Wright's Macintosh Resource page for North West Florida

Wright's Macintosh Resource Page

This page is devoted to a few links for Mac stuff on the web. I've used Macintosh computers since I came home from the Navy in June 1991. I've found the operating system genuinely fun and easy to use. I own six Macs ranging from a venerable Mac Plus, to various Classics, a "too cute for words" Color Classics, and finally my killer monster machine; Theodore, my PowerMac 8500/150 one day soon (hopefully) reborn with a mighty G4/400cpu.

One of the things I love about the Mac is that the older machines have very long lifespans. My Mom wrote her Doctoral Dissertation on our Mac Plus using WriteNow starting with version 2.2 and ending with 4.0 This web site was created on Theodore, my 8500 using Web Wide Web Weaver 1.0, Photoshop 3.05, Netscape 3.01, Microsoft Word, an Iomega Zip drive, and viewed on my ViewSonic 17GA monitor. Eventually I will add a frames layout to this page

"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us?
Or, we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll work for you.'
And they said, 'No'. So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet."

- Apple computer founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get his and Steve Wozniak's original personal computer into production.

"640K ought to be enough for everybody."
- Bill Gates, 1981.

And I should buy windows why???
- Wright

I like simple, if it's complex then I don't understand it.
-Seymour Cray,
inventor of the Cray supercomputer

Tips & Information for Mac users -
Remote access setup for System 8.5 or newer

Getting OS X to run on older 604e based macs. The install isn't for the timid, but it can be done. Click here for the link. -

Outlook Express 4.5 setup for Macintosh Outlook Express 5.0 for Macintosh

Qualcomm's Eudora Technical Support
Mac Mail: - general mail help sites
Useful Windows Crap

Earthlink Support URLs of help-

Broadband Self Install

Firstaide.net support Broadband

DSL Software (PPPOE) Installation Instructions

Apple page for Networking: Reserved IP address Ranges

Local Talk Bridge2.1: Neworking between macs using appletalk for LAN or Broadband connections and Laser Printers.
General Help sites for mac/win:

Goblyntown: A Nice Place to Visit, but you Wouldn't Want to Live There.
ERROR 629: more of general windows help page.
ChasM's Home Page: All sorts of OS help and walk throughs.
Jennix.com : Major modems tech page for dsl and cable modems.

Airport walk throughs

Mac World artical on Airport from 2000/06 - General review of whats out there

Macintosh Basics

Macintosh Technical Support for North West Florida

For Gulfnet customers and Mac users in the Northwest Florida area, Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa Counties, the Apple authorized services provider and value added reseller in this area is Arthur Rohling.

305 Duval Street
Ft Walton Beach, Fl. 32547
voice:(850) 862- 8777.
fax: (850) 862-1494
His shop is just off Racetrack road, behind the Animal Hospital and Toco Town.
You can contact him at: artr@cybertron.com.

For general PC computer users or Mac users that have a need to use PCs, at home or in a workplace and need technical support, training or help then the following can help:

Cameron Rowe
CRC Data Solutions at:
voice:(850) 654-7262
fax: (850) 654-7263
300A Hwy 98
Destin, Fl 32541
or E-mail: crowe@emeraldcoast.com

Macintosh Educational Opportunities in Northwest Florida

Welcome to the OWCC Graphics Department Course descriptions Virtual Tour

Okaloosa Walton Community College Graphics department has a impressive Macintosh lab. Robert Atwood is the department chairperson. The lab is PowerPC equipped with both 7100, 8600, G3 And G4s series power macs.
100 College Boulevard
Niceville, Florida 32578

Internet configurations & other useful information

PPP and Free PPP configuratons webpages. Get that mac online!

How to set up MacTCP and MacPPP

Official Free PPP setup page

FreePPP version 2.5v2

Set up for Free PPP - Setting a Dial-up connection

Webmail check your mail anywhere

Macintosh E-Mail Resource Page - Excellent source for email programs for the Mac.