Re: Older G4 Not booting in OS 9
On Friday, February 10, 2005, Mikael=20Bystr=F6m wrote: This is unlikely, but thanks for the suggestion. All the discs I tried boots up other machines of the very same model. I don't think I would get the grey screen if it had been the wrong disc. It would say the disc won't work with this machine. At least that have been the case before. Also, why would an original retail OS 9.2.x or 9.1 disc supposed to install on everything from that time period not work? In the past this have always worked. The other discs: Techtool, Disc Warrior, Norton, all originals, suitable for the early G4 as well as later doesn't work with the G4 at hand. They have booted about everything I tried them with since. So I'm pretty sure the reason lies elsewhere. I think I may have some kind of hardware problem, so I'm looking into that. Suggestions on how to diagnose the OS 9 boot process are welcome. Mikael, I'll suggest some obvious ones, even though I'm sure you've tried 'em. 1) Maybe the drive is about to go bad (if it's an LG) and it just is coincidence that the CDs won't boot. 2) Are Mac OS 9 drivers installed on your hard drive? I know that's almost automatic for most people, but I do recall that that was a choice when I put Jaguar on my hard drive. 3) Maybe the CDs all have very slight (marginal) flaws on them, and the one Pismo's drive is pickier than the others? My $0.02 (or equivalent in other currencies), Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
[OT] Customer 'Service' (was: Re: Painting AlBook ???)
On Thursday, January 20, 2005, Larry le Mac wrote: Sometimes one wonders how some people retain their jobs... Having endured a bout with both AOL's cretins (I'm sorry; I shouldn't insult cretins that way) and those at SBC/Yahoo in the past month, I will say AMEN! to that... And I don't want to get going on the newest form of torture, the voice maze hell (which only recognizes what you say about 60 percent of the time - my own experience, YMMV). Jim Rohde A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five. - Groucho Marx -- 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: Wallstreet G3 will not accept Netscape 7.02
On Tuesday, August 3, 2004, Warren wrote: The problem have had wth Netscape 4.7 s t contnually crashes. ths was the reason ent to 7.2 on my Nac and G3 Destop. purchased a System 9.04 cd but t won't boot on my Walstreet. Any suggestons apprecated. Warren - Yeoleman You may want to check your keyboard - it looks like your 'i' key may not be working (and a couple other keys may be not working part of the time). FYI, Jim Rohde -- 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: Powerbook x OSX = DVD Whiner
On Thursday, July 22, 2004, Illivox wrote: Given the letters of thanks for my post, the letters stating, ROFLMAO, maybe you're...um...WRONG. Hmmm, here's ...an idea. If you ...don't like the posts in a thread or from a specific author... filter it. What's And for those getting the digest, we would filter yours out by? Maybe your idea isn't perfect either... Jim Rohde -- 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: StyleWriter II driver
On Thursday, July 22, 2004, Illivox wrote:
Now, moving onto something on-target: I have a buddy with a G3
upgraded
1400. Wants to run an old StyleWriter II printer. Neither of us can
find
the durn driver. Heard a rumor that that the Color StyleWriter 1500
driver would run it, but no joy there--doesn't work. Any hints as to
where
Have you looked for a driver for StyleWriter 1200/1500 ('non-Color')? I
don't have my OS 9 systems (I'm guessing your friend is running Mac OS
9.something, but if not, please let us know), but I recall that the
newer driver which worked with my StyleWriter II (when I was still
using it) was for the StyleWriter 1200/1500, I think.
Try these links for more info:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60587
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42691
The first seem to refer you back to re-installing the original
StyleWriter software that came with the printer. If your friend doesn't
have it, let me know. I think I have the original diskettes and will
make Stuffed files to send. (Write off-list).
The second mentions installing the SW 1500 drivers that came with the
printer (those I don't have - may need to check Apple's pages for the
SW1500 software).
HTH,
Jim Rohde
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Re: looking before leaping
On 7/18/04, MTH wrote: I've been using SBC/Yahoo DSL for over a year now without any problems. As I indicated, YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)... I was wondering why you use internet connect? I just click on my browser and I'm online, and my connection stays on until I close my browser. I do not always have IC up and running (don't need it to connect), but had started running it to check on apparent slowness/delays on emails going out. Internet Connect has the two bars (sending/receiving) that (like with in OS 9's control panel... OT?/PPP?) can show me if there is activity going out or coming in. Allows me to see 1) if my system sends anything out to the mail server (yes), and 2) if the mail server has responded (no, or ve sllloooww in getting back to my computer). Glad you haven't had to use SBC/Yahoo's tech support yet. First, you will have to wait a while just to get through (am growing to hate automated phone systems), and then when you do get to a tech person, several/most times (haven't been doing any statistical study of my calls, y'know) they cannot resolve my problem. But as I said, things may be otherwise for you (do you work for them or have a relative who does? Maybe that's what I need). Glad for your good luck. I'm just not impressed with SBC/Yahoo's service or connections in outstate Missouri. You may be in an urban area and that can make the difference. Jim Rohde -- 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: looking before leaping
On 7/16/04, Marcin Wichary wrote: I would disagree here... Since I started with dial-up in 1997 I always got the exact maximum speed as given in the contract (that's why I commented on this, maybe I should've been more specific). Right now I have promised half a megabit from my DSL modem, and I indeed can get 60something KBps. When I was working for an ISP company earlier, we learnt the lesson very quickly and ALWAYS informed customers about the realistic speeds they would get from a given connection... otherwise things got rather nasty rather quick. Maybe in your country, but it appears companies in the U.S. love to put some 'weasel words' (like 'up to...') in their descriptions, and figure that's enough to ward off any lawsuits (maybe their legal depts. told them?). I've had troubles with SBC/Yahoo, especially over the past several months (have been with them since Oct. 2003) where the connection is flaky. For example, Internet Connect will say the connection was terminated for lack of activity, when I'm not actively browsing or sending email or downloading. Or, I'll try to send an email out (with Internet Connect's window open to watch the activity) and I see the initial (contact/request to the ISP's mail server?) sent out and apparently acknowledged, and then the connection just sits... until it times out. And on downloads I have seen the rate fluctuate - a lot! (even down to single digit Meg. rates) So your experience may be satisfactory, but not everyone else's has been. Part of the reason I am NOT guaranteeing that I will stay with SBC/Yahoo when my initial agreement runs out in Oct. 2004. YMMV. Jim Rohde -- 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: reinstalling X
On 7/17/04, Al Poulin wrote: Are you saying that without the OS 9 drivers from Disk Utility, you cannot install OS 9.x for Classic operations, or are you saying that you can run Classic but cannot boot/startup in OS 9? Or both? I was talking about you couldn't boot into Mac OS 9 on the drive (just in case you have serious problems with X and need to install Mac OS 9 from a Mac OS 9 disk). I'm not sure about the first one - haven't looked around to see if there is a way to install the Mac OS 9 disk drivers by themselves. But it might involve having to re-format your drive (and the backup/re-installing other software, updates, etc.) - which could be a pain of its own... HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: reinstalling X
On 7/14/04, john slavin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have it installed, but the days when I need it are getting fewer and farther between. On Jul 14, 2004, at 9:31 PM, Claire Hart wrote: O.k. - I guess I've decided to reinstall the accompanying software onto my brand new powerbook. Only one person answered my post, and they were in favor of my doing so. No one has warned me NOT to do it. So this is what I want to know: Since I have 9.2.2 and Panther on my iMac, and since it is CCC'd onto my external HD, do I need to install Classic onto my powerbook? I'm thinking that I just want X and beyond on this computer. I've basically phased out of my apps requiring 9. Has anyone felt crippled by NOT installing Classic support at all on their G4 computers? If you're not sure and want to keep your options open, just install the Mac OS 9 drivers on your disk(s). That way, you could install 9.x later on. If you don't install the Mac OS 9 drivers, you possibly might have to reformat (or at least fire up Disk Utility) before you could install Mac OS 9.x... HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Recent problems with Help Viewer (10.2.8)
I had been using Help Viewer fine until about a week or so ago, when I found that when I tried to start Help Viewer (at first, from within an app to see its docs), Help Viewer would appear to start up but then 'unexpectedly quit'... The window for Help Viewer would get about where the barber shop pole (striped progress bar) was going, and 'Retrieving...' would appear, but then it just quits. I've tried searching Apple's Knowledge Base, but no luck there. I've found apparently 1 or 2 others in the Discussion forums had the same trouble under Jaguar, but their suggestions didn't help (trash the Preference file - com.apple.helpviewer.plist). With some further testing, BTW, I found that Help Viewer won't start up under *anything* - under Finder, under other apps, nada(!). Has anyone else run across this problem, and if so, how'd you solve it? TIA, Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Request for G-Books Digest #1806
Due to a glitch in my email, I am missing Digest issue #1806. If someone has it, would you please redirect it to me? (Not forward, as I don't want to take forever getting the carets cleaned off, please). Thanks, Jim Rohde -- 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: Hard Drive icon keeps wandering
on 29/05/04 13:26, George Ruta at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Running OS 10.3.3 on 15 AluBook. Each time I restart, the icon for my harddrive has moved to a new location on my desktop. Any explanation or cures? TIA Another possible reason is, have you saved any files on the desktop which were close to the original location of the hard drive icon? If so, I've found that the Finder (in various incarnations of the Mac OS (8/9/X) will move the drive icon if there is a file too close to where the icon might go. If that's what happened, move your files away from the corner (or wherever you'd like the icon usually to be), and restart. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: Partition with 10.2?
On 5/24/04, Clark Martin wrote: At 3:39 PM -0500 5/24/04, macnifico wrote: Hello, fellow listers! I'm waiting for a WS 300 MHz with a 12 Mb HD. Do I have to partition the HD into a 8 Mb and a 4 Mb partition if I want to install OS X.2 OS 9.2.1? Well, hopefully you'll get a 12Gb disk instead of a 12Mb disk :) Yes, the first partition will have to be 8Gb or less. It makes the most sense to be 8Gb. 12Gb will work for OS X and 9 but you might want to consider getting something larger so you have plenty of room to grow in. As was pointed out by Bob, you actually want to set the first partition slightly smaller than 8 GB (like 7.83GB or something a bit smaller than an actual 8GB). But I'm with Clark that if you can afford a bigger drive, go for it! On 5/24/04, Bob wrote: I don't how other list members will feel about it. But I would suggest installing OS 9.2.2 on the second partition (see below regarding the first partition). That way you will be able to boot you PB from different partitions, which can be handy in a number of situations (i.e. you can't repair a boot partition). If you do decide to install OS 9 on the second partition, **be sure** to tell Disk Utility to install OS 9 drivers when you format and partition your drive. And I'd second Bob's suggestion - I have my second partition set for OS 9 (with OS 9 drivers on it), for the reasons he gave. Amazing how quickly these drives start filling up... Jim Rohde -- 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: ...WiFi why?....
