Re: Cisco Aironet and OS 9

2004-03-29 Thread Susan Platter
Thank you, Phillip. I did install the drivers, so that is why I can't understand why it won't work. I feel that I must have made some mistake in setting up, although I carefully checked the IP address for my Wallstreet and so on. Susan Swindon, Wiltshire England On Monday, March 29, 2004, at

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
Rad, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Will software update not allow it to go from 10.2.8 to 10.3? I have XPostFacto (latest version, got it last night), but not sure I'm using it right. You need to use Xpostfacto 3a9 or 3a14 starting the installation from *Mac OS 9* (important). 3a11 does not work at

Re: Bottom of Wallstreet gets hot

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
Hector, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hi Rad, there are a couple of solutions, for about 50 bucks you can buy a PB holder that basically lifts it from its base and permits it to run cooler. Or you can use 50 bucks or maybe a little more to buy a second hand Bluechip CPU that does run much cooler,

Re: Bottom of Wallstreet gets hot

2004-03-29 Thread Hector I Macedo
Hi Mikael, you mention a Bluechip CPU, and I got lost. What is that and where would you buy it? Any specifics on it? Hector I. Macedo Lord of the Flies Dallas, TX 75248 Piscaro Itaque dicet mendacium -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: Bottom of Wallstreet gets hot

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
Hector, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hi Mikael, you mention a Bluechip CPU, and I got lost. What is that and where would you buy it? Any specifics on it? CPU upgrade from Powerlogix http://www.powerlogix.com that is based on IBM (I think) copper technology and because of that runs cooler. The

Pismo basic questions

2004-03-29 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
I just got a new-to-me Pismo and have some introductory questions. I have been using a 3400 for the last couple years and a 520c before that. QUESTION 1: It came with a yo-yo power adapter but the plug that connects it to the Pismo seems to go with difficulty, like it is a tight fit. Is

Re: Pismo basic questions

2004-03-29 Thread Eugene Lee
On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 09:15:46AM -0500, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: : : I just got a new-to-me Pismo and have some introductory questions. I : have been using a 3400 for the last couple years and a 520c before : that. : : QUESTION 1: : It came with a yo-yo power adapter but the plug that

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-29 Thread John Slavin
Actually, my XPF installation wouldn't work from OS9, but it worked just fine from 10.2.8. I have a Cisco Wireless Card that works great from my card slot. I don't know about anything else. On Monday, March 29, 2004, at 03:03 AM, Mikael Byström wrote: Rad, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Will

802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
I plan to get an AirPort+Modem for my home, but for my office I'd like to get a less expensive option that will let me wander the office and outside area. Ideally it would be something that would work equally well with a 15 PB as well as a Windows XP laptop. If anyone has recommendations,

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-29 Thread Rad Craig
So I wonder what it is that is causing my problems. I'm running 10.2.8, I have tried it from both OS9 and OSX, starting XPF, inserting the 10.3 CD and selecting it to restart with. It reboots, starts the installation, after about the second screen, where I'm clicking continue, I get the

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Nick
Any 802.11g Linksys will work. But it'll have to be configured using the Windoze laptop. After that it act the same as an Airport. N on 3/29/04 10:02 AM, Timothy J. Luoma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I plan to get an AirPort+Modem for my home, but for my office I'd like to get a less

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Nikon's World
On Monday, March 29, 2004, at 09:02 AM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: I plan to get an AirPort+Modem for my home, but for my office I'd like to get a less expensive option that will let me wander the office and outside area. Ideally it would be something that would work equally well with a 15 PB

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Rad Craig
I run a mixed network here as well. I use a US Robotics 802.11g Turbo router. It has 100Mbs capacity, both wired ports and the wireless. Works great. It replaced an SMC Barricade 802.11b router that I had nothing but trouble with. I highly recommend the USR router. Rad... Timothy J.

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Rad Craig
One other note, this router is configured via a web browser, so you can config it with a mac. Rad Craig wrote: I run a mixed network here as well. I use a US Robotics 802.11g Turbo router. It has 100Mbs capacity, both wired ports and the wireless. Works great. It replaced an SMC Barricade

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Interesting. I have used Linksys in the past. Have had not great luck with the products but good luck with the support. Configure via web is also interesting. One thing I forgot to mention was important is RANGE. I hope to find one with enough juice to give me a good amount of space to

Re: Pismo basic questions

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 29/03/04 09:36, Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 09:15:46AM -0500, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: : : I just got a new-to-me Pismo and have some introductory questions. I : have been using a 3400 for the last couple years and a 520c before : that. : : QUESTION

Airport Base Problem/Replacement Suggestions???

