Re: OS9 on MDD; Two Wanted Components Remain

2011-01-05 Thread Todd -
Same with me and my dual 1.25 MDD I already had the latest update fan works fine on Leopard but cycles on OS 9 also have two DVD drives with no way to open the secondary drive in OS 9 other than to always leave media in it so I can drag it to the trash. Todd On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:15 PM,

Re: Newer Technology MaxPower processor upgrade

2011-01-05 Thread Jason Brown
On Jan 4, 2011, at 8:03 AM, faithie999 wrote: has anyone tried one of these upgrades? the 7447A or 7448? i have a Sawtooth G4 that i'd like to use for Photoshop CS5. i know it won't be blazing fast with either of these upgrades. does anyone have experience with either of these? the

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

2011-01-05 Thread Geke
Just a thought: would a G5 videocard (AGP or PCI) with an ADC port fit in this MacPro? Or don’t such cards exist? And, if this is possible, what would be the drop in performance? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-05 Thread Geke
Dear Nestamicky I would like to delete them as no combination of commands can empty my trash can. Apple made that folder invisible exactly to prevent you from doing that! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Power Mac G4 noise

2011-01-05 Thread Geke
Look around for a noise fix on that G4 case fan. I read it somewhere -- maybe here -- and it was basically just cushioning the fan by putting soft rings around the screws holding the fan assembly. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: No Valid Packages Error ???

2011-01-05 Thread Cliff Rediger
On Jan 2, 9:53 pm, Tina K. penguir...@gmail.com wrote: Packages are stored in /Library/Receipts, it might be worth taking a look to see if the folder contains any packages (.pkg) or not. Thanks for the responses. I tried the safe boot thing and Disk Utilities gave the same error message.

Re: OS9 on MDD; Two Wanted Components Remain

2011-01-05 Thread t...@io.com
On Jan 4, 11:50 pm, Todd - ttoo...@gmail.com wrote: Same with me and my dual 1.25 MDD I already had the latest update fan works fine on Leopard but cycles on OS 9 also have two DVD drives with no way to open the secondary drive in OS 9 other than to always leave media in it so I can drag it

Re: importing browsing history in safari?

2011-01-05 Thread Dan
At 5:05 PM -0800 1/4/2011, ah...clem wrote: was able to import all of my bookmarks from the old library files. but i can't find a way to import the old browsing history. anyone know of a way to do that? hum. Importing bookmarks makes sense. Why would you want to import history? History

Re: importing browsing history in safari?

2011-01-05 Thread Dale Hoffman
On Jan 5, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Dan wrote: At 5:05 PM -0800 1/4/2011, ah...clem wrote: was able to import all of my bookmarks from the old library files. but i can't find a way to import the old browsing history. anyone know of a way to do that? hum. Importing bookmarks makes sense. Why

Re: iChat and YouTube on a G4 Cube

2011-01-05 Thread Dan
At 1:36 PM -0800 1/3/2011, John Carmonne wrote: On Jan 3, 2011, at 6:28 AM, Dan wrote: At 1:48 PM -0800 1/2/2011, John Carmonne wrote: 3 GB's per second Time Warner RoadRunner turbo Talladega Fast Run some traceroutes to the destination, to make sure there isn't a problem between you.

Re: g5 video card in MacPro?

2011-01-05 Thread Jack Countryman
On 1/5/11 8:25 AM, Geke wrote: Just a thought: would a G5 videocard (AGP or PCI) with an ADC port fit in this MacPro? Or don’t such cards exist? And, if this is possible, what would be the drop in performance? g5 slots were PCIx in early machines, PCIe in later ones. Not sure what the spec is

Re: importing browsing history in safari?

