Re: broadband in the home network

2002-06-18 Thread Onno Benschop
On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 19:48, James Anderson wrote: hi, a question for those who have some understanding of networks we have a small home network and are considering broadband with iinet since it is actually cheaper per month when you take into account the dedicated fax/modem line rental and

Re: IE 5.2 For Mac OS X

2002-06-18 Thread hinchlif
On Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 03:08 AM, Daniel wrote: It's about 7.2MB in size. Things to note:- It changes your home page to www.msn.com It handles Quartz text smoothing. Apart from that I can't see a big improvement. Seems to work alright though,... Well maybe it's just me, but it

Lap top Insurance

2002-06-18 Thread Robert Morgan
Anyone got any suggestions as to insurance for a laptop, besides the ol' RAC insurance??

FW: Optical mouse

2002-06-18 Thread Jon Davison
-- From: Jon Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 21:18:15 +0800 To: WAMUG Subject: FW: Optical mouse Thanks Steven, I guess it is that, but as I mentioned I have been using it with no problems for 18 months on the laminated surface and only now is it spitting the dummy. So

FS: PB, Desktop, modem etc

2002-06-18 Thread Peter McGrath
I have a number of Mac items for sale. 1. Performer 5400 120MHz 80MB 1.58GB CD-ROM Floppy Ethernet OS9.1(with CD) + Color Stylewriter 2500 + US Robotics 56k Faxmodem $400 as a complete system (the extra RAM module is only a year old) 2. Powerbook 1400cs 117MHz 16MB 775MB Floppy BRAND NEW BATTERY

Re: Lap top Insurance

2002-06-18 Thread Shay Telfer
Anyone got any suggestions as to insurance for a laptop, besides the ol' RAC insurance?? http://www.sgua.com.au/ Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL

Mac Article Canberra Times 17/6/02...

2002-06-18 Thread Goodall-Smith
Thought some WAMUGgers may like to see this article: (from Canberra Times, Monday June 17, 2002) Macs cheaper Here's a bit of cheer for the Apple Macintosh fans. Macs -- far from being more expensive than Windows PCs,

Re: IE 5.2 For Mac OS X

2002-06-18 Thread Greg Pennefather
I have downloaded and installed it - speed seems to have increased and launch time is significantly improved on my TiBook 550. The text smoothing is very easy on the eye. All in all a nice little update. Cheers Greg on 18/6/02 3:08 AM, Daniel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all For those

Broadband

2002-06-18 Thread Kevin Lock
I have just attempted to sign up with iinet for ADSL, but have been informed that Macintosh computers are not compatible with their system. Pity, it was a very good deal. Kevin Lock Bicton

Re: Broadband

2002-06-18 Thread Andrew Schox
Hi Kevin, I have just attempted to sign up with iinet for ADSL, but have been informed that Macintosh computers are not compatible with their system. Pity, it was a very good deal. I signed up with iinet ADSL a couple of months ago and have had no problems with a home network with a DPG4

Re: Broadband

2002-06-18 Thread Phillip McGree
Nup, they're wrong I have a regular client who is on iiNet ADSL with a beige G3. However, before you sign up with iiNet, check out the ADSL choices for Perth at: http://www.broadbandchoice.com.au There's a deal with EON that's 512/128 with 7 gig a month for $99. Primus is a better deal

Re: Broadband

2002-06-18 Thread Lara Hopkins
Phillip McGree wrote: Nup, they're wrong I have a regular client who is on iiNet ADSL with a beige G3. Completely wrong. Mixed OS X/ OS 9/ OS 8.6/Debian/Airport network here with no issues. However, before you sign up with iiNet, check out the ADSL choices for Perth at:

Printer

2002-06-18 Thread MR BRETT GILES
i have a notebook 1400cs with a color stylewriter 2400 printer attached these are both stand alone we use a windows based network and i can't transfer the printer drivers i have downloaded off the apple site from my pc to the mac notebook as they are in *.bin format and i think they need to be in

Could this be a virus?

2002-06-18 Thread Steven
I received the below email message, which concerns me a little that perhaps my Mac is sending out messages as a result of a virus infection?? Does it look familiar to anyone? I haven't replied to 'John Murray' yet just in case it's not an authentic complaint/request. Any thoughts??

Re: iinet Broadband

2002-06-18 Thread David Choy
The problem with iinet and why some of their techs say their ADSL won't work is simply because their staff are incompetant at supporting mac on ADSL/don't want to bother supporting them. I rang them regarding setting up ADSL (my ADSL only came with Windoze instructions) and they said sorry, can't

Western Power ISP?

2002-06-18 Thread Matt Huitson
Did I hear correct? Are Western Power rolling out super cable in suburbs south of the river? According to 7 news this evening, happy residents can expect speeds 150 times faster than a normal modem connection. Did someone forget to carry the one, perhaps. :/ Cheerio, Matt.

Re: Broadband

2002-06-18 Thread Doug Wilson
on 18/6/02 15:19, Phillip McGree at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nup, they're wrong I have a regular client who is on iiNet ADSL with a beige G3. However, before you sign up with iiNet, check out the ADSL choices for Perth at: http://www.broadbandchoice.com.au There's a deal with EON