Re: iMac tray problem OSes
On 1/31/04 11:44 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, the subject line of this e-mail thread was written by you and it was about how the tray loading iMac drive was flawed, that is what I referenced [the CD-ROM drives] in my above statement, you reading OK? Need some help? You're the one who needs the help. The title clearly states Re: iMac tray problem not iMac tray flaws. There's a difference. There is a control panel for just that ... you aren't real familiar with Classic Mac OS either are you? Oh and Classic Mac OS after System 7 will respect file extensions if you ask it to. I've already used that control panel, and set all extensions for text based documents to MS Word. It ignored it. As for Flash, if you install Flash player and read the dialog boxes for the installer there is one that states: memory should be increased for your browser, do you want that done at this time? I don't see clicking yes as manually increasing the memory. Clicking is a manual action. And even Linux dynamically allocates memory. It's obviously a bad sign when the Mac needs more configuration than Linux does. Only used it a couple hours, eh? Good luck to you with that. Way to make unsubstantiated comments. Uhm, that is all well and great for viruses that are e-mailed, but the worst and the newest for the past year have all been self-propagating, they don't use e-mail ... I know that is a hard thing to grasp, but seriously, slammer, not an e-mail virus, there have been a couple before and after slammer, in fact there was a new one out this past week. I didn't say I don't use a Firewall, but then again, Mac users use them too. Anyone who says, I know enough ... always makes me smile. I never have to worry about them knowing more than me. Its good to be unsatisfied. As long as you're happy in your little world. You don't have a lot of depth here. The PowerBook G4 Ti was declared the best available laptop by PC World, PC Mag, Business Week, and Business 2.0 when it came out. The PowerBook 12 and 17 models were regarded as being in the top two contenders for high end laptops. That was then, this is now. The Wallstreet was the best when it came out. It certainly isn't now. One thing is for sure though, I would pick a Pismo over a Powerbook G4 any day. You get what you pay for. You are in school, eh? University of something or other you said? College, good, time to learn something. You can buy a cheap car and customize it, or cheap computer components. Depending on if you like analogies or not. However, you can't match the feature set of a pro level Mac with a home built PC at the same price point. You can justify it by writing off features you say you don't need or aren't important, but you can't build something with feature parity so the argument is moot. Are you just blowing hot air or are you willing to back that up? Give me the specs of a specific Mac and I'll show you a PC that does the same job. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
On 2/1/04 3:28 AM, Bruce Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 2/1/04 3:21 AM, Robin Ashe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/1/04 2:16 AM, Bruce Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can the moderator please block further posts from this jackass? We don't need a Mac hater on a Mac help list!! There's a difference between being a Mac hater and not being a PC hater. If I was a Mac hater I wouldn't have one. You certainly know how to waste a lot of time and space acting like one. David did just as much wasting. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
On 2/1/04 12:06 PM, Frank P. Eigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forget that. I say we all meet at a Quake site and have at it! :-) I'm more of an Unreal Tournament fan, but Quake would probably be better considering it doesn't make good use of the second mouse button! -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
On 2/1/04 10:42 AM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I realized you were a troll and that we were wasting people's time so I apologized and stopped. Maybe when you grow up you can make big decisions too. Now, the list nanny has asked for this thread to stop as well ... perhaps this time you can not just rename it and keep plugging along Robin ... I for one and done with all this. I wasn't the one who renamed it. Dan K brought it up again. Get your facts straight. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
On 2/1/04 9:20 AM, markemmanuel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't the main reason for new Apple hardware to run the latest BSD stuff (sans FreeBSD), Linux, Windows (via VirtualPC), and other stuff due to Apple's acceptance of Openfirmware while Windows based manufacturers still rely on BIOS? Also, isn't running Virtual PC make Window's painfully slow on Apple hardware? Remember, there's always an open source project do do crazy things like bring MacOS X to the x86-64 environment. I get decent performance out of VPC as long as I don't run any graphic intensive programs. The S3 Trio it emulates is really slow even when it comes to screen redraws, and games would be completely unplayable. I've benchmarked my VPC as a 333MHz P5, which for basic software is about as good as my desktop. The 4200 RPM hard drive does become a bit of a bottleneck though. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: External USB Drives question
On 2/1/04 11:47 AM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This thread is dead. Drop it. Seems like a valid question to me. Why is it dead? -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: PRAM battery
On 2/1/04 4:02 PM, JOHN.E.ABRAHAM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Listers, I am new to PowerBooks but not to Macs. I suspect the PRAM battery has failed on my WallStreet 233 mhz revised model with 512k cache. The date keeps on needing to be reset every time I bootup. On my desktop Mac this is normally corrected with a new PRAM battery which I have fitted my self. I have checked in many books to find what a PowerBook PRAM battery looks like and where it is fitted inside but with out any luck. Could someone point me in the direction for this information, and what type of battery and cost could I expect. The desktop version is normally under £10.00 UK and I am able to obtain one at a good electronics shop. Would this apply to the PowerBook version. Thanks for any info John Abraham. I can't provide any specific advice, but http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbum3.html might help with finding what the PRAM Battery looks like and where it is. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
