Re: labs and wireless mice

[Sam Macomber]

HA!yeah I bet someone swapped the mice around,   too funny!  

> On Apr 16, 2010, at 6:37 AM, flags wrote:
> 
>> New 20-30 iMac lab w/ wireless mice. Problem: Imac 1's mouse controls
>> iMac 7, etc. is there a quick/simple fix?
> 
> Sounds like someone moved all the wireless mice around between the computers, 
> probably as a gag?
> 
> You'll either have to sort them out manually, or pair them again in the 
> Bluetooth Preference Pane.
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Re: Utube on a Cube

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My G4 had issues with youtube vids even with a 1.8GHz processor upgrade 1.5GB 
RAM and a Radeon 9600 video card.Flash is just very poorly implemented.   
Try click to flash, it'll force H.264 if available that seemed to help out a 
lot on my machine (not to mention stopping all the flash ads which certainly 
frees up some processor power)

-sam
> 
>> 
>> You can improve the video in the cube with a video card upgrade, but 
>> ultimately you probably just plain need more CPU. 500MHZ is a very long time 
>> ago in computer years.
>> 
>> 
> 
> I guess this maybe an excuse to get a faster processor for the Cube, but they 
> are so expensive. Is there a way to download the videos to watch them? both 
> machines play DVDs good.
> 
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Re: EDIT: A good and cheap video card

[Sam Macomber]

On Mar 22, 2010, at 11:18 PM, Justin The Cynical wrote:

> The M wrote:
>> I'll look into that. I googled   NVidia FX5200 and I saw a really cheap 
>> 256MB card but it was PCI. Do pci graphics cards work with the MDD's?
>> You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here. 
> 
> Hmm?  I'm not aware of NVidia/Apple ever making a PCI FX5200 card, the only 
> ones I've seen are AGP.
> 
> I think you misunderstood.  My suggestion, and the one from Samuel, are Mac 
> native cards, no flashing needed.  In the case of the NVidia card, it's 
> removing some of the edge connectors that are not strictly needed and taping 
> some pins.  With the Radeon that Samuel suggested, it's just taping pins 
> (don't believe that physically modding the card is needed, unless you want 
> the ADC connector to power a display).


you are correct,  no physical mods unless you want ADC,   just two wee pieces 
of scotch tape will make it work.   I didn't want to modify the ADC plug that's 
why I downgraded to a Radeon 9000 when I got the ADC flat panel. (and that G4 
is sitting in my basement being used as a juke box and a remote file server, 
don't need a good video card for that) 

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Re: Uses for a Wallstreet

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hook it up to the stereo and use it for iTunes music streaming.   I had a 
powerbook 3400c for internet radio streaming in the basement, that I just  
upgraded to my old G4 tower since we got a new intel mini.If I ever get 
power to my garage I might put the 3400 out there since I have an airport card 
in it(scavenged from an old graphite base station)

-sam


> Hello Everyone..
> Thanks for all the help in the past.  Anyone make any suggestions on
> what I can use a Wallstreet for?  Think the battery is shot, but still
> runs well.  Just looking for ideas.
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Re: NANNY ! Re:

[Sam Macomber]

I had ours cut way down, but I keep it a little more open now, got to watch it, 
don't want to miss any potential clients.

only downside to spam is sifting through all the crap in the SMTP logs when we 
encounter an issue with the server.  Thankfully that's rare.

> 
> On Jan 29, 2010, at 2:14 PM, Dan wrote:
> 
>>> 
>>> Oh noes, it's also still present in all the mirrored archives as well
>>> whatever will we do?!
>> 
>> Spam is going to crush us all.
> 
> Not all of us. 8-P
> 
> I see a handful of spams a day. (a quick check of my Junk folder shows that 
> I've gotten one all day)
> 
> Of course we run our email servers with ruthless efficiency, via Spam 
> Assassin and several RBL's, and send 90-98% of all mail arriving here 
> straight to the bit bucket.
> 
> Properly set up we have very very few false positives. (and we have people 
> (and emails) from all over the world and people who legitimately discuss 
> Viagra in their emails.) Occasionally we do need to whitelist someone's 
> address to keep 'em from being kicked, but it's still quite a short list.
> 
> This takes about 10%-20% of one FTE to manage for something like 1200 
> accounts.
> 
> My opinion is that the vast majority of ISP's are lazy bastards who just 
> don't give a crap about their customers.
> 
> (I was stunned the other day when I looked at our stats and saw that 11.8% of 
> all mail sent to our domain had made it past our spam filters..that's a very 
> high number)
> 
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Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?

[Sam Macomber]

You asked:

"So, G-Group: Why are you (still) PowerPC-based Mac users?"




personally, all about money.   If I had some I'd have a new mini as a  
home computer not an over worked QS.Most of my gear is hand-me- 
down leftovers, right now crossing my fingers I may end up with a  
G5 with a bad enclosure switch(HDD fans on high) for next to  
nothing ;)   since I think the ATA card in my QS has gotten glitchy  
and I need that for my HDDs (my smallest is 320GB)


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Re: Thinking about a quicksilver...

[Sam Macomber]

I always advise people to avoid the Quicksilver.  They seem to be the
ones that suffer dead power supply problem.  Particularly the 733mhz
like I have which is now a door stop.  Just go on ebay and see how
many you find described as: "parts only" or "won't power up" or
"powers up then shuts down"



never heard that one,  we've had two 733s  at work, they were both  
used constantly (one was a file server from the start) Neither have  
stopped working,  now they both have 1.8GHz processors(2-3years now  
IIRC) one is at work and the other is my current home computer (that  
one is running 4 drives, two video cards, USB2 card and an ATA/133  
card.)


I've had loads more issues with MDD powersupplies than QSs. 


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Re: PowerMac G4 RAM limits

[Sam Macomber]

Are you sure the OP is talking about an MDD though?

> This is not the case, at least with my model (FW800).  I tested this
> config with a borrowed RAM module last night.  The computer boots, and
> reads the RAM as the full 1GB.  HOWEVER, it causes some serious
> instability, primarily in the form of cascading unexpected quits.
>
> SO, not a work around.  Posting here for posterity.
>
> Incidentally, in both configurations, my RAM tests still didn't show
> errors.  Subjectively, the computer ran MUCH faster after pulling the
> 512MB from slot 1 and replacing the 512MB with a 1GB in slot 2...
> until it destabilized.  I am still confident slot 1 is defective.
>
> On Dec 15, 10:36 am, dc  wrote:
> If I replace one of my 512MB sticks with a 1GB stick (equaling 2GB
> over 3 sticks), will my computer read it properly?  Or does each  
> slot
> have a hard limit of 512 MB?
>>
>> 512 MB is the limit for G4 RAM slots. If the G4 boots at all with a 1
>> GB stick installed it will only read 512 MB of it.
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Re: Value of G4/G5s

[Sam Macomber]

On Nov 4, 2009, at 12:31 PM, John Niven wrote:

>
> --- On Wed, 11/4/09, Sam Macomber  wrote:
>
>> so we've got a G4 xserve, pair of G5 xserves, (dual 2 and
>> dual 2.3)
>> all xserves have fiber channel cards, and all xserves have
>> full
>> drivebays(G4 has three 750GB and an 80, G5s have triple
>> 250GB)   two
>> xserve RAIDS (one has 14x 500GB   other has
>> 7x750GB and 7x250GB) .
>
> Very little Xserve stuff comes up for sale on the swap list and I  
> doubt there are many with a network closet at home (except me!).
>
> I bought most of my stuff on eBay. The drive trays seem to sell  
> separately for sums that seem out of proportion. The prices for  
> G4/5s are tumbling fast though.

Good to know, I'll sell the drive trays individually than.


>
>> Also have a number of MDD G4s and a couple of G5 towers
>> that have  become redundant.
>
> I'd put those on the swap list.
>


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Value of G4/G5s

[Sam Macomber]

Since I have not really been keeping an eye on the swap list for a  
while i don't really know where I stand now on the sale of some gear  
here at work. Short story, large client went bye bye now we have  
more computing power than we need.

so we've got a G4 xserve, pair of G5 xserves, (dual 2 and dual 2.3)  
all xserves have fiber channel cards, and all xserves have full  
drivebays(G4 has three 750GB and an 80, G5s have triple 250GB)   two  
xserve RAIDS (one has 14x 500GB   other has 7x750GB and 7x250GB) . 
Also have a number of MDD G4s and a couple of G5 towers that have  
become redundant.

What do you think?  I have some time to sell it,   would the swap list  
work best for all, or would ebay work?combination of both maybe?   
Not accustom to needing to sell this much stuff,  usually we use the  
gear until its value is near 0 than we give it away. 

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Re: Moving hard drives from one dual G4 to another

[Sam Macomber]

On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Sep 23, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Make sure you don't take the extra step of dropping the hard drive
>>> onto the concrete floor like I did one time. :-)
>>>
>>
>> I thought we all had to do that once.  It was some sort of
>> requirement.
>>
>> You notice they never drop on foam padding or even carpet, only on
>> concrete.
>
> What got me is that it landed perfectly *on edge*, from desk height,
> and stayed there. All it ever did was make a sort of
> SKKKSSSHHHSKKKSHHH grinding noise after that...


did that, 15 years ago...old 20MB drive right off my desk, hit  
hard enough to leave a dent in the metal.   it was in the middle of  
writing data when it happened. got an error on that file but the  
drive still worked.  Last I checked the drive still works, that was a  
few years ago, gathering dust in my attic now.

-sam

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Video card glitchyness

[Sam Macomber]

Speaking of ATi cards.

I've got a G5 version Radeon Pro 9600 64MB card that has the pins  
taped to work in my Quicksilver 733.   It works,  but usually it does  
not want to work on startup, screen does not turn on.  but if I hit  
the reset a few seconds after the ethernet links up(router on my desk)  
it works.It'll work fine after that, I can sleep the computer,  
etc.  it's only on cold restart.

any ideas as to why that is?I've pulled it out for now, but my  
wife called me at work annoyed because web images and and such were  
sluggish so she wants the 9600 back in but I don't like having to hit  
the reset button when I start the machine up...I'm guessing power  
issue,  has a 1.8GHz upgrade, ATA card, USB 2 card and three HDDs, I  
could be wrong though.

-sam

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Re: Replacing power supply G4 MMD

[Sam Macomber]

just taking parts out.  takes a little time to snake the wires out and  
put the new ones back in. Straight forward replacement though...

A thought on the MDD power supplies though, I had a second one fail  
Monday.   Only two so far,  but both were the last model MDDs made  
(the 2003 single 1.25GHz non-FW800 ones) and both failed with in a  
month of each other...Think the PS in those were cheaper than the  
earlier ones of which we have several (a pair of dual 1.25GHz and a  
dual 867MHz)   none of the early machines power supplies have failed  
at this point.

-sam
(after the boss comes back from vacation you may see a late model  
1.25GHz MDD G4 for sale...  just needs a PS hehe)

>
> I've been told that the power supply probably needs replacing in my G4
> MMD.  Symptoms are: often, when trying to start up, nothing happens,
> and I have to press the re-set button inside the computer.  I have
> been just putting the computer to sleep to avoid this.
> Question:  How hard is it to replace the power supply?  Is it just
> taking out the drives, and unscrewing and screwing things in, or does
> it require soldering?
>
> Mira
> >
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Re: bad emac switch?

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thought it was two wires, been a while since I took our eMac apart(old  
700MHz if that makes any difference).  If it were me I'd take it apart  
and see how it works, it's broken any how, right?  :)   At the very  
least that should tell you which wires do what.

-sam

>
> Hey Sam, I have 3 wires, one large black, one small red & one small
> black. I'm guessing that the two small wires get the switch, then what
> do I do with the bigger black wire? Jeff
> On Aug 26, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>>
>> IIRC it's just a two wire momentary on switch.get a basic one  
>> from
>> your local electronic supply store (used to say radio shack, but they
>> carry so little of that kind of stuff any more)  Only think to think
>> about is if you need to take the computer apart in the future so:  A)
>> make the wires disconnectable or B) have the switch attached to the
>> innards and not the outer shell.
>>
>> -sam
>>
>>>
>>> Ok, just bought an emac on ebay that came with a bad power switch
>>> (yes, I tested it with my sisters emac switch) is there a way of
>>> bypassing the switch or possibly using something else to work the
>>> switch? I can solder? what say you Jeff
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>>
>
>
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Re: bad emac switch?

[Sam Macomber]

IIRC it's just a two wire momentary on switch.get a basic one from  
your local electronic supply store (used to say radio shack, but they  
carry so little of that kind of stuff any more)  Only think to think  
about is if you need to take the computer apart in the future so:  A)  
make the wires disconnectable or B) have the switch attached to the  
innards and not the outer shell.

-sam

>
> Ok, just bought an emac on ebay that came with a bad power switch
> (yes, I tested it with my sisters emac switch) is there a way of
> bypassing the switch or possibly using something else to work the
> switch? I can solder? what say you Jeff
>
> >
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Re: Query re: power supply in "Mystic" Dual G4s

[Sam Macomber]

Now I wish I still had that link to that website that listed the pin  
outs of all the G3/G4 power supplies. I used it to hack a B&W G3  
supply to work with a newer G4...   but no ADC.

I think they're all slightly different and I would not risk it until  
I  found out for sure...

-sam


>
> No, the power supply was set to the proper voltage.
>
> So, can anybody confirm whether the Digital Audio/Quicksilver power
> supplies are truly compatible with the Mystic DPs, or is that eBay
> seller talking a bunch of hooey?
> >
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Re: Query re: power supply in "Mystic" Dual G4s

[Sam Macomber]

I've never had one fail.

