Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread Aaron
From: PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:11:02 -0800 On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:24 AM, insightinmind wrote: What's the latest info on SATA PCI cards for a QS Dual 1GHz? I use both the LaCie and the Other World Initio-based SATA controllers in my PPC Macs. I believe these

RAM ?

2009-03-07 Thread Dan A. Currie
Hello All, I was looking around eBay for some RAM for a G5 2.5 dualie and it seems that RAM for the G5's is processor specific ... or is that my imagination? I saw RAM listed as - PM dual core 1.8, PM dual core 2.0, PM dual core 2.3, etc. What's up? Dan II

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread PeterH
On Mar 7, 2009, at 2:51 AM, Aaron wrote: That should be 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/sec -- gigabits, not megabytes. Yup! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Lawrence David Eden
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

Re: Power Mac G3 Blue And White Upgrade info

2009-03-07 Thread Stephen Weber
I'm going to see how high I can clock my cpu that came with my bw On 3/6/09, tortoise cymraeg...@gmail.com wrote: On Mar 4, 7:33 pm, Stephen Weber maryland...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I finally got a replacement motherboard for my G3 Blue and White (Rev1). I need to know so some

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
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 it to completely load pages. See, this is sort of the same

Re: Word Mac Virus - Really curious

2009-03-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 6, 2009, at 6:26 PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: This from another list. Wondering if it's something that can cause trouble within Word on a Mac or just something that is on a Windows Word file and the Mac user passes it thru to another Windows user without being affected. I guess the

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 6, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Vic wrote: (The issue turned out, in the end, to be a broken entry in their database, nothing to do with Citrix at all) I seem to recall seeing ICA agents on the Citrix website for Linux, OS X, OS 9, and even Maemo (Nokia Internet Tablet)! V Mabus Yes, and

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Dan wrote: t's really getting tiring seeing (and answering) the same queries on different lists because our community is so spread out. Yea yea, I know. My whole reply belongs on the great blackhole, aka the lemlists list, where it will be duly ignored. What

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Steve R
At 9:03 AM -0700 3/7/09, Bruce Johnson posted: And Acrobat, well that app is just freaking out of control. The latest Adobe Acrobat READER, not the pro app, but READER is a 250+ meg downloadand it's gotten nothing but slower and more crash-prone as it ages, because there is nothing

Re: G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-07 Thread tonycd
another reason it always depends on what you are doing -- my 33mhz powerbook540c is still very very useful (possible essential) for me ... but not for the same things. This machine is being set up basically to run InDesign and Photoshop CS2. Altivec is a big deal for those, although not for

Re: Flat Screen Monitor

2009-03-07 Thread smac0031
I looked up GeForce 6200/256MB on google. This appears to be a PC card. Is there a Mac Version. The price is right. I once burned a VooDoo 3300 for my SuperMac and it works fine. On Mar 6, 10:00 am, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote: You might want to look for a better video card. There are a lot of

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-07 Thread Doug Burton
On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Dan wrote: t's really getting tiring seeing (and answering) the same queries on different lists because our community is so spread out. Yea yea, I know. My whole reply belongs on the great blackhole, aka the

Re: Flat Screen Monitor

2009-03-07 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 7, 2009, at 12:26 PM, smac0031 wrote: I looked up GeForce 6200/256MB on google. This appears to be a PC card. Is there a Mac Version. The price is right. I once burned a VooDoo 3300 for my SuperMac and it works fine. Burned? or Flashed? I think there is info on flashing a 6200 as

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-07 Thread George R. Hozendorf
On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Doug Burton wrote: On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Dan wrote: t's really getting tiring seeing (and answering) the same queries on different lists because our community is so spread out. Yea yea, I know. My

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Dan
At 5:46 PM -0800 3/6/2009, Ken Daggett wrote: On 6 Mar 2009, at 17:14:39 PST, Dan wrote: At 4:45 PM -0800 3/6/2009, Ken Daggett wrote: Hmmm. How does one go about causing a browser to report that it is IE6 for Windows? Safari's preferences, Advanced tab, check the box to enable the

Re: Word Mac Virus - Really curious

2009-03-07 Thread Stephen Weber
She might want to try a brand name antivirus like Norton or McAfee (If McAfee makes it for macs), I know McAfee for the PC scans before for viruses before installing. I use McAfee for my laptop and Norton for Mac OS 9. I have all the auto scanning and auto protection off for Norton, to save

Re: I've heard of the silenX fan but...

