Re: ??? Wallstreet battery replacement cells ???
Oh dear! It does work, but I too thought my fingers were going to break off backwards, from holding those keys! For me, it worked once out of about six tries, then I gave up. However, my battery is how charging, but whether it was the Open Firmware or my booting into OS 9 that did it, I shall never know. Susan Platter Swindon, Wiltshire, England On Saturday, June 5, 2004, at 09:59 PM, G-Books wrote: In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tom Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ??? Wallstreet battery replacement cells ??? Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 08:15:40 -0700 Lucky you. I have nearly broken off my fingers trying to get a Wallstreet I to boot into open firmware. I am convinced it will not happen. On Jun 5, 2004, at 4:18 AM, Susan Platter wrote: When I tried this on my Wallstreet, which is showing exactly the same symptoms as described in Macintouch, I got a message that reset-nvram was an unknown word. reset-all seemed to work, as the screen blanked out and the Wallstreet went into a normal OS X startup, but what does reset-nvram do and why should it not be a recognised command? Will it work without the hyphen? Incidentally, I have great difficulty getting Open Firmware to start. Sometimes it does, but most times not. Is there any way of setting it to start up, without having to hold those keys down? Susan Platter Swindon, Wiltshire, England -- 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 ---
DVD burning in OS X
Hi, folks. A while back I replaced the stock DVD drive in my Pismo with an LG GCC-4240N. I got the burner update files from xlr8yourmac.com, and replaced the authoring support files in OS 9, sans problem. Unfortunately, I just updated to OS X, and have no idea how to do the same thing. The OS X file is labeled LGCDR.device-plugin, but I don't know where it goes. I tried putting it in the extensions folder, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Profiler still says burning isn't supported. Any advice from the pros? xx Joe Crow http://www.joecrow.net -Everything I need to know about life I learned by killing smart people and eating their brains.- -- 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 ---
Making a Choice?
Hello all. I need a Powerbook. I have read extensively on LowEnd Mac regarding possibilities. It seems a good Pismo is a fine economical choice. However, I would like to have a CD-RW along with DVD. Once I seek that, the number of choices expands widely. SO, which ibook, powerbook should I choose? G3 is fine, but I do want reliability and physical robustness. Of course used is fine, but I will review my options in the refurbished market. My wife now runs a current G4 Powerbook and I run several Mac clones, a 9600 and a G3 beige all on OS 9.x. Please advise. Suggestions for resources for reviews and recommendations/opinions are welcome as well. Thanks. Peter. -- Peter Max Polshek 1715 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32603 Fax: 352-371-2994 -- 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 ---
daughtercard replacement
Hello there ! Just before I will pop in another replacement cpu card, I just want to make sure I will not fry it again due to another malfunction ! Now, as previously described, when I try to start up this pismo, I get a grey screen, a spinup of the HD, and then stuck ... I tried the firewire target mode to check the HD with another laptop, HD seems ok. I tried starting up from an install cd ... still the same as with the HD. I can get into OF ... tried resetting everything, no go ... BUT, after trying all those things, the CPU and heat shield get really hot ... would it be the case if there was a CPU card failure ? .. would the CPU still try to work and get hot ? Thanks Jeff -- 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: DVD burning in OS X
on 07/06/04 05:01, Joe Crow at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, folks. A while back I replaced the stock DVD drive in my Pismo with an LG GCC-4240N. I got the burner update files from xlr8yourmac.com, and replaced the authoring support files in OS 9, sans problem. Unfortunately, I just updated to OS X, and have no idea how to do the same thing. The OS X file is labeled LGCDR.device-plugin, but I don't know where it goes. I tried putting it in the extensions folder, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Profiler still says burning isn't supported. Any advice from the pros? If you look again on xlr8yourmac.com, there should be a mention of a hacking tool that will give burning option to some Apple software that won't recognize your drive otherwise. I forget how the patching tool is called, unfortunately... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] frag n.,v.: [from Vietnam-era U.S. military slang via the games Doom and Quake] 1. To kill another player's avatar in a multiuser game. I hold the office Quake record with 40 frags. 2. To completely ruin something. Forget that power supply, the lightning strike fragged it. See also gib. -- 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: Making a Choice?
