Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-18 Thread calbert wilson
yeshave it > On Jun 10, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > >> On Jun 10, 2016, at 1:13 AM, 'Gary Brown' via G-Group >> wrote: >> >>> I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore discs for one of >>> these G4's have they? >> >> I have the opposite problem...

PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-10 Thread 'Roger Dickinson' via G-Group
> I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore discs for > one of these G4's have they? > What I'm looking for really is information about the discs. I have the original Software Install and Restore DVD which came with my G4 1.25 GHz MDD (late 2003). The disc is labelled DVD Versi

Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Jun 10, 2016, at 1:13 AM, 'Gary Brown' via G-Group > wrote: > >> I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore discs for one of >> these G4's have they? > > I have the opposite problem... I managed to aquire a sealed doc pack but > don't know what Mac it is for. However, I

Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-10 Thread 'Gary Brown' via G-Group
>I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore discs for one of >these G4's have they? I have the opposite problem... I managed to aquire a sealed doc pack but don't know what Mac it is for. However, I *think* it is for the 1.25 SP MDD 2003 model based on the evidence. The Setup G

Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-09 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 09/06/16 15.12, "Xan" ha scritto: > Hi there. This might be a far fetched request given how old these Machines > are these days but I don't suppose anyone's got the original software > restore discs for one of these G4's have they? Hi Xan, I actually s

Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-09 Thread Xan
Well yea, but I already have full retail versions of OS 9, 10.4 and 10.5 but that's not why I made this topic, I'm interested in knowing from anyone that may have them about the restore discs than came with the Mac originally, such as what their part numbers are and also what was on that second

Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-09 Thread Kris Tilford
Since this old Macs have lost support, it’s probably a better idea to install the PPC version of Ubuntu Linux; or maybe better, the PPC version of Lubuntu (Lite version for older hardware). This would allow you to run current versions of browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Since Ubuntu & Lubuntu ca

Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-09 Thread James E. Therrault
On Jun 9, 2016, at 8:12 AM, Xan wrote: > Hi there. This might be a far fetched request given how old these Machines > are these days but I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore > discs for one of these G4's have they? I believe (though I cannot seem to > confirm it) there we

PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

2016-06-09 Thread Xan
Hi there. This might be a far fetched request given how old these Machines are these days but I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore discs for one of these G4's have they? I believe (though I cannot seem to confirm it) there were two discs distributed with these Macs, a soft

Re: Airport Card not detected on PowerMac G4 MDD

2013-07-19 Thread Clark Martin
On Jul 19, 2013, at 12:31 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > I believe the earliest airport cards, the ones which are a "shortie" > PCMCIA card, are 802.11a, only, and that is probably why one might think > these can only work with an Apple Airport "access point", as by that time, > everyone (Cis

Re: Airport Card not detected on PowerMac G4 MDD

2013-07-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 19, 2013, at 12:31 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > > I believe the earliest airport cards, the ones which are a "shortie" > PCMCIA card, are 802.11a, only No, Apple never shipped an A-only card, they were always A+B cards (they were internally identical to the Lucent Orinoco Silver ca

Re: Airport Card not detected on PowerMac G4 MDD

2013-07-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 19, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Clark Martin wrote: >> Is an Airport base station necessary for the Airport card to be detected? I >> do not yet have one. >> > > Absolutely not, I have several computers with various Airport cards and they > worked long before I had an Airport Base Station. >

Re: Airport Card not detected on PowerMac G4 MDD

2013-07-19 Thread Clark Martin
On Jul 19, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: > Card purchased on LEM swap list, installed per User Guide instructions, > antenna connected. System profiler does not detect it, and there is no > Airport option in Network control panel. > > Hardware Overview: > > Model Name: Power M

Re: Airport Card not detected on PowerMac G4 MDD

2013-07-19 Thread peterhaas
> Is an Airport base station necessary for the Airport card to be > detected? I do not yet have one. Airport is simply Apple's registered trademark for its implementation of the internationally standardized 802.11. There are at least four variations: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n. 802.1

Airport Card not detected on PowerMac G4 MDD

2013-07-19 Thread Michael McMurtrey
Card purchased on LEM swap list, installed per User Guide instructions, antenna connected. System profiler does not detect it, and there is no Airport option in Network control panel. Hardware Overview: Model Name: Power Mac G4 Model Identifier: PowerMac3,6 Processor Name:

