Hi All and thank you for the emails- I am getting closer to having my dial-up
back. Today everyone is panicking about the predicted snowstorm and I almost
have the library to myself and bet I can talk the librarian into letting me
stay online for two hours--
Okay- here are the updates--
Dead G-4 to iMac---- the Apple store did, indeed pronouce the G-4 totally
dead. This meant they cannot do a data transfer-- but since I routinely
triple save (thumb drive, zip disc, floppy!) I figured I can get at MOST of the
stuff I need. I really need the bopokmarks from the internet (it has taken me
many years to accummulate the sites I use in unusual veterinary medicine
questions)--but I can live with that if I have to. Please note that the
methods of saving will become very important--and another question to y'all. A
year ago, worrying that I might have to some day go to a new computer, I called
around and found out that my FreeHand would not be able to be used with the new
system-period, according to, then Adobe--they want Freehand users to buy their
original product Illustrator. So, I knew I would have to go to something I did
not want if I could not figure out a way ion. BUT, when I called Quark
(QuarkXpress) they informed me that
v.7 was Universal and would be compatible. I figured FreeHand would be the
one I would have to worry about.
I called Quark before I got the new iMac- and sudfdenly the tune has
changed- nope ain't gonna work...or maybe it might.... Apple says that a year
ago it WOULD have been compatible,but not with SnowLeopard.
I found a way to get Freehand to open- did not understand the specific
directions- but with them in hand the guy at the Apple store DID.
Bottom line for the iMac-- Freehand will work. Quark will not. Quark was
quick to assure me that for a mere $299 I can buy the v.8 which WILL work. I
installed Quark and tried--nope won't work--so I may have to bite the bullet nd
get the upgrade.
Next, I found that there is no support for the zip drives (I called Iomega
and asked-- the thing almost installed, but gave an error message--and I did
what they instructed- no luck). Iomega's site says they are looking into
compatibility issues- on the phone they said-tough there will not be any way to
use a zip drive--start backing up with an external hard drive. Great- except I
cannot get at the stuff on the zip--AND that was the only way I could move a
file from my desktop computer to the Wallstreet. Without access to the
Internet I called Apple and asked them to checon the possibilty of somehiow
getting the even older floppy drive to work-- they had no luck but gave me a
link. At the library I tried the link- can't find the address- so it is gone.
Okay- for the future, I can go to an external hard drive to save, but how
can I access what is on the zip? The library will not allow me to bring in the
zip drive to even see if thre is some way to make it work here and make a
transfer. The Apple store just looked at me and said dinosaur- we don't know
anything abaout zip drives.
Okay- that is the current state of the iMac/G-4
Now- here is where I need help big time---When the G-4 died I tried
installing the laser printer on the Wallstreet- so iI could at least do some
simple typing and printing and was ecstatic when it worked. So, I hauled the
printer-that-can-nopt-be=-used-with-the-iMac into the bedroom and set it up. I
got out what I THOUGHT was surge protector and plugged the printer int. Then I
tried to get the Wallstreet talking with the printer. I had the Wallstreeet up
and running and inadvertently (I SWEAR) hit the off button on the strip. I
could not get the Wallstreet to power up. I moved it back to where I let it
sit plugged in and connected the adapter there and let it sit for an hour.
When I came back and tried to power up again I thought I was saved- it opened
fine for about 3 seconds--I got a message that the battery was low and it was
going to save power- and it went black. I tried again--nothing- the only thing
I got was a blinking green
light at the battery checker for about 2 seconds and that is it--nothing with
battery alone (obviously) and nothing with the adapter. This type of problem
happened before and it was the adapter- so I did not panick (yeet) and got a
new one in the mail yesterday and tried--NOTHING. I left it set up connected
to the outlet all night--atill nothing. Again, the only thing I get is the few
seconds of one of the green lights at the battery check--but no chime no
internal lights- nothing.
Anyone have suggestions? Does anyone live in Maryland so I might get
someone to take a look? Sady, the zip drive for the Wallstreet is only
100MB--and the zips from the G-4 are 250--so I couldn't even get at the files
that way (other than the OSX thing...Wallstreet is 9.2.2 G-4 was 10.4)--but if
I had to, I might try to follow the directions I read before and could never
figure out on how to get OSx installed)..
Forgive my long winded post-- but somethings have worked (I can get at
FreeHand)--but some have not (zip drive and floppy...)and now the Wallstreet is
dead.
Today I will have a bit longer to hang araound and see what people
have to say (unless the library crowd grows schools are l etting out 2 1/2
hours early in anticipation of problems.
Thanks-- Sheryl
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