EMac - Mac Mini relationship

I am hoping to get a new mac mini for my graduation and i was wondering if you could turn the eMac into a screen for the Mac mini, to save the cost of buying a screen?
eMac 17" 1GB RAM, 1GHz Processer   Mac OS X (10.4)  

You can pick up a decent Dell 17" LCD display for around 300 dollars. The best display to use with the Mac mini is, of course, the Apple 20" Cinema display, but that is 799 dollars, and I am not sure that you would like to spend that much. If I was a mac mini customer, I sure wouldn't.

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  • Using an emac as a monitor for a mac mini

    Hi,
    Sorry if the question was already asked, but a quick search in the forum brought no answer.
    I have an emac (OS9) and a mac mini(OSX). I'd like to use the emac as a monitor for the mac mini. Is it possible? How? (Both are G4, although I don't think that's relevant : I don't want to use them at the same time, only to use the Emac as a "screen")
    Many thanks.

    I happen to know for a fact that you can use the internal screen on an iMac G3 333, and presumably also a 266 and 233. It has a fixed horizontal frequency so it will only display the resolutions that you can choose with it's motherboard installed: 640x480@117Hz, 800x600@95Hz, and 1024x768@75Hz. With DisplayConfigX I was even able to get other resolutions, as long as I stayed within the 60kHz horizontal frequency. If try to set it to any other resolution and refresh rate it will not work, so the best way to test it is to have another screen as your main screen so that you can set the resolutions on the iMac screen from there. I imagine that the screen in the eMac does not have a fixed horizontal frequency, so if you got the pinouts, you could probably get it working. However, I made a custom video cable for a slot loading iMac G3, and I couldn't get it to work.

  • EMac and Mac Mini?

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    Can the CD drive on the Mac Mini be accessed from the eMac.
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  • Are the eMac and the G4 Mac Mini similar enough to...

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  • Hooking mac mini up to emac with firewire, and using emac as the display

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  • Problems transferring mail folders from eMac to Mac Mini

    Okay, so here’s the problem.
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    "There are a couple of things you seem to be missing that might or might not have a bearing on your problems."
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    "Second, when importing as Other, Mail wants you to select the folder that contains the mbox files to be imported. Hence, when choosing that option, you may want to try importing the *.mbox folders one at a time, rather than the entire ~/Library/Mail/Mailboxes folder at once."
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  • Help Migrating from eMac with 10.4 to Mac Mini with 10.5.8

    Hi All,
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  • Mac mini halts on "WaitForSystemMapper" after migration to Mac OS 10.8.5

    Hi,
    I have a mac mini mid 2010 with 4Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce 320M, HDMI running well under mac OS 10.7 last update
    After making a clone on external USB disk, I tried to migrate to OS 10.8.5 I bought in june 2014 from the Apstore (after having halt after an attempt to Maverick migration)
    1) I had also an halt after the OS 10.8.5 migration (grey screen with apple)
    2) After shut down by pressing power button during 5s, I tried dto restart in Verbose mode (Apple+V key pressed at start), the it shows the following :
    - some FIPS check are done, all passed with success,
    - the it halts on "WaitForSystemMapper" with some hexadecimal indication following
    3) After shut down by pressing power button during 5s, I have been abble to start OS 10.8.5 without the extension (safe mode with upcase key at start)
    I tried to disinstall all non Apple programs but without result (same halt at reboot in normal mode)
    4) I also tried to reinit the SMC (unplugging the mac, then starting after replug and 10s wait) : the same
    5) I also tried to reinit the PRAM (Apple+Alt+P+R at start) : the same
    6) Then, i formated the HD of the Mac mini and isntalled OS 10.8.5 from the external USB disk where I put the OS 10.8.5 installer
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    Do you have any idea of what can occur, what can I displace or test in ktex for instance?
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    Thank you in adavance for help

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  • How to set up dual monitors with a Mac Mini

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    EVGA Plus:
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  • Mac Mini and Samsung 43" DLP HDTV  gets Black Screen Only

    Just bought a new Mac Mini with great anticipation for some large screen viewing.
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    Bad bad news for me. It appears I have a broken Mac Mini, very suddenly.
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  • Late 2012 Mac Mini slow after Yosemite upgrade