on 07/06/04 08:29, Peter Polshek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all. I need a Powerbook. I have read extensively on LowEnd Mac regarding possibilities. It seems a good Pismo is a fine economical choice. However, I would like to have a CD-RW along with DVD. Once I seek that, the number of choices expands widely. SO, which ibook, powerbook should I choose? G3 is fine, but I do want reliability and physical robustness. Of course used is fine, but I will review my options in the refurbished market. My wife now runs a current G4 Powerbook and I run several Mac clones, a 9600 and a G3 beige all on OS 9.x. Please advise. Suggestions for resources for reviews and recommendations/opinions are welcome as well. Thanks. You can get an external CD-RW with a Pismo or even have the internal DVD-ROM drive replaced with a CD-RW drive... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gib /jib/: 1. vi. To destroy utterly. Like frag, but much more violent and final. There's no trace left. You definitely gibbed that bug. 2. n. Remnants after total obliteration. Originated first by id software in the game Quake. It's short for giblets (thus pronounced jib), and referred to the bloody remains of slain opponents. Eventually the word was verbed, and leaked into general usage afterward. -- 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 ---
Wallstreet processor mitch-match
Hi, I recently obtained a WS 266mhz off a well-known auction webcite(!), with the seller using the ol' gosh-I-don't-know-if-it-works-I-have-no-power-cord-2-test-it-with shuffle; I have had luck in the past, and the price was righteous, so I took a chance... Sure enough, when I received it it was acting erraticly; sometimes it would startup; other times it would shut off for no reason the fan and the green light would cut on and stay on indefinitely. I thought it might be a bad pram and/or charge board and/or processor, so I commensed to dismantling it. Come to find out, it was a Series I motherboard with a Series II(!) 266mhz processor! I put in a 250mhz WS processor and it works fine now. My questions (finally!) are these: I assumed that mis-matching a WS series I or II motherboard with a series II or I processor would result in the laptop not working at all. Eveidently not? Anyone have similar experiences? Also, by mis-matching the processor/motherboard, is there any chance either part could have been damaged? Thanks... Craig W. Atlanta GA If you go to war you have already lost ---Shogun Tokugawa -- 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: iMac Ram in a Pismo?
I have that same RAM chip in my Pismo right now. I bought the PC133/512MB RAM 2 years back to eventually put into an LCD iMac, but I've kept my Pismo a bit longer than I expected and the RAM specs have changed in the newer iMacs. The Pismo actually uses PC100 RAM, so it can't use the PC133 speed, but it should work anyway. Turtle-Bear On Jun 5, 2004, at 8:41 AM, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: I have a 512K RAM module in an iMac 500 mhz DV I am getting ready to sell. I need to upgrade my Pismo from its current 192 to at least 640. Can I pull the 512 from the iMac (I think it was actually PC133 RAM - which was irrelevant to the iMac) and put it in my Pismo? What research I have done on the web is giving me mixed signals so I turn to this list. Will RAM from that iMac (same RAM as used in the Cube among other Macs) always work in my Pismo? Never work with my Pismo? Work under certain conditions (e.g. a certain slot)? Inquiring minds want to know! Brian -- 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: Making a Choice?
Peter, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hello all. I need a Powerbook. I have read extensively on LowEnd Mac regarding possibilities. It seems a good Pismo is a fine economical choice. However, I would like to have a CD-RW along with DVD. Once I seek that, the number of choices expands widely. SO, which ibook, powerbook should I choose? G3 is fine, but I do want reliability and physical robustness. Of course used is fine, but I will review my options in the refurbished market. My wife now runs a current G4 Powerbook and I run several Mac clones, a 9600 and a G3 beige all on OS 9.x. Please advise. Suggestions for resources for reviews and recommendations/opinions are welcome as well. Thanks. I just picked up a Powerbook G4/400 sans power supply for $493. Counting on finding one for $50. At least here in Sweden, that price is normally what you pay for a Pismo. -- 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: Making a Choice?
