Re: serial connection between an old Mac and a Sun IPX

2001-09-26 Thread Adam
Heh, I thought I was the only one with a SparcStation IPX that I wanted to hook up to a Mac. I messed around with this a couple of months, and it is possible, but you need a serial cable that supports hardware-handshaking (IIRC). My standard Mac Serial Cable doesn't do this, bu I have a Mac to

Re: IMAP mail clients

2001-09-26 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
At 23:12 -0400 on 25/09/01, Amber Rhea wrote: Thoughts and opinions, please. What are some good, non-memory-hogging email programs that are IMAP capable? Gracias... pickle wrote: Eudora 4.2 or 4.3 (I know 4.0 didn't support it) is good, but versions 4.x are getting harder to find for

Re: Unable to open Outlook Express

2001-09-26 Thread the pickle
At 23:15 -0500 on 25/09/01, Jim Lee Jr. wrote: Yes, Eudora 3.01, but I cannot figure out how to set it up with a cable modem and ethernet card. The IIvx is set up for cable access, but I am using my PC at the moment. Setup for Eudora is essentially the same as it is for OE - both are POP3

Re: IMAP mail clients

2001-09-26 Thread the pickle
At 04:05 -0700 on 26/09/01, Andrew Michael MacTao wrote: At 23:12 -0400 on 25/09/01, Amber Rhea wrote: Thoughts and opinions, please. What are some good, non-memory-hogging email programs that are IMAP capable? Gracias... pickle wrote: Eudora 4.2 or 4.3 (I know 4.0 didn't support it) is

soldering

2001-09-26 Thread JAG
Just buy some good flux and a magnifying light at Fry's. Use the flux to fix spilled solder or fused joints youdon't want fused. Put a drop of flux on the booboo and run your soldering iron over the booboo really quickly - voila! no more booboo. You can also buy extremely hot blow dryer type

Thin SCSI CD-ROM drives.

2001-09-26 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Toshiba used to make a 1/3 height tray load SCSI CD-ROM drive for desktop systems. I've seen them in Beige with a filler plate bolted on top or in combination with a slim 1.44M floppy. One surplus dealer had a pile of them without the filler plate in Sun Purple. I know they came in a 2x speed,

Eudora

2001-09-26 Thread Amber Rhea
What is the latest version of Eudora that will run on a 68k Mac? Couldn't find *any* info o Qualcomm's site - they *really* want people to download 5.1! (Couldn't find any info elsewhere, either.) -- *** Amber Rhea *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tangerinecs.com/~amber For great justice --

Re: serial connection between an old Mac and a Sun IPX

2001-09-26 Thread Amber Rhea
I had this great idea for a hack a while back. (Hey, we all want Applefritter fame.) I had a Sun Sparc IPX with a dead motherboard. I don't even remember where I got the IPX or why I had it. Anyway, I noticed that the size of its case was just the right size for an SE motherboard! So I got an SE

Re: os 7.1 monitor resolution problem, it's a tough one UPDATE

2001-09-26 Thread Bill Judson
Mac Rehab [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So get this... I started up the LC connected to my other 17monitor with which it reads as 640x480. While still on, I unplug the 17 and plug in the 15 with which has been the problem. It now displays 640x480 on the 15, Yay, but the screen still is not

Re: Unable to open Outlook Express

2001-09-26 Thread Jim Lee Jr.
- Original Message - From: the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Vintage Macs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:28 AM Subject: Re: Unable to open Outlook Express Setting up the IIvx to use your cable modem should involve little more than installing Open Transport

Re: Eudora

2001-09-26 Thread the pickle
At 13:19 -0400 on 26/09/01, Patricia Clark wrote: Amber Rhea wrote: What is the latest version of Eudora that will run on a 68k Mac? I am too lazy to take my LC III out of the closet and put it together and look, HOWEVER ... I have two versions of eudora downloaded on my hard drive on a power

Re: Unable to open Outlook Express

2001-09-26 Thread the pickle
At 13:17 -0500 on 26/09/01, Jim Lee Jr. wrote: Setting up the IIvx to use your cable modem should involve little more than installing Open Transport 1.1.2 and setting the TCP/IP connection to DHCP (or possibly a static IP if you have a router). p The IIvx is set up correctly, Open

Update Re: Free ISP for Mac users?

2001-09-26 Thread Eric McCann
FWIW, Juno and NetZero are now merged to United Online... Given the lousy service I've gotten from Juno, I don't consider this good news. And I don't think either one has a Mac client. (Juno has webmail, and you CAN get NetZero email through any POP client - though you can't send from a

IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread Rich S
Have a IIcx running as a DNS. Installed OS 7.5.5. Was running well until recently. Seems to work OK while at the office, but by the time I return (later the same day, or the next day) the machine has shutdown. Hit the startup button and it boots with the usual not shutdown properly message.

