The Wallstreet did have a dvd decoder card that shipped with the Wallstreets with DVD drives. The decoder card is only needed for playback of DVD movies (it decodes MPEG2 Video, and it only works under OS 9). You will be able to use a DVD RW as a backup device with out it.
I agree with Bruce definitely go with Firewire you will be much happier. You will need a DVD burning application like Toast or you will need OS X 10.2 or better with Patchburn to be able to write to the drive. FYI the G3 B&W also had a hardware DVD Decoder (attached to the video card) on the models with a DVD drive. Sorry for the top post... I lost my mind in my hectic day... -----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Koelpien Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 01:53 To: G-List Subject: Re: [G] DVD RW with Wallstreet? - doubt it... As far as I know, Apple has ALWAYS from Day One used software decoding for DVDs, not hardware. Even if there is such a thing as a PCMCIA video decoder card, I can't imagine there would be Mac drivers for it. A better (cheap) solution, if you have a desktop machine with the capacity, is to convert your DVDs to QuickTime movies, which you could then copy to your PowerBook G3. By the time you buy a DVD burner, a FireWire enclosure for the drive, a FireWire PCMCIA card, and (perhaps) Toast, you're halfway to a used iBook G3 with a combo drive... Greg On Apr 17, 2005, at 3:25 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Apr 17, 2005, at 12:49 PM, John.E.Abraham wrote: > >> >> As a DVD in a Wallstreet is very rare, I am thinking of obtaining a >> DVD RW in an external USB case to use with my Wallstreet 233 MHz PDQ. >> >> I know that to watch DVD's I need a PCMCIA Video decoder card, but if >> I want to use it as a Back up devices do I still need the decoder >> card. >> >> Also I have heard that the PIONEER range of DVD RW are compatible >> with Mac OS X, is this true. >> >> As I am running OS 10.1.5 what drive should I best select. DVR 109 >> is a good option for the future if I want to use it with future Mac >> models, but I may not be compatible with the Wallstreet. >> > > Do not go with USB, get a Firewire card and drive instead. Pioneer > DVDRW's are the 'Superdrive' models used by Apple, and so are > supported, but many other drives are supported as well. However, > 10.1.5 is very old and has more limited support for devices and third > party hacks to get them working. > > I'd upgrade to 10.2 at the very least. > > As for playing DVD's from external drives I've heard it's doable, but > in my own experience it didn't work. (Apple DVD drive transplanted > into a Sony external FW case....it's an old, early generation firewire > case, so that may be the problem) > > -- > Bruce Johnson -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
