Re: iBooks booting from CD?

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

> Why do they do that to the machines?  I'm buying a new computer, why 
> can't I install whatever OS version I like on it?  It's not like I'm 
> trying to install the "no longer supported" OS 9 or anything.  What 
> difference would it make to them if someone wanted to run Jaguar on 
> their machine, too?

Because new hardware=updated software.  Every time Apple makes a new
computer, they update the current version of the system to work with the
new hardware and ship it with that.  If they made it possible to run an
older OS on new machines, they would have to use OLD hardware supported
by the older system, which completely demolishes the point of buying a
new computer.  You wouldn't buy a new computer, only to find it uses old
outdated hardware.  That's basically why old systems don't work on new
hardware.

Andrew

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Re: help me diagnose The Satanic Lombard please

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> 1) the RAM. The original was PC-66. The new is PC-100. Maybe PC-133
> would cure it?I called Crucial and they were really helpful -
> they have sold about 100 modules for that model and had <3% returns,
> they are sure it is ok. They were adamant the PC-133 would not help.

I don't think increasing the RAM speed would help at all.  The Lombards
have a 66mhz bus speed, so having faster RAM won't help; the RAM will
always reduce back to the bus speed.  Prehaps there was some kind of
mobo damage in the past, which also affected the other ram module?  BTW,
I've had trouble installing 10.2 multiple times on my perfectly working
Beige G3; I had to try many times until one time it finally completed
installing.  I also once had a Duo 280c that would run fine when
connected with the power adaptor, but when run off of a battery it would
freeze often, sometimes when it was just idling.  And when booted it
would occasionally stay at a black screen and make a "farting" noise :/ 
Finally out of frustration I put my foot through it and, well, that was
that.  Mac problems can be very hard to figure out, as you are
experiencing here.  You might eventually be forced to purchace a whole
new mobo :(

That's my 3 cents worth
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Re: Power Inverters

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I mean put a big load on an inverter without protection and you will
overheat it and something will blow.  That's what happened to a VERY
cheap 50 watt inverter I had a long time ago...it didnt even have a
heatsink!! The whole case on my new one is made out of heatsink
material, and its got a fan in it to prevent this...I wasn't talking
about a 130 watt _inverter_ I was speaking about the _load_  :P

Andrew

> Uh, why would a 130-watt one die sooner?

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Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

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Ok, yeah that's what I expected :(

Andrew

> Andrew, the only places that I have seen sockets for putters are in 
> bussiness class or first calss, none for us peons.

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Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

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haha!  "Excuse me, can I plug this into your socket...thanks, thanks
very much."

Andrew

> just bring a really long extension
> cable.

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Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

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Doh, I just remembered the correct spelling right after I posted it :P

Andrew

> it's Qantas = Queensland and Northern
> Territories Air (Services ?)

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Re: Power Inverters

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> Inverters are also bulky, and still require you to
> connect the AC adapter, which makes for a mess of
> cords in a tight environment (car).

Ok, I know what you're trying to say.  But in a couple of years Apple
might stop using the current type of power adaptor plug and then you
have to sink another 20 bucks to get another auto adaptor, whereas if
you get an inverter you can keep it over the years, given it keeps
running (it shouldn't die really soon, unless you have a 130 watt power
adaptor or something :)  To the original author of the thread, I guess
it comes down to form vs wallet, whichever is better in your opinion.

Andrew

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Re: Power Inverters

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> For the same price, its much safer to get an auto adapter for your
> laptop.
> 
> Andrew

How so?  I have had a 150 watt power adaptor, as cheap as could be
(found it at a cheap hardware/gift shop store) and it has worked
wonderfully to watch movies, play games, etc. in the car.  How could an
auto adaptor be "safer" for your laptop, other than be more efficient? 
The advantage of the inverter is that you can plug different kinds of
things in, too, such as a TV, cd player, small sound amp, you name it. 
I dont see how inverters could be unsafe, especially when they have
built in fuse protection and undervolatage protection.  Could you be
more specific?

a different Andrew :P

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Re: AirPort in TiBook ???

