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Feedback & Ideas / Any chance for.... S9T ?
April 06, 2010, 15:30 |
I think this poster has a great idea and I'd like to see a site like S7T dedicated to OS 9 as well. I recently bought some very inexpensive Powerbook G3's and I'm amazed at what I've been able to do with them without running OS X, which by the way I recently decided I will never use on my machines again. I am a native PC user, but I've found OS 9 to have some good value in it. And with the right hardware setup, OS 9 is very fast and runs alot of modern, usable software without the bloat of OS X. It still keeps the classic interface, and can be made to look just like System 7 with an app called Kaleidoscope. I've even managed to get decent full screen MPEG-4 video on my G3-400's. |
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Operating System / PC App for burning Apple CD's
March 22, 2010, 22:59 |
Thanks! I will give your suggestions a try. I did find an app called MagicISO and it actually worked but is limited to 300MB, unless you pay for it. |
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Operating System / Double scroll arrows on 7.5.5?
March 13, 2010, 06:28 |
At first, I thought dpaanlka was just trying to impose his own taste on you, but he actually makes a good point. Why use System 7 if you're just going to make it look like OS 8 or 9? If indeed Appearance Manager slows things down as much as he says you're not really gaining much, if anything, by using the older OS. Of course, I've not tested this so I can't say what the exact differences are. But I do know that upgrading to OS 8/9 would give you more software options and compatibility with the Platinum look, if that's what you're after. David |
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Off Topic Discussion / MPEG-2 Video Files
March 03, 2010, 21:29 |
That is correct. Sorry about that. If you need to move this msg to a different category that's fine. |
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Off Topic Discussion / MPEG-2 Video Files
March 03, 2010, 04:32 |
Sorry, I didn't answer your entire question. The encoding format is not completely clear on the software I'm using (Any Video Converter for PC). But my best guess is that it is using either DivX or XviD codec. Obviously Classic OS is not going to know what to do with H.264, but older MPEG-4 codecs usually work pretty good. Hope that helps. |
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Off Topic Discussion / MPEG-2 Video Files
March 03, 2010, 04:29 |
Currently I'm using OS 9.2.2 and Quicktime 6.0.3 with the 3ivx drivers. I convert h.264 videos to MPEG-4 with a transcoder on a much more modern machine, then USB the files over. So far, I've been able to get smooth 480x320 @ 30fps on a G3-400. Viewed at full screen, it looks ok. If I had more horsepower though I could probably do 640x480 or better. Also see the thread on this forum regarding h.264. David |
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Off Topic Discussion / MPEG-2 Video Files
February 28, 2010, 19:36 |
Well, I've managed to play MPEG-4 video in Classic OS, but not MPEG-2. Does anyone know how to play these files in OS 7-9 without buying Apple's MPEG-2 Playback Component for Quicktime? David |
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Software / H.264 or MP4 video in os 7-9
February 25, 2010, 17:00 |
Amazingly enough, I did actually find a way to play h.264 on OS 9 (well, sort of). It requires the use of an OS X or Windows machine in addition to your old Mac. There are a number of free converter apps out on the web that will turn h.264 into older types of MPEG-4, such as DIVX, XVID, or even older formats such as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. I also downloaded the 3ivx decoder for OS 9 which greatly improves video playback of the aforementioned codecs. You do add another generation to the video compression, but if you start off with a good file, the picture quality is pretty decent if you use the right settings. So, I can actually play modern podcasts & movies on my old Mac Classic Laptop, which is pretty impressive. No, it's not really playing h.264, but I think it's as close as you're going to get. Though I haven't tried it, I'm pretty sure it would also be possible to take this a step further and play these files on a System 7 machine, provided you have the right configuration. Hope this helps. |
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Operating System / PC App for burning Apple CD's
February 25, 2010, 16:32 |
Hi all, I'm looking for a free or inexpensive Windows App that will let me burn HFS discs for use on a Mac. I've been very frustrated with burning standard universal discs because all my files & folders end up truncated to 8/3 format when I go to read them on my Powerbook (can't tell what's what). Any recommendations are appreciated. David |
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Operating System / Apple Menu
February 25, 2010, 16:25 |
FYI - The Apple Menu can actually be restored to OS X with a few different helper apps out there. One that looks promising is called 'Classic Menu' by Sig Software. David |
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Operating System / Apple Menu
February 24, 2010, 00:57 |
Thanks for the responses guys, but I decided to do a Google search for 'shutdown script' and actually found two. One that brings up a ShutDown/Cancel dialog box and the other adds a Restart option, which works perfectly under the Apple Menu. David |
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Operating System / Apple Menu
February 22, 2010, 21:54 |
Thanks for the info Bill. Anybody where I could find a simple shut down/restart script to add to the Apple Menu? This would really help. David |
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Operating System / Apple Menu
February 20, 2010, 15:50 |
Thankfully I just learned how to organize aliases in the Apple Menu, which is extremely helpful when you have alot of apps. I'm also wondering if it's possible to add the 'Shut Down' or 'Restart' functions to the Apple Menu? Thanks for any help! David |
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Operating System / File Rename
February 18, 2010, 09:44 |
I appreciate the responses, but all I can say is that this is bad programming. The system should not instantly assume you want to rename a file because you click on it. The programmers should have at least incorporated some kind of delay option in the system settings. I realize now that you can click on the icon, but this is not intuitive and a much smaller area to click on. I can't tell you how many times this little quirk has goofed me up. |
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Operating System / How to change icon text colors
February 18, 2010, 09:34 |
Perhaps I should clarify my question. I would like to make the icon text BACKGROUND color clear, not the text itself. Does that make more sense? |
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