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But what absolutly floors me is my home... 3,253 Views / 73 Replies  
But what absolutly floors me is my home file/print/web server. It is an 8500 updated with a 450 MHz G3 and carrying 528 MB of ram. It runs, thanks to XPostFacto, OSX 10.2.8 and has never given me a...
Posted by drjoe, on Apr 6, 2004 at 09:30 AM, in macOS
yep. I have one of the early sawtooth G4s... 869 Views / 9 Replies  
yep.

I have one of the early sawtooth G4s that has four ram slots all of which work. They are populated by 3x256k + 1x128k all of which show up in ASP. Does anyone know the actual maximum ram...
Posted by drjoe, on Mar 5, 2004 at 04:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
Which was of course the problem. I had recently... 442 Views / 2 Replies  
Which was of course the problem. I had recently set up a user as a demo with a German keyboard setup. For some bizarre reason this carried over into the default English mapping in the first user. I...
Posted by drjoe, on Feb 22, 2004 at 09:13 PM, in macOS
demented keyboard 442 Views / 2 Replies  
Todaz I installed the iKufe suite and later in the day I installed the garageband update. Mz kezboard has gone crazy. When i depress �y� I get �z� and visa verya like that.

Actually there seem to be...
Posted by drjoe, on Feb 22, 2004 at 08:56 PM, in macOS
Have I found a virus????? 1,334 Views / 15 Replies  
Believe it or not I think I finally found a virus. My ISP is VERY good about these things but this evening I found an email with a blank for the subject and from someone I dont know named...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 29, 2004 at 03:18 AM, in macOS
Re: Virus threat to Mac OSX? Norton Products? 2,597 Views / 45 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Maharaja:
[B]I'm a switcher. I'm running panther with Norton Internet Security 3.0. My general mac-know-how is still limited but slowly building up.
My question is,...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 29, 2004 at 03:14 AM, in macOS
As I sit here running 10.3.2 I look at my desktop... 2,897 Views / 45 Replies  
As I sit here running 10.3.2 I look at my desktop and see:

UPGRADES
8500 FILE SERVER

network volumes on my 8500 server running quietly and well. I can eject [unmount] them at will. - what in...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 20, 2004 at 05:25 PM, in macOS
Re: Do Macs get outdated faster? 10,655 Views / 75 Replies  
No Way!!! While I use an upgraded Sawtooth G4 [800 Mz processor] as a desktop machine, for a server I use an 8500, circa 1995, as a compined web/print/file/mail server with a 550 G3 processor, a pair...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 13, 2004 at 09:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Re: Re: Rare bug 48,465 Views / 287 Replies  
Well, maybe. However I have an internal scsi drive hooked up to an adaptec PCI card that I use as an independent spindle for my virtual memory files and it is marked as an ejectable drive in the...
Posted by drjoe, on Dec 8, 2003 at 12:17 AM, in macOS
Real player freezes OSX 773 Views / 0 Replies  
On my beige G3 [XLR8 466G4] after establishing a stream with Real Player it would start and then, after about five or so minutes the system would freeze, The GUI locked up and , from another machine,...
Posted by drjoe, on Nov 17, 2003 at 07:38 AM, in Applications
Live opera broadcasts from the Met Liva and... 4,370 Views / 62 Replies  
Live opera broadcasts from the Met

