*DEAD* G4 - what to do with it?
Hello!
Well, our old PowerMac G4 (Sawtooth AGP Graphics - 400mhz) is dead. VERY Dead.
It needs a secondary (Or probably new - it has the original 10G drive) Hard drive. It has only 192 MB RAM (upgrade!), and the Airport card was crushed - how? I have absolutely no idea. It needs a new PRAM battery, and OS 9.2.2 is royaly messed up. On top of that, the DVD-ROM drive broke - a gear seems to have died after the tray caught on the little door. The keyboard needs to be replaced too - it's missing the keypad "0" key, the escape button's stuck, and it has a warp to it. The old round mouse died - although it's been sitting in a drawer for the last 6 years...
I guess we loved the G4 to death! (and then some)
Because my parents have a dual 1.8 G5, my sister can use our (relatively) old winbox, and I have my PowerBook and iMac, it's not worth the cost needed to repair and upgrade.
So, I have a very large doorstop. Now I need to figure out what to do with it. I'd ebay some of the parts, except that i don't think any of them work! The Ram and (original) video card still work, at least as of last week....
I love my old Macs too much to just throw them away, so I want to recycle (parts) of it at least. Heck, I still have our old PowerBook 5300 stuffed into my closet! (amazingly, it still works perfectly - apart from a finicky floppy drive)
I saw this neat picture of somebody's old blue/white G3 - they had turned the case into a mailbox! Using the optical drive slot as the mail slot, and putting a padlock on the pin that keeps the case closed. That's actually pretty cool - too bad my parents won't let me do that!
Any good ideas?
-Dan
Wow, yah, that old Powerbook still works. Heck, it even gets DSL! The SCSI 4x CD-ROM drive works too - along with the external 120 MB SCSI drive (at least 15 years old) The floppy drive doesn't like to work, but I can get it to work after some fiditing. I bet our old printer would still work if I hooked it up! I wish I still had our old Mac SE....
15" 1.67 Powerbook G4 (non-HiRes), Slot loading iMac DV SE Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1G RAM on PB, 384 MB iMac.
Thanks, I'll look into the apple thing - I like the iPod idea too.
And to Anticitizen - I don't have any optical drives around. It's not the discs that are bad - but the drive itself. I don't have any Hard drives or PC 133 RAM either. I dont' like Windoze either, but she doesn't care (OMG!). It's just that everyone has a computer they like/can use. So, the G4 has been in a corner for 2 years, and I thought it'd find a new use.
Unfortunately, since everyone has a working machine, getting the G4 back up just isn't worth the cost. Trust me - I'd fix it if I had the money!
I do have a nerd friend.... hmmmm... I don't know if he'd like a Mac, however. He's mostly a gaming guy - and has enough parts to make at least another winbox or two. I am working on converting him to Mac! Lol, conversations between him and I tend to sound like the "Get a Mac" or "Switch" commerical campaigns.
Anyway, I'll think of something. If it had a CRT, I'd make it a Macquarium...
-Dan
15" 1.67 Powerbook G4 (non-HiRes), Slot loading iMac DV SE Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1G RAM on PB, 384 MB iMac.
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What to do with a dead PowerMac
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Does anyone know if G5 logic boards are still available and how much they are. I imagine they push $500+ so probably aren't worth the trouble. If it was like $70 I'd consider giving it a shot.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=3754
59&tstart=0
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accurate.
3) This?
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this is not a question about 'how i do X'. is rather a 'discussion' (flame or whatever, but to defend or argue about aspects, not people) about 'what is wrong with as3' and what aspects whould be taken into consideration for updates. right now i am using as3, and since i paid for this license, i choose this tool over some alternatives and i am using it to do stuff for other people who pay me to do it, i think it can be helpful for all of us if some actions are started in the right direction. i have already posted about 'all people in adobe are dumbasses that do not know how to make a scripting tool and are messing up my work', but i was pissed at the time (i still am pissed) but i believe this is not the right aproach. instead, if this goes to the right people in adobe, we all may get something in the future, like better and easier todo apps and web presentations.
pre: not only about the as3 specification, but COMPLY with the specification that you set. for example, some time ago there were problems with matrix transforms. this was corrected later with a patch. but this means it is not even doing what is is supposed to do
1. scriptable masks and movement, sprites and child sprites: there is a sprite with a mask, the mask is a shape drawn via script, something like
somemask=new shape();
somemask.graphics.beginfill();
(...etc)
somesprite.mask=somemask;
just like that. now add some child sprites to 'somesprite', and make 'somesprite' move, scale and rotate. there you will have something like a kaleidoscope, but not what you expected to do with your script. as the child sprites move in the parent mask, you will see that the child sprites appear or dissapear kind of randomly, and if the child sprites are textfields, it may be that the text is rendered outside the mask, or partially rendered outside the mask (as in only part of the text), rendered with the wrongf rotation or in the wrong place. some child sprites are clipped correctly, some dissapear totally when only a part should dissapear (clipped) etc.
