Re: Musings

2001-08-24 Thread Steve Conrad
> At the very least, >>we advocate for the Mac -- new and used -- and do what we can to keep the >>installed base from shrinking. >> >> >>Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. > > >We'd better advocate a little louder. > >Didn't Apple marketshare just get to 3%? > >Jeff Well, I have some

Re: Musings

2001-08-24 Thread Jeff Garrison
-Original Message- From: Dan Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Vintage Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:58 AM Subject: Re: Musings At the very least, >we advocate for the Mac -- new and used -- and do what we can to keep the >installed base from shrinking. > > >D

Re: LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+

2001-08-24 Thread jpero
> Reply-to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) > To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 18:14:15 -0700 > From: "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+ > >Is there anyone on this list especially gi

Re: LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+

2001-08-24 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>Is there anyone on this list especially gifted in knowledge of these systems? Whaddya need to know? I have at least one of all of them. Barring the III+ actually. Peace Aqua -- Jessicat's Mac User Group - http://www.jmug.org/ The MacHeretics - http://www.macheretics.com/ Happy-Mac Web Hosting

Re: Powerbook 190 issues

2001-08-24 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Amber Rhea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yet another customer's computer which is, well, full > of problems. (Aren't > they all?) I upgraded the RAM to 24MB (thanks to Dan > Randall for sending me > a 16MB card!) and it really flies. Or should I say, > flew. I was > "downgrading" it to system 7

Re: LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+

2001-08-24 Thread the pickle
At 12:12 -0400 on 24/08/01, Receipts wrote: >Is there anyone on this list especially gifted in knowledge of these systems? You called? :) p _ the pickle The FAQ The Archive

Re: Ram for IIsi

2001-08-24 Thread the pickle
At 05:48 -0700 on 24/08/01, Cameron Kaiser wrote: >> What type/size of memory chip do I need for a IIsi? Many thanks. > >30-pin non-parity SIMMs will do fine. I forget the precise speed, but 30-pin 80ns. Parity doesn't matter. This is also in the FAQ... p _

Re: AOL Instant Messenger

2001-08-24 Thread the pickle
At 07:37 -0500 on 24/08/01, Marilyn Baker wrote: >Does anyone know where I can get a used set of PowerPoint software for OS >8.0? I bought a set of PowerPoint off of ebay, but when I tried to load What version do you have now? When did OS 8 and PowerPoint 98 become on-topic for this list? Th

Old cars VS old Macs. Re: Musings

2001-08-24 Thread Gregg Eshelman
The difference with Ford, GM and MoPar is they are actively persuing owners of their "classics" with plenty of parts and services for the more popular models. You can go into any Ford dealer and order many parts for an old Mustang, even a complete engine. You can't call up Apple and order all the

Re: Musings

2001-08-24 Thread Gary Adams
Or they think that people will expect them to be responsible if someone else hands out old software that they no longer wish to provide support for and someone's computer crashes with High dollar information on it. I believe they have stated in the dark past that they do wish people to upgrade the

Re: LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+

2001-08-24 Thread William Ahearn
--- Receipts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there anyone on this list especially gifted in > knowledge of these systems? Yes. But the question is misleading. Although the machines look alike, the first two and the last two are miles and miles and miles apart. What do you need to know? William

LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+

2001-08-24 Thread Receipts
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Re: Musings

2001-08-24 Thread Dan Knight
Marten van de Kraats writes: >>>Does Apple just want the older Macs, Apples and varied clones to just >>>die off so we will all be forced to buy brand spanking new G4's? >> >>Yes. We are the thorn in Apple's side. Remember, Apple is just >>another evil Korporation, and Steve Jobs is every bit a

Re: Ram for IIsi

2001-08-24 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- David Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What type/size of memory chip do I need for a IIsi? > Many thanks. > > dprice Four 30 pin SIMMs from 1 to 16 meg each. They must all be the same. = "The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, b

Re: Dual-Floppy, Fanless LCII?

2001-08-24 Thread Larry Russell
> is it safe from a > heat standpoint to disconnect the fan on this computer > if I'm not running a hard drive? The motherboard on my LC2 croaked during a heatwave a few weeks ago. I vote to keep the fan, at least in summer. ;-) I suppose you could add a heat sink to the CPU chip. Larry

Re: AOL Instant Messenger

2001-08-24 Thread Marilyn Baker
Does anyone know where I can get a used set of PowerPoint software for OS 8.0? I bought a set of PowerPoint off of ebay, but when I tried to load it, it will not load because it needs OS 7.0. I can not afford to buy the newer set of Power Point. Marilyn Baker Saline High School -- Vintage

Re: Ram for IIsi

2001-08-24 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> What type/size of memory chip do I need for a IIsi? Many thanks. 30-pin non-parity SIMMs will do fine. I forget the precise speed, but 30-pin RAM is cheap and people are just about giving it away to get rid of it and I haven't found any functioning SIMM that wouldn't work in my IIsi and IIcis.

Ram for IIsi

2001-08-24 Thread David Price
What type/size of memory chip do I need for a IIsi? Many thanks. dprice -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! |