" Mike-
I am running a B&W (rev. 1)
G3/500MHz(OWC IBM chip)
576mb RAM
Dual Maxtor HD's
PCI Radeon (66 slot)
Rage Pro OEM (33 slot)

This update fixes all of my issues (so far). Elite Force works great now, as does Q3A. Able to run dual monitors now without any problems.

I'm one of the folks that is also having monitor-shuddering problems on a G4 DP 500/Rage [128 Pro I assume-Mike] w/ Trinitron setup. That Mac is at the office, so I will install the new driver there tomorrow and see if this helps the problem.
Mark "

" I am running a 533 with a Radeon (AGP) and a Rage Pro I had horrendous screen artifacting in Flash 4 and 5 (to the point of unusibility) on the monitor that was connected to the Radeon (and not the Rage) using the drivers that came with the 533. Switching to the Radeon 1.0 drivers did nothing, thankfully the Radeon 1.1.1 fixed this (comes with OpenGL 1.2.1 as well)
d T h e o r y david rosenfeld "

" Thanks but well my Xclaim Video Player still does not work when the Radeon AGP is the startup monitor (menubar location doesn't matter). "Cannot locate Video Digitizer"

When I make the Xclaim the startup monitor the Video Player works fine but then Quake3 is a jumble of triangles on my Radeon monitor.

At least my Mac2TV problems are fixed and I know this driver update is mostly for PCI Radeon cards. I guess I'm waiting for a new Universal Installer. The Xclaim specific software hasn't been updated since 9/99
willpower "

" Hi Mike,
I just wanted to say that the ATI drivers look good so far. Problems with EF on Q3A screens loading screens being momentarily garbled appear to be gone.
I did some quick benchmarks with Q3A for anyone who might be interested if the driver update might improve game performance.

Here is my results of Q3A timedemos 1 & 2 with a fresh config file ( I posted benchmarks with the same setup using the ATI 1.0 drivers a few days ago.)

System Specs:
400 Mhz Sawtooth G4
256 MB
10 GB Maxtor OEM drive (startup drive & Q3A resides on)
20 GB WD drive
Radeon

timedemo 1 - 46.0fps

timedemo 2 - 43.9fps

No appreciable performance increase. I suppose any optimizations in the ATI drivers for the Radeon will have to wait until the next release. Also, there are no new menus or features in the ATI control panel for the Radeon. I'm not surprised since they didn't mention any of the MIA features like FSAA in the release notes. Lastly, OpenGL 1.2.1 is bundled with this driver update and installs with the drivers in the easy install. Mac users who have reported problems with 1.2.1 or don't want to upgrade to 1.2.1 should be careful to choose custom install.
Ryan L. "

I asked if he had the Radeon PCI or AGP model.

Get the updated drivers that should fix the PCI Radeon issues reported previously at support.ati .com/drivers/mac/macos9_radeon_111.html.
Radeon owners let me know if this solves your problems. Include your system and OS details. (PCI and AGP feedback welcome).

" Mike, it worked!
Here are the lines I modified in the .ini file that came with the demo version:

OLD Non-RAVE version:

[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=SoftDrv.SoftwareRenderDevice

[RaveDrv.RaveRenderDevice]
NonATI=False

NEW RAVE working version:

[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=RaveDrv.RaveRenderDevice

[RaveDrv.RaveRenderDevice]
NonATI=True

Thats it, well at 640x480 with 32 Bit color, the frame rate was about 47-50fps, but my does the water look nice!
See ya,
Dave "

Note: Later system related articles are on the B>Systems page (Covers G3, G4 older Macs, iMac/iBooks and PowerBooks.)

• Resolved a problem that resulted in an "object variable not set error".
• Fixed an integer rounding bug in Microsoft Excel.
• Incorporated fixes for Java JIT compilers.
• Fixed an issue with Novell Netware login and connections using Shared IP.
• The warning dialog for low Mac hard drive space now displays correctly.

Note: I had applied the previous release 4.01 update and the new updater would not apply over it. In fact, I thought the Mac was frozen since it took a long time for it to search the drive and report that there were no updates needed. [Note - some say the original updater was north american english only where the new updater in international.]
(Note: For later articles, performance tests, etc. on Virtual PC - see the Misc. Articles page, software section.)

" I have released version 0.9 of Mac DooMLegacy. I would like to get lots of Mac users with different hardware configurations (especially voodoo + radeon cards) to test it and report any bugs to me so I can get version 1.0 out soon. It doesn't support tcp networking yet, but single player is 99.9% done.
If you could put this on your front page I'm sure I'd get a few people testing it :)
-- Calum Robinson
http://doomlegacy.idevgames.com"

DVD ROM Drives:
• IDE Toshiba SD-M1402 12x/40x in G4/AGP
• IDE Toshiba SD-M1402 12x/40x in Beige G3
  (notes having to set the drive to slave, vs master)
  
  CDRW Drives:
• IDE Sony CRX160E/A1 in B&W G3
  (noted it worked with iTunes/Disc burn, using OS 9.1)
• IDE TDK (VeloCD) 16x10x40x in Beige G3
• IDE TDK (VeloCD) 12x10x32x in B&W G3
• IDE Yamaha 2100 (16/10/40) in B&W G3
  (included driver tip)
• IDE Yamaha 2100 (16/10/40) in Beige G3
  (problems noted)
• Firewire to SCSI Adapter w/SCSI Plextor 8220T and PB G3 2000
• SCSI Dynatek CDM240JSD-G2 w/PB G3 wallstreet2
  (listed under "other brands")
• SCSI Yamaha 2100 (16/10/40) in PowerTower Pro
  (not bootable)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE IBM 75GXP 45GB in Starmax 4000
• Firewire Maxtor 40GB drive w/Beige G3
  (problems noted - camera failure, etc.)
• SCSI IBM 9GB (Ultra160) in 8500
• SCSI IBM 9GB (Ultra2) in PowerCenter/Pro
• SCSI Seagate 18GB in 7300

You can find full owner reports by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
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.

