Choosing a G4 Tower
Hi,
I'm interested, very soon, in choosing a G4 Tower for *Mac OS 9* and X.
I currently have a G3 B&W. It'll still be used, but I want a G4 that
will be at least twice as fast. I've been told that the G4 DA has a superior processor with the L3 cache. (What does that mean?) The QS models are similar and cost more (generally).
I'm kind of confused as to what I should choose and why is it better.
Can I get some general advice on what will boot OS 9, run it fast and run OS X well also?
I'm thinking the DA is probably one of the best buys out there for the price (733 MHz). But, I'm not 100% on that yet.
The G4 I get will be used for PS 5.5, video, music, photo editing, games, and possibly web serving.
I would like to get some suggestions so I can spend some time looking on ebay, asking the sellers questions - waiting and waiting for their replies too - sometimes they wait days to reply. So this may take a while to get progress with
purchasing and answers to questions, firstly.
Anyway, thanks!
-Mike
Here's the list of specs for the G4 towers. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/index-powermac-g4.html
You can boot using OS 9, OS X & run classic (OS 9) while booted in OS X on all models except the MDD FW 800 models. However, Leopard 10.5 does not support running classic.
Look at Power Mac G4 guide
http://reviews.ebay.com/Power-Mac-G4-guide_W0QQugidZ10000000001399492
What's your approximate budget?
Cheers, Tom
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For the first day or so we were here all phones worked as normal whilst connected to the roaming network AT&T.
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Dropped Calls in close proximity to tower
Hi.
I posted this as a response to a similar post, but I'm not sure who may see it, so I'm reposting here. Sorry for the duplication.
I have been having dropped calls in my home chronically since moving to my new house four years ago. Zip code 37917. Close to downtown Knoxville, TN. Here's a brief summary of what's happened so far. The reason for this post is I recently came across an ad for repeaters and outdoor and indoor antennas linked to the repeater, and I'm wondering if they really work - especially when they cost $500 plus.
Brief history of my actions and suggestions from Verizon techs.
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2. Changed phones frequently - even paid full price for a couple of phones. Here's a list of the phones that I have tried - may not be a comprehensive list - but even friends of mine on Verizon have issues connecting and dropping calls in and around my neighorhood and in my home.
Blackberry Pearl and Blackberry Curve
Storm
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4. I also have been told to contact Verizon Corporate in Atlanta to see if they can "specifically let me know when these issues are going to be addressed in my area".
I even have a Tier III+ trouble ticket and received from Corporate their generic response of "you can sign up at the link below for the newest products and services".
5. I am, as the crow flies, less than two miles from the nearest Verizon cell tower. I have been told that I am "too close" to the tower to receive consistent service. Been told that the signal spreads out and I am actually underneath the signal.
I have seriously considered leaving Verizon for another service (AT&T), but I have so much money invested in my phones, extender, accessories, etc., that I'm not sure it's worth switching, especially since I travel to rural areas and do get better service in those areas with Verizon than other carriers.
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(I will also include a summary of the explanation I provided to corporate last spring or summer and a summary of their response).
Thanks!!
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Told by tech support that this email needs to be forwarded to CORPORATE.
Have had longstanding dropped call/service issue in our neighborhood and
have been told its a known trouble spot, even though we are very close to
Verizon cell towers.
I have talked to numerous upper tier tech support/engineers over the last
three years with nothing resolved yet about dropped calls in my area, including
my home. I do have NETWORK EXTENDER.
I have been told I can get out of my service contract with no fee. I want to
avoid that, if possible, unless I can be reimbursed for all my equipment:
Network Extender, four smartphones including Samsung Charge that I paid full
price for, MiFI 4G LTE broadband, etc. unless they would all work with a
different network.
I have been Verizon customer since mid 1990s.
What I need to know is SPECIFICALLY what is being done to fix this issue in
my area, if anything, and what TIME FRAME am I looking at to have the issue
resolved. Otherwise, I will have to switch carriers.
Everything is logged on my Tech Support Screen log. Please review that and
respond to this.
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(name omitted by me)Thanks for replying, Brian.
A - Yes, it is a Verizon tower about 1 1/2 miles as the crow flies. I've been told there are other Verizon towers close by.
B - Housing is historic wood frame out (circ. 1890) that's been refurbished with blown foam insulation on exterior walls, dirt to highest point in the attic.
