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just say no to nubbins 829 Views / 21 Replies  
just say no to nubbins
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 11, 2002 at 02:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
just say no to nubbins 849 Views / 20 Replies  
just say no to nubbins
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 11, 2002 at 02:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
it has 10/100BASE-T (twisted pair) onboard, so if... 392 Views / 2 Replies  
it has 10/100BASE-T (twisted pair) onboard, so if your cable modem has an RJ-45 ethernet port on it you'll be fine. apple dumped AAUI in 1997.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 11, 2002 at 02:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
it has 10/100BASE-T (twisted pair) onboard, so if... 392 Views / 2 Replies  
it has 10/100BASE-T (twisted pair) onboard, so if your cable modem has an RJ-45 ethernet port on it you'll be fine. apple dumped AAUI in 1997.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 11, 2002 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
this article is full of crap. they are basically... 1,327 Views / 55 Replies  
this article is full of crap. they are basically summarizing the rumors that have been floating around for the past several months (well, more than several). i hope nobody gets their hopes up...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 11, 2002 at 01:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
there was a problem with the G4 400's (gigabit)... 1,058 Views / 13 Replies  
there was a problem with the G4 400's (gigabit) and their power regulator on the motherboard. if you go to the TIL on apple's support page you can search for G4 power problems and it will guide you...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 9, 2002 at 10:31 AM, in Mac Desktops
a very uncomfortable way to do it would be to... 470 Views / 3 Replies  
a very uncomfortable way to do it would be to reboot holding down your mouse button, then insert a CD. if you keep a CD in your drive all the time you can eject it the normal way by dragging it to...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 9, 2002 at 10:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
the problem is NOT whether it will work with 9.1... 611 Views / 10 Replies  
the problem is NOT whether it will work with 9.1 or not, it is whether the ROM-in-RAM file on the pb cd will work on the hardware platform.

it won't

it's not designed to operate.

it crashes...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 9, 2001 at 09:48 PM, in Mac Desktops
have you tried turning the sound off, closing the... 494 Views / 3 Replies  
have you tried turning the sound off, closing the modem control panel, and then turning it back on? the way the sound is actually turned off is an AT command that is sent to the modem (each...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 9, 2001 at 09:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
if you want good price-performance ratio, go with... 704 Views / 12 Replies  
if you want good price-performance ratio, go with the initio miles2 card. it's ultra2 scsi, faster than any single drive you can buy, and 200 bucks. the only time you will ever need ultra3 (u160)...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 9, 2001 at 09:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
i think it's the power supply. it happened on... 573 Views / 13 Replies  
i think it's the power supply. it happened on the 533 pre-release unit i had in december and on the post-release models of the 466 and beyond. it doesn't seem like a problem to me, since i haven't...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 9, 2001 at 09:29 PM, in Mac Desktops
what kind of errors? when exactly to you get the... 450 Views / 1 Replies  
what kind of errors? when exactly to you get the errors? what is your network topology? are you using appletalk?
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 09:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
for timhale, nanosecond timing was used for... 731 Views / 9 Replies  
for timhale,

nanosecond timing was used for asynchronous RAM, like the older pmacs (8600, for example). for someone to tell you that they're selling 7.5ns PC-133 SDRAM is meaningless. PC-XXX is...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 09:26 PM, in Mac Desktops
or, just get a router, like a linksys or asante. ... 606 Views / 5 Replies  
or, just get a router, like a linksys or asante. the asante one has 4 ports and is switched, so if you have 2-4 macs you can get some good throughput out of it between them.

behind the router,...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 09:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
the myth can easily be crushed if apple were to... 508 Views / 8 Replies  
the myth can easily be crushed if apple were to sacrifice performance just a tad and put a divide-by-4 in front of the CPU and a 2GHz crystal -- then a 500MHz G4 can be marketed as 2GHz.

