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Why is this thread so 'off topic'? 3,696 Views / 66 Replies  
Why is this thread so 'off topic'?
Posted by reactor, on Aug 11, 2005 at 06:11 PM, in macOS
No. But large distribution of the OS, and no... 3,696 Views / 66 Replies  
No. But large distribution of the OS, and no barrier to install on most boxes, is it not more likely for virii to appear?
Posted by reactor, on Aug 11, 2005 at 06:10 PM, in macOS
Shouldn't we worry because PC-folks will go and... 3,696 Views / 66 Replies  
Shouldn't we worry because PC-folks will go and write virii for "OUR" OS X?
Posted by reactor, on Aug 11, 2005 at 05:02 PM, in macOS
here some more on this feature ... 5,076 Views / 35 Replies  
here some more on this feature

http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t300444.html

Great thing to have this, finaly
Posted by reactor, on Apr 26, 2005 at 12:55 PM, in macOS
My dual G5 is now rendering a Maya scene via... 3,453 Views / 27 Replies  
My dual G5 is now rendering a Maya scene via MentalRay renderer (thus using 2 cpu's @ 100%) bussy for hours now and I get this:
___'highest' cpu speed
U3 Heat sink: Now 56C ( ~ 132F, Min 131F - Max...
Posted by reactor, on Oct 5, 2004 at 12:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
Poll: From hyena to dhole, fox, coyote, wolf, dingo,... 1,609 Views / 45 Replies  
From hyena to dhole, fox, coyote, wolf, dingo, zorro, jackal and domestic dog, not too strong though, I must admit.
Posted by reactor, on Oct 4, 2004 at 03:32 PM, in macOS
Poll: How about naming the "final" OS X 'Hyena' as the... 1,609 Views / 45 Replies  
How about naming the "final" OS X 'Hyena' as the transition from cats to dog-like animals (as they are thought to form an evolutionary "link" between dogs and cats, being more closely related to...
Posted by reactor, on Oct 3, 2004 at 02:55 AM, in macOS
I have a B/W 400Mhz with 1Gig ram (dirt cheap)... 2,258 Views / 28 Replies  
I have a B/W 400Mhz with 1Gig ram (dirt cheap) and the Radeon PCI driving a 21" screen running 1200x1600 just fine, under 10.3.5.

Unless you'll be teaching your kids UT2K4, give it a go.......
Posted by reactor, on Aug 11, 2004 at 09:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have this setup as well, with the difference... 505 Views / 3 Replies  
I have this setup as well, with the difference that the 'Base G5' has the Extreme and the iBook has the regular Airport. Works great.
Posted by reactor, on Aug 11, 2004 at 08:44 PM, in Networking
SCSI has no issues here, on Panther. I have a... 22,313 Views / 55 Replies  
SCSI has no issues here, on Panther.
I have a 10.000K LaCie Ultra2Wide. Runs Like Hell.
(Didn't even know there were any SCSI-related problems)
Posted by reactor, on Nov 9, 2003 at 09:23 AM, in macOS
I checked, it's not enabled. 48,479 Views / 287 Replies  
I checked, it's not enabled.
Posted by reactor, on Nov 3, 2003 at 03:37 PM, in macOS
This is what I get when I connect to another Mac,... 48,479 Views / 287 Replies  
This is what I get when I connect to another Mac, running Panther on both:

After connect, the disk containing the OS (on the computer I'm phisically at), shows in a finder-window, with all the...
Posted by reactor, on Nov 3, 2003 at 12:30 PM, in macOS
I ordered my Dual (CTO) at a local reseller,... 1,458 Views / 17 Replies  
I ordered my Dual (CTO) at a local reseller, early july, in the Netherlands.
Without the modem, with the 9800Pro and 2.5Gig ram.
They got it today, so I can say it's here before the weekend.
...
Posted by reactor, on Oct 8, 2003 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
This is an excerpt from Apple's tech document -... 2,257 Views / 14 Replies  
This is an excerpt from Apple's tech document
- - - - - - - - -
Processor and Bus Slewing

To lower power consumption, heat generation, and fan noise, the Power Mac G5 computer incorporates an...
Posted by reactor, on Aug 31, 2003 at 11:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah, that way one doesn't need to vacuum-clean... 24,034 Views / 95 Replies  
Yeah, that way one doesn't need to vacuum-clean their carpet, as the coolers at occasional topspeed would be doing just that....
Posted by reactor, on Aug 21, 2003 at 02:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Here's a tale on the costs of a 970 compared to a... 18,248 Views / 213 Replies  
Here's a tale on the costs of a 970 compared to a G4 in #, not $

http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers/archives/000070.php

But my opinion: the prices on all systems will be equal to todays...
Posted by reactor, on Jun 12, 2003 at 08:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
When IBM introduced the POWER4 processor's... 3,372 Views / 49 Replies  
When IBM introduced the POWER4 processor's derivative, the PPC970, late 2002, estimations were that samples would be available in the 2nd quarter of 2003 and full scale production in the 2nd half of...
Posted by reactor, on May 4, 2003 at 10:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
They also claim to have the benchmarks for the... 3,372 Views / 49 Replies  
They also claim to have the benchmarks for the machine: "......... unless APPLE is opposed to it, we will reveal the benchmarks on the machine at the latest on May 15".

So perhaps we'll know soon...
Posted by reactor, on May 2, 2003 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: How the heck do I share my net connection?! 635 Views / 5 Replies  
Os X's sharing pref's should have the internet share option on.
The other comp's should connect via ethernet, configured via DHCP. Now enter the 'server-ID' (the OS X's comp IP adress) and all will...
Posted by reactor, on Sep 11, 2002 at 01:42 PM, in macOS
Is that a pre-installed (BTO) SCSI-card you are... 5,613 Views / 35 Replies  
Is that a pre-installed (BTO) SCSI-card you are referring to?
That's because mine is, and it's recognized by 10.2,
leaving me the question; can I use an external SCSI HD as my bootdisk?

On...
Posted by reactor, on Aug 27, 2002 at 01:58 PM, in macOS
I had the same problems myself, but with Disk... 2,152 Views / 26 Replies  
I had the same problems myself, but with Disk Copy 6.5b11 (supplied with the 5G48 build), converting it to a master CD-R and then burning it with Toast solved all issues.
Posted by reactor, on Aug 9, 2002 at 02:33 PM, in macOS
Did you try to startup with S + Cmnd keys down,... 518 Views / 18 Replies  
Did you try to startup with S + Cmnd keys down, then, after all the pretty text stops crawling, type 'fsck -y' then hit return?
Run this 'till the message 'disk appears OK'.
Then type 'reboot'
...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 27, 2002 at 08:34 PM, in macOS
I have the spinning beachball at shutdown as... 633 Views / 8 Replies  
I have the spinning beachball at shutdown as well.
I left my computer 'shutting down' over night and guess what??
It was still busy with just that, as I awoke......

Login out and choosing 'shut...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 15, 2002 at 05:40 PM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 437 Views / 12 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"> If your that upset about it put it on ebay...
Posted by reactor, on Jun 2, 2002 at 04:08 PM, in macOS
As we speak...... No connection to the... 474 Views / 3 Replies  
As we speak......

No connection to the internet from within SoftwareUpdater.
Dunno why :(
Posted by reactor, on May 18, 2002 at 05:55 PM, in macOS
I have had troubles in the Finder too. On... 480 Views / 6 Replies  
I have had troubles in the Finder too.
On opening a folder in collum view, the Finder crashed and relaunched.
The Console log showed it had something to do with 'showing the images' in that...
Posted by reactor, on May 10, 2002 at 08:09 PM, in macOS
This is my Mac: ... 3,628 Views / 211 Replies  
This is my Mac:
http://homepage.mac.com/mybulkmail/mac-icons/8449.png
model name: Power Macintosh G3 Series
model id: 8449
processor: PowerPC G3
speed: 450 MHz

And I also have this to say...
Posted by reactor, on May 2, 2002 at 07:19 PM, in macOS
The 16Mb ATI RAGE, wich came with the B/W's are... 399 Views / 1 Replies  
The 16Mb ATI RAGE, wich came with the B/W's are supported by OS X. There is, however, no accelaration done by the GPU. All is done by the CPU...... For now that is, perhaps 10.2 will be supporting...
Posted by reactor, on Mar 22, 2002 at 06:03 PM, in macOS
I guess for that kind of stuff you sure don't... 417 Views / 3 Replies  
I guess for that kind of stuff you sure don't need a G4.

Aside from that, the G4/500 won't gain too much over a G3/550.
The B/W is a blazing workhorse as it comes, you just might want to put some...
Posted by reactor, on Feb 25, 2002 at 10:33 PM, in macOS
Cool, downloading now.... 353 Views / 2 Replies  
Cool, downloading now....
Posted by reactor, on Feb 19, 2002 at 09:44 PM, in macOS
Just a thought: LCD displays are digital,... 710 Views / 23 Replies  
Just a thought:

LCD displays are digital, right? (not sure about that...)
Therefor there's no need to convert the digital signal to an analogue signal, as with a tube-monitor.
Might that be the...
Posted by reactor, on Feb 8, 2002 at 06:53 AM, in macOS
I did this once and did it in OS 9, and it worked... 472 Views / 3 Replies  
I did this once and did it in OS 9, and it worked fine.
Posted by reactor, on Jan 9, 2002 at 08:21 PM, in macOS
I had that with OS X 10.1. I think it had... 463 Views / 6 Replies  
I had that with OS X 10.1.
I think it had something to do with the ATI Radeon (PCI in a G3 B&W).
When I upgraded the OS to 10.1.1 the glitches were gone.
Posted by reactor, on Dec 22, 2001 at 08:18 PM, in macOS
You'r right. OS X doesn't support PhotoCD's. It... 612 Views / 10 Replies  
You'r right. OS X doesn't support PhotoCD's. It mounts the disk but no way to open any pic or file.
There is this app however, called iView MediaPro, and a 30 day trial can be found here:
...
Posted by reactor, on Dec 19, 2001 at 10:40 PM, in macOS
Why not place an alias of the AppleMenu folder in... 580 Views / 9 Replies  
Why not place an alias of the AppleMenu folder in the Dock, you have acces to all the items in there.