On 5/18/04, im Eddy wrote: On May 17, 2004, at 8:09 AM, James Rohde wrote: Good morning All, I live in the Seattle area and we have all of the electronic and office big box stores, independent Apple dealers, and Actually, that's not my post... Jim Rohde -- 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
On 5/16/04, Amanda Ward wrote: I was going to ask about the 107 model, they seem fairly abundant on Ebay. Is Pioneer reasonably Mac Friendly? Amanda On Sunday, May 16, 2004, at 01:32 PM, James Sanderson wrote: If your in the market and have some dinero, go to easybuy.com. They have the latest Pioneer 107, a superdrive, for under $100 and free shipping. Got mine works great I don't work for Other World Computing, but they've been running the 107 SuperDrive on specials, including this from their last e-letter of specials: -- Burn CDs and DVDs quick with a Pioneer DVR-107 'SuperDrive'! Use Apple iDVD, Apple iTunes, Apple Discburner, Roxio Toast, Retrospect, etc. Burns DVDs at up to 8X, CDs at up to 24X speeds - and reads DVDs and CDs fast too. Pioneer DVR-107 'Superdrive', just the drive itself, $115.00 http://eshop.macsales.com/link.cfm?id=8065-1222 or with: 5 pieces DVD-R 10 pieces CD-R media with Jewel, Dantz Retrospect - $125.00 http://eshop.macsales.com/link.cfm?id=3369-6608 --- and with that (depending on your Mac model having fast enough processor), you could burn DVDs as well! Take a look if you want to see particulars, and you can sign up for their e-letter while you're there. I think they've also had CDRW's if you don't need (or can't take advantage of) DVDs burned. They also have a program called Discribe which (IIRC) can burn DVDs on *other* Mac systems than those that can run iDVD. Info on their website about that, too... Jim Rohde -- 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: Numeric keypad drivers for my Pismo's Calculator (Mac OS X)
On 5/17/04, Bob wrote: Jim, You might try an app called USB Overdrive (independent USB Drivers): http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=4701db=mac It seems to be primarily aimed at smaller USB devices like mice and gamepads. But it just might work with a keypad as well, It ought to worth a look-see. Good Luck. Good suggestion, Bob, but I've already tried installing it. I'd used the MacOS 9 version of USB Overdrive (works great there or even under Classi), and downloaded the OS X version of USB-O, but it doesn't help with the keypad under Jaguar and the Apple Calculator. My (IBM) 2-button-and-scrollwheel compact optical travel mouse (under $30 on clearance at my local BestBuy) works fine without any drivers, and the keypad will work in other apps (like TextEdit, AppleWorks, etc.). However, it won't work in the Calculator that Apple makes. Maybe I'm just hoping for too much. But then again, this wouldn't be the first time Apple didn't follow their own guidelines for software. ;-) But thanks for the suggestion. Maybe someone else will come up with something that will make Apple's gizmo work. Jim Rohde One of life's greatest rules... you cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening your own. -- 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: Dan's post with the very long subject line...
On 5/16/04, Dan wrote: Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: dan_A [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help, a CD was swallowed On May 15, 2004, at 8:12 PM, Bob wrote: You didn't say what OS you're using. But there are several options to try. Let me give you 3 OS X methods that other list-members may not suggest. Hi Bob and Jeff- Bob this is good info and I'm storing it. Thanks for taking the time. I'm using 10.3.3, sorry for leaving that out. Yesterday I had tried to eject going thru several warm reboots thinking that the the OS thought that a file was still open. When I wasn't successful I thought the slot might have gotten warped from all the heat generated and needed to cool down, to contract. Just before I got your OS X methods I did a shut down, waited for a while then restarted with the eject key held down and out it came. Whew! Thanks to you and all the others that responded. Dan, I'm not sure *how* you did it, but I think you just won the award for the longest Subject line sent by Emailer (that I've seen so far)! ;-) Jim Rohde -- 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 (*)
On 5/15/04, Dan K wrote: Craig W. asks: Just for sake of asking, and for a reference, how does taking apart an iBook compare to a 2400c? *snip* 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? *snip* Don't know of such a varmit, Dan, but maybe you should start one (or we could have all the techs/wannabe-techs on the list add their ratings. Could be very useful for those who've never looked under the hood on their G-Books (or other 'Books as well)... Dan K (sorry for the well-OT ramble :-) Since you included several G-series 'Books and it's likely that there are list members who have been debating about trying their model (but aren't sure how hard it would be), I'd say your response is well within the recommended parameters of this list (list nannies correct me if you think otherwise). Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Numeric keypad drivers for my Pismo's Calculator (Mac OS X)?
I have a Targus 'portable' USB numeric keypad (Model No.: PAUK001 VER 2.0) which I bought through a local office supply store. It has worked great under MacOS 9.0 up through 9.2.2, but now that I'm running Jaguar (10.2.8) I've noticed that Calculator doesn't recognize input from it. The light above the Num Lock key does light up, so I know it's getting power fine, and AddressBook/TextEdit/other programs recognize the input, but nothing I type on the keypad shows up in the Calendar program. Is there a workaround or driver for the keypad (or for Calculator? I used to like using the OS9 Calculator to figure a total and then paste it into another program, but it looks like the new Calculator is finicky with this keypad. I have searched Targus' site (no luck, and they haven't responded yet to my email) and a couple of Mac OS X apps sites (I'd have to check my browser history, but I think SourceForge was one of them), but nobody seems to have USB drivers for numeric keypads. I think I recall that Apple (finally) re-wrote Calculator almost from the bottom up in X, but I'd think they would realize that some of us would want to use a keypad with it. Any and all suggestions/help appreciated, Jim Rohde -- 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: Interesting G-book Take Apart Link
On 5/10/04, Clyde Kahrl wrote: I just picked up this from slashdot : http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/04/05/10/1024231.shtml?tid=137tid=180 I'm not sure what we are allowe to say about it. These ones Apple (so far as I would guess) won't care about - they are photos done by the people at PBFixit, and not copies of the Apple Tech Repair Manuals (which Apple will hound you down about via their legal eagles, undoubtedly). Apple's always been VERY protective about their (copyrighted) Tech Repair Manuals, and I know in the past even mentioning a link which was to a place with the Apple TRM's was highly a no-no! But some sites have sprung up where people have taken their own photos, written their own descriptions of the take-apart procedures for various models. Since *how* a computer is taken apart (SFAIK) is not copyrightable, Apple's objection is to copying their intellectual properties (as in, the actual photos and descriptions of the steps to be taken). Heck, if you give the parts different names, you might even be able to try to claim your procedure was a copyrighted work, I suppose... ;-) And here's another site with directions that Apple hasn't told to take down (pick your PB model, up through the TiBooks): http://www.powerbooktech.com/knowledge.htm My (non-legal) $0.02 about the matter, Jim Rohde Disclaimer: Since the boss can't fire me, I don't care whose opinions anyone thinks these are -- 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 booting OS X from external Firewire
On 5/10/04, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: For the time being I will be in OS 9 more. For most of what I do, that is plenty fast. The other issue is that the FW drive is 40 gigs and the Pismo internal is only 10. From everything I have read I need to give Panther some room to breathe. I also only have 192 megs of RAM in the Pismo. AS soon as I have the $$$ I am going to add more RAM and get a bigger internal hard drive. If I can get my OS X setup off my iMac and onto the FW drive (easily doable according to answers here), I can then sell the iMac to generate some money towards the Pismo improvements. Or - if you're somewhat technically inclined - you can swap the bigger drive into your Pismo after you have installed Panther onto it. Then (if it's easy to pull the bigger drive from the case) move the 10 GB into either your external case or another (if you have to trash the case from the bigger drive to get it out. Even if you stay with the external drive in the case as is, there are some nice cases out there which are easy to put your 10 GB drive into (OWC, MacResQ and others). Jim Rohde -- 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 booting OS X from external Firewire?
On 2004-May-07, at 09:19, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: Will a Pismo boot from an external Firewire drive with OS X on it (specifically Panther)? Yes, under Jaguar also. Due to a problem with some of the internals on my Pismo, I had to install Jag onto my new drive (after I partitioned it), and it will boot Jag or MacOS 9 off the external FireWire (by picking the partition - can hold down Option key and select which partition, or use Startup Disk to choose). And, you can boot Classic apps running MacOS 9 off a different partition from your MacOS X one (or I know you can under Jaguar). If yes, a follow up question is if I can use Carbon Copy Cloner to simply move my present OS X to the Firewire drive and then boot from there. Yes. Glad Edward answered that one for you (I would have suspected the same). Putting my .02 in for those who might be wondering about Jaguar (which is currently cheaper to buy than Panther - or will be until Tiger comes out for sale). Jim Rohde -- 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 PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ? (update)
On 5/6/04, Larry le Mac wrote: seems like forever, I have become so used to, and may I say good at, sticking a new CD in once the previous one was done, that I probably rip a CD during 90%+ of the time I'm at the Mac. It'll be nice when they're all done! :o) You mean, just before your hard drive fills up? Have you ordered your 120 Terabyte external drive yet? ;-) Jim Rohde Life is too short to use anything but a Mac. -- Roger Ebert -- 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 DVD Failure/ Iraq laptop
On 5/4/04, Mike K wrote: Pismo 400 -10.3.3- LG dvd unitThis unit had ben working perfectly until last nightThe last time I used it to play a dvd was 2 weeks ago...all was well...Last night I went to play a movie and the unit failed to mount the dvd...It spins up then spins down and stops. However, it does mount and play music cd's...There have been no changes in software or hardware since last dvd use. If that is the original LG DVD/CDROM drive, they have a history of failing over time. I'm on my second one (mercifully, mine faltered while under original warranty). There are sites where you can order replacement ones (PBFixit.com and others), but I haven't checked prices there in a while, so not sure how that compares to your auth. Apple service tech's quote. If you get the choice, get the Matsushita (spelling?) for a replacement. They are reported to be much less likely to die as quickly as the LG's have. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today
On 4/20/04, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 19, 2004, at 8:11 PM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: You can still find a bunch of it at www.peak.org/~luomat/ [which you are only allowed to visit if you agree not to mock the web design. It was the late 1990s.) I wish there were more such 'mockable' web sites on the net...neat, easy to read, fast, simple navigation...That is not primitive design, it is classic design, and should be emulated. /rant/ I'd take that site over some of the (can we call them 'bloatware'?) sites with gigantic Flash animations that take so long to load (even on DSL). I'm with Bruce - more power to easy-to-load, easy-to-navigate sites! /rant off/ My .02, Jim Rohde -- 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 Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today
On 4/19/04, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: I have ordered my first PowerBook today :-) Product Name: PowerBook 1.5GHz (15.2 TFT) Options: 065-5069 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory 065-4861 512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 1 SO-DIMM 065-5068 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400 rpm 065-4825 SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) 065-4820 AirPort Extreme Card 065-4819 Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English (I also got a HP 5150 printer, free after mail in rebate) YAY Are you rubbing it in? ;-) Seriously, congratulations, Tim, and welcome! I'm sure you will enjoy your new 'Book a lot. Enjoy learning how much fun computing can be, away from the Dark Side. :-) Jim Rohde There's 3 Types of Computers in The World: 1. Computers that are large and hard to use. 2. Computers that are small and hard to use. 3. Computers that are Macintosh. -- 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 ---
Moof - was Re: Ram / HDD....
