[q] Vintage Macs list on Google Groups

2006-02-22 Thread Dan Knight
Members of the Compact Macs, Quadlist, and Vintage Macs list on Maclaunch, This is the final message posted to these lists. These lists have been replaced by a unified Vintage Macs list on Google Groups that covers all 680x0-based Macs. The Vintage Macs list FAQ has been updated to reflect

[q] google groups

2006-02-02 Thread Mark
--- Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, it would be nice if the following was provided to us in email: 1. The exact web address to read the new list. 2. The exact email commands to sub and unsub 3. I've still no idea how one can sub w/o creating some sort of google/gmail account. 4.

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups

2006-01-31 Thread James Fraser
on 1/29/06 4:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but half the time the Google page causes my browser (Mozilla) to freeze or quit. So I was disappointed to read of the move of some Low-end lists to Google groups. Even so, I tried to sign on but Google says (quite incorrectly)

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups

2006-01-31 Thread NODEraser
I have used Gmail on my PB 520 with Netscape (don't remember if it's version 3 or 4) without many problems. Every now and then I'll get a broken pipe error, but not too often. On 1/31/06, James Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 1/29/06 4:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-30 Thread Dan Knight
After reading discussion over the weekend, let me clarify a few things. Google Groups functions as an email group, so the format of posting and receiving messages can be exactly the same as you're used to. In addition, you can read, search, and reply to messages online, something you couldn't

[q] *Not* moving to Google Groups?

2006-01-30 Thread Anthony Moss
If anyone is interested in creating an alternative on Usenet to the new 680x0-Macs list on Google Groups, e-mail me off the list. -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups.

2006-01-29 Thread Simon Kershaw
Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote On 1/28/06, at 12:54 PM -0800, Stephen Jones wrote: Indeed many of us are now boycotting google due to their capitulation (snip) The above subject is off-topic for all low-end-mac lists. How is it off topic to comment on the rehosting of the group?

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups

2006-01-29 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 29/01/2006 16:39 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I've been following Quadlist nearly since the beginning, and more recently PCI-List. Last December I signed up for a Gmail account as a back-up , but half the time the Google page causes my browser (Mozilla) to freeze

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups

2006-01-29 Thread Megalonyx
I've been following Quadlist nearly since the beginning, and more recently PCI-List. Last December I signed up for a Gmail account as a back-up , but half the time the Google page causes my browser (Mozilla) to freeze or quit. So I was disappointed to read of the move of some Low-end lists

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups.

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stamsen
My reply follows quote. On 1/29/06, at 8:55 PM +, Simon Kershaw wrote: How is it off topic to comment on the rehosting of the group? It is off-topic to comment on the politics of google. And to deliberately retain the subject is asking for trouble IMHO. I will send Simon a copy of the

[q] Sorry, I won't do google groups.

2006-01-28 Thread Stephen Jones
Indeed many of us are now boycotting google due to their capitulation to the Chinese beliefs that: 1. Their citizens should be protected from truth and opinion 2. That dogs and cats are perfect substitutes for animal fur 3. That mandatory abortions rather than mandatory sterilization is

Re: [q] Sorry, I won't do google groups.

2006-01-28 Thread Paul Stamsen
My reply follows quote. On 1/28/06, at 12:54 PM -0800, Stephen Jones wrote: Indeed many of us are now boycotting google due to their capitulation (snip) The above subject is off-topic for all low-end-mac lists. Further comments on this or similar threads (including any spurious free speech

[q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-27 Thread Dan Knight
Fans of 680x0 Macs, we've successfully launched our first two email lists using Google Groups - one for Macintel models and one for the Mac mini. As of this afternoon, we've turned off our three Maclone lists, which have also transitioned to Google Groups. Advantages: You can browse messages

Re: [q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-27 Thread willi
Hi, y'all! Quoting Dan Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fans of 680x0 Macs, we've successfully launched our first two email lists using Google Groups - one for Macintel models and one for the Mac mini. As of this afternoon, we've turned off our three Maclone lists, which have also transitioned to

Re: [q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-27 Thread Paul Stamsen
My reply follows quote. On 1/27/06, at 4:32 PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, Dan, the link above appears to be leftover from the message you sent to the vintage-macs list. All the lists he mentioned (Compact Macs, Vintage Macs, and Quadlist) will be grouped into one list called the

