Re: Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

[Thomas Ethen]

About twice as fast, but not near as fast am my Firewire reader.

Tom

on 5/18/04 18:50, Timothy J. Luoma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Tue, 18 May 2004 18:50:57 -0500, Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have two, a Lexar and a Sandisk and I can't see the difference between
>> them.
> 
> Is it faster than a USB reader?
> 
> TjL


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Re: Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

[Michelle Klein-Hass]

On Tuesday 18 May 2004 03:48 pm, Timothy J. Luoma wrote:
> Has anyone used a Compact Flash card reader that fits in the PC Card Slot
> of a Powerbook?
>
> Can anyone recommend one to use (or avoid, for that matter)?

Well, my Kodak CF/PC Card adapter is literally and figuratively golden for me. 
Not a lick of trouble either on my Wallstreet II "PDQ" or my ThinkPad 600E.

I think these are pretty simple electrically, because basically there is an 
IDE controller onboard the Compact Flash card. On other kinds of Flash, like 
Memory Sticks, SD/MMC, SmartMedia and so on, there is no controller, 
therefore the adapter has to be a bit more sophisticated. Probably a generic 
card will serve you well.

I have a PC/Cardbus card question of my own, but I will ask it in another 
message.

Take care,
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Re: Numeric keypad drivers for my Pismo's Calculator (Mac OS X)

[Bob]

The National Enquirer reports at 10:52 PM -0500 5/17/04, James Rohde wrote:

>On 5/17/04, Bob wrote:
>
> >
> >Jim,
> >You might try an app called USB Overdrive (independent USB Drivers):
> >
> >
> >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.

It was a long shot, but one I thought was worth trying.

One more suggestion. Have you looked at any 3rd-party OS X 
calculators? I have seen a few, but right now I can't suggest 
anything specific. If you want to see if someone else's calculator 
will work with the keypad, go to Google/mac.html and search on "OS X" 
calculator (including the quotation marks).

Hope you come up with something.

Bob


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Re: Pismo Battery

[Hoju Dingo]

Hi Folks
On 18/05/2004, at 10:41 PM, malcolm cornelius 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."


 I have been using my Pismo (Firewire 2000) directly from the AC with 
the
 battery removed for about 6 weks now...No problems at all...
 Mike K
I think we've done this one now - I still say that Apple were stating 
that the capability missing from the bronzes is the ability to use two 
expansion bay devices.

Malcolm
Exactly correct as mentioned by others already. I tend to run with the 
battery installed,
in case of a power outage (the bane of desktops). I need a new battery 
(expensive in Oz)
but the old one has about 15-20 minutes of life, which I suppose is 
enough for it
to act as a UPS in case the power goes off ... a graceful 
shutdown/sleep is better
in the long run. (Of course I should have a real UPS and a new battery 
but I move
around a lot and have enough stuff to lug already!). Thinking about 
going wireless
(Airport or a PC card?) but no real point until I source a cheaper 
(new/newish) battery.

Adios
Harry.
Powerbook Firewire (Pismo),  400Mhz, 512MB, 40GB, OS X 10.3.3 and OSX 
10.2.8 (and MacOS 9.2.2).

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new PowerMac G5 list

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Hello fellow Macintosh enthusiasts!
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Re: Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

[Laurent Daudelin]

on 18/05/04 19:50, Timothy J. Luoma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Tue, 18 May 2004 18:50:57 -0500, Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have two, a Lexar and a Sandisk and I can't see the difference between
>> them.
> 
> Is it faster than a USB reader?

It should be faster.

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Re: Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

[Timothy J. Luoma]

On Tue, 18 May 2004 18:50:57 -0500, Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:

I have two, a Lexar and a Sandisk and I can't see the difference between
them.
Is it faster than a USB reader?
TjL
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Re: Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

[Thomas Ethen]

I have two, a Lexar and a Sandisk and I can't see the difference between
them. 

Tom

on 5/18/04 17:48, Timothy J. Luoma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> Has anyone used a Compact Flash card reader that fits in the PC Card Slot
> of a Powerbook?
> 
> Can anyone recommend one to use (or avoid, for that matter)?
> 
> TjL
> 


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Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

[Timothy J. Luoma]

Has anyone used a Compact Flash card reader that fits in the PC Card Slot  
of a Powerbook?

Can anyone recommend one to use (or avoid, for that matter)?
TjL
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Re: ...WiFi why?....

[James Rohde]

On 5/18/04, im Eddy wrote:

>
>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

Actually, that's not my post...

Jim Rohde


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Re: "No Batteries Available" - PB G4 17"

[Laurent Daudelin]

On 18/05/04 14:10, "Anne Judge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> My 17" powerbook has just started claiming it has no battery installed,
> though it does.  It can even run off the battery while claiming it has
> no battery!!  (But it shuts down very ungracefully when - I presume -
> the battery runs down.)
> 
> Does anyone know what can cause this in this model?
> 
> The one way I've figured out to get it to see its battery is to pull it
> out and snap it back it - a pain since it's on the bottom, plus it
> doesn't work all the time any more (or for very long when it does
> work).
> 
> I've tried restarting, resetting the PMU (using Apple's instructions
> for this powerbook), and using the battery update software from Apple's
> site (which isn't described as solving this problem - in fact, the I
> only remember seeing the "x through the battery" problem mentioned in
> conjunction with WallStreets, and couldn't find any mention of it
> happening to Aluminum G4s).  None of these helped.
> 
> It should be under warranty still, and definitely has a CompUSA
> extended warranty (I got the floor model from there), but CompUSA is
> inconvenient to me - over an hour - and I wanted to know if anyone here
> had an idea what the problem might be (battery? PMU? other?) before I
> check out the local Apple repair site or hit the road for CompUSA.

