Re: Jury/jerry rigging.

You know, not all of my responses are getting through to the G3-G5 list ... And my post to Mac Pro aren't getting up on the Mac Pro board ... having been scolded for trying to publish them here ... I believe my posts have been banned by the Nannie, or at least have to be reviewed first ... So

Re: Jury/jerry rigging.

Someone else believes thusly: JURY rigged is sailing term, as in Mast. "rigging" the mast or sails. "Jerry" rigged is a Slap at German's at the end of WWII, Nazi's to be exact...when they started to run otu of supplies and needed to "fix" thangs! Thus Jerry rigged, meaning put together crumily.

Re: G5 2.7 RAM upgrade.??

On Feb 13, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > >> One of the suggested trick was the hair dryer one (it makes the solders >> contacts temporarily working). > > In industrial heat gun is just a super hot hairdryer, and Harbor Freight > s

Re: Beige G3 Desktop External HD Device Boot

On Feb 10, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Click wrote: > The setup that I tried originally was an 80G drive partitioned into 7G and > 83G on the external FW device. Since the internal ATA drive is only 6G, this > allowed me to backup the internal ATA drive completely to that first > partition. My intent w

Re: Beige G3 Desktop External HD Device Boot

On Feb 10, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Click wrote: > Tnx, Kris. That's what I was beginning to think. Seems a little odd given > the internal ATA drive(s) boot setup. So I need to look for a SCSI interface > external drive. What version of SCSI would work on the beige G3 built-in > port-only v1? Do

Re: G5 Damaged in Shipping

On Jan 27, 2013, at 11:06 PM, glen wrote: > G5 dual 2.5Mhz, June 2004, Radeon 9800 XT video. Model #A1047 EMC# 1969. > M9457LL/A, liquid cooling. > Curious who the Shipper was ... I had a similar G5 model (Quad Core) machine shipped to me by FedEx Ground, and even though the computer case s

Re: Specs on a Borderline 23" Apple Cinema DIsplay HD

Never mind. It took so long to have this posted, it doesn't matter anymore. Its going bak to the seller. BTW ... I decided it is 400:1. Since its not a G3-G5, I'm surprised the Nanny let it go through. I was also using it on a Mac Pro ... On Jan 21, 2013, at 9:36 PM, Bill Conn

Specs on a Borderline 23" Apple Cinema DIsplay HD

Can anyone tell me more (tonight hopefully), about this 23" Apple Cinema Display HD? Identifiers: Aluminum - M9178LL/A - A1082 In particular, is it from the later made models that had 700:1 contrast ratio, as opposed to the early ones that had 400:1? Here are some research sites: This site: ht

Re: SCSI issue has arisen

On Jan 14, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: RE: ATTO Configuration Tool:I was trying to remember something about the flashing of an older ATTO SCSI PCI card ... I believe if it is flashed for Tiger, you lose the OS 9 capability. Haven't had time to figure out why I canno

Re: SCSI issue has arisen

On Jan 14, 2013, at 12:18 AM, DLC wrote: > Thank you, gentlemen, for responding. You're info is helping my memory. Len, > I followed yor lead and found a good 80-68-50 SCA adapter on eBay for under > $4 shipped, so hurrah! Thank you. Bill, I believe our card at school was > indeed an Atto - th

Re: SCSI issue has arisen

> > On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:56 PM, DLC wrote: > >> Many thanks for any thoughts, >> Regards, >> Dana > I believe I have this one in my Yikes! running Tiger IIRC: ATTO ExpressPCI PSC SCSI Controller Card Features: Model # 0042-PCBX-002 Working Pull from a Power Mac G3 External 68-pin Ultra Wide S

Re: Mac Pro Testing Suggestions

I would like the List Nanny to close this thread (I'm the OP). I apologize for starting it here, and have initiated it on the Mac Pro list. Thx -- 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

Mac Pro Testing Suggestions

Just got a nice deal on a Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008) 2 x 3.0MHz with Intel Xeon 5400 series ("Harpertown") processors. What type of testing might I run, to exercise the various parts? Is there an Apple Hardware Test or Service Diagnostics that I could get a hold of? I have run Geekbench, an

