Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread faithie999
i rebuild old PC's and give them to a social worker to give to her clients. i found this program http://www.dban.org/Boot n Nuke which yes, is a DOS boot disc/DOD-level erasing program, but if you have a PC around you can install your old Mac HD into it and when Boot n Nuke starts you can

Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread Yersinia
On 3/13/11 7:19 AM, faithie999 wrote: i rebuild old PC's and give them to a social worker to give to her clients. i found this program http://www.dban.org/Boot n Nuke which yes, is a DOS boot disc/DOD-level erasing program, but if you have a PC around you can install your old Mac HD into it

CCC and USB: Preparing New HDDs

2011-03-13 Thread Yersinia
Hi Listers, I think this is probably a quickie -- nothing's broken, nothing's critical, I'm still in the thinking stage concerning installing bigger internal HDDs in my Quicksilver (HDDs I purchased almost 2 years ago so you see how critical this really is huh? LOL) My 2-HDD QS 867 is CCC

Re: CCC and USB: Preparing New HDDs

2011-03-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 13, 2011, at 7:18 AM, Yersinia wrote: Hi Listers, I think this is probably a quickie -- nothing's broken, nothing's critical, I'm still in the thinking stage concerning installing bigger internal HDDs in my Quicksilver (HDDs I purchased almost 2 years ago so you see how critical

Radeon 9600 from G5 – possible upgrade for G4?

2011-03-13 Thread Mac User #330250
Hello! I'm just wondering: will an ATI Radeon 9600 Dual-DVI AGP card work in (every) G4 Power Mac? The specific card, from a Power Mac G5: Part Number: 661-3545, 661-3545-R, 661-3435 Model: 630-7151, 630-7231, 630-7067, 631-0047631-0079, 631-0119, 109-A58503-20, 109-A585503-20, 102A5851220

Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread Dan
At 9:01 PM -0800 3/12/2011, Robert MacLeay wrote: One cannot help wondering about the size of the market for machines designed to shred 19,000 hard drives over the course of an eight hour day. Every day. High cycle capability simply means that the machine is sturdy, really. Like business

Re: CCC and USB: Preparing New HDDs

2011-03-13 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 13, 2011, at 7:18 AM, Yersinia wrote: Now I know that the only way a CCC'ed external backup is actually bootable, is if you're trying to boot an INTEL Mac with it; non-Intel Macs like mine need Firewire to boot from an external, which I no longer have (the only enclosure I could

Thunderbird mail

2011-03-13 Thread Norm
I was having problems for months with 2 finders showing up when I forces quit anything so I put in my install disc and erased my HD. Everything works great now even permissions work now but I do have a problem. In my backup files I have several folders for Thunderbird which are nor showing up in

Re: Thunderbird mail

2011-03-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 13, 2011, at 9:00 AM, Norm wrote: In my backup files I have several folders for Thunderbird which are nor showing up in my Thunderbird app. How do I get these files from my backup to my Thunderbird app? If the folders are pesent in the correct location for mail foldes (iic it's in

Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread iJohn
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Yersinia yersi...@myfairpoint.net wrote: However, if I was going to sell my hard drives, I would definitely 35-Pass erase them first. Well, if it makes you feel better and you've got the time for it, then why not? But my purely personal point of view is that

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread imrazor
Well, it's an old sound card for an old machine. I'm not really   counting on any support. Just looking for digital sound (music, not   movies) that's a cut above and more control over it (no real   complaint about the stock card), future speaker options, and also   headphone volume that

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-13 Thread jsmanson
That could be the case - the firmware has been updated on this machine. I need 9.1 because I'm trying to get a pci-gpib card working in this machine, and 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 both give me heap errors/crash on stratup. The National Instruments website that has the drivers for this card say they

Re: Core Image and Quartz Extreme

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
I finally have a video card that supports Core Image and Quartz Extreme. As an added bonus, it works. Which card would that be? Do you get better YouTube video too? And how about DVD video Just as a point of comparison, I'll mention that I've replaced the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB with a

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
Too bad the driver support has decayed so badly over the years. With a 1999 machine running a (largely) 2005 OS, I'm hoping for immunity from the decay. I'll try to glean from the archive how applicable the driver issues are to me. I also like my music loud - it really helps me hear the

Wireless for G4 Power Mac

2011-03-13 Thread stevo137
I have a G4 Power Pc. 450 mgs processor, 1gb ram 80gb harddrive. I want to add a wireless card. The other computer is a PC. I want to place a router on the PC and place a wireless card on the Mac. What kind of wireless cards are there that I can buy? -- You received this message because you are

Skype 2.8 on G4 - does desktop share work?

