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That would be a great solution, except for one...	1,325 Views / 16 Replies
That would be a great solution, except for one thing: the whole issue at stake here is the LACK of support for older systems in the new versions of OS X (namely panther). The beige G3's are no longer...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 25, 2003 at 03:22 PM, in Mac Desktops

G3/400 from a B&W G3 into a beige? Could/should it work?	737 Views / 1 Replies
I have a motorola G3/400 processor that has been pulled out of a Blue&White G3, which has since been replaced with a Sonnet G4/500. I also have a Beige G3/233, which I installed the G3/400 into,...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 24, 2003 at 10:17 AM, in Hardware Hacking

G3/400 from B&W into Beige g3? Could/should it work?	673 Views / 1 Replies
I have a motorola G3/400 processor that has been pulled out of a Blue&White G3, which has since been replaced with a Sonnet G4/500. I also have a Beige G3/233, which I installed the G3/400 into,...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 24, 2003 at 10:15 AM, in Mac Desktops

Any ATA/IDE/EIDE DVD-ROM will work just fine. ...	747 Views / 4 Replies
Any ATA/IDE/EIDE DVD-ROM will work just fine. Just unplug the audio, ata, and power cables, remove the drive, slide the new one into place, and plug it all back in. It's a snap. -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 24, 2003 at 10:13 AM, in Mac Desktops

Ok. I removed the VRM (voltage regulator...	644 Views / 4 Replies
Ok. I removed the VRM (voltage regulator module), PRAM battery, the one 256MB stick of RAM, the ATA HD, the processor, the personality card, and the extra VRAM, and all the SCSI hardware (drive and...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 23, 2003 at 01:42 AM, in macOS

Anyone?? -Biggie!	644 Views / 4 Replies
Anyone?? -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 22, 2003 at 09:43 PM, in macOS

Well, the "official" release is at 8 PM, so I...	4,055 Views / 70 Replies
Well, the "official" release is at 8 PM, so I would guess that Panther is slated to be delivered somewhere around then. Haha I wonder if people on the west coast will get it 3 hours before the east...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 22, 2003 at 02:10 AM, in macOS

Installing 10.2 on a beige G3	644 Views / 4 Replies
I've had a beige G3 running OS X 10.2 since it was released, and up until about 2 months ago, it ran without any real problems. I reinstalled a few times for various reasons, but I never had any...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 22, 2003 at 01:46 AM, in macOS

Computer has been running for about 10 hours...	5,496 Views / 94 Replies
Computer has been running for about 10 hours without a reboot. Blue&White G3 w/ Sonnet G4/500 ZIF, 384MB RAM, Radeon 7000 (not that it matters for launch times). imovie: 3.75 secs mail: 1.75 secs...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 21, 2003 at 01:46 AM, in macOS

Yup, same here. I chose Express Shipping, even...	1,081 Views / 14 Replies
Yup, same here. I chose Express Shipping, even thought it probably won't make a difference, but it's only 10 dollars canadian, and its a business expense ;) Anything to make sure that I get it on...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 21, 2003 at 01:37 AM, in macOS

Thank god. That makes my life so much easier. ...	587 Views / 4 Replies
Thank god. That makes my life so much easier. Thanks! -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 21, 2003 at 01:33 AM, in macOS

Anyone? -Biggie!	587 Views / 4 Replies
Anyone? -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 21, 2003 at 12:30 AM, in macOS

Re: $10 this topic turns ugly	3,756 Views / 44 Replies
Why should we care? Even if he's using the same version of 7B85 as all the rest of us, he's telling us his take on it. So shut the f*ck up if all you can do is question someone when they're trying...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 18, 2003 at 04:32 PM, in macOS

Hahaha. Like I said - you make me laugh. You...	3,830 Views / 70 Replies
Hahaha. Like I said - you make me laugh. You read my last statement as "expressing joy at depriving someone of their livelihood"? I don't know how literally you took what I said, but my point was...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 18, 2003 at 12:48 PM, in macOS

