Re: 6400 and OS9
Is it possible without a major workaround to load OS9 on a 6400? Each time I try the machine tells me that the software can not be loaded onto this machine. I've run 9.2.2 on my 6400 using the application bundled with XPostFacto. OS9Helper or something I think it was called. 9.1, as many have pointed out already, should install from the CD onto a 6400. Andrew
Re: Fwd: [freecycleperth] OFFER: Old Macs (Salter Point)
Hi... Got this from the Freecycle list if anyone's interested. Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *grin* First priority to WAMUGgers :) Got some SEs, perhaps even with ethernet. They're great for playing Dark Castle on (it runs a custom system and doesn't run on too many newer machines). Andrew
Re: OT kind of: changing IP address on a HP 1320n
HP's online help and included PDF manual says that to get a valid IP number to turn the printer off, hold down the network config button and turn the printer back on. however the sub net it is on doesn't have DHCP enabled and the printer keeps returning to the same 139.0.0.139 address. What are the IP numbers on the computers? Any chance of changing them into the same subnet as the printer's self-assigned? Alternately, setting up a DHCP server on one of your computers would probably be a better solution than sharing it as a USB printer. Andrew
Re: Zip files and Zip files?
II recently sent a file "zipped" by "Make Archive" in the Finder to a Windows user. She could not open it. I zipped it again using Stuffit v9 and she had no trouble. Yesterday I downloaded two zipped files from Inkjetmall and neither the Finder nor Stuffit could open them though I have had no trouble with files from them in the past. They finally opened using "Panther Unzip". What is the score here, all the files had similar icons and visible attributes as far as I looked. It rather defeats the purpose of a universal(?) format if it is touchy. I never had any trouble with Stuffit files but then they are Mac only and the Windows mob have not had a chance to screw it up. Maybe I am being overly harsh? I haven't quite figured out the problem yet, but I have also noticed it. Additionally, I've found that some zip methods totally screw up the file, even changing the final file size. Three main methods are using "Archive" from OS X, Stuffit's zipping, and gzip from the terminal. I use the UNIX gzip utility the most as I've had the fewest and least issues with it. Will report back if I figure it out. Andrew
Re: Car adapters for iBooks
I'm having a look around for car chargers/adapters for a current model iBook. After something that's (hopefully) both light and cheap. Any suggestions/personal experiences? Where's a good place to buy from? I got a very expensive one from the place in Carillion Arcade. It was $200, but it was made by Lind. I've used Lind on my laptops in the past and found that they have excellent power conditioning. I really don't trust a lot of the generic ones as I've blown power boards in the past from bad power, and car power supplies are notoriously dirty. If you get a genero-one, make sure to plug it in after the car has started to avoid the surge. Andrew
Re: Size of PDFs created under OSX
The problem here is i've already compressed the images as much as possible in photoshop so would require some pretty major work to get it smaller than 225kb. The pdf options don't allow to determine the resolution or compression of those two images and hence can't control the output size very well. Distiller is the adobe PDF creation tool but i haven't seen what it can do with word document or if it works at all. Distiller usually works as a printer driver. Something I've noticed on windows is that if I drag/drop a picture onto a page it converts it to its bloatware format, however if I use insert:picture it leaves it jpeg sized. It's made the difference between 2MB files and 100kB files before. I forget if it makes a difference on the Mac side - our drag/drop interface is much better. Andrew
Camera Repair?