2009-03-07 Thread MacGuy
Ok, got my new SilenX fan today... and the connection is different on the motherboard verses the fan itself. How to connect it? Jeff PS. soldering iron is at the ready:-) On Mar 5, 2009, at 5:26 AM, dc wrote: You probably would be happy with either fan. According to the manufacturer's

Mixed firewire chains

2009-03-07 Thread Dan
hey, Can you mix different speed devices on a firewire chain, 400 and 800? Does the whole chain fall to the slower speed or ? Thx, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Ken Daggett
On 7 Mar 2009, at 10:12:43 PST, Dan wrote: At 5:46 PM -0800 3/6/2009, Ken Daggett wrote: On 6 Mar 2009, at 17:14:39 PST, Dan wrote: At 4:45 PM -0800 3/6/2009, Ken Daggett wrote: Hmmm. How does one go about causing a browser to report that it is IE6 for Windows? Safari's preferences,

Just got my silenx 120mm fan?

2009-03-07 Thread Jeffrey Engle
The connection on the new fan is a 3 wire (I'm assuming a PC config.) and to make things worse, the wires are not marked as all 3 wires are silver in color. Anybody know where to go from here? (it's the 120x38mm cpu fan replacement on the MDD dual 1.25) Jeff Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Dan
At 11:00 AM -0800 3/7/2009, Ken Daggett wrote: Well, I don't know what they are checking but I can connect to the old site using IE 5.2(mac). However that browser won't interface with my treadmill, while IE on my old win2k laptop works ok. Probably an ActiveX control - which is a windoze only

Time-Warner installed router

2009-03-07 Thread Steve R
Is the Time-Warner router user configurable? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at

Re: Time-Warner installed router

2009-03-07 Thread Dan
At 4:45 PM -0500 3/7/2009, Steve R wrote: Is the Time-Warner router user configurable? Most are. Like most ISPs, they field a number of models. You should try googling on the make model of the router... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth

Re: Safari 4 Public Beta available today

2009-03-07 Thread Lawrence David Eden
Comparing me to a PC User?? I'll try not to get insulted. :-) I have the latest Safari on my Mac.as well as Firefox and Opera. Both are faster than Safari. I try to use Safari once in a while, but every time, I am reminded why I use Firefox. Fortunately, it costs nothing to try

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-07 Thread Paul Stamsen
Previously, at 12:42 pm -0500 3/7/09, Doug Burton wrote: On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Dan wrote: t's really getting tiring seeing (and answering) the same queries on different lists because our community is so spread out. Yea yea, I know. My

Re: Mixed firewire chains

2009-03-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Dan wrote: hey, Can you mix different speed devices on a firewire chain, 400 and 800? Does the whole chain fall to the slower speed or ? Found this online, the results of an empirical test: Summary: mixing FW400 and FW800 devices only limits the speed of the

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread yawg
Hi, I was looking for a bootable SATA PCI controller but couldn't fine one, also most of them are not bootable anyway. But there is a good solution out there, a simple small SATA to PATA adapter that cost me just 9 euros. It fits on the SATA hard disk and presto! It's just like a big fast ATA

Re: Word Mac Virus - Really curious

2009-03-07 Thread John Musbach
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: After that, Word Macro viruses vanished in the wild...I haven't seen one that did not come from a very old archived file in years and years. Why the hell Microsoft couldn't apply that lesson to the rest of

Re: Time-Warner installed router

2009-03-07 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 7, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Dan wrote: At 4:45 PM -0500 3/7/2009, Steve R wrote: Is the Time-Warner router user configurable? You might find something on it here: http://www.dslreports.com/forums/all I believe to use the site requires a membership ... free. Bill Connelly artsite:

