Heya,
There are some yummy freebies here, and you can soft the software by
type - free, commercial, shareware, beta etc:
http://www.macmusic.org/home/?lang=EN
Some of it runs on WallStreets. It's a deliberate challenge that was
also forced upon me to make music on a WallStreet (I'm still
I use Word for one item only--I'm a Humanist Celebrant (ask me offlist
if you want to know more about that) and have a marriage certificate
that's done in Word that I'll print on a color laser at Kinko's.
Otherwise I use AppleWorks for my WP needs. Word files are bloated
compared to what they
What would the right extension be? I suspect I could download it from
Apple if I don't have it- I just need to know which one it should be.
Thanks
Like Clark mentioned, you need to be sure that you have the right extension
for PC card support in OS 9, I think, or the 2400 won't notice any
Steve:
We saw strong opinions, yes. But this has been a great discussion.
Every statement has value for someone, whether it is for the open
source software or for Microsoft. Keep it up.
On Feb 1, 2006, at 10:28 PM, G-Books wrote:
Message-ID:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006
Also - if my display can't keep vertical and needs something heavy to
lean against, does it mean my hinges are pushing up the daisies?
Well, it means the hinges are broken. Nothing one can do about that except
replacing the hinges.
I bought a used Wallstreet off ebay for the price two new
On Feb 1, 2006, at 6:36 PM, Der Mickster wrote:
Should have got me a Pismo, by the look of it. But, well, I have this
WallStreet and it's here to stay, and I intend to use the living hell
out of it. So, yeah . . .
Any idea about how to procure a budget-conscious bootable DVDROM drive
for the
I suppose that might be it. Though I did think that Orinoco Silver was
supposed to work in older PB's. I've been googling all kind of sites that
show how to adapt Airport to work on a 2400 (using Tomeviewer or whatever
it's called) and patches, etc., but no go so far. The eject buttons for the
On 02/02/06 09:25, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What would the right extension be? I suspect I could download it from
Apple if I don't have it- I just need to know which one it should be.
Thanks
I think someone mentioned a PC Card extension or something like that. Not
sure but I thought I
Peter Webster writes:
Ah, I'm happy with Abiword: seems to be an application that *more*
than meets my needs. I like the idea of the internet being more
than just a marketing gig.
I'm writing a book on Abiword. I think that's pretty serious work.
That's a very good example. I hope
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Think we could drop Microsoft Office on those G3s? Nah.
FWIW, Office 2004 runs like a champ on my G3 iBook 700.
I'll stress again that, for the most part, Microsoft apps written for
the Mac generally tend to be quite nice - especially when compared with
I'd been given a Pismo (yes, givem, the last of the truly gorgeous
laptops Apple ever made) but it wasn't going ... it *had* been
functioning, but was then stored (with a full charge) in the bottom
of a filing cabinet for two months before I got my lucky li' mitts on
this G3/500/768MB/20GB
On 02/02/06 11:22, Geoffrey Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd been given a Pismo (yes, givem, the last of the truly gorgeous
laptops Apple ever made) but it wasn't going ... it *had* been
functioning, but was then stored (with a full charge) in the bottom
of a filing cabinet for two months
You missed the point A.J. I'm talking about MONEY, not compatibility. If I
am gifting 1000 G3s - I am not buying MS Office for them. As a nonprofit I
can get MS Office for my staff at $20.00 a pop, but I sure can't afford to
put it on 1000 computers
raino
On 2/2/06 8:38 AM, MorningAJ
On Feb 2, 2006, at 11:05, G-Books wrote:
Try Powerbook Parts for new replacement steel hinges. They will also
replace them for you, if you don't want to try it yourself.
http://www.pbparts.com/shop/wssr.html
I have no personal experience with them, but their name comes up
whenever someone
At 8:25 AM -0600 2/2/06, Mark wrote:
What would the right extension be? I suspect I could download it from
Apple if I don't have it- I just need to know which one it should be.
Thanks
I just looked at my Kanga and they only one I could find was PC Card
Modem Extension which wouldn't be
At 4:09 PM +0100 2/2/06, Udo Huth wrote:
I just tried it in a PB 3500 Kanga (OS9.1) and
I've got lights there so I guess it does work. I just can't figure out how
to get it to show up on the 2400 in OS 9.