On Monday, June 7, 2004, at 07:29 AM, Peter Polshek wrote: Hello all. I need a Powerbook. I have read extensively on LowEnd Mac regarding possibilities. It seems a good Pismo is a fine economical choice. However, I would like to have a CD-RW along with DVD. Once I seek that, the number of choices expands widely. SO, which ibook, powerbook should I choose? G3 is fine, but I do want reliability and physical robustness. Of course used is fine, but I will review my options in the refurbished market. My wife now runs a current G4 Powerbook and I run several Mac clones, a 9600 and a G3 beige all on OS 9.x. Please advise. Suggestions for resources for reviews and recommendations/opinions are welcome as well. Thanks. Peter. -- Peter Max Polshek 1715 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32603 Fax: 352-371-2994 If you don't need the power of a powerbook I would go with a 12 G4 iBook. They are affordable, reliable, and powerful enough for most things. 700MHz iBook G3 640MB Ram OS 10.2.8 Laugha while you can monkeyboy. Dr. Lizardo(Bukaroo Bonzai) -- 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: will iMic work with a Lombard?
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 15:38:48 -0400 From: Andrew in Ann Arbor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: will iMic work with a Lombard? I'd love to convert some of my LPs to digital. Can I do this with my Lombard (400 Mhz OS 9.2.2)? -- Andrew in Ann Arbor technology is the answer, what was the question? I use a Lombard for recording my LP collection. RCA to mini-stereo from the amp to the sound in on the PB, Sound Studio for recording. Then I split the tracks, edit the pops and crackles, burn a CD from the AIFF files and finally convert to AAC for the iTunes library. --- 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 ---
Re: next generation of laptop construction and design
On Jun 6, 2004, at 3:42 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: Does anyone suspect that Apple will settle with light metal, specifically aluminum, from now on? Is there likely to be a new industrial plastic or composite of some sort that will be more durable and damage resistant?-- No more than they've settled now...the iBooks are built of a different material. IMO the Aluminum 'books look really nice new, really nice old, and kinda crappy inbetween ;-) Once they're scratched up to get kind of a matte finish all over, they're not bad looking, but they look kinda beat up when there are enough scratches to show, but not enough to blend. I have no doubt that Apple will change their laptop designs in a year or so...to what is a closely guarded secret, I'll bet. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- 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: Powerline Network
At 02:44 PM -0700 06/06/2004, supershanefx wrote, as an untrimmed top-post: Anyone ever setup a powerline network or homeplug network? Which are the best brands? I need to set up an internet network for pcs and macs in my father-in-law's home.(just for broadband internet) I've been looking at the corinex products. We tested some homeplug stuff about 4 months ago. Wasn't impressed. [Brand names withheld due to licensing permission restrictions] Initially, it worked ok, with annoying limitations. We couldn't get anything in the back quarter of our home to work. Apparently there's something in the garage's circuit breaker box that stopped it. Two of the wall-box interfaces fried during our first thunder storm. Adding a protector between the wall socket and the box stopped it from functioning. Actual throughput was about 3 Mbps (the devices were advertized as 14 Mbps). Fast enough to keep up with something like cable modem. But it's abysmally slow compared to the 10, 50, and 100 Mbps we normally use to print or to move files between machines on our LAN. Bottom line: Far more expensive, less versatile, less reliable, and far slower than running Cat5 or a using cheap 802.11a/b/g WAP. I think this is an interesting technology that needs a few years to mature. - Dan. -- 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: Making a Choice?
Maybe is just me, but when someone is selling a portable computer without power supply, it screeams stolen goods! My 2 cents, Luis --- Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gt; Peter, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: gt; gt; gt;Hello all. I need a Powerbook. I have read gt; extensively on LowEnd gt; gt;Mac regarding possibilities. It seems a good Pismo gt; is a fine gt; gt;economical choice. However, I would like to have a gt; CD-RW along with gt; gt;DVD. Once I seek that, the number of choices gt; expands widely. SO, gt; gt;which ibook, powerbook should I choose? G3 is gt; fine, but I do want gt; gt;reliability and physical robustness. Of course gt; used is fine, but I gt; gt;will review my options in the refurbished market. gt; My wife now runs a gt; gt;current G4 Powerbook and I run several Mac clones, gt; a 9600 and a G3 gt; gt;beige all on OS 9.x. Please advise. Suggestions gt; for resources for gt; gt;reviews and recommendations/opinions are welcome as gt; well. Thanks. gt; gt; I just picked up a Powerbook G4/400 sans power gt; supply for $493. Counting gt; on finding one for $50. At least here in Sweden, gt; that price is normally gt; what you pay for a Pismo. gt; gt; gt; gt; -- gt; G-Books is sponsored by lt;http://lowendmac.com/gt; gt; and... gt; gt; Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | gt; Refurbished Drives | gt; -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | gt; amp; CDRWs on Sale! | gt; gt; Support Low End Mac gt; lt;http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.htmlgt; gt; gt; G-Books list info: gt; lt;http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmlgt; gt; --gt; AOL users, remove mailto:; gt; Send list messages to: gt; lt;mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt; To unsubscribe, email: gt; lt;mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt; For digest mode, email: gt; lt;mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt; Subscription questions: gt; lt;mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt; Archive: gt; lt;http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; --- gt; gt;The Think Different Store gt; http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com gt; --- gt; gt; -- 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 ---
bad ram?