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

On Jan 5, 2013, at 10:29 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: Sure, a Mac Pro would be faster, more compatible with recent OSX, and sucking less power. On the other hand, you would have the added trouble of your old software compatibility... I agree with Valter. The upgrade cost can be sizeable. Part

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

On Jan 5, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: The quad G5 has a much lower rate of LCS failure or compromise than other liquid cooled G5s. If it were, say, a dual 2.5 like my folks', I agree I'd check the LCS first. But on this quad, I'd do the clean-up and thermal paste renewal firs

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

, B at 34°C and eventually just a blank screen with LED red lights 1 and 6, and no action. It bothered me that the PC Tech person did not let it run a while ... (they were multi- tasking) ... Given all this: On Jan 2, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: At times it would run a while

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

On Jan 1, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: -- Original message -- Subject: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport Date:Tuesday, 01. January 2013 From:Bill Connelly To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com At times it would run a while, but I noticed cpu temps

G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

Recently got a Power Mac G5 Quad Core 2.5, and the original Apple box had received a hard knock in shipment. One end was punched in (6 inch square area) , and even though the styrofoam inside was also broken in somewhat, there appeared to be no damage to the pristine case. Unfortunately, th

Re: Can I use an OS X 10.5 - G4 Installation on a G5?

My Quad has a bit of a problem, to be resolved at the Mac Doctor ... I believe that is why my installed G4 HD did not appear to work in my G5. It did show up on the Desktop, but having Startup issues caused it to not mount later. Time will tell ... once the G5 is up and running, all should

Re: Apple --AHT images?

I just received my Quad G5, and the Seller was kind enough to include the grey Tiger Install DIsk which includes my AHT 2.5.2. I'm going to "look" at the Black Retail OS X 10.5 DVD that I purchased a number of years ago, by Restart-ing holding down "opt" ... if it is on there, it should app

Re: Can I use an OS X 10.5 - G4 Installation on a G5?

On Dec 30, 2012, at 3:05 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Can I simply CCC my OS X 10.5.8 G4 to my G5? Yes. OS X, provided you don't try to use a version older than your hardware supports, is universal Are there different versions of 10.5.8? Could I just insert the SATA drive, also formatt

Can I use an OS X 10.5 - G4 Installation on a G5?

Wondering if I can use the OS X 10.5.8 installation I have on a harddrive, that was created on a G4, in my PowerMac Quad Core G5? Is the file system on a G5 different than a G4? Can I simply CCC my OS X 10.5.8 G4 to my G5? Could I just insert the SATA drive, also formatted on a G4, into the

Re: Apple --AHT images?

On Dec 28, 2012, at 3:50 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: Just a thought… How is it with AHT and ASD? My *impression* is, that AHT is the part of diagnostics software that is meant for the customer, and ASD is meant for people doing technical service… True? If it is true, and that is my secon

Re: Apple --AHT images?

I'm in need of ASD 2.5.8 [Apple Service Diagnostic (Dual Boot) 2.5.8] Just google for it. That’s how I found it anyway. Anyone have the AHT 2.5.2 for use with a Quad Core G5 2.5GHz? I have original media for AHT 2.1.1 (Power Mac G5 Mid-2004 or so) and AHT 2.2.5 (Power Mac G5 Late-2005

Re: Apple --AHT images?

On Dec 27, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Fabian Fang wrote: On Dec 27, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Anyone have the AHT 2.5.2 for use with a Quad Core G5 2.5GHz? It's supposed to be on an Applications Install DVD that comes with OS X 10.5.5 and greater DVDs ... I think. I have OS X

Re: In the Market for a G5, maybe ...

On Dec 17, 2012, at 9:15 PM, R. W. Smith wrote: I have been using a G5 Quad Core with later cooling system fix for a year and no problems. I am using Protools with SSD and FireWire drives. I think it's an amazing inexpensive tool. Cheers, R. W. Smith I went on and bought a G5 Quad Core

Re: Apple --AHT images?

