Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dude, you want me to send you two LCIIs? I can't > afford the > shipping, but if someone else pays that theyre > yours. For the > experiment, naturally. I'm not in the habit of > giving free computers > away for no reason. Um, no. I'll pass

575 CCs of Mac, stat!

2001-09-02 Thread Galen Tatsuo Komatsu
My latest thrift find is a Performa 575 CPU, Cost me $10...odd thing, the same store also had an LC575 nearby, the Power supply fan venting was ripped out and it lacked any SIMMs or a PRAM battery, plus it wouldn't power up (no chime, I'm guessing because of the lack of memory and/or batte

Re: Low Level Format

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>Is there any low level format software that ca nfit in a disk tool ? > >Someone told me that if I replace the apple harddisk with another >harddisk, sometime it won't boot. Is that true ? You just have to format it with a non-Apple hard disk utility, or hack Apple's. Hard Disk SpeedTools is ap

Re: Sad Mac

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>After 2 hours struggling with this 160 MB apple harddisk, >I shake it a little and slap it a lot. Then I put it back to LC III, >hope it will somehow fix it. Then I turn the machine on. Yum. Percussive maintenance. >And..ouch, it's start with different music and sad mac appear with >code : >00

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>At 14:29 -0600 on 02/09/01, Steve Conrad wrote: >> >> >Now a fresh question. Why does it say the LCII >> (Performa 405) cannot have >> >an FPU (not even listed as an option) yet I have >> read that you can stick >> >one in the PDS slot (68882)? Also, the LC doesn't >> have one listed as an

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-02 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- >From: Steve Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) >Subject: Re: IIcx Problem >Date: Sat, Sep 1, 2001, 6:08 PM > >>Bus errors are software related. >>Jeff > > I get a Bus Error (Error Code 1) when I play Despair. While I love this > game I do weary of the

Re: Low Level Format

2001-09-02 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- >From: Suwartono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) >Subject: Low Level Format >Date: Sun, Sep 2, 2001, 6:16 PM > > Is there any low level format software that ca nfit in a disk tool ? > > Someone told me that if I replace the apple harddisk with another > ha

Re: Sad Mac

2001-09-02 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- >From: Suwartono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) >Subject: Sad Mac >Date: Sun, Sep 2, 2001, 7:08 PM > > After 2 hours struggling with this 160 MB apple harddisk, > I shake it a little and slap it a lot. Then I put it back to LC III, > hope it will somehow

Sad Mac

2001-09-02 Thread Suwartono
After 2 hours struggling with this 160 MB apple harddisk, I shake it a little and slap it a lot. Then I put it back to LC III, hope it will somehow fix it. Then I turn the machine on. And..ouch, it's start with different music and sad mac appear with code : 000F 0003 What is that mean?

Low Level Format

2001-09-02 Thread Suwartono
Is there any low level format software that ca nfit in a disk tool ? Someone told me that if I replace the apple harddisk with another harddisk, sometime it won't boot. Is that true ? Jakarta, 03 September 2001 (8:14) Regards, Suwartono -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Gregg Eshelman
At 14:29 -0600 on 02/09/01, Steve Conrad wrote: > > >Now a fresh question. Why does it say the LCII > (Performa 405) cannot have > >an FPU (not even listed as an option) yet I have > read that you can stick > >one in the PDS slot (68882)? Also, the LC doesn't > have one listed as an > >option yet

Re: Rocket Share

2001-09-02 Thread Jeffrey
Aqua - Got it from another source. Thanks Though - Jeffrey on 9/2/01 10:45 AM, Andrew W. Hill at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Anybody know where a guy could download a copy of Rocket Share for the >> Radius Rockets (not Rocketware, have that...) > > I've got a copy. I can't have it for downl

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Steve Conrad
At 12:55 -0700 9/2/2001, Alex Allee wrote: >>>The 68 pin slots are for VRAM. There should be 2 slots that are about >>>as wide as a RAM SIMM. >>> >>There are 4 of them like this >>I I >>I I (each "I" is a slot) > ^ ^ > | | > | - is one slot > --- is one slot > >It's actually 2 slots. The gap

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Alex Allee
>>The 68 pin slots are for VRAM. There should be 2 slots that are about >>as wide as a RAM SIMM. >> >There are 4 of them like this >I I >I I (each "I" is a slot) ^ ^ | | | - is one slot --- is one slot It's actually 2 slots. The gap in the middle of each one is so the SIMM only fits in

mac minix

2001-09-02 Thread JAG
Unix that runs on 68k macs without reformatting the drive (Plus on up) it's now freely available: ftp://jagshouse.com/pub/MacMinix_1.5.10.7.sea.hqx see also http://www.jagshouse.com/macminix.html cheers jag -- __ http://www.jagshouse.com - all about older Macs. Get your olde