C - RF interference, I've had the problem ever since I moved here and have had different electronic devices in the home and have not explored that possibility completely. But, I do get the Extender confirmation beep, and also have added another 4 hub router, with my main router being Apple Extreme with an additional Airport Express within the last year.
D - I also drop calls sitting on my front and back porch outside. I am right next to Interstate 40, but actually below grade level of the traffic, so that's why I was wondering if I had a little more height if it would help. Interestingly, when I am on I-40 right next to my house, the signal is strong and I don't drop calls - at least that I remember.
Thanks again,
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Can't transfer files from tower to laptop
I have a G4 sawtooth tower connected to a Netgear wireless router MR814v2.
2 G4's ( both OS 10.3.9) are connected to the router by ethernet cable and a PC laptop has a Netgear wireless card that also connects it.
The 2 G4's share internet, file sharing and printer access - no problem.
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Server Connection Timeout, then it tends to freeze.
Then when I try it again the Tower can't make a connection wityh the laptop.
Both computers have file sharing enabled.
i am using the "guest connection rather than using a registered user which requires a password.
Filevault (whatever that is) is offNokia Express Music 5320 Transfer ‘Files’ via CA-101 cable data
Transfer files with Nokia Express Music 5320 is very easy. Just connect the CA-101 to your Nokia 5320 then plug into pc
From Nokia Express 5320 menu , select ‘Mass Storage‘.
In few seconds, it will be recognized as a USB storage. You can create any directories that you want.
I suggest to create based on category so it will easier for you to browse your files in the future.
Go to directory in your PC and select files that you want to copy.
Go back to your Nokia and move to the directory that you want to store your files and paste into it.
The copying process is done.
If you are done, make sure to do safe remove by select ‘Unmount Volume’ menu at ‘Nokia 5320 icon‘ before you plug-out the CA-101 cable data.
This question below will occur if you deleted some files in your Nokia 5320 Express Music. I suggest to choose ‘Empty Trash’ because it will remove the deleted files from your Nokia trash bin permanently.
Now, you can unplug the cable.
If i have helped at all a click on the white star below would be nice thanks.
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How do I clean out my hardrive and prepare the tower for selling it?
I have a freind who's going to buy the tower from me; I want to completely erase and clean the unit so he can do a clean install as I did when I bought it.
Can anyone send me a link to the support page???
Anyone done this???Hi, and welcome to the Discussions!
Boot to the install disc. When the Installer finishes loading, select and launch Disk Utility from the menubar. (If your using a Tiger install disc, select your preferred language first so you can get access to the menubar.) Highlight the drive on the left side of the Disk Utility window. Choose the Ersae tab on the right side, name the volume HD Mac, choose mac OS Extended as the format, click on the Options button (Security Options button in Tiger) and then check the box to overwrite zeros to the drive.
This will do two things: It will place zeros in each location on the drive, overwriting and destroying any data that may be there now. It also has the added benefit of mapping out any bad blocks which may have developed over time, preventing their future use and precluding them from corrupting data.
When the process is finished (which could take up to several hours, depending on the size of the drive), quit Disk Utility and commence the installation of OS X. When you get to the point where it instructs you to restart, just power down instead. The new owner will then be presented with the Setup Assistant when the Mac is next booted to OS X, allowing him to cleanly set up the initial admin account.
You can do this with the original install discs if you desire. Don't forget to provide your friend with a complete set of original install discs, to include the additional software discs, iLife, OS 9, and the Apple Hardware Test disc, if it shipped with these.
You can also just install Tiger, as above, providing him with the Tiger install disc and the original disc set as well.
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Best Cooling Tower Case With Handles
I'm trying to build a computer that will run Premiere Pro CS 5.5 and other programs.
From reading on these forums, it looks like the best options for me right now are:
i7 2600K
Asus Sabertooth P67
GTX 570
16GB Patriot 1333MHz RAM
Windows 7 Home
500GB hard drive for the system and programs and page file
Four 1TB drives in two RAID-0 configuations
I'm probably not going to overclock right now because I don't want to be so concerned with overheating. I may try overclocking later.
I got some prices at Fry's, which includes the Corsair 600T Tower Case.
I have 2 questions:
1. I read on a forum that a guy was having problems with cooling on the 600T and another person said the 20mm fans are too small, that 30mm are better.