It was done at the same time as I sent the last couple of ones. It wouldn't hurt to check the send time once in a while. On 1/30/04 10:57 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: List nanny closed the topic so I didn't bother to read this. Nor am I going to quote any of it below, when a topic is closed, well I think its spose to be stopped. David -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
Are there any guides floating around the net on how to do this without spending too much? And yes, it's definitely more important. OS X won't help me write essays if I can't print them out. On 1/30/04 11:00 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can still convert it to ethernet and direct connect. Its not a terribly complex notion. And no offense to your printer, but its not as neat as OS X, although it might be more necessary for you. David -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iMac tray problem OSes
On 1/31/04 12:11 AM, John Acuff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All tray loading iMacs? Hmmm, last time I checked, the drive in my 333 iMac was still working fine. I know I'm not alone either.. It doesn't mean all of them will break So you're saying that Apple should forget about cutting-edge designs and just build generic boxes like Gateway, eMachine, and Dell? Heaven forbid! Or a design similar to the PowerMac G4. If that was the case, I would still be using Microshaft's crap! It took me a few years, but I finally got my head out of my rear long enough to find out that there were alternatives that were better. It's obviously only a problem for 3% of the computer using population. I have too. I started with DOS, went thru Winblows 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, and finally Win2k. I tried Linux, and BeOS, but guess were I wound up? Yep, OS X. I'm glad you found something you liked. But I found Win 98 to have better functionality than every Mac OS until Panther. Winblows easy to use and hassle free?! Don't make me laugh! I've gotten BSOD's with Win2k, and it's supposed to be virtually crash-proof! Yeah. Right... And I've only had one BSOD with Win Me, and Mac OS X crashed on me on several occasions and OS 9 crashes 2-3 times a week consistently and up to several times a day. Life has been so much better since I've been running OS X and Macs, than it ever was when I was using PC's. It's so nice to be able to simply use my computer and not have to constantly dick around with it just to keep it operating. That's how I feel too. But it's the other way around. I don't like the fact that I don't have as much control over my Mac as I do my PC. My lone PC running Win2k still resets itself for no discernible reason whenever it feels like it. And It's been scanned on numerous occasions for viruses, as well as any other hardware/software problems to no avail. My OS X machines will run for weeks with ever having an OS crash or needing to be re-booted. Easy and hassle-free? You bet! My Wallstreet does that too. Go figure. At least we don't have to worry about every virus scare that comes along, as well as the Security Update de-jour. I don't use Anti-Virus software and I've never gotten a Virus. I'm just have my wits about me enough not to get the viruses. Like Apple is the only computer company that has occasional hardware problems? Yeah, right. Not!! Why do you think companies like Dell and Gateway have so many people in tech support? But I can build my own PCs that don't have problems. I can't do that with Macs. I can also order them from companies like Falcon Northwest and Voodoo PC that put most other computer manufacturers to shame in terms of quality and support. That's choice and quality available in the PC world that can never be had with a Mac. It sure isn't because they build such high quality machines! Believe me, I wouldn't trade any of my Macs for the most high-end new Dell, Gateway, HP, or any other PC, any time, any way. I would agree on Dell, Gateway and HP. But I'd rather build my own system and have control over the components that go into it instead of letting Apple do it. What it boils down to is the fact that the average PC user has been brainwashed to believe that mediocrity is the status quo, so they don't expect anything better. That seems to be more Mac users being brainwashed. I used to be one of the brainwashed ones, but I know better now. However, the average Mac user expects much more. So when Apple does happen to drop the ball, the lynch mob forms up. If it were Dell, nobody would give it a second thought... People still complain, there's just no lynch mob. But that's just my opinion, and all I'll say on this topic. Oh, and for the record, I have an 700 Mhz iBook with a serial number in the range in question.. Then I guess you're the one who's learned to put up with mediocrity. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
On 1/31/04 3:28 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, as has been said, when Dell screws up, no one cares. I don't buy that. I think it's more likely that Mac users don't care or like to think that PC users put up with crap so that they can feel better about themselves. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AirPort- Software Base Station?
On 1/31/04 9:30 AM, Jim Eddy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 31, 2004, at 12:25 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: I have used a Pismo with a built in Airport Card and the Orinoco card and they do work the same, but the range with the card is severely handicapped compared to the internal card with the larger built in antenna. Interesting. I found the opposite--that the external antenna of the Orinoco card gave somewhat better reception. Also the fan on my Pismo kicks in occasionally since I installed the airport card. Despite these small problems, I've kept the airport card in--I never liked the way the Orinoco card stuck out of the case. -- I guess it might depend on how the antenna was installed. It looks to me like it isn't always going to be done the same way. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
On 1/31/04 5:48 PM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/31/04 8:35 PM, Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On 1/31/04 3:28 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, as has been said, when Dell screws up, no one cares. I don't buy that. I think it's more likely that Mac users don't care or like to think that PC users put up with crap so that they can feel better about themselves. No, actually, there have been no proven fires from those power adapters. None. It's a myth. The manufacturer that sold them to Apple was the one who initiated the recall. I know, because at that time I was working for Apple in RDD. I don't see how that response relates to my comment. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!