Might it be that it is a Cardbus card and the Kanga has the Cardbus signals
on its
On 02/02/06 11:48, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 4:09 PM +0100 2/2/06, Udo Huth wrote:
I just tried it in a PB 3500 Kanga (OS9.1) and
I've got lights there so I guess it does work. I just can't figure out how
to get it to show up on the 2400 in OS 9.
Might it be that it is a
I'm writing a book on Abiword. I think that's pretty serious work.
That's a very good example. I hope there aren't too many people
pressed
over the tangential direction of this thread, but it seems worthwhile.
Comparing MS Word to AbiWord is like comparing a BMW 750i to a Toyota
On Feb 1, 2006, at 5:52 PM, Steve Peckey wrote:
I am also looking at a program called Nvu a web authoring program also
open source take a look see what you think. www.nvu.com
NVu is nice, it's based on the Mozilla editor code, the one drawback
is that it doesn't handle frames.
The NVu
At 11:53 AM -0500 2/2/06, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
On 02/02/06 11:48, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 4:09 PM +0100 2/2/06, Udo Huth wrote:
I just tried it in a PB 3500 Kanga (OS9.1) and
I've got lights there so I guess it does work. I just can't
figure out how
to get it to
On 02/02/06 11:58, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 11:53 AM -0500 2/2/06, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
On 02/02/06 11:48, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 4:09 PM +0100 2/2/06, Udo Huth wrote:
I just tried it in a PB 3500 Kanga (OS9.1) and
I've got lights there so I guess
Raino --
I didn't miss your point; I added to it. And... yes, it would be
prohibitively expensive for a non-profit to spend that much on a lot of 1000
machines.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You missed the point A.J. I'm talking about MONEY, not compatibility. If I
am gifting 1000 G3s - I
I forgot to mention that when quoting, you should NEVER include the info
footer that is added to every message. There is already the customary --
marker which most email clients will honor but for some reasons, I see way
too many posts that quote the entire message they're replying to, including
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote:
Any idea about how to procure a budget-conscious bootable DVDROM
drive
for the WallStreet? I'm being offered one for 80 USD, which somehow
strikes as a ripoff, especially considering that the postage will
eat
up another 30 . . . I don't
Laurent Daudelin writes:
I would like to remind everybody that one of the rule on LEM lists
is that when you reply to a message, you quote only the most relevant
parts and please, only bottom post, NO top posting.
*hangs head in shame*
Sorry. My #1 gripe on any list I've ever admin'd, and
Can you clean install 9 again?
on 2/2/06 8:05 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote:
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:25:44 -0600
Subject: Re: Wi-fi card
From: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What would the right extension be? I
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:21 PM, G-Books wrote:
NVu is nice, it's based on the Mozilla editor code, the one drawback
is that it doesn't handle frames.
The NVu website shows how to get a frames-like effect using CSS
(Which is the 'correct' way to do it, in fact, as frames are being
deprecated)
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Geoffrey Peters wrote:
Well, I've a tale to tell. That nice, virtually mind condition
Pismo I'd been given, isn't my Pismo. And the technician who
fixed it for me has ripped me off, so myself, along with the
machine's original owner and two officers from the
Should have got me a Pismo, by the look of it. But, well, I have this
WallStreet and it's here to stay, and I intend to use the living hell
out of it. So, yeah . . .
Any idea about how to procure a budget-conscious bootable DVDROM drive
for the WallStreet? I'm being offered one for 80 USD,
I use Pages almost as much as Abiword. It's really clean—uncluttered,
that is. Straightforward. I don't like the spelling checker a lot,
but it's enough to help catch mistakes. The page numbering could be
better, but it's adequate for short pieces. I use Pages for
commentaries on news
On Feb 2, 2006, at 12:14 PM, Ruffin Bailey wrote:
In any event, for light word processing on the web, it's really
stellar. Spellcheck is great to have and it does a super job of
WYSIWYGing aside from linked css. And thank freakin' heavens for
the lack of html bloat, the span issues
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:21 PM, G-Books wrote:
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:56:48 -0500
Subject: Reminder: LowEndMac lists rules (2)
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I forgot to mention that when quoting, you should NEVER include the
info
footer that is added
At 11:07 AM -0800 2/2/06, Illovox Media wrote:
Can you clean install 9 again?