On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 2:04:30 AM UTC-4, c...@gamewood.net wrote: > > > On Jun 14, 2011, at 12:24 PM, john hios wrote: > > > Dan wrote: > >> At 2:53 PM -0400 6/13/2011, Charles Davis wrote: > >>> I find myself in need of an AHT image for a Dual 2Ghz G5 tower > >>> Haven't been able to locate

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

Is there anything in the OS X 10.5.8 system, that turns the L3 cache On / Off at Startup? I had been using Sleep Mode fairly extensively ... now reminded by a friend that there were issues with Sleep Mode and PCI cards, and possibly other things. Could this have messed up the use of L3 ca

Quad Core G5 Sales Inquiry Advice

A friend has offered to sell me his Quad Core G5 which he says is in Mint condition. One problem he noticed was that in Sleep Mode, it would occasionally turn on all its fans ... which he says was fixed when he runs a program named "SOX". More of a software issue than hardware. I am concerned a

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

On Dec 25, 2012, at 10:12 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: That wouldn't make the L3 cache appear / disappear from the Hardware list, would it? No, it would not. But, the L3 cache chips were somewhat notorious for failing for no apparent reason. I believe I read somewhere, someone thought

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

On Dec 25, 2012, at 9:04 PM, John Callahan wrote: Bill, Have you checked the fan that cools the heat sink. I ran my QS with the side door open and discovered the heat sink cooling fan was bad. I ordered a new fan and while waiting for it ran the computer with a small electric fan directed

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

On Dec 16, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Dec 15, 2012, at 10:21 PM, John Callahan wrote: Have you considered overheating? I had the same problems with my QuickSilver (2000). Replaced the heat-sink cooling fan and reseated the heat-sink and the problems were gone. That was

Re: Folder access

On Dec 20, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 20, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: DO a Get Info in the finder for the volumem, and in the Sharing and permissions section you can shange the permissions. You should see a gear menu like on mine and when you change the p

In the Market for a G5, maybe ...

A friend suggested I upgrade to a G5 tower, after my G4 QS 2002's cpu went bad ... I'm doing mostly involved photography processing in the HDR area now ... so speed is a good thing. All my applications are 32bit style coding ... will I run into any problems with G5s in general? What abo

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

On Dec 15, 2012, at 10:21 PM, John Callahan wrote: Have you considered overheating? I had the same problems with my QuickSilver (2000). Replaced the heat-sink cooling fan and reseated the heat-sink and the problems were gone. That was over four years ago and it is still running OS X Leopard

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

On Dec 15, 2012, at 11:26 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: If that error is CPU cache replace it. My issue started with that and it refused to bong today. They are cheap enough. I would recommend a dual 800mhz or faster if you want to use it for anything other than a server. I'd like to contin

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

Late ... Breaking News ... According to another AHT run tonight, a Startup Error was reported: POST / 16 / 64 A google search produced a discussion, which one contributor says it possibly means some of the cpu cache is bad. This would explain the kernal panics, and shut downs at Startup, an

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

Conatacting Bruce offline with (minus attachments here): On Dec 15, 2012, at 1:41 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 15, 2012, at 6:34 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Another thing I just realized I have been doing ... plugging / unplugging my Firewire webcam while the system is booted up. Could

Re: PowerMac G4 Processor

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: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

Another thing I just realized I have been doing ... plugging / unplugging my Firewire webcam while the system is booted up. Could that be a cause of my woes? Since Firewire is not hot-swappable? I saw one time in my system log, that an Ecamm plugin was somewhat confused (I think) Maybe the

Re: My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

I also ran AHT 1.2.6 on my QS 2002, and it showed no signs of problems. -- 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 ou

Re: What is slowing down my G 4

You might consider running applejack. There's version 1.6 now on various sites: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15667/applejack Don't know why, but it takes forever to connect to http://applejack.sourceforge.net/ as of the writing of this response. -- You received this message because y

My Quicksilver Dual 1GHz G4 has gone bizerk ...

