Re: Safari

2010-05-13 Thread Peter
Webkit is good, even after 12 hours being open :-) PID COMMAND %CPU TIME #TH #PRTS #MREGS RPRVT RSHRD RSIZE VSIZE 687 top 4.0% 0:01.25 118 28 440K 200K 1032K18M 675 bash 0.0% 0:00.01 114 19 280K 196K 1004K 18M

quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread James Morgan
Don't do anything drastic to your quicksilver yet. I have two MDD G4's and both of them are cranky when it comes to starting up. One of them shows the same symptoms you describe (push the button, a light shows, flickers and dies) anytime it has been improperly disconnected from the power

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 12, 2010, at 7:13 PM, ll wrote: We lost power yesterday. My quicksilver has been on a really good surge protector for two years. It wasn't enough this time however. If I push the on button,a light shows,flickers and dies. The machine never turns on. I am assuming my hardrive is

Re: Ubuntu, G3, XPostFacto

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 12, 2010, at 11:26 AM, TVirkkala wrote: I don't really know if the optical drive is even working properly, at this point. No evidence for it. Any ideas? (I forget, can one boot OS X from a Firewire optical drive?) It does sound as if the Optical drive is foo. I suppose I

I need advice on esata external

2010-05-13 Thread Baha Ata
I got a powerbook and macbook pro... I have been using 2.5 inch external e-sata discs with express and pcmcia cards... My home folders on external e-sata discs while my system remain on internal discs. 10.5 and 10.6 i have been using... I use them for mobility and become faster and bigger

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread lana
I'm a bit of a newbie. Is power supply a mother board? From: Nikki Wraith nikkiwra...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 10:18:53 PM Subject: Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss More likely to be

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread lana
I am a newbie . What description should I be looking for the power supply. I see some on ebay but the descriptions are confusing and I'd rather not buy the wrong one. I have a guy who will do cheap labor for me on fixing computers if I buy the parts.

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 13, 2010, at 9:43 AM, lana wrote: I am a newbie . What description should I be looking for the power supply. I see some on ebay but the descriptions are confusing and I'd rather not buy the wrong one. I have a guy who will do cheap labor for me on fixing computers if I buy the

Re: Flashing PCI cards if you do NOT have a PC

2010-05-13 Thread dc
On May 12, 9:32 pm, deadwinter thecar...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know if you can flash ATI cards if you ONLY have, say, a G4 or G3 desktop with PCI slots, and no access to a PC? Try looking here: http://thomas.perrier.name/graphiccelerator.html -- You received this message because you

Flashing PCI cards if you do NOT have a PC

2010-05-13 Thread tsaec...@att.net
This may be a dumb question but can one flash an AGP card if you do NOT have a PC? Cause I'd love to upgrade this QS and $$$ is an issue. -- 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

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread geno.y
On May 13, 10:03 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On May 13, 2010, at 9:43 AM, lana wrote:     I am a newbie . What description should I be looking for  the power supply. I see some on ebay but the descriptions are confusing and I'd rather not buy the wrong one. I

USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Stephen Conrad
For the longest time I ran my digital camera off the left-hand USB pot on my KB (mouse runs off the other one) Today when I plugged the camera into the cord (which I leave plugged in) I got a Low Power Warning. Why is this? What could have changed? -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time

Re: I need advice on esata external

2010-05-13 Thread iJohn
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, so apologies for posting some thoughts questions which many not be helpful. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Baha Ata baha...@gmail.com wrote: I got a powerbook and macbook pro... I have been using 2.5 inch external e-sata discs with express and pcmcia

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Kris Tilford
On May 13, 2010, at 2:19 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: Today when I plugged the camera into the cord (which I leave plugged in) I got a Low Power Warning. Why is this? Most cameras not only transfer data but also recharge the battery via USB. What could have changed? The battery is

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Damian
Try using a USB extension cable connected to one of your USB ports instead of the keyboard USB port. On May 13, 2010, at 9:19 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: For the longest time I ran my digital camera off the left-hand USB pot on my KB (mouse runs off the other one) Today when I plugged the

