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Been trying to inventory old disk and hardware utilities. Anyone remember Tim Seufert's dctest (the dc was something like "data corruption")? The idea was to test HDD interfaces. It repeatedly wrote (what was then) a large file to the disk, then read and verified it bit by bit. I found it...

Before I start messing around, can anyone refresh my memory on sleep problems with installed PCI to USB adapter cards? As best I recall, it was mostly about PCI to USB 2.0 adapter cards in G4 towers like Quicksilver or MDD. Either they'd re-awaken right after getting to sleep, or get caught in...

Hi, Just curious if others have found that the Jentecs that came with various OWC external HDD enclosures are slipping below spec output voltage as they age. When troubleshooting an out of warranty OWC case (turned out the IDE drive was bad), I happened to check the voltage coming out of the...

Hi, New printer in the mix and would like to enable LPR printing on a 7.6.1 Mac. Several sites mention installing LW 8.6 as the solution. Apple's "older software" download site links 8.5.1 and 8.6.1, but found plain 8.6 in the parent directory of the linked files. Is plain 8.6 the general...

Hi, I'm trying to ID some unmarked Mini DIN-4 cables (ADB vs S-Video vs ??) from a mixed parts box - and don't have an Apple brand cable to compare with. Using a cheap old continuity tester, looks like two types (for both pins seem wired straight through) 1) The cylindrical shells on each end...