My wife, who is just beginning the learning curve on a new G5 desktop
machine with Panther is going nuts with the usual small hassles.
(such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto when she
tried to export them. Such as having the Appleworks always start up in
French
On Sep 9, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Jim Katz wrote:
(such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto
when she
tried to export them. Such as having the Appleworks always start up in
French and not being able to change that preference somehow.)
I can't help you with the list but I
On Sep 9, 2005, at 3:38 PM, Jim Katz wrote:
My wife, who is just beginning the learning curve on a new G5 desktop
machine with Panther is going nuts with the usual small hassles.
(such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto
when she
tried to export them. Such as having
On Sep 9, 2005, at 3:38 PM, Jim Katz wrote:
My wife, who is just beginning the learning curve on a new G5 desktop
machine with Panther is going nuts with the usual small hassles.
(such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto
when she
tried to export them. Such as having
On Sep 9, 2005, at 3:38 PM, Jim Katz wrote:
My wife, who is just beginning the learning curve on a new G5 desktop
machine with Panther is going nuts with the usual small hassles.
(such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto
when she
tried to export them. Such as having
on 23/06/05 22:29, simon goslin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
G'day,
I'm just about to part with my hard earned cash and buy an ex-demo G5 tower
and wondered which was the better option: the 1.6 or 1.8 gig single?
Do you own one of the above machines and if so what issues (if any) have you
G'day,
I'm just about to part with my hard earned cash and buy an ex-demo G5 tower
and wondered which was the better option: the 1.6 or 1.8 gig single?
Do you own one of the above machines and if so what issues (if any) have you
had with it over the last couple of years?
I've heard
Hey Michael, cat got your tongue?
On 13/05/2005, at 8:36 AM, G-Books wrote:
From: Stuart Saunders [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: G5 Powerbook.
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 09:12:51 +0700
On 11/05/2005, at 12:38 AM, Michael wrote:
Wonderful mate.
Thanks mate.
You asked too much for what you
?
-Original Message-
From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stuart
Saunders
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:58 PM
To: G-Books
Subject: Re: G5 Powerbooks
For the record, and as I have said before, (sorry for repetition) if
anybody can cool a G5 Powerbook I can. My cooler design performs
For the record, and as I have said before, (sorry for repetition) if
anybody can cool a G5 Powerbook I can. My cooler design performs over
2.5 times better than a conventional cooler of the same size.
My desktop cooler cools better than water. Non exotic, direct to air.
But Apple will not sign
Hello All... I'm a newbie to this list, but have been
a Mac User since way back :) Your list was recommended
I currently do print and web design work ...
Photoshop, Quark, Dreamweaver, Flash, Indesign,
Illustrator, Acrobat, etc. I do mostly web design
right now, and am moving also into the
On Apr 22, 2005, at 6:10 PM, Al Poulin wrote:
BIG SNIP
Not mentioned yet in all the excellent advice you've already seen: If
you buy a PowerBook, seriously consider AppleCare for warranty
purposes. You are accustomed to your old trusty desktop. Laptops are
inherently more fragile and trouble
- when I
talked to an Apple rep months ago, they told me they
were having difficulty with the G5 laptops, because of
the cooling problem (and the need for a fan).
I see they've come out with iMac G5 desktop systems,
which are much thinner and more compact, as well as
the Mac Mini systems which
for work and travel.
I see that all of their laptops are G4's - when I
talked to an Apple rep months ago, they told me they
were having difficulty with the G5 laptops, because of
the cooling problem (and the need for a fan).
I see they've come out with iMac G5 desktop systems,
which are much
with the laptops at the Apple store. But as already
mentioned, you can plug a large monitor into a PowerBook, also a large,
USB keyboard.
Another thought: Buying an iMac G5 (or Mac Mini) and a laptop, both,
depending on your work habits and portability needs. You need a full
set of software and hardware
Note: The Mac Mini is for folks who already have the appropriate
monitor and keyboard. Monitor may require an adaptor. Cost for Mac
Mini, new monitor, and new keyboard puts you into the price range of
an iMac G5, but you have a lesser system.
I disagree. The parts-that-break on a Mini
This just came in published in eWeek:
IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile
By Mark Hachman
June 25, 2004
The 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor will undoubtedly be a fixture of Apple CEO
Steve Jobs' keynote next week's Worldwide Developers Conference. After all,
it's the basis of the company's
Hello fellow Macintosh enthusiasts!
Sorry for cross-posting this to the Apple mailinglists I subscribe to,
but I thought some of you might be interested:
I noticed a lack of conventional mailing lists about PowerMac G5
computers, so I made one available. Information about how to subscribe
LOL, having now read through this thread from its start I've noticed
no-one here has offered up an explanation of how this (obvious) scam
actually works.
Can it be no lister has popped for one of these 'deals'??
Or is it possibly the case that any lister niave enough to have popped
for one is
On Feb 27, 2004, at 1:54 PM, Dan K wrote:
LOL, having now read through this thread from its start I've noticed
no-one here has offered up an explanation of how this (obvious) scam
actually works.
Can it be no lister has popped for one of these 'deals'??
Last year there was a lister who lost $1200
I have also been following this thread. since it has now been brought
back up, this is how I 'believe' it goes:
You pay for a *spot in a pyramid type scheme. You get access to what
they call ebooks. You try to get as many people as possible to go to
the site and also buy into the pyramid
Hmm, on 2/24/04, clearly thinking quite astutely about Ebay G5 query,
simon goslin, penned:
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2789998233category=51036
Appartently
I have heard that it is a pyramid scam of some sort...
M
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 12:51 AM, simon goslin wrote:
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll
have heard that it is a pyramid scam of some sort...
M
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 12:51 AM, simon goslin wrote:
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem
more about it since.
Regards,
Mike K
Michael Shaw wrote:
I have heard that it is a pyramid scam of some sort...
M
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 12:51 AM, simon goslin wrote:
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
of some sort...
M
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 12:51 AM, simon goslin wrote:
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2789998233category=51036
Appartently
There was a similar auction running here (US) on ebay for then the
latest G4 towers. If you one (and I think everyone who bid probably was
contacted by seller and given the info if you paid) you received the
email instructions to get a low cost, new G4.
One thing that was a red flag, they only
more about it since.
Regards,
Mike K
Michael Shaw wrote:
I have heard that it is a pyramid scam of some sort...
M
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 12:51 AM, simon goslin wrote:
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 12:51 AM, simon goslin wrote:
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2789998233category=51036
Appartently if your bid
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:51:58 +1100
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2789998233category=51036
Howdy!
Has anyone seen this advert on ebay?
Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235
This is the link in question...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2789998233category=51036
Appartently if your bid is sucessfull you'll get the instructions on how to
go about getting
Looks like faster G5s are soon to be rolling on out. And they'll
contribute
less for heating and reduce the need for A/C too! While the first IBM
G5
processors Apple is now using in PowerMac G5s are based on
130NM(nanometer)
die technology, the next speedbump will come from 90NM technology
Saw this in the OWC e-letter today and thought of our previous discussion
on G5 PowerBooks and how soon they might be abailable:
---
snipped here
Looks like faster G5s are soon to be rolling on out. And they'll
contribute
less for heating and reduce the need for A/C too! While the first
and for years Motorola has
been behind the capabilities of leading edge SDRAM. The G5 northbridge
at least can keep up with DDR. I believe even the very most recent G4
frontside busses can't even keep up with DDR.
What the G5 seems to be is a new architecture that supports higher
clock
speeds
Yesterday, I wrote:
Kochkodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
VERRRY INTERESTING FYI...
The Mac Channel
IBM claims massive power cut for 90nm G5
Good news for AMD - but not Intel
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35057.html
The 970FX, meanwhile, consumes a mere 12.3W
On Jan 28, 2004, at 10:33 AM, Jim wrote:
C'mon, Apple, give us some quadruple processors at higher speed!
That not so easy to do as the northbridge chip only has ports for two
CPUs.
Paul
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been doing with the
P4 for a long time). So that brings the extra performance out of the speed
increase even lower.
What the G5 seems to be is a new architecture that supports higher clock
speeds more than anything else. Of course that is a good thing, as higher
clock speeds means better performance
On 1/27/04 12:37 PM, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone tell me how long it takes to
encode a minute of MPEG-2 on a 1.6 GHz G5 tower system?
1.6GHz system might as well be a G4 with a G5 CPU thrown in. Apple has been
following a trend lately of sticking previous generation tech
Kochkodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
VERRRY INTERESTING FYI...