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Steve Conrad
Q605 - The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? >>> >>I see the one in the middle of the board...it has a SIMM in it. THe 4 by >>the PSU are empty but they say 68 next to the top (looking in

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Alex Allee
>>>Q605 >>>- >>>The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one >>>and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? >> >>The two slots right next to the PSU are VRAM slots. The one white >>slot near the middle of the board is a RAM slot, where the RAM goes >>in

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Steve Conrad
>What "says" you can't put an FPU in it? > >p >_ A list I printed off of ISCA BBS long ago (before PowerMacs were heard of). No mention in Que's Little Mac Book under LC or LCII of the PDS slot (no entry for FPU or PDS in the Index) either. Stev

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Steve Conrad
>>Q605 >>- >>The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one >>and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? > >The two slots right next to the PSU are VRAM slots. The one white >slot near the middle of the board is a RAM slot, where the RAM goes >in somewhat

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread the pickle
At 14:29 -0600 on 02/09/01, Steve Conrad wrote: >Now a fresh question. Why does it say the LCII (Performa 405) cannot have >an FPU (not even listed as an option) yet I have read that you can stick >one in the PDS slot (68882)? Also, the LC doesn't have one listed as an >option yet I read that you

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Steve Conrad
OK, the LCIII is listed as having One RAM slot and 4M built in (this list doesn't say Performa 450 so I assume its the same physically) The Q605 also has One RAM slot (as per this list) Now a fresh question. Why does it say the LCII (Performa 405) cannot have an FPU (not even listed as an option

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Alex Allee
>OK, just so I am clear here > >Q605 >- >The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one >and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? The two slots right next to the PSU are VRAM slots. The one white slot near the middle of the board is a RAM slot, where

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread the pickle
At 14:07 -0600 on 02/09/01, Steve Conrad wrote: >OK, just so I am clear here > >Q605 >- >The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one >and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? One is for RAM. That's the 72-pin slot. Two are for VRAM. They're 68-p

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>OK, just so I am clear here > >Q605 >- >The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one >and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? > > >Performa 450 > >The 2 slots by the PS and 2 by the fan are for RAM and the white ones (just >like those me

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread Steve Conrad
OK, just so I am clear here Q605 - The four slots by the Power Supply are for RAM and white slots (large one and a small one) across the board are the PDS slot(s)? Performa 450 The 2 slots by the PS and 2 by the fan are for RAM and the white ones (just like those mentioned abov

Re: Rocket Share

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>Anybody know where a guy could download a copy of Rocket Share for the >Radius Rockets (not Rocketware, have that...) I've got a copy. I can't have it for download til next week though Peace Aqua -- Jessicat's Mac User Group - http://www.jmug.org/ The MacHeretics - http://www.macheretics.com/

Re: Education Software for 68030 Macs.From: "A.Tuazon"

2001-09-02 Thread the pickle
At 18:59 -0700 on 31/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: >Anyone got any spare occillators or sockets around? I don't feel >like playing too much, just wanna jump three IIsi's up to 25MHz. Do >I need a socket? Does that make it easier? Or only if I want to try The socket makes it a LOT easier if yo

Re: transferring files

2001-09-02 Thread the pickle
At 19:40 -0400 on 31/08/01, Tracy Keirns wrote: >I am setting up a Mac for someone that wants to upgrade. She has an LC, and >I am fixing up an LC 475 for her. How do I transfer the files from her hard >drive to the new computer? I do not have an external drive, but do have >phone net connecto

Re: Slots in LC III

2001-09-02 Thread the pickle
At 21:53 + on 31/08/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >The oblong thing is PDS connector for the daughter boards. One of a Bzzt. The one *near the power supply* is the VRAM slot. The one all the way *opposite* the power supply is the PDS slot, and it's usually white although a few were made w

Re: Rocket Share

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
Jeffrey Garbacz wrote: >Anybody know where a guy could download a copy of Rocket Share for the >Radius Rockets (not Rocketware, have that...) I just put RocketShare 1.1 up on the new website. Contact me direct for the URL if you still need it. Cheers, Andrew -- <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <

Re: Rocket Share

2001-09-02 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jeffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody know where a guy could download a copy of > Rocket Share for the > Radius Rockets (not Rocketware, have that...) I saw a new in box, unopened copy of RocketShare on eBay last night. :) No bids yet then. = "The earth swarms with inhabitants. Wh

Rocket Share

2001-09-02 Thread Jeffrey
Anybody know where a guy could download a copy of Rocket Share for the Radius Rockets (not Rocketware, have that...) Jeffrey Garbacz --- www.junkyardjeff.com - The Computer Wrecking Yard -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicsh