Re: Lombard frying batteries???
Caleb, did you reset the PMU? Resetting the Power Manager PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard)computers have a reset button located on the back of the computer behind the I/O door. Press the button once to reset the power manager. The PMU is located (AFAIK) on the main logic board. There is a separate Power Supply Card (separate from the Sound Card which contains the power-in jack), located under the trackpad. I'm not sure exactly how (or if) its failure can lead to the symptoms you've described. *Not not-all-that-helpful advice* Really, the best thing to have in this sort of situation is a second identical complete working PowerBook. It makes things so much easier to have known-good working parts to swap in and out for testing purposes. */Not not-all-that-helpful advice* dan k -- . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: TiBook hinge replacement?
Beverly Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: I've been asked if I would replace the hinges on a 15 TiBook 800 MHz. From what I can see, Apple didn't ever intend the parts to be disassembled that you have to take apart to do this, and it's a tricky job. So I'd like to know whether anyone here has done this, successfully or otherwise; how many hours did it take you? if you broke something, what did you break? and if anyone knows the replacement cost of parts that might get broken doing this, that would be good to know as well (particularly wondering how likely it is that the LCD gets trashed and how much it would be to replace it if it did.) I've got a page on the subject. Though I don't cover everything, I do describe a successful method for opening the glued-together display.: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook_display.html Hinges are sold by several online vendors, as well as on eBay. I'd suggest going for a new pair, it's not worth the aggravation to reopen the bezel if/when the second one breaks. eBay search - powerbook hinge - will find what you seek. Going rate for a new pair is ~US$100 - $130, new and used singles sell from $30 to $60 or so. Alternative is to buy a complete working DVI display, any from 667 to 1GHz will work. I can replace a complete display assembly in roughly 1 hr total, but I expect a first-timer might take several, even with a manual onhand. Even if one fixes the existing broken display, it still makes a lot of sense to remove the complete panel, makes things alot easier to manage. The data cable is very vulnerable to damage, so be super careful whenever you have to fiddle with it. dan k -- . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Bottom case
Wanda K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: 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. Apple originally used a 2-part acrylic adhesive to fasten the plastic parts to the titanium, for which you can get a reasonable replacement from auto parts stores. The stuff I've found has been labeled for plastic repair. It comes as two tubes of liquidy stuff, similar to some epoxies, but if it says 'epoxy' then it's not what you want. The fumes are very nasty, so it's best used in a well ventilated space. I'd avoid epoxies - I've not had reliable results with any (tried many types!), though others apparently have. I have more info on my page about repairing TiBook displays, scroll down to the 'Glue' section: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook_display.html Alternately, when I didn't want to mess with the real-nasty-deal, I've had reasonable success with cyanoacrylate (eg: SuperGlue.) Just apply sparingly, to be avoid squeezeout and the resultant mess and sticking-of-the-fingers-to-the-TiBook. :-P dan k -- . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: bad pixel counts and Applecare
Hi G-Books, you wrote: Amber Robey [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I was just wondered if anybody has had Apple authorize this before - how many bad pixels do you normally have to have for them to approve a complete screen replacement ? I read this somewhere on the web . . . [quote] ...a certain number of subpixel anomalies is considered acceptable. . . . Bright subpixel anomaly = subpixel that is always on Dark subpixel anomaly = subpixel that is always off LCD Size (inches) 12.1 to 15.2 Acceptable Number of Subpixel Anomalies Bright - up to 3 Dark - up to 5 Combination - up to 7 Replace the LCD Panel Bright - 4 or more Dark - 6 or more Combination - 8 or more [/quote] dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: ibook G4 Combo drive in Pismo?
Caleb Cupples [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Bruce, about how expensive are TiBook superdrives, as I'd like to put one in my Lombard eventually. I figure an original SuperDrive ought to go for $50 or so, based on the prices of current models, eg: Pioneer DVR-K05 8X Dual Layer Slim DVD±RW Drive @ US$87: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171021 dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: downloading movies
Dennis Goglin [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: So I guess my question is two-fold: 1. Is it possible to save/copy a movie from a dvd that I have either rented or borrowed? It's very possible, in several different ways. For example, I use HandBrake to rip to .mp4 files DVDs my 6YO daughter owns so she can have the movie resident on her iMac's HD to play anytime she wishes. That way I'm able to keep expensive and fragile DVDs from otherwise certain destruction. I also use DVDshrink on my PC to make DVD-R copies, again for personal BU of DVDs we own. However I'm not aware of any Mac utility that matches DVDshrink's abilities and convenience. 2.Is doing this illegal? It's always illegal in the good ol' USofA to make any sort of copy of any copy-protected DVD (or anything else copy-protected actually.) The lawbreaking is the part where you have to de-crypt the DVD in order to copy it, bypassing the anti-copying protections. That said, AFAIK the actual copying of owned DVDs' contents for personal use remains legal. That's nice and simple, right? :-P It's never legal to copy a DVD you don't own, however I'm quite sure lots of folks do this with little ethical angst. ;-) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Lombard display lines
single lines of pixels = failed LCD, cure = replace Caleb, somehow or other you damaged the LCD when you cleaned it. There are glued-on flat ribbon cables connecting the LCD's edge 'wires' with the LCD's onboard driver PCB. Those glued-on connections can fail or short, leading to anomolies such as your LCD displays. Just takes one . . . sorry dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: My Pismo is dead
I'll second the suggestion to leave the 'Book plugged in for a week or so and then see if it'll fire up. I've had several PowerBooks fail to boot after sitting unused for months. A good long soak in the electron pool appears to be just the ticket. FYI, I've seen this with Pismo _and_ with gen 1 400/500 TiBooks (very similar inside, doncha know.) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Battery not charging properly.
Caleb Cupples [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (among other things): I got three lights and 66% charge, before I got brilliant and decided to reset the thing using the Battery Reset Utility in OS 9. Nothing has happened since. Battery Reset 2.0 rewrites the battery's 'firmware', using one of two different firmwares. Apple's battery firmwares may ,or may not, be compatible with the Newer battery's firmware. I don't know enough about the Newer battery to know whether of not they used their own firmware or one of (or a variant of) Apple's firmware. Heck, I don't know even much about battery firmwares at all, except that firmware files do exist within the Battery Reset application's code (maybe in the BR init too, I haven't messed with that however.) What I'm trying to say I guess is that, yes, you could have messed up the Newer battery with Battery Reset. I'd suggest in the future, if anyone wants to reset a problem non-Apple battery they use the Power Manager reset for their 'Book, and/or the good ol' OF 'reset-nvram/reset-all' combo. Those should both be pretty safe. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Recommended glue for TiBook
MaxTek [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I need to glue a piece of the titanium/plastic on my PB G4 400mhz Titanium. The piece I need to glue is part of the cd slot where it is a lighter gray color than the top or bottom. I don't know if it is plastic, titanium or what. Anyone know the material for the specific area mentioned and what particular glue for it? The palmrest surround is plated and painted plastic, either ABS or polycarbonate, tho I'm inclined to think it's the latter. I've had some success using a solvent welder, Ambroid's ProWeld, available at hobby shops. Alternatively you could use one of the two-part plastic adhesives (like an epoxy, but I believe they're actually an acrylic), auto parts store is one place that'll have 'em. You might also consider an instant adhesive (superglue.) Depending on what part is broken it may be adequate. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 DVD RW drive query?
Can anyone please confirm if either of these drives will work in a Pismo? a Pioneer DVR-K05? or a Panasonic UJ-835-B? Either would work great. You may however need to mod the expansion bay's interface board to force the new drive to 'bus Master' status. See my page for a detailed explanation: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Superdrive Question?
I'd suggest either a Pioneer DVR-K05 or Matshita/Panasonic UJ-845, either will work great. I chose for my TiBook the Pioneer unit, under US$90 (shipped) from zipzoomfly: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171021 or from meritline for US$90: http://www.meritline.com/pioneer-dvr-k-05-slim-8x-dual-layer-dvd-burner-dr ive.html meritline also has the UJ-845: http://www.meritline.com/panasonic-uj-845-b-8x-slim-dvd-drive-bundle-nero- suite-software-pc.html Reading DVDs and CDs uses the same lens, but with separate lasers. I'd try a light shot of compressed air on the lens before tossing the drive. It's quite common for a bit of dust on the lens to foil proper operation with one media and not the other. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 DVD/CD-RW drive
chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I'll pick up a drive off ebay from a Dell or similar and get it installed in my Pismo. Why bother with eBay when new superdrives are available from regular retail channels for (usually) less than going eBay prices? zipzoomfly has the Pioneer DVR-K05 for under US$90. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171021 BTW, here's my page on Lombard/Pismo expansion bay optical drive swaps: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Ti parts interchangability
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I have an original 400Mhz Tibook with a dimming screen and a cracked upper case. I have the display and case from an otherwise dead and stripped DVI TiBook, will they work on the older one? The lower cases are completely different, you're not going to easily stuff a 400 MLB into a DVI top plate. Also, remember the rez differs between the generations, the 1152x 400 MLB cannot properly drive the 1280x display. sorry :-\ You've got some usable parts there, but you're gonna have to wait for some more bits to arrive in your junk bin before you've got a usable TiBook. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: 2 gen iPod connection to load tunes
Kristina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Michael, You are the second person to suggest Firewire to go. Unfortunately I have already ordered from OWC . http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/PCMCIA2P/ I hope I did the right thing...your deal might have been cheaper...the other feller's was too...but I ah went with a fresh card, if there is such a thing. Actually, you do not want the FireWire2Go card. I've got a couple of 'em and while they generally work great they use a dongle with only one FW port, precluding the simultaneous use of the iPod's power adapter to power the iPod while connected. The 2-port OWC card is a much better choice for your situation. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: 2 gen iPod connection to load tunes
Kristina [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: neither the DELL Inspiron 1150 and the Lomabard have a connection port to which this 4-6pin firewire cable will connect. This was discussed in the clay animation conversation...I get that... I understand that neither of these computers are firewire compatible...they only have USB and some other cable type port...what kind I don 't know but are the type that require screwing in on either side...which isn't what you are offering. I will have to study the net for descriptions that match the ports on the back of these and name them one by one. Basically I just want to load new tunes on the 2gen iPod . huge sigh Don't sigh Kristina, go here instead and order this $20 item: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/PCMCIA2P/ It's a 2 port PCcard FW adapter. Pop this sucker into your Lombard's PCcard slot, plug in the iPod into one port, the iPod's power adapter into the other port and you're good to go. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Lombard OS9 hotsync to PalmV?