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-16 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 15, 2012, at 5:49 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > I ordered the 450mhz replacement. Are there any things I can do it improve my > server's performance? Kind of depends on what it's doing. You said it's an FTP server, so it's mainly IO. That's disk speed and network speed. What performance

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-16 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: PowerMac G4 Processor Date:Sunday, 16. December 2012 From:Bill Connelly To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > On Dec 15, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > > I ordered the 450mhz replacement. Are there any things I

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-15 Thread Bill Connelly
On Dec 15, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: I ordered the 450mhz replacement. Are there any things I can do it improve my server's performance? Not an expert on this, but maybe adding an SATA PCI card and SATA drives. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-15 Thread Alex Sciortino
I ordered the 450mhz replacement. Are there any things I can do it improve my server's performance? -- 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.

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-15 Thread Alex Sciortino
Ok thank you. I have found one for $20. Do you think that would be a fair price, or should I keep looking? -- 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://low

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-15 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> Hello. I have a dual 500mhz Powermac G4 that needs a new processor. I popped > it into my 400mhz Mystic and had the same issue of no boot. With the 400mhz > CPU both work fine. Where would I get a replacement and should I get the > sonnet 1ghz upgrade? This is used as a FTP server.

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 15, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > Hello. I have a dual 500mhz Powermac G4 that needs a new processor. I popped > it into my 400mhz Mystic and had the same issue of no boot. With the 400mhz > CPU both work fine. Where would I get a replacement and should I get the

PowerMac G4 Processor

2012-12-15 Thread Alex Sciortino
Hello. I have a dual 500mhz Powermac G4 that needs a new processor. I popped it into my 400mhz Mystic and had the same issue of no boot. With the 400mhz CPU both work fine. Where would I get a replacement and should I get the sonnet 1ghz upgrade? This is used as a FTP server. -- You received

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread JoeTaxpayer
Beautiful manual you linked to. Anyone have a similar document for the MDD G4 series? I'm accumulating non-functioning MDD G4s, and confirming they are dead PS would be a great first step. > > This sounds like a dead power supply. I worked with a professor's QS here > that had the same symp

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 3, 2012, at 3:34 AM, Buzzby wrote: > I press power button on the front of the case. Light goes on and then off. > Steady red light on the motherboard and I do notice the green light on the > hard drive. No sound from speaker, no video on the monitor. Video card is > good because I

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread Eleni
.com/watch?v=mSJq66FUYjo&feature=plcp Good luck! On Nov 2, 2012, at 5:33 AM, Buzzby wrote: I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or two. I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all. Do you have any suggestions on what I should check for as t

Re: PRAM BATTERIES PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread ROBERT H. BAUCOM
When All Electronics (http://allelectronics.com/ ) ran out of them, I quit buying them 20 at a pop. Every since I used OWC (other World Computing) is as my Mac Battery source. RHB On Nov 2, 2012, at 12:36 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: After just sitting for a year, my first guess woul

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread Buzzby
, 2012 1:03:03 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: > > > On Nov 1, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Buzzby > > wrote: > > > I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or > two. I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all. > &

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread Buzzby
there was maybe a lot of humidity, dust or dirt? > > > -Original Message- > From: Buzzby > Sent: Nov 1, 2012 11:33 PM > To: g3-5...@googlegroups.com > Subject: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver > > > > I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for ab

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread Charles Lenington
On 11/1/12 22:33 PM, Buzzby wrote: I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or two. I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all. Do you have any suggestions on what I should check for as to why it won't work? As far as I remember it did

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread No No
swapping everything (you swapped the video card, maybe try the hard drive next?) one at a time till it boots up then you will know what's wrong? -Original Message- From: Buzzby Sent: Nov 1, 2012 11:33 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver I have

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-08 Thread David
.5GHz G4 MacMini, 1.58GHz G4 PowerMac (overclocked), & 1.67GHz G4 PowerBook - Original Message - From: Buzzby To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 8:33 PM Subject: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting fo

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-02 Thread Kyle Hansen
t?) one at a time till it >boots up then you will know what's wrong? > > > > >-Original Message- > >From: Buzzby >Sent: Nov 1, 2012 11:33 PM > >To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > >Subject: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver > > > > > >I have a Po

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-02 Thread Richard Gerome
bject: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or two. I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all.Do you have any suggestions on what I should check for as to why it won't work? As far as I remember it did work before.-- Yo

