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Thanks for your reply, Paco500. I too think... 329 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks for your reply, Paco500.

I too think "the beast" might have some stability problems. It really feels silly and stupid using "SCSI" but I should rethink that image since it'll also be...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2002 at 05:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
CD Changer via Firewire? 329 Views / 2 Replies  
I use my Mac as a stereo, among other things, and I was wondering if there are CD changer drives. I know Nakamichi has a SCSI 5 disc changer, ever since long time ago (obviously, since its a SCSI)...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 2, 2002 at 05:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Great! I knew there wasn't adapters or any other... 212 Views / 4 Replies  
Great! I knew there wasn't adapters or any other cheap alternatives for my problem, and my only solution was the PCI card (costly). *sigh* Oh well. Thanks, Phantomdragonz and KarlG for the...
Posted by altivec, on Dec 30, 2001 at 09:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
Great! I knew there wasn't adapters or any other... 268 Views / 9 Replies  
Great! I knew there wasn't adapters or any other cheap alternatives for my problem, and my only solution was the PCI card (costly). *sigh* Oh well. Thanks, Phantomdragonz and KarlG for the...
Posted by altivec, on Dec 30, 2001 at 09:30 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
HELP! I Need To Install A IDE Into A PowerMac 7600 212 Views / 4 Replies  
HELP!

Is it possible to install a IDE 40 PIN hard drive into a PowerMac 7600?

After opening the box, the slot next to the CD drive is open, but the cables don't seem to match.

Apple's...
Posted by altivec, on Dec 30, 2001 at 08:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
HELP! I Need To Install A IDE Into A PowerMac 7600 268 Views / 9 Replies  
HELP!

Is it possible to install a IDE 40 PIN hard drive into a PowerMac 7600?

After opening the box, the slot next to the CD drive is open, but the cables don't seem to match.

Apple's...
Posted by altivec, on Dec 30, 2001 at 08:27 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
i thought this thread was closed... 236 Views / 11 Replies  
i thought this thread was closed...
Posted by altivec, on Jun 6, 2000 at 12:17 AM, in Mac Desktops
well then why didn't you say it like that? by... 236 Views / 11 Replies  
well then why didn't you say it like that? by the first response, i thought you were from grade school. i mean, what kinda moderator puts down a contributors opinion? you should read it again. ...
Posted by altivec, on Jun 1, 2000 at 01:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
well put, WDL. ------------------ FOR... 236 Views / 11 Replies  
well put, WDL.

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FOR THOSE HAVING TROUBLES, SUSPECT nearly ANYTHING unless you are a certified psychic and a computer scientist...

[This message has been edited by altivec...
Posted by altivec, on Jun 1, 2000 at 02:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
thanks, helpful moderator. i only come here to... 229 Views / 9 Replies  
thanks, helpful moderator. i only come here to listen to others of same status, for there will not be any discrimination from them.

http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif
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Posted by altivec, on May 31, 2000 at 09:26 PM, in Mac Desktops
wow there, by just looking under your name, i... 236 Views / 11 Replies  
wow there, by just looking under your name, i can tell your the 'moderator'. and by that status, everyone here knows of your power and knowledge. no need to explain... ofcourse. i may not spend...
Posted by altivec, on May 31, 2000 at 09:20 PM, in Mac Desktops
IT'S THE USB!!! don't reformat, reinstall, zap pram... 236 Views / 11 Replies  
i was just reading the article about the

G4/450 Starts Up On Its Own!!! by TATungseth
http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum12/HTML/000506.html

and i too have experienced usb problems with...
Posted by altivec, on May 31, 2000 at 03:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
internal modem for g4 229 Views / 9 Replies  
i'm wondering if the internal modem for the g4 is the same as the one in b&w g3 tower...

i ordered my agp g4 without the internal modem and it seems like i need one now. i looked up ebay and...
Posted by altivec, on May 31, 2000 at 02:53 AM, in Mac Desktops
i have a g4/450 and i just upgraded my vpc to... 183 Views / 4 Replies  
i have a g4/450 and i just upgraded my vpc to 3.0.4. and i can second that the altivec support doesn't increase the speed as much. especially simple commands such as opening windows, booting up,...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 26, 2000 at 09:44 PM, in Applications
for some reason my vgs 1.2 crashes a lot. it... 191 Views / 10 Replies  
for some reason my vgs 1.2 crashes a lot. it just freezes making me force quit the program. I haven't made any big upgrade/update on my utilities and system. can't seem to figure what's causing...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 22, 2000 at 02:14 AM, in Applications
40MB allocation to apps??? that's alot!!!! i... 74 Views / 20 Replies  
40MB allocation to apps??? that's alot!!!! i don't think any apps should have +40MB. especially if it's word, netscape, ie etc...

