IIci VS Q700. Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-10 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Marten van de Kraats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have a Q700 yourself or a IIci? I've got both. The Q700 is rather limited with RAM expansion because it only has 4 simm slots to fill. Considering the fact that it is very hard to get 8 mb or higher 30 pin simms for this model and

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-10 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if the inability of 68Ks to turn off the startup RAM tests is a lack-of-software thing, or a lack-of-hardware-support-for-it thing. With a PPC-upgraded 68K, you can turn off the startup RAM test with 8.5 or higher, but the 8.5 Memory

Re: IIci VS Q700. Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-10 Thread the pickle
At 23:37 -0700 on 09/04/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: Now an 040 in the II/IIx/IIfx case with six NuBus slots, 16 SIMM slots, built in 24bit video with dedicated VRAM, built in Ethernet, fast SCSI II, 16bit 44Khz stereo audio in and out, THAT woulda been a real killer Mac. ;) And it probably

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-10 Thread the pickle
At 23:47 -0700 on 09/04/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: The DayStar control panel (at least for the Turbo 601) has the feature to disable the RAM test. That works back to system 7.5, which is the minimum System for Yeah, but does it work without a card installed? ISTR the Daystar control panels

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-10 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 23:47 -0700 on 09/04/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: The DayStar control panel (at least for the Turbo 601) has the feature to disable the RAM test. That works back to system 7.5, which is the minimum System for Yeah, but does it work without a card

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-10 Thread Cameron Kaiser
Yeah, but does it work without a card installed? ISTR the Daystar control panels don't work so well without an accelerator in place. Would be easy enough for someone to try. :) Drop it in the control panels folder then see if it will run. If it will, check the box to disable the

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread rlf9
Subject: Re: Ripping Video From: Mark Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 10:08 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Anyone around here know how to get the contents of a video tape on a hard disk, preferably using

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Marten van de Kraats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone around here know how to get the contents of a video tape on a hard disk, preferably using some old Mac? I know absolutely nothing about this stuff. First off you'd need a Mac with AV or Audio Video features that include AV _input_ and

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Marten van de Kraats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Now, I've got a good reason to buy myself a Quad 840AV :-) BTW Is this something that one can do better with newer Macs or are those more aimed at digital video? Yes, and if you're recording onto your computer, it's digital

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Mark Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on an OS 9.1/OS X machine (IIRC you have a 9.2 G3 don't you?) and you have the lot sorted :). Heck, if he has that kind of rig, just get one of those USB video capture things plus a USB 2.0 card (even if it has USB built in) or a Firewire capture

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 12:15 AM, the pickle wrote: At 01:09 +0200 on 09/04/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Will also work, albeit not *quite* as well. Not

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 08:31 AM, rlf9 wrote: 320x240? A bit on the small side, what? You can do 640x480 as well. The frame rate starts to drop off though. I think it's 4-6fps for that size. 320x240 is fine, you can't really get any more quality out of a VCR video if you make it any

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 10:44 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- Mark Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on an OS 9.1/OS X machine (IIRC you have a 9.2 G3 don't you?) and you have the lot sorted :). Heck, if he has that kind of rig, just get one of those USB video capture things plus a

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread mart
And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Coincidence indeed ! But I do know a Q700 for sale here in Amsterdam. Heavily finned '040 and an Ethernet card in there. And the usual ugly Q700 case. Off list

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Marten van de Kraats
And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Coincidence indeed ! But I do know a Q700 for sale here in Amsterdam. Heavily finned '040 and an Ethernet card in there. And the usual ugly Q700 case. Off list

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread mart
And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Coincidence indeed ! But I do know a Q700 for sale here in Amsterdam. Heavily finned '040 and an Ethernet card in there. And the usual ugly Q700 case. Off list

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 05:24 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Right now I don't use either one of them. I do my scsi stuff on a LC475, which is quite fast and has space for a 32 mb 72 pin simm. I wanna get myself a big quadra with 72 pin simms, so I can fill 'r up real good (i've got

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 06:15 PM, mart wrote: The IIci case is a beauty (albeit somewhat boxy). Lining, striping, details; all is well. The Q700 case has the same dimensions, but the horizontal striping on the front is replaced by an ugly row of smaller ones. It was redesigned to

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread the pickle
At 19:11 +0100 on 09/04/02, Mark Benson wrote: SIMMs and get 128MB! Trouble is the RAM tes takes longer than the OS to load (yes, even with OS 8.1 pickle ;) ). I wonder if the inability of 68Ks to turn off the startup RAM tests is a lack-of-software thing, or a lack-of-hardware-support-for-it

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread mart
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Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread James E Freeland
a 68040 does generate heat at 25Mhz. It is just an added benefit to keeping it cool. remember heat is the enemy. Jim F Marten van de Kraats wrote: have one myself, though I don't use it because of the limited memory upgrade potential. What do you mean with 'finned' btw? A heatsink.

