Re: Help! HD filling up issue

2009-07-05 Thread Peter
---~---~--~~ >> > > I recommend you go to versiontracker.com and download a file manager > utility that will look for duplicate files and other unneeded garbage. > A file manger utility makes these searches MUCH less painful than > op

Re: B&W startup error

2009-07-06 Thread Peter
If I recall correct there is a firmware update that needs to be installed first. Check the website from the Ziff manufacturer. Peter M. Sent with my mobile device --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5

Re: Listers take Notice ==Important notice: GeoCities is closing

2009-07-09 Thread Peter
ice and community, is closing on October 26, 2009, > your GeoCities site will no longer appear on the Web, and you will > no longer be able to access your GeoCities account and files. > > Anyone know of a free host, please let us know. Pretty old news that GeoCities is cl

Re: Website question

2009-07-16 Thread Peter
It works well on my G4 933mhz and 10.5 by using Firefox 3.5 it seems a bit slower and choppy with Safari Peter M. Sent with my mobile device --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for

Re: Firefox 3.5

2009-07-18 Thread Peter
t; > Larry http://www.rpm-mozilla.org.uk/builds/firefox/ Peter M. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 focus on Po

Re: Adobe - PPC support

2009-08-14 Thread Peter
> > No, open source is not the option that most pros would choose. > I doubt it that 10.6 will support PPC. Steve Jobs stated very clear by the presentation of 10.5 that "the next OS X release will be Intel only". There is no reason for Apple to change that. Peter M. --~--~

Re: Next for PPC?

2009-08-31 Thread Peter
ecurity updates like they did with OS 9. Over time, used Intel Macs will become cheaper and more affordable which is something I look forward to. Peter M. Sent via BlackBerry --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a gr

Re: Was is das? Safari in Deutch?

2009-09-05 Thread Peter
Thanks, > Dana Go to System Preferences and click on "International", there you can change the language. Just drag the desired language to the top of the list Peter M. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-G

Re: Was is das? Safari in Deutch?

2009-09-05 Thread Peter
; So, what's going on? Promise, I didn't pick it (though I do like >> German :-) >> Any way to get all back to U.S.of A.? > > System Preferences>International>Language tab>English > > In german it is the option "Landes einstellung" in System Preferences

Re: iTunes 9 on a G4

2009-09-25 Thread Peter
nes 9 > being slow on older Macs. > > What is the final verdict on iTunes 9? > > > > > Larry It still is slow. :-) Peter M. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G

Re: Radeon 9800 & Gig Ethernet

2009-10-30 Thread peter
Holey Cow, when I left for work at 2pm there was no reply, you guys have given me a whole lot of great stuff to try here! I'm on dinner break now, but once I get a chance to try some of these things, I will be posting updates. Thanks so much, I thought that I was going to have to deal with sending

Re: receipt reply required for each message

2009-11-15 Thread Peter
; > > I have not been getting these, so it's not everyone. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD Nope, never received one. Peter M. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: iMic

2009-12-03 Thread Peter
> main one for tweaking. > Cheers for any help! > Mike I use this for my recording needs ($149 at your preferred online music store): http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=7 Peter M. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for thos

Re: 867Mhz G4 Quicksilver - 10.5.8 OS semi-hangs after running SystemProfiler

2010-12-14 Thread Peter
The link to the Firmware update that was posted here earlier is for the G4 MDD and not for the QS that the OP is discussing. Just saying ;-) Peter M. Sent from my BlackBerry® -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Auto starting DVDs with VLC rather than DVD player

2010-12-28 Thread peter
e ability to play DVDs from other regions. For me, I have more functions on my pinnacle remote set up through Remote Buddy for VLC than for DVD player, and I can use it as my one stop application for viewing any video content, whether it's on my hard drive, or a DVD. Happy Holidays, Peter (F

'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread peter
VGA) PCI cards: -6 port USB2 -M-Audio revolution 5.1 2 external HDs 2 internal PATA drives Thanks, Peter -- 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

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-04 Thread peter
do more than the regular notification under certian conditions? Any other ideas about what it could be? Again, I don't see any difference in performance. It's more of an agervation. Peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-11 Thread peter
t it to be through my web cam, and it keeps trying to pick up from the M-Audio's input port. But that is a setting in Skype, not System Prefs, or the M-Audio panel. Since I watch/listen to all my media on this Mac (there's no TV in my house), it's been really fun to have. Peter -- Y

