Re: MDD Dual G4 Startup woes

2015-06-09 Thread Peter Devlin
On 09/06/2015 05:46, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: I have a dual G4 MDD with a startup problem. It¹s been ³finicky² for a while, requiring holding the power button for a few seconds to start up ­ and not a soft touch at that; when I say ³holding² I mean *holding*/*pushing* hard ­ so

Re: Replacement for Quicksilver G4 Superdrive

2015-04-20 Thread Peter Devlin
On 20/04/2015 11:39, William Tomcanin wt8091...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone manually cleaned the laser lens on their DVD drive?  I'm tempted at this point to remove the drive, take it apart and attempt to clean it manually until a replacement arrives. I understand that the lenses on the

Re: Text display on TV problem

2015-04-20 Thread Peter Devlin
On 20/04/2015 10:56, geraldcornish geraldcorn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all I need to create a version of a booklet for display on flat screen tv (not HD) and having trouble making text visible - it displays as broken lumps mostly undecipherable. I am exporting spreads from InDesign to VIDEO_TS

Re: Cellphone and my G4

2014-09-05 Thread peter
Often PPC macs require a third party app to enable syncing. The ones made by the manufacturer of the phone would usually not work. I used to use pocket mac for my blackberries but each app IIR had to support the specific phone you were using? -- -- You received this message because you

Re: Using AGP 8x card in AGP 4x ADC compatible slot

2014-01-07 Thread Peter Devlin
On 06/01/2014 23:51, Manoah F. Adams mhfad...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to upgrade my Quicksilver 2001 800DP video from the stock nVidia GeForce2 MX 32MB card to an nVidia FX 5500 (8x AGP). After finding that it wouldn't boot with the new card (that is not even into firmware

Re: reusing my thesis

2013-10-27 Thread peter
Glad you got it sorted, but couldn't your university's library just scanned it and e-mailed it to you??? -- -- 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

Re: ios7 growing pains

2013-09-26 Thread Peter Devlin
On 25/09/2013 21:47, Peter Devlin pdim...@mail.com wrote: I should add that the iphones I have updated to ios7 are not new - both are the iphone 4 so it was a surprise that they would no longer connect to the itunes 10 in Leopard they previously had no problem with as all backups, playlists

Re: Activity monitor shows CPU running at 100% all the time....

2013-09-26 Thread Peter Devlin
On 25/09/2013 13:54, spilrules t...@tomstock.us wrote: Recently I noticed the fan running at full speed for quite some time on my G4 powerbook 12 1.33 mhz which I thought was unusual as it did not seem to run very long in the past. I checked the activity monitor under utilities and discovered

Re: ios7 growing pains

2013-09-25 Thread Peter Devlin
On 25/09/2013 16:33, Don Wakefield dtp...@yahoo.com wrote: Since my eMac 125 is relegated to iTunes 10 as the maximum, and since Apple has dictated iTunes 11 or greater to be the only versions able to communicate with my newly installed  ios7 on my phone,  I am at a loss to figure how to get

Re: ios7 growing pains

2013-09-25 Thread Peter Devlin
On 25/09/2013 18:24, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Yes, there's a workaround: Buy a newer Mac more often than every ten years 8-P I saw a MacBook Pro in the swap list today capable of running the latest version of iTunes for $250. That eMac is now 8 years, nearly 4 OS

Re: Quicksilver- Graphics card won't go in Tab Slot

2013-08-02 Thread Peter Devlin
On 01/08/2013 16:46, TriumphNut rbt...@owc.net wrote: I have two quicksilvers. The one with the 125GB Sonnet Daughterboard went out. Think the fan Quit and it Toasted the Chip. I Pulled the Ram, the 5 port USB2 PCI card, the 4Port Firewire PCI card and the NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB

Re: Laptop skype problem

2013-04-05 Thread peter
Sounds like an overheating video card problem I used to have on my gig-Ethernet G4, except that your cursor is not affected? It could be that the Nintendo emulator, plus Skype are overtaxing it? -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3

2013-03-28 Thread peter
I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. -- -- 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

Re: Spillage on keyboard - broken beyond repair?

2013-01-17 Thread Peter Devlin
On 17/01/2013 02:44, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: The aluminum keyboards are difficult to disassemble; they're completely glued together. It's possible to remove the keys and springs to enable a more thorough clean - here's a charming Apple ichild with a demo...

