Re: Netscape 6.2 for OSX

2001-11-12 Thread hinchlif
On Sunday, November 11, 2001, at 10:19 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: I downloaded Netscape 6.2 for OSX and gave it a short run. Gosh it is so slow I just could not believe it. Odd thing is ... it was given a pretty good review recently on News.com. Has anyone else experienced it yet ? Yep - it

Re: Copying to Zip Disks in MacOS X (a bit long)

2001-11-12 Thread hinchlif
On Monday, November 12, 2001, at 12:10 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: Ah, I remember an OS not long past when you didn't have to type pathnames at all :) Or indeed, even type! Must be those other 'genii' at Apple. Couldn't agree more - but at least if it has to be done there's an easy way to do

[CommPost:] New RAM pricing

2001-11-12 Thread Zytech Exclusive Offer
Our new RAM prices are now on our website; please see below - $49 256MB RAM G4 400+/Cube/DP $129512MB RAM G4 400+/Cube/DP $88 256MB RAM G4 350/400 w PCI video $49 256MB RAM Blue/White G3 (Yosimite) $49 256MB RAM Beige G3 $85 256MB PowerBook Titanium 400/500/550/667 $287

Re: Blowout in Iinet charges?

2001-11-12 Thread Rod Lavington
On 11/11/01 9:34 PM, Ted Burbidge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Brett, I have been using IInet Premier rate for about 2 years now. Cost $40 per month inc GST, unlimited access time and downloads. Never been charged more than $40 per month. Have another look at your plan. Sometimes better

For sale 5500/250MHz

2001-11-12 Thread Eugene de Gouw
Dear WAMUGers A friend has a 5500 / 250 Mhz PowerPC for sale. (It's the all black 'stealth' model) 4 Gb HD 40 Mb Ram TV tuner with remote control Modem In excellent condition, used by an old lady only on Sundays to blitz the internet at light speed! She now has an iMac. $450.00 Phone

Re: Copying to Zip Disks in MacOS X (a bit long)

2001-11-12 Thread Doug Wilson
on 11/12/01 6:46 AM, T May at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have to agree with Shay on this one... X has it's advantages but I'm getting tired of some them especially in light of all the advantages Apple seems to have left behind in it's haste to become a Unix vendor. Terminal? Pathnames?

An alert re RAM pricing

2001-11-12 Thread Keith Palmer
Just so members are aware - we've had a run on RAM today ... if news has filtered through here is the explanation - Since tuesday 6 Nov'01 memory prices have risen over 40%.   The prices rise is a consequence of Hynix's decision to upgrade several fabs to improve yields of 128 Mbit chips used

Mac 7200/90 For sale

2001-11-12 Thread Peter Faulks
A client of ours is selling the following Mac 7200/90 with 64Mb RAM 1gb Hard Drive, OS 9.0 with Microsoft Office, 15 Monitor , 100Mb External Zip Drive, Deskwriter 600 Printer Asking $650.00 the lot O.N.O. Please contact me off list -- From Peter J Faulks Ba Soc Sci., FASSA., IAP Managing

News: Microsoft: Too much control of the Web?

2001-11-12 Thread Peter Bull
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2823588,00.html?chkpt=zdnnt 110901co

Window switching in OSX

2001-11-12 Thread Matt Huitson
Not sure whether this is common knowledge to other OSX users (I'm yet to see it documented on sites I regularly visit at least) but I've discovered that one can switch between open windows WITHIN a given application by simultaneously pressing the Command + tilde (~) keys. This, of course, is

Justice Dept to break up Apple (satire alert!)

2001-11-12 Thread Sphinx
A satirical article claiming that the Justice Dept is going to break up Apple for turning Microsoft into a monopoly. *g* http://www.satirewire.com/news/0111/microsoft_settlement.shtml Claudia. :) -- = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Due to intense mind fog, all thoughts have been grounded.

Hello from Mt Hawthorn

2001-11-12 Thread anne
Hello WAMUG'rs Firstly, thanks to those of you who've called in to introduce themselves - it's nice to put faces to names. And, congratulations to the lucky winners of our various competitionsŠ Alan Drew ­ won the Belkin bus station and a voucher to attend training Des Burne ­ won the Canon

9.2.1 on iMac 233Mhz...

2001-11-12 Thread thebigkid2001
I have bought the 9.2.1 CD and tried to do a clean install on an iMac 233Mhz with a Western Digital 60GB hard drive model# WD600BBRTL. I am having problems with the flashing question mark/flashing folder issue. For the record, I can see the drive when booted from the CD, I have gone to the

RE: Blowout in Iinet charges?

2001-11-12 Thread Steve Fellows
Dear all not that long ago iiNet upgraded the software that is responsible for tracking how much bandwidth you use, so now it's actually accurate. so b4 you rarely would have gone over your 500 MB limit (I'm guessing you have adsl, like myself). Also I have noticed on the webpage that they now

Re: Scripting SoundJam

2001-11-12 Thread logrythm
Does it really need to be straight to mp3? Can not a script be written to have another application encode the file after you finished recording the aiff? The rate at which you record the file and the rate it could be encoded may be very different, sounds like quite an ask, I'm curios to find out

Re: FOR SALE

2001-11-12 Thread logrythm
Hotline or carracho can be good for classic OS apps, my favorite is carracho I think. Steven Gibbings wrote: Hi i was wondering where i could get games for the older Mac OS System 7.5.3 thanks Powered by telstra.com Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives