Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread Adam
For instance, if a computer has 2 MB on the motherboard and accepts two 4 MB SIMMs (but nothing larger), there's no reason in the world to create ROMs that can support more than 10 MB. There's a huge reason *not* to make a ROM that only supports 10 MB when it's clear that larger SIMMs are

Re: Applescripting ( Glueing Macs back together)

2003-03-30 Thread Adam
ABS glue backed up with a piece of flat ABS sheet for strength. The glue actually partially dissolves the plastic so it makes a very strong bond. You'll need to remove any paint or other coating from the inside surface where the backing sheet will be. I was considering using a metal backing

Glueing Macs back together

2003-03-30 Thread Adam
ABS glue backed up with a piece of flat ABS sheet for strength. The glue actually partially dissolves the plastic so it makes a very strong bond. You'll need to remove any paint or other coating from the inside surface where the backing sheet will be. Sorry, I forgot to ask... If I was

Re: Applescripting ( Glueing Macs back together)

2003-03-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back to the point, from where would you get ABS glue? From a plumbing shop or hardware store. Any color you want as long as it's black. That's assuming the case is ABS. There are universal glues for PVC, CPVC, ABS and other plastics. It's intended for cases

Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread the pickle
At 18:36 +1000 on 30/03/03, dana sibera wrote: From the (basic) knowledge I have of memory, the number of address lines (column and row) that are either physically connected to the simm socket, or even physically available on the memory controller, comes into play. If the motherboard doesn't have

Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread Dan Knight
On 3/28/03 2:17 PM, Adam posted: If this limitation is the the ROM thanks to our friends at Apple, and if it is patchable by someone with the necessary skills, why wouldn't Connectix or someone come out with such a patch. I'm sure they would have sold by the truckload. Sonnet has come out with a

Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread the pickle
At 10:27 -0500 on 30/03/03, Dan Knight wrote: Sonnet has come out with a patch. It's part of a PDS card that includes a 33 MHz '040 CPU, ethernet, and 32 MB additional memory. Ja, but that means it's doable in software. -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml

IDE drive size

2003-03-30 Thread COCCORP
What is the largest size IDE HD a Quadra 630 can use? Thanks... Curious Craig W. -- 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! |

part2 IDE drive size

2003-03-30 Thread COCCORP
(oh yeah!) Also, how does the PeeSea's AT drives relate to IDE? Are they one and the same? Craig W. -- 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

Re: Boat-load fulla 32mb 72-Pins Simms

2003-03-30 Thread Steve Conrad
OK, two things 1) I could use some of those 32mb 72 pin simms for my Performa 450, my Q605 and my PM 5260/100 2) Can a IIci running System 7.5.5 see the entirety of an external 9GB HD? Steve Steve Conrad 810 Main Henrietta, MO 64036 816-494-5692

Re: FTP Server software; Was: Re: LC Road Apple

2003-03-30 Thread Cameron Kaiser
I guess my point is: To everyone all over the world who advocates the continuing use of vintage Macs, scratch cheap FTP server off the list of practical uses. You should qualify that with 'cheap FTP server *in MacOS*' -- if you slap your favourite Unix on it, voila, you have a cheap FTP

Re: Boat-load fulla 32mb 72-Pins Simms

2003-03-30 Thread Steve Conrad
OK, I have a quandry that is driving me nuts. I hope you can help me to figure this out. Here is the problem. I have a 20M HS (external) that I had on my SCSI chain at one time. After awhile it began to slow down my system so I ran Norton and Disinfectant on it. Disinfectant found an ancient virus

Re: Boat-load fulla 32mb 72-Pins Simms

2003-03-30 Thread COCCORP
In a message dated 3/30/03 9:43:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The message I get is that its not readable and do I wish to format the HD. Any ideas? If you have Norton Disk Doctor, try running it (or some other disk repair program) on it. Craig W. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: Boat-load fulla 32mb 72-Pins Simms

2003-03-30 Thread Steve Conrad
In a message dated 3/30/03 9:43:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The message I get is that its not readable and do I wish to format the HD. Any ideas? If you have Norton Disk Doctor, try running it (or some other disk repair program) on it. Craig W. How can I do that when I cannot Mount the

Re: Boat-load fulla 32mb 72-Pins Simms

2003-03-30 Thread COCCORP
In a message dated 3/30/03 11:12:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How can I do that when I cannot Mount the HD? Norton only sees that which is mounted on the desktop. Not so I have this problem sometimes; Norton can sometimes see what isn't mounted. The same goes for Disk First Aid...

Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread the pickle
At 08:21 +1000 on 31/03/03, Adam wrote: Sonnet has come out with a patch. It's part of a PDS card that includes a 33 MHz '040 CPU, ethernet, and 32 MB additional memory. Ja, but that means it's doable in software. -- Does it? I'm not completely convinced that being able to do this with an

Virus SPAM?

2003-03-30 Thread Jeff Walther
Anyone else getting a bunch of PC virus SPAM (152K attachments) posing as Microsoft software updates? I'm trying to figure out if the infected source is someone on this list. It would probably have to be a PC user.The attachments are named either Update.exe or q.exe, where q...

Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 11:42:13 -0500 From: the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 10:27 -0500 on 30/03/03, Dan Knight wrote: Sonnet has come out with a patch. It's part of a PDS card that includes a 33 MHz '040 CPU, ethernet, and 32 MB additional memory. Ja, but that means it's doable in software.

Re: LC Road Apple; Was: Re: new 68k for Dad

2003-03-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:27 -0500 on 30/03/03, Dan Knight wrote: Sonnet has come out with a patch. It's part of a PDS card that includes a 33 MHz '040 CPU, ethernet, and 32 MB additional memory. Ja, but that means it's doable in software. Depends on how the Sonnet

Re: part2 IDE drive size

2003-03-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (oh yeah!) Also, how does the PeeSea's AT drives relate to IDE? Are they one and the same? Yes. (For the purpose of any you'll use in that Mac.) But there are a few differences that crop up. The original was IDE for Integrated Drive Electronics (sometimes

Re: Virus SPAM?

2003-03-30 Thread iriXx
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 that one's been doing the rounds, im not even sure its a virus or whether its just plain spam. MS has information on their website about it (i think on the front page of www.microsoft.com) bw m~ Jeff Walther wrote: Anyone else getting a bunch of

Re: IDE drive size

2003-03-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/30/03 11:55:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Quadra is off topic for this list. Waitaminute... The Quadra 630 is a pre PPC Mac... what am I missing here?!? The Quadlist. :) Vintage Macs is mainly for any Mac with an 030 CPU and

Re: Virus SPAM?

2003-03-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jeff Walther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else getting a bunch of PC virus SPAM (152K attachments) posing as Microsoft software updates? I'm trying to figure out if the infected source is someone on this list. It would probably have to be a PC user.The attachments are