That may be your best bet. If you do, make sure you do a custom
install and check any Airport stuff.
--
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
I'm a designated driver on the
On Feb 2, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Geoffrey Peters wrote:
Does this look like a virtually mind PowerBook to you?
Took me a while to figure this one out. I think you mean mint.
--
G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...
Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished
Can you clean install 9 again?
Like Clark mentioned, you need to be sure that you have the right extension
for PC card support in OS 9, I think, or the 2400 won't notice any card in
the slot.
I've done that (after a fashion). Originally it had OS 8.6 on it. I
couldn't get the card to go
Especially when you consider that Office by Microsoft was out for the
Mac before it was available for the PC. Microsoft has done some
great stuff in putting together the Mac version. I saw a site
promoting the new version that's coming out for Windows. Strangely
enough it has a lot of
Stupid question here: What would make you want to 'gift' a 1000 G3's
with Office? Gift them without and let the user decide what he wants
to use. And then there's always Appleworks. I've used it and like
it except there are some parts of it that I don't care for--like the
'database'.
I just posted a long response regarding Word Processors. But, as
soon as iWork 06 came out, I bought it. Pages is dramatically
improved over the 05 version. It definitely gets my vote as #2.
And, I do use it. If you're going to do an article with pictures,
etc, it's a LOT easier to
oy! Are we going to start up with this here? I un-subscribed from
the iMac list because of it.
Tim
On Feb 2, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
Folks,
I would like to remind everybody that one of the rule on LEM lists
is that
when you reply to a message, you quote only the most
I have broadband cable.doesn't cost me anything other than what I
pay monthly.
For that matter, I haven't seen any ISP's that charge by the minute
lately..what, in years?
Tim
On Feb 2, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Al Poulin wrote:
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:21 PM, G-Books wrote:
Date: Thu, 02 Feb
Hi Tim,
On Feb 2, 2006, at 5:49 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
Keynote gets my vote over PowerPoint any day--I think it's wonderful
Can Keynote presentations be shared with Windows users? Can it take a
PowerPoint presentation and clean it up, as well as save it in
PowerPoint format? If not, then
On 2-Feb-06, at 4:55 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
oy! Are we going to start up with this here? I un-subscribed from
the iMac list because of it.
Tim
Actually Tim, these rules have been in existence for at least a
year. As Laurent said in his first note, they are not up for
debate. If
Tim Collier wrote:
I have broadband cable.doesn't cost me anything other than what I
pay monthly.
For that matter, I haven't seen any ISP's that charge by the minute
lately..what, in years?
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:21 PM, G-Books wrote:
I forgot to mention that when quoting, you
on 02/02/06 19:55, Tim Collier at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
oy! Are we going to start up with this here? I un-subscribed from
the iMac list because of it.
Sorry Tim, these are the rules and we've been asked to enforce them.
-Laurent.
--
Dear listers,
I've got an old Toshiba 10X CD-ROM that I swapped into my Lombard, because the
stock DVD-ROM was getting flaky, but it's not letting me boot from a known
good SuSE Linux disc, even though it shows up in the Finder perfectly fine.
Any suggestions? The drive starts to spin up, but
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:03 PM, Woody Duncan wrote:
The reason for requesting the reply follow the repeated
portion of the thread is so the reader will know what the
message relates to. Then they will know if they wish to
read any further. Another reason is so the format of each
reply to a message
On 2/2/06 7:55 PM, Tim Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
oy! Are we going to start up with this here? I un-subscribed from
the iMac list because of it.
Tim
Tim - you might as well face it. These lists are informative but run by
inflexible tin pots. You accept it or move on.
--
G-Books
Tim:
You were not forced to quit the iMac list. They will not ban folks for
top posting.
I usually bottom post or interleave. But here I am top posting because
it makes no sense to bottom post a top-posted e-mail.