2. I'm also trying to find a case that has a handle (or handles) so that I can transport it easily back and forth to another location.
I've read here to stay away from the small or mini towers because they don't cool well enough and that makes sense to me.
I only saw one at Fry's that had a handle, but I can't remember the name of it.
I like the Mac Pro tower style handles. Good and solid.
Anyone know of a case that is:
1. Great for cooling the above configuration, and
2. Has a handle?
Any feedback on the other componenets would be great as well.
Thanks for any help or advice.Flyingfish,
I can think of two pretty good possibilities for a luggable (mid or larger) case with a handle, and I'm sure there are others out there as well (Google LAN party):
Thermaltake V5 Black Edition Mid-tower Gaming Case (has nice full handle)
Any mid or full tower case + Sunbeam LAN Party Bag (includes strong straps that go around case to carry any case and keyboard using backpack style straps, shoulder strap, or a handle)
Don't scrimp on cooling, even if you do not plan on overclocking; look for a dual fan heat pipe style that will fit with whatever case you do choose. Good cooling will keep your rendering reliable and will allow for the 2600k to "turbo" (speed itself up) more effectively.
Now, regarding your component list, it looks just great! Don't forget a 850 watt p/s from a solid manufacturer. Also, skip the Corsair 600T; I brought one home I liked the design so well, then returned it when I realized the fans were not up there with the best fans and the typical high-quality replacement fans (Scythe Gentle Typhoon, etc.) do not fit without starting to drill holes, etc.
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Filesharing between iMac G5 w/iSight to PowerMac G3 Tower
I recently got an iMac G5 to replace my very old, very slow PowerMac G3 with OS 9.2.3. My G3 tower does not have a firewire port. I want to get some files (music, etc.) from my old Mac to put on my G5. My problem is that they can't seem to find each other's IP addresses. I manually configured each computer's IP address so that I could connect them by entering the IP address of the target computer in the "Connect to Server" window. I have sucessfully networked Macs before, and I've tried everything that I know.
I've tried to connect directly via their ethernet ports. I tried using an ethernet cable: didn't work. I tried a crossover cable: didn't work. (by "didn't work", I mean the computer couldn't find anything at the specified IP address).
I've tried a LAN hub, connecting the computers to the hub via ethernet cables: didn't work.
I have used a USB cable to attempt filesharing between these two machines. I got to see the contents of my G3's hard drive on my G5's screen, but once I grabbed the files I wanted from the G3 and dropped them onto my G5's hard drive, my G3 froze solid.
My old G3 has a BIG problem with freezing. The hard drive has severe fragmentation (to the point where software cannot defragment it). I've tried jacking the Virtual memory way up, but that doesn't seem to help. I have been given reason to believe that my USB ports are functioning improperly as well.
Is it hopeless?
Why can't I network these Macs?
Might USB filesharing work if I replace the USB card in my G3 tower?
What have I overlooked?
Please give me some advise!
Thanks,
-NickTo connect to a Mac running MacOS 9.2 from a Mac running Tiger, it is essential to enable file sharing using TCP/IP in addition to Appletalk. I realize you said you had "done this before" but just to review:
a) setup up TCP/IP:
1. Open the TCP/IP control panel.
2. Choose Built-in Ethernet from the Connect Via pop-up menu.
3. From the Configure pop-up menu, choose either DHCP or or manually enter an IP address.
4. Close the TCP/IP control panel.
5. Click Save when prompted.
b) enable Appletalk, in the Appletalk control panel
c) click the checkbox to enable the "Enable File Sharing clients to connect over TCP/IP", in the File Sharing control panel
d) make sure you have selected something (a file, folder, or the entire hard drive) to share
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Intel Mac Tower / RAID Utility question
I have a new Intel Mac tower with three 500 gb hard drives and a RAID card inside. I am attempting to create a RAID5 with 2 partitions (one 60 gb for os and other programs, and another partition with just under 900 gb for file sharing) - Trying to install mac osx tiger server (10 Client version) on my 60gb partition. I was able to do the following: boot machine from Client Install CD that came with the tower(as far as I know the tiger server os disk that I purchased does not have a RAID utility on it), used the RAID utility to create a RAID5, used the RAID utility to create the 2 partitions. Everything appears to work just fine after the RAID builds and partitions are created on them. Now if I either attempt to boot from the install disk for either mac os x server, OR from mac os x client os, I get to the point where you choose the partition (or volume) to install the os on, and I see NO VOLUME in the window below. Am I doing something wrong? If I need to give more detail please let me know.