On 4/11/04, Anthony Perez wrote: Heheheheheh... I'm gonna have to look for a t-shirt that has that on it now. I'm on a mission!! I'll check the size of the one I have in the closet (If it won't fit me anymore, I'll let you know). Or you could check the Red Light Runner site: http://www.redlightrunner.com/ and ask them to let you know if/when they get some in. I'll at least take pics of my T-shirt (even if it does fit), and send you those. Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Need assistance getting new HD recognized on my Pismo
I recently got a Toshiba 60GB and installed it in my Pismo (which has been out of action for a while - another story...). I was going to install MacOS X.2.3 Jaguar onto it (DVD in the Pismo's DVD/CDROM drive), and it started up okay. But, it doesn't recognize any other drive besides the install disc. So I figured I needed to start up with my original Pismo (9.0.4) install or restore CDROM(s). However, when I try to boot up with either of those, I get as far as the startup screen and it freezes about there (at least, the drive stops spinning, the pointer isn't visible and I get no response from moving the trackpad, clicking the mousepad button, etc.). Occasionally, I get a bus error message and a choice to Restart (but clicking on that button doesn't do anything, and I have to do the three-finger salute to restart. I have an external FireWire/USB case with my Pismo's old 10GB drive (and 9.0.4 instaled on it), but I get no further than the startup screen with that - not sure if it's completely recognizing/loading the system files from that. Is there a keyboard command to force the Pismo to start with the OS on the Firewire drive (or would I be better off trying to use the USB cable instead?)? Getting frustrated and hoping there's a way to figure how to get things resolved (short of a big expensive bill for sending it off). TIA, Jim Rohde A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history with the possible exception of handguns and Irish whiskey. -- 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 ---
Pismo tech question
Can anyone here point me to directions on how to put back the short door on the right side of my Pismo - the one that folds under when you put the DVD/CDROM drive in, but pops back out when you just have a battery in the right side? I don't think anything's missing from it, but haven't been able to figure how to re-engage the wire/whatever hooks it in place so it will stay. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated - Thanks! Jim Rohde I have a flawless philosophic/scientific model of reality. Unfortunately, it's actual size. -- 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 ---
Hacker Moose (was Re: Firewall's and DSL)
On 4/5/04 11:18 AM, G-Books wrote: If your concern is the moose...then you're fine. OSX is quite solid out of the box. Go to the sharing pane and turn off any services you don't use (it defaults pretty much to nothing on, anyway) and make sure the firewall is on. (next tab). If you're in the boonies, you probably don't have to worry about anyone latching on to your airport signal as someone camping within 100 feet would be noticeable. All of your online banking,. medical and legal stuff should be done via secure servers, so that's safe. I'd say sit back and laugh at the moose. It's hard for them to type anything with those hooves, they're more brute-force hackers...;-) ROTFL! Love your sense of humor, Bruce! (Just don't let the MADL* get wind of that) :-) Jim Rohde (* - Moose Anti-Defamation League) I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. -- Dr. Seuss -- 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 ---
MacOS X.2.3 install from DVD on Pismo?
I recently heard that some of the newer 'Books use a DVD install disc rather than the CDROM of the full retail box (I'm talking about Jaguar here - just running a little behind). I've seen one of the DVD(ROM?)s offered at a good price, but am wondering if it should work on my Pismo. Has anyone attempted/installed from these (all-on-one) DVDs? The disc appears to be the grey color (OEM?) like the eMac CDROM sets that OWC has been selling for a while, and I think it's originally from a PBG4-14 inch. Can the DVD be used in my Pismo's DVDROM drive, or does anyone know *for sure* (actually tried it yourself, successfully or not)? Not 'a friend of a friend' anecdotal, but actual, first-hand experience, please. Also, if it indeed can mount on the Pismo'a drive, can I backup the DVD's contents to (a couple of) CDROMs on my burner (after making a disc image from it, I'm sure)? Any and all personal experiences you can share will be quite appreciated. Thanks, Jim Rohde -- 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: OT Mail attachments
On 3/9/04, Eric Morrison wrote: Here, here. And what, exactly, do we elect our politicians for? I'm still trying to figure that one out, since after we elect them (from any party), it seems they do what the dang well please (But maybe I shouldn't get too OT). I know it's not apparently to get us better prices from Apple (or any other manufacturer)... (There, we're almost back on topic... ;-) Jim Rohde -- 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: Blue Screen Pismo death
On 3/11/04, John W. Travis MD (Jack) wrote: I noticed my daughter's Pismo 400/128 (OS 9.2) was flashing the sleep light but the apple was lit. I opened it to find a blue screen and the HD running. Did a restart with Cmd-Ctl-Pwr and screen turned mostly white with a gradient edge to the blue in the upper and right corners. . snipped out here thanks, Jack Hey! - We can now have equality with Windows owners, since we can now have the BSOD! Our Pismo's are a match for any Windows machine now! ;-) Jim Rohde -- 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: Dead Pismo: Upgrade or fix
On 3/3/04 11:58 AM, G-Books wrote: Consider, however, that if you're feeling adventurous, you could easily disassemble the Pismo, sell off the battery, CD/DVD module, RAM, keyboard, screen, airport, HD, motherboard, power supply, and other components on Ebay yourself... and probably make enough profit from the parts to buy a new iBook. :-) Yeah, but some of us Pismo owners (often very loyal people that we are) like the expandability, expansion bay choices, etc. of the Pismo over the hard-to-repair/disassemble/upgrade iBooks currently being offered... :-) Jim Rohde (working on getting my sick Pismo fixed, and hating brushed metal looks and the difficult-to-take-apart design of the newer 'Books) I'll listen to logic and reason when they come out on CD. -- 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: [OT] Problem accessing email behind firewall
On 2/28/04, Gavin Tiplady wrote: If you have a Unix account on any box outside your firewall that CAN get to the mail server, and to which to you can make an ssh connection, ... snip ... All built into Mac OS X, but if you're not using a Mac inside the firewall, but a Windows box, you can do a similar thing using the freeware tool 'putty'. Gavin Tiplady Gavin, thank you for that (I'll have to file it away until I have occasion (and am better able to understand all that useful information))! Jim -- 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 ---
G5 PBooks revisited
Saw this in the OWC e-letter today and thought of our previous discussion on G5 PowerBooks and how soon they might be abailable: --- snipped here Looks like faster G5s are soon to be rolling on out. And they'll contribute less for heating and reduce the need for A/C too! While the first IBM G5 processors Apple is now using in PowerMac G5s are based on 130NM(nanometer) die technology, the next speedbump will come from 90NM technology production. Already in use with the Xserve G5 2.0GHz machines, these 90NM based processors use less power and generate less heat too, which is how they can now use them in the Xserve chassis and likely will later bring about G5 PowerBooks too! IBM is getting full production online and that certainly should bring us the next G5 speedbumb very soon. One good article on the 90NM Technology links to several more at The Register http://eshop.macsales.com/link.cfm?id=8802-5431 . end of snip here --- FYI, Jim Rohde -- 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 Character Enters... (aka screwy FedEx [OT?] )
On 2/13/04, Michael Shaw wrote: ... It arrived about half an hour ago via the screwiest FedEx setup imaginable. The FedEx site shows it going from Anchorage AK to Taiwan to Memphis TN to Winnipeg to Mississauga to Scarborough all within 72 hours. Double check - it might have actually been Taiwan _to_ Anchorage, to Memphis, to...(the last three), since when I originally ordered my Pismo off the Apple Store site, I saw that the shipment originated in Taiwan (point of manufacture), and all FedEx will wind up going at some point through their center of operations (Memphis, TN). The fun part is if you order something from Apple's site and have it sent 2nd day FedEx, it can arrive in less than 2 full days (due to the International Date Line, time zones and heading east, etc.). 'nuther point of trivia for those ordering their 'Books from Apple... Jim Rohde -- 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: 2.5 drive enclosure
On 2/13/04 4:11 PM, Eric Morrison wrote: Along the lines of firewire enclosures, anyone have a recommendation for 2.5 enclosures? I've bought a couple in the past but haven't looked recently. I'm aware of the usual suspects (newegg, owc, etc.) but if someone has a recommendation for a great drive at a great price I'd love to hear about it! I bought OWC's FireWire USB version of this (FireWire only) Mercury To Go enclosure: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=3420Item=OWCMOTGFW (I think mine is called the FireWire To Go Pro model). I was going to buy the above one, but had my Pismo die, had to use my (Rev. A) iMac, which has only USB (and, I needed some files that only were on the Pismo's HD). Installing the drive is pretty simple, but I'm not sure it's reversible, if that makes a difference for you. It's a clear enclosure with a blue grain-of-wheat size 'power-on' bulb in the front (if you've ever worked with lighting on model railroads, the size of light is really familiar). Neat thing about the blue bulb is that when the drive is being accessed, the light flickers, so you have a bonus mini-strobe if you like disco... ;-) (just kidding there). Anyway, back to the enclosure - it comes with cable (or both cables, for my FW/USB one), a leatherette/vinyl case, and the AC adapter (which may be optional depending on how many other devices you have on the chain). All of it fits in the vinyl case and is pretty easy to carry with your laptop. I think OWC's FireWire (911 Oxford chipset) enclosure is currently around $80, but I like the looks better than a lot of the other enclosures out there. Check it out and see what you think. HTH, Jim Rohde There is hardly anything in this world that some man cannot make a little poorer and sell a little cheaper, and those who consider price alone are his lawful prey. - John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) Think different. -- 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: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?