Renaming files (well, extensions, really) in OS X	587 Views / 4 Replies
This isn't a big deal, but it's starting to piss me off. When I want to rename a file so that it finds its proper helper app, rather then going to Open With other... and finding the app manually,...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 15, 2003 at 06:38 PM, in macOS

I would assume you're talking about replacing the...	1,271 Views / 9 Replies
I would assume you're talking about replacing the HD in a laptop voiding the warranty, because replacing/adding HD's in a desktop doesn't affect your warranty at all. And nor should it, as it's a...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 15, 2003 at 06:35 PM, in Hardware Hacking

*Oh, what's that? You don't approve? Well, sht....**	3,830 Views / 70 Replies
Oh, what's that? You don't approve? Well, sh*t. Looks like I'm gonna have to cry myself to sleep again tonight... Oh, and to any Apple employees who lose their jobs because Apple can't afford...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 12, 2003 at 07:39 PM, in macOS

Yes, DiskWarrior 3 for OS X does recognize...	3,062 Views / 30 Replies
Yes, DiskWarrior 3 for OS X does recognize journaling. And it will allow you to rebuild the directory of a journaled drive. Drive 10 does recognize journaling, and will allow you to rebuild the...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 11, 2003 at 08:50 PM, in macOS

People like you make me laugh. You act so...	3,830 Views / 70 Replies
People like you make me laugh. You act so self-righteous, but you forget - most of the people on here have, at one time or another, used software that they have NOT payed for. Including yourself....
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 11, 2003 at 11:13 AM, in macOS

Yes, you sure can partition and install from an...	3,095 Views / 24 Replies
Yes, you sure can partition and install from an update CD. Boot up from the update CD. Go through all the screens in the Installer until you get to the point where you need to select a...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 11, 2003 at 11:06 AM, in macOS

It won't modify or remove any third-party...	752 Views / 8 Replies
It won't modify or remove any third-party applications. The only things that will be modified/removed are outdated apple apps, which will then be either replaced with an updated version, or removed...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 10, 2003 at 05:58 PM, in macOS

Because it makes it so that people are much more...	3,095 Views / 24 Replies
Because it makes it so that people are much more likely to notice it, and therefore much LESS likely to drop an extra $130 on panther if they can get an up-to-date cd instead. Well, an extra $110,...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 10, 2003 at 05:33 PM, in macOS

I changed my mind. I figure, since I already...	3,830 Views / 70 Replies
I changed my mind. I figure, since I already purchased 2 copies of Jaguar, I'm only using the Panther CD as an upgrade disc. And since the upgrade discs are going at a cost of $20 to new mac...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 10, 2003 at 05:31 PM, in macOS

I bought 2 copies of Jaguar when it was released,...	3,830 Views / 70 Replies
I bought 2 copies of Jaguar when it was released, not knowing about the family pack (if there even was one for 10.2). And I'll probably buy the family pack this time around. As I will when 10.4 and...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 10, 2003 at 10:29 AM, in macOS

Does anyone know what exactly this journaling is...	3,258 Views / 35 Replies
Does anyone know what exactly this journaling is all about? I've heard something about it resulting in an approximately 10% speed decrease, but it must do something good. -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 10, 2003 at 01:56 AM, in macOS

Well, anyone who bought a new G5 gets an upgrade...	914 Views / 6 Replies
Well, anyone who bought a new G5 gets an upgrade CD for $19.95 if they want, as far as I know. If you want to do a clean install, you still can. It just takes two steps: Install jaguar from the...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 10, 2003 at 01:53 AM, in macOS

Didn't the 7500 only come in an AGP version? I...	1,030 Views / 11 Replies
Didn't the 7500 only come in an AGP version? I thought the 7000 was the highest-end PCI graphics card you could buy.... That's why i bought one... :confused: -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 7, 2003 at 12:44 AM, in macOS

