Re: PISMO main battery
on 17/05/04 01:24, Jeff Greffe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. To run two devices ? They can only run one and one battery So, Malcolm and Tom, you are saying that it is not true ? Absolutely. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Numeric keypad drivers for my Pismo's Calculator (Mac OS X) ?
The National Enquirer reports at 10:39 AM -0500 5/14/04, James Rohde wrote: snip I have searched Targus' site (no luck, and they haven't responded yet to my email) and a couple of Mac OS X apps sites (I'd have to check my browser history, but I think SourceForge was one of them), but nobody seems to have USB drivers for numeric keypads. I think I recall that Apple (finally) re-wrote Calculator almost from the bottom up in X, but I'd think they would realize that some of us would want to use a keypad with it. Any and all suggestions/help appreciated, Jim, You might try an app called USB Overdrive (independent USB Drivers): http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=4701db=mac It seems to be primarily aimed at smaller USB devices like mice and gamepads. But it just might work with a keypad as well, It ought to worth a look-see. Good Luck. Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Villagetronic cardbus video card
on 17/05/2004 09:42, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out www.villagetronic.com They have a cardbus 32meg DDR DVI/VGA video card that works from Wallstreet up for about $250. I'm considering a G4/550 upgrade and had the same concerns as you (Pismo500/1gig, RAM/20gig HD, Panther). Will upgrade the HD to at least 40gig and now maybe the video too. This video card should work with the external video, but internal video remains the same. Shawn I've got one of these cards for my Pismo and it's pretty sweet. Does get a big hot though. Combining it with a G4 upgrade might make for a toasty Pismo. The nice thing about the Villagetronic card is that you've got 2 separate video cards at work, meaning you get the top resolutions available for both the external monitor (including DVI) and your Pismo screen. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mac CD-RW Burners
On 5/16/04, Amanda Ward wrote: I was going to ask about the 107 model, they seem fairly abundant on Ebay. Is Pioneer reasonably Mac Friendly? Amanda On Sunday, May 16, 2004, at 01:32 PM, James Sanderson wrote: If your in the market and have some dinero, go to easybuy.com. They have the latest Pioneer 107, a superdrive, for under $100 and free shipping. Got mine works great I don't work for Other World Computing, but they've been running the 107 SuperDrive on specials, including this from their last e-letter of specials: -- Burn CDs and DVDs quick with a Pioneer DVR-107 'SuperDrive'! Use Apple iDVD, Apple iTunes, Apple Discburner, Roxio Toast, Retrospect, etc. Burns DVDs at up to 8X, CDs at up to 24X speeds - and reads DVDs and CDs fast too. Pioneer DVR-107 'Superdrive', just the drive itself, $115.00 http://eshop.macsales.com/link.cfm?id=8065-1222 or with: 5 pieces DVD-R 10 pieces CD-R media with Jewel, Dantz Retrospect - $125.00 http://eshop.macsales.com/link.cfm?id=3369-6608 --- and with that (depending on your Mac model having fast enough processor), you could burn DVDs as well! Take a look if you want to see particulars, and you can sign up for their e-letter while you're there. I think they've also had CDRW's if you don't need (or can't take advantage of) DVDs burned. They also have a program called Discribe which (IIRC) can burn DVDs on *other* Mac systems than those that can run iDVD. Info on their website about that, too... Jim Rohde -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: PISMO main battery
My Reply follows quote. On 17/05/2004 00:49 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: on 17/05/04 01:24, Jeff Greffe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. To run two devices ? They can only run one and one battery So, Malcolm and Tom, you are saying that it is not true ? Absolutely. - Which is the original PowerBook G3 Series? I know for a fact that the Wallstreet can run both a Zip drive and a CD-ROM, no battery. Ken -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: PISMO main battery
The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. Which is the original PowerBook G3 Series? Wallstreet I know for a fact that the Wallstreet can run both a Zip drive and a CD-ROM, no battery. Yes that wasn't the issue. The above was being read as stating that the Lombard/Pismo had to run a battery, I think it was saying that they can't run two devices best Malcolm -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: PISMO main battery
That would be the 3400, not the Wallstreet! Tom Which is the original PowerBook G3 Series? Wallstreet -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: PISMO main battery, my lombard works without battery
