Snappy Video Image Capture – $10 (Monticello)

From Craigslist:
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/sys/2189085697.html

Snappy Video Capture device for your computer. Plugs into the parallel port (printer port) and allows you to pull still images from any video source. 

Drivers and software not included, but can be downloaded from: http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/xtra/snappy/ 

$10 

Email is always on, I should be able to get back to you quickly. 

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Success!

I decided to try another DVD drive to see what would happen,and it recognized it and mounted the disk on the desktop.

I double clicked the install icon and let it reboot.  Wouldn’t you know it, the thing starts in with the installer.

So now I just have to get a replacement drive for it…  I would use the one I have, but the eject portion of it is a pain to get to work right.

CD Boot Woes

So I established that this $20 Mac I bought has a DVD drive in it, at least, but the problem I am having is that I can’t get it to boot anything. I have a Tiger upgrade CD and DVD disk and I am burning a PowerPC Ubuntu disk right now to test.

I have tried multiple disks, all of the bootup shortcuts: Holding C, Holding Option.  The main downside is that my monitor is in storage and I have it hooked up to the TV, so it does a weird “No Signal” for the 1st part of the boot and then comes on at the desktop. So the problem being that I can’t see anything on the screen to tell me if there is a menu or anything like that.

I guess my 2 options are to try and internally install another cd/dvd drive. Also I am going to dig out my 75 pound monitor (19 inch CRT) from storage if all else fails…