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> Or maybe a USB adapter, memory stick style thing...  ?

If you're looking for cheap, and I mean REALLY cheap, go here and check
this out: http://astro.temple.edu/~moshe/intersil/  I bought a 10 dollar
Syntax USB-400 usb tab, just to try this out, and it works surprisingly
well.  Its cheap, and the drivers that come with it are windows, but no
worries.  D-Link has drivers that you can modify to recognize the Syntax
instead, and it works just like D-Link's, only 1/3 the price.  Its only
802.11b, but the range is pretty good and the price is awesome. 
However, if you aren't using OS X then this doesn't help much...

Andrew

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Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

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On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a
power socket to plug up a laptop.  Never.  It has always made me wonder
if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first
class.  The flight is on a 747 on Quantis airlines.   I have flown on
Quantis on a 747 and haven't seen a socket, either.  Thus this monster
D-cell battery pack :)  BTW, has anyone seen an Air socket on a flight
before?  Because I would really like to know...

Andrew

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:14:05 -0800, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
> At 9:35 PM -0600 2/1/05, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote:
> >Hello, I have a 14 hour plane flight coming up and, wanting to watch
> >movies/play games the whole time, I built a 15 D-cell battery pack.  The
> >fully charged voltage is 24.2 volts.  I searched on Google and found
> >that the power port on Apple's new laptops are standard 2.5mm stereo
> >audio jacks (surprise!) so I connected the pack (with the polarity in
> >mind) to a 2.5mm plug, connected to the ibook, and it works.  My
> >question is: at what voltage will the iBook so into sleep mode, if at
> >all?  I heard somewhere not to go under 12 volts, to avoid damage to the
> >iBook; is this true?
> 
> I don't think it's going to matter.  When the menu bar ICON switches 
> from Charged to On Battery you may have reached the point where the 
> external battery pack isn't helping.  I say may because it might 
> still be providing some power to run the computer and the iBook's 
> battery is providing the rest, I don't know for sure, it depends on 
> the internal power circuitry.  You could test it by monitoring the 
> current from the battery pack and reduce the voltage (use fewer and 
> fewer cells).  When the "On Battery" ICON comes on if the pack is 
> still supplying significant current then it is helping.
> 
> I would at a minimum put a fuse right off the battery pack.
> 
> Have you checked into auto/air adapters (and if your flight has outlets).
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iBook G4 ext Batt

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

Hello, I have a 14 hour plane flight coming up and, wanting to watch
movies/play games the whole time, I built a 15 D-cell battery pack.  The
fully charged voltage is 24.2 volts.  I searched on Google and found
that the power port on Apple's new laptops are standard 2.5mm stereo
audio jacks (surprise!) so I connected the pack (with the polarity in
mind) to a 2.5mm plug, connected to the ibook, and it works.  My
question is: at what voltage will the iBook so into sleep mode, if at
all?  I heard somewhere not to go under 12 volts, to avoid damage to the
iBook; is this true?

Andrew

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Re: web page capture

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Sorry, I didn't mean for my first response to be so harsh; what I'm
trying to say is please don't snarl at people who go out of their way to
give advice.

Andrew

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Re: web page capture

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> That's easy?

Maybe you can't handle 2 dialogue boxes then ¬_¬

Andrew

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Re: Wallstreet Hard Drive Recommendations

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> ...any reason not to go to 7200rpm?

Drives with slower RPM ratings generally use less power.  Also, a
7200rpm drive may cost you a bit more than a slower one.

Andrew

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Re: sticky keyboard

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Thanks everyone for the advice, I would be washing my keyboard now, but
I'm going to wait as I'm moving in a couple of days.  I'll post again
when I've finished :D

Andrew

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Re: sticky keyboard

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Yes, that question of mine was stupid. One could guess it's completely
circumstantial.

Andrew

> I said to remove the keys based on my own experience. The sticky stuff 
> was on the keyboard and the underside of the keys. I originally tried 
> cleaning the kb with q-tips but couldn't get to the bottom of the keys.

