> From: Yersinia > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 11:35 PM > To: PowerBooks > Subject: Re: I need to share a silly powerbook story... > > Dana writes, > > <Then logic hits. 3 days ago I'd unplugged the power adaptor from the > wall to use its kettle lead for another mac. How silly do I feel? :)> > > Probably about as silly as I felt this afternoon when I couldn't use an > app from the web because it required 64 MB of RAM, and the Mac I wanted > to use it on only has 48! As in, I checked the system requirements, noted > OS 8.1 (good) and then proceeded with an 11 min d/l -- yeah, I'm on > dialup -- without troubling to notice the RAM requirement. Eeeesh. And > I'm usually so CONSCIENTIOUS about checking system requirements BEFORE I > download an app!
I was thinking more along the lines of the one I did this week... This past weekend, I picked up a somewhat pathetic 190 at the flea market of the Trenton Computer Festival. It was pathetic in that, while the LCD was intact, the bezel was totally wrecked. (Actually, the only reason I bought it was that I had a spare bezel left from when I mistakenly bought a greyscale display housing for my old 5300c and figured I could fix it up.) Anyway, the 'Book was missing a battery so I went to ebay to pick one up. Long story short, I won an auction for a battery for '3400 5300 190'. Only after paying do I stare at the blurry picture in the listing long enough to realize that I've bought a Li-Ion battery from a 3400, not the NiMh for a 5300/190! So, I'm waiting on this battery and now need to go find another. Sigh. Anybody interested in swapping an untested Li-Ion battery for a Ni-Mh one? Also, any truth to the rumor that a 190 running its original software load of 7.5.2 (with enabler) can recharge a Li-Ion battery? <<<john>>> -- 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
