Apparently one cannot pay for 6.2.4 and must revert to Sponsored.
So one has to endure their little window.
though they probably never fill it with ads, I don't want it.
Plus, sponsored doesn't provide SpamWatch.
Otherwise, I don't see any significant improvements.
This was not my experience
I have been using Eudora for years and have no complaints.
Why do you want to migrate? What, if any, are the advantages of
migration to a different mail program?
Larry
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Well this turns out to be a lively thread. Great.
First, why do I want to migrate: To get more modern, but mostly
there are a few small, picky things that annoy me about Eudroa 6.0
(some may just be due to my ignorance or misuse).
I trust that you are aware that Eudora is up to Version 6.2.4.
FF 2.5.2 is very slow on all the Macs in my house. One of the Macs
is an Intel, the others are G4 or G5.
For the time being, I have reverted to FF 3.0+ and it works fine.
I tried FF on a friend's PC and it ran perfectly. Furthermore, I
asked a friend of mine on an Intel Mac to try FF, and
Is the Adaptec AHA-2940U2 compatible with a Mac G4 running OS 10.4.11?
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Lawrence David Eden wrote:
Greetings,
My BW has been having difficulty starting up these days. This has
been going on for a couple of weeks, but today, it was particularly
bad. It took me dozens of try to finally get the HDs to spin up and
boot. (I have 2 internal HDs in the BW
Many thanks to you all for helping me with a problem. I followed
your directions and now my .pdf files open with Previewregardless
of browser.
Larry
On Jul 23, 2009, at 7:43 PM, Al Poulin wrote:
But will this make the browser, Safari or whatever, also default to
Preview for the
time that FF has ever made me think I need to further
investigate
I am on a BW. Upgraded to 500mhz G4. 896MB RAM and OS 10.4.11
Can you suggest a build worth trying?
Larry
At 6:55 AM -0400 7/17/2009, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
Firefox 3.5 on my G4.
OS? memory? HD space free
Where in OS X (10.4.11) can I set my helper applications?
For example: My Mac is defaulting to Adobe Reader instead of
Preview. How do I change it?
Thanks to all.
Larry
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I recently downloaded and installed Firefox 3.5 on my G4. This
version of the browser is so slow that I thought there was something
wrong with my ISP. FF takes a very long time to load pages. What is
worse, is its inability to find the server for the various sites
that I try to visit.
I
Use OWC program for backwards compatability.
On 7/10/09, Nick Burman nbur...@gmail.com wrote:
I tried installing Tiger on a Beige (yes it's beige) PowerMac G3. After
the install failed, and I got a pile of error messages on the screen, I
realised it wasn't worth the effort and now want to
On Jul 6, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Jul 4, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Timo Virkkala wrote:
I'm trying to revive a G4 box. I pulled a hard drive and memory
from a
working 400MHz Sawtooth into a 500MHz Sawtooth.
But it won't shut down from the software. It restarts.
I
I've just bought a Sonnet Encore G4/500 upgrade for my elderly but
100% reliable Rev 1 BW G3/400. (I want to try Mac OS X Server 10.4 on
it, and this requires a G4 CPU.)
Snag is, when I fit the new chip, the Mac won't boot. I don't get a
Sad Mac or a crash tone or anything, just 5 short clear
Recently acquired a Sonnet 800 MHz ZIF upgrade for a G3 BW.
I need some install/user guide type info. Searching Google and the
Sonnet support was not helpful.
Does anyone have a link to a user guide or could someone sent a .pdf
-- provided Sonnet ever provided one.
I do have a white jumper
On Jun 27, 6:34 pm, insightinmind billycarm...@verizon.net wrote:
On Jun 27, 2009, at 1:33 PM, leighkimmel wrote:
Recently the PRAM battery on my faithful old G3/233 desktop died. When
I put in a new battery and started it up, I suddenly had no sound. No
startup chime, no system
My SuperScan Mc 611 RasterOps monitor is looking a little pink these
days, so I am interested in buying a new LCD style monitor to use
with my BW. Sonnet G-4 upgrade.
Can anyone give me an idea of what to look for in a new monitor? Specs?
I do mostly music arranging, so I need good
On Jun 20, 2009, at 5:22 PM, Bruce wrote:
Reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant
I think about the two livers wasted on Mickey Mantle, the selfishness.