way around: have not tried it yet, but i have the impression that bitmaps have different criteria for clipping, so i am thinking of trying this: appli an empty filter (a filter with params so it does not have any effect on the sprite or in the textfield) so the sprite is rendered as bitmap before doing anything else with it. as i said, i have not done it yet, but it may be a way around this problem, to avoid all this inconsistency with clipping
1-b. inconsistency between hierarchy and coordinates, specially masks: you apply a mask to a sprite, yet the sprite has a set of coordinates (so 'x' in the sprite means an x relative to its container), yet the mask applied to the very same sprite, as another reference as reference for coordinates (like the stage)
2. painting via script: in any other languaje, in any other situation, something like:
beginFill(params);
(...stuff 1)
endFill();
beginFill(params);
(...stuff 2)
endFill();
(...etc)
means: render region of block 1, then render region of block 2 etc, and no matter what, it should be consistent, since there is noplace for ambiguity. if you read it, you may think what that means, even if you dont run it you may have an idea of the picture you want to draw, but not with as3. as3 somehow manages to screw something that simple, and mixes all the blocks, and somehow uses the boundaries of one block as boundaries for other block. is like all blocks are dumped into whatever, and then uses all lines defined into it as boundaries for a unique block. it changes all boundaries and generates inconsistency between what is shown and redraw regions of the resulting picture, like lines that go to the end of the screen and then dont go away in the next frames, even tough the beginfill endfill block should prevent it
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4. legacy: since as3, all interaction is different, and if you want to do things in the new plattform, using the new features, what you already knew just goes to the garbage can. when a new tool arrives, it should be an extension to previous tools (which is a reason to update instead of just buying a new tool from a different vendor). if everything i had or knew just means nothing from now on, then i can not say 'i know flash script', and my previous knowledge gives me no advantage when aproaching the new version. as3 is a new aproach that requires doc reading and stuff, even if you knew something about previous as specifications or other oo languajes. if you decide to change things from now on, like the things mentioned in this post, instead of just throwing away everything the users alerady knew about the tool, do like in java releases, they mark some things as 'deprecated', they keep working as they should, give a warning, but also a message saying this feature is deprecated, we suggest you use this library instead.
5. lack of previous functionality: if you 'update' something, it meand all previos functionality is still there (probably improved, but not with bugs if it was working fine), plus something else. now it seems backwards, there are some things that could be done in previous versions but not in this one, like 'duplicatemovieclip'
6. inconsistency with scripting/programming paradigms: (ok, fancy work, but fits perfectly here): as3 proposed ways to handle things, but the people who designed it got 'too creative', and they did something that is not consistent neither with previous versions of as or with other languajes. the documentations is full of things like 'it looks like x languaje or languaje family, but instead of using XXX word, you must use YYY'. great, what is this? namespaces 'work like', but 'differently' for example from java, .net, .c. its got the idea that a namespace means a grouped functionality but there are rules about where should be placed the file (ok, java has this also, .net takes care of it automatically if all files are registered in the project), but what you got is a mess that 'if you know other languajes you got the general idea, but nonetheless, even if you knew this or previosu versions of as, you still have to read whatever we decided arbitrarily just to be different'. namespaces, event handling, vars definition which is not like previous scripting neither like fully typed languajes.. is just a mess.
7. lack of scripting and graphics integration: unlike flash and adobe tools that just got on the graphics side leaving all the scripting integratuion apart, most tools from other vendors integrate very well interacton with what is on the screen. the script editor: very poor. autocompletion? a drop down list that does not heklp at all, appears in the wrong places, and when you need it to go, it does not go (so if i want to move away from the uncalled drop down list, i have to click somewhere else, making developement slowewr instead of helping, so the drop down list does not capture all events when i dont want to). in other ides you double click somewhere and it will go to the part of code relevant to that event or whatever. for example microsoft tools, ok i am antimicrosoft, and one of the reasons was that when windows 95 got to market proposing itself as the ONLY pc os you could use if you wanted to keep useing the apps you already had, it was a lousy product full of flaws but you had to keep using it because you had no choice. what is so different from what is happening with flash just now? yet the ide of c# is awesome, works very well and seems reliable.
adobe people: not all user are designers that just make pretty pictures. if it is not intended for scripting then why is it there. and if there are corrections to be done, they should patch all versions, not only the last one. previous version users also paid for their versions.Well, there is no point in arguing.
