Hi everyone, I have just been given a Powerbook Duo 2300c, with a docking station. I am Mac ignorant, I have never before owned a Mac. There is no power supply for the PB, and it will not engage in the docking station. I do not even know if it works. When I power on the docking station it makes a clicking sound, and the LED on front does not come on. I think its power supply is bad? The PB has a built-in modem. I can only guess what clock speed, and hard disk size are, as well as MacOS version.
My questions: (1) where can I get a 24VDC @1.5A DC power supply that will work with this laptop? (2) I want to connect this PB to my home network that consists of a RH7 Linux box, several WIN98 boxes, a WIN2000 box and a Sparc10 Sun workstation all behind a Linksys NAT that interfaces to the world through a cable modem. Can it be done? How could I do this without using a docking station? Is there a smaller docking station that I can use, the inoperable one I have is huge. (3) I use Samba to exchange information between UNIX and Windows (does not work too well for WIN2000). What hoops will I have to jump through to get the Mac to play with Linux or Windows? (4) Can I interface to my network through the Appletalk (or whatever it is) connection?Thanks in advance for your help! I am excited to be using a Mac, I am no fan of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Any links to information will be greatly appreciated! Eric Hawkins ===== -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric and Tracy Hawkins 1895 Skidmore Circle Lawrenceville, GA 30044 http://www.geocities.com/erichawkins_2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
