I have bought a Orangeliink + PCI card giving firewire and USB connections. You have to upgrade to OS 9.1 for best results. You can get it from Other world computing. Go to the web site. In fact they have a good question and answer service to upgrading most things, with there stuff of course! I was also interested in your comment about signals! I have a new problem with Netscape I use. I use 4.6. I did upgrade to, I think it was 5 or something and what crap that was, one could have either all blue of classic mode, yet the function was dire, so I went back to 4.6. If anyone can recommend further versions ( I have heard they improved it) of Netscape for the G3, I also have, cos I have noticed that some sites are now telling me I have such an old Netcape running they will not send me anything! There is a bit of a dilemma for the StarMax 4000/200 running, as it does only classic and as the next Netscape is crap, and the further ones I think run OSX only! We also have an array of new and aging computers, wo Toshiba laptops one spanking new and an oldsatellite. A Performer mac, a Blue and white G3 all in one, a G3 which is really souped up to run as a G4 with a few other whistles added. Then there are the printers, the hnd held the plug ins periarterial. I sometime wish they would bust so I had an excuse to chuck them away! I have not got round to joining them together yet however, it is on the cards. How did you turn you Max over to a server (interesting idea)? By the time I finished reading this mail I realised I am one hoarder as well!
All the best Michael In France. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > By the time you are finished reading this you will realize that we are > "hoarders". We have three computers in our household, for just my wife and > me. We have a Starmax 3000/160, a G4 (silver) and a Dell laptop. The Starmax > runs on OS 8.6, the G4 on OS 10.3 (Panther) and the laptop is Windows XP (my > wife had to get that to be compatible with her school computers). At the > moment, we have a wireless setup with the Starmax as a server using a Netgear > router. We have Comcast as an ISP. All three computers have internet access > with no problems (other than my wife cannot read her email from her school > web address on the Starmax--no problems reading them on her laptop or the > G4). I have to use the Starmax as a "server" since it is too old to receive > the signal from the newer computers. Also, I wanted to switch to DSL but had > the same problems. > What I would like to find out is whether or not, since the connections are > good for the internet, whether or not there is a way to hook up the three > computers so that the two newer ones, the G4 and the Dell laptop, can access > the files on the Starmax. That would make my wife's work a lot easier since > most of her school data is still on the Starmax. She uses a jump drive to > carry the data from one to the other. I am thinking that I will probably have > to upgrade the Starmax considerably to do this and, if too expensive, will > not bother. Thanks. > > Jim Kirk > > -- > StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