On 2/8/04 11:11 AM, Clark Martin wrote: Where available a utility like Apple Battery Reset is a much better approach. I thought ABR only worked on models *before* the Pismo - ? Jim Rohde -- 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: Unknown source of Freezing Wallstreet
On 2/3/04, Sid Barras wrote: My wallstreet (266mhz, 512mb RAM) has managed to cling to a chronic problem of freezing only moments after startup (most of the time). I say Cling to the problem, because it is still there after these steps to correct it: ... snipped out here The thing that puzzles me the most is the first item I've tried. Surely a completely different hard drive would do it. Thoughtful logic would say the problem is within the logic board, or something in the computer that has remained the same throughout the process, thereby indicating a hardware problem. But which part? Should I now simply start changing the other components of the wallstreet? Thank God for my trusty old pb 1400-- never has given me a bit of trouble, is faster than the wallstreet (it has a nice upgraded CPU-- G3 466mhz) but, damn, that RAM limit... Not sure if this works on the Wallstreet, but I know on later model like the Pismo, if the CPU daughtercard (does WS have one of those?), if the card is not fully seated, the CPU connector pins don't make good contact and you get problems with booting. If the Wallstreet has a daughtercard for the CPU, make sure it is fully seated. That *might* be the source of the problem(s). Those who have experience with Wallstreets, please feel free to correct me or confirm/deny this as a potential source for Sid's problem. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: Keep my pismo or ??
On 2/3/04, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote: So let the opinions roll, new- used -stay-upgrade Since I have a (for now, not working) Pismo (till I can afford the repairs to the sound/I-O card and a new battery), so I'm a tad biased. Previously have had IIcx, Quadra 700, and inherited my brother's Rev. A iMac, so my experience is also with older systems. But speaking for myself, I am also waiting on Apple to come out with as well-featured of a 'Book as the Pismo, preferably with the Pismo's visual appeal! For me, the TiBooks and AlBooks look like metal bricks (pizazz? NOT!), and the iBooks, while looking a bit better than the metalBooks, still is plain when I compare it to the Pismo's lines. So I'm hoping Apple will get beyond plain, boring lines for their 'Books again and make them interesting to view - meanwhile, I'll fix up my Pismo, and maybe get another clean, used one (off eBay or elsewhere) and upgrade it as much as feasible and financially worthwhile. My .02, Jim Rohde -- 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 Logic Board Repair Extension Program
On 1/30/04, Robin Ashe wrote: No need to start flaming. Having just waded through all the posts (marginally or maybe not-so) related to the topic, I'd say it's gone way past 'starting'... ;-) Can we move on to more productive topics (at risk of starting another flame about what is more productive)? I find myself re-considering having signed up for digest mode, instead of individual posts (where I could just move all posts with this topic to the Trash)... Thanks, Jim Rohde (as someone - I think it was Laurent - once said): Move along, these are not the 'droids you're looking for... -- 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 ---
Long Quotations (Was Re: The fun I've been having)
Can everyone *please* not quote the entire message in replies and only post the pertinent sections instead?? Perhaps at least out of mercy for those of us getting digest mode... Thanks, Jim Rohde Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. - Mark Twain -- 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: G3/900 for Pismo?
On 1/22/04 1:22 PM, Melvin Watts wrote: Unless your doing graphic intensive apps or video processing I wouldn't worry too much about altivec. . . anyway, I hear that the powerlogix's G3/900MHZ processor cards, ironic though it may seem, is actually faster than the G4/500MHZ according to some bench test. And I understand that one advantage of the PowerLogix upgrade is that the chip can be throttled back on speed to save battery juice when you don't need the faster speed - without having to reboot! all to upgrade to another computer. Oh, and another thing, the only reason why I have not upgraded to the Blue Chip Pismo card from Powerlogix is because I'm a little unsure about heat issues. . as you know that powerbooks run a little warm anyway, and with a faster chip. . well, I'm just not sure. You might need to checkout some bench test before you buy. Not sure on the heat, but see my earlier response above - it may be possible to run slower (and cooler?)... HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Norton Utilities (was Re: Panther won't boot - shell )
On 1/22/04 1:22 PM, gianfranco wrote: My question to the list now is (perhaps I should have changed the subject?): (Changed it for you/us)... I've read many bad accounts about Norton Utilities, is it really that bad? I have used regularly the antivirus and defrag on my powerbook for over a year now and occasionally the doctor and this is really the first time it messes up (it was Utilities 6.0.3 for OS 9) and it messed up a freshely set-up partition with no fancy installs on it (FileSaver started already to report problems even before I could switch it off as I do usually right after a fresh install). I'd like to hear some opinions and what are the possible alternative for disc maintenance and repair? Part of the difference is that DiskWarrior repairs the directory entries and creates a new directory in a new location. Norton works (IIRC) directly on the directory (so if it crashes in mid-corrections, you're out of luck, for example). My problem with Norton was it would repeatedly find problems, and also Filesaver kept giving me conflicts with other extensions under MacOS 9.x. I believe others have reported on this list problems with having 'repaired' a drive, but DiskWarrior still finds problems. Others can chime in who have direct experience (rather than my secondhand) with Disk Doctor and other Norton Utilities programs. Jim Rohde -- 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: Corrupted Download?
On 1/12/04, Hugo Diaz wrote: I've downloaded 3 times, on 3 different computers, with 3 different connections (cable, wiFi, 56 K modem), the OS 9.2.1 Update, and the 3 times there is an error and it can't be mounted. I also d/l'ed the Spanish version, with no problems. Should I, or how can I report this to Apple? I had the same problem myself - ended up (before I got DSL) having a friend download it (he has a DSL connection). The download is very, very finicky. Jim Rohde -- 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 Memory?
On 1/6/04, John Collins wrote: My new to me Pismo has 256 Mb of memory in the J1 slot and J2 is empty. I think there is a difference in what can be put in. Can somebody give me some info or point me to an appropriate site. I want to add to the J2--What will work and any suggestions about purchase. Since i have not opened this one, can somebody point me to the instructions appropriate. There are also guides on Other World Computing's site to find which specific types of RAM you need. Don't recall if they have installation stuff, but you can find that on Transinternational's site and Apple's. Look on Apple's site for CIP - Customer Installable Parts and PowerBook (Firewire). If you have the user's manual that came with the Pismo, it also (IIRC) has instructions on installation procedures there. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: Binatone card in lieu of Airport
On 1/5/04 5:22 AM, Tony Coult wrote: Because my Airport card connection seems faulty, I've been on the lookout for a PC card substitute for my Pismo. Saw a card in a sale at Maplin's for only =A312 and bought it on the off chance that it might be a badged card that would work in the Mac. It's a Binatone WL1000 and it has a little green light that suggests that it is picking up the Airport signal. But the connection isn't recognised. The software is PC-only. Does anyone know of software that will make this card work? TiA TONY Tony, you might check at I/O Experts: http://www.ioexperts.com/ They often have drivers for using third-party products under MacOS X. HTH, Jim Rohde You have to recognize that every out-front maneuver you make is going to be lonely. But if you feel entirely comfortable, then you are not far enough ahead to do any good. That warm sense of everything going well is usually the body temperature at the center of the herd. - John Masters -- 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: Problems with iDisk
On 1/1/04 3:42 AM, Kayla wrote: I just signed on to .Mac after getting a new 12 PB for Christmas but I am just getting the idisk icon on my desktop with a construction sign image on it. I installed the idisk utility but am unable to move any images or files onto the idisk. Any suggestions ? Obvious question first - have you gone through the .Mac signup process for your account there? If not, that could explain the Under Construction sign on your iDisk. Jim Rohde -- 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: DEAD Pismo help?
On 1/1/04 3:42 AM, Joe wrote: I havea dead pismo here, and I was wondering it it would be possible for me to send my cpu card, sans RAM, to someone and if they'd be willing to test and see if the cpu worked in their pismo? If the cpu card turns up working then it is probably the power board, does anyone know how to test the sound/power board? This Pismo is in practicaly MINT shape on the outside and the screen and keyboard, but it won't do anything :-( Have you tried making sure the CPU board is properly seated? I recall that this can prevent the Pismos from starting up at all (and sometimes other flaky stuff). Try removing and re-seating the processor card, pressing firmly down (but not too hard), and then leaving the AC adapter plugged in in case your battery is run down. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: G3 Powerbook control panels questions
On 12/31/03 02:12:19 -0600, Greenfield Bowie wrote: 1. Energy saver control panel. I've always set the sleep setting to never on my various PowerMacs, not wanting to cause problems with longer WWW downloads, etc., getting by with just a screen saver. All that's changed now, particularly because of the occasional need to conserve battery power. Is it still possible, or advisable to set the Energy saver control panel to never? Main thing that comes to mind would be if you're doing an installation which takes a while (like QuickTime where it downloads the parts needes off Apple's site). 2. Since I notice now an additional trackpad control panel, is the mouse control panel still necessary, or should it be de-activated in extensions manager? Depends on if you are likely to get a portable mouse to use. I have an IBM optical mouse 2-button (which was under $20 because it had been returned), and it works find with the USB Overdrive drivers). Some programs might utilize Mouse CP setting, too, but I'll let others address that... HTH, Jim Rohde That the PC world would doggedly stick to a dull, unimaginative, clinical term like 'IEEE 1394' (notice how it just rolls off the tongue - NOT) for the sole purpose of *saving a few pennies* over using an imaginative, exciting, visually-stimulating term like 'FireWire' tells you EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW about the PC world and that whole industry-wide mindset. - Charles Martin -- 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: Hard drive recommendations?
On 12/27/03, John Acuff wrote: The HD in my recently acquired Icebook just died, and I need to get a replacement. I would like to get a 30-40 gig drive. What brands or particular drives would you recommend? I have not needed to buy a new drive in a while, so I don't really have any idea what to be looking for. I have noticed that most of the junk drives I have laying around are Western Digital, but these are older desktop drives. I've noticed that the IBM Travelstar drives are mentioned here quite often. Are they a good choice? The Travelstars (from IBM/Hitachi, either appears to be good) or the Toshibas both have been praised. I plan on getting a Toshiba, but mainly because (right now) the Toshibas in the size I'm looking at have a larger buffer on them (for the price). Both types of drives use the fluid bearings, which will give you a quiet drive (important in some environments). HTH, Jim Rohde There is hardly anything in this world that some man cannot make a little poorer and sell a little cheaper, and those who consider price alone are his lawful prey. - John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) Think different. -- 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: Ideas for an empty PC Card slot?
