Re: Tiger on iBook G4?
From my experience, it would appear that OS X disks are fairly universal. There certainly shouldn't be any problems within the one product line. Cheers, Ben On 5 Oct 2005, at 11:15 , Jared Noska wrote: Well, do you think that it would matter if say the iBook it was from had a newer CPU or if the Gestalt ID was different? I guess I don't know how specific Apple gets when they make these disks. I liked the days when system disks were almost like universal disks. I don't see why it wouldn't work. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Problem with Wallstreet HD install
Thanks for all the comments, but I don't think We have hit the solution yet. I did format the hd on my G4 and partioned with the 8gb. I then put the drive back in the WS and it did the same thing. I haven't tried the metal strip because I thought this was related only to sleep issues and newer drives did not have the problem. Could be wrong. I tried to boot with a os 9 disk, my diskwarrior disk and even os 8 to no avail. It seems to be a problem with booting from the cd. I can do it with the old drive, but not the new. Should it be possible to boot without a hd in the computer - with just a start up disk? Or does the computer have to see a hd even if there is no OS on it? Maybe there is something wrong with the new drive. __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Problem with Wallstreet HD install
Decided today to try to get a little more life out of the old Wallstreet by putting in a new hd. I had a 30g Hitachi i bought six months ago and stuck it in. Holding down the C key I tried to boot to the 10.2 disk, but only got the flashing question mark. This made no sense so I tried resetting pram, power manager, tried an external keyboard, used a zip with 9.1 on it, and diskwarrior but no luck. Thinking I must have damaged something, I took the new drive out and replaced the old. It started up and I was able to boot the 10.2 disk. Put the new drive in an enclosure, hooked it up to my G4 and formatted and partioned it. Back into the Wallstreet and the same problem. I have installed a number of drives over the years, but this has me stumped. Its got to be something simple I'm overlooking - a real forehead smacker. Could someone please tell me what I'm missing here? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: external monitor on iBook
On 21 Jun 2005, at 06:53 , Bruce Johnson wrote: Since your friend isn't technically oriented, I'd certainly confirm (via the forums on that web site) that her particular model is/is not known to work with it. All iBook G4s definitely work with the hack, and some iBook G3s apparently do as well. The site's forums don't seem to have a particularly large population, so you may not get a response. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!
If you look at the Apple developer documentation for the switch, you'll see that they will in fact be using standard x86 chips in future Macs. Given the timeframe of the switch, and Intel's processor roadmaps, I'm betting on them replacing G4s with the Yonah Pentium M (32-bit 2.13GHz+, dual core, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache), and G5s with the Merom (64-bit, probably starting 2.5-3GHz, dual core). The new Macs also won't have Open Firmware -- reportedly, they'll use Intel's new EFI (http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/). The jury's still out on exactly what they'll do with the chipset, whether it'll be a standard Intel type or custom-made for Apple, but either way, it won't be too far removed (technologically) from ordinary PC hardware. Personally, I'm looking forward to replacing my 1.67GHz PowerBook with something roughly 3 times as fast (if what I've been hearing about OS X performance on the developer boxes is correct) in about a year's time. The transition will be a headache for a lot of developers, but it's definitely the right move to make. Cheers, Ben On 13 Jun 2005, at 12:24 , Laurent Daudelin wrote: The exact processor is pretty irrelevant. As was demonstrated at the WWDC, Mac OS X is easily portable to another processor. That doesn't mean any processor but they could recompile OS X for pretty much any compressor they like. The key is here: as long as they have a compiler that can generate executable code for that processor, we are in business! So, I would take the references to the x86 with a grain of salt... -Laurent. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: MCE Wallstreet optical EBM
I'd buy one or more. The major difficulty I see is sourcing the connector; it's a Foxconn part that was discontinued years ago. Cheers, Ben On 27 Mar 2005, at 18:50, Andrew Kershaw wrote: Also . . . the thought has occurred to me there might still be a market for optical EBMs for these older 'Books. Anyone care to comment on the business case for producing a few hundred EBM kits (maybe just EBM shell and IF PCB, sans mechanism) that could be used in both Wallstreet and 3400/Kanga? Good find, Dan! I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd pay for such a kit... Providing it's priced reasonably, of course. That would probably be under $50 for me, considering that these 'Books are rapidly becoming vintage. How much do you think it would cost to have a factory whip up a few hundred of these boards? Peace, Drew -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Display weirdness!
This is a known issue with Wallstreet PBs under 10.2. The partial fix, which seems to work for most people, is to restart under OS 9, put it to sleep, wake it up again, and then restart again under X. Cheers, Ben On 25 Mar 2005, at 12:16, Nima wrote: Hello all, I have what used to be a Wallstreet 233mhz 12.1 display. I have upgraded it as follows - 20 mb HD; - 14.1 monitor; - Sonnet W3-G3 500mhz board installed; - 288 Ram; I was using the Book with OS 9.2.2 and all was perfect. I then upgraded to OS 10.2 and there is a weird thing happening which is as follows: When I turn on the computer, I get to see the gray apple logo with gray background, and then the monitor goes all black. It remains black until everything is loaded and then I have to MANUALLY, press the monitor brightness button in order to get the monitor to come on. If I try hard enough, I can see the shadow of what goes on on the monitor when it is black. Does anyone have a clue? The monitor functioned perfectly well under OS 9.2.2. Even now, if I start up using 9.2. this issue does not happen. Weird... Thanks for any help or suggestions. NBT -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook DVD Player question
Does choosing Maximum Size *after* entering full-screen mode have any effect? Full-screen mode can be activated regardless of the selected screen size. Cheers, Ben On 22 Mar 2005, at 16:17, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Well, it happens to both. The problem is that the black background is all around the picture, since the picture never stretches toward the end of the screen. If she exits out of full screen, then she can choose Maximum Size, then the picture is enlarged to fit the screen to its best. As soon as we enter full screen, the picture shrinks to about half the size it was, without any error messagee of that sort... -Laurent. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: repair Wallstreet power adapter
You can get new ones from a guy in Hong Kong off eBay -- they're about US$15, plus postage. It's not worth repairing them, they're designed to be replaced if they fail. Cheers, Ben On Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 09:57AM, maclist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have two power adapters, yo-yo and brick, both of which do not work, has any one tried repairing these adapters or does someone know where I might find some info. I can't stand the idea that they are now paperweights. Arne -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Mac OS X utility question
I've always found that System Profiler in the Utilities folder works for me... Cheers, Ben On 15 Mar 2005, at 10:53, John wrote: Hubert Phillips II wrote: OS 9 has the nifty utility Apple System Profiler. Does Mac OS X have something similar? I just found a need for it, but can't find the app... Thanks :) Hubert Yes, it just isn't as obvious. Open the Apple menu (click on the blue Apple in the upper left corner of your screen), then click on About This Mac, then click on More Info. JR -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Getting zip files to be opened by system
She knew how to change the application a document opens with (read her post carefully!), just not which application is set by default to open zip files transparently. Apple Help is of no use whatsoever, as it doesn't mention BOMArchiveHelper anywhere at all. Cheers, Ben On 14 Mar 2005, at 08:54, Mikael Byström wrote: Yes, you're missing the fact you don't need to google in order to find out how OS X works, at least not for basic stuff like this. If you had searched for open documents in the online Apple Help in the help menu of Finder you would probably found the item the document doesn't open with the app I've chosen (or something similar) when you glanced at the search result list. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Getting zip files to be opened by system
You need to Get Info on a zip file, and change the Open With to BOMArchiveHelper (in /System/Library/CoreServices). Click Change All..., and confirm. Cheers, Ben On 13 Mar 2005, at 05:59, Anne Judge wrote: Sort of OT - but it is on my PB 17 - The application associated with zip files somehow got changed to Zipit. I tried to change it back so that the system would unzip files when I double-click on them, but I can't find how to do that (and I couldn't figure out a google search that will get me the information I need). Only applications are listed as options in the open with selection in the get info box. I did change it to stuffit, which is better than zipit, but I'd rather not have an app open at all! Plus I'd like the neat zipper icons back. Am I missing something? Usually I'm the one who knows all the trivia about how to get the Mac to do what I want, but I just can't figure this one out. Anne -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Ok. . .USB thought. . .
On 13 Mar 2005, at 11:16, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Oh ok, so what you are saying is that nobody actually tried connecting 127 devices to their system. Someone just came up with the number due to a mathematical formula? I'm no USB expert, but I strongly suspect the limitation comes from the way USB devices are addressed. Each device on the bus needs to have its own unique identifier, so that the host can exchange data with it. Due to whatever addressing scheme the designers of USB came up with, it's simply not possible to have more than 127 devices connected to a host at any given time. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Isync, Bluetooth, and Motorola....
I unlocked my SE ATT phone from ebay for only $20... ~Ben~ On Mar 3, 2005, at 8:25 PM, Jason wrote: Sure, that worked for me in the past, but I dont have the green to shell out for a new SE BT phone from Cingular, and they dont allow me to use my old ATT phone.. I guess the unlock codes got lost or smth On Mar 3, 2005, at 04:38, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 03/03/05 00:30, Jason at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone know how to get this to work without shelling out cash for programs that are buggy or a USB cable, thus making BT a joke?? Well, let's see, I have iSync, BlueTooth and Sony Ericsson. Everything works fine and I didn't have to shell out any cash! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Bridging between airport and ethernet
As far as I know, there's no way of bridging the connections in the manner you describe. Your best bet would be to get a dedicated wireless-ethernet bridge unit, they're fairly inexpensive. Cheers, Ben On 2 Mar 2005, at 06:38, Orlando Mac Geek wrote: I do not know if it is possible to do this, so thought I would throw it out there and see what kind of response I get. My apartment complex gives us free WiFi which I happily use and connect witrh my Powerbook's AirPort card. What I would like to do is to bridge this connection using the built in ethernet port. Basically what I am trying to do is hook up my Vonage terminal adapter to my Powerbook. The problem is if I setup some form of internet connection sharing, that basically puts a double NAT on the signal and Vonage will not work. Is there a way to allow my mac to simply work as a hub. Allowing my Vonage to recieve DHCP information and connect out over the WiFi connection. Orlando Mac Geek -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: replacement CD drive for Wallstreet?