3 months ago or so I gave away 6 of those G4s (kept some parts and yes  
a spare PS, but gotta hold onto that until the last old G4 is gone)

>
> It appears the power supply died in the G4/500DP I gave my Dad.
>
> I've been checking eBay and other places for a replacement and have
> noticed at least one vendor selling a Quicksilver/Digital Audio power
> supply, stating that such a power supply is compatible with the Mystic
> DPs, just that the only difference is the lack of the monitor pass-
> through plug.
>
> Is this true, or a load of horse manure? It would probably be quicker/
> easier/cheaper for me to just bung in a Quicksilver/Digital Audio
> power supply than to try to find one that came from a Mystic DP.
>
> Just a little side-note: are the power supplies in the Mystics
> generally more prone to fail? I've had three mystics and only one
> (Dad's) had a working PS.
>
> Andy
> >
>


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Re: Return to PowerPC?

[Sam Macomber]

On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jul 7, 2009, at 5:09 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
>
>>
>> One thing Sun could assemble, fairly readily, would be a killer
>> large-enterprise messaging solution. A far more scalable back-end
>> server than Exchange, coupled via an instant-push-delivery protocol  
>> to
>> a premium-grade client app. This would not actually be hard to do,  
>> but
>> nobody's ever done it.
>
> Well, Larry&Co better get cracking on it, because this is exactly the
> market that has Google's giant glowing red laser sight dot on it.
>
> They're pushing hard into the enterprise messaging market with Gmail/
> Calendar/Apps, etcwe're looking at them for the University email
> and calendaring stuff. It's going to be approximately a third of the
> cost of just licensing and machinery to run a campus-wide Exchange
> server, and this offloads a whole lot of support costs as well, not to
> mention things like Google paying the electric bill :-)
>
> (we're talking 40K accounts between students, faculty and staff, not
> an insignificant population)

U dot!  :P

-sam

formally s...@u.arizona.edu ;)




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Re: Return to PowerPC?

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
> But we can discuss this to death and it won't change anything. S,
> I'll just keep on truckin' with my ancient G4 Gigabit 400...
>
> JT
>
> (Who wonders at times why not hook up the 1.25GHz Powerbook to use  
> as a
> main machine)


I decided on a processor upgrade for my QS, 1.8ghz.  Buys me a few  
more years before I finally go intel at home.have a 1.5GHz  
powerbook as well, got it from work to 'work from home after  
hours' yeah my wife surfs the web on it and I use the QS if i have  
to work from home heh.

-sam

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Re: It is official, we are orphans.

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
> If I were the head of a sizable operation that invested in the latest
> G5s I would be letting Apple know loud and clear that I am not a happy
> camper.


well we're small so complaining won't change a thing with apple.If  
10.6 plays nice with 10.5   I think we'll be fine and we'll just run  
10.6 on the capable machines

but nothing on apple's site gives any indication,my main concern  
with the server is OD.  can a 10.5 master replicate to a 10.6  
machine?It is a bit of a worry as when we upgraded to 10.5, it  
would not replicate to the older 10.4 servers so we had to upgrade  
everything.   Also will the iCal2 server in 10.6 play nice with iCal  
on 10.5 client machines?this is a slightly lower concern, people  
who very much need the calender are about due for a computer  
upgrade(minis will serve very well for those people)

it'll be an interesting fall around here!  be nice if it came out now,  
things are slow in the summer.

-sam

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Re: It is official, we are orphans.

[Sam Macomber]

Well, that remains to be seen of course.   very reliant on retail, so  
see how the summer goes.  *crosses fingers*

-sam


>
>
> Just feel lucky you still have a peak season!
>
> regards
>
> Iain Thornton
>
> --- On Tue, 9/6/09, Sam Macomber  wrote:
>
>> I'm gonna have my hands full this fall
>> (unfortunately 10.6 will come out right at the beginning of
>> our peak season too)
>
>
> >
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Re: It is official, we are orphans.

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
>> Apple does really know how to make people upset, obviously you  
>> wonder why real businesses don't use Macs.  It's because Apple does  
>> stuff like this.  I mean look at Microsoft and how they keep  
>> supporting older hardware.
>
> That is not at all true. I work for a couple of LARGE (300+)  
> employees and they are constantly upgrading their systems.  They  
> keep server version software longer, but that’s about it.


just saw the server version is intel only as well...  DOHthree of  
our four xserves just got obsoleted,   two are G5s that handle the  
majority of the work one handles mail and web the other handles file  
sharing.  the 3rd is an old G4 it has 4 drive bays so that's our  
retrospect backup server which will stay as it is, still running  
10.4...  I'm not even working those G5s hard at all   so there is  
no need performance wise to upgrade, but   I know my boss is going to  
want all the new stuff in 10.6 for his iPhone

I wonder if that'll be like 10.4 and 10.5 with open directory  
incompatability or will 10.5 and 10.6 talk to each other   and will  
iCal 2.0 server require the clients to be on 10.6?   (has all the  
features we've been waiting for to replace the crash happy now up-to- 
date clients)

I'm gonna have my hands full this fall (unfortunately 10.6 will come  
out right at the beginning of our peak season too)


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Re: It is official, we are orphans.

[Sam Macomber]

Glad i told my uncle to just buy a new mini rather than fix his G4  
mini. :)

Was planning on upgrading our home computer in a year or so any  
how...as it is 10.5 and my QS G4 (with a 1.8GHz upgrade) is just  
fine for surfing the web, checking my email, serving A/V to my AppleTV  
and using Quicken(which is in need of an update bad..   thinking  
that'll be intel only when it happens so I'll just upgrade than)

-sam



> me either i have my mdd  very happy with it sorry apple i dont want  
> nothing to do with x86
> when you stop updateing 10.5 there will allways be a ppc linux distro
>
> --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Al boone  wrote:
>
> From: Al boone 
> Subject: Re: It is official, we are orphans.
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 2:30 PM
>
> I just got my low end G 5, I am NOT moving up to an intel Mac just  
> to get the latest and greatest. I am not.
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Stephen Weber  
>  wrote:
> Apple does really know how to make people upset, obviously you  
> wonder why real businesses don't use Macs.  It's because Apple does  
> stuff like this.  I mean look at Microsoft and how they keep  
> supporting older hardware.
>
> From,
> Stephen
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Len Gerstel   
> wrote:
>
> It is officially official. Snow leopard is Intel only
>
> WAAHHH, I want it to run on my Plus.
>
> Sorry about that.
>
> Hopefully they will keep updates coming for us (10.4 and 5) for a
> little while.
>
> Len
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >


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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Sam Macomber]

On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
>
>>
>> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
>> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
>> anyone will ever need?
>
> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300
> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.


hey now, my tube amp didn't cost $2500

in any case I've got a pair of 10+ year old altec lansing  
speakers(model: ACS 45.1)  $100 new and they're still working well for  
me.Got them on my desk at work (I use my appleTV and early 70's  
Sansui amp at home for music)

-sam 

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Re: Change those Linksys passwords

[Sam Macomber]

>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Bruce Johnson
>  wrote:
>>
>> > linksys_router_remote_takeover/>
>>
>> Certain Linksys routers are vulnerable to remote takeovers if you  
>> know
>> the username/password. Bad things can happen if your router gets  
>> pwned.
>>
>> Change those passwords, folks :-)
>
> Better yet, don't use Linksys routers! They're one of the most
> Mac-unfriendly companies that I have ever encountered.


I love my linksys router, it works very well. (RV042)   bit higher end  
though. and I always change the stock password ;)

-sam

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Re: UPS's

[Sam Macomber]

ha, oops I ment to send that to Bruce ;)   sorry for the super  
offtopicness!

>
> That is in the nice wood framed house here.  got rid of the BX (well
> all but 8' of it to the front porch light)   we also had some of the
> canvas romex, regular romex, random junctions hanging in the basement,
> random live wire sticking out of the foundation, and the lighting
> circuit had a dead short to the BX sheath (found that when I tried to
> re connect the sheath to the box BOOM   nice big arc. )
>
> my house in Tucson was a 1940's stucco covered concrete block slab
> floored wiring nightmare too.
>
> looked loads better when i lived there, think it's a rental property
> (had a small lawn, palm tree and some roses up front)
> http://tinyurl.com/rarxs8
>
> my place before that (this one was a rental)
> http://tinyurl.com/ryvqxf
>
> -sam
>
>>
>>
>> On May 27, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>>
>>> or get lucky and have a metal box and BX all the way to the panel.
>>> Hook one of the ground adaptors up to the wall plate screw and your
>>> set.That's what we did when we got our 70+ year old one owner
>>> home ;)
>>
>>
>> You were lucky. Our house was originally wired with canvas-coated,
>> rubber-sheathed romex dropped through the concrete blocks which were
>> then filled with concrete. Rewiring in our house is a matter of
>> running conduit on the outside of the walls, and jackhammering a hole
>> for the outlet box.
>>
>> Even our interior walls were made this way...every wall is at least
>> 10" thick, and solid block.
>>
>> Hanging pictures is a pita, and wiring is worse.
>>
>> -- 
>> Bruce Johnson
>> University of Arizona
>> College of Pharmacy
>> Information Technology Group
>>
>> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> >
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Re: UPS's

[Sam Macomber]

That is in the nice wood framed house here.  got rid of the BX (well  
all but 8' of it to the front porch light)   we also had some of the  
canvas romex, regular romex, random junctions hanging in the basement,  
random live wire sticking out of the foundation, and the lighting  
circuit had a dead short to the BX sheath (found that when I tried to  
re connect the sheath to the box BOOM   nice big arc. )

my house in Tucson was a 1940's stucco covered concrete block slab  
floored wiring nightmare too.

looked loads better when i lived there, think it's a rental property  
(had a small lawn, palm tree and some roses up front)
http://tinyurl.com/rarxs8

my place before that (this one was a rental)
http://tinyurl.com/ryvqxf

-sam

>
>
> On May 27, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>> or get lucky and have a metal box and BX all the way to the panel.
>> Hook one of the ground adaptors up to the wall plate screw and your
>> set.That's what we did when we got our 70+ year old one owner
>> home ;)
>
>
> You were lucky. Our house was originally wired with canvas-coated,
> rubber-sheathed romex dropped through the concrete blocks which were
> then filled with concrete. Rewiring in our house is a matter of
> running conduit on the outside of the walls, and jackhammering a hole
> for the outlet box.
>
> Even our interior walls were made this way...every wall is at least
> 10" thick, and solid block.
>
> Hanging pictures is a pita, and wiring is worse.
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>
>
>
> >
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Re: UPS's

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>
>
> On May 27, 2009, at 8:44 AM, diane wrote:
>
>>
>> At 7:59 AM -0700 5/27/09, Al Poulin wrote:
>>> On May 27, 9:31 am, diane  wrote:
 Hey, one other huge question, will the UPS work in a non-grounded
 outlet?
>>>
>>> No.  And never use a cheater adaptor to bypass any ground with
>>> electrical devices that have a three-prong plug.
>>

or get lucky and have a metal box and BX all the way to the panel.
Hook one of the ground adaptors up to the wall plate screw and your  
set.That's what we did when we got our 70+ year old one owner  
home ;) Since fully rewired of course, three 15A circuits was not  
going to cut it(one was for the boiler, one for the lights and one for  
ALL the outlets!)


>> asically it's going to complain about a wiring fault until I get
>> it rewired (ie I won't be able to use it in this room)
>


-sam

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Re: UPS's

[Sam Macomber]

one advantage to working a little way from home...   Power loss at  
work does not always mean powerloss at home(and vice versa)This  
winter we lost power for a day in one storm and two days in another  
one.   Longest outage at work was 6 hours. 2hrs longer than the main  
server backup, but shorter than the network/phone backup.

Our old building never lost power, ever...   That was one advantage to  
being in a former bell telephone CO/switching building.

-sam


>
>
> On May 26, 2009, at 2:49 PM, diane wrote:
>
>>
>> I liked the LS but it only has 7 outlets total. Maybe I just need to
>> re-evaluate what I need to plug in to it. I was trying to "do it all"
>> with one unit.
>>
>> The ES has 10 outlets for even less than the LS (but not the
>> brownout feature).
>
> Heck, if you need more outlets, just plug a power strip into the UPS.
> So long as you don't exceed the rating of the unit, the number of
> items plugged in is irrelevant. APC cautions against this because of
> the temptation toplug every damn thing in, but with modern Mac
> systems, after the CPU, everythign else is relatively inconsequential.
>
> (like my computer, monitor, and assorted power bricks for external
> drives, USB hubs, Firewire Hubs, and in the case of my home system the
> cordless phone) all plug in to power strips connected to the battery
> side.
>
> My old Backups 500 at home will run my phone for a doay or so, I bet,
> if I unplugged everything else.
>
> It certainly held up fine for seceral hours during our last power
> failure.
>
> (big storm hit town, and a whole bunch of major utility poles went
> down. During this, the breaker blew on the transformer feeding us and
> about 5 neighbors. We were way low on the list that night.)
>
> In the office I have a BackUPS RS 900 connected to my iMac, external
> 19" monitor, along with three or four power bricks for ancillary
> equipment. It will run the whole shebang for about 20-30 minutes. Long
> enough for me to fire up remote desktop to shut down the servers amid
> the cacophony of beeping (When the power goes out in our office, we
> know it!)
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>
>
>
> >
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Re: USB2 PCI card

[Sam Macomber]

On Apr 16, 2009, at 1:54 PM, Clark Martin wrote:

>
> Sam Macomber wrote:
>> I just got a store brand 4 port USB 2 card (dynex or something)  
>> from best
>> buy for my quicksilver.  Works fine,  computer goes to sleep fine
>> little pricy in the store, but I didn't want to wait :)  can find  
>> them
>> cheap on ebay etc.
>
> I have tested several cards and got varying results.  In some cases
> going to sleep or waking from it caused a hang.  But the best I ever  
> got
> was one that woke from sleep okay but didn't see any USB devices  
> afterward.
>
> Does this card AND the devices attached work okay after waking from
> system sleep.


