With the Power Mac G5 in pretty good shape, I decided over the weekend to turn my attention back to its older Power Mac G4 sibling. As you may recall from prior posts in this series, this particular ...

I have a client who has a corrupted win2k install. Upon wiping and re-installing, I can't seem to get the Adaptec AVA 1502AE ISA SCSI card to work.<BR><BR>The card is for a Microtek E6 SCSI ...

My computer is as G3 upgraded Powermac 7300 with OS X. It runs fine. However, if I want to use an external SCSI device, I have to have it on before I start my computer.<BR><BR>In OS 9, I could usually ...

In my spare time (which used to be known as bedtime), I’m working on a major family project: creating DVDs that combine movies, music and old family photos. My goal is to tackle the project with a ...

A few years ago, Linux users were often confronted by the complex relationship between off-the-shelf video hardware and the XFree86 drivers that made them work. To understand how to configure your new ...

You can now get a scanner for as little as $40. Not a toy scanner. Not a clumsy hand-held scanner or obsolete black-and-white model. I’m talking about a real millions-of-colors, high-resolution ...

Only a few years ago, SCSI drives used to be far superior to IDE models. People who needed high data bandwidth, low access times and large capacities had to pay the SCSI-premium, because IDE-drives of ...

Thanks to its firewire interface, the Umax Astra 6450 flatbed scanner cranks out fast images for companies that need them in a hurry. But beyond pure, adrenaline-rushing speed, there’s little else ...