Re: iChat Requirements and Hacks

2004-04-05 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 04/04/04 21:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yup, finally installed Panther on both the G-4 powerbook and the Pismo. Flawless, swift, excellent. For iChat AV to work, does it require certain hardware? On the Pismo, it said I

Re: MacOS X.2.3 install from DVD on Pismo?

2004-04-05 Thread Dean
Hi James I was able to boot up and install from an OS 10.2.3 DVD on my Pismo. Worked great. Dean on 4/4/04 3:27 PM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently heard that some of the newer 'Books use a DVD install disc rather than the CDROM of the full retail box (I'm talking about

Re: Lombard won't boot after HD replacement

2004-04-05 Thread mmnihals
Notch one up for the IBM Travelstar on the Lombard (mines 333Mhz). Got a 20 Gb, way back - can't even remember when after 10.1 came out I thing. Installed it myself. No probs since then. Now running 10.3. I had the same problem with my Lombard 400. The Fujitsu drive I ordered from Other

Firewall's and DSL

2004-04-05 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
I finally got DSL up here in the wilds, it's static connection. Using a Paradyne modem connected to a Net-gear 614 v2 router. I am using a Pismo with 10.3.3 with a small OS 9 partition, connected right now through a 802.1X connection in internet connect. I did not load any of the software that

Re: Wallstreet Powerlogix G3 500 vs Sonnet G4 500

2004-04-05 Thread Mikael Byström
Beniamino, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I recently moved to a 15 aluminum, but I am still using at time the Wallstreet w/Bluechip 500 Mhz. I was wondering to replace the Bluechip with a Sonnet G4. Has anybody a direct experience? Is there a noticeable speed gain? The G4 will generally give you

Re: Firewall's and DSL

2004-04-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 5, 2004, at 5:34 AM, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote: I finally got DSL up here in the wilds, it's static connection. Using a Paradyne modem connected to a Net-gear 614 v2 router. I am using a Pismo with 10.3.3 with a small OS 9 partition, connected right now through a 802.1X connection in

Re: Powerlogix vs Sonnet

2004-04-05 Thread Robert Greenstreet
On 4/5/04 10:51 AM, Kathe Wittenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Bruce's view on this. I have a G3/800 iBook and a G4/800 desktop Mac. The G4 is noticeably faster then the iBook, especially after upgrading to Panther. Namaste, Kathe Wittenberg Royal Oak, MI The speed

Appletalk question

2004-04-05 Thread John Slavin
At my office I have a small network. My secretary has an iMac which is the main location of files. Besides her, there are three other computers that access these files and save and edit files located there. Under her user name, in the public directory, we have a directory for our office.

Pismo Expansion Bay Brainstorming

2004-04-05 Thread Jim
Hello Listers, One of my expansion bay VST zip 100 drive modules for my Pismo is dead. I suspect it's just the zip mechanism that's gone, and not the bridging board inside the module. Since I don't need another zip drive, that left me wondering what options I might have for putting OTHER

Re: Powerlogix vs Sonnet

2004-04-05 Thread George Mogiljansky
Let your fingers do the walking (old Yellow Pages jingle) - from the site http://homepage.mac.com/ techedgeezine/cart_mac_pb5.html I quote: ..Here was the first surprise, the PowerLogix G4 design somehow allows the OS X compromised ATI RageLT Pro video card to run more efficiently on non AltiVec

Re: Appletalk question

2004-04-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 5, 2004, at 9:19 AM, John Slavin wrote: The way it works, however, is that whoever creates the folder is the only one who can access it for anything other than read only. Of course that can be manually changed by going to get info and changing the ownership and permissions for the

Re: Powerlogix vs Sonnet

2004-04-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 5, 2004, at 9:43 AM, George Mogiljansky wrote: ..Here was the first surprise, the PowerLogix G4 design somehow allows the OS X compromised ATI RageLT Pro video card to run more efficiently on non AltiVec optimized applications. In repeated test runs (because we couldn't believe our eyes),

Re: Latest version of OSX for wallstreet/beige g3?