IIRC, Lombards and Palm Vs can directly connect using IRDA (sort of an infrared serial port, the little dark red window at the left rear of the Lombard), so you shouldn't need any adapter. In Palm Desktop just select hotsynch via IRDA (?), and on the Palm (in Prefs:Connection) 'IR to PC/handheld'. Dang it I don't have an IRDA-equipped Mac handy with which to test . . . dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: $50 iBooks @ UVA
I think flogging off surplus equipment like this is a terrific idea. If they had auctioned off the lot in bulk, they wouldn't have gotten much more than $50 each anyhow. Better the iBooks stay in the community that originally paid for them. That way the community gets the benefit rather than (usually) a for-profit recycling/refurbing company. Not that I'm against for-profits making a buck, but we _are_ talking about public funds here. (Yeah, I know - some of these iBooks will turn up on eBay and elsewhere - still, I'm sure most will stay with, and be used by, county residents.) Henrico County's implimentation of the sale wasn't the best though. There are plenty of ways to control this sort of thing, too bad they didn't forsee how many buyers would show up. Shame the replacements are Dell . . . hee hee - wanna bet there'll be no similar riot when Henrico County goes to flog off that lot in a couple of years? That's if enough survive to even bother! dan k dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Question about a Powerbook G3
Malcolm Cornelius [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: What's the difference between old and new world? quoting from page 76 in Apple's Lombard devnote: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintos h_CPUs-G3/PowerBookG3Series_1999/PowerBookG3Series_1999.pdf [quote] The PowerBook G3 Series 1999 computer is different from previous PowerBook computers in that it has no single, large ROM that contains many components of the Mac OS software, along with the 68K emulator, hardware initialization, and the nanokernel. Instead, a small ROM provides hardware initialization functions and provides a mechanism to load the Mac OS ROM image into RAM. The new software architecture that is centered around ROM-in-RAM and its ramifications is called the NewWorld architecture. [/quote] There's more details in the devnote of course than I quote here. The first gen new world machines included Lombard, the clamshell iBook, the original iMac and the Blue White PowerMac. All PCI Macs have openfirmware, worlds old and new. dan k dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Utilities
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something I can't live without is Desktop Manager http:// desktopmanager.berlios.de/index.php It's a virtual desktop manager, like having 4 or 5 monitors. I have it on all my systems Powerbook and desktop alike. Well, a nearly unlimited number of monitors actually, but I'm happy with 4. Bruce turned me on to this and unlike him I install it on every single OSX mac I touch (not just my own!) With 4 desktops and set to transition as Cube it feels like a four-sided display which I can just whirl around on command. Damn spiffy! Other utils on my 667 DVI TiBook . . . A battery monitor is nice, I've been using X-charge. It's simple but complete enough for me. If you don't have Tiger installed but like the idea of Dashboard you might try Dashboard's inspiration, Konfabulator. Tons of available widgets for most anything you like. It's nice to be able to tweak some of X's more obscure user interface settings, TinkerTool is what I use. It's nice to be able to run OSX's scheduled background cleanup chores any ol' time you like, I've been using MacJanitor. Ahh, that's enough for now. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: real estate situation
Virii are still very much an issue with Windows under VPC. You'll have to use and maintain AV software same as with a 'regular' wintel PC. Heh heh, as for getting support from any PC 'support' drones, just switch VPC to full screen mode . . . they probably won't even know the difference! :-D Heck, for all intents and purposes, there _isn't_ any difference! dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Tibook display pinout
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DanK, I accidentally deleted your e-mail, but what I'm thinking of doing is trying to use it as a standalone display. It's a UA owned system, so I can't just sell it for parts, but if I could get it to work with a DVI output, I'd be upgrading my existing 15 conventional LCD display with something really cool... Nice idea, but from what I know not practical. Every LCD variant requires a specific driver set (controller) - hardware _and_ firmware. Even closely similar LCD panels may need a separate firmware, and an oddball panel like that of the TiBook likely would require custom programming. So you'd need an appropriate LVDS hardware driver plus the programming to get the HW to drive the TiBook LCD. Neither is cheap (so far anyway.) google - lvds lcd controller I'll gladly be proved wrong, but having participated in a considerable amount of discussion on this very topic, I've yet to see a reasonable and cheap solution. While not as cool, perhaps you can just hold the panel for the next broken-display TiBook that crosses your desk . . . dan k I previously wrote: FYI, TiBooks use an LVDS interface to drive the LCD, and the interface pinout itself will be the same for all TiBooks, and probably for the 15 AlBooks as well (which use the same LCD series.) If it helps, there are also PC laptops which use the same LCD panels - VPR Matrix 110 series laptops: 220A5, 200A5, 185A5 (though I'm not certain of the model numbers); and the Gateway M500. I have more relevant infos on my TiBook display page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook_display.html . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: TiBook screen cable pinout?
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: Does anyone have or know where to find the pinout for a TiBook/DVI *internal* video connector cables? (NOT the external video connector, but the internal ribbon cable) I don't have that (but I'd love to have it as well), Apple certainly has never released that detail publicly. Give us a hint what yer up to and maybe we can offer some (other) useful help. FYI, TiBooks use an LVDS interface to drive the LCD, and the interface pinout itself will be the same for all TiBooks, and probably for the 15 AlBooks as well (which use the same LCD series.) If it helps, there are also PC laptops which use the same LCD panels - VPR Matrix 110 series laptops: 220A5, 200A5, 185A5 (though I'm not certain of the model numbers); and the Gateway M500. I have more relevant infos on my TiBook display page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook_display.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Ibook DVD question
Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a combo drive from a friends newer Ibook that died and I'd like to install it in my Ibook. I have an earlier model 500 MHz Dual USB and was wondering,. did all of them have the DVD decoder on the motherboard, or just the DVD drive equipped models. All dual-USB and later iBooks can playback DVDs if equipped with a suitable optical drive. So yes, you can swap in that combo drive and your iBook with then be able to playback DVDs. You up to the swap?, it's not for the faint-of-heart. Those iBooks are devilishly complicated if you've never done one before. It gets easier though after you take 'em apart and put 'em back together a few times. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: iBook 500 Questions
Amanda Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. It has a 10GB hard drive which is... well, not big. I have a 40GB USB drive and want to know if the iBook can boot from that drive? I dunno where all the other respondants are (not) getting their info, but the Dual USB iBooks can indeed boot from an external USB drive. Not that I'd recommend it as USB 1 is dog slow, but it CAN be done. Rule of thumb for USB booting: A Mac is bootable if it has USB _and_ AGP-based video (incl. those macs with video integrated on the motherboard.) Some info at Apple: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58430 dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: iBook repair
Jeff Hubatka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I got my iBook back this week, dropped it off at a DHL pickup snipped stuff Oh, and Airport won't work more than 20 feet away from my DLink router. It drops one bar when I move it across the room, which is 10 feet square. Even my old Ti gets about 40 feet, the Pismo gets 100. They pinched the AP cable putting it back together, that'll need to be replaced. Shame about your combo drive getting the heave-ho, what are the chances you'll ever see that again?!? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 ---
MCE Wallstreet optical EBM
I finally, after a false start or two, got my hands on an MCE Wallstreet optical expansion bay. I ended up with the rarest of the rare, thier CDRW/DVD-ROM combo drive. I immediately took it apart and examined its interface PCB, pics here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/mce_optical_ebm.html The EBM itself is quite simple, plastic shell for top and bottom, attached together with another plastic cap at the rear. Of course it also has a Wallstreet-specific bezel attached to its Toshiba SD-R2002 mechanism. I'll have some more pics and details up ASAP, just figured I'd post this now in case anyone might be interested. Also . . . the thought has occurred to me there might still be a market for optical EBMs for these older 'Books. Anyone care to comment on the business case for producing a few hundred EBM kits (maybe just EBM shell and IF PCB, sans mechanism) that could be used in both Wallstreet and 3400/Kanga? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Pink screen
Dennis Reeder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pismo 500. Everything works just hunk dory. But I occasionally get the 'pink screen'. Starts in the lower left hand corner and in its worse case it stretches up about 2 inches into the screen. Sort of fans out from the corner. Does not matter if the Pismo is running on batteries (a 6600mAh 10.8v Li-Ion) or if it is plugged in. Doesn't matter if its on my desk at home or somewhere else. Does not appear on a fresh start up. Only appears after the Pismo has been awakened from sleep mode. Screen is fine. No missing pixels. I do have a Belkin 54g wireless card inserted into the pc slot. So what's the diagnosis? Will it get worse? Can it be repaired? Expensive? DIY or best left to an Apple tech person? I once read a report of someone's pink screened Lombard being cured with an nvram reset. While it seemed unlikely, ever since then I've been dying to see if there's anything to the idea. Care to give it a try? Use the OpenFirmware nvram reset commands: Startup into OpenFirmware by holding down key combo cmd-opt-O-F right after startup. at prompt type reset-nvram (without quotes of course, and then enter) it'll say OK reset-all (and enter) and it'll restart This will probably have no effect on your screen, but then again . . . ? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Lombard cd-rw?
vicki Duggan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi the Lombard is a lot easier to get an internal cdrw for, also if [snipped stuff] the fitting is very easy and someone on this list has a to do page on it ! own up who ever it is. That'd be me: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#pismo dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: woohoo! FINALLY snagged a Wallstreet CD/RW!!!
