Re: [LIB] New Sharp Muramasa 880gr/7.2 mini-notebook

2004-05-12 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 22:05:42 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] New Sharp Muramasa 880gr/7.2 mini-notebook

At 07:35 PM 5/12/2004 -0700, David Chien wrote:

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 19:33:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: New Sharp Muramasa 880gr/7.2 mini-notebook

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0512/sharp01.htm

1Ghz Transmeta (about 1Ghz Celeron equivalent), 20GB HD, all the usual ports,
etc. in a 880g package with a 7.2 1280X768 widescreen LCD.

Interesting alternative in the mini-notebook market vs. what's already out, but
sadly, IMO, the 1Ghz Transmeta processor is no match for the 1Ghz P-M in the
similar, but smaller, JVC Interlink XP series.  No idea why Sharp keeps trying
to use the poor Transmeta CPUs, esp. since alternative mini-notebooks, eg. the
JVC XP series or the Toshiba SS SX series can push well over 5 hours of
non-stop runtimes with the faster 1Ghz P-M processor.


This is slightly more CPU, half the HD, as my L1 which I bought two years ago +.
Runtime at about 7 hours if you're conservative. 

It's served me well, but apparently small laptops are violating Moore's law.





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Re: [LIB] Networking 2 Libs to access Inet?

2003-11-21 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:22:31 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Networking 2 Libs to access Inet?



Has anyone else successfully set up Windows 98SE to network their systems and be able 
to access a dialup Internet connection from both systems?  Maybe by just setting 
things up and trying it may be the easiest approach at this point.

Kinky.

I haven't done this, but it seems reasonable..
The hardware should be independent, and connection sharing SHOULD work.

Good luck!





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Re: [LIB] Networking 2 Libs to access Inet?

2003-11-21 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:04:34 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Networking 2 Libs to access Inet?



Well if I recall correctly... David mentioned that the modem might need to be 
bidirectional as well as dual purpose in that it must be able to support networking 
in both directions as well as supporting a dialup connection for each system 
connected.  I don't know what the specifics are though.

The modem is just a modem. It dosen't know or care about the data it passes.
The OS moves the data around. 


But I've tried just setting up a usual DUN connection on the 2nd Libby without the 
Xircom combo modem, and wasn't able to get it to connect to the Internet.  If it's 
possible, there must be a few setting tweaks I'm not aware of.

Get the dialup pc working properly, as a dialup by itself.

Then get the networking working, so all the Pcs on the lan see each other.

Then activate connection sharing.







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RE: [LIB] Li-ion cells

2003-08-19 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:53:55 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [LIB] Li-ion cells



SPAM: HTML_00_10 (1.4 points)  BODY: Message is 0% to 10% HTML

Does this go higher or lower for HTML?  It seems to give points for having no HTML... 
strange.

HTML costs you points. 
It's like golf, more points is bad.


SPAM: MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR (0.6 points)  URI: Includes a link to a likely spammer 
email address

There is no link to any email addresses in my email.

Including the headers?

SPAM: FORGED_MUA_OIMO(4.3 points)  Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook 
IMO

Whatever this is, it's the fault of Hotmail, not mine.
With such a high rating for emails from Hotmail, it's probably screening out almost 
everything it receives from them.

Nope. I get lots of hotmail without problems.

SPAM: ORIGINAL_MESSAGE   (-3.1 points) Looks like a reply to a message
SPAM:
SPAM: Spam level: *
SPAM: - End of Spamnix Spam Report -

Your spam filter will prolly catch this one too.  If it's catching all sorts of stuff 
from this forum, maybe you need to relax it for emails from the list.

It's passing most of it, I just happened to notice more than one trapped. 
Actually, I get about 1500 emails a day, and I see maybe 2-3 false traps in a month.
Not too shabby.






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RE: [LIB] Li-ion cells

2003-08-19 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:58:49 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [LIB] Li-ion cells



HTML costs you points.
It's like golf, more points is bad.

So then the 1.4 points is for a specific amount of HTML, not 0%-10%?  
Otherwise 0% HTML giving 1.4 points makes no sense.

Probably they didn't think to say 0.5%-10%..


Hmm strange did it flag the last and current emails?  If not, why was that one 
flagged?

Nope, these are fine. 
I think the URL included is what pushed it over the edge. 

That's pretty good, but 1500 emails a day is pretty scary.

Tell me about it. 
I pull email on the road, but leave it on the server. 
When I get back from a week on the road, it usually takes 5-20 mins to pull the mail, 
over my cable modem. 

