Re: Value of a Pismo?

[Geoffrey Peters]

Tsk tsk, naughty top-poster! :)

Stardate 060208.21:08 -0800. A subspace message from R. P. Bell reads:


Most of us will tell you that, hands down, the Pismo is probably the brightest
star ever put in the notebook sky by Apple.


No argument - why else would OWC still be offering their G4 
modification upgrades :)


The Amrani-clad Ferrari gets supercharged, woo! (if I were keeping 
one - I don't have a need for portable computing - I would get this 
done)


You're probably looking at from US$250 to US$400 for #1, depending 
on condition

(especially the LCD; bad pixels really kill the value, as do bad plastics and
keyboard) ...


#1 has got a single stuck white/blue pixel, roughly in the middle of 
the top right quadrant of the screen, otherwise it is all good. As I 
mentioned, rubber is a little scuffed but intact (no aluminium 
showing), and a few wear-marks & scuffs around the corners. 
Suprisingly, it has all four feet :)


http://brains.mine.nu/temp/pismo-1-kit.jpg 
http://brains.mine.nu/temp/pismo-1-screen.jpg


(I forgot to put the original 10.3.2 disc-pack in that shot ... oh well)


and US$100-200 (max) for #2 (incidentally, can you verify that #2
will boot from the AC adapter?).


This one, the screen overlay has zero dead pixels, but its overlay 
has a few key-mark rubbing-spots that are noticable when the screen 
is lit. And she runs fine off the mains :) It does have all four feet 
mising, though, and a split that runs from the clicker to the latch, 
along the botton edge of the front.


http://brains.mine.nu/temp/pismo-2-kit.jpg 
http://brains.mine.nu/temp/pismo-2-screen.jpg


All keys present on both, all keys work on both.


Geoffrey
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Re: find file not working

[P. Turtle-Bear Guillermo]

On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Debra Platt wrote:

I have a Pismo running 10.3.9 and the search function will not find  
any files. This used to happen occasionally, or would work one time  
and then not find anything else, but now it won't find anything at  
all. Anyone have any solutions?


Thanks!



In the Finder search field, there is a tiny triangle next to the  
magnifying Glass with which you can choose search locations: Local  
Disks, Home, Selection, Everywhere.


Perhaps indexing may help. Choose your hard disk, Get Info, go to  
Content Index, then choose to index now. This may take a while.


Hope this helps.
Turtle-Bear

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find file not working

[Debra Platt]

I have a Pismo running 10.3.9 and the search function will not find any 
files. This used to happen occasionally, or would work one time and 
then not find anything else, but now it won't find anything at all. 
Anyone have any solutions?


Thanks!


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Re: Value of a Pismo?

[R. P. Bell]

Geoffrey...

Most of us will tell you that, hands down, the Pismo is probably the brightest 
star ever put in the notebook sky by Apple.  True, they are becoming somewhat 
dated, but my PB 2000-400 Firewire is loaded with 1 GB RAM and a new 30 GB HD, 
running OS X.3.9 and just keeps on working.  The screen is great, the plastics 
are almost flawless and the keyboard--after several years of operation--is 
still 
spot on.  Of course, I baby it...and I'll probably take the leap to a new 
MacBook Pro in another year or so, but when all is said and done, the Pismo is 
just a great computer at a very attractive price point (high $$ for a used 
computer, to be sure--especially after 5 years, but then, what PC notebook can 
compare favorably to that?).

You're probably looking at from US$250 to US$400 for #1, depending on condition 
(especially the LCD; bad pixels really kill the value, as do bad plastics and 
keyboard), and US$100-200 (max) for #2 (incidentally, can you verify that #2 
will boot from the AC adapter?).  If you get an off of US$500 cash for both, 
I'd 
recommend that you very seriously consider taking it.  Shipping from down under 
will, of course, hurt US sales value.

