Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-16 Thread Luc Verhelst
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:15:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Gregg Eshelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] One of my coworkers is building a PC with an ASUS A7A266 motherboard. Visible as part of the box art is a corner of that PowerMac that had the floppy drive on the left side! [snip] OK, here's

Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-16 Thread Alex Allee
on 8/16/01 12:53 AM, Luc Verhelst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, here's a picture I took with a camera. Didn't have a flatbed scanner handy. Its a bit hard to see since they tinted it blue but that is definately the same floppy slot as on the Beige G3 at work. :)

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-16 Thread Robert Poland
At 21:24 -0600 on 15/08/01, Steve Conrad wrote: Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. Of what, $5? That's about what they're worth these days. p If that's true, Does anyone have 4 32M Simms (72 pin 60ns) for $2.50 (Or better) each? -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL

What's wrong with the 6214? (Was: 64MB SIMMs)

2001-08-16 Thread Steve Moody
At 11:08 AM +0800 8/16/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: It is not worth it. Throw into street now, or give it to your worst enemy as a truce present. ala Trojan Horse? What's wrong it? I've just read the third message saying to throw it out. -- --- My email address is changed to [EMAIL

Re: What's wrong with the 6214?

2001-08-16 Thread Gene Osburn
What's wrong it? I've just read the third message saying to throw it out. -- Can't get on the net unless you grease and beat it. Doesn't do more than 256 colors, 64MB limit, and it's slooow if it's doing anything but going out a window. Hell, it can't even go out the window

Re: What's wrong with the 6214? (Was: 64MB SIMMs)

2001-08-16 Thread Terry Mathews
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the Performa 6214 was the equivelant of a PowerMac 6100/60... As I remember it was in no way related to the 5200/6200 series. Terry http://lowendmac.net/roadapples/x200.shtml They're sort of a mutated Quadra with a built in PowerMac upgrade, but not

Re: What's wrong with the 6214? (Was: 64MB SIMMs)

2001-08-16 Thread Terry Mathews
I'll correct myself. :-) I'm thinking of the Performa 6114, not the 6214. My apologies. Terry Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the Performa 6214 was the equivelant of a PowerMac 6100/60... As I remember it was in no way related to the 5200/6200 series. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored

Re: (solution!) GD-ROMs (Dreamcast) and the Mac

2001-08-16 Thread Franz
Dunno about for Mac, but Nero Burning ROM for Win That's the problem -- I don't own a Windows system. Closest I come is two DOS boxes I use for RD and old DOS games. Don't worry about that! Nero exists for MacOS! =2))) Just search for it with Google.com Bye. Franz -- Vintage Macs is

Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-16 Thread Kyle Hansen
Alex Allee wrote: on 8/16/01 12:53 AM, Luc Verhelst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, here's a picture I took with a camera. Didn't have a flatbed scanner handy. Its a bit hard to see since they tinted it blue but that is definately the same floppy slot as on the Beige G3 at work. :)

Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-16 Thread William Ahearn
4400's have the words PowerPC just to the left of the floppy slot as well as ventilation holes below the leading edge of the machine on the front. I doubt this pic is one of a 4400. The picture had been flopped. If you notice, the on/off switch for the monitor is also on the left.

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread William Ahearn
Guys If you have Photoshop or Graphic Converter, download the jpeg and flop it. I just did. It's a 6100. Definitely. William = Renegade Infidel http://www.artaudsociety.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread Alex Allee
on 8/16/01 11:54 AM, William Ahearn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have Photoshop or Graphic Converter, download the jpeg and flop it. I just did. It's a 6100. Definitely. If it were a 6100, you'd be able to clearly see the power button in that photo. Plus, the 6100 is a pizza box styled

Re: (solution!) GD-ROMs (Dreamcast) and the Mac

2001-08-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Franz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dunno about for Mac, but Nero Burning ROM for Win That's the problem -- I don't own a Windows system. Closest I come is two DOS boxes I use for RD and old DOS games. Don't worry about that! Nero exists for MacOS! =2))) Just search for it with

Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex Allee wrote: on 8/16/01 12:53 AM, Luc Verhelst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, here's a picture I took with a camera. Didn't have a flatbed scanner handy. Its a bit hard to see since they tinted it blue but that is definately

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- William Ahearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys If you have Photoshop or Graphic Converter, download the jpeg and flop it. I just did. It's a 6100. Definitely. LOL! A 6100 is even worse. ;-) Gonna stuff a 1.2Ghz Athlon in a 6100 from the mirror universe, eh? = The earth swarms with

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread William Ahearn
If it were a 6100, you'd be able to clearly see the power button in that photo. Could have been erased. Plus, the 6100 is a pizza box styled case, with the CD-ROM in the center of the case. The one pictured is too tall for a 6100, and has a CD-ROM beneath the floppy. There is no CD

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread William Ahearn
LOL! A 6100 is even worse. ;-) Gonna stuff a 1.2Ghz Athlon in a 6100 from the mirror universe, eh? Yeah. Just set your zips for stun. = Renegade Infidel http://www.artaudsociety.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Thanks for the help, but...

2001-08-16 Thread Kevin Haryett
If you happen to know anyone in Ottawa, there is (or at least there was when I lived near there) this fabulous used computer parts store called Computer Recyclers in town. Mostly peecee stuff, but a decent assortment of Mac hardware as well as other more arcane stuff. They had about a dozen

OT : re: LEM swaplist

2001-08-16 Thread Todd Campbell
hi list! hey is something wrong with the LEM swap list? i haven't gotten anything all week -- I resubscribed thinking I might have been bounced somehow, but still nada. Has this happened to anyone else? Todd -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: OT : re: LEM swaplist

2001-08-16 Thread William Ahearn
--- Todd Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi list! hey is something wrong with the LEM swap list? It's working fine for me. Not a lot of traffic but it's working. William = Renegade Infidel http://www.artaudsociety.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: Outpost.com

2001-08-16 Thread the pickle
At 21:18 -0700 on 15/08/01, Gary Adams wrote: Hello, I was just looking at outpost.com's available memory chips and they have new chips for the old Mac II series including the FPU upgrade for the Original MAC II. The prices are a little high but they are cheaper than Apple originally sold them

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-16 Thread the pickle
At 07:12 -0400 on 16/08/01, Robert Poland wrote: At 21:24 -0600 on 15/08/01, Steve Conrad wrote: Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. Of what, $5? That's about what they're worth these days. p If that's true, Does anyone have 4 32M Simms (72 pin 60ns) for

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread Luc Verhelst
From: Alex Allee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:20:02 -0700 [snip] And before anyone mentions it, I am fully aware that I have no life. :) LOL Yeah. Who cares about starvation, AIDS and the ozone layer ... Luc -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

In Defense of the 6214 (Sort of)

2001-08-16 Thread John Kocijanski
Hello. I happen to have a 6200. I've owned it since 1994 and even though it is slow and crippled it has been pretty reliable for me. I maxed out the ram and run system 8.1. The only major problem I had was that the 15 inch multiplescan Apple monitor went on me and was replaced by Apple. That

Re: linux m68k

2001-08-16 Thread Edwin Lowe
Subject: linux m68k on IIfx Hi, Scott or anyone else who knows about such things I'm interested in trying out linux on my PowerBook 150. On the Debian page I couldn't find whether it's supported. Do you know if it is. http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/ Also, is the X windows server ported?

Re: OT: Famous PC parts has a 6100

2001-08-16 Thread Kyle Hansen
Luc Verhelst wrote: Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:50:10 -0700 (PDT) From: William Ahearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it were a 6100, you'd be able to clearly see the power button in that photo. Could have been erased. Plus, the 6100 is a pizza box styled case, with the CD-ROM in the

Re: The need for speed.

2001-08-16 Thread the pickle
At 20:44 -0400 on 16/08/01, Hardy Menagh wrote: I just picked up a Nubus adapter card (with FPU) for my IIsi. I have the board overclocked to 27MHz and as Marc Schrier warns, the system won't work with the adapter that way. It does work at 25MHz. I should be contented with that but I'm

Re: 6214 Mac

2001-08-16 Thread Cameron Kaiser
I have Paint and Pony and Freddie The Fish on my Mac 6214 at school and the kids love playing with it, while I am combing out their hair of head lice. A computer is a computer, and any computer is better than no computer, ... unless it is a Commodore, ... or a PC JR., or a CPM,... a 286

Re: What's wrong with the 6214? (Was: 64MB SIMMs)

2001-08-16 Thread Dana Sibera
Can't get on the net unless you grease and beat it. Doesn't do more than 256 colors, 64MB limit, and it's slooow if it's doing anything but going out a window. William I've got an old 6200 and they are slow. I put 48mb of ram in it and it helped alittle but not much. External 56k

Re: 6214 Mac

2001-08-16 Thread John Teffer
on 8/16/01 10:47 PM, Cameron Kaiser at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A computer is a computer, and any computer is better than no computer, ... unless it is a Commodore, ... or a PC JR., or a CPM,... a 286 or ... well ... ah forget about it. A Commodore 64 is better than all those inferior

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-16 Thread Amber Rhea
on 8/16/01 11:30 PM, (Vintage Macs) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If that's true, Does anyone have 4 32M Simms (72 pin 60ns) for $2.50 (Or better) each? I meant the 6214. The SIMMs are still worth about $15 or so. $20 plus shipping new on RAMSeeker, although I despise Coast to Coast.

Re: linux m68k

2001-08-16 Thread Randy Beaudreault
Subject: linux m68k on IIfx Hi, Scott or anyone else who knows about such things I'm interested in trying out linux on my PowerBook 150. On the Debian page I couldn't find whether it's supported. Do you know if it is. http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/ Also, is the X windows server ported?

Re: linux m68k

2001-08-16 Thread Edwin Lowe
Hi Randy, Thanks for the info. I'll have a go soon to see if I can get it up and running. The only thing that may be a problem is the internal IDE drive in the PB 150 which may not be fully supported by the kernel. Edwin PB 150, 8 MB Ram, 120MB HD /rant Ok, I've had enough and now I have