2004-03-29 Thread K
Greetings Lista's, I also need some advice for replacing an airport base station I got 2 airport cards and the graphite base station when Circuit City was dropping Apple...(about 18 mos ago?) Anyway...everything has been working perfectly until the past few days when it started to drop the

Re: iDVD a pismo or older mac...

2004-03-29 Thread Dan K
pace [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: Has anybody found ANYWAY to get their G3 Pismo/2000 to work with iDVD??? In case you missed my post to the PBs-list where you first asked this question . . . The only solution of which I'm aware: attach an iDVD-compatible DVD-R to the expansion bay bus. I haven't

My Video

2004-03-29 Thread w miller
I'm still researching what I need to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, and have been looking at My Video. The specs include High powered USB port or powered USB Hubs in addition to bulit-in USB. Can someone tell me what that is and why it's required? Any opinions on My Video vs. Studio DV? Should

Re: Pismo basic questions

2004-03-29 Thread Jeff Hubatka
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:36:30 -0600 From: Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pismo basic questions On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 09:15:46AM -0500, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: : : I just got a new-to-me Pismo and have some introductory questions. I : have been using a 3400 for the last couple

Re: My Video

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, w miller wrote: I'm still researching what I need to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, and have been looking at My Video. Please let us know what you end up using... This is something I would like to do once I get the PB. The specs include High powered USB port or powered

Re: My Video

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 29/03/04 11:33, Timothy J. Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, w miller wrote: I'm still researching what I need to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, and have been looking at My Video. Please let us know what you end up using... This is something I would like to do once I

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Harry D . Corsover
On Mar 29, 2004, at 8:23 AM, Rad Craig wrote: I run a mixed network here as well. I use a US Robotics 802.11g Turbo router. It has 100Mbs capacity, both wired ports and the wireless. Works great. It replaced an SMC Barricade 802.11b router that I had nothing but trouble with. My SMC

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Bigbikerbo
Lynksys will work, as well as any others. THe biggest problem i've seen is that most of the non-Apple units fail horribly at 1. allowing Appletalk (ie for printing, filesharing, etc), and 2. Apple interfaces.. I did have an SMC unit (dunno who'se chips it runs on) that actually had a set IP#

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Rad Craig
I had the same one you had initially, worked about 2 weeks and died, they replaced it. It worked sporadically for the last year, needing to be powered off and back on frequently to keep it working. Then it finally died completely, just out of warranty. That's when I got the USR. I have used

Re: iBooks vs. the World

2004-03-29 Thread Bigbikerbo
This is a nice perspective, though a bit flawed.. A G4/1mb cache will WAY WAY WAY outperform a G3/900/256k or 512kcache unit for issues like video editing, photo resizing, rendering, etc. basically any time a large amount of math work is done, the processor needs a lot of space for temporarily

OS X tossing prefs ?

2004-03-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Our sole gripe with OS X is the way it dumps the prefs without warning now and then, and loses data. This has happened at regular intervals in the past year on a couple of different units: start up and the dock has reverted to default, and many custom finder and application settings are reset.

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 29/03/04 11:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lynksys will work, as well as any others. THe biggest problem i've seen is that most of the non-Apple units fail horribly at 1. allowing Appletalk (ie for printing, filesharing, etc), and 2. Apple interfaces.. I did have an

Re: OS X tossing prefs ?

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 29/03/04 12:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our sole gripe with OS X is the way it dumps the prefs without warning now and then, and loses data. This has happened at regular intervals in the past year on a couple of different units: start up and the dock has reverted to

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lynksys will work, as well as any others. THe biggest problem i've seen is that most of the non-Apple units fail horribly at 1. allowing Appletalk (ie for printing, filesharing, etc), and 2. Apple interfaces.. Well at work I will be the sole

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Bigbikerbo
My thoughts on this were that the Apple unit was more compatible and more reliable... You asked about where.. I got my new one from www.wegenermedia.com; they had a clearance on the early dual ethernet units. I just went checked there: they're out of the early units (like I got), but they've

Accessory mystery

2004-03-29 Thread Tom Meade
I've been wondering what this doohickey is that came in my Lombard box when I bought it second-hand in '99. 7 long, plated 3/16 round stock, machine threads one one end, tapered ivory handle on the other. Looks like a handle for my grandmother's opera glasses - is that what it really is? Tom --

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Jamie Pruden
You can get a refurb from Apple for $169 (without modem and antenna connectors) or $199 with the extras. smiles, Jamie On Mar 29, 2004, at 10:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My thoughts on this were that the Apple unit was more compatible and more reliable... You asked about where.. I got my

Re: Meritline External Enclosure Help-Question

2004-03-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 28, 2004, at 1:08 PM, tivo wrote: The way I understood this was that if you wanted to be able to read a drive or partition that has OS 9 on it (from OS X), you must install the OS 9 disc drivers when you install OS X. You have this backwards. In order to read OS X disks from OS 9, you need

Re: OS X tossing prefs ?