• Newer Tech G4/433 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
  (OWC $299 special, sold as G4/400 but actually a G4/433 he said)
• Newer Tech G4/450 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
• Newer Tech G4/400 in B&W G3 (rated 6)
  (incorrectly assumed motherboard jumpers control speeds - as noted in my review of the Newer Tech G4/400 ZIF - it has its own switch settings )
• OWC G4/450 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
• Formac G3/466 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
  (updated report after installing OS 9.1)
• Sonnet G3/375 in 7500 (rated 10)
• Sonnet G3/400 in Umax C600 (rated 9)
• XLR8 G4/450 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
  
  
• G4 Yikes (no AGP) OC report

You can find these 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)

• Throughput 1.5 benchmark score from PowerBase w/G3 425Mhz CPU and Voodoo3 card

Software Updates:

• ICQ for Power Mac (PPC) v2.5 Beta
• RADEON/RAGE 128 Driver 1.11 for Mac OS
• Snitch 2.6.6 Update
• Troi Text Plug-in 2.0.1
• STRATA 3D and STRATA 3D pro
• BridgeIt FireWire Extension for MacOS 8.6 - 9.1
• Virex Feb Defs (direct download link)
• launch.it for FileMaker Pro
• Button Builder 1.5
• ExtremeZ-IP 2.0 [Appleshare over TCP/IP for NT]
• Epson Stylus Color 880 6.4b A (direct download link)

Apple TIL Updates:

• CD-RW and SuperDrive: Specifications and Usage Information
• Apple DVD Player: Black Bars at Top and Bottom of Screen
• Iomega Zip Drive: Accessing from PC Compatible Card
• Iomega Zip Drive: How to Use
• Mac OS 9.1 Update: Big System Morsels Message During Installation
• PowerBook (Bronze keyboard): How to Operate with Clamshell Closed
• PowerBook G4 and PowerBook (FireWire): How to Operate with Display Closed
• PowerMac G4 (Digital Audio): CD-RW Drive Continually Auto-Ejects
• Iomega Zip Drive: Tools & Iomega Drive Options Overview
• Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh: Setting Up the Bass Unit
• Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh: Memory Expansion
• Sherlock: What Plug-Ins are Available From Apple?
• iMac: Removing the Bottom Housing
• iMac: Installing Memory (1 of 2)
• Iomega Zip Drive: Tools FAQ
• Mac OS 9.1: Late-Breaking News
• Mac OS 9: File Sharing Over the Internet
• Power Mac G4: Display Compatibility
• Mac OS 8.5: Sherlock Features
• Mac OS 8.6: FirstClass Client Requires Font Update
• LaserWriter 16/600 PS: Correct Way To Use lpr in UNIX
• Mac OS 8.6: Computer Stops Responding After Printing to an LPR Printer
• Mac OS 8.5: SoftwareFPU Incompatibility
• Mac OS 8.6: "Desktop Printer Extension is incompatible" Message
• Mac OS 8.6: Installing Games From CD With Minimal Extensions
• Mac OS 8.5: LocalTalk Bridge 2.1 Compatibility
• Mac OS 8.6: Print Jobs Inadvertently Merged
• Mac OS 8.6: Text Using The Tekton MM Font Does Not Display
• Macintosh: Using Nonstandard Discs in CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drives
• Mac OS 8.5.x: Error Printing LPR Job
• Power Mac G4 Cube: Troubleshooting: Video: No Video on Monitor With Apple Display Connector
• Mac OS: Assigning More Memory to an Application Program
• Sherlock: "A Network Error Has Occurred" Message

Mac News: (Note: Regurgitated press releases, etc. are not listed)

• More on Apple's SuperDrive, iDVD and DVD Studio Pro (digital postproduction)
• Apple Financial Analyst Meeting (apple)
• OS X to support older Macs? [see FAQ and forums here for actual install reports/issues] (macuser uk)
• PowerPC remains key to the gigahertz Mac (macuser uk)
• Ofoto Raises $41 Million in Series B Funding; New Investors include Index Ventures, Apple Computer, HP and Rosewood Venture Group (marketwatch)
• Airport failures reported at apple forums (apple discussions forum)
• Does Motorola Even Give a Damn? (lowendmac)
• Java on the Mac (javaworld)
• Tools for Web Work (washington post)
• Windows(R) Version of Video Pics(TM) Software Available; New Mac(R) Version Is Compatible With Adobe Premiere(R) 6.0 (prnewswire)
• MS hires former Apple exec to head online strategy (maccentral)
• From Mac to PC: Apple Ideas in the PC's Future? (sharkey's)
• Mac Vs. PC: Remembering 1989 (With Pic) (macobserver)

Gaming:
• Blizzard celebrates 10th anniversary with sweepstakes (blizzard)

Misc./Hardware Related:
• The Smallest and Lightest Network Server Goes Wireless; The All-In-One LAN, Internet and Intranet Appliance ``Aries'' Server Now Supports the IEEE 802.11b Wireless Standard (businesswire)