As I understand it now, Steve Jobs gamed the system by going to
Tennessee, the state with the shortest liver transplant waiting
Question: is there ZIF processor upgardes for Beige G3 still around?
Yes. Sonnet Encore/ZIF G4
I have one that I used in my Beige for years. It also fits the BW
that I am currently using. I bought mine at OWC.
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If you have an accessible cold water ground, and that cold water
system is continuous throughout the premises, you have some hope of
the ground being reasonably low resistance.
I'm in need of some education here. Why is it necessary to consider
the resistance of the ground?
Thanks,
Larry
On Jun 17, 2009, at 9:20 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote:
I have a camera that takes a USB connector to connect it to my Mac.
The problem is I need a Male to Male connector.
Rat Shack (Radio Shack) wants $40 for one with software (and if it
does not work you CANNOT return it at all since it
..I have an air-cooled dual 2.3 G5 that was new old-stock in 2007,
manufactured mid-2005. It had a power supply failure within the first
week of usage.
How did you know that it was a bad power supply? What were the
symptoms? I have a G4 at one of my schools on which the motherboard
Greetings,
I am on an upgraded BW500mhz, 896MB RAM. Sonnet G4 upgrade.
I have been using Firefox as my main browser, but decided to give a
couple of other browsers a try to see if they showed video any
better. I noticed that SeaMonkey showed a YouTube video much more
smoothly that
RPM has posted her builds of the latest Firefox 3.0.11.
Note that the Moz developers have finally updated the app names, so
they build correctly. Only official builds are allowed to use the
Firefox name. All others, like these 3rd party optimized builds, are
required to use the code names.
We've entered lightening season and I have begun unplugging my
systems as storms approach. I have concerns for my G4s: Yikes!, QS
2002 Dual 1GHz, and soon to be had DA Dual 533.
Does this place a drain on the PRAM batteries? I believe someone
contributed awhile back, that when the psu
BW with Sonnet upgrade to 500mhz OS 10.4.11
I prefer to use my old keyboard instead of the USB keyboard that came
with the BW. The keyboard is an Apple Extended model that came
with a previous Mac.
Recently, the input from the keyboard does not appear on the screen
and my keyboad
I have a BW that is running 10.4.11
The BW is upgraded to G4 @ 500mhz.
I would like to be able to boot the Mac using an external SCSI hard
drive, but when I tried it yesterday, the Mac booted into OS X. I
used System Preferences Start-up Disk to set the external drive as my
boot drive. Did
If I remember correctly, you can get your browser to open any
application you choose by holding down the OPTION key while clicking
on mailto:;
The previous question on this topic caused mr to remember a problem I
am having.
I use Entourage as my email application. However, whenever I click
I just looked at this website and it says that using this hack might
make your Mac un-bootable if you are using 10.4.3 and above. What
gives?
On Apr 12, 2009, at 10:24 AM, skyking...@verizon.net wrote:
On Apr 11, 3:06 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
Quartz Extreme is
Where can I find definitions for the various abbreviations that are
used in List messages?
For example: LoBo, MDD etc.
Thanks
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I have been using Eudora for many years with OS 8, 9 and X. I have
no complaints. Are other Eudora users on the List dissatisfied with
the program? What are your complaints and why are you interested in
replacing Eudora?
Larry
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I have a Sonnet upgrade card that I no longer use. Is it OK on this
list to offer items like this for sale to members of our Group?
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WHen I used 9.2.2 on my Mac, I always had a Ram Disk. I thought that
it saved wear and tear on my hard drive because it had no moving
partsalso, it was certainly faster than a hard drive.
Do any of you power users run a Ram Disk under OSX?
Here is an easy pair for you Mac Mavens on the List:
My BW (OS 10.4.11, 896 MB RAM, Sonnet Upgrade to 500Mhz G4) has
built in USB 1.1
How do I get USB 2.0 working on this machine? Please be specific
...if possible.
Another question: I found a PCI card that adds 2 old style round
serial
Dear List Members,
When I used XPostFacto on my Beige G3, it defaulted to verbose mode;
the start-up sequence was written out so that I could follow each
step while the Mac was booting. Now that I have gone to a BW, I no
longer need XPostFacto but I would still like to have verbose mode
Do you have StuffitDeluxe installed? If the answer is YES, do a
search for Stuffit AVR. If you find it, disable it or delete it and
see if the problem goes away.
