on 5/24/02 12:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have a slightly quirky 2300c that sometimes wont power up. > > Hello, Carter, Herb, Marcelus, new folks. Jump right in! > > There's some quirks with the 2300 alright. > I've owned mine new since '96, and though it's still working, > it's been relegated to a corner of my workshop, light duty only. > The 1st thing that went was the hinge, which caused the screen housing > to separate at the bottom left side, so I learned to squeeze it together there > every time I opened it, and moved on.. > The next thing that went was the powerplug socket. I had to jam a small box > (of screws) under the plug-in to maintain power. Another PITA, but workable. > Then I caught some kind of weird bug that made the duo try to go on-line, > all by itself, at the oddest times. (like, in front of strangers) > Then, one day, I tapped into a digital phone line to receive a fax on site, > and > I'm pretty sure that's what fried the internal modem. No more faxing, but I > had an > external serial modem to get on-line with, and I could live with that. > Then, of course, I dropped him on his little head last year, and that killed > the battery, > and hence its portability. He's parked and plugged in all the time now, > sleeping 'til I need him. > The bump also killed the speaker, so now if the power goes out and I have to > reboot, I can't hear any start-up chime, and I've learned to wait for ~10 > seconds to see > if the screen lights up, before I start resetting. You usually don't have to > pump the > power button 2 or 3 times like Carter said he did. > > Reading this, and the List, you might get the idea there's nothing but > problems > with these machines, but most of the time we're talking punctuated equilibrium > here. > Personally, my Duo gave me 5 seamless years of solid work, once I learned to > twirk its quirks, and I never regretted buying it. > But, like all of us, the hardware ain't getting any younger. I find what I > loved the most > about my Duo was the Mac work environment, which I'd never seen before, and > which I will > now not do without. > > p.s. I had a Powerbook Display control panel (v.7.5.2) in the Duo's OS 7.5.5 > where I could turn > Video Mirroring on or off. Will this work on a Wallstreet, OS9? > > > > > > > > > ---------- > Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! > A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> > Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ---------- > Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! > MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> > After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> >
The short answer is absolutely yes! -- Rick Banuelos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