    First time on forums - hope Im not asking a questions that has been asked several times before.  I purchased a mac mini not even a year ago, and its was plenty fast until I updated to Yosemite.  I also found a link to Etresoft from another questions and ran it.  For the sake of expediency - Ill go ahead and post the results.  Any thoughts? - all help is more appreciated than I can express in words..
    Problem description:
    Mac running very slow after Yosemite upgrade
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated February 8, 2015 at 7:30:25 PM PST
    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        Mac mini (Late 2012) (Technical Specifications)
        Mac mini - model: Macmini6,1
        1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
        12 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                8 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics 4000
            SMS19A450 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: one day 23:7:9
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (240.73 GB free)
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
        VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
            Western Digital My Book 1230 4 TB
            EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
            Time Machine (disk4s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 4.00 TB (2.80 TB free)
            VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
                 hub_device
        Western Digital My Passport 0741 2 TB
            EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            2 T - Passport Drive - User Data (disk2s2) /Volumes/2 T - Passport Drive - User Data : 2.00 TB (1.47 TB free)
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            VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
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                    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                        Logitech Optical USB Mouse
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            disk5s1 (disk5s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
            JayHoferEDIT2014 (disk5s2) /Volumes/JayHoferEDIT2014 : 502 MB (0 B free)
        Apple, Inc. IR Receiver
        Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Firewire Information: ℹ️
        Seagate FreeAgent FW 800mbit - 800mbit max
            EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            2 T - Fire Drive (disk3s2) /Volumes/2 T - Fire Drive : 2.00 TB (1.61 TB free)
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Anywhere
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
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        [not loaded]    com.magican.iokit.filemon (1 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.magican.iokit.netmon (1 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
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        [not loaded]    net.kromtech.kext.AVKauth (2.3.7 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    net.kromtech.kext.Firewall (2.3.7 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
            /Library/Extensions
        [loaded]    com.karios.driver.DuetDisplay (1 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
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        [killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
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    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
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        [killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
        4 processes killed due to memory pressure
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        [running]    com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
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        [running]    com.backblaze.bzserv.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.magican.castle.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
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        [running]    net.kromtech.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist [Click for support]
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    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
    There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of it have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message. See, for example, this discussion.
    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
    The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
    5. Try to test under conditions that reproduce the problem, as far as possible. For example, if the computer is sometimes, but not always, slow, run the test during a slowdown.
    You may have started up in "safe" mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
    7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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'{/,}L*/Lo*/Diag* -type f -regex .\*[cght] ! -name .?\* ! -name \*ag \( -exec grep -lq "^Thread c" {} \; -exec printf \* \; -o -true \) -execdir stat -f:%Sc:%N -t%F {} \;' '/S*/*/Ca*/*xpc*' '-L /{S*/,}L*/StartupItems -type f -exec file {} +' kMDItemContentTypeTree=${k[21]}{bundle,mach-o-dylib} :Label "/p*/e*/{aut*,{cron,fs}tab,hosts,{[lp],sy}*.conf,mach_i*/*,pam.d/*,ssh{,d}_config,*.local} {/p*,/usr/local}/e*/periodic/*/* /L*/P*{,/*}/com.a*.{Bo,sec*.ap}*t {/S*/,/,}L*/{Lau,Sec}*/*t .launchd.conf" list '-F "" -k Sender hidd -k Nle 3' /Library/Preferences/${k[21]}alf\ globalstate --proxy '-n get default' -I --dns -get{dnsservers,info} -P -m\ / '' -n1 '-R -ce -l1 -n5 -o'{'prt -stats prt','mem -stats mem'}',command,uid' -kl -l -s\ / '--regexp --files '${k[21]}'pkg.*' '+c0 -i4TCP:0-1023' ${k[21]}dashboard\ layer-gadgets '-d /L*/Mana*/$USER' '-app Safari WebKitDNSPrefetchingEnabled' '-Fcu +c0 -l' -m 'L*/{Con*/*/Data/L*/,}Pref* -type f -size 0c -name *.plist.???????' 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B2&&C2 28;D12 22 15 63;D10 0 N1+2 3;D10 0 N1+15 17;D13 3 0 N1+3 4;D13 4 0 N1+4 5;D13 N3+4 0 N1+9 59;for i in 0 1 2;do D13 N3+i 0 N1+5+i 6;done;D13 N3+3 0 N1+8 71;D13 62 1 10 7;D13 10 1 11 8;B2&&D13 18 19 53 67;D12 11 2 12 9;D12 12 3 13 10;D12 13 42 70 101 25;D12 65 6 36 13;D12 45 20 52 66;D13 66 7 37 14;D13 17 8 15 38;D10 9 16 16 77 45;C4;B2&&D10 35 49 61 75 76 78 45;B2&&{ D10 28 17 45;C4;};D10 12 40 54 16 79 45;D10 12 39 54 16 80 45;D13 31 25 37 15;B2&&D13 19 21 0;B2&&D13 40 10 42;B2&&D12 2 29 35 46;D12 44 34 43 53;D12 25 22 20 32;D12 33 0 N1+14 51;D12 34 21 28 35;D13 35 27 29 36;A1 40 59 81;B3 18;A1 33 60 82;B8 18;B4 0 19 83;A1 27 32 39&&{ B3 20;B4 19 0;A2 33 33 40;B3 21;B6 20 21 3;};C2 36;D13 50 38 5 68;B4 19 0;D23 37 33 34 42;B2&&D13 46 35 45 55;D13 38 32 31 43;B2&&D13 59 4 65 76 91;D13 63 4 19 44 75 95 96;B1&&{ D13 53 5 55 75 69&&D13 51 6 58 31;D13 56 5 56 97 75 98&&D10 0 N1+7 99;D12 55 5 27 84;D13 61 5 54 75 70;D13 14 5 14 12;D13 15 5 72 12;C4;};D13 16 5 73 12;A1 13 44 74 18;C4;B3 4;B4 4 0 85;A2 14 61 89;B4 0 5 19 102;A1 17 41 20;B7 5;C3 8;B4 4 0 88;A2 14 24 89;C4;B4 0 6 19 102;B4 4 0 86;A2 14 61 89;B4 0 7 19 102;B5 6 7;B4 6 6 73 102;B2&&{ A1 18 26 94;B7 6;B4 0 0 11;C3 23;};A1 18 26 94;B7 6;B4 0 0 11;C3 24;D13 60 14 66 92;D13 58 14 67 93;D13 26 4 21 24;D13 42 14 1 62;D13 43 37 2 90 48;D13 41 10 42;D12 48 36 47 25;A1 4 3 60&&{ B3 5;A2 14 61;B4 0 6 21;B4 5 0;A2 14 62;B4 0 0 21;B6 0 6 4;C3 5;};D13 9 41 69 100;D12 32 21 68 35;D12 49 21 48 49;B4 4 22 57 102;A1 21 46 56 74;B7 22;B4 0 0 58;C3 47;D13 54 5 7 75 76 69;D13 52 5 8 75 76 69;D13 57 4 64 76 91;D12 0 4 4 84;D12 1 4 51 84;D13 21 22 9 37;A1 23 18 28 89;B4 0 16 22 102;A1 16 25 33;B7 16;B4 0 0 34;D20 31 47;D13 64 4 71 41;C4;B4 4 12 26 89 23 102;for i in {0..3};do A1 0 N1+10+i 72;B7 12;B4 0 0 52;C3 N3+5+i;((i))||C4;done;A1 24 22 29;B7 12;B3 14;A2 39 57 30;B3 15;B6 14 15 4;C3 29;B4 4 13 27 89 65;A1 24 23;B7 13;C3 30;B4 4 0 87;A2 14 61 89 20;B4 0 16;A1 26 50 64;B7 16;C3 6;D13 7 11 6;A3;C2 39;C4;} 4>&2 2>/dev/null;);C5
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
    Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
    9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
    exec bash
    and press return. Then paste the script again.
    10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
    11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, a series of lines will appear in the Terminal window like this:
    [Process started]
            Part 1 of 8 done at … sec
            Part 8 of 8 done at … sec
            The results are on the Clipboard.
            Please close this window.
    [Process completed]
    The intervals between parts won't be exactly equal, but they give a rough indication of progress. The total number of parts may be different from what's shown here.
    Wait for the final message "Process completed" to appear. If you don't see it within about ten minutes, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, press the key combination control-C or command-period to stop it. Then go to the next step.
    12. When the test is complete, or if you stopped it because it was taking too long, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
    At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
    13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
    14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I may not agree with them.
    Copyright © 2014, 2015 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • Mac mini running slow after downloading yosemite