on 6/7/04 3:42 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Hardware Diagnostics - Bad Memory Test? Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 18:57:24 -0400 Does anyone have any hardware diagnostic software they'd recommend? I've got a Wallstreet with either a bad memory module or processor card. Can't seem to narrow it down between the two since it's acting so flaky... Any help is appreciated. Chris try reseating everything first -- 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: next generation of laptop construction and design
On 6/6/04 6:42 PM, Donald Keenan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking at my Pismo, I now find the Titanium PowerBook vintage appeal starting to call me. These were troublesome in that they were easily banged up, scratched, etc. Is the aluminum as vulnerable. Since the 17 and 12 aluminum models have been out for about a year now, we'd be hearing about the design flaws already, I think. The aluminum surface can be scratched. I've seen a few with small scratches but not like the prevalence of titanium paint flaking. The aluminum model is not prone to dents and dings like titaniums. Does anyone suspect that Apple will settle with light metal, specifically aluminum, from now on? Is there likely to be a new industrial plastic or composite of some sort that will be more durable and damage resistant? Industrial design is important to Apple under the leadership of Jobs and as long as that remains the case, I think we can safely assume the Macintosh package will be refreshed every couple of years. In other words, we probably have another year of silver aluminum. After that? We can only hope the titanium model taught Apple an important lesson. david -- 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: Making a Choice?
In a message dated 6/7/2004 12:58:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe is just me, but when someone is selling a portable computer without power supply, it screeams stolen goods! ...or, it could mean cheap-ness! Or, that the seller wants to retain the charger because he has another Powerbook. Everything from the the 1400 to the Pizmo can use the same AC adapter... I would say a tell-tale sign is when the merchant comes riding up to you on a bike while you're pumping gas, pulls out a laptop from his backpak and asks anywhere from $100 to $20 for it! Craig W. Atlanta GA If you go to war you have already lost ---Shogun Tokugawa -- 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 ---
daughtercard replacement
Hello there ! Just before I will pop in another replacement cpu card, I just want to make sure I will not fry it again due to another malfunction ! Now, as previously described, when I try to start up this pismo, I get a grey screen, a spinup of the HD, and then stuck ... I tried the firewire target mode to check the HD with another laptop, HD seems ok. I tried starting up from an install cd ... still the same as with the HD. I can get into OF ... tried resetting everything, no go ... BUT, after trying all those things, the CPU and heat shield get really hot ... would it be the case if there was a CPU card failure ? .. would the CPU still try to work and get hot ? Thanks Jeff -- 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 processor mitch-match
Yes, Craig. The service manual clearly states which boards go with which CPUs. Hope you didn't pay too much. I am having all sorts of trouble getting Ram for my WS 300 MHz (perhaps a signal to forego OS X). And this AM, my desktop refuses to work at all (8500 with NewerTech G3 300). Blue Monday! George (using the WS as a back-up) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I recently obtained a WS 266mhz off a well-known My questions (finally!) are these: I assumed that mis-matching a WS series I or II motherboard with a series II or I processor would result in the laptop not working at all. Eveidently not? Anyone have similar experiences? Also, by mis-matching the processor/motherboard, is there any chance either part could have been damaged? Thanks... Craig W. Atlanta GA If you go to war you have already lost ---Shogun Tokugawa __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.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 400 DVD Drive Failure
Edward, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On that page, Wegener states IDENTICAL to original DVD or CDROM drive (same faceplate, same look, etc)! No ugly faceplates or non-matching hardware! which may mean either (a) the plastics are identical, or (b) the drive can accomodate the original plastics. Correct. It was the CD/DVD *player* replacements with makes from Panasonic and LG that had the problems I refered to. -- 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: DVD burning in OS X