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-02 Thread peterhaas
> After just sitting for a year, my first guess would be the PRAM battery, > but there could be a number of other things. Nominally 3.6 volts, these usually measure 3.68 volts when brand-new. Although many Macs will run properly when the PRAM battery voltage has reduced to 3.0 volts, these batte

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 1, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Buzzby wrote: > I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or two. > I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all. "Turns on" meaning what? Gray video screen? Just the power light on the case? Are the f

Re: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-01 Thread Richard Gerome
Original Message- From: Buzzby Sent: Nov 1, 2012 11:33 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: PowerMac G4 Quicksilver I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or two. I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all.Do you have any suggestions

PowerMac G4 Quicksilver

2012-11-01 Thread Buzzby
I have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that I had sitting for about a year or two. I went to see if it still works but it turns on but that is all. Do you have any suggestions on what I should check for as to why it won't work? As far as I remember it did work before. -- You received

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Alex Sciortino
It is the screw that is on the access panel. There are 4 that hold on the mother board tray to be more specific. I am missing one. On Jun 14, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > >> I have a G4 Mystic and it is missing a screw on the

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > I have a G4 Mystic and it is missing a screw on the side. It looks like it is > holds on the motherboard tray. Is it needed? On the outside? That's only holding in that side of the handle. On the inside, it's been a while since I"ve been in

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
To keep the entire structure strong and to quiet gremlins in the mind gnawing on the fact, yes. As far as "the runnun' of it" If it is running now what is the problem? Oh, there may be your random 0;0001 % lessening of HD bearing life But prove it (?) My 9600 has been stuffed with drives for 8 y

Re: PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Douglas Mencken
> I have a G4 Mystic G4 what? > and it is missing a screw on the side. It looks like it is holds on the > motherboard tray. Is it needed? If your machine doesn't fall to the floor, it can be considered "okay". -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for thos

PowerMac G4

2012-06-14 Thread Alex Sciortino
I have a G4 Mystic and it is missing a screw on the side. It looks like it is holds on the motherboard tray. Is it needed? -- 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

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-27 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, > I'll just mention, J rg Duurkoop you stated it came with a white A1152 > mouse, but, that's the model number for the Mighty Mouse Apple > released in 2005.Did you mean the Apple Mouse? Sorry, my mistake. The original mouse my MDD came with was a M5769. I looked at my Mighty Mouse first. BT

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-27 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, > I'll just mention, J rg Duurkoop you stated it came with a white A1152 > mouse, but, that's the model number for the Mighty Mouse Apple > released in 2005.Did you mean the Apple Mouse? Sorry, my mistake. The original mouse my MDD came with was a M5769. I looked at my Mighty Mouse first. BT

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-26 Thread Xandros
On Mar 26, 5:38 am, Nathan Templeton wrote: > On 3/25/12 6:54 AM, J rg Duurkoop wrote:> Hi, > > >> something other than black; I'd say it came with the black Pro Mouse& > >> Keyboard, just like its contemporaries did. > > > I have one of the last MDDs that could boot OS9, it's from 2003, the > >

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-25 Thread Nathan Templeton
On 3/25/12 6:54 AM, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: Hi, something other than black; I'd say it came with the black Pro Mouse& Keyboard, just like its contemporaries did. I have one of the last MDDs that could boot OS9, it's from 2003, the German version. It came with a white Pro keyboard model nr. M7803

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-25 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, > something other than black; I'd say it came with the black Pro Mouse & > Keyboard, just like its contemporaries did. I have one of the last MDDs that could boot OS9, it's from 2003, the German version. It came with a white Pro keyboard model nr. M7803 and a white mouse nr. A1152. Regards,

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-25 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, > something other than black; I'd say it came with the black Pro Mouse & > Keyboard, just like its contemporaries did. I have one of the last MDDs that could boot OS9, it's from 2003, the German version. It came with a white Pro keyboard model nr. M7803 and a white mouse nr. A1152. Regards,

Re: Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-25 Thread QuoVadis
Hi! Mactracker states it came with an 'Apple Pro Mouse' and 'Apple Pro Keyboard'. I know that MacTracker states the colour only when it is something other than black; I'd say it came with the black Pro Mouse & Keyboard, just like its contemporaries did. Greetings, Eelco. -- You received this

Keyboard & Mouse supplied with the PowerMac G4 MDD June 2003 models?

