the pickle wrote:
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> At 17:56 -0500 on 07/10/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >I know Magnavox isn't exactly the BMW of electronics manufacturers, but
> >I have four of them now (I've owned over a dozen since 1995), and
>
> The Performa Plus, or Magnavox produ
Amber Rhea wrote:
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> On 10/6/02 3:30 PM, Quadlist at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Hi,
> > I've got an apple performa plus monitor that works reasonabley for about 5
> > minutes but then the image degenerates until it's unusable. Everything goes
> > gradually out of focus. Adjusting the brig
steve wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I've got an apple performa plus monitor that works reasonabley for about 5
> minutes but then the image degenerates until it's unusable. Everything goes
> gradually out of focus. Adjusting the brightness and the contrast can keep
> things readable for a little longer but n
KC Wilkerson wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have an old 660 av hard drive they can spare? Mine was
> screamin' so I took it out. I'm running it on a zip drive. Also, how can I
> recover data from the old drive?
>
> Thanks,
> KC
You can replace your drive with virtually any SCSI hard drive,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> The keyboards I used are the old school extended keyboards with the wire
> physically attached (not removable). I pulled the whole mouse and keyboard
> off another computer that ran fine so that I could see if it was just a
> keyboard problem. I'm really hoping that t
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Hi guys, figured I'd ask you guys for any idea's on a problem I'm having.
> Anyway, this pertains to a pair of Quadra 950's which I'm trying to make
> usable. It started out that both worked good. I then focused on one of them
> to see if I could build it up some (mor
Judging from the message lines, I'm going to shoot from the hip, which I
often do anyway.
Not long after I installed Windows 98 on a separate partition of my big
hard drive on my main computer, I started getting weirdness and loss of
files not too much unlike what I experienced back in the days o
In a previous post, I erroneously said that my wife's Q840-AV was
running OS 8.6.
I was mistaken, and I beg forgiveness for my lapse. Her system runs OS 8.5.
I had to do the install twice (maybe more, it's been a while). But it
does run, and it ain't that shaggy. The only apps she runs are Netsc
Crap.
Just sitting around playing some mp3s on my 9600/G4 the other night, the
"new" Q950 sitting quietly doing nothing, when everyone heard a loud
"POP" that sounded exactly like a .22 pistol going off indoors. That was
instantly followed by that "electrical burning smell."
I almost immediately
ildren if I can to ensure they get a
decent education.
Elepant Mans' Disease is exceedingly rare, but it is estimated that
5,000-6,000 people in the US suffer from it in one form or another. This
disease is not uncommon in Africa south of the equator.
Allen
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"David V. Pierce" w
Ian Moffatt wrote:
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> >I never owned one,
> > but a friend of mine did, and he let me borrow it a couple of times.
>
> That was my first Mac (sort of), I had the loan of Mac Portable and a
> LaserWriter and have been hooked ever since.
>
> Ian
Can you tell me you actually LIKED that beast??
the pickle wrote:
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> At 22:13 -0500 on 16/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >* Can you remember when Michael Jackson was still black??? I thought
> >not!!! :-)
>
> Disturbingly enough, yes. And when he was still cool.
> --
>
> the pickle
I do, too, and agree
ple who
know me will attest fervently to that fact.
You, sir, need to either take a pill and lie down for a while, or grow a
thicker epidermal layer. Jeez, who lit the fuse on your tampon?
Allen
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william ahearn wrote:
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> Allen Davis wrote:
> >
>
> > * Can
Kyle Kinsey wrote:
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> Just another quick question,
> what is the extension "A/Rose" for
> it get;'s installed by default and crashs the b2 mac emu on my pc ;-)
>
> Kyle.
Kyle:
My ASP tells me that A/Rose "supports certain NuBus expansion cards.
Needed only if your computer has an MCP-based Nu
the pickle wrote:
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> At 11:18 -0400 on 16/08/02, David Pierce wrote:
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> >>At 08:28 -0600 on 16/08/02, Xandr wrote:
> >>What's this say?