I, like an idiot, wrote: Ahhh . . . whew! :-D Hee hee ho ho heh heh hah hah, I can't help but post this, I'm so excited I _finally_ snagged a Wallstreet CD/RW EBM: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=5171108989 Never mind! Ooops, it turns out what I bought is NOT what I stupidly assumed it to be, but appears instead to be a mislabeled MCE Lombard/Pismo HD EBM. The label in the picture is the right thing, but upon closer examination of the actual item pictured isn't for Wallstreet at all, but for the later G3 PBs, and it's too narrow to be an optical anyhow. Hmmmphhh! Dang it, I was sooo excited, I guess I should have done some basic thinking before getting all worked up. Anyway, sorry for the distraction, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 ---
woohoo! FINALLY snagged a Wallstreet CD/RW!!!
Ahhh . . . whew! :-D Hee hee ho ho heh heh hah hah, I can't help but post this, I'm so excited I _finally_ snagged a Wallstreet CD/RW EBM: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=5171108989 You can be sure I will be posting very detailed details of its construction to my EBM webpage immediately after its arrival. I don't usually get this charged up about this-sort-of-thing, but I've been hunting one of these for a _long_ time now. Snif,snif, too bad I don't even use my WS at all any more . . . Anyway, woo hoo!! dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: External Antenna
Orlando Mac Geek [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Has anyone had any experience in buildling your own external antenna for a Titanium Powerbook Airport card? Specifically I am looking for any websites that might have instructions on building one. This is what I did: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ti_antennae.html It ain't pretty, but could be almost acceptable if one was a bit tidier with the application. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 repairs
Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just tried removing the HD altogether, and disconnecting HD cable, and upon restart I got a flashing Q mark, then was able to boot from CD. Do you think it's the HD cable, or the whole HD logic board connector? Would the latter require a new logic board? Pismo has two entirely separate ATA busses, an Ultra-DMA/66 internal HD bus, and an ATA Expansion Bay bus. So it's entirely possible the HD bus is fried and the EB bus is not. If that's the case, the MLB is kaput, only cure is replacement. Before doing anything else though, try resetting the Power Manager and the nvram (from OpenFirmware.) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: can my Lombard read a Seagate ST15230N SCSI-2 external
that drive has a 50 pin narrow (hence the N) interface, and should work fine for you.DOn't concern yourself with the SCSI-2 designation, all SCSI flavors can talk to each other just fine. It's the pin count that's of interest, and 50 pins is just dandy for your purposes. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Satanic Lombard - Exorcised!!! And how about a Superdrive?
Glad the CPU replacement cured the ills, yet another point on the now-extensive Lombard-CPU-failure chart. And how about a Superdrive? For some infos about replacing drives in optical EBMs, see my pages: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html and http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#pismo_upgrades I've got a couple of mobile DVD-R/W drives, a UJ811 in a Pismo/Lombard sled and a Teac in a 700 iBook. You can use most any slim drive in an EBM sled, so start with the xlr8yourmac.com drive database and then go shopping. I must say however, any G3 PowerBook is gonna be a tad underpowered for encoding video DVDs, but will work fine for burning data DVDs. Whaddya wanna do with this here DVD burner? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: help me diagnose The Satanic Lombard please
As mentioned, CPU L2 cache failure is apparently common on the Lombard series, and leads to all sorts of odd problems. My question is - has anyone used third party cache control software to disable a faulty cache, and did that work to get rid of the errors? Yes, I know having no L2 cache isn't the hot tip for a speedy 'Book, but the alternative is worse. Also noted, the OP was trying to install an OS from CD, so if the L2 is kaput 3rd party solutions wouldn't work in this case. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 ---
Extraneous quoted material swamps list!
Sigh, I don't usually post about such procedural stuff as this, but here is a sincere plea to: * Peter Dijkwel [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Andrew Main [EMAIL PROTECTED] * and anyone else who won't and/or can't take a few seconds to cut useless and unneeded quoted content . . . Could youz folks _PLEASE_ cut out the quoted deadwood in your thread responses? Digest #2164 consisted almost entirely of unnecessary reposted material. Y'all certainly aren't the only offenders, but this digest had to win some sort of extraneous content award. :-P Many TIA, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: LG/Mat DVD Swap Help Needed
Mike K [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I have just scored a Mat. drive to replace the POS LG unit in this Pismo...It is the bare drive ...What I need help with is how to get the face plate /bezel and case off the LG so I can put the Mat in and place the bezel on...The new Mat unit should fit into the LG case and be able to use the LG face plate Right??? Yes, and no. Yes, the Matsushita mechanism will fit just fine into the LG's drive sled, all such sleds are identical. No, the LG uses a different face than does the Matshita mechanism. You'll have to source an original Apple-Matshita face or use the generic face that came with your 'new' drive. On my page on such things: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#pismo If your 'new' drive is an original Apple mechanism, it will have a Master/Slave/CableSelect switch on it, ensure it is set to Master. If it is not an Apple drive it may be pre-set to any of those three. If not hard set as Master you probably won't be able to boot from a CD by holding the C key on startup. However, you should be able to boot from CD by pressing the option key on startup, where (if the CD is in the drive) you can choose from which device to boot. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: AirPort in TiBook ???
Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As people have mentioned in our AirPort discussions, as well as the seller of my new TiBook (my second to date), the reception/transmission is not good, especially when one actually uses the computer (doh!) and covers the case with one's hands. What is the best option for wireless ? Best _first_ thing is try your new TiBook's AirPort performance and _then_ decide if it's inadequate. I've got one DVI 667 which had rather poor AP reception, so I did this mod: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ti_antennae.html A second DVI 667 however seems to get much stronger signal. Internally, I can't see any differences between the two, go figure.. You also asked about the choice between 12 AlBook and TiBook. Hah! Since you have 'em both, just try 'em! I've got both TiBooks and 12 iBooks, and while I like the handy-ness of the smaller formfactor, the 1024x screen is just too small for my daily usage needs. I trust you won't be shy about announcing the result of _your_ comparo. :-) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: Playing DVDs on a Wallstreet running OSX
Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 400MHz Pismo's 8MB Rage Mobility 128 video card accelerates DVD playback, and is supported by OS X. The Lombard's 8MB Rage LT Pro video card does *not* accelerate snipped stuff To confirm everything I've been saying, look at Apple's hardware developer notes: Wallstreet/PDQ -- http://developer.apple snip Alternately, rather than wade through devnotes (as fun as that may be), I previously collected all the relevant infos on this page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/pb_video.html As you'll see, Ben is spot on with his assessment. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: To iBook or AlBook, that is the question
Go for the PowerBook, it's alot more 'Book fer yer dough. If it's working now it'll almost certainly keep on working just fine. Only caveat is the same as with any mechanical-and/or-electronic device (used _or_ new) - expect it to eventually fail in some way and be prepared for that eventuality. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: ADB Hot-Swapping on Wallstreet -- reference
Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whenever I'd plug or unplug my Kensington trackball all ADB communication would cease or at best the trackball behaved as if it was only taking your motion as a suggestion where I might be nice to go... but maybe it would just jump to the bottom left corner instead. Mac OS doesn't know how to deal with hotswapped ADB devices. To use a newly added device you have to manually reset the ADB bus. Google/MacUpdate/whatever search for and download ADB Parser, an Apple dev utility which will do just that. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: CD-RW for Wallstreet?