From: Joe Crow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DVD burning in OS X Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 05:01:12 -0400 Hi, folks. A while back I replaced the stock DVD drive in my Pismo with an LG GCC-4240N. I got the burner update files from xlr8yourmac.com, and replaced the authoring support files in OS 9, sans problem. Unfortunately, I just updated to OS X, and have no idea how to do the same thing. The OS X file is labeled LGCDR.device-plugin, but I don't know where it goes. I tried putting it in the extensions folder, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Profiler still says burning isn't supported. Any advice from the pros? In OSX 10.2 or lower you can edit the file, even using Text Edit. However, you need to be logged in as root to move the file back into the proper folder, from Terminal. You can also move the file by booting into OS9. In 10.3 Panther, you need to use Patchburn II, which will modify the file. Earlier versions of X can also use Patchburn (both found via xlr8yourmac links) to mod the file, too. Probably easier. --- 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 ---
Actiontec Mini PCI 802.11b/Modem Combo Card and airport base station
Is there any way I can get this card installed on a Windows XP machine to work with an original Apple airport base station? It supports 64 and 128 bit encryption. But the base station as I understand it only supports 40bit encryption, no? So can 64bit cards downgrade to 40bit? -- 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 ---
Backup battery in PBG4
Is a dead or malfunctioning backup battery the likeliest explanation why my PB G4/400 loses the date when I keep the main battery out for 10 minutes? Another question: Can one change main battery in this model while the machine is in sleep? Provided the backup battery is in order of course. -- 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: next generation of laptop construction and design
On Monday, June 7, 2004, at 12:31 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: IMO the Aluminum 'books look really nice new, really nice old, and kinda crappy inbetween ;-) Once they're scratched up to get kind of a matte finish all over, they're not bad looking, but they look kinda beat up when there are enough scratches to show, but not enough to blend. I've not had the pleasure to work with an aluminum PB, but what you say about the finish fascinates me. You mean, like copper, the aluminum surface might actually improve with age? This matte akin to a copper patina? I find it strange that the choice for a titanium surface required a layer of paint. They did look elegant, though. The choice of material has to take into account conductivity and Airport connectivity, no? I suspect a new, unscratched Titanium book will be a center piece of a vintage collection someday, given its vulnerabilities. Donald -- 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 ---
Ibook G4 lower RAM slot
So I manage to reuse the 256MB DDR 333 card on the iBook (it came from the G4 15). Now I would like to access the lower slot. It is really difficult to access the lower RAM slot in the iBook G4 14? Ben -- 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: Ibook G4 lower RAM slot
The ram that in the lower slot, is soldered to the motherboard. Not much chance of swapping that out. I wish a company like Newer Tech would do a program where you send your iBook in and they remove that chip and upgrade it. geno. http://www.barbaloot.com AIM: BARBALUT when you die, says a dark-haired woman at the next table, they can make you into diamonds now. It's scientific. That's how I want to be remembered. I want to shine. -neil gaiman -- 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: Ibook G4 lower RAM slot
Really?!!! I thought the iBook G4 had a different MB design. What a pity. Ben The ram that in the lower slot, is soldered to the motherboard. Not much chance of swapping that out. I wish a company like Newer Tech would do a program where you send your iBook in and they remove that chip and upgrade it. -- 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 processor mitch-match
George - As I've stated, I'm using a Wallstreet 300 w/ 320MB of some generic brand RAM, no prob. Running OS X.3.4 with help from XPostFacto. I've been using OS X on it since it was first released, and can say with confidence that performance has steadily improved with each OS upgrade. I have a 128MB RAM module from Newer that I replaced with a 256MB; you're welcome to it for the cost of shipping. Can't guarantee that it still works, though, but if you want it I can package it in a static-proof pouch. My e-mail is [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Peter On Jun 7, 2004, at 8:38 AM, George Mogiljansky wrote: Yes, Craig. The service manual clearly states which boards go with which CPUs. Hope you didn't pay too much. I am having all sorts of trouble getting Ram for my WS 300 MHz (perhaps a signal to forego OS X). And this AM, my desktop refuses to work at all (8500 with NewerTech G3 300). Blue Monday! George (using the WS as a back-up) -- 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: next generation of laptop construction and design
