Re: Pink Hue on Pismo display
J Sanderson: You wrote: I am wondering if anyone here can remind me what causes the above symptom. It goes away after a few seconds and the colour is fine. The pink colour returns after waking the comp from sleep. The colour always goes away. Is this something to be very concerned about, somewhat concerned about , not to worry about in the near future but... Mad Dog Tom and Lisa Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] have suggested that it's a failing backlight. I have a Powerbook G4 Ti 867 which developed this symptom recently (and the pinkness increased). You have to check out whether it is the monitor - can you plug your Pismo into another display? In my case I had to replace the VDU in my Powerbook. I suggest you check the G-Book archives over the last year and use pink as a search term. The topic has come up a few times. http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ I found 64 matches: http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/ htsearch?method=andformat=shortconfig=g- books_mail_maclaunch_comrestrict=exclude=words=pink Hope this helps. Maria Brandl -- 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 ---
Don't you love Christmas? (Powerbook Ti keys)
Happy Boxing Day all, from Australia: (Boxing Day is British/Australian name for 26 December, dating from 18c-19c and meanior boxing gifts) I can't resist sending this Christmas story, and I have a request for advice. First the story … Yesteday during a Christmas stayover at my niece's, her three cats have eaten four of my keyboard keys (one over-ate!) Now of course in the shut-down period I am busy trying to find words without s, d, a and w, especially s and w :-) Do I sound as if I am smiling …? Here is the question: I have a Powerbook G4 Ti 867. Has anyone had to replace keys on this model? When the world wakes up from Christmas will I have to replace the whole keyboard or can I buy the four keys separately? Oh, and a long shot … I wonder if my Applecare warranty covers cats' Christmas dinners? What is the mailing list wisdom on this one? Don't you love Christmas? Maria Brandl Mallacoota, Australia (a long way from any Apple store) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo screen- repair or replace?
Recently my G4 Titanium powerbook had a red screen on startup. This is not a Pismo but maybe a starting point for you. I was told by Apple technician a red screen could be due to a number of things but when isolated to the monitor it was diagnosed as failing lights in the display unit. The display unit had to be replaced and the screen is fine now. Maria Brandl Australia kaldav [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would appreciate advice re a Pismo screen. When starting up, the screen is a deep red color, then as it warms up, the color becomes normal. I understand this is a symptom of a failing screen. However, the screen itself has no keyboard marks or dead pixels, so I was wondering if I should try to replace the whole screen OR buy a part for a repair. If the advice is to repair it, exactly what part do I need to buy to fix this problem? From whom and at what cost? Also, what level of difficulty is involved in the repair? (I can take apart a powerbook 3400 screen) Thanks. -- 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 ---
Powerbook screen
Hi all: The recent discussion about screens is unsettling my G4 Titanium 867 powerbook :-) I need to ask advice about something that I have noticed in the last two weeks. When I boot up (or when the screen lights up after sleep) it has a pink hue. Quite bright, and this fades within a minute or so to a normally coloured screen. Is this something I should seek attention for? (The orginal screen was replaced about 15 months ago after going green!) I am hoping someone can comment on this. Maria Brandl Australia -- 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: Rebuilding OS X Desktop
Hi: Thanks all who have been so reassuring re the repairing permissions on OSX. For those with lingering doubts, look up MacJanitor, read up on it and then download it. I did that and ran it. What a neat seamless operation. Love it. Praise to the developer who offers it for free to folk like me who freak out at a Unix command (even though they fascinate me :-) Whatever MacJ does I am happy that it is now done. I can choose to run it daily, weekly or all at once. I am happy and hopefully so is my laptop (which I will not leave on permanently to cope with power surges). Maria B PS I downloaded without a problem from the following: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/5856 -- 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 ---
OSX and re-building desktop?
