Re: Focaccia HD?
At 21:32 +0800 29/04/2002, Antony N. Lord wrote: I need backup backups... Yes. Everybody does. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http://www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows networking technologies
Re: New Macs
On 29/4/02 11:13 PM, Shay Telfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi... Apple have just released the eMac (for educational users, a 17 inch CRT iMac). Also a 800MHz TiBook with digital video out. Have fun, Shay It least we have a pretty good idea now what the LCD is worth on top of the new iMac! I can see why Apple would not want to release the eMac to the general public. Roughly the same hardware specs as the base model iMac LCD. Even how much screen real estate is the same (other than the better resolutions on the eMac). Approximately $1000 less - it would severely cannibalise LCD sales. Only massive public reaction would sway Apple to release the machine to consumers, but that would also mean a backflip on their current consumer policy. (I'm not holding my breath!) Is it just me, or does the back of it look like the last 17 CRT monitor from Apple?? :-) Seeya Rod!
Re: PowerBook G4 Update
Ah, now we're back to having an audio in socket again... ie for using an external microphone or sound input. Other stuff: Level 3 cache (1 meg) Increased resolution to 1280x854 DVI out w/VGA adapter included ATI Mobility RADEON 7500 w/32 MB DDR-RAM (AGP 4x) 1MB DDR L3 cache There's a photo of the new port layout at http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html Lost the irDA port though I notice. (I thought there was something else missing, but I can't visualise what it was.) Oh well,..you get that! Kind Regards Daniel Kerr
Re: New Macs
I can see why Apple would not want to release the eMac to the general public. Roughly the same hardware specs as the base model iMac LCD. Approximately $1000 less - it would severely cannibalise LCD sales. Only massive public reaction would sway Apple to release the machine to consumers, but that would also mean a backflip on their current consumer policy. (I'm not holding my breath!) I'm going to buy an iMac soon, but I wouldn't want an eMac. Why? 1) No CD burner (base model). How will I backup? (and receive absolution from St Andrew of Nielsen). 2) Too big. Nowadays space seems at a premium (*especially* at a restaurant) Not to mention too heavy. 3) Ugly. It looks dated next to the iMac. Doesn't have the panache of even the old iMac. In fact it reminds me of a big Hoover washing machine. All things aside, I think they will release them eventually in the normal sales channels (they should - I think they usually do after a while). There is a market for a cheap $2100 Mac (students etc). It should be addressed for the long term benefit of us all. Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi Bar Endorsed Sushi Services by St Andrew of Nielsen of the Order of the Holy Bike of Antioch
Re: New Macs
It's a pretty good indication that Apple is taking the education market very seriously and wanting to provide products that are both appropriate AND well-priced for education. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http://www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows networking technologies
Re: New Macs
I know plenty of students who will look at the emac and sy 'stupid name - but it can run maya ... ' I think this the 'Macintosh Apple had to make' ;-) ... otherwise they'd screw their education marketshare. The price point is sooo important for business also. I was planning on swapping all my office imacs (13) with Dells. I 17monitor and box can be got for $18-1900. The flat screens are way too expensive for office machines, but these eMacs look fantastic. Like the apple swivel stand too. ;-) Interesting to note they only use x2 AGP on their GF2mx, and 1280x960? What kinda weird resolution is that? Cheers, Tobes. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Andrew Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a pretty good indication that Apple is taking the education market very seriously and wanting to provide products that are both appropriate AND well-priced for education. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http:// www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows networking technologies
Re: PowerBook G4 Update.. is now official
Ah, now we're back to having an audio in socket again... ie for using an external microphone or sound input. And it looks like we're back to the bad old days of having the power plug prongs integrated into the powerpack, as opposed to being on the end of a cable. Sigh. Will they never learn? Also, where's the audio line out? It's mentioned, but I can't see it on the back panel. I guess you're meant to buy an iPod for that (Or is it integrated into the DVI connector? :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
RE: New Macs