How long did you have it? It could be the battery running out, but since
it's a 17", I would think something else is at cause, like the PMU.

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"No Batteries Available" - PB G4 17"

[Anne Judge]

My 17" powerbook has just started claiming it has no battery installed, 
though it does.  It can even run off the battery while claiming it has 
no battery!!  (But it shuts down very ungracefully when - I presume - 
the battery runs down.)

Does anyone know what can cause this in this model?
The one way I've figured out to get it to see its battery is to pull it 
out and snap it back it - a pain since it's on the bottom, plus it 
doesn't work all the time any more (or for very long when it does 
work).

I've tried restarting, resetting the PMU (using Apple's instructions 
for this powerbook), and using the battery update software from Apple's 
site (which isn't described as solving this problem - in fact, the I 
only remember seeing the "x through the battery" problem mentioned in 
conjunction with WallStreets, and couldn't find any mention of it 
happening to Aluminum G4s).  None of these helped.

It should be under warranty still, and definitely has a CompUSA 
extended warranty (I got the floor model from there), but CompUSA is 
inconvenient to me - over an hour - and I wanted to know if anyone here 
had an idea what the problem might be (battery? PMU? other?) before I 
check out the local Apple repair site or hit the road for CompUSA.

Anne
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Re: Mac Mail

[Stuart Saunders]

Oops. Found it. Look under show folders.
Please just go back to ignoring me.
Ta,
Stuart.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Stuart Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 19 May 2004 12:59:51 AM
To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mac Mail
Apple appear to have updated .Mac this morning. (Taipei time).
There does not appear to be any way now to check the size of your mail 
boxes; before when you clicked on preferences with Mail open in a 
browser, you got a fuel gauge telling you how much of your 15 mb you 
were using.

Its gone. Anyone find a way to find mail box sizes?
TIA (Ta in advance),
Stuart.

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Mac Mail

[Stuart Saunders]

Apple appear to have updated .Mac this morning. (Taipei time).
There does not appear to be any way now to check the size of your mail 
boxes; before when you clicked on preferences with Mail open in a 
browser, you got a fuel gauge telling you how much of your 15 mb you 
were using.

Its gone. Anyone find a way to find mail box sizes?
TIA (Ta in advance),
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Re: Mac CD-RW Burners (For Powerbook G4?)

[Dan K]

Jeff Hubatka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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.


This eBay vendor has a bunch of NIB CW-8121 drives for $85 apiece:


or 10(!) for $750:


I've no relationship to this vendor, just figured it to be a good price.

BTW, these drives work fine in Lombard/Pismo as well, they'll pop right 
into any L/P optical drive carrier/sled/caddy/thingy.

Dan K

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Re: Mac CD-RW Burners (For Powerbook G4?)

[Jeff Greffe]

You wrote about "sites that describe how to make your own bracket" and 
I have spent 45 min trying to find one ... no luck !

Any idea where I could find this info ?
Thanks ,
Jeff
Actually there are lots of slot loading slim drives (Combos and 
DVD-R/Ws),
but as JSH points out, the problem is the bracket for powerbooks that
shipped without a Combo. The aftermarket drives are smaller than the
original DVD and require said bracket. The companies that sell the 
"kit"
charge an arm and a couple legs, but the installation is greatly 
simplified.
There are sites that describe how to make your own "bracket" and save 
some
cash. Should be noted that bare 4x DVD burners (the Matshita UJ-825) 
cost a
lot less than companies' 1x or 2x burners with the kit (e.g. $260-is 
vs.
$330-350). If you're handy with aluminum sheet, go for it. As JSH 
points
out, the slot-loaders can also be fitted in Pismos. I've got a Matshita
UJ-815B in mine. Very cool looking, plus no worries re. making the 
faceplate
fit.

Chris

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Re: Pismo Battery

[malcolm cornelius]

>  >>>  "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."
>  >>>
>  >
>  I have been using my Pismo (Firewire 2000) directly from the AC with the 
>  battery removed for about 6 weks now...No problems at all...
>  Mike K

I think we've done this one now - I still say that Apple were stating that the 
capability missing from the bronzes is the ability to use two expansion bay devices.

Malcolm

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Re: Pismo Battery

[K]

 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."


I have been using my Pismo (Firewire 2000) directly from the AC with the 
battery removed for about 6 weks now...No problems at all...
Mike K

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Re: What is a Lombard DVD card?

[Eugene Lee]

On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 07:04:51PM -0700, Ted Mann wrote:
: 
: 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?

It's part of the motherboard.  The 400 MHz units and a few 333 MHz units
have built-in DVD decoder hardware.  Most 333 MHz units do not have the
built-in DVD decoder hardware.


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