Re: [q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-27 Thread Al Winfrey
Steve, I'm willing to give the Google Groups a try. I have avoided reflectors in the past because they seemed to attract spam but this service appears better protected. Macs are neat and I've used them since 1986 or so but they are more fun when one can converse with others who also

Re: [q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-27 Thread Tina Holm
does this mean that the lists will all turn into some forum-like stuff and will stop working like standard maillists? I hope not :-( /tina -- *^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^* Tina Holm, Pederstrup Djurs, DK. http://nehaia.dk

Re: [q] Moving to Google Groups

2006-01-27 Thread William Ove
On Jan 27, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Tina Holm wrote: does this mean that the lists will all turn into some forum-like stuff and will stop working like standard maillists? I hope not :-( /tina A lot of discussion activities have moved to web forum formats, which I am not fond of either. Some

Re: [q] Q-650 ethernet connection question

2006-01-24 Thread Al Winfrey
Dick, I didn't know what to search on and you have provided a nice pointer. Now I can get one and put this puppy online! Also I appreciate the swap-list pointer from Paul and will get signed up for that too. Thanks! al On Jan 23, 2006, at 11:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems

[q] Q-650 ethernet connection question

2006-01-23 Thread Al Winfrey
I have three Quadra 650's that all work and are fun to use. I'd like to connect one unit to a DSL hub for direct ethernet access and also for ftp with other Macs. The ethernet connector on the back of the Q-650's is different and there are no cables for it in my junk box. Can anyone direct me

Re: [q] Q-650 ethernet connection question

2006-01-23 Thread rhouse23
Seems like the best thing would be to hit ebay. A quick search (url below) came up with a bunch of aaui tranceivers with prices ranging from 3 to 12 dollars. The aaui tranceiver has a regular 10 base T jack on the other end of it. - Dick

[q] New Low End Mac email lists

2006-01-20 Thread Dan Knight
We've created some new email lists, but they're different from the old ones. We're using Google Groups, which means you can sign up, change your status, and read postings using your browser. I hope to eventually move other lists to Google Groups as well. The Macintel list, which covers all

Re: [q] Changing stuff in finder folders.

2006-01-20 Thread Denny Davis
At 2:13 AM -0700 on 12/22/05, Ron 'Hollywood' Parro wittily wrote: Just one more before Christmas. When I was administering a large Mac network at a newspaper I had a little utility that I was sure was the most important thing on my computer(s). The utility was Directory Assistance from

[q] OT - Wireless Access Point info

2006-01-18 Thread Don Wakefield
This post is a bit off topic, but I hope someone can help. I have a House Branded Wireless Access Point purchased at CompUSA approximately 2 years ago (when they were blowing out the 802.11B only products to make room for the 802.11G's) At first, since I was the only kid on the block with

Re: [q] OT - Wireless Access Point info

2006-01-18 Thread Tom Abel
Try 'admin' - Original Message - From: Don Wakefield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Quadlist quadlist@mail.maclaunch.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:41 PM Subject: [q] OT - Wireless Access Point info This post is a bit off topic, but I hope someone can help. I have a House Branded

Re: [q] OT - Wireless Access Point info

2006-01-18 Thread Otto Hansen
'admin'/'admin' is pretty standard. If worse comes to worse, you could pop open the case and look at the internals, from there you can figure out the chipset manufactuer and search for other routers with the same chipset (they may be the exact same one in a different package) and see if they

Re: [q] OT - Wireless Access Point info

2006-01-18 Thread Jim Foster
On 18-Jan-06, at 9:41 PM, Don Wakefield wrote: I am hoping that somebody in the group will have a similar unit and will be able to provide me with the missing password. Any ideas on how to start over would be appreciated. The default for some home routers is nothing in the User ID field and

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-24 Thread Brett Forrester
Michael, Be sure also to check (or just replace since it's inexpensive) the PRAM battery. This is located on the motherboard and provides power to maintain necessary info for startup, like date and time, etc. If I recall correctly, the 575, like the 630 series, uses an alkaline, instead of a

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-24 Thread Matthew Lawrence
Changing the PRAM battery might be a helpful solution, in this case. A severly weak PRAM battery can cause a whole host of performance problems, from file corruption to funky hardware behavior. This might also be a cheaper solution than a replacement HDD, and you're not really out anything to

[q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Michael
Hi, I recently acquired a Preforma LC 575, though it seems the hard drive has died because whenever I start it I just get a flashing question mark. If anyone knows where I could I could get a replacement hard drive (I think its a scsi), or has any suggestions to fix my problem, I would really

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread William Ove
On Dec 23, 2005, at 5:17 AM, Michael wrote: I recently acquired a Preforma LC 575, though it seems the hard drive has died because whenever I start it I just get a flashing question mark. If anyone knows where I could I could get a replacement hard drive (I think its a scsi), or has any

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Michael
Thanks for the tips Bill, Unfortunately whenever I try to boot from the 'Install Me First Cd' or the floppies that came with the mac, the message 'Welcome to Macintosh' comes up on the screen and then it freezes. I'm not sure if this is correct but i have been told that if it can not find a hard

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Chuck Bush
It certainly could be the hard drive, but it is not necessarily. The question mark means the system simply cannot find a start up system. Do you have an internal or external CD drive? Start the system with a OS CD, and see if the hard drive mounts. You may just need to reinstall the Operating

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Michael
Hi, Thanks, but nothing happens when I boot with the OS CD ('Install Me First CD') in the cd drive. I just keep getting the flashing question mark. When I boot with a floppy that has a picture of an Ambulance on the side, I get a Welcome to Macintosh message on the screen but that's as far as it

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Chuck Bush
The reason I mentioned an external CD drive is often the stock CD drive that came with the LC575 was not fast enough to boot the computer. Also, you would do much better to start it up with a system 8, 8.6, or 9 (not 9.1 or higher) CD than system 7. Even if you eventually reinstall system 7, I

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Dylan McDermond
On Dec 23, 2005, at 6:12 AM, Chuck Bush wrote: Also, you would do much better to start it up with a system 8, 8.6, or 9 (not 9.1 or higher) CD than system 7. Being a 68k, the LC575 will only go as high as 8.1. The OP should probably open the back panel and look to see if there is a HDD

Re: [q] Performa/LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Bryan Kattwinkel
on 12/23/05 3:30 PM, Dylan McDermond wrote: The OP should probably open the back panel and look to see if there is a HDD in there at all. Given the symptoms, I would suggest disconnecting that internal hard drive and trying again to boot from floppy or CD. When it freezes at Welcome to Mac

Re: [q] Performa/LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Chuck Bush
I have had some that would boot via built in CD too, but I have also worked on ones that would not. Some of them shipped with single speed CD-ROM drives. Chuck On 12/23/05 3:21 PM, Bryan Kattwinkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... often the stock CD drive that came with the LC575 was not fast

Re: [q] Replacement Hard Drive for a Preforma LC 575

2005-12-23 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:34 PM +1000 12/23/05, Michael wrote: Thanks for the tips Bill, Unfortunately whenever I try to boot from the 'Install Me First Cd' or the floppies that came with the mac, the message 'Welcome to Macintosh' comes up on the screen and then it freezes. I'm not sure if this is correct but i

[q] Changing stuff in finder folders.

2005-12-22 Thread Ron 'Hollywood' Parro
Just one more before Christmas. When I was administering a large Mac network at a newspaper I had a little utility that I was sure was the most important thing on my computer(s). The utility was Directory Assistance from Symantec. They quit supporting it about three system upgrades before

[q] Merry Christmas!

2005-12-22 Thread Artur Yelchishchev
Hi Quadlisters, Just like to say Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all of you! Best wishes, Artur -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free

[q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Gardner Byron
Can anyone tell me how to network a Q630 using Ethernet to a network at home with OS X (10.4.3.)? The Q630 is running 8.1. Thanks, Byron -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread j
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Gardner Byron wrote: Can anyone tell me how to network a Q630 using Ethernet to a network at home with OS X (10.4.3.)? The Q630 is running 8.1. OS X should offer Internet sharing. (Look for the Sharing preference pane.) You would probably need a second ethernet

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Gardner Byron
Can you explain further? On Dec 14, 2005, at 11:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Gardner Byron wrote: Can anyone tell me how to network a Q630 using Ethernet to a network at home with OS X (10.4.3.)? The Q630 is running 8.1. OS X should offer Internet sharing. (Look

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Daniel
On Dec 14, 2005, at 12:47, Gardner Byron wrote: Can anyone tell me how to network a Q630 using Ethernet to a network at home with OS X (10.4.3.)? The Q630 is running 8.1. What do you want to do exactly? File sharing between the two, or Internet access for the Q630? Daniel -- Quadlist

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread j
1) Stick a second ethernet device on an OS X machine. Any OS X machine. 2) Go to the Sharing preferences pane. Look for Internet sharing. 3) Tell it to share the connection FROM the first (original) ethernet device TO the second (new) ethernet device. That should be all that's required?