I personally believe AS3 does exactly what it promises to do within limits (read: reasonable limits) of ECMA type of language. And sometimes it doesn’t do what we expect it to for it cannot possibly emulate everyone’s thinking process. The task, I guess, is to learn to think in terms of AS3 – not to try to make AS3 think like us. No language covers all the grounds. And no, it is not Java - with no negative or positive connotation. It is what it is. Period. I just hope that AS5 will be more Java like.
You are right about the fact that it is not necessary to know all the aspects of language in order to perform the majority of tasks. But it is paramount to have a clear idea about such fundamental concepts as display list model and events. For instance, depth swap has no meaning in terms of AS3 because display list object stacking is controlled automatically and there is no need for all these jumping through hoops one has to perform in order to control depth in AS2. There no more gaps in depths and one always know where to find things.
Similarly, there is no point in having duplicateMovieClip method. More conventional OOP ways of object instantiation accomplishes just that and much more. Just because OOP object instantiation needs to be learned doesn’t mean past hacks have place in modern times. duplicateMovieClip is a horse carriage standing next to SUV. What one should choose to travel?
Events are implemented to the tee in the context of ECMA specifications. I consider Events model as very solid, it works great (exactly as expected) and never failed me. True, it takes time to get used to it. But what doesn’t?
By the way, speaking about events, contrary to believe in Adobe’s inconsideration to their following. Events are implemented with weakly reference set to false although it would be better to have it set to true. I think this is because there are smart and considerate people out there who knew how difficult it would be for programming novices to deal with lost listeners.
I think AS3 is million times better than AS2. And one of the reasons it came out this way is that Adobe made a very brave and wise decision to break totally loose from AS2’s inherent crap. They have created a totally new and very solid language. If they had tried to make it backward compatible – it would be a huge screw up, similar to how our friends at Microsoft are prostituting VB and VBA – extremely irritating approach IMHO.
Also, Flash legacy issues shouldn’t be overlooked. Flash did not start as a platform for programmers. Entire timeline concept in many ways is not compatible with the best OOP practices and advancements. I think for anyone who is used to writing classes the very fact of coding on timeline sounds awkward. It feels like a hack (and AS2 IS a pile of hacks) – the same things can be nicely packaged into classes and scale indefinitely. As such I wouldn’t expect Adobe to waste time on hacking timeline concept issues by making smarter editor. They have made a new one – FlexBuilder – instead. Serious programmers realize very soon that Flash IDE is not for developing industrial strength applications anyway. So, why bother with channeling great minds into polishing path to the dead end?
I would like to state that all this is coming form a person who knew Flash when there was no AS at all. And I applaud every new generation of this wonderful tool.
I believe Adobe does a great job making transition from timeline paradigm to total OOP venue as smooth as possible. And no, they don’t leave their devoted followers behind contrary to many claims. They are working on making developing Flash applications as easy as possible for people of all walks. Welcome Catalyst!
Of course there is not enough information about AS3 capabilities and features. But, on the other hand, I don’t know any area of human kind activities that does. -
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Press the power button.
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Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
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Hello.
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Easily explained: On or about 24 July the entire discussions.apple.com web site was moved to servers running Windows Vista Enterprise OS. The site was compromised approximately 6 seconds later by a group of Romanian hackers believed to be funded by Nigerian Internet scammers who had millions of dollars in credit to play with when hundreds of thousands of victims sent them their credit card numbers to pay what they thought were nominal fees to get some of the 100,000 missing iPhones sold the first week but according to AT&T never activated. Supposedly, a malfunction in a mail router or address machine (the story varies) inadvertently sent all these phones to a mid-ranking Nigerian official who needed financial assistance with getting them out of the country.
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Anton, I wish I could help. I had an old iPod Classic (60 KB) as a gift but it went dead, I dropped it a few times accidentally, and it sat carefully saved until I had sufficient resources, energy and time to get the matter addressed. In my case, I actually took the thing (after making sure it was charged) to an Apple store and one of the geniuses at the genius bar at the back of the store took it and did a few things (unseen and un-noted) with his fingers and handed it to me with a sly smile. Voila, the thing was functional. I got a re-functionalized iTunes account and store access when I bought my iMac. I did lose a few tunes along the way because it didn't recognize my new iMac as the source (my old dead PC laptop), but I have a more functional memory than the iPod and recovered them all in other ways. The whole thing is humming better than ever. At over 11 gb full, I have 4.2 days worth of portable listening. Be patient; it took me four years to get musical nirvana in a pocket, but you'll get there faster. Call support.
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I am not a complete idiot when it comes to computers but I am certainly not up to speed right now on what's out there. I do need something in the next few weeks though because my iPod is the DJ for my wedding on April 1, 2006 and right now, that is not looking so good!
Powerbook Titanium DVI Mac OS X (10.4)Hi again, jenninbel. There is always a chance that more than one thing is wrong with a computer, but the gradual decline and failure of a hard drive would certainly explain, all by itself, what you've experienced.