You're working under the false assumption that I was trying to back up my previous comment. This, however is: Regardless, I don't see how putting the blame on a 3rd party because apple didn't make it has any point. Apple is responsible for the business partners they chose. Same with blaming Motorola for not improving the G4 fast enough. Sure they were dragging their heels, but Apple entered into a business agreement with them, so they're responsible for the outcome. On 1/31/04 6:37 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The point is that the item in question was not faulty by Apple's hand nor was the item recalled by Apple. Therefore the relation is that the instance you cited in an earlier post is invalid. Following that, your example is no longer a substantiation of your comment. So if you want to re-enforce your comment you need a better (and hopefully valid) example. Clear enough? David On Jan 31, 2004, at 8:11 PM, Robin Ashe wrote: On 1/31/04 5:48 PM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/31/04 8:35 PM, Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On 1/31/04 3:28 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, as has been said, when Dell screws up, no one cares. I don't buy that. I think it's more likely that Mac users don't care or like to think that PC users put up with crap so that they can feel better about themselves. No, actually, there have been no proven fires from those power adapters. None. It's a myth. The manufacturer that sold them to Apple was the one who initiated the recall. I know, because at that time I was working for Apple in RDD. I don't see how that response relates to my comment. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
On 1/30/04 8:23 AM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have read just about all there is available on it and have a bit of experience with it myself. No, my opinion is not changing based on anything you offered, nor are your retorts accurate, go do some more digging. So you still think that they never denied there was a problem? I guess this is pointless to discuss with you any further. While you berate Apple for not saying YEAH ITS BROKE. You don't take into account that until they determine what is the cause, they don't know if its actually broke. You're misquoting me. They said there were No known issues. I berate them for not saying something along the lines of We're aware that there are some problems with the iBooks, we haven't determined what the problems are so we can't help you for the time being. Learn some about systems. Life is not so individualistic when you sell 800,000 of something. You can keep arguing, but as I said at the bottom of my previous post, I said what I have to say about the matter. I'm not asking them to be individualistic, it's starting to look like you're using a borderline straw man tactic. You're arguing against something I never said or asked for. Cheers, Robin Ashe -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
Do you have a source on that? I'd be interested in reading more about it. On 1/30/04 4:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That said, the other real winner is ATI. The whole problem is due to a poorly designed and faulty ATI Rage Pro chip, not by evil Republicans in the dark folds of Apple... Unless something happened behind closed doors, those ATI guys are the ones who made out like bandits--cause they never had to pay for the problem they caused Apple by selling a problematic chip, which overheats and blows up every 18 months. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Battery Losing Charge
I got a new battery for my Wallstreet from OWC about a month ago. It used to indicate that it was fully charged both on my control strip module as well as on the menu bar. Now it only indicates that it holds a 75% charge. Is this normal or a software problem or is my battery dying a lot quicker than it should? Thanks, Robin Ashe -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
No need to start flaming. Of course they only cover certain models, which doesn't happen to include the one my mom is having troubles with (as well as a large number of other people). Regardless, I wouldn't want a new Mac, I'd want an old one that has been proven to be reliable. Of the 3 Macs my family has had that worked, all of them that had no problems were second hand, the new one had a CD drive problem (which was due to faulty design). On 1/30/04 7:57 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh wait, thats what Apple did! Woohoo! Oh and they said they would pay back anyone who had already paid for the repair. Although I am sure Robin is mad they won't drive to each individual house hold and give them a new Mac and $1,000.00. David On Jan 30, 2004, at 9:11 PM, Brandy wrote: Solution! Apple make or (aquire) all new reliable replacement parts, consumer sends em in; get em fixed! Everyone's happy! No B.S., NO lawsuits, NO higher prices! Quite simple! Brandy -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
On 1/30/04 8:08 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, in actuality there are three issues, one is the over heating issue cited by Bigbikerbo here, the second is a cable routing issue causing stress on the video ribbon cable, and the third is an off shoot of the second where the stress is focused on the inverter board for said cable. Oh, but you knew all that right? Cause you are able to second guess Apple's actions on this so well ... I was aware of the second two problems actually. But in answer to your question, try google ... cause you aren't living up to your second guessing impressions. I know I know, I am being hard on you. I am doing so because you are being so hard on Apple. That doesn't quite work. After all you didn't buy a faulty product from me. I didn't either, but my family has to deal with the faulty product they paid $2.5k for so I definitely have a right to complain about it. Ever try to solve a problem of similar complexity? No, but I haven't been called on to do so, therefore the question is moot. snip Cause I don't - but really, complaining that Apple has done wrong here, cause why? It took them too long? Somethings take time, they can't admit the issue till they know it, and just maybe it took them this long. Despite all the arguments you brought up for it not being a known issue, the fact of the matter is that to a lay person it was. When there's news reports on the issue it certainly is a known issue. If they had declined to comment, or said that they hadn't determined whether it was a design flaw or not then they wouldn't be in the position of having lied, and made some customers very unhappy with the issue. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
On 1/20/04 2:55 PM, Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, but under OS X you gotta have an Ethernet interface in order to get to the printer at all. At least as far as I know. I suppose this is because there is no Appletalk support for the localtalk connection under OS X. Just out of curiosity. Is this solved by using classic mode? -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
Thanks. I guess I'll have to do a Dual Boot. My printer is too good to give up for OS X. On 1/30/04 9:33 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, its not. Classic does not have direct access to hardware as all hardware access is governed by Mac OS X's kernel. Therefore you would still have the same problem and the same root cause in Classic as in Mac OS X. David -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
Wait a second, anytime something is reported it is therefore substantiated? Your logic is way beyond faulty on this one. Apple said they were not aware of an issue, that has not been proven false. Wrong! They said There is no known issue. In other words the issue didn't exist. You shouldn't base your arguments on assumptions, especially considering I provided you with a link that showed exactly what Apple did say. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