Not an answer to your question, but more of a solution :D
Posted by reactor, on Dec 11, 2001 at 08:59 PM, in macOS
Just like in any brwoser app, just hit 'apple'+'... 1,980 Views / 4 Replies  
Just like in any brwoser app, just hit 'apple'+' [ '

That's what you want, right ? �go back�.......
Posted by reactor, on Nov 27, 2001 at 12:28 PM, in macOS
I have the stock DVD drive as well, and needed to... 551 Views / 5 Replies  
I have the stock DVD drive as well, and needed to tweek the DVD Player app manually to get it to work, and indeed it does.

I could send you the hacked player, as it applies to the same machine...
Posted by reactor, on Nov 21, 2001 at 11:15 PM, in macOS
I replaced my Rage 128 with a Radeon. Works like... 551 Views / 5 Replies  
I replaced my Rage 128 with a Radeon. Works like a charm with OS X. The Rage supported 1600x1200 at 75Hz. The Radoen does that resolution at 85Hz. It comes with 32Mb of DDR Ram, so it's fast enough....
Posted by reactor, on Nov 21, 2001 at 09:59 PM, in macOS
As far as I can tell, you open the Terminal and... 459 Views / 5 Replies  
As far as I can tell, you open the Terminal and type: man netinfo

then just keep pressing the 'enter'-key and some 1200 lines of written words will come across your screen.
Posted by reactor, on Nov 9, 2001 at 06:01 PM, in macOS
I have the same thing. But I had 10.1 running... 451 Views / 2 Replies  
I have the same thing.
But I had 10.1 running some time before I installed the Wacom tablet driver, and the OS didn't have the pointer hanging than.
Wacom will have this sorted out soon enough, I...
Posted by reactor, on Oct 21, 2001 at 12:35 PM, in macOS
Enough demand ??? You mean that Apple starts to... 697 Views / 30 Replies  
Enough demand ??? You mean that Apple starts to make their software compatible with system they sell when there is enough demand to do so ???

Sure, Apple knows to keep thumbs up. Not......

I...
Posted by reactor, on Oct 15, 2001 at 12:58 PM, in macOS
5g57 = GM 1,122 Views / 74 Replies  
5g57 = GM
Posted by reactor, on Sep 9, 2001 at 08:58 PM, in macOS
As far as the dock-lock, that's not possible. ... 436 Views / 5 Replies  
As far as the dock-lock, that's not possible.
As for the rest, what are you saying?
Posted by reactor, on Sep 3, 2001 at 08:13 PM, in macOS
I replaced the Rage 128 card with a Radeon. Don't... 2,227 Views / 122 Replies  
I replaced the Rage 128 card with a Radeon. Don't tell me, Apple, I need to remove my stock DVD player unit in order to be able to play DVD's. :mad:

In OS 9 the software-only Apple DVD Player...
Posted by reactor, on Sep 3, 2001 at 07:47 PM, in macOS
I just installed 5F24 on an iBook 300Mhz and it... 3,826 Views / 291 Replies  
I just installed 5F24 on an iBook 300Mhz and it WOWs me.
Even as I only have 64Mb Ram installed it's flying.
If this is a sneak preview of what's to come in september, than I can only say about...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 28, 2001 at 02:36 PM, in macOS
Same thing on my B&W 450. First I got the 'happy... 500 Views / 12 Replies  
Same thing on my B&W 450. First I got the 'happy Mac' at startup from CD, then I got a hang in a blue screen, cursor visible and my pro-mouse's light was off!! Perhaps usb-related problem?
On second...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 28, 2001 at 12:10 PM, in macOS
I too am wondering where to open the box. ... 4,453 Views / 342 Replies  
I too am wondering where to open the box.

Besides, if that drive is supposed to hold cd's, imagine what the size of those handles would be..... HUGE indeed.

Either this is a fake or it's a fake...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 18, 2001 at 03:20 AM, in macOS
I would say StarTrek is an ideal candidate. The... 4,453 Views / 342 Replies  
I would say StarTrek is an ideal candidate.
The apple falling way from its tree.

Apple emp's may have done some more work over the past few years under the strain of Jobs than we think x()
...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 16, 2001 at 08:34 PM, in macOS
My Sony DCR-PC100E (E stands for European -... 1,098 Views / 3 Replies  
My Sony DCR-PC100E (E stands for European - meaning it's input-only) works on both PAL and NTSC format. There's a software-switch build in to arrange this. For connection to a vcr you of course need...
Posted by reactor, on Jul 6, 2001 at 09:06 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
To my knowledge this app does all mp3 adjustments... 740 Views / 3 Replies  
To my knowledge this app does all mp3 adjustments one could wish for: mp3Rage.
A copy can be downloaded and evaluated for 15 days:Chaotic (http://chaotic.digitalchainsaw.com/)
Posted by reactor, on Jul 6, 2001 at 08:43 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
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