Now I have seen some conflicting info on what the drives actually are in the tech specs it says that the drive is either One of the following optical drives: - 32x-speed (maximum) CD-ROM drive - Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 12x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 8x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed and under the learning page it says The 17-inch movie screen...Combo drive (DVD-R/CD-RW), and you can share it with lots of others and then under the apple store... it lists that both have the combo drive... strange no?! sTEVE -Original Message- From: Brett Carboni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2002 8:52 AM To: Wamug Subject: Re: New Macs I can see why Apple would not want to release the eMac to the general public. Roughly the same hardware specs as the base model iMac LCD. Approximately $1000 less - it would severely cannibalise LCD sales. Only massive public reaction would sway Apple to release the machine to consumers, but that would also mean a backflip on their current consumer policy. (I'm not holding my breath!) I'm going to buy an iMac soon, but I wouldn't want an eMac. Why? 1) No CD burner (base model). How will I backup? (and receive absolution from St Andrew of Nielsen). 2) Too big. Nowadays space seems at a premium (*especially* at a restaurant) Not to mention too heavy. 3) Ugly. It looks dated next to the iMac. Doesn't have the panache of even the old iMac. In fact it reminds me of a big Hoover washing machine. All things aside, I think they will release them eventually in the normal sales channels (they should - I think they usually do after a while). There is a market for a cheap $2100 Mac (students etc). It should be addressed for the long term benefit of us all. Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi Bar Endorsed Sushi Services by St Andrew of Nielsen of the Order of the Holy Bike of Antioch -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ Guidelines - http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: PowerBook G4 Update
also missing the video out so you cant watch your DVD's an the TV but not hear them... It's got S-Video out and comes with an S-Video to composite adapter like previous PowerBooks. Lost the irDA port though I notice. (I thought there was something else missing, but I can't visualise what it was.) Oh well,..you get that! But of course you'll be using BlueTooth :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: PowerBook G4 Update
On 30/4/02 10:35 AM, Shay Telfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lost the irDA port though I notice. (I thought there was something else missing, but I can't visualise what it was.) Oh well,..you get that! But of course you'll be using BlueTooth :) Have fun, Shay For those who are technically minded, would it be feasible to put Bluetooth and Airport on the same card? The thought of having a dongle hanging off the back of a Powerbook is not all that appealing! Seeya Rod!
Re: New E Mac
Hmmm, speaking as a Oz consumer, it looks to me like a case of less for more. The optional stand seems a bit of a swizz. Maybe future Mac models will come with an optional power cord too. So, I reckon it appears expensive, but probably is intended to appeal to the cashed up foreign student. No doubt it will have its apologists. Regards, Paul.
Re: PowerBook G4 Update
For those who are technically minded, would it be feasible to put Bluetooth and Airport on the same card? The thought of having a dongle hanging off the back of a Powerbook is not all that appealing! Yes, you probably could, but then Apple would miss out on selling you two separate items! Plus the Airport cards are rebadged Lucent cards, so Apple would need to get Lucent interested in the idea, which is IMHO unlikely at this stage. A Bluetooth transceiver module costs about $7 in lots of 1000 or so, so it'd probably be cheaper to build BlueTooth into everything and keep the Airport as a configurable option. And besides, I'd want my BlueTooth outside the Titanium case, where it could actually talk to other devices :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: PowerBook G4 Update
On 30/4/02 10:49 AM, Shay Telfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who are technically minded, would it be feasible to put Bluetooth and Airport on the same card? The thought of having a dongle hanging off the back of a Powerbook is not all that appealing! Yes, you probably could, but then Apple would miss out on selling you two separate items! Plus the Airport cards are rebadged Lucent cards, so Apple would need to get Lucent interested in the idea, which is IMHO unlikely at this stage. A Bluetooth transceiver module costs about $7 in lots of 1000 or so, so it'd probably be cheaper to build BlueTooth into everything and keep the Airport as a configurable option. And besides, I'd want my BlueTooth outside the Titanium case, where it could actually talk to other devices :) Have fun, Shay I guess it would be easier to make a motherboard revision and have it sit where the Infrared used to be! Seeya Rod!
Slow screen redraw fix
Someone was having slow screen redraw problems. I have an idea the problem was not fixed. I just noticed a suggested fix by Apple at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60283#English Regards, Paul.