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:46 PM, G-Books wrote:
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL
Hello All
I've been loving Tiger on my 500 MHz Pismo but I want to figure out a
SCSI connection before I sell off the trusty Lombard and the best
solution I've found to date is a USB to SCSI adapter that only runs
under OS9.
So I want to install Classic on the Pismo.
The Pismo has a 40 Gb
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:42 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
Stupid question here: What would make you want to 'gift' a 1000
G3's with Office? Gift them without and let the user decide what
he wants to use.
My impression was that the computers are to those who have little
experience with or money
Woody wrote:
The reason for requesting the reply follow the repeated
portion of the thread is so the reader will know what the
message relates to. Then they will know if they wish to
read any further. Another reason is so the format of each
reply to a message is consistent therefore making
Let admit it, they just want to re-invent the wheel and make a
different on whose on top and below. Problem is almost all email
programs make as default, posting on top!!!
But we can abide and violate once in a while. Perhaps we can call
this freedom of style
Clem
On Feb 2, 2006, at
on 02/02/06 21:13, Harry Corsover at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:03 PM, Woody Duncan wrote:
The reason for requesting the reply follow the repeated
portion of the thread is so the reader will know what the
message relates to. Then they will know if they wish to
read any
On Thursday 02 February 2006 20:44, CG Bacani wrote:
Let admit it, they just want to re-invent the wheel and make a
different on whose on top and below. Problem is almost all email
programs make as default, posting on top!!!
Actually, my two preferred mail programs, Mozilla Thunderbird and
Does anyone on here have any experience running Linux on a Lombard G3? I'm
looking for a good *nix-based OS, and I can't afford to go out and get a new
copy of X, so Linux looks like the way to go.
If anyone has any experience, or suggestions on distros, please help me.
Thanks,
Caleb
--
my latch no longer latches
any ideas how to fix or how much a repair costs?
Thanks in advance
T
--
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On 2-Feb-06, at 4:55 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
oy! Are we going to start up with this here? I un-subscribed from
the iMac list because of it.
Tim
Actually Tim, these rules have been in existence for at least a
year. As Laurent said in his first note, they are not up for
debate. If
On Feb 2, 2006, at 9:10 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote:
Dear listers,
I've got an old Toshiba 10X CD-ROM that I swapped into my Lombard,
because the
stock DVD-ROM was getting flaky, but it's not letting me boot from
a known
good SuSE Linux disc, even though it shows up in the Finder
perfectly
Rules are rules. To go against the rules is like disagreeing with
the president: unpatriotic. You're with us or against us.
I don't know whose tag line this is but it is offensive. Only in a
country that is controlled by a dictator or is a Communist state
would said
tag line be true.
On Thursday 02 February 2006 21:26, phoenix wrote:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Multi-platform (x86 and PPC), quite user-friendly, one of the simplest
installs I've done yet.
I'm downloading Kubuntu right now, so I'm going to give it a shot. I did try
OpenSuSE PPC, because I run the x86
Quoth CG Bacani :
Let admit it, they just want to re-invent the wheel and make a
different on whose on top and below. Problem is almost all email
programs make as default, posting on top!!!
But we can abide and violate once in a while. Perhaps we can call
this freedom of style
From RFC
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:42 PM, Woody Duncan wrote:
Most people know how to highlight text, hit delete, move the
courser and type information into a new location. Why would you
need to set your e-mail program to reply to any message.
Am I missing something, Woody
In case you're
Quoth Woody Duncan :
Most people know how to highlight text, hit delete, move the
courser and type information into a new location. Why would you
need to set your e-mail program to reply to any message.
Am I missing something, Woody
Woody, Retired in Albuquerque
But, that's so much
On Feb 2, 2006, at 10:41 PM, phoenix wrote:
But, that's so much work...
Am I the only person who can recall when sending e-mail meant
typing
one line at a time on a green-screen and having to remember to hit
a CR at
the end of each line? THAT was work! And... I'm at least another
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:25 PM, Peter Apockotos wrote:
Rules are rules. To go against the rules is like disagreeing with
the president: unpatriotic. You're with us or against us.