2011-03-13 Thread Bruce Godfrey
I recently installed the most recent version of Skype that runs on a PowerPC Mac on my dual 1.25 G4 MDD. This works fine for making voice calls and sharing text information using the chat function. However, when I tried to share my desktop the other party said the image was grainy to the

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
so if you need a comprehensive archive it's best to use the archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/. Thank you. Sean Carroll slcarr...@me.com Power Mac G4 AGP Sawtooth 1.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1 each SATA (750 GB) PATA (160 GB) hard drives, gigabit ethernet USB 2.0, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, Mac OS X

Re: Wireless for G4 Power Mac

2011-03-13 Thread peterhaas
What kind of wireless cards are there that I can buy? The most cost-effective is a true Airport Extreme (802.11a/b/g) Mini-PCI card (Broadcom chipset, the same as Apple uses) and a Mini-PCI-to-PCI adapter, purchased off of eBay, from Hong Kong. I have a dozen such combos here, and all have

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Bill Connelly
On Mar 13, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: Too bad the driver support has decayed so badly over the years. With a 1999 machine running a (largely) 2005 OS, I'm hoping for immunity from the decay. I'll try to glean from the archive how applicable the driver issues are to me. I

Re: Radeon 9600 from G5 – possible upgrade for G4?

2011-03-13 Thread dc
On Mar 13, 11:03 am, Mac User #330250 macuser330...@gmx.net wrote: I'm just wondering: will an ATI Radeon 9600 Dual-DVI AGP card work in (every) G4 Power Mac? Most but not all, according to the chart http://themacelite.wikidot.com/compatibility -- You received this message because you are a

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-13 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 12-03-2011 5:46, jsmanson ha scritto: If there is anyone out there with an install disk, OS 9.1, specifically for the G4 Digital Audio, I'd like to hear from you. Well, I own a G4 DA, and I might have the disk you're looking for. :-) The disk set I have, contains four CDs: two grey

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-13 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 12-03-2011 5:46, jsmanson ha scritto: If there is anyone out there with an install disk, OS 9.1, specifically for the G4 Digital Audio, I'd like to hear from you. Whoops! Sorry, I did mean to send my answer (previous mail) directly to the original poster, not the List. :-/ I beg

Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread Alex Barnes
Disk Utility in Mac OS X does the same thing (zeroing out drives) but you don't need a PeeCee. On Mar 13, 2011, at 5:19 AM, faithie999 wrote: i rebuild old PC's and give them to a social worker to give to her clients. i found this program http://www.dban.org/Boot n Nuke which yes, is a

Good time machine alternative for Tiger on a DA 733

2011-03-13 Thread Scotty
Does anyone have a suggestion for a good alternative to time machine that will run on my DA 733mhz Power Mac? My old quicksilver ran 10.5 and I am just looking for something that can perform a similar function as time machine on Leopard. -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Good time machine alternative for Tiger on a DA 733

2011-03-13 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I use Carbon Copy Cloner. (CCC). It's free, and will do a total backup. I'm not sure how similar it is to Time Machine, but you CAN schedule backups with it. I use a Hackintosh with two 1TB hard drives, and everyday at 4am the main drive gets cloned onto the other drive. -Jonas -- You received

Re: Good time machine alternative for Tiger on a DA 733

2011-03-13 Thread Brian Christmas
On 14/03/2011, at 2:14 PM, Scotty wrote: Does anyone have a suggestion for a good alternative to time machine that will run on my DA 733mhz Power Mac? My old quicksilver ran 10.5 and I am just looking for something that can perform a similar function as time machine on Leopard. Carbon

Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread Alex Barnes
Disk Utility in Mac OS X does the same thing (zeroing out drives) but you don't need a PeeCee. On Mar 13, 2011, at 5:19 AM, faithie999 wrote: i rebuild old PC's and give them to a social worker to give to her clients. i found this program http://www.dban.org/Boot n Nuke which yes, is a

Re: Good time machine alternative for Tiger on a DA 733

2011-03-13 Thread Daniel Stewart
Thanks. That is basically what I need it to do so I can make backups. On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: I use Carbon Copy Cloner. (CCC). It's free, and will do a total backup. I'm not sure how similar it is to Time Machine, but you CAN schedule

importing iphoto files.

2011-03-13 Thread jason
Thought I'd give this another try... Transferring iphoto files from my pismo to a g5. The pismo has iphoto 3 installed. The g5 has v.6 iphoto installed with the ilife 6 package. I burned the files onto cds using the burn feature on the iphoto 3. Today I think I was successful in impporting them

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
Here's the lengthy Forum Thread that I spent way too much time discovering these simple truths: Apple: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa? threadID=1910640tstart=57 M-Audio: http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?t=3856 Thanks, Bill. Though I'm not looking to M-Audio for anything

Re: Radeon 9600 from G5 – possible upgrade for G4?

2011-03-13 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Radeon 9600 from G5 – possible upgrade for G4? Date:Monday, 14. March 2011 From:dc dbc...@verizon.net To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com On Mar 13, 11:03 am, Mac User #330250 macuser330...@gmx.net wrote: I'm just wondering: