Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Todd Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried numerous different things unsuccessfully, then decided to look for expert advice. I have an ethernet card I pulled from a Performa and put into the LC, but I'm not sure whether or not I have a valid driver extension for it. I put

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread the pickle
At 00:21 -0600 on 29/01/03, Robyn Lyons wrote: Hmmm, you need to use Diskcopy to make those floppy disks. They should The 7.5.3 download is NOT disk images. -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml _ -- Vintage Macs is

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Robyn Lyons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm, you need to use Diskcopy to make those floppy disks. They should fit on a floppy fine. Outside of trying that again, you could borrow an external CD-ROM and put the installer on there. The 19 (or 20 part for non-US/Canada English) part

CD rom???

2003-01-29 Thread jsoderlund
I have a IIci w/o CD rom Drive , I would like to know if it is possible to make a IDE CD rom with it? thanks, jeff -- 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

System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Bob C.
Does anyone have a clue as to why Apple finally released 7.5.3 this way? It seems very awkward for most people. I'm just happy I was able to get the update version of 7.5.3 when it was available as 14 disk images, even though it required that 7.5 already be installed. It has come in very handy.

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 1:02 PM -0500 1/29/2003, Bob C. wrote: Does anyone have a clue as to why Apple finally released 7.5.3 this way? It seems very awkward for most people. I'm just happy I was able to get the update version of 7.5.3 when it was available as 14 disk images, even though it required that 7.5 already

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Todd Russell
Hi again, Thanks everyone for the feedback. At JAS's recommendation, I went to jagshouse. com and found the network installer for LC's. Cool! I thought I was on the homestretch after installing that. I opened the Network CP and it gave me the choice between Localtalk and Ethertalk(this was

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 1:48 PM -0500 1/29/2003, Bob C. wrote: Hi Clark, My question was more on the idea of why Apple's final release for download was in the form of files that had to be assembled on the desktop, rather than individual disk images which can easily be saved to floppies. Obviously, since the latter

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Todd Russell
Hey again, An update: I finished upgrading to 7.0.1*(System 7 Tuner active), and reinstalled the Network Software, with AppleEthernet LC driver. Even still, when I attempt to switch to Ethertalk, I get the following: Could not switch to Ethertalk due to an error. Your connection will be

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Marten van de Kraats
7.5.3 was, IIRC, the last floppy version of the OS. No, that was 7.6.1. Marten -- -- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html Subscribe to the LEM system6 list: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Marten van de Kraats
Hey again, An update: I finished upgrading to 7.0.1*(System 7 Tuner active), and reinstalled the Network Software, with AppleEthernet LC driver. Even still, when I attempt to switch to Ethertalk, I get the following: Could not switch to Ethertalk due to an error. Your connection will be reset

Re: CD rom???

2003-01-29 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:52:12 -0500 From: jsoderlund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CD rom??? I have a IIci w/o CD rom Drive , I would like to know if it is possible to make a IDE CD rom with it? There are no IDE controllers for the IIci (NuBus IDE controller), so there isn't really any way to

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:31:18 -0600 From: Todd Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks everyone for the feedback. At JAS's recommendation, I went to jagshouse. com and found the network installer for LC's. Cool! I thought I was on the homestretch after installing that. I opened the Network CP and

12 RGB Screen max Colours??

2003-01-29 Thread Mark Benson
I have an LC 475 hooked up to my 12 RGB (originally supplied with an LC) and it will only do 1000s of colours. Is this right? -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: http://fpm.gotdns.com Visit my Homepage: http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson Vintage Macs List Nanny

LC update - It's freedom baby, yeah!

2003-01-29 Thread Todd Russell
Yes!!! I finally got it. Thanks Marten for pointing out the obvious - drivers. You know, I never looked closely at the card, I just popped it in and assumed it was an Apple card. After Marten's question, I looked a little closer and found it was a Farallon card. Duh. I was on another

Re: 12 RGB Screen max Colours??