On 07/06/2004, at 8:42 AM, Donald Keenan wrote: Hi! I've got a very genereal question and I'd be very interested if anyone has any thoughts about it. Looking at my Pismo, I now find the Titanium PowerBook vintage appeal starting to call me. These were troublesome in that they were easily banged up, scratched, etc. Is the aluminum as vulnerable. While I have no experience of machines I've owned, the problems with TiBooks seemed related to the titanium showing through paint chips, and the plastic (carbon fibre?) around the edge of the inside also showing through damaged paint. No matter how badly scratched an AlBook gets, at least the scratches are relatively the same colour :). Does anyone suspect that Apple will settle with light metal, specifically aluminum, from now on? Is there likely to be a new industrial plastic or composite of some sort that will be more durable and damage resistant? With apple being as image oriented as they are I think the metallic look will persist for a while yet. One more thing to differentiate them from 'plain' old iBooks for most people (although for me, the pure white glossy G3 iBooks were about the loveliest looking laptops I've ever seen) dana -- http://www.danamania.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 processor mitch-match
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: My questions (finally!) are these: I assumed that mis-matching a WS series I or II motherboard with a series II or I processor would result in the laptop not working at all. Eveidently not? Anyone have similar experiences? This might be, but I never heard of it. I'd assume the CPU would adjust it's speed to the appropriate divider matching the bus speed. I think that in the Beige G3 at least , that is what will happen. On the other hand, my experience with the Powerlogix 500Mhz G3 bluechip, showed that you have to have the correct Mac Rom. Possibly Apple CPU's do have the correct ROM, no matter what. I did run my 266 CPU on the 83 Mhz original motherboard and it worked. I did not check the speed, however. This was for a short time as the 83Mhz board had problems. Also, by mis-matching the processor/motherboard, is there any chance either part could have been damaged? I don't think so. I have matched several processors on one WS I and one WS II boards and have had no probs, except for the Powerlogix 500Mhz G3 upgrade as mentioned. Others may have more informed experiences. -- 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: Backup battery in PBG4
Yes you can swap batteries when the computer is asleep. Or at least you were able to do it with 10.2 On Jun 7, 2004, at 2:59 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: Is a dead or malfunctioning backup battery the likeliest explanation why my PB G4/400 loses the date when I keep the main battery out for 10 minutes? Another question: Can one change main battery in this model while the machine is in sleep? Provided the backup battery is in order of course. -- 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 battery replacement cells ???
I didn't know the Wallstreet had built-in OpenFirmware. ALL PCI-based Macs (from the 7200 onward) have OpenFirmware. Some have a more complete OF than others, but all PCI-based Macs have OF to one degree or another. - 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: iMac Ram in a Pismo?
My, this sure took a lng time to get posted. (In the mean time, I find I was giving the wrong info.) Turtle-Bear On Jun 5, 2004, at 9:28 AM, Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo wrote: I have that same RAM chip in my Pismo right now. I bought the PC133/512MB RAM 2 years back to eventually put into an LCD iMac, but I've kept my Pismo a bit longer than I expected and the RAM specs have changed in the newer iMacs. The Pismo actually uses PC100 RAM, so it can't use the PC133 speed, but it should work anyway. Turtle-Bear -- 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: next generation of laptop construction and design
Hi I agree the White iBook was nice ... but not for the PowerBooks; I reckon a return to black would be nice ... maybe with some chrome highlights ... but it could be my motorbike days are messing with Pismo on my brain ... I'm unsure whether a glossy black or a matt black would be the go ... maybe some sort of fluorescent black ... but perhaps some sort of black that means business ... Harry. P.S. Any (preferably Oz-based) subscribers know if the Pismo backup battery is easy to obtain from a non-Apple source. I guess it is easy enough to install. My local AppleCentre (http://www.mac1.com.au/index.shtml) rang me today to say that the exchange Pismo main battery has arrived (A$230 with return of original battery). They quoted A$50-70 for the backup battery ... I wonder if it is cheaper elsewhere. (I'm having intermittent booting problems of my Pismo and I want to see if fresh batteries will remove that factor from the possible causes. Otherwise it'll be time to use my AppleCare and pray ...) On 07/06/2004, at 1:46 PM, Dana Sibera wrote: On 07/06/2004, at 8:42 AM, Donald Keenan wrote: I've got a very genereal question and I'd be very interested if anyone has any thoughts about it. Looking at my