Stick to the cross-platform languages (i.e. take ANSI C instead of Visual C) and you should be able to program in any language on your Mac.

Quote: Originally Posted by larrinski I have been a switcher for about a 1 1/2 years, and am intested in taking some courses on computer programming. There is a course on Perl a…

I've got a Mac (and only a Mac), and I'm currently a student of Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. All the work I've done so far has been easily accomplished on any…

I have one computer that no longer has the Computer Name screen saver. It shows a folder icon and when clicked pops up a choose file window. I use this saver on occosian just for s…

My iMac with Tiger still has it.

The same thing happened to me, and after reading this, I went back into system preferences, and the folder icon is gone!!?? I have it back. Maybe a reboot will help. I rebooted a c…

I recently found a local community college that is offering an intro course on perl, and I thought I might try it out. Now, the various languages are not too obvious to me, as to w…

C is popular, it's everywhere. It's offshoots are C++, which is immensly popular, and on the OS side of things: C# for windows and Object C for macs. Java is the most portable, b…

I second the php idea. Basically php is a scripting language that runs on web servers to produce web pages. It is similar to c in syntax. The basic concepts are identical to any l…

Quote: Originally Posted by larrinski I know I have perl installed, so it must be more mac specific, but which ones should I focus on if i get more interested in programming? Ca…

I say go with the PHP idea as well. You learn C syntax, can learn OOP concepts if you'd like, and also acquire the knowledge of a really useful language.

I've been told to address this forum as the more knowledgle about running BOINC on macs. I'm running Climate Prediction on a G4 with OS 10.3.9. I used to run SETI without a proble…

Quote: Originally Posted by Caltabiano I've been told to address this forum as the more knowledgle about running BOINC on macs. I'm running Climate Prediction on a G4 with OS 1…

I have a dual 2.5 G5 Powermac. I recently purchased a hi gain antenna that has a sma connector on it. My question's 1. what kind of connector is on the back of the powermac where …

I'm updating a small screensaver I wrote to universal Binary, and I'm wondering about backwards compatiblity. I wrote it origionally on 10.3 and found it works on 10.2 as well (so…

If you compile as universal binary, you must use the 10.4u SDK. This makes it incompatible with anything less than 10.4. So "no", it will not work with 10.2, but even more signif…

I'll preface this with the caveat that I have no Macintels, so I haven't tested any of this myself. That said, it should be possible to create a 10.2-compatible universal binary. F…

Quote: Originally Posted by Brass If you compile as universal binary, you must use the 10.4u SDK. This makes it incompatible with anything less than 10.4. So "no", it will not…

Quote: Originally Posted by saddino Yes, there is a way. As you note, the SDK will affect what APIs are availble to your code, but unless you are using "fully deprecated" APIs …

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobby Question: If I can compile for 10.3, and everything I use also works & compiles in the 10.2 SDK (it's a very small screensaver), can I set…

Ah, I'm very glad to hear that I was wrong! I shall have to look into those suggestions.

I'm glad I posted this thread, because I quickly discovered I wasn't even compiling Universal Binary to begin with. And My saver was never compiled for 10.2... The URL above help…

Hello all, great site is there any way I can connect my kids G3 wirelessly to my Linksys router without having to chunk down 125+ for an airport extreme? I would like to use a Link…

I have a Linksys router and use a Linksys wireless access point, about $50, for my wireless computers. I assume the G3 has an airport card.

The wireless game adapter should be fine after you get it configured. I'm using one (a Netgear) with my daughter's G3/500 iMac.