On 1/30/04 9:30 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh? A CD design flaw. What was the flaw and what model we talking about ... ? iMac Rev B. All the tray loading iMacs had this problem. They were very fragile. The standard CD drive that came in my PC that was manufactured around the same time as the iMac had a much sturdier design. The system worked without it but it had to be sent in to an AARS to be fixed. If the design had been similar to most desktop PCs or Power Macs the drive could have been taken out and sent in to be replaced instead of the whole computer. I ask because many Mac users like to complain and whine, thing is, I don't believe that many of us realize how much better we have it. That's because it really isn't any better. That's just a myth. I run Linux, Classic Mac OS, Windows, and Mac OS X. I have to at one time or another, along with DOS and BeOS. Linux lacks the refinement most of us are accustomed to. That's true, but people who use Linux aren't looking for refinement. They want an extreme level of control over their system that isn't possible with any other OS without a lot more work. Although I wonder why Linux came up here in a hardware discussion... Windows lacks the ease of use and the lack of hassle we are used to. I find Windows to be just as easy to use and even more Hassle-free than my Mac. My Windows Me system has crashed once in all the time I've had it. My Wallstreet running 9.2.2 crashes 2-3 times per week because it doesn't sleep properly and won't let me eject my 802.11b card. And in our happy little world, many of us just forget. I wouldn't call it a happy little world. I just had a call to fix an old lady's iMac. It was a minor issue, but it certainly proved that the Mac OS wasn't any easier or more intuitive to use than Windows. Makes it easier to complain. We do things like decide that design flaws exist on the basis that we had a bad experience of we read about it on the web, or someone I knew once told me ... When many people have the same problem then there most certainly is a design flaw. If only a couple people have a problem then it's just bad luck. Considering the number of people complaining about the same problem (logic board failure) it's reasonable to call it a design flaw. Thing is, you call it a design flaw, when I called you on such a determination in your last post you then moved to saying it was an issue because a lay person understood it to be. I'm not sure where you put those two ideas together. I still maintain it was a design flaw, and the Extension Program supports this. Regarding it being an issue had to do with Apple being dishonest about the issue. Which by definition is a PR thing not a design thing. You call it a design flaw based on ... what? Your last post said you didn't have experience in the things it would take to determine information, yet you say again here that you determined there was a design flaw. Sounds fishy. Me and 2000 other people. You can go ahead and call each one of them out on the issue if you like. Second hand has its own issues. At least in my experience there is something to be said about warrantees. With second hand if you know the person you know you're getting a system with good build quality. You don't know that with a new system. I believe Dan Knight (might have been someone else) said he liked buying refurbished systems because Apple has gone over them with a fine-toothed comb so he can be sure that the system works. I fully agree with him on this issue. And refurbished systems still have the full warrantee too. I don't tend to use much in the way of warrantees because I am a to it yourself'er, I have a bit of formal training, working on some more, and have been working in the tech support industry for several years now. I figure I have more time than money. But warrantees are a good thing. And no one is giving me a warrantee on the 4-8 year old hardware I have around in my workshop. Yes, but it's unlikely that you would need one either. Old Apple hardware was actually built to last. There's a reason they have a reputation for quality, and it seems to me that the iBook issue is just one of many with which they are slowly losing that reputation. I'd feel comfortable buying an old Mac, but I'd be very wary of plunking my hard earned cash down for a new one. Couple other notes, large number of people is relative. Also, consider that similar symptoms may not be caused by the same root cause. That doesn't mean that there isn't a problem. Lastly, logically Apple would not save themselves much money or time by excluding the minority [in comparison to the total 860,000 iBooks sold during the affected years, the couple months on each end that Apple does not claim are included is pretty minor]. Therefore its only logical to conclude that Apple narrowed down the cause as accurately as they could and is not excluding the large number of
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
Unfortunately for me that isn't an option. I have no network. I get my internet access via Wireless at my University (or in theory with the 20 hours of dialup they give me). On 1/30/04 10:36 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AHAHAHAH, I have to tell you, I can't relate. That and there are ways to get a LocalTalk printer on an ethernet network ... David On Jan 31, 2004, at 12:32 AM, Robin Ashe wrote: Thanks. I guess I'll have to do a Dual Boot. My printer is too good to give up for OS X. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: The fun I've been having
On 1/28/04 9:39 PM, Dave Bonhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FW is not an option to me. I don't have any FW devices nor FW equipped machines. And my biggest SCSI drive is too small for a complete clone. I was hoping to connect to the 'Family' iMac and create my back-up on a partition of its drive that I have been unable to mount lately... What about using FWB Partition Toolkit? If you have enough free space then you'll be able to create another partition on which to install your new system without losing anything. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Apricorn EZ USB 2.0 on Wallstreet with USB Overdrive
I'm looking for a USB 2 PCMCIA card with a dongle. It has to be with a dongle because I need to be able to use it at the same time as my Wi-Fi card and most USB 2 cards would prevent that. I found one card for $65 that's an O'toLink and it's definitely Mac compatible. The other one is $70 and doesn't guarantee Mac compatibility but I can order it from the same place as an external hard drive enclosure so I can use my 45GB IBM 75GXP from my PC Desktop, and ordering them both from the same place would probably save me a bit of money. So I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the Apricorn EZ USB 2.0 and whether the USB Overdrive drivers would let me use it on my Wallstreet. Thanks, Robin Ashe -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
On 1/29/04 2:22 PM, Al Poulin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See: http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/ It's about time. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program
I agree with you somewhat. What they should have done is admit that they knew there was a problem right off the bat and said they were investigating it. Instead they blatantly lied to at least 1889 customers (that was the latest number of signatures on the pending class action suit against Apple regarding the logic board problem). Honesty goes a long way to making customers feel like dealing with a company. Apple has already been dishonest with their customers and despite this repair program, they're still going to lose some customers, and discourage some potential customers. They certainly lost my mom, out of 3 computers she's had, all of them were apples and two of them were lemons. A Performa 5200 and her iBook 600 (which isn't covered by the program because it's manufactured before May 2002). The one which worked for her was a used LC 575 which still works but we got it from her brother for whom it was working fine at the time. My brother got an iMac Rev B and it works, but the CD drive had to be replaced twice. 2 out of 3 is a very bad number for computers that didn't work. Lying to customers doesn't make her feel any better about Apple. I'm not saying Apple doesn't make good products, the WallStreet I'm on right now has been well used for 5 years by my Uncle before he gave it to me, and it's replaced my desktop PC (well it will once I get an external hard drive enclosure). But I'm also not likely to buy from Apple again unless the product has been out for a long time without issues, and the $300 for Applecare which seems to be more of a necessity than an option these days doesn't sweeten the deal when many PC manufacturers have 3 year warranties that cover everything that Applecare does except for free. Anyway, sorry for the rant. I'm sure some people will be perfectly happy with the way Apple dealt with the problem. I would have been if they had been honest, but 2 out of 5 macs in my immediate family going bad doesn't make me feel like being a repeat customer even if they had admitted the problem from the start. Robin Ashe On 1/29/04 8:26 PM, David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, they do have to narrow it down to a particular cause and figure out a solution for it before they release a plan to fix it, otherwise they are just blowing sunshine up our butts ... and wasting our time and their money in short term fixes. Besides, they are also reimbursing anyone who spent money on having it repaired prior to this. So in the end no one is out but Apple, its really a very good program and exactly what they should have done. David On Jan 29, 2004, at 8:53 PM, Robin Ashe wrote: On 1/29/04 2:22 PM, Al Poulin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See: http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/ It's about time. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Upgrading.
