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OS up-to-date and new iBook 438 Views / 2 Replies  
Does anyone remember Apple's free OS upgrade policy? If I buy a new iBook now will Jaguar be free? Otherwise, I'd save $100 or more by waiting.

cheers,
JB
Posted by J.B., on May 21, 2002 at 12:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think what Chris was getting at is not the DDR... 915 Views / 39 Replies  
I think what Chris was getting at is not the DDR memory but the AGP architecture. It is designed to allow fast access to the main system memory if the GPU's memory buffer filled. Therefore, at...
Posted by J.B., on May 21, 2002 at 11:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, thought it was only fair after all our... 565 Views / 17 Replies  
Well, thought it was only fair after all our complaints to note that QUE! finally did post a driver that supports disc burning in 10.1.4. I have the 4804 Mitsumi mechanism and iTunes, Finder...
Posted by J.B., on May 8, 2002 at 07:50 PM, in macOS
Since QE needs a minimum 32mb Radeon GPU (or... 780 Views / 22 Replies  
Since QE needs a minimum 32mb Radeon GPU (or nVidea equivalent), I don't see how Apple's left room for a meaningful iBook upgrade. After all, the TiBook has the bare minimum.

Of course, if...
Posted by J.B., on May 6, 2002 at 06:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Actually, it won't work without partitioning. At... 575 Views / 10 Replies  
Actually, it won't work without partitioning. At least not on some 233-333MHz iMacs (mine included). See this for details:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25249

cheers,
JB
Posted by J.B., on Apr 1, 2002 at 05:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
On early iMacs, the system partition must be... 575 Views / 10 Replies  
On early iMacs, the system partition must be completely within the first 8GB of the hard drive. Else it won't be found at bootup. Partition the drive with a system partition within the first 8GB,...
Posted by J.B., on Apr 1, 2002 at 01:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
C'mon, guys, you usually have an opinion about... 513 Views / 3 Replies  
C'mon, guys, you usually have an opinion about everything. I guess this IS the weirdest problem ever--it silenced the MacNN crowd :)

Even wild guesses are acceptable at this point. I'm not...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 29, 2002 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
The weirdest iMac problem ever? 513 Views / 3 Replies  
I just can't believe this is real. I thought things like this only happened on PCs.

All of a sudden, the extra monitor controls for my Rev A iMac are gone. The contrast and brightness...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 27, 2002 at 02:52 AM, in Mac Desktops
Desktop replacement? How about just a desktop? ... 894 Views / 45 Replies  
Desktop replacement? How about just a desktop? 8.5 pounds and 2.5 hour battery life means the TiBook is safe for now in my humble opinion.

cheers,
JB
Posted by J.B., on Mar 27, 2002 at 01:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Here's the bottom line as I see it. I went to... 828 Views / 38 Replies  
Here's the bottom line as I see it. I went to Dell.com and went through the complex maze of options and products, all of which look the same and have meaningless names (Optiplex, Dimension). I...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 22, 2002 at 01:15 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well, many of you dislike the 14" screen, but am... 1,227 Views / 66 Replies  
Well, many of you dislike the 14" screen, but am I the only one that LIKES the G3? The G4 certainly brings more speed for complex rendering in AltiVec aware-apps and a better X experience BUT...
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Posted by J.B., on Mar 18, 2002 at 01:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
And by "RAM-thirst" I meant the fact that the... 764 Views / 39 Replies  
And by "RAM-thirst" I meant the fact that the Window Manager under OS X uses more available memory than my entire OS 9.1. Is this the price we pay for added stability? The truth is the memory...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 12, 2002 at 05:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
001inkjets and Epson 777 376 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