Oon 15/12/03 23:46, Doug McGlathery at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pismo running Jaguar (USB, Firewire and modem are still fine), with an Airport card installed. I have never used my PC Card slot however and I was wondering if people would be willing to share ideas for cool things to plug in there. Or - how about pulling the Airport and getting an 802.11g card for the PC Cards slot (which would run faster in all 802.11g networks)?? Buffalo, Belkin and others make such cards, with an external antenna which I've heard reported to have as much range as the built-in antenna. BTW, those cards also would be a possible option for Charles' post about getting an Airport Extreme (aka 802.11g) card. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: Opening Appleworks documents in Windows XP
On 12/17/03, Eric Morrison enlightened us by writing: Any suggestions for how to open Appleworks documents on a Windows machine at minimal cost? Running Office XP on the Windows machine. ... Eric How about exporting from AppleWorks in Word/Excel or other PC formats, which would definitely be importable into your Windows apps with no additional cost to you? HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: Bill Clinton and PowerBook
On 12/10/03 10:57 AM, peter webster enlightened us by writing: I can't resist: The current president uses a Fisher-Price. Yeah, but can he change the batteries unassisted? ;-) More important question - which prezes actually *backup* their laptop's drives??? There's a true test of presidential wisdom... Jim Rohde -- 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 improvement
On 12/5/03 7:03 PM, 'edu' enlightened us by writing: Hi, I have a PB g3 400 Pismo and I want to upgrade this mac because is a machine that has performed really good in since i bought it, tis an excellent machine and good looking too. I want to know if someone can help me about the processor upgrades that are available, are they worth the money and how good is the improvement under OS X Tahnks I would say with Laurent that the PowerLogix G3/900 upgrade for the processor is worth looking at (I hope to upgrade with that for my Pismo). See what Charles Moore has to say on a couple of sites about it: http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/03/05/06/ http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2003/05/20030506111612.shtml and here's a comparison of different CPU upgrades: http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/upgrades/processor/index.shtm l HTH, Jim Rohde I love Saturday morning cartoons. What classic humor! This is what entertainment is all about... Idiots, explosives and falling anvils. -Calvin -- 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: IBM/Hitachi 20GB Travelstar on ebay for 67.00
On Dec 05, 2003 Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 05/12/03 13:48, DPrice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can't understand why these are not being bid on. Price seems excellent. This would be compatible with a PB G3, correct? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3444622980category=38119cg Yes, they would definitely work. Maybe the reason there is no bid is that, at almost $70, they may be a bit on the expensive side, or not a real great deal. I did a few searches on eBay and found a 30GB currently at $62, a few 40GB around $75, etc. Might be the reason why nobody bid so far... That, and that - especially if 1) you're ripping your CDs with iTunes, 2) you are running MacOS X, and/or 3) you want plenty of storage and a quick drive - this drive is no faster than the drive that came with your G3 (Pismo and maybe even earlier) and only twice the size, so it's not that great of a deal. I have found that each time I get a larger drive, I think it's big enough for my needs and yet (year or two later) I soon find the drive getting filled up. So from my 10GB (which actually is about 9.6-9.8GB usable) I expect that my next drive will need to be 60GB. And from posts on this list, there is a big difference between the 4200rpm drives (which tend to have only a 2MB buffer) and the newer 5400 or 7200rpm drives (and the better ones of these have an 8 or 16MB buffer, which makes them much quicker - less going back to the drive). YMMV, of course. Jim Rohde You have to recognize that every out-front maneuver you make is going to be lonely. But if you feel entirely comfortable, then you are not far enough ahead to do any good. That warm sense of everything going well is usually the body temperature at the center of the herd. - John Masters -- 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 region code
On 12/5/03 7:03 PM, G-Books enlightened us by writing: Re: DVD region code From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/12/03 16:52, Greg Gilmore at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The computer in question is an iBook must therefore have an RPC-2 DVD-ROM drive, correct? And if that is correct, what's the point in using Region or RegionX if neither works with an RPC-2 drive (unless maybe this means that unlocking the software useless if you don't also reset the firmware)? I must be missing something somewhere. I'd really appreciate it if you're able to shed any more light. Sorry for the length of this--couldn't make it clear if it were any shorter, if it is indeed clear. First, Laurent's info is accurate (and he's mentioned OS X versions if that's what your daughter's iBook is running). Or, if your daughter is running MacOS 9.x, try these utilities: DVDInfo DVDRegion Region and a firmware patch file for your particular brand of drive. Do a websearch and you should be able to find most of these. Let me know off-list if you can't and I'll try to help direct you. Jim Rohde I love Saturday morning cartoons. What classic humor! This is what entertainment is all about... Idiots, explosives and falling anvils. -Calvin -- 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: DiskWarrior And
On 11/29/03 2:30 PM, Roger Shufflebottom wrote: At 0:04 -0600 29/11/03, James Rohde wrote: Plus Optimizer isn't available yet in a version compatible with X (only DiskWarrior is). I've used Drive 10 to optimise OS X drives. I mentioned Plus Optimizer because the original poster had asked about using it and DiskWarrior (thus the ...And in the subject line) ;-) I have heard good things about Drive 10, but have no personal experience with it, since I'm still stuck in 9.2.2 (unless I win the lottery in the next week or two, of course). Jim Rohde Not all who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien -- 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: DiskWarrior And
On 11/28/03 2:30 PM, David Thrower enlightened us by writing: I like to run Diskwarrior and PlusOptimiser (they still come bundled together?) at least once a month. Never had a disk go down in the years since I've done that, except for mechanical failure of a bad drive. I haven't ran any of these utilities in the close to 2 years I've been running OS X. No problem so far. Unless Alsoft got it up and running in MacOS X since last time I heard, Plus Optimizer isn't available yet in a version compatible with X (only DiskWarrior is). FWIW, Jim Rohde -- 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 HD question
On 11/25/03 2:30 PM, DPrice enlightened us by writing: I am considering buying the following drive from Googlegear.com because of positive reports on it that I have seen here. I am just making sure this is close to the one reported, if not the same. It is a bare drive. How problematic is that? This is the first laptop drive I have purchased so my knowledge is clearly limited: IBM Hitachi Travelstar 40GNX 20GB ATA-5 2.5in 5400 rpm mobile drive Thanks a lot. FWIW, that site is now: http://www.ZipZoomFly.com/ While the Travelstar is a great drive (they show it out of stock tonight on that site), is the size large enough for your needs? If you will be ripping/downloading MP3s in iTunes, you may find the drive filling up rather quickly. My original 10GB on my Pismo did, and I am now looking at a 60GB Toshiba (16MB buffer, as opposed to the smaller buffer - 2MB? - on the comparable Hitachi/IBM one). Consider your space reqeuirements for now and a little into the future. I find that in the past I have underestimated how much drive space I needed, and in MacOS 9.x, I turned off virtual memory. When I go to MacOS X, I will need extra space for VM, since X doesn't allow you to turn Virtual Memory off and uses it continually (I understand). YMMV, HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 rubber feet
On 11/19/03 8:43 AM, Krevnik enlightened us by writing: On Nov 18, 2003, at 4:36 PM, Clyde Kahrl wrote: Brent writes: Does anyone else have a suggestion for a reasonably priced source of black powerbook feet? A:Glue gun. Problem is that not all of us have managed to KEEP the feet that have fallen out. I lost a couple on our local bus system, which means they are gone for good. He is looking for ways to replace feet lost in this manner, much as I am, so I would appreciate an answer for his question. Unless Clyde meant you use the glue gun to put a big round glob in place for each foot indentation... Hey, it might work! ;-) Jim Rohde Life would be so much easier if I had the source code... -- 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: Virtual PC Update
On 11/13/03 6:59 AM, Kelly Johnson enlightened us by writing: I think you guys are missing the boat on MS's intentions. I think it is a simple matter of them knowing that a significant number of mac users, given sufficient experience with windows, will become comfortable enough with it to ditch apple. They've lowered the price already, which to me shows they want to lure more mac people into using windows. That's all there is to it, I think. But again, that's one person's thoughts on what Microsoft might/might not be intending... Unless anyone here wants to claim to be a corporate mind-reader, we don't really know. To paraphrase a very old radio show's phrase: Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of Microsoft? ;-) The reason I say this is that I am a fairly typical user, and this is what happened to me. I used windows in VPC, got comfortable with it, became irritated with apple for a few reasons, sold my mac, bought a pc, bought another pc. For the difference in money, I can live with a pc now. I bought a pb12 because there truly was nothing else pc or otherwise that could compete (sony vaio probably the closest), but I wouldn't buy anything apple again, if it doesn't provide comparable value in its hardware (osX isn't enough nicer than XP to warrant the price differences for me). All because of VPC. kj. But again, this is one person's conjecture as to how many other users are/aren't likely to feel/think/act as you do. Back to guesses, which is all any of us can do on the topic of motivations for buying/not buying Apple or other companies' products. But thanks for your thoughts. As for me, I do get frustrated with Apple at times, but don't see any significant draws to switch to Windows of any kind (and I've used most versions since Win95). Jim Rohde Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him? - Tom Clancy, author and Macintosh user -- 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: Virtual PC Update
On 11/14/03 5:41 AM, Bruce Johnson enlightened us by writing: Softwindows was written by Insignia under license from Microsoft. Insignia got the deep access to Windows source code. In return Microsoft got significant rights to Insignia's code. FWB owns the SoftWindows product, but they can't sell it as such because their license with Microsoft is not valid. It's a complicated IP tangle. (made more so by the apparent criminal activities of the previous management) So Bruce, were you meaning Insignia or Microsoft?... ;-) Chuckling at your (intended or not) assessment, Jim Rohde One standard to rule them all, one standard to find them, One standard to bring them all, and in darkness bind them. In the land of Microsoft, where Shadows lie. -- 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: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
On 11/8/03 2:30 PM, Laurent Daudelin apparently wrote (in reply to Bob's post): on 08/11/03 04:59, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... Maybe they *should*, but on my Pismo both the original Apple battery and the BTI I replaced it with lasted a little over a year. Not sure if that's the same battery as on the Wallstreet, though. Now if LaptopsBatteries.com has the NewerTechnology battery for the Pismo at that price, I'm interested (the NT battery is a 5400ma-hour battery supposedly, vs. the original Apple's 4800ma-hour). The Newer Tech battery is supposed to last longer between charges (so in theory, it should last longer total time). Anyone out there who has the NewerTech battery and has used it for a longer period of time (and can report their experiences for the list and me)? Thanks, Jim Rohde Life would be so much easier if I had the source code... -- 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: G3 Lombard 333
On 11/6/03 4:39 AM, Gordon Bruce Lawson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just joined the board, and am a real newbie to portables (its being shipped at the moment)...I have just purchased a G3 Lombard (bronze), 333MHZ 320MB RAM - 6GB HD running OS X 10.2.8. Although I use OSX on my 600 mhz imac, and am getting used to it (have to admit, it is sometimes a struggle), i'm wondering if i should backtrack with the powerbook and use only the old OS.(as in uninstall the OSX). Understand the bronze wasn't loaded with X when produced and am always leery of upgrading past a computers capabilities? Any info would be appreciated. Gordon, I wouldn't feel you have to backtrack if the Lombard under X works and does what you need with your usual programs. I plan on upgrading my Pismo (which came with 9.0.4 and now has 9.2.2 on it) to Jaguar (or maybe Panther) as soon as I can. Often, Apple comes up with improvements in later OS versions which run fine on older systems. Another example - I also have the iMac (Rev. A), which came with 8.1, and which now I have running 9.2.2. Now if I got the Harmoni upgrade with faster processor and FireWire (plus a larger hard drive), I'd be looking to put Jaguar on it, too. So don't hold back from using newer OS versions on your Lombard. If it works and runs quickly enough for your programs and needs, that's the final test, right? :-) HTH, Jim Rohde 640K ought to be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates, 1981. -- 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: A new start and Pismo Upgrades
On 11/5/03 2:30 PM, Laurent Daudelin apparently wrote: on 11/4/03 8:22 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back to G Books, who has used the upgrade proccessors in the pismo, the 900 sounds good, the G4 I really will not see a speed bump as I have a 500, except maybe in Panther Geoff The last time I checked on Powerlogix site, the G4 upgrade was no longer available, as, according to Powerlogix, the 900MHz G3 was way too popular to continue offering the G4 upgrade. Unless you have another place that still has them in stock, of course. I wonder (anyone out there know?) if the upgrade would help as much with Jaguar/Panther, since aren't the graphics chips on another board than the 'daughterboard' which has the CPU? If the graphics chipset is not upgraded, I expect that will be some kind of slowdown factor (since the graphics chipset affects the Quartz rendering (or lack of). If anyone has done a G4 upgrade (or talked with a manufacturer of same), you might speak about if it does/doesn't improve Quartz rendering under Jaguar/Panther. Anyone know for sure? Jim Rohde One of life's greatest rules... you cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening your own. -- 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: frequent freezes?