Thanks for any help in advance!
EricHi there ... i think i see what your issue is about.
1) You bought a new MacPro CTO with the Raid card and want to turn your internal into a Raid 5 install.
2) The raid card is again spanking brand new hardware in the machine and the actual support for the card does not come before 10.5 Server which is still on the way but you can certainly circumvent the issue with using a external drive install 10.4.x on the external and clone the external to your internal raid 5 to use as your boot drive.
3) Make certain your partition on your 10.4 install is GUID on your raid. This is found in the Disk Utility options under the partition tab.
4) Make sure your Mac os X server install DVD is 10.4.x Universal .. Do not use a 10.4 Server for PPC on a MacPro you ll meet 20 tons of worries . I would as well run the updates on the external drive first so when you clone you are up to 10.4.10 with all appropriate updates and utilities . As a safety measure installing your AppleRaid Card utility on the external drive would be a wise move so if they are updates to the utility they shall be taken into account.
For a good clonning utility look for carbon copy cloner . it is not one of the fastest cloners out there but it is ROCK solid and fully supports 10.4.x server and a life saver as well. -
AHHHHHH! Multiple open file chooser windows
Ok, I am going nuts here. I have figured out the problem of getting the data to appear on the same frame that I originally open. The menu at the top has File -> Open. When the user first comes into the form, that is the only thing enabled. I am using a different file opener for this initial opening. Here is why (although, it doesn't fix the problem):
When the user opens the file, the data appears in the frame. If the user opens another file, the data appears in the frame and another file open chooser window appears even though the users did not select it again. If the user then opens another file, then that is it. If the user then goes to the menu and selects File->Open the file open chooser appears. The user selects a file and the data appears in the frame, but another file open chooser appears. I have had it happen up to 8 times. Now, I have no idea why this is getting called over and over again. It is this that is being called multiple times:
jMenuFileOpen.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("IS THIS THE OPEN THAT IS CALLED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN");
jMenuFileOpen_actionPerformed(e);
});That println is printing each time another file open chooser window appears. I am pulling out my hair trying to figure this one out. The way I am starting this up is this:
public FDASFrame(File file) {
enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
inputfile = file;
try {
jbInit();
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
public void setFile (File file) {
enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
inputfile = file;
try {
jbInit();
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
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parent.setFile(file);
JFrame frame = (JFrame)parent;Has anyone got any ideas to this problem? It might solve the problem of the tables getting duplicate data in them, too, each time a new file is opened.
Thanks to anyone who has any ideas on how to solve this. I am stumped.
AllysonI have other tests, but this is the one that is messing me up. Here is the whole file chooser (it is really long):
package sdh;
import java.io.*;
//import java.io.File;
//import java.io.FileInputStream;
//import java.io.BufferedReader;
//import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
//import javax.swing.filechooser.*;
import java.util.*;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.*;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;
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static File file;
String tempfile, wholeline;
PrintWriter textfile;
Hashtable QualityCodes = new Hashtable();
Hashtable DistanceCodes = new Hashtable();
Hashtable ScreeningCodes = new Hashtable();
Hashtable ObjectCodes = new Hashtable();
Hashtable WeatherCodes = new Hashtable();
Hashtable StabilityCodes = new Hashtable();
public FileChooserFrame(FDASFrame parent, String filetype) {
//Create a file chooser
if (filetype.equals("Open")) {
final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.addChoosableFileFilter(new xmlExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.addChoosableFileFilter(new fsExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.addChoosableFileFilter(new sdmExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.addChoosableFileFilter(new rcvExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.addChoosableFileFilter(new txtExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(false);
int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(FileChooserFrame.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
file = fc.getSelectedFile();
String ext = fc.getSelectedFile().toString().substring(fc.getSelectedFile().toString().indexOf(".")+1);
/** @todo FDASFrame comes up each time you open a file - does not put data in the one already up */
// FDASFrame fdas = FDASFrame.getInstance();
// JFrame frame = new FDASFrame(file);