Can't swap a standard slim drive into a WS CD-ROM or DVD-ROM EBM sled. See here for more info: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#wallstreet As someone mentioned, there were a few CD/RWs produced by MCE, and they are indeed quite rare. I'll repeat my usual plea here for details, if anyone has one and could take some pics of the inside for me I'd be able to add that info to my EBM page. (TIA :-) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: CDRW for clamshell iBook
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So pretty much anything on this page should work? http://computers.listings.ebay.com/Drives_CD-R-CD-RW- Drives_W0QQfromZR13QQlopgZ2QQsacategoryZ38116QQsocmdZListingItemList Yep. Remember it's a PITA to replace the optical, so I'd suggest going for as fast a drive as possible. Since the cost difference between an 8x writer and a 24x writer can be only $10 or $20, it makes little sense to bother with a slower unit. Make sure the drive comes with a faceplate, some don't and it's virtually impossible to source one separately. One other thing. On a clamshell, the drive must set as bus Master to be bootable using the C startup key. Many OEM drives by default are set to Slave. It's not difficult to mod a drive to enable bus Master, but it's something to keep in mind. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: red screen on clamshell
Bryan Kattwinkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a clamshell iBook 300 with a battery that is completely dead. On top of that, the screen has a pronounced red tint to it. I can see some blue and green coming through, but all white areas of the screen are quite pink. The family member using the machine said that the condition developed gradually. I expect to receive a replacement battery next week, and hope that might clear up the problem. If not, what component would cause such a condition? It's probably hardware related, but just for the heck of it, I'd like to suggest trying a lil' experiment. Reset the nvram . . . Startup into openfirmware by holding down key combo cmd-opt-O-F right after startup. at prompt type reset-nvram (without quotes of course, and then enter) it'll say OK reset-all (and enter) and it'll restart Dunno if it'll make any difference, but I've read several reports of an nvram reset curing a pink tint on Lombard PBs and I'm wondering if this might work on iBook. Also, the nvram reset may help the battery. Probably not, but worth a try. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: CDRW for clamshell iBook
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: What mechanisms (if any) will work to put a CDRW into an original tangerine iBook? This will be with OS X 10.3. As usual xlr8yourmac.com is the place for specific details. Most any slim optical will work, just don't expect to able to re-use the original faceplate. I've got a Matshita UJDA330 CD/RW installed in our blueberry clamshell. It's got the generic faceplate and doesn't look especially spiffy but works just fine. Not especially relevant, but here's a couple of my pages that touch on some of the issues involved: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/opti_upgrades.html http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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: TiBook question
Sincere apologies in advance for being a wise-acre . . . harrumph, couldn't resist and all that sort of thing. G -- Hal [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Does anyone know where the airport antennas are located on a rev. B (550mHz, gigabit ethernet) TiBook? PowerMac 5500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] gave quick guess: in the display Bzzzttt! Wrong! :-() Then Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] tossed his best guess into the ring: Usually, on a PowerBook/iBook, the antenna is around the screen. Bzzzttt! Another wrong answer! :-() But seriously folks, take my TiBooks' antennae . . . please!! Baddumpbump!! OK folks, anyone else wanna give a well-intentioned, helpful guess? G In the meantime: TiBook antennae are located at the sides of the palmrest. Look at the sides near the front and you'll see on each side a couple inch long horizontal 'slot'. The antennae are under those. Hal, I'm just curious why you ask? FYI, here's what I did for better TiWiFi reception (in case that's your interest): http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/images/ti_wifi.jpg dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo HD
Rad Craig asked: What do I need to know in order to buy a larger HD for my Pismo, I mean what are the specs I need to look for when shopping for a bigger HD? Like interface, rpm, thickness, etc. to which Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: Any 2.5 drive on the market now should work. It has to be 9mm high or less, iirc. I believe. Drive height is limited to 12.5mm, not 9.5mm, which expands the range of possiblities to (just about?) every currently available 2.5 drive. You'll see such terms as ATA5 and ATA6, the Pismo can use them all. The only restriction is that the Pismo's onboard Ultra ATA controller can only see the first 120-something GBs of a drive. Since AFAIK there are no larger drives available yet, that won't be a consideration (yet.) Hmm, I just thought of SATA, are there any such 2.5 mechanisms? I'm not aware of any but then I haven't been paying close attention lately. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?
Forget encoding and burning with iDVD on anything G3, even if technically possible it'll be sloow as molassass in the Yukon in January. However, a Pismo is quite capable of capturing and editing DV video using iMovie. If more editing power is needed, FC Express is a mere $300 or so, quite a bargain relative to its high-priced FCPro sibling. I'll suggest encoding and burning DVDs with the ADS Instant DVD USB hardware video capture device and its bundled SW: http://adstech.com/products/macav1750/intro/macav1750intro.asp?pid=MACAV17 50 available here for a mere US$129: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=5448Item=ADSMACAV1750 It does a splendid job of encoding video to the standard DVD codec and does so in real time, with better results than achieved using Apple's codecs as well. It includes a very satisfactory (X only) DVD authoring application, CaptDVD, and it supports both external and internal DVD burners. For me, workflow goes (roughly) like this: DV cam tape (FW DV) - Mac (FW) - capture/edit/print (iMovie, FCE, FCP, etc.) - Mac (FW) - DV cam tape (FW) - DV cam tape (analog) - Instant DVD USB - Mac (USB) - CaptDVD - DVD burner Biggest concern voiced by folks who haven't used it is the worry that USB 1 isn't fast enough to handle video of sufficient quality. I can attest (from personal experience) the resulting quality can easily exceed that produced by an all digital workflow (eg: FCExpress - iDVD), primarily because Apple's built-in codecs aren't very good. You can buy a better codec (product's name escapes me just now) but straight out the box Instant DVD USB does a superior job. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Questions about replacing a G4 Ti Logic Board
Bill Gau [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I am wondering if there are any logic boards from succesive models that will work in this Powerbook, i.e., 550/667 Logic Mother Board (non-DVI), etc. You can only replace it with another Mercury MLB, later 'Books are too different to swap. The only TiBooks which have any real degree of commonality are the first and second generation DVI 'Books (667/800 and 867/1gHz) which are nearly identical throughout. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Aluminum and Alzheimer's
Thread is extremely silly, for more reasons than one! However . . . AlBooks are anodized and not bare aluminum, thus contact with their surface doesn't expose a user to bare aluminum at all. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo Questions
Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: OK, next question, are there any replacement/upgrade drives so I can get CDRW and maybe DVDRW? Visit my PowerBook EBM optical drives upgrade page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Lombard and OSX?
Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: I am looking at buying a Lombard to replace my Wallstreet so I can run OSX without problems. I don't have very much info on this laptop and am trying to find the specs on it. He said it was an m5343, so I believe it's a Lombard. It's a 400mhz. I have been trying to find the complete specs on Apple, but don't know which one it is, they show a bronze and a firewire for this speed, how do I tell which one this is? Will OSX run without problems on this machine? I've had nothing but problems running it...or attempting to run it on my Wallstreet. Easiest way distinguish between Pismo and Lombard is to read the name printed on the screen bezel. If just PowerBook then it's a Pismo, otherwise it's a Lombard. A 400 Lombard can run any version of X (so far), the later the better. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: TiBook display repair (follow-up)
John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: The in most laptops inverter is part of the display assembly, and I can't imagine that the TiBook is any different. The inverter will be replaced when you replace the display. Just to nip that incorrect imagining in the bud, the inverter in TiBooks is located in the body of the 'Book, not in the display. The entire display is scant millimeters larger in any direction than the actual LCD, no room in there for an inverter! That being said a CCFL lamp isn't a very expensive part compared to a whole display. Just a much more difficult replacement. _That_ part you got quite right, a TiBook's LCD is a double PITA to replace and their CCFL a triple PITA! :-P dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Replacement DVD Drive for Pismo
Tom Burke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The DVD drive on my daughter's Pismo is showing signs of failure - about 50% of the time it won't read a CD when it's put into the drive. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: Just get an internal Combo or Superdrive and swap it for the defective DVD. it's easy: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html and more EBM optical drive replacement infos here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: TiBook display repair (follow-up)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (gianfranco sciacca) asked: following up my previous posts some weeks ago concerning a TiBook with a dark display (after a bad cleaning action), I have finally got a replacement display assembly. My question I hope some tech on the list could address is: I'd like to test quickly if just replacing the display fixes the problem (the inverter could be fried as well) before taking the machine apart (which I've never done before). Say I connect the data cable to the logic board, the backlight cable directly to the inverter (bypassing the cable extension), do I risk damaging the display or backlight if the inverter is bad? Or is it a test I can carry out with no risk? Well, I can't answer with great authority on this one, I just don't know all the possibilities. However, I can say if it were me I'd just go ahead and plug in the new display and see what happened. Err, but that's me, and I have extra bits with which to play and the thought of killing an otherwise good display doesn't dismay me all that much. That said, I don't think there's much risk in trying it out. I really doubt a bad inverter will kill a known-good CCFL lamp. That's just my best guess though, so don't blame me if you burn down your neighborhood or something! Sorry I can't be more positive about the answer, but this is one of those take-yer-chances sort of deals. However, do tell us (or me anyway, am I the only one interested? :-) the outcome please! dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: TiBook 667 ID and wifi reception