I have a G4 iMac, running 10.4.11. In the past week, I have noticed
that the desktop screen keeps re-drawing every few
I want to thank all of you that offered your advice and wisdom
regarding the jumper settings on my hard drives. I love this List!
For the edification of others, here is what worked for me:
I have 2 hard drives: Quantum Fireball (20 GB) and Seagate Barricuda (80 GB).
I have the Quantum set
This must be frustrating
Along with a ZAP of the PRAM, I suggest a low level reset.
Forgive me if you already know this, but here is the sequence:
1. ZAP the PRAM as already directed in a previous post.
2. On the 3rd chime, quickly switch your fingers to hold down
Command+Option + O + F.
I did a search for the Keyboard Assistantlocated it.and found
it a new home in the TRASH. I continued to use the Mac for a few
days before emptying the trash. Cheap insurance.
How did you disable it, Lawrence?
On Mar 15, 8:44 am, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net wrote:
I
I know this tune all too well, having just played it recently...
I finally disabled the Keyboard Assistant that came with Tiger. I
got tired of being nagged by the Assistant and I noticed that my
keyboard was functioning properly. This is one of those cases where
I don't understand what the
I have a new hard drive on order. I plan to install it into my BW
and after carbon copy, switch it to the master position. I am
presently using a Quantum Fireball as my main drive. Interestingly,
the BW prefers me to set the jumper on CS instead of Master. The
new drive is a Seagate
How large a hard drive can I use in a BW?
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The door should be connected to a small spring. It sounds like your
spring is not attached anymore.
The door is easily removed. Open the tower and locate the plastic
tabs that hold the door in place. Gently push the tabs in (they are
on 1 side of the door) and the door should release.
Find
I gave up on Safari long ago in favor of Firefox. My experience with
Safari was that it took too long to load up. In fact, sometimes I
had to give it a gentle kick to get it to completely load pages.
Browsers that are worth a look: Camino and Opera are both very quick
to load pages.
At
. My
daughters both use Safari and like it
On Mar 7, 2009, at 7:02 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
I gave up on Safari long ago in favor of Firefox. My experience with
Safari was that it took too long to load up. In fact, sometimes I
had to give it a gentle kick to get
Recently, one of our list members inquired about iTunes inability to
add .mp3 files to his library.
It is confusing, but pretty easy.
Launch iTunes
Go to Preferences
Select ADVANCED
Find the window where the path to your iTunes music is located.
iTunes makes this easy, but it helps if you
What is UAE?
Well, they STILL don't have a modern computer... ?
Using UAE or various other schemes Amigo OS works on all modern PC
and Mac hardware.
How modern is that?
Also there are some crazy underpowered but super-overpriced Amiga OS
motherboards out there.
Only for those with
Here is my situation:
I have been using a Beige G3 with a Zif Upgrade. The Beige runs at
500mhz. I have added firewire and USB cards and they work fine. In
fact, the entire computer is performing well.
I was recently given a 450 mhz G4 tower which I expect to be faster
than the Beige and
Hmm, that's strange, the hard drive should work in either, if it's an
IDE HD. You could just install OSX on the G4, then put the HD from the
G4 in the beige, (hopefully this would work?) then move you home
folder over, and replace it on the G4 hd. This would effectively do
what you'd want, if you
Is it possible to make verbose mode the default?
On Feb 27, 2009, at 2:12 PM, jonas ulrich wrote:
How do you do the verbose mode in os 10
Hold down the Cmd-v keys at startup.
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I teach at several elementary schools. At one of my schools I have
what appears to be a G4, (looks like a BW G3 enclosure), but when I
start the computer, it says: G3 with PCI graphics in the start-up
window.
If I do an about this Mac I am told that it is a 450mhz G4.
What gives?
On Feb 22, 2009, at 5:02 AM, lde...@comcast.net wrote:
Dear List Members:
I have a Beige G3 and a Blue and White G3. I want to install the
Beige's hard drive into the Blue and White, but the Blue and White
will not mount the Beige drive. I suspect that there are some driver
issues
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