Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

Il giorno 05/05/16 23.07, "Eric B. Volker" ha scritto: > I still get the beachball fairly often. This sounds obvious but, how much Ram do you have? If it's 2 GB or less, I strongly suggest to upgrade to 3 or - better - 4 GB. 2 GB are fairly cheap nowadays, and it's often the most "bang for your

Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

If it was me and I really needed a faster machine on a budget I would ask here on LEM for a nice G5 tower or intel Tower. Get a LED TV as monitor They are expandable. And upgrade able. Something iMacs never were really. I would not look back afterwards either. Adrian D'Alessio aka;

Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

If you keep bottle necks in a machine whatever improvements are at one end will never be entirely satisfactory. I do not know what you use your maching for. But if for graphics or video you are always better off with an expandable model with some fast card slots. If it is for some general light

Re: Purpose of iMac solid-state drive

Gotta train them kids up right! Good job! Russell Courtenay Sent from my old iMac > On Apr 27, 2016, at 11:58 AM, bobs2ndem...@gmail.com wrote: > > Thank you for your clear response, Jim. You are correct — its a 27" iMac with > fusion drive. It sounds like the operating system won't have been

Re: Purpose of iMac solid-state drive

Bob, It’s a good thing you have backups via Time Machine and clones. That’s because the Fusion Drive software blends the data on both the SSD and HDD so thoroughly that if one drive dies, the other can’t be used. In addition, when a new HDD is installed, all data on the SSD will be lost as

Re: Purpose of iMac solid-state drive

Thank you for your clear response, Jim. You are correct — its a 27" iMac with fusion drive. It sounds like the operating system won't have been affected by the crash, which is good. Data lost shouldn't be a problem either, except for possible losses in the few hours before the crash when the

Re: Purpose of iMac solid-state drive

> On Apr 26, 2016, at 4:28 PM, bobs2ndem...@gmail.com wrote: > > My wife's iMac mechanical hard drive crash today, and will be replaced by > Apple. What data/software does the solid-state drive hold? (I am definitely > not technology inclined. I use computers, but my understanding of how they

Re: FW adapter choices?

> > On Apr 20, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: I want to connect an iSight camera to my Mini. Is there much of any > difference in connection quality between a FW-to-Thunderbolt adapter vs. a > FW-to-USB 3.0 adapter? Thanks! Apple’s FW-Thunderbolt

Re: FW adapter choices?

I’ve been using a Newertech Firewire to 400 port adapter without a problem on my older mini. > On Apr 20, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: I want to connect an iSight camera to my Mini. Is there much of any > difference in connection quality between a

Re: Can't install 10.3 on iMac G3

If you are unsure about the disc images you downloaded, I can give you a link to my Dropbox with images I have personally burned and used for installation many times. On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Kostsei Kuolematon wrote: > I've bought an old iMac G3 (333MHz,

Re: Can't install 10.3 on iMac G3

I've had issues with picky G3 iMacs in the past, and have gotten them to install from burned CDs by using a USB external CD/DVD drive. It's a little slower than the internal because they are only USB 1.1, but it usually works. > > On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 6:34 PM, Kostsei Kuolematon >

Re: Can't install 10.3 on iMac G3

You need to look at LowEndMac.com You can run OS10.4 Tiger WITH something called ExPostFacto Free from OWC. You HAVE to swap out the CD-ROM drive for a DVD-RW burner. Using the Expansion Bay sled from that drive. As per instructions found at LowEndMac. The article is by an Englishman whose

Re: Replace HDD iMac 2007

I've noticed this to be an issue with my 2008 iMac 24". The original 750 GB HDD was greyed out by Disk utility, and wasn't even remotely capable of being formatted, citing a "unable to mount disk" issue everytime. I went the hard way and disassembled the entire machine, replacing the HDD with

Re: Replace HDD iMac 2007

> On Mar 5, 2016, at 5:43 PM, geof...@gmail.com wrote: > > When I boot off DVD, the iMac won't recognise this disk - > diskutil shows the name, but says it is 0 bytes and > won't allow format (greyed out). Are you looking at the disk itself in Disk utility or the volume? It could

Re: HP printer driver update problem

>> years to get rid of a printer update that did a FUBAR on my printers. >> Simply replacing the (iMac hard drive) > Library > Printers folder with a >> known good one should do the trick. But you may find that HP has stuck >> stuff elsewhere that also has to be re