if (ext.equals("txt")) {
parent.setFile(file);
JFrame frame = parent;
// JFrame frame = new FDASFrame(file);
try {
String v;
FileInputStream f = new FileInputStream(file);
BufferedReader b = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(f));
if ((v = b.readLine()) != null) {
StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(v,"|");
if (t.nextElement().equals("FH")) {
frame.setTitle(t.nextElement().toString() + " Version " + t.nextElement().toString());
catch(Exception ee) {
ee.printStackTrace();
frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
frame.setVisible(true);
else if (ext.equals("xml") || ext.equals("sdm") || ext.equals("sdm.xml")) {
// Hashtable for WeatherCodes for setups
WeatherCodes.put("Clear","4");
WeatherCodes.put("Pt. Cloudy","3");
WeatherCodes.put("Cloudy","2");
WeatherCodes.put("Hazy/Foggy","1");
WeatherCodes.put("","0");
// Hashtable for StabilityCodes for setups
StabilityCodes.put("Good","3");
StabilityCodes.put("Fair","2");
StabilityCodes.put("Poor","1");
StabilityCodes.put("","0");
// Hashtable for ObjectCodes for objects
ObjectCodes.put("Land","9");
ObjectCodes.put("Mountain","8");
ObjectCodes.put("Water","7");
ObjectCodes.put("Dense Trees","6");
ObjectCodes.put("Thin Trees","5");
ObjectCodes.put("Building","4");
ObjectCodes.put("Tower","3");
ObjectCodes.put("Pole","2");
ObjectCodes.put("Antenna","1");
ObjectCodes.put("","0");
// Hashtable for ScreeningCodes for objects
ScreeningCodes.put("High","4");
ScreeningCodes.put("Doubtful","3");
ScreeningCodes.put("Intermediate","2");
ScreeningCodes.put("Photo","1");
ScreeningCodes.put("","0");
// Hashtable for DistanceCodes for objects
DistanceCodes.put("Feet","3");
DistanceCodes.put("Meters","2");
DistanceCodes.put("NMI","1");
DistanceCodes.put("","0");
// Hashtable for QualityCodes for points
QualityCodes.put("High","3");
QualityCodes.put("Medium","2");
QualityCodes.put("Low","1");
QualityCodes.put("","0");
try{
tempfile = fc.getCurrentDirectory().toString() + "\\Tempxml.txt";
textfile = new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(tempfile)));
catch(Exception ee) {
ee.printStackTrace();
try {
DocumentBuilderFactory docBuilderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder docBuilder = docBuilderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
Document doc = docBuilder.parse(file);
// normalize text representation
doc.getDocumentElement ().normalize ();
NodeList rootlist = doc.getElementsByTagName("root");
NodeList FHList = null;
Node rootnode = rootlist.item(0);
if(rootnode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE){
Element FHElement = (Element)rootnode;
FHList = FHElement.getElementsByTagName("FileHeader");
Element FHeElement = (Element)FHList.item(0);
NodeList textFHList = FHeElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = ((Node)textFHList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
Node FHnode = FHList.item(0);
if(FHnode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE){
Element FHelemElement = (Element)FHnode;
NodeList IDList = FHelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Identifier");
Element IDElement = (Element)IDList.item(0);
NodeList textIDList = IDElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textIDList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList VerList = FHelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Version");
Element VerElement = (Element)VerList.item(0);
NodeList textVerList = VerElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textVerList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
textfile.println(wholeline);
wholeline = "";
NodeList siteList = doc.getElementsByTagName("Site");
Element siteElement = (Element)siteList.item(0);
NodeList textsiteList = siteElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = ((Node)textsiteList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
Node sitenode = siteList.item(0);
if (sitenode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element siteelemElement = (Element) sitenode;
NodeList SiteNameList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Site_Name");
Element SiteNameElement = (Element)SiteNameList.item(0);
NodeList textSiteNameList = SiteNameElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textSiteNameList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList EquipTypeList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Equipment_Type");
Element EquipTypeElement = (Element)EquipTypeList.item(0);
NodeList textEquipTypeList = EquipTypeElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textEquipTypeList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList LatList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Site_Latitude");
Element LatElement = (Element)LatList.item(0);
NodeList textLatList = LatElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textLatList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList LonList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Site_Longitude");
Element LonElement = (Element)LonList.item(0);
NodeList textLonList = LonElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textLonList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList GtFPList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Ground_to_Focal_Point");