Would someone be willing to look at my logs to see if they can tell me what has happened? System / Hardware Configuration: OS X 10.5.8, SATA drive off an SATA PCI card, GeForce 4MX video, 1GB RAM, down from 1.5GB. After moving my hard drive with system on it to my DA Dual 533, I saved my

Re: What is slowing down my G 4

On Dec 12, 2012, at 11:59 PM, Norm Rowe wrote: Mac G4 with OS 10.5.8 with 2gig memory was running ok but lately get notices about upgrading to adobe on several web sites. This has lest to a marked slow down on my Mac. Any connection? Norm I just had what might be a gone bad 512MB RAM stic

Re: UhOh ... Flash 11.5 "Only"

So if someone would make a version which reports itself as 11.5.502.110 (current Mac version of Adobe Flash), I may be ok? How is that done again? Some type of text editing program and the Flash Player.plugin file? I would be willing to try. -- You received this message because you are a m

Re: UhOh ... Flash 11.5 "Only"

Doesnt seem to work ... This site is asking for 11.5, and I see this version's Get Info is 11.1 -- 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: UhOh ... Flash 11.5 "Only"

On Nov 21, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Andy wrote: Try this: It's a hacked Flashplayer plugin pretending to be a newer version. It worked on my G5 iMac, G4 Powerbook and many others. It doesn't work with every site that requires a newer version of Flas

Re: Better keyboard for my G4

Will an add-on USB Keyboard function the same at startup? Some may not if I am not mistaken. Could also depend on how it is connected ... on-board USB vrs a USB PCI card. Some things to think about. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G

Re: Dual 2.0ghz G5 won't boot after being unplugged overnight....

did u also disconnect the internet connection? at home, the telephone line can carry a surge as well. On Sep 26, 2012, at 10:10 AM, spilrules wrote: Yesterday we had a thunder storm and when leaving my office I not only turned off my power strip that our (G5 DP2.0ghz, 4.5gb ram) computer w

Re: G4 Quicksilver Tower - DOA

There's the LEM Swap List: http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html You will need to join the google group associated with it. I think you're right about not getting rich off it ... sorry to say ... My QS Dual 2002 is still running nicely, but I live inland, and we recently survived the "Wa

Re: G4 and OS 10.5

On May 2, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: I run G4 450MHz 576Mb had to use speed fake to get 10.5 to install. It is not any better, but is on a 3rd partition the other two are 10.4.11 which works best of all. IMHO it is NOT worth the effort. 10.5 is rather slow and only a few apps r

Re: Crashes and keyboard freeze on MMD

On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Tom wrote: I bought a MDD 1.25 single processor machine to replace the a QS 867. I swapped the 160Gb HDD from the QS for the 80Gb drive in the MDD, added 1.5Gb of used RAM. I have had the OS crash, Safari crash, Skype loose port settings. When I initially installed

Re: AGP Video Card Selection

On Mar 9, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: Il giorno 7-03-2012 5:29, Bill Connelly ha scritto: Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I currently have a Geforce 4MX in my Quicksilver I see some people

AGP Video Card Selection

Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I want to purchase a Samsung 22" HDTV for use as a monitor, and it requires HDMI input. Perhaps a video card with a DVI connector, as I have an extra DVI to HDMI adapter.

Re: Bad Video Card?

On Jan 28, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: Thanks to those who responded to this inquiry. The card is clearly an original Mac card; the bar code label which contains the serial number also contains the description "Radeon 9800 Pro MAC 256M." IIRC ... I believe my Radeon 9800P

Re: Firefox

On Jan 7, 2012, at 11:08 PM, Mel wrote: I don't see any "address bar" in TFF. Where is it? - its the open space, below the tabs, that has the Gray Star, Triangle, and Reload symbols at the end ... the URL address window -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group,

Re: How do I block outgoing connections in Safari?