On 3 Mar 2005, at 06:38, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: Anyway I'm looking for a CD drive for him and was wondering if there were different models to look for (or avoid). Unlike many modules the Wallstreet one is a mechanism and casing combined, there are no options apart from a DVD drive or an aftermarket CDRW drive. DVD drives with the decoder card included go for about US$80-100 on eBay, last time I checked. The aftermarket CD-RW drive is exceedingly rare -- I've never seen one for sale. The most cost-effective option would be to get a second-hand CD drive (only Apple made them, so there are no options). Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: USB Hub killed two Macs... ???
Did you have the computer on when you plugged it in? Sometimes with powered hubs you are not supposed to plug them in when the computer is on. If it really did fry them, I would call and ask for the company to pay for the damage, because that is unacceptable. Ben On Feb 28, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: I am sending this question here, even though it relates to a couple of iMacs, as in reality it's USB which is the subject and not iMac. I have just seemingly killed (?) two Bondi iMacs by plugging a powered USB hub in. Prior to using the hub, they both worked fine, now they won't start up at all. I can hear the click of the PSU when I plug in the power cable, but even pressing the button on the front with nothing else plugged in, nothing happens. It's a TopCom USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible) powered hub with 4 ports, so nothing out of the ordinary but I am 100% sure that it was the hub that caused the fault(s). 1. What could have happened to the iMacs ? Can they be fixed ? Any checks to be made ? 2. Is it likely to be a faulty hub, or is there some incompatibility (though there shouldn't be) ? Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: USB Hub killed two Macs... ???
When I worked at a computer store and USB first came out, I was told by an Intel rep that powered hubs should be plugged in when the computer is off. I have followed this info since 1997, and recommend it to anyone who buys a powered hub. Regular USB perhipials are just fine to hot plug. Ben On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:30:00 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/28/05 10:00 AM, Ben Parkhurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you have the computer on when you plugged it in? Sometimes with powered hubs you are not supposed to plug them in when the computer is on. Where did you get this information? I've never seen a peep about this anywhere. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: How do current iBooks fare in multimedia apps like iMovie or Garageband?
If you get a G4 powerbook, iMovie and Garageband will fly. Upgrading the HD to a 5400 is fairly simple, but what is even easier is to get an external Firewire drive and use that. This easier, and makes taking data elseware a breeze. Just make sure you have AT LEAST 768 Megs of memory when trying to run iMovie, with a G4 600, increasing the ram from 512 to 768 cut down rendering time by about 1/3rd, because it did not need to use the HD for virtual memory. On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:19:22 -0500, W Miro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering... How do current iBooks fare in multimedia apps like iMovie or Garageband? Currently I own a SLOW Pismo G3 with a 5400rpm hard drive, and 768mb of RAM. I've been thinking of upgrading to an iBook rather than a more expensive Powerbook. Does the slower 4200 rpm hard drive hamper multitrack recording or digital editing much? Does it stutter during playback etc.? Thanks, Bill M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Back up when traveling
Hard drives have metal cases, which will prevent a magnet from doing any real damage (unless you're taking it through an MRI machine, or something similar). Personally, I'd go for both: keep regular backups on the hard drive, and duplicate backups of the most important stuff on CD or DVD. Also, try to separate the backups as much as possible; you could consider mailing CDs containing vital data to your home address at regular intervals, or keeping a set in every part of your luggage, etc. Cheers, Ben On 26 Feb 2005, at 22:41, Peter Saint James wrote: I'm assessing back-up strategies to use while doing some extended traveling. It seems that a portable external hard drive might be better than trying to carry a stack of DVDs. Or is there a better solution? One issue I'm weighing is stability. I can picture being momentarily careless and getting the hard drive too close to a magnet or something. Is this really an issue? TIA Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?
On 24 Feb 2005, at 04:48, Dyna wrote: The $500 Mac Mini has upset the whole Mac pricing structure and the market will force a correction. As a result the eMac is probably extinct and the the iMac will have to be given a substantial upgrade and/or it's price cut to under $1000. Meanwhile, the PC makers have responded to the Mini by offering a PC with Windoze AND an LCD display for a bit under the Mini's price point. In the laptop market with Linux and Windoze running PC laptops below $500 there's no point in spending over $1000 for a laptop. The PowerBook's market is thusly limited to a small but loyal cadre of Apole devotees and the iBook will need further price drops to be competitive.. flame away... Dyna Really, your statement is about as accurate as saying In the auto market, with Korean and Malaysian cars selling for less than A$15,000, there's no point in paying more than A$30,000 for a car -- if there wasn't, Lexus, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini would be in severe trouble. So, instead of getting distracted by the ultra low-end, why don't we compare the price points Apple actually competes in? For example, for A$2999 (same price as the entry-level 15 PB) would get me an Inspiron 6000, with a 2GHz Pentium M (similar to the 1.5GHz G4 -- a 1.25GHz G4 is much faster, in my experience, than a 1.5GHz Pentium M), same RAM as the PB, a smaller, slower hard drive, a significantly worse GPU (X300 versus 9700), and a similar optical drive. In terms of software bundles, you'd have to spend a few hundred on the Dell to get it comparable to the PowerBook. And then you'd have to pay A$99 for delivery on the Dell, compared with free shipping on the PowerBook. If that's not enough, the Dell is also incredibly ugly, and over half an inch thicker (and doesn't have Bluetooth, doesn't have FireWire 800, probably doesn't have DVI out, is unlikely to have gigabit Ethernet, etc.). Low-end PC laptops (the ones below US$500) are invariably based on the Pentium 4 processor, which generally means no integrated wireless, and always means appalling battery life, chunky appearance, and hefty weight. Let's see what the Dell catalogue offers -- A$1699 (plus $99 shipping, so really A$1800) gets the Inspiron 1150 (Awesome Value). Pentium 4, 2.8GHz XP Home Edition 256MB DDR RAM (shared with the graphics card) 30GB hard disk Integrated Graphics (the desktop version is laughable enough, imagine it on a laptop!) DVD burner 15 1024x768 display and a free leather carry case... For A$200 less, you could get the 12 iBook: 1.2GHz G4 (admittedly somewhat slower than the Pentium 4) OS X (equivalent to XP Professional -- that's a $100 upgrade for the Dell) 256MB RAM (NOT shared with graphics) 30GB hard disk Radeon 9200 32MB (slow, but vastly, vastly better than integrated graphics) Combo drive and a 12 1024x768 display The iBook also comes with wireless, a much better battery life, and much, much smaller dimensions (the Dell is more than half an inch thicker). Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?
On 24 Feb 2005, at 12:19, Steve Fuller wrote: Dell: Integrated Graphics (the desktop version is laughable enough, imagine it on a laptop!) Apple: Radeon 9200 32MB (slow, but vastly, vastly better than integrated graphics) TECHNICALLY, they're both integrated. It's just that one is using a chipset built by a company that does nothing but design graphics chips, where the other one has one that's designing it's graphics chipsets as a way to sell more processors and motherboards. :) Steve Even more technically, they're actually not -- integrated graphics refers to a GPU built into the chipset used in the machine (often, it's in the northbridge), while the GPUs used in Macs are essentially the same as those used in add-in graphics cards, operating via an AGP bus. So, you have the Radeon 9200, which supports AGP and PCI interfaces, and the Radeon 9100, which is the equivalent integrated graphics processor. The fact that the 9200 is soldered onto the motherboard in the case of the iBooks doesn't make it integrated. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: PCs are ??? (was Not a PowerBook after all...?
On 24 Feb 2005, at 14:29, Brian Stewart wrote: Quick Question... Why cripple the CPU cache on the laptops? My old G4 has a 1MB cache and this thing has only 256K The faster bus speed and clock speed are crippled with such a small cache? Go for a powerbook!!! IIRC the older G4's cache ran at half processor speed, whereas the new G4 has its cache integrated into the processor, and runs it at full speed. From the benchmarks I've seen, it's not a huge performance hit. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: battery life for current ALBook 15 inchers..
The quoted battery life is pretty optimistic. If you dim your screen, set processor speed to reduced, turn AirPort and Bluetooth off, don't use any USB or FireWire devices, don't use an external monitor, and set the hard drive to spin down when possible, you might be able to make the supposed maximum of 4.5 hours. In normal use, however, 3 hours sounds about right. Cheers, Ben On 23 Feb 2005, at 12:58, Jason wrote: What kinda time are you getting on your powerbook battery? Looks like mine is getting about 2.5 to three hours, is that right or should I be trying to get it replaced, as the book is 4 days old -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Interchangeability of Power Adapters
On 23 Feb 2005, at 14:11, bobgir2004 wrote: Any engineers our there know for sure?? Many thanks, bob This question came up fairly recently -- the answer is yes, it's fine to use the PB adapter with the iBook, but you should avoid using the iBook adapter with the PB if possible, particularly during battery charging or heavy use (PB adapter is 65W, the iBook's is 45W). Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?
On 22 Feb 2005, at 09:50, Bruce Johnson wrote: And, how much worse would 512MB be than 768MB ? Also depends on what you're doing. RAM affects mostly how fast your system responds when you're either doing RAM-instensive operations, or running many things at once. I know this sounds stupidly basic, but that's because it is pretty stupidly basic. 128-256 MB is a huge leap in performance, because the OS is choked down there. 256-512 MB is less noticeable, because you then have the much less swapping, but if you're doing many things at once it'll be noticeable. (note this doesn't mean running many programs at once, but having them do things all at once.) 512 and up is really only noticeable if you're cranking through large RAM hungry ops, like Photoshop, 3D rendering/modelling, audio, video (though, surprisingly, video is less RAM limited than CPU limited. A single frame of video is actually rather small, compared to say a rendering tree for a 1024x768 image or a 5 MP RAW camera image) or some more exotic stuff like bioinformatics or really really REALLY big spreadsheets. I suspect you will be hard pressed to notice the difference between 768 MB and 1G in most daily stuff. I just upgraded my 933MHz iBook G4 from 640MB to 1152MB, and noticed a pretty significant difference. With nothing else running, OS X and the Finder will often use up to 500MB, and iPhoto will happily use 250MB during prolonged scrolling. Currently, with Finder, Mail, Adium X, Installer, Terminal, Address Book, iCal, TextEdit, Preview, Taco HTML Edit and Safari open, 1.11GB of my RAM is in use. Personally, with a 15 AlBook, I'd go straight to 1.5 or 2GB. RAM isn't that expensive these days, a 1GB PC2700 SODIMM shouldn't cost any more than US$250. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Identifying Pismo Low Profile RAM
Low-profile is about an inch deep, high-profile is about 2. There's not much in the way of high-profile RAM sold these days. Cheers, Ben On 18 Feb 2005, at 11:41, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: How can I tell if RAM is low profile or high profile? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: protection [was: Fuse in Yo-Yo?]
