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Macintosh±OrInBetween Starting Member 8 Posts	Posted - 26 Dec 2003 : 17:31:40 I was out and about today and then remembered that I forgot to get my macs a christmas present. Then, I saw a USRobotics Sportster modem at the thrift store, while looking for a cable for a keyboard. $3, with the cable and wallbrick. I bought it, took it home, set it up, and am using it to post this. Problem is, NS Communicator 4.08 eats so much RAM. I need something more suitable, but not without a feature reduction (Java, JavaScript, etc.) Help me, and merry (late) christmas Rank: Technician 68k's Liberated: Macintosh SE, Macintosh LC 475, LC 580 68k-related Equipment: ImageWriter II, Performa Plus Display
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 26 Dec 2003 : 18:04:25 Does iCab do Java? "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 26 Dec 2003 : 19:34:13 CyberDog may not be the prettiest in town but it sure does the job. Basic Javascript it can do, although Java itself is out of the question. You could try Netscape Gold 3, it's a nice browser. But I'll stick with Cyberdog.
redrouteone Junior Member USA 226 Posts	Posted - 26 Dec 2003 : 19:42:39 How do you get Cyberdog to work on a 68K. I tried to install it but it said that I needed a PPC. --Eric ___________________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. --Albert Einstein
shaktiman Senior Member United Kingdom 1226 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 00:21:07 We are expecting that you have the ppc version of cyberdog, find the 68k version, mostly i think i have seen it as 68k. I use NS 4.0.8, though IE is faster. I found that NS was more stable(4.0.8) & I just don't like IE, in a very personal way. But you see it is faster & alot of pple use it. But either of those two I think is your best bet, but IE version 5.1 I think. If you use NS then make a ram disk & use it for the cache, that'll speed it up a bit. What are you browsing? use icab I think if you want text only/basic pages. shaktiman Quadra 840av, prettymuchmaxedout8xcd drive os 8.1 128 meg ram, 500 meg hard drive 3 monitors 15" & 14" & 14"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 00:56:44 quote: CyberDog may not be the prettiest in town but it sure does the job. Basic Javascript it can do, although Java itself is out of the question. You could try Netscape Gold 3, it's a nice browser. But I'll stick with Cyberdog. I'll second that...CyberDog rocks, even on my LC475! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 01:12:49 CyberDog 68K Downoad: http://www.cyberdog.org/download/Cyberdog%202.0%2068K.sit OpenDoc (Required): http://www.cyberdog.org/download/OpenDoc.bin http://swupdates.info.apple.com/cgi-bin/http_lister.pl?Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/CFM-68K http://www.cyberdog.org/dogbones/#apple has this list of files and links. :)
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 03:44:15 hmm.... My macs haven't really celebrated christmas in the past.... I wish there was something i could have done this year I've celebrated birthdays though Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 04:19:06 My Macs only observe holidays according to the names they are given. San Martín - After the Spanish Galleon built in Portugal in 1588. Historic Reference: http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_080400_sanmart in.htm Proteus Steinmetz - After Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Historic Information http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsteinmetz.htm Archimedas Sicilia - Named after Archimedes, the mathematician and inventor from ancient Sicily, Greece. Historic Information http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blarchimedes.htm Black Swan - Named after Thomas Leach's 40-gun ship in Rafael Sabatini's novel The "Black Swan" -Circa ~1932. Endymion, a legendary character in Greek mythology. There are more dates and peroids but I can't find them all.
Derekcat Junior Member USA 342 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 04:23:52 quote: hmm.... My macs haven't really celebrated christmas in the past.... Mine neither… Humm… but does buying a Bondi Puck mouse count though? [GoodWill had one for 2.99$!!!!!!!] If I open my window all the bugs will get in…That's just one more reason to use a Mac! Mac Portable LC \|\| SE/30 \|\|si \|\|ci Quadras: 660av, 950 PMs: 6100/G3/233, 6214CD, 5400/120, 7100/80av, 9500/G3/300 PB 5300ce SuperMac C600 180, 240
redrouteone Junior Member USA 226 Posts	Posted - 27 Dec 2003 : 09:31:45 I kind of figured that I had the PPC only version. I thought that it was odd that Apple's site did not list a 68K version. --Eric ___________________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. --Albert Einstein
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 28 Dec 2003 : 14:37:45 quote: quote: hmm.... My macs haven't really celebrated christmas in the past.... Mine neither… Humm… but does buying a Bondi Puck mouse count though? [GoodWill had one for 2.99$!!!!!!!] Only if you give it to one of your macs as a christmas gift (kind of like how I gave my iMac memory and OS9 for it's fourth birthday) (I think it was the fourth... maybe it was the third though...) (I know that it's fifth has passed by, so it was probably the fourth) Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Xanathus Starting Member USA 11 Posts	Posted - 29 Dec 2003 : 09:12:00 I am an iCab convert. I have used 2.9.6 and 2.9.7 happily. It does have some trouble with a few sites, though. Specifically the ones that have "drop down menus" and such. It tends to put the menu graphics somewhere else on the page. Check out the Harpoon Brewery site for an example of this: > http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/ For sites like this, I switch to IE 4 or maybe Netscape 4. IE usually works better, mainly because of all the idiot web designers who create sites that work like crap on other browsers. Do I sound bitter? I'm going to try CyberDog. I never tried it before, because System 7.6 came with the PPC-only version. John Gilbert, Xanathus Studios 68K: Powerbook Duo 280c, Quadra 840av (2 of 'em), Quadra 950, IIcx, Performa 460, etc. (a lot of "etc.") PPC: 9600 (G4/700), 9500 (G3/400) & 8500 (G3/300) Edited by - xanathus on 29 Dec 2003 09:12:48

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