Re: HP printer driver update problem

> On Feb 29, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Charles Lenington wrote: > > On 2/26/16 2:53 PM, davidw1235 via iMac Group wrote: >> Can't you download directly to a flash drive and check that for bugs before >> installing? >> >> BTW, I am still recovering from a nasty P.U.P. I picked up

Re: HP printer driver update problem

On 2/26/16 2:53 PM, davidw1235 via iMac Group wrote: Can't you download directly to a flash drive and check that for bugs before installing? BTW, I am still recovering from a nasty P.U.P. I picked up the beginning of the month. But that happened to my laptop PC not any of my iMacs Sent from

Re: HP printer driver update problem

the trick. But you may find that HP has stuck > stuff elsewhere that also has to be replaced. > >> > >> If your backup clone is a Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper clone, then > the above also can be done piecemeal using those applications. Also, if > you’ve g

Re: HP printer driver update problem

hat >> also has to be replaced. >> >> If your backup clone is a Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper clone, then the >> above also can be done piecemeal using those applications. Also, if you’ve >> got a Time Machine backup, you can go back in time and retrieve your o

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 2 topics

Guys My HPs work fine on Bonjour? Colin On 27 February 2016 at 07:55, wrote: > imaclist@googlegroups.com > > Google > Groups >

Re: HP printer driver update problem

On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > All that Apple does is package the vendor-supplied drivers into a single > driver bundle, so if HP hasn’t updated the driver since 2006, the driver in > the newly supplied Apple package should not have

Re: HP printer driver update problem

> On Feb 26, 2016, at 7:51 AM, Bob Whiton wrote: > >> It is the industry's way of saying you are not spending enough money fast >> enough. >> > > Actually, HP was surprisingly helpful with this, and I even got to talk to a > service rep on the phone. It turns out that HP

Re: HP printer driver update problem

Robert let me know if you ever get it working. i have same printer setting here(neat little guy) was going to put it on odroid machine (MB same as RPI but 4× power)douglas...@yahoo.com Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 8:51, Bob Whiton wrote: On

Re: HP printer driver update problem

In the old days version tracker had 3rd party printer programs for Mac. Version tracker is now CNET. You could look at their downloads. Maybe there is something there to help. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/

Re: HP printer driver update problem

Apple was hoping to sell you something. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Fri,

Re: HP printer driver update problem

On Feb 25, 2016, at 8:38 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > I have often observed such problems. It seems software and " the helpers " > are geared to break your system no matter what. > Sometimes it is our fault, we overlooked something simple or we did not >

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

For a few years here in Asia we have been fortunate to have the Epson L series printers - these have factory ink tanks, so you just refill from bottles. They are becoming available around the rest of the world now - worth a looksee - I am on my first A4 (L355) (2 years to go through 1st set of

Re: HP printer driver update problem

Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper clone, then > the above also can be done piecemeal using those applications. Also, if > you’ve got a Time Machine backup, you can go back in time and retrieve your > old printer stuff that way too, but it’s more difficult. > > > > There are other

Re: HP printer driver update problem

bon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper clone, then the > above also can be done piecemeal using those applications. Also, if you’ve > got a Time Machine backup, you can go back in time and retrieve your old > printer stuff that way too, but it’s more difficult. > > There are other ways to r

Re: iMac G3 - anyone in UK willing to breathe life back..?

Thanks Mike I am in Peterborough so not near at all. I might take up the advice of the guy above and have a go! I was nervous because I saw warnings about high voltage! Colin On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8:48:06 PM UTC, Mike Linnett wrote: > > Whereabouts in the uk? > I'm in Bristol, can't

Re: Extending the life of an old iMac - Overheating, Windows, etc.

>From what I understand of the yellowing process, it’s caused by heat from the backlights somehow ‘burning’ stripes into the lcd. Simply swapping out the backlights probably wouldn’t fix it; is replacing the entire LCD assembly relatively easy? I seem to recall it coming out fairly easily when I

Re: Extending the life of an old iMac - Overheating, Windows, etc.

> On Jan 27, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Eric Volker wrote: > > I’m actually pretty lucky as far as longevity goes. My old mid-2007 iMac will > still run the latest OS, making it among the oldest devices to do so. Even > so, it has a few problems. > > Chief among them is what I

Re: Extending the life of an old iMac - Overheating, Windows, etc.

