USB 2.0 For iBooks?
From: Sandy Mitchell
In your article about USB 2.0 for PowerBooks, there was no mention
of iBooks - can they be adapted to 2.0?
- Hi Sandy,
Unfortunately not. The iBook (as well as the new 12" PowerBook) has no
PC Card slot, so there is no way to add USB 2.0 support.
Charles
WordPerfect 3.5e
From Laura Lichtey
Mr. Moore,
A couple of years ago you wrote an
article about Corel's WordPerfect 3.5e. In updating my Mac, I lost
my copy 3.5e and thought you might be able to help me find another
copy. It is no longer offered at Corel's site, and I now have
unreadable documents.
Please help.
Thanks,
Laura Lichtey
- Hi,
You can't buy WordPerfect new anywhere. Corel has discontinued it. You
might find a copy for sale at a flea market, yard sale, or on
eBay.
Try here <http://acmfiles.csusb.edu/corel/wpmac.html>
or here <http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~jdburto/wpmac35e.html>.
This page <http://www.deakin.edu.au/software/applications.php>
still had it the last time I looked, but you need a student password to
initiate the download.
Charles
Power supply for Motorola StarMax 3000
MT
From Hal Truitt
I think I need a power supply for a Motorola StarMax 3000 MT - is it a standard 200W
AT/X power supply, or does this motherboard require a proprietary power
supply?
Hal Truitt
- Hi Hal,
I honestly don't know, but my best guess would be that any power supply
of the proper voltage that is capable of supplying adequate current and
would fit in the StarMax case would work. That's just a guess
though.
Charles
Editor's note: Your best source for StarMax information is probably
the community of StarMax users. I suggest joining the StarMax email list as a great way to plug
into this community of helpful people. dk
StarMax 5500
From Sharon Schwab
I have a StarMax 5500 upgraded to a
G3, 64 RAM, 1 GB hard drive, Zip drive, modem, HP printer, keyboard w.
mouse, BTC monitor, running 8.1 and loaded w. software that I'm not
sure how to remove (AppleWorks 6, Office 2001, Writer's Dream Kit,
etc.). I am wanting to sell it (bought a new PowerBook G4). How much could I reasonably get
for it? (It is a fantastic machine, and I would rather dump every PC in
the house than part with it.)
I also have a Dell Laptop, 98 RAM, 6 GB, ethernet, and modem,
running 98, and also loaded (includes Office 2000). I know you don't
deal with Dells, but if you might know, I would appreciate your advice
in selling it also. I'm clueless.
Thank you,
Sharon Schwab
- Hi Sharon,
The 5500 is indeed a nice machine, and yours is well tricked-out, but
these computers are essentially fully depreciated. A (very) ballpark
estimate would be maybe $200-300, but that may be high. You might be
better off keeping it around as a backup machine or giving it to a
family member or a charity.
As for the Dell, I'm clueless too. ;-) Anything I might say
would be pure speculation.
Charles
OS 6 on a G3
From Rob Clougherty
Hi Charles
Just a quick question, can OS 6 run on an early G3? I took a look at
an early G3 at everymac.com. It says
only 8.0 and up. A guy I know says he has one with OS 6 on it and
now wants to run DSL on it. I can't find any info if this is
possible.
Thanks,
Rob
BTW, I do enjoy your stories on Low End Mac. Sometimes I don't
agree, but we do agree on free speech. Write on!
- Hi Rob,
To the best of my knowledge, no. The first G3s came out in November
1997, and as I recall, OS 8 was the system of the day. As a rule,
Macs won't boot into systems that predate their manufacture. I don't
think System 6 would install on my 1993 LC 520, although I won't declare that
there is absolutely no way it could be made to work. Likewise, I won't
state categorically that it is impossible to make System 6 run on a G3,
but I'm highly skeptical. Perhaps your friend is using some sort of
emulator
hack?
