This may not be news to anyone but me, but in the process of networking various Duos to my G4 I found that the older Asante ethernet adapters, both mini and micro versions, worked as expected with my 230, did not work (as was expected) with a 2300C (I have to connect it via a card-equipped Dock), but -- here's the surprise -- did work perfectly with an upgraded-from-230 2300, using the standard Apple Minidock. According to Asante Tech, the adapters were created for a short-lived niche market and are not supposed to work with a PPC at all. It would appear that the only difference between my 2300C and my 2300 is that the former will not accept the enabling software and the latter will. (I had thought that a 2300 upgrade made the resulting machine fully a 2300 in every respect other than trackball and case markings.) If my experience applies to other upgraded 2300's as well -- or even if not --, then: 1) There's no need to have a Dock taking up deskspace in order to use an ancillary 2300, nor to sacrifice color (since it's there on the desktop Mac); and 2) It's possible that minor modification either to the software or to an aboriginal 2300/2300C would allow emulation of a formerly-200x PPC. It occurs to me now that my upgraded 2300 still has its original SCSI drive. That may be the crucial difference. Or not. Any comments? ---------- 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> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