gianfranco sciacca wrote: I had asked a similar question some time ago and what I gathered from the replies was that the airport issue was fixed with the 867/1000 Titanium iteration. Maybe also the 800 was mentioned but I think the problem still existed in the 667. MTH [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: The airport range may have been improved in later models, but it is still crap in all ti-books. You can get acceptable reception by getting a third party wifi card with an external antennae. I was intrigued by this thought, so went down to my basement shop and looked over a pair of TiBooks, a 500 mHz and a 1 gHz (just shells actually) to see if there was any discernable difference between the antenna arraigements. Honestly, I can't see anything that looks to be significant. While the antenna boards are not the same parts, they have the same circuitry (such as it is!) and location, the later boards being slightly smaller than the early ones. Also, there appears to be the same absence of anti-EMI coating under the plastic edge where they reside. I think the main problem with TiBook reception is the antennae location, down low at the sides of the case where it's easy to block them with your hands or other radiation blockers. I have big hands that tend to flop over the side edges, so maybe reception problems are worse for those folks with larger hands, or those who rest their hands over those edges at any rate? OTOH . . . Interestingly, just last night I rebuilt _another_ 667 DVI and it seems to have much better reception than did my old 667 DVI on its built-in antennae. Maybe I'm just dreaming . . . perhaps I better do some scientific tests to see what's up! dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
TiBook 667 ID and wifi reception
was Re: iBook going back to Apple John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the chance to buy a 15 G4/667 Powerbook with Airport, DVD, 20Gb drive, and 512mb RAM, but the seller doesn't seem to be familier with Powerbooks and can't tell me what particular model this is, and I have to admit that I'm not all that familier with them either. He does mention some slight paint chipping around the optical drive slot on the front, but it's otherwise in great condition, and the screen has no bad pixels. Would it be new enough to be an Albook, or would it be a Ti? I can get it for about $900. Does that sound like a reasonable price? With a 20GB drive, it's probably a second generation TiBook (Onyx 550/667 non-DVI): http://lowendmac.com/pb2/g4-guide.html Easy way to tell pre-DVI 667 from DVI 667 is to open the back flap and check for the video out type connector, VGA or DVI. Also, the pre-DVI has an infrared port on the back, DVI does not. The DVI model is worth more, its 133mHz bus, L3 cache and faster video chip add considerable speed. US$800-900 is about the going rate for a pre-DVI 667 TiBook, per the market-maker eBay. The AP card is itself worth ~$100 these days so your deal is decent though not super-cheap. But as with all items of this nature, the vendor's warranty, support and reputation are the most important things. As others have mentioned, the wifi reception is poor in all the TiBook models. I got so fed up with the useless wifi in my 667 DVI I added a pair of antennae swiped from a clamshell iBook. Looks pretty crappy (and the antennae stick out rather inconveniently) but the reception is outstanding!: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/images/ti_wifi.jpg dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: TiBook display replacement (was: TiBook display crisis)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (gianfranco sciacca) asked: My question to the list is: are displays and inverter boards / cables the same across the entire DVI range (667 MHz to 1GHz), or the 1GHz shares parts only with the 867 MHz? Hardware is the same across the DVI line, with the only difference (of which I'm aware) the typeface on the screen bezel changed between the two series. Data cables can be interchanged between any TiBooks, and inverters are interchangable across the DVI lines. The backlight cable is integral with the LCD, soldered directly to the CCFL tube inside the LCD. The CCFL is replaceable, but the job ain't for the faint-of-heart. Also, _any_ TiBook display assembly _can_ be used on any TiBook. Early screens of course only show the lower rez on any 'Book. Likewise later DVI screens display only the lower rez on pre-DVI 'Books, with garbage filling the right hand and bottom edge excess pixels. see my page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook_display.html hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wallstreet
IIRC, the OP wasn't able to start up from an otherwise acceptable Mac OS boot CD, that's a pretty good indication there's a HW problem. It's not at all uncommon for these older DVD/CD readers to lose the ability to read one type of disk and not the other. IIRC, DVD/CD readers use two separate lasers or lenses or something, DVDs and CDs using different technologies or lightwave frequencies or something. (heh heh, I _really_ do something, just forget the exact details.) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Virus protection?
I'm glad this thread has dribbled along, it eventually got me thinking about how many times NAV has spotted a virus on any of my Macs over the last decade. Exactly none, and it's finally dawned on me how useless it is to continue using it. I just disabled it and look forward to the absence of its dialog box every *%$ time I launch an installer. thanks! Heh heh, OTOH I've _never_ had any AV SW on my one wintel box, but then I use no M$ products except for the OS itself (W2K). Of course I've turned off every non-essential service, which probably avoids most of the usual dangers. Yeah, yeah, I know, just a matter of time . . . but since it's just a hobby box, I'd have no qualms about just wiping the drive clean and starting from scratch. Still, it's been OK for a couple of years now, so I must be doing something right. :-) As for passing virii onto others, I can't imagine the circumstance where I'd forward any unknown attachment to anyone, wintel user or otherwise. Does anyone do that?!? Again though, I use no M$ SW, so perhaps I'm just out of it or something. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Is A Wallstreet PRAM Hack Possible??
Bill Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: My Wallstreet is now about 5 years old and the original battery is dead. Also I believe the PRAM or Clock battery is dead. So no 'mobility' and no correct date. (I've done all the reset business in Open Firmware etc. and no cigar.) I was thinking of replacing the PRAM battery but the least expensive New ones are around $45+ each and I'm thinking -there's got to be a cheaper fix. (I've seen the $24 and $30 ones on ebay.. but they've been pulled from working Wallstreets and how long do you think they're going to last!?) I almost never need it away from AC power and with the main battery out I'm thinking ..Hmmm.. here's an empty bay/space and that maybe some other type of 6v battery (PRAM or otherwise) would substitute (and could also be made much easier to get to). The 'Book's PRAM battery charging circuit is designed for that specific pack, using VL-type rechargable cells. I don't know what else will work, but I'd be loath to stick just any old cell in there. I really don't think there's any way around this, other than just keeping keeping a charged main battery inside or connected to AC. You could revamp the PRAM battery with new cells. For example, look in DigiKey's current catalog, page 1189, Panasonic VL2330-1VC P086-ND $7.38/each (or 10 for $66.38) But with six needed, that's not exactly the sort of economy you wanted. Maybe you can find 'em cheaper elsewhere? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Capacity of laptop batteries
I've been using a couple of utilities which very nicely divine lots of battery information, X-Charge and XBattery. Graphs and logs and stuff with a proper GUI. None of that arcane grepping stuff for dumb-as-a-post-lil'-ol'-me!! :-) Google for DL links. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?
Michael Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I was wondering if there were any modifications that needed to be done to get the Samsung drive to work with your Lombard. Is there any software required to get this to work? I have a Lombard also and would like to get an internal combo drive. Thanks Depends on the drive. See my page for some details: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wireless Drivers For OS 9 OS X
and another nice page of wireless infos: http://home.earthlink.net/~metaphyzx/Wireless.htm dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wireless Drivers For OS 9 OS X
Kenneth Vann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a very nice list of wireless card drivers! Thanks Ken! I'm looking forward to being able to bookmark whatever page on which your excellent list ends up. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: ibook SE
I wrote: AFAIK, no first gen clamshell can use Apple's DVD Player (ADP)under X, same as with Lombard the ATI RAGE Mobility chip doesn't support mpeg2 decoding to which Mikael [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: According to ATI it can: Delivering a complete solution, RAGE MOBILITY includes dual LVDS transmitters, hardware MPEG-2 decoding with iDCT... http://www.ati.com/products/mobility/features.html Apple's RAGE MOBILITY implementation in their portables is an incomplete subset of the chip's capabilities, as specifically mentioned in the devnotes. What 'unimplemented' means exactly is a question for others as I lack any more knowledge. However, I suspect . . . Are there other RAGE MOBILITY cards in the 1gen clamshell iBook? If so, why can't I find any info on earlier incarnations anywhere? That Apple doesn't support this decoding feature with the X DVD player is clear, but does the OS actually prevent other apps from using it? Can it perhaps be turned on somewhere? Does there have to be a VDplayer in the machine in order for the hardware (graphics card) MPEG-2 decoding to become activated? that it's a hardware thing and so cannot be turned on by any software. The gen 2 clamshells have the ATI RAGE Mobility 128, same as Pismo, and so _should_ support ADP under X. Anyone care to confirm this hypothesis? I can do that, but only with S-VCD as there is no dvdplayer. Or I could use an image perhaps. So I'm not clear on your answer to the big question: Under X, does ADP launch and play something/anything in a gen 2 (FW) clamshell? You mean you did try X + ADP and it successfully launched? Or you haven't yet but are willing to try it? If it did launch OK, even without a DVD-ROM installed, then any standard DVD ought to play if you install a DVD drive. ADP checks only for playback support AFAIK, and not for the presence of a DVD drive(?). K, hold on, I'll test this last question myself: grabs Lombard (333 under OS9 w/DVD PCcard), pulls DVD EBM, inserts CD EBM . . . OS9's ADP launched fine in absence of DVD-ROM drive. For completeness, I suppose I should do the same with a Pismo under X . . . sigh grabs Pismo 400, pulls DVD EBM, inserts CD EBM . . . Yep, X's ADP launched fine in absence of DVD-ROM drive. Yeesh! :-) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: CD-R drive for Wallstreet
Michael Dolberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have heard from a few sources that there might be a way to exchange a CD module in an expansion bay drive for a CD-R module. Is this possible? Generally, no. Well, it _is_ possible if you can fabricate PCBs, but it wouldn't be an easy hack. If so, what drive would I look for which would be compatible with the expansion bay shell I have and can anyone direct me to website which explains the step-by-step procedures? (I have looked, but may be missing the sites) No sites because no-one has done it to my knowledge. Short answer - original Apple Wallstreet optical EBMs use non-standard mechanisms, WRT both the electrical interface and the physical form factor. Visit my PB EBM page for more details: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html sorry :-( dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: ibook SE
Larry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are correct, there were no combo drives available so I should have put dvd/cd drive. to which Mikael [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: Well, you're not correct these are unavailable, look here: http:// wegenermedia.com/ibookcdrwhome.htm I'm sure Larry meant Apple shipped no combo drives in these models. Only available options were CD-ROM and DVD-ROM readers. Now of course one can install just about any slim drive one wishes. :-) snipped stuff As far as I can tell we on this list have yet to verify if the clamshell iBook video cards built-in support for MPEG-2 decoding is supported by OS X. Noone knows for sure? AFAIK, no first gen clamshell can use Apple's DVD Player (ADP)under X, same as with Lombard the ATI RAGE Mobility chip doesn't support mpeg2 decoding. The gen 2 clamshells have the ATI RAGE Mobility 128, same as Pismo, and so _should_ support ADP under X. Anyone care to confirm this hypothesis? I tried a DVD drive in my gen 1 blueberry iBook and couldn't play DVDs with ADP. Anyone able to use VLC or other players on a gen 1 iBook? If it works, is it actually _usable_? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Will these parts work in a WS Series II, among others?