On 16 Feb 2005, at 08:14, peter wrote: This touches on a question that's been wandering around in my head. Do protections built into modern power adapters eliminate the need for surge protectors? The manual for my Aluminum PB seems to make no official statement on the subject, but it shows an illustration that indicates one is not needed. This could be an oversight, however. I plan on traveling to places where power fluctuations occur more often than in the US, so I'm interested in the wisdom of folks on this list. TIA. SMPSs are inherently better than older transformer-based devices at filtering over-voltage (surge) and under-voltage conditions out, but spikes (e.g. due to lightning strikes) are still a problem. Of course, most consumer surge protectors aren't particularly effective against severe spikes either. I'd say you'd generally be fine as far as the power supply is concerned, but if you plan on hooking into any hotel modem or ethernet jacks, you'll definitely want surge protectors for them. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
Do you have similar problems connecting with other protocols (e.g. FTP, POP3, SMTP)? To me, the issues you describe seem similar to those caused by high rates of packet loss over your connection; however, the fact that IE works doesn't fit in with that hypothesis. Just a check: try opening Terminal, and typing telnet www.apple.com 80, hitting return, waiting a couple of seconds, typing GET /, and hitting return again. What happens? If everything is working correctly, you should see a large amount of text outputted within a few seconds of you typing the commands. Cheers, Ben On 16 Feb 2005, at 10:49, - drive - drift - dream - wrote: Does anyone else have problems using any browser other than IE, or is it just me/my router/my ISP? I've gotten along reasonably well with just IE until I installed Panther, where it seems to crash more, and until more sites started not working in IE... I've tried Netscape, Opera, Camino, Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, iCab, and OmniWeb, always a similar problem. There's a few sites I'm forced to use Camino for, like Gmail, so it's irritating. In all of these browsers, I almost always have to stop-reload-stop-reload-stop-reload a zillion times before any page will load, though for some like Safari and OmniWeb, the first page or two will load, and then nothing else period (for Safari) or nothing else without the stop-reload thing frequently (OmniWeb). iCab works very slightly better than OmniWeb, loads and doesn't load in fits and spurts, though it's lack of a bar at the top window and no preferences place that I can find. The rest, you're lucky to even load the start page! This occurs with all Macs connected to this network, wired or wireless, Jaguar or Panther. It does not happen when the same machines are moved to another network using different providers and routers. Changing ISPs is not an option. Anyone else have this problem? If so, what kind of router/ISP do you use? Is there any sort of setting I have to change that's on by default for all these browsers? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: another iBook problem
I've had a problem with my iBook that causes the display to go blank as it comes back from display sleep or the screensaver (sometimes with games as well). It appears to be shut down, but it still responds to keyboard commands, etc. So, while you were waiting for it to shut down, the display could have gone to sleep, causing you to think that it had in fact shut down. As it wasn't really shut down, just in the buggy display-sleep mode, closing the lid would put it into system sleep, which causes the light to pulsate. The fact that it didn't wake up again could mean that it was close enough to shutting down that the GUI was missing, or any number of other things. At any rate, bizarre sleep behaviour is something I've just learned to put up with -- during normal system operation, if the screen blanks, you can just close the lid, wait for system sleep, and wake it up again. The issue seems to be fairly common, I'm not sure if there's a solution to it yet. Cheers, Ben On 15 Feb 2005, at 08:31, Jeff Wiseman wrote: The other day I had some interesting things happen. I shut down my iBook, and sat as it took longer than normal to power down. I let it sit, came back to it a few minutes later to a black screen, so it looked to be shut down as best as I could tell. Closed the lid, and set it aside for the night, but after the lights were out I noticed a fading and brightening effect. Thinking this couldn't possibly be the iBook, since I shut it down, not put it to sleep, I took a closer look, opened the lid, and nothing, although the sleep light had been on for some reason. After closing the lid again the fading light didn't come back. The next morning I woke up, tried to turn on the iBook, and it did not respond. More curious, the bottom of the book was very warm, warmer that it usually gets when even sitting on my lap. I removed the battery and the power chord, plugged the battery battery back in again, and it powered back on with no problems. I have had no other problems since then. Is this indicative of a greater problem? Possibly a well known problem? Am I going to have to send my iBook in to be repaired AGAIN? (I was the one who started that applecare thread that got shut down- the guy with the iBook that took 24 days to repair). TIA, Brian Brian, I have had something similar happen. It seems to be that the shutdown gets interrupted by the sleep so it is neither truly shut down nor asleep. It seems that the HD can keeping running if this happens and that may be the heat source. JeffW. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Battery Chargers
As far as I know, both adapters are 24V, 45W types, which means they're interchangeable. Check the specifications printed on each of them just to be sure. Earlier yo-yo adapters used a different-sized plug, but I think the dual-USB iBooks use the current connector. Cheers, Ben On 15 Feb 2005, at 13:43, bobgir2004 wrote: I know I can research the answer on this, but I betcha one of you knows the answer right of the top of your head. The wife got a new iBook, G4, 14' screen in late 2004. My Dual-USB, G3, 12 iBook was purchased in early 2003. I'm guessing that when we travel and take the smaller, lighter G3, that we won't be able to charge its battery with the smaller, lighter battery charger unit that came with the G4. Gotta drag that big, bulky yo-yo and it's stiff cord, instead? Right? Wrong? TIA, bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Fuse in Yo-Yo?
No, there's nothing but wires inside the cord. The device itself is a switchmode power supply (SMPS), and as such has built-in over-current and over-temperature protection. No fuses required. Cheers, Ben On 15 Feb 2005, at 16:12, Bryan Kattwinkel wrote: Is there a fuse inside the Yo-Yo power cord (for dual-USB iBook G3), and if so is there any way to get in there and replace the fuse? TIA, Bryan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Wall Street Refurb
I'd recommend the following order, but others are equally good: 1. Install additional RAM 2. Boot machine and verify that everything works, and the RAM is detected 3. Install new hard drive 4. Reformat, then install OS and needed applications 5. Test wireless card 6. Verify that everything is working as expected 7. Begin processor card installation (you may need to run a program to save your machine's ROM before you install; refer to the instructions that came with the card) 8. Remove old processor card, and remove its RAM 9. Install all RAM on the new processor card 10. Install new processor card 11. Boot machine and verify that everything works It's important to only do a step or two at a time, and to test constantly -- that way, if something fails, you know roughly what it is. Cheers, Ben On 6 Feb 2005, at 06:48, Sally Shumard wrote: I would like to compare the before and after performance of this Wall Street Powerbook. What program do you recommend I use to test it before beginning this upgrade? System profiler is installed. I did read the whole thread concerning Tom's Wall Street RIP project. I haven't worked in a Mac environment for three years now, so I have to look everything up or ask for help. I once had a Wall Street series 2 for a couple of years, before taking a job in a Windows XP environment. So, I apologize in advance for overlooking the obvious sometimes... Should the harddrive be installed first? Should I boot that up before attempting to install the Sonnet Crescendo upgrade? Don't I need to install the Crescendo before adding the RAM? The current harddrive is only 2 gigs, with 1.22 available. Thanks! Sally -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Backup
For me, Backup is very nearly useless. It offers limited options, doesn't have much flexibility in terms of scheduling, and can't make complete backups of your drive like CCC can. The only advantage is that it's free with any .mac subscription. Cheers, Ben On 1 Feb 2005, at 04:11, Claire Hart wrote: Has anyone tried Backup? It's offered on .Mac. I wonder if anyone is able yet to compare it to Carbon Copy Cloner. Claire -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: A question regarding OpenGL. . .
OpenGL generally isn't user-configurable, except via the preferences or options dialogs of programs that use it. You could try messing around with it via the OpenGL Driver Monitor or OpenGL Profiler (in Developer/Applications/Graphics), but there's not much point in doing that for most people. Under OS X, OpenGL hardware acceleration is fully supported on any machine with a Rage 128 or better (that's Pismo or later for laptops, and BlueWhite G3 or later for desktops). If you have an AGP card with 16MB or more VRAM, parts of the GUI will be drawn using OpenGL. All the iTunes Use OpenGL button does is use OpenGL to speed up some of the 2D drawing operations. If you've got 16MB or more VRAM, the difference should be noticeable. Cheers, Ben On 29 Jan 2005, at 20:29, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Is OpenGL user configurable? Or is this one of those background things? And is there a certain (gulp) video ram requirement just to make it work? Or is it always working? I was enjoying the Visualizer in iTunes today and noticed that under the options button, I had clicked Use OpenGL. . . which spawned this thread. Have a great day everyone! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: web page capture
The thumbnail viewer is all done in JavaScript, and I suspect that's preventing IE from archiving the images correctly. No idea how the problem would be solved, though. Cheers, Ben On 28 Jan 2005, at 03:32, Claire Hart wrote: O.K., everybody - I have another question now. I did these steps. The result was what appeared to be Internet Explorer opening up the website, which was good. However, when I clicked the photo thumbnails, the resulting screen told me, Vehicle not found in database. My questions is, do you think that when I click the URL to this auction (which occurred three months ago), that I am bringing up something that is in my computer (cookies??) and not actually on ebay anymore? The auction was at http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemcategory=39409item=2493451104rd=1 Do you guys get an auction complete with all the vehicle info, a nice huge photo about a fourth of the way down with six thumbnails underneath it, then a square of 25 more thumbnails below that, followed by lots more vehicle info? Thanks, Claire -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Wallstreet start up
How old is the battery? If you start the computer up, then pull the power cable out, does it stay on? Sometimes old batteries get confused about their charge status, and say they're full when they are in fact holding no charge at all. Cheers, Ben On 28 Jan 2005, at 14:06, James Sanderson wrote: What would keep a WS from starting up with a fully charged battery? The battery indicates that it is fully charged. The computer starts up just fine with the adaptor connected. When the computer is on the indicator says that the battery is fully charged. I have started the computer with the battery only before. The PMU has been replaced; I know it works cause before I replaced it this battery that I have was discharged. The charging unit (or whatever it's called) is also new to the computer. Suggestions please? J Sanderson A. M. G. D. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: what is wrong with this PB ????