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Gardner Byron
I want to file share between the two. I do not want to connect the Q630 to the internet. Just share files. On Dec 14, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Daniel wrote: On Dec 14, 2005, at 12:47, Gardner Byron wrote: Can anyone tell me how to network a Q630 using Ethernet to a network at home with OS X

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Gardner Byron
I just want to share the files on the network. Don't need to connect the Q630 to the internet. Thanks, Byron On Dec 14, 2005, at 12:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) Stick a second ethernet device on an OS X machine. Any OS X machine. 2) Go to the Sharing preferences pane. Look for

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread j
Can you describe your current network topology? 'I have a machine running OS X and I have a Quadra' does not provide enough information. How are they presently connected? What is connected to what, if anything? (Is the OS X machine connected to the Internet? If so, how? DSL/cable modem?

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Gardner Byron
I have a PB G4 connected to a switch hub connected to Airport. The Airport is connected to cable modem. The Q630 is also connected to the same hub switch along with a iMac G5 and a Beige G3. I want to share files between the PB G4 and the Q630 using networking. I do not need to connect to

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Brett Forrester
I do not need to connect to the Internet. Just share files between the PB and the 630. The PB is running 10.4.3. The Beige is running 10.4.3 using xPostFacto. The iMac G5 is running 10.4.3. The 630 is running 8.1 The simple answer used to be to activate AppleTalk on both machines, enable

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Tina Holm
hooked a q800 running 8.1 to a sawtooth running some version of jaguar, they were connected through a switch it was simplest thing I ever did, selected the G4 in the chooser like usual on jaguar it took me a while to figure out that it considered my q800 a server, but apart from that it just

[q] Fwd: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Ron 'Hollywood' Parro
Please allow me to jump in and ask a question. I am trying to do the same thing and it worked once but won't work now. File sharing is on, local talk is on, both Macs are running through the same router. I have Panther on a PowerBook G4 and 8.6 on the Performa. Where am I going wrong? Before I

Re: [q] Networking a Quadra 630

2005-12-14 Thread Sque
Gardner Byron wrote: I want to file share between the two. I do not want to connect the Q630 to the internet. Just share files. Some time ago apple released updates for Open transport, 3.8? sorry may well be wrong. Anywho, these allow appletalk via tcp which is required for 10.4 and

Re: [q] Centris 650 Problems

2005-12-08 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:56:46 -0800 (PST) From: Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [q] Centris 650 Problems I was hoping someone could give me some suggestions for a sick Centris 650. I had it in storage for a while and before I put it in, it worked great. Once I took it out, however, I

Re: [q] Centris 650 Problems

2005-12-08 Thread Nick
--- Jeff Walther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:56:46 -0800 (PST) From: Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [q] Centris 650 Problems I was hoping someone could give me some suggestions for a sick Centris 650. I had it in storage for a while and before I put it in, it

[q] REDUCED after intervention: Centris 650

2005-12-07 Thread Mark
Other than the externals, you have a $10 computer. The externals themselves are not likely to fetch more than $25, as a scsi cd burner is going to be slow and archaic. So where are you getting this $200 figure and why are you posting ads on quadlist? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Joey

[q] REDUCED after intervention: Centris 650

2005-12-06 Thread Joey DiMauro
MACINTOSH GRAPHICS WORKSTATION Original and only owner of all components in this system. I took great pride in maintaining this system. It is in perfect working condition! I am including all system, driver, and peripheral software disks. I am also including ALL software I've installed (graphics,

[q] Centris 650 Problems

2005-12-06 Thread Nick
Greetings, I was hoping someone could give me some suggestions for a sick Centris 650. I had it in storage for a while and before I put it in, it worked great. Once I took it out, however, I couldn't get it to turn on at all. It appears to be dead. I can't get the fan to come on or get a

[q] LC 575 / Quadra 575 RAM

2005-12-04 Thread j
Hi! I have acquired an LC 575 with 8MB of RAM. What kind of DIMMs can this thing take, and where could I most cheaply obtain a 64MB DIMM to up it to the maximum amount of memory? -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: [q] LC 575 / Quadra 575 RAM