I did test it, when it wakes from sleep my iPod reconnects fine, but I  
do get the disconected device warning (after the iPod has already  
reconnected) Other than that warning it works fine.

-sam

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Re: USB2 PCI card

[Sam Macomber]

Ya know I didn't pay attention to that...  I think it did fine the  
few times I left my iPod connected, I never really paid attention to  
that aspect.  I'll give it a test tonight to be sure.   But, since I  
put this beasty together it has yet to crash and the USB always works.

Quicksilver 2001 (733)
1.25 GB RAM
1.8GHz powerlogix upgrade
Sonnet Ultra133 card
Radeon 9000(I think) AGPvideo
Dynex USB 2.0 card (4 port)
two belkin 10/100 ethernet cards(that are not in use, computer was  
used as a router at work before it got discarded)
dual 230GB HDDs RAID 1 (bootdrive, on sonnet card)
single 500GB HDD (on sonnet card)
pioneer 16x DVD-R

>
> Sam Macomber wrote:
>> I just got a store brand 4 port USB 2 card (dynex or something)  
>> from best
>> buy for my quicksilver.  Works fine,  computer goes to sleep fine
>> little pricy in the store, but I didn't want to wait :)  can find  
>> them
>> cheap on ebay etc.
>
> I have tested several cards and got varying results.  In some cases
> going to sleep or waking from it caused a hang.  But the best I ever  
> got
> was one that woke from sleep okay but didn't see any USB devices  
> afterward.
>
> Does this card AND the devices attached work okay after waking from
> system sleep.
>
> -- 
> Clark Martin
> Redwood City, CA, USA
> Macintosh / Internet Consulting
>
> "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
>
> >
>


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Re: USB2 PCI card

[Sam Macomber]

I just got a store brand 4 port USB 2 card (dynex or something) from best
buy for my quicksilver.  Works fine,  computer goes to sleep fine   
little pricy in the store, but I didn't want to wait :)  can find them
cheap on ebay etc.

-sam

> I have a G4 (Sawtooth) upgraded w/ a 1.2 GHz OWC processor & 1 GB of
> Ram. It basically still serves my needs. I was looking into a USB2
> card -- both to up my internal ports (so I can finally get rid of the
> hub I currently have), and to get the higher speed for transferring
> data from my camera & Palm.
>
> There are lots of warnings floating around about cards that don't work
> at all (VIA chipset?) and cards that work fine but prevent deep sleep.
> I sleep the computer whenever I will be away from it for a half hour
> or more (I only shut it down once a week or so), and would hate to
> lose the feature.
>
> Is there any definitive resolution to these issues?
>
> TIA,
> Wogo
> >
>
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Re: Erase a drive to sell

[Sam Macomber]

On Apr 7, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Apr 7, 2009, at 12:40 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
>
>>> The problem with HD data recovery isn't that the data isn't there,
>>> it's the resources needed to recover it.
>>
>> Yeah, those data recovery services all sound great until you find out
>> how much it could cost.  You start realizing your data isn't worth
>> THAT
>> much.
>
> That depends. I've had professors pay $1500-$2000 without blinking an
> eye, because the data represents a half-million dollars worth of data,
> and maybe they'll FINALLY get into the habit of using our file server
> instead of their lab systems to store data.
>
> (because our file server crashed once for 4 days, 12 years ago (with
> ZERO loss of data), so we're clearly not reliable .)
>
> How much are your wedding pictures, the video of your child's first
> steps, all their baby pictures worth?
>
> I know the canonical answer is "Well you should have had that backed
> up! Betcha won't do THAT again!", but that still leaves folks without
> those irreplaceable things.
>
> This is why people come running out of burning/flooding/collapsing
> buildings clutching their photo albums.  Me, I'm coming out clutching
> usb and firewire external drives...:-)


I've got a small metal box with my photo back ups(DVDs), and a dust  
proof binder full of my negitives that I'd be grabbing.

-sam

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Re: Erase a drive to sell

[Sam Macomber]

you'd be surprised what gets left on drives

I once got an 850 at a yard sale, with one drive in it.  turned out to  
be 1/2 a RAID 1.   I looked on it and found the computer was from a  
medical lab and was full of medical records!It was too small to be  
of any use to me, so I took it apart with a hammer and put it in the  
metal recycling bin at the dump.

-sam

>
> Hi everyone! Wow, I never expected to spark such an interesting  
> discussion.
>
> Yes, some of you were right in that I don't believe I have a machine
> I can erase them in. Unless I have a card my old Yikes! will let me
> use.
>
> These came out of old servers and frankly I think some of them came
> from a local aerospace mfg, so they would have been wiped already. In
> the other cases, I am not sure I care, and if they were netware
> servers, how many people will have a netware server to pop them in
> to. I don't think I ever got them in a server the way I wanted.
>
> I just figured if there was a nice easy way to swipe them, I'd do it
> to be on the safe side.
>
> Interesting to know there is no nice easy way!
>
> Thanks for all the help  :)
>
> Diane
>
> >
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Re: QS G4 & 10.5

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>
>
> On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:30 PM, insightinmind wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll try pulling the USB card tonight...  Also have to deal with my
>>>> AppleTV, gone all wonky on us...
>>>
>>>
>>> Recent experience with 10.5.6, says turn off all types of file
>>> sharing, and in iTunes , turn off things that search/look for
>>> external devices, possibly that AppleTV? ("Bonjour" technology).
>>>
>>> You might be able to do this with Safe Boot ... Starting up with
>>> Shift held down (until you see the spinning jet blades).
>>>
>>> Not a guru here, really don't know this for sure ... but simplifying
>>> Startup things, then adding them back slowly is a good dbugging
>>> technique ...
>>
>>
>> when I was trying to install the update it was a fresh 10.5 install,
>> nothing had been turned on or set up outside stock apple settings.
>>
>> might try in incremental update, apple still offers individual OS
>> updates still, right?
>
> Of course.
>
> My apologies ... I wasn't thinking Clean Install... I was still deep
> in my own OS X 10.5.6's installation, where I was having lots of
> issues, which I had complicated by turning Sharing and iTunes options
> on ...
>
> Like I said ... definitely not a guru, here... you sound like you
> know what to try ...


At least I know I'm not alone in having issues with it.  SO maybe I'm not
just inept ;)


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Re: QS G4 & 10.5

[Sam Macomber]

On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:30 PM, insightinmind wrote:

>
>
> On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>
>>
>>
>> I'll try pulling the USB card tonight...  Also have to deal with my
>> AppleTV, gone all wonky on us...
>
>
> Recent experience with 10.5.6, says turn off all types of file
> sharing, and in iTunes , turn off things that search/look for
> external devices, possibly that AppleTV? ("Bonjour" technology).
>
> You might be able to do this with Safe Boot ... Starting up with
> Shift held down (until you see the spinning jet blades).
>
> Not a guru here, really don't know this for sure ... but simplifying
> Startup things, then adding them back slowly is a good dbugging
> technique ...


when I was trying to install the update it was a fresh 10.5 install,
nothing had been turned on or set up outside stock apple settings.

might try in incremental update, apple still offers individual OS  
updates still, right?

-sam

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Re: QS G4 & 10.5

[Sam Macomber]

On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:03 PM, insightinmind wrote:

>
>
> On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:01 PM, insightinmind wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Ok,   so as much as I wanted a new iMac the money just isn't there  
>>> so
>>> for the time being I threw together a machine from parts that we  
>>> were
>>> getting rid of at work.After much fiddling to get OS9 on the
>>> machine to update the firmware on the PATA card(royal PITA)   it
>>> seems
>>> to be all running well except the 10.5.6 combo update just hangs at
>>> the start(currently at 10.5) All other updates have installed fine.
>>> it was nearly 3AM when I finished everything so I left it there.
>>> Any reason it would do that?
>>>
>>>
>>> stats:
>>> Early Quicksilver 733MHz
>>> 1.8GHz processor upgrade (power logix)
>>> 1.25GB RAM
>>> Radeon9000 Pro (from a MDD)
>>> Sonnet ATA133 card
>>> Dynex(whatever bestbuy brand)4 port USB 2.0 card
>>> Air port card
>>> super drive (pioneer 109?  apple branded one)

>>> booting off the Sonnet card have a pair of 320GB WD drives as RAID 1
>>> and a 500GB on the other channel airport is off wising the internal
>>> ethernet...
>>
>> It might be hanging with the USB 2 card ... 10.5 is sensitive to USB
>> 2 protocol being followed ... the others look up to par with 10.5,
>> AFAICT (AFAI-can tell).
>
> Also ... I believe this to be correct ... the main ATA bus on the QS
> 733 has the 128GB limit, but the Sonnet ATA133 is good with larger
> drives.
>>

correctamundo   that's why I put that card in there, only thing hooked  
up to the QS ATA bus is the superdrive.Although I did put a 500GB  
drive on the internal bus and mounted and I could access the data on  
it, just could not re-format it,  Disk util saw it was a 500GB but  
only formatted for 128.   after reformatting is showed as a 128GB  
drive until I put it on the Sonnet card (after I updated the firmware)

I'll try pulling the USB card tonight...  Also have to deal with my  
AppleTV, gone all wonky on us...

-sam

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Re: Erase a drive to sell

[Sam Macomber]

Really whole thing is a gigantic PITA.  should see the stack of old  
drives I've collected from old machines we've sold or given away here  
at work.

-sam

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Re: Erase a drive to sell

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
>>
>> I thought one of the ways security minded people ensured thieves and
>> law enforcement type people didn't gain access to their data was by
>> creating a magnetic loop around the doorframe of their designated
>> computer room so that the information on the drives was rendered
>> useless by the magnets??
>
> Only in Hollywood.


or Neil Stephenson's book, Cryptonomicon  :P 

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QS G4 & 10.5

[Sam Macomber]

Ok,   so as much as I wanted a new iMac the money just isn't there so  
for the time being I threw together a machine from parts that we were  
getting rid of at work.After much fiddling to get OS9 on the  
machine to update the firmware on the PATA card(royal PITA)   it seems  
to be all running well except the 10.5.6 combo update just hangs at  
the start(currently at 10.5) All other updates have installed fine.
it was nearly 3AM when I finished everything so I left it there. 
Any reason it would do that?


stats:
Early Quicksilver 733MHz
1.8GHz processor upgrade (power logix)
1.25GB RAM
Radeon9000 Pro (from a MDD)
Sonnet ATA133 card
Dynex(whatever bestbuy brand)4 port USB 2.0 card
Air port card
super drive (pioneer 109?  apple branded one)

booting off the Sonnet card have a pair of 320GB WD drives as RAID 1   
and a 500GB on the other channel airport is off wising the internal  
ethernet...

Oh and I figured I'd do it this way, with a 22" 1920x1080 westinghouse  
for all of $180   that I can use later with a mini or something when  
we can afford a newer machine...in the mean time this is faster  
than my 700MHz eMac and I FINALLY have USB 2.0 (transfering with an  
iPod, camera and flip video was a real slow process on USB1.1!)

-sam

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Re: pooched iMac G5

[Sam Macomber]

>>> Computer in question is a 17" iMac G5 running 10.5.6 has been  
>>> running
>>> OS 10.5 for over 6 months flawlessly.   This morning it started
>>> crashing at random progressively getting worse. While it was still
>>> functioning I ran disc utility disk checked out fine, repaired
>>> permissions(was not much wrong).Ran apple hardware test passed  
>>> all
>>> tested on extended.After that it would not get past the blue  
>>> start
>>> up screen.  zapped PRAM, booted  into single user I ran fsck found
>>> some errors, said it repaired them,  still blue screen.  target disk
>>> mode worked, copied important data off computer.   tried 10.5
>>> retail install DVD, blue screen. After several tries I got the
>>> installer screen, selected language locked up button became all
>>> pixelated and weird.  tried booting off the HDD again got part of  
>>> the
>>> menu bar froze up.  tried swapping out the RAM for a known good  
>>> stick
>>> from another machine, blue screen.  Tried a firewire drive with a
>>> bootable copy of 10.5.3, blue screen
>>>
>>> on blue screens I always get a working mouse, sometimes it gives me
>>> the spinning color pinwheel.  I noticed on the firewire drive even
>>> after 10minutes it was still accessing the HDD but was obviously
>>> locked up otherwise.
>>>
>>> put in the OE system install disk(10.4), booted and installed fine.
>>> got to the welcome screen music plays but the video freezes.
>>> reboot, same thing.   also there are random incorrect pixels on the
>>> screen (once a few green ones,   second time some magenta ones)
>>>
>>> -sam
>>> From: Sam Macomber 
>>> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 3:15:07 AM
>>> Subject: Re: pooched iMac G5
>>>
>>>
>>> Hasn't been moved from the desk since we got it new.  Today was  
>>> the first
>>> time it's been opened  to test another RAM module in it,  so RAM  
>>> has been
>>> removed and re-seated twice now as has the power cord.  Also after  
>>> i sent
>>> this I let it sit, no power cord for an hour or so, no change.   
>>> Tried it
>>> w/o the keyboard and mouse attached, no change(so power cord only).
>>>
>>> -sam
>>>
>>> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Sam Macomber   
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Thermal cycle loosening of RAM card or other component/
>>> >
>>> >  Dirty slot?
>>> >
>>> > Loose or bad connectors / cords ?
>>> >
>>> > Has it ever been dropped ?
>>> >
>>>
>>> Can't say for certain with the iMac G5, but I've experienced some  
>>> real weird start-up problems with G3, G4 and G5 desktop systems  
>>> all because the MoBo battery (little 3.6v half-AA battery) had  
>>> expired.
>>>
>>> As their life varies from around 2.5 to 6 years, it might be worth  
>>> replacing before you try anything more expensive...
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a big watch battery type, have a brand new one in my car  
>> remote so I put that one in, no change just blue screen still.
>> Also zapped the PRAM again no change.
>>
>> guessing motherboard at this point.
>>
>> -sam
>>
>>
> Based on experience and not particularly on the imac, I will say you  
> have a hardware problem. I always try to distinguish whether it's a  
> hardware problem or a software issue first. Now having said that,  
> the issue then is isolating the bad parts. Since you've checked  
> memory, and perhaps dusted the memory slots. I will move onto  
> checking out the video card, if it's one that you can remove, try  
> another card. Open it up and look closely at capacitors; try to find  
> one that looks different. I'm not sure, but I think it's the  
> imac's---1.25 ghz---that have blown capacitor problems.
> Goodluck!


