Re: [SM] Now S900 and I are really in trouble!

2006-01-19 Thread Tony Michaels
tear the machine completely apart, pull the PRAM battery, hold the button for ten seconds and leave everything set for several days, still apart. Cheers, Antonio On 1/19/06, John Firestone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Eric, I've tried: Removing the Sonnet G4 card, pressing the CUDA

Re: [SM] Off topic intel theorizing

2006-01-11 Thread Tony Michaels
I think current G4s will stay close to where they're at for now, early TiBooks will drop quickly, late TiBooks will lower in value more slowly and the Pismos will hold their value while the rest of the G3s hit rock bottom. Just my two cents. -Antonio On 1/11/06, Bob Robeson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [SM] Corrupted OS 9.1

2006-01-02 Thread Tony Michaels
Or, you could run the installer form the OS 9 install Cd and let it fill in the broken or missing bits and pieces. Cheers, Antonio On 1/2/06, Bernie Benz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Paul, I had done exactly as you suggested to establish the back up drive (#2) as the start up drive and

Re: [SM] Souped Up Firewire USB 2.0 Combo cards

2005-08-19 Thread Tony Michaels
certain of why exactly Umax usaed the bridge chip, but the reason I gave echoes their own... but who's to say. Propaganda? Maybe. It wouldn't surprise me. -Antonio On 8/18/05, Jeff Walther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:53 -0700 08/18/2005, Tony Michaels wrote: Basically, ATA 100 and ATA 133

Re: [SM] Souped Up Firewire USB 2.0 Combo cards

2005-08-19 Thread Tony Michaels
And I can't type, tonight... sorry :-P -Antonio On 8/18/05, Tony Michaels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inmy machine, at least, even the VGA-only Radeon would only operate in the top two slots, though I have heard of the Acards doing fine in the lower slots. Sonnets, as aforementioned, tend to use

Re: [SM] S900 For Sale

2005-08-19 Thread Tony Michaels
I still need an S900 case for my next Frankintosh and second entry into this year's Great MacMod Challenge. I have two weeks for my next three entries, and this is my biggest. I need a case in decent condition with a bay door. If one of the tabs on the door is busted, I can fix that. I'm in San

Re: [SM] Souped Up Firewire USB 2.0 Combo cards

2005-08-14 Thread Tony Michaels
themselves. Some people have issues which no else does. Come to think of it, it seems as if many do. On 8/13/05, Paul Corsa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Sonnet/Acard ATA 66 does work in the lower slots. Paul C Jeff Walther wrote: At 10:17 -0700 08/13/2005, Tony Michaels wrote: Really? I

Re: [SM] Souped Up Firewire USB 2.0 Combo cards

2005-08-13 Thread Tony Michaels
function) will require one of the top two slots in the S900 due to the bridge chip they contain. Paul C Tony Michaels wrote: Depends on the controller. Most likely, tho, it will work. OS X will work with the USB 2.0 ports. In OS 9, they will operate at only 1.0 speeds. Firewire should work fine

Re: [SM] S900 needs new home

2005-08-02 Thread Tony Michaels
I'm in need of an S900 ATX for the annual MacMod Challenge. I have G4 parts, and I'm custom-building and tweaking a G4 inside an S900 case, which will be custom-painted. If your tower is in good condition, and you don't mind parting it out ( removing the hard drives, CDROM, etc, would lighten it

Re: [SM] CD Burner?

2005-03-12 Thread Tony Michaels
I would try connecting the CD burner as a master drive on a separate bus... mayhaps a bus dedicated to such peripherals. Really, your setup shouldn't be causing such an issue, but stranger things have happened, and this is the most simple possible solution. -Antonio On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:50:39

[SM] Still Looking for a Sonnet Tempo Trio or ATA 133 PCI

2005-03-04 Thread Tony Michaels
Well, I thought I'd put one last shout out for a Tempo Trio ( Dual ATA133, USB, Firewire combo ) or ATA133 PCI card for my Frankintosh© Conatct me if you have one for sale or trade. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: [SM] Panther On Mac Clones?

2005-02-28 Thread Tony Michaels
Sweet! -Antonio On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 06:08:11 -0800 (PST), George Namcam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 10.3.8 on an S900- 900 mhz Powerlogix zif in a XLR8 zif carrier, Sonnet Tempo ATA controller, Western Digital Special Edition 120 gig, PC PowerColor Radeon 7000 flashed to Mac with Quartz

[SM] Are You Seeing Double?

2005-02-28 Thread Tony Michaels
Hiya folks, I just want to know if you're receiving doubles of my posts. I know I do, because of Gmail's way of working ( it displays the message I sent, as well as what the list receives ), and I want to know if it also happens to be sending two copies of my message to the list, so I can let the

Re: [SM] Panther On Mac Clones?

2005-02-28 Thread Tony Michaels
Have you ever thought about getting the dual processor adapter for the XLR8 Carrier, with two 1Ghz G4 Sonnet ZIFs? That would be insane, and I may try it in April, when have the money to spend. I bet OS X would just scream. *Evil Grin* -Antonio On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 06:08:11 -0800 (PST),

Re: [SM] Are You Seeing Double?