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Re: sticky keyboard

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Ok, but why should I need to remove all the keys, like so many ppl have
suggested?  Its not all over the keyboard, just in one corner, and to
tell u the truth...I don't know exactly what fell beneath the keyboard
that made it stickey.  The main part of the stickyness is on the corner
of the keyboard, in range of a small paintbrush, and the rest is in
_very_ small portions throughout the left side of the keyboard, so it
sounds like just dipping it over and over in water, getting that one
part w/ a paint brush, and leaving it to dry for days should work.

BTW, I wasn't thinking of using soap, but why no hairdryers?  cm-high
water entered my dad's Dell Latitude (we are all mac ppl now, that was
his last Windows machine), and I revived it with a hairdryer (again,
this was the dog's doing; he causes much computer destruction :)

Andrew

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> Hey, just to add to what laurent has said--
> I would strongly advise AGAINST the use of soap- and just use water.  
> why?
> If i remember correctly, most of the parts in the ibook were actually  
> water-washed after the soldiering phase (and before the addition of  
> microchips) because of flux residue.
> Soap may be too abrasive, but water will probably not hurt the  
> keyboard. If you do any light "scrubbing" (and I suggest not, just  
> repeatedly dipping, soaking,
> or a light rub) it may lift the vitals off the board. I'd give it a try  
> though. Oh, and DEFINITELY wait for it to be entirely dry, laurent was  
> quite right in suggesting
> 2 to 3 days. If you've GOT to have it faster, try a fan. (NO HAIR  
> DRYERS!)
> 
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> > -Laurent.
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Re: stickey keys

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Yes, I was thinking that completely washing it should work, like they do
with compact Mac mobos in dishwashers.  To replace the whole keyboard in
the event that washing it doesn't work, I was thinking something like
this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=25444&item=5159357049&rd=1
 Would this work?  I looked at the clamshell keyboard, and the cable
seems to lack some pins so it would appear that its a no-go on an iBook
G4, but the cables on this 700mhz iBook are identical to the ones on my
iBook G4, its just that the keys are more transparent.

BTW, I did also see those keyboard skins and thought they were cool too
;D

Andrew

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:43:16 +0100, "Aase Marit Waage"
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> Hi,
> 
> Isn`t it possible to take it apart and get it cleaned and dried then 
> put it back? I know I read somewhere about somebody who spilled a 
> beer and another spilled coke, in his powerbook. It is a long time 
> ago though... But again, an iBook keyboard can be cheap on eBay. If 
> you take some time looking around, it pays off. I saw one a little 
> while ago at $20, which ended a little while later.
> 
> Take a look here:
> http://search.ebay.com/ibook-keyboard_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40
> 
> While doing that search, I also saw a seller selling skins for the 
> iBook keyboard. That seems just great... I think I will get one...
> 
> 
> Aase :)
> 
> 
> 
> >on 23/01/05 10:41, Andrew, a Mac Freak at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >  > Hi!  I just joined this list, being a long-time member of the Compacts
> >  > list.  I have a problem:  A month or two ago, a friend of mine spilled
> >>  some soda onto my ibook G4's keyboard.  Now the keys, specifically those
> >>  on the left side, stick and take a second or two to come back up.  What
> >>  is suggested to fix this problem?  Any liquids that won't hurt it?
> >
> >There is no easy solution to this problem, I'm afraid. The best thing to do
> >would be to check on eBay and replace the iBook's keyboard. Or, you could
> >remove the keyboard, remove the key caps, and try to put the keyboard and
> >the key caps in some soapy solution. Then, rinse, and leave it to dry for 2
> >or 3 days.
> >
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> There is no easy solution to this problem, I'm afraid. The best thing to
> do
> would be to check on eBay and replace the iBook's keyboard.

I checked ebay and the cheapest keyboards are, of course, the
semi-transparent ones that are on the G3 & clamshell ibooks.  Question:
do ibook G3 keyboards work on ibook G4s?  I know that that'll look
tacky, but being a student one must be looking at the prices more than
the looks :)  I'm fairly sure they do work, I just have to double-check
here.

> Or, you could
> remove the keyboard, remove the key caps, and try to put the keyboard and
> the key caps in some soapy solution. Then, rinse, and leave it to dry for
> 2
> or 3 days.

Doing so will *not* damage the keyboard?  BTW, I have replaced
individual keys on my mom's clamshell keyboard (after the dog had been
"digging" into the keyboard with those razor-sharp claws)  and I had
quite the trouble with only a couple keys, so removing and then
replacing keys on a whole half of a keyboard would b quite a task I
should think!

> 
> -Laurent.

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list.  I have a problem:  A month or two ago, a friend of mine spilled
some soda onto my ibook G4's keyboard.  Now the keys, specifically those
on the left side, stick and take a second or two to come back up.  What
is suggested to fix this problem?  Any liquids that won't hurt it?

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Sounds like a loose video cable.  Can't help you with opening the 
case, though, since I've never owned a Pismo : (
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OTOH, if you upgrade to OSX 10.3 on that mac of yours, no problemo! 
share away! set the native file sharing on both systems, enable 
'Windows file Sharing' in the sharing control panel of OS X and 
you're set.
I think that is also available in 10.2  :D
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Re: Connecting my Lombard to a Pc

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Never thought about it until now - but I'd like to
hook up with my girlfriend's Dell (they all seem to have
Dells - fishing in shallow water?) and really don't know
what to expect. Can she copy my files to her drive under
OS 9 via USB
Never heard of USB file tranfering, but infared might work.  That is, 
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Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!

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On Sunday, February 1, 2004, at 03:34 AM, Hoju Dingo wrote:

Gee ... my Pismo has been very reliable since 2000 
I second that...I bought my G4 iBook 2 months ago and it is working 
much better than any *New* Windows I have ever encountered.  Apple is 
how it's always been:  making the best computers on the market that 
pave the way for Windows (as Steve Jobs said in MacWorld, "We finally 
got out ahead again with Mac OS X, and I think you'll see Microsoft 
copying that in the future.")  Sure once in a while someone gets a 
faulty system delivered, but that's no where near Windows computer 
makers (such as Dell).  Heck, who knows the number of faulty Windows 
systems shipped every week!  Mostly, Windows computer manufacturers 
just care about making money on cheap computers.  The low-end iBook is 
more expensive than a 1.6 GHz HP laptop!  But you can certainly expect 
more from the Apple now and in the future.

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Re: Safari Weird Crash

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It's Done it AGAIN!!  And this time I switched from Microsoft PowerPoint
to Safari!!  It's probably Microsoft's fault, since the only times this
has hapened is when switching from Microsoft aplications to Safari.  My
Immediate Question:  How to fix it?  I HAVE to use Microsoft Office for
school (b/c my stupid school uses fricking winblows), so Microsoft apps
are unavoidable.  Sorry if I sound really anoyed and upset, but I am
REALLY ticked off.  Especially since I was installing Windows XP on the
MacBochs emulator and it was at 99% after running all night when the
computer bombed!  Right now, I feel screaming in Bill Gates's
face...Please, PLEASE reply with your suggestions!

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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 20:20:06 -0600, "Andrew, a Mac Freak"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > This is a Kernel Panic and it means that something has gone REALLY wrong
> > somewhere along the line--enough so that the Mac OS itself no longer knows
> > what to do.
> > 
> > Usually, these happen in response to hardware problems (with peripherals, no
> > necessarily the computer itself). Do you have anything plugged into the
> > iBook when this happens, a mouse perhaps?
> > 
> > Has it ALWAYS done this since you upgraded to 10.3, or has it only recently
> > started happening. If the later, have you changed anything since when it did
> > work correctly (i.e. Installed software, changed preferences, etc.)?
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Scott
> 
> Uh, oh...[sweat trickling down my forehead]...the reason I am nervous is
> that my MiniVGA plug doesn't seem to function, either.  Are these signs
> of
> _serious_ hardware failure??  It has been sending the restart message
> around
> the time I started using Microsoft Entourage for my email and then switch
> to
> Safari, but it only happens when I switch to safari, no other. (ugh,
> microsoft, but I have to use Entourage since the Apple Mail doesn't seem
> to
> work with my email..)  It might just be Entourage, but I am unsure...No,
> I
> haven't changed prefs, but I have installed software (photoshop,
> microsoft
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Re: iBook Mirroring

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On 1/5/04 10:07 AM, "Luis Sequeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> 
>>>   The computer I am typing on that I recently bought is a iBook G4
>>>  800MH=
>>>  z
>>>  12" and I can't seem to be able to mirror or even use an external
>>>  monitor
>>>  with the included adapter.  Does anybody know how to get the external
>>>  monitor to function on the iBook?
>>> 
> 
> I have seen people have this problem, and it turned out that the
> mini-vga plug had not been pushed all the way in... sometimes, it is
> just a matter of pressing firmly.
> 
> Luis

Good call.  I'll set up the external VGA and miniVGA adapter tomorrow and
will send a response afterward.  Could this be a hardware failure, as I
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Re: Safari Weird Crash

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> This is a Kernel Panic and it means that something has gone REALLY wrong
> somewhere along the line--enough so that the Mac OS itself no longer knows
> what to do.
> 
> Usually, these happen in response to hardware problems (with peripherals, no
> necessarily the computer itself). Do you have anything plugged into the
> iBook when this happens, a mouse perhaps?
> 
> Has it ALWAYS done this since you upgraded to 10.3, or has it only recently
> started happening. If the later, have you changed anything since when it did
> work correctly (i.e. Installed software, changed preferences, etc.)?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Scott

Uh, oh...[sweat trickling down my forehead]...the reason I am nervous is
that my MiniVGA plug doesn't seem to function, either.  Are these signs of
_serious_ hardware failure??  It has been sending the restart message around
the time I started using Microsoft Entourage for my email and then switch to
Safari, but it only happens when I switch to safari, no other. (ugh,
microsoft, but I have to use Entourage since the Apple Mail doesn't seem to
work with my email..)  It might just be Entourage, but I am unsure...No, I
haven't changed prefs, but I have installed software (photoshop, microsoft
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Re: Safari Weird Crash

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On 1/4/04 8:20 AM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> on 03/01/04 16:28, Andrew, a Mac Freak at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> When I use another application in Mac OS X 10.3 and switch to safari (which
>> is running in the background) I get a message that says "You need to restart
>> your computer. Press and hold the power button..."  I can't force quit or
>> anything, only restart.  I have nothing running that is unusual and I have
>> more than enough free memory (total physical RAM: 256MB)  If it helps to
>> specify my computer, it is an iBook G4 800MHz 12".
> 
> This is always happening when you bring Safari to the foreground?
> 
> -Laurent.

My bad, I should have been more clear.  Safari is hidden in the background
(open-apple, h).  Then when I am in another application and click on the
Safari icon in the dock it brings up the safari window, shows the clock or
spinning-colored-wheel cursor, and then brings up the restart dialog box.

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Safari Weird Crash

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I have a really weird problem:

When I use another application in Mac OS X 10.3 and switch to safari (which
is running in the background) I get a message that says "You need to restart
your computer. Press and hold the power button..."  I can't force quit or
anything, only restart.  I have nothing running that is unusual and I have
more than enough free memory (total physical RAM: 256MB)  If it helps to
specify my computer, it is an iBook G4 800MHz 12".

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Re: My newly repaired pismo

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On 1/2/04 2:43 PM, "Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> I just fixed my pismo, and when I turn it on the lcd is very red and then
> after about the time it takes to get to the log in screen the red tinting is
> gone, is this a common thing on pismos, or do I need to start looking for a
> new lcd for mine?
> 
> it works great other than this, and it doens't bother me at all, but I was
> wondering if this means its failing or something?
> 
> -Joe

I don't know if it is typical or not, but it could be a failing or loose
video cable from the pismo to the lcd.

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Re: iBook vs PowerBook 12"

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On 1/2/04 9:22 AM, "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I just checked at Apple.com and you're right, the 12" PB does not have the PC
> Card slot though the 15" and 17" PBs do have it.   What's the screen
> resolution and color depth on these things though?

Resolution on both 12" iBook and 12" Powerbook is 1024x768, Millions of
Colors.  Scales to 800x600 or 640x480 with Millions of Colors, also.  At
least that's what my iBook is capable of, and since I read that both the
iBook 12" and Powerbook 12" use the exact same LCD panel

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Re: iBook Mirroring

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On 1/2/04 8:09 AM, "Tom Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
> Andrew
> 
> I don't have the 12" iBook but I do have the 12" Powebook which is very
> nearly the same as the G4 iBook - it has the same mini-VGA video
> output. And I just connected a VGA lead to the VGA-to-minVGA adapter,
> plugged one end into the back of the monitor, the other end into the
> Powerbook, and hey presto there was video output. That really is how it
> ought to work.
> 
> Have you opened Displays when the external monitor is connected?
Yes, and nothing different appears, as if the adapter is not recognized.
> 
> Assuming the monitor itself is OK and able to accept the frequency
> output by the iBook (which is nothing extreme) there are a couple of
> things to check: a) the VGA lead. Do you have any other computers that
> you can use with the external monitor and this cable to prove that the
> cable and the monitor are working?
Yes, I have a Dell 17" monitor with the PC-standard VGA cable.  I have used
it on all sorts of Macs with the VGA to DB15 (Mac video) adapter.  Works
just fine on other machines.
> b) do you have access to any other
> VGA-to-miniVGA adapters?
No.  I am the only one in the house with an iBook (My dad has a 15"
Powerbook G4 but that uses the DVI to Analog dongle)
> 
> Assuming the VGA lead is OK, the fault must lie with either the iBook
> miniVGA output slot, or the VGA-to-miniVGA adapter.
> 
> Tom Burke
> 

This is odd, as I just purchased the iBook about 2 months ago, with no other
problems otherwise.  I will try again tonight.

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Re: iBook vs PowerBook 12"

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On 1/2/04 7:44 AM, "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> I thought one other feature that the PowerBooks have over the iBooks was a
> CardBus (PCMCIA) slot.  Maybe that's changed with the new G4 iBook?
> 
> -tom


Sadly (for me and my iBook) I think you are right.  I have no Cardbus/PCMCIA
slot, just the compartment for the airport card under the keyboard.  I
thought the first Powerbook G4 12" didn't have cardbus, but the new one
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Re: iBook vs PowerBook 12"

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On 12/31/03 4:35 AM, "Peter Johnsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am thinking about buying a new iBook or PowerBook. Basically what I want
> is to be able to use an external monitor preferably a pivot 15" or 17". I
> like to be able to see a whole A4 page at once.
> 
> So my question is would the iBook suffice? Can it only mirror the internal
> screen or could it also turn it around to a pivot monitor?
> 
> -Peter

 The computer I am typing on that I recently bought is a iBook G4 800MHz
12" and I can't seem to be able to mirror or even use an external monitor
with the included adapter.  Does anybody know how to get the external
monitor to function on the iBook?

 (Moving On)   

 From what I have read, the iBook and the PowerBook 12" are almost the
same; they both use the same LCD screen, have basically the same bus and
processor speed (that is, if you are talking about the G4 iBook), and, I
believe, they have the same monitor output.  The main advantages are the
SuperDrive, size and weight, and the stylish case design.  The iBook G4 that
I have is very small, and it even fits in a PowerBook Duo carry case!  Also,
unless the 15" monitor you are talking about has capabilities of 1024x768
resolution or better, it will not be any advantage over the built-in LCD
screen, as the iBook and PowerBook 12" both have max resolutions of
1024x768.  I actually prefer the LCD over a CRT.

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Re: ASF was: Re: SO SORRY!!

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

On 12/27/03 6:36 PM, "Krevnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> WMP 6 for MacOS could play ASF files, WMP7 and later on the Mac cannot.
> People might be migrating to it because of the fact that MS ditched it
> and didn't renew the patent or something to that effect? I don't know
> for sure, since I haven't looked extensively into it. Unless the camera
> has a firewire port and can interface with iMovie... I wouldn't go with
> it personally, because I can take a Firewire DV camera to nearly any
> machine without problems with software. ASF is riddled with
> incompatibilities with various technologies, since it was originally an
> MS-only development.
> 
> On Dec 27, 2003, at 11:39 AM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote:
> 
>> On 12/26/03 12:24 PM, "Krevnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't think it is a problem, however, I don't think there is much of
>>> an answer other than to return the camera if possible. ASF is so
>>> horribly neglected by the PC community that created it, that the
>>> chance
>>> of stumbling over some Mac software to convert it is lower than
>>> getting
>>> struck by lightning in the next week.
>> This is puzzling, because many companies, including Gateway, just
>> released
>> their own tapeless camcorders, most output the videos in ASF format.
>> Is ASF
>> "coming back from the grave?"  But even so I searched the internet for
>> a
>> while and only found one application (for windoze  :(  that could
>> convert
>> the ASF files.  I tried it, and it worked, but it produces a watermark
>> on
>> the converted .AVI files unless purchased for $24.99 (double-bummer).
>> This
>> is my only option unless someone in the programming community makes an
>> ASF
>> converter for Mac when Microsoft comes out with Windows Media Player 9
>> for
>> Mac OS X.
> 
I don't think Microsoft completely ditched it, simply because nothing short
of Windows Media Player 9 could play my ASF files, and nearly all tapeless
camcorders these days output the video to the ASF format.  Perhaps there was
an earlier version of ASF that was dumped and now Microsoft "created" a new
version?  Anyway, I found a simple video converter (for windoze :( that can
convert any movie Windows Media Player 9 can read into mpeg1, mpeg2, dvd,
vcd, svcd, or avi with a choice of codecs. (the converter is called EasyX
Video Converter, such an original name...)  Quicktime on my iBook can read
the converted files and imports nicely into iMovie.  For now, this will have
to do (at least until a mac version is made...

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ASF was: Re: SO SORRY!!

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

On 12/26/03 12:24 PM, "Krevnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I don't think it is a problem, however, I don't think there is much of
> an answer other than to return the camera if possible. ASF is so
> horribly neglected by the PC community that created it, that the chance
> of stumbling over some Mac software to convert it is lower than getting
> struck by lightning in the next week.
This is puzzling, because many companies, including Gateway, just released
their own tapeless camcorders, most output the videos in ASF format.  Is ASF
"coming back from the grave?"  But even so I searched the internet for a
while and only found one application (for windoze  :(  that could convert
the ASF files.  I tried it, and it worked, but it produces a watermark on
the converted .AVI files unless purchased for $24.99 (double-bummer).  This
is my only option unless someone in the programming community makes an ASF
converter for Mac when Microsoft comes out with Windows Media Player 9 for
Mac OS X.
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Re: TiBook vs. AlBook ??

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

>tiBook WiFi is lame.

Do you mean AlBook?

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SO SORRY!!

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

Sorry Everybody! I was sending email to my friends and I think I
*accidentally* sent to the G-Books list too.  Sorry, I hope I didn't cause
too much of a disruption

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.ASF video file conversion trouble

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

Hello, all!  I am new to this list.  I have been on the powermacs pci list
when I first got my beige G3 but just recently I purchased a new G4 (not G3)
iBook so I have joined this list, also.  I came across a mustek dv4000 MPEG4
video camera, but when I started taking movies I realized that the files
were in .ASF format and were unreadable by QuickTime and (gasp) Windows
Media Player (the camera appears to compress video using an "unknown"
codec).   I am new to the DV world and now I am stuck in the mud.  Where can
I find a conversion application to convert .ASF files in Mac OS, or how can
I view them on my Mac?  There's plenty converters for Windows, I have found
out, but I do not own a Windows or Virtual PC.  Any and all help is
appreciated!

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

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