From my experience, it would appear that OS X disks are fairly
universal. There certainly shouldn't be any problems within the one
product line.
Cheers,
Ben
On 5 Oct 2005, at 11:15 , Jared Noska wrote:
Well, do you think that it would matter if say the iBook it was
from had a newe
Thanks for all the comments, but I don't think We have
hit the solution yet.
I did format the hd on my G4 and partioned with the
8gb. I then put the drive back in the WS and it did
the same thing.
I haven't tried the metal strip because I thought this
was related only to sleep issues and newer
Decided today to try to get a little more life out of
the old Wallstreet by putting in a new hd. I had a 30g
Hitachi i bought six months ago and stuck it in.
Holding down the C key I tried to boot to the 10.2
disk, but only got the flashing question mark. This
made no sense so I tried resetting pra
arently do as well. The site's forums don't seem to have a
particularly large population, so you may not get a response.
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cing my 1.67GHz PowerBook
with something roughly 3 times as fast (if what I've been hearing
about OS X performance on the developer boxes is correct) in about a
year's time. The transition will be a headache for a lot of
developers, but it's definitely the right move to ma
I'd buy one or more. The major difficulty I see is sourcing the
connector; it's a Foxconn part that was discontinued years ago.
Cheers,
Ben
On 27 Mar 2005, at 18:50, Andrew Kershaw wrote:
Also . . . the thought has occurred to me there might still be a
market
for optical EBMs for t
This is a known issue with Wallstreet PBs under 10.2. The partial fix,
which seems to work for most people, is to restart under OS 9, put it
to sleep, wake it up again, and then restart again under X.
Cheers,
Ben
On 25 Mar 2005, at 12:16, Nima wrote:
Hello all,
I have what used to be a
Does choosing "Maximum Size" *after* entering full-screen mode have any
effect? Full-screen mode can be activated regardless of the selected
screen size.
Cheers,
Ben
On 22 Mar 2005, at 16:17, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
Well, it happens to both. The problem is that the black backgrou
You can get "new" ones from a guy in Hong Kong off eBay -- they're about US$15,
plus postage. It's not worth repairing them, they're designed to be replaced if
they fail.
Cheers,
Ben
On Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 09:57AM, maclist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
&g
I've always found that System Profiler in the Utilities folder works
for me...
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Mar 2005, at 10:53, John wrote:
Hubert Phillips II wrote:
OS 9 has the nifty utility Apple System Profiler. Does Mac OS X have
something similar? I just found a need for it, but can'
She knew how to change the application a document opens with (read her
post carefully!), just not which application is set by default to open
zip files transparently. Apple Help is of no use whatsoever, as it
doesn't mention BOMArchiveHelper anywhere at all.
Cheers,
Ben
On 14 Mar 2005,
given time.
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You need to Get Info on a zip file, and change the "Open With" to
BOMArchiveHelper (in /System/Library/CoreServices). Click "Change
All...", and confirm.
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On 13 Mar 2005, at 05:59, Anne Judge wrote:
Sort of OT - but it is on my PB 17" -
The application
I unlocked my SE ATT phone from ebay for only $20...
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On Mar 3, 2005, at 8:25 PM, Jason wrote:
Sure, that worked for me in the past, but I dont have the green to
shell out for a new SE BT phone from Cingular, and they dont allow me
to use my old ATT phone.. I guess the unlock codes got
, so there
are no options).
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As far as I know, there's no way of bridging the connections in the
manner you describe. Your best bet would be to get a dedicated
wireless->ethernet bridge unit, they're fairly inexpensive.
Cheers,
Ben
On 2 Mar 2005, at 06:38, Orlando Mac Geek wrote:
I do not know if it is possib
If you get a G4 powerbook, iMovie and Garageband will fly. Upgrading
the HD to a 5400 is fairly simple, but what is even easier is to get
an external Firewire drive and use that. This easier, and makes taking
data elseware a breeze. Just make sure you have AT LEAST 768 Megs of
memory when trying to
When I worked at a computer store and USB first came out, I was told
by an Intel rep that powered hubs should be plugged in when the
computer is off. I have followed this info since 1997, and recommend
it to anyone who buys a powered hub. Regular USB perhipials are just
fine to hot plug.