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread kapnkid
The heatsink is to transfer the heat from the CPU to the air, and the fan moves the air away and replaces it with cooler air. The heat transfer is limited by the 'narrowest' part of the system. If the heat can't get out of the chip it would soon look like a dim light bulb. If the air can't get

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Marten van de Kraats
Thanks. Funny thing is that I haven't got any big quadra's yet, only a simple 700 because it looked most like the IIci which I find beautiful. I always aimed for II series and compacts (plusses mostly, by far my favourite). On woensdag, april 10, 2002, at 12:06 , mart wrote: [...] I wanna

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 10:35 PM, James E Freeland wrote: a 68040 does generate heat at 25Mhz. It is just an added benefit to keeping it cool. remember heat is the enemy. My 840av has a 40MHz 040 in it. It has a short stumpy heat-sink (it needs to be to fit under the drive bay

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Marten van de Kraats
On woensdag, april 10, 2002, at 12:05 , kapnkid wrote: Some of the Windoze machines have fans mounted on the chip heatsink itself, as well as a fan to cool the box! Some even have Peltier devices mounted on the chip, a very inefficient method, but it works. Keep those fuzz bunnies clear

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Cameron Kaiser
I think the IIci/Q700 has the inverse problem to the Quadra 8xx and 8x00 Macs. Not so good (although, like the SE/30 is has it's charms ;) ) outside, roomy and well made inside. Anyone who has use a mighty 8 will know it's not a nice case to work in but it looks coool :). The classic Mac

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread the pickle
At 23:21 +0100 on 09/04/02, Mark Benson wrote: fair bit of heat. Having said that I got a nasty burn from the edge of my LC040 in my 475 when I out it in but realised (as the machine sounded unusually quiet) I forgot to re-attach the fan. They're not heatsinked, mostly because the LC040 never

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread the pickle
At 17:02 -0700 on 09/04/02, Cameron Kaiser wrote: I think the IIci/Q700 has the inverse problem to the Quadra 8xx and 8x00 Macs. Not so good (although, like the SE/30 is has it's charms ;) ) outside, roomy and well made inside. Anyone who has use a mighty 8 will know it's not a nice case to

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Mark Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 08:31 AM, rlf9 wrote: 320x240? A bit on the small side, what? You can do 640x480 as well. The frame rate starts to drop off though. I think it's 4-6fps for that size. 320x240 is fine, you can't really get any

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Mark Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have any *idea* how much a good quality A-D breakout box for FireWire/USB 2.0 *costs*? The last one I saw was nearly $250. Checked macwarehouse.com ? TigerDirect.com has some too but for some reason only their printed catalog tells which works

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread R.A. Cantrell
on 4/8/02 4:08 PM, Marten van de Kraats at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone around here know how to get the contents of a video tape on a hard disk, preferably using some old Mac? I know absolutely nothing about this stuff. Marten you need a video capture and edit set up. -- All the best,

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread Marten van de Kraats
On maandag, april 8, 2002, at 11:14 , R.A. Cantrell wrote: on 4/8/02 4:08 PM, Marten van de Kraats at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone around here know how to get the contents of a video tape on a hard disk, preferably using some old Mac? I know absolutely nothing about this stuff. Marten

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread the pickle
At 23:08 +0200 on 08/04/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Anyone around here know how to get the contents of a video tape on a hard disk, preferably using some old Mac? I know absolutely nothing about this stuff. Something like a Quad 840AV plus a fat hard disk would be my first choice. the

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread the pickle
At 23:39 +0200 on 08/04/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: I suppose that, when I get my hands on a Quad 840AV, the process is simple and I won't need any additional hardware, except a video recorder? Reasonably so, yes. James Wang's excellent AV-FAQ (linked on LEM, I think on the Q840 profile

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread R.A. Cantrell
on 4/8/02 5:25 PM, Marten van de Kraats at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW Is this something that one can do better with newer Macs or are those more aimed at digital video? I'm just guessing that a 7600 with adequate ram and drive speed/space would be better than the 840. he connectivity window

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread Mark Benson
On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 10:08 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Anyone around here know how to get the contents of a video tape on a hard disk, preferably using some old Mac? I know absolutely nothing about this stuff. Buy an 840av, you won't regret it :). It has Analog video and S-VHS

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread Marten van de Kraats
On dinsdag, april 9, 2002, at 12:30 , R.A. Cantrell wrote: on 4/8/02 5:25 PM, Marten van de Kraats at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW Is this something that one can do better with newer Macs or are those more aimed at digital video? I'm just guessing that a 7600 with adequate ram and drive

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread Marten van de Kraats
And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Marten -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread R.A. Cantrell
on 4/8/02 6:09 PM, Marten van de Kraats at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Marten There's a guy on the Quadlist named Coz who is an expert on the 660av. Give him a shout. --

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread the pickle
At 01:09 +0200 on 09/04/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: And what about the 660AV? I just found a M.Bakker (probably coincidence) selling one for 45 euro on a secondhand mac site. Will also work, albeit not *quite* as well. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml Software Archive

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread Mark Benson
On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 11:25 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Thanks. Now, I've got a good reason to buy myself a Quad 840AV :-) You don't need a good reason - I didn't have one LOL :). BTW Is this something that one can do better with newer Macs or are those more aimed at digital

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread R.A. Cantrell
on 4/8/02 6:16 PM, the pickle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was. Coz disappeared from LEM about a year ago. the pickle I'll bet if you shine the Coz light up into the sky, our hero will answer the call. -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: Ripping Video

2002-04-08 Thread Scott Strungis
I have to agreeYears ago I had a nice 840av and loved the connectivity and ease of use right out of the box. Neatest thing was running the Mac's video signal right to a television set. I am contemplating setting my Mom up with a 6100/av model to replace her ailing and aging WebTV box.