2003-01-29 Thread Marten van de Kraats
I have an LC 475 hooked up to my 12 RGB (originally supplied with an LC) and it will only do 1000s of colours. Is this right? Increase the VRAM and you will get more colors. Marten -- -- Check out the System 6 Heaven:

Re: 12 RGB Screen max Colours??

2003-01-29 Thread Todd Russell
Speaking of screens... I can't find any way to take full advantage on my LC. There is a knob on back of the monitor, but it only adjusts vertical size of output. Am I missing something? Where is the horizontal stretch? In later models, I know there' s a geometry adjustment in the control

Re: 12 RGB Screen max Colours??

2003-01-29 Thread Mark Benson
On Wednesday, Jan 29, 2003, at 23:19 Europe/London, Marten van de Kraats wrote: I have an LC 475 hooked up to my 12 RGB (originally supplied with an LC) and it will only do 1000s of colours. Is this right? Increase the VRAM and you will get more colors. It has a pair of 512k VRAM SIMMs, in

new hard drive for LC - suggestions?

2003-01-29 Thread Todd Russell
Now that I have my LC network ready, I can back up the hard drive and put in a faster one. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to get a cheap SCSI hard drive for the LC. I'm assuming there's a 2GB limit to what it can access, so I'm talking used stuff, of course. Also, what is the

Re: Performa 550 will not boot

2003-01-29 Thread Todd Russell
This may sound kind of crazy, but try pulling all the RAM out and put it back in. Then try booting again. The only reason I mention this is that I recently had a G3 that I had pulled RAM out of at the office so I could try it in something else. After my testing, I put the RAM back in and

Re: new to the list-LC help needed

2003-01-29 Thread Alan O'Neil
snip When I tried switching to Ethertalk, it told me An error occured, your connection will be switched back to Local talk. Or something like that. So, I thought maybe a conflict with the FileSharing Extension 7.6.2. I moved it out of Extensions, moved the old one back in, and rebooted. Same

Re: new hard drive for LC - suggestions?

2003-01-29 Thread Lyle Syverson
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Todd Russell wrote (in part): ... Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to get a cheap SCSI hard drive for the LC. Subscribe to the swap list. Buy an external SCSI case, SCSI cable and a SCSI drive of your choosing. (500mb gives plenty of room for an LC.) Copy

Re: CD rom???

2003-01-29 Thread the pickle
At 16:29 -0600 on 29/01/03, Jeff Walther wrote: However, there is a company that builds an IDE to SCSI bridge. This is a card/plate which plugs into an IDE drive and provides a SCSI connection. It is marketed for hard drives, but you may wish to It works with any SCSI device (well, almost any

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread the pickle
At 13:02 -0500 on 29/01/03, Bob C. wrote: Does anyone have a clue as to why Apple finally released 7.5.3 this way? Lots easier than one big 40 MB download? -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml _ -- Vintage Macs is

Re: Performa 550 will not boot

2003-01-29 Thread the pickle
At 15:45 -0800 on 29/01/03, David Robarts wrote: ejected, as are floopies (after a brief happy mac). I tried to boot from a differnet device with the hard disk removed, but that didn't work either. I That likely rules out any problems with SCSI termination, fortunately. The floppy drive might

Re: Swtiching back to Localtalk

2003-01-29 Thread Bryan Kattwinkel
When I tried switching to Ethertalk, it told me An error occured, your connection will be switched back to Local talk. Don't go chasing software fixes when you get this message. It usually occurs when the ethernet cable from your older Mac is not connected to anything that is responding.

Re: CD rom???

2003-01-29 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- jsoderlund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a IIci w/o CD rom Drive , I would like to know if it is possible to make a IDE CD rom with it? thanks, jeff Yes, using an external SCSI case and a SCSI to IDE convertor. But that will cost way more than the IIci is worth. ;) But for some people

Re: Swtiching back to Localtalk

2003-01-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:06 AM -0500 1/30/2003, Bryan Kattwinkel wrote: When I tried switching to Ethertalk, it told me An error occured, your connection will be switched back to Local talk. Try writing down the exact error message (or Apple-Shift-3 to screen capture it) and then report back here what the