> I know these questions have probably been answered before, Indeed they have. You should search the archive for answers, as these topics have been discussed repeatedly. The OS topic, for instance, was just discussed last week or the week before, at some length. > > >1. Is the best system to run on a powerbook 3400c 80/200 mhz system >8.6 or 9.2?
Although some disagreed, IMNSHO 8.6 is the OS of choice for a 3400c, especially since 9.x takes ~60MB of RAM (You've only got 80, so that will get old fast). >2. Can I just plug in a pcmcia card which offers a usb connection to see if >the laptop will give me a usb connection, Yes > or will that cause harm to the >pcmcia slot? Possibly yes. The 3400c uses the same PCMCIA controller that the cardbus complaint Wallstreets use, making the PC Card slots 32 bits wide (like cardbus). Notably, the card cage is NOT CardBus compliant. Some CardBus cards may have difficulty fitting in the cage, damaging them or your computer. Additionally, your system does not expect to have a CardBus card installed, so you may experience system wakiness like crashing, freezing, non-booting, and general PC Card voodoo. >3. Is it possible to use a Newer Technology pcmcia Firewire2Go card in a >3400 to add firewire? Yes, see above. Although I have heard from a friend that IBM makes a 16-bit PCMCIA (Not CardBus) IEEE 1394 card... I haven't looked into this, as I currently have no use for a FireWire card in my 5300ce, and my Wallstreet is CardBus. By the way, the FireWire2Go card does not provide bus power... >Thanks. -- <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "There are of course many problems connected with life, of which some of the most popular are `Why are people born?' `Why do they die?' `Why do they spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches?'" -- Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
