I thought the G3s and up had autosensing ports, so either a straight or crossover cable would work.

I upgraded my USB Overdrive and it supports a lot more devices Click to expand... I'll give it a go at my Kensington Turbo Mouse on the far side of a USB-ADB adapter and report…

Mac OS 9.x will run on a 6100, but is tricky to install. You need a retail install CD (ie a full generic install disk, not a model specific disk) and to boot from the CD. You can't…

You'd be much better off running OS 8 or even 9 on it. (assuming you have the RAM for the latter) Click to expand... The 6100 tops out at 8.6.

You don't even need the hubs for this sort of thing. Click to expand... You need a hub or a cross-over cable rather than a standard drop-cable. A hub also makes things simpler…

You don't even need the hubs for this sort of thing.

Just to clarify one point of confusion in this thread: (quotes to follow) I found this article on Apple web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA28860 Am I OK to assume tha…

It would depend on the system software in particular, and possibly the monitor also. There is occasionally a need for considerable fiddling over this, for some reason, so if you do…

if you dont already have cables hit up monoprice.com

maybe because I have not thought about it before? Is there a problem here? anyway my initial question was about the maximum capacity HD of the 6100, not about formating. In anycas…

Maybe a refresh rate needs changed?

It's something that happens IIRC, so don't panic just yet I think there is a simple solution... Can't remember the solution off the top of my head...

Video cable is plugged into the connector on the motherboard...

IMO, neither of the rolling eyes emoticons really depict "rolling one's eyes" very well. :-/ But yeah, the first one was much better.

: It looks like the *rolls eyes* emoticon was changed. i liked the old one better! Click to expand... Yeah. The new one looks like he is having a seizure or something.

Unfortunately, 10.5 killed the nostromo. Click to expand... I could have sworn that my friend had his working on his G5 running 10.5. However that was an n52 and not the origin…

: It looks like the *rolls eyes* emoticon was changed. i liked the old one better!

I got a powerbook G3 lombard here, and its dead as dead can be dead..... Here was the issue. some kind of liquid was spilled in it, and immidiately he pulled the power and battery…

Mine was sent via the local library's email system; the library from which I placed the request.

Are you using a video card?

Trying to get said machine on line, and the one problem is that the video image on the monitor is offset to the right by about an inch and a half. I know it's not the monitor, beca…

Given that Mr. Clapp says the book does not exist, I wonder what the library in New Hampshire actually has. Perhaps a card catalog entry with no actual book to go with it? Clic…

Given that Mr. Clapp says the book does not exist, I wonder what the library in New Hampshire actually has. Perhaps a card catalog entry with no actual book to go with it? Clic…

That would also help to explain why trag has not gotten back to us with scans of the book from his local library. Click to expand... That was not from my local library. I am i…

Here be the WorldCat entry for "Hacker's Bible": http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234246376&referer=brief_results I just put in a request for it and the Complete book. We'll s…