2011-01-05 Thread Dan
At 12:44 PM -0600 1/5/2011, Jason Brown wrote: Hi my name is Agent Lynch. We have reason to suspect illegal activities are taking place on your computer. Please ship your computer for inspection to... :P LOL Every time I see them boot a suspect's computer on a cop show, my head tries to

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

2011-01-05 Thread dc
On Jan 4, 6:45 pm, Joan Duncan jn...@q.com wrote: In case this goes directly through: my lovely 22 Mac Cinemas screen needs a ADC to div connector for the Mac Pro. I'm thinking that I might can get a monitor for under $200 instead of paying  $100 for the connector. But I'm very nervous about

Re: Power Mac G4 noise

2011-01-05 Thread Sean Carroll
Look around for a noise fix on that G4 case fan. I read it somewhere -- maybe here -- and it was basically just cushioning the fan by putting soft rings around the screws holding the fan assembly. Thanks much. I'll look into it. My next question was going to be about computer noise in general.

Sawtooth Upgrade

2011-01-05 Thread Jasiu
I have a 400 MHZ G4 Sawtooth that I would like to upgrade. Switching the processor is prohibitively expensive. What kind of video card can I stick in this? What about a SATA card? Thanks -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Need fun software for visually impaired man with MacBook Pro

2011-01-05 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/01/04 10:42, MacMyDay wrote: *I was gifted with Apples MacBook Pro 2.66 GHZ with 4 GB memory. I didn't get software but I was able to download the free iPoker and it keeps me entertained. Where can you download other stuff these days that works with Snow Leopard. I would love to get a

Re: Need fun software for visually impaired man with MacBook Pro

2011-01-05 Thread chris...@fuse.net
OpenOffice.org is the main free office software with a word processor. http://open-office.software.en.softonic.com/download?gclid=CPfI16XapKYCFYbb4Aod-2itmg Under System Preferences, look for Universal Access for the visual impairment stuff. 3rd party software with the Universal Access might get

Re: Need fun software for visually impaired man with MacBook Pro

2011-01-05 Thread Jack Countryman
There are often relatively inexpensive used copies of iWork on eBay or Craigslist? On 1/5/11 11:15 PM, chris...@fuse.net wrote: OpenOffice.org is the main free office software with a word processor. http://open-office.software.en.softonic.com/download?gclid=CPfI16XapKYCFYbb4Aod-2itmg Under

Re: No Valid Packages Error ???

2011-01-05 Thread Baldassare Guzzo
Sounds like a problem at the post office. Try UPS or Fed Ex. According to Apple its because a file called BaseSystem.pkg is missing from /library/receipts. Just get the file from anywhere and drop it in. This is for 10.3 and 10.4. On Jan 5, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Cliff Rediger

Enabling 48 bit LBA on a Sawtooth

2011-01-05 Thread Sean Carroll
(Power Mac G4 Sawtooth 450 MHz, Bus Speed 100 MHz, 512 MB RAM, running OS X Tiger 10.4.11 and OS 9.2.2 on separate partitions of a 160 GB hard drive, Tiger 10.4.11 on another 40 GB HD) Questions about installing an Enable-LBA48 patch: 1. When? (Any time?) 2. From where? (OS X on either drive?)

Re: Sawtooth Upgrade

2011-01-05 Thread Eric Volker
On Jan 5, 2011, at 7:13 PM, Jasiu wrote: I have a 400 MHZ G4 Sawtooth that I would like to upgrade. Switching the processor is prohibitively expensive. What kind of video card can I stick in this? What about a SATA card? Thanks The effectiveness of a video card upgrade may depend on

Re: Enabling 48 bit LBA on a Sawtooth

2011-01-05 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jan 5, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: Essentially, I need to know if running this patch undoes anything/ everything done to partition and copy to the new HD. Under the impression that my old hard drive was failing fast, I was in some hurry to get the new HD going and consequently

Re: OS9 on MDD; Two Wanted Components Remain

2011-01-05 Thread yawg
If all else fails just start Toast and choose the optical drive to open or close. Or at system startup keep the mouse button down and all drives will open IIRC. Regards, Jörg. On 5 jan, 23:12, t...@io.com t...@io.com wrote: On Jan 4, 11:50 pm, Todd - ttoo...@gmail.com wrote: Same with me and