Bob,
It's 2-4amps, 5 - 8v. It's lead acid, and about half a year old. If
you want it, perhaps we can work something out.
eric
At 1:02 PM (-0700) On Monday, July 24, 2000, bob bellerue
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>are there 8 hr power supplies for duos? i just got a 280c and am
>upgrading a 230 to 280, may one day go to 2300c upgrade, and i'll be
>damn glad i have a trackball then. i can't stand trackpads.
>
>by the way Apple has an item to help control the trackpads on 190s,
>1400s and duo 2300cs: the Trackpad Climate Control extension. see
>this link for info:
>http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11062
>
>thanks for all the good info, i just joined the list and has found it
>very helpful for gettting info on these new 280s i just scored. if
>you wanna see what a score i got go here:
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=384182703
>
>Paul gave me some good info on the batteries issue (won't boot off
>batt's). i'll let you know how it goes. bob
>
>
>>Ahclist,
>> Yes, some people are far too happy with it, and most just think it
>>sucks. Yes, cripe does mean crap. But in a society as immoral as this one,
>>where everywhere we turn we hear profuse swearing, do we really need to
>>hear it from somewhere else? Anyway, i'm thinking about a 190cs, or a duo
>>2300. I'm going to be doing word processing, internet, and laying out the
>>school newspaper. My ego can't take a PB 170 for much longer. (; But
>>seriously, it's been a great machine. The thing i want is CHEAPER BATTERIES
>>and something that's not in the 500 series for duel batteries. I need the
>>long battery life, i go to school for 8.5 hrs a day, and i'd like to have
>>three or four batteries that'll last me that long. For the powerbook 170, i
>>had an 8hr power supply that was real thin, and it worked well. But the 170
>>is too slow now....36mgz isn't what it used to be.
>> I hope the 190cs can take duel batteries, or else my desigion is a
>>duo 2300.
>> Well, i wanna thank everyone for the kazlillion replies on the
>>list. p, my ego could take it because i'm the only kid in school with a
>>powerbook. I just need something more powerful for school newspaper stuff.
>>I've got no intention of upgrading, i just need something that'll play a
>>couple games, and will run photoshop 3.0. And word processing, internet,
>>and laying out the school newspaper
>> William, i'd love to hear more about your powerbook. Was it the
>>only one around here that went through the repair program? I'd be buying
>>mine of eBay, so it would have been around for awile.
>> Cheers,
>> eric
>>
>> >ahclist wrote:
>> >
>> >> >I'd love to buy a 5300ce, but everyone tells me the machines were
cripe.
>> >> >Does anyone have any insight/experience with a 5300?
>> >>
>> >> Eric,
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure about others opinions here, but I think "crap" was accurate
>> >> enough. Too many design problems to risk your money on, although the
>> >> ones out there that still work are probably as likely to remain working
>> >> for years to come as a 1400. Of course, if you actually meant
"cripe", I
>> >> can't really comment :)
>> >>
>> >> Buy a 1400 or newer if you must run PowerPC-native sw. buy a 190 or 5xx
>> >> if all you do is word processing. None of the rest of us can assess the
>> >> worth of saving hundreds of dollars vs. having "the latest thing"
-- only
>> >> you can see the relative value in what you want vs what you need. Very,
>> >> VERY few of us here really need the processing power in our current
>> >> machines (be it a G3'd 2400 or a Duo 230). We are trained by current
>> >> society to be an impatient lot, always trying to satisfy our egos with
>> >> toys. But then again, it's that ego that ultimately drives the desires
>> >> which keep our standard of living afloat. If your ego lets you do your
>> >> email and word processing on a PowerBook 170, then by all means keep the
>> >> 170 -- you'll save a ton of money not chasing the "latest/greatest" BS
>> >> arguments, you'll not rack up a ton of worthless and stressful debt --
>> >> and life will be good. If you "must" have a zippy machine and have a
>> >> driving need to upgrade, then avoid the 5300 series.
>> >>
>> >> $0.02 from me -- if worth that much.
>> >>
>> >> p
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Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400>
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