Good uses for old Macs

[#1 Rhapsody]

The new mac I got was a Power Mac 7100/60AV but I think something is wrong with the HD connection. I'll check it out tomorrow. Nixgeek, how much much slower is your intranet connection because of your server?

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by #1 Rhapsody

The new mac I got was a Power Mac 7100/60AV but I think something is wrong with the HD connection. I'll check it out tomorrow. Nixgeek, how much much slower is your intranet connection because of your server?

Not that much since my other computers are switched and the laptops are wireless.

Thanks for the compliments, VirtualTracy. Yeah, it's amazing that an almost-20-year-old Mac can still have such usefulness. I long for that part of Apple to return once again.

[VirtualTracy]

Are you the musician nixgeek?

[#1 Rhapsody]

Originally Posted by nixgeek

Not that much since my other computers are switched and the laptops are wireless.

What do you mean by switched?

[nixgeek]

VirtualTracy, yes I play the piano and keyboards. I have a Kawai K4 and a Yamaha S08. I'm currently just using GarageBand for the tones but I do plan on using the sounds from both keyboards in future songs once I'm able to find a decent sequencing package. I'm giving the FLOSS solutions a chance (Qtractor so far looks promising on my GNU/Linux desktop). I'm also hoping to use Ardour for recording the tracks on the Mac, but I need something to mixdown through to the Mac first. I could use my Quadra with Master Tracks Pro for sequencing as I did in the past, but I don't want to pull it from its current task.

#1 Rhapsody, I meant that they are all on a switch with the exception of the laptops which are on wireless. So everything connects at the speed that it requires.

BTW, I have some more songs uploaded on my MySpace Music site if you're interested in checking it out.

http://www.myspace.com/claudiomirandamusic

I'm thinking of setting up another page for my more "classically instrumental" stuff where it's just piano with possible some light pads in the background, but I need to make sure that those particular compositions are officially registered for copyright purposes. The electronic ones are under Creative Commons.

[#1 Rhapsody]

Nixgeek, how much RAM is in your Quadra 650 and how much RAM is allocated to MacHTTP? I tried MacHTTP on a Performa 6360 with 24MB RAM with 10MB allocated to the program and it ran out of memory on startup.

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by #1 Rhapsody

Nixgeek, how much RAM is in your Quadra 650 and how much RAM is allocated to MacHTTP? I tried MacHTTP on a Performa 6360 with 24MB RAM with 10MB allocated to the program and it ran out of memory on startup.

I've maxed out the RAM to 136 MB on the Quadra 650. I've allocated 4096K to MacHTTP. The minimum amount I've allowed is 1024K.

That said, MacHTTP doesn't require that much RAM allocated to it (it can run on slower hardware than my Quadra and with very little RAM). Make sure that you aren't allocating too much to anything. Remember that Finder requires a certain amount of RAM, as well as anything else that's open.

I've also disabled virtual memory (I never found a need for it in OS 8.x on the Quadra).

[#1 Rhapsody]

Does anyone know where to get RAM cheap for the Performa 6360 like a 64MB stick for under $15? Also, I need to get a replacement HD for my Power Mac 7100/80AV cheap as well. Could you make MacHTTP just allow access for a couple of users?