On 3/22/04 3:20 AM Philippe Rousseau at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. Hi Pillippe- No, it is not just to add a new HD I'm told. They tried that and after six attempts the only drive that worked was one that was six years old and that enabled them to copy my contents and save them for me. They think it is a Logic Card and the cost to fix everything is up to around $500 so I might as well buy a new computer and since I have to buy it on Apple contract (can't afford anything else) I might as well get the best I can outside of a G5. I had thought of either an Super EMac or an IMac flat screen and now John Verity has me thinking about a G4. Then I have the problem of dumping/selling my old external scsi Syquest, Zip, Imation and Monitor along with an old Epson 740i. I will know more tomorrow after visiting the tech. repair guy but at the moment it looks like I will just ship the Tower to Chris and follow his advice on looking at the LEM internet situation.
Thanks for the help, doug >hi, > >If I well understand, your problem is just to add a new HD ??? >Unfortunately you didn't specify your G3 Model... > >There is a know ATA problem with some B&W G3 rev1, as ATA was buggy on >old G3s, only old and slow ATA disk works (anyway under 120 Go & maybe >less), There is a cheap & easy remedy : just add an Acard (or Sonnet) ATA >Pci card, and any disk you find will work faster than before without any >problem, both with 9 & X. > >NB : if it's a beige G3, remember you MUST install OSX on the 1st 8 Go >partition. > >Philippe > > >Doug McAdam 21/03/04 19:12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>Hi Chris- >> >>Back in Feb. I wrote about my G3 problems and you replied as noted in the >>email below. >> >> Well I finally got word that they tried six new hard drives in it and >>the only one that worked was a six year old drive. So they feel it is >>the Logic Board that is the problem. They were able to burn a CD with my >>old HD contents so that saved my work, the programs I do for >>rehabilitation work for my Troubled Youth and Adult Offenders project >>here in Kokomo and some of the training work I do internationally. >>However the estimated cost is about $500 and obviously this is not a good >>investment considering the age of the unity and what is available today. >>My thinking is that maybe I can get a new EMac for around $800, have them >>install all my old HD contents and reinstall my software I need for my >>classes, i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office >>98, WordPerfect, AppleWorks, FileMakerPro and a few other apps. as well >>as my beloved Claris Emailer but then I thought of a problem concerning >>Emailer and wanted to know your advice. >> >>Obviously if I buy the EMac they will install OSX and Classic and I'm >>going to face the problem if Emailer will work and if not how to Export >>my Address Book and files to the new mailer, whatever it will be. And >>since my partner and I are now applying for a Grant of around a million >>dollars with which to operate three locations doing our rehab. program >>and plan on purchasing three G5s and whatever else we need for >>communication, and further development of our program maybe it is a good >>idea to go for the G5 now instead of the EMac except I really cannot >>afford either unless I buy it on the Apple contract basis. >> >>Whatever way I go Chris I would be glad to send you my old G3 and if you >>are interested I can also send my old SCSI drives, such as my Zip, and >>Syquest, Imation and also I have a good UMAX Vista S6 Scanner with >>OmniPro. I also have a blue and white Epson 740i Stylus printer. I >>would like to get something for these but leave it to your judgement for >>in a sense I consider it in some way a payment for your wonderful advice >>from time to time. >> >>If I get the Emac then I would need to be able somehow to transfer all my >>old Syquest and Zip files over to a CD or something before I let them go. >> >>I realize this is not all directly related to the Emailer discussion >>group except I really value your input and if anything I have is of value >>to you then so be it for in a way it is helping to keep this Emailer Talk >>alive for others. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>On 2/21/04 11:11 PM chris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote. >>> >>>>What model G3? If you give up on it, and plan to scrap it, I'll be happy >>>>to take it off your hands (I can give you shipping costs plus a few bucks >>>>for the time/effort to pack it). >>> >>>Hi Chris- >>>I will take your suggestions to the tech guy tomorrow and if that does >>>not work I am going to see his boss and find out if they really know what >>>they are doing. If my G3 is finished I will take you up on the offer and >>>send it to you. But I really hope not because I simply cannot afford a >>>new computer, not on my meager SS income. But my wife gets her SS next >>>month and then maybe we can afford to buy a G5 on an Apple payment plan. >>> >>>Thanks for the help, >>>doug >>> >>> >> >>___________________________________________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > ______________________________oOo_____________________________ > Philippe > E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ICQ : 6977826 > > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