Directly from Apple support site: The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. My Lombard running OS 9.2.2 starts without the battery in (on AC). Perhaps Apple means the Lombard and Pismo can't use a two expansion bay devices at once? All my expansion bay stuff (CD, Zip, Superdisk/floppy) is asymmetric (will only fit the right bay). -- Andrew in Ann Arbor technology is the answer, what was the question? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Adding RAM to WS II
You're right, it brings back to memory all that A+ stuff I learned... they don't teach you a whole lot on how Macs work though, that was disappointing because its real interesting. Know any good links for how the hardware in a Mac works? What kind of controller does the motherboard use to access memory, does it address the same way a PC does? North-bridge/south-bridge, are these relevant? Curious more than anything else, no explanation needed, just a link, but perhaps other posters would like to know if someone has the time. Thanks! Mike On Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 08:37 PM, Nils wrote: You guys are getting closer.. There are 2 issues here. One at a time. First, a WallStreet II runs a 66MHz System Bus. That means that you can run PC66, PC100 or PC133 memory. The rating shows the speed that the memory has been certified to run at. A piece of PC66 memory run on a 100MHz system but _might_ work. But when it was tested at the factory, they guarantee that it will run correctly and error free at 66MHz. The answer is, get whatever you want. PC66, PC100 or PC133 will work correctly. Second, as for the chip density. Yes, this is an issue. And is often not on a sticker attached to the memory module. Here is an example... If you had a 168pin (Dual In-Memory Module), it has 4 chips and the label says 8Mx32. It would break down like this... Chip Density : 8 (chip depth in millions) x 32 b (chip width in bits) = 256 Megabit (Mb) 256 Megabit (Mb) x 4 (number of chips) = 1024 Megabit (Mb) Module Density : 1024 Megabit (Mb) / 8 b (bits per byte) = 128 MegaByte (MB) When the motherboard for the WSII was designed, the memory controller used knew about different sizes of memory chips available at the time of production. So the sizes that it knew, it is able to address correctly. Now, since I don't have any 256MB modules in my WS right now, I can't tell you this for sure. But I'm going to take a guess.. I'm thinking that the memory controller doesn't know how to address a memory chip with a depth greater than 8 million bits. So it might be able to correctly access an 8Mx32 chip, but not a 16Mx16 chip. Both of those sizes are 256Mbit, but if the controller doesn't understand how to read a chip depth greater than 8 million bits, it will address the memory as an 8Mx16. If I'm right. This should explain why some 256MB modules show up as 128MB on older laptops.. Chip Density : 8 (chip depth in millions) x 16 b (chip width in bits) = 128 Megabit (Mb) 128 Megabit (Mb) x 8 (number of chips) = 1024 Megabit (Mb) Module Density : 1024 Megabit (Mb) / 8 b (bits per byte) = 128 MegaByte (MB) So, what you will want to look for is a 256MB module with 8Mx32 chips. I REALLY hope I'm right. It'd suck if I did all this reading/math to find out that I'm way off base. Btw, this page is where I found all the relevant information. http://www.kingston.com/tools/umg/umg04.asp -nils (250MHz WS, 416MHz Beige G3, 200MHz PB1400) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Adding RAM to WS II
This is true... Mike On Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 09:02 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 13/05/04 22:37, Nils at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You guys are getting closer.. Well, for my part, the reason I suggested to get 66MHz chip was that the density was likely to be smaller with those older chips. -Laurent. -- === = Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin http://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] bozotic /boh-zoh'tik/ or /boh-zo'tik/ adj.: [from the name of a TV clown even more losing than Ronald McDonald] Resembling or having the quality of a bozo; that is, clownish, ludicrously wrong, unintentionally humorous. Compare wonky, demented. Note that the noun `bozo' occurs in slang, but the mainstream adjectival form would be `bozo-like' or (in New England) `bozoish'. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mac CD-RW Burners
I've been successful getting MY unauthorized CD-RW machine to work using the tips on these pages: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20010506172701999 http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20021015065316805 Good luck. CM On Sun, 16 May 2004 12:16:49 -0700, Amanda Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I recently bought an Iomega USB CD-RW burner that the packaging said was Mac Compatible. Well yeah, I can burn CD-R media and read audio/data disks using Toast (Of course Iomega doesn't yet support OS X). While that's okay, I really wanted the RW capability and to be able to burn from iTunes. Anyone know of any software that will allow me to read and write to RW media? While I'm at it, how about any suggestions for other drives that might accomplish the task. I'm running a BW G3 with a G4-450 CPU and Jaguar 10.2.8 Thanks, Amanda -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wallstreet DVD Drive