It looks good? On 1/28/04 6:45 AM, Thomas Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just what is the advantage, if any in purchasing an Airport Base Station instead of the far less expensive wireless routers that are available for PC's? Tom You could probably save some money. I have a fairly wireless household (Powerbook 800, Airport card in a G4 PPC and a Windows box). I use a Buffalo Airstation wireless router (has 4 ethernet connections as well as the wireless). Less than half the cost of the Apple base station and works perfectly with the Macs. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: The fun I've been having
How are you overclocking? Are you just increasing the CPU speed or are you increasing the bus speed? Both can have problems, but they're especially likely if you're increasing the bus speed. You'll put everything else out of whack. I would suggest at least while you're installing Panther that you return the system to normal settings. You should be able to overclock after you're finished installing as the installation process is usually more picky about stability issues than anything else. The other thing might be your hard drive, but I don't know enough specifics to be able to suggest anything regarding that. On 1/28/04 9:08 AM, Dave Bonhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks! I'm posting this to 2 different lists in the hopes of hitting a bigger knowledge base. Please forgive me, I'm at the limit of my patience. The move to Panther has been an ugly one for me, and continues to frustrate me. Let me start with the machine and then the problems I've been having and what I've tried over the past weeks. 1999 Bronze keyboard PowerBook, aka Lombard. 333MHz overclocked to 433MHz, 512 MB of Kingston RAM (2x256MB), 40 GB Toshiba MK4019GAX hard drive. Runs hot, but the fan never comes on. A bit slow but very stable under Jaguar. I hear lots of praise for Panther on slower machines, so I decide to go for it. I attempt to archive and install, but about 80% through the first CD the screen goes weird and it has crashed... I had backed-up my user folder to another machine using Synk, so I'm not too upset. I reboot and try again with the same results. I try doing just the upgrade and again it crashes. I zap pram, reset NVRAM, everything that I can think of, even formatting the drive. I swap RAM with my wife's Wallstreet, no help. Finally, I pull the RAM chip out of the top slot and try just 256 MB. It worked! I begin applying software updates that I had previously downloaded. After upgrading to X.3.1, I can no longer mount dmg's. I wipe the drive and reinstall, but again, X.3.1 refuses to mount dmg's. I wipe the drive yet again and reinstall going straight to X.3.2. This is better! I try the open source wireless driver that I used in Jaguar, but it doesn't work in Panther. I try the IOXperts driver and it works much better, even supporting Appletalk! But less than 4 hours after registering the driver to my card, the card starts acting up and now only works sporadically. But that is a different issue... I try importing my user folder that I had backed up previously. I put everything where it is supposed to go and repair permissions. Most everything looks good. I reinstall most of the essential apps I need immediately. Mail is a PITA. I can check for mail, but nothing is arriving in my inbox. I know that this is wrong. I change permissions on every mailbox manually and things get better. Some mailboxes have to have their contents copied to a new mailbox and be deleted because they refuse to play nice. And web mail sucks as that is what I was using during this circus act. At this point, I've got 4 full days invested into this 'upgrade' and I still have lots of work ahead of me to get back to where I was. Little things like preferences, locations (I had over 20 different dial-up locations that I use, never mind different private networks with proxy servers, WAP's and such, my head hurts thinking about it...), and I'm still trying to install software, all the while using the machine to earn a pay cheque. After a few days, I reinstall my top 256MB RAM chip and everything appears well, at first. Then I get a weird display crash (like during the install). It is random and different each time. Sometimes it is a dark grey grid pattern, sometimes different coloured vertical bands, sometimes the display dissolves from the center out into psychedelic patterns, sometimes a horizontal line of black pixels slowly marches down the screen leaving an interesting pattern behind. Repairing permissions will generate this problem every time it is run. I thought that heat may be the problem, so I have left the keyboard open and a desk fan blowing onto the heat sink and it is cool to the touch rather than the normal 'very hot'. It still crashes. I try with Activity monitor open and watch as my installed RAM varies from 512 down to 510 and back again. I observe free RAM gradually disappear until there is 10 or so MB free, then it crashes. This is repeated a few times to verify. I pull the RAM from both slots and apply a contact enhancer (that has all kinds of approvals including NATO) to both chips and the processor card connector. Now when I repair permissions, my total RAM doesn't drop below 511 MB, and while my free RAM gets very low, 15 - 20 MB, the machine does not crash. I've repaired permissions twice now, without the fan and the keyboard is closed. I still don't know why the internal cooling fan isn't coming on.
Re: G5 Laptops on the way? No big deal!
There's nothing stopping them from designing a new northbridge, or even building it into the CPU like the A64. The problem lies in the fact that at best you get 60% extra performance for each extra CPU. So 4 CPUs would give at best 220% of the performance of a single CPU. Not really worth it considering the extra power. Something else that's interesting to note about the G4s is that somewhere around the 867MHz mark Motorola decided to trade clockspeed for efficiency. So apple was finally able to break the 1GHz mark but there wasn't a significant performance gain. (Which is what Intel has been doing with the P4 for a long time). So that brings the extra performance out of the speed increase even lower. What the G5 seems to be is a new architecture that supports higher clock speeds more than anything else. Of course that is a good thing, as higher clock speeds means better performance, but I think an Alpha-like focus on efficiency would be preferable. 64-bit doesn't offer much of an advantage either, as it's been demonstrated that it is slightly slower than 32-bit anyway (but not by a significant margin). On 1/28/04 10:54 AM, Paul Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 28, 2004, at 10:33 AM, Jim wrote: C'mon, Apple, give us some quadruple processors at higher speed! That not so easy to do as the northbridge chip only has ports for two CPUs. Paul -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: G5 Laptops on the way???
On 1/27/04 12:37 PM, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me how long it takes to encode a minute of MPEG-2 on a 1.6 GHz G5 tower system? 1.6GHz system might as well be a G4 with a G5 CPU thrown in. Apple has been following a trend lately of sticking previous generation tech in the lowest end of a new series of systems. The same happened with the G4. It's not worth getting. Single 1.8 would be fine though, at least it uses new tech across the board. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: G5 Laptops on the way???