Liva and recorded concerts on PBS
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 30, 2003 at 03:29 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
"The thing of it is" as my southern friends like... 411 Views / 2 Replies  
"The thing of it is" as my southern friends like to say is that the hardware seems to connect; i.e. the card shows up in the nework panel, it is identified in Apple System Profiler,as properly in PCI...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 21, 2003 at 04:46 AM, in Networking
PCI NIC doesn't work - ?thoughts? 411 Views / 2 Replies  
rtl8139v110I am running 10.2.8 on my 8500 and using it as a mail/web/print/file server. No problems. I decided to speed up the on board ethernet and purchase a 'no-name' - 10/100 PCI card. Although...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 19, 2003 at 10:29 PM, in Networking
While my listening room system is... 12,762 Views / 72 Replies  
While my listening room system is SOTA/Counterpoint/AResearch/Acostat[2+2] with lots of other bits and pieces; for the office I am quite happy with a Dynaco80Q/AR4x system that beats anything built...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 11, 2003 at 04:04 AM, in Mac Desktops
on an ancient beige G3 Rev A with an XLR8 467 G4,... 17,644 Views / 151 Replies  
on an ancient beige G3 Rev A with an XLR8 467 G4, 10.2.8 networking is just peachy-keen. Both file sharing and DSL through a Link-Sys has no problems. The trouble is you guys with these new-fangled...
Posted by drjoe, on Sep 23, 2003 at 02:04 AM, in macOS
Imagewriter in )S X 643 Views / 1 Replies  
Yes you can, with this proviso. The printer has to have an appletalk card in it and you need a 'protocol converter' such as the asanter print or similar device. These are the same requirements if...
Posted by drjoe, on Sep 12, 2003 at 02:12 PM, in macOS
Isn't this all a bit premature? 10.3 is not out... 1,603 Views / 32 Replies  
Isn't this all a bit premature? 10.3 is not out yet, XPF 3 .0 is not out yet, we don't know that the ROM patch to allow slave drives will not be present in 10.3, etc, etc. Perhaps this entire...
Posted by drjoe, on Aug 30, 2003 at 01:21 AM, in macOS
Well if you have a rev A beige AND if you are... 1,142 Views / 23 Replies  
Well if you have a rev A beige AND if you are running OS X you DO have slave drives. At boot time the roms are patched and there they are. Just put another drive on the chain, set the jumper to slave...
Posted by drjoe, on Jul 15, 2003 at 02:59 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Beige G3 experts required 1,100 Views / 13 Replies  
Agree with all of the above. The beige G3 is a workhorse that just keeps going and going and going. Although I use 10.2.6 on it my comments are relevant. In OS 9.x there is no support for slave...
Posted by drjoe, on Jul 10, 2003 at 06:19 PM, in Mac Desktops
Merovingian Ah yes the Merovingian. The... 10,505 Views / 308 Replies  
Merovingian

Ah yes the Merovingian. The circa 500 AD Frankish kings who welded together the Franks, the remnants of the Gauls and the over-run Roman remnants of the Roman Empire and who are today...
Posted by drjoe, on Jun 1, 2003 at 01:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: Beige g3 [XLR8 467 G4] WD 60 WD 80 IBM 2... 1,132 Views / 32 Replies  
Beige g3 [XLR8 467 G4]
WD 60
WD 80
IBM 2 [scsi-swap]
IBM 2x4=8 [ultrawide raid]
total = 150

8500 [server]
IBM 2x18 =36
total=36
Posted by drjoe, on Jun 1, 2003 at 12:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Who makes the best inkjet printer? 1,412 Views / 20 Replies  
Longevity certainly should count. I have a HP 660C circa 1995. I have it hanging on an Asante Print box and using the hpij drivers it soldiers on. I just use it for occasional printing [my main...
Posted by drjoe, on May 31, 2003 at 02:18 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Dont thank the guys 'cause they have fed you a... 943 Views / 8 Replies  
Dont thank the guys 'cause they have fed you a load of BS. I use an 8500/120 with the following upgrades: Sonnet 450/G3, OWC ram [$25/128 meg from OWC, and an extra 9 gig scsi drive. You certainly DO...
Posted by drjoe, on May 28, 2003 at 02:22 PM, in macOS
[QUOTE]Originally posted by legacyb4: [B]OS X... 1,612 Views / 26 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by legacyb4:
[B]OS X Server runs quite capably on older hardware;

