Mac 512Ke Server
From Niles:
Charles,
Enjoy reading your articles on LEM! Just wanted to tell you that I
figured out how to get a Mac
512Ke to serve files on a modern network. I was able to serve to
Snow Leopard, as well as iPads, iPhones, and more.
There are some videos on the main page and longer documentation on
the Details tab at the top.
http://web.me.com/nilesmitchell/Mac512k/Welcome.html
What we thought we knew about a Mac 512Ke needs to change!
:)
Keep up the good work!
Editor's note: Niles also has an excellent page on Macs,
AppleTalk, and FTP, which explains his need to use a LocalTalk
Bridge (on a Mac that supports both LocalTalk and ethernet) and a
couple apps - EasyShare
on the 512Ke and Rumpus on his WallStreet PowerBook bridge
computer (download link
for Rumpus Classic) -
Hi Niles,
You too!
Congratulations on your achievement.
Cool to see that old System 6 Desktop again.
Charles
System 4.1 Desktop! :)
Hi Niles,
I stand corrected. ;-)
Even more impressive.
System 4.1 is before my time. I came in at System 6.1
on a used Mac Plus.
Charles
Moving Files from a Dead iMac G5 to a New iMac
From Bill:
I dragged my ailing G5 iMac
into the local Mac store this morning. Very nice and knowledgeable guy
pulled the cover off to reveal 3 or 4 burst capacitors (I think he
called them), cylindrical little towers coming up from the motherboard.
The hard drive was just fine. No charge diagnosis.
Any advice who to shop with for a recent refurb replacement?
Features to shop for?
cheers,
Bill
Hi Bill,
Sorry to hear the bad news.
My recommendation would be a refurb from Apple's
online store. My last two systems have been Apple Certified
Refurbished units, and they've been excellent performers - both still
going strong. You get the same warranty and AppleCare eligibility as
with a new machine.
Hard to argue with the iMac for value in a desktop
machine. I still prefer laptops, but that big iMac screen is enticing.
The Mac mini is very cool,
but you have to buy a separate monitor. Your keyboard and mouse from
the dead iMac would be fine though.
Charles
I have ordered an iMac refurb from Apple Canada, and it has
shipped.
Now I am wondering how I will be able to connect to my old hard
drive, short of popping it into the new unit and backing up some
current stuff to the backup drive.
There has to be a better way; not sure I can connect externally
. . . but I would be wary of messing with the guts of the
newbie.
Suggestions? I suppose it's obvious, but the obvious eludes me at
present.
Bill
Hi Bill,
You need an external hard drive case to put your old
drive in. There are a vast variety of these available from various
vendors. You need one that will accept a 3.5" SATA hard drive. Just
pull the drive from the deceased iMac, install it in the enclosure, and
your old internal hard drive becomes an external hard drive with
whatever connectivity the particular enclosure unit you buy
supports.
Since you're in Canada, Tiger Direct Canada lists
a bunch of them.
Alternatively, another (not necessarily cheaper)
solution is a drive connector kit (needs no enclosure - just hook up
the drive bare). OWC NewerTech has
a good one that supports both SATA and IDE/ATA. (DVshop.ca is a
Canadian source.)
Charles
Classic Eudora, Snow Leopard, and Rosetta
Improvements
From Aaron:
Charles,
Thanks for your August article on MailForge and
Eudora. Like you, I have been checking in on MailForge for some
time now - too long, as far as I'm concerned - and also had serious
problems with Eudora starting with OS X 10.4 Tiger. But unlike you,
I stuck with Eudora anyway, so I'm in a position to give you some
welcome news.
The problems with Eudora and OS X were due to bugs in Rosetta,* which I'm sure you know
is OS X's translator of PowerPC code. These bugs were fixed in
a Snow
Leopard update. I think it was around late
spring. Since that time, Eudora has been working almost
perfectly. And not only Eudora, but also Word 2004 and
FileMaker 7, two other old favorites I've been reluctant to give up. In
fact, this is one of the main reasons I finally moved from Leopard to
Snow Leopard - to fix all these apps.
Obviously, Eudora is behind other mail programs in a number of areas
and will remain so. But what it does, it now again does brilliantly.
Unless something better comes along, I expect to be using it for years
to come.
