FS: Rare MAC-Mini G4 w/registered MorphOS

[save2600]

Sorry for the fancy speak bbond007!  :lol:

(I say "yep" too whenever I hear people talking about Wal-Mart or today in fact, when I heard the President say: "Tom Middlesex is in 'da house"!  Gotta love the bastardization of our language.

@Tone007: I never leave my computers plugged in and turned on 24/7. Horrible practice IMO. 1/2 the day though, I do leave my main system running in and out of sleep as I need it. BTW: I was unaware that PC's now come standard with wireless cards and can be used to setup a wireless LAN scenario. Must be a relatively new standard as the last time I looked at a PC (few years ago), they weren't yet included.

[bbond007]

Sorry for the fancy speak bbond007!  :lol:

(I say "yep" too whenever I hear people talking about Wal-Mart or today in fact, when I heard the President say: "Tom Middlesex is in 'da house"!  Gotta love the bastardization of our language.

@Tone007: I never leave my computers plugged in and turned on 24/7. Horrible practice IMO. 1/2 the day though, I do leave my main system running in and out of sleep as I need it. BTW: I was unaware that PC's now come standard with wireless cards and can be used to setup a wireless LAN scenario. Must be a relatively new standard as the last time I looked at a PC (few years ago), they weren't yet included.

save2600,

I was more talking about every different device needing a different AC/Adapter (aka "Wall Wart"). Different sized plug, different voltage, polarity, etc... Annoying.

Also, don't expect the Minig4 with MorphOS to get wireless or bluetooth... You'll have to be tethered via the rj45.

[save2600]

save2600,

I was more talking about every different device needing a different AC/Adapter (aka "Wall Wart"). Different sized plug, different voltage, polarity, etc... Annoying.

Also, don't expect the Minig4 with MorphOS to get wireless or bluetooth... You'll have to be tethered via the rj45.

Ahh... lol  Gotcha. Well hopefully, MorphOS will continue to mature and take better advantage of some of this hardware as time goes on. One of the reasons I hesitated making this purchase was because of the new X1000 machine coming out. I wonder how the popularity of a modern AmigaOS would affect development at this stage. Perhaps they're different enough in their marketing and targets to be safe for a while.

[bbond007]

Ahh... lol  Gotcha. Well hopefully, MorphOS will continue to mature and take better advantage of some of this hardware as time goes on. One of the reasons I hesitated making this purchase was because of the new X1000 machine coming out. I wonder how the popularity of a modern AmigaOS would affect development at this stage. Perhaps they're different enough in their marketing and targets to be safe for a while.

Morphos HD access on the mini requires way less cpu overhead than the efika (probably uses DMA or something), so even that is a benefit.

I doubt the x1000 will make any difference to Morphos. I think its price tag is going to be too high for major acceptance. Also, that GPU thing they are pushing - Nobody can explain to me what its good or useful for.

Now if they built a PPC MB with big FPGA for OCS/AGA/Paula emulation... that would be worth the extra bucks to me..

[recidivist]

But you are supposed to leave the DSL modem plugged and powered 24/7 ,otherwise it must renegotiate or something.The DSL modem here came with a sticker stating be sure to leave it on for at least 10 dyas continuously to reach maximum speed.I have notice a "learning curve "  in that  connection speed was first reported as just over 1Mb but after a few days was 1.5,and seems to be leveling off just under 1.8Mb (which is a far cry from the 48kb of dial-up)An short jumper to the wireless router and access is available house (and yard)-wide.Except now there are TWO wal-warts  and devices on 24/7.Then there is the wal-wart for the answering machine,the HDTV,and all the other things that can not be turned off without needing reprogramming.It makes conserving electricity difficult.

[save2600]

But you are supposed to leave the DSL modem plugged and powered 24/7 ,otherwise it must renegotiate or something.The DSL modem here came with a sticker stating be sure to leave it on for at least 10 dyas continuously to reach maximum speed.I have notice a "learning curve "  in that  connection speed was first reported as just over 1Mb but after a few days was 1.5,and seems to be leveling off just under 1.8Mb (which is a far cry from the 48kb of dial-up)An short jumper to the wireless router and access is available house (and yard)-wide.Except now there are TWO wal-warts  and devices on 24/7.Then there is the wal-wart for the answering machine,the HDTV,and all the other things that can not be turned off without needing reprogramming.It makes conserving electricity difficult.

While I never leave my computers on 24/7, I will admit I do usually keep the cable modem going. It takes such little power, BUT... I have not noticed any problems in turning it off (fully off, unplugged even) overnight, which I probably do once or twice a week. In fact, cable here sucks so bad, that I sometimes have to reset my modem (yes, it re-negotiates) in order to get it back going again. A minor inconvenience in the grand scheme of things, just go into System Preferences and renew your DHCP lease and the internet pops back up within seconds.

Since I don't have a router, I have to reset my modem every time I hook a different computer to it. That's going to be the case with this Mac-Mini and was the case when I had my A2500 in the same room. Now that's a major pain. I see out in stores now, you can't even purchase a wired router any more. And the last time I went to our local Rat Shack, the knob salesman told me that a router and the switcher were the same thing(they apparently didn't stock routers). I tried to tell him the difference, especially when using OUR cable provider (which he was fully aware of to), but I took it home anyway since I asked about their return policy. Sure as shit, it didn't work - surprise.

Guess I should just buy a router online and be done with it.  :lol:

[recidivist]

I bought a 3Com  8-port 10/100M dualspeed switch for $3 or 6 at the nearby Goodwill.
You can only find bargains if you look.The  wireless router came from Wal-Mart or Radio Shack  6 years ago for $40 ?,I don't remember.
 But my DSl will work just by moving the ethernet cable from one computer to another.Perhaps cable modems work differently.Cable doesn't come up my road and even the newspaper carrier said it was too far from his other customers.We can't all live downtown,it would be crowded.

[recidivist]

Come to think of it I have picked up wired router at Goodwill for less than $10 (of course the local store happens to be 45 minutes away.....
 There are plenty of new or used wired or wireless goodies on ebay and elsewhere.
 Sales clerks often don't know what makes a hub,switch, or router.
  I remember the clerk  who insisted a friend buy the $50  pc-only modem because the Amiga 1200rs modem I had just bought for $10 at the same store wouldn't work on a PC.(The 1200RS has a siamese connector and came with both Amiga and PC drivers)

[save2600]

Been 14 days now... eagerly waiting for this to show up any day  

[save2600]

Machine never received and I wouldn't want it now if even 1/2 of what the seller has said is true. Several weeks went by and all I received was piss poor communication, broken promises and what I would consider to be lame excuses. Lots of red flags with this transaction. PayPal communication escalated to fraudulent claim now after I gave him a chance to refund on his own volition, which he promised he would - but failed again. Details aside, caveat emptor people!

[save2600]

-Update-

Got my money back from PayPal today  

A day *after* his final day to communicate through them. Guy purposely made me wait for my money - just because. Thanks !

[koshman]

Good to hear.