2005-02-28 Thread Tony Michaels
Good. Thank You, Antonio On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:31:40 +, John Hobbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28 Feb 2005, at 16:55, Tony Michaels wrote: Hiya folks, I just want to know if you're receiving doubles of my posts. I am not having this problem at all. John -- SuperMacs

Re: [SM] Western Digital hard drives

2005-02-26 Thread Tony Michaels
I've had the same one for nearly three years, and it'd still chugging along just fine. -Antonio On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:00:40 -0600, mike ansberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am considering purchasing a WD2000JBRTL 200GB hard drive. Circuit City has them on sale for 90 bucks after a 60 dollar

[SM] Panther On Mac Clones?

2005-02-26 Thread Tony Michaels
Does anyone here have Panther ( 10.3 ) on their S900? I also have a PowerTower Pro logic board, in addition to a PM 9500 board, so if anyone here has experience with thos, lemme know. I just picked up my new Crescebdo 800 upgrade. Time for a little fun ;-) -Antonio -- SuperMacs is sponsored

Re: [SM] Whats going on here :-/

2005-02-26 Thread Tony Michaels
r u sayn hes not teh haxxor? HA! -Antonio Sorry, I couldn't resist :-) On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:08:13 -0500, Dan Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've seen these posts about s900 etc and I'm just wondering what the heck are they I use an apple Ibook G4 but I do have two old tower setups the

Re: [SM] Panther On Mac Clones?

2005-02-26 Thread Tony Michaels
Great. They made some drastic changes in 10.3, so I wasn't sure if it would run on Legacy stuff. BTW, Do your serial devices still work? I'm picking up a 12x12 Wacom tablet... though I remember reading something that lets you use serial tablets in Panther. Off to Google with me! Thanks, Antonio

Re: [SM] Panther On Mac Clones?

2005-02-26 Thread Tony Michaels
:52 -0800, Eric Ladner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 26, 2005, at 7:33 PM, Tony Michaels wrote: Does anyone here have Panther ( 10.3 ) on their S900? Panther 10.3.8 works fine on my S900 with Crescendo G4 450 board. SCSI drives (including CD burner) work; scanners do not; ADB mouse

Re: [SM] Power Supply.

2005-02-25 Thread Tony Michaels
It's not very hard to replace, there's just a few screws to remove. IIIRC, there's two on the back of the ATX, and one or two inside, but it's been a while since I opened mine up and cleaned out the dust bunnies. However, you'll likely have an easier time finding an entire S900, via eBay or such,

Re: [SM] Sonnet Crescendo G4 800 Overclock

2005-02-25 Thread Tony Michaels
. It is the one early tablet there is a hack for to use with OSX. See postings in the archive. Paul C Original price was $500 Tony Michaels wrote: Funny you should mention it. Today, someone gave me a Power Tower Pro. I plan on swapping the guts into an S900 case. This also brings me back

Re: [SM] Name Change to Duplicates - was SCSI OS-X report

2005-02-25 Thread Tony Michaels
No. On Gmail, I get one message, but it's divided the same way Gmail divides messages I get with multiple responses, which is somewhat odd, considering it's not me reponding, but really intelligent, for organisation. Regards, Antonio On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:13:50 -0800 (PST), Steve Hardy [EMAIL

Re: [SM] Name Change to Duplicates - was SCSI OS-X report

2005-02-25 Thread Tony Michaels
I do see two copies of my own message in the aforementioned Gmail organiser, tho... one to the list, then one addressed to myself, because I'm on the list... funny :-) Regards, Antonio On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:16:07 -0800, Tony Michaels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. On Gmail, I get one message

Re: [SM] Sonnet Crescendo G4 800 Overclock

2005-02-24 Thread Tony Michaels
Well, I had one in an S900 a few years back, when they first hit the market. The only issue I had was with the PCI Voodoo, which seemed a bit worse with the upgrade. This time around, I'm throwing a PM 9500 logic board into the S900 case. I may also try out a PowerTower Pro logic board. Keep in

Re: [SM] Sonnet Crescendo G4 800 Overclock

2005-02-24 Thread Tony Michaels
Funny you should mention it. Today, someone gave me a Power Tower Pro. I plan on swapping the guts into an S900 case. This also brings me back to the Tempo Trio card, which I'd love to get my hands on. Question ( so what else is new ): The same gal who gave me the PTP wants to sell me an ADB

[SM] Sonnet Crescendo G4 800 Overclock

2005-02-23 Thread Tony Michaels
When the Crescendo 800 G4 hit the market, an individual in Japan found a way to overclock it to 960mhz, by overclocking the computer's bus to 60mhz. I know it was done on the upgrade, as the CPU daughtercard determines the machine's bus speed, however, the original page has been taken off the

Re: [SM] Sonnet Crescendo G4 800 Overclock

2005-02-23 Thread Tony Michaels
/2005, Tony Michaels wrote: When the Crescendo 800 G4 hit the market, an individual in Japan found a way to overclock it to 960mhz, by overclocking the computer's bus to 60mhz. I know it was done on the upgrade, as the CPU daughtercard determines the machine's bus speed, however, the original page