Re: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
Well, if both printers are serial, then you would not be able to use them in OS X, unless you get a USB to serial adapter like the Belkins' one. If you do get that kind of adapter, then I would suggest a Pismo. Otherwise, a Wallstreet might be better since it has serial ports but, remember, you won't be able to run OS X and print. Furthermore, if you go with a Wallstreet, the last officially supported version of OS X to run on it is 10.2, although the hack XPostFacto apparently lets you install 10.3 on a Wallstreet and other officially unsupported Macintosh... -Laurent. -- Running 10.3.4 on my Wallstreet 233MHz (384MB of RAM) with the generous help of XPostFacto. It is completely stable and significantly faster than Jaguar. (Your mileage may vary, of course) That said, I think that the Pismo is probably the choice I'd make: usb and firewire built-in, plus dvd support on OS X, and the fact that it is a new world rom machine make this a better choice, in my opinion. You can get usb, firewire and wi-fi (and I have) on the wallstreet via cardbus cards; Airport can be had on the Pismo internally. On the Wallstreet you can have at most two, or perhaps one at a time, depending on the thickness of the cardbus cards. 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:[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: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
On 17/08/04 15:46, Luis Sequeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, if both printers are serial, then you would not be able to use them in OS X, unless you get a USB to serial adapter like the Belkins' one. If you do get that kind of adapter, then I would suggest a Pismo. Otherwise, a Wallstreet might be better since it has serial ports but, remember, you won't be able to run OS X and print. Furthermore, if you go with a Wallstreet, the last officially supported version of OS X to run on it is 10.2, although the hack XPostFacto apparently lets you install 10.3 on a Wallstreet and other officially unsupported Macintosh... -Laurent. -- Running 10.3.4 on my Wallstreet 233MHz (384MB of RAM) with the generous help of XPostFacto. It is completely stable and significantly faster than Jaguar. (Your mileage may vary, of course) That said, I think that the Pismo is probably the choice I'd make: usb and firewire built-in, plus dvd support on OS X, and the fact that it is a new world rom machine make this a better choice, in my opinion. You can get usb, firewire and wi-fi (and I have) on the wallstreet via cardbus cards; Airport can be had on the Pismo internally. On the Wallstreet you can have at most two, or perhaps one at a time, depending on the thickness of the cardbus cards. Yep, the Pismo would be a nice choice but that doesn't help with the vintage serial printers. Even with a USB to serial adapter, I'm not sure it would work... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- 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: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 11:21 am, kaldav wrote: Hello, I would value people's suggestions regarding a laptop to purchase second hand. It needs to be faster than my 3400, run both OS9 and OSX, preferably able to boot into OS9 as I have software to run and little for OSX. What would be the model to get (a Pismo?), the optimum ram and hard drive size needed to run this effectively. Presently I have serial connection printers (Epson 600 and Apple Stylewriter 2500) but would not find changing the printer to USB, etc. a factor. Thanks. Hi what is the config of your 3400? have you considered the wallstreet ! as then you can keep the serial devices and the pay-out would be minimal. vicki vick's Lombard -- 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: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
Of the three, Pismo. Lombard and Wallstreet the Pismo is the better choice if you can live without the SCSI and Serial connection, although there are adapters that will allow those connections on the Pismo alos. Tom have you considered the wallstreet ! as then you can keep the serial devices and the pay-out would be minimal. vicki vick's Lombard -- 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 ---
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I purchased a iBook 12 G3 and left it the way it was set up from the previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted to OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the dock, even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset everything to the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my settings on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and custom settings on Photoshop. Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all my software over? Tom -- 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: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
On Aug 15, 2004, at 2:21 AM, kaldav wrote: Hello, I would value people's suggestions regarding a laptop to purchase second hand. It needs to be faster than my 3400, run both OS9 and OSX, preferably able to boot into OS9 as I have software to run and little for OSX. What would be the model to get (a Pismo?), the optimum ram and hard drive size needed to run this effectively. Presently I have serial connection printers (Epson 600 and Apple Stylewriter 2500) but would not find changing the printer to USB, etc. a factor. Thanks. Having both a Lombard and a Pismo, I personally say Pismo. The difference you will see between OS X performance will be big. The Lombard is acceptable, but if you want to do anything that uses OpenGL, watch the occasional DVD, etc, the Pismo is then your only choice. The Lombard's video chip is pretty poor (of course, I started on a Voodoo 3 back in 1999 for my 8600, which still beats out the Rage 128 Mobility in the Pismo), so the quality of anything 16-bit isn't great, but you need 16-bit to get video speed from it. The firewire is a plus too. Regards, Adam Thayer -- 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: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
