Re: Installing OSX

2003-01-24 Thread hinchlif
On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 03:29 PM, Tony Wilson wrote: I have OS10.1.5 on an external firewire drive attched to PowerBook G4 400. Used until proficiency level is reasonable. Cld someone please advise me what I need to purchase to update to 10.2.3. Are there several stages to go

Re: Can't trash a folder

2003-01-24 Thread hinchlif
On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 09:47 PM, KEVIN Lock wrote: I started to download a piece of software and cancelled mid download. I now have a folder on my desktop as a .sea When I try and trash it it says that 'the item is being used by another task right now' 'try again when the task

[Fwd: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 not working on my iMac]

2003-01-24 Thread DJ
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opinions.... living with OSX?

2003-01-24 Thread Mark Secker
Having lived day in day out with OSX for over a month (as opposed to occasionally booting an old 233 to OSX to help OS X using clients) I'm pretty much decided that I can't go back to OS 9 Why... well Zero OS crashes in 5 weeks, a hand full of application crashes none of which required a

Canon printer problem

2003-01-24 Thread Mike Fuller
Hi all, I have a friend with a 7500 running OS 9.1, plus a USB card in a PCI slot, and a recently purchased Canon S520 printer linked via the USB port. Unfortunately the printer isn't working, with an error message stating there is a communication problem whenever a print request is sent. The

Mac network cards (free to a good home)

2003-01-24 Thread Mark Secker
I have a A4 sized box of Mac Ethernet cards that have been floating around our server room since before my employment here. Most are RJ45 but a few are BNC only. Having a quick rummage through them they are all for obsolete pre-PowerMacs such as LC's (hmm guess that's 'cause all PowerMacs

re opinions.... living with OSX?

2003-01-24 Thread KEVIN Lock
I like it! But.waiting around for the kettle to boil whilst carbon 9 starts up to run an oldish program is a bit of a pain. As with you...no crashes in about 6 weeks, whereas on 8.6 we would crash a couple of times a day. KL

Re: Blank CD tax proposed

2003-01-24 Thread Matthew Healey
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 07:45 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I suggest that all private computer users should email their MPs to voice an opinion against this proposed tax. It is worthwhile telling your MP what you think. Email is not even worth the electrons used to send it. Write your

RE: Essential reading, although off topic

2003-01-24 Thread Gordon Morris
Here, here -Original Message- From: Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 23 January 2003 8:00 PM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Essential reading, although off topic I thoroughly agree!! It is happening too often! Bob At 7:52 PM 23/1/03, Adrian Skehan wrote: Personally

S Video

2003-01-24 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Hi everyone. Can anyone suggest a way I can get S video out of a IBook 500. Unfortunately it does have the reset button next to the Audio jack which evidently means it is a Problem :-( Mac MJMcCallum Floreat Perth

Re: Essential reading, although off topic

2003-01-24 Thread Phillip Arena
Here here! At 8:19 PM +0800 23/1/03, Phillip McGree wrote: Personally, it's all the one line replies that bug me. ;-) -- We have only ONE Earth