I wrote: 1. a Toshiba DVD/CDRW combo 4. Compaq (TEAC) CD-ROM (CD-224E: 24x, '00) Nope. Those are standard slim drives and will not fit into any WS EBM drive sled. to which [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: So which ones will? What is the internal standard connector inside the drive case? Because obviously the question was about replacing the inner mechanism. Or did I miss something? Must have. Did you visit my EBM page where all this is explained? http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html The problem is two-fold and rather daunting (IMHO): 1) WS EBM case cannot accomodate a standard slim drive 2) WS EBM electrical interface not standard, won't attach to a standard slim drive Therefore, no standard slim optical will fit a WS optical EBM. The only possible exception to this admittedly very broad statement is the scant possibility of using an aftermarket 3rd party EBM sled. Never have I seen, owned or handled one, so cannot comment on the specifics. Find a very few details here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#wallstreet dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Will these parts work in a WS Series II, among others?
Mikael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, am I glad I'm using a PB G4 now. Though I'm in similar problems there as have a 400 (which really is too slow) and also am lacking a CD- RW/DVD and upgrading that is costly (about $170 from Wegener), so I think I have to sell and upgrade to a 1 Ghz if nothing else turns up. Ah, well it just happens I have a page that sort-of covers that territory too: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/opti_upgrades.html scroll toward the bottom and find some info on upgrading TiBook opticals. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: new CD drive for Pismo
All are welcome to stop by my EBM page for infos on replacing PowerBook optical drives: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Will these parts work in a WS Series II, among others?
George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Will these parts work in a WS Series II, among others (feel free to list or see below)? 1. a Toshiba DVD/CDRW combo 4. Compaq (TEAC) CD-ROM (CD-224E: 24x, '00) Nope. Those are standard slim drives and will not fit into any WS EBM drive sled. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#wallstreet dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Need LCD for Clamshell iBook
Craig W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: In my search for a replacement Clamshell iBook LCD, I was wondering if any other 12.1 LCD screen would work in the iBook? The 3400/Kanga and the Wallstreets use a 12.1 LCD TFT screen... Clamshell iBook's original panel is a Samsung LT121SU-123. The 3400/Kanga LCDs are (sadly) completely incompatible. However, this worked for me: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3488983048 From the sellers' description: LCD panel / screen, manufactured by Samsung, part number: LT121SU-121. Suitable for a Dell Latitude CPi series notebook computer. The Dell panel had an EMI shield attached, but it just unscrewed. Everything else was identical to the iBook's panel, hooked it up and it's working perfectly. I suggest an eBay title-and-description search for this string, exclude the brackets: [lt121su*] dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Where to find QuickTimeLib-MakeImageDescriptionForEffect?
George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: When I launch CoolCam 2.3, it asks for this extension- QuickTimeLib-MakeImageDescriptionForEffect Neither 8.6 nor 9.1 contain it. If you have it, please send me a copy ASAP. To which Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied with: CoolCam is old. It's been renamed EvoCam. The current version is 3.4. http://www.evological.com/evocam.html Thanks Eugene!! Hey George! EvoCam supports _multiple_ cameras!! (Though I'm sure you've already read all about it yourself!!) A _very_ nice feature-set (from the above page): * Supports multiple cameras simultaneously * Supports multiple webcam windows, each with independent settings * Supports virtually any QuickTime-compatible camera or video input device * Includes built-in web server with Java-based streaming video support * Supports Rendezvous for publishing your webcam on your local network * Uploads images via FTP or SFTP to remote web servers * Emails images as MIME attachments to your email account * Saves images locally for use with Web Sharing or other web server software * Archives all images to timelapse QuickTime movies and/or separate images * Includes a Java webcam applet to display your webcam image on your web page * Powerful schedules to control when EvoCam is online * Unlimited motion sensors for automatic image capture when motion occurs * Unlimited text captions and clocks using any font, size, style or color * Unlimited picture badges using any image file, including dynamic images from a URL * Unlimited QuickTime Effect items * AppleScript support for control and customization It's exactly what you've been seeking, all for a measly $20!! Could ya ask for more?!? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: DVD Decoder card
Craig W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi; I am currently looking for an extra DVD decoder pc card for a Wallstreet I am giving to a relative. Am I restricted to Apple's DVD decoder? I have seen several others, including one by VST. AFAIK, VST's card is identical to Apple's with a different label. The VST card works with Apple's drivers and appears to the 'Book as the same HW. I have some extra unused VST decoder cards for sale, contact me off-list if interested. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Question about drive usage/visualization software
Dan Imal Tornapart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I once had a program for PC that allowed visualization of the space used on the HD. It displayed a visual graph of how much room was being used by each file and directory on the drive, on a single screen, allowing quick maintenance of big chunks of dead storage. Totally simple and effective! Does anyone know of something similar for the Mac? My recently obtained PB firewire is running low on room and I don't relish the idea of picking and choosing from 20GB worth of unfamiliar stuff to decide what I'll keep.. failing that, what's your favorite utility for HD maintenance? DiskSurveyor is exactly the sort of thing ye seek, though it's for OS9 so I dunno if it'll work under Classic: http://twilightsw.com/DiskSurveyor/ A nice app, but I never used it enough to justify buying. Don't know what else similar is out there though. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: DVD on 500mhz G3 Only?
I wrote: All PBs from Pismo on have mpeg playback hardware as part of their ATI graphics subsystems. to which Drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: Thanks kind of a stretch, wouldn't you say? Those graphics systems don't have dedicated hardware for decoding MPEG-2. Rather, they have enough horsepower and a few extensions that lend themselves to the processing required for decoding MPEG-2. Oh Drew-woo! No stretch at all. The graphics subsystems in all PBs from Pismo on have hardware mpeg2 playback incorporated into their ATI chips as per Apple's own devnotes. Now whether Apple provides drivers for that hardware is a different story. Again, here's a link to my devnotes video HW infos compilation: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/pb_video.html So here's _MY_ question - if X's SW DVD Player _doesn't_ use ATI's HW decoder, then why can't a fast G3 play back mpeg2 DVDs? What does X's SW DVD Player _need_ to function? Lots of vram or For instance, I've got a 400mHz (nee 300mHz) Blueberry iBook which cannot play DVDs with X's SW DVD Player. What is the missing ingredient in this trusty clamshell? I must admit though, I didn't try any 3rd party playback apps. Might one of those work? And now for something completely different! Will S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Coming from a list nanny is outrageous ! Really poor judgment. Dan K time to step in and do your job. I'm not a list nanny, no-one would dream of handing such tremendous responsibility to lil' ol' me. :P Doh!! Will S. obviously refers to _another_ Dan K. Nevvveeerrr mind! Dan K (K for Kraeuter, rhymes with loiter) . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: DVD on 500mhz G3 Only?
All PBs from Pismo on have mpeg playback hardware as part of their ATI graphics subsystems. The Lombard 400 (and some 333) have a: [quote] ZiVA PC DVD Decoder Some configurations have a built-in DVD decoder IC: a ZiVA-PC made by C-Cube Microsystems. The IC provides video support for a DVD drive in the expansion bay. In addition to the video timing generation and DVD system functions, the ZiVA-PC IC provides the following decoding functions: * Linear PCM audio decoding * MPEG-2 audio and video decoding. * AC-3 decoding and downmixing from 5.1 to 2 audio channels The ZiVA-PC IC controls 2 MB of synchronous DRAM, enabling the IC to provide full NTSC and PAL video decoding. [/quote] FYI, I culled the relevant graphics system info from the hardware devnotes for PowerBooks Wallstreet to 1gHz TiBook and put it all here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/pb_video.html Apple's hardware devnotes: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Hardware2.html I didn't include any iBook infos on this page, but Mikael is correct that the 366/466 iBooks both support DVD playback with their ATI RAGE Mobility 128 graphics. The earlier iBooks use the ATI RAGE Mobility chips which AFAIK do NOT support DVD playback. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: DVD Issue on Lombards.