2012-03-24 Thread Xandros
Hello all, as the subject suggests I'm interested in knowing what keyboard & mouse would have come with a G4 MDD, the last released, in June 2003. I've already had one approximation suggesting it would have been supplied with the A1048 "Apple Keyboard" and "Apple Mouse", but Apple's own technical s

Re: ways to get scuffs out of powermac g4 case!!!

2012-02-11 Thread Douglas Mencken
> this is a non-sell, so try it out Macs are not PCs. Especially (now rare) non-x86 desktop computers like G3, G4 (and very fast 64-bit G5s, but 2-core G5s are as fast as current 8-core x86 "Pros"). So this is at least "a sell". Or hold your PowerPC Mac for 10 years and then (especially well-worki

ways to get scuffs out of powermac g4 case!!!

2012-02-02 Thread Jesse St.John
check this out folks, and you might think this is bizarre but take an unused acrylic cigarette filter out of a cigarette and use that to buff out scratches and dark scuffs from your case, works really well when the scuff or filter is made lightly humid or wet. it works beautifully. this is

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-06 Thread Lawrence David Eden
e here still uses his Powermac g4, I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works very well with 10.4.11. I'm writing this because a friend said i was "crazy" just beacuse i use such an old mac

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-06 Thread gira93
On 2 Gen, 20:54, JoeTaxpayer wrote: > By the way, have a plan for when it fails. At some point, the power > supply will die and you'll want to transfer files to a new machine. I > have 5 G4s in the house, 2 have died so far. I'm now worried about the psu :-) in the case of a psu failure can i mo

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-06 Thread William Tomcanin
Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:40 PM, gira93 wrote: > Hello everyone! > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, > > I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and > love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works > v

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-06 Thread Valter Prahlad
> Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, I have just recently switched to a G5. Before that, I have been using a PM G4 DA (upgraded with a 1.4 GHz CPU) for many years, and I just loved it. Apart from some slugginess with Adobe CS3 and when browsing, it was still j

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-03 Thread skinnie
Of Course G4s are still usefull, if they weren't people like me and other wouldn't took time to write this FAQ (on how to get most things done on powerpc macs) http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1091765 and this site: http://powerpcusers.com/ I would love to use mine everyday, but I a

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-03 Thread Nick Adams
On Jan 3, 2012, at 12:58 PM, gira93 wrote: Are powermac g4 still useful? I use a PowerMac G4 MDD 1.42Hhz every day and it does everything I want and relatively fast, almost as fast as my wife's Intel iMac. I use PhotoShop, Filemaker Pro, iWork, iMovie HD and Peak LE to name a

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-03 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Are powermac g4 still useful? Date:Tuesday, 03. January 2012 From:Valter Prahlad To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > > I can't understand your concern. Am I missing something? > > Number of download seems

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 2-01-2012 23:36, Mac User #330250 ha scritto: > I don¹t want to fall into a negative mood here, but still I find it importaint > to point out an observation of mine that made me think that, sadly, these > times are going to end soon: look at the download figures of TenFourFox. This > wil

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Dennis Myhand
l uses his Powermac g4, I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works very well with 10.4.11. I'm writing this because a friend said i was "crazy" just beacuse i use such an old mac for the "

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Mac User #330250
Hello! -- Original message -- Subject: Are powermac g4 still useful? Date:Monday, 02. January 2012 From:gira93 To: "G-Group" > Hello everyone! > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, Yes! > I have a g4 quic

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:40 AM, gira93 wrote: > > > Hello everyone! > > > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, > > > > I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Clark Martin
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:40 AM, gira93 wrote: > Hello everyone! > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, > > I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and > love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it work

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Ernst Schlegel
2012/1/2 gira93 > Hello everyone! > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, > > I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and > love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works > very well with 10.4.11.

