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thanks - but 1,072 Views / 14 Replies  
thanks for all the replies - especially the link to macrumors buyer's guide. Of course - if you bought a Mac Mini right now it would be a grand machine to have and use - but I'm just trying to gauge...
Posted by archinla, on Jun 5, 2005 at 01:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Mac Mini Rev. 2? 1,072 Views / 14 Replies  
What would be the likely window for Mac Mini rev. 2 to come out? The current version 1's were announced Jan 11 2005, and were available 11 days later. It is only 5 months since that time. My guess...
Posted by archinla, on Jun 4, 2005 at 11:03 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Internal Drive Disappeared 650 Views / 1 Replies  
I turned on my Mac two mornings ago and one of my three internal 120 GB drives did not appear on the desktop. This is a brand new drive, put in only 2 weeks ago, and it worked fine until then. I...
Posted by archinla, on Dec 15, 2003 at 10:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: Power Schmower 11,894 Views / 98 Replies  
In everyday conversation you'd never come across:
"Hey - is that a Mac?"
"No - It's a Power Mac!"
Also I agree about the ruinously bad non-naming of the Power Macs and PowerBooks. My friend has an...
Posted by archinla, on Apr 18, 2003 at 11:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
Low-Level formay Ext FireWire drive? 570 Views / 1 Replies  
Q: How do I do a low-level format of an external FW drive under Jaguar?

I have an external FW drive, (a FireWireDirect 120 GB External Slimline Ultra III) and after about 3 months of use it...
Posted by archinla, on Feb 8, 2003 at 05:37 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well - I followed those instructions to the... 513 Views / 7 Replies  
Well - I followed those instructions to the letter, and the G4 gets a bomb message half way through the extensions loading, citing an 'unimplemented trap' or something. And this machine has very,...
Posted by archinla, on Dec 25, 2000 at 04:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Fredo! You mean the bil207 recommended one? ... 513 Views / 7 Replies  
Fredo!
You mean the bil207 recommended one?
I'll have to try it tomorrow at my friend's place, and will get back to you on it afterwards. Thanks.


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Posted by archinla, on Dec 20, 2000 at 11:49 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
No - that doesn't work. The machine freezes just... 513 Views / 7 Replies  
No - that doesn't work. The machine freezes just after startup.
And the 1.4.6whatever usb extension talked about elsewhere as a fix for this problem freezes the machine when I double-click the disk...
Posted by archinla, on Dec 19, 2000 at 08:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
pro keyboard usb driver? 513 Views / 7 Replies  
I'm sure this topic has been brought up before, but I can't find it amongst the board topics.
I just bought an Apple Pro Keyboard as an early Xmas present for a friend, and for the life of me I...
Posted by archinla, on Dec 19, 2000 at 07:56 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Forget Flash - it takes weeks to learn. Try Adobe... 647 Views / 8 Replies  
Forget Flash - it takes weeks to learn. Try Adobe LiveMotion first. After wasting ages trying to learn how to import such things as transparent alpha channels, how to manage the timeline, and even...
Posted by archinla, on Aug 23, 2000 at 11:19 AM, in Applications
It was the battery!! I took everyone's advice... 4,069 Views / 8 Replies  
It was the battery!!
I took everyone's advice and tried reseating the cards, pressing the CUDA switch, etc. etc. but it was a $16 battery that brought a Xthousand dollar system down and wasted 3...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 19, 2000 at 01:53 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I definitely have to try the battery. I put the... 4,069 Views / 8 Replies  
I definitely have to try the battery. I put the old 132 MHz back in the 9500 and it is still dead, suggesting that the upgrade card is NOT to blame.
Incidentally - how are you supposed to press the...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 18, 2000 at 04:51 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I tried reinstalling the upgrade card - to no... 4,069 Views / 8 Replies  
I tried reinstalling the upgrade card - to no effect.
I did put the upgrade card in an 8500 - essentially a smaller 9500 - which has the same daughter card slot. It booted, but did behave...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 18, 2000 at 02:57 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Strangely dead 9500 4,069 Views / 8 Replies  
I have a 9500 upgraded just 2 weeks ago with a PowerLogix G3 ZIF 300MHz. (Highly recommended - easily 3X as fast as the 132MHz before) The machine froze on me, then would not boot up. Not even a...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 17, 2000 at 07:33 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
No-one actually answered this original question... 678 Views / 7 Replies  
No-one actually answered this original question directly. Is Adobe at fault, or the storage media manufacturers, or Apple - seeing as the hardware and software are governed by the OS?
I assume...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 16, 2000 at 06:54 PM, in Applications
Many thanks for the responses. I did indeed have... 678 Views / 7 Replies  
Many thanks for the responses. I did indeed have these files on HD as well as zip all this time, but the files still failed. It it very discouraging to see first floppies start behaving badly, then...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 15, 2000 at 06:38 PM, in Applications
The files were stored on both hard disk and zip.... 678 Views / 7 Replies  
The files were stored on both hard disk and zip. The file that went off to the commercial printer (this is a video box graphic design job) was on a SyQuest, but, as usual with jobs like that I never...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 13, 2000 at 07:30 PM, in Applications
Photoshop end-of-file message 678 Views / 7 Replies  
I'm trying to open a number of Photoshop EPS files created a couple of years ago with PS 4.0.1. The files don't open and I get this error message:
"could not open...(filename)...because an...
Posted by archinla, on Jul 12, 2000 at 07:43 PM, in Applications
SCSI HD in a G4 633 Views / 8 Replies  
I'd like to take the 9Gig internal SCSI HD (not the original 2 Gig) out of my old 8500 and put it in my new G4. I imagine this would require a SCSI PCI card put into the G4 - is this right? And if...
Posted by archinla, on Jun 27, 2000 at 12:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
 
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