On PowerBook G3 Series without built-in DVD decoder hardware (Wallstreet and most 333 Lombards), the DVD decoder cardbus card decodes the DVD and plays it back through the zoomed-video pins in the PC card slot. That video is fed directly to the display, bypassing the internal ATI display driver hardware. Err, that's under classic Mac OS (8/9), not OS X, as of course we all know Apple has never released hw DVD decoder drivers for X. Pismo's (and 400 Lombard's) ATI display hardware _does_ include a built-in hardware DVD decoder. Also, Pismo's system is fast enough to decode using its G3 (but Lombard's ain't.) The later OS 9 DVD Player app (v.??) uses the G3 rather than the ATI hw decoder. At some point Apple decided to separate the DVD playback function from HW dependencies, esp since overall their systems were getting fast enough to not need a separate HW decoder. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
optical drive replacement infos
As usual, I reference my own page as a good place to start: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html However, I don't yet have any infos there about upgrading G4 PowerBook and iBook optical drives. That page is still to come awaiting my time and inclination. However, here's some information related to (IIRC) the OP's TiBook optical upgrade question. The first generation 400/500 TiBooks use a non-standard-form-factor slot-load DVD slim drive, without any extra brackets and with a non-standard location for its 50-pin ATAPI connector. All later models use a standard-form-factor slim drive equipped with a pair of mounting brackets. The cables and mounting brackets are different between the 550/667 models and the DVI (667-1gHz) models, neither can use cables or brackets from the other series. Three points specific to the 400/500 models: A) It is possible to replace a 400/500's optical with a standard form-factor slim drive with some additional steps. The original drive has no brackets, its rubber mounting grommets attaching directly to the drive. Standard form-factor slim drives need brackets, those from a 550/667 model will work, those from DVI models will NOT. B) On the couple of swaps I did, with the replacement drive in place the case bottom didn't fit. A pair of protrusions need to be trimmed off at the front edge of the case bottom to allow it to seat correctly. C) Also, as Jeff Hubatka pointed out, the cable from the original drive won't work with standard form-factor slim drives. A cable from the 550/667 series will work, but DVI model's cable will NOT work. To sum up, to install a standard slot-load slim drive into a 400/500 TiBook, from a TiBook 550/667 you'll need a pair of brackets and an interface cable, plus you'll have to trim the case bottom. Specific to all later models (550-1gHz): A) Nothing else is needed, just about any slot-load slim optical in the standard form-factor should physically fit into the brackets (and 'Book) and will attach correctly to the interface cable. Other Apple models with slot-load drives: Haven't got any, so I can't offer any specific advice. However, I'd bet long odds that all later iBooks and AlBooks use standard form-factor drives and therefore should be pretty straightforward swapping candidates. That is all. :-) Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Travelstar drive noises, and FW TDM, HELP
Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do IBM Travelstar drives (60 gb/5400 rpm) normally make a slight clattering noise, as if something metal is bouncing up and down on a shaft? I only makes the noise when shaken up and down, not side to side. They all do that. Seriously. Common complaint, they rattle when shaken. IBM has had to explain it innumerable times in many different forums. I forget the technical explanation, but it's a harmless foible. That don't mean the drive ain't toast tho . . . Also, if a drive is bad will a powerbook NOT boot into firewire target disk mode? This one won't and comes up with a empty folder icon on boot. Dunno, sorry. Just gotta test. Remove drive and see if FW TDM works. Put drive into something else and see if it works there. Put a different drive into the 'Book and see if that works. Etc. Have you got the AHT disk BTW? Useful thing for this sort of . . . errr, thing. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Another iBook question
Pam asks: Is anyone out there running a G3/300 clamshell iBook with more than 160 megs of ram? According to the book that came with it, it says it only supports 128 mb chips, but as someone pointed out MacTracker says it will support 288megs (apple). I don't want to take a chance and order a memory chip it will not accept. Common question, easy answer! :-) All iBooks can use 512MB memory modules, thus a 32MB iBook can carry a max of 544MB, a 64MB iBook 578MB total. For OS 8/9 adding a 256MB module would be more than adaquate, but for X I'd strongly suggest going whole-hog and install a 512MB module. For an example of a (very) reputable vendor's appropriate wares, _with_ excellent descriptions: http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=192type=Memory Available elsewhere of course, including from our wonderful list sponsor smalldog: http://www.smalldog.com/product/40277 though with a _very_poor_ supporting description, it'll work just as well. Also consider buying secondhand, as always eBay is a good source. With ram prices up lately, secondhand can save you quite alot of $$$. Used ram is just as good as new ram, even better if it costs alot less. Even better, ask others who have upgraded their PB or laptop and now has old now-redundant modules laying about. IIRC, _any_ PC100 or PC133 SODIMM ought to work in any iBook. Acquiring a SODIMM with a major brand label (nearly all have lifetime warranties!) assures you of either a working module, or if dead a quick, easy and free replacement. Hard to go wrong actually, just check at the maker's website for warranty terms. I've purchased quite cheaply a number of ram modules sold as dead and gotten them replaced free under warranty. Strange how folks will practically give away a dead-but-still-warrantied item, without first trying to get a replacement. Not that I'm complaining mind you . . . :-) hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: dark area on Pismo screen
Tom Wolfe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Lombard that I was going to sell since I got this Pismo. Sounds like I can use the backlight from that. Do I need to find one of those manuals I am not allowed to ask about, or would common sense and care enable me to switch the backlights? PBs Lombard and Pismo display housings are different but the LCDs inside are almost certainly interchangable. Rather than tear apart an LCD for the BL, wouldn't it be easier to just switch the LCDs, yes? And since you mention the *cough*manuals*/cough*, note that none contain any instruction on how to open and operate on an LCD's guts. Alternatively, source a new BL CCFL bulb, typical cost is $10 - $20 for the part. Hm, I seem to remember folks recommending a supplier named JKLamps or similar. Anyone have a CCFL source they can recommend? Keep in mind, if you have _any_ doubts about replacing the BL bulb yourself, it's probably best to not do it. LCD panels are a very fragile and it's oh-so-easy to ruin an otherwise working display. hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: CD-R in ibook
I put a UJDA330 Matsushita CD-R/W in our 400 mhz (neé 300 mhz) Blueberry clamshell. The iBook had no CD drive bezel when acquired so I just used the generic one what came with the new drive. Doesn't look at all horrible if you ask me. Swap is a doddle for anyone with PB experience, but it is helpful to have the factory manual or other detailed takeapart instructions. Google for either. hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: TiBook 550mhz with vertical racing stripe on screen
Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: I have a question, about this hair line thin yellow sometimes white stripe, is it time for a screeen, or a new logic board. I have not taken it in for service, but I was thinking of selling it and I need more info. Almost certainly it's the LCD itself, rather than a logicboard or cable problem. The LCD is fed a digital signal which it processes using its own onboard circuitry into the picture you see. If there's a problem with something other than the LCD there usually are more artifacts than you describe. The line(s) of misbehaving pixels is probably caused by an open (or shorted) connection among the _zillions_of_tiny_ connections at the LCD's edge. LCD replacement is likely the only cure, but selling is probably the best choice if you cannot tolerate the defect. Keep in mind your TiBook is worth more as parts than whole . . . Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mac CD-RW Burners (For Powerbook G4?)
Jeff Hubatka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There aren't very many slot-loading slim drives out there. MacResQ has them for about $149. That gets you a Matshita CW-8121, which is a 8x4x32x8 combo drive. snip This eBay vendor has a bunch of NIB CW-8121 drives for $85 apiece: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4131152358 or 10(!) for $750: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4130574645 I've no relationship to this vendor, just figured it to be a good price. BTW, these drives work fine in Lombard/Pismo as well, they'll pop right into any L/P optical drive carrier/sled/caddy/thingy. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Yet Another Wallstreet hinge repair technique
. . . using a clutch from a 12 display's hinge: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ws_hinge.html Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook clamshell speed bump ? (*)
Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a 366MHz iBook, (how) can I up the speed ? Here's how I found how to overclock my iBook - first I went to Marc Schrier's excellent Mac overclocking site: http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/mhz.html which had a link to Takashi Imai's super site: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~t-imai/ibooke1.html hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Adding RAM to WS II
I recall the OP saying they were probably going to be buying used RAM. Normally I think that's a fine idea but in special cases (as with 256MB sodimms for WS) I'd suggest spending a wee bit more and buying from a specialist who can guarantee the RAM _will_work_ in a WS. OWC (macsales.com) comes to mind as a reputable long-time vendor of Mac and PowerBook RAM (and other parts too.) As many others have explained, the issue revolves around chip density. For specific details on what will work, read Apple's Wallstreet devnote: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintos h_CPUs-G3/PowerBookG3Series.pdf There may be a way to easily tell if the sodimm is of the proper density and layout, but I'm not aware of it. Now if the OP is getting their RAM for _really_ cheap or even free, then I guess it's certainly worth just trying out RAM modules for compatibility. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: So What's the deal with MCE
Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks about something about which I happen to know something: I cannot seem to find an MCE CD-RW expansion bay drive anywhere for my Wallstreet now a days. They don't make them, and nobody carries them. Anyone know where I might be able to find one? Just keep yer eBay eyes open and one will come along eventually. Be aware these rarities command quite a premium, IIRC the last MCE combo for WS I noticed went for something over US$300. then with great hope Dan P asks: Even more likely, has anyone ever made their own device - by buying a drive from the Manufacturer and putting into an unused CD-ROM expansion bay cage? Nope, not unless you are up to fabricating your own interface PCB or adapter. Unlike PBs 1400, Lombard and Pismo, the WS serie original optical drives cannot be easily adapted to 'standard' slim/laptop optical drives. For more infos, see my page here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html Sadly, the lack of EBM upgradability is a major incentive to dump your WS and move up to Lombard or Pismo. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook clamshell power-plug loose (*)