Re: G5: 3 blinks and no boot

2013-01-16 Thread Peter Devlin
On 16/01/2013 18:20, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it wrote: Of course, the high temperature of the chip - and consequent stress - only makes the problem worse. The high temp of the chip may be due to a poor solder connection - I have reflowed ball grid arrays on graphics card

Re: Access Problem from TV to Mini

2013-01-03 Thread Peter Devlin
On 03/01/2013 11:48, Gary D. g.dea...@web.de wrote: More info: The TV has an Ethernet connection but it is too far away to string a cable. I've tried TV ­ WLAN ­ Router ­ Ethernet ­ Mini as well as TV ­ WLAN ­ Router ­ built-in Airport ­ Mini, all to no avail. I have assumed that both should

Re: Access Problem from TV to Mini

2013-01-02 Thread Peter Devlin
On 02/01/2013 16:47, G. E. Dearth g.dea...@web.de wrote: What model TV is it? I'll bet it's looking for a particular Windows-based service, but there may be ways to use a Mac with it. Panasonic TX-L37ETW5 (may be a specific German designation but there should be a US equivalent). Would

Re: Access Problem from TV to Mini

2013-01-02 Thread Peter Devlin
On 02/01/2013 18:39, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: The OP connected it to the network, it just didn't see the Mac; it was, as I surmised, because it's lookg for something other than iTunes sharing. Doesn't it work the other way either? From the mac to the tv via connect

Re: Follow-up: ADC - AGP video card issues for MDD and G5

2012-12-18 Thread Peter Devlin
On 18/12/2012 18:35, frrob fr...@earthlink.net wrote: Finally, my second question, which may be moot, but: has anyone ever tried to somehow adapt the ADC connector of one of these G5 ADC cards to the ADC connector of an MDD? It seems to me that it could be done and could work. The ADC

Re: Throwing in the Towel

2012-12-16 Thread Peter Devlin
On 15/12/2012 16:32, Richard Gerome onecoolka...@earthlink.net wrote: I bought that 9800 for a friend's G4 466mhz Tower and never used it because I couldn't flash the rom... I maxed the ram, put in a 250G 7200rpm HD (only reads 128G) and a new DVD super drive and installed Tiger. They had this

Re: MDD G4 odd start/restart behavior - new video card

2012-12-10 Thread Peter Devlin
On 10/12/2012 02:41, frrob fr...@earthlink.net wrote: Hello again everyone! Again, thanks for all the feedback and suggestions. Sooner or later, when you keep banging your head against a wall, you reach a point of saying f*%k it. It's not worth the trouble. I am about at that point. I

Re: MDD G4 odd start/restart behavior - new video card

2012-12-08 Thread peter
I have one of these in my Gig Ethernet. Just be warned, it is sensitive to higher temps. Make sure you are cleaning out dust on a regular basis. Once you get the power issue sorted, any future video issues, your first step should be to check airflow, and temps. -- You received this message

G4 Quicksilver 2002

2012-11-23 Thread Peter Plas
will be able to run most of my software for surfing (using TenFourFox7450) and word processing (open office) I will continue to use it. Peter -- 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

Re: Testing HD Performance RAM In MDD Under X.4 or X.5

2012-07-16 Thread Peter Devlin
On 16/07/2012 03:37, t...@prismnet.com t...@prismnet.com wrote: What do folks recommend to use to test RAM for defects in an MDD under 10.4 or 10.5. I guess I could boot into 9.2 and use the old standby, RAMometer. I use Memtest on my dual 1.25 MDD with 2 GB of ram and 10.5.8 - although

Re: OT - How do you get a TextEdit file with half inch margins?

2012-07-10 Thread Peter Devlin
On 10/07/2012 03:10, Jonas Lopez jonaslo...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Listers, How do you get a TextEdit file with half inch margins? I have tried everything and did get a 1 inch margin, but no half inch, can you help or send an attachment (off list) of your work file. Version 1.4 on G4

Re: G4 MDD DVD drive compatibility; mounting HDDs in optical cage

2012-06-29 Thread Peter Devlin
On 29/06/2012 05:44, frrob fr...@earthlink.net wrote: Greetings! A couple of other questions: I have two DVD drives mounted in my G4 MDD. One of them, a Pioneer DVD-RW burner, is kaput. I would like to replace it with a new combo DVD-RW burner. Some such drives listed on eBay are