RE: New Macs
Now I have seen some conflicting info on what the drives actually are in the tech specs it says that the drive is either One of the following optical drives: - 32x-speed (maximum) CD-ROM drive - Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 12x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 8x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed I think the plain CD is available as an option if you were purchasing a lab of them. Some schools might only want one or two machines with a burner in them. It looks like the airport card is inserted above the CD drive, which is bizarre. I suspect it would take the enterprising student mere seconds to make off with one. And the serial number and ethernet ID are written on the inside of the drive bay door, which I'm sure is likely to get ripped off at some stage! Have fun, Shay (ex Lab Admin) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: CELLSPACE virus
Either this infects Mac's or somehow it is sending e-mails from a PC using a Mac (or other?) users e-address. Any ideas, knowledge, info on this little lovely? Yes, the latest Klez PC virus fakes its from address using e-mails in the mailboxes of the infected victim. So it can look like the mails come from anyone who has sent mail to the infected person (or even people who haven't, as it also scans for e-mail addresses in web caches). http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ http://www.ciac.org/ciac/ciac_virus_info.html Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: PowerBook G4 Update.. is now official
Also, where's the audio line out? It's mentioned, but I can't see it on the back panel. I guess you're meant to buy an iPod for that (Or is it integrated into the DVI connector? :) There is the headphones jack on the side... Maybe you could just plug that straight into the mic jack on your mixing deck. :P (With the volume turned up full of course!) Regards Matthew Healey -- Matthew Healey Information Systems Western Orthopaedic Clinic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 (08) 9489 8700 Fax: +61 (08) 9381 8300 Suite 213 25 McCourt Street Subiaco 6008 Western Australia
[4Sale] PowerBook 550 256/30
Howdy all, For Sale. 1 PowerBook G4. Excellent condition. 6 Months Apple Warranty remaining. All original packaging available. Well looked after machine. G4 550Mhz 256MB Ram 30GB Hard drive. (Standard models only shipped with 20GB) I might throw in an extra 10GB 2.5 drive if the deal is good. Original software CD's. All cables included. No scratches. NO DEAD PIXELS!!! $5300 ono Regards Matthew Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Matthew Healey WAMUG President http://www.wamug.asn.au
[4Sale] PowerBook G4/400
Thus, the avalanche begins... Yep, going to sell mine to. PowerBook G4/400 Bought new in June last year (ie 10 months old) 256 meg DIMM (ie one single DIMM, one vacant slot) 10 gig hard drive Excellent screen, no dead pixels Original box, manuals, CDs, etc Educational warranty (ie three years from new... VERY useful!) $4300 Loving owner. Only used on Sundays. And Mondays. And Tuesdays. And Wednesdays. And Thursdays. And Fridays. And Saturdays. Current owner has Obssessive Compulsive PowerBook Disorder, and thus requires a 667 transplant. Available immediately, unlike the new ones. Rgds, Phil -- -- Sent from the Apple PowerBook G4 of: Phillip McGree Web: http://www.phil.net.au Perth, Western Australiahttp://chat.iinet.net.au Mobile Phone: 0418 922 500 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Macs for sale - new and secondhand http://mac.iinet.net.au
ADB Mouse
My sister is after a replacement for her old mouse. She wasn't very impressed when she went to G-Mac and they told her it would cost $50 but did she really want to spend that much, why not upgrade her computer (for a mere $3000!). I suggested she she have asked if they had any computers she could upgrade to for $50 ;-) So basically, does anyone have a cheap (second hand is fine) ADB mouse that is still working ok? Thanks, Peter. -- http://www.interarchy.com/ ftp://ftp.interarchy.com/interarchy.hqx
Mac Games Shop
Where are good places to go to buy Mac games in a shop. My sister is after some, and she's not to clued in on the Internet and she is having a problem finding Mac compatible games in shops. Near to south of the river would be a plus. Enjoy, Peter. -- http://www.interarchy.com/ ftp://ftp.interarchy.com/interarchy.hqx
Re: Mac Games Shop
Peter Applecentre Joondalup is very good for games. Ph: 9301 5333 Website: www.macworx.com.au The guys there are also really helpful, and full of advice. Good luck Regards Daniel F. Peter N Lewis wrote: Where are good places to go to buy Mac games in a shop. My sister is after some, and she's not to clued in on the Internet and she is having a problem finding Mac compatible games in shops. Near to south of the river would be a plus. Enjoy, Peter.
