A friend recently gave me a 500MHz Graphite iMac DV SE (Summer 2000) and I just acquired the original install/restore discs that should have come with it from the factory. The CDs are orange, marked "For iMac DV models", have OS 9.0.4, and have a date stamp of 2000. All of that matches my iMac...
The machine:
- Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz w/GeForce4 MX
- 1 hard drive boots 9.2.2 or Tiger
- 1 hard drive boots Leopard
The accessories:
- 4-port USB 2.0 card
- iogear USB hub (uses two USB ports, provides three USB ports and various card reader slots)
- Apple ADC monitor (which is what...
I'm in the market for either a Quicksilver (Dual 1GHz) or a MDD (Dual 1.25GHz FW400) and wanted to get some opinions. I need something that boots Mac OS 9 natively and can run OS X at a usable speed and is reliable.
Speed - Would either machine have equivalent performance to my 12" PowerBook G4...
The machine:
B&W G3 (Rev B)
The upgrade:
PowerLogix G3 1.1GHz
The software:
Mac OS 9.2.2
CPU Director 1.5f6 (application)
CPU Director INIT 2.0b1 (extension)
The problem:
Metronome and Apple System Profiler report 650MHz as the CPU speed.
The gruesome details:
I'm using an older...
I have a 22" 1680x1050 LCD monitor hooked up to my B&W G3 that has been chugging along fine at that resolution for quite a while now. All of a sudden, after a fresh reboot (I don't keep it running 24/7) there are no options for 1680xanything in my Monitors control panel (or control strip)...
After months of lusting for one, I finally got my mitts on the last of the ADB PowerBooks. It's the 300MHz model and the lot came with plenty of extras: DVD drive w/card, Wireless card, Firewire card, original install disk, Mac OS 9 install disc, Jaguar install disks, Airport base unit...
Greetings, long time listener, first time caller here. Well, I've been lurking for several months now and I finally have a compelling reason to register and post. I've been a Mac user since '96 having used Apple IIgs' and Macs on occasion prior to that. I do a lot of programming (Classic Mac...