DSL? I never figured out how to configure a dialup connection in
System 6, although I think that can be done.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
Charles
Intel and AMD deliver better price performance for
our scientific number crunching
From Richard Schwartz
Just thought I'd let you know why we use Intel and AMD boxes running
[Windows] 2K, XP, and Linux to analyze HESSI. We have built
software using IDL (portable across platforms even the for OS X
now), and it just runs way faster on the Intel boxes. Even my cheap ass
home computer with an Athlon 1900 runs rings around any Mac I can find.
We have lots of other scientists buying Macs now, and they do love
them. We love the concept of a friendly face on top of a Unix-like OS,
but our Linux users get their work done w/o too much grief as well. Our
work is floating point computationally intensive, multiplying and
adding many billions of times to produce relatively simple images. For
our work, a 3.06 GHz hyperthreaded P4 is four times faster than any
Mac. And we can't buy a faster Mac. So, no, it's not because we're
afraid to break away and look different that we don't have Macs; for us
it's not a myth, Macs are slow.
And my Dell dual Xeon 1.7 GHz W[indows] 2K runs like a champ. It
doesn't crash or hang - W[indows] 98 is dead and gone. Even my XP home
on my Athlon 1900 is rock solid. We do dislike MSoft and their monopoly
position, but we need to be able to use Word as MS intended to do our
work. As long as MS can protect their API and prevent Open(Star)Office
from working just like Word, MS is safe. But should that go, the walls
would come down, and there would be a field of Linux everywhere.
Besides, every Mac mouse I ever touched felt like a carpal-tunnel
inducing machine. Add that to the myths.
- Hi Richard,
I won't argue with you. Apple does have a speed problem at the
high-end, such as the sort of computing you describe. Hopefully the new
IBM PPC chip much-rumored as powering the next generation of Power Macs
will close the gap somewhat.
I also agree about Apple mice, which are IMHO horrible. Happily, there
are gazillions of excellent alternatives available.
Charles
Re: Intel and AMD deliver better price performance for our
scientific number crunching
From: Richard Schwartz
If they close the gap in speed, we won't care about the price.
Regards,
Richard
Saving Web Pages as Plain Text
From Michael Steinwede
Hi Charles,
I was interested in reading the Saving Web
Pages as Plain Text article today. I immediately tried it, but when
I try it, my Services/TextEdit/Open file and Open selection are all
grayed out. It's grayed out in IE and Netscape. A friend of mine had
downloaded the new Safari, and it works for him.
I was wondering what browser Peter (the fellow who gave the tip)
used?
Michael.
- Hi Michael,
Maybe he will tell us.
Charles
WannaBe
From Simon Magennis
Hi,
I too use WannaBe on a daily
basis. Apart from using it to filter certain sites, I also put the
WannaBe google.src shortcut into my apple menu (9.2.2) for fast Google
searching.
Regards,
Simon Magennis
POP3 free mail
From Gerda Konings
Hello,
Your research for POP3 free mail on the Internet was a great help to
me. But when I wanted to sign in with GMX (the German provider), I had to
fill in the country and state, and the only possibilities were Germany,
Switzerland, and Austria.
I'm from the Netherlands and don't know what to fill in. Can you
help me out??
Thanks so far.
Gerda Konings
- Hi Gerda,
I just checked the GMX sign-in page, and you're right. Just Germany,
Austria, and Switzerland. That is a change from when I signed up with
GMX last year. A lot more countries were in the menu then, including
Canada, and, presumably, the Netherlands.
I'm not sure why this is. GMX continues to work flawlessly for
me.
Have you a friend in Germany whose address you could use to sign
up?
Charles
Using AppleWorks Word format for resumes
From Alvin Chan
Thank you for you time, I hope everything is good for you. I would
like to ask if it's reliable to attach the Word format (Word 97, 2000)
in AppleWorks 6.2.3 for sending out resumes. Will it be 100% compatible
with their Word on the PC, and will they be opened flawlessly.
Suggestions are welcomed.
Take care and God bless,
Alvin
- Hi Alvin,
I tried emailing an AppleWorks 6 document saved as Word 98 Mac to a
machine with Office X installed, and it opened fine with
formatting intact, but I can't say what the result would be on a PC.
The best thing to do would be to do a trial run to a friend's PC before
using this method for anything mission-critical.
Charles
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