Re: The jackal returns (was Re: How it works

2003-02-23 Thread James S Jones
One too many off-topic, hateful messages for my mailbox to handle. Do you own any mirrors, Paul? Feel free to spew your vitriol without me. Gee, at this rate, you'll have me LEM list free by the equinox. On Sunday, February 23, 2003, at 05:23 AM, Paul Stamsen wrote: So we hear from you

Re: Q700 operating costs Was: IIci Router Was: Wired Router

2003-02-06 Thread James S Jones
31 Watts is roughly a third as much as an average porch light. A typical water heater probably uses about 3000 Watts, or 100 times as much. By your rate calculation, keeping hot water would cost you thousands a month. For an individual, the power used running personal computers is a

Re: the search for abandonware

2003-01-21 Thread James S Jones
Try this site: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 12:30 AM, RedNight wrote: I am slowly trying to put together my old mac system, I have had little problem aquiring the hardware, but finding the old versions of software has proven to be

Re: Problems/30 Pin RAM in IIci

2003-01-21 Thread James S Jones
They were allegedly sold only to the US military, so it's not surprising no one has seen one -- they're probably still using them... On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 06:44 PM, the pickle wrote: Unless you have one of the mythical IIcis or IIfxs that had a parity chip on-board, which no one

Re: the search for abandonware

2003-01-21 Thread James S Jones
I wouldn't say that banishment from a LEM list is necessarily an absolute predictor of one's integrity or character. What was the offense? On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 04:14 PM, the pickle wrote: That guy has been banned from these lists multiple times for violations of list policy.

Re: the search for abandonware

2003-01-21 Thread James S Jones
I looked at the prices. If those weren't the offense, they should have been. I'd hoped that sort of thing had died with Shreve Systems... On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 10:21 PM, the pickle wrote: At 21:14 -0800 on 21/01/03, James S Jones wrote: I wouldn't say that banishment from a LEM

Re: ghosting flop

2003-01-20 Thread James S Jones
He ejected, rather than put away, a floppy disk. The system is asking for the disk to be reinserted as there were files in use when it was ejected or because the ghosted image of the disk is still on the desktop. When he tried to put it away, the system asks for it to be reinserted so it can

Re: ghosting flop

2003-01-20 Thread James S Jones
:45 PM, the pickle wrote: At 14:42 -0800 on 20/01/03, James S Jones wrote: reinserted so it can be unmounted. It isn't clear to me why he doesn't just comply, reinsert the disk and unmount it... IIRC, the OP said the ghosted floppy was destroyed. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http

Re: 68040 25 or 33?

2003-01-08 Thread James S Jones
A 33 MHz processor is 33% faster than a 25 MHz one, so it should be a noticeable difference. On the other hand, the LC uses a 68LC040 processor, which doesn't have an FPU. For some tasks, it would be slower. Have you considered hard drive differences as an explanation. On Wednesday, January 8,

IIfx power supply

2003-01-04 Thread James S Jones
Does the IIfx use the same power supply as the IIcx and IIci? -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac

Re: IIfx power supply

2003-01-04 Thread James S Jones
, but the IIfx is different. So, they're interchangeable, but not technically the same? On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 07:21 PM, the pickle wrote: At 18:49 -0800 on 04/01/03, James S Jones wrote: Does the IIfx use the same power supply as the IIcx and IIci? Definitely not. But it does use

Re: DAVE on 68K macs

2002-12-17 Thread James S Jones
You can run 7.6 on an 68000, although you can't install it on one. On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 09:33 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: DAVE 2.5 readme sez: System Requirements DAVE requires the following hardware and software: * Any Mac OS-compatible computers with a Motorola 68020 or

Re: Java, 68k

2002-12-14 Thread James S Jones
, at 02:54 PM, Bill Judson wrote: On Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 01:04:38 -0800 James S Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote I've never seen it anywhere. I've only seen it referenced, much like MRJ 2.0 for 68k is reference on one of the Mac OS install CDs. On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 01:01 AM, Gregg

Re: Java, 68k

2002-12-13 Thread James S Jones
I've never seen it anywhere. I've only seen it referenced, much like MRJ 2.0 for 68k is reference on one of the Mac OS install CDs. On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 01:01 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- James S Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Gold version, the one they charged

Re: Java, 68k

2002-12-12 Thread James S Jones
The Gold version, the one they charged for, supposedly does. Of course, I've never seen such a beast... On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 07:08 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: I use Netscape 4.08 on all my 68k Macs with at least a 68040/25 processor. I give it all the RAM I can to prevent

Re: Types of SCSI connector

2002-12-10 Thread James S Jones
You can get a compact DB-50 to DB-25 SCSI cable from a variety of sources, including RE-PC, here in Seattle. I believe they describe it as DB50 Half-Pitch Male to Male SCSI-II Cable, 3 Ft. (Unused). Their URL is http://www.repc.com. Wherever you buy one, don't pay more than $15 or $16 for one.