Re: Installer for patched KeyLargoATA.kext for limited large drive support in pre-QS2002 G4 Power Macs

2011-04-16 Thread peter
> QUESTION: > Is anybody else interested in the package? > > If so, are there any suggestions where to put it so that people can download > it? > > Cheers, > Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250 I'd be interested peter -- You received this message because you are a m

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread peter
, I have an external CD burner hooked up to it. Peter -- 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 netiq

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread peter
adapter out there to do that, I would love to get it. anybody ever seen one? If I were to google, what is the name of the connector used in those hot swappable laptop bays? Peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop M

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread peter
> A Lombard can go into TDM, but it will be SCSI TDM not Firewire. > > John True, I just don't have a SCSI card for the G4. Short term, I think I'll look into getting an older Toast. But long term, I think I might make a wire hack project out of getting the DVD burner to work in the Tower... --

Re: TenFourFox

2011-10-01 Thread Peter
Plugins are disabled by the newest release On Oct 1, 2011 10:50 AM, "Lawrence David Eden" wrote: > Listers, > > I recently installed the upgrade of TenFourFox (7.0) on my Mac G4 > running Tiger (10.4.11). > TenFourFox is telling me that I need to install the Flash Player > Plugin and here is where

Re: TenFourFox

2011-10-01 Thread Peter
According to the Blog from TenFour, plugins are disabled and can not be enabled. Means Flashplayer won't work. On Oct 1, 2011 1:36 PM, "QuoVadis" wrote: > Does that mean that the latest release will not work with Flash Player > 10.1? Would be a bit daft, since they're calling it TenFour. Or do you

Re: TenFourFox

2011-10-01 Thread Peter
down to TenFourFox PlugIns and double click. > This changes the default behavior of TenFourFox, which, (as a fellow > Lister, Peter, just pointed out) is set to DISABLE. > > After making this simple adjustment, TenFourFox is behaving itself > and displaying Flash media. > > >

Re: Web Browsing Woes

2012-05-05 Thread peter
> > You might try a newer browser, like ten4fox, or Opera. > It could be an issue with the encoding they are using on the font (that's the base64), or a compatibility issue with the CSS font tag. (i don't know when they implemented full support for that) In any case, check the same page in diff

On PPCs, HTML5 is a markup language for structuring and presenting content

2012-05-12 Thread peter
Not to beat a dead horse, but I've spent the last two weeks rewriting my wife's web site in HTML5, on my G4. I write it in text edit, and check it in safari, ten4fox, opera, ie5, and Firefox. Well written code will render something usable on any browser, and give those flashy bits of fun on the

35 pass erase

2012-05-15 Thread peter
Part of this needs to invoke the 1 step removed rule, but partly it is a general question as well. I have purchased my first intel, a MacPro 3.1 on eBay. There has been some delay in the shipping because the origional owner wanted to be sure of security, and ran a 35 pass erase on both HDDs, f

Re: 35 pass erase

2012-05-15 Thread peter
When I first got my G4, from a coworker in 2001, he coldn't find the system disk for about a month and a half. By then, I had, been using it, and didn't want to do a nuke and pave. I still find his junk files now and then on my tiger partition. So I will be glad to have a clean start this time

Re: MDD G4 odd start/restart behavior - new video card

2012-12-08 Thread peter
I have one of these in my Gig Ethernet. Just be warned, it is sensitive to higher temps. Make sure you are cleaning out dust on a regular basis. Once you get the power issue sorted, any future video issues, your first step should be to check airflow, and temps. -- You received this message be

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-28 Thread peter
I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's "Layout" product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. -- -- 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

Re: Laptop skype problem

2013-04-05 Thread peter
Sounds like an overheating video card problem I used to have on my gig-Ethernet G4, except that your cursor is not affected? It could be that the Nintendo emulator, plus Skype are overtaxing it? -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G

Re: reusing my thesis

2013-10-27 Thread peter
Glad you got it sorted, but couldn't your university's library just scanned it and e-mailed it to you??? -- -- 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://l

Re: Cellphone and my G4

2014-09-05 Thread peter
Often PPC macs require a third party app to enable syncing. The ones made by the manufacturer of the phone would usually not work. I used to use pocket mac for my blackberries but each app IIR had to support the specific phone you were using? -- -- You received this message because you are

Re: what do I have?

