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Hi All, I was at the local CompUSA picking up some RAM the other day, and I saw that they do trade ins. I have a G3 800 iBook (CDROM), and they say for that speed Mac, they will give you $700 towards a new computer. Would it be worth it to put $400 towards the low end GHz with the combo...

Hi, My iBook (G3 800) recently started making a loud "whirring" sound whenever I turn it on, coming from the left side, right next to the trackpad. Is this the fan? I have never heard it before, and it's quite loud, for a notebook fan if that's the case. Has anyone else experienced this...

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to remove all my debt, so I'm getting rid of my 2nd computer, a solid Blue and White with a G4 400 upgrade in it. Works great, loaded with 10.3 and 9.2. There's a buy it now option for $375 if anyone is interested. Here's the link...

Hey All, After a day of working, I was able to get xcdroast and cdrecord working on my B&W with my firewire CDR (not Disc Burning compatible). I used fink to install the cd writing tools, then downloaded the xcdroast binaries. However, I didn't try to shut down the automount daemon -- I...

Hi all, I'm looking for a (preferably free) circuit analysis program for Mac. I've been using Spice, but my limited knowledge of the program and the fact that everything is done in text files makes this no fun. Also, does anyone know the best way to set up octave under X? I would like...

Hi all, I am doing some work for a graphics department who have all their work stored on an 80GB SmartDisk Firewire HDD. There seems to be some sort of problem with the drive -- it reads extraordinarily slowly, crashing the finder in X, and freezing the computer in 9 at times. Normally, i'd...

Hi all, I know this expected when using Microsoft Products, but i'm annoyed beyond belief. I just wrote a 14 page research paper for one of my classes, which contained Excel graphs of some data analysis I had been doing. I also had to give a presentation. However, when I went to print...

Hey everyone, I'm thinking of selling my trusty B&W. I currently have an iBook 800, and it's really enough for daily use (Though I like having a second computer.) It's the holidays, and I've been going through my finances and stuff, and the money would really help for buying presents and...

This has happened on both my macs. I'm running Panther (10.3.1), and when I go to run iChat AV, it bounces, loads, and then closes right away. Sometimes I see the window for a second, sometimes I don't. On my iBook, help viewer will also not open. While I like some of the new features of...

Hi, This question doesn't really fall under the Graphics/DTP category, but it has to do with imaging. For my senior thesis, i'm attempting to make 3 dimensional reconstructions from serial microscope sections. Is there any sort of OS X native software that anyone knows of that can do this...

Hey Everyone, I've noticed something weird with my iBook (haven't tried this on my B&W). When I try to burn a CD in iTunes, it tells me disc burner or software not installed (I have the CDROM model, with an external BusLink 48x). But if I try to burn in iPhoto, it opens the drive and tells...

Hey Everyone, I'm in need of some help. My PC laptop failed me once, and I'm not going to let it fail me again. It's been all fixed, and it's going to be sold. I currently have an HP laptop (ZT1130) and a B&W upgraded to a G4, pretty much loaded (512 RAM, 40 Gig HDD, SCSI Card -- never...

Hi everyone, I was trying to print out some assignments in acrobat in OS 9 and anything that was in the symbol font - greek letters and stuff - was replaced by a box. This wasn't an issue in X, and other people have been able to open this file in 9.2. Any ideas? Thanks, Matt