> George H-S wrote: >> I have only been using a MAC for the last month so I feel pretty >> ignorant about specifics for the platform. > > MAC is an acronym for Machine Address Code, also known as the ethernet > hardware address. Mac is the normal nickname for an Apple Macintosh > computer. > > Sorry, but it's continually annoying to have people shouting MAC at > me. :-/ Bruce, thank you for your answers and I'm sorry for yelling about Apple Macintosh computers although from what I've seen and found so far I like it and might just have to yell occasionally. > >> Has anyone had any experience with the Maxtor card >> or am I just wasting my time with it? > > Probably wasting your time with it. 'recognized by the system' in this > context is 'recognized as a ata controller.' not 'recognized that > something is there'. > > Check out OWC <http://www.macsales.com> for some reasonably priced ATA > cards for the Mac. I was pretty sure that was the case but had to ask since I already own the card. > >> >> I also have a Canon CanoScan D1250U2F scanner that I just plugged in >> to >> a USB 2.0 slot. > > Well, there's a problem...you don't *have* a USB 2.0 slot. Make sure > the > scanner also works with USB 1.1. Actually I do have a two USB 2.0 slots as well as two USB 1.1 slots, but since my scanner isn't supported (yet..., maybe) it probably doesn't make to much difference.
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