on 15/08/04 05:21, kaldav at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I would value people's suggestions regarding a laptop to purchase second hand. It needs to be faster than my 3400, run both OS9 and OSX, preferably able to boot into OS9 as I have software to run and little for OSX. What would be the model to get (a Pismo?), the optimum ram and hard drive size needed to run this effectively. Presently I have serial connection printers (Epson 600 and Apple Stylewriter 2500) but would not find changing the printer to USB, etc. a factor. Well, if both printers are serial, then you would not be able to use them in OS X, unless you get a USB to serial adapter like the Belkins' one. If you do get that kind of adapter, then I would suggest a Pismo. Otherwise, a Wallstreet might be better since it has serial ports but, remember, you won't be able to run OS X and print. Furthermore, if you go with a Wallstreet, the last officially supported version of OS X to run on it is 10.2, although the hack XPostFacto apparently lets you install 10.3 on a Wallstreet and other officially unsupported Macintosh... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] flamage /flay'm*j/ n.: [very common] Flaming verbiage, esp. high-noise, low-signal postings to Usenet or other electronic fora. Often in the phrase `the usual flamage'. `Flaming' is the act itself; `flamage' the content; a `flame' is a single flaming message. See flame, also dahmum. -- 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 ---
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On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 06:28 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: I purchased a iBook 12 G3 and left it the way it was set up from the previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted to OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the dock, even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset everything to the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my settings on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and custom settings on Photoshop. Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all my software over? Something caused it to think it needed new prefs. Go to the System Prefs and click on Accounts. Create a new account for yourself. MAKE SURE IT'S AN ADMINISTRATOR. Sorry to shout but that's a vital, vital step. Now log off as the old user, and in as you new user. Go back to the Accounts prefs and delete the old user. You'll be asked if you want to create a disk image of their old file; I'd do so, just in case. Now you're the user on the system, you can set it to automatically boot into your account , etc. -- Wherever you go, there you are. - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- 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 ---
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in OSX go to the System Preferences application .. select Accounts. Add a new account making sure that the new one can administer the computer ... log out of the existing account, log in as the new account ... delete the old account. All of the previous users preference file SHOULD be stored in his/her home folder which will be deleted . there are subtle differences in each version of OSX .. 10.3 will allow you to delete the folder for real instead of saving it in the deleted users folder and then manually deleting it. -- Robert AOL IM wingnut022074 To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them. (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) On Aug 15, 2004, at 9:28 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: I purchased a iBook 12 G3 and left it the way it was set up from the previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted to OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the dock, even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset everything to the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my settings on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and custom settings on Photoshop. Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all my software over? Tom -- 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 ---
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Also, make sure you have all your serials at hand. If there are apps you don't want to use, I'd try and run the installer and choose deinstall if possible, or perhaps use the DeInstaller application. Anyone have suggestions for the best deinstallation app? Personally though I prefer to reinstall everything including reformatting the HD, but make your own choices. Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 06:28 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: I purchased a iBook 12 G3 and left it the way it was set up from the previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted to OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the dock, even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset everything to the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my settings on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and custom settings on Photoshop. Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all my software over? Something caused it to think it needed new prefs. Go to the System Prefs and click on Accounts. Create a new account for yourself. MAKE SURE IT'S AN ADMINISTRATOR. Sorry to shout but that's a vital, vital step. Now log off as the old user, and in as you new user. Go back to the Accounts prefs and delete the old user. You'll be asked if you want to create a disk image of their old file; I'd do so, just in case. Now you're the user on the system, you can set it to automatically boot into your account , etc. -- Wherever you go, there you are. - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- 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: advice re secondhand laptop configuration
Laurent, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Wallstreet might be better since it has serial ports but, remember, you won't be able to run OS X and print Unless one use Ethernet-equipped printers. No Appletalk over serial though, so I suppose both the Epson 600 and the Stylewriter 2500 is out as you say. the hack XPostFacto apparently lets you install 10.3 on a Wallstreet and other officially unsupported Macintosh. XPF3 have now been released and IMHO 10.3.x with a BETA XPF3 was *much better* than 10.2, at least on my now sold PDQ (Wallstreet II). I also had none of the problems the XPF docs mentioned (they may have been removed now), except for distorted sound in. -- 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 ---