Interesting point. I know the G4 hardly outperformed the G3 at the same clock speed unless the software was specifically written to take advantage of the G4 AltiVec engine. Anyway, this sounds like a question to be asking the guy at BareFeats.com On 1/27/04 12:37 PM, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kochkodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: VERRRY INTERESTING FYI... The Mac Channel IBM claims massive power cut for 90nm G5 Good news for AMD - but not Intel http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35057.html The 970FX, meanwhile, consumes a mere 12.3W at 1.4GHz, paving the way for PowerBook G5s. That figure is comparable to the 7.5W a 1GHz consumption of the G4-class Motorola MPC7447 that drives the current PowerBook G4s. Ok, what I want to know is this: How much faster, roughly, is a G5, compared to a G3? I remember 'back in the day' when we considered that a 68040 at 50MHz was roughly twice as powerful as a same-speed 68030. The PPC 603e chip in my Powerbook 1400 was supposedly about twice as powerful as a same-speed '040. G3's were not quite a doubling of the 603's. But it seems that after the G3's got established, we lost track of easy benchmarking comparisons--with some explanation owing to whether you were using 'native' code programs, etc, and what OS you run. When I discovered that it would take about 24 minutes to compress one minute of digital video into MPEG-2, on my 500MHz G3 Powerbook, I gave up the idea of creating DVDs from my video collection. [Because 200 tapes @ 2 hr each @ 24:1 for compression, would take 4.6 years-worth of 40-hour weeks spent in MPEG compression.] But now hardware has evolved. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to encode a minute of MPEG-2 on a 1.6 GHz G5 tower system? If we're going to get G5's in laptops, then I would like to know how feasible my video project has become. If we're going in multiples of 2 for each generation, from a G3 thru G4 to G5, then for a single G5: [24min * 500MHz]/[2 * 2 * 1600MHz] = 1.8 minutes. For a dual 2 GHz, we should be down to about 1:1 parity for compressing MPEG-2. That would be close to acceptable to me--even if it is a lot of weekends. How close am I? Anyone? --Jim. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: TiBook value?
On 1/27/04 9:06 PM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody help me find a site that lists the current value for a Titanium Powerbook G4 666 30 gig HD? In Canada if that makes a difference. TIA Everymac.com usually has prices. I'm not sure how up to date they are, but for the most part they seem good. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook as External Hard Drive
On 1/25/04 10:57 PM, Jackie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 25/01/04 06:51, Robin Ashe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip!] How would she go about setting her iBook up as an external HD? I live in a different city from her, so the easier the instructions are the better so that something doesn't get lost in conveying the instructions to her. Laurent wrote: Does her iBook has FireWire ports? If so, she could try to start it in FireWire mode, where you restart the computer and then press 'F' and the computer becomes a FireWire hard drive. Actually, it's a T for Target Disk Mode, not F for Firewire. :-) You also need a 6 pin to 6 pin Firewire cable, and both computers need Firewire ports. If I'm not mistaken, the Rev B iMac does not have one. Is there someone else with a computer that does, as it is a very easy way to do it. Here's a link to the Apple TIL about how to do it: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583 Jackie My Brother's Dell has a FireWire port. I guess we'll just find out if it works. Barring that, is there a USB Target Disk Mode? -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
iBook as External Hard Drive
My mother has a 600MHz 14 iBook and it is suffering from the now infamous logic board failure problem. So far she has had the following go wrong, DVDs won't play, CDs won't mount 2/3 of the time, she can't burn CDs with it, the Ethernet port is dead and as of yesterday she can no longer use her Imation Super Disk drive with it. The screen intermittently freezes and goes dead on her. She no longer has dial-up internet access, so there would be no way to get the important information off the hard drive that way, assuming the modem port still worked. It doesn't have AirPort installed, so it can't be beamed to my brother's Centrino Laptop. The only way that I can think of right now to get everything off is to set the iBook up as an external hard drive so that the info can be copied off from either my father's iMac Rev B or my brother's Dell Latitude D800. The iMac would be the first option as Mac-Mac always works better than Mac-PC, but if the USB ports don't work, then 1394 with the Latitude is the only remaining option. How would she go about setting her iBook up as an external HD? I live in a different city from her, so the easier the instructions are the better so that something doesn't get lost in conveying the instructions to her. Also, if there are any other suggestions you might have for getting the data copied off before it goes completely dead? Thanks, Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iPod off my Pismo
I don't have a Pismo or a Mini iPod so I can't say for sure, but it seems to me that most USB 2 hardware is USB 1.1 compatible, although it's much slower running on USB 1.1. I don't know if the iPod or the Software would insist on USB 2.0 though. I wouldn't be surprised considering the mandatory built in USB for Panther. On 1/24/04 10:27 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking at the new mini iPods, they require 6 pin fire wire or USB 2. My Pismo has a 4 wire firewire fire wire and USB 1. So does this put me out of the market for the new mini iPods ? Thanks Geoff To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. --Theodore Roosevelt -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Latest version of OSX for wallstreet/beige g3?
On 1/24/04 11:01 AM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I own a wallstreet and beige g3 tower. I'd like to upgrade them to OSX. I recall reading that these two computers were only able to run early versions of OSX. What is the latest OSX version each of these computers can run? TIA For the time being it's OSX 10.2 Jaguar. However, XPostFacto 3 alpha already has 10.3 Panther running on some Beige G3s and Wallstreets. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
MPEG-4 on WallStreet with 4MB VRAM
Is there any software that would let me watch MPEG-4 movies or VCDs on a wallstreet without a DVD drive? Thanks. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: 802.11G pccard?