2005-12-04 Thread j
Err... or SIMMs... I donno. :) On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I have acquired an LC 575 with 8MB of RAM. What kind of DIMMs can this thing take, and where could I most cheaply obtain a 64MB DIMM to up it to the maximum amount of memory? -- Quadlist is sponsored by

[q] Also, an Ethernet adaptor for an LC/Quadra 575

2005-12-04 Thread j
On a related note, does anyone have an Ethernet adaptor for my Quadra/LC 575? ^_^ On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Err... or SIMMs... I donno. :) On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I have acquired an LC 575 with 8MB of RAM. What kind of DIMMs can this thing take,

[q] 68K IRC channel

2005-12-04 Thread Powermac
Just letting everybody know that there is an IRC channel in Undernet named #68kmla for 68K Macs. If you like to talk about these machines come on over, there is generally a decent crowd there. -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: [q] LC 575 / Quadra 575 RAM

2005-12-04 Thread NODEraser
Well, I suppose you could always crack it open and find out... If I remember correctly, all you have to do is pop open the cover over the ports on the back, and the motherboard slips right out. On 12/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Err... or SIMMs... I donno. :) On Sun, 4 Dec

Re: [q] LC 575 / Quadra 575 RAM

2005-12-04 Thread j
Yeah. I was able to make an ordinary 16MB SIMM-- an EDO one at that (I guess EDO is backwards-compatible with non-EDO?)-- work fine with it. Now to find me a 32MB or 64MB SIMM My sources are contradictory as to whether or not the system supports a 64MB SIMM... On Sun, 4 Dec 2005,

[q] flashing X at startup screen

2005-12-03 Thread Mauricio Santana
Hello list, I just got my hands on a Quadra 950 without a hard drive, just a floppy, which was bad (it wouldn't take floppies in). The mac has the following problem: The mac displays a floppy with a flashing X. After replacing the floppy drive with an auto - inject one, the mac displays the

Re: [q] flashing X at startup screen

2005-12-03 Thread Mauricio Santana
The floppy is designed for a Quadra 950 (it is the install me first of A/UX 3.0 actually) I double checked this by inserting it in a mac classic (the mac did start up and bombed after asking for an FPU). Now, what I don't understand is that there is no question mark in all of this, the X is

Re: [q] flashing X at startup screen

2005-12-03 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 03/12/2005 08:37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The floppy is designed for a Quadra 950 (it is the install me first of A/UX 3.0 actually) I double checked this by inserting it in a mac classic (the mac did start up and bombed after asking for an FPU). Now, what I don't

Re: [q] flashing X at startup screen

2005-12-03 Thread Mauricio Santana
Thanks, I still have to try steps 2, 3 and gulp... 5 :-( --M Ken wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 03/12/2005 08:37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The floppy is designed for a Quadra 950 (it is the install me first of A/UX 3.0 actually) I double checked this by inserting it in a mac classic

[q] Desperately need a bootable hard drive for a Quadra

2005-12-01 Thread j
I'm working on a vintage Quadra belonging to a client, and while taking the hard drive home, it FELL out of my backpack. I desperately need a SCSI hard drive of at least 250MB, suitable for a Quadra and preferably Apple branded, which: * Works * Is in decent cosmetic condition * Contains an

Re: [q] Desperately need a bootable hard drive for a Quadra

2005-12-01 Thread Paul Stamsen
My reply follows quote. On 12/1/05, at 11:41 pm -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: desperately need a SCSI hard drive of at least 250MB, suitable for a Quadra and preferably Apple branded, which: I have just such a one. I can format it and mail it witrhin two days $15 PayPal shipped? -- HTH,

Re: [q] Desperately need a bootable hard drive for a Quadra

2005-12-01 Thread Paul Stamsen
Oops, apologies, Paul (pjspop @ bresnan.net) QuadList PCI PowerMacs nanny ^±^ -- I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -- Galileo Galilei -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: [q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem

2005-11-23 Thread Tina Holm
At 11:57 -0800 22/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to get it up and running so I can get file off the HD. If that's all you want to achieve, and IIRC, the HD is IDE and you can just pull it and stick it in almost any modern mac you might have around good luck /tina --

Re: [q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem

2005-11-23 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 23/11/2005 02:33 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: At 11:57 -0800 22/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to get it up and running so I can get file off the HD. If that's all you want to achieve, and IIRC, the HD is IDE and you can just pull it and stick it in almost any

[q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem

2005-11-22 Thread rppurcel
Hello, Just wondering if anyone might be able to assist with a dead Q610/DOS. Problem is that I get the 'Chimes of Death' on Boot and no Picture on the monitor. It has 16mb of RAM and is maxed on Vram. I'd like to get it up and running so I can get file off the HD. Any Ideas to try?

