Re: PDF won't delete ...

2003-11-17 Thread Acting Fire Chief
Well, What OS are you running? Have you tried: Option + empty the trash? I have an app called BURN It can delete anything. ac I have a PDF file that won't let me delete it ... The message I get is: The item is being used by another task right now. (Other tasks include moving, copying, or

Lombard-Pismo frankenmac?

2003-11-17 Thread csean
Hi, I happen to have a Pismo logic board (was tested good) and have the opportunity to pick up a Lombard diagnosed with dead logic bd. (almost a freebie). Any chance the two would work together? ie. after creative cutting to have the firewire ports accessible thru the scsi port area? And any

Re: Lombard-Pismo frankenmac?

2003-11-17 Thread Richard Smykla
Chris, I've installed a Pismo screen in a Lombard with no problems. Of course, I had to leave the airport antenna behind, as the screen bezel won't accommodate it. I can't really shed any other light on your proposed chimera, but it sounds like a serious challenge and likely a source of

Re: PDF won't delete ...

2003-11-17 Thread Bob
Try these, assuming the document is not in the trash: 1) click on the file to highlight it, press Command-I, and see if the Locked checkbox is turned on, if so, then turn it off. 2) click on the folder containing the file and click Command-I. Expand the Ownership Permissions, in the popup menu

PDF Won't delete - solved ...

2003-11-17 Thread Bryan Forbes
Thanks guys for the hints ... what I ended up doing was booting into OS 9, going to my desktop location and trashing it from there. Again, thanks! Bryan Forbes Why do I use a Mac vs. a Wintel box ... it's simple, I get more done in less time. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: Need help with Booting problem - batt life under X

2003-11-17 Thread Frank Cornew
Below procedure works fine for me - just use the respective startup disk panels to switch back and forth. Also, have noted that Panther (OSX 10.3?) is giving me the same - if not longer battery life than 9.2.2 on my flock of three ancient batteries in a Pismo. Maybe there was some kind of

Pismo rubber feet

2003-11-17 Thread Frank Cornew
Dunno. Have been using the clear feet from the hardware store for some time and prefer them. They stay put way longer, grip my inclined workstation far better, and put a bit more space between the Pismo and the desk for ventilation. It is possible to find these things in the exact size of the

Re: PDF Won't delete - solved ...

2003-11-17 Thread Bruce Johnson
Bryan Forbes wrote: Thanks guys for the hints ... what I ended up doing was booting into OS 9, going to my desktop location and trashing it from there. For those of you unable/unwilling to boot into OS9, the same can be accomplished with Terminal. Fire up Terminal and do the following commands

Re: Panther install Imac

2003-11-17 Thread Wayne
Hey everybody... I received my copy of Panther as soon as it came out. I installed it without incident on my Ibook 700 mhz and our home Imac 500 mhz. My Mom's computer would not install her copy. I checked software update and all firmware updates prior to putting it in and updated everything. The

Re: OS10 sleep

2003-11-17 Thread tivo
Thomas Ethen wrote: I have both 10.2 and 9.2 on my 977 G4 and both seem to run just fine, but when I let the G4 go into sleep mode in 10, nothing will wake it from sleep and I have to do a hard start to get it running again. Any ideas? Tom bootup with os 9 cd a couple of times

Re: Panther install Imac

2003-11-17 Thread Bruce Johnson
Wayne wrote: Hey everybody... Her computer: Imac 333 mhz, 384 ram, 7 GB HD, Dual USB (No firewire). After struggling with this for 2 days, I tried loading Jaguar and it went without a hitch and is running fine. Anyone heard of any similar problems or fixes? Thanks. I would check her hard drive

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-17 Thread Jeff Drummond
Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 11/16/03 5:48 PM, Peter Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: -- Here is where the problem arises. That module is about $330 with a core return. It costs $790 without one. I think you are more accurately describing Apple's problem in

Re: Panther install Imac

2003-11-17 Thread Wayne
I would check her hard drive very thoroughly. That sounds like a bad sector or two. Thanks Bruce, I did not run a surface scan with Techtool, I will try this. If it was a bad sector, why did Jaguar load without incident? Any thoughts... Wayne -- G-Books is sponsored by

DVD player for Lombard?