I just added the snipped part of the thread to the top of this,   so  
yes i have run AHT, PRAM zapping, reseating and swapping out  
RAM(basically the only part that you can swap)   video chip and  
processor are soldered on the logic board.   everything is remarkably  
clean and new looking inside.  just the smallest hint of dust in the  
fans.   Nothing looks out of place or broken, no 'burnt' smells or  
anything.

-sam
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Re: pooched iMac G5

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
> From: Sam Macomber 
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 3:15:07 AM
> Subject: Re: pooched iMac G5
>
>
> Hasn't been moved from the desk since we got it new.  Today was the  
> first
> time it's been opened  to test another RAM module in it,  so RAM has  
> been
> removed and re-seated twice now as has the power cord.  Also after i  
> sent
> this I let it sit, no power cord for an hour or so, no change.   
> Tried it
> w/o the keyboard and mouse attached, no change(so power cord only).
>
> -sam
>
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Sam Macomber   
> wrote:
> >
> > Thermal cycle loosening of RAM card or other component/
> >
> >  Dirty slot?
> >
> > Loose or bad connectors / cords ?
> >
> > Has it ever been dropped ?
> >
>
> Can't say for certain with the iMac G5, but I've experienced some  
> real weird start-up problems with G3, G4 and G5 desktop systems all  
> because the MoBo battery (little 3.6v half-AA battery) had expired.
>
> As their life varies from around 2.5 to 6 years, it might be worth  
> replacing before you try anything more expensive...



It's a big watch battery type, have a brand new one in my car remote  
so I put that one in, no change just blue screen still.   Also zapped  
the PRAM again no change.

guessing motherboard at this point.

-sam
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Re: pooched iMac G5

[Sam Macomber]

good thought.  thanks

>
>
> From: Sam Macomber 
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 3:15:07 AM
> Subject: Re: pooched iMac G5
>
>
> Hasn't been moved from the desk since we got it new.  Today was the  
> first
> time it's been opened  to test another RAM module in it,  so RAM has  
> been
> removed and re-seated twice now as has the power cord.  Also after i  
> sent
> this I let it sit, no power cord for an hour or so, no change.   
> Tried it
> w/o the keyboard and mouse attached, no change(so power cord only).
>
> -sam
>
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Sam Macomber   
> wrote:
> >
> > Thermal cycle loosening of RAM card or other component/
> >
> >  Dirty slot?
> >
> > Loose or bad connectors / cords ?
> >
> > Has it ever been dropped ?
> >
>
> Can't say for certain with the iMac G5, but I've experienced some  
> real weird start-up problems with G3, G4 and G5 desktop systems all  
> because the MoBo battery (little 3.6v half-AA battery) had expired.
>
> As their life varies from around 2.5 to 6 years, it might be worth  
> replacing before you try anything more expensive...
>
> Ted
>
> >


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Re: pooched iMac G5

[Sam Macomber]

Hasn't been moved from the desk since we got it new.   Today was the first
time it's been opened  to test another RAM module in it,  so RAM has been
removed and re-seated twice now as has the power cord.  Also after i sent
this I let it sit, no power cord for an hour or so, no change.   Tried it
w/o the keyboard and mouse attached, no change(so power cord only).

-sam

> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Sam Macomber  wrote:
>
> Thermal cycle loosening of RAM card or other component/
>
>  Dirty slot?
>
> Loose or bad connectors / cords ?
>
> Has it ever been dropped ?
>
> >
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pooched iMac G5

[Sam Macomber]

Computer in question is a 17" iMac G5 running 10.5.6 has been running  
OS 10.5 for over 6 months flawlessly.   This morning it started  
crashing at random progressively getting worse. While it was still  
functioning I ran disc utility disk checked out fine, repaired  
permissions(was not much wrong).Ran apple hardware test passed all  
tested on extended.After that it would not get past the blue start  
up screen.  zapped PRAM, booted  into single user I ran fsck found  
some errors, said it repaired them,  still blue screen.  target disk  
mode worked, copied important data off computer.   tried 10.5  
retail install DVD, blue screen. After several tries I got the  
installer screen, selected language locked up button became all  
pixelated and weird.  tried booting off the HDD again got part of the  
menu bar froze up.  tried swapping out the RAM for a known good stick  
from another machine, blue screen.  Tried a firewire drive with a  
bootable copy of 10.5.3, blue screen

on blue screens I always get a working mouse, sometimes it gives me  
the spinning color pinwheel.  I noticed on the firewire drive even  
after 10minutes it was still accessing the HDD but was obviously  
locked up otherwise.

put in the OE system install disk(10.4), booted and installed fine.   
got to the welcome screen music plays but the video freezes. 
reboot, same thing.   also there are random incorrect pixels on the  
screen (once a few green ones,   second time some magenta ones)

-sam

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Re: Spotlight

[Sam Macomber]

spotlight is so spotty...is there any other search utils out  
there?  that are cheap/free and actually work?All I want to do is  
search file names.

We have a Lacie big5 netwrk disk with 100's of thousands of files on  
it. for a while search worked, it took some time(fine by me at least  
it worked!) but a few weeks later it no longer worked, now it just  
instantly says 0 results  and no none of those sudo commands make it  
work again.

-sam

>
> On Feb 23, 12:12 pm, Dan  wrote:
>
>> At 8:43 AM -0800 2/23/2009, Gary D. wrote:
>
>>> I open the Privacy tab and drag the volumes into the window -nothing
>>> happens. I click on the + and select the volumes - nothing happens.
>>> If I drag the normal volumes into the window, everything works as
>>> advertised. Am I doing something wrong or do I have a corruption of
>>> some kind?
>>
>> The spotlight system prefs are mostly broken.  Besides - it doesn't
>> stop the indexing, it just suppresses some of the search results.
>> Generally, a waste of time.
>>
>> Instead, disable the indexing using mdutil - the direct interface  
>> to Spotlight.
>>
>>  From your admin account, issue these commands in Terminal:
>
> SNIP
>
> Dan:
>
> This addresses my concern also.  There really should be some utility
> that can help consumer users with this issue, and also the issue of
> corrupted indexes for which you and Bruce so often repeat the three
> terminal commands in these lists.  This could become an added feature
> of OnyX  and Cocktail.
>
> In the meantime, I hope these two commands can survive future OS
> updates.  But I guess they would be lost in any Archive and Install or
> Erase and Install for upgrades.
>
> Hmmm, Dan.  Perhaps you could write up a new utility and make a few
> shareware bucks.  Call it "Spot-L Control"?
>
> Al Poulin
> >
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Re: Compact Flash = Solid state drive in iPod?

[Sam Macomber]

I don't think any iPod can be converted this way...I have a first  
gen 5GB iPod with a dead HDD and I can't just throw in a CF card  
AFAIK   I wish I could, got a new battery and a good FM transmitter  
for it(old iTrip).

-sam

>
>
> On Feb 14, 2009, at 7:31 AM, Dana Collins wrote:
>
>> My 3rd-Gen. iPod's hard drive bit the dust yesterday and, since I  
>> have
>> the liberty to investigate an alternative, thought now is the time to
>> try.
>> I would like to try out the "solid state" emulation approach with a
>> compact flash card strategy.
>> Here are my questions:
>> a) is it possible for this vintage iPod?
>
> absolutely. ANY HDD-based iPod can be converted to solid state this  
> way.
>
>> b) can I use "just any" compact flash card, or is there a certain
>> style/voltage to look for?
>
> You'll want to get a modern one with a fast transfer rate. (and, of
> course, with your desired capacity)
>
>> c) I am presuming I'll need an adapter to interface with the standard
>> drive's port. What type?
>
> Something like this:
>
> 
>
> here's some considerably cheaper:
>
> 
> 
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
>
> "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai,  PhD
>
>
> >
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Re: Seagate HD firmware update

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
> On Jan 22, 2009, at 12:53 PM, George Hozendorf wrote:
>
>>>
>>> As for exact firmware revisions that are bad, I've not seen this
>>> list?
>>> It appears they want you to run the program and have it tell you if
>>> you need an update or not?
>>>
>>> >
>>
>> I don't see anything on here connected to Macs.  Should one run the
>> Drive Detect from Bootcamp, Parallels, etc.?
>>
>
> Yes, apparently according to Seagate, All Computers Run Windows.


and their online replacement forms are not set up for returning  
multiple drives (I bought 7 in september 08, one was DOA, one failed  
in november and a 3rd failed in december)  I have nov/dec drives here  
waiting to be sent back.  (Barracuda 7200.10)

-sam 

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Re: Postscript Printers

[Sam Macomber]

have a 6MP here,   prints great, but the old dayna etherprint box  
requires a non-switched ethernet port...so I've got an old 24 port  
10/100 hub hooked up just for that one printer(only thing we already  
had laying about at work)

>
>
> On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:03 AM, Bruce wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am curious.  What do people think of the HP Laserjet 5MP
>> and 6MP (the M stands for Macintosh) Postscript printers?
>
> The 5mp and 6mp series were real workhorses, as were the 5m and 6m
> series. The 5l and 6l are unmitigated pieces of crap. I personally
> have a 4M with a manufacture date of 2/1994 that's just needed the
> takeup rollers replaced. These are the kinds of printers that HP made
> their reputation for iron-tough printers on.
>
> The mp series are also readily repaired, and parts are pretty cheap,
> they're great desktop printers; I"m pretty sure we still have some
> chugging away on desktops around here.
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
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>
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>
>
>
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Re: Up from an eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

That is entirely up to the wife, it's her computer.

> Oh my bad. Are you getting rid of the emac?
> -Jonas
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Sam Macomber   
> wrote:
>
> > Hey if you end up getting rid of that G4 tower I might buy it from  
> you...
>
>
> I have a 700MHz eMac,  I was just considering getting a G4 tower.   
> Decided
> to go with a new iMac instead...  In a few more months though.
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Up from an eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

> Hey if you end up getting rid of that G4 tower I might buy it from you...


I have a 700MHz eMac,  I was just considering getting a G4 tower.  Decided
to go with a new iMac instead...  In a few more months though.


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Re: Up from an eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 13, 2009, at 9:46 AM, Charles Lenington wrote:

>
> Sam Macomber wrote:
>>>
>>> On Jan 5, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Mel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> snip
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If I did a lot of writing, an
> snip--
>>>> in screen, then I take a look at the mini's lottsa powere-itty  
>>>> bitty
>>>> box.
>>
>> that's just it, I don't have a screen I'd be buying one if I went  
>> with
>> the G4 tower.
>
> Well 1 thing is with a separate monitor you don't have to pay the  
> high $
> that apple wants. Any pc monitor will work.
> And with the luck I have if you want a crt one you could find a 17"  
> for
> free - to $10.00. I had 40 to get rid of no one wanted one, sold lot  
> to
> a scraper for $20.00. I had to deliver and unload. The next batch will
> go to the dump at that price.


I have no desire to have a CRT any more,I have the pick of any 21"  
CRT I want here at work.  n now that I've had a nice LCD to work  
on can't go back...My eyeballs would kill me ;) 

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Re: G3 on Car Talk.

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 9, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
> On Jan 9, 2009, at 1:05 AM, KP wrote:
>
>>
>> I think it's funny that commercials' or tv programs', use Macs' for
>> the most part.  You also see them in a lot of Movies.
>
>
>
> 1) Macs tend to have distinctive designs, so set designers and
> dressers like to use them.
>
> 2) Art directors, set designers and the like tend to be Mac users
> themselves, so using them on set comes naturally.
>
> 3) Mac users like ourselves tend to notice Macs :-) Other folks just
> notice 'computer', if they notice it at all.
>
> There's some cheesy ad on in our TV market for some antivirus/
> antispyware cleanup service claiming to make your PC faster. There are
> about 6 or 7 different stock photo and stock video shots of people
> using computers. 3/4ths of them are Macs. In fact the big disclaimer
> saying "This product is for Windows PC's Only" is displayed over a
> still shot of the last gen Mac keyboard.
>
> (before the current flat aluminum ones, the white plastic ones with
> the clear base that collects crumbs for all to see :-)


Funny, I just saw that commercial last night! 


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Re: I am thinking about a processor upgrade for my G4/400 AGP

[Sam Macomber]

>
> Also, think about the time it takes to figure out which computer to
> get, drag such from the store, drive to the seller's home, or wait
> for it to be shipped, move all your files, get used to it, etc., etc.
>
> I am upgrading my G4 just because I like it. I am keeping it for a
> couple more years. I did spent $250 on a new processor for it altho
> this may not actually be smart in terms of dollars and sense. If I
> get rid of it, I also have to either spend time selling it for
> something or find a home for it. I cannot bear to throw it away, the
> G4 Quicksilver case is one of the most beautiful Apple ever made.
>
> I know the poster has decided to go with G5. He also has the slower
> 450Mhz processor there. But for all of us thinking about when to
> upgrade, and what to upgrade to - the time factor and love factor is
> what has governed my decision to keep my beloved dinosaur.
>
> I also don't need to watch movies on it or edit video - it's fine for
> what I do.
>
>

Or in my case there's not much that can be upgraded :(I only  
recently gave up and sold my B&W G3   and I'm nursing along 7 G4s at  
work, I now have 6 'parts' machines which I'll be yanking apart  in a  
week or so to save the good spares and dump the rest(cases) to take  
them off our taxes...  with a few headed to charity.

