Re: USB 2 card for Pismo

[Thomas Ethen]

Isn't the PCMCIA slot much slower that USB2 which will slow down the card?

Tom


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Re: USB 2 card for Pismo

[Chris]

On 5 Mar 2005, at 18:12, G-Books wrote:
Any recommendations, or will any USB 2 cardbus card work?
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[themacuser]

Lemon Wallstreet seems more appropriate...
On 06/03/2005, at 06:16, Tom Ethen wrote:
I have had two Pismos for years and have had absolutely no problems 
with
either one, so I don't find the Lemon Pismo to be factual!

Tom
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Laurent Daudelin]

on 05/03/05 16:24, John Collins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> And i agree, if I was not happy with Pismo, I would just sell it and
> move on... but can anybody answer my question about the Pram battery?
> 
> snip
> "I am looking for suggestions--one possibility that was mentioned in a
> previous post was that a bad Pram battery could cause it to go dead. Is
> this true? I always thought that a bad battery would just show up in
> clock, etc. If it could just be the battery causing the entire problem,
> that might be the place to start. I do not have components for swapping
> so that option is not readily available.
> 
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I think, and I repeat it, I think that I've read on Usenet that a bad or
dead PRAM battery could cause a PowerBook not to start, not just a Pismo but
other PowerBook models as well.

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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[John Collins]

And i agree, if I was not happy with Pismo, I would just sell it and 
move on... but can anybody answer my question about the Pram battery?

snip
"I am looking for suggestions--one possibility that was mentioned in a 
previous post was that a bad Pram battery could cause it to go dead. Is 
this true? I always thought that a bad battery would just show up in 
clock, etc. If it could just be the battery causing the entire problem, 
that might be the place to start. I do not have components for swapping 
so that option is not readily available.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
John in Tucson
snip
As Andrew suggested earlier--i am thinking of getting another Pismo for 
testing and see what might work, but maybe it would be better to start 
with the Pram.

Thanks to all --  John in Tucson
On Mar 5, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Andrew wrote:
That is absurd, the Pismo may not have been perfect, but it was one of 
the most
reliable PowerBooks ever made.

Andrew
On 5 Mar 2005 at 13:46, Tom Ethen wrote:
I have had two Pismos for years and have had absolutely no problems 
with
either one, so I don't find the Lemon Pismo to be factual!

Tom
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Andrew]

That is absurd, the Pismo may not have been perfect, but it was one of the most 
reliable PowerBooks ever made.

Andrew

On 5 Mar 2005 at 13:46, Tom Ethen wrote:

> I have had two Pismos for years and have had absolutely no problems with
> either one, so I don't find the Lemon Pismo to be factual!
> 
> Tom
> 
> > 
> > Another solution is to buy one of the leftover 1 ghz iBooks
> > for $800 and get Applecare because they're pretty much throwaway
> > computers. Or do what Apple wishes we blind worshippers would do and
> > lay out twice as much for a new Powerbook that could die the day
> > after AppleCare expires. But the best solution may be for all of us
> > stuck with Lemon Pismos to pressure Apple for a buy back al la 5300s-
> > with the current class action suits Apple may not want another batch
> > of angry customers!
> > 
> > Dyna
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Tom Ethen]

I have had two Pismos for years and have had absolutely no problems with
either one, so I don't find the Lemon Pismo to be factual!

Tom

> 
> Another solution is to buy one of the leftover 1 ghz iBooks
> for $800 and get Applecare because they're pretty much throwaway
> computers. Or do what Apple wishes we blind worshippers would do and
> lay out twice as much for a new Powerbook that could die the day
> after AppleCare expires. But the best solution may be for all of us
> stuck with Lemon Pismos to pressure Apple for a buy back al la 5300s-
> with the current class action suits Apple may not want another batch
> of angry customers!
> 
> Dyna


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[no subject]

[J . Burnham]

Exactly mine is perfectly perpendicular and perfectly straight. It is 
exactly below the clicker.

