Re: java development on a PowerBook

2004-06-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 08/06/04 20:53, Leon C. Webster at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a java developer who is thinking of switching. I would like to hear reports from other developers who develop on a Powerbook rather than on Windows (I work for a windows-centric client), or on Linux (which I currently run on

Re: iPhoto and Old Images ?

2004-06-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 08/06/04 22:51, MacAddictvja at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I checked out Bruce's pictures at http://oscar.pharmacy.arizona.edu/Taos_trip/Taos_trip.html My question is -- Can I take my old images saved as old JPEGS, GIF, PICTS and use iPhoto to work with the images? I am still waiting

Re: Questions about Wallstreet II

2004-06-09 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 11:02 AM -0400 6/8/04, Kenneth Vann wrote: Hello all. I have just obtained a used Wallstreet II (PDQ). I am using OS 9.1. Dont want to go to OSX yet. Are their any alternet ccl files for the internal modem? I travel to a place that has bad phone lines, and I need

Re: Pismo Audio Echo

2004-06-09 Thread Mikael Byström
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: X and 9 capable? X -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

iChat on Lombard

2004-06-09 Thread illovox
on 6/9/04 3:24 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: FireWire for Lombard? From: Ely Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone know: 1. if a video ichat via an iSight on a Lombard would work in terms of the processor speed? If it would be

Value of tiBook

2004-06-09 Thread illovox
on 6/9/04 3:24 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Powerbook value? From: supershanefx [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] So whats the value of my 500mhz titanium? I have Panther and an external firewire CDRW drive. Oh and 768 ram,

Re: OS 10.3.4

2004-06-09 Thread Roger Shufflebottom
At 2:37 pm -0400 8/6/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote: No problem here on a lowly Pismo... Seems to have settled down. I re-ran the updater and then upgraded the original Snapz Pro screen grabber to the latest version and (touch wood) my problems seem to have subsided. -- With best wishes, Roger

issues with OS 10.3.4?

2004-06-09 Thread Stuart Saunders
Have been getting dropouts of wireless since upgrading; must switch to bootP, apply, then back to DHCP and apply to reconnect. And today my Epson 1520 seems to have bitten the dust - won't print from either colour, ex. a ghosting of the black. Seems serious. Most likely this is not 10.3.4 tho I

Lombard fan(!)

2004-06-09 Thread COCCORP
First of all, let me thank those who helped me w/ the Lombard mobo-DVD question very helpful! Now I am in the beginning phases of diagnosing this recently acquired Lombard, which will startup at times (sometimes it gives me a contant green light before I reset) but then usually crashes a

Macromedia Freehand (OT)

2004-06-09 Thread Larry le Mac
I wonder if there are any people here using Freehand in OS X ? I have recently migrated from FH9 in OS 9 to FH11 in OS X and I am finding more and more things that I don't like that they have changed, but then again it may be small changes where the feature is still there, just not so apparent. An

Re: OS 10.3.4

2004-06-09 Thread Roger Shufflebottom
At 1:36 pm +0200 9/6/04, Larry le Mac wrote: My AluBook 15 1GHz takes longer to shut down and I feel that performance has decreased in some apps, but it may be imagination or due to something else... When I had the problem, I had the fan on a lot as though the processor was working hard, too. Now

Re: Value of tiBook

2004-06-09 Thread mac
http://www.everymac.com Look up your system and it will give you the current pricing. on 6/9/04 3:24 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Powerbook value? From: supershanefx [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] So whats the value of my

Which FireWire hard-drive?

2004-06-09 Thread Peter Polshek
Hello all. We need a firewire hard-drive for backup and extra storage. Which is the manufacturer of choice in terms of reliability or is it all the same? Also, I asked last week which older laptop was the right choice and got limited response. Are the plastic cased ibooks tough enough as

Need Lombard service treatise

2004-06-09 Thread COCCORP
Hey gang, I inadvertently left my service manual for the Lombard at home this morning; and NOW I am staring at 8 hours of boredom at work on a s-l-o-w day... can anyone direct me to an alternate source for one? Craig W. Atlanta GA If you go to war you have already lost ---Shogun Tokugawa

Re: OS 10.3.4

2004-06-09 Thread AKR
On 9-Jun-04, at 4:36 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: My AluBook 15 1GHz takes longer to shut down and I feel that performance has decreased in some apps, but it may be imagination or due to something else... Larry My Al 15 PB 1.25 GHz is also taking much longer to shut down than it did before I

Temperature of a G4 15 PB?

2004-06-09 Thread Timothy Luoma
I am using http://www.bresink.de/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html after a suggestion from someone on one of these lists. I noticed today while I was using it that my hands were getting hot. I had not noticed this before. I am using the PB on my desk with nothing under it, and it is running about

Re: pismo for recording

2004-06-09 Thread Seth Austen
on 6/8/04 3:01 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: pismo for recording From: lily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. I am serious about digitizing sound and doing a high quality record in the field. I am VERY new at

Re: New PowerBook question.

2004-06-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 6/8/04 6:40 PM, Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My questions are: - is the described system good enough (or too good) for me? - can you upgrade/change the memory later with generic sticks, or can you only do it via the official Apple stores? Sounds good to me! (I own the

Re: New PowerBook question. (OT now)

2004-06-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 8, 2004, at 7:26 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: Neat pics, Bruce. May I ask what software you used to set up the pages? I have used Photoshop for some of mine, but I like the larger thumbnails with captions you have. Straight outta iPhoto. I created a new album, dragged the pictures I chose from

Looking for some empties....

2004-06-09 Thread COCCORP
Does anyone have any empty Pismo/Lombard cd/dvd drive expansion bay caddies, or complete but defective Pismo/Lomabrd cd/dvd assemblies they can part with? Thanks... Craig W. Atlanta GA If you go to war you have already lost ---Shogun Tokugawa -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Lombard Prototype FYI

2004-06-09 Thread COCCORP
If anyone is interested, there is a clear-cased Lombard prototype auction about to end on that site we all know... Search for: *RARE* Clear Apple Prototype G3 Powerbook 101 It is over $700 currently... Craig W. Atlanta GA If you go to war you have already lost ---Shogun Tokugawa -- G-Books

Re: Panther Book (was: Taking the plunge)

2004-06-09 Thread Al Poulin
Samantha wrote: in and/or other improvements I really should make? Im also looking for a good handbook on Panther. Any recommendations there? Sorry for the delay. I caught a QA between Samantha and JeffW in Digest 1775, but I never received 1774 where your original post and any other

Re: Lombard Prototype FYI

2004-06-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 9, 2004, at 1:02 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 03:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone is interested, there is a clear-cased Lombard prototype auction about to end on that site we all know... Search for: *RARE* Clear Apple Prototype G3 Powerbook 101 It is

Re: New PowerBook question.

2004-06-09 Thread Timothy Luoma
On 6/8/04 6:40 PM, Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get straight to the point: I am currently thinking of buying a PowerBook G4 15 1,33 GHz Combo with 512 MB DDR 333 SDROM in 2 SO-DIMMs and with a backlit keyboard (which as a touch-typist I don't really need, but I just wanna

Re: Taking the plunge

2004-06-09 Thread Timothy Luoma
On 6/8/04 7:21 PM, Samantha Goodson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I ordered a refurb 12 Ibook 800Mhz G4/256MB/30GB/Combo from the apple store. This is a big jump for me, as I'm writing this on a 250Mhz G3 upgraded 1400cs running OS 8.6. WOW! I once upgraded an office from 386/486 machines

Re: Taking the plunge

2004-06-09 Thread John Slavin
Samantha: You're gonna really like the iBook. It's a wonderful machine. Ram should be the first priority and unless they changed things, it should have only one slot, so you're gonna have to save and buy the big one. Otherwise you'll be taking out one RAM chip when you get a bigger one.

Re: OS 10.3.4

2004-06-09 Thread Mikael Byström
I have no problems, except that VPN is flaky. Could be the account though. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support

Determine firmware in the powerbook g4

2004-06-09 Thread Mikael Byström
Is the firmware the same as the Boot ROM-version in System info? Or how can I determine the firmware? Is it possible to downgrade the firmware? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

New Powerbook Question

2004-06-09 Thread Tom Meade
First, great support to Mr. Wichary on his PB buy. Mr. Johnson's iPhoto examples were quite vivid. Thanks! I, too am ready to leap, as lil ol' Lombie is destined to never run OS X and no cpu upgrades are in the offing these days. My consolation is that she's less of a theft target than Al! My uses

Re: New PowerBook question.