Re: Excessive fan noise - Quicksilver 2002

2012-06-27 Thread Peter Devlin
On 27/06/2012 11:24, William Tomcanin wt8091...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, Recently I've noticed he fan on my Quicksilver G4 has been making much more noise than usual. I periodically clean the dust out of the interior and the ventilation ports, but the noise persists.. Can anyone

Re: ATI agp 7500 mac or not

2012-06-01 Thread Peter Devlin
On 31/05/2012 16:13, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it wrote: Certain parts of the rom are write protected if using a pc for the flashing - hence the vnc and panther - and the dvi port is kaputnice looking card though. If I got it right, after the flashing the DVI port is

Re: ATI agp 7500 mac or not

2012-05-31 Thread Peter Devlin
On 31/05/2012 03:44, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it wrote: I have a ATI Radeon 7500 128MB DDR agp card it will not work in my agp g4 400mhz. How do kown if is a mac or othercard? If it still has the white factory label on the back you can use the ATI 102 number lookup to id

35 pass erase

2012-05-15 Thread peter
Part of this needs to invoke the 1 step removed rule, but partly it is a general question as well. I have purchased my first intel, a MacPro 3.1 on eBay. There has been some delay in the shipping because the origional owner wanted to be sure of security, and ran a 35 pass erase on both HDDs,

Re: 35 pass erase

2012-05-15 Thread peter
When I first got my G4, from a coworker in 2001, he coldn't find the system disk for about a month and a half. By then, I had, been using it, and didn't want to do a nuke and pave. I still find his junk files now and then on my tiger partition. So I will be glad to have a clean start this

On PPCs, HTML5 is a markup language for structuring and presenting content

2012-05-12 Thread peter
Not to beat a dead horse, but I've spent the last two weeks rewriting my wife's web site in HTML5, on my G4. I write it in text edit, and check it in safari, ten4fox, opera, ie5, and Firefox. Well written code will render something usable on any browser, and give those flashy bits of fun on the

Re: Web Browsing Woes

2012-05-05 Thread peter
You might try a newer browser, like ten4fox, or Opera. It could be an issue with the encoding they are using on the font (that's the base64), or a compatibility issue with the CSS font tag. (i don't know when they implemented full support for that) In any case, check the same page in

Re: ATI 7500 pc cards flash to work on g4

2012-05-04 Thread Peter Devlin
On 04/05/2012 05:56, Scott Stephens stauroli...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a power mac g4 and I get a ATI 7500 128 mb cards for PC my sons runs but I find A 256m for it, can I flash this card to make work in my G4, and wher can I get the rom I know apple put tne 7500 in some powermacs so a

Re: MDD Boot Problem

2012-03-12 Thread Peter Devlin
On 12/03/2012 02:03, glen glenst...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, I sincerely appreciate the reply.  Before I lay down the bucks for DW anyone else have other suggestions -glen A similar sort of thing happened to me years ago but in my case it was caused by the extended desktop prefs. My mac

Re: G4 10.4 or 10.5 looking for way to halftone a picture to print in BW

2012-03-06 Thread Peter Devlin
On 05/03/2012 09:50, James E. Therrault mjrtas...@gmail.com wrote: Back in the ancient computer days, I had a H/P Deskwriter that only had CMY (single cartridge) and it was the cat's butt then. Color work was not brilliant but I never had a bit of trouble with it. Later, I upgraded to a

Re: G4 10.4 or 10.5 looking for way to halftone a picture to print in BW

2012-03-04 Thread Peter Devlin
On 04/03/2012 03:03, Jonas Lopez jonaslo...@yahoo.com wrote: You do know that if you print using all three colors you get FAKE BLACK! I am not very sure what you mean there - RGB images like those viewed on a computer have no black at all - black is not in the spectrum. It's only when

Re: G4 10.4 or 10.5 looking for way to halftone a picture to print in BW

2012-03-03 Thread Peter Devlin
On 03/03/2012 03:34, Jonas Lopez jonaslo...@yahoo.com wrote: G'day Santa, Yes, iPhoto has in the EDIT mode a BW button, BUT THIS IS FAKE! Let me tell you why. All it does is print ALL COLORS and BLACK making a FAKE BLACK AND WHITE PIX. Not that it matters, but with the house in

Re: re-flashing video cards for use in Mac computers

2012-02-24 Thread Peter Devlin
On 23/02/2012 19:50, David W. Morris bbh...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience in flashing a PC video card with the AGP slot connection for use in a G4 PowerMac (or G5 PowerMac), by installing it into the Mac and using a remote desktop program to display the screen on a