The Mac Channel
IBM claims massive power cut for 90nm G5
Good news for AMD - but not Intel
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35057.html
The 970FX, meanwhile, consumes a mere 12.3W at 1.4GHz, paving the way
:
Kochkodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
VERRRY INTERESTING FYI...
The Mac Channel
IBM claims massive power cut for 90nm G5
Good news for AMD - but not Intel
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35057.html
The 970FX, meanwhile, consumes a mere 12.3W at 1.4GHz, paving
Powerbooks with 5400mAh batteries. The G4 12/15 are at
4400mAh... so it is possible to get batteries that compare with the
increased power usage, but they will cost a fair amount more,
increasing the cost of a G5 Powerbook for the end user.
On Jan 23, 2004, at 10:15 PM, Kochkodin wrote:
VERRRY
VERRRY INTERESTING FYI...
The Mac Channel
IBM claims massive power cut for 90nm G5
Good news for AMD - but not Intel
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35057.html
The 970FX, meanwhile, consumes a mere 12.3W at 1.4GHz, paving the way
for PowerBook G5s. That figure
Just come across this small download to help with the problem
http://www.shopperturnpike.com/usefulsoftware/endhangingdisconnect.html
hope it helps, regards, James
On 15 Dec 2003, at 18:07, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
On 15/12/03 13:03, Stuart Saunders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Listas,
I am having
was trying to say yesterday, hope it displays
correctly this time.
On Saturday, December 6, 2003, at 10:33 PM, Stewart Ebneter wrote:
I read somewhere that g5's will never be used in powerbooks, because
they
are just too hot for such. this is why they went to so much trouble
with
the cooling system
On 15/12/03 13:03, Stuart Saunders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Listas,
I am having trouble with my Pismo when connecting via modem under
10.3. Often it quits the connection process, then I get an interminable
Disconnecting message which only can be cured by shutting down
restarting. Anyone
somewhere that g5's will never be used in powerbooks, because
they
are just too hot for such. this is why they went to so much trouble
with
the cooling system in the g5 desktop.
They might be able to get a G5 into a PB by dropping the speed of the
chip, which also allows them to drop
Curious how institutions have such difficulty listening to ideas from
outside the confines of their box. Isn't that what Xerox Parc did?
Don't give up. Your technology sounds worth pushing. Perhaps you might try
again maybe do an end run around the 'They' at Apple and somehow get to
Jobs, who
From: Stuart Saunders [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:G5 PB BSP, FTR
Date: 14 December 2003 3:03:44 AM
To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Saturday, December 6, 2003, at 10:33 PM, Stewart Ebneter wrote:
I read somewhere that g5's will never be used
heat than the current generation. G5's in laptops are
do-able. Apple and IBM have to get the chip's power consumption down
low enough, and the form factor of the notebooks may have to change in
order for it to happen.
steve f
On Dec 8, 2003, at 9:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This argument
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:13:28AM -0600, Melvin Watts wrote:
:
: Well, we all know that if apple and IBM continue to use the same chip
: technology, they better reconstruct the design of laptops. . .it just
: simply comes down to heat transfer. It takes a lot more heat [more than
: what the
On Saturday, December 6, 2003, at 10:33 PM, Stewart Ebneter wrote:
I read somewhere that g5's will never be used in powerbooks, because
they
are just too hot for such. this is why they went to so much trouble
with
the cooling system in the g5 desktop.
I wouldn't put money on it. How many
In a message dated 12/8/03 8:27:30 AM, you wrote:
I read somewhere that g5's will never be used in powerbooks, because
they are just too hot for such. this is why they went to so much trouble
with he cooling system in the g5 desktop.
I wouldn't put money on it. How many times have you
Look at the new generation of G5s that are coming out next month. They
use a 90nm fab process, and from what I have been reading the chips
dissipate less heat than the current generation. G5's in laptops are
do-able. Apple and IBM have to get the chip's power consumption down
low enough
On Monday, December 8, 2003, at 07:26 AM, Charles wrote:
On Saturday, December 6, 2003, at 10:33 PM, Stewart Ebneter wrote:
I read somewhere that g5's will never be used in powerbooks, because
they
are just too hot for such. this is why they went to so much trouble
with
the cooling system
On Tuesday, Jun 24, 2003, at 14:39 Europe/London, Brendan McAlpine
wrote:
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered powerbooks?