> On Jan 27, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Eric Volker wrote: > > My second question relates to Boot Camp and Windows. The logical version to > install would be Windows 7, but only 32-bit OS’s are supported on this iMac. > Where on earth would I find a 32-bit version of Windows 7? >

Re: HP printer driver update problem

your printer software back to the setup that worked, but these are my recommendations. CAUTION: Whatever you do, make sure all of your personal data contained in your user folder has been backed up separately from your “backup clone made a few weeks ago.” Why? If all else fails, you can re-clone

Re: HP printer driver update problem

bon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper clone, then the > above also can be done piecemeal using those applications. Also, if you’ve > got a Time Machine backup, you can go back in time and retrieve your old > printer stuff that way too, but it’s more difficult. > > There are other ways to revert

Re: iMac G3 - anyone in UK willing to breathe life back..?

I live in the US. Had I have lived there, I'd gladly fix them. -- -- 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: iMac G3 - anyone in UK willing to breathe life back..?

Whereabouts in the uk? I'm in Bristol, can't promise anything, but have fixed a couple up in the past. Maybe tell us what's up and we'll try and diagnose? --- Mike Linnett 07515877812 notacello.net On 22 Jan 2016, 20:29 +, Julia Brinckloe, wrote: > I also live in the

Re: iMac G3 - anyone in UK willing to breathe life back..?

I also live in the U.S., but having bought or inherited a number of ailing iMac G3's--13 to date--I have managed with my limited knowledge and skill to fix and upgrade them ALL--merely by Googling each machine, system and problem. Honestly, you can do this. And parts are out there--some even "new

Re: Dead HDD?

freezing, > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Bruce Johnson < > john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: > > > If the RAM and HDD’s were bad, I doubt you would get as far as you > get; after all, the Finder is running at that point if nothing else. >

Re: Dead HDD?

in your user profile, you can re-install OSX from now until the heat death > of the universe and it won’t fix a thing. > > > On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:51 AM, Thomas Fritsch <xiondrac...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > i managed to find a spare hdd now unless i got THAT unlu

Re: Dead HDD?

If the RAM and HDD’s were bad, I doubt you would get as far as you get; after all, the Finder is running at that point if nothing else. Have you tried logging in as a different user? If the problem is something in your user profile, you can re-install OSX from now until the heat death

Re: Dead HDD?

If the RAM and HDD’s were bad, I doubt you would get as far as you get; after > all, the Finder is running at that point if nothing else. > > Have you tried logging in as a different user? If the problem is something in > your user profile, you can re-install OSX from now until the

Re: Dead HDD?

On 22.December 2015 at 21:11:44 , Xion Dracari (xiondrac...@gmail.com) wrote: Most likely but i wanted to get a opnion, yesterday i had to rush to shut it off as we had storm here and i didnt have it on surge protector, i had to flat out pull the cable (a few moments later luckily i did as

Re: Dead HDD?

> On Dec 22, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Ryan Waldon wrote: > > On 22.December 2015 at 21:11:44 , Xion Dracari (xiondrac...@gmail.com) wrote: >> Most likely but i wanted to get a opnion, >> >> yesterday i had to rush to shut it off as we had storm here and i didnt have >> it

Re: Dead HDD?

i cant afford a Disc copy of DW, and yea it froze again for the 3rd time on the Catalouge File in the OSX Installer's Disk Utility. i'm not super bummed as the partitions are fresh so not much data outside the CallUp script i was using to make the dialup connection work. was on either

Re: Dead HDD?

update: redid the partitions. OS9 went fine but OSX fails every time on "Installing Base System Part 1" so im pretty much sure now the drives toast. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM, Thomas Fritsch wrote: > i cant afford a Disc copy of DW, and yea it froze again for the

Re: PATA drive capacity question

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant=1=2=UTF-8#newwindow=1=off=vw:l,mr:1,cat:380,pdtr0:960451%7C960452,pdtr1:9%7C90003,pdtr2:10%7C500.0%241000.0=shop=ide+2.5+hard+drive On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 8:49 PM, William Spencer wrote: > Hi there: I have a 2.5 inch PATA

Re: PATA drive capacity question

Western Digital until very recently made a limited selection of IDE/PATA drives under their Blue line, although they seem to be quite expensive on retail these days. Check eBay or Amazon, you can probably get a gently used or "refurbished" drive for a decent price. I haven't seen any over 500 GB.

Re: HD capacity needs for storing audio CDs

Or just buy the biggest fastest drive your CPU box has a port to handle and your Wallet can afford . Then go from there. No one, including you, can predict the actual reduced size of each file. Averages lead to disappointment in my experience. Knowing what level of quality you can live with may

Re: Video Card for an I mac Late 2009

I have a mid-2007 24 iMac and have pondered some of these questions myself. 10.9 and 10.10 were poor choices for my machine, since they push the graphics card too hard and cause it to overheat UNLESS I run a fan control program to speed up the system fans. (This may also be due to a faulty

Re: Video Card for an I mac Late 2009

Il giorno 29/07/15 19.31, Peter Hall ha scritto: Can I upgrade the video card in this machine, with any standard MXM video card or am I stuck with an amd 4670 card from another Imac? Cpu upgrade AFAIK, no CPU or GPU upgrade are possible on an Intel iMac. I might be wrong, though, so let's

Re: Digest for ima...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

On 7/23/15 10:01 AM, Art wrote: IIRC, there is an actual button (inside the case) to push. Should be close to ram -- -- 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: Digest for ima...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

IIRC, there is an actual button (inside the case) to push. Sent from my iPad mini On Jul 23, 2015, at 2:02 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: ...sorry, do you mean did I reset the PRAM (cmd+shft+R)? - I couldn't -the Mac didn't want to start any more! I removed the new

Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

On 7/5/15 4:55 AM, Colin Yarwood wrote: Hi Bruce How are things in AZ? I just thought I should update my previous postings on my 2 iMac G3s - One Bondio and one FlowerPower - you will recall the Bondi doesn't want to do anything but show the switch light when on and turn off if held down

Re: E-mac

I do apoligize for such a later reply but maybe this can be read for posterity. Here is your solution. Startup in single user mode - command-s on startup You should now be able to remove a hidden system file which tells OS X that setup has run. Delete this file: /var/db/.AppleSetupDone You

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

My 13 MBP has the sticky out trackpad - almost 1 mm, right side only. Would be interested if you find anything out about it - cause, repair, etc etc. TIA, Stuart On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 2:44 PM, imaclist@googlegroups.com wrote: imaclist@googlegroups.com

Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

Hi Bruce How are things in AZ? I just thought I should update my previous postings on my 2 iMac G3s - One Bondio and one FlowerPower - you will recall the Bondi doesn't want to do anything but show the switch light when on and turn off if held down etc. No sounds - no movement! The Flower

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

Possibly the CD drive is not working: I have several eMacs, and the combo drive in my 1.42 sometimes works and sometimes doesn't and just spits out discs when it feels like it!. FWIW my Intel 1st generation MacPro tower seems to have a similarly flaky DVD drive. If you have other Macs, try

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

Hi This should be the iMac in question, https://support.apple.com/kb/SP109?locale=en_US As you can see it is a G3 processor running at either 500,600, or 700MHz You can install Mac OS X but I it can only go up to 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5 required a G4 or G5 processor, see

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

I once had an eMac, it was purchased new and was stock that was meant for the educational market, it did indeed ship with a CD, not a DVD drive. So indeed you should check. If you flip the optical door toward you carefully, you will find some text, this text, if I remember correctly, does

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

i think by now it's an outdated method but i had and still do to boot a linux CD on my G3, you need to boot into OpenFirmware, this is the command you should us eto try and Force the system to boot the Disc.) i belive this is thr right one. (its been 3 years since i last used mmy Orange DVi+ G3.)

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

On Jun 29, 2015, at 03:00 PM, Jack jhs...@gmail.com wrote: 10.3 on CDs, but it won't recognize them, displays the missing system folder icon. I reset the PRAM, it has a new battery, I've tried Option C... any suggestions...? To boot from a CD/DVD, hold down the c key. Not option-C - Dan.

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

Excuse me, I meant that I'd tried holding down the C key. On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Dan C dantear...@gmail.com wrote: On Jun 29, 2015, at 03:00 PM, Jack jhs...@gmail.com wrote: 10.3 on CDs, but it won't recognize them, displays the missing system folder icon. I reset the PRAM, it has a

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

You should be able to force it with OpenFirmware, I've done it off a USB drive for my TiBook. Try following the instructions here: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20101011105729488 Rather than using usb use whichever the CD drive is, but instructions should be pretty much the same.