Re: ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Version 32MB PCI video card not recognized on Sawtooth

2012-02-23 Thread Peter Devlin
On 23/02/2012 15:04, Jesse jesse.wm.wall...@gmail.com wrote: After much doing (using a hybrid of methods), I was able to flash the Radeon 7000 PCI graphics card to successfully work on the Mac -- currently I'm using v2.08 of the ROM and have noticed that neither QE or Core Image are being

MDD Dual quick fan noise fix

2012-02-16 Thread Peter Devlin
I have a G4 MDD dual 1.25 which I use for the internet and mail etc - has four internal hard drives and over a period of time the cpu temp has risen to the point where even at idle the main fan kicks up a noisy notch - the cpu temp for the kick up seems to be around the 56 celsius mark - idle cpu

Re: ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Version 32MB PCI video card not recognized on Sawtooth

2012-02-13 Thread Peter Devlin
On 13/02/2012 15:38, Jesse jesse.wm.wall...@gmail.com wrote: As some of you have suspected, the card was recognized when I plugged it in my PC. It won't display past the Windows XP startup screen, but I know that's something to do with not having the correct drivers. Bottom line: if it

Re: TenFourFox

2011-10-01 Thread Peter
Plugins are disabled by the newest release On Oct 1, 2011 10:50 AM, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net wrote: Listers, I recently installed the upgrade of TenFourFox (7.0) on my Mac G4 running Tiger (10.4.11). TenFourFox is telling me that I need to install the Flash Player Plugin and

Re: TenFourFox

2011-10-01 Thread Peter
According to the Blog from TenFour, plugins are disabled and can not be enabled. Means Flashplayer won't work. On Oct 1, 2011 1:36 PM, QuoVadis eelcovanv...@home.nl wrote: Does that mean that the latest release will not work with Flash Player 10.1? Would be a bit daft, since they're calling it

Re: TenFourFox

2011-10-01 Thread Peter
and double click. This changes the default behavior of TenFourFox, which, (as a fellow Lister, Peter, just pointed out) is set to DISABLE. After making this simple adjustment, TenFourFox is behaving itself and displaying Flash media. Larry Does that mean that the latest release will not work

Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread PETER WARNER
that I am not thinking of? Both systems are running 10.4.11 I'm regretting my choices of which drive to upgrade 6 or 8 years ago... :) Thanks Peter -- 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

Re: Installer for patched KeyLargoATA.kext for limited large drive support in pre-QS2002 G4 Power Macs

2011-04-16 Thread peter
QUESTION: Is anybody else interested in the package? If so, are there any suggestions where to put it so that people can download it? Cheers, Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250 I'd be interested peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread peter
hooked up to it. Peter -- 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 our netiquette guide is at http

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread peter
love to get it. anybody ever seen one? If I were to google, what is the name of the connector used in those hot swappable laptop bays? Peter -- 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

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-16 Thread peter
A Lombard can go into TDM, but it will be SCSI TDM not Firewire. John True, I just don't have a SCSI card for the G4. Short term, I think I'll look into getting an older Toast. But long term, I think I might make a wire hack project out of getting the DVD burner to work in the Tower... --

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-11 Thread peter
it to be through my web cam, and it keeps trying to pick up from the M-Audio's input port. But that is a setting in Skype, not System Prefs, or the M-Audio panel. Since I watch/listen to all my media on this Mac (there's no TV in my house), it's been really fun to have. Peter -- You received

my mac don´t have correct display image

2011-01-31 Thread Peter Martin
my mac don´t have correct display image.can any one tell me whats hapening -- 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

Fwd: my mac don´t have correct display image

2011-01-31 Thread Peter Martin
-- Forwarded message -- From: Peter Martin petermartin...@gmail.com Date: 2011/1/31 Subject: my mac don´t have correct display image To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com my mac don´t have correct display image.can any one tell me whats hapening And also can´t do instalacionts -- You

Re: Child Mac user advice needed

2011-01-10 Thread PETER WARNER
of it if the movie plays choppy. We have had good luck at Garage sales, Craigslist, and especially Home-School book sales for finding older educational software that will work well on Low End Macs. Peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-04 Thread peter
notification under certian conditions? Any other ideas about what it could be? Again, I don't see any difference in performance. It's more of an agervation. Peter -- 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