Aaron
Hi Aaron,
That is indeed fascinating news. I have to admit that
I've never really experimented with Eudora Classic in Snow Leopard,
other than to start it up from time to time to access message
archives.
I'm delighted to hear that it is working well for you
in Snow Leopard. Personally, I'm still using OS X 10.5 Leopard as
my "daily driver" system, as I have found 10.6 buggy - and it makes my
MacBook run hotter than 10.5, more often hitting the tipping point
between silence and cooling fan drone.
My guess, however, is that Classic Eudora's days are
numbered whatever. I hope Rosetta support will be maintained in
OS X 10.7, but it won't totally surprise me if it isn't, and if
that turns out to be the case, it will be a major adjustment for many
of us.
Having now been pretty much transitioned to Eudora
OSE/Thunderbird for over a year now, I don't think I would be inclined
to go back to the classic application, given its likely short
compatibility future, although I completely understand your resolve to
carry on as long as possible. I still use it on my Tiger machines.
Charles
Trials and Tribulations with Zip 100 Plus and a Mac
SE
From Troy, following up on Looking for a SCSI-to-Ethernet
Adapter:
Hi Charles.
Thanks for your help concerning my old SE and getting it online! Well,
I have given up on getting the SE online - the hardware is just not
available at the current time in my area. As a reminder - I have a
2009 Intel iMac as the main
machine and a 2010
MacBook Pro.
I wanted to use a Zip 100 Plus as a
backup drive for the SE, in case the antique hard drive decides to
fail. I have such an item that appears to work well, a bunch of Zip
disks as well. A good idea, or so I thought.
Now this Zip 100 drive does not have a terminator
switch; I believe it has a terminator built in. [Editor's note: The
Zip Plus has automatic termination.]
The problem - I do not have the 800K disks that would contain the
software driver to install the support onto System 6.0.1. I can
download it, but that is useless, as I have no 800 KB floppy drive and
the SE does not have Internet access or CD-ROM capabilities. I cannot
get them onto the SE, and, of course, without even the basic extension
the drive cannot be seen by Finder.
Know of anyone who would be willing to send such a beast my way? I
would of course pay for the cost of mailing and the floppies as long as
it is reasonable.
Thanks,
Troy
Hi Troy,
Thought I might still have some blank ones, but a
search turned up only 1.4M HD disks and some indeterminate ones.
There must be some 800K floppies out there
somewhere.
If anyone can help Troy out, let me know and I'll
forward your communication.
Charles
Nonstandard Optical Discs Can Damage Your Mac
From Kurt in response to Using
Nonstandard Optical Discs with Your Mac:
Howdy, Charles!
There is one more thing to consider: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2446
Warning:
Inserting a nonstandard-sized or-shaped disc into a
drive that is not designed to accommodate it may damage the drive. Some
slot-loading drives may be able to accommodate 80 mm round discs, but
their use is not supported and any damage caused will not be covered
under your Apple warranty or applicable extended service contract.
Something to consider before sticking that nonstandard disc into
one's brand new shiny Mac with the slot-loading optical drive.
This article has been in Apple's knowledge base for years, it is
public, and the reader should be aware of it before the
fact.
"I'm sorry. You just voided your warranty, and your AppleCare.
"Ounce of prevention..."
Hi Kurt,
Right you are. Topher Kessler did somewhat obliquely
address this point in the MacFixIt article we linked to, noting "While
there is no difference in the way the discs are read, the odd shapes
will get them stuck in many slot-loading drives seen in MacBooks,
MacBook Pros, Mac minis, and iMac systems...."
However, it might have been emphasized more
forcefully. Thanks for the link.
Personally, I would never attempt to use a nonstandard
CD in my Mac's slot-loader optical drive, but I have an old QPS Fire!
tray-loading FireWire CD-Burner that handles nonstandard disks
nicely.
Charles
iBook: Motorola or Intel CPU?
From Diane:
Hi,
I have a 2002 700 MHz
iBook G3 with Mac OS X 10.3
Panther, and I would like to know if this particular laptop has a
Motorola or an Intel processor?
Thank you for any information.
Diane
Hello Diane,
The answer to your question is "neither". Your iBook
actually has an IBM PowerPC G3 750FX processor, but I think what you
probably really wanted to know was whether it is Intel or not - the
answer is "not".
Charles
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