Good luck.

rb
===
San Bernardino, CA 92404


- Original Message - 
From: "Geoffrey Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "G-Books" 
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: Value of a Pismo?


|I now have a pair of functioning Pismos, and am after some idea of
| how much they might be worth. Both cases are in good condition, minor
| scuffing, mild key-marks on the LCD overlay, intact rubberising. I'll
| put photos up if people are curious.
|
| #1 is a PB 500 Firewire, 768/40/DVD, working battery with a 2.5 hr
| run-time on a charge, VST Zip100 pod, Apple-logo'd carrycase, UFO
| power-pod, 10.3.2 installed, with pack of original 10.3.2 CDs.
|
| #2 is also a PB 500 Firewire, 256/20/DVD, battery is recognised by
| the machine but won't charge (press the battery button and the first
| LED blinks a few times, that's it), UFO powerpod, 9.1 installed, no
| discs.
|
| Guesstimates, people? I'm in Australia, but I can convert to A$ from
| US$ and EU$ ... just after some ideas, all input appreciated.
|
|
| Geoffrey
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Re: Bottom case

[Wanda K.]

on 2/8/06 6:37 PM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take some kind
>> of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that looks like
>> the only way they could be put together to me.
> 
> Yes.

at the risk of sounding even dumber, what kind
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Re: Bottom case

[CG Bacani]

On Feb 8, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Wanda K. wrote:

got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take  
some kind
of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that  
looks like

the only way they could be put together to me.
--
Wanda K.



If you look at the back by turning the laptop upside down, you can  
see that the battery is held by the side of the computer and the  
latch should slide back.  Look at the latch if it works ok.  When you  
slide, it should go back to lock position.





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Re: WegenerMedia

[Daniel Colwell]

On Feb 3, 2006, phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

And, as far as relevant questions: What can anyone tell me  
about Wegener

Media and the service they provide?


In October of 2003 I ordered a replacement LG DVD drive from them for  
my Pismo. Like many others, my drive started to have problems reading  
certain CD's and DVD's. For about $90 I got one from them that they  
guaranteed would read everything and last forever.


I have to agree that in the end, I got what I was promised. I am  
still using the drive and have had absolutely no problems with it. I  
would recommend it to anyone. However, the first couple they sent me  
didn't work. I found Dave easy to deal with, and he sent me the  
replacements quickly, the last one even before I returned the  
defective drive to him. I feel that even good companies will have  
some problems, I try to judge them by how those problems are  
resolved, and mine were with WegenerMedia.


I am considering the G4 upgrade, and if I do it, I will probably go  
with them.


As a side note, I have an extra, unopened replacement LG drive from  
them. If anyone wants to give it a try for a very reasonable cost,  
email me. I have kept it around in case the one I have goes south,  
but I would probably upgrade to the DVD burner advertised on  
WegenerMedia's website.


Dan-




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Re: Value of a Pismo?

[Steve Peckey]

On 2/8/06, Geoffrey Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I now have a pair of functioning Pismos, and am after some idea of
> how much they might be worth. Both cases are in good condition, minor
> scuffing, mild key-marks on the LCD overlay, intact rubberising. I'll
> put photos up if people are curious.
>
> #1 is a PB 500 Firewire, 768/40/DVD, working battery with a 2.5 hr
> run-time on a charge, VST Zip100 pod, Apple-logo'd carrycase, UFO
> power-pod, 10.3.2 installed, with pack of original 10.3.2 CDs.
>
> #2 is also a PB 500 Firewire, 256/20/DVD, battery is recognised by
> the machine but won't charge (press the battery button and the first
> LED blinks a few times, that's it), UFO powerpod, 9.1 installed, no
> discs.
>
> Guesstimates, people? I'm in Australia, but I can convert to A$ from
> US$ and EU$ ... just after some ideas, all input appreciated.
>

>
> Geoffrey

I wanted to give you a $ figure but with all things its only worth
someone is willing to pay for it. I find it best when selling items to
look on ebay then look at the used mac sites for a compatible unit.
There in the middle is the value.
I hope this helps I am sure that many list members will give you a $
amount from their experience with them. I can say that a good pismo is
a prize.

