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Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #19

No, the Rage 128 can't drive two monitors simultaneously. Plus, it doesn't support Quartz Extreme (the acceleration you mentioned earlier). Pretty much anything else will do X (a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 14 Apr 2009 - 22:05

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #18

Dual displays is weird. For instance I have a GeForce 3 64MB that came with my DA back in the day, it has SVGA and ADC outs but will only drive one at a time. As alk mentioned th…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 14 Apr 2009 - 21:42

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #17

Dual displays is weird. For instance I have a GeForce 3 64MB that came with my DA back in the day, it has SVGA and ADC outs but will only drive one at a time. As alk mentioned th…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dan 7.1 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 - 15:59

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #16

No, the Rage 128 can't drive two monitors simultaneously. Plus, it doesn't support Quartz Extreme (the acceleration you mentioned earlier). Pretty much anything else will do Quar…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Tue, 14 Apr 2009 - 05:05

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #15

I don't think so, the GeForce2MX came out a year or two later I believe and it didn't even do that. So I'm not entirely sure the 128 even could.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - 15:31

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #14

The stock video card in a Digital Audio is a Rage 128 which should have a VGA port and an ADC port. If you have an ADC->DVI adapter (such as the one made by Belkin) and a D…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - 14:42

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #13

Actually the term is Response Time, the time it takes for the molecules behind the RGB filter to align for any given color combination. Typically its around 5-15 milliseconds. Th…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - 14:33

How to tell Original CPU in Powerbook 1400 G3 — #4

Looking at the name plate was my first place to look however it was just a 1400c label. That website worked for me and I found that the machine I have is a 1400c 133mhz while the …
68kMLA PowerPC by Strimkind Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - 07:48

How to tell Original CPU in Powerbook 1400 G3 — #3

Umm, doesn't the machine's badge tell you that? It should say one of the following: 1400cs/117 1400c/117 1400cs/133 1400c/133 1400cs/166 1400c/166 The 2nd number (after the…
68kMLA PowerPC by alk Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - 03:37

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #12

Thanks for all the suggestions, gang. All I'm trying to do is find new video card that'll support some whatchamacallit acceleration (I can't remember :I ) on some version of OSX …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - 01:30

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #11

You're dreaming if you think you can decode 720p broadcasts with a G4. According to Elgato, the system requirements for it's EyeTV hybrid TV tuner are: System Requirements * Maci…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by waynestewart Sun, 12 Apr 2009 - 18:41

How to tell Original CPU in Powerbook 1400 G3 — #1

I got a G3 upgraded Powerbook 1400c a few days ago and it came with 2 133mhz and 1 166mhz in addition to the G3 chip inside. Is there any way to tell what the original CPU was? T…
68kMLA PowerPC by Strimkind Sun, 12 Apr 2009 - 17:47

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #10

You're dreaming if you think you can decode 720p broadcasts with a G4. Click to expand... Who said anything about playing 720p content? I said I was playing back 480i content …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Sun, 12 Apr 2009 - 17:47

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #9

You're dreaming if you think you can decode 720p broadcasts with a G4. According to Elgato, the system requirements for it's EyeTV hybrid TV tuner are: System Requirements * Maci…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Forrest Sun, 12 Apr 2009 - 14:25

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #8

Huh? Obviously one shouldn't expect to play 1080p video on any G4, nevermind a 466MHz one with a Rage 128 video card. I didn't get the impression that was what Trash80 was planni…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dan 7.1 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 - 05:53

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #7

Yeah but thats not video playing on screen.... Click to expand... :?: Huh? Obviously one shouldn't expect to play 1080p video on any G4, nevermind a 466MHz one with a Rage …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Sun, 12 Apr 2009 - 03:56

G5 or Intel? — #27

Well not all G5s are liquid cooled, basically if its clock speed is 1.6, 1.8 or 2.0, regardless of processor count, its air-cooled and thus has no chance of spontaneous combustion.…
68kMLA PowerPC by Dan 7.1 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 - 16:10

G5 or Intel? — #26

I have a few old and reliable G3 and my G4 powerbook to help me with my Classic *fix* but honestly I've played around with Apple's new gear at their Store and it's so zippy compare…
68kMLA PowerPC by Redjack Sat, 11 Apr 2009 - 08:06

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #5

The stock video card in a Digital Audio is a Rage 128 which should have a VGA port and an ADC port. If you have an ADC->DVI adapter (such as the one made by Belkin) and a D…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Sat, 11 Apr 2009 - 04:14

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #4

My experience is that getting an HD TV to work with a Mac is a major pain in the butt. Unless you've got a DVI->HDMI cable, prepare to do some fiddling with resolutions, Sw…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Sat, 11 Apr 2009 - 03:54

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #3

well honestly the default video card will probably be fine. if it can push 1600x1200 then 1368x768 will hardly be a stretch for it. But if you do want to upgrade you are unfortun…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dan 7.1 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 - 20:42

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #2

I believe refresh rate is a term for CRT's, as the electron gun must hit every phosphor every so often to "refresh" it so it doesn't fade out. I suspect flat panel technology uses…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dog Cow Fri, 10 Apr 2009 - 20:09

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #1

HEY, gang! I'm thinking about getting a 22-36" digital flat panel HDTV. 8-o I doubt the stock Video Card in my G-4 466 Digital Audio will drive the RGB inputs on one of these ba…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Fri, 10 Apr 2009 - 19:58
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