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

Happy Day - I found and bought a copy of Mac OS X 10.4 RETAIL yesterday so end of problems cloning etc Just a few days wait for it to arrive. The price was very reasonable for UK where Mac bitys tend to be far more costly than in USA for example. So, time off for good behaviour ;-) Ill

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

On 5/26/15 9:21 PM, Julia Brinckloe wrote: They will always do what they were originally designed to do. And that was enough for us then. Have we changed all that much? These vintage iMacs are little gems. I cringe when I read dismissive comments about them. But then--I am a collector. And maybe

Re: External Drive for OS 10.4 Tiger

Il giorno 24/05/15 01.25, Colin Yarwood ha scritto: If its not too late - tell your contact to buy a flash memory card of however many Gbs they need and put it in a USB Card reader plugged into the iMac. The speed and silence is brilliant and the costs are very reasonable! Beware, flash

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

Hi Bruce It was looking good and I did hget there but you will remember I have 10.3.9 at present... On the payback site it says: CCC 2.3 currently works on Tiger, however you must be running at least 10.4.2. I am still working on an upgrade that will introduce many long-awaited features. For

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

On May 25, 2015, at 9:16 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.commailto:colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bruce It was looking good and I did hget there but you will remember I have 10.3.9 at present... On the payback site it says: CCC 2.3 currently works on Tiger, however you must be

Re: I get to buy a new computer!

Bill OK so you want an iMac - a Desktop several of us can commend MacBook Air or Powerbook pros but if its to be a desk top there are some amazing deals around. Did you check out OWC? You mightvalso be wise to go to the Applestore on line and look at reforms - excellent value and top

Re: I get to buy a new computer!

My workhorse is a Mac Mini I bought secondhand on eBay for around $500, fully loaded. It's a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, 500 GB HD, now maxed out at 16GB RAM. I bought a 23 Acer flat screen and now have a sweet system running OSX 10.9.5. I've not yet done the free upgrade to Yosemite because I'm well

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

On May 23, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: Guys Thanks First the bad news - CCC : (the authors tell me) is not compat with 10.3.9 :-( The current version isn't but there is a version that is, I used CCC a bunch with 10.3 and 10.4. The Wayback Machine

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

Guys Thanks First the bad news - CCC : (the authors tell me) is not compat with 10.3.9 :-( However I have found a copy of MacOSX10.4.Universal.pkg on my 10.5 Disks. I have copied the pkg to my Fash memory card which goes on a USB card reader and has made transferring progs to the iMac.

Re: External Drive for OS 10.4 Tiger

If its not too late - tell your contact to buy a flash memory card of however many Gbs they need and put it in a USB Card reader plugged into the iMac. The speed and silence is brilliant and the costs are very reasonable! Colin On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 2:08:13 AM UTC, Al Poulin wrote:

Re: Switching hard drive from one g3 imac to another

Kay Did you sort your iMac problem? It came to my notice lately - I have a similar problem. The advice to replace the PRAM battery is the right advice! You can open the trap door with a coin (after switching off and laying the iMac on its face) and c arefully extract the little battery you

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

KK6ISP Yet another designated driver on the information super highway. On May 23, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: Guys Thanks First the bad news - CCC : (the authors tell me) is not compat with 10.3.9 :-( The current version isn't but there is a

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

I can't tell from some searching which version(s) works with 10.3.9, I'd have to fire up a machine or to to find out, let me know if you want to know which version to use with 10.3.9. KK6ISP Yet another designated driver on the information super highway. On May 23, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Clark

Re: iMac G3 400 Summer 2000 - wont boot

I have been on this list for years, but I just happened across your message. It was very easy to replace the hard drive in the iMac 400DV. You have to take the computer apart, but ifixit has a how-to with pics. I got rid of mine many years ago, but I might still have the disks if you need them.

Re: iMac G3 400 Summer 2000 - wont boot

that should say have NOT been on this list On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Kari Rasmason krasma...@gmail.com wrote: I have been on this list for years, but I just happened across your message. It was very easy to replace the hard drive in the iMac 400DV. You have to take the computer

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

Put the Pismo in Target Disk Mode (pressing 't' while booting, the FireWire symbol should appear), connect it via a FireWire cable to the iMac, boot the iMac while holding down the Option key and select the Pismo's drive to boot from. Then use Carbon Copy Cloner to copy it to the iMac drive.

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

On May 21, 2015, at 3:04 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: So I have done most of this on the iMac Flowerpower G3 600 - I cannot find my 10.4 Disk and am investigating how I might be able to create a dmg from the Pismo that would boot - I have FW and a working slot drive.

