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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 21 Jul 00 Volume 17 : Issue 112
Today's Topics:
[*] TidBITS#539/17-Jul-00
Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV
(A) Summary - Keyboard control panel based shortcuts
(Q) USB freezes
.exe files
2 volume disk and HFS
Airport
ASIP 6.2 Problems
iMac gutz removal
Info-Mac Digest V17 #111
Info-Mac Digest V17 #111
Lowering Startup Chime Sound
Pagination problems in Word 98
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 21:00:00 -0700
From: TidBITS Editors
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] TidBITS#539/17-Jul-00
TidBITS#539/17-Jul-00
This week's installment of Adam's Hacking the Press series focuses
on the different types of publications, how they work, and how to
interact with them. Jeff Carlson weighs in with another Worthy Web
Site - iPing's Mr. WakeUp notification service. In the news, we
cover the releases of Conflict Catcher 8.0.7, ATM Deluxe 4.6, and
Default Folder 3.0.6, note last week's poll on Macworld Expo
attendance, and ask where you buy Mac hardware.
Topics:
MailBITS/17-Jul-00
Worthy Web Sites: iPing's Mr. WakeUp
Hacking the Press, Part 2: Types of Publications
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-539.etx; 32K]
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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:41:22 -0600
From: "Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj"
To: [email protected]
Subject: Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV
Hi everyone,
Can one find instructions on the Web about gaining
access to the Power Macintosh 8100/80 logic board?
I'd like to add RAM but the board doesn't exactly flip
open by itself.
Thanks,
Oleh
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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:25:09 -0400
From: "[email protected]"
To: [email protected]
Subject: (A) Summary - Keyboard control panel based shortcuts
Dear Digest readers,
Thank you one and all for your replies. It appears that only USB
based Macs (not those with a PCMCIA or PCI added USB card) support
shortcuts in the Keyboard control panel. All other Macs instead of
having a shortcuts section have the help ? button at the bottom left
of the Keyboard control panel. I've gotten replies from people with
an iBook, and iMac DV that have this shortcut feature as well.
Of course earlier Macs have built-in copy/paste/cut/undo in the
function keys, and several command-shift-3 command-shift-4 screen
capture options.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:09:44 -0400
From: "[email protected]"
To: [email protected]
Subject: (Q) USB freezes
Dear Digest readers,
Has anyone experienced a freeze putting a printer in one USB port of
a G4, and a hub for all other USB devices in the second USB port?
Does it matter if the hub is A/C powered from the wall? Does it
matter if all the USB devices on the system go through the hub or can
a printer be in the second port?
The A/C powered from the wall Belkin hub has a Pi Adapter for a PS/2
compatible keyboard, and a USB PC mouse hooked up.
The usb port not attached to the hub has a Brother HL-1240 printer.
Before you get down on me for these items being PC hardware, the
person using it has gotten so comfortable to the mouse and keyboard,
they will not use any another mouse or keyboard. The G4 is the early
350
Mhz model with no AGP port.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:21:30 -0600
From: "Chip Sample"
To: [email protected]
Subject: .exe files
Is there a utility that will allow my Mac to execute/view the
scads of .exe files I receive from PC users?
Thanks for any info,
Chip
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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:49:19 +0100
From: Ezra Nathan
To: Info-Mac digest
Subject: 2 volume disk and HFS
Hello>
I have an external HD which I have split into 2 volumes. I didn't
notice until recently, but one volume was initialized as HFS extended
and the other as HFS standard. I used Apple's Drive setup to do this.
What I want is both to be HFS+. Is there a way of doing that without
initializing both volumes of the HD? I can back-up the contents of
the HFS standard volume easily enough, but not that of the HFS+
volume.
If there is a way then how can I do it?