Re: Newer Technology MaxPower processor upgrade

2011-01-04 Thread PETER WARNER
the fact that a new Mini has faster RAM, and a (supposedly) faster processor, etc... If it's all true, it would be great to say the heck with Intel, and go this route. I hope someone who has one speaks up :) Peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread peter
cards: -6 port USB2 -M-Audio revolution 5.1 2 external HDs 2 internal PATA drives Thanks, Peter -- 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

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread PETER WARNER
On Jan 3, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:22 PM, peter wrote: What could this possibly be? Something related to Exposé? It is not when I'm using Expose actively. Tonight, I was in the middle of looking at the G-Group list online, and it suddenly happened

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread PETER WARNER
, and My user name for Fast user switching are black. Speaking of fast user switching, when I switch to my wife's login, it is still Grey. It looks as though some process is trying to get my attention, but there is no alert window, or anything. Peter -- You received this message because you

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread PETER WARNER
On Jan 4, 2011, at 12:44 AM, PETER WARNER wrote: Is Growl trying to tell you something is happening in the background? Incoming call or something? No, ... Famous Last Word... As per Alex, I checked Console, and there were a bunch of errors fro Growl, and it seems a Growl like action

Auto starting DVDs with VLC rather than DVD player

2010-12-28 Thread peter
remote set up through Remote Buddy for VLC than for DVD player, and I can use it as my one stop application for viewing any video content, whether it's on my hard drive, or a DVD. Happy Holidays, Peter (FYI my machine is running 10.4.11, specific wording in the menus/ preferences may be different

Re: 867Mhz G4 Quicksilver - 10.5.8 OS semi-hangs after running SystemProfiler

2010-12-14 Thread Peter
The link to the Firmware update that was posted here earlier is for the G4 MDD and not for the QS that the OP is discussing. Just saying ;-) Peter M. Sent from my BlackBerry® -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

how can i delete my system disc on my G4 with Tiger

2010-12-14 Thread Peter Martin
how can i delete my system disc on my G4 with Tiger.thak you -- 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 our

Re: Beating a dead horse? - Flashing PC video cards for a Power Mac

2010-12-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Justin The Cynical wrote: Looking around on google, I'm only finding old and apparently abandoned web sites, if they even exist any longer and not much in the way of archives on archive.org So, does anyone know of an active site, IRC channel, or even still have

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:40 AM, rtows...@aol.com wrote: No power-up light Non fans No chimes No HD spin The FIRST thing to check is the input power switch. It has a 115 position and a 230 position. If placed on the 230 position, but operated on 115 volts, the PSU's converter section is

install osx 10.5

2010-11-30 Thread Peter Martin
can i install osx 10.5 in my 933mhz ppc g4? -- 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 our netiquette guide is at

Re: install osx 10.5

2010-11-30 Thread Peter Martin
Thank you.And can you tell me the better way to put usb 2.0 in the same machine? 2010/11/30 Tina K. penguir...@gmail.com On 2010/11/29 06:41, Peter Martin so eloquently wrote: can i install osx 10.5 in my 933mhz ppc g4? Yes, the official minimum is 867 MHz. Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2

Re: install osx 10.5

2010-11-30 Thread Peter Martin
Thank you all very much. 2010/11/30 Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:44 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at 6:51 AM, Peter Martin wrote: Thank you.And can you tell me the better way to put usb 2.0 in the same machine? Just about any PCI USB2.0

Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-22 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 22, 2010, at 5:49 AM, Geke wrote: In the other thread: I goofed about partitioning making bigger- than-128 GB drives work; fortunately the others corrected me. I think when you install the OS on the (internal) 160 GB, it will see only a 128 GB drive; on formatting, you can choose to

Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-21 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:48 AM, Chance Reecher wrote: 150GB drives do not exist. 160 GB drives certainly exist, as do 320 and 640 GBs. At the time 160 GB drives were quite popular, 300 and 400 GB drives also were popular. 500 GB drives and 250 GB drives which were derived from the 500 GB

Re: BW: Is It or Isn't It? (Silly Senile Question). . .

