Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / September 2004

I have just upgraded from a wallstreet to a new powerbook G4 17", but am
having problems with the audio line-in.
What are the specs on this port - does it need a powered input (I'm
connecting it to a non-powered output on my amp to record audio - and

i am running jaguar and am thinking of upgrading.
However many of my favourites are OS9 and need classic. Does 10-3
support Classic?

I have a friend who will be working overseas next year and wants to be able
to run English and Chinese [I assume simplified script] programmes. He's
running Panther. How can he do this? Does he install English as his primary
language and Chinese along with the other install options ...

In OSX Mail, at times when I enter a name in the To field, I often get a
list of names that I do not know and which do not appear in the address
book. The addresses look like spammers.
Any ideas where these  addresses are and how I can get rid of them

I am trying to transfer some files using firewire. System does not respond
to holding down 'T Key' at restart. Have also always had problems booting
from CD using C key. Anyone hazard a guess what I am doing wrong and more
importantly how I can fix it?

Hi all, I have a Pioneer 108 DVD burner in my G5 and bought a spindle of 50
Shintaro DVD blanks, labelled as 8x.  Unfortunately Toast 6.0.5 only lets me
burn them at 4x.  When I try some JVC 8x rated blanks they are recognised as
8x and burn at 8x fine.  Is there any way to force ...

Planning to get an ADSL modem (one with USB printer server) but would some
advice or comment about the following modems, ie Netcomm NB5580W, Draytek
Vigro2600g, and Billion brands.
My price is between $200 to $400

Has anyone updated ther own cd drive as to buy Pioneer 108 is 160 buy
and to have it installed is 275
Clive

Does Ichat AV work in Australia?
What i have read you have to have AOL
what about your own ISP?
Or is this feature a Nth American thing just like Itunes that you pay for?

Just a quick note to anyone who may be considering purchasing a used or
demonstrator mac.
Applebits based in Melbourne are excellent, I recently purchased a used
DA466 G4, this thing is immaculate. This is my second purchase from them.

Does anyone know of a device which one can take to a library and copy
text electronically or scan it electronically, store it in the device
and then put it into the computer later for editing in a document?

eMac G4 1Ghz
1gig RAM (PC133Mhz 512MB x2)
160GIG Hard Disk - Western Digital (7200rpm)
Microsoft USB "Blue" Mouse

To please witt who waits
for ole Russki to write not
rot but ripper rap.
There, that'll have to do you without the Water of Life

As per subject. I'm running a beige G3 and I'm after a 64 to 128Mb stick. I'm in
Brisbane and work near Caboolture.
TIA
Wayne

yes dark blue box (indigo) ... no keyboard or mouse ..but I believe any
usb mouse or keyboard will do.. has OS 9.1 on it ...
willing to ship if required ..
Best offer ..and it is yours..