-sam

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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 7, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jan 7, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>> Since most consumer or even prosumer scanners and software
>> already interpolate the raw sensor data into TIFF format (there are
>> some that generate RAW type file, though the cost of such machines is
>> quite high)
>
> ViewScan will save the raw CCD output. 
> <http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/html/vuesc14.htm#topic11
>> This works with any scanner VueScan supports which is a rather
> gargantuan list.

ah, sweet!only ones I'd seen in the past were things like the  
imacon flextight, drum scanners, etc.  last time I bought a scanner  
was 7 years ago though :) (Epson that still serves what little use I  
have for it quite well) 

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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 10:38 PM, aussieshepsrock wrote:

>
> Hello All! Original Poster Here.  Looks like I've kicked up a diverse
> conversation here. I think I've gleaned a great deal of thoughts from
> what's been discussed and I'll check on the NIST info soon. I want to
> comment on the RAW image file discussions. It occurs to me that the
> proper way to think of a camera's RAW file is to consider it a 'piece
> of undeveloped film'. The conversion and manipulation of a RAW file
> into a TIFF or JPEG is incredibly analagous to the astonishing ways
> Film can be manipulated to change the outcome of it's development into
> a finished Slide or Negative. Let along the changes one can introduce
> when taking that slide or negative to the print stage. I personally
> would NEVER consider an Undeveloped Piece Of Film to be ARCHIVAL.
> Currently, I don't see how RAW in it's current technological status
> can be considered ARCHIVAL. There is to much proprietary, licensed,
> and secret(?) tied up in how Nikon, Canon, Hasselblad, etc have things
> structured. Maybe ADOBE can give DNG to the Library Of Congress as a
> repository of profiles and processes and such. How are all these
> zillions of important images be stored for posterity let alone
> people's family snapshots and memories???
>
> Richard



I should note I was just talking about digital camera files being best  
in RAW format...In your situation, TIFF is certanly the way to  
go.  Since most consumer or even prosumer scanners and software  
already interpolate the raw sensor data into TIFF format (there are  
some that generate RAW type file, though the cost of such machines is  
quite high)   So converting those TIFF images into DNG would be a waste.

If you can, scan and create a 16bit/pixel TIFF.

-sam

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Re: Where do I learn about long lasting cdr's or dvdr's ????

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 7, 2009, at 2:33 AM, Charles Lenington wrote:

>
> Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:29 PM, aussieshepsrock
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> HiYa Wallace,
>>>  Wikipedia was my first stop and while the entries I found were
>>> info
>>>
>
> snip---
>>
>>
>> Actually the tape formats in use 10 to 20 years ago can be found
>> cheaply. Along with used tapes. they still work. However some of the
>> drives may require SCSI.  A stable place in an attic might suffice  
>> for
>> storag
> Uhhh doesn't heat damage cd/dvds? Most attics get hot in the summer.
> Maybe a sturdy container in the bottom of an interior closet or top
> shelf in a basement would be better.
>
> By the way does anyone have any info on freezing cd/dvds?
> Of course common sense in bringing to room temp before using would  
> be wise.


Basements, around here any how, tend to have humidity issues and most  
attics get very hot in the summer and cold in the winter(both of which  
I've addressed in my house but I think that is not very typical) .  I  
have my disks stored on a book shelf in the house, (one with doors to  
keep my toddler out of it) 

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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

and they say NOTHING about other brands tested...   to me that just  
says 'hey, we think this is the best, look it burns at the fully rated  
speed on our DVD burner yipee!'

a few years back i read a review that showed ALL their test data,  it  
was an insane amount of information (wish i remember the site, but it  
was quite a while ago)   In any case that one found Ritek G05 disks to  
be the best...   I've been using those, burned about 1,200 of them at  
this point, nothing bad to report.  I did have a streak of coasters,  
but that turned out to be a failing DVD recorder.

-sam

>
> Hi Everyone,
> This subject has been a lot of fun to follow, I read every response !
> I do have some info for those who are using DVD's.
> Check out these two sites.
> 
>  for Taiyo Yuden DVD's
> I realize this is not the full answer but some help.
> It looks like these are good for a long time (100 years).
> I am in no way connected to this site or Co.
> Wm. Arnold  ( Mac's Forever )
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Bruce Johnson   
> wrote:
>
>> From: Bruce Johnson 
>> Subject: Re: Where do I learn becomes "archiving files and  
>> images- the  future"
>> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
>> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 4:38 PM
>> On Jan 6, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Tom wrote:
>>
>>> It's not preserving the still images that bothers
>> me so much as the
>>> video---video of our little kids who have grown up or
>> adults who are
>>> no longer with us. I can print out still images and
>> preserve them in
>>> various ways, but there is no printing out video to
>> save it; it's on
>>> disks or tape in order to exist at all. My video is
>> shot on mini-DV,
>>> fed into my Mac through a firewire cable, edited in
>> Final Cut, and
>>> burned to DVD. These edited videos have titles,
>> captions, and brevity
>>> through cuts of unnecessary footage that make it
>> watchable, unlike the
>>> raw tapes.
>>
>> Another solution is to use your DV camera as a
>> recorder...feed the
>> finished project back out of iMovie or FCP/E to a tape in
>> the camera,
>> and store that away as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Bruce Johnson
>> University of Arizona
>> College of Pharmacy
>> Information Technology Group
>>
>> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Re: Yes, there is such a thing as "too big"

[Sam Macomber]

That's me every time I go home.  17" CRT at home(nice eMac CRT) and at  
work I have a 30".  (quite honestly I DO need it. beats the hell out  
of dual 21" CRTs I used to work on.)

-sam

>
> It depends on the local humidity, but I'd let it warm up 6-24 hours.
>
> Give it a week or two, though and it'll feel just right. Then you'll
> work on someone else's system with an old 20" or, heaven forfend, a
> 17" screen at 1024 x 768 and you'll be all "What IS this puny thing I
> have to work with?? Let me get back to my *normal* computer!" 8-)
>
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>
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>
>
>
> >
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Re: Up from an eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Jeff Bequette wrote:

>
> Jeff Bequette
> jbeque...@tconl.com
>
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2009, at 12:48 PM, Baha Ata wrote:
>
>>
>> i recommend skip G4 tower series... and hunt for G5...
>> You may exchange your E700 with a AGP G4 and find a upgrade sonnet
>> card too... Mighter than 1000 Mhz and adding cheap Rams will give you
>> good machine... But as i said i would skip all of it and find a base
>> budget G5, if you have budget for LCD screen. With G5 you have a  
>> widen
>> graphic card support and ram support with perfect case... You do not
>> need very fast cpu's... So heat and noice wont be problem. With  
>> faster
>> G4 processors noice and heat increasing. I would recomment a G5
>> arround 1.8n Mhz... Base machine for your needs. 2 GB ram... It will
>> include good DVD recorder that better than most budget G4s and better
>> graphic card and upgrade options with perfect physical condition.
>>
>>> Mel, yup those IIci are the best, as i recall you bought most of  
>>> mine from
>>> me some years back.  I still have one tucked away with my old plus  
>>> and all
>>> the parts and software i need for it, got a daystar turbo 601/66  
>>> in it.
>>> -sam
>>>
>>>  If you have access to a 24 in screen, then I take a look at the  
>>> mini's
>>> lottsa powere-itty bitty box.
>>>
>>> that's just it, I don't have a screen I'd be buying one if I went  
>>> with the
>>> G4 tower.

>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Baha Ata
>
> If the Mac mini is to much 599-799, i highly recomend G5 Towers- as  
> i sit hereon my june 04 dual 1.8 4gig of ram( that i might be able  
> to sell for $350-450 if i was in a selling mood.  One thing I regret  
> now is not getting the bluetooth option- not so much for me but for  
> my tween daughters and their cell phones


So as i see it at this point:

G4 tower w/ processor upgrade, HDDs, USB card, screen and KB/mouse  
$800 range (and this is with getting a free tower with a gig o' ram)
Mini w/ screen KB/Mouse external HDD $1200 range
G5 tower dual 1.8, RAM, HDD screen KB/mouse $1300 range (going by  
online reseller pricing)
iMac(referb 24") has everything $1500 ($1549+tax)

the G4 will be the least reliable, due to age of parts and the number  
of upgrades that I'd be doing I see the definate possibility of some  
annoying glitches  As I think on it now, this would be a waste of money.

Mini I'd have done if it were just a bit better of a machine, faster  
bus/processor and better video processor (if it were as the rumors  
were claiming I'd have been all over it!) As it is compared to the  
$1200 iMac it's not as good and for the same kind of money when you  
add in all the parts needed.  Possibly, If I had a screen I would lean  
more for it though

G5 is the best idea if i go used it seems.  but, a dual 1.8GHz, how  
does that compare speed wise to  a dual 1.83 or 2GHz in the mini or  
the 2.8GHz in the iMac?(oh and no single processor 1.8s, had  
enough issues with the two we've got at work and OS 10.5 is crash city  
on the older of the two)

iMac, I'd go lower range, but I hear bad things about that 20" screen,  
as I may have to do some light color work on it a few times a year on  
days I can't make it into work...

egh

looking more and more like I should just cough up the dough and buy an  
iMac.

-sam
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Re: Yes, there is such a thing as "too big"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Steve R wrote:

>
> At 2:50 PM -0500 1/6/09, Sam Macomber posted:
>> I'd have let it sit in the box personally. They're sealed in well
>> enough to not allow much moisture in (as I recall from the two we got
>> at work there's a silica gel packet thiggy to help with moisture in
>> the box as well)
>>
>> Warm moist in side air condensing on the cold internal parts I'd  
>> worry
>> about.
>>
>> from apple:
>> Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
>> Storage temperature: -40° to 185° F (-40° to 85° C)
>> Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
>
> Thanks, Sam. I'd think Apple would list the temperatures somewhere in
> the Everything Mac booklet, or maybe even on the packing slip when
> they ship mid-winter to Canada. Otherwise they're assuming I already
> have a computer and access to their website.  To be fair, the
> temperature ranges could be listed on a retail box -- this is
> refurbished in a plain brown box or two.


you'd think that...   I don't recall seeing it, though I didn't look  
at the packaging too hard.  I just make a point of letting things sit  
for a while mid winter (I'm in Maine, it can get a little chilly here  
too)

On the new computer congrats!i think I'm leaning in that direction  
now too, eyeballing the 2.8GHz 24" referbs. ;)

-sam
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Re: Yes, there is such a thing as "too big"

[Sam Macomber]

I'd have let it sit in the box personally. They're sealed in well  
enough to not allow much moisture in (as I recall from the two we got  
at work there's a silica gel packet thiggy to help with moisture in  
the box as well)

Warm moist in side air condensing on the cold internal parts I'd worry  
about.

from apple:
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -40° to 185° F (-40° to 85° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

>
> The 24" iMac arrived just a few minutes ago, it's sitting on desk
> with the styrofoam protecting the screen as I wait for everything to
> warm up to room temperature. It's -20 C today, the FedEx trucks
> aren't heated according to the bearer of big box, and by all
> accounts, the box has been in below zero temperatures for 24-36
> hours. And yes, there is such a thing as "too big."
>
> So anyone have any ideas on how long I should wait before I plug the
> iMac to power? Should I leave the styrofoam cover on/off? Turn the
> electric baseboard heater on high? I had thought MacTracker had
> maximum/minimum temps but I'm not finding anything.
>
> Thanks
> Steve R
>
> >
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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 12:42 PM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 11:35 AM -0500 1/6/2009, Sam Macomber wrote:
>> On Jan 5, 2009, at 10:20 PM, Dan wrote:
>>> At 5:42 PM -0500 1/5/2009, Sam Macomber wrote:
>>>> From a pro perspective image quality of a TIFF is not good enough,
>>>> RAW is much better.
>>>
>>> Never heard that before.  In what way is TIFF lacking?
>>
>> RAW format is all the information captured by the camera's sensor in
>> an unaltered state(though sometimes lossless compression is used,
>> depends on the camera). To generate a TIFF that sensor data has to be
>> altered and when you do so information is lost.
>
> Ok.  Been reading up on raw...  It's interesting,,, and complicated.
>
> The direct CCD data (raw) is unusable unless you have a profile
> containing the necessary metrics, regarding that particular camera's
> ccd performance.  Said profile is sometimes included in the metadata
> buried within the raw file, but not always.  IOW, iffa you no gots
> that profile, the raw data is all but useless.  My take: Like color
> profiles for printers and displays, this is a nightmare waiting to
> happen.  We're going to have to have libraries of thousands of these
> profiles - just to hope to be able to handle a random raw image.

another RAW advantage, it's NOT tagged and manipulated to any one  
particular color profile ;)

>
>
> The advantage of the raw data is that it hasn't had its range clipped
> yet; its still up to 14 bits per pixel (jpeg clips to 8 bits after
> gamma correction).  That's good - if you can process it correctly.
> Bad - if you cannot process it fully - it leaves you with extra white
> noise.
>
> Most RAW file formats (note the caps now) are "undocumented" (trying
> to not say "proprietary") extensions of TIFF 6.0.  (DNG is also an
> extension to TIFF 6.0).   ...This is kindof like what people are
> doing to MPEG-4, to create things like DivX and Xvid.
>
> LOL - a gotcha to be aware of - many cameras use a *lossy*
> compression on RAW by default.  I'd venture anyone serious about
> wanting RAW needs to turn that off!
>
>
> In four diff places, I've now read comments to the affect that
> because RAW is a non-standard, it is NOT appropriate for long-term /
> archival storage use.  They recommend TIFF or JPEG with a lossless or
> zero compression.
>
> I can see why RAW is good for a professional photographer's use in
> the short term.  But all the above, taken together, makes me think
> this is a format that's not useful for archival / long-term use.  For
> said archive, I guess it can't hurt to keep the RAW file, and the
> profile, as long as you *also* do a TIFF or something.