Indeed it does. I have an old 8500/120 decked out with a Sonnet 450 G3, lotsa of ram and a couple of 18...
Posted by drjoe, on May 28, 2003 at 02:11 PM, in macOS
Exactly. That is what I use an 8500 for: web,... 1,038 Views / 14 Replies  
Exactly. That is what I use an 8500 for: web, mail, print and file server. Put in a 500 Mz G3, 500 MB of ram; it had a pair of 18 GB SCSI drives, a $15 USB card and an old 15" Dell monitor. Total...
Posted by drjoe, on May 20, 2003 at 03:26 PM, in Mac Desktops
A lot of this has to do with your philosophy... 2,067 Views / 20 Replies  
A lot of this has to do with your philosophy about upgrading. I see it in two lights. IF you are going to upgrade, then the way to do it is a gradual process. It makes no sense, IMHO, to upgrade...
Posted by drjoe, on Mar 6, 2003 at 10:57 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Beige DT and Extra Drive 529 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes you can. If your machine is a rev A the problem is that if one of the buses is occupied by your boot drive as master and the cdrom is occupied on the second bus as master, you will find that the...
Posted by drjoe, on Mar 1, 2003 at 04:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Which Printer do you use with Jaguar 10.2.3? 2,134 Views / 40 Replies  
Well the post seems to ask 'what printers are you using in OS X 10.2.3', not what prtinter would you buy. So here goes and please don't laugh at me:

For ordinary text printing: Apple LaserWriter...
Posted by drjoe, on Feb 15, 2003 at 05:36 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: snappier 6,622 Views / 92 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by plyxrbo:
[B]i am not even sure i want to use that word, but i will say that on my g4/733/512MB ram, that many functions seems quicker and less sluggish after installing...
Posted by drjoe, on Feb 14, 2003 at 03:40 AM, in macOS
[QUOTE]Originally posted by phidauex: [B]Rev. A... 697 Views / 9 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by phidauex:
[B]Rev. A Beige G3s don't support slave drives, even under OS X (I tried).

You didn't try hard enough. In front of me, on my desk is a rev A G3 beige. On one...
Posted by drjoe, on Feb 2, 2003 at 11:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phat Bastard: ... 4,413 Views / 66 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phat Bastard:
[B]Too bad the Klipsch, Logitech and all models referenced here look like crap. Who would want an awesome-looking iSub beside one of those ugly beasts?
...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 28, 2003 at 03:57 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
SIIG three-in-one card 441 Views / 0 Replies  
I am setting up an 8500 as a seriver in a home LAN and am wondering if anyone has experience with the SIIG USB-Firewire-100bT PCI card in OSX [10.2.3]. am running out,of PCI slots and the built-in...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 18, 2003 at 03:22 PM, in Networking
I have an 8500 that I am configuring as a server.... 972 Views / 9 Replies  
I have an 8500 that I am configuring as a server. Does anyone have experience with the SIIG USB2/Firewire/10-100BT PCI card?
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 5, 2003 at 11:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
btw, drjoe, 10.2 runs fine on G3 class... 1,128 Views / 18 Replies  
btw, drjoe, 10.2 runs fine on G3 class processors... [/B][/QUOTE]

Yes, of course it does. I have one sitting right next to me [8500/newerG3272/OSX10.2.3] one of those ineffable senior moments....
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 4, 2003 at 01:40 AM, in Mac Desktops
On a much modified beige DT G3 with: XLR8... 2,876 Views / 49 Replies  
On a much modified beige DT G3 with:

XLR8 466/G4
768 meg ram
Radeon 7000 [with latest UG flashed]
DVD player 3.2
CDRW/COMBO LG-4120B
OS X 10.2.3
lots of other stuff ;-)
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 1, 2003 at 02:59 AM, in macOS
[QUOTE]Originally posted by booboo: [B]Yes, I'm... 1,128 Views / 18 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by booboo:
[B]Yes, I'm not sure that Jag will run on less than a G3.


Nope - for Jag you need a G4 and XPF works just fine in that regard. The real question is what do...
Posted by drjoe, on Jan 1, 2003 at 02:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ::maroma::: [B]This... 2,439 Views / 66 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ::maroma:::
[B]This is insane. Why is it that some people have absolutely no problems, and others can't get it to work if their lives depended on it?