2010-11-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:06 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: A 450MHz BW is shown there along with the 300 and up ... Yosemite, Yosemite 1.5 and Silk names The BW was made in three different variations, using two different cases and two different motherboards. 1) First version (possibly

Re: DVD, Webcam, Pix, and Images: why are they soooo different

2010-11-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 16, 2010, at 8:18 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: DVD's are encoded via MPEG2, which is an asymmetric codec: it's significantly less computationally intensive to decode versus encode. (this is how it was developed to be, to allow cheap DVD players. Also why it takes iDVD all night to encode a

Re: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'

2010-11-09 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 9, 2010, at 12:10 AM, Jim Scott wrote: Nope, it's the sound (and soon to be the smell) of the flyback transformer's death throes. Indeed so. The AIO needs a new analog board, which is essentially the heart and soul of the Trinitron monitor. Which is perhaps one reason NOT to get

Re: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'

2010-11-09 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:31 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: No it's the flyback transformer, a common issue in the AIO's especially at their age. True enough, but tripler type flybacks are commonly enough available from the usual suspect TV and monitor repair parts dealers. -- You received this

Re: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'

2010-11-09 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 9, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Chuck wrote: you''ll get knocked across the room and a 20,000kV+ shock will pass through your heart. when you try to monkey around with this. Its generally about 25 kV, but it is very seldom through one's heart. All modern flybacks are of the bleeder type, and

Re: Thermal Compound Question

2010-11-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:13 AM, Geke wrote: To improve conductance, you can use the type of paste containing metal (like Arctic silver), but then you have to be more careful than with the white ceramic type of paste, because metal also conducts electricity. The white pastes are a nuisance to

Re: Thermal Compound Question

2010-11-03 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 3, 2010, at 8:13 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I really don't understand diamond being a thermal conductor Diamond is an excellent conductor of heat, a property which is utilized by jewelers ad gemologists everywhere to detect fake diamonds from real ones. The testing device measures

Re: Mismatched SCSI connectors... (G4 Sawtooth)

2010-11-03 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 3, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: I believe its probably a PC only card. If it is a Mac card, then it will say so on the ROM's label. In general, the Adaptec (and perhaps other) SCSI cards which have 25- pin D-Subminiature connectors are hard-pressed to be Mac-compatible.

Re: Mismatched SCSI connectors... (G4 Sawtooth)

2010-11-03 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 3, 2010, at 7:42 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: What is an HD50 connector? It is the single-byte (SCSI-N) version of the two-byte (SCSI-W) HD68 connector. Both were codified in the SCSI-2 standard. The large Amphenol 50-pin (incorrectly called Centronics) and the smaller MIL-Spec

Re: Mac OS X Lion Is a Must-Have: 10 Reasons Why

2010-10-31 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 31, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Tina K. wrote: Nice fandom article with no real facts. *shrug* Sorry, no OS is a must have for me. Unless it's going to make me breakfast in the morning and then go to work for me while I shop, and clean my house while I sleep I can do just fine without it.

Re: USB 2.0 for a G4 MDD?

2010-10-30 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 30, 2010, at 8:11 PM, Cadeon wrote: The big thing lacking here is USB 2. There are a lot of cheap (I mean really cheap) USB 2 PCI cards out there, but I'm worried that it's going to be hit-or-miss for one off the shelf working in my G4, with leopard. Just be sure to get an

Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable

2010-10-28 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, admin wrote: I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip CAGE can both be removed, creating more open space inside for running cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and quieter than a MDD I had for a short time. The QS 2002

Re: Max HDD size for G3 Clamshell

2010-10-24 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:06 AM, Richard Gerome wrote: I have followed them on ebay for yrs and never have seen one with higher then 120G... 120 GB was the largest physical drive made, although the software supports a drive up to 131,072 MB (128 GB). -- You received this message because

Re: Apple inside?

2010-10-24 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 24, 2010, at 9:56 AM, James Therrault wrote: IBM was supposed to adapt PS2 to run on the PPC chips There WERE versions of that Microchannel machine which supported PPC. Usually sold as part of IBM's AIX products. Much as Apple's Network Server products supported AIX. -- You

Re: Apple inside?

2010-10-24 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 24, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: I know, witch third party CPU upgrades 2 GHz is possible without overclocking – altough I'm not sure if they aren't overclocked by default? 1.42 was the fastest chip which Freescale (successor to Motorola) was making in the end.

Re: Max HDD size for G3 Clamshell

2010-10-24 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 24, 2010, at 12:56 PM, John Carmonne wrote: There are some open firmware commands that are supposed to it it but I was never able to make that method work for me :-) The so-called LBA48 property may be added persistently (meaning it is available at boot-time) on some desktops

Re: I give up what is a smurph?