Before you go any further, back up. If your DVD burner isn't working, try a FireWire hard drive or another Mac (connected via FireWire or Ethernet). If the problem has survived two archive and installs, either it's fairly serious, or it's a consequence of something that isn't affected by an archive and install -- so prepare for the worst. It may help the troubleshooting process if you open /Applications/Utilities/Console, and post the logs you get when applications crash, or Safari hangs. If there's something consistent in all applications, the crash logs can point to where the root cause is. The main system log will be displayed when you open Console; to access each application's crash log, click the Logs button in the toolbar, then the disclosure arrow next to ~/Library/Logs, then the arrow next to CrashReporter -- it'll be clear which logs are for which applications. Cheers, Ben On 26 Jan 2005, at 11:40, Amber wrote: Okay, I am hoping somebody here might be able to suggest a solution for me regarding my 15 1.25 Gig Al PB. I bought it Dec 2003 so it is just over a year old. For the past couple of weeks it has been a real pain in the neck to work on. Safari will open but there will be no data at all in the window and no way of typing in the website address in the bar. It just doesn't respond to anything. I try to quit it and it will not quit. The blank window closes but the triangle remains under the icon in the dock. Photoshop works for awhile, then quits suddenly, as does the Epson scanner, iTunes, Entourage, Roxio toast etc. So I decide to get some recent, important data burnt to DVD for back up but find that the Superdrive will not recognize any of the disks. Yes, they are brand new, DVD-R disks. I tried more than 10 of them from 3 different boxes. It cannot read the volume or whatever - I can't remember the error message but it won't let me use any of them. I have talked to Apple care after doing an archive and install (I did two archives and installs - one with and one without preserving system preferences). Also checked Disk Utility with the Install CD..it finds no problems on the Mac HD. Neither does Diskwarrior. Any suggestions would be VERY much appreciated. Thanks, Amber -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Wallstreet Hard Drive Recommendations
From what I've heard, ATA-6 (aka ATA/100) or later drives are not compatible with the Wallstreet. You'll need an ATA-5 drive, which limits things a bit -- I'd go for a relatively low-capacity drive (say 40GB) at 5400rpm, preferably with an 8MB buffer. A large buffer is good, because it reduces the amount of mechanical work a drive has to do, so you'll get higher access speeds and a longer battery life, and a 5400rpm drive is good (even though it reduces battery life) because it is noticeably faster than the 4200rpm drives that come standard with most laptops. Due to the age of the machine, you probably won't be using it for video editing, gaming, or anything else that's too space-hungry (unless you have a large music collection), so the 40GB should be ample. Cheers, Ben On 26 Jan 2005, at 13:15, Ken wrote: I have a Wallstreet II/300 with 196MB RAM. Recently obtained a retail install set for Jaguar and would like to give it a try. So far the highest I have gone on any of my machines is OS 9.2.2. The original disk is only 2gb so it barely meets minimum for older OS and applications. I have heard that IBM/Hitachi drives should be compatible, but they don't seem to the most available. I have seem some in the 40-60gb range for $80-120 on ebay, supposedly new and have thought of getting one. Before laying out $$, does anyone here have recommendations? Ken -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: web page capture
Try printing the page in Safari, but instead of hitting Print..., click Save as PDF You should get a complete listing, with all images etc. Cheers, Ben On 26 Jan 2005, at 17:42, Claire Hart wrote: I know this is a little off-topic, but I don't know how to research this. I would like to copy an ebay listing, sort of like a screen capture, but I want to be able to view the whole length of the page as well as the photos. I know that ebay listings are removed after so many days, and I want to be able to save the page. This auction has lots of info and photos of a suburban I purchased, and I'll like to archive it. Is there a way to do that? Back in the day when every on-line minute counted, I seem to have heard of a way to download a website for later off-line viewing. Thanks, Claire -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: installing os9 over firewire.
In my experience, Panther install CDs work on any machine. The disks that came with my iBook G4 work on an iMac G3, an aluminium PowerBook G4, and a Wallstreet (with XPostFacto). It seems to be only earlier OS install CDs that are machine-specific. Cheers, Ben On 24 Jan 2005, at 15:14, Geoff WALLACE wrote: Hello Alex, The eMac CD you are installing OS X from is a machine specific CD for an eMac. You need to get hold of an OS X retail CD and install that over FireWire. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Playing DVDs on a Wallstreet running OSX
There is no solution. You just can't play DVDs under OS X. Cheers, Ben On 23 Jan 2005, at 08:38, Mark Kippert wrote: I recently installed OSX on my wife's 300MHz Wallstreet. It has the DVD player with PC card decoder. I forgot that OSX does not support the decoder card. Does anybody have a solution to recommend? Thanks, -Mark -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Playing DVDs on a Wallstreet running OSX
Wallstreet- and Lombard-series machines aren't powerful enough to decode DVDs in software -- that's why DVD-capable models were fitted with the hardware decoders. OS X does not support hardware DVD decoding on these models, so it's just not possible to play DVDs under OS X. OS 9 DVD playback, obviously, will continue to work -- but that's not what the original poster was asking. Cheers, Ben On 23 Jan 2005, at 12:34, Andrew F. wrote: Mplayer is another non-Apple decoder, but this and most likely VLC will require more horsepower than any Wallstreet can offer, unless processor upgraded. I get serious jitters when trying to watch DVDs on my 400MHz Lombard with 512 ram on Mplayer, though in OS9 DVD playback is gorgeous (mine has the decoder on the board, but I'm sure the Wallstreet decoder card will be just as good. Andrew -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: third-party power adaptor
The power rating simply indicates how much current the adapter can supply without burning out. Using a higher-rated power supply is fine; if anything, it will lead to fewer adapter heat problems. Cheers, Ben On 20 Jan 2005, at 20:57, Tim Hodgson wrote: Hi, I asked this question yesterday, but as an addendum to a not-really- related topic, so it may have been overlooked. I've just bought a Micro Accessories power adaptor for my pismo. It's this one, from OWC: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=6431Item=MICACADPTG3 This is sold as a Powerbook G3 adaptor, and I was told that it is suitable for a pismo, but I noticed that it's rated at 65W, whereas the original Apple adaptor is 45W. I'm fairly sure this is not a problem, but before I barbecue my Powerbook, can anyone confirm that? thanks, TimH -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: third-party power adaptor
No, no problem. Current and power, when indicated on the adapter itself, are to be treated as maximum ratings (there's normally a bit of wiggle room, though). So, the *actual* current and *actual* power output will be determined by the load. Cheers, Ben On 21 Jan 2005, at 01:36, Tim Hodgson wrote: OK, many thanks. That leads to one last question! The Apple adaptor says its output is 1.875A; the new adaptor says 3.61-2.70A (TYP. 2.7A). Any problem there? TimH -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook no CD boot??
If 2 iBooks aren't recognising the CD properly, it sounds like the CD is damaged. The chances of two different computers' optical drives failing at the same time are rather slim. Do other CDs work in the drives? Cheers, Ben On 21 Jan 2005, at 01:42, David Lesher wrote: They are ones I have used for past reinstalls. And why wouldn't the iBook eject when asked? And the smaller iBook wouldn't even SEE the CD's. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: To iBook or AlBook, that is the question
On 19 Jan 2005, at 20:18, Larry le Mac wrote: From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not only is a dropped laptop forever tainted IMO My Mac service friend says the same thing. Although you should be careful, if the logic board has been replaced, and the display is working fine, the worst that is likely to happen is a hard disk or optical drive failure. How long has the machine been operating since it was repaired? the iBooks are said to have much better reception than the Powerbooks Can anyone comment on this ? If so, it's a very valid point FOR ME!! No, with the current generation of machines the difference is generally insignificant. The first lot of titanium PBs were pretty poor in this respect, but Apple has largely fixed the problem in the aluminium PBs. Definitely wait for Tiger at this point. I know no-one knows these things for sure, but what is likely to happen when Tiger is released (and WHEN is that?). I think 3-6 months. What will happen to prices of the iBooks ? Specs ? There will almost certainly be a new generation of iBooks around by then, probably with upgraded graphics cards as current iBooks don't offer full support for CoreImage. PowerBooks do, which is something that you should consider when making your decision. Unless you want to wait months before getting a new computer, you'll have to buy Tiger separately, so this doesn't really enter into the equation. Twice I have bought a PowerBook (through work) and weeks afterwards a revision was released. First the TiBook 550 with DVD, three weeks later, Combo. And then my current AlBook 1GHz Combo, two weeks later, SuperDrive... :o( PowerBook updates could come within weeks. iBook updates are a bit further away, but still likely within the same timeframe as Tiger's release. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: WallstreetI RIP
I have a Wallstreet that was booting unreliably, with somewhat similar symptoms (although booting from a CD was fine). The problem turned out to be an almost-dead hard drive. Perhaps try removing it, then booting from CD? Cheers, Ben On 20 Jan 2005, at 08:59, Tom Peterson wrote: The wallstreet with 512 megs ram, Blue Chip G4, 500mhz has stopped booting. I cannot boot into OS9. I get error box with no info after the first Icon mounts the desktop. I get the same box with error message Bus Error or Illegal Instruction when booting from CD. Bing a wall street it cannot boot from OSX. I have removed the processor, put in 233 no cache original, all ram, replacing with 128meg chip. Still no boot. I can boot from OS8 disk and install OS8.1. Reformated and installed to second partion. Installed OS 9 and back to same no boot situation. Any IDeas? Me thinks may be bad MOBoard. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: AlBook harddrive upgrade ???