You explained that much better than i could have. :)



>
>
>>>> At this point with newer systems they're generally all supported by
>>>> Photoshop CameraRAW and can be converted to DNG.  i feel that's
>>>> reasonably safe since I'm seeling the useful life right around 10
>>>> years for an image,
>>>
>>> DNG still bothers me a bit.  It's an Adobe format, a container for
>>> their particular variant of RAW, based on TIFF.
>>>
>>> I don't trust Adobe much.
>>
>> Part of the reason we have not yet started to convert to DNG,  I love
>> the format but you are right all the eggs in one basket.
>
> heh.  Just ran across some old PDF files that I cannot seem to open
> anymore.  Preview gives an empty window.  Adobe Reader crashes.
> Tried full Acrobat on XP - it blue screens.  That's a good example of
> how Adobe formats work - even the "open" ones.

oh what fun! 


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Re: Up from an eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

>
> On Jan 5, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Mel wrote:
>>
>>> snip
>>
>>
>> If I did a lot of writing, an older mac is the best.   WriteNow and  
>> a powerbook 180(best screen of the 1xx series IMO) spin down the  
>> HDD and type away!
>>
>> I'm looking to upgrade my self.  current is an eMac 700   which is  
>> great for most usage surfing, email, quicken, and what have  
>> you. It gets a bit sluggish when my wife is doing the  
>> bills(quicken and web going at the same time), playing music as she  
>> does it,  while I watch a video off it streaming to the AppleTV. 
>> It gets just a smidge unhappy.   Plus, USB 1.1 and the small screen  
>> with a slow refresh, killing my eyeballs...
>>
>> We've been taking about getting a new computer for a while as we  
>> just want one computer in the house...   right now I'm debating  
>> between dredging up the leftover parts at work to build a G4 tower  
>> and get a 1.8GHz processor upgrade, USB2 card, some new big  
>> HDDs(pair of 500s should do it) nice 24" screen.  we'd be hitting  
>> around $800, it'd be better than what we've got, but still several  
>> generations old. Or we get a new iMac $1500ish is a bit of a  
>> pill to swallow, but  we got 6 years out of our emac and I see no  
>> reason why a new iMac would be any different..  Tough one...
>>
>>
>> on the BTW, I drive a 1985 VW Quantum wagon in the winter,  come  
>> summer I drive a 1974 VW Karmann Ghia convertible, well on sunny  
>> days, so 500-1000mi/yr...   wife has a 2003 VW Passat wagon, got  
>> kids, need a safe reliable car :)   I also have a 1985 Renault  
>> Fuego, mint condition and very reliable. Selling that one though I  
>> can't bring my self to use it as a winter car (not a speck of rust  
>> on it)  and I prefer my Ghia in the summer :)Oh and my wife  
>> hates it heh!
>>
>> Mel, yup those IIci are the best, as i recall you bought most of  
>> mine from me some years back.  I still have one tucked away with my  
>> old plus and all the parts and software i need for it, got a  
>> daystar turbo 601/66 in it.
>>
>> -sam
>  If you have access to a 24 in screen, then I take a look at the  
> mini's lottsa powere-itty bitty box.

that's just it, I don't have a screen I'd be buying one if I went with  
the G4 tower. 
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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 5, 2009, at 10:20 PM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 5:42 PM -0500 1/5/2009, Sam Macomber wrote:
>> On Jan 5, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Dan wrote:
>>> At 1:55 PM -0800 1/5/2009, MIKO .. wrote:
>>>> The photo industry believes that the highest quality version of an
>>>> image is its RAW version, when available.
>>>
>>> Each company has its own variant of RAW.  There will be no standard
>>> any time soon.
>>> TIFF is better.
>>
>> From a pro perspective image quality of a TIFF is not good enough,
>> RAW is much better.
>
> Never heard that before.  In what way is TIFF lacking?

RAW format is all the information captured by the camera's sensor in  
an unaltered state(though sometimes lossless compression is used,  
depends on the camera). To generate a TIFF that sensor data has to be  
altered and when you do so information is lost.

>
>
>> At this point with newer systems they're generally all supported by
>> Photoshop CameraRAW and can be converted to DNG.  i feel that's
>> reasonably safe since I'm seeling the useful life right around 10
>> years for an image,
>
> DNG still bothers me a bit.  It's an Adobe format, a container for
> their particular variant of RAW, based on TIFF.
>
> I don't trust Adobe much.

Part of the reason we have not yet started to convert to DNG,  I love  
the format but you are right all the eggs in one basket.   of course  
we're still tied to the camera maker's format by not converting to  
DNG...What I'd love to see is something like DNG but totally  
open for any company to use, I feel it is leaning that way, but  
slowly.  Hassleblad digital backs support DNG and Sinar is working in  
that direction as well...  or so they say.  Leaf(now owned by Kodak)  
works with adobe to keep their digital back compatible with CameraRAW

But yeah, this is a problem and a fairly big one... 


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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 5, 2009, at 6:22 PM, MIKO .. wrote:

>
> On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>> At this point with newer systems they're generally all supported by
>> Photoshop CameraRAW and can be converted to DNG.  i feel that's
>> reasonably safe since I'm seeling the useful life right around 10
>> years for an image,  I don't see many calls for images older than
>> that,  even than with images more than 2-3 years old i only get a
>> request maybe once a year ...
>
> I can see that for stock images, but for art images that develop some
> "clout", a good print could be requested at any time.  I'd love it if
> there was a 50 megapixel dng out there of Ansel Adams' "Moonrise"!  or
> "Half Dome"


I don't deal with digital art images very much, vast majority of my  
personal work is on film, that I scan as needed and yes they're just  
TIFFs as I still have the negative.   Best way I've been able to  
explain to clients and what have you is that the RAW image is like  
saving the negative, where as a TIFF is like saving the print.

  I don't think it would be out of the question for a place like the  
Center for Creative Photography to do very high res scans of some well  
known pieces.

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Re: Where do I learn.... becomes "archiving files and images- the future"

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 5, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 1:55 PM -0800 1/5/2009, MIKO .. wrote:
>> The photo industry believes that the highest quality version of an
>> image is its RAW
>> version, when available.
>
> Each company has its own variant of RAW.  There will be no standard
> any time soon.
>
> TIFF is better.


 From a pro perspective image quality of a TIFF is not good enough,  
RAW is much better.  But yes, lack of standardization is a HUGE  
PITA!Particularly on very early digital images, stuff we've got  
from the mid 90's requires us to keep an old G3 in mothballs just  
incase.Shots with the older systems we're phasing out now are  
iffy.But the calls I get when pulling images from our archives  
usually require resizing, color adjustments made 10-15 years ago to  
the file are usually totally wrong (monitors, calibrators, etc have  
come a LONG way) etc that give MUCH better results from the RAW file  
rather than a TIFF.

At this point with newer systems they're generally all supported by  
Photoshop CameraRAW and can be converted to DNG.  i feel that's  
reasonably safe since I'm seeling the useful life right around 10  
years for an image,  I don't see many calls for images older than  
that,  even than with images more than 2-3 years old i only get a  
request maybe once a year ...

-sam

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Re: Where do I learn about long lasting cdr's or dvdr's ????

[Sam Macomber]

>
> At 4:34 PM -0500 1/5/2009, John Callahan wrote:
>> It seems from this excellent interchange that for long term storage
>> tape is the longest lasting.
>
> yes, but... The tape market is undergoing big changes, format,
> interface etc.  I think the built-in obsolescence is very limiting.
> At least in the DVD market, backwards compatibility will let you read
> the discs for years to come.
>
>> What is the life of 35 mm slides?
>
> I've got some taken in the late 1960s that still look sharp/crisp
> with good color.
>
>> I have some ten thousand of them that I have been scanning and
>> burning to discs. Upsetting to learn of the failure of disc storage.
>
> Multiple copies / backups.  Burned DVDs and HDs, kept in different  
> locations.

yes, yes, yes!

that's the plan here at work.  lacie big5 network drive(set as RAID5)  
for live storage of archived images,   plus DVDs stored in a filing  
room with a second copy stored off site (at my house).  current active  
images that not yet archived(no more than one weeks work) are stored  
on each local machine where it was shot (I work in a photo studio) as  
well as on an xserve RAID that is set up with two RAID5 arrays that  
are mirrored(RAID1)   As well for general data(filemaker, websites,  
email, accounting) each server clones it's self to a second drive  
nightly and to a third drive weekly that's also stored at my house.
Lastly office machines are backed up via retrospect nightly, which is  
backed up to a drive I take home monthly.

My own personal photos are on our home computer, plus DVDs and I also  
have them stored on an xserve RAID here at work as well (s don't  
tell ;) )   eventually I'll burn duplicate DVDs to store in a safe  
deposit box, only 17 disks right now so it doesn't take up too much  
space.   Quicken data is backed up on a local drive and to my .mac  
account. iTunes purchases are also burned to DVD, those are just  
stored at home.  if my house burns down I won't be loosing sleep over  
the loss of those, it's just backed up for when the computer's HDD  
fails(and you know it will someday).

My concern is where to store my actual photographs and negatives,
those take up a decent amount of space and are not exactly fire  
resistant.   copying and storing data is a breeze comparatively.

-sam

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Re: I am thinking about a processor upgrade for my G4/400 AGP

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Mel wrote:

> The modeling that determines what CPU to use is more complex than  
> has been stated. it is not simply a matter of cost and capability  
> but, and these are just some more considerations, it is a matter of  
> answering these two additional questions:
>
> 1- Am I satisfied with what my current CPU does?
> 2- Will I be satisfied in the future (pick a time)?
>
> E.G. Since 1990, I have been using a IIci offline using OS 6.0.8. It  
> is perfect for my text work (using WORD 4.0 and EXCEL 2.2) and it  
> resides alongside a G4 either a DA or one of the earlier models when  
> I take the current G4 out of service to do some offline maintenance  
> and upgrading as I please.  All my G4 use OS 10.4.11 flawlessly.  I  
> day trade and email quite a bit and a 133 bus speed and a 667 MHz in  
> the DA is fine for my purposes whereas the 100 bus speed and lets  
> say a 400 MHz cPU pon the ealrier G4s are also suitable for me.
>
> Spares are abundant and are usually less than 10% of original cost.
>
> The sine qua non for my configuraitons is that they are not put out  
> of service with either hardware or software problems and with that  
> in mind, I leave others to pave the way with new OS, software and  
> hardware.  That is important to me but may not be important ot  
> others so I cannot give adivce on what to do but can give the advice  
> as follows:
>
> 1- Know what you need to do; not what you want ot do.
> 2- Find the most reliable older CPU that will satisfy that need.
> 3- Buy spares.
> 4- Don't try to convert a Honda in to a Ferrari when all you will  
> use the Honda is for grocery shopping. That principle should also  
> apply to using computers.
>
> BTW: I and my wife own and use a 1981 Accord SE, a 1985 Accord  
> Hatchback and a 1959 VW PU truck (which we use about 200 miles a  
> year).
>
> I hope this minor opinion has helped.
>
> Mel


If I did a lot of writing, an older mac is the best.   WriteNow and a  
powerbook 180(best screen of the 1xx series IMO) spin down the HDD and  
type away!

I'm looking to upgrade my self.  current is an eMac 700   which is  
great for most usage surfing, email, quicken, and what have you.  
It gets a bit sluggish when my wife is doing the bills(quicken and web  
going at the same time), playing music as she does it,  while I watch  
a video off it streaming to the AppleTV.It gets just a smidge  
unhappy.   Plus, USB 1.1 and the small screen with a slow refresh,  
killing my eyeballs...

We've been taking about getting a new computer for a while as we just  
want one computer in the house...   right now I'm debating between  
dredging up the leftover parts at work to build a G4 tower and get a  
1.8GHz processor upgrade, USB2 card, some new big HDDs(pair of 500s  
should do it) nice 24" screen.  we'd be hitting around $800, it'd be  
better than what we've got, but still several generations old. Or  
we get a new iMac $1500ish is a bit of a pill to swallow, but  we got  
6 years out of our emac and I see no reason why a new iMac would be  
any different..  Tough one...


on the BTW, I drive a 1985 VW Quantum wagon in the winter,  come  
summer I drive a 1974 VW Karmann Ghia convertible, well on sunny days,  
so 500-1000mi/yr...   wife has a 2003 VW Passat wagon, got kids, need  
a safe reliable car :)   I also have a 1985 Renault Fuego, mint  
condition and very reliable. Selling that one though I can't bring my  
self to use it as a winter car (not a speck of rust on it)  and I  
prefer my Ghia in the summer :)Oh and my wife hates it heh!

Mel, yup those IIci are the best, as i recall you bought most of mine  
from me some years back.  I still have one tucked away with my old  
plus and all the parts and software i need for it, got a daystar turbo  
601/66 in it.

-sam
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Re: New 500G Firewire HD - folders or partitions?

[Sam Macomber]

On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 12:28 PM -0500 1/5/2009, Charles Davis wrote:
>> I think the usual failure mode these days, is a surface deformity of
>> some sort.
>
> Surface deformities are mapped out during factory low-level  
> formatting.
>
> Oxide formations are what causes most sector failures -- RUST.



well now, that would explain the high failure rate when I cool my  
drives with salt water.  ;)

-sam

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Re: Which printer do you like?