> >>
> >>http://lowendmac.net/quadra/q840av.shtml
> >
> >That's kind of blunt.
>
> Being blunt is my specialty.
>
> >You're not irritated because Allen is
David Pierce wrote:
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> >At 08:28 -0600 on 16/08/02, Xandr wrote:
> >What's this say?
> >
> >http://lowendmac.net/quadra/q840av.shtml
>
> That's kind of blunt.
>
> You're not irritated because Allen is picking on you for being young, are
> you? ;-)
TOUCH´E
DAMN! How does one get the Mac
Kyle Kinsey wrote:
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> >Lots of really old pro monitors (For CAD/CAM applications) used RGB
> >connectors. They were 'coax'-looking jacks of the type also used by
> >so-called 'Thinnet', an Ethernet technology predating 10BT and RJ-45
> >connectors.
>
> they are called BNC connectors.
Kyle, Y
David:
I have two 20" SuperMac monitors here I bought at auction that use those
three RGB connectors to plug into the monitor. But that's it. The
opposite end of the cable fits the Mac's monitor port or the connector
for the SuperMac video card.
Last summer, I had a high-priced "surge suppressor
Whooo-H! I shoulda gone to Vegas with my bet!
the pickle wrote:
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> At 21:46 -0500 on 15/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >You're just a kid yourself, aren't you?
>
> Depends on whether or not you consider 22 a kid :)
>
> >I'd place a bet in L
times. It
would've made a fine boat anchor all by itself!
About your phone: it ain't OLD ENOUGH. We had phones from Western
Electric that were manufactured in the 1950s!
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 21:24 -0500 on 15/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >I have a rep
So sorry, Bill
BUT THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS!!!
Grand Funk Railroad was the TEMPLATE for more bands than can be counted!
First, Rush Limbaugh pisses me off, and now you!!! ;-)
Allen
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william ahearn wrote:
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> Allen Davis wrote:
> >
>
> > I just wanna kno
After
that, I might forget -- so remind me.
Allen
the pickle wrote:
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> At 20:29 -0500 on 15/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >Please see my previous reply.
>
> If you can scan that card, or get a photo of it, I'd be very interested.
> Asanté made lots of networki
27;s more
than one way to skin a cat, after all.
Allen
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* Cat: The OTHER white meat.
the pickle wrote:
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> At 20:28 -0500 on 15/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >The Apple System Profiler told me this machine has a PPC 601 running at
> >72 MHz. This chip is supposed to only run at
the pickle wrote:
>
> At 20:13 -0500 on 15/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
>
> >What ARE YOU? An alien or a cotton-picking disgruntled former Apple
> >hardware engineer??? I'd LOVE to have a peek at YOUR "Knowledge Base!"
>
> Neither, and anyone attempt
I currently have a (supposedly) synchronous 128k ISDN line. It only
costs my $9.95/mo. for 150 hours/mo. It's been flaky from Day One. My
upload speeds RARELY exceed 64k, and my download speeds exceed 96k only
every now and then. I've done plenty of griping and raging at my ISP,
but the fact remai
Dean:
You've GOT to be kidding!!
I can get T1 here at home now. The setup/install fee is comparable to
yours, but the catch is, the service costs $289.95 a MONTH!!!
DSL isn't quite ready for prime time here in Morgan County, Indiana, but
it's supposed to be rocking in January, 2003.
I wanna pipe in about magnets.
Back in the Stone Age, when I was still running a Mac SE and Pagemaker
4.2 was my main application, I owned a set of those little black metal
Radio Shack stereo speakers that handled a thumping 40-watts. They were
like my satellite speakers for my stereo, and I plac
Pickle:
You're just a kid yourself, aren't you?
I posted something earlier, and obviously before I read this.
I'd place a bet in Las Vegas right now that you aren't much older than
my eldest son!