2003-11-17 Thread Kevin Thomas
I have a PB 400 Lombard that I can't seem to play DVD's in. Yes, it is a DVD-ROM drive. Yes, I ran the firmware update. It comes up with an error each time I try to run Software Update to download DVD Player 2.7. I read that this is not compatible with the G3 PB's but I can't find the

OS X on Clamshell iBook

2003-11-17 Thread Mathew Peace
I'm a Graphic Design student, in Queensland Australia. I have a: Tangerine iBook G3 300 mHz 192 MB RAM (64 originally, 320 max) 6 gig HD 4 MB Vram Running OS 9.2.2 My questions are: can i run OS X (panther or jaguar) smoothly? can i run Photoshop 5 and Illustrator 8 in a classic mode? will

Re: OS X on Clamshell iBook

2003-11-17 Thread geno
I have the same computer. I put a Pc-100 512MB chip in it. Panther runs great. So much faster then jaguar. I don't have OS9 on my computer at all. But Photoshop CS works great on it. Hope this helps! geno. http://www.barbaloot.com AIM: BARBALUT when you die, says a dark-haired woman at the

Re: OS X on Clamshell iBook

2003-11-17 Thread PaulaTx1
In a message dated 11/17/2003 5:31:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: can i run OS X (panther or jaguar) smoothly? I have one of the original clamshells (in blue) and have been running Jaguar on it since Jaguar first came out. It is EXTREMELY stable. I installed a

Re: DVD player for Lombard?

2003-11-17 Thread Eugene Lee
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 05:05:58PM -0500, Kevin Thomas wrote: : : I have a PB 400 Lombard that I can't seem to play DVD's in. Yes, it is : a DVD-ROM drive. Yes, I ran the firmware update. It comes up with an : error each time I try to run Software Update to download DVD Player : 2.7. I

Re: Panther install Imac

2003-11-17 Thread Al Poulin
Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Her computer: Imac 333 mhz, 384 ram, 7 GB HD, Dual USB (No firewire). After struggling with this for 2 days, I tried loading Jaguar and it went without a hitch and is running fine. Someone said that Panther needs more space on the hard drive to install. --

Lombard + SCSI (was: Lombard won't boot up)

2003-11-17 Thread gf sciacca
I have a Jaz drive, an ancient Apple CD drive and a Plextor burner hooked up smoothly via SCSI to my Lombard 333, OS 10.2.8. I haven't tried to burn as of yet, though it should not pose a problem, as CDs are mounted ok on the Plextor. The only minor problem I've noticed, just yesterday, is that a

Exceeding the RAM max

2003-11-17 Thread Mathew Peace
In my previous query on running OS X on the old clamshell iBooks, I have read 2 replies that say they have upped the RAM on their old iBooks to 512MB, when the max I have read from Apple is 320MB. How is it possible to exceed the factory maximum RAM? Mathew -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Exceeding the RAM max

2003-11-17 Thread Krevnik
On Nov 17, 2003, at 6:35 PM, Mathew Peace wrote: In my previous query on running OS X on the old clamshell iBooks, I have read 2 replies that say they have upped the RAM on their old iBooks to 512MB, when the max I have read from Apple is 320MB. How is it possible to exceed the factory

Re: Exceeding the RAM max

2003-11-17 Thread Eugene Lee
On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 02:35:06AM +, Mathew Peace wrote: : : In my previous query on running OS X on the old clamshell iBooks, I : have read 2 replies that say they have upped the RAM on their old : iBooks to 512MB, when the max I have read from Apple is 320MB. : : How is it possible to