I don't know whose tag line this is but it is offensive. Only in a
country that is controlled by a dictator or
Dear G-Books list members,
Listen everybody - I am not trying to make things difficult for any
you. I am honestly just trying to keep the list running smoothly
and enforce the LEM list rules. That's all. I volunteered for this
position because I really enjoy the lists and just wanted
On 2 Feb 2006, at 19:20, Harry Corsover asked:
Can Keynote presentations be shared with Windows users? Can it take
a PowerPoint presentation and clean it up, as well as save it in
PowerPoint format?
Not to present. You can export the Keynote presentation to PPT. In
the '05 version you
Peter Apockotos wrote:
No I remember those days and I am only thirty. Now gopher was a pain.
Archie and Gopher - great tools in their day but thankfully those days
are long gone. I almost remember setting up uucp to get my first emails
(excluding bbs mail of course)
--
G-Books is sponsored
on 02/02/06 23:33, Michael A. Howard at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Apockotos wrote:
No I remember those days and I am only thirty. Now gopher was a pain.
Archie and Gopher - great tools in their day but thankfully those days
are long gone. I almost remember setting up uucp to get my
On Feb 2, 2006, at 11:40 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
For those that are a little nostalgic of these old times, I just
found out
an unbelievable fun to use application for OS X. It's called
GLTerminal.
GLTerminal emulates a 1970¹s terminal monitor, complete with flaws in
brightness, warped
On Thursday 02 February 2006 22:50, Peter Apockotos wrote:
Oh I am not that nostalgic of those days. They can stay in the past.
But you would think the web would have grown a lot more since then.
But everything is really the same.
Well, I'll agree there. Add in the fact that we use word
On Feb 2, 2006, at 11:56 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote:
On Thursday 02 February 2006 22:50, Peter Apockotos wrote:
Oh I am not that nostalgic of those days. They can stay in the past.
But you would think the web would have grown a lot more since then.
But everything is really the same.
Well,
On Thursday 02 February 2006 22:25, Amber Robey wrote:
Listen everybody - I am not trying to make things difficult for any
you. I am honestly just trying to keep the list running smoothly
and enforce the LEM list rules.
Amber, let me tell you that I appreciate your keeping things running
On Thursday 02 February 2006 23:00, Peter Apockotos wrote:
The size of programs and the amount of memory and processing power
that is needed to run them has really gotten out of hand.
You would think it would be the reverse.
I could do 90% of what I do now with my Lombard running OS 9.2.2 with
Amber Robey wrote:
We have the rules in place to make the messages easier for everybody to
read and enjoy, particularly those who have to use text readers.
Amber and All,
Let's get on with asking questions about computer problems
and offering possible solutions. Personally I am all
Quoth Caleb Cupples :
The size of programs and the amount of memory and processing power
that is needed to run them has really gotten out of hand.
You would think it would be the reverse.
I could do 90% of what I do now with my Lombard running OS 9.2.2 with
192 MB of RAM on my 190 running
Quoth Woody Duncan :
Let's get on with asking questions about computer problems
and offering possible solutions.
That sounds pretty un-American to me... [grins]
Personally I am all in favor of breaking rules. But I reserve my
protests for things that are of major importance. I'll do my
Hello all and thanks in advance for any tips/advice.
As a project in my retirement, I'm going to resuscitate my original
iBook. After I replace the dead-as-a-doornail battery, I'd like to
replace the hard drive.
I realize it's a daunting task and have looked up the instructions
many times, but
on 03/02/06 00:53, Terry McCune at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello all and thanks in advance for any tips/advice.
As a project in my retirement, I'm going to resuscitate my original
iBook. After I replace the dead-as-a-doornail battery, I'd like to
replace the hard drive.
I realize it's a
On Feb 2, 2006, at 7:25 PM, Peter Apockotos wrote:
Rules are rules. To go against the rules is like disagreeing with
the president: unpatriotic. You're with us or against us.
I don't know whose tag line this is but it is offensive. Only in a
country that is controlled by a dictator or
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Tim Collier wrote:
I have broadband cable.doesn't cost me anything other than what I
pay monthly.
For that matter, I haven't seen any ISP's that charge by the minute
lately..what, in years?
Tim
On Feb 2, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Al Poulin wrote:
On Feb 2, 2006, at
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