Re: Anti Trust Hackin' back . Psystar answers and stands firm.

2008-08-29 Thread McGrude
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The SCO Group owns Sys5. Didn't the judge rule that Novell owns System 5, and SCO simply had an agreement with SCO for it's licensing? This is why I believe SCO has gotten reamed so bad in that lawsuit. --~--~-

Re: Firefox

2008-10-15 Thread McGrude
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Stephen Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I updated tot he newest Firefox (2.0.0.17) Um... the latest Firefox is 3.0.3. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are su

Re: Can I convert a Flash (.swf) file to mpg?

2008-10-15 Thread McGrude
TubeTV may do the trick... http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/tubetv/ On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Brian Christmas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > G'day listers > > I'd very much like to convert captured Jing .swf movies to any format > that can be opened by iMovie. > > Does anyone know how I

Re: Firefox

2008-10-15 Thread McGrude
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Doug Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe that's only for 10.4 and above. He must be using Panther > as I just booted up in 10.3.9 and my Firefox is also 2.0.0.17. I > think this thread is related to the one previously about Gmail. If > so, then perhaps

Re: Powermac G4 dual 500MHZ v. G4 single 533MHZ

2008-12-27 Thread McGrude
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 2:15 AM, jonas ulrich wrote: > I have a 533MHZ G4 PowerMac with a 133MHZ bus speed and 3 dimm slots. I also > have a Dual 500MHZ PowerMac G4 with a 100MHZ bus speed and 4 dimm slots. I > want to run one of these with Mac OS 10.4 Server. Which will offer me the > most expan

Re: Bad RAM Stick?

2008-12-28 Thread McGrude
Remove the stick and observe. If the behavior changes, then yes, it may be a bad stick. On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 9:45 PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: > > Just got and installed a RAM stick from OWC and it makes the Mac run > like a Dream. However, Firefox and Dreamweaver keep quitting > unexpectedl

Re: OS 10.5

2010-01-14 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:01 PM, John Callahan wrote: > Anyone know where I can buy OS 10.5 for my G4 Intel Mac? G4 Intel ??? Which is it? A G4 or an Intel? http://www.google.com/products?q=Mac+OS+X+leopard+-snow+-server+-family&hl=en&aq=f -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: shut down pop-up

2010-01-21 Thread McGrude
> Does anyone know the key sequence to call "shutdown" without a mouse? hit : cmd-spacebar type : terminal hit : enter type : shutdown -h now -- 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 M

Re: shut down pop-up

2010-01-21 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > --  Original message  -- > Subject: Re: shut down pop-up > Date:    Donnerstag 21 Januar 2010N > From:    "Mac User #330250" > To:      g3-5-l...@googlegroups.com > >> Does anyone know the key sequence to call "shutdown"

Re: shut down pop-up

2010-01-21 Thread McGrude
>> control-option-command-eject will cause Shut Down to commence ... with >> dialogue >> >> All Thanks to Pogue >> -- > >> control-option-command-eject > > Correction ... NO Dialogue appears > > Sorry it took so long to correct ... my DA shut down : ) LOL. You too eh? -- You received this

Re: 2 macs-1 monitor?

2010-02-11 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > Just a question here... and I believe that I'm right in saying that this > will not work, but here goes my monitor has VGA & DVI connections, can > these be used to hook up 2 macs? and simply switch between the two via the > monitor butto

Re: 2 macs-1 monitor?

2010-02-11 Thread McGrude
> I wonder if this is possible on a monitor without an input button... My 21" > LCD has both inputs but no visible way to swap them, unless its automatic. > Unfortunately i dont have a computer with DVI to test my theory... Probably not. Is there an on screen display for monitor settings? Is the

Re: is thermal calibration "necessary?"

2010-02-18 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 5:27 PM, ah...clem wrote: > hope youn's all will forgive my stoopid question.  ok, so i put the > replacement mobo in a G5 DP, and it works fine.  so next i'm supposed > to run the thermal calibration on the ASD disc, right?  otherwise > what?  the fans will run at top spee

Re: is thermal calibration "necessary?"

2010-02-18 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Nestamicky wrote: > On 2/18/10 7:13 PM, Jason Brown wrote: >> >> I lost a cat once to a G5 running full tilt. Sucked it right through the >> holes in the case. Heck of a mess to clean up... : > > You're kidding..right? Have you heard a G5 DP at full tilt? I'm hal

Re: is thermal calibration "necessary?"

2010-02-18 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:07 PM, John Niven wrote: > I think you mean the original G4 1GHz Xserve. No it's a G5. Sounds like a gas turbine for about 10 to 20 seconds at boot. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Hidden Remote Webcam activation is it in Firmware, HD, or PRAM?

2010-02-21 Thread McGrude
This is the best way to delete your data http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYPCPB1g3o -- 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-

Re: Oh, that nasty cigarette goo!

