Re: Connecting Macs via serial ports

2002-06-15 Thread Eagle
On Friday, June 14, 2002, at 09:30 , Rob Jennings wrote: Hmmm. Well, I don't think I have heard of an easy hardware solution to do this on a Mac. In order to route internet you will need something like IPNetRouter as a software router. There used to be (maybe still are?) hardware AppleTalk

Re: Connecting Macs via serial ports

2002-06-15 Thread Phil Beesley
On Saturday, June 15, 2002, at 03:55 am, (Vintage Macs) wrote: Thanks for your response, but I'm not trying to get them networked via AppleTalk -- I don't want to do File Sharing. I want to get an old Mac onto Internet, and to do that I want it to talk (via PPP) to another computer. But I

lisa

2002-06-15 Thread Al
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Re: lisa

2002-06-15 Thread the pickle
At 22:27 + on 15/06/02, Al wrote: can anyone give me an approximate value of a lisa? Really depends on a lot of factors, but probably anywhere from US$250 on up to the US$3000 range. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml Software Archive ftp://download:[EMAIL

Re: Connecting Macs via serial ports

2002-06-15 Thread Steven
I know I have an extra IWII cable here (from IWII to Super Serial card on IIe), I would be glad too send it, providing you pay s/h. Reply off-list if you want this cable. Steven What you want to do is reasonable but slow... To connect two Macs with mini DIN 8 pin sockets over null modem,

Re: lisa

2002-06-15 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- From: Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: lisa Date: Sat, Jun 15, 2002, 3:27 PM hi can anyone give me an approximate value of a lisa? thanks PRICELESS.;^) Jeff -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Connecting Macs via serial ports

2002-06-15 Thread Mike Holling
So I need a DIN8-DIN8 null-modem solution. That seems to be the same as a printer cable on an old Mac. I'm pretty sure a printer cable will work, I remember using it to directly connect two macs in the past. You should be able to run PPP on the G3 if you're going that route. Maybe Apple

Re: broadband for a Mac IIci??

2002-06-15 Thread dan_A
At 23:03 -0700 on 14/06/02, Fran Dollinger wrote: I've been trying to get my Mac IIci online for a few days now with no success. All I've been able to find in the FAQ is going through a modem (dialup). I have a cable modem. I've entered the particulars into MacTCP and NADA! I don't even know

Re: broadband for a Mac IIci??

2002-06-15 Thread Darren
For what little its worth, when we first had cable connected the poor installer person had trouble finding a DHCP connection using the version of Open Transport that ships with OS8.1. Seems the mac would have to be updated to 8.5 and make use of the OT version that ships with that before DHCP

Re: lisa

2002-06-15 Thread Jason Trunzo
At 22:27 + on 15/06/02, Al wrote: can anyone give me an approximate value of a lisa? Really depends on a lot of factors, but probably anywhere from US$250 on up to the US$3000 range. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml WOW! Are the Lisa's really worth that much? I had no Idea

Re: Performa 475

2002-06-15 Thread rlf9
Vintage Macs wrote... From: Snook, John R [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Performa 475 Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 12:37:48 -0700 I got a 475 at the Goodwill for $4.99. I got it to boot. The battery was low. I changed the battery but it still seems to need the switch flipped twice to get it to boot.

Re: Performa 475

2002-06-15 Thread Snook, John R
Another problem is it has is it has At Ease on it with a password. How do I get rid of that? Restart holding down the Shift key until you see the Mac OS splash screen, thus disabling all extensions. Do a search (Cmd-F) for at ease and trash every item found. Restart. BobF It worked fine.

Mac Iisi

2002-06-15 Thread Louis Labrie
Picked up a IIsi today and It won't boot off hard drive Or floppy? Any idea's Lou -- Vintage Macs 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 iBook! |

Re: Mac Iisi

2002-06-15 Thread Snook, John R
Picked up a IIsi today and It won't boot off hard drive Or floppy? Any idea's Lou swap in a known good floppy or dard drive and see what it does johnsn -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: Mac Iisi

2002-06-15 Thread Louis Labrie
On 6/15/02 5:52 PM, Snook, John R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Picked up a IIsi today and It won't boot off hard drive Or floppy? Any idea's Lou swap in a known good floppy or dard drive and see what it does johnsn I actually have 2 of these one will boot from the floppy the other one

Re: broadband for a Mac IIci??

2002-06-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- dan_A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umax and can get into files, but when I try to use Eudora or Netscape (or iCab) I can't make a connection. I tried installing OT 1.0.8, which seems like the oldest version I can find. It wont install on a IIci. Is there anything else that I can

broadband for Mac IIci...revisited

2002-06-15 Thread Fran Dollinger
I have no way of getting OT on to my IIci unless someone wants to walk me through connecting my IIci to my 7300/200 (OS 8.6), which I am using right now on the cable modem, and then explain how to transfer files.(I'm running OS 7.5, no CD on the IIci) TIA, Fran -- Vintage Macs is sponsored

Re: broadband for Mac IIci...revisited

2002-06-15 Thread Ed Murphy
I have no way of getting OT on to my IIci unless someone wants to The images on the Apple site will fit on a floppy. It's a pain, but bask in the nostalgia. = - Ed Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! -

Re: lisa

2002-06-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jason Trunzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Other vintage machines are valuable if mint, but the Lisa takes the cake! The value of a Lisa depends mostly on if it's in good cosmetic condition and if it's fully functional. Generally the later models with normal floppy drives, more RAM and hard

Re: broadband for Mac IIci...revisited

2002-06-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Fran Dollinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have no way of getting OT on to my IIci unless someone wants to walk me through connecting my IIci to my 7300/200 (OS 8.6), which I am using right now on the cable modem, and then explain how to transfer files.(I'm running OS 7.5, no CD on

Re: broadband for Mac IIci...revisited

2002-06-15 Thread dan_A
I have no way of getting OT on to my IIci unless someone wants to walk me through connecting my IIci to my 7300/200 (OS 8.6), which I am using right now on the cable modem, and then explain how to transfer files.(I'm running OS 7.5, no CD on the IIci) TIA, Fran -- Hi Fran Although I am in the

Re: broadband for Mac IIci...revisited

2002-06-15 Thread Scott Holder
At 11:59 PM 6/15/2002 -0400, you wrote: The IIci is running OS 7.5.3, which is the highest OS that you can put onto the machine with its OEM processor, and which to date doesn't like Open Transport which is the other component that enables the IIci to get on the Internet with a cable modem.

Re: Mac Iisi

2002-06-15 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- From: Louis Labrie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: Mac Iisi Date: Sat, Jun 15, 2002, 2:11 PM Picked up a IIsi today and It won't boot off hard drive Or floppy? Any idea's Lou Open it up. Chances are the floppy drive's got dust bunnies in it,