Ben
On
Did you have the computer on when you plugged it in? Sometimes with
powered hubs you are not supposed to plug them in when the computer is
on. If it really did fry them, I would call and ask for the company to
pay for the damage, because that is unacceptable.
Ben
On Feb 28, 2005, at 8:44 AM
DVD. Also,
try to separate the backups as much as possible; you could consider
mailing CDs containing vital data to your home address at regular
intervals, or keeping a set in every part of your luggage, etc.
Cheers,
Ben
On 26 Feb 2005, at 22:41, Peter Saint James wrote:
I'm assessing bac
the older G4's cache ran at half processor speed, whereas the new
G4 has its cache integrated into the processor, and runs it at full
speed. From the benchmarks I've seen, it's not a huge performance hit.
Cheers,
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the Radeon 9100, which is the equivalent integrated graphics
processor. The fact that the 9200 is soldered onto the motherboard in
the case of the iBooks doesn't make it integrated.
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than integrated
graphics)
Combo drive
and a 12" 1024x768 display
The iBook also comes with wireless, a much better battery life, and
much, much smaller dimensions (the Dell is more than half an inch
thicker).
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larly during battery
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sounds about right.
Cheers,
Ben
On 23 Feb 2005, at 12:58, Jason wrote:
What kinda time are you getting on your powerbook battery?
Looks like mine is getting about 2.5 to three hours, is that right or
should I be trying to get it re
ng. Currently, with Finder, Mail, Adium X,
Installer, Terminal, Address Book, iCal, TextEdit, Preview, Taco HTML
Edit and Safari open, 1.11GB of my RAM is in use.
Personally, with a 15" AlBook, I'd go straight to 1.5 or 2GB. RAM isn't
that expensive these days, a 1GB PC2700 SODIMM shouldn&
Low-profile is about an inch deep, high-profile is about 2". There's
not much in the way of high-profile RAM sold these days.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Feb 2005, at 11:41, Brian Braunschweiger wrote:
How can I tell if RAM is low profile or high profile?
Brian
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ening Terminal, and typing "telnet www.apple.com
80", hitting return, waiting a couple of seconds, typing "GET /", and
hitting return again. What happens? If everything is working correctly,
you should see a large amount of text outputted within a few seconds of
you typing the
7;d generally be fine as far as the power supply is
concerned, but if you plan on hooking into any hotel modem or ethernet
jacks, you'll definitely want surge protectors for them.
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No, there's nothing but wires inside the cord. The device itself is a
switchmode power supply (SMPS), and as such has built-in over-current
and over-temperature protection. No fuses required.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Feb 2005, at 16:12, Bryan Kattwinkel wrote:
Is there a fuse inside the Yo-Yo
As far as I know, both adapters are 24V, 45W types, which means they're
interchangeable. Check the specifications printed on each of them just
to be sure. Earlier yo-yo adapters used a different-sized plug, but I
think the dual-USB iBooks use the current connector.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Feb
nd wake it up
again. The issue seems to be fairly common, I'm not sure if there's a
solution to it yet.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Feb 2005, at 08:31, Jeff Wiseman wrote:
The other day I had some interesting things happen. I shut down my
iBook, and sat as it took longer than normal to power down
nstall new processor card
11. Boot machine and verify that everything works
It's important to only do a step or two at a time, and to test
constantly -- that way, if something fails, you know roughly what it
is.
Cheers,
Ben
On 6 Feb 2005, at 06:48, Sally Shumard wrote:
I would like to compare t
All the iTunes "Use OpenGL" button does is use OpenGL to speed up some
of the 2D drawing operations. If you've got 16MB or more VRAM, the
difference should be noticeable.
Cheers,
Ben
On 29 Jan 2005, at 20:29, Zoltan Batiz wrote:
Is OpenGL user configurable? Or is this one of those b
For me, Backup is very nearly useless. It offers limited options,
doesn't have much flexibility in terms of scheduling, and can't make
complete backups of your drive like CCC can. The only advantage is that
it's free with any .mac subscription.
Cheers,
Ben
On 1 Feb 2005, at 04:
How old is the battery? If you start the computer up, then pull the
power cable out, does it stay on? Sometimes old batteries get confused
about their charge status, and say they're full when they are in fact
holding no charge at all.
Cheers,
Ben
On 28 Jan 2005, at 14:06, James Sanderson
The thumbnail viewer is all done in JavaScript, and I suspect that's
preventing IE from archiving the images correctly. No idea how the
problem would be solved, though.
Cheers,
Ben
On 28 Jan 2005, at 03:32, Claire Hart wrote:
O.K., everybody - I have another question now. I did these
I believe some 2.5" Toshiba drives have 32MB buffers, but I'm not that
sure they come in ATA-5.
Drives running at 7200rpm cost considerably more, and are generally
ATA-6.
Cheers,
Ben
On 27 Jan 2005, at 04:53, CR wrote:
Very interesting recommendations re: Wallstreet HD.
Thank you Ben
Try printing the page in Safari, but instead of hitting "Print...",
click "Save as PDF...". You should get a complete listing, with all
images etc.
Cheers,
Ben
On 26 Jan 2005, at 17:42, Claire Hart wrote:
I know this is a little off-topic, but I don't know how to rese
ue to the age of the machine, you probably won't be
using it for video editing, gaming, or anything else that's too
space-hungry (unless you have a large music collection), so the 40GB
should be ample.
Cheers,
Ben
On 26 Jan 2005, at 13:15, Ken wrote:
I have a Wallstreet II/300 with
ashReporter" -- it'll be clear which logs are for which
applications.
Cheers,
Ben
On 26 Jan 2005, at 11:40, Amber wrote:
Okay, I am hoping somebody here might be able to suggest a solution
for me
regarding my 15" 1.25 Gig Al PB.
I bought it Dec 2003 so it is just over a year old. For th
the real world there are such things as supply
problems, shipping delays, and so forth; the fact that it's taking some
time for parts to arrive doesn't mean Apple isn't trying to speed the
process.
Cheers,
Ben
On 25 Jan 2005, at 17:34, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote:
Apple Care is terri
In my experience, Panther install CDs work on any machine. The disks
that came with my iBook G4 work on an iMac G3, an aluminium PowerBook
G4, and a Wallstreet (with XPostFacto). It seems to be only earlier OS
install CDs that are machine-specific.
Cheers,
Ben
On 24 Jan 2005, at 15:14, Geoff
veloper.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/
Macintosh_CPUs-G3/PowerBookG3Series_1999/PowerBookG3Series_1999.pdf
(pages 26 and 27)
Pismo --
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/
Macintosh_CPUs-G3/PowerBook/PowerBook.pdf (page 33)
Cheers,
Ben
On 23 Jan 2005, at 1
9 DVD playback, obviously, will continue to work -- but that's not what
the original poster was asking.
Cheers,
Ben
On 23 Jan 2005, at 12:34, Andrew F. wrote:
Mplayer is another non-Apple decoder, but this and most likely VLC will
require more horsepower than any Wallstreet can offer, unles
There is no solution. You just can't play DVDs under OS X.
Cheers,
Ben
On 23 Jan 2005, at 08:38, Mark Kippert wrote:
I recently installed OSX on my wife's 300MHz Wallstreet. It has the DVD
player with PC card decoder. I forgot that OSX does not support the
decoder
card. Does anyb
If 2 iBooks aren't recognising the CD properly, it sounds like the CD
is damaged. The chances of two different computers' optical drives
failing at the same time are rather slim.
Do other CDs work in the drives?
Cheers,
Ben
On 21 Jan 2005, at 01:42, David Lesher wrote:
They are ones I
No, no problem. Current and power, when indicated on the adapter
itself, are to be treated as "maximum" ratings (there's normally a bit
of wiggle room, though). So, the *actual* current and *actual* power
output will be determined by the load.
Cheers,
Ben
On 21 Jan 2005, at 01:
The power rating simply indicates how much current the adapter can
supply without burning out. Using a higher-rated power supply is fine;
if anything, it will lead to fewer adapter heat problems.
Cheers,
Ben
On 20 Jan 2005, at 20:57, Tim Hodgson wrote:
Hi,
I asked this question yesterday, but
OS X won't be as likely to run out of space and start
fragmenting all your files.
Cheers,
Ben
On 20 Jan 2005, at 07:41, Larry le Mac wrote:
How big a benefit is it to swap the original 4200rpm 40GB
drive for a 5400 rpm ? What about a 7200rpm drive ???
Losing a few GB isn't crucial if
I have a Wallstreet that was booting unreliably, with somewhat similar
symptoms (although booting from a CD was fine). The problem turned out
to be an almost-dead hard drive. Perhaps try removing it, then booting
from CD?
