wallstreet I got from ebay with a broken power jack. I am trying to return it for a refund, but can this jack be fixed? If I wedge it upwards, it will charge, but to do a perma-fix, can you replace this or do you have to replace the logic board? Thanks Tom Easy as pie. Usually. Mad Do

Wireless Lombard

New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? Thanks! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci-powermacs, G and swap-list nanny "Wear short sleeves! Support your right to bare

Re: audio in- PBG4

Brian McEwen wrote: > > Is there a way I can record from a RCA photo plus out (from a cassette > desk) to my 12" PB G4 without buying a solution like the $99 PowerWave? > > Can I just adapt to the mic jack? with a little electronics and very > little cash outlay? > > Thanks, > > Brian > > > > >

Re: audio in- PBG4

On Jan 12, 2006, at 6:52 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: Is there a way I can record from a RCA photo plus out (from a cassette desk) to my 12" PB G4 That's RCA (PHONO) PLUG from a CASSETTE DECK (component) of course. without buying a solution like the $99 PowerWave? Can I just adapt to the mic

audio in- PBG4

Is there a way I can record from a RCA photo plus out (from a cassette desk) to my 12" PB G4 without buying a solution like the $99 PowerWave? Can I just adapt to the mic jack? with a little electronics and very little cash outlay? Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Intel IMacs

I'm a devoted Lombard user, writing this on said Lombard, and I have to agree with R.P. on this. Then again, I did as much with my 190 for as long as I could before getting my Lombard a month ago. With a G4 upgrade and maxxed-out RAM, the ol' Lombard will serve me through my senior year of High

Re: MacWorld Expo

On Jan 12, 2006, at 12:31 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Apple has a hard road to walk... getting people past the old wives tales.. Which it's been doing by leaps and bounds in the last few years. but I often fear Job's erratic personal agenda will deprive us of the platform we've come to depend

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

That is a silly post. Who is forcing you to do anything? For Heaven's sake, cool the drama, eh? If your Pismo works, use it... As for Job's $, he doesn't earn it? Talanted, creative, in tune, ambitious, intelligent, well-regarded...he created his businesses from the ground up...unlike some CEO

Re: http://lowendmac.com/musings/06/0109.html

At 9:02 PM -0700 01/11/2006, P. Turtle-Bear Guillermo wrote: Are literally using a magnifying glass? hehehehehe. Yea. How about using the built in zoom function of OS X? Doesn't work during the installs, after the monitor was forced to the higher res. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 11, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Jason wrote: I dont know if this came up yet, but file vault does not like 10.4.4, it would not let me get back my hard drive space when logging out anymore, so I had to get rid of it for now VileFault o

Re: system backups

As I said, a few months back people on a list (can't remember which, I guess I'm on to many) there was a discussion about how CCC would not make a boot drive of OS X.4. It may have been fixed since then. I tried and it would not boot, it copied data but could not boot. But SuperDuper! made

Re: system backups

Ah ha... point D is the thing I never really understood.. thank you! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Art Richard wrote: Sandra, With OS-X just backing up your drive may not give you a drive that you can start from (which you could do prior to OS-X). Here ar

Re: system backups

I had no problem cloning my 10.4 startup partition a few times using Carbon Copy Cloner. What problem did you have? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: system backups

If you are using OS X.4 Carbon Copy Cloner is not updated. At least not a few months ago when I needed to do this. I used SuperDuper! -- Alan Miller Underwater Photographer <°<°.°.°.°. http://home.earthlink.net/~uwphoto/ Pismo400, 1G RAM, OS X.4.3 eBay ID uwphotoer Live each day lik

Re: system backups

Sandra, With OS-X just backing up your drive may not give you a drive that you can start from (which you could do prior to OS-X). Here are ways to make a backup OS-X drive that can be a startup disk: 1. Use "Carbon Copy Cloner", or 2. Use "Tri-Backup", or 3. Use Apple Disk Utility (

system backups

As I'm thinking about swapping out the default 60 gig... have any of you done this? I saw a horror story about it on one list http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/more/ powerbook_hard_drive_swap_what_not_to_do/ Retrospect doesn't seem to do the same total operational back in 10 that it d

Re: MacWorld Expo

Sounds like they rushed it out for the show... not uncommon... but disheartening. Your other point is one I've made to critical PC users on many occasions... the Dell/Windoz machines are meant to be the old "salesman's version" of the Chevy/Ford... if I only wanted cheap transportation I'd bu

Re: Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

> I have a wallstreet I got from ebay with a broken power jack. I am > trying to return it for a refund, but can this jack be fixed? If I > wedge it upwards, it will charge, but to do a perma-fix, can you > replace this or do you have to replace the logic board? It can be soldered, or replaced. I

Re: MacWorld Expo

>Just heard from a trusted friend that >this years show is very >disappointing over all... only half the >sual size... and missing major >vendors like Wacom and the >DevDepot truck sale. I confirm! I am here at the MW and a lot of exibitors are missing. I saw a couple of vendors (OWC, dont' r

Re: Intel IMacs

On 1/12/06, Howard Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Myself, I'd rather use an Apple product, regardless of any personal > view of specific personnel there, than the wintel boxes I have to use > at work. And I'm happy with my 520c, 5300, and AL G4--as well as my > //e--they have function and us

Re: Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

There is actually an AC board on it that can be replaced. It attaches to the motherboard. Pretty easy fix but does require disassembly. These can be found pretty cheap on eBay also. -Mike -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom W. Sent: Thursday, Janua

Re: Intel IMacs

On 1/12/06, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You know, Apple dropped support for the Apple ][ decades ago. I > probably should have forgone this entire Mac thing, it's just a > passing fad. Of course, there's a fair number of us who still use the Apple II, even on a daily basis. :)

MacWorld Expo

Just heard from a trusted friend that this years show is very disappointing over all... only half the usual size... and missing major vendors like Wacom and the DevDepot truck sale. I was planning to drive up (2.5 hrs one way) in hopes of getting a bigger HD for my powerbook and some good soft

MacWorld Expo

Just heard from a trusted friend that this years show is very disappointing over all... only half the usual size... and missing major vendors like Wacom and the DevDepot truck sale. I was planning to drive up (2.5 hrs one way) in hopes of getting a bigger HD for my powerbook and some good soft

Re: Intel IMacs

Zoltan wrote, "Guess I'm heading down to have my Pismo fitted for a tombstone. I knew this was going to happen, just wish Jobs would slow down...I believe I've reached the end of computing altogether. Once my Pismo is 'officially unofficial' and is forced into retirement, so will I. It's been

Re: Intel Macs....

Zoltan wrote, "..3x is NOT enough for me to throw everything away and buy a whole new computer." Is it enough for you to be able to run OS X.94.x Pussycat? rb -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

Re: Intel Macs....

On Jan 12, 2006, at 9:17 AM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: People who whinge about *only* 3x faster should be shot... -- Bruce Johnson Go ahead and shoot me then Bruce 'cause 3x is NOT enough for me to throw everything away and buy a whole new computer. Or you could stop whinging about it. Thus

New email list

Friends and fellow Mac users: This week Apple began shipping the first "Macintel" computer, a new iMac. I've just created a new Macintel email list using Google Groups. If you'd be interested in joining, you can sign up at this address: http://groups.google.com/group/macintel/ Hope to see you

Re: Intel IMacs

On Jan 12, 2006, at 9:14 AM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: It's just another "give Jobs more money" scheme. He didn't make enough with the iPods, not enough with the Mini. . . not even enough with the Nano. Oh, so Apple should just stop making anything new? So, now it's time to up the anti and

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

On Jan 11, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Jason wrote: I dont know if this came up yet, but file vault does not like 10.4.4, it would not let me get back my hard drive space when logging out anymore, so I had to get rid of it for now VileFault or 10.4.4? I won't touch FileVault with a ten foot bar

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

glad you finally got help... it's sad to hear Apple is suffering from the "hire cheap help" syndrome that's been afflicting tech support for so long... seems it's hard for middle managers to get the point that although it may reduce costs locally for a time, every negative experience custom

Re: Intel Macs....

On Jan 11, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:05 AM -0500 01/11/2006, bobgir2004 wrote: > If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's > one helluva impressive laptop. Before we wet our collective pan

Re: Intel IMacs

On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:17 PM -0500 01/11/2006, Michael Cangelosi wrote: Interesting; with this switch to the beginning of abandoning Classic (not only booting to OS9 but rather the entire software that runs under classic) 10.4.X will probably be the last

Re: - Apple Stores

Thanks... I'll save it for future reference... would rather drive that far than suffer through 3 days of "we don't know" at $150/hr! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Fabian Fang wrote: On Jan 11, 2006, at 2:38 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Besides ComputerWare in Seasi

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

On 12-Jan-06, at 7:11 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote: At 12:19 PM -0800 01/11/2006, Amber R. wrote: I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered at all. I'm pretty sure that's nonsense. See the T+Cs:

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

At 12:19 PM -0800 01/11/2006, Amber R. wrote: >>I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and >>was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered >>at all. I'm pretty sure that's nonsense. See the T+Cs: No

Re: Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

I have a Wallstreet that had that problem. There is a known issue with the Wallstreet jacks. I took it apart and soldered the board, and so far, it now works fine. You can google info for the fix and a take-apart guide from PBFixit.com. On Jan 12, 2006, at 8:14 AM, Tom W. wrote: I have a wa

Re: Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

On 1/12/06, Tom W. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a wallstreet I got from ebay with a broken power jack. I am > trying to return it for a refund, but can this jack be fixed? If I > wedge it upwards, it will charge, but to do a perma-fix, can you > replace this or do you have to replace the log

Can you fix a wallstreet power jack?

I have a wallstreet I got from ebay with a broken power jack. I am trying to return it for a refund, but can this jack be fixed? If I wedge it upwards, it will charge, but to do a perma-fix, can you replace this or do you have to replace the logic board? Thanks Tom -- My wife makes itty bitty horse

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

And.this morning it's working with no problems and no changes to any of the settings for any equipment. Go figure. (I know I have that gremlin spray around here somewhere--I must've forgotten to use it before.) Later...Howard -- G-Books is sponsored by and..