Element GtFPElement = (Element)GtFPList.item(0);
NodeList textGtFPList = GtFPElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textGtFPList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList SiteElvList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Site_Elevation");
Element SiteElvElement = (Element)SiteElvList.item(0);
NodeList textSiteElvList = SiteElvElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textSiteElvList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList UCAList = siteelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Upper_Coverage_Angle");
Element UCAElement = (Element)UCAList.item(0);
NodeList textUCAList = UCAElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textUCAList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
textfile.println(wholeline);
NodeList listOfSetups = doc.getElementsByTagName("Setup");
int totalSetups = listOfSetups.getLength();
for (int s = 0; s < totalSetups; s++) {
wholeline = "";
Node Setupnode = listOfSetups.item(s);
Element setupElement = (Element)listOfSetups.item(s);
NodeList textsetupList = setupElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = ((Node)textsetupList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
if (Setupnode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element setuplistElement = (Element)Setupnode;
NodeList SurveyorList = setuplistElement.getElementsByTagName("Surveyor");
Element SurveyorElement = (Element)SurveyorList.item(0);
NodeList textSurveyorList = SurveyorElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textSurveyorList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList Azi2FPList = setuplistElement.getElementsByTagName("Azimuth_to_Focal_Point");
Element Azi2FPElement = (Element)Azi2FPList.item(0);
NodeList textAzi2FPList = Azi2FPElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textAzi2FPList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList Dist2FPList = setuplistElement.getElementsByTagName("Dist_to_Focal_Point");
Element Dist2FPElement = (Element)Dist2FPList.item(0);
NodeList textDist2FPList = Dist2FPElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textDist2FPList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList Hi2FPList = setuplistElement.getElementsByTagName("Hi_to_Focal_Point");
Element Hi2FPElement = (Element)Hi2FPList.item(0);
NodeList textHi2FPList = Hi2FPElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textHi2FPList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
NodeList WeatherList = setuplistElement.getElementsByTagName("Weather");
Element WeatherElement = (Element)WeatherList.item(0);
NodeList textWeatherList = WeatherElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + (String)WeatherCodes.get(((Node)textWeatherList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
NodeList StabilityList = setuplistElement.getElementsByTagName("Stability");
Element StabilityElement = (Element)StabilityList.item(0);
NodeList textStabilityList = StabilityElement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + (String)StabilityCodes.get(((Node)textStabilityList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
Element objectElement = (Element)Setupnode;
NodeList textobjectList = objectElement.getElementsByTagName("Object");
int TotalObjs = textobjectList.getLength();
if (TotalObjs == 0) {
textfile.print(wholeline);
else {
textfile.println(wholeline);
for (int j = 0; j < TotalObjs; j++) {
wholeline = "";
Node Objectnode = textobjectList.item(j);
Element objectelement = (Element)textobjectList.item(j);
NodeList textObjList = objectelement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = ((Node)textObjList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
if (Objectnode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element objElement1 = (Element)Objectnode;
NodeList textobjList1 = objElement1.getElementsByTagName("Object_Type");
Element objelement1 = (Element)textobjList1.item(0);
NodeList textOList1 = objelement1.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + (String)ObjectCodes.get(((Node)textOList1.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
Element objElement2 = (Element)Objectnode;
NodeList textobjList2 = objElement2.getElementsByTagName("Screening_Type");
Element objelement2 = (Element)textobjList2.item(0);
NodeList textOList2 = objelement2.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + (String)ScreeningCodes.get(((Node)textOList2.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
Element objElement3 = (Element)Objectnode;
NodeList textobjList3 = objElement3.getElementsByTagName("Distance_Units");
Element objelement3 = (Element)textobjList3.item(0);
NodeList textOList3 = objelement3.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + (String)DistanceCodes.get(((Node)textOList3.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
Element PointElement = (Element)Objectnode;
NodeList textPointList = PointElement.getElementsByTagName("Point");
int TotalPts = textPointList.getLength();
textfile.println(wholeline);
for (int k = 0; k < TotalPts; k++) {
wholeline = "";
Node Pointnode = textPointList.item(k);
Element pointelement = (Element)textPointList.item(k);
NodeList textPList = pointelement.getChildNodes();