[Sam Macomber]

>
> On Dec 23, 2008, at 12:50 , Bruce Johnson wrote:
>>
>> On Dec 23, 2008, at 1:31 PM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>>
>>> Cool!  I use a HP LaserJet 2100tn at home.   got it for free, it was
>>> broken   found a piece of case plastic in the toner cart
>>> roller.  pulled it out and it worked great  for a couple of  
>>> years
>>> any how.I'm sure it got a quite a bit of use in it's past life,
>>> prints are getting degraded now,   leftover toner from previous
>>> prints
>>> ends up on the next couple of pages. can hardly see it when
>>> printing just text, but if an image is in there it gets bad.
>>
>> It needs cleaning, but the 2100tn is a damn fine workhorse. That's  
>> our
>> office's main printer.


how does one go about cleaning it? 
  

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Re: Which printer do you like?

[Sam Macomber]

Oh yeah.   having lived in the SW when I owned an Epson 740i I can  
relate!Always liked to clog up when I need to print a paper for  
class!

>
>
> On Dec 22, 2008, at 7:27 PM, D Stubbs wrote:
>
>> We have run all the invoices for our biz for many years with what to
>> me is
>> the work horse of printers - the Epson Stylus 740. I think we paid
>> $40 for
>> it  about 9 years ago.
>
> There's one point I'd like to bring up in here.
>
> If you print EVERY DAY, these things are major workhorses, and go
> forever. If you don't they're clogging nightmares, particularly in dry
> climates (either for real like here in the desert SW, or artifical in
> a heated space in winter)
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>
>
>
> >
>


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Re: Which printer do you like?

[Sam Macomber]

Cool!  I use a HP LaserJet 2100tn at home.   got it for free, it was  
broken   found a piece of case plastic in the toner cart  
roller.  pulled it out and it worked great  for a couple of years  
any how.I'm sure it got a quite a bit of use in it's past life,   
prints are getting degraded now,   leftover toner from previous prints  
ends up on the next couple of pages. can hardly see it when  
printing just text, but if an image is in there it gets bad.

anyone know what's wrong with it?   worth fixing? thinking a  
LaserJet CP2025dn might be a good replacement if it comes to that.   
It'd be nice to do color prints (I've got a 2.5 year old, so I'd like  
to print those preschool activity page type things in color).

At work we've got a HP 8100dn  and a 6MP  that have been chugging  
along for quite a while, never broken, ever.

-sam

>
> I'm surprised nobody's mentioned HP yet. Maybe it's because their
> recent consumer models are a far cry from their venerable Laserjets.
>
> I print a lot of text, and use a Kodak kiosk at a supermarket for
> occasional photos, so I got a used HP laser printer (no color), the
> Laserjet 2200d. (The "d" means duplexing. The 2200 prints one side
> only.) I use it with a PC, but there are postscript drivers for it for
> OS X, OS 9, and probably earlier. It probably was an office machine
> made for use by a small workgroup. It's not hard for one reasonably
> strong person to carry, easier than a 17" CRT monitor.
>
> The older HP's are very durable and inexpensive as used models (people
> often give away ones in very good condition around here), and the
> toner cartridges tend to hold more toner than the later consumer
> models. That makes them cost a lot less per page. Someone gave me a
> Laserjet 5mp, which has postscript, a parallel port, and an older
> round Apple Talk port, but no USB.
>
> HP isn't particularly known for its color laser printers, but their
> better monochrome Laserjets have an excellent reputation and last
> forever. Their recent consumer stuff isn't known for durability or low
> cost per page.
>
> Most of the Laserjets with a good reputation use a Canon printing
> engine. For instance, the Canon LBP-32X engine is in all of these
> printers:
>
> Canon LBP-1000
> Canon LBP-32X
> Canon P 100
> HP LaserJet 2100
> HP LaserJet 2100m
> HP LaserJet 2100se
> HP LaserJet 2100tn
> HP LaserJet 2100xi
> HP LaserJet 2200d
> HP LaserJet 2200dn
> HP LaserJet 2200dt
> HP LaserJet 2200dtn
> HP LaserJet 2210
>
>
>
> >
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Re: TOPIC: Apple & Psystar Why it came to be

[Sam Macomber]

In 1995 I paid $1,000 for my IIci  240MB HDD, 32MB RAM, Daystar  
Turbo601/66 accelerator card, 10 BaseT ethernet, and 14" apple  
monitor.  I added a Supermac thunder/24 video card and a PAS 16 Audio  
card. (those cost me $100)Sold my powerbook 180 to pay for it, as  
I recall I still had money leftover. :)

still have it, in my attic, but it's got a RasterOps 24bit video card  
with video input(but no drivers) and 128MB RAM :)

-sam


> At 12:03 PM -0800 12/19/2008, MIKO .. wrote:
>> On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> Also, never, ever forget that you have to compare historical  
>>> prices in
>>> a constant dollar fashion.
>>
>> Actually, gulp- I just never realized that they used to cost so  
>> much new!
>
> Ah, those were the days.  heh.  Had to look these up...
>
> In 1992, I paid $2,795 for my Mac IIci 5/0 and cache card.
>
> then I forked out another $549 for 16 MB RAM.
>
> then I coughed $999 for a whopping big 200 MB HD.
>
> And don't forget the $749 for the AppleColor Hi-Res 13" RGB Monitor.
>
> A month later, I bought a used Apple Macintosh II High-Resolution
> Video (TOBY) Card...
>
>> Despite that though I have never understood why they are simply
>> missing an affordable but customizable or expandable desktop.
>
> There's a hole in the bucket and Jobs doesn't care.
>
> - Dan.
> -- 
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
>
> >
>


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Re: TOPIC: Apple & Psystar Come To A Settlement!

[Sam Macomber]

On Dec 4, 2008, at 11:54 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:

>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:58 PM, James E. Therrault
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> lampbay wrote:
>>> Running any form of Windows or Microsoft software on my Mac is not
>>> the issue - not because I dislike MS software, but because I prefer
>>> Apple and Mac software.  Plus, I don't want to have any pesky bugs  
>>> to
>>> deal with - that's the main reason I switched to Apple -  
>>> afterwards I
>>> discovered what a pleasure working and playing with a Mac is.
>>>
>>> Here's an example - the G4 eMac had a Pioneer or Sony combo or
>>> superdrive, higher-quality name brand hard drives and a CRT screen
>>> for those who prefer them to LCDs.  The pre-Intel Apples were
>>> manufactured better - the machines are sturdier and the parts last
>>> longer.  Why get technical about the logic board and the case - the
>>> facts are that the newer Macs - with the possible exceptions of the
>>> most expensive MacPro and the new aluminum "brick" MacBook Pro - are
>>> built with cheaper parts and with less quality than the older boxes.
>>> Which would you rather have - a Seagate or Western Digital hard  
>>> drive
>>> or a Toshiba?  How about a Pioneer DVD writer vs. a Matshita?
>>>
>>> Actually, I'd prefer a Mac mini (that I had bought at a low price -
>>> even a refurbished one)  that I'd remove the hard drive and
>>> superdrive from, allowing it to run much cooler.  Then I'd plug in  
>>> my
>>> externally-powered boot drive, externally-powered DVD writer, CRT,
>>> keyboard and mouse to USB ports.
>>>
>>> What I want from Apple is higher quality hardware at a lower price -
>>> because I paid more than for a PC to get not just superior software,
>>> but, at least, comparable quality hardware to the best that I can  
>>> buy
>>> off the shelf or online.   Now, I will admit, that PCs have gone the
>>> route of cheaper insides as well and that is due to the marketplace
>>> and the fact that just about everything is manufactured and  
>>> assembled
>>> in China and the far East.  Apple has dropped the price a bit on
>>> their latest notebooks but they are still asking too much for their
>>> hardware - but that has always been an argument that since Apple
>>> provides a superior software product and the hardware it runs on is
>>> designed and engineered to work flawlessly (for the most part) with
>>> that software as well as that produced by other developers who  
>>> follow
>>> Apple's exacting specs. Apple could make me happy by allowing users
>>> to buy a version of Mac OS (?) that will run on our choice of PC
>>> hardware - say a DIY homebuilt that has exactly what we want in and
>>> outside of the box.  My main complaint with Apple, since the move to
>>> Intel, is that the hardware inside their boxes is getting poorer -
>>> except for the performance of the Intel chip and the memory you can
>>> add yourself.  Plus, the heat of packing so much into a small space
>>> can contribute to early failure of parts.  Both Intels I've used  
>>> were
>>> sent in for warranty repairs - logic board failure and superdrive
>>> failure - both within one year of purchase.
>>>
>>>
>>> J.
>>>
>>
>>
>> You make a good point regarding quality then vs. quality now.
>>
>> For example, my mainstay desktop 400 MHz G4 Gigabit bought new in
>> January of 2001 runs 24/7 except when sleeping. I have replaced all  
>> the
>> drives, (upgraded to a superdrive Pioneer in 2006 and replaced all  
>> hard
>> drives twice to increase capacity, not failure based). Other than  
>> that,
>> this thing has performed flawlessly and is currently running 10.4.11
>> along with Classic.
>>
>> I think the drop in quality of new Macs is related to Chinese
>> manufacture as a basis.  Cheaper parts indeed!
>>


Problem is, the last of those 'quality' macs would have been the G5s  
than, right?  we've got five, four of which have been plagued with  
issues, one was completely replaced by apple it was so bad  
(replacement hasn't been that great)  G4s have generally been fine,  
they're getting old so the failure rate has gone up quite a bit now.
we did have one that could not run osx, ended up having to put in a  
new processor in to make it work.

So far so good on the intel macs we've got nothing has broken yet.

as a side note, by far the most reliable macs we've had have been  
iMacs. from the first bondi blue one right up to the new aluminum  
intel versions.   Only one we don't have is the old bondi blue, needed  
a machine that could run 10.4,  so it got retired and given away.

-sam

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Re: PowerMac G5 1.6 Single Processor wonky issues

[Sam Macomber]

>
> At 6:56 PM -0800 12/2/08, BillBoggs posted:
>> Hi All,
>> I'm new to this list but not to the Mac world. My previously trusty
>> first generation PowerMac G5 1.6 ghz single processor machine running
>> 10.5.5 just up and started misbehaving yesterday. Random freeze ups,
>> great difficulty in rebooting, hanging up at the gray-blue screen
>> after the Apple logo, that sort of thing. I "repaired permissions"  
>> and
>> ran TechTools, which rated "passed" on all tests. Anyone have a
>> diagnosis? Your input would be most appreciated.
>
> I have had the same problem since upgrading to 10.5.5 on a PowerMac
> G5 1.8 GHz. I ran numerous disk utilities to test the hardware and
> I've physically checked the hardware to make sure connections are
> secure. At one point I thought I'd isolated the problem to the
> AcidSearch plugin for Safari but that did not solve the kernel panics
> and crashes. After reinstalling the OS on a clean, ie brand new and
> correctly formatted drive, the problems continued. The only software
> I had installed was from the installation DVD which I verified each
> time I used it. After hours of searching and trying most anything, I
> ran across a mention of "Quick Look Server" + "kernel panic" and
> based on what I could understand, I moved everything off the desktop
> (other than the mounted drives) into a generic folder or deeper into
> other directories so that there wouldn't be any jpgs or txt documents
> that ended up having fancy new icons, ie the non-generic icons. My
> customised icons for the hard drives were replaced with plain old
> generic icons. The system played nice 24/7 for three days so I
> started adding my essential software, one per day. After almost a
> week, no crashes or kernel panics, except for one when I tried to
> quit Safari (plain with no plugins) via the Dock. Instant kernel
> panic. After restarting, I noticed I'd forgot about one jpg that I'd
> dragged to the desktop. I moved it. Quitting Safari via the Finder
> menu does not cause a kernel panic. I added the customised icons back
> to the hard drives yesterday but continue to leave everything else
> off the desktop. System and computer remain stable.
>
> By the way, you and I aren't the only ones having problems. I found
> plenty of posts on forums reporting the kernel panics and crashes,
> but unfortunately solutions are confined to guessing by folks who
> haven't experienced the same problems. I've gone back to using my
> G3/10.4.11 for most of my work, using the G5 for very little other
> than email or browsing.


glad to know we're not the only ones!one of our single processor  
1.8GHz machines  has been doing that since being upgraded to 10.5.  We  
have another single 1.8GHz that's fine...Although the one with  
problems is an older model. 

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Re: With apologies to Prince...

[Sam Macomber]

>>>
>>>
 This is what it sounds like, when drives die...

 


>>>
>>> Thanks, Bruce.  My hardware students have been complaining that
>>> there is
>>> never any examples of what a bad HD sounds like.  Now we have
>>> something
>>> besides that crashing sound they call music to listen to.  Peace,
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Actually, a couple of those samples had a nice beat.
>
>
> I got the link off the Hack-a-Day site, they mentioned sampling them
> and turning them into ringtones or something.


some of those would make excellent  ringtones.funny the bad  
bearing sounds just like one of my old Quantum drives...   but that  
drive ran that way for 6-7 years  and I'm almost positive if I pulled  
it back out of mothballs it would still work fine ;) 

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Re: Current HD costs update

[Sam Macomber]

>
> At 9:24 AM -0500 11/12/2008, Len Gerstel wrote:
>> A couple of weeks ago we were talking about upgrade SATA drives and
>> that the many drives have hit the 10 cents/GB (US) point.
>
>>> Seagate is investigating an issue where a small number of Barracuda
>>> 7200.11 (1.5TB SATA) hard drives randomly pause or hang for up to
>>> several seconds during certain write operations. This does not
>>> result in data loss nor does it impact the reliability of the drive
>>> but is an inconvenience to the user that we are working to resolve
>>> with an upgradeable firmware.
>
> Thx for the heads-up, Len!  Hopefully Seagate will get a firmware fix
> out quickly.
>
> On another note... There are a lot of 1 TB drives going for $99 or
> less right now.  Careful, folx!  Many of them are LP size (normal
> 3.5" drives) but then they're 5400rpm instead of 7200 rpm!  So they
> cannot keep up with their fast SATA or USB 2 or FW interfaces!   IOW,
> they're cheap because they're s l o o o o o w.


which means they'd make a great back up drive ;)

-sam

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Re: search in 10.5 server

[Sam Macomber]

>
>>
>>
>> == 6 of 6 ==
>> Date: Thurs, Oct 30 2008 9:41 am
>> From: Dan
>>
>>
>> At 8:52 AM -0700 10/30/2008, Bruce Johnson wrote:
 xserve2:~ admin$ sudo mdutil -E /Volumes/BiggerMac
 /Volumes/BiggerMac:
Indexing disabled.
 xserve2:~ admin$
>>>
>>> It's responding correctly to that command.
>>
>> Can you double-check that?  The Macs here, tiger and leopard, say
>> "index removed" after a -E.
>
> This drill reminds me of the problem I had months ago in OS 10.5.2 on
> an iMac.  Dan looked at my log report and saw that Spotlight indexing
> could not deal with some old fonts of System 7 vintage that I had put
> away in a user file.  In the server environment, could a user have
> stored something incompatible with Spotlight?


could.  it's all image files and installers on there.   where in the  
log would I catch an error like that?