Re: Eudora 4.3.3

2001-09-26 Thread STEFAN DAEHLER
The installer for Eudora 4.3.3 is available for free at http://www.eudora.com/products/old.html ... however, it requires a PowerPC. Steff -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread Jane Thompson
Silly questions, perhaps, but since it says that it was not shut down properly, I'll ask. Do you have a cat, dog, child or Giant Rat of Sumatra that may have knocked your power cord? Power outage? Checked your power supply? Is this happening often, or only once or twice? jt Rich S wrote: Have

Re: Eudora

2001-09-26 Thread gamba
Amber wrote What is the latest version of Eudora that will run on a 68k Mac? Couldn't find *any* info o Qualcomm's site - they *really* want people to download 5.1! (Couldn't find any info elsewhere, either.) Then STEFAN wrote: The installer for Eudora 4.3.3 is available for free at

floppy cleaning?

2001-09-26 Thread Gene Osburn
Hey gang, Is there such a thing as a floppy drive cleaning kit, one that actually does a good job? Blowing/vacumming out the worst of the dust bunnies hasn't restored this old LC floppy to full operating condition. -- Gene, a.k.a. G-Man Friends don't let friends do Windows -- Vintage Macs is

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread the pickle
At 14:45 -0500 on 26/09/01, Rich S wrote: Have a IIcx running as a DNS. Installed OS 7.5.5. Was running well until recently. Seems to work OK while at the office, but by the time I return (later the same day, or the next day) the machine has shutdown. Hit the startup button and it boots with

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
Jane Thompson replied: Silly questions, perhaps, but since it says that it was not shut down properly, I'll ask. Do you have a cat, dog, child or Giant Rat of Sumatra that may have knocked your power cord? Power outage? Checked your power supply? Is this happening often, or only once or twice? jt

Re: Eudora 4.3.3

2001-09-26 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
Steff wrote: The installer for Eudora 4.3.3 is available for free at http://www.eudora.com/products/old.html ... however, it requires a PowerPC. Sho' 'nuff. I just checked the link. They are indeed giving 4.3.3 away for free. I also noticed that they have nothing on their site whatsoever,

Re: IMAP mail clients

2001-09-26 Thread Amber Rhea
Poking around the web a little more yielded a program called Mail Drop which looked promising - unfortunately I can find it available only in Spanish. (Yeah, I should probably use it to practice my Spanish, but...) :) Anybody know of an English version? -- *** Amber Rhea *** [EMAIL PROTECTED]

eudora

2001-09-26 Thread JAG
At 7:10 PM -0400 9/26/01, Vintage Macs wrote: This would be a good one to put in the Archive, but, as Andrew said, waiting until it's at least two version numbers old might be a good idea. Actually getting permission form QualComm is an even BETTER idea : ) jag -- __ Old

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread Robert Poland
-- From: Rich S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: IIcx Problem Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2001, 12:45 PM Have a IIcx running as a DNS. Installed OS 7.5.5. Was running well until recently. Seems to work OK while at the office, but by the time I return

Re: floppy cleaning?

2001-09-26 Thread Marten van de Kraats
Hey gang, Is there such a thing as a floppy drive cleaning kit, one that actually does a good job? Blowing/vacumming out the worst of the dust bunnies hasn't restored this old LC floppy to full operating condition. -- Yep. There are cleaning sets consisting of a cleaning floppy and a small

Re: Micromac Speedy connections

2001-09-26 Thread epicenter
I don't seem to be having any luck with this. I can tie the wires around the pins under the oscillator on my Turbo 040-40 and it works fine, but when I do it on my IIsi, it won't boot, it just starts up, doesn't chime, and the screen takes on one solid color until I turn it off again. I

Eudora 4.3.3 ... or Emailer?

2001-09-26 Thread STEFAN DAEHLER
Steff wrote: The installer for Eudora 4.3.3 is available for free at http://www.eudora.com/products/old.html ... however, it requires a PowerPC. Sho' 'nuff. I just checked the link. They are indeed giving 4.3.3 away for free. I also noticed that they have nothing on their site whatsoever,

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread Rich S
Thought the same thing. Been running coverless for a day or two. Still, problem persists. R. - Original Message - Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:45 PM Subject: Re: IIcx Problem From: Rich S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: IIcx Problem Date:

Re: Unable to open Outlook Express

2001-09-26 Thread Jim Lee Jr.
- Original Message - From: the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Vintage Macs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:09 PM Subject: Re: Unable to open Outlook Express DHCP applies to Open Transport, period. It has nothing to do with the Mac OS version. Do other 'net

Re: IMAP mail clients

2001-09-26 Thread rlf
Subject: Re: IMAP mail clients From: Amber Rhea [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poking around the web a little more yielded a program called Mail Drop which looked promising - unfortunately I can find it available only in Spanish. (Yeah, I should probably use it to practice my

Re: floppy cleaning?

2001-09-26 Thread Gene Osburn
From: Marten van de Kraats [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: floppy cleaning? Hey gang, Is there such a thing as a floppy drive cleaning kit, one that actually does a good job? Blowing/vacumming out the worst of the dust bunnies hasn't restored this old LC floppy to full operating