Cheers,
Ben
On 20 Jan 2005, at 08:59, Tom Peterson wrote:
The wallstreet
meframe as Tiger's
release.
Cheers,
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Good point -- I don't think there's any way of getting Mail to do that
other than manually taking accounts offline, then bringing them back
online when you want to check them.
Cheers,
Ben
On 19 Jan 2005, at 03:36, Luis Sequeira wrote:
I (almost) stand corrected. You're ri
le multiple accounts as well as Eudora does.
Luis Sequeira
At this stage, the only feature you've mentioned that Mail doesn't have
(set automatic check intervals on a per-account basis) is entirely
unnecessary for anyone with an internet connection faster than a 14.4k
modem.
Cheers,
transferring data from one account to another:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106824 -- note that they
recommend against simply changing the short name of an account.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Ben Dyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
ORIGIN
dent to let him decide.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:32, Tim Collier wrote:
Hey Ben, that's somebody else's music! What you are suggesting is
tantamount to theft. Aase, put your OWN music in iTunes, the stuff
that is
there now is NOT YOURS!
For that matter, any software the previou
st fine. It's a
really, really bad idea, but Apple does give you the choice.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:23, Tim Collier wrote:
On 1/17/05 10:01 AM, "Ben Dyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The Password field in the accounts preferences pane *always* displays
the same nu
to iTunes>Preferences>Advanced, and click "Change...".
Navigate to wherever you put the music folder, and click "Choose".
Alternatively, if you only want the music in one account, you can
simply move the Users/[username]/Music/iTunes folder to the Music
folder of a different
ey may not have Norwegian
localisations. Since you speak English, you should drag "English" into
second place in the Languages preference pane. This will force every
app that doesn't support Norwegian to use English instead.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Jan 2005, at 01:49, Aase Marit Waage wrote:
H
What's the problem with multiple accounts? I'm using 8 at the moment (5
IMAP, 2 POP, and 1 Exchange) without any issues at all.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Jan 2005, at 00:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apple's Email is a real workhorse with a few caveats: It doesn't play
nice
with mul
By and large, yes. The 12" PowerBook doesn't have a PCMCIA slot anyway.
Cheers,
Ben
On 17 Jan 2005, at 00:41, Larry le Mac wrote:
From: Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Makes me happy that I saved money buying
an iBook instead of a powerbook!
Has the PCMCIA interface been made redundant
way, but you'll
probably hit the limits of the 30GB drive reasonably soon, so at least
the 40GB gives you more time to upgrade.
Finally, the PB is just a much more attractive computer. The iBooks
scratch and stain quite easily, whereas the PB maintains its pretty
aluminium sheen thro
The SSD hack works just fine under Tiger.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Jan 2005, at 21:39, Larry le Mac wrote:
Thanks for the tips about Screen Spanning Doctor
certainly turns the table, again...
I just wonder about basing a new Mac purchase on a
third party hack, and then Tiger comes out, it doesn't
iBook supports much the same resolutions as the Mac
mini does with VGA -- up to 1920x1080.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Jan 2005, at 09:36, Larry le Mac wrote:
From: "John C. Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
AFAIK the iBooks don't support desktop spanning
Oh crap!
Or rather, thanks for
e.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Jan 2005, at 13:49, W. David Stephenson wrote:
I broke the right side of my 3-month-old iBook yesterday (don't ask
how...) and was sending an email describing what it looks like to a
pal (takes me back to the days of my old 512: I have basically an 10 x
10 monitor plus
#x27;t
know it. With RAM, you generally get what you pay for, although prices
for the same brands of RAM varies a bit between resellers. Comparing
prices for name-brand RAM between major retailers is your best bet.
Cheers,
Ben
On 12 Jan 2005, at 14:30, Jim Scolman wrote:
Hello, I have che
very major
domestic mains electricity standard in the world since at least 1995.
All you need is the right adapter plug (European to US). These should
be available at any airport and most Radio Shack-like chains for no
more than $10.
Cheers,
Ben
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Sometimes dead batteries give incorrect charge status readings. Is this
a new battery, or the original?
