Re: BW startup error

2009-07-06 Thread Ted Treen
From: Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, 6 July, 2009 1:19:03 PM Subject: BW startup error 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

Re: setting a default browser

2009-06-25 Thread Ted Treen
From: Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net I have several browsers on my BW G4 running 10.4.11 Firefox is set as my default browser. How do I change this to another browser? I want SeaMonkey to be the default. Larry Believe it or not, you set your

Re: Arrrggh! G4 dies from just sitting there?

2009-06-18 Thread Ted Treen
Bruce Johnson wrote: Will dead/lack of a PRAM battery keep a Gigabit Ethernet G4 system from turning on? A dead PRAM battery stopped my G4/400 booting, and the same thing happened to a G4/867 at work. IT (PC boys) diagnosed a dead mobo. He He

Re: Can I put an intel duo core processor in my g4?

2009-06-16 Thread Ted Treen
matt.strim...@gmail.com wrote: And if not maybe tell me what kind of up grades I need? I mean I just wanna run lepord properly. I am on tiger You can run Leopard on your g4 if it has an 8xxmhz processor and a stick of 512 of ram. You will not have a happy experience with less than

Re: It is official, we are orphans.

2009-06-08 Thread Ted Treen
Stephen Weber wrote: Apple does really know how to make people upset, obviously you wonder why real businesses don't use Macs. It's because Apple does stuff like this. I mean look at Microsoft and how they keep supporting older hardware. From, Stephen Oh come on - you mean just like

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner Question

2009-06-05 Thread Ted Treen
Not sure if CCC does incremental backup:- SuperDuper certainly does. Ted Anne Keller-Smith wrote: Do you think Jeff means incremental backup? Back up just what's changed? I am considering buying a bootable drive to do this, but again don't want to backup everything continually. I think

Re: Anyone update to 10.5.7 yet?

2009-05-12 Thread Ted Treen
Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 12, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Doug Burton wrote: Mine says 4-6 hours, must be a huge demand. I think Apple's servers are getting hammered. It just failed downloading twice for me, which is a first. Oddly mine (for an Intel iMac 1st gen) was 449 MB, not 256

Re: Good advice

2009-04-28 Thread Ted Treen
Len Gerstel wrote: On Apr 28, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: http://db.tidbits.com/article/10218 Five Tips for Reading Mac Security Stories. Thanks Bruce. It basically reiterates what I have told people. CURRENTLY all Mac security issues are variants of the PEBKAC

Re: pooched iMac G5

2009-04-01 Thread Ted Treen
From: Sam Macomber s...@macomber.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 3:15:07 AM Subject: Re: pooched iMac G5 Hasn't been moved from the desk since we got it new. Today was the first time it's been opened to test another RAM

Re: 10.5 on PB G4 1ghz

2009-03-21 Thread Ted Treen
Debra Platt wrote: Will 10.5 run OK on a PB G4 15, 1ghz with 1.5 gb ram? I am upgrading the hard drive and was thinking about making the switch while I'm spending the time. I use Adobe CS occasionally. Will upgrading the ram from 1.5 gb to 2 gb help that much? Thank you for any responses!

Re: iMac G5 Crashing

2009-03-17 Thread Ted Treen
From: Ivan Marsh jalopycomput...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 17 March, 2009 11:38:00 AM Subject: Re: iMac G5 Crashing Funny you should mention leopard as I am running 10.5.6 there. I don't have a tiger disk handy to try but I'm

Re: video upgrade

2009-03-11 Thread Ted Treen
Ralph Green wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 09:13 -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:28 AM, abrock wrote: http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Sapphire-100545-SR-Radeon9000Pro-Graphics-Card-Refurbished/3504887/product.html?sec_iid=33972 BIOS? Says it supports Apple

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-06 Thread Ted Treen
Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com mailto:lgers...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, Talking about Hackintoshs are completely off topic on this list. There are many places on the web where you can get that information,

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-06 Thread Ted Treen
PeterH wrote: On Mar 6, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Ted Treen wrote: Don't see quite how Windows is relevant to G3-G5 systems, but maybe my horizons are limited... Apple's very own Windows cards run perfectly on a G3. Perhaps even a G4. Why buy a Ferrari and install a truck engine? My

Re: Apple jumped the shark...

2009-03-05 Thread Ted Treen
Ah fer crying out loud, this is their summary: While we're still impressed with the Mac Mini's ability to pack so much into a tight package, Apple can't get away from its PC competitors that offer more features for less money. If saving space and the Mac OS are dominating factors,

Re: Overstuffing ram slots

2009-02-04 Thread Ted Treen
From: Jeff Bequette jbeque...@tconl.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, 4 February, 2009 3:41:31 PM Subject: Overstuffing ram slots I have a dual 1.8 , G5 June 2004 with 4 ram slots... it lists it max ram is 4GB, 1 gig per slot. I am currently

Re: Kensington Wireless Mouse Whining??