Yeah, I'm having a similar problem... I...	961 Views / 14 Replies
Yeah, I'm having a similar problem... I installed OS X 10.2 (retail cd's) onto my beige g3/233, with a single 128MB stick of RAM. The install worked just fine, but after it reboots, it just sits at...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 6, 2003 at 11:04 PM, in macOS

That's odd... My beige G3 DT has OF as well... ...	3,184 Views / 45 Replies
That's odd... My beige G3 DT has OF as well... Maybe it started in late 96 when the beige g3's were released... ;) -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 6, 2003 at 10:44 PM, in macOS

Re: Apps that don't work in 10.3	54,900 Views / 279 Replies
I haven't had a problem with DiskWarrior...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 5, 2003 at 04:10 PM, in macOS

I've had a few apps crash on me. The only time...	29,019 Views / 238 Replies
I've had a few apps crash on me. The only time this happens is when the computer is mildly bogged down (ie. unstuffing a sitx archive, somethin like that), and I close a window in the app, the whole...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 3, 2003 at 02:01 AM, in macOS

I guess I escaped the ethernet difficulties by...	1,524 Views / 14 Replies
I guess I escaped the ethernet difficulties by using a manual IP address. I never liked DHCP anyways... -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 3, 2003 at 01:47 AM, in macOS

I like POP, thank you very much. I had my own...	54,299 Views / 456 Replies
I like POP, thank you very much. I had my own mail server running (and soon will again, once I resurrect this beige g3 and talk it into running jag again with its new HD... It won't boot after...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 3, 2003 at 01:33 AM, in macOS

Poll: No way. They'll release Panther as per their...	1,162 Views / 12 Replies
No way. They'll release Panther as per their schedule that is already in place. There are gonna be lots of people who aren't gonna buy Panther, whether it be because they are happy with Jaguar and...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 2, 2003 at 09:12 PM, in macOS

Yeah, don't you find it funny that some people...	29,019 Views / 238 Replies
Yeah, don't you find it funny that some people are so easy to read without even getting to know them? I don't have to spend any more time than I have here to figure out that there are a lot of...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 2, 2003 at 01:06 AM, in macOS

Haha, well, I haven't heard anything negative...	29,019 Views / 238 Replies
Haha, well, I haven't heard anything negative come from you as of yet, so I'd say somewhere between #2 and #3. More towards a 3. :D But hey, I'm no professional. I don't have nearly as much time...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 1, 2003 at 11:14 PM, in macOS

Actually it's 4 or 5 now, thank you very much. ...	29,019 Views / 238 Replies
Actually it's 4 or 5 now, thank you very much. And don't talk to me about "No life", Mr. 5000-and-some-odd Posts. The funny thing is, I do know an awful lot about the behavior on this forum, and...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 1, 2003 at 10:17 PM, in macOS

Re: Re: Re: Just got 6A42 release of Mac Cheetah (10.4)	3,289 Views / 41 Replies
Haha yeah, Cheetah was 10.0, and Puma was 10.1. Too bad... How about Siamese? We could have a squinty-eyed X... :thumbsdow -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 1, 2003 at 10:09 PM, in macOS

Oh god. Why can't they just embrace OpenGL like...	4,467 Views / 73 Replies
Oh god. Why can't they just embrace OpenGL like the rest of the world has, and make porting that much easier?? -Biggie!
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 1, 2003 at 12:42 AM, in macOS

I would assume that, seeing as how the average...	29,019 Views / 238 Replies
I would assume that, seeing as how the average age of members on here is higher than the other couple of forums I frequent (not computer-related, I do have a life away from the screen), the behavior...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Oct 1, 2003 at 12:35 AM, in macOS

I found another little quirk in 7B80... IT...	29,019 Views / 238 Replies
I found another little quirk in 7B80... IT HAS FALLEN AND IT CAN'T GET UP!! The Finder appears to have lost its balance and fallen from the Dock onto the desktop. The situation, while...
Posted by BigYellowMonkey, on Sep 29, 2003 at 07:54 PM, in macOS

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