I dropped my Olympus digital camera last night and it no longer turns on. There's no visible damage though (and I have charged and checked the batteries). It's fairly old, but I'm attached to it. Does anyone know if there are repair places I could take it to? Thanks Andrew
Re: Shock and horror
We're looking at using a remote software distribution/audit/management system for Windows (name eludes me right now Altera? maybe), the Domain admin dude is making it sound like the hottest new thing on the block and I just roll my eyes and groan and mutter under my breath "Zen Works" Altera makes programmable logic devices. FPGAs and CPLDs. Probably not them :) Andrew
Re: [MEETING] Reminder - 7.30pm Tuesday 5th July - tonight
I am having a clean out and looking at getting rid of all my old Mac gear. An old powerbook 520 and a performer 5400 plus a couple of old printers, zip drives, external drives and some other bits. I've got a stack of stuff like this as well... Andrew
Re: Mail.app and gMail
POP "leave on server " simply downloads the all mail in the mailbox (headers/messages/attachments) that hasn't previously been downloaded by that client and then leaves any messages on the server that have been downloaded within the "leave on server" time period deleting mail downloaded prior to that time span. good for being able to access read and write (if not send) mail off line, slow particularly on dial up. ' I'm pretty sure IMAP allows you to ONLY download the headers so you can then download the message body when you want to read it. good for mobile devices or dialup/satellite access but can't read mail that hasn't been already read (or selected to download) when offline Yup, you're correct. Good point. Andrew
Re: Mail.app and gMail
You need to use an imap server, I do not know if gmail has this or not, as pop (IIRC) does not allow you to grab headers and download / leave on the server. If I am wrong please do not shoot me, as I am not 100% sure, but have always set users up with imap when they have asked for this feature. Okay, I won't shoot you, but POP3 servers do permit you to download a copy of a message without deleting it. I know this is supported in Eudora and Outlook, but I don't know about Mail.app. Often it masquerades as a "leave on server for x days" feature. Luck, Andrew
Local Source for RAM
All, I'm looking for a 512MB PC133 SO-DIMM, but the places I've called claim that I'm going to have trouble finding anything bigger than 256MB in Perth. Anybody have a secret stash? Thanks Andrew
Local Source for
USB Webcam
Looking for a webcam compatible with iChat for less dollars than the iSight. Probably something USB. I had one a few years back but it's not OS X compatible. Any recommendations? Thanks Andrew Find the LOWEST PRICES on books at http://www.campusi.com ! Check your SchoolEmail at http://www.campusi.com/email
Local Stores
All, I've been out of town for about 2 years and am looking for a place to buy some PC100 SO-DIMMs for my iBook. Where's a reputable yet affordable place in Perth? Thanks Andrew Find the LOWEST PRICES on books at http://www.campusi.com ! Check your SchoolEmail at http://www.campusi.com/email
Western Digital Hard Disk & Beige G3
My Dad has a beige g3 desktop (rev C), 224MB RAM, 4GB and 30GB HDDs, and tells me the 30GB is dead. Best way for drive info seems to be tabular. Lets try: Partition Size Drive Location OS Macintosh HD~4GB 4GB WD Caviar Internal EIDE8.6 WD 87.98GB 30GB WD Caviar UltraTek/66 9.2.1, 10.2.5 HD-20 ~20GB30GB WD Caviar UltraTek/66 n/a Anyway, I set the old 30GB to slave, set the new 80GB to master, make sure master is at the terminal position on the 80 conductor cable and boot. I install 10.2 from the original disks, setting the first partition to 7.99GB. I connect to the internet, copy over files, update to 10.2.6 etc etc etc. I reboot. I do more stuff. Finally I shut down. I turn it back on. It will NOT boot from 10.2 on the 30GB, and boots from "WD 8". TechTool Pro 3.0.3 figured there was a catalog error in the drive, but couldn't fix it. Disk First Aid figured it was fine. Rebuilt the directory with DiskWarrior anyway. No improvement. Nuke&Pave time, no joy. Frustrated, I try lots of things over the next few weeks. Summary: * I can boot from all the other volumes in OS 9 and OS X (10.1 and 10.2). * I can boot from the 80GB if I install OS 9 on it * VST UltraTek/66 has the update from OWC. Reapplied just in case * Zapped PRAM, rebuilt desktop (all volumes), CUDAed more than... something * Removed all extraneous devices, cards, USB peripherals (used ADB mouse/kb only) * Tried all master/slave/bus configurations. Connected each of the drives to the internal EIDE and both ATA/66+ cards to the VST card as master/slave/single. * Always installed OS X on a 7.99 partition at the beginning of the 80GB drive * I reformatted and repartitioned between OS X installs * When booted from a different drive, I could still access the 80GB drive even if I couldn't boot from it. * Tried setting boot disk from 8.6 (Mac HD), 9.2.1 and 10.2.5 (both on WD 8) Funny thing is I'm unable to reproduce Dad's problem with the 30GB disk. Long, long Google searches seem to show that many people are using this disk with this ATA card on beige g3s. About half of these instances are failures and nobody seems to have a good reason why. We finally got it working, and it lasted for a few weeks until it stopped again (prompted by an install without first repairing permissions). The only thing I can come up with is that possible the 80GB disk has a fault in it that OS 9 isn't picky enough to care about. I'm hoping that someone on the list would be willing to try to install OS X on this disk using their machine, preferably something with onboard ATA. The ATA card successfully runs 10.2 on the other disk, and the disk in question runs OS 9 flawlessly. TIA, Andrew