2009-02-26 Thread Peter McCourt
t; > If I do an "about this Mac" I am told that it is a 450mhz G4. > > What gives? > My guess is that you have a B&W with a ZIF G4 upgrade. HTH - peter --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End

Re: what do I have?

2009-02-26 Thread Peter McCourt
> myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio Hi Bill et al. - Jo Hissel supplied the link below for mac serial numbers. Some serial numbers are not present on this database, though. Peter > Go back to the System Profiler and write down the Serial Number. > Now go to: > <http:

Re: Which G?

2010-01-02 Thread Peter Kim
I've used the lampshade iMac G4 a good amount at the office, and I like it. It fits neatly on a desk- small footprint, no clutter (except for the external speakers). I would get one, but most don't have usb 2 for faster loading of pictures from my camera. I don't think that you'll notice too muc

Remote control (pinnacle + Remote Buddy)

2010-01-10 Thread PETER WARNER
Has anyone seen any kind of software or procedure that would allow this for USB IR receivers? Thanks, Peter P.S. I am quite sure that the day after we all figure this out, and I have my new remote all set, the original will be found sitting on my kitchen table when I wake up. This is due t

Re: Remote control (pinnacle + Remote Buddy)

2010-01-10 Thread PETER WARNER
Lego bin as a possible hiding spot for the remote... Peter-- 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

Re: Keyboard + Spillage = Fatal?

2010-01-13 Thread PETER WARNER
tions window with all apps in a list rather than run the application for me. Have I flicked into some kind of 'mode' whilst mopping up my keyboard? Are these things usually fatal? Concentrate on the "Apple" key. the behavior you describe is consistent with that being c

Re: What's a good video screen capture app?

2010-01-17 Thread PETER WARNER
for QT? If there is something out there, that would give you the best quality. peter -- 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

Re: What's a good video screen capture app?

2010-01-17 Thread PETER WARNER
hat DH was able to access, I thought that it was because the others were QT rater than FLV, etc. Peter-- 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://lowend

Re: ibook G3 which linux?

2010-01-21 Thread Peter Kim
You should be able to download Yellow Dog fairly easily, which is based on Red Hat. Unfortunately, Yellow Dog dropped mac development a few years ago to focus on Cell processors. I played with their latest on an old iMac, and it seemed decent then. Otherwise, OS X.3 would work well. On Thu, Ja

Re: iMac G5 2GHZ Graphics Problem

2010-02-07 Thread Peter Kim
A good way to test the screen and graphics card- connect an external monitor. If the image is corrupt on the external, the video card has a problem, otherwise, it's the screen. On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 1:36 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: > Hi all, someone gave me this iMac the other day, and it has the d

Re: Need info

2010-02-13 Thread Peter Kim
I have used Skype to call South America and Asia successfully, as well as within the USA. Skype can be pretty demanding on a home network- I often saw consumer level wireless routers slow to a crawl when one person logged onto Skype. Many new routers have the ability to prioritize and better handle

Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness

2010-02-19 Thread Peter Kim
I don't know the exact numbers, but I think the power required to boot a G5 tower is pretty huge, much more than normal use. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Eric Volker wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Eric Volker wrote: >> >> Is

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

2010-02-21 Thread PETER WARNER
On Feb 22, 2010, at 12:36 AM, Dana Collins wrote: Our old voice phone number was one off from a local lumber company. Most of the calls were if they were open. I was awful tempted sometimes to give them the wrong info. LOL. I just remembered, my wife's number when she was a teen was one off

Re: Heavy duty, feels-good keyboard for typist with a vengeance

2010-02-27 Thread PETER WARNER
Austin Leeds Well, I suppose this would be an article better addressed to one of the LEM groups for older Macs. Thanks for your input, FFF And you tried to Hijack a thread ;) ??? He was the OP... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: Need help with setting up G4 for internet