wholeline = ((Node)textPList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
if (Pointnode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element pointElement1 = (Element)Pointnode;
NodeList textpointList1 = pointElement1.getElementsByTagName("Azimuth");
Element pointelement1 = (Element)textpointList1.item(0);
NodeList textPList1 = pointelement1.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textPList1.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
Element pointElement2 = (Element)Pointnode;
NodeList textpointList2 = pointElement2.getElementsByTagName("Vertical_Angle");
Element pointelement2 = (Element)textpointList2.item(0);
NodeList textPList2 = pointelement2.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textPList2.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
Element pointElement3 = (Element)Pointnode;
NodeList textpointList3 = pointElement3.getElementsByTagName("Distance");
Element pointelement3 = (Element)textpointList3.item(0);
NodeList textPList3 = pointelement3.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + ((Node)textPList3.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim();
Element pointElement4 = (Element)Pointnode;
NodeList textpointList4 = pointElement4.getElementsByTagName("Quality");
Element pointelement4 = (Element)textpointList4.item(0);
NodeList textPList4 = pointelement4.getChildNodes();
wholeline = wholeline + "|" + (String)QualityCodes.get(((Node)textPList4.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
textfile.println(wholeline);
textfile.close();
File f = new File(tempfile);
// JFrame frame = new FDASFrame(f);
parent.setFile(f);
JFrame frame = parent;
if(FHnode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE){
Element FHelemElement = (Element)FHnode;
NodeList IDList = FHelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Identifier");
Element IDElement = (Element)IDList.item(0);
NodeList textIDList = IDElement.getChildNodes();
NodeList VerList = FHelemElement.getElementsByTagName("Version");
Element VerElement = (Element)VerList.item(0);
NodeList textVerList = VerElement.getChildNodes();
frame.setTitle(((Node)textIDList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim() + " Version " + ((Node)textVerList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
frame.setVisible(true);
catch(Exception ee) {
ee.printStackTrace();
else if (filetype.equals("Save")) {
final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.setFileFilter(new saveExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(false);
int returnVal = fc.showSaveDialog(FileChooserFrame.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
file = fc.getSelectedFile();
else if (filetype.equals("Log")) {
final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.setFileFilter(new logExtensionFileFilterClass());
fc.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(false);
int returnVal = fc.showSaveDialog(FileChooserFrame.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
file = fc.getSelectedFile();
public static File getFile() {
return file;
}I know I should split this out and I will sometime, but for now, this is the way the code is.
I think the reason that nothing is coming up is that all my work is done in jbInit(). I don't want to post that code, but I will if needed. So, if I can only call it once, then how do I get the rest of it to run? Maybe I am going about this all wrong. But if it is not in jbInit(), then how does it get called? I guess now, I am confused.
Thanks for the help.
Allyson -
Networking New iBook w/G4 Tower/Using AirPort
Greetings Experts!
I just purchased an iBook G4 and AirPort Extreme Base Station. I have hooked the base station up to my G4 Tower via ethernet cable, as it does not have an AirPort card. I used AirPort Assistant and everything works fine as far as Internet access for both Tower and iBook.
Here are my questions: When I set up the iBook (before the base station arrived), I used the firewire target drive mode method of transferring all my stuff (accounts for family members etc), so does my laptop now think it is my Tower? I ask because I would like to access my Tower, using it as a server, with my laptop one of the workstations. Do I need that Apple Remote Desktop program to have a simple home network? How do I get the two computers to talk to each other via AirPort besides just share an internet connection? Should I wipe my iBook and start over with a new computer "identity?" THANK YOU and sorry about all the questions.
G4 Tower and G4 iBook Mac OS X (10.4.3) AirPort ExtremeHi fridaygrrl,
usually the setup is like this:
1. enable Personal Filesharing: open "System Preferences", click "Sharing" and check "Personal Filesharing" on both computers
2. connect to the other computer: open the Finder, click on the Network icon and select the computer you bwant to connect to. You will be asked your user name and password. Now you can access your home folder on that machine. If you choose to log in as guest, you get only access to the root directory and the public folders.
If for some reason your computers have the same name, change the name in "System Preferences" > "Sharing"
Try this and if there are any problems post back.
-Petra
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