I'd be interested in buying that drive decoder card. All the best, stanton I tried sending you an email and it bounced. This is the eBay auction # 4131936353 Just go to ebay.com and inter the # into the search. Ted -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mac CD-RW Burners
Just use patchburn one-click-easy ! Info on xlr8yourmac.com site Jeff On May 17, 2004, at 10:48 PM, Charles Meyerson wrote: I've been successful getting MY unauthorized CD-RW machine to work using the tips on these pages: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20010506172701999 http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20021015065316805 Good luck. CM On Sun, 16 May 2004 12:16:49 -0700, Amanda Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I recently bought an Iomega USB CD-RW burner that the packaging said was Mac Compatible. Well yeah, I can burn CD-R media and read audio/data disks using Toast (Of course Iomega doesn't yet support OS X). While that's okay, I really wanted the RW capability and to be able to burn from iTunes. Anyone know of any software that will allow me to read and write to RW media? While I'm at it, how about any suggestions for other drives that might accomplish the task. I'm running a BW G3 with a G4-450 CPU and Jaguar 10.2.8 Thanks, Amanda -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mac CD-RW Burners (For Powerbook G4?)
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mikael=20Bystr=F6m?= [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Mac CD-RW Burners (For Powerbook G4?) Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 02:10:27 +0200 So what CD/DVD-RW is possible and preferred to replace the one in the early Powerbook G4's (400/500 and so on)? There aren't very many slot-loading slim drives out there. MacResQ has them for about $149. That gets you a Matshita CW-8121, which is a 8x4x32x8 combo drive. Logic supply sells the CW-8122, which is a 16x10x40x8 combo. However, if you have the 1st-gen like I do, then the MacResQ drive comes with a bracket and the proper cable. The bracket for the stock DVD player isn't removeable, but it would be possible to fab your own if you can work with .030 aluminum sheet. I think the connector on the drive is in a different place, so you can't use the cable from the DVD player either. I got the MacResQ model, then later got one from Logic and replaced it. The first one is now a cool slot-loader in a Pismo. One problem with the faster drive, it only has a 2MB buffer so music CD's have a few skips if I burn at the top speed. The good thing about both of these drives is the native support in OSX. --- JSH TiBook -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
WiFi...Why Apple over 3rd party
on 5/16/04 3:03 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: ...WiFi why?. Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:43:40 -0700 Good morning All, I live in the Seattle area and we have all of the electronic and office big box stores, independent Apple dealers, and at least two Apple Stores. I am getting ready to go home wireless with my Pismo, and in reading the Sunday paper and all of the ads, my question is this; why do I need Airport, when there are several name brand WiFi routers on sale for less than $100.00? Aside from Apple loyalty, and the cool factor, which may be negligent as the router is often in a place where the casual visitor to your home may not see it and therefor not be impressed by your cool factor, is there a compelling technical factor for using an Airport over any of the other good products on the market ? I have been a rabid Mac user since 1985 and love the look and feel of the products and how they work, and work, and work! Thanks Jim. No compelling tech factor in my book. Go Linksys. Cheap, stackable, fast and reliable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo Battery
on 5/17/04 12:42 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jeff Greffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PISMO main battery Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 08:24:05 +0800 Directly from Apple support site: The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. So, Malcolm and Tom, you are saying that it is not true ? Jeff Apple is wrong. I just confirmed via test. Ah well. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: WiFi...Why Apple over 3rd party