2010-03-05 Thread Peter Kim
I have not priced Ethernet routers recently, but I paid a similar amount for my Asante many years ago and still use it. I've seen many of my friends' cheap Linksys routers get trashed since, so you get what you pay for. If you're concerned about speed, run the ethernet cable, or get a wireless brid

Re: Need help with setting up G4 for internet

2010-03-05 Thread Peter Kim
I remember trying to get 1.5 Mb/s DSL 7 years ago, through SBC, now AT&T, in suburban Chicago. I found out that I was too far away from the new optical fiber install, and had to settle for 768/256Kbs- the houses across the street could get up to 3 Mb/s. Ugh, I can't believe we're still talking ab

Re: Airport extreme - How to extend my network?

2010-03-05 Thread Peter Kim
You can also setup some wireless routers as a bridge, through firmware settings. A used wireless router is probably cheaper, though not as compact and neat. Just out of speculation, 75 yards seems like a good distance to cover, for a consistent and reliable signal. What happens when the wind blo

Re: Airport extreme - How to extend my network?

2010-03-08 Thread Peter Kim
A cantenna would be a neat project, but there isn't an easy way to hook it into a macbook's antenna. It would need to be connected to a wireless bridge, which he would have to get, anyway. On Mar 8, 2010 11:43 AM, "Doug McNutt" wrote: I can't believe that no one has mentioned the Pringle's can

Re: Maybe Apple Cinema Display beats Dell after all

2010-03-09 Thread Peter Kim
The used 23" Cinema Display will have a matte screen, the review talks about the current 24" LED Cinema Display. The review is interesting, but it only raises more questions for me. The whole glossy vs. matte issue is a little confusing- most digital artists, designers tend to favor matte screens

Re: Cube Troubles

2010-03-14 Thread Peter Kim
The cube has a 128GB hard drive limit, like most early G4 powermacs. This does not apply to firewire drives, as far as I know. I've also heard that cubes can be a little sensitive to drives that draw lots of power during startup- but I haven't had any issues with my Seagate, which is on the high

Re: iMac G5 isight, frequent Kernal Panics, inspite reinstalled OS Tiger

2010-03-14 Thread Peter Kim
A friend's iMac G5 was cured of KPs, with a simple cleaning of the board and case. All the dust was blocking the vents and heat sink. > On Mar 13, 10:37 pm, Mullin9 wrote: > > I have an iMac G5 iSight , 1.9 GHz CPU, Mac OS 10.4.11 > > new 500 GHz HDD as of Nov 15 2009 > > I have frequent Kerne

O.T. Different worlds

2010-03-21 Thread PETER WARNER
and I hope that someday when I do get something newer, I still find ways to use this great machine. Meanwhile, I am glad that I'm along for the ride with all of you. Warm regards, Peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: Hard drive failing

2010-03-21 Thread Peter Kim
Most external drive enclosures and docks do not have the ability to work with SMART. Most docks/enclosures don't have the firmware to allow SMART info to pass. This is unrelated to usb or firewire or ide or sata. If SMART Utility says the drive is failing, it's failing. It can't tell you how mu

Re: Mac's can't connect to WAP

2010-03-21 Thread PETER WARNER
On Mar 21, 2010, at 11:37 PM, void wrote: I'd suggest you inform whoever is supposed to be handling the system to fix it or you'll get a new provider. Unfortunately, our company owns the building, which includes a hotel, and we contract out to a hospitality company who gets the franchise

Re: Mac's can't connect to WAP

2010-03-22 Thread PETER WARNER
On Mar 22, 2010, at 9:48 PM, void wrote: After reading about what is happening it sounds like the browser isn't the problem but the OS. Probably activeX or some other M$ proprietary junk. I'd bet that a lot of the windows users are running firefox or opera, all the smart ones are. Well

Re: Utube on a Cube

2010-03-23 Thread Peter Kim
My cube and Tibook/867mhz started choking on YouTube videos (and Flash in general) a few years ago. I looked into upgrading the cube, but it required a new processor and video card, and at least one fan for cooling all that extra power. I ended up upgrading to a used MacBook. On Mon, Mar 22, 20

Re: Mac's can't connect to WAP

2010-03-23 Thread PETER WARNER
On Mar 22, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Dan wrote: To be clear here... Macs have NO problems talking to 802.11 WAPs. Yes, sorry that my title is a bit misleading there "some Macs Can't connect to THIS WAP, sometimes" Would be more appropriate. -- You received this message because you are a memb

Re: Drink spilled results in blue line on screen

2010-03-26 Thread Peter Kim
You didn't specify the drink, and if was spilled on the keyboard, or on the screen- I'll assume the liquid made it into the case and onto the board. If you're lucky, it's just the cable or connection that is kinked or loose- it happens in disassembly/assembly. Jim mentioned the worst problem with

Re: G5 Information

2010-03-28 Thread Peter Kim
The logicboards tend to be hard to find and expensive. Unless you really need a major powerpc system, I would put the money toward a new mini. You'll spend less and have a faster system. On Mar 28, 2010 5:58 PM, "John Carmonne" wrote: On Mar 28, 2010, at 3:37 PM, Albert Carter wrote: > John, >

Re: Blue and White G4?

2010-05-18 Thread Peter Haas
On May 18, 2010, at 9:24 AM, John Ruschmeyer wrote: A minor caveat on installing a G4 in a B&W. Before installing the G4, you also have to install a firmware patch which removes the block on G4s. Also, based on a bad personal experience, I'd be wary of installing a G4 from a Yikes in a Re

Re: Power Mac G5: how to repair a broken PSU?

2010-05-21 Thread Peter Haas
On May 21, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: A friend of mine has a good source for capacitors and will help me with this. PSUs generally use low-ESR capacitors which are designed specifically for switching PSUs. Also, these are usually 105ºC and not the usual 80ºC. -- You receiv

Re: Do you need a ROM Patch for B&W G3 if G4 Zif is installed?

2010-05-22 Thread Peter Haas
On May 22, 2010, at 9:23 AM, John Ruschmeyer wrote: The patch from any Vendor should work... Personally I prefer the NewerTech one (found it off a link from OWC's support page) which worked well for me when I did the same upgrade. I also used the patch from OWC in order to transplant Yike

Re: Power mac G4 Quicksilver Cpu upgrade

2010-05-24 Thread Peter Haas
On May 24, 2010, at 10:40 PM, David Gardner wrote: Sure, go to Otherworld Computing and select your version of Quicksilver to upgrade. A dual 1.0 GHz QS 2002 (or the processor from one in a DA) takes about 1 hour to encode a DVD5. A relatively fast Intel can do the same job in less than

Re: Blue and White G4?

2010-05-25 Thread Peter Haas
On May 25, 2010, at 8:12 AM, Larry Stotler wrote: The 1Ghz chips are still available new evidently. Not a bad upgrade if you don't need Altivec. The G3s are still being used in very large quantities in non-Apple systems, such as routers, etcetera. Often, a G3 "core" will simply be incorp

Re: Flashing a PC video card if you do NOT have a PC

2010-05-26 Thread Peter Haas
On May 26, 2010, at 10:30 AM, tsaec...@att.net wrote: Which is can you flash a PC video card for use on a MAC if you don't have access to a PC? There is (or was) a FLASHing application under OS9 which could be used to FLASH Radeon 7000 cards (PC Edition) to Mac Edition firmware, PROVIDED

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Peter Haas
On May 30, 2010, at 7:41 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: I was in Fry's today and happened to notice external HDD 3.5" enclosures that stated USB 3.0. I never saw these before. Is that something that needs special support from my computers? Gigabyte, and others, have had USB 3.0 mobos on the marke

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-30 Thread Peter Haas
On May 30, 2010, at 9:29 PM, iJohn wrote: My understanding is that USB is and always has been one of Intel's babies. Microsoft has no skin in that game other than they have to at least not get in the way of supporting USB 3.0. Apple actually has a lot more latitude than Microsoft since they co

Re: USB 3.0

2010-05-31 Thread Peter Haas
On May 31, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Albert Carter wrote: There are many many motherboards out that support and have USB 3.0 and SATA6 on them. All you need to do is a search on NewEgg to find that out. Have for quite a few months now. Gigabyte is using a new suffix to indicate the presence of th

Re: hard disk transfer

2010-06-02 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 2, 2010, at 7:21 PM, mlsimmons wrote: OTOH I've read conflicting reports of this quicksilver version being able to recognize anything over 128GB. A dual 800 MHz Quicksilver is a QS 2001. It does not have large drive support built into the ROM, but this support can easily be added, an

Re: Power Mac G5: how to repair a broken PSU?