*****

No idea....
Posted by drjoe, on Dec 28, 2002 at 10:08 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: OS X Hardware requirements 952 Views / 23 Replies  
I think you should be OK running as a server. In the same area, I am using as a
print/file/mail/web server, an 8500 with 526 meg RAM and a 500 MHz G3. It just sits there doing its thing with the...
Posted by drjoe, on Dec 8, 2002 at 03:43 PM, in macOS
Re: Scanners, OS X and OmniPage X 923 Views / 4 Replies  
All I have been able to do is to separately scan with a Lexmark X83, save the image as a TIFF file and then open it with Omnipage X. It works but it is a pain.
Posted by drjoe, on Nov 25, 2002 at 09:03 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: connecting multiple printers 642 Views / 1 Replies  
This should not be any more of a problem than it would be for any other mac. If they are USB printers just hook them up to a USB hub, configure the software and print. If they are ethernet printers,...
Posted by drjoe, on Nov 24, 2002 at 12:08 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: SCSI Tape drive under OSX? 731 Views / 4 Replies  
Retrospect supports all sorts of tape drives under OS X. I have a Sony DAT identified as
"SDT-2000" and correctly identifies the scsi ID #. If you go to Dantz's web site you can root about and find...
Posted by drjoe, on Nov 22, 2002 at 09:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
It does precisely the same thing for me. Yet I am... 474 Views / 5 Replies  
It does precisely the same thing for me. Yet I am not sure that the almost total CPU load in classic is real. I can still carry on, play DVDs, etc. Perhaps this is just what is being reported and is...
Posted by drjoe, on Nov 12, 2002 at 05:58 PM, in macOS
Imagewriters and OS X 559 Views / 0 Replies  
Be advised, as our lawyer brethren like to say, that with OS X 10.2.1, imagewriters, all sorts of imagewriters, including the-loudest-printer-ever-made [the LQ] now work. This is for all of you that...
Posted by drjoe, on Nov 12, 2002 at 09:23 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
updated this p.m.. Got ,dmg from ATI web page.... 809 Views / 8 Replies  
updated this p.m.. Got ,dmg from ATI web page. Updated on a beige G3 / XLR8 467G4 / 768 meg ram / ati 7000 [running PCI Extreme hack]. No trouble d/ling; no trouble installing; real increase in...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 18, 2002 at 09:10 PM, in macOS
CUPS and imagewriters 527 Views / 0 Replies  
It seems that it is possible to use imagewriter LQs under LINUX using CUPS. I know that an imagewriter would have to be on ethernet but would an imagewriter [with a network board] running on ethernet...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 16, 2002 at 11:37 PM, in macOS
You betchum Red Rider. As a gift for installing... 4,682 Views / 5 Replies  
You betchum Red Rider. As a gift for installing and setting up OSX a friend of mine gave me an 8500 120/2/250 stock. A 450 Mz G3 , a additional 256 meg ram, and an 18 gig scsi IBM HD cost me $300. I...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 13, 2002 at 05:06 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
CUPS and imagewriters 480 Views / 0 Replies  
On LINUX sites there are multiple references to using imagewriters IIs and LQs] via CUPS. If this is so can Mac users use imagewriters in OS X 10.2? I realize that the printer has to be on ethernet...
Posted by drjoe, on Oct 10, 2002 at 04:52 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: Retarded CD burning in 10.2 650 Views / 6 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by xenu:
[B]I give up. Installed 10.2 this morning, and am already fed up.

How the fvck do you burn cds?

In 10.1.5 ,I put in a blank cd-r, it says it needs...
Posted by drjoe, on Sep 15, 2002 at 03:21 AM, in macOS
There are simple answers to the problems you... 3,182 Views / 89 Replies  
There are simple answers to the problems you raise but you wont like them. Here goes:

1.)In the vast majority of Carbon apps, the OS 9 version is superior -- I don't know why, but it's the truth....
Posted by drjoe, on Sep 11, 2002 at 03:43 AM, in macOS
Re: Beige g3 Rez Problems.. Help! 4,514 Views / 3 Replies  
Try unselecting the 'show modes recommended by display' option in 'displays' in system preferences.
Posted by drjoe, on Sep 6, 2002 at 05:53 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
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