Anyone have BeOS PPC?

2002-01-07 Thread Rod Lavington
Hi All! Just wondering if anyone on the list would have a copy of BeOS PPC they would like to sell. Considering the recent debate on OS X and BeOS, I thought it would be an interesting comparison test for an upcoming WAMUG meeting. And I have an old PPC Mac kicking around that needs a new

tonights keynote :( :( no plans to webcast

2002-01-07 Thread Mark Secker
http://www.macworldexpo.com/planner/index.shtml#broadcast Note: the following Will the Keynote be broadcast in the convention center or webcast online? At this time, there are no plans to broadcast the Keynote in the Moscone Center or webcast it online. --

Re: tonights keynote :( :( no plans to webcast

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Healey
On 7/1/02 11:13 AM, Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.macworldexpo.com/planner/index.shtml#broadcast Note: the following Will the Keynote be broadcast in the convention center or webcast online? At this time, there are no plans to broadcast the Keynote in the Moscone Center

old gear idea

2002-01-07 Thread Greg Hosking
Hiya Folks I have noticed that there's a lot of people trying to get rid of old gear/software/books etc on the list, and I have a bit of it myself - just thought I'd raise the idea of a wamug garage sale, where everyone donates all the stuff they don't use anymore the proceeds go to wamug or

Re: tonights keynote :( :( no plans to webcast

2002-01-07 Thread Warren Jones
Don't you believe it. Apple would be killed by the hail of protests if they didn't netcast it. That page probably hasn't been updated since it first went up. Go to Apple's site http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/mwsf02/ woz http://www.macworldexpo.com/planner/index.shtml#broadcast Note:

Webcast Keynote Location Tonight

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Healey
Hi All, We have liftoff. What: MacWorld Keynote Webcast When: 1am tonight. That¹s Tuesday Morning 1am! Where: Haydn Williams Lecture Theatre Building 405 Room 201 (The Nursing Lecture Theatre) (Same place as the July keynote) Be there at about 12:45 to make sure everything is cool. Be there,

Memory forecasts

2002-01-07 Thread Keith Palmer
Thought this might be interesting - Reduced demand last year led to price erosion such that most manufacturers where shipping chips below cost for most of the 2001 year past.   While overall PC sales remain weak: Memory prices have risen and are expected to continue to rise for the following

Re: iMac is out

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Healey
On 7/1/02 11:56 AM, Jesús Díaz Blanco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New iMac is out. Check out: http://www.timecanada.com/story.adp?storyid=1 Someone is going to get cruxified! I don't like it. Damn it. There goes Times ad revenue from Apple! Regards Matthew Healey -- Matthew Healey

Re: iMac is out

2002-01-07 Thread Rod Lavington
Did anyone notice the date on the article - January 14! Hmaybe we weren't supposed to read that yet! Seeya Rod! On Monday, January 7, 2002, at 12:05 PM, Matthew Healey wrote: On 7/1/02 11:56 AM, Jesús Díaz Blanco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New iMac is out. Check out:

Big time balls up...

2002-01-07 Thread Troy May
I think someone is going die over this one... http://www.timecanada.com/ SJ is going to be LIVID to put it mildly. Cheers Troy. PS: Anyone else think the thing is kind of ugly?

Re: EDO / FPM RAM Prices

2002-01-07 Thread Phillip McGree
I brought some 168 pin DIMMs in recently, and for just five DIMMs I paid out $187 in air freight, customs clearance, and GST. Customs have cracked down, and they now charge $50 for their inspection, and the tax free threshold that used to exist is no longer there. I also had some internal

Re: Big time balls up...

2002-01-07 Thread Rod Lavington
I think it will be one of those 'wait until I see it in the flesh' items. The ergonomics of it is soo much better than the current iMac. Now you can have the monitor at whatever angle and height that is comfortable. Assuming that this is real, an not just another elaborate hoax put out

Re: Big time balls up...

2002-01-07 Thread Troy May
Rod Lavington on 07/01/02 4:02 PM, wrote: I think it will be one of those 'wait until I see it in the flesh' items. The ergonomics of it is soo much better than the current iMac. Now you can have the monitor at whatever angle and height that is comfortable. Agreed. But it is still such

Re: Big time balls up...

2002-01-07 Thread Rod Lavington
So why does every other Time web site has today's date? And they are all running the mainly the same articles as the Canada site (bar the Apple article). Only a few hours to go... :-) Seeya Rod! No it from the text of the article it looks like Steve's sunflower alright... I'd hate to

Re: iMac is out

2002-01-07 Thread Warren Jones
This don't look like no date mix up. Page 1 states... The new iMac, which Time took for an exclusive test run recently and which will be unveiled at the annual Macworld convention in San Francisco this week, ... Notice the WILL BE UNVEILED. This looks a deliberate scoop. Heads will roll!

Re: iMac is out

2002-01-07 Thread Warren Jones
This don't look like no date mix up. Page 1 states... The new iMac, which Time took for an exclusive test run recently and which will be unveiled at the annual Macworld convention in San Francisco this week, ... Notice the WILL BE UNVEILED. This looks a deliberate scoop. Heads will roll!