Re: [q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem

2005-11-22 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 22/11/2005 11:57 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hello, Just wondering if anyone might be able to assist with a dead Q610/DOS. Problem is that I get the 'Chimes of Death' on Boot and no Picture on the monitor. It has 16mb of RAM and is maxed on Vram. I'd like to get it

[q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem

2005-11-22 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:57:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, Just wondering if anyone might be able to assist with a dead Q610/DOS. Problem is that I get the 'Chimes of Death' on Boot and no Picture on the monitor. It has 16mb of RAM and

Re: [q] Quadra 610/ DOS problem

2005-11-22 Thread Matthew Lawrence
If reseating the RAM don't do the trick, try replacing the clock battery, especially if the Quadra's been sitting around unused for any amount of time. Something's happening when you try to boot it, which means the clock battery is not completely gone, but there are quite a bit of problems

[q] Web browsing on vintage macs

2005-11-19 Thread Robert Patterson
I thought I'd pass on a useful link to those of you browsing the web on 68K Macs... If you use iCab 2.9, you probably encounter a lot of errors or lock-ups resulting from most modern web-pages which use resource-hogging technology or plug-ins. So, it's refreshing to find sites which are still

[q] Fraudulent request from List Mom

2005-11-07 Thread Dan Knight
Friends, The message posted to these lists late last Friday did not come from me. Good portions of it were quoted from things I had written in the past, but I would never use these lists to look for a partner. I'm doing quite nicely with Yahoo Personals, Match.com, and eHarmony, thank you. I

[q] apple multiplescan 15 vga adapter

2005-11-01 Thread Boris Donoso
hi does anyone have the pinout for the apple multiplescan 15 vga adapter?, i have one of these monitors and i want to use it with my pc, and i can't find the pinout for this adapter anywhere. thanks. -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: [q] apple multiplescan 15 vga adapter

2005-11-01 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 01/11/2005 06:44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: hi does anyone have the pinout for the apple multiplescan 15 vga adapter?, i have one of these monitors and i want to use it with my pc, and i can't find the pinout for this adapter anywhere. thanks. - Why do you want

Re: [q] apple multiplescan 15 vga adapter

2005-11-01 Thread Boris Donoso
On 11/1/05, Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Reply follows quote. On 01/11/2005 06:44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: hi does anyone have the pinout for the apple multiplescan 15 vga adapter?, i have one of these monitors and i want to use it with my pc, and i can't find the pinout for this adapter

[q] Centris 650 GRAPHICS WORKSTATION

2005-10-31 Thread Joey DiMauro
MACINTOSH GRAPHICS WORKSTATION I am the original and only owner of all components in this system (except DAT tape drive). I took great pride in maintaining this system. It is in perfect working condition! I am only removing personal files. All power and SCSI cables included so you can plug and

Re: [q] Centris 650 CD parts?

2005-10-27 Thread Denny Davis
At 11:52 AM -0400 on 10/10/05, Martin Swartz wittily wrote: I'm restoring upgrading a Centris 650 that came my way, and I am looking to find three components. If you have any of these, can provide an Apple part number, or can recommend a source, please let me know. (Regrettably the RAM FAQ

Re: [q] LC575 Network and Screen Issues

2005-10-27 Thread Denny Davis
At 8:27 PM +1000 on 7/3/05, Chris Zantides wittily wrote: Ill give it a shot and see what happens. Thanks, Chris On 03/07/2005, at 5:54 PM, Sque wrote: Chris Zantides wrote: Hi there, Thanks to people on this list, I have made it this far. I seem to be at a loss at this point -I have

Re: [q] mp3 encoding s/w?

