Re: recommendations for 3400?
In a message dated 10/30/05 5:09:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not really a G-book but close. My sister has just come across a 200 Mhz 3400 with 80 Mb RAM and a 2 Gb hard drive. She wants to do word processing, e-mail (with wireless card), light web browsing and music downloading. I suggested that music downloading wouldn't make sense with such a small hard drive but that the other tasks should be possible. I have a YDI diamond 802.11b card that works in a wallstreet or Lombard with the stock Apple Airport extensions. Not sure if it will work with the airport extensions in OS 8.6. The YDI Diamond card is a Orinoco Classic Gold Card. Only the outer label was changes. YDI is now Terabeam, and has compleated purchase of the Orinoco cards and assets of Proxim Wireless earler this year. They will change their name to Proxim. The AirPort software v1.3.1 should work in your PowerBook. Check out this site to see how to do a manual install. You will need OS 8.6. http://www.alksoft.com/projects/unsupported_airport.html AirPort software v1.3.1 can be found here. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75082 As for other software: iCab Eudora Light v3.1 iTunes for OS 8.6 with hack. AppleWorks v5 BBEdit Light. Ken Vann == Old Mac's have new uses with WiFi. See my FAQ for what you need at http://www.powerbookwireless.net -- 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 ---
recommendations for 3400?
Not really a G-book but close. My sister has just come across a 200 Mhz 3400 with 80 Mb RAM and a 2 Gb hard drive. She wants to do word processing, e-mail (with wireless card), light web browsing and music downloading. I suggested that music downloading wouldn't make sense with such a small hard drive but that the other tasks should be possible. I have a YDI diamond 802.11b card that works in a wallstreet or Lombard with the stock Apple Airport extensions. Not sure if it will work with the airport extensions in OS 8.6. Questions: Which OS, I'm thinking 8.6 or 9.1 Which browser? Which e-mail client? Thanks Andrew in Ann Arbor technology is the answer, what was the question? -- 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: recommendations for 3400?
Not really a G-book but close. My sister has just come across a 200 Mhz 3400 with 80 Mb RAM and a 2 Gb hard drive. She wants to do word processing, e-mail (with wireless card), light web browsing and music downloading. I suggested that music downloading wouldn't make sense with such a small hard drive but that the other tasks should be possible. I have a YDI diamond 802.11b card that works in a wallstreet or Lombard with the stock Apple Airport extensions. Not sure if it will work with the airport extensions in OS 8.6. Questions: Which OS, I'm thinking 8.6 or 9.1 Which browser? Which e-mail client? Thanks Andrew in Ann Arbor technology is the answer, what was the question? Might as well go 9.1 for compatibility with some later browsers (IIRC). For browsers, Netscape 4.78 would be the fastest, but least compatible. Opera 6.03 is a compromise (but it isnt fast), and Mozilla builds are the most compat. but the slowest. Eudora Light is free and fast and easy. Mad Dog -- 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: recommendations for 3400?
In a message dated 10/30/05 5:09:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not really a G-book but close. My sister has just come across a 200 Mhz 3400 with 80 Mb RAM and a 2 Gb hard drive. She wants to do word processing, e-mail (with wireless card), light web browsing and music downloading. I suggested that music downloading wouldn't make sense with such a small hard drive but that the other tasks should be possible. I have a YDI diamond 802.11b card that works in a wallstreet or Lombard with the stock Apple Airport extensions. Not sure if it will work with the airport extensions in OS 8.6. It should; if you can find the original software -- online or on a disc -- see if a Mac version is offered. If not, find out the chipset of the card. Most (if not all) 802.11b cards that can be used by Airport are Orinoco chipset cards, so some maker's orinoco software should work. I am not sure Airport can work on any OS prior to 9.x, but I may be mistaken. Ivy -- 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: recommendations for 3400?
On Oct 30, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote: Which OS, I'm thinking 8.6 or 9.1 9.1 has more features but 8.6 is a lot more stable. At least it was for me -- the constant crashes during the brief period I used OS 9 were a major incentive to move up to X. Which browser? iCab -- it's fast and nimble. But keep a copy of Explorer around just in case. Which e-mail client? Outlook Express -- loads of features, including the capacity to manage multiple accounts, no annoying advertising as in Eudora, and FREE. Best, Victoria -- 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: recommendations for 3400?
Yes 8.6 much more stable than 9.?? Because of the cage, you need to use an older PCMCIA card. Although the bus itself is 32 bit compliant, the cage is not. So some persuasion may be necessary for some cards. Most cards come with their own extensions. Geno On 10/30/05 2:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/30/05 5:09:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not really a G-book but close. My sister has just come across a 200 Mhz 3400 with 80 Mb RAM and a 2 Gb hard drive. She wants to do word processing, e-mail (with wireless card), light web browsing and music downloading. I suggested that music downloading wouldn't make sense with such a small hard drive but that the other tasks should be possible. I have a YDI diamond 802.11b card that works in a wallstreet or Lombard with the stock Apple Airport extensions. Not sure if it will work with the airport extensions in OS 8.6. It should; if you can find the original software -- online or on a disc -- see if a Mac version is offered. If not, find out the chipset of the card. Most (if not all) 802.11b cards that can be used by Airport are Orinoco chipset cards, so some maker's orinoco software should work. I am not sure Airport can work on any OS prior to 9.x, but I may be mistaken. Ivy -- 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 ---
