In a message dated 1/22/06 1:22:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have never owned a PowerBook(or any laptop) before so I'm totally new
to this. Anyway seeing as I can only have the floppy drive or the CD
ROM drive in at a time are they hot-swappable or do I have to turn
the 3400 off
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Sent: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:23:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Newbie having problems with 2400c - Help needed
Tom Wilkinson wrote:
I found out from the seller that I could use a Duo adapter from my
280c, so I did this.
Thanks
Tom
Believe me, don't trust what
Thanks for all the suggestions, but we have pretty much established
it is not a problem with the adapter. The adapters used are known,
good, adapters that do work with the 2400c.
The problem is the 2400c has gone into some type of permanent sleep.
Tom
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On Dec 4, 2005, at 12:31 AM, Caleb Cupples wrote:
Tom Wilkinson wrote:
I just bought a 2400c from the Lowendmac swap list. It arrived this
week, in seeming pristine condition. No adapter was included. The
machine booted and ran fine, but the battery began draining.
I found out from the seller
Tom Wilkinson wrote:
I found out from the seller that I could use a Duo adapter from my
280c, so I did this.
Thanks
Tom
Believe me, don't trust what someone on the swap lists says. Check it
yourself BEFORE you buy. The swap list is only slightly different from e
bay. On e bay you have more
Tom Wilkinson wrote:
I just bought a 2400c from the Lowendmac swap list. It arrived this
week, in seeming pristine condition. No adapter was included. The
machine booted and ran fine, but the battery began draining.
I found out from the seller that I could use a Duo adapter from my
280c, so I
On Saturday, February 12, 2005, at 08:11 AM, Dave Foshee wrote:
I order my first powerbook last Friday and I want to make sure I have
the
basics before I start using it. Would anybody mind telling me how
important
a keyboard chamois or cover is to protect the screen on the new
Aluminum
G4s?
Thanks for the info! The chamois idea will be a lot cheaper than the pro
ones that I found on the internet.
dave
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote me on 2/12/05 10:09 AM. Bruce Johnson
loves Macs!
On Saturday, February 12, 2005, at 08:11 AM, Dave Foshee wrote:
I order my first powerbook last
THese are hard to find, however I did happen to pick up a couple at the
last MIT Swapfest I went to. These machines shipped with a 40mb or
80mb drive originally which still got for between $10-$20. The Entire
1xx series save for the oddball 150 and the 190 which was built a
couple years
On Friday, April 23, 2004, at 06:27AM, Brad Calvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a Powerbook 190, 24MB RAM, 500MB HD
I'd like to know where I can find voice recognition and text-to speach
software for the Powerbook.
If you have special interest in voice recognition, you may wish to join the
on 4/23/04 8:27 AM, Brad Calvert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd like to know where I can find voice recognition and text-to speach
software for the Powerbook.
Every version of the Mac OS comes with optional built in (read: better than
any third party) text-to-speech, so if you don't have it,
Dan writes,
You can find the 7.5.3 full install floppies and 7.5.5
upgrade floppies both for free from Apple's own website.
Okay, cool, now that you mention the free 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 upgrades,
here's something I've been meaning to post to the list for the last
couple of days. Vital stats:
In a message dated 4/23/2004 3:43:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
PowerBook 190
OS 7.5.2
8 MB RAM.
I think ONE thing we can look at, as far as you being limited as to the OS
you can install, is the amount of RAM you have
I have some 190 RAM modules; e-mail me
At 03:42 PM -0400 04/23/2004, Yersinia wrote:
PowerBook 190
OS 7.5.2
8 MB RAM.
I already have the aforementioned free downloads. I want to take my PB to
7.5.5 so I can do a printer port network with my 7200 (a slow means of
backing up the PB so I've heard on here, but it'll do for me), and I know
I'm confused. Why do you need that OS upgrade?
I read on this list a few months ago that it was possible to network a PB
190 to another Mac via the printer port (I have an Apple Personal
LaserWriter 300 connected to my 7200). I read this with interest because
it seemed an easy way to back up
).
AppleTalk and its File Sharing works just fine in System 7.5.2, I
believe. Use PhoneNet connectors to go from the PowerBook to your PM
7200.