Re: Old time used utility

2002-11-21 Thread James S Jones
I believe TechTool Lite does that. See http://www.micromat.com/ (though their website seems to be down as I type this). On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 06:16 AM, David Undlin wrote: I recall using an old utility that would show how many hours a Mac had been used. I think I have it

Re: Sharing new printers with older Macs. Re:

2002-10-28 Thread James S Jones
Any PostScript printer should work, not just laser printers. There are inkjet printers, image setters, etc, that have hardware or software PS RIPs. All PostScript printers have PPDs, by definition. PPDs are plain text files and, in my experience, cross platform. If you find a Mac, Windows,

FPU removal, install

2002-08-31 Thread James S Jones
I have an old LC that has an PDS ethernet card. The card has a socket for a FPU chip. Yesterday, I found a PDS card with nothing but an FPU. Are there any tricks or potential problems in removing an FPU chip from one card and putting it in another? Will it just work in the ethernet card or is

Re: relatively foolish question

2002-07-07 Thread James S Jones
Has anyone run one of these in a Q700? Are there minimum/maximum system software versions that the Mac286 software works with? On Sunday, July 7, 2002, at 03:38 AM, Phil Beesley wrote: John Ruschmeyer has documented the AST 286 card very thoroughly at

Re: Mac IIci Problem Update

2002-07-05 Thread James S Jones
How did you bypass the graphics card? Unless you did so by removing it, entirely, the power-on self-test process would have failed when it got to the NuBus cards. On Friday, July 5, 2002, at 05:17 AM, DeVaul wrote: My question: What is the connection between filling ram slots on my

Re: ISA LocalTalk card ?

2002-05-12 Thread James S Jones
It's not a LocalTalk card. It's a proprietary card for a hand-held Mustek scanner. From Google: Marstek (Mustek) CG800 hand scanner driver - Marstek (Mustek) ... ... zip. Location, website. Date Submitted, Apr 6, 1999. Comments: Twain drivers for GI1904A, IF-940, GI1906 interface cards used by

Re: It's not hardware....

2002-05-06 Thread James S Jones
Not really true. The first versions of Windows would run on an 8088, but 3.0 and 3.1 required at least a 80286. And, there was a split at version 2.1, with Windows 386 not running on anything less than a 80386. The Windows 386 code evolved into Windows 95/98/Me. Windows NT through version

Re: Cd-rom identification help.

2002-03-31 Thread James S Jones
The CR-507-C is a Matsushita-made, Apple-branded 12X SCSI CD-ROM drive. The CR-506-C is a 8X drive used in the 8500s. Logically, I'd guess it's a 4X drive in the same series. The 507 and 506 actually specify the speed on the drive label. It's odd the 505 doesn't. Have you tried using it? The

Re: Course of action for @Home subscribers

2001-08-21 Thread James S Jones
Since @Home is openly out of money, begging ATT to bail them out, laying off hundreds of emees and has a stock price under $0.50 a share (as of yesterday, anyway), I kind of doubt they'll be doing much any time soon. Andrew Robinson wrote: After listening to the listmom pull his hair out,

Re: Self crashing apps. Re: Most Stable OS

2001-07-25 Thread James S Jones
This is one of the advantages of Netscape on the classic Mac OS. Any application creates it's own memory partition and only the most remarkably buggy apps will overwrite another app's partition (maybe something not 32-bit clean?). Netscape and some others go one step further. Once it has a

Re: Most Stable OS

2001-07-24 Thread James S Jones
Part of the problem with Netscape 2.0 to 4.7x is that it was designed to be internally multithreaded, using a Netscape thread manager, rather than a system one*. The root of this came from Mac System 7 and 16-bit Windows. Those systems didn't have thread managers. The result is a monstrously