On Dec 31, 2011, at 7:21 AM, dc wrote: When I shut down Pandora and cleared all website data most of the activity stopped. That makes sense to me, Pandora is constantly running pop-up ads and collecting data about the music I select. Even with just this page open I still get 6 different connecti

Re: 10.4 or 10.5 for a G4

I have a partition for each OS: X 10.5.8, 10.4.11 and 9.2.2. Depending on the jobs at hand, I can boot into any partition, except I use 9.2.2 for Classic mode. As it turns out, I don't use Tiger and Classic much anymore. I can stand the 10-15% hit in speed IIRC from my tests with Xbench. Le

Re: bots

On Dec 23, 2011, at 9:34 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Macs don't get infected easily, so I am not sure if I need to take action or not. Xfinity is offering Norton Security Suite to Mac using customers for free. Is there any harm in installing this software? I have been avoiding Norto

iSight FW webcam and External FW Harddrive

Has anyone experienced interference between an iSight FW webcam, and an external FW harddrive? I was using CCC and it would not backup my internal drive, to my external one, hanging mercilessly until I tried unplugging the iSight webcam ... and then things went back to normal. I was not usi

Re: Analog video input?

On Dec 16, 2011, at 3:59 AM, David W. Morris wrote: If you don't have a camcorder with firewire output, how do most Mac users input their analog composite video into their Mac's for editing? I have a couple older Hi-8mm camcorders and a ton of family tapes that I want to edit on my Dual 2

Re: Update OSX 10.4.7 to 10.4.11 but Software Update is crashing

On Dec 15, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Marc Avila wrote: Hello, We are tying to to upgrade a G4 running OSX 10.4.7 so that we can use the Logmein service. Logmein is asking that we update to 10.4.11 but when we try to run the Software Update or even by downloading and installing the update combo

Re: Question re failing HD

On Dec 12, 2011, at 1:40 AM, Dan wrote: Of course, there are all sorts of other carnage scenarios. Shrapnel flying around, etc... and then there's Norton ... -- 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 part

Re: [G3-5]Re: PPC Flash Player UPDATE NEWS

On Dec 9, 2011, at 10:24 AM, MaGioZal wrote: On 12/5/11 1:08 PM, Jeff Bequette at wrote: Thanks for the clarification. I don't care what version it is, as long as it works. I hope whomever was able to change the version # can continue to issue such hacked versions in the future so we won't h

Re: G4 Quicksilver sleep

On Dec 8, 2011, at 3:05 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 8, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Gene Henley wrote: I decided to add a four port USB 2.0 card to my Quicksilver. This one has a NEC chipset. It works well ,except my sleep function no longer functions.I removed the card. Sleep funtion now works

Re: PPC Flash Player UPDATE NEWS

On Dec 5, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Ken Daggett wrote: On 5 Dec 2011, at 12:55:26 PST, Kris Tilford wrote: On Dec 5, 2011, at 9:08 AM, Jeff Bequette wrote: Amen! It was seriously annoying! Opps! I thought it was "fixed" for all sites, but I just found a site that won't play with the hacked PPC

Re: PPC Flash Player UPDATE NEWS

On Dec 5, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Ken Daggett wrote: Hmmm. I wonder why it "just works" on this MDD dual 1.25, running 10.4.11 and using Firefox 3.6.24. I certainly don't recall doing any sort of spe

Re: PPC Flash Player UPDATE NEWS

On Dec 4, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: I believe some other sites have also instituted this Flash Player test. Since Adobe quit supporting PPC Macs at v.10.1.102.64, and the current version is 11.1.102.55, it appeared that we PPC users were out-of-luck and seeing our access to

Re: Rolling Back to Panther OSX

On Dec 4, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Avid_Fan wrote: My G4 MDD came pre-loaded with 10.4 and I had (or I have since upgraded to) a newer version of Quicktime and thus this problem. SoI have picked up the MDD original install discs for peanuts and may roll back to 10.3.2 to solve the Quicktime issue

Re: WTB: PowerBook g3

wrong forum ... LEM Swap List ... On Dec 4, 2011, at 12:09 AM, Nestamicky wrote: On 03/12/11 12:51 PM, Tanner Musyj wrote: I'm looking for a reasonably priced PowerBook g3 pismo. I just want to be able to take my classic apps with me as I still use a few. eBay users seem to want quite a bit

Re: [G3-5]Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

On Dec 1, 2011, at 5:34 AM, MaGioZal wrote: On 10/27/11 12:12 PM, Bill Connelly at wrote: I would actually go with the cheaper one. They could be the same card, with a different name stamped on them. Although I like Sonnet Tech ... I heard ... Rule of the thumb: any USB 2.0 card

Re: hd

On Nov 26, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: PM G4 933 with lots of goodies. I have an external enclosure that I want to add a sata drive to use as a back up. Did hard drive prices just jump up like 30% in the last month or is it my imagination? If they did, was it because of

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

On Nov 22, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Is it unusual for a PCI card to show up under 10.5.8, but when I boot the same machine under 10.4.11, it does not show up? It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet

PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

Is it unusual for a PCI card to show up under 10.5.8, but when I boot the same machine under 10.4.11, it does not show up? It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet installed the drivers. Drivers do not work (very well) under 10.5.8, but supposedly will be fine under 10.4.1

Daylight Savings Time and OS X?

Anyone know where to set "Observe Daylight Savings Time" in OS X.5.8? I just got an e-mail from a friend in Ghana, and now being 5 hours in front of us, they are still showing up as only 4 ... My reply e-mail at 7:15am, occurred before their e-mail to me at 7:45am ... so I am guessing that

Re: G4 Server Idea

On Nov 14, 2011, at 11:01 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 14, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: FTP Access doesn't show up in my list of Services under System Preferences > Sharing ... I'm running OS X 10.5.8 ... wonder what the issue is? I only have one Accou

Re: G4 Server Idea

On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: OSX comes out of the box ready for that. Open system prefs, sharing and enable ftp access. You will need to port forward port 21 on your router to that system so it will be accessable from the net. FTP Access doesn't show up in my list

Re: G4 Server Idea

On Nov 13, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: You can also use the mac as a webserver. I used to use one myself a few years back for those very reasons. I still have a sawtooth G4 350 that I use for FTP access on my home network. Just remember that pretty much anything server related, our

G4 Server Idea

Could I use one of my Macs, as a Server through my DSL connection? I am considering what to do since Verizon dropped the ability to use ftp with my artsite, through Adobe Golive. I could buy space on something like GoDaddy.com, but I don't care for the idea of another internet bill. Paying

Re: Which G5 or older Mac

On Nov 10, 2011, at 10:09 AM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: My bad. See http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/ Your QS has a benchmark rating of 857. As another poster stated, stay with the 2.3GHz G5, air cooled, it has a benchmark of 1967, about 2.3X your current QS. Can't say that sounds

Which G5 or older Mac

Some day soon, I'd like to upgrade to a faster cpu Mac, from my current 10.5.8 based models: a QS 2002 Dual 1GHz and a Digital Audio Dual 533. A Dual 2 GHz sounds really nice ... I run many "older" apps such as Photoshop CS, InDesign CS, Adobe Golive CS, Sibelius 3 and Ableton's Live 6 plus

Re: Java 1.6

On Oct 31, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Gottick International wrote: I thought I ask you folks instead of all the experts roaming the internet. I run x.5.8 on an quicksilver and now some programs are asking for Java 1.6 and there seem to be very conflicting views on if Java 1.6 can be found and be made t

Re: MDD IDE vs. SCSI, battle of the busses?

On Oct 30, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Bruce Godfrey wrote: The only other place you can put hard drives in this machine is at the back in another two drive carrier adjacent to the ATA100 header on the MB. I had one IDE drive and one SCSI drive there. With just those two together everything was

Re: Is the PRAM battery needed?

On Oct 28, 2011, at 1:45 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Is the PRAM battery needed? newer macs, older macs…. please chime in:-) In my understanding, this little battery does a whole lot more ... i've read that the batteries will be drained more, by the mobo, if the Mac is unplugged fro

Re: Good external hard drive?