Poop, man, I bet you can't even remember TV before remotes were in
common use! (I do remember an a
Another two cents' worth:
Obi-Wan wrote:
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> the pickle wrote:
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> > At 23:32 -0500 on 14/08/02, Ryan wrote:
> >
> > >the heck of it. (i.e. Placing a telephone on your Seagate Barracuda II HD
> > >will most likely end up in you reformatting it.) So, here's your Mac tidbit
> >
> > Anyone have a
I have a reply to some of this. I'm rusty on my physics, though:
the pickle wrote:
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> At 23:32 -0500 on 14/08/02, Ryan wrote:
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> >And not just sitting in the back, starting and watching. Now about those
> >boat anchors, if you put a 85 lb. computer in the water, how the heck'd you
> >get it
Please see my previous reply.
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 22:26 -0400 on 14/08/02, william ahearn wrote:
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> >Allen Davis wrote:
> >>
> >> I thought I was "up" on Mac video stuff, but this card is ancient. I
> >> have no clu
Terry:
William Ahearn and you both got me to checking deeper.
B O N U S T I M E A G A I N ! ! !
Terry Mathews wrote:
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> > I can't find my own Apple/Macintosh database at the moment, but if
> > memory serves me, shouldn't OS 8.1 been the LAST version a 950 should be
> > able to run???
william ahearn wrote:
>
> Allen Davis wrote:
> >
> > I thought I was "up" on Mac video stuff, but this card is ancient. I
> > have no clue about "AUI." Is it possible that its a combo video/ethernet
> > card??? I don't think so.
>
> L
DAMN, Pickle,
What ARE YOU? An alien or a cotton-picking disgruntled former Apple
hardware engineer??? I'd LOVE to have a peek at YOUR "Knowledge Base!"
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 19:14 -0500 on 14/08/02, otto hansen wrote:
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> >I have a 9gb full height 5.25 scsi HD that I am trying
I have to pipe in on this one!
the pickle wrote:
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> At 19:04 -0500 on 14/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
>
> >I used to be like him. I still have an entire 8-foot tall bookcase
> >packed with nothing but Mac books. Alas, most of them now are quite
> >dated. Macintosh B
william ahearn wrote:
>
> Allen Davis wrote:
> >
> > I also have a giant box of seemingly dead hard drives I've never been
> > able to toss out. I'm going to give the freezer trick a tryout. The
> > logic seems sound. I have heard of stranger things that w
the pickle wrote:
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> At 18:02 -0500 on 14/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >You ask that question as though I'm breaking one of the Laws of
> >Thermodynamics. Yep, I'm running Mac OS 8.5 on the 950. I had to install
> >it twice (some kind of disk error during
william ahearn wrote:
>
> Allen Davis wrote:
> >
> > David:
> >
>
> > Incidentally, I've accumulated almost a dozen NuBus video cards that I
> > don't need. Sigma, SuperMac and Radius. One's a real odd-ball. It has a
> > regular
This card in question is the strangest I own and know that still works.
Plug in a color monitor (if it's from Apple) and it runs. Thousands of
colors only. Nothing to write home to Mom about.
Allen
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william ahearn wrote:
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> Allen Davis wrote:
> >
> > David:
> &
Art wrote:
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> on 8/14/02 11:45 AM, the pickle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > At 10:38 -0400 on 14/08/02, Art wrote:
> >
> >> I know this sounds strange but with the second drive that you mentioned ...
> >
> > Uh-huh...
> >
> >> disconnect it and place it in the freezer for about 24 hours. T
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> In a message dated 8/13/2002 23:12:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << Besides, like I said before, I do get a kick out of refurbishing old
> Macs that don't cost me much, fix 'em up, rev 'em up as much as I can
> and sell 'em CHEAP to disadvantaged people I discove
Kyle Kinsey wrote:
>
> Well the playing with the c650s continue,
>
> today a few SCSI drive questions.
>
> 1. One drive I was trying to get to work doesn't seem to start when the
> computer is switched on. That is it doesn't initialise or make any noise.
