[wctobler]

/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif This is really strange. I'm trying to get on the Green Coffee Co-op home page, but all I can get is the banner. The page will not open up on my Mac. I have an i-Mac, G4, 800 MHZ machine. I am using IE 5.0 I can get on at work with the PC fine. I called a friend in Houston who has the same machine as me, and he can't get on either. The web address is http://www.greencoffeeco-op.com
Anybody know what I need to do to get on this web site? Thanks in advance
Brewing great beer in Texas
Bill

[ALG]

I do not use IE but using Safari and the machine you see on the sig line I had no trouble getting on that site.

[jax]

worked for me using safari.

[wctobler]

Is this a computer problem or IE problem? How do you like Safari? I never used it. Does it have it's own mail client? I guess I'll have to check it out. I'm still using OS 9.2 Reluctant to move up to OSX. Just used to the classic OS I guess. Thanks for the quick response.
Bill

[Grant_G]

Have you tried Netscape? Anything but IE? Safari is, of course, OS X only so it's not available for you.
G

[d00d]

Netscape (7) is a good choice Grant, as is Wamcom's version of Mozilla, which as far as I know, is the most modern browser available for OS 9 and earlier (I forsee this becoming a problem for OS 9 users some time in the near future as web pages require newer web technologies).

[wctobler]

I just tried Netscape. Same problem. This doesn't make a lot of sense. I just switched from SBC to RoadRunner. I had the same problem with SBC service, so I don't think it's the internet service. I've got virtual PC installed, maybe I'll try IE on there. Be right back.
Bill

[wctobler]

Well, it works on Virtual PC for some reason. Very slow though. Well, I guess it's better than not getting there at all.
Bill

[d00d]

Which version of Netscape? Did you try Mozilla (1.3.1)?

[Grant_G]

Yeah, before I posted I tried the site and it was a quick load. Safari of course, but still, there's nothing wrong with the site. It does say there that site repairs have been made and everything is now functioning normally. Any idea what that's about? Maybe you just need to clear your cache.
G

[wctobler]

I did clear the cache earlier. This evening, I tried to log into the site and just let it think about it for 10 minutes, and it finally came up. But every time I click on a link to change pages, it takes five minutes to load.
But that page is not my problem any more. My Mac crashed (again) big time. On and off for the past year I've been having lots of problems with this machine. Files start getting corrupted, it crashes on start-up a lot, and I have to use Disk Warrior to repair. I'll get messages from Disk Warrior that the disk was severely damaged and to try rebuilding again. Usually the second time it works and I can get going again.
Tonight, after a Disk Warrior rebuild, I get a message that the disk is not a Mac disk and it is unreadable and to please insert a start-up disk. (That computer is soooo polite, I can't stand it!!)
I think I'll take this opportunity to upgrade to OSX 10.3.5 I have a few questions.
Is there any need to keep OS9 on the hard drive when using OSX?
Can I transfer my OS9 Outlook stuff into OSX?
How about all my itune music? I've got 12 CD's full of MP3's.
How can I tell if my hard drive is damaged so badly it needs to be replaced?
I backed up about 2 months ago, so I'm only going to lose recent stuff. Some pictures and lots of e-mail. (That's if I can't repair the hard drive.) I'm going to work on this the next few days. The problem is I won't be able to get help because I'll be off-line. I still have my old G3 iMac. I can probably get it set up for the internet no problem.
I have a feeling the hard drive is damaged. I can always tell when the computer is going to crash because it starts making a clicking noise, as if a contact is opening and closing quickly. When it makes that noise, the computer starts going south on me.
It's time to move into the 21st Century.

[DrIntrepid]

Bill,
You'll like OSX quite a bit. It takes a little getting used to, but most radical changes do. :unsure
The trick for the upgrade will be to completely reformat your hard drive. Migrate whatever files you want to keep to a peripheral drive or CD's, etc. and then wipe it clean. If you don't, you'll get all kinds of errors during the install and it'll never run quite right.
Have you ever let a disk utility (Techtool, Xupport, etc) do a complete surface test of your disk? You might have some physical damage there, and may want to consider simply replacing the drive... /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Good luck,
Doc

[wctobler]

/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif The crashing and freezing became too much for me. I ran the Apple Hardware test, and all it told me was that I had a hard drive and it seemed to be working. The clicking noise suggests to me that the hard drive is toast. I tried to use the Software Restore CD's, all 6 of them, but couldn't get past the 1st CD. It froze the first three times I used it, and then it finally finished, only to give me the message "Could not restore the restricted-segment image" Restore was not successful. Then, when you said OK, I got the message that "This disk may be unusable" Great. It was and is. I called Apple tech line. That's a joke. The answer was, go to apple support for free, or you can pay me $49.95 and ask me a question. Credit Card number first, please.
So I called the local Apple store in Houston, and got to talk to the rep., and he is pretty sure my HD is toast. At the moment, I'm using my old G3/233MHz/4MB/9.2 machine. I forgot how sloooooow this baby was. My machine is going in for repair next week, and I'm going to upgrade to the newest and best OSX. I'm not sure how to go about installing all this new stuff on my new HD. I'll talk to the people at the Apple Store next week. I'm sure I'll be a regular on this forum from now on.