2004-04-05 Thread Andrew
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:50:17 -0800 Subject: Re: Latest version of OSX for wallstreet/beige g3? From: Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/24/04 11:01 AM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I own a wallstreet and beige g3 tower. I'd like

Re: Powerlogix vs Sonnet

2004-04-05 Thread Robert Greenstreet
On 4/15/04 10:28 AM, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about the hard drive limitations on the ibook. on 4/5/04 9:17 AM, Robert Greenstreet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/5/04 10:51 AM, Kathe Wittenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Bruce's view on this. I have a G3/800 iBook

Re: Powerlogix vs Sonnet

2004-04-05 Thread Dean
on 4/5/04 11:20 AM, Robert Greenstreet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/15/04 10:28 AM, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about the hard drive limitations on the ibook. on 4/5/04 9:17 AM, Robert Greenstreet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/5/04 10:51 AM, Kathe Wittenberg [EMAIL

Re: Appletalk question

2004-04-05 Thread John Slavin
OS X. Sorry, I thought the mention of the user's directory would give that away. I should have been more specific. On Monday, April 5, 2004, at 12:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 5, 2004, at 9:19 AM, John Slavin wrote: The way it works, however, is that whoever creates the folder is the

Install OS9 after Panther

2004-04-05 Thread Polkadoter
I just got a ibook with panther on it. When I try to select classic it gives me a warning you do not have a version of Mac OS9 installed that supports classic. Install Mac 9.1 or later. How can I install classic and not ruin the Panther installation? I have a original 9.1 software system

Pismo ethernet auto sensing??

2004-04-05 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
Is the ethernet port on a G3 PowerBook (Pismo) auto sensing or did that come only to more recent PowerBooks? If you don't know what I mean by auto-sensing, I mean can it set up an ethernet network to another Mac without a hub, switch or router - by use of an ethernet cable only - and it

Re: Install OS9 after Panther

2004-04-05 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 05/04/04 15:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a ibook with panther on it. When I try to select classic it gives me a warning you do not have a version of Mac OS9 installed that supports classic. Install Mac 9.1 or later. How can I install classic and not ruin

Re: Pismo ethernet auto sensing??

2004-04-05 Thread Michael Saum
hi brian, i have a pismo, sold 2001 in germany, and it is auto-sensing. definitely. M. am 05.04.2004 21:40 Uhr schrieb Brian Braunschweiger unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Is the ethernet port on a G3 PowerBook (Pismo) auto sensing or did that come only to more recent PowerBooks? If you

Re: Powerlogix vs Sonnet

2004-04-05 Thread Kathe Wittenberg
When I was still running Jaguar on both the G3/800 iBook and the G4/800, the difference wasn't all that noticeable. Installing Panther made it a whole 'nother story. I'd love a new G4 iBook... but can't justify the expense when the G3 serves me just fine for a portable. Kathe Royal Oak, MI On

Battery: iBook Clamshell

2004-04-05 Thread Kyle Lee
Hello everyone, As much as I know about Macs, there are many things that I do not know. With that said, I purchased an iBook Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery from a guy on eBay. He said on his auction page, and I quote (cut and paste): Battery in great condition and works fine. Great to have

Clamshell iBook: Screen Question

2004-04-05 Thread Kyle Lee
I have an Indigo iBook running OS X 10.2.8. Once in a while, after the machine has gone to sleep and I wake it up, the screen seems dark somewhat, especially around the perimeter. And after about 10-15 minutes, it returns to the original brightness and sometimes it stays that way until it goes

Pismo tech question

2004-04-05 Thread James Rohde
Can anyone here point me to directions on how to put back the short door on the right side of my Pismo - the one that folds under when you put the DVD/CDROM drive in, but pops back out when you just have a battery in the right side? I don't think anything's missing from it, but haven't been

Hacker Moose (was Re: Firewall's and DSL)

2004-04-05 Thread James Rohde
On 4/5/04 11:18 AM, G-Books wrote: If your concern is the moose...then you're fine. OSX is quite solid out of the box. Go to the sharing pane and turn off any services you don't use (it defaults pretty much to nothing on, anyway) and make sure the firewall is on. (next tab). If you're in the

Jaguar on Beige G3

2004-04-05 Thread illovox
on 4/5/04 4:15 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Latest version of OSX for wallstreet/beige g3? Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:50:17 -0800 Subject: Re: Latest version of OSX for wallstreet/beige g3? From: Robin Ashe [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pismo ethernet auto sensing??

2004-04-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 5, 2004, at 12:40 PM, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: Is the ethernet port on a G3 PowerBook (Pismo) auto sensing or did that come only to more recent PowerBooks? If you don't know what I mean by auto-sensing, I mean can it set up an ethernet network to another Mac without a hub, switch or

Re: Pismo ethernet auto sensing??

2004-04-05 Thread Paul Simoneau
My Pismo has an auto-sensing Ethernet card. Auto-sense means the card will automatically adjust for a 10 million bits per second or a 100 million bits per second connection. The other end of the connection (a fixed speed hub; an auto-sensing or fixed speed switch interface; a fixed speed

Re: Hacker Moose (was Re: Firewall's and DSL)

2004-04-05 Thread Kathe Wittenberg
Hey Jim, Are you the same Jim Rohde that bought my Apple //GS a couple years ago? Kathe Wittenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Apr 5, 2004, at 6:46 PM, James Rohde wrote: ROTFL! Love your sense of humor, Bruce! (Just don't let the MADL* get wind of that) :-) Jim Rohde (* - Moose Anti-Defamation

Re: Battery: iBook Clamshell

2004-04-05 Thread Shawn Harley
Kyle, Is the battery white, marked model:M6392 or more of a silver color? If it's silver, it's an older battery for the first generation iBooks and has probably gone bad. I had four like that and they were replaced under Apple's 1 year warranty (I have a Tangerine 300 and a Graphite 466SE).

Re: Battery: iBook Clamshell

2004-04-05 Thread Dan K
Kyle Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: and I get the Red X after about 60 seconds. Is there a trick, a reset or a workaround before I get into a debate with this guy. Use the Battery Reset installer (under OS9), it will put an extension into your system folder which will reset the battery. Restart

Re: Pismo ethernet auto sensing??

2004-04-05 Thread Jim Scolman
Hi, I think most modern macs will sense between a crossover cable or a standard ethernet cable, therefor either may be used without a hub/switch/etc. Thanks, Jim. On Apr 5, 2004, at 5:30 PM, Paul Simoneau wrote: My Pismo has an auto-sensing Ethernet card. Auto-sense means the card will

Re: Pismo Expansion Bay Brainstorming

2004-04-05 Thread Dan K
Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: One of my expansion bay VST zip 100 drive modules for my Pismo is dead. I suspect it's just the zip mechanism that's gone, and not the bridging board inside the module. Since I don't need another zip drive, that left me wondering what options I might have for

Re: Battery: iBook Clamshell

2004-04-05 Thread Kyle Lee
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Re: Install OS9 after Panther

2004-04-05 Thread John
On Apr 5, 2004, at 3:25 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 05/04/04 15:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a ibook with panther on it. When I try to select classic it gives me a warning you do not have a version of Mac OS9 installed that supports classic. Install Mac 9.1

Re: Install OS9 after Panther

2004-04-05 Thread Clark Martin
At 4:25 PM -0400 4/5/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 05/04/04 15:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a ibook with panther on it. When I try to select classic it gives me a warning you do not have a version of Mac OS9 installed that supports classic. Install Mac 9.1