Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Ashgrove
On Sep 19, 8:18 pm, Midnight rider coolmar...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it is a 20. I am used to large monitors, and i need an extended desktop. Is there a program that i can use to make an extended desktop with my 20 dell external monitor without harming the system? Check Screen Spanning Doctor.

Re: Several G3 iMac DV 400 MHz questions

2010-09-20 Thread Dennis B. Swaney
Thanks to all who replied. I ended up with it as 1 partition, maxed out the RAM, and replaced the PRAM battery. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is ... oh, never mind. -- You received this message because you are a member of

internal mic buzz sound in issues, Intel iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Beverly Woods
I have here a 20 2 GHz Intel iMac in which the internal mic used to work, but now the only sound that comes in is a steady buzzing noise through the internal mic. I tried to plug in a headset mic either directly or through a USB iMic but no sound at all gets in through that. Anyone know what

Re: internal mic buzz sound in issues, Intel iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
I am having the same problem with my G5 iMac where it has a fuzzy noise overlaying the speech coming from your voice. I really don't know what could be causing it, but i suggest getting a USB logitech mic like i did. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
It depends on your video card if it can support it or not. My Power Mac G4 sawtooth's original video card, an ATI Rage 128 Pro had both a DVI and VGA connector, yet it didn't allot extended desktop. I had to put in an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB before such a thing could be possible. I understand

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Ashgrove
On Sep 20, 6:16 pm, Midnight rider coolmar...@gmail.com wrote: It depends on your video card if it can support it or not. My Power Mac G4 sawtooth's original video card, an ATI Rage 128 Pro had both a DVI and VGA connector, yet it didn't allot extended desktop. I had to put in an ATI Radeon

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
Out of curiosity, I just got an iMac G4 1.25Ghz. I do have the mini display adapter, and would it work to extend the desktop or would it just duplicate it? the screen's a 17. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs.

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Jim Scott
On Sep 20, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Midnight rider wrote: Out of curiosity, I just got an iMac G4 1.25Ghz. I do have the mini display adapter, and would it work to extend the desktop or would it just duplicate it? the screen's a 17. Just checked several sources freely available to anyone, and

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Ashgrove
On Sep 20, 8:42 pm, Midnight rider coolmar...@gmail.com wrote: Ok then, what's the purpose of the built in mini display adapter? Unless you need it for presentations, I see no use for it in terms of productivity. Unless I get a program which can modify the display adapter, (which i do know of,

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
Let's hope it works. Thanks for your help, it it much appreciated. If all works out, my line of iMacs should be happy. In fact, I have 5 iMacs, and one eMac that could be considered an iMac. eMac G4 700 iMac G5 1.8 20 iMac G3 350 iMac G3 600 iMac G3 233 original Bondi Blue iMac G4 1.25 -- You

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Clark Martin
On Sep 20, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Midnight rider wrote: Ok then, what's the purpose of the built in mini display adapter? Unless you need it for presentations, I see no use for it in terms of productivity. Unless I get a program which can modify the display adapter, (which i do know of, i am

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Ashgrove
On Sep 20, 9:06 pm, Midnight rider coolmar...@gmail.com wrote: Let's hope it works. It should work, although development was halted several years ago. I still use it in Leopard on my 1.25Ghz eMac, and have used it in the past in Tiger and Panther on several G3 iBooks. Thanks for your help, it

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Ashgrove
On Sep 20, 9:13 pm, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: One nice thing is that you just run the software once, it doesn't install any software, it just modifies a setting in OF.   Clark, Now that you mentioned that, I realized that I ran it only once, when I was still using Tiger. I upgraded

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Jim Scott
On Sep 20, 2010, at 6:16 PM, Ashgrove wrote: If all works out, my line of iMacs should be happy. In fact, I have 5 iMacs, and one eMac that could be considered an iMac. eMac G4 700 iMac G5 1.8 20 iMac G3 350 iMac G3 600 iMac G3 233 original Bondi Blue iMac G4 1.25 Interesting

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
I have a 32 Plasma screen I plugged into my G5 iMac that I use for Youtube. I wonder If apple can beat 32 screens like i have one. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Clark Martin
On Sep 20, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Ashgrove wrote: On Sep 20, 9:13 pm, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: One nice thing is that you just run the software once, it doesn't install any software, it just modifies a setting in OF. Clark, Now that you mentioned that, I realized that I ran it

iMac G5 fans on high

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
This is only been a recent problem, and I need help with this. My iMac G5 kicks it's fan on HIGH whenever it starts up, but only before it boots on the Apple logo. once the Apple logo appears, the fans die down. This is only happening when the system has a question mark on a folder, or when it is

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
Doesn't work on my eMac. I'm going to try my iMac G5. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Bill Chapman
Nah, you can never have too many Macs... well if you have more than 2 of the same type, maybe. Check my lineup: • Mac Quadra 610 25MHz MacOS 8.6 (my first Mac, secondhand 1996... all my Macs are secondhand btw) • Power Mac 7200 90MHz MacOS 8.6 • Power Mac 7600 120MHz (I think) MacOS 8.6 •

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Midnight rider
That was just my line of iMacs. Here's my entire list of 16: And John Carmonne, I know you have 28, please don't rub it into my face about your collection Power Mac 6100/60 OS 9.1 500MB HDD Powerbook 540c Motorola 68030 33Mhz Powerbook 530cs PowerPC 603e 100Mhz Power Mac G3 Gossamer 233Mhz

Re: considering a used iMac

2010-09-20 Thread Bill Chapman
I must say I am nothing if not humbled... you most certainly will sit at our Lord's (Steve Jobs') right hand for eternity. The catch is that Mr. Carmonne will sit in his LAP lol On 20/09/10 11:06 PM, Midnight rider wrote: That was just my line of iMacs. Here's my entire list of 16: And John