Switching from a 5400rpm drive to a 7200rpm made a (relatively) huge difference in speed to my iMac. If you can afford a 7200rpm laptop drive (if possible with an 8MB or larger cache), go for it. Otherwise, just getting the largest (capacity) hard drive you can find will make things better, as OS X won't be as likely to run out of space and start fragmenting all your files. Cheers, Ben On 20 Jan 2005, at 07:41, Larry le Mac wrote: How big a benefit is it to swap the original 4200rpm 40GB drive for a 5400 rpm ? What about a 7200rpm drive ??? Losing a few GB isn't crucial if it makes a big difference... Larry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Multiple mail accounts (was Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice)
On 18 Jan 2005, at 22:57, Luis Sequeira wrote: Can you have your accounts with all different settings, such as using different SMTP servers for different accounts, on Mail? Yes. And I do. Can you have accounts that are checked for new mail at 5, or 30 minute intervals, others that are checked when you click check mail, and others only on demand for that particular account? All my accounts are checked at 5 minute intervals, because in this day and age, checking for new mail slightly more often than strictly necessary doesn't affect internet performance in the slightest. We're talking about a total of a couple of hundred bytes each way to establish the connection, realise that there's nothing new, and close the connection. It's also possible disable automatic checking on a per-account basis, should the need arise. AFAIK, Mail cannot do that, nor can Thunderbird. Eudora is the only mail app that has that kind of flexibility. And as to it not being an OS X application, it is a Carbon application, like Photoshop or Word or GraphicConverter. Not Cocoa, but still very useful. I will be happy to be proved wrong and show other mail programs that can handle multiple accounts as well as Eudora does. Luis Sequeira At this stage, the only feature you've mentioned that Mail doesn't have (set automatic check intervals on a per-account basis) is entirely unnecessary for anyone with an internet connection faster than a 14.4k modem. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Multiple mail accounts (was Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice)
Good point -- I don't think there's any way of getting Mail to do that other than manually taking accounts offline, then bringing them back online when you want to check them. Cheers, Ben On 19 Jan 2005, at 03:36, Luis Sequeira wrote: I (almost) stand corrected. You're right that having different intervals on a per-account basis is not terribly important. I would gladly switch to Mail... now I tried it and it imported all my mail from Eudora quite nicely. Good. It appears to do almost everything I need. It does not import my accounts (personalities in Eudora parlance), but I can remake them. Not a big deal, I have currently 10. I can select, on a per-account basis, whether to check mail automatically. What I can't seem to do is to check mail for a specific account, or set of accounts, individually. Let be more specific: I have a few accounts for specific purposes that are not used daily. In Eudora, I can have these set up so that Check mail does not check these accounts. One, for example, is an backup account with a free ISP that only allows POP when using one of their modem connections. I want to be able to keep this account accessible but disabled, in the sense that manually selecting the Check mail command does not try to check mail from this account. I don't find any way to achieve this. Now in Eudora I can leave the check box check mail on manual checks unchecked and, when needed, bring up the personalities pane, select this (and possibly others) personality and hit the check mail button, thus checking mail for this personality, while the regular check mail does not affect it. Can I have this sort of functionality in Mail? I would love to. Luis Sequeira -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice
What's the problem with multiple accounts? I'm using 8 at the moment (5 IMAP, 2 POP, and 1 Exchange) without any issues at all. Cheers, Ben On 18 Jan 2005, at 00:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apple's Email is a real workhorse with a few caveats: It doesn't play nice with multiple email accounts which is my biggest complaint. I used Eudora in my pre OS X days but it is long in the tooth and decidedly not an OS X application. 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice
The Password field in the accounts preferences pane *always* displays the same number of dots, regardless of password length or whether there's one there or not. It's an added security measure. You can't really change the account to your name, at least not fully -- short user names cannot be changed once set. Language changes don't take full effect until you log out and back in again (or until you quit all open applications, including the Finder and some system services). If you've done that, and some applications still use the wrong language, they may not have Norwegian localisations. Since you speak English, you should drag English into second place in the Languages preference pane. This will force every app that doesn't support Norwegian to use English instead. Cheers, Ben On 18 Jan 2005, at 01:49, Aase Marit Waage wrote: Hi David, The guy who had the iBook for a little while, said he hadn't set any passwords. It seems a bit funny though, because when I look at his account, there are 7 dots, as if he has entered a password. I don't know why it is not just showing a blank field if he didn't enter a password. I am wondering if I, instead of having to load iTunes (which I want to keep) onto another disk and re-install the system, just could have changed his account to my name. There's something else that is odd too though. I changed the language from french which he used, to Norwegian. But when I am trying to quit, I get a window with french language. I have no idea what it means, and since I am not familiar with OS X to begin with, it really doesn't make any sense. Do any of you know how I could get it to change the language all the way through? Or maybe it would be best to just re-install and be sure that everything is OK... Aase :) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Setting up a prev. owned iBook Was: Re: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice
On 18 Jan 2005, at 02:15, Aase Marit Waage wrote: Changing to English as second, then Swedish and Danish (which I can read) as third and fourth, was the first thing I did. I thought I had logged out and back in, but to be sure, I first double checked the language preference panel, and logged out again and re-started. When it started up, it showed french during the start-up. Then when I tried to log out again, it still showed french. I really can't imagine that it wouldn't show these basic things in Norwegian, all other OS's has done in the past. I just don't get why I can't get rid of it... Maybe the only choice I have, is to start over again. Strange. Is the menu bar still in French as well? Note that languages are handled per-account, so changing them in one account won't change them for others. Hmmm... If I load iTunes and it's contents over to an external HD, re-install the system etc., and load it back, would I be able to access it? Then I won't have the account with the previous owner's name anymore, the one which I have to enter now to be able to access iTunes... Maybe I am forced to move the library first? I have no idea how I can do that, not being used to OS X (or different accounts in general), but I am sure it can't be all that difficult. Can you change the settings for iTunes, so that it becomes available from all accounts? There are a couple of things you can do. Firstly, you can copy his iTunes music (normally in Users/[username]/Music/iTunes) out of his user folder (for instance, you could drag it to the root level of the hard drive). This means that even if you delete his user account, the music will stay. Then, for each account you want to use that music library in, go to iTunesPreferencesAdvanced, and click Change Navigate to wherever you put the music folder, and click Choose. Alternatively, if you only want the music in one account, you can simply move the Users/[username]/Music/iTunes folder to the Music folder of a different user account. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice
Perhaps I should have specified from within System Preferences. If you want to give him instructions for screwing around with NetInfo, be my guest ;-) OS X doesn't force you to use a password. My account is the only one on this iBook, and I can remove my password completely just fine. It's a really, really bad idea, but Apple does give you the choice. Cheers, Ben On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:23, Tim Collier wrote: On 1/17/05 10:01 AM, Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Password field in the accounts preferences pane *always* displays the same number of dots, regardless of password length or whether there's one there or not. It's an added security measure. You can't really change the account to your name, at least not fully -- short user names cannot be changed once set. Not true. I've done it. See the article in October 2004 MacAddict, page 72. Of course the original poster states that he is new to OS X and sending him into the terminal is probably not a good idea. Another option is to create a new user Account with Admin privileges and then delete the previous account. Also, the previous owner of the laptop HAD to have set a password on the accountit's probably just set to logon automatically. Remember, this is OS X, not OS 9. Tim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Setting up a prev. owned iBook Was: Re: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice
The original poster was asking for a solution to a technical issue, _not_ for moral guidance. There are situations where doing what he wants to do is legal, and situations where it isn't. Since we don't have enough information to determine which situation he's in, it seems prudent to let him decide. Cheers, Ben On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:32, Tim Collier wrote: Hey Ben, that's somebody else's music! What you are suggesting is tantamount to theft. Aase, put your OWN music in iTunes, the stuff that is there now is NOT YOURS! For that matter, any software the previous owner left on it is NOT yours unless he gave you the install CD's and licenses. GUYS! Tim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: short user names cannot be changed once set
No -- the presence of the defaultuser account, while annoying, will not cause any problems. All you need to do to get rid of a user is to open System PreferencesAccounts, select the user, and press the - button at the bottom of the dialog. Apple has a document on transferring data from one account to another: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106824 -- note that they recommend against simply changing the short name of an account. Cheers, Ben On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ORIGINAL SUBJECT: Re: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice You can't really change the account to your name, at least not fully -- short user names cannot be changed once set. I found out about that when trying to change defaultuser to something more personal/descriptive/concise. I created another Admin account and copied stuff from defaultuser's User file and logged in under the new account, deleted the defaultuser account and thought I'd outsmarted the scalawags But another defaultuser folder has appeared automagically and I fear I should not have messed with the original. Have I set a time bomb in confusing the system about whose really in charge of this computer or something of the kind? Al -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook or PowerBook
By and large, yes. The 12 PowerBook doesn't have a PCMCIA slot anyway. Cheers, Ben On 17 Jan 2005, at 00:41, Larry le Mac wrote: From: Jacob [EMAIL PROTECTED] Makes me happy that I saved money buying an iBook instead of a powerbook! Has the PCMCIA interface been made redundant ??? Larry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 iBook (new) - external monitor resolution ?