Telnet
Does anyone know how to make a script to telnet to an IP, authenticate (login / pass) and then reconnect every 8 hours or whenever the connection is lost. Its rather important because its the only thing stopping me from fully using OSX. I had an applescript that did this with ³MacTelnet² in OS9. Cheers. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: PowerBook G4 Update
and of course i meant AUDIO out... grrr -Original Message- From: Steve Fellows [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2002 9:34 AM To: WAMUG Subject: RE: PowerBook G4 Update also missing the video out so you cant watch your DVD's an the TV but not hear them... sTEVE -Original Message- From: Daniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2002 8:44 AM To: WAMUG Subject: Re: PowerBook G4 Update Ah, now we're back to having an audio in socket again... ie for using an external microphone or sound input. Other stuff: Level 3 cache (1 meg) Increased resolution to 1280x854 DVI out w/VGA adapter included ATI Mobility RADEON 7500 w/32 MB DDR-RAM (AGP 4x) 1MB DDR L3 cache There's a photo of the new port layout at http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html Lost the irDA port though I notice. (I thought there was something else missing, but I can't visualise what it was.) Oh well,..you get that! Kind Regards Daniel Kerr -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ Guidelines - http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ Guidelines - http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
FW: Slow screen redraw fix
-- From: Paul Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:30:39 +0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Slow screen redraw fix Someone was having slow screen redraw problems. I have an idea the problem was not fixed. I just noticed a suggested fix by Apple at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60283#English Regards, Paul. Thanks Paul, this URL is only for Mac OS 8.6 and is only saying the following. Slow screen redrawing If a desktop picture is redrawn slowly after closing a window, your computer might be running low on memory. Set the Appearance control panel to display a pattern, instead of a picture, to speed up the redrawing process. The problem is still there and I have tried everything, so I guess it must be hardware. Cheers Jon -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ Guidelines - http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: PowerBook G4 Update.. is now official
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Matthew Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, where's the audio line out? It's mentioned, but I can't see it on the back panel. I guess you're meant to buy an iPod for that (Or is it integrated into the DVI connector? :) There is the headphones jack on the side... Maybe you could just plug that straight into the mic jack on your mixing deck. :P (With the volume turned up full of course!) Sorry missed the original - had unsubscribed/resubscribed (what a pain) so going to take a punt as to this being about conecting a powerbook up to a DJ or FoH or home studio mixer. If this is something you're going to do regularly rather than a once off you'd probably be better off investing in a USB to audio converter if nothing else than to avoid damaging fragile mini jack cables and ports as most USB Audio Converters use RCA and/or standard phono some flash ones have cannon balanced/unbalanced inputs. Be aware that most D/A A/D USB devisece won't work properly through standard USB powered hubs so plug them straight in to the USB conector on your mac. Some do digital to analogue (A/D) only so sound out through the usb port to converter to mixer/stereo. Others do both D/A A/D so you can record from a standard stereo line-in source or Hi-Z microphone as well as output to a mixer. There's a lot of sales pitch about better sound quality because the D/ A A/D conversion is done outside the computer so subject to less electrical/electronic noise which may be a bunch of hockum or not as I have not as yet layed my hands on one. They are resonably priced if you are going to use this semi-regularly. I'll get around to getting one soon to do MP3'ing of my old records - mainly to get some white label stuff on to CD. http://www.minidisco.com/minispecs/edirolua3.html ( I want this one) http://www.midiman.net/products/m-audio/quattro.php (total overkill unless your running a semi pro home studio) http://www.griffintechnology.com/audio/imic_main.html - use mini audio :( http://www.griffintechnology.com/audio/pwrwave.html - use mini audio :(
Reminder - Monthly WAMUG Meeting
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monthly WAMUG Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2002 Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM CST (GMT+08:00) Don't forget the meeting this month! It is at Curtin University. Check the ROM for detailed information.
Naked PC's and Microsoft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html And Microsoft claims they are not a monopoly! Regards Matthew Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Matthew Healey WAMUG President http://www.wamug.asn.au
Re: While you weren't looking.....
On 29/4/02 6:31 PM, Boxer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: POP! out came another product. http://www.apple.com/education/eMac You thought the old iMac was gone forever. GC -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ Guidelines - http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ I know ... I went to the Apple website about 2 hours ago and saw it there. A G4 eMac (not iMac) with a 17 inch LCD screen. But will it come to OZ ?? Or is it just for the US education market ? I think it also mentioned that it is the best priced G4 also. -- Regards, Stephen Chape
Re: While you weren't looking.....
Stephen I checked it out on the Australian Apple Store site, so I guess it must be available in Australia. I did not see a redirect to the US until I queried the machines specs. Regards Daniel F Stephen Chape wrote: On 29/4/02 6:31 PM, Boxer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: POP! out came another product. http://www.apple.com/education/eMac You thought the old iMac was gone forever. GC -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ Guidelines - http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ I know ... I went to the Apple website about 2 hours ago and saw it there. A G4 eMac (not iMac) with a 17 inch LCD screen. But will it come to OZ ?? Or is it just for the US education market ? I think it also mentioned that it is the best priced G4 also. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: While you weren't looking.....
On 30/4/02 8:18 PM, Stephen Chape [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know ... I went to the Apple website about 2 hours ago and saw it there. A G4 eMac (not iMac) with a 17 inch LCD screen. But will it come to OZ ?? Or is it just for the US education market ? I think it also mentioned that it is the best priced G4 also. Are you kidding? Apple is going to push this puppy VERY hard in education. At an Australian price of $1995, they are a pretty attractive machine. Specially when you consider the possibility of network multiprocessing the G4. (I am talking Distributed.net style) Regards Matthew Healey -- Matthew Healey Information Systems Western Orthopaedic Clinic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 (08) 9489 8700 Fax: +61 (08) 9381 8300 Suite 213 25 McCourt Street Subiaco 6008 Western Australia