A 7200-RPM drive will be noticeably faster reading and writing large amounts of data than a 5400-RPM drive. Opening and saving ordinary small files is so fast in either case that you'd probably never notice a difference, unless you work normally with applications that routinely read and write hundreds of megabytes, or even gigabytes, of data. You currently have to pay a sizable premium for 7200-RPM drives, particularly those of 100GB and more. If you do a lot of heavy image-processing, professional audio, or digital-video work, a faster drive may be worth paying for. But if your work involves a lot of that sort of thing, your Powerbook's internal drive will never be large enough to serve as your primary drive for long, and your Powerbook's processor won't be fast enough to serve your needs for long, either.
As to brands, you'll hear different things from different people. Look at the manufacturer's warranty, above all. The chief advantage of buying and installing a drive yourself instead of having Apple install one for you is that you'll get the original manufacturer's warranty of 3-5 years on it, rather than 90 days (which is all you'd get from Apple, even if Apple were installing exactly the same drive). Given a long warranty, it may matter a lot less what brand you buy than how good your backup strategy is and how religiously you use it. Any drive can fail, and used long enough, every drive will. You don't want to lose your data, whether your drive fails after seven days or seven years. The only brand I urge you to avoid is Western Digital, which just doesn't have a very good reputation for longevity, warranty or no warranty. -
What's up with this Green Pixel?
I am confused here... I just noticed a bright green pixel that appears to be stuck but only under certain circumstances...
For example, it doesn't appear in Pixel Check (under any of the tests) nor does it appear in a screensaver that produces black in that area... HOWEVER, it does appear in the sample screen in Sys Pref for that screen saver...
What's up with that?
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Ok, this is just WEIRD! I'm looking at it in DVD player and I can see it clear as day...
But then I go full screen and I am viewing the same area and it's either not there or is considerably less bright...
Is this software or something?Since Pixel Check doesn't show it as "stuck" or dead, it must be some sort of software issue, right?
I mean, it seems to respond properly to that program telling each sub-pixel to turn on and off...
Also, it appears in a DVD window under most circumstances (not just black) but seems to dim as I increase the size of the window...
Strange... -
I am running a desktop beige Mac G3 and have been using a Laserwriter Select 360, but it an two others are now dead.
What is an equal or better printer to use with the Mac?Hey, BD, I looked at Brothers last night in connection to this questiona and it looks like their newest/current laser print-only units go back to 10.4 but no further.
Brother is the best hope but the OP may need to look for an older model still in stock. For example, for our older Brother HL5250DN, they still show OS9 drivers:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/download_top.html?r eg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=hl5250dn_all
Gary, web-check for stores that still have older models on teh shelf. You can also look at "newer-but-not-new" and then use the Brother site to check for OS9 drivers.
Founds some of my model on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Brother+HL-5250DN
We paid US$199 for ours new about seven years ago. It's been a real workhorse and trouble-free. Well, except for the time my wife tried to feed it a odd paper stock that was not on the printer's official diet!
A Beige G3 consideration: The Big Beige doesn't come with USB ports. You must add a PCI USB adaptor card, and the ones that worked in the Beige are harder to find today.
However, the Beige has built-in ethernet so if you get a printer with an ethernet connector, you will be in bisiness with neither the expense of an extra adaptor card nor the occasional buttheadedness of USB printing. The "N" in our Brother model designates it as a network printer so it has an ethernet port. Many others do also. -
Hi.. My Iphone acts as if it is dead. Tried a lot with Sleep +home buttons as well, but did not worked. When it is plugged in, keeps on charging with a regular beep. Please advise.
Yes, I understand that. But The screen issue is not a result of user damage. The phone was not dropped when the screen got cracked. My daughter was standing in a chair at the table and dropped one of her toys onto the bottom of the phone and cracked it right by the home button. (Nowhere near the LCD/digitizer flex cables, connections, or logic board components) then a few months later my phone had died, I plugged it in, it showed it was charging, then Apple logo disappeared and screen didn't work. AFTER contacting Apple about the issue and them telling me that it "is a result of the very minimal crack to the sheet of glass that has no relation to the LCD or Digitizer and that the warranty does not cover it I had taken it upon myself to change the LCD/digitizer to no avail, as well as backlight ic and backlight coil to no avail. But how do I go about letting Apple know that it is in fact NOT due to the cracked screen nor is it due to the flex cable connections? I can't. So the lady that works the call center phones trying to "convince" me that she knows what she is talking about and "convince" me that it is from the cracked screen I have to take her word because I can't show Apple that its not because of that without paying them $199 to fix the screen in which case they will just send me a new phone rather than fix the faulty hardware under warranty.
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