I have a US Robotics router and a gulp Microsoft wireless card that I use for WS II. I had to pay a little more for the 3rd party driver to work the MS card, but I was still $30 cheaper than an airport that won't work in my system anyway. The router has a 108Mb capability and was only $40 after rebate. Apple is cool, but I'm not...meh! Mike On Monday, May 17, 2004, at 03:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 5/16/04 3:03 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: ...WiFi why?. Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:43:40 -0700 Good morning All, I live in the Seattle area and we have all of the electronic and office big box stores, independent Apple dealers, and at least two Apple Stores. I am getting ready to go home wireless with my Pismo, and in reading the Sunday paper and all of the ads, my question is this; why do I need Airport, when there are several name brand WiFi routers on sale for less than $100.00? Aside from Apple loyalty, and the cool factor, which may be negligent as the router is often in a place where the casual visitor to your home may not see it and therefor not be impressed by your cool factor, is there a compelling technical factor for using an Airport over any of the other good products on the market ? I have been a rabid Mac user since 1985 and love the look and feel of the products and how they work, and work, and work! Thanks Jim. No compelling tech factor in my book. Go Linksys. Cheap, stackable, fast and reliable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: WiFi...Why Apple over 3rd party
on 5/16/04 3:03 PM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: ...WiFi why?. Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:43:40 -0700 Good morning All, I live in the Seattle area and we have all of the electronic and office big box stores, independent Apple dealers, and at least two Apple Stores. I am getting ready to go home wireless with my Pismo, and in reading the Sunday paper and all of the ads, my question is this; why do I need Airport, when there are several name brand WiFi routers on sale for less than $100.00? Aside from Apple loyalty, and the cool factor, which may be negligent as the router is often in a place where the casual visitor to your home may not see it and therefor not be impressed by your cool factor, is there a compelling technical factor for using an Airport over any of the other good products on the market ? I have been a rabid Mac user since 1985 and love the look and feel of the products and how they work, and work, and work! Thanks Jim. No compelling tech factor in my book. Go Linksys. Cheap, stackable, fast and reliable. The only compelling reason to buy an Apple router is it's integration with the software. Apple's AirPort utilities are pretty good. I've got a Linksys router, though, and I'm quite happy. As for cards, speaking as someone who has internal cards and PC Card, there is MUCH to be said about having the card integrated into the computer. It doesn't stick out, there's no fear of catching it on something or breaking the antenna, etc. Quite nice, actually. Plus, on the Pismo and newer 'Books, you don't have to worry about hogging up the only PC Card slot you've got... Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: ...WiFi why?.....
On May 17, 2004, at 8:09 AM, James Rohde wrote: Good morning All, I live in the Seattle area and we have all of the electronic and office big box stores, independent Apple dealers, and at least two Apple Stores. I am getting ready to go home wireless with my Pismo, and in reading the Sunday paper and all of the ads, my question is this; why do I need Airport, when there are several name brand WiFi routers on sale for less than $100.00? Aside from Apple loyalty, and the cool factor, which may be negligent as the router is often in a place where the casual visitor to your home may not see it and therefor not be impressed by your cool factor, is there a compelling technical factor for using an Airport over any of the other good products on the market ? I have been a rabid Mac user since 1985 and love the look and feel of the products and how they work, and work, and work! Thanks Jim. Two reasons for me. When I bought a graphite base station (on eBay) I needed a wireless router with a modem since I didn't have broadband where I lived. Since moving, I do have broadband. I will probably upgrade the olde graphite to an extreme base station for the USB port. I don't think any other mfr. has a router that will let you print to a USB printer connected to the router like the airport extreme. If there is, I'd like to know. -- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mount Pleasant, Michigan http://jameseddywoodworks.com - -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: PISMO main battery
At 8:48 AM -0500 5/17/04, Thomas Ethen wrote: That would be the 3400, not the Wallstreet! Tom Which is the original PowerBook G3 Series? Wallstreet Uh, NO. The first in the PowerBook G3 Series is the WallStreet. The Original PowerBook G3 (no Series) is the Kanga, AKA 3500. The 3400 is the version prior to that. The 3400 uses a 603 processor, not a G3. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
What is a Lombard DVD card?