problem...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 09:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
the only way to see in ASP is to look under your... 547 Views / 5 Replies  
the only way to see in ASP is to look under your RAM config and it will tell you PC-100 RAM. every G4 except the 466, 533, 667, 733 is 100MHz
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 09:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
this may be a possibility ... 489 Views / 9 Replies  
this may be a possibility
http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n58785

my 466's will burn at up to 6x with toast 4, but 8x dies. my media is 16x, and i don't have one of the "high...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 09:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
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Posted by cygnusx1, on Mar 1, 2001 at 08:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
if you're looking for cost savings -- what's the... 412 Views / 4 Replies  
if you're looking for cost savings -- what's the difference if you buy now and can't use them in the 8500 and buy later? if you buy later, you just won't have anything now that won't work in the...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 22, 2001 at 08:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
i don't know what those blue stripes are. i have... 585 Views / 6 Replies  
i don't know what those blue stripes are. i have a dell (sony) flat 21" CRT and it's great. of course the 2 stabilizers are visible, but that's the deal with trinitron-like technology.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 22, 2001 at 08:08 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
i don't know what those blue stripes are. i have... 409 Views / 5 Replies  
i don't know what those blue stripes are. i have a dell (sony) flat 21" CRT and it's great. of course the 2 stabilizers are visible, but that's the deal with trinitron-like technology.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 22, 2001 at 08:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
if you max out the ram (2 gig on your box, cost... 547 Views / 7 Replies  
if you max out the ram (2 gig on your box, cost you about $2k), you can use ramdisk as a really fast temporary hard drive, making saves and stuff quick.

disk cache is totally the user's...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 22, 2001 at 07:50 PM, in Mac Desktops
based on your usage, i wouldn't go with the 500,... 636 Views / 11 Replies  
based on your usage, i wouldn't go with the 500, since it's really not 25% faster like math would tell you.

as for the graphics, i think xlr8yourmac.com had a comparison which showed that normal...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 22, 2001 at 07:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
hold on, there. that's only true for a good... 446 Views / 4 Replies  
hold on, there. that's only true for a good percentage of bundled CD's. i actually have one of the new G4's (466) and the CD that came with it has a fuller 9.1 installer than the 9.1 CD itself. ...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 20, 2001 at 02:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
you actually answered your own question. the USB... 472 Views / 11 Replies  
you actually answered your own question. the USB cable is an extender for the keyboard, and it is keyed in such a way that it will only work with the keyboard (not the mouse, unless you do a little...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 20, 2001 at 02:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
the keys on the apple pro keyboard are very easy... 696 Views / 14 Replies  
the keys on the apple pro keyboard are very easy to remove. just stick your little swiss army knife between the keys and pop them off. there's a nice plastic cover underneath.

i would suggest a...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 15, 2001 at 08:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
remember that most PC133 RAM is CL-3. 540 Views / 16 Replies  
remember that most PC133 RAM is CL-3.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 15, 2001 at 08:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
get a SCSI hard drive if you're going to do... 464 Views / 3 Replies  
get a SCSI hard drive if you're going to do multiple drives. UDMA/66 is not multi-threaded, so the controller must wait for a response before it can issue the next command, which slows multi-disk...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 13, 2001 at 08:17 PM, in Mac Desktops
i believe that the power button on the displays... 435 Views / 6 Replies  
i believe that the power button on the displays and cube is a capacitive proximity sensor. notice that you can use any material, no matter the temperature, to trip the sensor.


check this tech...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 13, 2001 at 10:55 AM, in Mac Desktops
actually, just become an authorized apple service... 682 Views / 9 Replies  
actually, just become an authorized apple service provider and you can get:

Gbit enet logic board, $500 (315 with exchange)
dual 450 CPU module, $1100 (500 with exchange)

you need to send in a...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 6, 2001 at 08:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
USB theoretically should handle quite a bit, but... 498 Views / 7 Replies  
USB theoretically should handle quite a bit, but the drivers must not be working very efficiently, and the USB buffers will sometimes starve for data if the computer is doing something else. do the...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 6, 2001 at 08:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
looks like that gefen box is a repeater, too, so... 602 Views / 10 Replies  
looks like that gefen box is a repeater, too, so that's why it costs so much.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 6, 2001 at 07:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
you need all of the open transport extensions and... 574 Views / 4 Replies  
you need all of the open transport extensions and remote access extensions. if you're on a high speed connection, you still need those extensions even though it looks like they are only for dialup.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 6, 2001 at 07:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
you could just install the ibm on top of the... 430 Views / 2 Replies  
you could just install the ibm on top of the maxtor as a slave and set it to the boot disk with the startup disk control panel. there's really no difference between master and slave as far as...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 07:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
if someone would give me money it would be simple... 602 Views / 10 Replies  
if someone would give me money it would be simple to make a bastard adapter. the DVI and ADC digital signals are the same, just different connectors, so the re-wire is cake. then you can take the...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 07:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
get the cinema....once you see it, you'll never... 505 Views / 10 Replies  
get the cinema....once you see it, you'll never go back.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 07:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
motu 828, man! i want one of these to wire my... 498 Views / 7 Replies  
motu 828, man! i want one of these to wire my 16-piece double-bass...but it's 800 bucks...

