Firewire horrors: update
Hi Listas tried putting one of the recalcitrant disks inside the Pismo: still no joy (See http://sites.ecosse.net/mycelium/forothers/ forothersMain.html#update) So the options seem to be: 1: give up on Firewire and find a USB2 PC card that works in the Pismo, then use the 40GB HD in the USB2 case as a back-up device 2: find a firewire PC card that works in the Pismo 3: cobble the 40GB into an expansion bay module. What do you all think? Can anyone how suggest item 3 is done and supply me with an appropriate EBM? many thanks Bruce -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Firewire horrors: update
Hi Listas tried putting one of the recalcitrant disks inside the Pismo: still no joy (See http://sites.ecosse.net/mycelium/forothers/ forothersMain.html#update) So the options seem to be: 1: give up on Firewire and find a USB2 PC card that works in the Pismo, then use the 40GB HD in the USB2 case as a back-up device 2: find a firewire PC card that works in the Pismo 3: cobble the 40GB into an expansion bay module. What do you all think? Can anyone how suggest item 3 is done and supply me with an appropriate EBM? many thanks Bruce -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: firewire horrors
Dear G-bookers First, sorry to all (especially Howard) who got eye-strain from my colour-scheme In reply to Brian: Are the external cases FW 400 or 800? 400 Have you tried a FW card in the PCMCIA slot? not yet - can anyone lend/sell me one? In reply to John setting 30GB as slave (it had been master) no joy 40GB was acble select: setting as master or slave doesn't help (in master mode, LED is amber. All other times it's green) In reply to Arizona Bruce • resetting PRAM no joy • old FW enclosure got its power via a cable from a USB port on the mac to a mini-USB port on the enclosure. (I have tried swapping those too - no joy) • new enclosure is bus-powered enough to spin up on the Pismo and to both spin up and mount on other macs. It did come with an external power supply - but that doesn't help it mount on the Pismo. Someone else suggested backing up my data and then trying on of the drives inside the Pismo. I won't have time to try that until next week but will let you know how I get on. Many thanks to all Bruce -- Bruce-wotsit (you only get a whoosh with a ..., cheesy as anything) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Firewire horrors
HI folks there's a Bruce-and-his-Pismo shaggy dog story at http:// sites.ecosse.net/mycelium/forothers/forothers.html. I thought it was too long for the lists. If you've read it • Gbookers: what can I do to get at least one of the external drives, when in the new firewire case, mounting on the Pismo? •Swapsters: can anyone sell me a PCMCIA USB2.0 card that is known to work in a Pismo under OSX? Please advise total price, including shipping to UK. Please also let me know how soon it can arrive Many thanks for wading through my verbiage Bruce -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
road warrior?
Hi Gang Have any of you ever used a cellphone with a Pismo (or any other Powerbook) to go online out in the wilds whether there's no wireless, phone jack or LAN point? If so, please let me know how it's done. What phones, software and connections between the two did you use? I have both 10.3.9 and 9.1 on my Pismo. Many thanks Bruce -- -- Bruce-wotsit (you only get a whoosh with a ..., cheesy as anything) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
PC card in PCMCIA slot?
Hi G-bookers Seen a lot of mentions of DOS/PC cards that you can stick in the PCI slots on a desktop mac but never tried one (instead, used VirtualPC 3·0 whenever I needed to emulate a PC). Now I've moved full-time to a laptop (400MHz Pismo) and OSX, I find VPC is abominably slow. So has anyone ever seen a PCMCIA card that will make like a PC in my Pismo? cheers Bruce -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
quicktime 7·0·1 on Pismo
Hey Dan G-bookers I have a Pismo 400MHz, 768 RAM, 40G HD running OS 10.3.9. Will I have any problems updating from Quicktime 6.5.2 to Quicktime 7.0.1? Will it be an improvement? I have noticed my Quicktime Player to be somewhat slow at times, but that may just be my slow computer. I haven't noticed any performance difference moving up to 7·0·1 under 10·3·9 on my 400MHz Pismo. I think there's something about if you already have the 'pro' (i.e paid for) version of Quicktime and upgrade to this version, then you'll have to pay again to get the 'pro' version of 7·0·1. interested to hear how you get on Bruce -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
I got dem ol' Kosmic Pismo blues again mama
Dear Listers I seem to have been a bit unlucky when buying a Pismo on eBay. I hope you don't mind the following shaggy dog story. Firstly the DVD drive died within hours of receipt of the wee beauty. I bought a replacement mechanism but I can't put it in the dead drive's housing because I can't undo two of the screws. However, I was given an intact 24X CD-R drive and so I can put the DVD drive into its housing. This seems a waste. DOes anyone think I can drill the stuck screw out without damaging the housing beyond use? Next the power cable died. Replacement was easy and cheap, so I got as far as installing and configuring OSX, classic and other software. During a visit to England the power cables stopped delivering power to the Pismo. I was able to keep it charged using my mum's clamshell iBook cables. However, I then used it quite a lot, such that there was maybe 15 minutes left on the battery. Thinking that if the power cable was new then the fault must be in the yo-yo (the old one had had issues) I bought a brand-new one. By the time it arrived, I'd also received a bigger HD and so had installed that, following the Apple Service Manual's take-apart methods. I did have some trouble taking out the processor card because the wee plastic tag you have to pull on to extract this had torn before I received the Pismo. In the end, I used a pair of needle-nosed pliers to grasp the remnant of the tag and pull it up. I also put a 512MB RAM card that had been in the upper slot in the lower