On 11/3/03 6:53 AM, gianfranco apparently wrote: I have a lombard 333mhz running sys 9.2.2 but it is having frequent freezes. Any idea what could be the cause? I have a similar problem. I found out (with DiskLight) it is related in my case to the external JAZ SCSI drive. I does not occour in OSX and it seems to be relaetd to drive spin down and/or pb sleep. To avoid the freezes i must keep the media out of the drive. Any suggestions? It's possible that Disklight may be the problem, too. On my Pismo under 9.x, I had problems which went away when I removed Disklight. Actually, more than one type of problems have been connected with Norton/Symnatec programs, so I minimize how many of theirs I have on my systems. YMMV. Jim Rohde Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away. Sir Arthur Helps -- 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: G3/Mac OS X Settlement
On 10/28/03 10:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: Oh yeah...for those of you/us still running OS 9.It's been considered a dead OS for a couple of years now. Get with the times or QYB. Apple should not waste any more time or money un-developing their software so that it will run on machines that are years old. 18 months is a LIFETIME in the world of computing. If you can't handle that fact then you need a reality check. You shouldn't be biting the hand that feeds you (aka suing apple). All that I sgoing to do is hurt us all in the long run. First, I think most lawsuits (including probably the current Apple one) do more to line the pockets of the lawyers than accomplish anything for the claimants. But after that, I find it a tad two-faced of Apple that they will support Windows 2000 for iTunes and the Music Store (an OS which is much older than MacOS 9.x), but not Mac users running MacOS 9.x. As I wrote in feedback to Apple, it's like telling those who haven't been able to afford the hardware and software upgrades You'd be better off buying a Wintel box so far as being able to access the Music Store. And yes, there's some inaccuracy in that analogy, but it is arrogant of Apple to provide support for an older Windoze OS when they choose not to support MacOS 9.x users. It's like a slap in the face, IMHO. And I suspect the main reason is that Emporer Steve wants to force more MacOS 9.x users to upgrade and line Apple's pockets. As I said in my feedback, I may just go find a used copy of Jaguar and NOT line Apple's pockets out of mine. My rant, Jim Well the way I see it, logic is only a way of being ignorant by numbers. -- Didactylos (taken from Terry Pratchett's Small Gods) -- 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 Wake from Sleep Problems
On 10/28/03, Eric Morrison apparently wrote: We have two (of our six) Pismos (9.2.2) recently exhibiting a problem waking from sleep. Basically, whenever they go to sleep they won't wake up. The green sleep light goes on when they go into sleep, and when you press a keyboard button the green light stops flashing but the screen doesn't light. Pressing the Power key and return does not shut it down so I don't think this is a monitor problem, I think the machine itself is not waking. I'm about to back one of these up and do a clean install of OS 9.2.2 but thought I'd post this question to the list first to see if anyone has any suggestions before I do this. If you've got any suggestions I'd sure appreciate them! Yeah, that wake from sleep problem is a known one on Pismos. Have had it a few times with my Pismo. Never had any rhyme nor reason to explain why it does some times and not others. Jim Rohde -- 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: G3/Mac OS X Settlement
On 10/29/03 3:24 AM, Steve Kidd apparently wrote: ...Better that than just continually upgrade an old OS, that is so full of security vulnerabilities and other problems that it costs its users huge amounts of cash just to maintain it. Now let's see... are you talking about MacOS X here, or Windows (pick your version)? ;-) Jim Rohde -- 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 Problems
On 10/02/2003, Michelle Klein-Hass wrote: On Wednesday 01 October 2003 10:55 pm, Andrew Kershaw wrote: Here's another tidbit: Since I got it, every second boot or so has crashed mid-extensions with a system error supposedly caused by Apple Audio Extension. Curiously, this has happened in 9.2.2, 9.2.1, and off a 9.2.1 CD, so it's clearly nothing to do with the extension itself - some other trickery is at work. I've seen this! Only once, and it was under MacOS 9.1 on my Wallstreet. Scared the fsck out of me. The next time I booted I checked the Audio Extension and it was fine. Weird...anyone else see this on a G3 PowerBook? Drew, IIRC you may want to check the extension which loaded right after the Apple Audio Extension (or maybe the one right before). On my Pismo, sometimes it's not been the extension whose icon you see last, but the one that was in process of loading that caused the problem (or else, the extension right before AAE, and it conflicted with AAE). HTH, Jim -- 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 ---
Making the switch to OS X (yeah, I know...)
I've been dragging my feet on jumping from 9.2.2 to Jaguar and will likely make the switch this month or next. However, a question or two: 1) Where can I find a compatability list of minimum versions of (commercial) software programs that will run under Jaguar? I have some considerably older versions and want to figure into my budget how much I'll need for software upgrades (in addition to a larger hard drive for my Pismo). Some of the programs I have include these - Adobe Illustrator (7.x) Adobe Photoshop Elements (1.0) Adobe Photo Deluxe (2.0) Accordance (3.0) Fontographer (4.1.4) MOTU Freestyle (2.31) Alsoft DiskWarrior (2.1.1) (also have Plus Optimizer, but I know it's not yet ready for X) Iconographer (2.0.1) Interarchy (trying out 6.2) Mozilla (1.2.1) Netscape (7.0.2) Palm Desktop (2.6.3) PGP (7.0) Quicken 2000 Deluxe SwapTop (1.7) Webshots Desktop Lite (1.0.2) URL Manager Pro (2.8) plus I'll be getting either BBEdit Pro and/or Tex-Edit Plus, Konfabulator, Candy Bar, Fruit Menu, Drop Drawers, GraphicConverter, Safari, and maybe some others. I have the combined AppleWorks (6.2.5/6.2.7) version and will be using it and Claris Emailer (2.0v3), along with possibly iCab (2.9.5). Is there a place I can find which are the minimum versions of these that run under Jaguar? I seem to recall that either MacWorld or the Macintosh Bible used to have a list like that, but I'm just not finding such a list in my Googles. 2) Has anyone used Discribe for making DVDs on a Pismo (successfully)? I've seen some external CD/DVD burners and wondered if I could make DVDs using my Pismo. I think I had read that iDVD had speed requirements, but didn't know if Discribe could work on systems slower than the iDVD needed. Any and all help appreciated, Jim Rohde One standard to rule them all, one standard to find them, One standard to bring them all, and in darkness bind them. In the land of Microsoft, where Shadows lie. -- 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 ---
Expansion bay mini-door is off
I have recently had the small door on my Pismo (the little door that covers the partial gap when you have a battery in the right-hand bay) get detached from its moorings (?). The springs all appear still fastened to the back of the door (that little 1 to 1.25 long one), but I cannot figure how to get it back where it needs to be fastened. The take-apart SM/pdf file doesn't show how to do it, either. It's not a big deal so long as I have either the CDROM/DVD drive or my VST Zip 250 drive in the bay, but if I want to use the weight-saver module (or when I get a second battery), there'll be this gap in the rest of the bay opening. Can anyone help me get it back on (short of an expensive trip to the shop - nearest Apple dealer/service is in St. Louis, 150 miles away)? TIA, Jim Rohde I love Saturday morning cartoons. What classic humor! This is what entertainment is all about... Idiots, explosives and falling anvils. -Calvin -- 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 ---
Expansion bay mini-door is off
I have recently had the small door on my Pismo (the little door that covers the partial gap when you have a battery in the right-hand bay) get detached from its moorings (?). The springs all appear still fastened to the back of the door (that little 1 to 1.25 long one), but I cannot figure how to get it back where it needs to be fastened. The take-apart SM/pdf file doesn't show how to do it, either. It's not a big deal so long as I have either the CDROM/DVD drive or my VST Zip 250 drive in the bay, but if I want to use the weight-saver module (or when I get a second battery), there'll be this gap in the rest of the bay opening. Can anyone help me get it back on (short of an expensive trip to the shop - nearest Apple dealer/service is in St. Louis, 150 miles away)? TIA, Jim Rohde I love Saturday morning cartoons. What classic humor! This is what entertainment is all about... Idiots, explosives and falling anvils. -Calvin -- 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 replacement
On 08/10/2003, Jack Hodgson wrote: Like many others, the DVD drive on my Pismo has died. I'm looking for suggestions for replacement. DVD write-ability would be great but I'll settle for DVD play/CD read and write. I would also like it to be internal, rather than external. Are there replacements that fit into the module? Preferably plug and play - I would rather not have to take the faceplate off the old DVD drive and try to mount it on a new one. Haven't replaced mine (yet, other than when my original LG died, but that was in warranty), but I hear good comments on the MCE drives - see them from here: http://store.powerbook1.com/powdriv.html BTW, I am not connected in any way with them (other than being a probably future customer whenever my Pismo's DVD/CD drive dies). HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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: USB hub
On 08/02/2003 2:30 PM, Greg Gilmore apparently wrote: I need a USB hub with at least 4 ports to use with my G4/667 PowerBook/OS 9.2.2. Any advice fellow-listers could give me on this purchase, e.g. best quality, price, self- versus bus-powered, etc., would be greatly appreciated. I got a Belkin for my daughter about 3 years ago when I got her an Indigo iBook (clamshell), and last I heard about it from her, it was still working fine. I don't recall the cost, but it wasn't too bad at all. There may be other manufacturers of USB hubs out there that work as well, so you might do a search on: http://www.pricefinder.com PriceFinder.com or http://www.pricegrabber.com PriceGrabber.com or similar pages for who has the better prices. Bear in mind, some USB hubs (such as the Belkin I got my daughter) need an AC adapter, but others do not. HTH, Jim Rohde Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare think. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- 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 ---
Battery problems