2009-01-26 Thread Ted Treen
Satisfied meeces rarely whine: I was going to suggest cheese, but I thought I'd be flamed by a Nanny for irrelevancy. Still might be, of course... Ted From: J M jm50...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, 26 January, 2009 11:05:15 AM

Re: Was The question of the day? Now, Very old file, newer Mac

2009-01-17 Thread Ted Treen
Kyle Parish wrote: It's possible that they are different formats but I doubt it. If you have OS9 Environment installed on the emac than the old files should work. If not, then try OpenOffice.org. On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com wrote: SNIP The

Re: FW: [iomug] Steve Jobs Liver Transplant?

2009-01-17 Thread Ted Treen
J.M.P.Hissel wrote: -- Van: Randy B. Singer ra...@macattorney.com Beantwoord: io...@yahoogroups.com Datum: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:06:48 -0800 Aan: io...@yahoogroups.com Onderwerp: [iomug] Steve Jobs Liver Transplant?

Re: FireWire 800 MDD chimes but won't start up.

2008-12-30 Thread Ted Treen
From: jonas ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, 29 December, 2008 8:16:15 PM Subject: Re: FireWire 800 MDD chimes but won't start up. This happened to me just the other day on my DP500MHZ. I unplugged it and plugged

Re: Test to list

2008-12-28 Thread Ted Treen
Jonas Lopez wrote: This is a test to the list - if it is received please reply to me. It even got to the UK. Ted --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

New Aluminium Keyboards

2008-12-21 Thread Ted Treen
Hi All, Ihave been considering one of these to go with my new (to me) G5. I use one occasionally at work on a MacPro and rather like them. However, I have heard (can't recall where) that if they're used with systems that they were not the original equipment for, the modifiers at bootup don't

Re: New Aluminium Keyboards

2008-12-21 Thread Ted Treen
...@pharmacy.arizona.edu mailto:john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Dec 21, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Ted Treen wrote: However, I have heard (can't recall where) that if they're used with systems that they were not the original equipment for, the modifiers at bootup don't work

Re: TOPIC: Apple Psystar Why it came to be

2008-12-19 Thread Ted Treen
From: Dan dantear...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, 18 December, 2008 3:56:53 PM Subject: Re: TOPIC: Apple Psystar Why it came to be At 10:44 PM + 12/17/2008, Ted Treen wrote: Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: What many here

Re: Anyone know anything about IOPCI2PCIBridge issues?

2008-12-19 Thread Ted Treen
From: insightinmind billycarm...@verizon.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, 18 December, 2008 8:28:54 PM Subject: Re: Anyone know anything about IOPCI2PCIBridge issues? On Dec 18, 2008, at 2:15 PM, nestamicky wrote: insightinmind wrote:

Re: TOPIC: Apple Psystar Why it came to be

2008-12-19 Thread Ted Treen
MIKO .. wrote: OK, really, who cares about arguiing over claims? Can I buy a cheap Mac-compatible machine with the power of a Mc Pro or not? I'll NEVER be able justify affording the $3000+ for a barebones Mac Pro! Suze Orman already DENIED me. LOL Yes. I'll NEVER be able to justify

Re: TOPIC: Apple Psystar Why it came to be

2008-12-19 Thread Ted Treen
MIKO .. wrote: On Dec 19, 2008, at 2:57 AM, Ted Treen wrote: If Apple's business model works for them - and it certainly appears to - then it's better for all of us if they continue to thrive, and not go belly-up like so many other companies who have tried too hard to be all

Re: Odd Behavior for a G5 Optical Drive Thread changed??

2008-12-17 Thread Ted Treen
nylahotti...@aim.com wrote: Okay, 10.5.6 finally made my system usable with Leopard (NO Glitches anywhere and it's heavily upgraded and mix 'n matched). I have an identical HDD to the one i'm booting from and want to keep perfect, or go back to this very day if there's any issues later

Re: TOPIC: Apple Psystar Why it came to be

2008-12-17 Thread Ted Treen
Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: What many here have said for a long time finally makes a ZDnet article. http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3192tag=nl.e539 Someone here who took umbrage at those who wanted a low cost Machine to run an Apple OS derided them as wanting Cheap Kit, Cheap Kit?

Re: 10.5.6 Update Available

2008-12-16 Thread Ted Treen
This might just be co-incidence (haven't yet tested it through multiple restarts) but my InDesign CS3 (5.0.4) now hides on apple-H, which has always been a bugbear. Maybe - just maybe - some of the other quirky-rather-than-fatal conflicts 'twixt Leopard InDesign CS3 might have been sorted.