On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:10 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: 480Mb/s not fast enough to keep up with a photo slide show? That's strange. I remember now, the files being drawn from the external, were tiff images, scanned at 600dpi. Maybe it was the size. Another Poster thinks it was Preview.app ...

Re: Good external hard drive?

On Oct 26, 2011, at 12:15 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Anyone care to make recommendations for an external hard drive? 500GB to 700GB's, is cost any indication of quality?Need only for back up, speed is not a factor, nor is Firewire important. Something in the $100.00 range. Seagate is s

Re: USB Modems any good?

On Oct 27, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: Uh, VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure you fully understand Data charges. If you are going to stream video, you are going to burn through that 3GB pretty quickly. How much per GB is it after the promo allotment? I have read WAY TOO many stories of

Re: USB Modems any good?

On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB just not the best for streaming anything like video … Not

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

On Oct 26, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: Of these two cards, which would be better for an MDD G4 running OS 10.4.11? Sonnet Allegro: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro_usb2.html The "no-name" card shown as 1st item on this page: http://tinyurl.com/3avcnam I would actu

USB Modems any good?

Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB just not the best for streaming anything like video ... I might be traveling to Ghana, and this is offered there: http://www.vodafone.com.gh/Personal/Promotion/Get-a-m

Re: My computer has a strange smell

On Oct 17, 2011, at 8:01 PM, cheryl wrote: The air intake fan appears not to be running, but since I run the machine with the case slightly open that shouldn't be a problem. Any advice would be appreciated! I've always heard the cases are designed for fans that are running. Your intake fan n

Re: Image Scaling Software needed

I'm using Digital Photo Professional / Batch Processing, but I got it with my Canon 60D Digital Camera. Perhaps there is an earlier version of GraphicConverter that runs on PPC Macs under Tiger out there ... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for thos

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

On Oct 14, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: Il giorno 14-10-2011 18:25, smac0031 ha scritto: IIRC you could install 10.5 on it, using some hacks (I think there's plenty info on the Net). CCC works just fine. After that, If you need to use the OS X Install Disk (for example to ch

Dropbox on a Mac

Anyone have any experience with Dropbox on a Mac under Leopard 10.5.8? My music teacher, who works on a PC, wanted me to use it for easier communication between him and myself. Here's a link: http://www.dropbox.com/ It asked me a second time for my admin Password, in order to open up some

Can I talk about software on my G4?

Like others? (my post never made it to the G3-G5 list as far as I know ... ) Has anyone used Dropbox: (www.dropbox.com) Does it open up a channel for hackers under OS X 10.5.8? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Ma

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

I have 10.5.8 on my Digital Audio Dual 533 ... got it there with CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner). -- 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/list

Re: Only way to stop the sex and drug SPAM?

On Jun 18, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Dan wrote: At 10:49 AM -0400 6/18/2011, Bill Connelly wrote: But I keep getting these things, and its been happening for a long time ... they end up in my g3-g5 mailbox. Perhaps someone's just using my e-mail address I have for the g3-g5 list to SP

Re: Only way to stop the sex and drug SPAM?

On Jun 18, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Dan wrote: At 10:49 AM -0400 6/18/2011, Bill Connelly wrote: But I keep getting these things, and its been happening for a long time ... they end up in my g3-g5 mailbox. Perhaps someone's just using my e-mail address I have for the g3-g5 list to SP

Re: Only way to stop the sex and drug SPAM?

On Jun 18, 2011, at 9:49 AM, Dan wrote: At 9:15 AM -0400 6/18/2011, Bill Connelly wrote: Terminate my membership? Is this the only way to stop the sex and drug sales e-mails from coming "from" the G3-G5 LEM List? From? A legit g3-5-list email has a TO field that says - and note

Only way to stop the sex and drug SPAM?

Terminate my membership? Is this the only way to stop the sex and drug sales e-mails from coming "from" the G3-G5 LEM List? I'm not getting much from the topics these days anyway ... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 deskt

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