Re: Wanted Startup Disk for Apple Iic or e

2004-11-16 Thread Tom Lewis
Actually one can get such things in the NT too - that being a "liberated" Territory too.;) Have you tried school computing teachers? When I was in charge of a Mac school network we had whole heaps of stuff like that stored away... Tom Lewis Canberra

reading wmv files

2004-09-18 Thread Tom Lewis
How does one translate these files to mov or mpg? T Tom Lewis Canberra

Re: virus protection

2004-09-14 Thread Tom Lewis
Norton Anti-Virus was installed for my machine a few years back - i got hit with a macro virus. Seems to work quietly and well... T >What is the best virus protection software for Macintosh, free or >paid, to use with system 9.1.1 and system 10.3, please. > > >Ineke van W

your computer

2004-08-21 Thread Tom Lewis
Sorry - that should have been sent privately... Happy to buy as described and pay for freight to Canberra. Can you just tell me what a Rev D is - do you have a pic handy? Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

your computer

2004-08-21 Thread Tom Lewis
Happy to buy as described and pay for freight to Canberra. Can you just tell me what a Rev D is - do you have a pic handy? Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

web site censoring software

2004-08-10 Thread Tom Lewis
Anyone have any tips to offer on software to control access to web sites? Does Net Nanny work on Macs? - not that I have ever even seen it at work Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

Re: what's the cheapest reliable B&W printer?

2004-08-08 Thread Tom Lewis
has excellent quality print. It also has a Parallel port. I understand >that Samsung also has a small laser which could cost even less to run, but >do not know of the model number. > >Regards, > >Philippe Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

Re: what's the cheapest reliable B&W printer?

2004-08-07 Thread Tom Lewis
I remember them! Sorry - it's an original imac running 9.2. T >Yes ! An old Stylewriter II would do the job. > >Bit then you don't say what Mac or OS ? > >Bob Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

what's the cheapest reliable B&W printer?

2004-08-07 Thread Tom Lewis
simple word processing printouts? Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

floppy drive for original model imac?

2004-07-18 Thread Tom Lewis
Does anyone have one of these - new or used - or sale? I presume they connect via USB. Tom Lewis, now not in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz, but in cold cold Canberra

Re: wireless networking possible for these three?

2004-07-07 Thread Tom Lewis
the imacs are 9.2 and the G3 8.6 until I get around to trying all together over my ehternet hub... no antenna on the G3 - one of the old beige boxes... Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

wireless networking possible for these three?

2004-07-07 Thread Tom Lewis
A thought from anyone knowledgeable... Is it possible to wirelessly network a g3, and two early model 233mhz imacs, all running 9.2? i wanted to share a printer running off one, and use one of their modems to connect to the Net. Thoughts appreciated. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW

Re: (OT) usb printer on 9.1/9.2 network

2004-05-13 Thread Tom Lewis
Mine's an Ethernet connected via a switchbox. I thought it was a matter of making the printer directly connected via its USB cable appear on your desktop as a printer icon, and then migrate the icon to other desktops >> From: Tom Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subj

usb printer on 9.1/9.2 network

2004-05-11 Thread Tom Lewis
off the network - does it install an icon on the desktop and one drag and drops to that from the remote computers? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

wanted original model imac for Windoze convert

2004-05-11 Thread Tom Lewis
ourse from WA to Jervis Bay. Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: placing RAM in a G3 Powerbook

2004-04-24 Thread Tom Lewis
Many thanks - and to Peder Kristensen for some PDF pages. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: placing RAM in a G3 Powerbook

2004-04-24 Thread Tom Lewis
n probably >see the socket(s) for RAM in plain view. Maybe there's something else >you need to remove. I can't remember. Anyway, I assume you can then >stick your RAM straight in there. Not too hard. But I might be gravely >mistaken. Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

placing RAM in a G3 Powerbook

2004-04-24 Thread Tom Lewis
How difficult is it to upgrade the RAM in a G3 Powerbook "Wall Street" model? I have installed chips plenty of times in box Macs but never in a Powerbookadvice appreciated. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: G3 Powerbook battery wanted

2004-04-21 Thread Tom Lewis
out there with a spare G3 Powerbook battery (going!) for sale? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

G3 Powerbook battery wanted

2004-04-20 Thread Tom Lewis
anyone out there with a spare G3 Powerbook battery (going!) for sale? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: where is the battery in a Powerbook G3?

2004-04-20 Thread Tom Lewis
Ah, see. yes, a little more force was necessary. I think the battery has had it. Therefore, anyone out there with a spare G3 battery (going!) for sale? T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: where is the battery in a Powerbook G3?

2004-04-20 Thread Tom Lewis
Hi James and Rod, Yes, there's two levers, but there doesn't seem to be anything happening when I work them. There's also a flashing battery sign on the top menu bar with a red cross through it when running on AC. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

where is the battery in a Powerbook G3?

2004-04-20 Thread Tom Lewis
I've just acquired a Powerbook G3 - how does one take out the battery, or does the case have to be opened? T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

can an undate from 8.6 to 9.0 be performed?

