Was there a point here Tom? The need is real - the serial port is
just a tool required to work with these devices.
On Nov 7, 2007, at 2:45 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Many, many enterprise telco devices, servers, and storage devices
require serial console access, at least initially during first
No, my comments were more along the lines of buying another plotter (and
computer) with a serial interface. If your existing plotter does the
job for you, by all means keep it.
But you know you need to plan for the day when it turns to obsolete junk
once that serial interface dies.
Fifteen
I have a hard drive with a clone of an iMac's drive made with Carbon
Copy cloner. I'd like to install that clone on another iMac. Is there a
simple way to do this or do I have to go folder by folder, copying files
over.
I usually just do some research and/or just dive in and figure it out as
I
That's why we make fun of Rip Van Winkle the IT manager.
Was there a point here Tom? The need is real - the serial port is
just a tool required to work with these devices.
Cisco, Nortel, Juniper, Sun, IBM...
Looking at the list of problem vendors reinforces my point. IMHO none
of these
On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:12 AM, Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) wrote:
Computers configured with serial ports and floppy drives are like
getting an eight track tape or cassette tape with the documentation on
it. USB can and will replace serial port. Buying computers with
obsolete technology is ridiculous.
These serial interfaces are usually require a null modem serial cable too.
Maybe you could do that with USB, who knows.
Last year, I thought about getting our latest batch of Dell PCs without
floppies, but I'm glad I didn't.
These Optiplex PCs used SATA optical drives and the latest version of
My 4yr old was banging on the keyboard and
now all the color schemes are messed up, the color
setting in System Preference don't indicate the right
colors. A restart hasn't fixed it. Running Tiger.
-Paul Meyer
Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org
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From:
Gerald,
I'd say to get an external FireWire hard drive
either 400 or 800MHz transfer speed. Forget the
USB drives that you have as backup drives
for your Mac, use FW.
Use the USB drives for other things.
I have not had a chance to evaluate Time Machine
that comes with OS 10.5 So, I'd say...
My God, you must be right! Who in their right mind would by Cisco or
Nortel telcom equipment, or Sun, IBM, or HP enterprise servers and
SANs! The horror, the folly!
Or, just maybe so many backbone companies have a reason?
On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:12 AM, Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) wrote:
My 4yr old was banging on the keyboard and
now all the color schemes are messed up, the color
setting in System Preference don't indicate the right
colors. A restart hasn't fixed it. Running Tiger.
Toss your com.apple.systempreferences.plist
No, my comments were more along the lines of buying another plotter (and
computer) with a serial interface. If your existing plotter does the
job for you, by all means keep it.
Plotters themselves are Rip Van Winkle technology. Most have been
replaced with ink jet printers that cost a heck of
I have not had a chance to evaluate Time Machine
that comes with OS 10.5 So, I'd say...
Get software called SuperDuper, set the schedule for
Time Machine and SuperDuper do very different things. For a personal
computer, I think Time Machine is going to be a lot more useful, but I
can see
I have a hard drive with a clone of an iMac's drive made with Carbon
Copy cloner. I'd like to install that clone on another iMac. Is there a
simple way to do this or do I have to go folder by folder, copying files
over.
Use Migration Assistant.
Computers configured with serial ports and floppy drives are like
getting an eight track tape or cassette tape with the documentation on
it. USB can and will replace serial port. Buying computers with
obsolete technology is ridiculous. Depending on peripherals that
require it (for servers, no
If you want a look inside an older iMac look here.
http://home.comcast.net/~woojo/DFFA53A0-F23D-4541-9015-481FD3B6532E/iMac_Disassembly.html
I agree with Tom it isn't worth opening the case for this. Buy a
firewire hard drive enclosure and just mount a hard drive in that.
You can easily pull a
Hey! Fifty year old women like fifty year old guys. Maybe not bald. And
no white socks. And no skinny ties. Or pocket protectors.
Okay, we like fifty year old George Clooneys.
Never mind.
Sincerely,
One who knows. Something.
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From: Tom Piwowar [EMAIL
I always print out my 4 x 6 foot posters on my inkjet.
Mike
On Nov 8, 2007 12:25 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, my comments were more along the lines of buying another plotter (and
computer) with a serial interface. If your existing plotter does the
job for you, by all means
I always print out my 4 x 6 foot posters on my inkjet.
