Reply To: Shouting in an empty bucket – about Lion (10.7)
I can’t give much advice, as I completely skipped OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion, holding on to 10.6 Snow Leopard until free 10.9 Mavericks arrived. Why? Because of two PowerPC apps that won’t...
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I also had a catastrophe upgrading a 2007 iMac to 10.7. The install process – from how I understood it, was very if not overly analytical, and discovered that although my iMac seemed to work fine as...
View ArticleNVIDIA CUDA graphics cards
Hi, I’ve just gotten an early 2009 Mac Pro 4,1. I’d like to put in an NVIDIA CUDA compatible graphics card. Which ones are compatible? Anyone tried this? I have other macs running CUDA, so I thought...
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http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-getting-started-guide-for-mac-os-x/ https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus -> mac models are mentioned.
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Can’t you install 10.7 elsewhere and image the hard drive, then add to your iMac the HD with the OS already installed?
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Currently this mac is using an NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, which will run BOINC (http://boinc.berkeley.edu/) with CUDA 6.0.51, but not the latest version 6.5. Those links are interesting, and I’ve looked...
View ArticleRestoring ancient backup tapes
I hope someone can help with an unusual problem. Some 25 years ago I produced a book using Quark XPress on a System 7 Mac. I backed up the files to 4mm DAT tape using Retrospect 4 and forgot about...
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Do you have a blank tape? If so you could try writing to that tape using the drive and then try to read it back. If the tape reads back successfully then it is most likely a bad tape. If several test...
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Oh gosh, SCSI, a very old topic. Don’t they need to be terminated? Also, which utility can be used to see the device?
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Is there a chance it’s the version of Retrospect? http://www.retrospect.com/en/devices/a0JU00000027DZsMAM I apologize that’s a surestore not superstore but I will not delete this incase it’s useful as...
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I am wondering, did you not mean HP surestore dat8? Check this as well, http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home?sp4ts.oid=42883&ac.admitted=1420144032847.876444892.492883150
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external tape drive user manual: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-lpg28527 internal tape drive manual:...
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One thing… I would REALLY REALLY avoid keep trying to read the tape until you rule out the drive is ok. If the tape is not 100% fine you may end up making it worse.
View ArticleReply To: NVIDIA CUDA graphics cards
I think it mentions: Quadro 4000 for Mac 2.0 Well, only the Quadro anyway. =( Are you using a flashed card from a PC?
View ArticleReply To: Restoring ancient backup tapes
Thanks to everyone for your help. Yes, RealNirv, the drive is indeed a SureStore, not a SuperStore–I didn’t catch the typo. Guess I’ve been reading too many comic books. Thanks for all the links to...
View ArticlePowerBook G3 won't turn on with working power adapter. Any thoughts?
Hello there, I just bought a PowerBook G3 Lombard and used it with my iBook clamshell power adapter, which I know works. When I plug the adapter into the PowerBook, sometimes I see a green light on...
View ArticleReply To: Apple's Profit Margin on the classic ii launch price.
Anyone have a case (any condition considered – no screen or hardware required) although would be a bonus for the original mac (128/512) or Mac 2? Would be put to good use – I just don’t want to...
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This is just a short update to say that I never narrowed down specifically what was causing the power issue, though I suspect it was the DC input/sound card. I bought another Lombard (400MHz this...
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