my problem was completely solved by trashing couple prefs that...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 22, 2000 at 01:58 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
well i called apple and sadly they didn't give me... 74 Views / 20 Replies  
well i called apple and sadly they didn't give me a new keyboard. it would have been nice to hang one on the wall.... but anyways, they just told me to simply trash the tcp/ip prefs and restart it. ...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 18, 2000 at 08:01 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
giving the app more ram doesn't do anything at... 74 Views / 20 Replies  
giving the app more ram doesn't do anything at all. still crashes...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 06:19 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Elderloc, that's cool!!! you should post a pic of... 217 Views / 6 Replies  
Elderloc, that's cool!!! you should post a pic of it here.
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 06:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
hey, well since you have all the goodies for a... 286 Views / 39 Replies  
hey, well since you have all the goodies for a great website, i'll be expecting the best!!! http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

good luck!!!
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
do good old days... who doesn't love all the... 99 Views / 15 Replies  
do good old days... who doesn't love all the previous versions of the MacOS.
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 06:09 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
cool!!! what games did it work for??? 191 Views / 10 Replies  
cool!!! what games did it work for???
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 01:29 AM, in Applications
bood69, did you have this problem? i really want... 277 Views / 11 Replies  
bood69, did you have this problem? i really want to avoid ramming up apps.

also, can you check out this thread.
http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum11/HTML/000677.html
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 01:26 AM, in Applications
I never use the software update control panel,... 74 Views / 20 Replies  
I never use the software update control panel, and i really can't afford to boost up the ram to internet browsers. i have netscape com. 4.7 set to 12MB, and IE5 to 9MB.

This is the only problem...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 01:22 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Update Package fixes RAINBOW SIX!!! 94 Views / 0 Replies  
i'm not sure which upgrade it was, but i had all three (9.0.4, dvd 2.2, and qt 4.1.1) and that solved the unexpected crash rainbow six had when loading the scenario.

...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 12:56 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
WOW... almost $10k. now that's hardcore... is... 286 Views / 39 Replies  
WOW... almost $10k. now that's hardcore... is your G4 maxxed out??? really, it should be the best computer.

what do you your G4 for anyways??? you probably could make toy story 3...

...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 12:49 AM, in Mac Desktops
great reply, blizzard. dragonlance, i too... 451 Views / 59 Replies  
great reply, blizzard.

dragonlance, i too wish you luck with your pc.

really though, apple still has a premium price to pay for macs. now this can be something to think about for those...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 13, 2000 at 12:44 AM, in Mac Desktops
what a surprise!!! i just thought it was the... 74 Views / 20 Replies  
what a surprise!!! i just thought it was the individual apps. my netscape crashes, ie, icq... and i posted thread on each of them, silly... but yes, all the interenet apps quit unexpectedly....
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 04:20 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
really, gerry's version is way better. features,... 277 Views / 11 Replies  
really, gerry's version is way better. features, looks... but it still crashes like my mirabilis. it's just when i chat, it "unexpectedly quits" type 2 error.

possibly a extension/control panel...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 04:12 AM, in Applications
great link!!! really, virtual gamestation is one... 191 Views / 10 Replies  
great link!!! really, virtual gamestation is one of the greatest programs!!!

but when IS the 1.3 upgrade coming in??? the law suit has been settled for a while now...

has anyone heard of any...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 04:01 AM, in Applications
thanks all for the reply. i've been using nifty... 184 Views / 7 Replies  
thanks all for the reply. i've been using nifty telnet so far, and it's quite faster than ncsa telnet 2.6. one question, i went to www.versiontracker.com (http://www.versiontracker.com) and found...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 03:59 AM, in Applications
anybody found new solution to this intellimouse... 180 Views / 18 Replies  
anybody found new solution to this intellimouse problem? mine still pauses... any new drivers???
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 03:52 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
well if you want a G4 for just gaming, typing up... 286 Views / 39 Replies  
well if you want a G4 for just gaming, typing up papers, movies, and listening to mp3s, well... if your serious in gaming then get the G4, but if not, go with the iMac DV or something... like what...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 03:38 AM, in Mac Desktops
Dragonlance, I’m sorry to hear your switch to a... 451 Views / 59 Replies  
Dragonlance, I’m sorry to hear your switch to a peecee. I mean I understand your position. But like what blizzard said, peecee’s rule because of majority. Why wouldn’t "money-making,...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 12, 2000 at 03:24 AM, in Mac Desktops
hey your in a MACINTOSH news network... why... 451 Views / 59 Replies  
hey your in a MACINTOSH news network...