Thanks,
> Ezra Nathan
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Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:17:25 -0400
From: "[email protected]"
To: [email protected]
Subject: Airport
Dear Digest readers,
Are there any Airport (802.11) broadcasting stations cheaper than
Apple's own UFO like device? I was thinking about putting in a
Farallon or Lucent card into my Powerbook G3/233, and using the
airport for both dialup and 1580 x 384 DSL on my Powerbook. But the
cost of the base station seems a bit steep. Also how many computers
can feasibly share a single station at those speeds? I am not going
to be trying to transfer files any quicker between them.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:19:18 -0500
From: Kurt Willey
To: "'[email protected]'"
Subject: ASIP 6.2 Problems
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I have a client with a 7350/180, OS 8.6, 96MB RAM, ASIP 6.2
ASIP crashes when the web and file services are starting up. This happens
even with newly created PDS and User/Groups Files. I can get it to start up
everytime by deleting the old PDS files, restarting, and recreating the
users/privileges. But as soon as I restart the web & file sharing services,
the server crashes. Has anyone ever experienced anything this bizarre??
Please Help!!
THANKS,
Kurt
[email protected]
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ASIP 6.2 Problems
I have a client with a 7350/180, OS 8.6, 96MB =
RAM, ASIP 6.2
ASIP crashes when the web and file services are =
starting up. This happens even with newly created PDS and =
User/Groups Files. I can get it to start up everytime by deleting =
the old PDS files, restarting, and recreating the =
users/privileges. But as soon as I restart the web & file =
sharing services, the server crashes. Has anyone ever experienced =
anything this bizarre??
Please Help!!
THANKS,
Kurt
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:16:22 -0400
From: Chazzz
To:
Subject: iMac gutz removal
I'm helping out a friend whose iMac went south (software). I'm
reinitializing etc.
While I'm at it, she's asked me to do a memory upgrade.
I've looked at the back/removed the plastic housing and the two upper anchor
screws but the gutz won't come out. Is there more to do or do I just have to
be more aggressive and yank the sucker?
It's a cute little thing, so I don't want to hurt it. Any help will be
appreciated.
Thanks,
Charles Cusumano
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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:20:45 +0100
From: [email protected] (Tom Murphy)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #111
Is tere any way to increase the POWER or SpEED of an LC 2 10 mb ram 80
mb hard disk or is this the end of the road.
Tom Murphy Ireland
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:43:41 -0400
From: "Marlon Deason"
To: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #111
Doug--
I have no doubt that Apple has set limits on AppleCare for older Macs. They
seem to really favor their G3 customers. I'm sure most Apple fans remember
the legal trouble they got into when they tried to discontinue the life-time
help hotline service they promised for owners of early model Macs.
But, on the other hand, if your PB3400 lasts anything like your PB170, you
shouldn't worry. I would almost say that you wasted your money if you
maintained AppleCare on so old a product. At $200 a year, that PB170 would
have cost you over $1000 in warranty costs and I am sure you could fix both
of those problems for less than that. For do-it-yourselfers, check out
www.sunrem.com the resting place of Apple's discontinued product remainder
parts.
If, however, you are not attracted to opening up and poking around inside
the inner workings of your PowerBooks, AppleCare (while available) is a
bargain. As painful as it may sound it maybe time to sell or retire that
older PowerBook.
Good luck!
-- Marlon
[email protected]
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>
> AppleCare Renewal
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:17:27 +0800
From: Christopher Smith
To: [email protected]
Subject: Lowering Startup Chime Sound
At 06:46:08 -0400, Sun, 09 Jul 2000, Chazzz wrote:
>One of my long standing problems is to keep alert sounds loud enough while
>keeping the Startup Chime liveable. If I keep the volume of the alert sounds
>audible enough, the startup Chime blasts the speakers. In the Monitor &
>Sounds CP, I've increased the alert sounds volume to the max and have the
>system sounds about one half volume. Is there anyway to lower the chime in
>ROM and keep the alert sounds reasonably loud?
I do not know about lowering it in ROM, but you could make up an
applescript to turn your volume down, another to turn it up, and put
them in your shutdown and startup items folders to do the trick.
--
Christopher Smith | [email protected]
Speak softly and carry a Gorgons head
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:37:30 -0500
From: Brian Pickerill
To: [email protected]
Subject: Pagination problems in Word 98
Hello. This has been nagging me for a long time. Oftentimes, I have a
document that will print very differently depending on which Mac I am using
to print. The fonts, document format, print setup, ect... are all the
same, yet on one machine, it will paginate correctly, and on the other, a
line or three will spill off onto the next page.
Any insights you have would be appreciated.
Thanks,
--Brian Pickerill, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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