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:35 AM, yawg wrote: Hi, I was looking for a bootable SATA PCI controller but couldn't fine one, also most of them are not bootable anyway. But there is a good solution out there, a simple small SATA to PATA adapter that cost me just 9 euros. It fits on the SATA hard

FIRE (For IM usage)

2009-03-07 Thread Stephen Conrad
How long can you be idle before Fire disconnects you? Also, where in the Prefs do I set how long to keep me logged in? -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. -

Re: Time-Warner installed router

2009-03-07 Thread Steve R
At 8:07 PM -0500 3/7/09, insightinmind posted: On Mar 7, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Dan wrote: At 4:45 PM -0500 3/7/2009, Steve R wrote: Is the Time-Warner router user configurable? You might find something on it here: http://www.dslreports.com/forums/all I believe to use the site requires

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread Ralph Green
On Sat, 2009-03-07 at 20:30 -0500, insightinmind wrote: But there is a good solution out there, a simple small SATA to PATA adapter that cost me just 9 euros. It fits on the SATA hard disk and presto! It's just like a big fast ATA disk. Regards, Jörg. Something like this?:

G5 DVD Door

2009-03-07 Thread hosemonkey
How works the sliding DVD/CD drive door on a desktop tower G5? I have a G5 tower, but the sliding door covering the disk drive has slid down to the open position and is not connected to the drive slide at all. What makes this door slide up and down. There seems to be no connection between the

Re: Mixed firewire chains

2009-03-07 Thread Dan
At 4:27 PM -0700 3/7/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Dan wrote: Can you mix different speed devices on a firewire chain, 400 and 800? Does the whole chain fall to the slower speed or ? Found this online, the results of an empirical test: Summary: mixing FW400 and

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 7, 2009, at 9:04 PM, Ralph Green wrote: Howdy, Let me say up front that I have not tried these on my G4, but I would be surprised if they did not work. I have used them on several Linux systems and they worked fine. I have no relation to this seller other than having bought

Re: Word Mac Virus - Really curious

2009-03-07 Thread Stephen Weber
I'm using Vista right now (I don't have a Apple Laptop so when I'm away I have to bring my Vista Laptop), in Vista there are a couple things that Microsoft has built into Vista that helps stop malware if it gets past the security software There's that UAC which was mentioned by John, Windows

Re: G5 DVD Door

2009-03-07 Thread Jack Countryman
There is no connection between the door and tray per se. There is a plastic piece behind the metal door that has a protrusion on each side of the inside of the sliding door which the cd tray hits as it comes out, forcing the door down. The door probably has a spring (or 2) somewhere to pull it

Broken ethernet port on Bondi G3 iMac

2009-03-07 Thread Cyrus
Hi everyone, I recently recieved an original Bondi Blue G3 iMac. The only problem is the ethernet port doesn't work for internet, I can connect to my intel iMac just fine, see my hard drive, but it won't connect to the internet. Does anyone know anything about this happening? I would like to get

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-07 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Paul Stamsen paterfami...@gmail.com wrote: Previously, at 12:42 pm -0500 3/7/09, Doug Burton wrote: On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Dan wrote: t's really getting tiring seeing (and answering) the same

Re: Broken ethernet port on Bondi G3 iMac

2009-03-07 Thread jonas ulrich
I'm not sure other than hardware what the issue could be. I have 3 mother boards from those imacs with cd drives that i could sell you. they're actually the whole tray.-Jonas On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Cyrus callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I recently recieved an original Bondi

Re: Mixed firewire chains

2009-03-07 Thread Kris Tilford
On Mar 7, 2009, at 5:27 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Can you mix different speed devices on a firewire chain, 400 and 800? Does the whole chain fall to the slower speed or ? Found this online, the results of an empirical test: Summary: mixing FW400 and FW800 devices only limits the speed of

Re: Hackintoshes and PCs

2009-03-07 Thread PeterH
On Mar 7, 2009, at 10:20 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: http://groups.google.com/group/hq-ahttp://groups.google.com/ group/hq-a - The Hackintosh community has a home now. Didn't we try to move all of that to unsupported X last year. It popped up here in spite of that. Perhaps