slot and put the 128MB card that had been in the lower slot into the upper slot (to make it easier to replace this when I can afford more RAM). I'm pretty sure that I reassembled everything properly. (It's possible that I didn't seat the processor card properly when I first reassembled it.) However, I can't start the Pismo using either the old nor the new yo-yo. The battery is completely flat but so long as the power cables are delivering power, should this matter? I can think of the following possible reasons for it not starting up * I've damaged the processor card * I've damaged the I/O logic board it connects to * when taking out or replacing the hard drive assembly, I've damaged the inverter board or soundcard (which also appears to be where the power switch is connected. I can't see any damaged cables and I'm loath to try to take it apart further to investigate.) * the power port has been damaged by dodgy power cables. * I've damaged the hard drive cable I know both of the old hard disk and the new hard disk are OK - when put into a USB enclosure, they mount on my G4/400 desktop. Any thoughts on how I can diagnose the fault(s) or should I go to my nearest Apple Service provider? thanks in advance Bruce Ryan -- -- immobile Bruce - laptop is toast, will stay in front of G4 -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
external DVD drive on Pismo
Hi G-bookers I have an external USB DVD drive (the original DVD drive from my Sawtooth in a cheap'n'cheerful USB 2 enclosure). I can use it to play DVDs on the Sawtooth but not on my Pismo. I can think of two possible reasons: * Apple DVD player doesn't want to know about external drives. * This drive is too new for OS9.2.2 itself. Am I talking garbage? Is there a way of getting the Pismo to play DVDs from this external drive under OS9.2.2? many thanks Bruce Ryan -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
monitor stand for Bookendz docking station for PIsmo
HI G-bookers Just got myself a second-hand Bookendz docking station for my beloved Pismo. A couple of issues and queries I'd beg your collective advice about: * ethernet connection is flaky. Will be worked around by going wireless. Twould be nice to sort it though - any thoughts? * if and when I can afford in a processor upgrade (drooling at the thought of 1GHz!), does anyone recommend using a tilt-stand with a fan to blow cool air onto the underside of the Pismo. Has anyone tried a combination of a Bookendz and a fanned tilt-stand? If so, was it good for you? * In the meantime, I'm thinking of getting a monitor stand so that an external (flatscreen) monitor can sit above the closed, docked Pismo. If you scroll to the bottom of this page of Dell accessories you'll see the sort of thing I mean: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/products/guides/latit?c=ukcs=ukbsdt1l=ens=bsd~section=004 Do you have any recommendations for buying such a gizmo or is it time to flex my woodwork skills? thanks Bruce -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
footloose and fancy-free
Hi folks This has probably been answered before a million times over but what's the beast way to replace the wee rubber feet on a Pismo? UK sources/suggestions please! thanks Bruce -- -- Bruce-wotsit (you only get a whoosh with a ..., cheesy as anything) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo wireless
Thanks Mark and other Bruce Will OSX be as slow as I fear, even with the bigger hard disk and more RAM? OSX on my Pismo with a 400MHz G3 and 512 RAM was fast. With the bluechip upgrade to 900MHz and 1 GB RAM it is even better, but even at 400MHz, it was fast enough. snip Actually 10.3 is about as fast on mine as OS 9. Not bad at all. The 128 megs is a big issue. Particularly if the disk is 5400 RPM, the Pismo should run OS X quite usably. The Pismo, in fact, feels roughly about the same speed as the Beige doing most things; it's got a PC100 bus which helps a fair bit. I think the current drive is a stock 4400 rpm. The current 128MB RAM is PC100. Not sure about the speed of the 30GB drive or the 512MB RAM which are on their way. Eventual plan is to max it out: see http://www.livejournal.com/users/myceliumme/29829.html#cutid2 Nope. 802.11g drivers are not available under OS 9. While the card itself is 802.11b compatible, that doesn't mean it uses Airport drivers. Oh well - and thanks for the explanation. I live less than 500 metres from my work. The buffalo card claims it may be able to achieve connectivity (albeit very slow) at this sort of distance. I'll post any positive results here and in LiveJournal I wonder what are you doing that's making the G4/400 feel slow? Happy to answer in detail off-list. Short answer is AFAIK nothing that **should** slow it (or what you're comparing it to Short answer The same G4/400 running OS 9·1, although I realise I may not be comparing exactly like-with-like. Thanks all round Bruce -- -- Bruce-wotsit (you only get a whoosh with a ..., cheesy as anything) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo wireless
Dear Listers Can I tell you a shaggy dog story and then ask for some advice, please? (If not, please just delete this mail!) Got myself a 400MHz Pismo recently. Love it to bits for the look alone but I want to go wireless with it. (I have a wireless router that's accessed by my flatmate's PC and - via ethernet - my G4/400) Fell for an eBay advert for an 802.11g cardbus card that apparently would work with a mac - and won the auction. Here's the rub. The manufacturers say it will work with a mac but only under OSX. OSX is slow enough on a G4/400MHz with 384MB RAM. I hate to think how slow it'll be on a G3/400 with 128MB. (I do have an extra 512MB and a 30GB hard disk arriving soon.) So, do any of the assembled multitude have a clue if the card (Buffalo technology WLI-CB-G54A-3) can be jinxed into working under OS9? Will OSX be as slow as I fear, even with the bigger hard disk and more RAM? Is the delay in going wireless my karma for wanting to go faster than 802.11b? Many thanks Bruce -- -- Bruce-wotsit (you only get a whoosh with a ..., cheesy as anything) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