2005-10-27 Thread Denny Davis
At 6:36 PM -0500 on 8/28/05, Matthew Lawrence wittily wrote: Hi John! I'll go out on a limb here, and guess that this list is rather quiet because we're all capable of keeping our Quadras going, with little or no assistance. Not that people don't run into problems, especially with trying to

Re: [q] Daystar upgrades

2005-10-17 Thread Jeff Walther
At 15:30 -0400 10/16/2005, Quadlist wrote: From: Casolai ! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [q] Daystar upgrades Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:54:00 -0600 The quad doublers are for quadra's and centris systems. They run at double the speed of the original cpu, up to 50mhz, so they can't be used on

[q] new email for list mom

2005-10-12 Thread Dan Knight
Members of the 30 Low End Mac email lists: I'm phasing out my listmom at lemlists email address because it gets far more spam than all my other addresses combined. I've created a new mailbox - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - for website and email list correspondence. I'm in the process of updating links

Re: [q] USB port in a 637CD Performa?

2005-10-11 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 10/10/2005 21:32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hi, Quadlisters, I want to use an extra Lexmark Z52 printer I have. Soo, can I put a USB card in a 637CD Performa? And if so, will my Lexmark Z52 then work? Jim -- Hmmm. If you find a way to do this you will be a

Re: [q] USB port in a 637CD Performa?

2005-10-11 Thread Matthew Lawrence
Unfortuanately, Jim, USB is not an option for a Performa 637CD, unlike with the PPC-powered 62xx/63xx series after. Even IF somebody got ambitious enough to develop a USB upgrade for 68K Macs, it'd be painfully slow, being limited to either PDS slot or COMM slot for where to stick the card.

Re: [q] USB port in a 637CD Performa?

2005-10-11 Thread David Bell
Hi I've never had a Performa 637CD to play with, but I have messed about with a few 630s, replacing the slide out logic boards with those from 5500/6500 Power PCs. If I remember correctly, this'll give you access to a PCI slot but you'd also need a one slot riser to rotate the card

Re: [q] USB port in a 637CD Performa?

2005-10-11 Thread Shon Howell
David Bell wrote: Hi I've never had a Performa 637CD to play with, but I have messed about with a few 630s, replacing the slide out logic boards with those from 5500/6500 Power PCs. If I remember correctly, this'll give you access to a PCI slot but you'd also need a one slot riser to

[q] Centris 650 CD parts?

2005-10-10 Thread Martin Swartz
I'm restoring upgrading a Centris 650 that came my way, and I am looking to find three components. If you have any of these, can provide an Apple part number, or can recommend a source, please let me know. (Regrettably the RAM FAQ hosted by MacToolbox and mentioned on LEM comes up file not

[q] USB port in a 637CD Performa?

2005-10-10 Thread Jim Raper
Hi, Quadlisters, I want to use an extra Lexmark Z52 printer I have. Soo, can I put a USB card in a 637CD Performa? And if so, will my Lexmark Z52 then work? Jim -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A |

Re: [q] Kensington Turbo Mouse ADB driver or settings

2005-09-16 Thread Artur Yelchishchev
William Ove [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up a few of these. They are model #62360. They appear to be working fine, but I have been unable to either find a driver for them or any information about the dip switch settings for them. I am left handed and having a two button input device

[q] Free software bits

2005-09-15 Thread Liam Proven
Went to visit some old friends tonight have a small haul of old Mac software. Office 4, FoxPro 2.5, Borland C++, SoftQuad HotMetal 3.0, Apple Internet Connection Kit and some others. I've also got some old Norton Utilities, about v6. Coming soon should be some MacOS CDs, too - OS 8 / 8.5 / 8.6.

[q] Kensington Turbo Mouse ADB driver or settings

2005-09-11 Thread William Ove
I picked up a few of these. They are model #62360. They appear to be working fine, but I have been unable to either find a driver for them or any information about the dip switch settings for them. I am left handed and having a two button input device that is configured for right handers

Re: [q] Kensington Turbo Mouse ADB driver or settings

2005-09-11 Thread Lynn Lasswell
I am using a Model 64210 Vers. 5 on a G4 with an iMate adaptor for the ADB to USB conversion. Would any of that software help? I used to use it with my Quadra 700. Lynn Lasswell On Sep 11, 2005, at 6:17 PM, William Ove wrote: I picked up a few of these. They are model #62360. They appear

Re: [q] Kensington Turbo Mouse ADB driver or settings

2005-09-11 Thread William Ove
Thanks for the response. I have a 64210 as well. I use it with OS X on a G4 as well, but I have never found any software to fully utilize it on my Quadra 840, all the Kensington drivers I have for it are PPC only. The 62360 is much older. It is a two button trackball. There are six dip

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