2010-06-03 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 3, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Stewie de Young wrote: The MDDs PSU have fuses in as well. Replacing the fuse sometimes works but usually points to something else amiss like capacitors as Deaner says. One caveat though if you are going to attempt to fix these yourselves is to take care inside

Re: Oxford 924 Bridge Board Drive Size limitation

2010-06-05 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 5, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: I just grabbed from OWC's Garage sale a Mercury Elite Pro AL Firewire 800/400/USB 2.0 dual drive enclosure. It has the Oxford 924 chipset. The specs say it supports drives up to 1TB. This just means the chip set has no practical maximum, and

Re: New unibody Mac Mini (was Re: Apple Store "closed for update")

2010-06-15 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 15, 2010, at 11:27 AM, James Therrault wrote: ...and probably a slow 5,400 rpm drive... Undoubtedly true. One way to conserve unit power is to dumb-down the HD from 7200 to 5400 rpm, and from 16 MB cache to 4 MB cache. Also, special firmware can be installed, and which further eco

Re: New unibody Mac Mini (was Re: Apple Store "closed for update")

2010-06-15 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 15, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: Is it any wonder that the OSx86 crowd is operating Snow machines which cost one-fourth, yet deliver four-times the performance? In the same form factor as the mini? Of course not. But who, in reality, really cares about form factor. One

Re: New unibody Mac Mini (was Re: Apple Store "closed for update")

2010-06-15 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 15, 2010, at 2:20 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: But who, in reality, really cares about form factor. A famous quote In my MANY years as a Mac user (since at least the Apple IIcx days, with NO Gates/Windows machines, of ANY TYPE, whether a true "Mac" or a "Mack", I have had three Mac Mi

Re: New unibody Mac Mini (was Re: Apple Store "closed for update")

2010-06-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 15, 2010, at 8:06 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: All in all continuing to make the " H" word we cannot use here more and more attractive. There's a place for both. Where absolute compatibility is required, over a great many applications, irrespective of performance, I use "Pro

Re: DVD drive ?

2010-06-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 16, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: Plays the "if you copy you'll be punished warning" then nothing no menu Some DVDs, particularly those which are released through Sony/ Columbia/TriStar, but occasionally through others, but almost never through Warners (they are the good gu

Re: DVD drive ?

2010-06-17 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:03 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: The Ken Burns discs stand out as Not Being Rippable. Well, have you tried every available ripping tool? At one point there was a special DVD ripper which a number of PBS affiliates were using to air movies, usually on Saturday nights, und

Re: OSX is a 32-bit operating system?? is this true??

2010-06-18 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 18, 2010, at 6:35 PM, iJohn wrote: Perhaps his complaint is related to the fact that many of the Intel Macs are currently still booting the 32-bit kernel rather than the 64-bit kernel. Most likely. My Product Hs boot Snow in 64-bit mode, and they work fine that way. The only time I h

Re: OSX is a 32-bit operating system?? is this true??

2010-06-19 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 18, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: Go do the research yourself and you'll find that i'm correct. Sure, 128-bit data was accommodated, as an "extended word" of floating-point data, but integer data was still 32-bits per word (but which could be extended in 32-bit increments

Re: OSX is a 32-bit operating system?? is this true??

2010-06-19 Thread Peter Haas
d Amdahl is out of business (liquidated), thanks to the incredibly bad decision-making of majority owner Fujitsu LTD. Peter ... proud to have been an Amdahl employ for two decades. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 deskto

Re: OSX is a 32-bit operating system?? is this true??

2010-06-19 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 19, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Dan wrote: Mainframe vs Microprocessor. IBM's CMOS product line is based upon an S/390 microprocessor. One processor per chip, with six such processors on a single CPU card in the G1 family of CMOS machines. Perhaps more in later machines. With the G1, and e

Re: what's esata good for? WAS: eSata / Optical drive possible?

2010-06-22 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 22, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Ok, throw blu-ray out the door... question: can I use an esata optical drive enclosure with a sata optical drive (non blu-ray) inside? or is esata only good for external storage. You're better off using Firewire, if available, or USB 2.0, i

Re: DVD drive ?

2010-06-25 Thread Peter Haas
On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: try MTR's "rip main feature only" option. That works. Thank you You're most welcome. I don't know why other ripping tools have not also implemented this very helpful feature. Possibly because some DVDs are authored with: 1) several "ma

Re: How to flash a Pioneer DVR-117D to DVR-108?

2010-07-02 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Justin The Cynical wrote: anybody ever did this? While still on PPC platforms, I have flashed nearly every one of my Pioneer DVD burners using DVRFlash. Usually to add new media compatibility, or for other reasons. Some Pioneer drives are OEM to Sony and othe

Re: Netflix

2010-07-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 4, 2010, at 10:25 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: Avoid Netflix because of their tight affiliation with Microsoft. M$' add-on works well for me. Alas, its "installation check" feature rejects all PPC Macks, and also all Hacks. However, that module may be deleted from the installation "pac

Re: Netflix

2010-07-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 4, 2010, at 6:23 AM, Norm Rowe wrote: I'm trying to watch movies Netflick on my G4 Mac but am told I need an Intel Mac. As I do not have that kind of money is there away around this? Silverlight's "installation check" program, contained within the Silverlight installation "package

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 7, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Dan wrote: First - No cable modem will be useful unless the ISP has provisioning data for it. Iffa they don't support it, it won't talk - period. So make sure whatever you get is on their "approved" list. In the case of my ISP, they have a walk-in center les

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:27 PM, John Carmonne wrote: How do I know if I have a warranty? Mine was made in 2002. I really haven't used it much but nothing's forever:-) The manufacturing year and week is always printed on the drive's label. The warranty usually starts several weeks after that dat

Re: What 100/10 NIC to use in Beige G3 to support OS9/OSX Tiger

2010-07-09 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 9, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Gus wrote: I saw a few Apple 10/100 cards on ebay. I would think they would work without any problem in OS 9.2.2 but I am not sure about OS Tiger. Probably the best, most MacOS-compatible NIC out there is one based upon the R8169 gigabit E-net chip. Realtek ev

Re: 2 drives act the same?

2010-07-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 16, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Jim Scott wrote: Note: For the cable select setting to work properly, the cables you use must work with the cable select feature. For this reason, the original Apple cables that came with the computer should be used when installing additional drives. Some cable

Re: Disc Burning

2010-07-17 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 17, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: Any recommendations for an external disc burner for an iMac G5 (maybe Intel iMac) to do DVD/DL and lightscribe? Buffalo, which has a Sony Optiarc super multi-burner inside a well designed case. NewEgg no longer carries it, but it has a Lite

Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!

2010-07-26 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Jason Brown wrote: It depends on what you want to do. Simplest is to buy a 500GB PATA drive. 750 GB PATA drives were available for a while at many retailers. However, for most practical purposes, 500 GB was the largest capacity PATA drive which was consistentl

Re: external hard drive advice

2010-07-27 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 27, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Dan wrote: I like to avoid Western Digital mechanisms. Definitely avoid WD externals -- many of their models have firmware issues with Macs, and they've been less than forthcoming about fixing 'em. You can read the diatribes about such on the CarbonCopyClone

Re: Revisited: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!

2010-07-28 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 28, 2010, at 8:14 AM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: I believe the 500GB drive can be partitioned to look like 4 125GB drives if the 128GB limit is an issue. If on a pre-QS 2002 model up to and including a QS 2001, you are stuck with the 128 GB "line". All partitions below the 131,072 MB "line

Re: Revisited: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!

2010-07-28 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 28, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Peter Haas wrote: Below that "line", you may include as many partitions as you wish. All may be bootable Above that "line", you may also include as many partitions as you wish. None may be bootable. On a QS 2002, or all later, every parti

Re: Monitor Question

2010-08-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 4, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: He was tuning the frequency of the horizontal oscillator. It has to match the rate at which the transmission is sent, about 15 kHz was standard NTSC television. There is also a vertical oscillator which was once 30 Hz. Pre-NTSC, the horizont

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