2010-10-23 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 23, 2010, at 9:41 AM, smac0031 wrote: I've seen references to smurphs before. I have no idea what they are. Smurfs, NOT smurphs, the cartoon character, are blue and white. Smurfs, the G3 PowerMac, are also blue and white. For quite a while Smurfs were among the most affordable

Re: MDD G4 Power Supply Repair

2010-10-19 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:29 AM, James Morgan wrote: ... After considering several options I decided to take the power supply out of both computers and send them to National Ram Electronics at Alpine New York for repair. They charge $89.00 for repair. Cost me about $14.00 to ship the 2

Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 16, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: You will need at least the dual 1.0 G4 … Why is that? Won't the Dual-800 MHz from the QS2001 also work in the Single-800 MHz QS2002? Sure, a dual 0.8 GHz would be fine, but the dual 1.0 GHz are easier to find. The raw (i.e.

Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Oct 16, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: I don't get this. Is the board the same or is it not? The raw board is the same. The stuffed board is quite different. There are places for two voltage regulator systems. The 800 MHz uses one regulator system, the 1000 MHz uses

Re: Calendar sync'ing, Mac-PC-Droid

2010-09-25 Thread Peter Kim
I would tell him to use Google Calender. The web app and phone sync with each other over the air, it's easy and simple. No need to complicate then things. On Sep 25, 2010 11:03 AM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: I've been googling around, and am confusing myself... So I figured you'all could

Re: Question re hard drive jumper settings for cable select on quicksilver single processor 867 MHz

2010-09-19 Thread Peter Haas
On Sep 19, 2010, at 8:40 AM, John Carmonne wrote: 1. set the jumper settings (Seagate hard drives) to master ie ( |: : : : ) and slave ( : : : : ) Or, 2. set the jumpers to ‘cable select’ ( : |: : : ) on both? Sorry but a lot of conflicting info around. I would try cable select on both, all

Re: latest mac mini for 10.4.11

2010-08-22 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 22, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Chance Reecher wrote: Your CD set is not compatible with any intel Mac. It only has PPC code on it and won't even boot let alone install. The only 10.4 disc with Intel code (I think) is a later release of 10.4 Server. 10.4.8 was made as Intel. Possibly also as

Re: latest mac mini for 10.4.11

2010-08-22 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 22, 2010, at 8:58 AM, Dan Palka wrote: ... and especially not from a PowerPC Mac mini restore set. Well, that is definitely a given (a PPC-only install DVD). But there exist 10.4.x universal installers. I am pretty sure I have one, somewhere. -- You received this message because

Re: latest mac mini for 10.4.11

2010-08-22 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 22, 2010, at 8:27 AM, John Carmonne wrote: Where can I find a copy of 10.4 server? LEM is the best place. ePay is always a possibility. Even with 10.5 Server, the installation DVDs were Universal. At least the one I bought is Universal. -- You received this message because

Re: I need help, connecting a extra HD to my G3 B W

2010-08-16 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 15, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Robert Long wrote: I observed that the connection from the HD to the MB are female and there is one spare connection. Can I connect another HD and what type of cable or connection do I need? I have been given sever HDs, 20 gb and 40 gb. I don't know at this

Re: will DA processor fit in Gigabit?

2010-08-06 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 6, 2010, at 7:12 AM, Geke wrote: 1. How tricky is it to put the DA's CPU into the Gigabit? The CPU is the same, but I read that the location of the CPU card on machines previous to the digital audio would require some modifications to the motherboard/case. (The other way I can manage; I

Re: Monitor Question

2010-08-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Aug 4, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: He was tuning the frequency of the horizontal oscillator. It has to match the rate at which the transmission is sent, about 15 kHz was standard NTSC television. There is also a vertical oscillator which was once 30 Hz. Pre-NTSC, the

Re: Revisited: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!

2010-07-28 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 28, 2010, at 8:14 AM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: I believe the 500GB drive can be partitioned to look like 4 125GB drives if the 128GB limit is an issue. If on a pre-QS 2002 model up to and including a QS 2001, you are stuck with the 128 GB line. All partitions below the 131,072 MB line

Re: Revisited: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!

2010-07-28 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 28, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Peter Haas wrote: Below that line, you may include as many partitions as you wish. All may be bootable Above that line, you may also include as many partitions as you wish. None may be bootable. On a QS 2002, or all later, every partition may be bootable

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