You probably think you are being a wise guy, but that is precisely the
case. I have clients printing posters that are 64 inches wide and using
multiple strips for larger displays.
On Nov 8, 2007, at 2:25 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Plotters themselves are Rip Van Winkle technology. Most have been
replaced with ink jet printers that cost a heck of a lot less. About
the
only application that still requires a plotter is a vinyl cutter.
Voila. That is exactly what my
This is very weird. The email I posted, which you are responding to, has
not been delivered to my mail client, and you are responding tomorrow!
I did not see a way to use Migration assistant from a drive that is not
in another Mac. Do I just plug the drive into the target Mac and access
it
I see what you mean now.
Thanks
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I have a hard drive with a clone of an iMac's drive made with Carbon
Copy cloner. I'd like to install that clone on another iMac. Is there a
simple way to do this or do I have to go folder by folder, copying files
over.
Use Migration
Somehow I already knew that was the case. Probably have a parallel port
too.
Maybe, I haven't needed to check lately, but I do still have centronic
cables laying around. I still use a couple HP LaserJet 4 and 5's in low
volume areas, which won't die. They're networked, but they could run off
Reading problem? 64 is more than twice 30.
No. Do you have a writing problem?
I always print out my 4 x 6 foot posters on my inkjet.
You probably think you are being a wise guy, but that is precisely the case.
I have clients printing posters that are 64 inches wide and using multiple
strips
I have clients printing posters that are 64 inches wide and
using multiple strips for larger displays.
Tom must be getting kickbacks from the scotch tape sales guys.
Instead, I bought them a 30 DesignJet, instead of seeing their problem as
another nail to hammer down. Oddly, they're happy with
Tom,
Could you explain the scenario you have in mind where both might be useful?
Thanks.
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From: Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 02:29:32 -0500
Subject: Re: cloning iMac drive
I have not had a chance to evaluate Time Machine
that comes with OS 10.5
Voila. That is exactly what my plotter/cutter does.
You are one in a million, Steve.
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I have computers with serial ports AND floppies.
For some odd reason, they haven't yet burst into flames and they continue to
work normally. I didn't buy them to be fashion statements either, so maybe
that's the problem.
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I have a serial device I use from time to
Hey Tom, seeing as you are so far into the future, can you give us some
stock tips or maybe some of tomorrows headlines? ;-)
Right now I'm trying to convince our dear retro members to stop using
serial ports and floppies. I expect my next crusade will concern parallel
ports. I think it will be
I did not see a way to use Migration assistant from a drive that is not
in another Mac. Do I just plug the drive into the target Mac and access
it that way somehow?
Yes. One of the options is From another drive on this Mac.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
My God, you must be right! Who in their right mind would by Cisco or
Nortel telcom equipment, or Sun, IBM, or HP enterprise servers and
SANs! The horror, the folly!
Fifty year old bald guys wearing white socks, skinny ties, and pocket
protectors.
Oh, my! How
Could you explain the scenario you have in mind where both might be useful?
Backup the full drive to quickly swap out a failed drive. Use Time
Machine to recover files in between full backups and to recover from
accidents.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=uscs=04l=ens=bsd
Hit the port tab and you'll get the Dell laptops with which ports.
Mike
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I have a serial device I use from time to time. My serial port is all the
way around back of my dell desktop. I bought a usb-serial dongle for $7.00
and I plug it in conveniently in front when I need it. This works fine for
my notebook too (which does have a serial port-IBM thinkpad x31) which
Tom must be getting kickbacks from the scotch tape sales guys.
I think I'd get some funny looks if I asked my AutoCAD people to just work
with the $75 Deskjets and figure out the rest. In fact, I think I'd find
the tires on my car flattened if I did.
Instead, I bought them a 30 DesignJet,
Boggles the mind they get anything even done!
Mike
On Nov 7, 2007 7:10 PM, Jeff Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Instead, I bought them a 30 DesignJet, instead of seeing their problem as
another nail to hammer down. Oddly, they're happy with that.
I have computers with serial ports AND floppies.
Somehow I already knew that was the case. Probably have a parallel port
too.
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