On Feb 7, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Dan Palka wrote:
I have a PowerBook Duo 2300c and a 190cs, and both of them suffer
from erratic pointer movement when I'm using the trackpad. They're
both essentially unusable. I did some searching and found the
Trackpad Climate Control extension, but this "makes the mouse less
response" and seems like a cheap band-aid solution.
Was a newer revision of the trackpads in these machines released?
Would replacing it with a new repair service item solve the problem?
The 2300c is really really bad, and it's a shame because I use that
every day...
As one who bought a PowerBook Duo 2300c upon introduction back in
1995, and still own it, I vaguely remember installing a Trackpad Fix
extension update from Apple. This was reported in TidBITS Issue 312
(January 29, 1996) as follows:
"MailBITS/29-Jan-96
PowerBook 2300c Trackpad Fix -- Last week Apple released the
PowerBook 2300c Update which is supposed to ensure the PowerBook's
trackpad works correctly. Your PowerBook 2300c may already have this
extension installed, but if you don't have a file called PowerBook
2300c Update in your Extensions folder, you can download it from
Apple. These URLs may change; Apple appears to be reshuffling their
PowerBook software. [GD]
<ftp://ftp.support.apple.com/pub/apple_sw_updates/US/Macintosh/
PowerBook/Other%20PB%20SW/PB_2300c_Update_1.0.hqx>
<http://www.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/
US/Macintosh/PowerBook/Other_PB_Software/PB_2300c_Update_1.0.sea.hqx>"
The above two URLs no longer work. I may still have the extension on
one of my numerous old ZIP disks, but it would not be easy to locate it.
Fabian
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