2004-03-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 29, 2004, at 10:38 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 29/03/04 12:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our sole gripe with OS X is the way it dumps the prefs without warning now and then, and loses data. I'm curious. I've been running OS X since it came out (starting with the

Re: problem with Lacie external drives and panther

2004-03-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 28, 2004, at 1:49 PM, AKR wrote: Hi, I want to hook my Lacie External drive to my new PB which has Panther 10.3.2 on it. I had heard that there had been problems with the external drives being wiped clean but cannot remember under what circumstances. Some FW800 drives need to be

Re: My Video

2004-03-29 Thread Jeff Hubatka
You know, with the prices of MiniDV cameras going down, I think you should also consider whether it makes sense investing on a DV Bridge that you might end up paying around $200 while you can have a MiniDV camera that can be used as a DV bridge for less than $400. My Sharp can be used as a DV

Re: OS X tossing prefs ?

2004-03-29 Thread George Mogiljansky
I'm curious, too. My non-PowerBook G3-upgraded 8500 has started to 'break', i.e. Firefox 0.8 has refused to open today but worked normally yesterday. I suspect bad Ram or bad Ram placement since I recently added some Dimms. The log was included in the bug report filed with Mozilla. Regarding my

PIM for OS 9 and X?

2004-03-29 Thread Owen Heatwole
Hello all, Searching for a PIM (personal information manager) for both OS 9 (G3 Pismo Powerbook) and OS X (G4 desktop). Which PIM do you recommend? Have heard of Personal Organizer by Chronos; any feedback? Thanks in advance, Owen -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: PIM for OS 9 and X?

2004-03-29 Thread J.F. Arotxa
I use Palm Desktop. It's for OS9 and OSX and I found it to be nice for what I use it for. Really, it is not bad and is free. And you don't need a Palm device to use it. Give it a try. frank -- On 29-Mar-04, at 3:13 PM, Owen Heatwole wrote: Hello all, Searching for a PIM (personal information

Re: Bottom of Wallstreet gets hot

2004-03-29 Thread Kurt Appling
Re; I had similar idea,I used two pieces and put a fan inbetween, best wishes On Mar 28, 2004, at 9:13 PM, Rad Craig wrote: Sure, that would be great. That's what I was thinking of, some type of an insulating cover on the bottom or some way to insulate it from my lap. Rad... Hector I Macedo

Re: OS X tossing prefs ?

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 29/03/04 14:11, George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious, too. My non-PowerBook G3-upgraded 8500 has started to 'break', i.e. Firefox 0.8 has refused to open today but worked normally yesterday. I suspect bad Ram or bad Ram placement since I recently added some Dimms. The

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Harry D . Corsover
For me, ignorance may have been bliss. On Mar 29, 2004, at 9:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lynksys will work, as well as any others. THe biggest problem i've seen is that most of the non-Apple units fail horribly at 1. allowing Appletalk (ie for printing, filesharing, etc), and 2. Apple

Re: Meritline External Enclosure Help-Question

2004-03-29 Thread tivo
The way I understood this was that if you wanted to be able to read a drive or partition that has OS 9 on it (from OS X), you must install the OS 9 disc drivers when you install OS X. You have this backwards. In order to read OS X disks from OS 9, you need to install the OS 9 drivers on

Re: Bottom of Wallstreet gets hot

2004-03-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 1:37 PM -0600 3/28/04, Rad Craig wrote: I have a Wallstreet that I just got to start using (just got my new wireless card), so last night was the first time I had used it for any real amount of time (several hours). The bottom of this laptop gets VERY hot after it's been used for a while.

Re: PIM for OS 9 and X?

2004-03-29 Thread Michelle Klein-Hass
On Monday 29 March 2004 12:13 pm, Owen Heatwole wrote: Hello all, Searching for a PIM (personal information manager) for both OS 9 (G3 Pismo Powerbook) and OS X (G4 desktop). Which PIM do you recommend? Have heard of Personal Organizer by Chronos; any feedback? Thanks in advance, Owen

Re: Meritline External Enclosure Help-Question

2004-03-29 Thread Hector I Macedo
Hi Tivo, have you tried with Disk Utility and if it recognises the drive? Hector I. Macedo Lord of the Flies Dallas, TX 75248 Piscaro Itaque dicet mendacium -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Meritline External Enclosure Help-Question

2004-03-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 29, 2004, at 3:17 PM, tivo wrote: Does Apple System Profiler recognize the drive when it's plugged in? It does not, though the unit light is lit and the drive is spinning. The unit comes with two USB plug in cables split lines. I've tried each in the iBook port, to no avail. Hmmm..if

Re: 'new' eBay Wallstreet II defective?

