" Hi Mike,
I just updated our Panther/Oxford 922 firmware page with a link to the very latest firmware(s) for all Oxford (bridge based) drives.
Sincerely,
Jamie Dresser
Product Manager & New Product Development
Other World Computing, Inc. "

" Some applications won't run after upgrading to Macintosh OS X version 10.2.8 or to Panther (version 10.3)

Issue
Some customers who have used the "Archive and Install" or "Erase and Install" features of Macintosh OS X have had problems running some or all of the Macromedia applications that use activation. This includes the applications that are part of Studio MX 2004 and Contribute 2. The most common symptom of this issue is that when you click the application icon in the dock, the icon "bounces" as though it is launching, but it does not launch.

Note: This issue has been reported by customers upgrading to Macintosh OS X version 10.2.8 and to Macintosh OS X version 10.3 (also known as Panther).

Reason
The Archive and Install and Erase and Install processes do not properly transfer activation files used by Macromedia software.

Solution
To fix this issue, delete the /Library/Preferences/Macrovision folder, restart the application, and reactivate the product. If this does not work, reinstall the product and activate it again. The application should then launch as expected. "

" I've had my G4 iBook for 1 week now. I knocks the hell out of my 700 14" G3 iBook - not a quantitative assessment, but my impression anyway.
In short - the new G4 iBook is everything a iBook should be...a stock out of the iBook G4 800/256 handles Panther very nicely - far better than my previous iBook with 10.2

Airport range is excellent in my experience. Three floors away from my D-Link 614+ and I get 80% signal strength minimum, despite a plethora of 2.4 Ghz cordless phones throughout the hose.

Battery life is great too - slightly greater than 4 hours with the airport card on.

My only gripe is the Noisy-Crunchy sound the combo drive makes on start-up or whenever waking from sleep....maybe this is an exception. I'll keep you posted.
Best, William "

I'll add this to the previous page here with detailed iBook G4/800 comments, initial tests and notes on the dual display mod working.

"Update Toast 6.0 Titanium or later to 6.0.3
November 5, 2003
(compatible with Mac OS 10.2 and higher, OS X v10.3 )
Also includes CD Spin Doctor 2.0.2 and Motion Pictures 1.0.3. Supports: English, French, German, Italian and Japanese.
...You may be required to re-enter your CD Key serial # upon the first launch."

Here's what's changed in 6.0.3 per their Toast 6 revision history page

New and Improved in Toast 6.0.3
Note that there was no Toast 6.0.1 or Toast 6.0.2 updater.

New:

Language support for French, German, Italian and Japanese.

Summary of number of items and playback duration in Video format.

Menu item to Duplicate videos or slideshows in Video format.

Audio Master Quality Recording support for Yamaha recorders.

Improved:

Buffer Underrun Prevention option available for combination DVD+R/RW and -R/RW recorders.

Video disc format accepts more previously encoded content without attempting or requiring re-encoding.

Support for recording application bundles and installer packages.

Support for mounting and copying additional 3rd party image formats.

Support for copying complex BIN/CUE formats.

Selecting different recorders or mounted images for CD/DVD copy source.

Recorders connected to USB 2.0 ports now display full USB 2.0 speeds in Recorder setup. Mac OS 10.2.8 or higher is required for USB 2.0 support.

Clearer status messages during video disc creation.

More accurate disc space required calculations.

More accurate progress and time remaining calculations.

General performance, stability and launch improvements.

New and Improved in CD Spin Doctor 2.0.2

Language support for French, German, Italian and Japanese.

Recording and playback support for 24-bit audio input devices.

General performance, stability and launch improvements.

New and Improved in Motion Pictures 1.0.3

Export as Full Quality DV for iMovie now creates 2 GB file sizes correctly.

Note: I'm told the reason why there's no BUP option when burning DVD+R/+RW discs (vs DVD-R/-RW) is due to the "lossless linking" that's a part of the DVD+R/+RW standard. See this article on DVD+R/+RW for more info but here's a clip from the page on Lossless Linking.

" DVD+RW/+R Lossless Linking technology is built within the basic specification of the system. This means that you can stop the writing process at any given point, and then resume the writing of data, or it can replace individual sectors on the disc at any given location. "

• Giga Designs G4/1.25GHz (at 1.467GHz) in (sawtooth and QS) G4/AGP (rated 9)
• Powerlogix G4 Dual 1.4GHz in (gigabit) Dual G4 (rated 8)
  (My reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades w/apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked here. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)
• Apple Beige G3/266 OC report (at 300MHz)

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

CDRW Drives:
• Firewire (IDE drive in FW case) Liteon LTR-52327S (52x32x52x) used w/Powerbook G4 (OS X) (noted errors trying to burn in ITunes)
• IDE Liteon LTR-52327S (52x32x52x) in Dual G4 DDR (OS X 10.3)
• IDE Liteon LTR-52327S (52x32x52x) in B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
  (Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT, B&W G3 and 8600/9600 Macs)
  
  Combo DVD-CDR Drives:
• IDE Liteon LTR-48161H (48x24x38x + 16x DVD-ROM) in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3) (no native burn support, drive sleep problems noted)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• Firewire (IDE drive in FW case) Pioneer DVR-106 used w/PowerBook G4 (OS X 10.3)
  
  DVD-R Drives:
• Firewire (IDE drive in FW case) Pioneer DVR-105 used w/iBook 2002 (OS X) (noted buffer underruns at 2x rates, poor dvd playback)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in G4/AGP (OS 9.2)
  (using burn support plugin from FAQ)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 (7200 rpm) 60GB in Powerbook G4 (OS X 10.3)
  (Reader FYI - PowerBook G4 Ti 15in. LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here
  Powerbook G4 12in LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here)
• IDE Seagate ST380021A 80GB in iMac (OS X)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

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