MaxTek
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: themacuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Powerbook Lombard Plastic Question
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 11:20:54 +1030
What about below the mouse button on the edge of a machine. It looks=20
too neat to be a crack.
On 05/03/2005, at 03:58, Alan Miller wrote:
On Friday, March 4, 2005, at 12:17  PM, MaxTek wrote:
I have a question about the top case plastic (the part that 
contains=20=

the
trackpad) of the Powerbook Lombard. Do they all have a separation 
in=20=

the
plastic right below the trackpad clicker? Or is that a stress crack 
I=20=

keep
seeing?
My wife's Pismo has a small break (stress I guess) between the 
track=20=

pad and the clicker. When I have to break the machine down for a 
small=20=

part like I did my lombard, I will replace it with the extra I have=20
but it's just such a pain to replace
Yours is most likely stress too.
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Re: Powerbook Lombard Plastic Question

[Stuart Saunders]

	This crack is on what is called the wedding line - where the plastic 
joins again after it flows around the hole for the trackpad or the 
clicker, in the injection mold. It's a line of weakness which has the 
potential to crack. Not intentional, but pretty well unaviodable.

Try not to worry about it.
On 06/03/2005, at 12:12 AM, G-Books wrote:
On Mar 4, 2005, at 12:17 PM, MaxTek wrote:
I have a question about the top case plastic (the part that contains
the
trackpad) of the Powerbook Lombard. Do they all have a separation in
the
plastic right below the trackpad clicker? Or is that a stress crack I
keep
seeing?

My Lombard has a crack above AND below the clicker.  Guess I'm
kinda hard on it.  :))

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Re: New nanny on the list

[Amber R.]

Cool Welcome Peter -  Thanks !!
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On 4-Mar-05, at 8:17 PM, Peter Webster wrote:
Ya-teh-hay, Amber!
Con mucho gusto
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On 4-Mar-05, at 7:49 PM, Andrew Kershaw wrote:
Welcome, Amber!
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Dyna]

Might be easier for you to just buy another Pismo and swap your processor,
ram and HD into it, then keep your dead one for parts.
Andrew
	Problem is, after paying $400-500 for a working Pismo you may 
find it soon develops the same problems. Thusly I'm in the market for 
malfunctioning and dead Pismos for parts and have set an upper limit 
of $100 that I'll pay for one.

	Another solution is to buy one of the leftover 1 ghz iBooks 
for $800 and get Applecare because they're pretty much throwaway 
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Alan Miller]

On Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 11:39  AM, Andrew F. wrote:
Might be easier for you to just buy another Pismo and swap your 
processor,
ram and HD into it, then keep your dead one for parts.
I found a lombard bottom for $60, so I was able to fix mine when it 
died,  and I still have parts from the bottom I bought left over.

However you do have a good point for the ease and time factor.
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Andrew F.]

Might be easier for you to just buy another Pismo and swap your processor,
ram and HD into it, then keep your dead one for parts.

Andrew


On 3/5/05 8:33 AM, "John Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On Mar 5, 2005, at 9:24 AM, Alan Miller wrote:
> 
>> On Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 10:54  AM, John Collins wrote a little
>> more than what I left here..:
>> 
>>> Now it is my turn to have my Pismo go dead. It is an upgraded G3 to
>>> G4/550 with 1 Gb RAM and standard otherwise.
>>> 
>>>  It does nothing--no chime no lights.
>>> 
>>> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>> 
>> I had my lombard do that one day, Unpluged all the power and left it
>> over night (it seemed to be hotter than normal), I got lucky it
>> started the next day, all fine and dandy.
>> 
>> But then within a few months it died and stayed dark.  I had to
>> replace the sound card and the power supply card. I think the problem
>> was the sound card, but since I was there I did both to be safe (it's
>> such a pain to get in there) and I lucked into the parts via a lombard
>> 333 bottom complete and working with no display. Though they busted
>> the inverter board taking it apart.
>> 
> Alan-- thanks for the response-- I am thinking of buying some
> components on eBay for swapping. I really am pleased with Pismo and
> would like to keep, but not willing to spend a lot for repair. With the
> components in it, I know I could sell on eBay in current state for fair
> amount. There is still  a lot of activity in the older powerbooks.
> 
> I assume from your response that Lombard compontents are
> interchangeable with Pismo-- any others?
> 
> John in Tucson
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[John Collins]

On Mar 5, 2005, at 9:24 AM, Alan Miller wrote:
On Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 10:54  AM, John Collins wrote a little 
more than what I left here..:

Now it is my turn to have my Pismo go dead. It is an upgraded G3 to 
G4/550 with 1 Gb RAM and standard otherwise.