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
I'm not sure how much this is related, but I also can't boot with batteries *some times*. However, my WS II won't forget dates unless it have lost power while in sleep and I have to do a Power Reset. As one of the screws won't take on the batery side, this happens during movement while in sleep.

Re: Wallstreet memory configuration

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Oh yeah... I forgot to mention that I'm running OS 9.2.2. So I've adjusted the memory usage per app, as suggested. What about using a ram disk (not virtual disk) for browser cache, and have the ram disk saved on shut down? Wouldn't that speed up web

powerbook G3 14' display cables

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
I'm taking offers for 1 Data Cable (922-3406) and 1 Inverter Cable (922-3463) as well as the Inverter Card (lost the number) for a 14' wallstreet display. All known good. I also have a backside for the top case, with some scraps, but all else is there. I actually have 2 more cables, but at least

Re: Meritline External Enclosure Help-Question

2004-03-29 Thread tivo
The way I understood this was that if you wanted to be able to read a drive or partition that has OS 9 on it (from OS X), you must install the OS 9 disc drivers when you install OS X. You have this backwards. In order to read OS X disks from OS 9, you need to install the OS 9 drivers on

Re: Meritline External Enclosure Help-Question

2004-03-29 Thread Hector I Macedo
said: snip snip The tech' comment was that since my other USB devices (Adesso keyboard and printer) were operating, the driver for the external unit was present and the unit's connecting cord or chip were bad. Tivo, were you connecting the thicker of the 2 cables? I found out that if I

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 7:34 AM -0800 3/29/04, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: Interesting. I have used Linksys in the past. Have had not great luck with the products but good luck with the support. Configure via web is also interesting. One thing I forgot to mention was important is RANGE. I hope to find one with enough

Re: My video

2004-03-29 Thread w miller
My main goal in wanting a bridge of any kind is to transfer all my old VHS movies to DVD. Can that be done efficiently and with excellent quality with a miniDV camcorder? If so, what else would I need --- software, other hardware, cables? Willi -- -- G-Books is sponsored by

File synch in OSX?

2004-03-29 Thread Erik Ness
Greetings, New to the list, with what is probably an common problem for X migrators. I run two systems -- a Cube and an iBook and am preparing for the final ascent into the land of X. I like to keep the two running more or less identically, but I sense that with the more stringent control of

Re: powerbook G3 14' display cables

2004-03-29 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Mikael! Do you by any chance have a good backup (clock) battery from that Wallstreet? It's a wierd affair of six brown wafers between two sheets of black plastic sheeting marked 616-0102 on both sides, with a power cable attached. In a padded envelope, it should mail at about one and one

Re: My video

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 29/03/04 22:45, w miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My main goal in wanting a bridge of any kind is to transfer all my old VHS movies to DVD. Can that be done efficiently and with excellent quality with a miniDV camcorder? If so, what else would I need --- software, other hardware,

Re: My video

2004-03-29 Thread P. H. Adams
On Mar 30, 2004, at 6:45 AM, w miller wrote: My main goal in wanting a bridge of any kind is to transfer all my old VHS movies to DVD. Can that be done efficiently and with excellent quality with a miniDV camcorder? If so, what else would I need --- software, other hardware, cables? Well, if

Re: File synch in OSX?

2004-03-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 29/03/04 23:00, Erik Ness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings, New to the list, with what is probably an common problem for X migrators. I run two systems -- a Cube and an iBook and am preparing for the final ascent into the land of X. I like to keep the two running more or less

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Let me chime in perhaps late with nothing but good about the Buffalo brand available from CompUSA. I have 2 of these primarily for my ReplayTV units, but I also connect with my 802.11g PC card with my older TiBook. Rather easy to set up and work very well for me. Brian -- G-Books is

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 3/29/04 9:25 PM, Brian Scott Oplinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: Let me chime in perhaps late with nothing but good about the Buffalo brand available from CompUSA. I have 2 of these primarily for my ReplayTV units, but I also connect with my 802.11g PC card with my older

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread K
Kyle Hansen wrote: On 3/29/04 9:25 PM, Brian Scott Oplinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: Let me chime in perhaps late with nothing but good about the Buffalo brand available from CompUSA. I have 2 of these primarily for my ReplayTV units, but I also connect with my 802.11g PC