The SSD hack works just fine under Tiger. Cheers, Ben On 15 Jan 2005, at 21:39, Larry le Mac wrote: Thanks for the tips about Screen Spanning Doctor certainly turns the table, again... I just wonder about basing a new Mac purchase on a third party hack, and then Tiger comes out, it doesn't work and the guy doesn't have time to update... I have been offered a 1GHz PowerBook G4 12 Alu and it has damage to the casing which means repair and RESPRAY!! And it won't be silver. :o) Larry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: To iBook or AlBook, that is the question
I'd recommend the PB 12 -- the screens are generally better, the GPU is better, and they're more expandable. The GPU may not seem like it's too important, but under Tiger, none of the iBooks (nor the Mac mini, for that matter) will support CoreImage. This means you can't use Motion, and you won't be able to use the efficiency improvements that Tiger implements. The DVI out is another big thing -- if you want to upgrade the LCD (or if the current one has a DVI connecter), it's much better to go DVI-DVI (or even DVI-VGA) than VGA-DVI. Also, PowerBooks can (officially) take more RAM (up to 1.25GB, I believe, compared with 640MB for the iBooks). Newer, high-capacity SODIMMs make this less of an issue, but it's still good to have over 1GB of RAM wherever possible. An extra 10GB hard drive space is not huge either way, but you'll probably hit the limits of the 30GB drive reasonably soon, so at least the 40GB gives you more time to upgrade. Finally, the PB is just a much more attractive computer. The iBooks scratch and stain quite easily, whereas the PB maintains its pretty aluminium sheen through almost any punishment. Cheers, Ben On 16 Jan 2005, at 03:36, Larry le Mac wrote: I am pondering my next *Book purchase and the way I see it I have two choices (need vs. budget and all...) I will be using this as my main Mac with an external 17 TFT in my study and then AirPort everywhere else in the house and garden. New iBook 12 or A second hand AlBook 12 1GHz that I have been offered. It was involved in an accident and has a small casing damage, but the motherboard was replaced (receipt). = Slower CPU but larger drive 40 vs. 30GB (same spec. cache bus) = VRAM, ports = + SuperDrive (combo in iBook) + DVI out (mini-VGA for the iBook) + Audio in on the PB (none on the iBook) - I can wait to buy an iBook that'll come with Tiger + I can repaint the PowerBook. ??? Video ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 (iBook) vs. NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 (PB G4) The PowerBook works out only marginally cheaper, bt may have more RAM. Which *Book should I buy ??? Why ? Larry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any hope for my iBook monitor?
Any damage to the LCD unit won't show up in Grab, because Grab takes the picture data directly from the framebuffer (an area in memory that contains the image being written to the screen). There's almost no hope for your screen; it would be best to get it repaired as soon as possible. Cheers, Ben On 15 Jan 2005, at 13:49, W. David Stephenson wrote: I broke the right side of my 3-month-old iBook yesterday (don't ask how...) and was sending an email describing what it looks like to a pal (takes me back to the days of my old 512: I have basically an 10 x 10 monitor plus garbage to the right ... Just for the hell of it, I used Grab to send him a screenshot, and just for the hell of it, I opened the file before sending it: believe it or not, the screen looked just as it did before the accident. Does that mean there's any cause for faint hope that it might be saved (or to I have to take a shot with Grab every 10 seconds from now on..) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 iBook (new) - external monitor resolution ?
Screen Spanning Doctor (http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html) works on all Radeon-based iBooks and eMacs, including the latest models (it also works on the iMac G4 thru G5). I have had it installed on my iBook G4/933 since the day I got it, and it works flawlessly. Presumably, the iBook supports much the same resolutions as the Mac mini does with VGA -- up to 1920x1080. Cheers, Ben On 15 Jan 2005, at 09:36, Larry le Mac wrote: From: John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] AFAIK the iBooks don't support desktop spanning Oh crap! Or rather, thanks for telling me *before* I bought one and before I sold my present Mac!! Let's have a rethink... --- although I think there may be a hack that allows it (at least on some models.) Anyone know anything about this ??? Larry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo in Austria
On 11 Jan 2005, at 07:43, Bruce Johnson wrote: Look at the voltage rating on the power supply. I'm pretty certain that all of Apple's powerbook supplied have been world-compatible for many years, way predating the Yo-yo style. Yup, all Apple laptop power supplies have worked with every major domestic mains electricity standard in the world since at least 1995. All you need is the right adapter plug (European to US). These should be available at any airport and most Radio Shack-like chains for no more than $10. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Wallstreet II startup problem
Sometimes dead batteries give incorrect charge status readings. Is this a new battery, or the original? Cheers, Ben On 9 Jan 2005, at 15:18, Lance Ferguson wrote: Hi, I just bought a Wallstreet II 233 and when I plugged in the power adapter until the battery gage (It's running Sys.8.6)indicated fully charged. Tried then to start it off the battery. Nothing,nada,zip. Could someone give me an idea what the problem might be. Thanks, Lance Ferguson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Wallstreet
My understanding is that the problem is in the PMU settings, not the PRAM. Steps 2 and 3 may well be unnecessary on some models, but are required on mine. As for pressing the brightness button, I find that it will only fix the problem if the backlight is off after startup; when the backlight fails to turn on after waking from sleep, the brightness controls do nothing. On 25 Dec 2004, at 13:13, Mikael Byström wrote: Ben Dyer said: This is a known issue with the Wallstreet under Jaguar. To fix this problem: * Restart into MacOS 9 * Put the Wallstreet to sleep * Wake it up again * Restart into Jaguar As I have stated earlier on-list, I have a differing experience in that step 2 and 3 above was unnecessary. However, to be able to boot into OS X, when in OS 9, you have to choose OS X as the startup disk with the associated control panel. During the first boot, when you do this, the machine may (or may not) freeze. On the second boot, this will not happen. Something to do with garbled NVRAM or PRAM Settings I have speculated. I never investigated, but if anyone want to check this, they could run the command: sudo nvram -p password in the terminal and compare the individual settings when the machine doesn't have this display problem, with when the machine do have the problem. In order to do the latter one could direct a strong light source to the display in order to see. This worked for me., for doing restarts into OS 9. I do think if possible it's ok to press the backlight buttons a few times to kick in the backlights if this is possible, as, for me at least, the problem came back at next restart, indicating the settings were the same even if you pressed those buttons. Most often for me, I couldn't get back the backlight, if I didn't press those buttons somewhere around midway thru the boot process, before Aqua. After that did not work. There may be other variations of course. Interesting. I think your interpretation is probably right; my PRAM battery was *completely* dead. Power failure during sleep does put more strain on the PRAM battery, as the Wallstreet uses the battery to back up the contents of main memory for 15-30 seconds (to enable battery changeover during sleep). Every time the power is interrupted (i.e. you take the power cord out, while no working battery is present), you will have to repeat the procedure--even if the Wallstreet was turned off at the time you removed the power cord. For me this problem *only* appeared if the wallstreet was in sleep or running when the power was cutoff. It's possible the difference is because my backup battery had a small load and yours didn't have one at all, but I'm not sure. My experience is somewhat different, however, and I thought it worth mentioning. Cheers, Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: CD-RW for Wallstreet?
Yes, there is a third-party CD-RW module for the WS. They're unbelievably rare, though. Good luck tracking one down. Cheers, Ben On 27 Dec 2004, at 15:43, CR wrote: Someone listed a request on our local Craig's List for a Wallstreet CD-RW. Is there such a slide in module for the Wallstreet? That would be interesting. Cliff -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: OS X on Lombard
Ensure your RAM is working correctly -- try removing each of the DIMMs in turn, and installing. OS X is much more picky about its RAM than OS 9. Apart from that, try resetting PRAM (Cmd-Opt-P-R at startup, hold until you hear 3 startup chimes), resetting the PMU (instructions will be in the manual, not familiar with the Lombard procedure), or doing a low-level format on the hard drive and testing it for bad sectors. Cheers, Ben On 23 Dec 2004, at 21:04, Dijkwel wrote: Hi All, For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3 as well as 10.2) on my daughter's 400 MHz powerbook Lombard with 320 MB of RAM and a 6 Gig hard drive, that had been running OS 9 without a glitch essentially for as long as she had it (2 years). The first try, installing it over OS 9.2.2, didn't get me anywhere so I wiped the hard drive clean, partitioned it into a 5 G part for OS X and a 1 G for OS 9, installed the latter without any problem, tried several other OS X installs but never got any further than about 2 min before the predicted end ( generally, however, it crashed long before that) after which, invariable, I found myself with a crashed powerbook. In those cases, a check with Disk First Aid revealed that the OS X partition had been corrupted but after a repair, the same seems to happen again albeit that the hard disk seems to be corrupted in different places. If there is anyone out there who has had similar problems and was able to solve them: we are very eager to hear your suggestions! Thanks, Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Will PC133 sodimm work in a clamshell?
Hello. I know the Clamshell ibook specs say pc100 so-dimm ram, but will pc133 so-dimm ram work? TIA, ~Ben~ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: PB 190 RAM - will it fit in PB 540?
Both machines use entirely non-standard RAM boards, and to the best of my knowledge they're not readily interchangeable. Cheers, Ben On 20 Dec 2004, at 14:29, Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo wrote: I'm not on the PowerBook list anymore, so may I post this here on the G-Book list? I've checked MacTracker and an old AppleSpec database as well as EveryMac.com and all I can find is that the 190 and 540 both need 70 ns RAM, minimum - but what model RAM? Can a RAM chip pulled from a 190 fit in a 540? Thanks in advance. Turtle-Bear -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: mdf mds files
They're Alcohol disk image files, equivalent to .dmg or .cdr on Mac OS X systems. You should be able to mount the .mdf file (the .mds doesn't seem to be vital) by changing the extension to .iso, and opening it with Disk Copy / Disk Utility. For more information, take a look at http://www.google.com/search?q=.mdf+file and http://www.google.com/search?q=mdf+file+mac+open Cheers, Ben On 19 Dec 2004, at 14:37, Jim Dynes wrote: Hi all, does anyone know what mdf mds files files are and what program will open them? Thanks 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo HD - Wallstreet HD - The same?
As long as you don't get an ATA-6 or later drive, it'll be fine. The Wallstreet's got a bit more space in it, though, so it supports drives up to about 17mm high. Cheers, Ben On 18 Dec 2004, at 05:11, Bill Gau wrote: Following the discussion on the Pismo HD replacement with considerable interest. I am wondering if the harddrive specs for the Pismo are the same for the Wallstreet Rev. 2 (PDQ). Someone who is in the know please let me know. 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?