Cheers,
Ben
On 9 Jan 2005, at 15:18, Lance Ferguson wrote:
Hi,
I just bought a Wallstreet II 233 and when I plugged
in the power adapter until the battery gage (It's
running Sys.8.6)indi
Yes, there is a third-party CD-RW module for the WS. They're
unbelievably rare, though. Good luck tracking one down.
Cheers,
Ben
On 27 Dec 2004, at 15:43, CR wrote:
Someone listed a request on our local Craig's List
for a Wallstreet CD-RW.
Is there such a slide in module for the Wallst
fails to turn on after waking from sleep, the brightness
controls do nothing.
On 25 Dec 2004, at 13:13, Mikael Byström wrote:
Ben Dyer said:
This is a known issue with the Wallstreet under Jaguar. To fix this
problem:
* Restart into MacOS 9
* Put the Wallstreet to sleep
* Wake it up again
* Restart
manual, not familiar with the Lombard procedure), or doing a
low-level format on the hard drive and testing it for bad sectors.
Cheers,
Ben
On 23 Dec 2004, at 21:04, Dijkwel wrote:
Hi All,
For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3
as well as 10.2) on my daughter'
Hello. I know the Clamshell ibook specs say pc100 so-dimm ram, but will
pc133 so-dimm ram work?
TIA,
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Both machines use entirely non-standard RAM boards, and to the best of
my knowledge they're not readily interchangeable.
Cheers,
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On 20 Dec 2004, at 14:29, Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo wrote:
I'm not on the PowerBook list anymore, so may I post this here on the
G-Book list?
I&
k at
http://www.google.com/search?q=.mdf+file and
http://www.google.com/search?q=mdf+file+mac+open
Cheers,
Ben
On 19 Dec 2004, at 14:37, Jim Dynes wrote:
Hi all, does anyone know what mdf & mds files files are and what
program will open them?
Thanks
Jim
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I'm fairly sure displays are completely incompatible between PowerBook
models. Wallstreet displays are going for less on eBay, so there's
probably not much point in finding out for sure.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Dec 2004, at 05:42, Bill Gau wrote:
To all:
Getting ready to replace a failin
As long as you don't get an ATA-6 or later drive, it'll be fine. The
Wallstreet's got a bit more space in it, though, so it supports drives
up to about 17mm high.
Cheers,
Ben
On 18 Dec 2004, at 05:11, Bill Gau wrote:
Following the discussion on the Pismo HD replacement wi
you can do.
Cheers,
Ben
On 16 Dec 2004, at 12:56, Ben Coplin wrote:
Hello. Is there any way I can get my Clamshell ibook 300 w/ combo
drive(dvd/cd-rw) to read dvd's? How would I go about doing that?
Thanks.
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Do you have a clamshell SE (graphite)? Mine is a Blueberry 300mhz,
which will not play DVD's.
On Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 10:12 PM, Katherine Zysk wrote:
I know. But Clamshell does not support dvd reading / playing. The only
one that does is the ibook SE 466mhz.
~Ben~
On Wedn
I know. But Clamshell does not support dvd reading / playing. The only
one that does is the ibook SE 466mhz.
~Ben~
On Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 09:37 PM, Jim Dynes wrote:
Combo drives will read DVDs. Just pop it in.
Jim
On Dec 15, 2004, at 6:56 PM, Ben Coplin wrote:
Hello. Is there any
Hello. Is there any way I can get my Clamshell ibook 300 w/ combo
drive(dvd/cd-rw) to read dvd's? How would I go about doing that? Thanks.
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Hmm, should have read the subject more carefully. No idea if OS X
supports IR on the Pismo. Either way, IR should be considered a method
of last resort; even borrowing an Ethernet PCMCIA card would be better.
Cheers,
Ben
On 16 Dec 2004, at 00:48, Ben Dyer wrote:
You'd need to get a T
ve.
Cheers,
Ben
On 15 Dec 2004, at 16:36, Rad Craig wrote:
I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want
to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc.) onto this
Pismo. My FTP server seems to choke before I can get the zip file
containing it all (about 60MB
It looks like you're dragging the System folder on the CD to the hard
disk. Instead, try double-clicking the Installer program on the CD.
Cheers,
Ben
On 12 Dec 2004, at 23:47, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote:
hi to all:
a stupid question here: how do i install os 9 on a lombard? i have
ly, convert the file to AIFF, and use virtually any sound
utility out there--in fact, you could do it in QuickTime Player, if you
have QT Pro.