Hi: I am a long-time Mac owner and have kept my previous machines happy by regular desktop re-building. I have been using my Powerbook G4 867 for three months now and I am concerned. SOme cleaning up and tidying must be needed but how. I am not sure that re-building desktop is how I maintain OSX. What is your advice? Maria B -- 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: OSX and re-building desktop?
Thanks Bruce. Is the 3am cleanup done on any particular day? Can I see that somehow on the hard disc? Maria B In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OSX and re-building desktop? Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:07:47 -0700 On Sep 28, 2004, at 3:50 PM, MMB wrote: Hi: I am a long-time Mac owner and have kept my previous machines happy by regular desktop re-building. I have been using my Powerbook G4 867 for three months now and I am concerned. SOme cleaning up and tidying must be needed but how. If you don't leave the system on overnight at least once a week, get something like MacJanitor and manually run the various cron scripts that normally run at 3AM. This rotates logs, cleans up temp files, etc etc. There is no 'desktop' to rebuild, per se. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Phar macy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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 --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- End of G-Books Digest #1932 *** -- 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 G4 Titanium Ti Screen Corruption
Hi: I wrote earlier (Friday 13 August!) about a problem I was having with the screen of my newly acquired G4 867 Titanium powerbook and I am sure those of you who own one or are contemplating the purchase of one will want to know the outcome. Recapping - after a wake-up from sleep (when the battery had become very low unbeknown to me), the screen went acid green. Text was readable but images are corrupted and look solarised. Impossible to look at browser pages. I tried various things myself and when I eventually got through to Applecare we tried a stack of other things. I tried re-setting display prefs. I booted from Installation disc, from Techtools and from Applecare Discs. Still green screen. We tried re-setting the PRAM and the PMU. No change. Now I know that when booting from a CD does not change the green screen, I have a hardware and not a software problem and that is serious. I live and learn even after 16 years of owning Macs. Applecare told to take the powerbook to an Apple service provider (and I live five hours' drive from the nearest one). So I contacted the Apple Centre where I bought it six weeks before. The manager advised me to take it to a new Apple re-seller in Bega, about two hours from me. I do not undertake lightly a car trip over the mountains in stormy spring weather so I did not make the trip until 13 September. (yes, that magic number again) I drove home without it and awaited the verdict. A new screen had to be re-ordered (they checked cables and connections on my advice from this list). That took another 48 hours. Then a vital heat screen had been overlooked so that had to be ordered. When it came time to freight it back to me we discovered there was no freight service :-). I resigned myself to another day's driving to fetch it but the re-seller decided to drive down at the weekend with his family to show them this little coastal town. So, the end of the story is that thanks to the efforts of that re-seller I am re-united with the machine. At last. What have I learned from this? 1. Mailing lists are a great support in a computer crisis like this. Thank you to all who offered advice. 2. Applecare protection seems worth all the extra you pay. The reps were all very polite and patient. 3. From what I have heard on this list SOME G4 Titaniums may have a problem with their screen. But everything else is fine and it will elicit admiration all its life I think for its design and looks. 4. While the G4 Powerbook was in Bega I went back to using my 3400c. I never thought I would say it, but the difference between the two is remarkable. Speed of course, but also OSX. And the stability. I was very glad to see the G4 home. If you are wondering whether or not to move up to OSX or to a newer powerbook, hesitate no longer. Buy the most recent you can afford. (I like having the Classic environment on board tho'). Hope this completes the record on this one and helps someone else. Once more thanks to all who helped Maria B Australia -- 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 ---
Connecting to a serial device
Hi: I want to connect my serial printer Stylewriter and my serial camera to my Powerbook G4 867 with USB ports and the Apple site says that the following is suitable: Belkin USB Dual Serial Adapter for Mac (F5U114-MAC) But...I have tried Belkin Australia who say they no longer stock it. Is it ok to ask if anyone on this list has one they no longer use for I am keen to buy one. Maria B -- 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 Power Adapters for 'Books