Re: 10.5.6 Update Available

2008-12-16 Thread Ted Treen
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 16, 2008, at 11:41 AM, Ted Treen wrote: This might just be co-incidence (haven't yet tested it through multiple restarts) but my InDesign CS3 (5.0.4) now hides on apple-H, which has always been a bugbear. Adobe has been screwing

Kernel Extensions

2008-12-07 Thread Ted Treen
Hi All, When I moved up from my Sawtooth to a dual G5 2GHz, I took the SATA drives (2 x 320GB) from my heavily-modded G4 and installed them in the G5 - running 10.5.5. Over a period of time, I have tried odd bits of freeware/shareware/demo software - from trusted sources only - some of which

Re: List of updates to get from OS 10.4.0 to 10.4.11

2008-12-07 Thread Ted Treen
Paul wrote: I saw another Mac running 10.4 that had DVD player 4.6.5. I'm not sure where that came from. I upped my 10.4 disk to 10.4.11 in the usual increments (always by using combo updates) and I have DVD player 4.6.5 I can only assume it came with one of the combo updates: I believe

Re: See You Later...

2008-11-12 Thread Ted Treen
Dan wrote: At 3:21 PM -0800 11/11/2008, Simon Royal wrote: Well after being told this is a PowerMac list, I have joined the iMac list for my eMacs. See you later, it has been good while I was here. Stay subscribed to all the LEM lists. Most of the knowledge and activity is on

eSATA question

2008-10-25 Thread Ted Treen
Hi all, A (hopefully simple) question - rooted in my previous SCSI paranoia. I have, in the 90's, seen mobo's fried due to the switching on/off of attached SCSI devices whilst the Mac was running. I was almost obsessive about the sequence - power up SCSI device, power up Mac, and in reverse,

Re: External drive won't mount on 10.2.8 after mounting on 10.5 system

2008-10-09 Thread Ted Treen
- Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G3-5 List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, 9 October, 2008 4:00:01 AM Subject: Re: External drive won't mount on 10.2.8 after mounting on 10.5 system I was (and am) careful to eject the drive from the

Re: External drive won't mount on 10.2.8 after mounting on 10.5 system

2008-10-09 Thread Ted Treen
, Ted Treen wrote: For what it's worth, the error that verify on 10.2 shows is Invalid Leaf record count (it should be 1 instead of 0) Why are you using verify rather than repair? You should repair the file system, and then it should mount normally. So are we to not use an external hard

Re: PC RAM?

2008-10-09 Thread Ted Treen
- Original Message From: Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G3-5 List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, 9 October, 2008 2:56:03 PM Subject: Re: PC RAM? On Oct 9, 4:07 am, Simon Royal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter I know the differences between SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, 144pin, 168pin,

Re: Beige Powermac G3 with FW 400

2008-10-02 Thread Ted Treen
Gus wrote: To effectively run Panther or Tiger you'll need to invest in an ATI Radeon video card because of a video bug that effects the onboard Rage video. You can also enable Quartz Extreme with a Radeon card using PCI Extreme 3.1, which will really speed up some graphics

Re: how do I remove power supply from sawtooth

2008-09-20 Thread Ted Treen
glueski wrote: So I am parting out my AGP Sawtooth and I can't for the life of me figure out how to get the power supply out! Can someone help with photo of some kind. I think everything else is out of the case. thanks! Laura Hi Laura, Have replied direct with instructions. Hope it

Re: 'Cheapest Software Anywhere' web site reliable?

2008-09-19 Thread Ted Treen
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Terry Hirsch wrote: Their URL is: http://cheapestsoftwareanywhere.com. They say they purchase the unused software keys from volume buyers...an interesting approach. Also not legal. This is pirated software...an appropriate topic

Re: Leopard 10.5.5 Update is out today

2008-09-16 Thread Ted Treen
I have a mixture of G5 8-core MacPro machines at work - so I downloaded the 600MB+ Combo update for use on each/all. No problems or issues as yet. Ted --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a

Re: Database report writing program

2008-09-05 Thread Ted Treen
On Sep 4, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Doug Burton wrote: I'm looking for database or spreadsheet software with very good report writing capabilities. I need to be able to print a strip of address labels for my mail case (I'm a rural mail carrier). I presently use a word processor, but making

Re: Considering a G5

2008-09-02 Thread Ted Treen
- Original Message From: Steve R [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 2 September, 2008 1:39:30 PM Subject: Re: Considering a G5 At 4:21 AM -0700 9/2/08, dc posted: I have read reports that some run ungodly hot and loud. Is this particular to a certain

Re: Anti Trust Hackin' back . Psystar answers and stands firm.

2008-08-29 Thread Ted Treen
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Aug 28, 2008, at 2:19 PM, Dan wrote: At 8:26 AM -0700 8/28/2008, Bruce Johnson wrote: WOW. Pystar must have hired SCO's legal team. That's 'epic fail' territory. I donno. I think it has a shot. *Someone* *somewhere* needs to challenge the crap

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