Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Dan Palka
With my list of 53 Macs, I'd like to staple my one and only PC to the bottom! It's a 1.8ghz AMD something that I never ever use. My 540c sees more action than that thing. I seriously haven't even powered it on in like 6 months. I like that! -- From: Caleb Cupples [EMAIL PROTECTED]

best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread bmcewen
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best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread bmcewen
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best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread bmcewen
Sorry if a blank mail came though, darn webmail. I have a 1400 with a 20 gig HD, the drive isn't booting. I thought at first it was not spinning up but now that I've had a chance to take a look at it it might just have the boot sectors damaged. What options do I have for rebuilding the

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Rob
I've got a few Amigas - several 500's and a 1000 (my original Amiga!). I've got several ST's and a half dozen UNIX workstations as well. I sold a couple of Commodore 8 bit machines recently (I never really used them) but I stil have an Atari 800XL, A number of PC's as well - but most of them

Hard drive

2005-05-23 Thread John Perkins Jr.
Is there an adapter that will let me plug a Western Digital Enterprise WDE2170-0003B2 hard drive into the SCSI port on the back of my PB 520? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Brian Mahoney
Rob wrote: I've got a few Amigas - several 500's and a 1000 (my original Amiga!). I've got several ST's and a half dozen UNIX workstations as well. I sold a couple of Commodore 8 bit machines recently (I never really used them) but I stil have an Atari 800XL, A number of PC's as well - but

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Cameron Kaiser
Last input from me, (since I started this thing!), I think my Kim1 is the oldest Commodore, Ah yes, I have a Revision D KIM myself. I wish I had an MOS, but it's a Commodore KIM. Okay, all done. -- -- personal: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Fluxstringer
Rob wrote: I've got a few Amigas - several 500's and a 1000 (my original Amiga!). I've got several ST's and a half dozen UNIX workstations as well. I sold a couple of Commodore 8 bit machines recently (I never really used them) but I stil have an Atari 800XL, A number of PC's as well - but

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if a blank mail came though, darn webmail. I have a 1400 with a 20 gig HD, the drive isn't booting. I thought at first it was not spinning up but now that I've had a chance to take a look at it it might just have the boot sectors

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Fluxstringer
On May 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if a blank mail came though, darn webmail. I have a 1400 with a 20 gig HD, the drive isn't booting. I thought at first it was not spinning up but now that I've had a chance to take a look at it it might just have the boot sectors

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Robert Little
Wow, lessee... In order of age... IIci - w/the '040 card and composite video out. Sys 6! Portable - Currently dead (blown resistor on board). Plus - Movers cracked the case, damaged the analog. PowerBook 100 - Works... sorta (screen needs repair). Centris 660AV - My main video astronomy machine.

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Terry Holtrey
OK, I am feeling compelled to participate in this: Woz ][gs w/ Transwarp Accelerator and SCSI 2.5 card Apple ][c+ with Apple flat panel display Prototype Apple Settop box 5 Outbounds from the first to last (the first ones were the coolest by the way) Dynamac Magnesium 2 Powerbook 100s 2400c 2

OFF TOPIC - Blues.

2005-05-23 Thread Dale Hill
I can't do the count, literally. One large garage outbuilding full, a bedroom so full I cannot get through it, without climbing over them, then in our attic/room, I have a mini-museum. I thought, when I retired, I would swap my stuff on the MacLaunch swap list. Unfortunately, arthritis and

Re: what macs do you own?/most obscure Mac

2005-05-23 Thread SaulBro
but you haven't got an OutBound! Ben My stuff: Outbound notebook 030 (pre-Powerbook Mac clone) PowerCenter150 G3/400, 336mb RAM Beige G3/333, 768mb RAM PowerMac 7600/150 PowerMac 7600/180 PowerMac 7100/80 Two Beige G3/266 Two IIci’s Three Mac Plusses SE/30 Performa 631CD Color Classic Two

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Brian
On Monday, May 23, 2005, at 04:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out the content. But a try at using the installer to install just the Os may also fail if the disk cannot be read or the remaining format can't be latched onto.

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Fluxstringer
On Monday, May 23, 2005, at 04:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out the content. But a try at using the installer to install just the Os may also fail if the disk cannot be read or the remaining format can't be latched onto.

Fake Mac

2005-05-23 Thread Dale Hill
The most obscure Mac that I have is a Fake Sony Mac. It looks like a Mac but it has two 3.5s underneath the screen. I think it is named, Sony S103, a word processor which has two z-80 chips in it. Out of all the million websites on the web, I have found a picture of one. They are begging for a