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Len Gerstel
On Jan 2, 2012, at 2:54 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: Crazy? You'd be crazy only if it didn't do what you needed and made you miserable. (Which certainly makes the case for most windows users, but I digress.) I still have my MDD G4s and they're very useful. They still rip DVDs, browse the web, transc

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Ashgrove
On Jan 2, 12:40 pm, gira93 wrote: > Hello everyone! > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, > > I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and > love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works > v

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread JoeTaxpayer
Crazy? You'd be crazy only if it didn't do what you needed and made you miserable. (Which certainly makes the case for most windows users, but I digress.) I still have my MDD G4s and they're very useful. They still rip DVDs, browse the web, transcode video to work on my TiVo, and run iTunes to loa

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Baha Ata
I had dual 1000 Mhz G4. Installed Mac OS Server 10.5. Good backup server for my other macs with its SATA card and SATA discs. Sometimes i even use it for DVD Burning, iMovie simple movies and surfing. Even i watch some online TV on it. Other than its wind sound it is good to work with. On Mon, Jan

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Matevž Markovič
I used (and still am using) my PowerMac G4 MDD (1,25 Ghz) for (amateur) mathematical research, along with one other Core i5 computer. It certainly still is useful. Matevž -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Jesse
Jan 2, 2012, at 11:40 AM, gira93 wrote: > Hello everyone! > > Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, > > I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and > love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works > very w

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread gira93
I use Mactubes to view youtube videos using Quicktime, it's fast and the videos are very fluids! -- 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/

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread Stro
I am currently using a g4 MDD dual 867mhz OS 10.5 and I have no issues with it. I also have a g4 DA dual 533 mhz that I use on occasion. I say if the computer meets your needs, then use it. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread schaffpa
limitations. If you don't, ignore those 'other' folks. ;^) Ciao, - Peter - Original Message - From: "gira93" To: "G-Group" Sent: Monday, January 2, 2012 9:40:05 AM Subject: Are powermac g4 still useful? Hello everyone! Hi would like to know if some

Are powermac g4 still useful?

2012-01-02 Thread gira93
Hello everyone! Hi would like to know if someone here still uses his Powermac g4, I have a g4 quicksilver (733mhz, 630mb ram) that i still use (and love) today for web browsing, web administration and youtube, it works very well with 10.4.11. I'm writing this because a friend said i was &

Re: 16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-10-01 Thread glen
> >From: Tina K. >I'm going to top post on this one and ask the question: >WHAT THE HECK? >Tina >> *Awesome Pictues" >> te: Wed,7 Ju2011 9:06:13 -0600* >> >> */Submarine Racing - Awesome Pictures”/** >> The 2009 World Submarine Racing Championships held from N

Re: 16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-10-01 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/10/01 01:56, Charles Lenington so eloquently wrote: I'm going to top post on this one and ask the question: WHAT THE HECK? Tina -- iMac 20" USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForceFX5200 Ultra 64MB VRAM 10.4.11 PB G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-201

Re: 16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-10-01 Thread Charles Lenington
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Re: 16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-09-29 Thread Brian Christmas
On 30/09/2011, at 8:04 AM, Tanner M wrote: > Bruce Johnson wrote: > > No, the drive is the limitation on this issue, althoug it should > support burning at the lower speed on the higher-speed disks. The > rating of the disk is the maximum supported speed; they should also > work at all lower spe

Re: 16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-09-29 Thread Tanner M
Bruce Johnson wrote: No, the drive is the limitation on this issue, althoug it should support burning at the lower speed on the higher-speed disks. The rating of the disk is the maximum supported speed; they should also work at all lower speeds on down to 1x. Are you positive they're the right fla

Re: 16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-09-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 19, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Tanner M wrote: > I believe that I've asked about this before, but never did get the answer I > was looking for… > First off, system specs. > > 867Mhz G4 Quicksilver > Running OS 9.2.2 only > NO OSX!! Bah, that limits things greatly. > > I bought 16x dvd discs to

16x DVD burning in PowerMac G4

2011-09-29 Thread Tanner M
I believe that I've asked about this before, but never did get the answer I was looking for… First off, system specs. 867Mhz G4 Quicksilver Running OS 9.2.2 only NO OSX!! I bought 16x dvd discs to burn some home movies. My Apple SuperDrive supported dvd burning but only, apparently, up to 8x an

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-24 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 24-06-2011 15:54, Tanner Musyj ha scritto: > I'm actually running OS9, mostly. Would I be able to patch the drive is osx, > and still have it work in 9? I burn with toast 9 and iDVD, if that helps. I think patching is requested only for Apple's app (Finder burning, iTunes burning...) to

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-24 Thread Yersinia
On 6/24/11 11:00 AM, t...@io.com wrote: On Jun 24, 4:31 am, Barney Guzzo wrote: I bought the Pioneer from Macsales (something like $30) when the drive in my G4 933 QS would not write DVD's anymore. The Pioneer drives have become a little challenging to find. The latest Pioneer PATA drive wa

