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    firmware updates

    I know this seems a silly pointless question so I'll apologize first. I have a slot loading indigo IMac Is it possible to revert to a previous firmware version currently 4.1.9 If so where would I find an appropriate file. Apple seem to carry the latest releases only, or are they hidden in...
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    will my Mac support iSight?

    You will need ichatusbcam from www.ecamm.com. great program.
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    OS X 1.1.5 combo update (PROBLEM INSTALL)

    I agree with Dagaz. You have missed something along the way. My base install disk is 10.1.2. It used to be real hassle doing individual updates utnil the combo install came along. when you do your upgrades use the software update in system preferences. You can miss out the imovie and alike...
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    TV Tuner Compatable With Mac OS X

    I have one of these Hauppauge/Eskapel ab things for my imac. I bought it as i cannot fault Hauppauges tv products on a pc. I am now very sorry as i consider it a poor piece of equipment. It is slow jerky video, capturing video is a task, and don't even think about compressing it on the...
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    share an extern HD between mac and pc

    no one did mention retrieving files admittedly, so you are correct in that point. But further down in the list Siggman says he formated as fat32 under partition magic and the mac could not mount it. I was just trying to help. No point mounting any disk unless you intend you put files on or...
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    share an extern HD between mac and pc

    If you are really desperate to retrieve a file in the meantime try a forced mount in a terminal window mkdir /external sudo mount_msdos /dev/disk1 /external enter your administrator password then use a copy command within the terminal the command disktool -l will list...
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    .mov problem

    I have an old file created under os 9 with a Hauppauge mytv2go unit. This .mov file is about a 1GB in size. Having quicktime 6.3 professional, I thought I would reduce its size with MPEG4 compression. To my surprise the file would not even open up in Quicktime Player 6.3. It starts up...
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    help with ipnetrouter

    slot loading imac 500 mhz mac os 10.1.5 speedtouch 330 usb adsl ibm thinkpad celeron 400mhz win 98 se netgear 410tx pcmcia card I am trying to share the internet connection on the mac with the thinkpad using ipnetrouterx. My efforts seem to be vain. At first i wondered whether the...
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    video chat between mac and pc

    i use ispq Http://www.ispq.com works well on my mac and pc. never have problems communicating with other users. It is also useable over a pots system. Works at about 1-2 fps over a dsl link Just make sure it supports your camera. Of course the other user has to have ispq...
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    pc, mac, pci

    thank you for your interest and advice I also use Hauppauge usb live on my Thinkpad. you could say it is witht his experience that i would urge anyone not to consider usb for video grabs other than small images such as vidmail and still grabs. The limited bandwidh is defintley limited. cd...
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    pc, mac, pci

    With the arrival of OSX I am considering buying a g4 mini tower to replace my ageing pentium desktop. However, I love my hauppauge tv card, it has served me well and I would hate to buy another card (parting with money tends to make me ill). I have read how it can be used under FreeBSB on PCs...
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