Cap Schwartz wrote: ...I have several AC adapters from several 'Books, G3 G4. Does anyone know if/where there is published a listing of each model adapter and all the G-Books they are compatible. Try these pages: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75448 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88231 Maria B Australia -- 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 ---
Powerbook Ti Green Screen
Hi: I wrote earlier about a problem I was having with the screen of my G4 867 Titanium powerbook and I am sure those of you who own one or are contemplating the purchase of one will want to know the progress. My newly acquired Powerbook G4 Ti 867mhz is on OS 10.2.8. I was about to write and encourage anyone else hesitating to transfer from their beloved Powerbook 3400c BUT. After a wake-up from sleep (when the battery had become very low unbeknown to me), the screen went acid green. Text is readable but images are corrupted and look solarised. Impossible to look at browser pages. I tried various things myself and when I eventually got through to Applecare we tried a stack of other things. I tried re-setting display prefs. I booted from Installation disc, from Techtools and from Applecare Discs. Still green screen. We tried re-setting the PRAM and the PMU. No change. Now I know that when booting from a CD does not change the green screen, I have a hardware and not a software problem and that is serious. I live and learn even after 16 years of owning Macs. (I am told it is unlikely to be a hard disc problem, but may be a video card, or loose cable - something inside the powerbook. And I thought paying for the top of the line would buy me sturdiness. Alas.) Other users may be interested to know that the Applecare reps who spoke to me were in Sydney, India and US I think. A long long way away. Upshot is I have been told to take the powerbook to an Apple service provider (and I live five hours' drive from the nearest one). The Indian rep asked me for my postcode/zip and then suggested I take it to Eeeshooka (Echuca? I think he meant that town in the Australian state of Victoria) or Mildoorra (about two hours' from Echuca!). Both these town are two days' drive away from me:-) So I contacted the Apple Centre where I bought it six weeks ago and will freight it to them since they are a service provider. Back to square one. Sad, eh? I will keep you posted. What have I learned from this? 1. Mailing lists are a great support in a computer crisis like this. Thank you to all who offered advice. It was all worth trying in diagnosing the problem. 2. Applecare protection seems worth all the extra you pay. The reps were all very polite and patient. 3. I do not think I will let my battery get low again. 4. My jury is still out on whether the move to a Powerbook G4 was a good one. I had been enjoying it... Now I am just disappointed and hoping... I send this in the spirit of helping someone else. Maria B -- 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 ---
G4 Ti Screen Corruption
Hi aLL: I have recently bought a G4 Ti 867 on OS 10.2.8 and I was about to write and encourage anyone else hesitating to transfer from their beloved 3400c BUT. I need help with something bad that has happened. Let me explain the whole sad story: Yesterday I put the computer on sleep for a few hours and returned to wake it up. I saw the screen light up briefly and then all went black. Silent. Dead. Well, after an hour of vainly trying every trick I knew I rang Applecare and we traced it to the battery being very low and it simply did not have enough power to come alive again. Red face! The power cord had loosened. Be warned. Well, firming up that connection certainly enabled me to wake it up. BUT... the screen is now an acid green. I have tried re-setting display options with no success. Even re-set the PRAM. The computer functions fine (I was beginning to love it) but of course all images are corrupted - like a solarised image but more fragmented. The windows also have edges that echo. I live so far away from any town that I want to try and settle this myself rather than send it off by post. And, woulden't you know it (Friday 13) ...despite the friendly Applecare folk, they have not yet received my APplecare registration (posted six days ago) and their help is therefore limited. And I have a weekend of acid green Aqua facing me all weekend. Has anyone ever experienced this? I have owned a Mac SE, LCIII, LC630 and Powerbooks 100, 170 and 3400c and this is new to me. As is OS X of course. Any suggestions gratefully received. Maria B -- 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
and Jim Rohde replied:
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.
Hope it helps to know that I have a Powerbook 3400c on MacOS 8.1
printing from a Stylewriter II and happily using Stylewriter 1200
software for several years.
Maria B
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