why are you mentioning peecee's??? your in the wrong forum.
Posted by altivec, on Apr 9, 2000 at 08:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
ICQ crashes A LOT!!! 277 Views / 11 Replies  
i had a old version of ICQ, i think like 1.7, not sure. But that crashed couple times. well i just downloaded the 2.0 version. And that is worse. Especially when i'm actually chatting. The 2.0 says...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 9, 2000 at 03:04 AM, in Applications
yay APPLE!!! Solid os upgrade for all the... 110 Views / 18 Replies  
yay APPLE!!!

Solid os upgrade for all the product lines.
Posted by altivec, on Apr 8, 2000 at 03:27 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Telnet-ing... any great software??? 184 Views / 7 Replies  
i haven't used telnet since 4, or 5 years ago. and now that i have to use it again, i was wondering what good software is out there for telnet-ing.

i downloaded NCSA telnet 2.6 and i get type 2...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 8, 2000 at 03:24 PM, in Applications
there are lots of threads on speakers... ... 262 Views / 2 Replies  
there are lots of threads on speakers...

look it up in the archieve. there was one in the g3/4 section.
Posted by altivec, on Apr 8, 2000 at 02:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
that's sweet man!!! i always wanted to make use... 217 Views / 6 Replies  
that's sweet man!!! i always wanted to make use of the apple sign but i didn't get a chance to open it up and stick a bulb in there...

did you try other colors??? red looks evil...

hey why...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 8, 2000 at 02:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
same here i got a complete upgrade with QT 4.1.1,... 110 Views / 18 Replies  
same here i got a complete upgrade with QT 4.1.1, DVD 2.2, and OS 9.0.4. The OS upgrade was great itselft. I wasn't looking for a speed difference, but just wanted stability, and got it. The DVD...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 06:12 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
i haven't tried you fix yet, but few minutes ago,... 160 Views / 4 Replies  
i haven't tried you fix yet, but few minutes ago, i was posting a problem thread about MS's Intellimouse Explorer and IE5 kept crashing with the type 2 error!!! I tried like 7 times, seriously and as...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 06:05 AM, in Applications
yes!!! a success!!! thanks bill. 180 Views / 18 Replies  
yes!!! a success!!!

thanks bill.
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 05:54 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Dr sam, agent cocoa, and stickey seem to be... 180 Views / 18 Replies  
Dr sam, agent cocoa, and stickey seem to be having the same problem with their intellimouse as mine.

I have to say though after using this mouse for 2 weeks since this problem started, the...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 05:50 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Cinema Display for Sale??? 139 Views / 4 Replies  
i just checked the Apple Store and i was goofing around when i checked out with a Cinema Display in my basket. I thought one has to buy it with a package.

G4 AND Cinema Display

Did Apple...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 04:56 AM, in Marketplace
disabling the sound set did actually solve my... 38,320 Views / 6 Replies  
disabling the sound set did actually solve my crack, pop, after restarting.

but after i upgraded my quicktime to 4.1.1 the problem with dvd player is gone. even with sound set enabled. I'm very...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 04:53 AM, in Mac Desktops
ok, this thread seems to have become a "anti ATi"... 451 Views / 59 Replies  
ok, this thread seems to have become a "anti ATi" or "anti Voodoo". Never knew, there was this many "Voodoo pride" amongst users. But don't be stubborn, once the mac "video" market starts booming...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 7, 2000 at 04:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
but really, does the 3D sound option on the... 106 Views / 12 Replies  
but really, does the 3D sound option on the control strip really make a difference? Since it is on the CD strip, is it only active on music/sound from cd's??? i don't think it creates a 3D sound...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 5, 2000 at 05:52 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Upgrade 9.04 "ITSELF"... no problem for g4!!! 184 Views / 1 Replies  
the Mac OS 9.04 upgrade is a "no problem" for my G4/450.

I was worried upgrading to 9.04, well cause i didn't have any peoblem with my original 9.0, besides the bugs with third-party software and...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 5, 2000 at 05:48 PM, in Mac Desktops
david r- i also heard disabling the sound set in... 38,320 Views / 6 Replies  
david r- i also heard disabling the sound set in the appearance control panel solves the popping and cracking... but the problem is i like that feature in my macos. is there a way to create pure...
Posted by altivec, on Apr 5, 2000 at 05:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
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