Re: iMac and new EcoDisk
It is always amusing to hear/read comments about odd US food offerings from folks from Great Britain, that paragon of great cuisine. Most Americans would be freaked out if offered kippers for breakfast, although I'm sure some might actually enjoy grilled, oily fish with heads and tails intact. Not me, but I do enjoy the food hailed as Britain's true national dish, chicken tikka masala. On Oct 1, 2:36 pm, Jay Smith jonathan.newcas...@googlemail.com wrote: It's a very odd menu, the kfc and similar. Chicken, deep fried, odd, coleslaw, yes, but the gravy, what is that all about? We are saved from the 'biscuit' in 'the uk. Which would just freak everyone out I think. Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Droolworthy new iMac
Jim, Good for you! I'm envious, but impressed, and I hope you enjoy the heck out of your new machine. And good for your grandson, too! Well, you can be a droolin' dreamer or you can be a satisfied schemer. I started saving up towards a big-screen LED-backlit iMac a couple of years ago, with my scheme being to be ready when Apple finally got around to making them. Shortly after the Apple Store came back up on Tuesday, I ordered a 27-inch Late 2009 iMac with the 3.06 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HD, bluetooth keyboard and Magic Mouse, Apple Remote and AppleCare. It's now about halfway between the LA area and Sacramento on a Fed Ex truck on I-5, and should be at my front door about 11:45 tomorrow morning. My mid-2007 aluminum 20-inch iMac will move down the counter to my grandson's spot in my home office, replacing the Mac Mini. So you can be foolin' around droolin', but it takes action to get satisfaction. :^) Jim Scott --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Mouse and memory
At the Apple online store, on the left column list, click on Mac Accessories to see Apple's mouse options. I'm sure you meant G5 (since % is 5 capitalized), and if you simply search for Sketchup, Google's 3D modeling software (free or $495) and click on Download, you will see the system requirements. You meet the minimum, but not the recommended, computing power. Not to be rude, but this sounds like a lot of software power for someone who couldn't find this data themselves in 30 seconds. On Aug 28, 11:53 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Aug 27, 2009, at 2:56 PM, 2monet wrote: My mac is .8 GHz Power PC G% 512 MB RAM 1. Is that sufficient for sketch up? I'm guessing you mean an 800 Mhz G4, and it's very marginal, per their requirements page: Minimum hardware • 1 GHz PowerPC™ G4. • 512 MB RAM. • 160 MB of available hard-disk space. • 3D class Video Card with 128 MB of memory or higher. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 1.5 or higher and up to date. • 3 button, scroll-wheel mouse. If you have the stock video card in it, I'd say no, it will not run Sketch Up acceptably, if at all. I've run Sketch Up on a 1 Ghz G4 with a gig of ram and it ran acceptably, but I'd upgraded the video card to an ATI Radeon 9200; that's the big thing. I'll wager it will be usable if you do that, and kick up the RAM to at least a gig. 2. What brand mouse should I buy. I can't find anything in the Apple store. Any old two-button scroll-wheel USB mouse is supported by OS X out of the box. (including the scrollwheel click, which serves as the third button.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: AirPort card for imac G4?
Ah, the Apple support page specifies M8881LL/A as the model number of the AirPort card you need, and that it is no longer available from Apple--no surprise. Do shop around, prices vary all over the board. On Jul 25, 1:59 pm, Steve from Raleigh s...@nc.rr.com wrote: According to Mactracker, a very useful free download, your model M9285LL/A uses an optional AirPort Extreme card (802.11g) and the Apple Support website agrees. On Jul 25, 2:51 am, williamd willi...@wyoming.com wrote: I would like to add an airport card to my G4 imac, 1.0ghz, 15-inch, usb 2.0 model. As i understand it i need an Airport Express card, but is there more than one of these? I see many listings for use on Mac laptops- would this be the same card? Thanks for any info! bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: adding ram to G4 imac?
Here's the link to Apple Support on this exact procedure, with pictures--and, as they state, The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips screwdriver size 00 or jeweler's screwdriver size 0. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2989 On Jul 20, 2:26 am, williamd willi...@wyoming.com wrote: I'm running Tiger on my G4 imac 1ghz 512 ram. Overall I'm very pleased with this setup, but i think i could get a bit better performance with a ram upgrade. Problem is, i read somewhere about the 4 bottom screws and needing a special torque wrench to replace them, else the machine supposedly overheats if these are not tightened perfectly. Can anyone confirm or debunk this? If i need such a tool, where on earth to find it? A million thanks in advance for your help! bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Jan 20, 8:58 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As you probably know, the Apple part number for that toner cartridge is M4683G/A, and using that or your model number, I found thousands of hits on Google for remanufactured/compatible cartridges, at least as low as $62+shipping (6,000 pages @ 5% coverage), and almost all of those I checked offered refilling. So, I don't think rare really applies, but you don't have the advantage my old Laserwriter Pro 630 has of having an HP equivalent. FYI, the other printers using your cartridge include: Xerox DocuPrint P12, GCC Elite 12/1200N,12/600,1212, IBM 4312, IBM Network Printer 12, and NEC Superscript 1260,1260N. BTW, believe it or not, toner is considered a toxic material and you need to take special care not to breathe in any of that fine polystyrene powder if you do undertake refilling yourself--and follow your communities' rules on disposal of household toxic waste. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: worth of used imac
Shop in other states: When shopping for Apple products, consider shopping from out of state merchants. Do so and you can dodge paying the sales tax for the state you reside in, saving upwards of 9% off your purchase. Powermax.com in Oregon, Smalldog.com in Vermont, LAComputercompany.com. c-k Warnings (from a tax professional) on sales taxes--that I believe to be consistent across the country: -- if the out-of-your-state retailer has ANY physical presence in your state, even just a warehouse, they are required to collect and remit sales tax to your state (e.g., if Apple has a store in your state, you will be charged sales tax on new or refurbs ordered from Apple online); -- every state that has a sales tax also has a use tax which is usually the same percentage and applies to purchases made outside the state. Collection varies, but in NC taxpayers are expected to self- report on their annual state income tax return. Do many online buyers still skip paying the tax? Of course, but the states have been working toward federal legislation that would require ALL retailers to collect and remit sales tax based on the buyer's state of residence. States are losing huge amounts of tax, and bricks- and-mortar stores are losing business to online retailers, they feel unfairly, due at least partly to the sales tax disparity. Expect this pressure to rapidly increase with the growing deficits in state budgets! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Flashing Screen
On Nov 28, 12:48 pm, skyvalley4jesus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite a scene last night. I happened to look over at my G4 iMac (round base - 1ghz) and the screen was rapidly flashing. You would see the desktop background then black. At first I thought the display was about to go out. I moved the mouse and the screen went back to desktop as normal. Is this a sign? I love the old Flying Toasters, but had problems (hung system, weird displays, etc.) with it and gave it up. Unless you have found a modern version, stated to be compatible with OS 10.5, I would be suspicious of it. If you have found such a modern version, let us know where to get it! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