Cheers,
Ben
On 12 Dec 2004, at 20:19, simon goslin wrote:
howdy!
i'd like to obtain a decent free mp3 editor that's easy to use, not
too technical
rmat the drive using Disk Utility (in the
Utilities folder on the system CD) -- you could even do a low-level
format, but that's probably unnecessary -- and then install the system
and applications you want. Make sure you format the drive as Mac OS
Extended (HFS+), otherwise you'll was
Hello. I recently purchased a clamshell ibook. On the botton there are three
large letters written in permanent marker. The seem to be under the top
plastic. Is there anyway I can get to them to remove them? (there must be
since they are there now:-)
TIA, ~Ben~
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e problem might be somewhere else...
No, the charge card (according to the Apple service manual on this
model...) is an entirely separate board, located above the handle-like
protruding section of the logic board. It's the first part Apple
recommends replacing when solving this type of issu
On 9 Dec 2004, at 04:06, Scott Birdwell wrote:
Thanks for the response, Ben. My apologies for being so slow to
respond. It's the holiday season, and those of us in retail are
getting a bit busy! As for the Wallstreet, I've definitely tried the
first 3 steps several times first.
the computer from being started in target
disk mode. However, it doesn't prevent someone from pulling the hard
disk out of the computer and accessing it from another machine.
Cheers,
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If the confidential stuff is that important, you'd be best off
encrypting it via FileVault or similar. Using an OF password doesn't
secure your data, it just secures the machine.
Cheers,
Ben
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SI device. If you have, there's not
really anything you can do to get it to work other than buying a new
cable. They sell for about $5 on eBay. Look for an HDI-30 to Centronics
cable--most SCSI peripherals have a Centronics port on them, rather
than the DB25.
Cheers,
Ben
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or 40. They're pretty
common on eBay. However, the problem may be in the battery charge
module, rather than the logic board.
Cheers,
Ben
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ridge to enable your PS2 to connect to the wireless network, or
something entirely different?
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Ben
On 1 Dec 2004, at 02:04, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
On 30/11/04 10:01, "Michael J. Granado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello all,
I have a Grey Airport Base Station working wit
s RAM. The PC66 standard (presuming that's what Amanda
meant by "128MB 66MHz") requires 10ns (=100MHz) or faster RAM. Read
http://www.simmtester.com/page/memory/memfaq.asp?
cat=6&subcat=&tableView=detail&faqId=1 for more information.
Cheers,
Ben
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The bus speed on the 266MHz Wallstreet is 66MHz. It'll work fine,
providing the RAM going into the lower slot is low-profile (the card
should be about an inch wide).
Cheers,
Ben
On 29 Nov 2004, at 09:45, Amanda Ward wrote:
Hi All,
I have a Wallstreet 266 with 192 MB ram. The upper slot
All the relevant files for iCal and Safari are stored in ~/Library, so
a re-install of the applications alone won't wipe your settings.
Cheers,
Ben
On 22 Nov 2004, at 18:47, Albert wrote:
Hi everyone
On my iBook running 10.3.6, some applications had
installed in my Username/Applications f
Yep, the last version of X officially supported by Apple on the
Wallstreet is 10.2.8. Welcome to the list.
Cheers,
Ben
On 17 Nov 2004, at 12:53, Zach Arace wrote:
Hey G-Bookers,
This is my first post as a member of the G-Books list!
Anyways, was wondering what the latest version of OS X
Select a Word document in the Finder. Press Cmd-I. Select Info
window>Open With>Application popup>"Word". If it's not there, select
"Other..." and navigate to Word. Click "Change all..." and confirm.
Cheers,
Ben
On 17 Nov 2004, at 12:47, Andrew F. wr
If you've got a DVD drive to install it with, it'll work just fine.
You're not going to get *any* of the neat GUI hardware acceleration,
though.
Cheers,
Ben
On 16 Nov 2004, at 09:12, Sacredsystem wrote:
Hi,
I assume this has been asked in the past, but will Tiger be
compat
Go to the keyboard layout menu (that little flag in the menu bar), and
select "Keyboard Viewer". If it's not there, go to System
Prefs>International>Input Menu and make sure "Show input menu in menu
bar" (bottom-left) and "Keyboard Viewer" (in scrolli
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