I always thought the 1400 WAS the budget book of it's time, compared to the 3400...
The 1400 has a magnetic switch to prevent you from working with the screen closed, and I doubt that it is possible to get around it. Well, unless you do some kind of hardware surgery to the inner workings. My guess it is a heat issue - the heat sink cools via the grid just below the display (above the keyboard), and with the screen closed, the heat has nowhere to go. (new PowerBooks have a heat outlet at the back of the machine don't they?) -- John On 3/6/03 5:34 PM, "Christopher Kolp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello PowerBook users everywhere! > > Before I purchase an internal video-out card for it, does anyone know if you > can operate the PowerBook 1400 with the lid closed if you use an external > keyboard, mouse and monitor? > > The new Powerbooks can do this but iBooks can't, which I assume is not > because it can't but because they want you to spend more for additional > features. However, the PowerBook 1400 wasn't a budget notebook at the time > and the video out card supports video mirroring, which seems ideally suited > for this application... > > If anyone of you PowerBook 1400 guru's can shed some light on this It'd be > much appreciated, > > Thanks in advance, > > Chris K. > -- 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