I've never seen or heard of PhoneNet connectors, unless you mean
telephone wire of the sort you use on a modem or telephone. I guess this
means another
I read on this list a few months ago that it was possible to network a
PB
190 to another Mac via the printer port (I have an Apple Personal
LaserWriter 300 connected to my 7200). I read this with interest
because
it seemed an easy way to back up the entire contents of my PB's HD to
the
7200,
Dana writes,
I've done it before on macs with 7.1, sharing with a powermac via
printer cable. As for powerbooks - I did a file transfer a little
earlier this evening with my PB190 and an 8100/80 the exact same way,
and my 190 is running 7.5.3
It may be well worth turning filesharing on the
On 24/04/2004, at 7:37 AM, Yersinia wrote:
Dana writes,
I've done it before on macs with 7.1, sharing with a powermac via
printer cable. As for powerbooks - I did a file transfer a little
earlier this evening with my PB190 and an 8100/80 the exact same way,
and my 190 is running 7.5.3
It may be
Dana writes,
Since it worked for me on other macs with 7.1 - I'm almost certain it'd
do the trick!
(barring some oddity with pb190s and 7.5.2)
PB 190 on 7.5.2 will be going to a 7200/120 on 8.1.
I should mention just for clarity that the pb190 should have appletalk
set to the modem/printer
Of course you can do it on every mac ever made that has the serial
ports (I think). Certainly for a more modern mac like the 190.
Since you already said you don't have text-to speech, and now you also
cant get this working, I suspect you have a rather incomplete
installation of the OS.
On
FYI for networking, I tried the PB5300's infra-red option today with
another 5300. With the two machine's IR ports literally 2 inches apart
from each other, it too literally 3 hours to transfer a 150 meg folder. I
should have gone out and gotten an ethernet crossover cable, but I wanted
to see
I have a Powerbook 190, 24MB RAM, 500MB HD
I'd like to know where I can find voice recognition and text-to speach
software for the Powerbook.
If you have special interest in voice recognition, you may wish to
join the MacVoice E-mail Discussion List as follows:
Howard writes,
FYI for networking, I tried the PB5300's infra-red option today with
another 5300. With the two machine's IR ports literally 2 inches apart
from each other, it too literally 3 hours to transfer a 150 meg folder. I
should have gone out and gotten an ethernet crossover cable, but I
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Brian Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Newbie Issues with Duo 2300c
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:12:05 -0500
Hi,
I just picked up a Duo 2300c from the LEM Swap list. It arrived with a
cracked left front (battery holder) and a 1 stripe of white pixels
that runs
Malcolm,
Thanks. How can I free up more memory? I'm running RAM Doubler
already with 20mb physical so that gets me to 40mb. Should I close
some extensions? If so, how exactly do I do that?
On Feb 3, 2004, at 7:30 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote:
on 04/02/04 00:12, Brian Andrews at [EMAIL
on 04/02/04 00:12, Brian Andrews at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just picked up a Duo 2300c from the LEM Swap list. It arrived with a
cracked left front (battery holder) and a 1 stripe of white pixels
that runs across the entire screen, about 1 down from the top.
Is there any way to fix
Brian writes,
I have a Powerbook 1400c/166, OS 9.1, 15.10 gig HD. It's pretty simple,
really, and I'm not trying to be condescending. I have Office 2001 on
the drive, as well as Appleworks 5 which I use when on battery power
since it uses much less juice than Office. Also on the drive is
In a message dated 1/25/2004 10:36:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
No, I don't think you're being condescending -- and I suppose I should
have added smileys or some form of disclaimer or apology
in advance
No worries, I didn't take any offense at all. There was a
On 25 Jan 2004, at 01:00, Yersinia wrote:
Steve writes,
Once I've got my act together and upgraded the Pismo to a 40gb
internal
drive, I'll stick the existing 6gb from the Pismo in the 5300.
Good heavens, what on earth does anyone need all that HD space for?! My
PB 190 only has the
On Sunday, January 25, 2004, at 06:19 PM, Steve Hamer wrote:
On 25 Jan 2004, at 01:00, Yersinia wrote:
Good heavens, what on earth does anyone need all that HD space for?!
My
PB 190 only has the 500-something MB drive it came with, I haven't yet
gotten around to deleting all of the MicroBorg
On Saturday, January 24, 2004, at 02:37 PM, Michael Druckenmiller Jr.
wrote:
I was just given A Power Book 5300CE with OS 8.0 on it. Everything
works
fine. I want to know what is the latest Mac OS that will run on this
machine
without too much los
How much RAM is on it?
Brian
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cd...
I also need to get a track pad, as the button is broke.. Not a big deal
though I am using a mouse for now.
-Mike-
- Original Message -
From: Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Newbie, couple questions
On 25 Jan 2004, at 00:51, Michael Druckenmiller Jr. wrote:
It has 32 MB of ram. What type of ram does it take, if it is standard
72 pin
simms I can upgrade it to 64.. I don't NEED to run a newer OS, I was
just
surious as to what it is capable of. 8.1 will be fine, but I have to
get the
SCSI
Steve writes,
Once I've got my act together and upgraded the Pismo to a 40gb internal
drive, I'll stick the existing 6gb from the Pismo in the 5300.
