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My First Retro Mac was (and still is) a LC
So how did I get introduced to Macs? Well my family has had quite a few macs over the years. A IIsi, a Power Mac 7200, Powerbook G3 “PDQ”, a “Mystic” Power Mac G4, and more. I was born in 2002 (12 by...
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Trying to ressurect old Mac IIci
I received a Macintosh IIci that will power on, but will not boot or show a display. It had a monochrome video card installed with an incompatible video port to Apple or PC displays. I removed the...
View ArticleOS9 software to play High-Res audio?
OK, with the increased availability of high-res audio files, I decided to take the plunge and buy some. I was able to score a studio-quality DAC on eBay cheaply (primarily because nobody uses Firewire...
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I don’t know anything for OS9 but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. For OS X maybe this, https://code.google.com/p/audirvana/ I also want to mention a great resource for computer audiophiles,...
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Thanks, Alex. I’ve destroyed enough power supplies to know that a G3 with minimal cooling doesn’t live very long when running OS X, so I’m afraid I need to stick with OS 9. I have tried, and failed...
View ArticleReply To: Upgraded early 2006 iMac 4,1 to iMac 5,1
Hello Ktilford, how are you? I’m having a real hard time finding the firmware updater from 4,1 to 5,1 from Netkas website, would still have the file with you? Could you please e-mail it to me:...
View ArticleAnyone know where to find Pro Tools Free 5.0.1?
I know this question is about a decade too late. I’m working on my playback issue separately (see last month’s message), but now I’m also looking for a way to record. I’ve come across the info that...
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Hello Curt Not 5.0.1 but feel free to take what you need. Let me know if I can do anything else for you. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1aob2xryhg52sf9/AADlZSX6mwcPf-f_LMKi7yAsa?dl=0
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Curt,would you be so kind and let me know when you have completed the downloads so that I can take the link offline. I would appreciate it, thank you!
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Downloaded, thanks. Will be trying them out ASAP. I really appreciate it.
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Well, none of them would run (Library errors, etc.). However, it looks like I can run Audacity in Leopard just fine. It detects my A/D converter (M-Audio Firewire 410) using Core Audio, and I can...
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For os9 compatibility with hires 24bit audio look for downloads of old editions of pro audio apps like LogicPro (version 7 is very fast stable for g5s also called Logic, or LogicAudio), or...
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Macintosh Garden has a page for PT Free 5.0.1 with a currently working link. I don’t have a box with 9.x running on it currently to test, but the file is at least intact....
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Thanks! Downloaded. I’ll fire it up this weekend and see if it has VU meters/variable input.
View ArticleReply To: Anyone know where to find Pro Tools Free 5.0.1?
I am keeping the file on my dropbox actually. Just in case someone needs it. I also have these but they are not online. Just ask if you need them. Pro Tools 5.0 Installer.sit Pro Tools 5.2...
View ArticleReply To: Need OS 7.5.5 CD with patched disk format tools
Hi Alex, I ran into another problem. First of all, I don’t have another Mac to use to burn the .iso file you sent. I am using a PC program that can write Mac CD format disks. I burned the .iso using...
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Hi David That’s odd. The only change I’ve made to the original iso, which is a duplicate of an original disc, is the addition of a new folder where I included the required files. I am investigating...
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I left a long reply with quite a few notes. but it looks like it’s gone. Are you sure that the disc was recorded in HFS? I made no changes to the iso other than adding a new folder with the utilities...
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Hey Alex, I was thinking that the HFS issue could be the problem, though I assumed that the PC software that I have called MacDrive 10 which is designed to write Mac compatible discs on a PC would...
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If you have the original disc, 7.5.5 as you mentioned. Try the following. Insert it in your PC and try to determine the format father drive and see if it is the same as the one you burned. The good...
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