Have you tried saving on a different volume?

Thanks, guys. Question then comes down to. What I am thinking of that requires hard sectored disks.

Isn't that model number "M2943" for the defective 15" apple multiscan displays? Stay away... FAR away from them as well as the 1710's I have a 1705 and it has never given me a prob…

Is everyone 100% sure that these machines cannot go up to 1 Gig of memory? Click to expand... Unfortunately since the beige G3s only have 3 slots, yes.

desolder the socket from a dead compatible Mac Click to expand... Apple technote: Apple Pro Speakers: Compared to Power Mac G4 Cube Speakers Code: =================…

Love the wood paneling Is that an old ImageWriter? Nice touch

Yep up to 768mb

yes, I remember disk light. every time I installed norton, there it was. Pretty handy utility, and you could place it in either top corner. My only gripe with 7.1 is that it's not…

Is everyone 100% sure that these machines cannot go up to 1 Gig of memory?

Nice! I remember when those first came out. :beige:

Posting from my Cube now. It was loaded with 10.4.something, and Software Update is doing its magic in the background. Seems like this came along just in time, as my iMac has jus…

P.S.: I remember there was a little piece of software called "Disk Light". It does exactly what the name says, i.e. it visualises the harddisk access with the impression of a flic…

Consider to stick with System 7.1 for the PB 180. I think it feels more snappy and runs very reliable. It is possible to replace several extensions or control panels with more re…

The new Sandisk Extreme III CF card (specified transfer rate 30 Mb/s) should do well, as it supports UDMA. This thing is pretty fast, better than any old harddisk drive. The 2 GB…

there is no description of what exactly the insert/eject mechanism should do. For instance, does it 'sink' a few mm when you put in the disk, or does it stay put? Click to expa…

The M2943 is one of the most brittle displays I have ever seen. Most other Apple displays hold up fairly well, but every single M2943 I have is crumbling - even the ones with perfe…

Thanks Mac128! Yes, I've been to that website you linked to; the pictures are a bit fuzzy, however, and there is no description of what exactly the insert/eject mechanism should d…

Piccies and some more infos http://mars478.mine.nu/Mars478s_Site/iBook_G4.html

But from my research about these drives, I found that they will not work on my Macintosh 512k without special software, which can only come from a floppy disk that has to be insert…

Most thrift stores for some reason have this aversion to computers. Click to expand... While it is disappointing, I can understand why thrift stores don't want to sell computer…

Oops 5 1/4"

they have to be 5 1/4' diskettes Click to expand... Those are awfully big diskettes. } Yeah, I know. A typo.

Most thrift stores for some reason have this aversion to computers. Click to expand... While it is disappointing, I can understand why thrift stores don't want to sell computer…

just didn't know if there was a good Apple monitor from the mid-90's... Click to expand... Oh sure, there are some good monitors. Really, anything *EXCEPT* the MS 15" is good. …

And also this may be unecessary but they have to be 5 1/4' diskettes.