2009-03-14 Thread McGrude
On the outside I'd just use Fformula 409 and then follow with Windex and then water. On the inside? I dunno. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Multiple HDs in Sawtooth

2009-03-25 Thread McGrude
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: > could someone explain to me what exactly a raid setup is? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for tho

Re: Looking for recommendations for folder compare program

2009-03-26 Thread McGrude
> I need to tag my mp3's, what program have you found that does a good > job of this on the mac?  Thanks. "Folder Compare Program" or MP3 tagging program? Your subject does not match the message body. >From the subject I was going to recommend the "diff" command line program. - Mike --~--~-

Re: HELP!

2009-04-10 Thread McGrude
Bruce, I'm surprised that you didn't suggest that his G5 is both dead and alive at the same time. - Mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - wi

Re: Which OS for 2 Handme down Machines - which one(s)? and are they worth it?

2009-05-11 Thread McGrude
> The first machine is an iMac. I am guessing from his description it is > either an early G5 or 2nd gen G5 iMac but I have not seen the machine > yet.  He will be bringing it in soon > > The 2nd machine is a iBook G4 933mhz, 256 mb RAM, 40 GB hard drive, > airport extreme, CD-RW/DVD-ROM (combo dr

Re: Which OS for 2 Handme down Machines - which one(s)? and are they worth it?

2009-05-11 Thread McGrude
> If you look on Xbench or Geekbench archives, you'll see than Leopard > 10.5 is between 20 and 25 percent slower than Tiger 10.4 on all PPC > (G4 & G5) Macs, whereas on Intel Macs, it's just the opposite, Leopard > is about 10-15% faster. But there are some compelling features if you install 10.

Dead G5 1.8

2009-05-28 Thread McGrude
So I rebooted my 1.8Ghz G5 single powermac today and it now won't boot. It will power up, the fans start, the hard drive spins up, but it never makes a chime and sits there. The video on the monitor stays black. If I leave it long enough the G5's fans kick in to full speed. I removed all usb d

Re: Best way to clone a hard drive to use as a start-up drive?

2009-07-27 Thread McGrude
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:42 PM, mkehoe wrote: > > Any suggestions on how to create a clone of the original 60G > (Macintosh HD) start-up drive in my G4 MDD dual 867?  I would like to > create a clone on a larger drive, maybe 750G.  Would it work to clone > the 60G to an 750 internal drive tempor

Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?

2009-07-28 Thread McGrude
> If if did, then that would imply that the program binaries used by > both the PPC & Intel Macs was being stored on your PPC hard drive. IMO > that would be a lot of wasted space! (Lord knows I don't want any OS X > PPC binaries on my Intel MacBook's hard drive.) They're all universal binaries..

Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?

2009-07-28 Thread McGrude
> They're all universal binaries... Another data point... my 1.8 G5 single... [Plutonium] [hogsett] [/bin] --> file sh sh: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures sh (for architecture i386): Mach-O executable i386 sh (for architecture ppc7400): Mach-O executable ppc [Plutonium] [hogse

Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?

2009-07-28 Thread McGrude
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:32 PM, iJohn wrote: > Yet another reason to move to Snow Leopard this fall ... No need to wait. Download monolingual... ... but read the FAQ first re: PPC, Rosetta and the frameworks... http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/faq.php --~--~-~--~~

Re: flaky logic boards on G5s

2009-08-11 Thread McGrude
> don't know if you are referring to a desktop or laptop? Apple never made a G5 laptop. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular foc

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread McGrude
> You know, I actually think that we're all bozos on this bus ... Think? Think? I know I'm a bozo. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a

Re: Zero's, zero's, zero's...

2009-08-21 Thread McGrude
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > > Interesting question just came to me, when zeroing a hard drive, does > it take longer to zero the drive if the drive is full of data? If the > hard drive has let's say 10% percent of data on it, will it zero > faster? Jeff Unlikely that i

Re: opening a sit.torrent download

2009-10-01 Thread McGrude
> Does anyone on this list know how to open a sit.torrent > download? A .torrent file is a pointer to where within a BitTorrent peer to peer network a BitTorrent client can join the cloud and participate in downloading (and distributing) a given file. You'll need a BitTorrent client to open and

Re: opening a sit.torrent download

2009-10-02 Thread McGrude
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: >> On Oct 1, 8:39 pm, "Wm. Arnold" wrote: >> > Does anyone on this list know how to open  a sit.torrent >> > download? >> > I am using an iMac power PC G4 with OSX 10.4.11. >> > Thanks >> > Wm. >> --~--~-~--~~---

Re: FW: Half time event

2009-10-26 Thread McGrude
> Amazing performance! Perhaps so, but we care about seeing this via the G3-5 mailing list why? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 P