Re: HTML graphics in email

2002-11-17 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ct for an altogether different thread (and forum, for that matter). Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina "The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it's stranger than we CAN imagine." - I. Asimov -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Sma

Re: Top vs. Bottom Posting

2002-11-15 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ponse begins. >Why don't we take a vote and have a standard >way agreed upon. Comments? The techno-libertarian in me cries out in anguish! Lets not try to legislate an unenforcable standard. Allow peer pressure to do the job. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how

Re: Top vs. Bottom Posting

2002-11-15 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
I recently realized that I also top-post when I'm doing swap list or eBay transactions. This keeps the progress of the transaction accessable, but keeps the current information at the top, where it gets read most easily. I think the distinguishing characteristic here is the difference between

Re: Top vs. Bottom Posting

2002-11-15 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
times, so it's probably only of archive interest anyway. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina "The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it's stranger than we CAN imagine." - I. Asimov -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Sm

Re(2): Top vs. Bottom Posting

2002-11-13 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
yard sale and because it works fairly briskly on my Quadra 605 (68040/33; 36MB RAM; DSL). I'd be interested in opinions about other mail clients suitable for this platform. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist

Re: Top vs. Bottom Posting

2002-11-13 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
h of bunk" or "the nanny declares this thread DEAD" are >appropriate as top posts; most replies are not. > >Remember that this is a guideline. We won't kick you off the list for not >following it, but we believe bottom posting is the better way. > >Dan the li

Re: Monitor problem and PPC 6500/250

2002-11-13 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
of older Macs, including some Quadras to make this on topic (605 is >one of them), just don't start up with a dead/missing PRAM battery. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowend

Re: Monitor problem and PPC 6500/250

2002-11-13 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
I wish I know the answer to that, John. All I know, first from reading it on the list and later from substantial direct experience, is that one of the syptoms of a dead PRAM battery is the inability to recognize the video or to progress past the initial 'boing'. I've been spending the past several

Re: Monitor problem and PPC 6500/250

2002-11-12 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
t be the Video Out Card instead of the Audio-Monitor Connection >Subassembly? Next after that suggestion is this suggestion: Pull all >DRAM DIMMs; replacing them one-by-one and trying Startup on each >replacement.. Couldn't I do that before replacing either of the other >two par

Re: Freeware MPG Player for P475/Q605

2002-11-10 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ip...] >>> >>>Any suggestions about how to get these files displayed? >> >>You probably won't. Those machines aren't particularly well-suited for >>video playing, especially anything terribly new. You might could get 5 >>frames a second at somet

Freeware MPG Player for P475/Q605

2002-11-09 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
at 7.2 GNU/Linux box that's acting as the store-and-forward file server, but the QuickTime (2.5) Movie Player (2.5.1) on the target Mac(s) fails with a message saying that the file is not a movie file. Any suggestions about how to get these files displayed? Sp00ky -- Spiritus e

Heatsinking

2002-11-07 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ink like the one in my 7100/66 is too tall to fit under the hood of a Q605 and there are no holes in the mobo to accept the clips that hold it in place. Is there a direct-replacement, higher capacity fan that would provide sufficient air-flow to keep the CPU cool? TIA. Sp00ky --

Re: screwdriver

2002-11-07 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
the best, >R.A. Cantrell > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it's stranger than we CAN imagine. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicsh

A Rose By Any Other Name ...

2002-10-24 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ot a DB-15. ;-) > >The IIgs provides both composite video through an RCA socket and some sort >of RGB monitor support through the DB-15 (sic) socket. > >As my original post said, I was trying to find out if the AppleColor RGB >Monitor from a IIgs could be driven from an LC475/P475

Re: Can a Performa 475 drive an AppleColor Monitor?

2002-10-24 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
> >> >>The IIgs does have composite video. > >...and the mystery DB-15 video-out port does what, looks pretty? :) >-- > >the pickle > Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is spon

Re: Can a Performa 475 drive an AppleColor Monitor?

2002-10-20 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
& 5.25 floppies? :-( Sp00ky On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 at 18:50:58 -0400, the pickled replied: >At 22:54 -0500 on 18/10/02, Spiritus ex Machina wrote: > >>475 main board and an AppleColor RGB Monitor (Model A2M6014) that I would > >The A2 in the model number gives that away as a

Re: new monitors with old Macs

2002-10-17 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ow res ike 640x480 for thousands of colours and 'one >up' from that with 256 colours. > >simon Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Do

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-05 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
video kit, how are these ports used? Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
), modem (local printer), ... I've still got the SCSI port, the PDA slot, and 3 RCA sockets. Better get to work. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ps has 68LC040 in the middle of the other numbers. >But I'm not familiar with FPU (sorry). >If I wanted to upgrade, how would I do that? (That's probably in the FAQs, >right?) >Thanx, >RM- >==== Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
t; >- Original Message ----- >From: "Spiritus ex Machina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 4:38 PM >Subject: Re: Performa or Something Else? > > >> Whether or not you choose to

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
Netscape) is perfect and well worth several $25 upgrades (CPU, memory, comm slot modem or ethernet board) to make it maximally performant within its design specs. It's definitely less expensive than "Dude, you're getting a Dull!" ;-) Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
of the easiest to get to. >> >> Take off the back panel, and you'll see two screws on the sides and a >> little handle. Undo the two screws, unclip the handle, and give it a >> pull. The motherboard will slide out. >> >> Scott Holder Sp00ky -- Sp

Re: Performa or Something Else?

2002-10-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
r your response. >I tried to open the computer case - unsuccessfully. Any suggestions? If >I get it opened, where would I find the pram battery? (Rookies do ask >dumb questions, don't they?) Thanx. ====== Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how pa

Re: Quadra 630 internet...

2002-09-28 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
hat's how I've got my Performa 630CD set up. Thanks for pointing out the more flexible way to set things up, John. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... S

Re: Quadra 630 internet...

2002-09-27 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
t;are planning on all sharing a broadband connection and I have no idea >how I'll get her hooked into a PC network. > >Thanks, > >Susan Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <ht

Re: LC 475 or monitor dead

2002-09-04 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
Macs are iMacs or Performas with built in monitors. > > Michael -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | E

Re: Browser for an LC 475

2002-09-03 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
little web surfer and mail client. Sp00ky On 09/03/2002, Spiritus ex Machina wrote: >Quadlisters, > >Slowly I'm getting my LC 475 on the Net. The system has a full 68040 CPU, >36M RAM, 1M VRAM, an Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display, and a DaynaPort >Ethernet adapter. It'

Browser for an LC 475

2002-09-03 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
don't display correctly if I run in full HTML enforcement mode. If I'm going to have to disable full enforcement to get pages to display properly, should I go ahead and install Netscape? If so, what version is suitable for my configuration? TIA. Sp00ky -- Spiritus ex Machi

Re: Office Suite for LC 475

2002-08-27 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
rks 5.0 seem to be generally available for > between $12 and $25 and both would appear to be able to function on my > machine. Price and platform are obviously not going to be major > discriminators. > [...snip...] > > TIA for your comments. > > Sp00ky -- S

Re: 630 Excel problems

2002-07-29 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
ore the type-1 error raises its ugly head. > > So I suppose that the next move would be to remove "features" one by one > until the spreadsheet imports correctly. It would be interesting to see > which of the features are causing the crash. -- Spiritus ex Machina No

Re: 630 Excel problems

2002-07-27 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
preadsheet. I > want to be able to keep the 630 because its the only Mac in the office. > But, I have to be able to import work. Any help would be appreciated. > > David > > > > -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid eno

Re: OS musings on too many macs.

2002-07-27 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
I see the > $3000.00 mac I could not aford and lusted after for years. > -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Ent

Re: AOL Usage (was: new thread, not sure what)

2002-07-27 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
an get any free hours with that. > > Don Erdmann, Vancouver, USA -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: Which E-Machines card am I looking at?

2002-07-24 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
> It is a long card (12 inches) Can anyone offer input as to how to determine > what card this is, and where to get the documentations? > > Thanks for looking. > > Phil Wong > > -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enoug

Re: Refurbishing a BC-02 Cartridge (alcohol)

2002-07-21 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
oft cloth) with >>rubbing alcohol, which will dissolve the dried ink better. (IPA is used as >>the main solvent in most inkjet inks.) -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendma

Re: Vintage Macs, Vintage Printers - only a little OT

2002-07-18 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
$49 ... 99.44 percent of the parts are usable as-is, >>or can very easily be remanufactured, and the remaining 0.66 percent don't >>cost very much. -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it isn't paranoid enough. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <h

Re: Vintage Macs, Vintage Printers - only a little OT

2002-07-18 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
of a new printer. (Anecdote: A local PC shop > tells their customers when they come looking for ink to go to WalMart > and get a new printer. Saves the customer about $10.) > > Go back and get that laser. > > Jim > -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it i

Re: Vintage Macs, Vintage Printers - only a little OT

2002-07-18 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
yesterday), Color Stylewriters, old Canons and Epsons, etc. etc. > Also, this may sound ignorant but I'm confused about whether a PC printer > such as DeskJet or Canon can be hooked up to a Mac provided you have the > correct cable and drivers, or are printers strictly Mac or PC? > &

Re: Rescued LC 475 CPU Chip ID

2002-07-15 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
mark prog such as speedometer - > > Just for completeness, a version of speedometer can be got from: > > http://mes.emuunlim.com/software/applications/disk_tools.htm > > be well :) > dana > -- > unnaturally hosted on a Q605, > http://www.danamania.com/ -- Spiritus e

Rescued LC 475 CPU Chip ID

2002-07-15 Thread Spiritus ex Machina
chip in this box is labeled "XC68040RC25M". MacCheck says that it has a 68040 processor at 25MHz with a built-in 040 co-processor. So, my question is whether this a 68LC040 in a clever disguise or a real 68040. Any advice? -- Spiritus ex Machina No matter how paranoid you are, it