Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread W. Neal Lewis
All, I have a G4 with an Apple USB keyboard, M2452. What other keyboard would work with this Mac®? Although it is a pretty keyboard (Bondi Blue) the keys have horrible action. I have cleaned it twice per the instructions I found on line and lubricated it with the Teflon® spray both times. It

Fwd: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Bruce Ryan
> What other keyboard would work with this Mac®? This seems to have good reviews: http://matias.ca/tactilepro3/ > What should I be looking for? Is there a way to use a "Nimitz" keyboard with > the G4? Griffin iMate - adapts ADB keyboards to USB. Have a look at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Griffin-Tec

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 19, 2012, at 5:06 AM, W. Neal Lewis wrote: > What other keyboard would work with this Mac®? > > Although it is a pretty keyboard (Bondi Blue) the keys have horrible action. Any usb keyboard should work, although PC keyboards have the command and option key mapping swapped, there are uti

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Len Gerstel
On Oct 19, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 19, 2012, at 5:06 AM, W. Neal Lewis wrote: What other keyboard would work with this Mac®? Although it is a pretty keyboard (Bondi Blue) the keys have horrible action. Any usb keyboard should work, although PC keyboards have the

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 19, 2012, at 7:14 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: > But the keys that help with browsing (forward, back, home, reload) don't work > with TenFourFox or Safari 4.1.3 USB Overdrive might work for that. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this messag

Used G4 Silver Power Mac with GeForce 2 MX video

2012-10-19 Thread IndyWest
I picked up a used G4 recently and the graphics on it seem dim on the screen and when I drag windows it has some strange lines across the screen horizontally. Is this what happens when the video card is dying? I'm running 10.3.9. My older G4 computer looks much nicer and brighter on this mon

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Nabil
I've been using the Apple USB Keyboard (A1048) for a long time and I got tired of it. I wanted a good mechanical keyboard so I bought a 'Nimitz' keyboard and a second hand ADB - USB adapter, that was cheaper than buying a new USB mechanical keyboard. Still waiting for them to arrive but I think

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Lawrence David Eden
Thanks for that valuable information, Bruce. I bought a keyboard for my Mac that was made by Kensington. It was inexpensive and the action felt great, but the Command, Option and Control did not function like a Mac keyboard. I plan to give this software a try. Here is a link to the Kensin

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Bill Connelly
Will an add-on USB Keyboard function the same at startup? Some may not if I am not mistaken. Could also depend on how it is connected ... on-board USB vrs a USB PCI card. Some things to think about. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 19, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > Will an add-on USB Keyboard function the same at startup? > > Some may not if I am not mistaken. With the caveat that you need to use the 'wrong' key to produce the control- part of the command a PC keyboard will work. The newer flat Apple

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread John Laughlin
Been using a M0115 Apple Extended Keyboard with a Griffin iMate adapter for the past year or so. Works fine on my G4 DA. Only issue I have, is when I power up, the DVD-RW drive opens its drawer. Otherwise, no problems. -J -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a grou

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Clark Martin
Sent from an iPhone, don't ask whose. On Oct 19, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > Will an add-on USB Keyboard function the same at startup? > > Some may not if I am not mistaken. Could also depend on how it is connected > ... on-board USB vrs a USB PCI card. None of the key re-map

MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread John Callahan
A long time ago in an another century, in another millennium I had a MacDraw application that was just great for relatively simple drawings. I used it for house drawings, working drawings and so on. Unfortunately current drawing programs have been improved so much that they are practically impos

Re: MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread Richard Smallwood
Appleworks has a simple draw program. On 19 Oct 2012, at 2:16 PM, John Callahan wrote: A long time ago in an another century, in another millennium I had a MacDraw application that was just great for relatively simple drawings. I used it for house drawings, working drawings and so on. Unfo

Re: MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 19, 2012, at 12:16 PM, John Callahan wrote: > A long time ago in an another century, in another millennium I had a MacDraw > application that was just great for relatively simple drawings. I used it for > house drawings, working drawings and so on. Unfortunately current drawing > progr

Test video card on G4 Power Mac running 10.3.9

2012-10-19 Thread IndyWest
Is there any application or test that I can run on my video card to determine if I should just toss the Geforce 2MX in the trash? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The li

Re: MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread Clark Martin
On Oct 19, 2012, at 12:16 PM, John Callahan wrote: > A long time ago in an another century, in another millennium I had a MacDraw > application that was just great for relatively simple drawings. I used it for > house drawings, working drawings and so on. Unfortunately current drawing > progra

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Barney Guzzo
I use a Matias on my G4 and its pretty good. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2012, at 8:06 AM, "W. Neal Lewis" wrote: > All, > > I have a G4 with an Apple USB keyboard, M2452. > > What other keyboard would work with this Mac®? > > Although it is a pretty keyboard (Bondi Blue) the keys have h

Re: MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread Doug McNutt
At 14:14 -0700 10/19/12, Clark Martin wrote: >On Oct 19, 2012, at 12:16 PM, John Callahan wrote: > >> A long time ago in an another century, in another millennium I had a MacDraw >> application that was just great for relatively simple drawings. I used it >> for house drawings, working drawings a

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

2012-10-19 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il 19-10-2012 14:06, "W. Neal Lewis" ha scritto: > I have a G4 with an Apple USB keyboard, M2452. > > What other keyboard would work with this Mac®? I'm using a Microsoft Digital Media Pro keyboard on my G5, and I've been using it for a long time on my G4 DA (OSX 10.4), with great satisfaction.

Re: MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 19, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: > At 14:14 -0700 10/19/12, Clark Martin wrote: >> On Oct 19, 2012, at 12:16 PM, John Callahan wrote: >> >>> A long time ago in an another century, in another millennium I had a >>> MacDraw application that was just great for relatively simple dra

Re: MacDraw like application?

2012-10-19 Thread MichaelP
I still use Superpaint for simple things Michael -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guid