Re: linking Wallstreet and Albook with ethernet?
On Oct 8, 2005, at 8:30 PM, G-Books wrote: Hello all. My father in law has decided on a new 14 iBook and needs to get stuff from his old Wallstreet II (300 Mhz OS9) to the iBook (OS 10.4?). I suggested the external USB drive case for the WS hard drive but he wants to keep the Wallstreet as a backup computer (even though it has a broken hinge). The iBook doesn't have SCSI so he can't boot the WS in target disk mode. Could he boot the iBook in firewire mode and use a firewire PC card to mount it on the wallstreet? We'd need to find him a firewire card for the wallstreet. Could he connect the two computers with an ethernet cable? It would be slow but we could do it with existing ports. Do you need a crossover cable or a regular one? Any links to tutorials? Thanks Andrew It's perfectly doable using an Ethernet cable. If the iBook is a fairly new model, you can use a regular cable (recent macs use auto- sensing ports). For older models, you'd have to use a crossover cable or a hub. The firewire pccard would be faster, but since you don't have one already I'd say go ahead with ethernet. Make sure you turn file sharing on. If you need more info just ask here or email privately. Luis Sequeira -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assessment
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 14:31:10 -0700 On Oct 9, 2005, at 10:18 AM, Tobias Strohe wrote: Some general venting: If Apple wants to get out of their low market share they need to improve their service to what it used to be. Don't hire arrogant, half-wits as geniusses, I'm guessing you haven't dealt with any other computer company's support lately. With Dell you get the same nonsense, only it's in a Bangalore accent. Called in a system with an obviously broken HDD. (making clunking noises, system boots up and says No HD Found) The tech kept trying to tell me to re-install Windows first. I'm not defending Apple's actions here, but trust me, the grass isn't at all greener on the other side of the fence. There's a reaosn people throw away PCs rather than fix them. The only good service I've ever gotten on the PC side is though Gateway, and then though their corporate service only; I've dealt with their consumer stuff a couple of times. Yeeeuch! -- Bruce Johnson Bruce, I completely agree, I just was trying to say that I could get the same crappy service from Sony (personal experience) and Dell (as I have heard, confirmed by you.) It worries me however, because this can be very dtrimental to our favorite computer manufacturer. I will draw conclusions as suggested by David and definitely not shop at an Apple store again, but what will a switcher do? Thanks all for your responses, the Apple reseller is a great suggestion, however they are not that easy to find these days thanks to Apple driving them out of business (my old Apple reseller quit). I will try Firewire mode as well ... Tobias -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assessment
I had some of the same cust-ser problems when SBC disconnected my DSL service (how a call to ask what my contract period was translates into a request by a non-existant spouse to disconnect still is a mystery.) I've found over the years that if after the 2nd or 3rd attempt of gettng a cust.ser rep to understand what you're talking about, ask for their Supervisor. If they're in a meeting then ask for the Supervisor's supervisor. If that doesn't work, ask for their name and ID# and the email address of the President of their division. I ended up talking with an assistant at the Chairman of the Board's office. Not only was my DSL rehooked up 2 weeks earlier than they told me it could be, I got multiple month's credit on the bill as well as the lower rate i was told I couldn't qualify for. (there were a LOT of mistakes they made gettimg me rehooked, but it all worked out.) Remember--you're the customer and you have a right to ask to talk to someone with both hemispheres of their brains communicating with the other. :) LaterHoward -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assessment
Tobias - if a local dealer isn't viable, you might try Small Dog. Besides being a mail order vendor, they are also a local shop (if you are in Vermont) and I used their services this summer when my wife's iBook acted up on our motorhome trip. david On Oct 10, 2005, at 8:36 AM, Tobias Strohe wrote: Thanks all for your responses, the Apple reseller is a great suggestion, however they are not that easy to find these days thanks to Apple driving them out of business (my old Apple reseller quit). I will try Firewire mode as well ... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment
On 9 Oct 2005, at 4:05 PM, david wrote: BTW, am I the only one who thinks that the whole Apple Store thing is turning into a disaster in the making? When my local Apple store opened the 'genius' truly was incredibly knowledgeable. The last time I went I overheard the 'genius' say things I'd expect to hear from a BestBuy sales-idiot. I wouldn't rate it disaster, but improvements could be made. The stores are made to sell things, which they do well. Service is a sideline and not well done. Stores also feed the Apple cult idea. It's the place to be, to hang around with the other Appleheads, to feel special, etc. The one near me is always full of teenagers. They are made to feel at home there more than in some of the general retailers. As to the service aspect, there is plenty of room for improvement. And, yes, they are pissing people off. Computer users get excited when computers can do something half a nanosecond faster, but they have to wait at least two hours to get service at an Apple store. That's stupid. Apple advertises that one can make an appointment in advance; they neglect to mention that's an extra hundred bucks. It's insulting to deal with people whose job title is genius but who give the word genius a bad name. Some don't have common sense or service sense. Seems to me a better name would be Service Provider. That might give them a better orientation toward customer service. In my neighborhood an independent Apple retailer is about a block away from an Apple store. The service manager at the independent is a bit gruff, but at least he usually knows what he's doing. The independent is a good shop, and the Apple store makes them look even better. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
How to link Wallstreet 9.2.2 and iBook G3 10.3.9 by ethernet?
On Oct 8, 2005, at 8:30 PM, G-Books wrote: . . .My father in law needs to get . . . stuff from his old Wallstreet II (300 Mhz OS9) to the iBook (OS 10.4?) . . . Could he connect the two computers with an ethernet cable? It would be slow but we could do it with existing ports. Do you need a crossover cable or a regular one? Any links to tutorials? -Andrew Luis Sequeira responded: It's perfectly doable using an Ethernet cable. If the iBook is a fairly new model, you can use a regular cable (recent macs use auto- sensing ports). For older models, you'd have to use a crossover cable or a hub. I'd say go ahead with ethernet. Make sure you turn file sharing on. If you need more info just ask here or email privately. * Thanks, Luis, and all others of you who help us! I imagine many of this list's members have use for this information (although it may seem basic to you if you've done it) and will really benefit from a detailed answer here which we can save for future reference: Please give the details of actually doing this hookup with Ethernet, including how to turn file sharing on in both machines. In my case I need to connect a Wallstreet II OS 9.2.2 and a G3 iBook OS 10.3.9. Also, which machine should be booted first, which machine's file sharing needs to be turned on first, what will you see on each machine, and how do you actually do the file transfers? Can you give your guidance as step-by-step instruction as well? Please assume that some of those reading your advice may know less than you may presume them to know. . . Is it necessary to create specially designated sharable folders to put files and folders into to make them available for transfer? If so, how do you create them on each machine if you don't already have them? Thanks for any help you can offer in de-mystifying this anxiety-fraught process! stanton -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assessment
Wow, I didn't mean to cause a cleric fight here. I think it is important to remember that we all like Apple products, many of us have used them for years with great satisfaction. To me the recent events were just very surprising, given that I have always had (and bragged about to exclusive Windows users) great service experiences with Apple (starting with the PB 5300 extended repair program and the generally superior manufacturing quality as wel as a recent occurance with one of my iPods - I still have a few Apple IIs and a MacTV as well as 2 Luggables I keep for fun and they run! - My SO banned them to a storage room, but nonetheless ;-)). The Sales function of the Apple Stores is quite clearly successful, but customer retention will become more important as time goes by and that is where I (and others here) see the major deficits. I also mentioned that Apple Care phone support is no longer something to write home about. It's just like the old car metaphor: Make sure it runs like a Honda/Acura (insert other favorite Japanese brand here) - Harddrives failing after 1.5 years is not really acceptable - but if there is a problem: Fix problems immediately without bunches of red tape. Especially since Apple is still (at least perceivedely) more pricey than your run of the mill PC. Design and ease of use alone will not convince people over the longrun. (Wintel has been making strides here - I am writing this on my work Sony Vaio, but I will try to convince our office to switch to Macintel in due time, if I can figure out a solution for our Windows-only CAD software). Thanks again for everybody's input, Tobias (in Denver Colorado, unfortunately somewhat away from Smalldog, but I have bought from them before). -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment
Unbelievable. I've been in retail off and on over the years, and that isn't something that I could ever see being condoned. Do I smell a sabateur? Sadly, *nothing* will change without a bit of work. Call the manager and complain (I'll assume the jerk's name is on your receipt/invoice). Follow-up with a letter, then email Head Office, referencing both phone call and letter. This email would seem to cover most all of what you want to say... Good luck. On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Nancy Lawrence wrote: I have mixed feelings about the Apple store. When the one near me first opened, it was great. As was said earlier, the geniuses really did seem to be geniuses. And they took a look at my Pismo (!) after what I came to find out was a kernel panic, recommended DiskWarrior, and I was up and running that very day, all for free (yeah, I bought the DiskWarrior but it's not like they charged me for looking at my way-out-of-warranty laptop). However, fast forward two years. I finally convinced my SO to switch. We go to buy a bright shiny new Powerbook, i.e., to drop $1,500-$1,700. I have never been treated so rudely. The salesperson tried to upsell Applecare (which we planned to buy, but not right then, thank you). I mentioned that since it was available throughout the time of the original warranty we were going to hold off because this was a big purchase for us. He then made this face like, Well, if you're willing to risk it, I hope nothing bad happens, as if somehow we were at some additional risk by not purchasing Applecare at the time of purchase. Please. But the worst thing was what happened next. It took him a really long time to get the Powerbook from the back and when he finally arrived, I asked if the Airport extreme card was there. (I know they're stock, but I had a friend who had gotten home and discovered that it wasn't there). He looked at me like he hated me, raised the box up to my face, tapped his finger on the side where the spec labels are, and glared at me. Didn't say a word, didn't say Yes, of course, Yes, they're stock, Yes, if there's any problem you can bring it back, Yes, would you like me to open it and double-check?, nothing. Just tapped the box about 6 inches from my face. I have never been treated like that before, not at BestBuy, not at CompUSA, not at Circuit City, hell, not even at Wal-Mart. And *especially* not when I was spending well over a grand. I mean, it's not like I was buying a USB hub and asked if the adapter was really there. So after that, I am really, really soured on the Apple store. I think Apple needs to regroup and refocus regarding exactly what they want the Apple store to be. Right now it seems like it's a storefront no different than the other retailers I mentioned, except that it happens to sell only one brand. Nancy On Oct 9, 2005, at 5:49 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 9, 2005, at 1:05 PM, david wrote: work part-time for an Apple reseller and your experience is why I'll continue to strongly suggest people buy their products from an independent reseller rather than directly from Apple. What you require is a service my boss offers. When a customer's drive is damaged/dead, if desired, we'll attempt to transfer data or send the drive to a data-recovery service if we can't access it. That's only if your local reseller isn't a bunch of arrogant elitist pinheads who think that customer service is when they've whacked all the tennis balls at our head, and its time for us to throw them back for another go-round. IMO, from my vantage point as a consumer, Apple gave the resellers nearly 20 years to get the retail stuff right, then gave up and created the Apple Stores out of self defense. And you ARE one of the few who think the Apple Stores are a disaster in the making. Most of the rest of the world thinks that they were a brilliant marketing move that's paying real dividends for Apple in both bottom line sales and mind share. I have three influential faculty members who are switchers because of visits to the Apple store. (One is the Dean of the college) Also, don't forget, the Apple store is geared mainly to supporting new sales and systems. How many years has it been since Apple shipped a G4 tower that could accept an internal Zip (don't forget, neither the Quicksilver or the MDD models could take an internal Zip. The last one that could was the Digital Audio) -- Bruce Johnson No matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to:
Re: Lombard issues
Where are you, Kristina? Did the tech tell you that a hardware failure occurred? If so, what failed? And, did you request that he add gobs of shareware and do dads (I ask that, because that may be part of your problem, esp. running OS 9.2.x). We can probably resolve your issues at no cost and if you are local, I'll be happy to see what's up. Have you tried a clean install of OS 9.1 (your Lombard is not equipped to run 9.2.x and I opine that you are ~probably~ better off to go back to 9.1). rb San Bernardino CA 92404 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assessment