2004-02-23 Thread Tom Lewis
Running a G3 with 8.6 on it - would like to upgrade to 9.0. Is this possible? T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

seeking to buy a copy of OS 9.2 for a G3

2004-02-08 Thread Tom Lewis
My imac copies of 9.2 won't install on my G3, so seeking a s'hand copy of OS 9.2 for it: beige G3, 233 mhz. 64mb RAM. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Best email program

2004-02-05 Thread Tom Lewis
Seeing as Eudora 3.0 is now having probs, does anyone have recommendations on shareware, or cheapish email programs, to suit imacs/G3 running 8.6 and 9.2? T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: Eudora failure to highlight

2004-02-05 Thread Tom Lewis
So much for Big Pond technical support T Status: R Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 12:29:21 +1100 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Technical issue: Dial-Up Residential (KMM15816064V44229L0KM) To: Tom Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: "

Re: Eudora failure to highlight

2004-02-03 Thread Tom Lewis
Trashed the settings file and rebuilt it to no avail. I might try hitting BigPond with it - bet you they deny everything T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: Eudora failure to highlight

2004-02-02 Thread Tom Lewis
>Have re-downloaded; no joy. > >Also, when I now delete one just-read email, Eudora no longer opens >the next un-read email. > >Suggestions? > >Graham Green Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Eudora failure to highlight

2004-02-01 Thread Tom Lewis
ed around re-setting Preferences etc to no avail. I hear from a friend that his email is now doing the same thing. Have scanned for viruses with Norton but no viruses reported. I'd be grateful for suggestions. Tom Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: :-(( dead G4?

2004-01-10 Thread Tom Lewis
Tell us about the startup process a little more - what do you see on the screen? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: printing on a small Ethernet with 8.6 and 9.2

2004-01-06 Thread Tom Lewis
py of 9.X OS and install that on the G3... T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

printing on a small Ethernet with 8.6 and 9.2

2004-01-03 Thread Tom Lewis
n the Choosers, and can mount the HDs on the desktops as desired. I understand there is a method of sharing the printer between the three computers so that all can print. It's not an Ethernet printer though. Is this possible, and if so, how is it done? Tom Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: Audio Video into a Mac

2003-12-20 Thread Tom Lewis
s Mac, and b) how to copy DVD to DVD if such a thing is possible - and c) transferring digital 8 onto DVD. I'm used to copying records onto CDs and copying CD to CD via Track Thief; and Toast. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Apple laptop wanted

2003-11-23 Thread Tom Lewis
In my quest to make a portable car system, I'm after a (cheap!) Apple laptop: any type / age but must have: - ability to run DVDs - headphone outlet - inbuilt 56K modem - OS disks - prefer 8.6 or 9.2 Please email me off list. Tom Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

portable TV/DVD player

2003-11-22 Thread Tom Lewis
nd 240 vac - and headphones can be attached. Dick Smith are advertising them for $498. Harvey Norman also have something similar with a 6" screen. Does anyone have any experience with these? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: car dvd player

2003-11-17 Thread Tom Lewis
Thanks for all the replies - I'm seeking out various options. Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

car dvd player

2003-11-16 Thread Tom Lewis
st a player and screen. Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Wanted - old floppy drive

2003-10-25 Thread Tom Lewis
I'm after a floppy drive to suit the internal bay of an LC375. Drives from LC I's, II's and so on suit. Happy to pay a fair price and freight in advance. Pls mail me off list. Tom Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

running a USB printer off an Ethernet?

2003-10-19 Thread Tom Lewis
rt the USB printer. I was thinking of acquiring some sort of Ethernet hub to link all three computers. Does anyone know if you can buy such a thing and hang a USB printer off it? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: At Ease in OS 9.2

2003-10-17 Thread Tom Lewis
27;m not entirely convinced by this -- I have a dim recollection that At >Ease had some network-user features that Multiple Users may or may not >have duplicated. > >Something to look at though. > >That Knowledge Base article does however describe the extension trashing >behaviour :) > >Ry Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

At Ease in OS 9.2

2003-10-16 Thread Tom Lewis
Does anyone know if At Ease is compatible with OS 9.2. On installing the extension (from a neighbouring 8.6 machine) the machine refuses to boot; and on reboot chucks the extension in the Trash. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

original imac model wanted

2003-08-07 Thread Tom Lewis
After a 3rd household computer; prefer the model with the slot that takes CDs... Prefer 96mb RAM; 4gb HD or close enough. Please email me offlist if you have something for sale. Tom Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Claris Home Page 2 problem

2003-05-29 Thread Tom Lewis
Will Home Page 2 allow you to link and therefore open MS Word files / PDF / RTF? When I try this the attachment does not show such files and there is no "show all files" pull down menu. Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

Re: Mac vs the PC/windoze

2003-02-12 Thread Tom Lewis
, but no docs open. Then try it on a Windose machine Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

best price for CD burners?

2002-11-10 Thread Tom Lewis
Anyone reccomend an outlet for a CD burner to suit imac with a USB port? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz

[no subject]

2002-04-25 Thread Tom Lewis
Hi Does anyone know of any free virus detecters/cleaners like Disinfectent? Apparently I have a Word virus which disables some files when they're copied to a new volume. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz also on the Internet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Family web site:

turning off USB devices

2002-03-13 Thread Tom Lewis
o the computer. So, is there a software method of turning off and on the USB devices? T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz also on the Internet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Family web site: http://www.users.bigpond.com/talewis/tklr_at_home.html

Re: Internet disconnections

2002-02-03 Thread Tom Lewis
I was getting disconnected quite a bit until I discovered that the phone plugged in to another part of the house was sending pulses and dropping the line out. However, still get disconnected now and again for no apparent reason - also Bigpond. T Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz also

Installing Os 9.1 after Os 10 problem

2002-01-10 Thread Tom Lewis
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Ethernet printer sharing

2001-12-21 Thread Tom Lewis
ter in the rh window of the imac. If I switch the printer cable from the G3 to the imac it can print.... Tom Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz also on the Internet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Family web site: http://www.users.bigpond.com/talewis/tklr_at_home.html