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-24 Thread t...@io.com
On Jun 24, 4:31 am, Barney Guzzo wrote: > I bought the Pioneer  from Macsales (something like $30) when the > drive in my G4 933 QS would not write DVD's anymore.   The Pioneer drives have become a little challenging to find. The latest Pioneer PATA drive was the DVR-118L. The last time I ch

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-24 Thread Tanner Musyj
I'm actually running OS9, mostly. Would I be able to patch the drive is osx, and still have it work in 9? I burn with toast 9 and iDVD, if that helps. Thanks for the replies so far :) Sent from my sister's iPhone -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for th

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-24 Thread Powermac
Http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175 I have this in one of my Quicksilvers, works great. http://www.epowermac.com.au/Shop/pc/Samsung-IDE-Dual-Layer-DVD-Burner-for-Powermac-G4-G5-Mac-Pro-695p1222.htm?utm_source=myshopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Optical+Dis

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-24 Thread Barney Guzzo
I bought the Pioneer from Macsales (something like $30) when the drive in my G4 933 QS would not write DVD's anymore. Installing it took 10 minutes. The other one they had was an LG. It took a little tweaking to get the drive to operate correctly but the tech support people finally got me throu

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-23 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 23, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Dan wrote: > > In Tiger and newer, any drive can be used to read discs. For writing, many > many more drives are supported. And again, PatchBurn can sometimes be used > to fix the rest. > Apple eliminated the need for Patchburn in 10.5 and 6, any writable DVD o

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-23 Thread Dan
At 9:29 AM -0600 6/23/2011, Tanner Musyj wrote: I'm planning on installing a new optical drive in my G4 Quicksilver. Does anyone know what drives are options that will support 16x DVD-RW and DVD+RW that won't mess up the Powermac? Need to be IDE, btw. Sites like OWC (macsales.com) offer fully

Re: PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-23 Thread Ambassador G'Kar
Any IDE DVD+/- RW should work, I think. But that may be my PC mindset. On Jun 23, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Tanner Musyj wrote: I'm planning on installing a new optical drive in my G4 Quicksilver. Does anyone know what drives are options that will support 16x DVD-RW and DVD+RW that won't mess up th

PowerMac G4 Optical drive options

2011-06-23 Thread Tanner Musyj
I'm planning on installing a new optical drive in my G4 Quicksilver. Does anyone know what drives are options that will support 16x DVD-RW and DVD+RW that won't mess up the Powermac? Need to be IDE, btw. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for thos

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-09 Thread Alex Barnes
10.4.11. You can take it to Leopard but you will need a CPU upgrade as it will be painfully slow. As for Linux have you heard of MintPPC? On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Daniel Attard wrote: > I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS > X version.I was also wondering whic

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 5, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Daniel Attard wrote: > I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS > X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for > it.I don't want 6.06. > > These are it's specs: > 400 Mhz G4 CPU > 320 MB of RAM > 10 GB harddrive > D

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread Doug McNutt
At 08:37 -0700 6/5/11, Daniel Attard wrote: >I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS >X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for >it.I don't want 6.06. > >These are it's specs: >400 Mhz G4 CPU >320 MB of RAM >10 GB harddrive >DVD drive > I'm

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread peterhaas
> I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS > X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for > it.I don't want 6.06. I've been running 11.04 on an AMD and it works pretty well. I think 10 is a little more to my liking, however. -- You receive

What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread Daniel Attard
I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for it.I don't want 6.06. These are it's specs: 400 Mhz G4 CPU 320 MB of RAM 10 GB harddrive DVD drive Thank you for repleys. -- You received this message becau

Re: Powermac G4 VS Original Emacs

2011-03-15 Thread Albert Carter
: Harris Leen To: G-Group Cc: Sexforlife30@gmai Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:30 AM Subject: Powermac G4 VS Original Emacs I have a Emac G4 700Mhz 40Gig 5400RPM hard disk. How much faster is the Sawtooth models and the Digital audio models and quicksilver models and the MIrror drive door models

Powermac G4 VS Original Emacs

2011-03-15 Thread Harris Leen
I have a Emac G4 700Mhz 40Gig 5400RPM hard disk. How much faster is the Sawtooth models and the Digital audio models and quicksilver models and the MIrror drive door models. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - w

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