You'd need to get a TCP/IP network running over IR. On the Mac, go to the TCP/IP control panel, select IR as the connection method (pop-up menu), and fill in the other fields as appropriate. No idea how you'd do it on Windows. Other alternatives would be Ethernet, or a USB Zip drive. Cheers, Ben On 15 Dec 2004, at 16:36, Rad Craig wrote: I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc.) onto this Pismo. My FTP server seems to choke before I can get the zip file containing it all (about 60MB) uploaded, I've tried a dozen times now, it never completes and doesn't support resume. I've tried 'splitting' the zip file and uploading the chunks onto the server, which works, but then I can't open the split zip files in OSX. So, is there a way I can just transfer the files from my thinkpad to this pismo via infrared? Rad... -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: DVD on Clamshell 300
I know. But Clamshell does not support dvd reading / playing. The only one that does is the ibook SE 466mhz. ~Ben~ On Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 09:37 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: Combo drives will read DVDs. Just pop it in. Jim On Dec 15, 2004, at 6:56 PM, Ben Coplin wrote: Hello. Is there any way I can get my Clamshell ibook 300 w/ combo drive(dvd/cd-rw) to read dvd's? How would I go about doing that? 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: DVD on Clamshell 300
Do you have a clamshell SE (graphite)? Mine is a Blueberry 300mhz, which will not play DVD's. On Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 10:12 PM, Katherine Zysk wrote: I know. But Clamshell does not support dvd reading / playing. The only one that does is the ibook SE 466mhz. ~Ben~ On Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 09:37 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: Combo drives will read DVDs. Just pop it in. I have a clamshell and it does play DVD's -- -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: DVD on Clamshell 300
You should be able to read DVDs, but you won't be able to play them. A 300MHz G3 is simply not fast enough to decode the DVD video. Older PBG3s either had decoder circuitry on the logic board, or supported DVD decoder PC cards. The iBook has neither capability, so there's nothing you can do. Cheers, Ben On 16 Dec 2004, at 12:56, Ben Coplin wrote: Hello. Is there any way I can get my Clamshell ibook 300 w/ combo drive(dvd/cd-rw) to read dvd's? How would I go about doing that? Thanks. ~Ben~ -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?
Hmm, should have read the subject more carefully. No idea if OS X supports IR on the Pismo. Either way, IR should be considered a method of last resort; even borrowing an Ethernet PCMCIA card would be better. Cheers, Ben On 16 Dec 2004, at 00:48, Ben Dyer wrote: You'd need to get a TCP/IP network running over IR. On the Mac, go to the TCP/IP control panel, select IR as the connection method (pop-up menu), and fill in the other fields as appropriate. No idea how you'd do it on Windows. Other alternatives would be Ethernet, or a USB Zip drive. Cheers, Ben On 15 Dec 2004, at 16:36, Rad Craig wrote: I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc.) onto this Pismo. My FTP server seems to choke before I can get the zip file containing it all (about 60MB) uploaded, I've tried a dozen times now, it never completes and doesn't support resume. I've tried 'splitting' the zip file and uploading the chunks onto the server, which works, but then I can't open the split zip files in OSX. So, is there a way I can just transfer the files from my thinkpad to this pismo via infrared? Rad... -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
DVD on Clamshell 300
Hello. Is there any way I can get my Clamshell ibook 300 w/ combo drive(dvd/cd-rw) to read dvd's? How would I go about doing that? Thanks. ~Ben~ -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: MP3 editor required - any suggestions?
You can do it in iTunes, just use the start/end points in the track info to select the bit you want, and choose Convert to MP3 (or something to that effect). It'll create a new MP3 file with the same ID3 tags, and only the data between the start and end points. Alternatively, convert the file to AIFF, and use virtually any sound utility out there--in fact, you could do it in QuickTime Player, if you have QT Pro. Cheers, Ben On 12 Dec 2004, at 20:19, simon goslin wrote: howdy! i'd like to obtain a decent free mp3 editor that's easy to use, not too technical and above all else, FREE (or cheap shareware I guess) - what do you guys out there use/recommend? i want to be able to select and save a selection of a music track for use on my new mobile/cell phone cheers, simon 12/12 -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: install 9 on lombard
It looks like you're dragging the System folder on the CD to the hard disk. Instead, try double-clicking the Installer program on the CD. Cheers, Ben On 12 Dec 2004, at 23:47, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: hi to all: a stupid question here: how do i install os 9 on a lombard? i have tried booting form the original disk and installing with no luck, and installing form an os 9 disk. when i boot again it says that the system software on the startup disk only functions on the original media, not if copied to an other drive. help! g -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Lombard reformat
Kristina, I'd recommend reformatting the drive, and installing again from scratch. OS X installations are fairly tricky to remove properly. If the machine has been running mainly in OS X, there's not much you can keep that will be any good to you in OS 9 -- most of the nice OS X fonts aren't compatible with older versions of the OS. The best way to reset it? Zap the PRAM (hold down Cmd-Opt-P-R right after you press the power button, and keep them down until you've heard 3 startup chimes), boot off the CD (hold down the C key after you press the power button), reformat the drive using Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder on the system CD) -- you could even do a low-level format, but that's probably unnecessary -- and then install the system and applications you want. Make sure you format the drive as Mac OS Extended (HFS+), otherwise you'll waste lots of space. Cheers, Ben On 12 Dec 2004, at 02:34, Kristina Rost wrote: Hi, The seller of my Lombard sent 3 CD's to try and boot from. One of the OS9 disks works! Do I want to clean install and erase everything? I definitely want to get rid of OS X and use my system and my programs...but... can I keep some fonts...maybe this and that. The CD that does boot up...doesnt' have a uninstall, restore or reinstall option. I am leary of installing yet another system folder on the book... can anyone walk me through the best re~set of this, my first, powerbook. Thanks again to all who have helped so far... Kristina oh and my monitor for my G3 beige is getting dark...any suggestions for a new one? -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Writing Inside Ibook
Hello. I recently purchased a clamshell ibook. On the botton there are three large letters written in permanent marker. The seem to be under the top plastic. Is there anyway I can get to them to remove them? (there must be since they are there now:-) TIA, ~Ben~ -- 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Wallstreet
On 9 Dec 2004, at 04:06, Scott Birdwell wrote: Thanks for the response, Ben. My apologies for being so slow to respond. It's the holiday season, and those of us in retail are getting a bit busy! As for the Wallstreet, I've definitely tried the first 3 steps several times first. The first two were easy and cheap. Is the DC board integrated into the sound card? Just to clear up a point, have you replaced the charge card? That's the long, thin board attached to the 'handle' part of the logic board, where the batteries connect. The DC board and sound card are the same part, and the PMU is the flat board attached to the upper case under the left palmrest. Cheers, Ben -- 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
On 9 Dec 2004, at 09:47, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I believe that the charge card you're referring to is also called the Power Management Unit (or PMU) and he initially said that this board has been replaced. Unless he got another defective PMU (which would always be possible), the problem might be somewhere else... No, the charge card (according to the Apple service manual on this model...) is an entirely separate board, located above the handle-like protruding section of the logic board. It's the first part Apple recommends replacing when solving this type of issue. Cheers, Ben -- 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: OS X first timer - blank password
On 4 Dec 2004, at 09:31, Bruce Johnson wrote: You can set a Open Firmware password that will prevent this trick; it's just a minor hassle for the user. A good idea if you have confidential stuff on your laptop. Don't forget the password though... http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106482 If the confidential stuff is that important, you'd be best off encrypting it via FileVault or similar. Using an OF password doesn't secure your data, it just secures the machine. Cheers, Ben -- 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: OS X first timer - blank password
On 4 Dec 2004, at 20:54, walter wrote: Just as a matter of theoretical curiosity: does the Firmware password prevent access to a hard drive that is being enslaved via Firewire Target mode? Walter According to http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106482 , the OF protection prevents the computer from being started in target disk mode. However, it doesn't prevent someone from pulling the hard disk out of the computer and accessing it from another machine. Cheers, Ben -- 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
On 3 Dec 2004, at 08:55, Scott Birdwell wrote: Hey, Listers! I'm still struggling with my Wallstreet. It still will not charge the battery. I've replaced the power card and the PMU, but still no go. The battery is new, purchased off eBay. Any ideas as to where to go from here? According to the Apple service manual, you should try (in this order): * Resetting the power manager (fn-shift-power) * Using the battery in the opposite expansion bay * Replacing the charge card * Replacing the PMU * Replacing the power card So, if you haven't done the first 3 steps, there's little point in replacing the PMU or the DC board In an (supposedly) unrelated issue, when I boot up (OS X.2.8), my screen is blacked out all the way to the log in page. When I hit the brightness button above the keyboard, everything is fine. Odd, but it's not like I can't work around it. However, if I try to boot from the CD, the screen is also black, (I can almost make everything out, but not quite), but the brightness button doesn't help. in other words, I can't repair disks etc. reset logins, etc. from my boot CD. Strange, yes? Anybody encounter this before? This is a known issue with the Wallstreet under Jaguar. To fix this problem: * Restart into MacOS 9 * Put the Wallstreet to sleep * Wake it up again * Restart into Jaguar Every time the power is interrupted (i.e. you take the power cord out, while no working battery is present), you will have to repeat the procedure--even if the Wallstreet was turned off at the time you removed the power cord. Another quirk is that when I try to verify or repair permissions, it makes it only about halfway through and then bogs down. Lastly, I bought a cable at Microcenter this weekend out of the bargain bin. It is for Powerbooks and has a HDI 30 fitting on one end and a SCSI DB M25 fitting on the other end. My intent was to be able to hook my Wallstreet up to a external CDRW or HD. Unfortunately this cable has the wrong end on it. It has the end that plugs into the back of my Umax J-700, S-900, G3 MT, or PowerTower Pro. Is there a gender/bender fitting to convert this so I can plug my SCSI CDRW into this cable? Thanks, as always, in advance. You may have purchased a SCSI disk mode cable, which will cause the PowerBook to start up emulating a SCSI device. If you have, there's not really anything you can do to get it to work other than buying a new cable. They sell for about $5 on eBay. Look for an HDI-30 to Centronics cable--most SCSI peripherals have a Centronics port on them, rather than the DB25. Cheers, Ben -- 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: VGA out on my wallstreet
On 1 Dec 2004, at 17:35, Dave NovaK wrote: PS: Does anyone have a spare logic board for me? My battery doesn't charge anymore and I'm pretty sure it isn't the battery. Already replaced the DC board to no avail. I have a WSII 300mhz. I bought a spare WS2/PDQ logic board for US$30 or 40. They're pretty common on eBay. However, the problem may be in the battery charge module, rather than the logic board. Cheers, Ben -- 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: Airport Grey BS and Airport Express BS? Sony Playstation2?