Craig W. asks: Just for sake of asking, and for a reference, how does taking apart an iBook compare to a 2400c? The iBook's pretty easy after dealing with a pile of 2400s! I think the iBook is a much more logical design, take-apart-wise anyway. You'll have to tell us what _you_ think once you've tried both. :-) Interesting question actually . . . I'm not afraid to take _anything_ apart, so it may be that I shouldn't be offering up comparisons. Still, I do have a take-apart scale, easiest to hardest. The PB100s and Duos are sooo neat and simple, PB500s I can strip and rebuild with my eyes closed, 190/5300/3400/Kanga are simplicity itself. But as the HW gets newer, the trickier it becomes. WS/Lombard/Pismo aren't hard, but they are more complicated, the TiBooks more fidgety still and the dual-USB-onward iBooks are _sooo_ tightly packed they're getting into what _I_ consider difficult. Or at least a real PITA. So for me, the clamshell iBook fits somewhere in there around WS/Lombard/Pismo, and the 2400 is closer to the TiBook. BTW, the above scale is about replacing something serious like a LB or similar, NOT just replacing a HD or something. H, I'm just thinking of how I rate something 'difficult' . . . Maybe it's when I take something apart and I feel like if I don't get back together _right_away_ I'll forget where everything goes. That is, I consider something difficult if it's so complicated I cannot remember how to re-assemble it a day or several days later. It'd be kind of interesting to create a chart showing PB models, their parts and a degree of replacement difficulty rating for each item. Dunno what use such a thing would be though . . . For example, with a scale 1-10, 10 being the absolute hardest, biggest PITA job: PB100Duo PB500iBook (original) -- LB 4 3 5 6 HD 3 3 2 5 RAM2 2 3 1 (just some arbitrary examples, just MHO, etc. . . .) Heck, maybe something like this already exists, anyone know of such a thing? Dan K (sorry for the well-OT ramble :-) . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
TiBook display takeapart
I finally figured out how to cleanly peel the bezels off a TiBook display and thought I'd share my brainstorm. :-) If you've ever done taken apart a TiBook display you know how difficult it is to remove the bezel parts from the LCD without bending the heck out of the metal, especially the front bezel. I've done a couple using the pull and peel method and the results weren't pretty. On my latest broken-LCD-acquisition I used a piece of thin stiff plastic which I slid around the edges. It popped the bezels off cleanly with virtually no damage. The plastic I used came from some sort of blister-packed product. I cut up the clear plastic into a strip maybe 2 wide x several inches long. The plastic is stiff enough to be slid along under the bezel but not so thick it bends up the metal. Not only did it do a beautiful job it was fast, taking only a couple of minutes (just the display, not getting the ^$^% display off the 'Book. :-) I'l have more details of course and will put up a page with pics as soon as I'm able. I do intend to complete the repair using a two-part acrylic adhesive (same stuff Apple used in the first place) to glue it back together. I'll put those details on the same page as well once I've done it. Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Interchanging parts on Ti PowerBook models
Mark Kippert [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: Anybody know if you can swap parts between the 400MHz 550MHz Ti? Primarily I need to trade out a damaged lower case on mine. A corner is broken as well as the battery latch. They're different parts for sure. I remember comparing the case bottoms of a 400 and a 550 and they're very similar but definitely different. Might be able to cobble it together but they won't work without some fettling (drilling, cutting, bending, etc.) If you mean the entire lower case, forget it, they are waaay too different for a swap. In general very few parts are shared between TiBook generations. However, this is as good a spot as any to mention I just stuck a complete 550 display (1152x768) on a 667 DVI and it works fine, even though the original screens are different (DVI has 1280x1024 ?) Oh, err, the sleep magnet's in the wrong place though . . . :-) hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Any instructions on disassembling my Titanium screen assembly?
Paul Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been told the metal covers on the screen are glued together and you have to use heat to get them apart. It is difficult to do. Apple just replaces the whole assembly. I used a hairdryer as a heat source when I pulled apart a TiBook screen, but I've since discovered Apple uses a two part acrylic adhesive which probably doesn't soften with heat. I don't know if using heat helped with my own take-apart, but I suppose it didn't hurt either. Biggest problem with the take-apart is avoiding distorting the LCD's front bezel, a very fragile, easily bent part. I peeled it off very slowly and carefully, using a long thin flat wooden wedge to gently pry and peel it loose from the LCD. Even with great care however, once I had it off I still had quite a job getting the dang thing flat again (a little metal-working experience paying off.) :-) and Scott Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] chimed in with: You are in for one hell of a hard time if you plan on replacing that screen yourself. I've done it twice and it's a long laborious job. This is certainly so, Apple didn't plan on TiBook LCD or hinge replacement to be Customer Installable Parts. :-) The OP wasn't looking for this, but here's something regarding the adhesive I wrote back when Scott was doing his above-mentioned LCD replacements, and hopefully no one will mind if I repost it now: --- I've wondered what sort of adhesive Apple used in the TiBooks as I currently have a pair of disassembled TiBooks and would like to shtick 'em back together again. Recently I stumbled across some relevant info in one of Apple's patents, patent number 6,574,096 - Use of titanium in a notebook computer. It's got lots of details on the TiBook's design and construction, plus it has interesting 'discussions' about Ti glue - go down about 2/3 of this page (or just repeatedly search the page for 'glue'): http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2Sect2=HITOFFu=/netah tml/search-adv.htmr=80f=Gl=50d=PTXTs1=apple.ASNM.p=2OS=AN/appleRS=A N/apple From the above page: Virtually any type of glue suitable for bonding injection molded materials to titanium or titanium alloys may be used. An exemplary glue suitable for use in various embodiments of the present invention is Lord's glue 201/19 manufactured by the Lord Corporation of Cary, N.C. Here's on Lord Corporation's web site is their Engineered Adhesives page: http://www.lord.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=520 I had a heck of a time finding just what sort of glue is '201/19', but eventually found infos in this doc: http://literature.lord.com/root/other/Metal_Bonding_Selector_Guide.pdf ACRYLIC ADHESIVES - LORD 201/19 Applications - Bare metals, plastics and composites Working Time - 5-8 minutes Handling Time - Fast, 12-16 minutes Full Strength - 2 hours, heat cure typically not recommended Easy to dispense, Self-leveling Comments - Minimal surface preparation, fast cure, good environmental resistance. --- Permatex makes something which appears to be a similar product called PermaPoxy 5 minute Plastic Weld. I recently bought some in a local auto parts store. It does stick very nicely to metals and plastics, but it's best used in a well ventilated area as the fumes are ferocious! Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
TiBook hinge source - $50 a pair
New TiBook hinges @ $50 a pair! I stumbled across a source for new TiBook hinges and I hope no one will object if I mention where I got 'em. disclaimer _I'm_ not the vendor and I've got nothing to do with this seller except as a customer. /disclaimer http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItemsuserid=ibiricusort= 3page=1rows=50since=-1rdir=0 He seems to have quite a few at the moment! I bought a pair and two days later they arrived just as described. I can't imagine this seller has an unlimited quantity, nor do I think a cheaper source will appear any time soon. So if you need or want TiBook hinges now may be the time to stock up. :-) Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Battery: iBook Clamshell
Kyle Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: and I get the Red X after about 60 seconds. Is there a trick, a reset or a workaround before I get into a debate with this guy. Use the Battery Reset installer (under OS9), it will put an extension into your system folder which will reset the battery. Restart into 9 again and with any luck the battery will then show up OK. http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/E nglish-North_American/Macintosh/PowerBook/PB_G3_Series/Battery_Reset_2.0.sm i.bin hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo Expansion Bay Brainstorming
Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: One of my expansion bay VST zip 100 drive modules for my Pismo is dead. I suspect it's just the zip mechanism that's gone, and not the bridging board inside the module. Since I don't need another zip drive, that left me wondering what options I might have for putting OTHER devices in the module, such as hard drive, flash media readers, Firewire 800 / USB2 adapters, or even CD-R mechanisms. I'm brainstorming here! What great ideas do you all have? Where might I buy the needed part(s) and what adaptors or drivers might be needed? I want to have some fun with this, and you can be a part of it! Open the EBM and take a look at what you've got. A cheap-ass Zip drive (really! take a look at it!), a dumb (no electronics) interface board and a plastic and sheet metal shell. Examine the interface board and try to imagine what other devices might possibly share that peculiar Zip-drive connector. Sorry I'm being a wise-guy, but I have yet to see any device that shares that [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zip-drive connector. I've had the same idea as you, but sadly I've found nothing to replace it except another Zip drive. :-( Yeah, I suppose one could fabricate another interface connector from the existing Zip connector on the IF board to some other connector type, but that sure seems like a lot of bother. Maybe I'm prejudiced though, 'cause my general opinion of Zip drives is - the farther you can throw it the better off you'll be. G If for some unknown reason (perhaps you're masochistic? :-) you wanted to just replace the Zip mech with another, you can find them on eBay. I've got a lot of such EBMs as this and if only for completeness I really should get around to putting up some details and pics on my EBM page (though I haven't yet): http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iDVD a pismo or older mac...
pace [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: Has anybody found ANYWAY to get their G3 Pismo/2000 to work with iDVD??? In case you missed my post to the PBs-list where you first asked this question . . . The only solution of which I'm aware: attach an iDVD-compatible DVD-R to the expansion bay bus. I haven't done this myself, but I did supply an empty EBM HD case to someone who then built a adapter cable from the EBM's interface connector out to an external iDVD-compatible fullsize ATAPI DVD-R drive. iDVD then worked fine according to the fellow's report. Kinda not-very-portable though and probably not the type of solution for which you were looking. FWIW, I've got a couple of EBM DVD-R/W drives, neither usable with iDVD (Matshita UJ811b, Toshiba 6012 (??something like that).) Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
TiBook w/broken hinges - TiDesktop
Whaddya do with a broken-hinges TiBook? Here's what I've been thinking: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook.html BTW, eBay prices for bare 15.2 LCDs are down around US$200 . . . Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
