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

In iTunes, how does one backup audio files of a specific playlist to an optical
drive.
JD

I have OSX.3.6 installed on my G5 Mac and I have just downloaded GIMP for
the Mac.
I have also read that u have to have something called "X11" installed on
your system.

Is quicktime supposed to be able to play mpeg2 files ? I've just upgraded
from quicktime to quicktime-pro, and it chokes on any mpeg2 file format i
feed it.
Poking around the apple site, it seems to the get mpeg2 support, is going to

This is a bit of a long shot, but maybe somebody who has tinkered with
monitors lurks here?
I've been given a DIGITAL 21" monitor (VRC21-H4) that does not go.  It
does not switch on when plugged in.

Does anyone know how I can get hold of a copy of Apeiron 1.0.2?
I need it for a 6400 running 7.5.5. (1.0.3 needs input sprockets, which
need 7.5!)
I don't need a registration code, just a copy of the game.

I need some advice on the following problem encountered on my iMac G5 (Mac OS
10.3.6).
I emptied one folder:Macintosh HD>Library>Receipts. This folder contained
installer application

My Epson C40UX printer will not print in black. Neither the black nor
the colour cartridges is empty. When I try to replace the black
cartridge, it will not stop in the replacemant position.
How can I stop the print head/cartridge carriage in the open so that I

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I also buy/accept old gear if you have something (Sydney)

Hi i am steering my work towards getting some new G5's but don't know
whether to try to get single or dual chips.
When does the second chip cut in - only in programs that can use it? or is
it running all the time when under load?

I am using an eMac 700mhz, plenty of RAM  OS 10.3 and Eudora 6.1
Eudora almost always takes three attempts to download messages.   Sometimes
I have to quit Eudora and start again and then it will go first time.
Any ideas for me here?

Has anybody got a soundcard 2.1 suitable for a G3 350 pci
Nothing flash
Just something that works
Drivers must be included

Running a PM G4 1.25ghz (mirror doors) with a Radeon 9000 AGP card. Would
like to run 2 analogue monitors. Which PCI videdo card will work with my
Mac?
Any ideas appreciated.

I want to have several Ethernet devices in two separate rooms. (ADSL
router + server in one, two computers in the other.)
I had been thinking of stringing wire under the floor and sticking an
Ethernet hub at each end.

I  have an ADSL mode (DLINK 302G) and it is  a combo one, USB and ETHERNET.
Of course I am using Ethernet as I have heard USB is no good
Here is what I would like to know,
Since I am using Ethernet for my G5, can I use the USB for my CUBE Mac,

any  preferences for ISP's in Brisbane?
regards
Chris Brown
Neurosurgery