On 1/20/04 2:16 PM, Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone recommend a 802.11G pccard to be used in a Pismo Powerbook? All I can find here(Netherlands) only have Wintel-drivers. Marc I'd say go for a Lucent/Proxim/Orinoco or rebranded one since AFAIK that's what the Airport is anyway. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wallstreet question
On 1/19/04 4:08 PM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should a wallstreet be able to start up without the charge card (under palmrest, charges the batteries) installed? My wallstreet still has it's mystery startup problem, and the symptoms are different without that card installed. Is that because it simply cannot complete the startup process without that card installed? btw - I've put up the pmu and wallstreet 2 motherboard that I tried in this computer on the lemswap list if anyone is looking for these parts. I'm not sure. Are you trying to run it off the battery or booting it with AC power? From AC power... I think it should be able to. When I got mine after it hadn't had any power for a week and wouldn't boot from the battery it ended up working fine booting it with AC. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Connecting from my Mac to my Virtual PC Windows XP
On 1/18/04 5:33 AM, Billy Bacon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Here's my problem. I'm trying to connect from my Mac to my Window XP installation which runs on my Virtual PC application. I can connect the other way (VP WinXP to my Mac) with no problems. I can't seem to figure out what naming convention I need to use to connect my Mac to Windows. From the Finder 'Go' menu at the top of the screen I click Connect To Server. But I've tried various combinations of a computer name for my Virtual PC WinXP and nothing has working. My computers name (WinXP on Virtual PC) is 'VPXP'. Typing this in the 'connect to server' textbox doesn't work either. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you - Billy - I've never used Virtual PC, but you could try doing some stuff that's way out in left field like connect to 127.0.0.1 or connect to C:\ drive. The chance of it working is pretty small but it's only 30 seconds to try so it doesn't really hurt. Sorry I can't help more. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wallstreet question
On 1/17/04 3:37 PM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should a wallstreet be able to start up without the charge card (under palmrest, charges the batteries) installed? My wallstreet still has it's mystery startup problem, and the symptoms are different without that card installed. Is that because it simply cannot complete the startup process without that card installed? btw - I've put up the pmu and wallstreet 2 motherboard that I tried in this computer on the lemswap list if anyone is looking for these parts. I'm not sure. Are you trying to run it off the battery or booting it with AC power? -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mail error anybody?
On 1/13/04 9:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am I the only one to receive mail error from email address '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'? I did set it as failed so that it should recover by itself, hopefully, but was wondering if anybody else did receive these mail error messages? -Laurent. Nope, you're not the only one. I've been getting them too. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Digest
On 1/13/04 12:40 PM, Mark Rath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why am I getting the Digets (which I want) and the individual emails - which I don't want? Maybe you also need to unsubscribe? Don't hold me to that though. Contacting the list mom would probably be best. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
On 1/13/04 4:50 PM, Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Robin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: My uncle sent me a driver from a OS 9.1 install and it works fine. Would you please tell me exactly what driver, which works, that you use from 9.1 under 9.2.2? I think I used an old OS 7 driver that was said to be the latest to work under OS 9. That particular driver stopped working under versions after 9.1, but AFAIR it didn't come together with 9.1. Get info showed it to be the Personal LaserWriter 300/LS extension. Mac OS 9.1 I could send it as an attachment if you like. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Panther on Wallstreet
I've been looking around for a while, and I haven't heard any news on whether Ryan got Xpostfacto 3 to put Panther on a Wallstreet. Has anyone heard any news regarding this? Thanks Robin Ashe -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
That seems to have been the problem. My uncle sent me a driver from a OS 9.1 install and it works fine. For small files anyway, my PDFs still won't print because I don't have enough memory for them. On 1/11/04 2:59 AM, Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Robin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The error message I'm getting is: There is a problem with the printer, check to see that the printer is connected and that the printer is turned on. I checked all of that, what am I missing? You don't say which operatinmg system you are using but you might need the LaserWriter 8 extension. HTH, Paul Oops, OS 9.2.2. I'll try turning the extension on when I get home, I did have it off. AFAICR there isn't an Apple driver compatible for the LS with any Mac OS later than 9.1. Didn't you read the docs that came with the driver? I'm sure it's in there as well as on google. You might be able to use the printer under OS X if you have an Ethernet interface in the printer and use open source software, but I don't recall how common Ethernet was in that model. I have a similar problem with a LaserWriter NTX that lacks Ethernet and so won't work under OS X AFAIK. Any ideas where I can pick up an Ethernet card this printer for close to nothing? grin I guess I'll give it away otherwise. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: Windows laptop with AirPort possible?
Hmmm, that might be hard since the card is, according to Dell, a mini-PCI internal card. Never heard of them, but that rules out testing them in a PowerBook... -Laurent. That just means it's a standard PCI card as far as interface goes and is just small enough to fit into a laptop. But yeah, that does throw my idea out the window. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
On 1/10/04 5:22 AM, Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 22:41pm -0800 on 1/9/04, Robin Ashe, contributed: OK, I tried the LW 8 extension, it practically nerfed my system, so I rebooted with all extensions on and trimmed away the ones that I was sure I didn't need. I now have a LaserWriter 300 Icon on my desktop, but I'm still getting the same error message when I try to print. Have you opened the Chooser and chose the LW8? No. I don't see why I should. I have a PLW LS not a LW8. Why would choosing the LW8 solve my problems? -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
On 1/10/04 1:23 PM, Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/10/04 5:22 AM, Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 22:41pm -0800 on 1/9/04, Robin Ashe, contributed: OK, I tried the LW 8 extension, it practically nerfed my system, so I rebooted with all extensions on and trimmed away the ones that I was sure I didn't need. I now have a LaserWriter 300 Icon on my desktop, but I'm still getting the same error message when I try to print. Have you opened the Chooser and chose the LW8? No. I don't see why I should. I have a PLW LS not a LW8. Why would choosing the LW8 solve my problems? Because, AFAIK, LaserWriter 8 is the interface for picking ANY LaserWriter as your printer. The 8 in LW8 is the software major version number, not a reference to a LaserWriter named LaserWriter 8. So if you wanted to pick a LaserWriter 12/600 PS, you would still use LaserWriter 8 in the Chooser to choose it. Confusing, I know ;-) Peace, Drew That didn't seem to do the trick either. :( -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: Windows laptop with AirPort possible?