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

Guys I have spent the last few weeks working on my iMac Flower Power G3 so much of your advice has been followed here too! Thanks However, did anyone caution (I couldnt see it) that to go from OS 9 to X you need to upgrade te firmware! otherwise it may simply die and not boot (I have one of

Re: IMac G5 (white) USB boot

On May 21, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Max LeBlanc quattro55...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install an updated version of Debian on an iMac g5 currently running an old version of Debian. Since the last install a few years ago, the CD died. I was wondering if any of you folks knew how

Re: IMac G5 (white) USB boot

Thank you Sir! Le 2015-05-21 12:31 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu a écrit : On May 21, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Max LeBlanc quattro55...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install an updated version of Debian on an iMac g5 currently running an old version of Debian. Since

Re: Intego?

Which product? Virus Barrier is not needed nor is Network Barrier. Content Barrier MIGHT be of some use on a Mac used by children. On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 2:04:42 PM UTC-7, Bill Spencer wrote: Is Intego a worthwhile product? A co-worker uses it, but then again he also uses MacKeeper, so I

Re: Intego?

On May 15, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Is Intego a worthwhile product? A co-worker uses it, but then again he also uses MacKeeper, so I dunno… No. Intego is a FUD merchant. If you want an AV product on your mac to protect you from all those windows viruses out

Re: FireWire conversion?

On May 9, 2015, at 8:26 AM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: So with my new machine I can’t connect one of my external drives, which is FW-only. Is there a decent adapter or some other way to connect it, or should I plan on deep-sixing it? Thanks! You need a

Re: iMac G3 Bondi - Voodoo 2 card in mezzanine slot

Try looking for a Voodoo 2 driver for OS X; That's the thing that should be required. I could also help you to get Linux working. You do not need a mezzanine driver: It is simply a PCI slot with an alternate connector. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 1 topic

Guys thanks and yes, J Carroll no thanks to you! Jack : I havbe an A][, an LC475 running 7.5.3, a PB 1400 running 9.1, an iMac G3 400 (not running!) an iMac G3 Flowerpowere 600 running 10.3 still wondering if its worth the effort to upgrade to 10.4.11...? a G3 Pismo running 10.4.11, an

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 1 topic

I am compelled to wax philosophical here, in support of Colin and the rest of us who cling to our vintage technology. I liken it to growing up. It's only when parental support ends that we put on our big boy pants and sort out our own problems--in this case, to become our own tech support. I have

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 1 topic

On May 5, 2015, at 5:13 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: do you still have a Terak in the Uni? ;-) A whoosiwhatsy? Had to google that one…I’ve never even heard of them! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terak_8510/a; lord knows someone may have had one. I’ve got the display

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 7 updates in 1 topic

On May 5, 2015, at 5:13 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jim - my Hifi is close by and its speakers are around the room. Ill try that before I get inside. If I turn the speaker sound out preference off won’t that cut the scratchy cackle? The iMac G3 models were

Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

Neil, I just bought a Flower Power G3 iMac in nice nick to take the place of an old blue iMac G3 older which stopped for no apparent treason years ago and was put into store. I pulled it out after getting a 475 and PB 1400 up and running but It just shows the switch light which only goes out

Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

On May 4, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: Neil, I just bought a Flower Power G3 iMac in nice nick to take the place of an old blue iMac G3 older which stopped for no apparent treason years ago and was put into store. I spoke to a friend who suggested I

Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

I've got two Flower Power iMac's and have replaced both sets of speakers. It's an easy fix--the speakers can be had online. Here's a tested used set: http://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_35products_id=412 It's only a matter of a few screws to take off the bottom portion of the unit,

Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

ROFL! truly making it a lampshade iMac. That’s clever. On May 4, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Ravine, Devon drav...@nwfdailynews.com wrote: Repurposed as a lamp -- -- 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

Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

OS-X ppc is long dead. No matter what machine your are using. ANYTHING requiring FLASH is unuseable. Get an Intel Mac. Or a PC laptop for Linux. J.C. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Neil Hughes neil.hugh...@tesco.net wrote: On 02/23/15 20:12, Neil Hughes wrote: Unfortunately, the CRT

Re: I get to buy a new computer!

On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 1:49:22 PM UTC-4, Bill Spencer wrote: On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:39:33 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Brandon Nichols brandon...@hotmail.com wrote: Would not recommend the Mac-Mini. It is really

Re: I get to buy a new computer!

On May 2, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Even better: the Refurb store has exactly what I was going to order at around $100 less, so I'm in…and almost exactly a kilo-buck. Happy spring! Bill Enjoy your new Mac! -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you

Re: I get to buy a new computer!

On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:39:33 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Brandon Nichols brandon...@hotmail.com javascript: wrote: Would not recommend the Mac-Mini. It is really under powered and it is believed to be in the beginning stages

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