Graphics tablets and fine line drawings

2002-01-07 Thread Darren Kam
I am in the process of converting a lot of fine line hand-drawn artwork to vector format. At the moment, the software I am using consists of Macromedia Flash 5 and Adobe Illustrator 9. (oh, and Photoshop 6). Is there a much easier way of doing this rather than scanning in the images, and using

Time Canada gone!

2002-01-07 Thread Rod Lavington
Hi All! Hmmm... where has Time Canada gone? The Apple MIB must be out in force! Tune in 1am tomorrow morning to find out the truth about the iSunflower! Seeya Rod

Re: Webcast Keynote Location Tonight

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Healey
On 7/1/02 11:43 AM, Matthew Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, We have liftoff. What: MacWorld Keynote Webcast When: 1am tonight. That¹s Tuesday Morning 1am! Where: Haydn Williams Lecture Theatre Building 405 Room 201 (The Nursing Lecture Theatre) (Same place as the July keynote)

Re: EDO / FPM RAM Prices

2002-01-07 Thread Bob Howells
Hello Russell Collins, Are u there ? what is your email address Please ? Bob Howells Keith Palmer wrote: To get the best you might chase up one of the Associate resellers like Phoenix Digital in Bunbury (Russell Collins is on the WAMUG list) .

: Re: iMac is out

2002-01-07 Thread Mark Secker
unless it was unofficially officially leaked with Apples approval PR and marketing being the bastard son of politics and everybody knows that policies from secret party meetings are often leaked by the party to maximize impact (or have I just watched to much Yes Minister?) Unfortunately

Re: Time Canada gone!

2002-01-07 Thread Christopher Scopa
As far as I can tell TIME have pulled their Cover Story however the article is still available on this mirror: http://www.forked.net/www.timecanada.com/

Re: New prediction.....

2002-01-07 Thread Paul S
I'm sure that Jobsy would like to fire all at Time Canada, maybe Apple could buy them with their $4 billion US, and sack 'em to prove a point! -- Paul S [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Rod Lavington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 16:21:45 +0800 To: wamug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New

'Cutout' Macs a Real Passion

2002-01-07 Thread Paul S
Last year, Mike Burgess ordered a PowerMac G4 Cube from Apple's website. But he was so impatient for it to be delivered, he made a cardboard replica while he waited for the real one to arrive. For more see wired below!! http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,49495,00.html -- Paul S [EMAIL

Import

2002-01-07 Thread Stuart Breden
How do? How do I export Netscape Calendar on OX 9 to IE on Windows 98 and visa versa? Stuart Breden [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Time Canada gone!

2002-01-07 Thread Daniel
All the links are now gone, and redirect to time's main site. Interesting,very interesting. Roll on 1am,..*yawn*,.sleep deprived,...what's that?? ;o) Enjoy all!! If the G4's are good,...then someone can buy my G4/450DP if they like :o) Kind Regards Daniel Kerr The image is

Re: Found - Satellite Cast of Macworld Keynote Asia Pacific Region

2002-01-07 Thread Boxer
Kevin, Parabola is just satellite TV. There's at least (+/- 100) a hundred or so satellites floating up there around the world, And tonnes of free-to-air TV channels. For example from Panamsat 8 (166.1š East) http://www.lyngsat.com/pas8.shtml I can get BBC world news 24/7 CNBC Aust/Asia/India

Re: Graphics tablets and fine line drawings

2002-01-07 Thread Brett Carboni
Is there a much easier way of doing this rather than scanning in the images, and using Flash's Trace Bitmap command? I wouldn't mind redrawing it in by hand, but the mouse is definitely not best suited for this (BTW, the Logitech Wireless mice are good fun to use!). Does anyone have any

Seeya at the Keynote

2002-01-07 Thread bartusa
: o yawn good morining all see you in 45min Bart

iPhoto... Sigh

2002-01-07 Thread Shay Telfer
Says it all really: Ordering services are available in the U.S. and Canada only and require the English-language version of iPhoto. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Sponsor WA's Solar Car Opinions

What the...

2002-01-07 Thread Darren Kam
From my recollection of the keynote, Apple's top end new iMac comes in at US $1799. ... so how on earth does this correlate to Apple Australia's pricing on the same machine to be $4195?! Say the exchange rate is around US$1 for AUST$0.50 $1799 * 2 = $3598, not $4195. Once again, Apple

Re: What the...

2002-01-07 Thread Andrew Nielsen
At 04:28 +0800 08/01/2002, Doug Wilson wrote: on 9/10/01 4:14 AM, Darren Kam at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From my recollection of the keynote, Apple's top end new iMac comes in at US $1799. ... so how on earth does this correlate to Apple Australia's pricing on the same machine to be $4195?!

Re: old gear idea

2002-01-07 Thread Stephen Chape
Great idea Greg !! On Monday, January 7, 2002, at 11:20 AM, Greg Hosking wrote: Hiya Folks I have noticed that there's a lot of people trying to get rid of old gear/software/books etc on the list, and I have a bit of it myself - just thought I'd raise the idea of a wamug garage sale, where