I heard that it was mentioned in the keynote that we should expect
them in 2 quarters. Is this true? I haven't been able to find any
other mention
On Tuesday, Jun 24, 2003, at 17:14 Europe/London, Mick Ring wrote:
It will be a long time. Did you see the size of the heat sinks? And how
about a big fan for each processor? Those babies are hot!
Pardon me for seeming like a pedant here but the desktop G4/1GHz
PowerMac has a heatsink like a
On Tuesday, Jun 24, 2003, at 22:37 Europe/London, Mick Ring wrote:
It must be pretty hot because each processor has it's own fan and I'm
not
talking about those little processor fans.
The vast majority of the cooling throughput in that 'heat zone' is
likely to cool the 8GB of RAM stacked at the
On 24/6/03 3:52 PM, John Beringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's been a long time coming...looks like apple finally managed to whiz past
the performance put out by wintel...
Right on!
JB
Yep, and not a second too soon either. I can't WAIT to start telling my
windoze loving geek friends...
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered powerbooks?
I heard that it was mentioned in the keynote that we should expect them
in 2 quarters. Is this true? I haven't been able to find any other
mention of it.
Brendan
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 02:00 AM, Wiebe Wilbers wrote:
On 24/6
on 6/24/03 6:39, Brendan McAlpine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered powerbooks?
It will be a long time. Did you see the size of the heat sinks? And how
about a big fan for each processor? Those babies are hot!
-Mick
--
Sigs with a message suck
That isn't a heat sink, look up the specs on the G5 and the heat it
produces, its not all that hot a processor.
David
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 11:14 AM, Mick Ring wrote:
on 6/24/03 6:39, Brendan McAlpine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered
on 6/24/03 13:14, David M. Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That isn't a heat sink, look up the specs on the G5 and the heat it
produces, its not all that hot a processor.
It must be pretty hot because each processor has it's own fan and I'm not
talking about those little processor fans
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 02:00 AM, Wiebe Wilbers wrote:
On 24/6/03 3:52 PM, John Beringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's been a long time coming...looks like apple finally managed to
whiz past
the performance put out by wintel...
Right on!
JB
Yep, and not a second too soon either. I can't
I think the idea is to have a lot of fans spinning more slowly (and
quietly) rather than a few spinning quickly (and loudly). Which doesn't
necessarily imply a hot processor.
TimH
For a quiter fan you would want to have a slower revolving prop and smaller
diameter. The faster a prop spins
RE; I have a G4 TI PB, I am going to venture a guess,,patience,,see
what the new IBM chip does in the field first.I hope to soon ask among
our fellow listers how fast-how hot etc.
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 09:39 AM, Brendan McAlpine wrote:
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered
If we get one of those in our Pismo's then we all can have 20 min batteries!
Tom
on 6/24/03 16:37, Mick Ring at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
on 6/24/03 13:14, David M. Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That isn't a heat sink, look up the specs on the G5 and the heat it
produces, its
do we get G5 powered powerbooks?
It will be a long time. Did you see the size of the heat sinks? And how
about a big fan for each processor? Those babies are hot!
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are plastic
airflow chambers ,rather like funnels into the fans, 7 fans? are they
serious?
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 12:14 PM, Mick Ring wrote:
on 6/24/03 6:39, Brendan McAlpine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered powerbooks
On 06/24/2003 10:15 AM, Brendan McAlpine wrote:
The real question is, when do we get G5 powered powerbooks?
I heard that it was mentioned in the keynote that we should expect them
in 2 quarters. Is this true? I haven't been able to find any other
mention of it.
Bet those laptops
Instead of arguing over it you guys could just go look up the info ...
David
this regarding how much heat they make.
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-- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks
, look up the specs on the G5 and the heat it
produces, its not all that hot a processor.
It must be pretty hot because each processor has it's own fan and I'm not
talking about those little processor fans.
No chance. The pinup of those chips is way too different to be fit on a
Pismo's
Although this forum doesnt really discuss powermacs i just gotta say
something check out www.apple.com/powermac and read the
specs..its got a 64 bit prossesor and 8gb memory cap It is the
fastest home computer in the world!!!
I mean the G5 wow!!1..I'm still shocked...
n
--
G
/powermac and read the
specs..its got a 64 bit prossesor and 8gb memory cap It is the
fastest home computer in the world!!!
I mean the G5 wow!!1..I'm still shocked...
n
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