Hi Severin, The Mac Pro G5 is Intel: <http://www.apple.com/macpro/specs.html> • 8-core: Two 2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, or 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors • Quad-core: One 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, or 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor
Cheers, Ronni On 07/03/2010, at 2:35 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > > I am puzzled at 10.6.2 on a G5 - I thought Snow Leopard required an Intel Mac? > Severin Crisp > > On 07/03/2010, at 10:26 AM, Tim Law wrote: > >> >> All, >> >> Thanks for the tips so far. >> >> Sally has provided me with two documents, her original Word file showing a >> nicely set up shadow box, and a PDF of the same document showing a yukky >> text box with shadow of the text inside the text box. I have created a PDF >> accessible for viewing at http://files.me.com/peoplehelp/jmjg2a this >> shows the output problem she has. This yukky text box is replicated on her >> two printers - HP 5550 colour & an HP 8000 >> >> I tested to see if I could recreate the problem on my iMac running Word >> 2004, the same as Sally's. Given she has had the same printing problem with >> Leopard and Snow Leopard I am thinking the operating system and machine is >> not the issue. To my surprise, I found the Word document printed fine, and >> so did the PDF version - with clear shadow box and no shadow on the text >> inside the box. I have a Dell CN3110 colour laser. >> >> So - The document CAN print properly and it CAN be saved correctly as a PDF. >> This would appear to put Word 2004 out of the equation as the problem. >> >> But - On Sally's machine it cannot, despite using the same Word 2004 >> version. I can understand the actual printers not functioning correctly as >> they could have inadequate drivers, but I am confused as to why she gets >> problems printing to PDF. I would have thought that would have worked >> separately from the physical printer drivers. >> >> I am wondering if somehow the Apple printing tool that allows printing to >> PDF has been altered by the installation of the printer drivers for the two >> HP printers. I have no clue, just wondering. >> One option I can pursue is to pack up my Dell colour laser and take it to >> Sally's and hook up to her system and see what happens - or, now here's an >> idea - become her printing service for a suitable fee :-) >> >> The link showing the problems in a pdf is active for one month. After that >> date if you come across this posting, just email me direct. >> >> Thanks >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 06/03/2010, at 9:29 PM, Tim Law wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am asking this for a friend of mine who is running Office Mac 2004 on a >>> G5 with 10.6.2 and needing some help with printing of text boxes and shadow. >>> She prints to an HP 8000 laser. The printer is an older A3 colour that >>> duplexes and very valuable for her business - but it just won't talk >>> properly to the Mac - or so it seems. >>> >>> She can set up what she wants on the screen i.e. a text box with a shadow >>> around the outside of the text box, but when she prints the shading is on >>> the inside of the text box and it does not print what is showing on the >>> screen. >>> >>> She has used Macs for many years, but kept a PC going so she could get this >>> feature to print properly. Now the PC has stopped and she is searching for >>> a solution again to get the Mac to print shadow boxes. She knows someone >>> else who has the same problem and they just stopped using shading on text >>> boxes. Sally writes training packages and it's her preference to keep the >>> appearance of shaded boxes. >>> >>> She feels it is a printer driver issue relating to the HP8000 and has tried >>> running Parallels but finds it slows down her system dreadfully. >>> >>> She's spent hours searching the web for a fix, with no luck and is hoping >>> someone has found a solution? >>> Is upgrading Word likely to be a solution? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > ________________________________________________________ > Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. > Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au > ________________________________________________________ > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