I have a 333 Mhz Lombard and when I recently upgraded the CD-ROM drive to a DVD drive, I found that it actually played DVD movies. Cool! Subsequently, I noticed that in the Apple System Profiler, it states that there is a DVD card present. My question is this: Is this DVD card a part of the motherboard? Or is it a separate component hidden in the bowels of my machine that could conceivably be transferred to another Lombard? Ted __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mac CD-RW Burners
Hi Jeff, I used patchburn and iTunes refuses to see any supported burned. There are identical part numbers for the Iomega drive under Lite-On and Philips, but they don't seem to make any difference. Amanda On Monday, May 17, 2004, at 07:58 AM, Jeff Greffe wrote: Just use patchburn one-click-easy ! Info on xlr8yourmac.com site Jeff On May 17, 2004, at 10:48 PM, Charles Meyerson wrote: -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Numeric keypad drivers for my Pismo's Calculator (Mac OS X)
On 5/17/04, Bob wrote: Jim, You might try an app called USB Overdrive (independent USB Drivers): http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=4701db=mac It seems to be primarily aimed at smaller USB devices like mice and gamepads. But it just might work with a keypad as well, It ought to worth a look-see. Good Luck. Good suggestion, Bob, but I've already tried installing it. I'd used the MacOS 9 version of USB Overdrive (works great there or even under Classi), and downloaded the OS X version of USB-O, but it doesn't help with the keypad under Jaguar and the Apple Calculator. My (IBM) 2-button-and-scrollwheel compact optical travel mouse (under $30 on clearance at my local BestBuy) works fine without any drivers, and the keypad will work in other apps (like TextEdit, AppleWorks, etc.). However, it won't work in the Calculator that Apple makes. Maybe I'm just hoping for too much. But then again, this wouldn't be the first time Apple didn't follow their own guidelines for software. ;-) But thanks for the suggestion. Maybe someone else will come up with something that will make Apple's gizmo work. Jim Rohde One of life's greatest rules... you cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening your own. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: What is a Lombard DVD card?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/17/04 19:03 PM I have a 333 Mhz Lombard and when I recently upgraded the CD-ROM drive to a DVD drive, I found that it actually played DVD movies. Cool! Subsequently, I noticed that in the Apple System Profiler, it states that there is a DVD card present. My question is this: Is this DVD card a part of the motherboard? Or is it a separate component hidden in the bowels of my machine that could conceivably be transferred to another Lombard? Ted reply - Normally a 333 Lombard requires a DVD decoder card that is inserted into the PC Card slot in order for a DVD to play if you have a DVD drive. It might be that you have a 400 Lombard that has a 333 CPU replacing the orignal 400 CPU. The 400 had the decoder hardware on the motherboard. Have you checked the label on the bottom of the case to see which model you have? J -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo Battery
At 3:01 PM -0700 5/17/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 5/17/04 12:42 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jeff Greffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PISMO main battery Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 08:24:05 +0800 Directly from Apple support site: The original PowerBook G3 Series has the ability to use two expansion bay devices and run from the AC adapter with no main battery installed. Note: The PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard)and PowerBook (FireWire) do not have this capability. So, Malcolm and Tom, you are saying that it is not true ? Jeff Apple is wrong. I just confirmed via test. Ah well. Ah, what did you confirm? -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: What is a Lombard DVD card?
Normally a 333 Lombard requires a DVD decoder card that is inserted into the PC Card slot in order for a DVD to play if you have a DVD drive. It might be that you have a 400 Lombard that has a 333 CPU replacing the orignal 400 CPU. The 400 had the decoder hardware on the motherboard. Have you checked the label on the bottom of the case to see which model you have? J - reply: John, Hmm...that is kind of weird. Apple system profiler says that the processor is a 333Mhz, and the lower case is marked as such. However, I bought the Lombard from an eBay seller, who said that she had needed to have some work done on it. Maybe they replaced the motherboard. Anyways, thanks for the info. Ted __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
