---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: Hints and suggestions for using a Power Mac G3 B&W with Mac OS 8.6? Date: Wednesday, 13. June 2012 From: Cameron Kaiser <[email protected]> To: [email protected] > Why not install OS 9, by the way? That is likely to work better on your > hardware, especially 9.2.2.
I have Mac OS 9 installed as well. I think I went for 9.0.4, because of compatibility with Sheepshaver (in order to get an image). Also, I heard that certain software, mostly games, are more compatible with pre-9 versions and not so well compatible with post-9.0.4 versions. That’s why I went for 8.6 and 9.0.4. Maybe the sollution is to keep the 8.6 for the games, and update 9.0.4 to 9.2.2 for the applications. > > 1) I have a TrueCrypt partition under Mac OS X: whenever I boot into Mac > > OS 8.6 I am being asked to initialize that partition (volume) _ how can > > I stop Mac OS from asking me? > > I don't think you can -- it will always try to mount the volume and fail. I’m affraid that one day I’ll click on “Initialize” instead of “Cancel”… > > 2) How do I install TrueType and OpenType fonts on Mac OS 8.6? > > You need to convert them. TTConverter is the tool I prefer for this. I should get TTConverter then. Thanks for the hint. > > 3) Is there a way to lock the screen (for when leaving the desk)? > > 4) Where do I set a user password for login? > > You could set up Multiple Users for this, I suppose (and just have one > user). This should cover both bases. However, this only works for OS 9 -- > for 8.6 you'd need to install At Ease, and I don't know where you can get > it now. At Ease is installed. I just didn’t know what it was good for. I’ll start using 9.2.2 for the applications, so this shouldn’t be a problem. > > 5) Is there a free solution to print to PDF files (like in Mac OS X)? > > No. Adobe Acrobat did have one, but it was part of the full package. I'd > look for Print2PICT instead, which I believe is now freeware. I’ll propably have to use some abondoned version of Acrobat then. I’m not happy with it, but I really require PDFs as a final output, because that’s what the printer can handle. > 6) I have several .sit and .hqx files, but I can only unpack them (using > > The UnArchiver) under Mac OS X, not in Mac OS 8.6. > > Install StuffIt Expander (7 will still work with OS 8.x). I think StuffIt Expander is installed. But the files aren’t associated with it. How can do the „Open with…“ magic under pre-Mac OS X? > > 7) The Option key doesn_t provide a boot selection on this Mac. This is > > very inconvenient, because for switching between Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac > > OS 8.6 (and Mac OS 9.2) I have to select a new start volume from the > > control panel item in either Mac OS. This is very annoying when I start > > the Mac and I don_t want what I last have selected. Any thoughts? Is > > there a 3rd party boot menu available of anything? I don_t want to use > > Open Firmware commands, since the ACARD path is very long_ > > I don't think there's any way around that. The only thing I can think of is installing yaboot for that purpose. But that would complicate things, and I really hoped for a simpler solution. > > 8) Any thoughts on using DVD-RAM under Mac OS 8.6? > > Should work, depending on the drive, but I'd use Toast 5. Support will be > much better in OS 9, though. I’ve got Toast 6 Titanium (it came with the Mac, so technically it’s not my posession). > > 9) Should I use Mac OS 9.0/9.2 instead of 8.6? I_m very happy with 8.6. > > For that class of system, I'd really recommend 9.2.2. 8.6 is a good OS, but > 9.2.2 is better tuned for New World Macs. I'd use 8.6 on more resource > constrained systems, and by OS 9 standards, yours is not. Okay. So 9.2.2 it shall be. > > 10) Last but not least: I_ve got a Huawei E152 3G USB modem which is > > running great on Mac OS X: the 3DataManager (the dial-up software) is > > even compatible with Mac OS X 10.3 _Panther_! BUT: any chances on Mac OS > > 8.6? My guess is that there is no hope, but I thought I_d ask anyway_ > > Doubtful, unless you can drive it as a regular modem through ARA and have > it speak PPP to the Mac. Some 3G modems *can* do that but I don't know if > yours is one of them. For example, my Sierra Wireless 3G modem which I use > in 10.4 doesn't like being directly addressed by anything but the Sprint > dialer. I thought so. Thinking about it: I didn’t even try any USB device at all with Mac OS 8 or 9. I’m not even certain if USB pen drives will work. Is FAT32 supported? Thanks for the quick response! Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