    Problem description:
    Mac mini slow to login and use internet since upgrading to yosemite, repeatedly displays rotating rainbow wheel when using many apps. (mac mini 2011, 2,3GHz intel core i5, 2GB 1333 MHz DDR3
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated 23 November 2014 11:58:47 GMT
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Verified)
      Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
      1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
      2 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
      DELL E171FPb 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:40:35
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 499.25 GB (399.58 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Untitled (disk1s2) /Volumes/Untitled : 999.86 GB (883.32 GB free)
      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) Support
      /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.0.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.0.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.0.1) Support
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
      [running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [failed] com.crashplan.engine.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
      Kodak EasyShare Wireless Listener Application (/Applications/Kodak EasyShare.app/Contents/MacOS/Kodak EasyShare Wireless Listener.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      Omnibar
      DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      DivX  Support
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Java  Support
      Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: OFF
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 99.67 GB
      Destinations:
      Untitled [Local]
      Total size: 999.86 GB
      Total number of backups: 22
      Oldest backup: 2014-11-03 10:43:39 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-11-23 11:52:32 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
      Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 99.67 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          17% storedownloadd
          3% WindowServer
          0% AppleSpell
          0% storeassetd
          0% fontd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      122 MB softwareupdated
      67 MB Mail
      44 MB mds
      43 MB mds_stores
      34 MB WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      49 MB Free RAM
      550 MB Active RAM
      524 MB Inactive RAM
      745 MB Wired RAM
      6.50 GB Page-ins
      206 MB Page-outs