Tobias - sorry - wasn't clear in my meaning - if all else fails you should be able to send the computer to Small Dog. Lakewood isn't too far from you (well, depending on where you are in Denver, it could be an hour or so I guess. Anyway, my BIL is a Denver cop and he thinks highly of an Apple dealer there. It is called the Local Computer store or Your Neighborhood Computer Store or something homey like that. david On Oct 10, 2005, at 12:53 PM, Tobias Strohe wrote: Thanks again for everybody's input, Tobias (in Denver Colorado, unfortunately somewhat away from Smalldog, but I have bought from them before). -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment
On Oct 9, 2005, at 3:10 PM, Nancy Lawrence wrote: So after that, I am really, really soured on the Apple store. I think Apple needs to regroup and refocus regarding exactly what they want the Apple store to be. Right now it seems like it's a storefront no different than the other retailers I mentioned, except that it happens to sell only one brand. What you NEED to do is tell this person's manager that they were rude to you. Simply going off pissed accomplishes nothing. Apple doesn't KNOW it needs to regroup and refocus unless there are consumer complaints. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: How to link Wallstreet 9.2.2 and iBook G3 10.3.9 by ethernet?
On Oct 10, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: Thanks, Luis, and all others of you who help us! I imagine many of this list's members have use for this information (although it may seem basic to you if you've done it) and will really benefit from a detailed answer here which we can save for future reference: Please give the details of actually doing this hookup with Ethernet, including how to turn file sharing on in both machines. In my case I need to connect a Wallstreet II OS 9.2.2 and a G3 iBook OS 10.3.9. Also, which machine should be booted first, which machine's file sharing needs to be turned on first, what will you see on each machine, and how do you actually do the file transfers? It would be simplest to connect both systems. Start the OS X system, then the Wallstreet. Now set Appletalk to the ethernet port on the Wallstreet. Share the hard drive. Now, on the iBook, make sure Appletalk is active on the network preference pane for the Ethernet port. Now you should be able to see the Wallstreet if you click on Go Network in the Finder. Double click on it and authenticate to get to the Wallstreet's disk. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment
On Oct 9, 2005, at 4:52 PM, david wrote: My, we have a lot of pent up anger, don't we? Perhaps you need to find a few dead monitors and smash them? I did not descend to ad hominem attacks to defend my opinion, no need for you to, either. I very carefully stated that this was my opinion. I can take my attitude anywhere I damn well please. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
on 10/10/05 12:19 PM, R. P. Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are you, Kristina? chicagoland Did the tech tell you that a hardware failure occurred? No ...only...that the DVD CDR was bad...i knew that...and some g-book member reavok sold me a new one Sept 14 but he hasn't sent it yet...sigh! also the battery was at about 3/4 power-full...and should think about replacing it... If so, what failed? Well I think nothing actually... And, did you request that he add gobs of shareware and do dads not exactly, I actually think he thought he was doing me a favor with goodies (I ask that, because that may be part of your problem, esp. running OS 9.2.x). We can probably resolve your issues at no cost just in my budget and if you are local, I'll be happy to see what's up. wish you were Have you tried a clean install of OS 9.1 (your Lombard is not equipped to run 9.2.x and I opine that you are ~probably~ better off to go back to 9.1). originally this machine came to me from ebay...with OS X on it. All my graphic design software is older so I am happy to stay in 9x. I did a disk wipe and clean install then...replaced the HD and still not a viable machine. The tech friend thought it was software related and reworked things and saved my data. Only now I can't just boot it up work on it and have a happy mac face... Now it doesn't open at all...tho the pb did open all the way to my usual desktop this afternoon all 3 partitions showing and my files then...i went to the partition which had DiskWarrior and did a restart and the dumb thing wont open again. Can't tell you why that particular force start worked and the restart didn't , nor any of the subsequent force starts only bring a chime and grey screen... Kristina -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
Sorry to hear about your problems with your Lombard. From my experiences with Lombards (I have a 400mhz) the feeezing and non-booting could be from a faulty processor. Is there some kind of pattern to the non-functioning? When it cannot boot at all; is that only after it crashes after it starts up freezes? It sounds like you're thinking it could be the OS; I think it may be a faulty processor card, and/or maybe an overheating one. Would you happen to have / access to an extra Lombard processor? Ivy F. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
Sorry to hear about your problems with your Lombard. From my experiences with Lombards (I have a 400mhz) the feeezing and non-booting could be from a faulty processor. Is there some kind of pattern to the non-functioning? When it cannot boot at all; is that only after it crashes after it starts up freezes? It sounds like you're thinking it could be the OS; I think it may be a faulty processor card, and/or maybe an overheating one. Would you happen to have / access to an extra Lombard processor? Ivy F. You could try disabling the L2 cache with some third party software like CPU director. Or, try running the unit with a fan blowing on the CPU heatsink directly. Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
on 10/10/05 6:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to hear about your problems with your Lombard. thanks for the comiseration... From my experiences with Lombards (I have a 400mhz) the feeezing and non-booting could be from a faulty processor. Would you happen to have / access to an extra Lombard processor? I am the only macuser...in chicagoland...or so it seems I actually live in NW Indiana...my husband commutes... I don't even know where there is ANY shop that works on Macs. Originally from Dayton OHio where Wright Patt Air force base...they use macs...i think anyway its a big graphics town so there are many mac friends but not here in IN. Kristina -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
It sounds like you're thinking it could be the OS; I think it may be a faulty processor card, and/or maybe an overheating one. Would you happen to have / access to an extra Lombard processor? You could try disabling the L2 cache with some third party software like CPU director. Or, try running the unit with a fan blowing on the CPU heatsink directly. I do have a fan hooked to the lamp blowing under the bottom of the Lombard which is perched on a book to raise it up... is that what you meant? Kristina -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
There are a bunch of Mac users in the Region tho I don't seen any user groups listed for the entire northern part of Indiana (I'm surprised there isn't one in Mich.City or South Bend). Try the IL listing--there's 3 listed in Chicago. (Our user group listed there, the Aurora Area Apple Core is the only all-Apple II user group still in existance in IL :) ) Later..Howard -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues
It sounds like you're thinking it could be the OS; I think it may be a faulty processor card, and/or maybe an overheating one. Would you happen to have / access to an extra Lombard processor? You could try disabling the L2 cache with some third party software like CPU director. Or, try running the unit with a fan blowing on the CPU heatsink directly. I do have a fan hooked to the lamp blowing under the bottom of the Lombard which is perched on a book to raise it up... is that what you meant? Kristina If this is a CPU-heat problem (failing CPU), lift the keyboard off the CPU cover and blow the fan on top of the CPU cover. This will coll the CPU to the maximum extent. Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: thanks for info about UDP, listening to radio on the internet, etc
Hi, Listers, Thanks to all who provided information and their experience with downloading a Windows program to listen to internet radio. The web page with info on UDP was very educationa, too. I'm getting over the 24 hour flu now and will like download IE. Thanks again, Jocelyn -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard issues, cache failure
On Oct 10, 2005, at 12:07, G-Books wrote: From my experiences with Lombards (I have a 400mhz) the freezing and non-booting could be from a faulty processor. Is there some kind of pattern to the non-functioning? When it cannot boot at all; is that only after it crashes after it starts up freezes? It sounds like you're thinking it could be the OS; I think it may be a faulty processor card, and/or maybe an overheating one. Would you happen to have / access to an extra Lombard processor? Ivy F. You could try disabling the L2 cache with some third party software like CPU director. In my experience a failed L2 cache will announce itself with a pop up message on startup, something like: The built in memory test has detected a problem with cache memory. Please contact a service technician for assistance. It never stopped the computer from starting (once you acknowledged the message) and it seemed to run fine without the cache. I expect it might have been slower but never did any benchmarks to check. Best of luck. Andrew in Ann Arbor -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