Re: I need advice on esata external

2010-05-13 Thread iJohn
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Baha Ata baha...@gmail.com wrote: Lately i am thinking on put 2 fast and big HD on my 3.5 inch esata cases... and replica with my 2.5 inch mobile devices. By the way, a question you did NOT ask but which I personally would wonder about is whether it would be

Re: I need advice on esata external

2010-05-13 Thread Kris Tilford
On May 13, 2010, at 2:32 PM, iJohn wrote: In my experience it's much more common to use disc or disk with talking about optical media such as DVDs or CDs. In my experience the correct nomenclature is that an optical drive has a removable disc with a c, and a hard drive is a non-removable

Re: I need advice on esata external

2010-05-13 Thread Kris Tilford
On May 13, 2010, at 2:40 PM, iJohn wrote: I think the answer to this question is no because I do not think a powerbook could boot from a GUID partitioned hard drive. But I'm not 100% sure so I thought I'd bring it up to see what the others had to say. PPC Macs can boot Leopard 10.5 from a

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On May 13, 2010, at 2:19 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: Today when I plugged the camera into the cord (which I leave plugged in) I got a Low Power Warning. Why is this? Most cameras not only transfer data but also

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Kris Tilford
On May 13, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: This camera uses 3 AAA batteries and I have regular old alkaline cells in it . You might want to check this to be sure which is right for your camera. I have several small Sony cameras that use AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries. I think if

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 13, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: What could have changed? The battery is lower on charge, and is drawing more amperage than before. The limit is 500mA total per USB port unless you have an external USB hub with its own power supply. I've seen this message before using

RE: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Stewie de Young
On May 13, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: This camera uses 3 AAA batteries and I have regular old alkaline cells in it . You might want to check this to be sure which is right for your camera. I have several small Sony cameras that use AAA NiMH rechargeable

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.comwrote: On May 13, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: This camera uses 3 AAA batteries and I have regular old alkaline cells in it . You might want to check this to be sure which is right for your

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Clark Martin
On 5/13/10 1:17 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On May 13, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: This camera uses 3 AAA batteries and I have regular old alkaline cells in it . You might want to check this to be sure which is right for your camera. I have several small Sony cameras that use AAA

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread James Morgan
I have been using my MDD G4 (not that far removed from the quicksilver) for months now with a startup button that sometimes flickers, dies and does not start (a problem that began after I accidently disconnected the power while it was running). But given a rest for a few hours it starts

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread Jason Brown
If the power supply were weak before the power failure, ie bulging capacitors, it would seem like the power failure caused it. Inversely, if the power surge that hit the system upon power restoration caused a cap to bulge, then that would also cause this, depending on the cap location and what

What was the last Mac to natively run OS 9?

2010-05-13 Thread coolrays
The subject pretty much asks the question. Also, which Mac last shipped with OS9? Wad it a G4? G3? r -- 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: What was the last Mac to natively run OS 9?

2010-05-13 Thread Dennis Myhand
coolr...@comcast.net wrote: The subject pretty much asks the question. Also, which Mac last shipped with OS9? Wad it a G4? G3? r I remember working at a school in Texas (Willie Nelson's home town) and we received a new G-3 iMac in Red running OS9. That was in April of 2001. I think the

Re: What was the last Mac to natively run OS 9?

2010-05-13 Thread Kris Tilford
You can use MacTracker to find these answers yourself. PowerMac G4 MDD iBook G3 900MHz 32MB VRAM PowerBook G4 1GHz -- 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: What was the last Mac to natively run OS 9?

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 13, 2010, at 3:54 PM, coolr...@comcast.net wrote: The subject pretty much asks the question. After the G5's came out, Apple released a revised MDD model that booted into a special-for-this-model-only version of OS 9.2.2. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread dorayme
On 14/05/2010, at 7:40 AM, g3-5-list+nore...@googlegroups.com wrote: Topic: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss James Morgan macsh...@mac.com May 13 10:32AM -0400 ^ Don't do anything drastic to your quicksilver yet. I have two MDD G4's and both of them are cranky when it comes to starting up.