 It does nothing--no chime no lights.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I had my lombard do that one day, Unpluged all the power and left it 
over night (it seemed to be hotter than normal), I got lucky it 
started the next day, all fine and dandy.

But then within a few months it died and stayed dark.  I had to 
replace the sound card and the power supply card. I think the problem 
was the sound card, but since I was there I did both to be safe (it's 
such a pain to get in there) and I lucked into the parts via a lombard 
333 bottom complete and working with no display. Though they busted 
the inverter board taking it apart.

Alan-- thanks for the response-- I am thinking of buying some 
components on eBay for swapping. I really am pleased with Pismo and 
would like to keep, but not willing to spend a lot for repair. With the 
components in it, I know I could sell on eBay in current state for fair 
amount. There is still  a lot of activity in the older powerbooks.

I assume from your response that Lombard compontents are 
interchangeable with Pismo-- any others?

John in Tucson
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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Alan Miller]

On Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 10:54  AM, John Collins wrote a little 
more than what I left here..:

Now it is my turn to have my Pismo go dead. It is an upgraded G3 to 
G4/550 with 1 Gb RAM and standard otherwise.

 It does nothing--no chime no lights.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I had my lombard do that one day, Unpluged all the power and left it 
over night (it seemed to be hotter than normal), I got lucky it started 
the next day, all fine and dandy.

But then within a few months it died and stayed dark.  I had to replace 
the sound card and the power supply card. I think the problem was the 
sound card, but since I was there I did both to be safe (it's such a 
pain to get in there) and I lucked into the parts via a lombard 333 
bottom complete and working with no display. Though they busted the 
inverter board taking it apart.
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My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[John Collins]

Now it is my turn to have my Pismo go dead. It is an upgraded G3 to 
G4/550 with 1 Gb RAM and standard otherwise.

 It does nothing--no chime no lights. I think it is getting power thru 
the yo-yo since it gets warm on the back side--pretty much as normal. 
The battery is minimal so i am sure it is exhausted by now and doesn't 
seem to recharge when left overnight. I have tried a few things as 
suggested by others--removed keyboard and all looks as normal, 
disconnected Pram battery connector to clear battery, (reset switch had 
not worked), and plugged in USB keyboard to see if that would bypass 
on-off switch. I have not disassembled to check set of components--they 
appear OK.

It was operating as normal and a few days ago, I transferred some files 
via the ethernet to my G4 and all was well. My grandson then used it on 
the internet and all seemed OK. Thru this operation, I had noticed more 
whirring noise from the computer that seemed unusual-- like a fan sound 
or maybe the hard drive. It had always been relatively quiet so it made 
me wonder but not too significant.

Then later when I went back--it had gone dark like asleep--but the 
noise was still there--it would not restart and the LCD was off--no 
lights at all. Since it was late and my granddaughter was ready to go 
to bed in the room. I disconnected the computer and moved it to 
different room-- the whirring noise would not stop. It was not real 
loud but would have been annoying. I assume whatever was causing the 
noise was now powered by the remaining battery charge. Next morning all 
was quiet and nothing I tried made any difference.

I am looking for suggestions--one possibility that was mentioned in a 
previous post was that a bad Pram battery could cause it to go dead. Is 
this true? I always thought that a bad battery would just show up in 
clock, etc. If it could just be the battery causing the entire problem, 
that might be the place to start. I do not have components for swapping 
so that option is not readily available.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
John in Tucson
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