[MacDV] Re: iDVD and the Blue and White G3

[Thubten Kunga]

No Warren. The DVR-104 SuperDrive is a only a $200 BTO option on the 
bottom dual 867 model. I'm sure the PCI ATI 7000 would help. It's only 
another $129. And you could use it as a second video card if you want 
to drive 4 monitors in your next Mac.

Have you gone to the Apple Website and investigated their Power Mac G3 
(Platinum-Beige) discussion area for an answer? There are also Power 
Mac G3 (Platinum-Beige) specific downloads there. Tried any of those? 
Just trying to help. I don't know the answer. Jaguar install should 
have given you DVD Player 3.2 as part of the install.

I've lost track of the total problem. You can't get the DVD Player to 
install or play right?

k

On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 01:16  AM, Warren Freeman wrote:

> I'm definitely using Jaguar (OS X v10.2.3).  I know my system is right 
> on
> the borderline of how far I can upgrade it (just about the only thing 
> left
> in the original machine that hasn't been upgraded yet is the video 
> card).
> I'm hoping to make the machine last a little longer until I can 
> arrange to
> buy a new one.  Your suggestion of transferring my SuperDrive into the 
> next
> low-end tower when it comes out might be a really good money-saving 
> idea
> considering the current price differential between the current low end 
> tower
> (with a Combo drive) and the next model up (with a SuperDrive) is about
> $800.
>
> - Warren Freeman
>
>
> On 1/27/03 7:01 PM, "Thubten Kunga" <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> wrote:
>
>> You're really pressing your luck trying to make a Beige G4 upgraded 
>> Mac
>> from 1998 work with 2003 software. 5 years is a lot of computer time.
>> You might want to think about biting the bullet and advancing to the
>> next bottom of the line Mac Tower which will be a dual GHz for $1699
>> with a Combo drive. You can add your DVR-104 and be off to the races.
>> Maybe DVD Player 3.2 doesn't work on 66MHz bus Macs? But I'm just
>> guessing. Have you tried reinstalling Jaguar? You are using Jaguar
>> right?
>>
>> k