Re: Hard drive plate and screw

2009-05-31 Thread ron
On May 30, 7:54 pm, Arnel Tuazon a.tua...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know how to get the screws out?  As of now only the center hard drive plate can be removed the others are stuck with the damaged screw heads. Use a sharp edged tool like a small chisel to score a nock from the screwdriver slot

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread dorayme
From: Kyle Hansen On 5/30/09 2:56 PM, Alexander MacLeod twocor...@gmail.com Broadcast into the ether: On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Jeff Smith smith.b.j...@gmail.com wrote: I am between a used 15'' PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz with 2gb ram for around 700 - 800 with 10.4 or a new 15''

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Baha Ata
i am agree with jonas... if you need real elegant machine i go powerbook 15... if you have budget go mac book pro 15 inch... i do not recommend white book line screen size, firewire, resolution... 2009/5/31 Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com I would go with the PPC PowerBook. I had a

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Iain Thornton
Put it this way,if PPC is supported I will honestly eat my hat. What are the requirements for 10.5?is it G4 800MHz and up?that's IIRCwhat's the next stepping stone from there?I guess it's G5 and up but really I can only see it leaving PPC behind entirely. just my 2pence :) regards Iain

Re: Hard drive plate and screw (and more screws)

2009-05-31 Thread PeterH
On May 30, 2009, at 7:54 PM, Arnel Tuazon wrote: I just noticed that the G4 Gig-e Mac I have has a problem with 2 of the hard drive plates. You know the metal plates that you attach the hard drives to and then in turn attach these plates inside the bottom of the G4 case. Each

Re: Hard drive plate and screw

2009-05-31 Thread Arnel Tuazon
On 31/05/09 5:02 AM, ron ronstei...@mac.com wrote: On May 30, 7:54 pm, Arnel Tuazon a.tua...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know how to get the screws out?  As of now only the center hard drive plate can be removed the others are stuck with the damaged screw heads. Use a sharp edged tool like

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Paul
What about a used or refurb MacBook? That would reduce the price difference. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Al Poulin
On May 30, 5:56 pm, Alexander MacLeod twocor...@gmail.com wrote: What about the basic $999 White MacBook? It's the only MacBook that still has a firewire port, which is very important, to me at least. I think that buying any PPC-based Mac at this point is of dubious value. Once Snow Leopard

Re: G4 upgrade opinions welcomed

2009-05-31 Thread Paul
The procedure on a Sawtooth was a bit odd, but hopefully you won't have to deal with a programmer's button on a Gigabit. I think the procedure is the same on a Gigabit, and probably on a Digital Audio model, too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Alexander MacLeod
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote: On May 30, 5:56 pm, Alexander MacLeod twocor...@gmail.com wrote: What about the basic $999 White MacBook? It's the only MacBook that still has a firewire port, which is very important, to me at least. I think that

Re: Hard drive plate and screw

2009-05-31 Thread glen
- Original Message From: ron ronstei...@mac.com To: G3-5 List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:02:42 AM Subject: Re: Hard drive plate and screw On May 30, 7:54 pm, Arnel Tuazon wrote: Anyone know how to get the screws out? As of now only the

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 5/30/09 9:29 PM, Will S willsc...@gmail.com Broadcast into the ether: Agreed, get the macbook you'll notice a world of difference in terms of value and speed. While the G4 will do everything you want its a dying architecture. Also, did apple officially say PPC macs wont be compatible

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-31 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 5/31/09 7:44 AM, Iain Thornton iain_thorn...@btinternet.com Broadcast into the ether: Put it this way,if PPC is supported I will honestly eat my hat. God having signed my Non Disclosure Agreement is really making me mad right now I AGREE WITH IAIAN. Put it that way. Get it. ;-)

Can Camino bookmarks be exported into Safari 4?

2009-05-31 Thread tonycd
I tried and failed to find a way with Safari 3. Thanks as always, Tony --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power

Re: Can Camino bookmarks be exported into Safari 4?

2009-05-31 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
I tried and failed to find a way with Safari 3. Thanks as always, Tony --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Tony; Try exporting from Camino to Safari. Open Safari and Camino. In Camino Chose File/Export. Chose Safari in the Where Box and Safari in the Format Box. Click

Re: Can Camino bookmarks be exported into Safari 4?

2009-05-31 Thread tonycd
Ernie, it grays out Safari -- whether it's running or not -- so I can't choose it in the Where box. No idea why. --Tony Camino 1.6.7 Safari 4 (which Software Update keeps trying to serve with the same 19 mb update over and over...?) 10.4.11 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

Re: Can Camino bookmarks be exported into Safari 4?

2009-05-31 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
Ernie, it grays out Safari -- whether it's running or not -- so I can't choose it in the Where box. No idea why. --Tony Camino 1.6.7 Safari 4 (which Software Update keeps trying to serve with the same 19 mb update over and over...?) 10.4.11 Hi Tony; Try this: From Camino export Bookmarks