Pismo, I now find the Titanium PowerBook vintage appeal starting to call me. These were troublesome in that they were easily banged up, scratched, etc. Is the aluminum as vulnerable. While I have no experience of machines I've owned, the problems with TiBooks seemed related to the titanium showing through paint chips, and the plastic (carbon fibre?) around the edge of the inside also showing through damaged paint. No matter how badly scratched an AlBook gets, at least the scratches are relatively the same colour :). Does anyone suspect that Apple will settle with light metal, specifically aluminum, from now on? Is there likely to be a new industrial plastic or composite of some sort that will be more durable and damage resistant? With apple being as image oriented as they are I think the metallic look will persist for a while yet. One more thing to differentiate them from 'plain' old iBooks for most people (although for me, the pure white glossy G3 iBooks were about the loveliest looking laptops I've ever seen) -- 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: next generation of laptop construction and design
I rather like the aluminum, so much so that I spent a whole lot more money for my 1GHz 12 when the 800MHz G4 iBook would have equally served my needs. For me, it was just too many nice points on the expensive PB (the keyboard is to die for) and an overall cheapness about the iBook. Oh well, the current 12 1GHz iBook makes the argument for a 12 PB more difficult with its higher RAM ceiling and PB-sized L2 cache, but oh that keyboard and the gorgeous aluminum case. Andrew On 6/7/04 9:12 PM, Hoju Dingo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I agree the White iBook was nice ... but not for the PowerBooks; I reckon a return to black would be nice ... maybe with some chrome highlights ... but it could be my motorbike days are messing with Pismo on my brain ... I'm unsure whether a glossy black or a matt black would be the go ... maybe some sort of fluorescent black ... but perhaps some sort of black that means business ... Harry. P.S. Any (preferably Oz-based) subscribers know if the Pismo backup battery is easy to obtain from a non-Apple source. I guess it is easy enough to install. My local AppleCentre (http://www.mac1.com.au/index.shtml) rang me today to say that the exchange Pismo main battery has arrived (A$230 with return of original battery). They quoted A$50-70 for the backup battery ... I wonder if it is cheaper elsewhere. (I'm having intermittent booting problems of my Pismo and I want to see if fresh batteries will remove that factor from the possible causes. Otherwise it'll be time to use my AppleCare and pray ...) On 07/06/2004, at 1:46 PM, Dana Sibera wrote: On 07/06/2004, at 8:42 AM, Donald Keenan wrote: I've got a very genereal question and I'd be very interested if anyone has any thoughts about it. Looking at my Pismo, I now find the Titanium PowerBook vintage appeal starting to call me. These were troublesome in that they were easily banged up, scratched, etc. Is the aluminum as vulnerable. While I have no experience of machines I've owned, the problems with TiBooks seemed related to the titanium showing through paint chips, and the plastic (carbon fibre?) around the edge of the inside also showing through damaged paint. No matter how badly scratched an AlBook gets, at least the scratches are relatively the same colour :). Does anyone suspect that Apple will settle with light metal, specifically aluminum, from now on? Is there likely to be a new industrial plastic or composite of some sort that will be more durable and damage resistant? With apple being as image oriented as they are I think the metallic look will persist for a while yet. One more thing to differentiate them from 'plain' old iBooks for most people (although for me, the pure white glossy G3 iBooks were about the loveliest looking laptops I've ever seen) -- 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: next generation of laptop construction and design
Actually, as a long-time trackpad-hater and IBM TrackPoint fan, why not just get rid of the trackpad altogether and let Apple inovate something new? The original PB 100 was so cool because unlike the clip-on mice of the competition, it had a wonderful trackball built-in. The 500-series were cool because they introduced the touchpad (woe be to us), and now, a decade later, we have, the same, ergonomically dismal trackpad. Something along the lines of the IBM eraserhead, only easier to use, retaining the ability to tap but without the huge square of touch-sensitive whatever the hell its made of to be accidentally touched. I'm just dreaming, but as a trackpad-hater and Mac-fan, that's all I can do. Andrew On 6/7/04 10:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of the next generation PowerBooks, it would be really neat if Apple would scrap the trackpads used in the G4's and went back to the configuration used in the Pismo. Having it raised just a tad makes a huge ergonomic difference! Ned -- 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 ---