I just received an ink cartridge from 001inkjets.com. The brand is "N-Label." My printer won't recognize the cartridge even though the packaging explicitly states the two are...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 11, 2002 at 08:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The other problem is that we keep comparing... 764 Views / 39 Replies  
The other problem is that we keep comparing portable G3s (iBook) with desktop G4s. I think the best real world test would be to have a TiBook 500 and an iBook 600 side-by-side in 10.1. That would...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 9, 2002 at 03:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for your thoughtful responses. I hadn't... 764 Views / 39 Replies  
Thanks for your thoughtful responses. I hadn't thought of RAM being an issue because I was limiting my tests to one app at a time. With OS Xs RAM-thirst, though, the 128MB in my test model may well...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 8, 2002 at 04:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The final word: X and iBook 500 764 Views / 39 Replies  
Background: I have been running 10.1 on an iMac 233 with a 7200RPM drive and 256MB of RAM since the OSs release. Obviously, my expectations are low as far as performance goes. I've found the...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 8, 2002 at 03:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: performance of OS X on fast G3 iMac... ... 1,480 Views / 44 Replies  
Re: performance of OS X on fast G3 iMac...

Many tout OS X's more advanced pre-emptive multitasking and better memory management. I don't argue with their claims but would point out that better...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 4, 2002 at 02:32 PM, in Mac Desktops
There's the catch--"OS X." It's a beautiful... 1,480 Views / 44 Replies  
There's the catch--"OS X." It's a beautiful operating system and a joy to use; however, if you have a g3, OS 9 is the biggest speed bump you can give your Mac. I'd been using--and enjoying--OS X...
Posted by J.B., on Mar 4, 2002 at 01:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
Not so fast! Maybe Apple hasn't abandoned us... 526 Views / 14 Replies  
Not so fast! Maybe Apple hasn't abandoned us after all. Remember the QPS website says they're willing to write the driver once the drive communicates with OS X. Well, in 10.1.3, my Que! drive is...
Posted by J.B., on Feb 20, 2002 at 02:06 AM, in macOS
Thanks! For some reason, the Real installer... 495 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks! For some reason, the Real installer won't place the necessary files in Application support. Dragging copies over from my old 9.1 partition did the trick. Well, sort of, background...
Posted by J.B., on Dec 17, 2001 at 09:34 PM, in Applications
Just curious, what turned you off on the H-K... 626 Views / 5 Replies  
Just curious, what turned you off on the H-K soundsticks. I am extremely impressed with the transparency of the sound, better than my stereo when you're in front of them.

cheers,
j
Posted by J.B., on Dec 17, 2001 at 09:31 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
realplayer in classic? 495 Views / 4 Replies  
Has anyone gotten realplayer to run in classic? For me, it quits before launch finishes. If you do have it working, which RP version are you using?

Realplayer and my Que! burner are the only...
Posted by J.B., on Dec 17, 2001 at 07:28 PM, in Applications
Wouldn't cooling be an issue with a g4/iMac? It... 718 Views / 34 Replies  
Wouldn't cooling be an issue with a g4/iMac? It would take quite a design effort to handle the g4's heat without a fan. Unless, maybe they'll use the lower power g4 from the Tibook in a g4 iMac? ...
Posted by J.B., on Dec 7, 2001 at 03:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well, the Tibook's airport antenna is in the main... 722 Views / 27 Replies  
Well, the Tibook's airport antenna is in the main enclosure, and Apple seems to have gotten the range very close to the iBook in the Rev B's. Hadn't thought about the mic, though. I assume someone...
Posted by J.B., on Nov 29, 2001 at 06:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iBook speculation on MOSR 667 Views / 32 Replies  
MOSR has a new rumor report up that seems feasible to me. The basics: mid-2002 ibook gets a bump to 13.3" or 13.7", whichever they can fit in the current enclosure, but remains at 1024x768 while the...
Posted by J.B., on Nov 25, 2001 at 06:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Which drives in iBook 600? 396 Views / 3 Replies  
Does anyone know which hard drive models Apple's using in the new iBooks? I'm particularly interested in whether the 20g drive in the combo is the notorious IBM 20GN or the newer 30GN (with liquid...
Posted by J.B., on Nov 23, 2001 at 07:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hands-on experience and which HD? 376 Views / 1 Replies  
Well, a series of events today has convinced me to retire my Rev a iMac and replace it with an iBook. First, I went by the campus bookstore to see if they finally had an iBook with X loaded, and...
Posted by J.B., on Nov 21, 2001 at 03:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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