so far this looks like the best new beast in the business, using firewire will get you alot more...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 06:58 PM, in Mac Desktops
if you're going to buy the belkin quadrabus card,... 859 Views / 32 Replies  
if you're going to buy the belkin quadrabus card, be sure you realize on your beige G3 mobo that only the bottom port will work, not all 4. that requires at least a new world mobo like the b&w G3 or...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 06:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
the belkin quadraport card only allows 1 port to... 471 Views / 6 Replies  
the belkin quadraport card only allows 1 port to be addressed (used) if it's installed in a pre-b&w G3.

if this is the card you're using, make sure you're plugged into the bottom port (besides...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 06:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
since you got the same thing with the system CD,... 508 Views / 2 Replies  
since you got the same thing with the system CD, it's probably not an extension conflict. try pulling all of your ram out and putting it back one at a time, as well as non-essential peripherals. ...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Feb 5, 2001 at 06:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
another nice SCSI card to get aftermarket is the... 550 Views / 16 Replies  
another nice SCSI card to get aftermarket is the initio Miles2 card. it's not ultra160, but if you're not chaining a raid together, you'll never use half the 160 (well, at least until the drives...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 30, 2001 at 08:37 PM, in Mac Desktops
the auto-calibration over time feature is cool. ... 552 Views / 7 Replies  
the auto-calibration over time feature is cool. of course, it hasn't been around long enough to need it yet. this display is actually better for a smaller desk size because the base has a larger...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 30, 2001 at 08:29 PM, in Mac Desktops
you should try using a cable that has the shield... 932 Views / 35 Replies  
you should try using a cable that has the shield only tied to the mac's ground connection and not to the stereo's RCA shields (but make sure the shield is continuous throughout the cable). then...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 30, 2001 at 07:19 PM, in Mac Desktops
you got it, slap on a bunch of drives and get... 512 Views / 21 Replies  
you got it, slap on a bunch of drives and get effective throughput over 150MB a second.

geez, can you imagine how fast excel would be then?!?!?! (not)
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 30, 2001 at 10:40 AM, in Mac Desktops
make sure you check the specs. if it's a 64-bit... 373 Views / 2 Replies  
make sure you check the specs. if it's a 64-bit video card (fills up the entire connector on your b&w g3, which i think it does not) then the 9600 must be PCI 2.1 compliant (some of the card edge...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 30, 2001 at 10:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
the maxtor 30GB in the new 466 is quieter than... 512 Views / 6 Replies  
the maxtor 30GB in the new 466 is quieter than the fan. i have to open the case and put my ear up to it to hear it. i though the computer was broken when i first turned it on because i didn't hear...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 29, 2001 at 06:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
dude, computers are NEVER chick magnets, so we... 521 Views / 7 Replies  
dude, computers are NEVER chick magnets, so we shouldn't even kid ourselves.

i would go with the tower, set it up with the new MOTU 828 http://www.motu.com/ buy a guitar (or drum set, like me),...
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 29, 2001 at 06:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
this topic was originally only on the service... 492 Views / 20 Replies  
this topic was originally only on the service source website for authorized service providers, and the topic came out only a couple of days after they gbits were released.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 25, 2001 at 07:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
last time i checked, the cube's AGP 2X is still... 693 Views / 28 Replies  
last time i checked, the cube's AGP 2X is still considered AGP graphics. we just don't have alot of options to fill it, but that's no big deal.
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 25, 2001 at 07:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
sorry :P 1,103 Views / 18 Replies  
sorry :P
Posted by cygnusx1, on Jan 25, 2001 at 03:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
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