Then if there's any large attachments





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Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File? (slightly OT)

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 09:41:06 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File?  (slightly OT)


 Now that Pen Drives are cheap (256MB for $50) 


Where?







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[LIB] XP pro on L1

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 09:42:12 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: XP pro on L1


Has anyone got XP pro running on an L1?
If so, how did you get it instlled?
All I can get is stop errors.





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Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 11:29:54 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

At 08:23 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, brett wrote:
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 01:18:08 +0900
From: brett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

Hi David,

I used the XP drivers from Toshiba and it all installed easily. You
might want to install a bit more than the standard 128MB ram
Win XP installs and works, but I found Win ME was much faster.

How do you use the drivers?
ATM, I can't even boot in safe mode, or from the 6 disk boot disk set without this 
stop error.





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Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 11:57:55 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

At 08:49 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, brett wrote:
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 01:44:32 +0900
From: brett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

a few days back there was a post about this

IMO
best bet if you don't have a bootable CD-ROM (or one you can use in DOS) is to take 
out the HDD and
copy install files via a deaktop then go from there.
sounds like you have a FDD only?

That's what I did. 
I did the install on a desktop. Boots and runs fine. 
Now reinstalled in the L1, I can boot, but no matter which boot mode I select (F8) I 
get this stop error.





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Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 12:31:01 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

At 09:11 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, David Hettel wrote:
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 12:07:09 -0500
From: David Hettel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

That's where you messed up. You need to copy the CD to your Harddrive, Then put it 
back in the L1, and run it in the L1 only! 

I did that, but I can't boot, so I can't get there. 





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Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 12:33:10 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

At 09:09 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, brett wrote:
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 02:05:39 +0900
From: brett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

you installed XP on the desktop (using the L1 HDD)?

this won't work

Seems to be correct. 


partition the L1's HDD
put the install files on the L1 HDD 2nd partition,
then install on the L1 (using the L1 HDD)
(from the 2nd partition.)

One more detail missing?
To do this, I'd need to put the install files on FAT32 partitions, rather than NTFS so 
I can see them under 98 (which I can boot) rather than XP (which I can't boot)






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Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

2003-03-06 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:25:31 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

At 10:09 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, Lawrence Young wrote:
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:07:09 -0500
From: Lawrence Young [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] XP pro on L1

You're right about FAT32. However, after you installed XP, you can convert
that FAT32 partition into NTFS very easily.

Ok, new plan.

HD back out ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Format C and D to FAT32
Install 98
Copy I386 dir of XP cd to D
HD back to L1
Boot under 98
Run XP upgrade
Change all(?) partitions to NTFS






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Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

2003-02-28 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:28:20 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

At 07:48 AM 2/28/2003 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:46:47 +0100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

If it is really a bootsector virus, you can boot from a floppy and type:
fdisk /mbr

I used debug to write zeroes to the boot sector. 
It's gone :)

Else you can copy win CD on your disk using DOS and a CD driver, that's 10 times 
quicker than copying win98 to support the CD (such things is ony 1 floppy disk).
   Julian

Will that work for a USB CDROM?






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Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

2003-02-28 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:32:21 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub



Real men use load'n'set switches...

BTDT.. Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, 
Click, Load, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, 
Click, Click, Load, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, Click, 
Click, Click, Click, Shit!





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Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

2003-02-28 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:33:05 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

At 11:58 AM 2/28/2003 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:57:20 +0100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

argh USB and DOS... I don't think it'll work... [;-)]
But you can still have a 1 or 2 foot floppy disk with linux kernel and some basic 
programs that will support your usb CD [:-)]
Linux is great !! (I'm running Linux Mandrake 9 on my Lib50 32Mo RAM and 20GB HDD)

I would, but my cadware requires gatesware. 





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[LIB] L1 Scrub

2003-02-27 Thread David VanHorn
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:55:46 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: L1 Scrub


I finally had a virus get past Eudora somehow. 

I got a boot sector virus that tells me every time I boot that my copy of windows is 
illegal.  So, I've scrubbed the drive, and have it booting normally with win98 sys on 
C:.

How can I get XP installed??  I have no CDROM in the machine, only USB and Firewire 
ports.  

I tried the 6 disk boot deal from Microsoft, and all I get is a stop error after the 
6th disk. Very tedious.





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Re: [LIB] LiIon AA Batteries?

2002-08-31 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:24:44 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] LiIon AA Batteries?

At 04:22 PM 8/31/2002 -0700, Matthew Hanson wrote:
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 23:17:31 +
From: Matthew Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] LiIon AA Batteries?

I found a source for what appears to be LiIon batteries in the standard AA battery 
size for $5.95 here:

http://www.mrnicd-ehyostco.com/Lithium/memory.htm

Be sure you read the spec sheet on these.
Memory backup batteries are often optimized to very low discharge rates, and may not 
have even 100mA output current available.




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Re: [LIB] RE: Li-Ion cell testing?

2002-08-01 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 10:08:16 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] RE: Li-Ion cell testing?



Someone correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it quite possible that the packs 
may be dead because of fried electronics as opposed to dead cells in which 
case it's quite possible they won't charge at all?

Yup.





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Re: Re[2]: [LIB] A special powful tool

2002-07-18 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 14:35:13 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [LIB] A special powful tool

At 02:18 AM 7/18/2002 -0700, Clarence wrote:
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 05:09:53 -0700
From: Clarence [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [LIB] A special powful tool

You know, for things like this, I'm a big propponent of finding
the culprit and publicly flogging them, then taking all of their
computer equipment.

Flog them WITH their computer equipment.




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Re: [LIB] Optiview anti-reflective film notes

2002-07-12 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:25:34 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Optiview anti-reflective film notes



How difficult is the dis-ass-re-ass process?




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Re: [LIB] Optiview anti-reflective film notes

2002-07-12 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:11:23 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Optiview anti-reflective film notes

At 03:58 PM 7/12/2002 -0700, David Chien wrote:
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:53:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Optiview anti-reflective film notes

  How difficult is the dis-ass-re-ass process?
None required.  just peel and paste on the front of the LCD panel, rub down,
and that's it.

You mean without any disassembly?

Of course, getting all those bubbles and dust off the LCD panel  film is 
the toughest part

Cotton gloves, and a duster would help.




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Re: [LIB] Antisunlight reflective films (do it yourself screen

2002-06-13 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:54:19 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Antisunlight reflective films (do it yourself screen
 enhancement)

At 06:06 PM 6/12/2002 -0700, Brandon Lin wrote:
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 17:59:54 -0700
From: Brandon Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Antisunlight reflective films (do it yourself screen enhancement)

Dupont sent me a couple of their sample films and applied the antisunlight
reflective to my display and it is about 60%-70% better in high ambient
light and 30%-50% better in direct sunlight. It is very readable in direct
sunlight with the brightness setting on 3. If anybody wants these films, I
will order in bulk and sell them out precut for the libretto. Installation
is very easy, just take the plastic off from around the screen, peel the
back off film and apply to front of screen. If I can get enough people to
buy, then each film will be around $15-20. Thanks.

Sounds interesting.
How hard is it to reposition the film if you get a wrinkle, or get it 
started wrong?




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Re: [LIB] Re: L110 batt

2002-06-12 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:53:52 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: L110 batt

At 09:35 AM 6/12/2002 -0700, scott wormser wrote:
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:00:37 -0700
From: scott wormser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: L110 batt

my l110 batt lite just flash's yellow any way to shock the batt?

No. These are not NICAD/NIMH batteries. This is not only not possible, but 
a rather dangerous idea.

anyone know the batt pin out's?
or a good price for a replacement batt?

Simply replace the cells with new Li-Ion cells.
In the US, you can't buy single cells, thanks to the EPA.
You'll have to get them from camcorder packs or somewhere else.




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Re: [LIB] Soldering temperatures

2002-05-05 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 12:39:50 -0500
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Unfortunately, there's no substitute for a good iron.
Cheap and nasty irons do cheap and nasty work.

You need enough temperature, too much is a problem as it will de-bond the 
PCB copper from the substrate.

Fine points are good, but restrict heat flow to the tip.

A proper iron for surface mount work has accurate temperature control, a 
fine point, and lots of thermal mass behind the point, so that when 
working, the point's temperature does not nosedive, then overshoot when 
loaded.

A 40W weller temperature controlled iron ($100-ish), with the appropriate 
tip, is a good starter for SMD work.  I've moved to Metcal ($200), and I'm 
not looking back.




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Re: [LIB] Soldering temperatures

2002-05-05 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 16:49:28 -0500
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At 01:35 PM 5/5/2002 -0700, Clarence wrote:
Date: Sun,  5 May 2002 16:27:02 -0400
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As to the question of temperature, the answer is simple:

hot enough to get the job done and no more.

Wlll.