Well, my problem is slightly different from the post by Emma - my PowerBook (Pismo/2000/FireWire) battery suddenly will not hold any charge. It started when the power went off here few days ago during a storm. Forgetful/foolish me, I kept going instead of immediately unplugging the AC adapter/charger. Well, a little later I get the shutting down message and it _immediately_ goes down (split second)! I unplugged the adapter and the plug to the PB, and went to a local bookstore for a bit, to await power coming back on. After the power got back on and I had plugged things in and started the system back up, there was no red in the battery indicator on the menu bar (OS 9.2.2), none of the bars in the Battery Control Strip (for showing the battery charge) were filled, but it did show the unit plugged in. Had to use the Date/Time CP to call up Apple's clock server and reset the time. I'm still trying to piece together exactly what happened and why. Given that the date went screwy after the power was shut off to the unit, I'd say the PRAM battery has no charge (maybe even is toast). But I'm not certain - was that why the exp. bay batter went down, or did the exp. bay battery cause the PRAM battery to fail? I did the PMU reset (shut down, press the reset button on the back, wait 5 seconds, start back up), but no change. The rechargeable battery in left exp. bay is a BTI I got just over a year ago (July 1, 2002), but pressing its button doesn't even give me one lit LED on it. Right after the power went out, I tried and only the first LED flashed, briefly. So short of having another PRAM battery to swap in and check (meaning I'll have to buy one for - it looks like - $50/60), should I expect that I will have to shell out another $150 (give or take, depending on the make) for another battery, possibly *plus* get another PRAM battery? I'm going to send a copy of this to BTI and MacConnection (where I bought the battery) and see what they suggest, too. I'd hoped for about two years life out of the battery, since my original Apple battery lasted about that long. But if I have to buy another battery *every* year, that's gonna get really old... Or are there other things I need to try first (I'm not counting the apocryphal bang the battery on the side of the dumpster routine I recall helped one person a while back on this list)? Seeking Help, Jim Rohde A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history with the possible exception of handguns and Irish whiskey. -- 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 ---
Blackeyed peas [OT] (Was Re: MAC Re: How much play in a Pismoclutch?)
On 07/31/2003 1:48 PM, Steve Moody apparently wrote: On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 01:18 PM, Lewin Edwards wrote: I've never had blackeyed peas Here's the RIGHT way to do blackeyed peas: Steve, I hope you're not giving away any family secret recipes there, okay? ;-) Just sign me a d**n Yankee Northerner who never acquired the taste for blackeyed peas, having grown up in St. Louis (even though I now do live below the M-D line), Jim Rohde -- 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 700 and date time error on start-up
On 07/25/2003, Richard Smykla apparently wrote: Michael, Sounds like your PRAM battery needs replacing. R Hi, Our iBook 700 running 9.2.2 has developed the strangest error. On restart/boot, it gives a date time error message at finder launch that says the time zone is invalid. It also turns off Appletalk. Anyone heard of this before or know of a fix? I've searched but not found anything. Thanks! Michael However, I have had that problem without the PRAM battery needing replacement. In my case, I had St. Louis listed as a city in my time zone, which was one of the choices given in the Date and Time control panel. This after a while, led to the Time zone is invalid message (possibly connected to the Location Manager, since the error messages began after I added some locations in it). After I changed the city in Date Time to Chicago, it went away. I think after I had (for other reasons) to re-install my system, I was able to select the St. Louis in DTime again without getting the error message. I found it puzzling that one selection from Apple's choices in Date Time gave me the error messages (for any period of time), but another selection in that same list would not. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Bummer, Dude, You're getting a Dell!
Got this in SmallDog's Kibbles and Bytes e-letter. I think it pretty much speaks for itself, between the two stories... Does make *me* a bit nervous for our homeland security. Jim Homeland Security Awards $90 Million Contract to Microsoft; Microsoft admits critical flaw in nearly all Windows software. or What is Wrong with This Picture? The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a five-year, $90 million contract to Microsoft to become the department's primary technology provider. Under the contract, Microsoft will supply desktop and server software to the newly created department, which has merged parts of 22 different agencies into one entity. The agreement delivers licensing coverage for about 140,000 desktops and will help the department to establish a common computing environment, Homeland Security said in a statement. Dell was selected as the reseller, to provide the day-to-day management of the enterprise agreement, it said. And in a Related Story Microsoft acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly all versions of its flagship Windows operating system software, the first such design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003 software, Associated Press reports. AP reported, Microsoft said the vulnerability could allow hackers to seize control of a victim's Windows computer over the Internet, stealing data, deleting files or eavesdropping on e-mails. ìThe disclosure was unusually embarrassing for Microsoft because it demonstrated the first such serious flaw in the company's powerful new computer server software, billed as its safest ever, reports AP. The software is aimed at large corporate customers and was the first product sold under a high-profile 'Trustworthy Computing' initiative organized last year by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. At the product's launch in late April, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared the new version of Windows to be a 'breakthrough in terms of what it means, in terms of its built-in security and reliability,' reports AP. The flaw, discovered by researchers in western Poland, also affected Windows versions popular among home users. Windoze users interesting in changing from Windows to Apple's Mac OS X, billed as The world's most advanced operating system, can find more information here: http://www.apple.com/switch/ or, of course, here: http://www.smalldog.com -- 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: Buying a new PowerBook
On 07/15/2003 2:45 AM, Illovox Media apparently wrote: on 7/14/03 9:47 PM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020215.html link is dead They apparently changed the name slightly - try this link: http://www.insanelygreatmac.com/features/020215.html BTW, when I first went to their site, I got an error message of the Site not known kind, but when I clicked on the OK button, the page still loaded. Weird... But I was able to get to the page in a second or so. Jim Rohde -- 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: Buying a new PowerBook
On 07/14/2003, Tom Roth apparently wrote: I've been following this thread as I contemplate the next used PowerBook = to buy. I currently have a PB3400 so I would like to get up into the G3 = realm next. I see some really good deals on used iBooks but the Pismos = seem to be very popular and are usually about the same money or more = than a used iBook. What are your thoughts on the iBook vs. the Pismo? -tom The Insanely Great Mac site had a comparison of the iceBook and Pismo; if you'd like to read it, here's the link: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020215.html There may be similar comparisons to other iBook models on other sites, as well. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 DVD drive not recognizing CD's
On 07/14/2003, Pete Gregory apparently wrote: Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. I have not loaded any new software or tweaked the hardware for a long time. My workaround of using fetch to copy from a linux box over the network is rather painful and only works with mac disks. Suggestions gratefully appreciated. Pete. Pete, you possibly have the dreaded 'LG dying' problem (which I had shortly before my original warranty ran out). The LG model of drive has documented problems with failing way too soon (the Matsushita drive doesn't appear to have the problem). I had similar symptoms when my drive started going south. Since I'd guess you're not even covered by AppleCare, you may be out of luck (if you are still - even barely - within your AppleCare warranty, RUN your Pismo to the closest Apple service provider for an exchange of the drive. Heck, call Apple first to ensure that they know of the problem occurring within your warranty!). From my own and others reports of how Apple handles the replacement, you may get another (possibly refurbished?) LG drive, or if you get really lucky, you may get the Matsushita drive. My replacement LG drive has been working fine so far (Thank Heaven for that!). HTH, Jim Rohde Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare think. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- 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: Upgrading to OSX
On 07/12/2003, Thomas Ethen enlightened us by writing: Here are three on ebay up for auction, but with a 333Mhz Lombard you will need an Apple DVD decoder card model M5163 to play DVD's but not CD's. I believe they mad a CD only module for the Lombard, but I am not sure about that. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2740908138category=14908 After reading the seller's offer to provide installation services for $75, I hope he's referring to the DVD decoder card - installing the drive itself shouldn't be *that* hard to warrant $75(!)... ;-) Jim Rohde -- 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: 7200 rpm notebook drive
On 07/11/2003, Roger Shufflebottom enlightened us by writing: For those who are interested, I have just installed the new IBM/Hitachi 7200 60GB drive in my PB 800. The installation was straightforward and the drive is quiet. The increase in speed over my old 4200 drive is noticeable and many OS X functions are snappier. I use the PB for video editing with Avid Xpress DV and the old drive was really too slow for media playback. This new one is definitely better. Let us know how the new drive is in terms of heat buildup, etc. Might consider one instead of a 5400 rpm for my Pismo. Jim Rohde -- 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: PCMCIA Card slot problem
On 07/10/2003, Brendan McAlpine wrote: All of a sudden, my orinoco gold card doesn't do anything when I insert it into the PCMCIA slot in my powerbook. Before I assume the card died and buy another one, is there any way for me to test (without a second card) whether or not the slot itself has died somehow? The card is a couple of years old, but it is in excellent condition and I'm not sure why it would just stop working. Brendan, I'm sure that those who can answer your question will ask this, but: 1) Which model of PowerBook (Wallstreet, Lombard, Pismo, etc.) do you have? 2) How much RAM in it? 3) MacOS you're running (9.2.2, X.2.6, etc.)? 4) Any new software installed since last time you successfully used the Orinoco (including extensions installed)? 5) Have you tried the card in another PowerBook to see if it works in another? Those answers will help pinpoint the problem, hopefully. Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
Any word on these two drives?