I think what Michael means is, could it [the AirPort Express base station] talk to the grey AirPort base station?. The answer depends on what is meant by talk. Michael, do you intend to use this as a repeater station to extend the range of your network, as a wireless bridge to enable your PS2 to connect to the wireless network, or something entirely different? Cheers, Ben On 1 Dec 2004, at 02:04, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 30/11/04 10:01, Michael J. Granado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I have a Grey Airport Base Station working with my Pismo. The BS is connected to a cable modem. My TV/Stereo are on the other side of my living space and no way of connecting the cable modem to near the TV. My question is if I were to get an Airport Express BS and plug it next to my TV, could: 1. It talk to the grey Airport BS? 2. I connect a Sony Playstation 2 to the Airport Express BS and play online games? 3. Does the grey Airport BS need to be upgraded to an Airport Extreme/Express BS? Not a pro in networking but I really want to play online games with a Sony Playstation 2. Any input would be most appreciated. Unless you have some special model of television set, it won't be able to talk to your base station, grey or express. I'm not sure about how a Playstation connects to the Internet but I would assume that you can probably connect it to any base station that provides DHCP. No AirPort Base Station can be upgraded to a later model. You have to buy a whole new base station if you're not happy with the one you have... -Laurent. -- 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: Ram Speed
The bus speed on the 266MHz Wallstreet is 66MHz. It'll work fine, providing the RAM going into the lower slot is low-profile (the card should be about an inch wide). Cheers, Ben On 29 Nov 2004, at 09:45, Amanda Ward wrote: Hi All, I have a Wallstreet 266 with 192 MB ram. The upper slot has a big 128 MB sodimm and the lower has a 64. Can anyone tell me what the ram bus speed is? I have a 128 MB 66MHz I'd like to put in the lower slot. Should it work? Thanks, Amanda -- 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: Ram Speed
On 29 Nov 2004, at 10:15, Ken wrote: Hmmm. Don't think the bus speed has much to do with this issue. You need the proper REFRESH speed for the RAM DIMM itself. The Wallstreet needs 10ns SODIMMs. Ken The Wallstreet's RAM bus runs at 66MHz, which dictates the refresh rate required of its RAM. The PC66 standard (presuming that's what Amanda meant by 128MB 66MHz) requires 10ns (=100MHz) or faster RAM. Read http://www.simmtester.com/page/memory/memfaq.asp? cat=6subcat=tableView=detailfaqId=1 for more information. Cheers, Ben -- 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: Applications have all disappeared
All the relevant files for iCal and Safari are stored in ~/Library, so a re-install of the applications alone won't wipe your settings. Cheers, Ben On 22 Nov 2004, at 18:47, Albert wrote: Hi everyone On my iBook running 10.3.6, some applications had installed in my Username/Applications folder away from the rest of my apps located in Mac HD/Applications -- so I copied them over, but subsequently all my applications (save for the ones I was copying over) have disappeared! Even the amount of free HD space seems to indicate that I've lost everything. If I expect I'll have to reinstall, how can I grab copies of my iCal, StickyNotes and Safari bookmarks? -- 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: Default Application in OS X Panther
Select a Word document in the Finder. Press Cmd-I. Select Info windowOpen WithApplication popupWord. If it's not there, select Other... and navigate to Word. Click Change all... and confirm. Cheers, Ben On 17 Nov 2004, at 12:47, Andrew F. wrote: Hello. I have Microsoft Office 2004 and Nisus Express 2.1. Recently I upgraded my Nisus to the newest version (very nice, by the way) but somehow my PowerBook got confused and thinks that ALL .doc documents should open in Nisus. How can I set the default back to Word? Andrew -- 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 OS X for Wallstreet
Yep, the last version of X officially supported by Apple on the Wallstreet is 10.2.8. Welcome to the list. Cheers, Ben On 17 Nov 2004, at 12:53, Zach Arace wrote: Hey G-Bookers, This is my first post as a member of the G-Books list! Anyways, was wondering what the latest version of OS X compatible with my Wallstreet is (without using X-Postfacto). I think it's 10.2.8, but I just wanted to make sure. I'm trying to max it out and upgrade it to X. Thanks, Zach Arace -- 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: Tiger and G3 Pismo?
If you've got a DVD drive to install it with, it'll work just fine. You're not going to get *any* of the neat GUI hardware acceleration, though. Cheers, Ben On 16 Nov 2004, at 09:12, Sacredsystem wrote: Hi, I assume this has been asked in the past, but will Tiger be compatible with my G3 Pismo? Any issues expected? Thanks sacredsystem -- Perhaps I know why it is man alone who laughs; He alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter. Nietzsche -- 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: Keyboard app in OS X ???
Go to the keyboard layout menu (that little flag in the menu bar), and select Keyboard Viewer. If it's not there, go to System PrefsInternationalInput Menu and make sure Show input menu in menu bar (bottom-left) and Keyboard Viewer (in scrolling list) are checked. Cheers, Ben On 15 Nov 2004, at 01:32, Larry le Mac wrote: Possibly for the first time since leaving OS 9 have I needed the handy little keyboard layout utiliy that maps all the keys on the keyboard, hand when looking for odd key-combos with the Opt key. But I cannot find one in OS X, surely they haven't abandoned such an important utility ??? Larry P.S. I used Classic's app... _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.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 --- -- 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: Sound of broken glass
That's the sad Mac (aka car crash) sound, and it generally means you have a severe hardware problem. You may or may not be able to do something about it, it depends on 1) the machine you're using, and 2) the nature of the problem. Cheers, Ben On 11 Nov 2004, at 23:54, PETE wrote: If on startup a mac makes the sound of glass breaking what does it all mean? Can I fix the problem. 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: Speedbumping a Lombard 400MHz bus to 100MHz ???
Yes, it's possible, but you may not actually want to do it. The thing with bus speeds on the Lombard is, both the processor and the Grackle PCI bridge/memory controller have their own PLLs to generate the 66MHz clock from the 33MHz PCI clock. So, there are 2 sets of multipliers to adjust. I don't know of any Lombard overclocking guides, so you may have to work out which resistor pads control the PLLs, which could be tricky. That said, normally the 66MHz variant of the Grackle (XPC106ARX66) is capable of 83MHz operation, and the processor supports it too, so you could almost certainly bump the speed to 83MHz. The other issue is that the processor generates its internal clock (in your case, 400MHz) by multiplying the frequency of the bus clock. That means that if you bump up the bus to 83MHz, the processor will run at 500MHz -- which, given the difficulty of effectively cooling laptops, it may not be stable enough operate correctly. You'd probably have to drop the multiplier to 5.5x, which would give 460MHz operation (or even 5x, for 415MHz). This, of course, requires messing around with yet another set of multipliers. If you have a steady hand, and the equipment to solder 0603-scale surface-mount components, and the time to either find a guide, or work it out for yourself, *and* the desire to maximize every performance-related number you can, no matter the cost, go ahead. If not, don't worry, because the bus clock rate increase from 66 to 83MHz makes virtually no difference to system speed anyway. Cheers, Ben On 11 Nov 2004, at 08:21, Larry le Mac wrote: I have just been informed of someone bumping a 500MHz IceBook from 66MHz bus to 100MHz by soldering a resister ?! Is it possible to do this on a Lombard 400MHz ? Any other (worthwhile) speed increase possible ? Larry -- 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: Speedbumping a Lombard 400MHz bus to 100MHz ???
The 250 and 292MHz Wallstreet Is had 83MHz buses; the later PDQ (Wallstreet II) models didn't. Thing is, the 300MHz/66 bus PDQ is generally faster than the 292MHz/83 bus Wallstreet, despite being based on almost identical hardware, and others have found that changing the bus speed of G3 systems between 66 and 83MHz makes little difference to overall performance. Cheers, Ben On 11 Nov 2004, at 10:29, Tom and Lisa P wrote: What about 83 MHz ? Dont several of the Wallstreets do 83 MHz bus speed ? Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[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: X on Wallstreet
On 8 Nov 2004, at 14:32, Laurent Daudelin wrote: If you could upgrade the processor for the 300MHz for cheap, then I think it would be worth it, but I'm not sure buying a brand new G4 upgrades is. You are still left with a sub-par video system that can't be upgraded and a relatively slow system bus. For a few hundred dollars than what you would pay for a G4 upgrade, you could probably find a faster iBook that will more easily support OS X. Unless there's any sentimental attachment to the machine, Laurent's advice is very sound. A 500MHz G4 upgrade, the fastest available for the Wallstreet, will cost you upwards of $300 -- and it still won't enable you to run OS X particularly well. Add to that the cost of upgrading the RAM (256MB is about the minimum), and you're already more than a third of the way towards getting a brand-new iBook, with wireless networking, a processor more than twice as fast, probably 5-8 times the hard disk space, a vastly better video card, and full support for current and future versions of OS X. Even an older iBook, say 500-700MHz, would be much faster in OS X than an upgraded Wallstreet -- and probably wouldn't cost much more than $350, either. That said, a Wallstreet can be a worthwhile OS X machine for some purposes (mainly office applications like e-mail, web browsing, word processing, and so forth). The 266MHz processor is fine, and as long as you've got at least 256MB RAM (and a hard drive large enough to store OS X -- about 1GB plus 1GB or so for swapfiles and temporary usage -- and your applications and documents), you should be set. A 300MHz processor card goes for twice as much as a 266MHz on eBay, so it's probably not really worth it for the hypothetical 10% speed boost. Note also that most 266MHz cards can be overclocked to at least 300MHz without much effort, although there is some soldering required. Cheers, Ben -- 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: iTunes store downloads
There are no problems burning it to a CD you can play on your car stereo. Create a playlist, click burn. Same as you would with AIFFs, MP3s, unprotected AACs, OGGs, and any other format you can play through iTunes. Cheers, Ben On 2 Nov 2004, at 16:06, Kathryn Odell wrote: I'm not doing anything unethical! I paid for this music at the Apple Store! Ironically, if I had downloaded it from Limewire or another site for free, I would have no problem burning it to a CD that I can play on my car stereo. Something is wrong here! Kate -- 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 ---
