Re: installing Classic over Tiger

2009-09-11 Thread WhyOSX
They are no 'Cannons' - the name is 'CANON' I'm going to retry this again tomorrow when I'm not so tired... I have a Cannon 1240U I bought this way back in 2001 and I also have a Cannon S820 printer too! I got all the OS 10 down loads off Cannon's website and the printer works just

installing Classic over Tiger

2009-09-11 Thread Lawrence David Eden
I (we) have solved my problem with OS 9 installation over Tiger. I was attempting the installation on 2 different Macs. One was a front loading iMac G3 and the other was an iBook G4. I was able to boot from my OS 9.2.1 CD on the iMac only. The installer was able to run and I had to do a

Re: iTunes 9 PPC Macs

2009-09-11 Thread Cliff Rediger
On Sep 9, 7:29 pm, Chance Reecher cnrtechh...@gmail.com wrote: I just updated to iTunes 9 on my dual 1.42 MDD G4, and I'm having some problems with it. I keep seeing the beach ball, but iTunes is the only app I have running besides Mail and IRC. When I try and click the Movies tab for my

Questions about start-up drives; how best to copy a drive to be used in another computer?

2009-09-11 Thread mkehoe
Questions about start-up drives; how best to copy a drive to be used in another computer? I have a G4 dual 867mhz MDD that has a power supply that's showing signs of failing. I recently installed Leopard on a new Seagate 7200 Barracuda 500G as my new start-up drive into this machine. I bought

Re: installing Classic over Tiger

2009-09-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 11, 2009, at 3:10 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: The iBook is another story. Apparently, due to a user stupidity error, I thought that I was booting off the OS 9.2.1 CD..NOT SO. And that is why the iBook kept telling me that it needed an OS 9 System Folder in order to run the

Re: Questions about start-up drives; how best to copy a drive to be used in another computer?

2009-09-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 11, 2009, at 8:48 AM, mkehoe wrote: Questions about start-up drives; how best to copy a drive to be used in another computer? I have a G4 dual 867mhz MDD that has a power supply that's showing signs of failing. I recently installed Leopard on a new Seagate 7200 Barracuda 500G as

Re: My G4 seems to be running slow

2009-09-11 Thread lyne
Does anyone know of a way to monitor your bandwidth usage? My friend said maybe ATT has just cut back on their bandwidth or speed or whatever and could be causing the slowdown. I'm on ATT DSL. On Sep 10, 8:52 am, lyne chelyh...@gmail.com wrote: I guess I should have said I bought the chip less

G4 Cube power supply question

2009-09-11 Thread Gorka Martinez Mezo
I just received a 450Mhz G4 Cube bought via LEM Swapt. It is an US model and came with a US power supply. While I can easily find and European style adapted for the plug, I have been unable to check if this power suplly can be used with European voltage (220v). Many power sources have

Re: G4 Cube power supply question

2009-09-11 Thread Kris Tilford
On Sep 11, 2009, at 2:20 PM, Gorka Martinez Mezo wrote: Can I use the supplied power source with this Cube, or do I have to find an European power source? http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58689 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: G4 Cube power supply question

2009-09-11 Thread Gorka Martinez Mezo
Thanks a lot! Missed this one! (I downloaded the pdf archives but without looking around! Gorka Original-Nachricht Datum: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:46:38 -0500 Von: Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net An: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Betreff: Re: G4 Cube power supply question On

Re: iTunes 9 PPC Macs

2009-09-11 Thread Po-en Tsai
So, in the general experience of others, are the latest ITunes and QT updates recommended for Tiger on a G4 or not? Get the updates. I have had the updates (iTunes 9 and Qtime) since the day they came out, and have not had a crash yet on my eMac 1GHz running 10.4. Though I have noticed the

Re: iTunes 9 PPC Macs

2009-09-11 Thread WhyOSX
There is one simple saying: Never change a running system... So, in the general experience of others, are the latest ITunes and QT updates recommended for Tiger on a G4 or not? Cliff --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of

Re: My G4 seems to be running slow

2009-09-11 Thread Bill Connelly
On Sep 11, 2009, at 2:19 PM, lyne wrote: Does anyone know of a way to monitor your bandwidth usage? My friend said maybe ATT has just cut back on their bandwidth or speed or whatever and could be causing the slowdown. I'm on ATT DSL. You can test current Upload and Download Speeds this

Wireless 350 MHZ Yikes!

2009-09-11 Thread Jasiu
How far can I expect wireless coverage without the use of a repeater? My father has a cabin approximately 80 yards from his house. He would like to have internet reception there as well. Anyone know what range I can expect from an 802.11n card? Which one will work in aforementioned machine?

Re: Wireless 350 MHZ Yikes!

2009-09-11 Thread iJohn
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Jasiu johnschiavone...@gmail.com wrote: How far can I expect wireless coverage without the use of a repeater? My father has a cabin approximately 80 yards from his house.  He would like to have internet reception there as well.  Anyone know what range I can

Re: iTunes 9 PPC Macs

2009-09-11 Thread Clark Martin
WhyOSX wrote: There is one simple saying: Never change a running system... Simple and pointless. I had a PM7500 with 8Mb of RAM, a 1Gb HD and running OS 7.5.2. It ended up with 256Mb of RAM, a 4Gb HD and running OS 9.1. Everytime I upgraded it was running just fine. But from beginning to

Re: Wireless 350 MHZ Yikes!

2009-09-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 11, 2009, at 3:59 PM, iJohn wrote: How about any sources of potential interference? Most cordless phones, except for the newer DECT 6.0 models, will blow your typical 2.4GHz wireless connection away. Actually, only 2.4ghz phones will do this. 900Mhz, 5Ghz and the DECT 6 phones will

Re: My G4 seems to be running slow

2009-09-11 Thread Len Gerstel
On Sep 11, 2009, at 8:27 PM, lyne wrote: On Sep 11, 3:30 pm, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: On Sep 11, 2009, at 2:19 PM, lyne wrote: Does anyone know of a way to monitor your bandwidth usage? My friend said maybe ATT has just cut back on their bandwidth or speed or

Re: My G4 seems to be running slow

2009-09-11 Thread Bill Connelly
On Sep 11, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Sep 11, 2009, at 8:27 PM, lyne wrote: On Sep 11, 3:30 pm, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: On Sep 11, 2009, at 2:19 PM, lyne wrote: Does anyone know of a way to monitor your bandwidth usage? My friend said maybe

Re: Wireless 350 MHZ Yikes!

2009-09-11 Thread Clark Martin
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 11, 2009, at 3:59 PM, iJohn wrote: How about any sources of potential interference? Most cordless phones, except for the newer DECT 6.0 models, will blow your typical 2.4GHz wireless connection away. Actually, only 2.4ghz phones will do this. 900Mhz, 5Ghz

Re: Wireless 350 MHZ Yikes!

2009-09-11 Thread Richard Gerome
If you own all the property you can dig a ditch and bury a cat 5 cable and run it from the router to the cabin, I would run it in 1/2in plastic pipe under ground and you wont have to worry about a signal!!! CoolKat -Original Message- From: Jasiu johnschiavone...@gmail.com

Re: Wireless 350 MHZ Yikes!

2009-09-11 Thread iJohn
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: And they won't blow away your WiFi, necessarily.  A 2.4 GHz phone will interfere with your WiFi if it's on the same frequencies.  How much is problematic.  The biggest problem is that the phone will change frequencies as