Hi all, I've noted some comparisons in this list previously about hard drives in the 40 GB size range (and how performance compares, depending on the drive cache, etc.). Recently I found these two drives which seem almost like they might be very similar. Anyone had experience with (or closely looked at the specs somewhere on) either or both of these?: Toshiba MK6021GAS 2.5 60GB 9.5mm FDB Notebook HDD Toshiba 2.5 60GB Fluid Bearing 5400rpm HD 6/06/03 I'm hoping to find the best deal I can for a 60 GB size drive to go in my PowerBook 2000 (Pismo), and leave myself enough room for growth (and virtual memory) when I switch to MacOS X (yeah, yeah, I'm not a bleeding edge, early adopter ;-) TIA for any info you can pass along, Jim Rohde Within the computer industry, the description, 'more like a Macintosh' is always a high praise. The description 'more like Windows' is rarely used as praise. -The Seattle Times -- 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: Fishtank (was Re: G-books: Separating a Wallstreet ?)
On 06/30/2003, Bruce Mitchell enlightened us by writing: I admire your inventiveness. I want the instructions for turning an old PB into a fish tank... Bruce Bruce - vey small, thin fish! ;-) Jim Rohde I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it. -- 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: Dead Bronze
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 06:41 PM, Hamlin Krewson wrote: On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:38:24 -0500, Bill Vader wrote: Ok, I have the keyboard off again, is that the processor be under the heatsink in the lower left side of the under-keyboard area? If so, is that a handle that goes under the padded area next to the RAM? If that is so, why do they have to use tiny Torx screws? I can never find that bit. Bill Simpler way to get the Torx 8 (which is the size you'll need on a Pismo) - go to your local Sears store, and get just the Torx-8 screwdriver there. Their Craftsman one has the lifetime warranty on it (unless you try to lift the Hulk with it and bend it through misuse... ;-) That T-8 screwdriver, a small Phillips screwdriver, and (suggested, but optional) a plastic or nylon flat-bladed gizmo (need it in only a couple of spots in the disassembly, and not often even then) will take care of most all your repairs, upgrades, etc. HTH, Jim Rohde -- 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 ---
News for those who *have* to use the Dark Side at work...
Hi all, Saw this on the NewtonTalk list, and thought it would be useful info for any G-Books listers who have to use Wintel machines and software at work, but have Macs at home. Jim Rohde -- message text follows -- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:21:07 -0400 Subject: [NTLK] [OT] iChat integration with Outlook ...snip... Discovered a feature in Outlook XP today that prevented me from having to write my own AppleScript. My issue was that I wanted to have my Outlook (work) calendar synched up with iCal, which has multiple calendars, Work being one of them. Turns out you can pick a calendar event in Outlook XP and select as an action Forward as iCalendar. I chose that and used my personal e-mail address, which my PowerBook checks/manages. When the e-mail arrived I clicked on the attachment, and it comes up and asks which calendar in iCal to add it to. I chose my Work calendar, and voila! There it is in iCal, with all the info and such intact. Thought some of you synchers would want to know, especially those who like me are Windows by day, Mac for life. - Dave -- 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 BATT Re: Pismo Battery dead
On 06/26/2003, Steve Kidd enlightened us by writing: On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 05:38 PM, James G (Jim) Hardwick wrote: Nice paperweight, or can these be rebuilt? A local battery store here in the sunny Okanagan, Battery Direct, is rebuilding Pismo batteries, at least. $40, with higher performance cells than the original. They're part of a national chain, but I doubt it extends outside of Canada. But I'll bet any battery specialty store would be a good place to check. So what's the rate of exchange currently, Steve? Just checking and wondering about my original Apple battery which is sitting in the box my (new) BTI battery came in (Let's see - $40 * exch. rate, plus shipping and handling, plus possibly import fees, customs, etc) Hey, it might be more affordable, if we can find someone (in the States or in our northern neighbor)! I'd be interested in hearing (off-list) from anyone who finds a place in the U.S. (Midwest, if possible) who does this kind of repair/replacment work. Thanks for mentioning it, Steve! Jim Rohde -- 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: G5
On 06/24/2003 10:15 AM, Brendan McAlpine wrote: The real question is, when do we get G5 powered powerbooks? I heard that it was mentioned in the keynote that we should expect them in 2 quarters. Is this true? I haven't been able to find any other mention of it. Bet those laptops will *really* toast your lap... :-) Heck, my Pismo gets a bit warm on my lap at times! Jim Rohde There's 3 Types of Computers in The World: 1. Computers that are large and hard to use. 2. Computers that are small and hard to use. 3. Computers that are Macintosh. -- 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 ---
Software Airport Base Station Range
Hi all, I have noted the thread on setting up a WiFi network without using a hardware Airport Base Station. My question is: how does the range with that kind of setup compare to with a hardware ABS - how far away can you be and get good connections, etc.? Anyone who has had the ABS/hardware setup for a little while, knows how far they could go, and then switched to software only (and how far could it reach with software only)?? Thanks in advance for the info, Jim Rohde Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare think. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- 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 ---
Pismo logout stopped working
I have a somewhat similar problem to Jeff Hubatka's - my Pismo (384MB, 9.2.2, 10GB) has stopped being able to logout from the Finder. It will give me the dialog that tells me that if I don't do something, it will auto-logout in 90 seconds, but regardless of if I wait for it to log me out, or just click on the button to log out immediately, the Pismo won't logout. If I shut down, I do have to login through the Login screen like usual, but the only way I appear to be able to log out is to shut the Pismo down. I think it used to work to logout a while back (still under 9.2.2) - 3 months or more, and since then I've had to reboot from CD in order to remove/de-activate Multiple Users CP (due to a keyboard problem at the time which prevented me from typing certain characters in my password), but I then went back and re-installed it. Any clues why I can logout only by shutting down now? TIA, Jim Rohde This message produced with a minimum of 37% post-consumer recycled electrons -- 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: G3 Series PB (wallstreet) 233 power supply needed
On 05/28/2003, Jack Countryman wrote: and could not read any current. So...the power supply may be dead. (This is one of the replacement 'flying saucer' types that Apple sent out two years ago to replace the small rectangular one.) We don't have any of those power supplies around. I do have a one or two Apple model M3037 45 watt power supplies here that have a different plug on the end from some other model powerbook (2400? 5300?). Any chance I could splice the end from the G3 power supply to the cord on this other one and get it to work? How to tell which wire is plus and which minus on the dead G3 unit? Or does anyone have the correct one (I don't know a model # off hand) cheap? Thanks in advance. If that's the same one as the Pismo (PB FireWire), they are hard to find right now. I needed one because my (2nd) power supply had died recently (the one I got after the original Yo-Yo adapter died). Both (IIRC) lasted about a year and a half (actually, I think the first one may have gone just within my original warranty). This time, I ended up paying more for the adapter, about $80 (plus 2nd day shipping), because the places which showed lower prices were out of stock. Please post if you find a supply that has them in stock and at a better price. Thanks, Jim Rohde You have to recognize that every out-front maneuver you make is going to be lonely. But if you feel entirely comfortable, then you are not far enough ahead to do any good. That warm sense of everything going well is usually the body temperature at the center of the herd. - John Masters -- 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: Spam questions
On 04/01/2003 10:16 AM, Bill McIntyre wrote: Does this mean that I really don't need my firewall? It makes my mail receiving and web surfing a little bit slower, and I'd prefer to turn it off if I really don't need it to keep someone from accessing my Quicken files, etc. I seem to recall that some MacWorld article said that Mac users didn't need a firewall as much as Windows folks, but I still ended up with the I think the article was about right - it's like anti-virus software, that Mac users are less prone to attacks (from virus or hackers trying to get in your DSL connection), but we're not invincible. It's still a good thing to have if you're hooked up all the time, if for nothing else than that 13-year old hacker whose specialty is trying to hack Macs... Jim Rohde -- 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: Digital camera (oops, I went OT)
On 03/31/2003, Ryan Coleman wrote: I will say this here once: Never EVER take your film to Walgreens. For those of you (or Proex or Walmart) here who want to see better results, contact me off list and I will give you the information of the lab I work in. I can give you reasons upon reasons of why you need to stay away from those places and even make a deal on developing your film all the way here in Minneapolis. Okay Ryan, tell me - I'd like to hear your take, since I operated a full-time professional studio for over 5 years before getting out of it (a little before my divorce, but not for that reason). Used Mamiya TB67 and Hasselblads for about all of my work (with a Polaroid back for testing as needed). Still have one Hassy and some A12 backs plus some of my lenses, BTW. So tell me about your lab. I used several and had B+ results overall (used a lab out of SWest Missouri a lot due to their reliability and safety procedures they used). Some pro labs were good in some areas but very few covered all the usual bases I needed (weddings/candids, commercial, large prints, special mountings/finishes, etc.). Jim Rohde Art is the demonstration that the ordinary is extraordinary. - Amedee Ozenfant -- 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: Truthfully Expressed Opinion on Laptops
Michelle, Please send the image along. I have already started guessing what it looks like (2 possibilities come to mind). If it's large enough, I may use it for a desktop picture (MacOS 9.2.2), perhaps... :-) Thanks, Jim Rohde Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according everybody is the 'most reliable Windows ever.' To me, this is like saying that asparagus is 'the most articulate vegetable ever.' -- Dave Berry -- 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: Cable Modem question
On 03/28/2003 2:30 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: Oh no, don't set any savings. But you have to BUY your modem? That sucks. Mine was provided by TimeWarner for free and replaced within 30 minutes of the problem being confirmed. Guess I should have said - I haven't contacted the cable company YET - got the information off their website, and it didn't specify if or which cable modem they do/don't provide. Another factor for me (low on cash currently) is whether I have to get cable TV to get the cable DSL (which if true would mean another expense I don't need at this point in time). Guess this Monday I should call the cable company and find out, huh (DOH!)... ;-) But I do appreciate the information on the cable modems you all have used satisfactorily. Thanks, Jim Rohde Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe, trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning. - Rich Cook -- 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 ---
