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iMAC or not to iMAC? — #2

Hi, Here's a cheap way to get a floppy drive for your iMac when you buy it. Since you'll probably need a USB-serial adapter anyway, why not pick up a Mac SE/30 or better? They can…
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iMAC or not to iMAC? — #3

I was in your position a bit ago -- I had a bunch of SCSI periphs & an ADB printer. But I bought an iMac August 15, anyway. I just kept the Performa with all the periphs &…
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iMAC or not to iMAC? — #5

tgrant do you know of a way to use a imac as a monitor for a B&W G3. I have seen i done and really need to know how
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Powerbook TrackPad Clicker Dying, HELP! — #1

The mouse I plugged in wasn't working too well, so I've been using the built-in trackpad & clicker on my Powerbook. Now the clicker only works if I push real hard in middle, an…
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No preview with Epson Stylus 600 — #1

On the Epson Stylus 600 you cannot preview your document before you print. On the Epson 740 you can. Is there a driver upgrade for the 600 that will let you preview before you prin…
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Any NuBus A/V card? — #1

Hello, I wonder is there any place I can buy a 7"NuBus A/V card for my PowerMac 6100/60? Thank you
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Putting motherboard in a new case — #1

Well, subject pretty much says it all. Does anyone have experience with putting a Mac in a new case? I have a 7300 that I'd like to put into a big tower so that I can add more driv…
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Putting motherboard in a new case — #2

Hi, you can put the 7300 in any ATX Style case. Apple just used a form factor near ATX. The only thing to do is to make your own I/O shield in the back of the case, because most A…
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Overclocking — #1

My opinion....All processors are the same, only rated for performance. Meaning, chips may qualify for the 400MHz range but released as 300-50MHz models based on performance ratings…
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USB/Serial Adapter — #1

Is there a way to hook up a Personal LaserWriter 300 to my B&W G3 via the USB port?
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USB/Serial Adapter — #2

I've come across two products that claim to enable this via a card that goes in the B&W internal modem slot: the <A HREF="http://www.griffintechnology.com/">gPort</A&g…
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USB/Serial Adapter — #3

Keyspan repied to my query and said they expected to ship an adapter this spring to help connect LaserWriters via USB. I guess I could have used a gPort, but I already bought the …
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iMac Mouse sounds — #1

the round mouse that my iMac came with makes a sqeeking noise...almost mouse-like ironicallly, when it is moved from side to side? is it the wheels inside the mouse? is there a way…
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OS 8.5 and THE TRIED AND TRUE IMAGEWRITER — #1

I'm hoping that someone around here might know of a workaround for using the Imagewriter II w/ 8.5. I really need this printer to print checks. hope someone can help?
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hard drive size question... — #1

The 9 GB hard drive on my brand-new B&W 400 mhz crashed and was diagnosed by Apple tech support as "dead". It was replaced under warranty by an Apple certified service dept. B…
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hard drive size question... — #2

Yes, that is probably right. 8.5 GB 8.5*1024 = 8704 MB 8704*1024 = 8912896 KB Most people just look at the 8912896 KB and call it 9 GB (when it really is only 8.5 GB) because they…
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1 keyboard with 2 computers? — #1

Does anybody know if it is possible to set up 2 machines, a Mac and an NT box, with a USB keyboard and mouse through a hub or something so that I can switch between the two compute…
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1 keyboard with 2 computers? — #2

Check out MacWindows. They have a solutions section that includes sharing keyboards and monitors cross platform. May not have a USB answer but worth the look. http://www.macwindow…
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1 keyboard with 2 computers? — #3

> Does anybody know if it is possible to set up 2 machines, a Mac and an NT box, > with a USB keyboard and mouse through a hub or something so that I can > switch between …
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USB video input device — #1

I am very interested in trying to locate a USB video input device for my iMac. I looked at AVID's new program and device, but it has some limitations such as not having two channe…
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HELP ! Illegal instructions — #1

purchased a couple of PowerComputing 120's on ebay.Tried to put brand new hard drives in.Keep getting illegal instruction crash and addressing crashes.Does same thing when booted f…
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HELP ! Illegal instructions — #2

where in the boot process does the 120 crash? Just a wild guess here....my Power Computing machine has a reset button on the mother board called a CUDA switch. Try pressing that an…
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