On 1/10/04 8:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got this crappy laptop from work which I need to setup in the event I got production support to do. It is a Dell Latitude D600 with the Dell TrueMobile 1300, which is a 802.11b wireless card. I have an ABS that works fine with my PowerBook, but no matter what I did, I can't seem to connect the friggin' PC on the network. I changed the settings for TCP/IP for a static address, since all my computers on my network have a static IP address, I entered all information for the router and the DNS server, the thing still report that there is no network. The laptop comes with a control panel named TrueMobile 1300 Client Utility. This control panel lets me see and connect to network. I can see my ABS name and configure it. Still, no network connection. What am I missing? Friggin', stupid Windows crap! -Laurent. I know the 1150 is a rebranded Lucent WaveLan Gold, but I don't know about the 1300. Try it out on one of your Mac laptops and see if it recognizes it as an AirPort card. If it doesn't that could be your problem. I don't think that AirPort has very good compatibility with non-airport (Lucent/Orinoco) hardware. Another option might be to try out DHCP instead of Static IP. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
On 1/9/04 5:06 AM, Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 21:49pm -0800 on 1/8/04, Robin Ashe, contributed: I'm having troubles getting my Apple Personal LaserWriter LS to work with my Wallstreet. I have the 300/LS extension active, the power cord is plugged in, I can turn it on and get a green light. The toner cartridge is in and I've got paper in the tray. The printer cable is securely plugged into both the port on the printer and the WS. I have it active in the chooser and it's set to the printer port because the modem port is used by AppleTalk. The error message I'm getting is: There is a problem with the printer, check to see that the printer is connected and that the printer is turned on. I checked all of that, what am I missing? You don't say which operatinmg system you are using but you might need the LaserWriter 8 extension. HTH, Paul Oops, OS 9.2.2. I'll try turning the extension on when I get home, I did have it off. Thanks -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
OK, I tried the LW 8 extension, it practically nerfed my system, so I rebooted with all extensions on and trimmed away the ones that I was sure I didn't need. I now have a LaserWriter 300 Icon on my desktop, but I'm still getting the same error message when I try to print. On 1/9/04 5:06 AM, Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 21:49pm -0800 on 1/8/04, Robin Ashe, contributed: I'm having troubles getting my Apple Personal LaserWriter LS to work with my Wallstreet. I have the 300/LS extension active, the power cord is plugged in, I can turn it on and get a green light. The toner cartridge is in and I've got paper in the tray. The printer cable is securely plugged into both the port on the printer and the WS. I have it active in the chooser and it's set to the printer port because the modem port is used by AppleTalk. The error message I'm getting is: There is a problem with the printer, check to see that the printer is connected and that the printer is turned on. I checked all of that, what am I missing? You don't say which operatinmg system you are using but you might need the LaserWriter 8 extension. HTH, Paul -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Personal LaserWriter LS on WallStreet
I'm having troubles getting my Apple Personal LaserWriter LS to work with my Wallstreet. I have the 300/LS extension active, the power cord is plugged in, I can turn it on and get a green light. The toner cartridge is in and I've got paper in the tray. The printer cable is securely plugged into both the port on the printer and the WS. I have it active in the chooser and it's set to the printer port because the modem port is used by AppleTalk. The error message I'm getting is: There is a problem with the printer, check to see that the printer is connected and that the printer is turned on. I checked all of that, what am I missing? Thanks -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Combo drives for WallStreet
On 1/6/04 6:53 AM, Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you give me the location in Hong Kong? I live in China. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the Signing Bonus Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus I haven't been able to find the website again yet. I'll try to see if I have the address on one of my desktop systems. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Combo drives for WallStreet
On 1/6/04 6:46 AM, Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote: So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay. Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a good set of takeapart pics. :-) to which Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: I've come across two places that sell them, one is out of Hong Kong, the other is out of Germany. Both are incredibly expensive though. Expensive = ?? While a list price of ~US$400+ (my guess) might seem high now, back when these items were current that was an appropriate amount to spend to upgrade a recent 'Book. I imagine their prices reflect that (now outdated) economic. Since nowadays one could buy an entire Lombard w/CD drive, plus a replacement DVD/CD-RW combo drive mechanism for roughly similar money I can't see anyone selling too many at that price level. I'd bet anyhow they have no stock to sell. :-) URLs? I Googled but found naught. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . I had to find them using a different search engine than google. I think it might have been metacrawler, but it took me a good hour to find them. I hope I had the sense to bookmark them. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Binatone card in lieu of Airport
I can't be sure, but the WL part of the number suggests it's a rebaged lucent wavelan. Silver and Gold should work fine but if it's bonze I think you might have troubles. Ideally you should be able to use your AirPort driver, that's what I'm doing right now with a Lucent WaveLan Silver card. G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because my Airport card connection seems faulty, I've been on the lookout for a PC card substitute for my Pismo. Saw a card in a sale at Maplin's for only £12 and bought it on the off chance that it might be a badged card that would work in the Mac. It's a Binatone WL1000 and it has a little green light that suggests that it is picking up the Airport signal. But the connection isn't recognised. The software is PC-only. Does anyone know of software that will make this card work? TiA TONY -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- There are 10 types of people in the world; those who understand binary and those who don't. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Combo drives for WallStreet
On 1/5/04 7:23 PM, Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Abraham pointed me to some additional infos: In the mean time a Google search has brought up a Lowendmac archive with some useful info for a DVD ROM/CDRW for this model. 1: www.lowendmac.com/pb2/g3series.shtml On the MCE Tech website I found some install/user manuals: http://www.mcetech.com/usersguides.html and these items were listed therein: (RW161024)16x10x24 Xcarét Pro CD-RW Drive for PowerBook G3 1998 (DVRW88824)8x8x8x24 Xcarét Pro DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive for PowerBook G3 1998 So MCE made 'em but I've yet to come across an example of either on eBay. Good to know they're out there, but they've gotta be scarcer than hen's teeth. Of course, I'd love to get my hands on either one, or at least a good set of takeapart pics. :-) Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- I've come across two places that sell them, one is out of Hong Kong, the other is out of Germany. Both are incredibly expensive though. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