Good heavens, what on earth does anyone need all that HD space for?! My
PB 190 only has the 500-something MB drive it came with, I haven't yet
In a message dated 1/24/2004 8:00:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Good heavens, what on earth does anyone need all that HD
space for?!
I have a Powerbook 1400c/166, OS 9.1, 15.10 gig HD. It's pretty simple, really, and
I'm not trying to be condescending. I have
Not sure about the hardcard question, Samantha, but the SCSI adapter and
cables are pretty common on eBay. That's where I picked up mine.
Later.Howard
Computer n. A pocket calculator with a glandular problem.
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On 10/20/03 15:31, PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed:
I just acquired a powerbook 1400cs, my first laptop ever. It seems to be
working fine, but even with the
At 4:27 AM -0400 7/14/2003, Craig Phillips wrote:
Newbie needs 5300c advice.
Hi I just purchased two 5300c's. Is there a site that shows how to open a
case and upgrade these?
It looks like these have IDE HDs, not SCSI. I can put any OS in, it seems
8.1 would be best. Are the IDE HDs limited to
On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 01:27 AM, Craig Phillips wrote:
Newbie needs 5300c advice.
Hi I just purchased two 5300c's. Is there a site that shows how to
open a
case and upgrade these?
It looks like these have IDE HDs, not SCSI.
Yes.
I can put any OS in, it seems
8.1 would be best.
It
Hi I just purchased two 5300c's. Is there a site that shows how to open a
case and upgrade these?
These are about on the web, what you are after is a Powerbook 5300 Service Manual -
I'm sure google should come up with it. You need
one of those funny looking (Torx?) screwdrivers to open it
Can I upgrade the video ram on the MB?
If you are in the UK, there is a guy auctioning lots of the Lapis MV16-EN
cards as Bruce mentioned on eBay. I bought one and it
works great in 8.1, although some people have had big trouble getting them to
work.
This only adds move VRAM for the
on 7/14/03 7:59 AM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can I upgrade the video ram on the MB?
If you are in the UK, there is a guy auctioning lots of the Lapis MV16-EN
cards as Bruce mentioned on eBay. I bought one and it
works great in 8.1, although some people have had big
On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 09:00 PM, Gary Sparkes wrote:
shreve?
Shreve Systems http://www.shrevesystems.com They used to be a big
used Apple parts and systems dealer with high prices and sometimes good
deals. They got out of the computer business a few months back, but
still have
-Original Message-
Shreve is selling new old stock 19.2 modems for the PB5xx for $2. Hard to
beat that
deal. You might want to check them out.
IIRC, Shreve closed its doors and turned all its inventory over to an
auction
house about two months ago.
Nope, they changed their minds.
Shreve is selling new old stock 19.2 modems for the PB5xx for $2. Hard to
beat that
deal. You might want to check them out.
IIRC, Shreve closed its doors and turned all its inventory over to an
auction
house about two months ago.
Nope, they changed their minds. Shreve is now focusing on
shreve?
- Original Message -
From: Tom Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: Newbie and PowerBook 520 Question
Shreve is selling new old stock 19.2 modems for the PB5xx for $2. Hard
to
beat that
deal. You might
In a message dated 2/13/03 3:30:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Shreve is selling new old stock 19.2 modems for the PB5xx for $2. Hard to
beat that
deal. You might want to check them out.
IIRC, Shreve closed its doors and turned all its inventory over to an auction
house about two months
Great! Please let me know how it goes!
Thanks
Nick
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it most certainly does help. i've just decided to
start that project
tonight...
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Greetings all,
A newbie to the list and to the world of PowerBooks in general.
I have a simple connectivity question:
I have a newly-found Duo 280c in great shape; it has a microdock
(eMachines/SuperMac), floppy adapter, etc.
I also have a good external CD-ROM unit to connect, with the obligatory
On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 12:16PM, Dana Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A newbie to the list and to the world of PowerBooks in general.
I have a simple connectivity question:
I have a newly-found Duo 280c in great shape; it has a microdock
(eMachines/SuperMac), floppy adapter, etc.
I also
At 3:16 PM -0500 1/28/03, Dana Collins wrote:
I also have a good external CD-ROM unit to connect, with the obligatory
HD-30 adapter; the only way I can see to plug this into the 280c is through
a minidock or full dock. Is there any other procedure, or a port I'm not
seeing?
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