They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread ===( )8
Hiya Listers, Oh no! I THINK that BOTH USB ports in my Mini died! :-O Is this possible, they could both go at the same time? Or am I missing something? OK, here it is... This is the same Mini from the other day (1.5 GHz/1 GB RAM/Tiger 10.4.2). Remember the KVM wires got discombobulated when

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 13, 2010, at 5:00 PM, ===( )8 wrote: Hiya Listers, Oh no! I THINK that BOTH USB ports in my Mini died! :-O Is this possible, they could both go at the same time? Or am I missing something? OK, here it is... Ka-snippo. Macs can act all weird when they don't have a kb and/or mouse

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 13, 7:24 pm, dorayme dora...@optusnet.com.au wrote: You see! The QS 933 has a soul! No wonder I keep mine going and work   it every day. That latest Macbook on the desk over there --   cries in vain to be used and is waiting for the day my G4 dies, but   what can I do? I cannot

Allowing a Windoze 7 Laptop to Access my Wireless Network

2010-05-13 Thread Bill Connelly
I set up my wireless Versalink router using my DA Dual 533 G4 under OS X 10.5.8. My new roomie's iTouch is seen by my router's browser window, but I cannot see his Gateway Laptop running Windoze 7. I give the iTouch permission to connect using its Mac Address, but no Mac Address shows up

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread ===( )8
Bruce Johnson writes, Macs can act all weird when they don't have a kb and/or mouse attached. Try it stand-alone: connect a known-good keyboard and mouse to the Mini. Reboot the mini in safe mode. See what happens. WOW! It worked FINE stand-alone! :-O It booted up in Safe Mode (keyboard

Re: Allowing a Windoze 7 Laptop to Access my Wireless Network

2010-05-13 Thread iJohn
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: His machine see's my wireless connection SSID, so is it my Mac that isn't configured just right? Is this the Win7 laptop which sees your Wireless Access Points (WAP) SSID -irrational john -- You received this

Re: Allowing a Windoze 7 Laptop to Access my Wireless Network

2010-05-13 Thread Bill Connelly
On May 13, 2010, at 10:45 PM, iJohn wrote: On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: His machine see's my wireless connection SSID, so is it my Mac that isn't configured just right? Is this the Win7 laptop which sees your Wireless Access Points (WAP)

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Clark Martin
On 5/13/10 1:34 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 13, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: What could have changed? The battery is lower on charge, and is drawing more amperage than before. The limit is 500mA total per USB port unless you have an external USB hub with its own power supply.

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread Richard Gerome
This is a great tip for your wire (nest) mess: Go to a auto parts store and get some ignition wire looms that snap open and shut... Reorganise those wires with the looms to keep them all separate from one another and the wires that are way too long fold them up and use some twist ties or

Re: What was the last Mac to natively run OS 9?

2010-05-13 Thread Richard Gerome
Are you asking when the last computer came out with ONLY OS 9 without OS 10??? Or when they stopped putting OS 9 in them??? If it is the last with only OS 9 I would have to say maybe the end of 2000, because this is when I got it for my Clamshell when it first came out it was OS 10 and the

Re: What was the last Mac to natively run OS 9?

2010-05-13 Thread Richard Gerome
I made a mistake it was the end of 2001 I got that OS 10 disc... So I would have to say the G3 iBooks and iMacs were the last to just come with OS 9 (or somewhere in the middle of the G3's before the G4's) then I think they started to come dual boot 9 and 10 with Classic after that but I

Re: USB Question

2010-05-13 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On 5/13/10 1:34 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 13, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: What could have changed? The battery is lower on charge, and is drawing more amperage than before. The limit is 500mA total

Re: Allowing a Windoze 7 Laptop to Access my Wireless Network

2010-05-13 Thread iJohn
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: May be this would be better asked on a router forum? You could try the General Wireless Discussion section of http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com You'd find limited experience with Mac's there, but they would