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Re: search in 10.5 server

[Sam Macomber]

>
> On Oct 30, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>>
>> Tried again, same result.
>>
>> xserve2:~ admin$ sudo mdutil -i off /Volumes/BiggerMac
>> Password:
>> /Volumes/BiggerMac:
>>  Indexing disabled.
>
> Here's where you turned off Indexing
>
>>
>> xserve2:~ admin$ sudo mdutil -E /Volumes/BiggerMac
>> /Volumes/BiggerMac:
>>  Indexing disabled.
>> xserve2:~ admin$
>
>
> It's responding correctly to that command.
>
> Now you need to do:
>
> sudo mdutil -i on /Volumes/BiggerMac
>
> to restart indexing and rebuild things.


I did, both times I tried, but it does not seem to do anything upon  
restarting.

it says 'Indexing enabled'  but I have no(or very little like 0.1%)  
activity on any process with 'md' in the name when checking activity  
monitor.  machine is reporting 80-90% idle right now (lunch time)

-sam

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Re: search in 10.5 server

[Sam Macomber]

>
>
>> I did it and when I told it to erase, it responded 'Indexing
>> disabled'  nothing about erasing.
>
> Then you typed the command incorrectly.  It should have said 'index
> removed'.  Redo all three commands.  If you have problems, copy the
> whole thing and paste it into your reply here so we can see what
> actually happened.

Tried again, same result.

xserve2:~ admin$ sudo mdutil -i off /Volumes/BiggerMac
Password:
/Volumes/BiggerMac:
Indexing disabled.
xserve2:~ admin$ sudo mdutil -E /Volumes/BiggerMac
/Volumes/BiggerMac:
Indexing disabled.
xserve2:~ admin$


-sam


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Re: search in 10.5 server

[Sam Macomber]

thank you for the reply!

I did it and when I told it to erase, it responded 'Indexing  
disabled'  nothing about erasing.checking Activity viewer after I  
turned indexing back on there is little to no activity from any 'md'  
process  most I've seen is 0.6 for a second on 'mds'

-sam



>
> At 10:40 AM -0400 10/29/2008, Sam Macomber wrote:
>> Server is 10.5, xserve G5, files are stored on an xRAID, shared
>> through AFP and spotlight search for the share point in question is
>> turned on.
>>
>> problem is we've got small JPG versions of every image shot here  
>> since
>> 2003, stored in folders by year/month At least once a day the
>> photographers need to find one of these images going by the file
>> name.   But when searched most files don't come up, usually just ones
>> shot this year.
>
> Sounds like your spotlight indexes are foo.  Try rebuild them by
> first disabling Spotlight's indexing on that volume then erase the
> index then re-enable indexing.
>
> In Terminal, use these three commands:
>
> sudo mdutil -i off /Volumes/fred
> sudo mdutil -E /Volumes/fred
> sudo mdutil -i on /Volumes/fred
>
> Do this from an admin account.  The first will ask for your admin
> password.  Replace "fred" with the actual volume's name.
>
> Be sure to let things sit afterward, to give Spotlight time to
> complete the indexing process.  Do not shutdown or sleep that Mac
> until it's done.  You can monitor the process using Activity Monitor
> - search on "md".
>
> HTH,
> - Dan.
> -- 
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
>
> >
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search in 10.5 server

[Sam Macomber]

Anyone know how to get search working right in 10.5 when searching a  
server?

Server is 10.5, xserve G5, files are stored on an xRAID, shared  
through AFP and spotlight search for the share point in question is  
turned on.

problem is we've got small JPG versions of every image shot here since  
2003, stored in folders by year/month At least once a day the  
photographers need to find one of these images going by the file  
name.   But when searched most files don't come up, usually just ones  
shot this year.(computers used for searching are a combination of  
10.4 and 10.5 OS machines)

-sam

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Re: Apple & Psystar Come To A Settlement!

[Sam Macomber]

On Oct 22, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:

>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Bruce Johnson
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Can you hear that in the background? That is sound of the Linux
>>> flavors creeping up to pounce on the market in a major way while  
>>> Apple
>>> tries to ignore the need of an Apple OS for the PC.
>>
>>
>>
>> AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
>>
>> >>
>>
>> Linux-based netbooks are returned at a 4-1 rate over windows-based  
>> ones.
>>
>> The money quote:
>>
>> "People would love to pay $299 or $399 but they don't know what they
>> get until they open the box. They start playing around with Linux and
>> start realizing that it's not what they are used to. They don't want
>> to spend time to learn it so they bring it back to the store. The
>> return rate is at least four times higher for Linux netbooks than
>> Windows XP netbooks."
>>
>> And this is from the guy who has a stake in selling the things.
>>
>> Anyone not deep into the flavor-aid will realize that no way in hell
>> will Linux overtake even OS X in the consumer market any time soon,  
>> if
>> ever.
>>
>> The mere fact that you mention 'flavors' shows a staggering ignorance
>> of what the consumer market is like. Joe Sixpack is not going to try
>> to decipher what the heck a different 'flavor' of Linux is...
>>
>> Linux on consumer systems has been tried again and again. If Wal- 
>> mart,
>> Dell and MSI can't do it with $299 computers, it's not going to  
>> happen
>> soon.
>>
>> If it's so damn much better why haven't you abandoned your Macs in
>> favor of cheaper, more powerful Linux systemswhy are you SOOO
>> insistent that "Apple is Doomed, DOOMED I SAY!!!1!!" if they don't
>> sell you cheap OSX on a pc box?
>>
>> Just go buy the cheap pc box and slap one of those creeping flavors  
>> of
>> linux on it.
>>
>> According to your own logic, it's just as good.
>>
>> --
>
>
> I have yet to run Linux. I would not at this time buy Linux or even DL
> a free "distro" ( what an ugly word, yech!) I never claimed it was
> better. It is however making inroads into the minds of users. Inroads
> that Apple has failed to make. I didn't say Apple is doomed, you did
> when you keep insisting that an Apple OS cannot make it in the PC
> marketplace.
>
>
> Witness this Bruce ;
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=2418&tag=nl.e550
>
> Underpowered overpriced hardware can't even make it on the low end of
> the Apple line. What is it about a Mid tower that has room for drives
> and other upgrades that people can afford that is so offensive to you?
> Not all of us have great jobs to afford a Mac Pro. Leaving the option
> of the Mini or the iMac unfortunately does not fill the bill. Why are
> you so dismissive of the needs of users who have low incomes and yet
> want an Apple OS? You seem to take it to the point of class warfare.
> Why the hatefulness? Aren't low income people good enough in your
> sights to own an affordable Mac? Their money is somehow different ?
>
> Apple doesn't want people to have a Psystar for $ 550.00?  Fine, why
> can't they sell us the same thing? Or would that offend some
> "Mercedes" minded sensitivity? If Psystar's success is any indication
> there certainly exists a market for such a machine.
>
> Macs while not having a "one size fits all" marketing strategy does
> demonstrate a " no size Mac fits  the need of the general user"
> policy.
>
> And the fact that Psystar is also selling a $ 1,000.00 dollar model
> shows a market led need in that price niche also.  A company as
> responsive to consumer indicators and wants as Apple likes to portray
> itself would feed that need and make it profitable.
>
> By your logic the $ 50 and $ 80 iPods should not be produced either as
> they cater to the ( sniff!) lower classes. I don't know if you noticed
> Bruce but the masthead here says " Low End Macs"  Low as in
> "'iwaanacheepmac11!!' " as you say.  And by extension it could be
> assumed that those who can afford paid help and support services and
> brand new machines get their Mac opinions elsewhere. So the idea of
> interest here in affordable Apple/ Mac usage and OS alternatives
> should not surprise the astute.
>
> Linux has a long way to go in my opinion. However despite your claims
> Linux boxes are moving in sales and Linux publishers are gaining a lot
> of ground in the marketplace.Yet Apple cannot take a simple step or
> two to win the hearts and minds of the general user public? How rigid
> is that? I don't see any downside at all in either an affordable,
> upgradeable bottom line Mac or an Apple OS for the PC or even both. I
> believe in the long run those moves would pay off tremendously.
>
> If those Mac mid towers are marketed and / or an apple OS for PC sold
> I would expect you to never buy either as I know you are a top of the
> l

Re: router recommendations?

[Sam Macomber]

RV042 is 10/100, so is the cheepie netgear...

>
>
> On Sep 12, 2008, at 7:57 AM, Sam Macomber wrote:
>
>> I got a netgear G something for $10 or so on black friday last
>> year...   works fine for my powerbook, Wii and DSs...No idea
>> how well the router works though just using it as a wireless access
>> point.  Got a linksys RV042 for router duty. (which is a very nice
>> piece of gear BTW)
>
> I generally go with AirLink101, Fry's Electronics "house brand".
>
> Router technology has reached the point where there are only a few so-
> called "standard designs".
>
> Most user interfaces have gone to the HTTP route, and almost all have
> the same windows and features within windows.
>
> A plus for the Airlink101 router is the WAN port is 10/100 half-/full-
> duplex (many routers are 10 half-duplex for the WAN port) so that
> secondary routers won't slow down the overall network, although the
> WAN port to the DSL or cable modem may still remain a choke-point, at
> least it may be the only one.
>
>
> >
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Re: router recommendations?

[Sam Macomber]

I got a netgear G something for $10 or so on black friday last  
year...   works fine for my powerbook, Wii and DSs...No idea how  
well the router works though just using it as a wireless access  
point.  Got a linksys RV042 for router duty. (which is a very nice  
piece of gear BTW)

-sam

> Linksys Wsomethinsomthin54G works great for our mixed household.
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:14 PM, BSugarberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
> wrote:
>
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have any wireless router recommendations that work  
> well with
> > both OS X and the occasional Windows interface?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > Jason
> > Cedar Rapids
>
> Hello,
>
> The 2Wire 2700HG-B.  (Used with ATT DSL).  Works perfectly with my
> Quicksilver 733 OS X 10.4.1, and my HP 864n Pentium 4 Windows XP PC.
>
> Bruce Sugarberg
>
>
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Re: Newegg newsletter

[Sam Macomber]

Got the same one.  had to hit 'cancel' about 50 times to clear it.
That was very annoying.

>
> Received a newsletter from Newegg this morning that effectively  
> renders Mail
> useless. It asks for a username and password to log in to port 80.  
> This
> dialog box can not be dismissed. Even reading from the gmail site  
> the same
> thing happens. Only way around this (on the gmail site) was to  
> delete it
> without opening. Any thoughts out there?
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Re: Which OS X on eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

Well ours seemed to be faster under 10.2 w/ 256MB RAM and the OE 40  
gig 5400RPM HDD.   We've got 512MB in it and a 320GB 7200RPM drive in  
it now.  I've gone as far as I feel it's worth, once replaced I'll  
downgrade to OS 9.2.2 so I can play my old games on it till the screen  
fails ;)

Really, I think it's slowness is what's causing all the issues with my  
AppleTV, I get long waits to queue up programs off the eMac and 30% of  
the time the AppleTV crashes and reboots because of it.

-sam

>
> Sam
>
> Rubbish. 10.4 runs prefectly well on a G3 nevermind a 700mhz G4.  
> Admittedly 10.5 would struggle a bit, but max the RAM and it would  
> be usuable.
>
> Simon
>
> --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71)
>
> -original message-
> Subject: Re: Which OS X on eMac 700
> From: "Sam Macomber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 06/09/2008 16:32
>
>
> no 10.5   10.4 is slow enough on it ;)(writing this on an eMac  
> 700 w/
> OS 10.4) could use a gig of RAM, but not worth it to put any more
> money into the machine at this point.   wait and get a new one in a  
> year
> or two.
>
>
>>
>> I just acquired a eMac 700 to my Mac family and was wondering which
>> version of OS X is best for it? Should I go for 10.5 or stick with
>> 10.4? It only has a 32mb Nvidia  card which means some features of
>> 10.5 will not work anyway. Any thoughts?
>>
>> Peter M.
>>
>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Re: Which OS X on eMac 700

[Sam Macomber]

no 10.5   10.4 is slow enough on it ;)(writing this on an eMac 700 w/
OS 10.4) could use a gig of RAM, but not worth it to put any more
money into the machine at this point.   wait and get a new one in a year
or two.


>
> I just acquired a eMac 700 to my Mac family and was wondering which
> version of OS X is best for it? Should I go for 10.5 or stick with
> 10.4? It only has a 32mb Nvidia  card which means some features of
> 10.5 will not work anyway. Any thoughts?
>
> Peter M.
>
>
> >
>
>



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