Quote: Originally posted by CD Hanks: My vote: good. Alias has shown interest in Mac OS X with their releases of Maya. Hopefully this acquisition will give them a sharp…

Undecided as of now. Alias have promised to maintain Motionbuilder on all support software and not just hook it up to Maya and dump the rest. As to what this means for OS X, I don…

As the LG stock optical drives in the Pismo die, I am trying to compile a list of replacement drives that can be placed into the bezzel (aka "universal adaptor"). For some more i…

there was also talk that the matshita ujda 710 drive also works well with little or no modification. just read about your pepboys experience and that's a damn shame. have you mad…

bstone, xlr8your mac has a great compiled list also. http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/..._feedback.html Many of them are installed in the Pismo, great list and user feedback. …

Toshiba SD-R 6112 2xDVD-R 1xDVD-RW 16xCD-R It works on a Pismo. I'm doing a backup to a DVD-R as I'm writing.

I also recommend the xlr8yourmac database. After reading the posts there I decided upon a Lite On combo drive. Now there are two versions that work (that I know of). I forgot the m…

I've been given the task of rewriting some old software for a flight school. The current app was written in an old version of Omnis. One of their chief complaints is the amount of …

It sounds like you might like an interface similar to NetInfo Manager. It has an NSBrowser representing a tree hierarchy in the top half of the window, and the bottom half is an NS…

Thanks Chuck, will take a look at it, I don't frequent Netinfo Mgr too often!

YES! i finally ordered my 15"!! here are the specs.. PBG4 15/1.5/512/80G/SD/AP/BT/LL Processor PowerPC G4 128MB VR 512MB DDR333 SDRAM 80GB Ultra ATA Drive@5400rpm Super D…

That means they estimate it will leave their shipping point on or before the date stated. It does not include time in transit. Odds are decent that it'll go out before that date. I…

Quote: Originally posted by Jolt21: YES! i finally ordered my 15"!! here are the specs.. PBG4 15/1.5/512/80G/SD/AP/BT/LL Processor PowerPC G4 128MB VR 512MB DDR333 S…

Q1, yeah those are probably the software installs, mine came with two DVDs when it shipped to me (about 2 weeks ago). Q2, it should actually arrive at your house before that dat…

wow, apple was way off...my PB shipped this morning and is expected to get here before it was supposed to be shipped! now thats what i call service...

Hi all, I ordered almost the same PB but with a combo drive last week (got a tower for DVD burning right now-can always upgrade later-have to save a buck somewhere while I am in g…

Quote: Originally posted by ibookmark: Hi all, I ordered almost the same PB but with a combo drive last week (got a tower for DVD burning right now-can always upgrade l…

if you look, he is not an international..unless htey build it in another country? mine says something similar: Aug 19, 2004 10:52 AM Picked up SHANGHAI CN Where is…

Quote: Originally posted by Jolt21: if you look, he is not an international..unless htey build it in another country? mine says something similar: Aug 19, 2004 10:52…

OK, after days of waiting for my status to change I see on FedEx's site that it was at the sorting facility in Anchorage AK as of 6am this morning. What is slightly annoying is tha…

That's probably local time for that location. That's how flight arrival/departure times are written, anyway. I just ordered a new PB after learning no really major updates will be…

Way to bump an ancient thread. Lock please.

Quote: Originally Posted by rhythmicmoose Way to bump an ancient thread. Lock please. Thank you for your insightful response. No one had answered the question, so I saw not…

since this machine is so amazing, i figured it is time to get away from Apples boring backgrounds...im not looking for anything in particular, just sharp, crisp images..abstract, n…

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