> However when drive setup scans it it s
the pickle wrote:
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> At 20:40 -0500 on 13/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >Kewel, DUDE! I'll give it a shot on the ol' 950!
>
> Your 950 is running 8.5?
> --
>
> the pickle
Pickle:
You ask that question as though I'm breaking one of the Laws o
David:
Yes, I was lucky. Buying old Macs from IU is sometimes like Forrest
Gump's box of chocolate: you never know what you're going to get.
Incidentally, I've accumulated almost a dozen NuBus video cards that I
don't need. Sigma, SuperMac and Radius. One's a real odd-ball. It has a
regular vide
!
I still appreciate the links you sent before. Crucial.com is often
out-of-stock on really, really old Mac memory, but they seem to find it
if you ask them to.
I still say crucial.com is a good company to do business with.
Thanks again.
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 19:32 -0500 on
Pickle:
Kewel, DUDE! I'll give it a shot on the ol' 950!
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 19:46 -0500 on 13/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
>
> >It's been so long since I've worked in System 7.x or Mac OS 8.x, I can't
> >remember. But in OS 9.x, y
Kyle:
You are absolutely correct. Your machine is doing a RAM check before it
proceeds with the boot process.
It's been so long since I've worked in System 7.x or Mac OS 8.x, I can't
remember. But in OS 9.x, you can disable the RAM check during boot-up. I
don't think this trick works with anythi
Pickle:
Thanks for the links! I suppose I HAVE been buying some of my RAM in the
wrong places. However, for newer machines, crucial.com is tough to beat, IMHO.
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 18:42 -0500 on 13/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
>
> >Do you say this in a good w
Pickle:
Do you say this in a good way or a bad way???
I've found their 68k RAM prices ridiculously low!
Have I been shopping in the wrong place???
Allen
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the pickle wrote:
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> At 17:57 -0500 on 13/08/02, Allen Davis wrote:
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> >I highly recommend going to www.cruci
I recommend www.crucial.com for all your memory needs. I've recommended
them to dozens of people. I've always gotten a rock-bottom price (which
is always lower if you order online), plus, they ship very, very
quickly. Good company.
Allen
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David Pierce wrote:
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> >I am trying to get these t
Sorry, I'm not made of money. I completely lucked into the 180-gig SCSI
disk. I frequent the IU computer auctions and "dump." You can often buy
an entire palette of supposedly "junk" Macs for $5-$10. It's easy enough
to piece together at least 4 or 5 working machines, which I then sell
for $25-$75
Hi Mark:
I highly recommend going to www.crucial.com. I buy all my memory from
them. Their prices can't be beaten, and they ship lickety-split. Just go
to their website and follow the pop-ups to locate your make, model,
etc., and they'll pop up a page with a quote. By the way, if you order
online
I'm writing to reply to both this e-mail and the one I posted about CD
burning before. Forgive me if I forget certain things.
Let me say this, first and foremost: many of our Mac problems and
solutions are necessarily anecdotal. We're not getting ALL THE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYSTEMS IN QUESTION.
Off the top of my head, I'd try the following:
1) Try re-installing the printer driver software itself.
2) Since you already mentioned the PRAM battery/zapping PRAM/rebuilding
the desktop, I can only suggest you trash anything called "Chooser
Prefs" or "Printer Prefs" and restart. You may need t
My question is who really needs a floppy drive today, anyway? I mean,
there's the Zip drive, which holds the equivalent of 70 floppies (high
density). How many files can you put on a floppy anyway? I think they're
okay if all you need to do is transfer text files via "sneaker net," but
other than
If I might pipe in with an opinion, please allow me to submit the
following. When burning CDs with a Q950, if the burner software allows
for slowing down recording speed, then by all means, do it! Burn at the
lowest speed possible, and of course, with no other applications running
in the backgroun
for the
last several days, I'm convinced you guys are a really great group of
people. Everyone is so eager and willing to help everyone else out they
can. The only other group like that I'm aware of is the bunch I shoot
bowling pins with. You can be in a very heated competition for the le
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