2004-06-09 Thread Andrew F.
You can replace both in the 15 and 17 inchers, only the 12 has the on-board memory soldered on (256MB). Andrew On 6/9/04 2:22 PM, Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/8/04 6:40 PM, Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get straight to the point: I am currently thinking of

Re: DSL - Connect Multiple Computers ??

2004-06-09 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 09/06/2004 18:27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: What kind of hardware and software do I need to get so we can have three computers on our DSL line? These are the computers I want to connect to our DSL -- 1) - PowerBook 540c (12MB RAM, OS 7.5.5) 2) - PowerMac 7300/500 (200MB

Re: New Powerbook Question

2004-06-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 6/9/04 8:55 PM, Tom Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't have many questions about the 1.5/15 but I'm not sure why I need a SuperDrive on a 2nd machine, thanks to Firewire. If you already have one computer that can burn DVDs then maybe you don't need a SuperDrive. I've used mine a grand

Re: Taking the plunge

2004-06-09 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 5:43 PM -0400 6/9/04, Timothy Luoma wrote: On 6/8/04 7:21 PM, Samantha Goodson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I ordered a refurb 12 Ibook 800Mhz G4/256MB/30GB/Combo from the apple store. This is a big jump for me, as I'm writing this on a 250Mhz G3

Wireless Routers - Old Computers?

2004-06-09 Thread MacAddictvja
Can the PB 540c do wireless? What about the PM 7300? I know the iBook G4 can do wireless. I didn't get the airport card or Bluetooth though. I know that I will regret not getting bluetooth!! From: Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the 540 has a built in ethernet port, all you need is a router with at

Re: Lombard fan(!)

2004-06-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 09/06/04 22:13, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The National Enquirer reports at 7:17 AM -0400 6/9/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a Wallstreet expert of sorts, and I know the fan is always going in that G3 Maybe, but the one on my Wallstreet II **never** comes on though it used to.

Open Firmware On WallStreets

2004-06-09 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 12:18 PM +0100 6/5/04, Susan Platter wrote: When I tried this on my Wallstreet, which is showing exactly the same symptoms as described in Macintouch, I got a message that reset-nvram was an unknown word. reset-all seemed to work, as the screen blanked out and the

Re: Lombard fan(!)

2004-06-09 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 10:44 PM -0400 6/9/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 09/06/04 22:13, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The National Enquirer reports at 7:17 AM -0400 6/9/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a Wallstreet expert of sorts, and I know the fan is always going in

Printer Sharing?

2004-06-09 Thread Bob
I'd like to share a USB laster printer over a small SOHO Ethernet network. There are a couple of issues that come into play with my setup. First of all, the printer is *not* a network printer. It will have to be used connected to one of the PowerBooks on the network. Secondly, I'd like to be

CardBus SCSI Card?

2004-06-09 Thread Dante McLean
Hello All: Here is a stupid one for you: I am suddenly finding myself wanting SCSI on the Pismo, so that I can plug in (and with luck use via OneScanner Dispatcher) an old OneScanner 600/27. I was intent on using this with my NeXTStation, and thought I had appropriate software, but turns out

Re: CardBus SCSI Card?

2004-06-09 Thread Gary Adams
There's always USB-SCSI converters to consider. Gary On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 11:52 PM, Dante McLean wrote: Hello All: Here is a stupid one for you: I am suddenly finding myself wanting SCSI on the Pismo, so that I can plug in (and with luck use via OneScanner Dispatcher) an old OneScanner

Re: Wireless Routers - Old Computers?

2004-06-09 Thread Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo
On Jun 9, 2004, at 11:12 PM, Ken wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 09/06/2004 19:46 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Can the PB 540c do wireless? What about the PM 7300? I know the iBook G4 can do wireless. I didn't get the airport card or Bluetooth though. I know that I will regret not getting bluetooth!!