Steve



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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Tom and Lisa Peters]

Has anyone bought or tried the G4 500Mhz Upgrade for the Wallstreet
from Wegener Media? I have seen one from Sonnet, but the nice price
difference between it and the one from Weneger makes quite a
difference. I know that Sonnet says that its is the only one that can
support sleep mode in OS 9, but has anyone tried the Wegener one and
been able to put it to sleep? Just curious about that and a bit more
so after reading all these bad reviews about Wegener.

-Cody


I have a Daystar 466 G4 that works fine with sleep in OS X.

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Airport Question (again)

[Amanda Ward]

Hi Y'all...

I have an Airport problem.

Recently, I put an original Airport card in my iBook (G3/500 - Dual  
USB). Worked fine under Panther and after upgrading to Tiger, it  
still performed flawlessly. This afternoon, I reset the Power manager  
in an attempt to squeeze a bit more life out of an old battery. That  
failed and when I rebooted the computer, I had no internet connection.
According to MacStumbler, I have a good connection to the wireless  
router (and a few others) but any attempt to access a web page fails  
with the message I'm not connected to the internet.


I'm pretty lost here. Any suggestions on where to start?

Thanks,

Amanda

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Value of a Pismo?

[Geoffrey Peters]

I now have a pair of functioning Pismos, and am after some idea of 
how much they might be worth. Both cases are in good condition, minor 
scuffing, mild key-marks on the LCD overlay, intact rubberising. I'll 
put photos up if people are curious.


#1 is a PB 500 Firewire, 768/40/DVD, working battery with a 2.5 hr 
run-time on a charge, VST Zip100 pod, Apple-logo'd carrycase, UFO 
power-pod, 10.3.2 installed, with pack of original 10.3.2 CDs.


#2 is also a PB 500 Firewire, 256/20/DVD, battery is recognised by 
the machine but won't charge (press the battery button and the first 
LED blinks a few times, that's it), UFO powerpod, 9.1 installed, no 
discs.


Guesstimates, people? I'm in Australia, but I can convert to A$ from 
US$ and EU$ ... just after some ideas, all input appreciated.



Geoffrey
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Re: Bottom case

[Malcolm Cornelius]

> got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take some kind
> of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that looks like
> the only way they could be put together to me.

Yes.

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Bottom case

[Wanda K.]

got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take some kind
of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that looks like
the only way they could be put together to me.
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Re: Powerbook battery

[Wanda K.]

on 2/8/06 6:10 PM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Springs probably gone, push it as far as you can and then brute force unless
> anyone knows better.
> 
> -- 
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Thanks, we got it. It seems to work right now but I don't know why it didn't
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Re: Powerbook battery

[Malcolm Cornelius]

>> IRRC when you have the machine flipped over it slides fully left to be open,
>> the battery should pop up a little, if not flip the machine back and it
>> should drop out.

> That is all right, but it is not popping out, it's stuck.

Springs probably gone, push it as far as you can and then brute force unless
anyone knows better.

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Re: Powerbook battery

[Wanda K.]

on 2/8/06 5:43 PM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> IRRC when you have the machine flipped over it slides fully left to be open,
> the battery should pop up a little, if not flip the machine back and it
> should drop out.
> 
> -- 
> Best wishes
That is all right, but it is not popping out, it's stuck.
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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Cody Brooks]

Has anyone bought or tried the G4 500Mhz Upgrade for the Wallstreet
from Wegener Media? I have seen one from Sonnet, but the nice price
difference between it and the one from Weneger makes quite a
difference. I know that Sonnet says that its is the only one that can
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been able to put it to sleep? Just curious about that and a bit more
so after reading all these bad reviews about Wegener.

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Re: Powerbook battery

[Malcolm Cornelius]

>>> I'm trying to help a friend get a powerbook going. it is a 867 mgz 15 inch
>>> that we can't get the battery out of. how does the latch work on the
>>> battery.
>> 
>> Use a small coin to twist the latch to point the little dot to the
>> open-padlock position, then you can lift the battery out.

> This is not that kind of battery latch. it has a bar that is supposed to
> slide to one side and let the battery go but it doesnt work right.

IRRC when you have the machine flipped over it slides fully left to be open,
the battery should pop up a little, if not flip the machine back and it
should drop out.

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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Malcolm Cornelius]

> Wallstreets and similar machines (Beige G3, for example) have problems
> with high density chips, and more particularly high density chips on one
> or both sides of the stick. Even low density chips on both sides of the
> stick can be a problem.
> 
> Later machines, say, B&W and Lombard/Pismos do not have these same issues.

Sorry to be picky, but I think that Lombards do have the same problem but
Pismos are fine.

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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[PeterH5322]

>100/133 mhz
>shouldn't really make that much of a difference due to backwards
>compatibility, insofar as I understand it.

There's industry standard backward compatibility and then there's Mac 
standard backward compatibility.

Wallstreets will not accept many "high density" PC100 and PC133 sticks.

A PC100/PC133 stick may indeed be 256 MB (and low profile, too), but a 
Wallstreet may read this as only 128 MB, even though the on-stick EEPROM 
says it is 256 MB.

Wallstreets and similar machines (Beige G3, for example) have problems 
with high density chips, and more particularly high density chips on one 
or both sides of the stick. Even low density chips on both sides of the 
stick can be a problem.

Later machines, say, B&W and Lombard/Pismos do not have these same issues.

This seems to be a characteristic of the DRAM controller chip used on the 
two affected series of machines, Beige DT/MT/AIO and 1998 PB.

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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Gene Osburn]

So yeah: do I really need a G4, and are there any cheaper/faster
options, such as getting the G3 and overclocking it, or is 500 mhz the
limit on a WallStreet because of bus speed?


You'll be much happier with G4 so don't even consider G3...seriously.  
Here's an affordable upgrade from an outstanding company:

https://4daystar.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=512

Also, I'll cosign Bruce and Laurent's recommendation of DMS for your 
RAM needs; top drawer service.



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Re: Curing screen-scratches?

[Tom Ethen]

I use Hoodwipes as they seem to do the best job of making the screen look
clean again and they do a marvelous job on the case too.

http://www.hoodmanusa.com/hoodwipes.asp

Tom


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Re: Curing screen-scratches?

[Howard Katz]

The liquid lens stuff ruined a pair of eyeglasses--fogged them up
something terrible.  I wouldn't rcommend it at all.

One of the magazines (MacAddict?) had an article about restoring an
ipod with scratches (yes I know the material is different than a PB
screen) and said that the toothpaste urban legend seemed mostly
that--apparently it left a mess rather than a smooth shiny surface.

Later.Howard

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Re: Curing screen-scratches?

[edgibsons]

I've used a liquid buffing compound for polishing plexiglass 
windshields. I looks like brown water and it can be bought from an auto 
parts store. I'll warn you though that it can make the area that your 
fixing look a little shiny when the laptop is off.


Ed

-Original Message-
From: Jon Kotek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: G-Books 
Sent: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:51:25 -0600
Subject: Re: Curing screen-scratches?

  On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:06:40 +1100, Geoffrey Peters wrote

I've been sent some old P'Books (another Pismo & another Wallstreet)
and the soft acrylic LDC overlay that's used is particularly marred
by screen-scratches.

I was hoping that the one with the Pismo would be in good condition,
but such is not the case.

Has anyone figured out a way of removing the key-marks on the
screen? Both the Pismos i have here, the marking is noticable even
when the screen is lit up.


  Ok never tried any of this so YMMV but I heard Pledge helps, also 
buffing

with toothpaste, or that stuff on TV liquid lens or something like that.



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Re: Curing screen-scratches?

[Jon Kotek]

On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:06:40 +1100, Geoffrey Peters wrote
> I've been sent some old P'Books (another Pismo & another Wallstreet) 
> and the soft acrylic LDC overlay that's used is particularly marred 
> by screen-scratches.
> 
> I was hoping that the one with the Pismo would be in good condition, 
> but such is not the case.
> 
> Has anyone figured out a way of removing the key-marks on the 
> screen? Both the Pismos i have here, the marking is noticable even 
> when the screen is lit up.

  Ok never tried any of this so YMMV but I heard Pledge helps, also buffing
with toothpaste, or that stuff on TV liquid lens or something like that.



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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Laurent Daudelin]

On 08/02/06 12:02, "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Feb 8, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Der Mickster wrote:
> 
>> 
>> And so: presumably, my G3 300 WallStreet can handle a maximum of 512
>> megs of RAM. I wanted to clarify a few points concerning the exact
>> specifications of the modules I shall have to use. SPD. Check. Chips
>> on both shoulders . . . ahem, sides of the module. Got it. Make sure
>> it's 144-pin (the other kind wouldn't fit, anyway). Fine. 100/133 mhz
>> shouldn't really make that much of a difference due to backwards
>> compatibility, insofar as I understand it. Okay so far.
>> 
>> The question is: is the above list of criteria exhaustive? Anything
>> else I might be overlooking? Any known caveats?
> 
> Quit tossing, turning and worrying about it, just go buy your ram
> from Data Memory Systems  and you'll get the
> right stuff.
> 
> I've upgraded dozens of systems (including wallstreets) with their
> ram and save for one time I ordered the wrong thing, one time they
> had the wrong thing in the correctly labeled package, and one time
> they had been given the wrong specs for a particular model (a PC
> laptop) (all problems dealt with courteously, quickly and without
> charge) I've never had a problem with their ram, it's always worked.

I concur with Bruce's experience. They may not have the very best, cheapest
prices around but they are pretty close and all the RAM I bought from them
has always work and still do. They have a good website so that ordering is
quite easy if you follow the steps.

-Laurent.
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Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Bruce Johnson]

On Feb 8, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Der Mickster wrote:



And so: presumably, my G3 300 WallStreet can handle a maximum of 512
megs of RAM. I wanted to clarify a few points concerning the exact
specifications of the modules I shall have to use. SPD. Check. Chips
on both shoulders . . . ahem, sides of the module. Got it. Make sure
it's 144-pin (the other kind wouldn't fit, anyway). Fine. 100/133 mhz
shouldn't really make that much of a difference due to backwards
compatibility, insofar as I understand it. Okay so far.

The question is: is the above list of criteria exhaustive? Anything
else I might be overlooking? Any known caveats?


Quit tossing, turning and worrying about it, just go buy your ram  
from Data Memory Systems  and you'll get the  
right stuff.


I've upgraded dozens of systems (including wallstreets) with their  
ram and save for one time I ordered the wrong thing, one time they  
had the wrong thing in the correctly labeled package, and one time  
they had been given the wrong specs for a particular model (a PC  
laptop) (all problems dealt with courteously, quickly and without  
charge) I've never had a problem with their ram, it's always worked.


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Re: Curing screen-scratches?

[Bruce Johnson]

On Feb 7, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Geoffrey Peters wrote:

I've been sent some old P'Books (another Pismo & another  
Wallstreet) and the soft acrylic LDC overlay that's used is  
particularly marred by screen-scratches.


I was hoping that the one with the Pismo would be in good  
condition, but such is not the case.


Has anyone figured out a way of removing the key-marks on the  
screen? Both the Pismos i have here, the marking is noticable even  
when the screen is lit up.


Key markings are different from scratches. On a bad iBook, I used  
several SeeClear swabs, which are eyeglass cleaning swabs, readily  
available in drugstores; Costco sells em, too.


*gentle* scrubbing with these cleaned most of the marks off, at least  
so they're not noticeable when the screen's on.


Scratches, on the other hand, are different...I don't know how to get  
rid of those.


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Re: Powerbook battery

[Wanda K.]

on 2/8/06 8:55 AM, Geoffrey Peters at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Stardate 060208.08:38 -0600. A subspace message from Wanda K. reads:
> 
>> I'm trying to help a friend get a powerbook going. it is a 867 mgz 15 inch
>> that we can't get the battery out of. how does the latch work on the
>> battery.
> 
> Use a small coin to twist the latch to point the little dot to the
> open-padlock position, then you can lift the battery out.
> 
> 
> Geoffrey
This is not that kind of battery latch. it has a bar that is supposed to
slide to one side and let the battery go but it doesnt work right.
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Re: Powerbook battery

[Geoffrey Peters]

Stardate 060208.08:38 -0600. A subspace message from Wanda K. reads:


I'm trying to help a friend get a powerbook going. it is a 867 mgz 15 inch
that we can't get the battery out of. how does the latch work on the
battery.


Use a small coin to twist the latch to point the little dot to the 
open-padlock position, then you can lift the battery out.



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Powerbook battery

[Wanda K.]

I'm trying to help a friend get a powerbook going. it is a 867 mgz 15 inch
that we can't get the battery out of. how does the latch work on the
battery.
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WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

[Der Mickster]

Fellow gentlebeings,

I'm sure I saw it discussed somewhere (here? on applefritter? some
obscure web forum in another dimension? in a dream? i dream of long
lists of mac-related hardware these days, you know . . .), but I can't
seem to find the link now, if there was one in the first place.

And so: presumably, my G3 300 WallStreet can handle a maximum of 512
megs of RAM. I wanted to clarify a few points concerning the exact
specifications of the modules I shall have to use. SPD. Check. Chips
on both shoulders . . . ahem, sides of the module. Got it. Make sure
it's 144-pin (the other kind wouldn't fit, anyway). Fine. 100/133 mhz
shouldn't really make that much of a difference due to backwards
compatibility, insofar as I understand it. Okay so far.

The question is: is the above list of criteria exhaustive? Anything
else I might be overlooking? Any known caveats? Also - is there such a
thing as a list of 256-meg RAM modules tested on WallStreets and known
to work? Any notoriously nasty modules? Most curious; this beast runs
a total of 192 now (OS X 10.2 sans Classic, I was an idiot to format
the drive and NOT install MacOS 9 anywhere, but those were the salad
days of the Mac user in me; another excuse that I have is that I
actually followed the advice of another Mac user, a daft and dangerous
tosser, as it turns out, but he seemed knowledgeable at the time, so
there; still on the lookout for a copy of the nine).

Next: there was much talk here about Wegener Media, and, going by the
amount of dissatisfied customers, my best option would be to avoid
them like the plague. Yet they appear to carry the cheapest CPU
upgrades for the WallStreet. Given the choice between G3 500 and G4
500, which would you go for? Is there any reason the former is
actually some 20 USD more expensive than the latter, although
chronology suggests the reverse to be more logical? On their site they
claim that I'll only need the G4 features if I work with video. Not
the case with yours truly; however, this machine is definitely used
for audio (for the meantime, Csound is the absolute champion speed-
and stability-wise; however, after the upgrade I intend to delve a
great deal further into the world of GUI ).

So yeah: do I really need a G4, and are there any cheaper/faster
options, such as getting the G3 and overclocking it, or is 500 mhz the
limit on a WallStreet because of bus speed?

Low priority issue: the LCD looks bleak, as though someone has gone
and sucked the very essence of colour out of it, devouring the
contrast for desert. Must be the relentless demon of age; the
calibration tool doesn't do much beyond making the hues look sombre
and funereal. Also, it proudly wears a couple of battle decorations
commonly referred to as "dead pixels". I'd love to replace it, but how
do I go about it, exactly? Will a generic 14" panel do the trick? If
the answer to this one is in the positive, is there any chance I might
perform the transplantation myself with the assistance of a soldering
iron, a Torx screwdriver, a Sisters of Mercy album, a Talk Talk album,
a Joni Mitchell album, a gallon of Coca-Cola, a gramme of sulfate and
five packets of fags? If not, where do I look for one? Should I just
get me a complete screen assembly and discover the LCD panel to be
just as bleak as the one I have? Please advise.

I have more questions, but I suspect the Procrustean message size
quota may well have been exceeded already; if not, the above opus is
all yours to peruse and ridicule.

Curtsies,

Mickey.

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