Check out the following site for information about gPort by Griffin Technologies. It installs into the modem slot and provides a serial port which supports localtalk networking. h…

i think the PB 1400 comes with onboard ethernet. if this is true all you need to get those files transferred is a $5 cable, and it will be ALOT faster than serial... you need a "et…

The 1400 doesn't have ethernet built in but does have scsi. Does you G3 have a scsi card? If so use the scsi disk mode on the powerbook. Jeff

Is there any way for me to get a voodoo card into my rev D imac? Is there some company that will sauder a board in, or has used the "Perch" slot to include 3D rendering? Can I ge…

Is there any way for me to get a voodoo card into my rev D imac? Is there some company that will sauder a board in, or has used the "Perch" slot to include 3D rendering? Can I ge…

I got that iMac cdrom update and now my cd's are slower than ever. I think it was better off without it. anyone agree? Maybe it's just me. Also, I love the Mac OS but the most an…

just a quick question to anyone who may or may not know. i was checking out the new g4s on apple's site and i read alot about them from sites mentions here , and i also watched ste…

I've had the same concerns as you about the G4 400 motherboard. Here's the way I understand it. . . The G4 400 will first be released on the Yosemite motherboard, the same motherbo…

ok that was the way i thought it was but i just wasn't sure. thanks for confirming. ------------------ "once you go mac you never go back!"

have installed the Farallon HomeLINE network between my 7500 and G3 systems. I have an Apple Laserwriter connected via ethernet to the G3. When the Farallon network is selected fro…

I'm about to buy a new iMac and iBook for myself and my fiancee. I will then have an 8600/250 and a Quadra 800. I'm using a cable modem with 10 base T ethernet for internet access.…

I'm not etirely sure about this, but a friend of mine has 3 Macs (an iMac, PowerComputing 180, and a Mac IIfx). Each computer is connected to the internet over a 56k modem, and the…

IP routing via IPNetRouter is not something that will tax your Quadra - even at 10Mbs speeds. If you are concerened about security you might want to use your Quadra for routing o…

I just scored an old IIci (for $100; new 'twas $6499 list) so that I wouldn't have to use my 7500 to do IPNR. It sits in the closet humming along (it was a former corporate server …

Using a IIfx with a cable modem as router machine on a 10base-t network, works fine, no lower speeds and very stable. I think it would be a waste to use a great machine like a 8600…

I agree, Jona. And I gotta recommend XLR8's bitchen new Carrier ZIF� card for the "Power Surge" series. It rocks!

I have an old iicx and i'd like to use that as a router for my cable modem. can anybody point me to some resources for maiking a macintosh router? any thoughtful comments would be …

I think the routing software most people are talking about on this discussion is IPNetRouter by Sustainable Softworks. In my opinion its a really great program. There's a demo at t…

IPNetRouter is awesome. I've been using it for at least a year. The latest version includes a DHCP server. It's irrelevant if you only run MacOS because Location Manager means you …

I use a Q650 with Vicom SoftRouter and have been really happy. Soon I'll be moving to an X-Router from MacSense. Does the same thing but through a little hardware hub type thing. …

I'd just like to say thanks for all the input. I've decided to use the Quadra for routing based on the responses I've gotten. Thanks again Tony

I am looking into buying and older powerbook for e-mail and word processing. I would also like to be able to network it with my iMac. I was wondering which model you would recomm…

I have a 540c in good shape which has ethernet, I think 20 meg of RAM (I'll check if you're interested). It's a good choice in that it was top of the line when built. Active color …

Couple questions: How much RAM? 320 or 500MB hard drive? Modem speed? What software does it come with? Do you have all cords, and batteries? Has the processor been upgraded or…

The PB 500-series is particularly cool if you can find a PPC CPU daughtercard to pop into it. Otherwise you're ceiling is OS 8.1 and you're unable to run PPC-only apps (e.g. Office…