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
    There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
    The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
    7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
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  • Looking towards buying a Mac Mini

    My G4 Cube has died it's last death. The HD is gone. I had backed up a couple of days before, so I'm not in hysterics, but I am bummed ( I did lose some stuff, but nothing that I hadn't printed out and saved). I'd owned the Cube since April 2001. It had been through two hard drives, one new video card, several crashes that were "fixed" via DiscWarrior, but this time the Tek Serve folks said, "it won't boot at all except form our bench drive." Meaning, my HD is no more. I could replace it for about $200.
    But what's the point? At 500 MHz, it's too slow to run all the neat things I want it to run - including Classic Applications. I also had purchased an impressive (to me) collection of peripherals, like a DVD drive (my cube only had the CD RW), etc.
    Thusly, my relationship with the Cube was bad generally. Analogous to the old car that kept on breaking down no matter what you tried. It was serviced under warranty, but now it's been classified as "vintage" so there's little support out there - why should I even bother with something similar...?
    But: the Mac Mini is appealing because it's compact and will allow me to use all the neat peripherals I have, it's fast, etc., etc., etc.
    Questions:
    1. I am an engineer and have the desire to run some applications that would normally only run on windows, I would thus plan on using Parallels. From other discussions, Parallels works great!
    2. [Edited by Host, please do not speculate on future Apple products.]
    3. Overall, you Mac Mini owner, is the Mac Mini generally good? Are you happy with it? Is it robust? That is, do you expect it to start up regularly and use it 8+ hours a day for all sorts of things? Is it a good investment? I'd like to think that once purchased (with the Apple care and such) that I'd get five solid years' worth of production out of it.

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    In addition, because of my generally BAD experience
    with the G4 Cube, I don't want to get hosed by
    purchasing a slower machine a month before a faster
    one comes out. As a loyal Apple customer for quite a
    while, I think I deserve to be a bit skeptical.
    Whether you like it or not, attempting to discuss Apple's future plans or products that as yet don't exist IS a violation of the terms of use of the site here, because as you'll know as a long-time Apple user, Apple doesn't discuss it's plans or policies with anyone. As such, they created this site as a user-to-user forum for the specific purpose of discussion of technical matters relating to existing products. A brody may not have expressed it in an elegant manner, but your question could do nothing but solicit responses from those who can't contribute anything but speculative responses, and since those would be highly likely to get the thread removed completely, would not be in your own interests to see posted.
    You are at liberty to avail yourself of any of the other sites which discuss Apple products and seek information about future plans there, though in truth you'll still get nothing more than guesswork - which seems to me a rather poor foundation on which to make a purchasing decision.
    There is nothing, however, to prevent you seeking help with potential upgrades - as has actually been detailed here before, including information about possible processor swap-outs for minis which you'll find if you search for it.
    That said, with a history of Apple systems use, you have earned the right to be a bit skeptical! All the more reason I'd think to ensure that regardless of what might or might not be the next product off the production line, the system you buy actually meets your needs, since if it does, the fact that it will be replaced at some point (as all systems are of course) will not matter because it will continue to meet that need.
    The question therefore seems to me to be whether the current mini can run the software you need at sufficient speed to allow you to work, or whether you'd be better with a PC. Since it appears from your comments that you're going to require Parallels (or BootCamp) and Windows, the only advantage of buying a mini is if you would like to continue use of MacOS in addition to your Windows-based work or not. Only you can answer that, but it does reflect on the one real advantage of buying a mini - that doing so will give you the option to run both, while buying a PC will give you only Windows.
    If, and only if, you would like the option to run both operating systems, the mini is an excellent system to choose. Not perfect and not lightning fast, but with 2Gb RAM it would outperform your now-deceased Cube by a significant factor. In context, it would give you roughly equal performance to a G5 dual processor system, and in processor-intensive work, actually be able to outperform it.
    The limitations of the mini are that it contains a laptop 5400rpm drive and doesn't permit internal expansion (other than maxing out the RAM). However, it can be expended with additional storage and peripherals by adding them externally, so the core system does not really limit your options in the way that many people at first assume.
    Since overall reliability seems to have been pretty good, there is not reason NOT to buy a mini unless the system isn't capable of supporting other needs, or if you have no wish to continue to run MacOS. I would certainly urge you not to base your choice on what may or may not be next - you will always be disappointed that way because even if you wait and get the latest/greatest thing when it comes out, it's not going to stay latest/greatest for long! My G5 was once the fastest system available, but while it's been overtaken by just about every mac in the product range, it still delivers the same power and runs the same software as it always did, and gives truly excellent service. In the world of Macs, as you'll know from your Cube, software does advance quite dramatically over time, but rarely to the point that it creases to be backwards compatible with earlier systems, so the imperative to keep hardware 'up to date' isn't entirely the same as in the Windows environment.

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