I worked for a few years with Ungar Princess irons which got the right 
temperature, but as it turned out, didn't have enough HEAT.
Thermal mass, and temperature control is what makes it go right.
Those little irons hit the right temperature, but have such a small mass, 
and wimpy heater, that any mass on the joint sucks all the heat out of them.

You can do more damage waiting for your little iron to heat the joint, than 
with a hot iron and a fast soldering time.

With my metcal, I can change tips, and with the same amount of power, 
solder fine SMD, change the tip, and solder 4 gage wire. (like I'm doing 
today in my car!)





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Re: [LIB] [OT] RE: Digital cameras (danger Matt/Ray length exposition

2002-04-07 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 00:24:24 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] [OT] RE: Digital cameras (danger Matt/Ray length exposition
 :)



I think David is mistaken or has mistyped. With a slow lens you have lots 
of depth of field *control*: the depth of field is small which means you 
can use it to isolate elements of the composition. However, you must have 
good control of the focus to achieve this. Not what you want for point and 
click, and not what you want when you can't see a viewfinder image with 
the same resolutiuon as the final image.

Exactamundo.

Pinhole cameras have tons of depth of field.
Another reason cheap cameras have such small optica.




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Re: renaming Program Files folder [LIB]

2002-03-08 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 21:15:24 -0500
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Subject: Re: renaming Program Files folder [LIB]



Umm ... most things that'll destroy one partition will likely destroy the 
others too. That is things short of explicit formats and the like ... 
which are extremely unlikely to happen accidentally.

Well, that's completely counter to my experience.




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Re: renaming Program Files folder [LIB]

2002-03-08 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 22:12:58 -0500
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Well I'm thinking more of things like viruses, bad sectors, hardware 
failure and the like ... the effects of those things tend to extend past 
partition boundaries.

What are you referring to?

Bad sectors happen where they happen, but every time I've seen them, 
they've been squarely in one partition or the other.

Hard fails on the drive or controller take out the whole thing, so it 
doesn't matter where you had your data.

The few times I've had the OS pee all over itself, the damage was always 
isolated to a partition, or at worst a couple partitions.
Like the most recent event for me, when I converted my system to NTFS 
partitions. J-D went fine, but it ate the C partition. Again, everything 
else was fine. Some apps had to be reinstalled, some (like this email 
program) didn't. I didn't bother backing up C, since there wasn't anything 
on it that I couldn't reinstall easily.




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RE: renaming Program Files folder [LIB]

2002-03-08 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 22:55:10 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: renaming Program Files folder [LIB]



Likewise David - you've still got the original Program Files folder, 
plus another, or you've moved and/or renamed the original?

Yes, one in C, and one in D.
The system dosen't seem confused about that at all. I've been doing it this 
way for at least the last five years, on 95, 98, ME, and now NT.

If I get the portable version, I'll have the whole set:

CE, ME, NT.. (prophetic, ain't it :)




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Re: [LIB] Libretto 110 questions

2002-03-06 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 11:53:06 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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shorting the cell out? These could sometimes be 'fused apart' by shocking
(zapping) the cell with a heavy current / high voltage for a second or so.

Just a thought .. ;-)

Entirely correct.

What is commonly referred to as memory effect in NIMH and NICAD batteries 
is actually charge depression, caused by poorly designed chargers.   The 
cure, and it IS curable, is to discharge the battery, but NOT lower than 
1V/Cell.  The damage threshold is lower than that, but 1V/Cell does the job 
in NICADs, and is the optimum discharge cutoff point for NIMH 
cells.  Completely discharging NICAD and NIMH battery packs is a very bad 
idea, it will cause failures from cell reversal.

The libs use Li-Ion batteries though, so none of this applies to the libs.




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Re: [LIB] Wheeee!

2002-02-27 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:29:41 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Wh!

At 09:20 AM 2/27/2002 -0800, Pres Waterman wrote:
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:15:52 -0500
From: Pres Waterman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Wh!

  
  The L50/100 power indicator is bi-color... you just don't want to see it
  orange! Orange solid or flash indicates an unhappy power input circuit.
  Remember: 15.00v is what it wants.
 
  Well.. It wants 15V regulated, and I've had it as high as 16V with no
  problems on a bench supply.


Cool. I am only standing on 5 years experience and the service manual.

I didn't know anyone we knew had one.
I didn't go past 16V because I didnt know the capacitor ratings on the 
input. 16V being a common rating, and acceptable for a 15V input.

It's been a couple years, but somewhere in the archives, should be my 
original tests on the L50.  




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Re: [LIB] Wheeee!

2002-02-27 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:15:25 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Wh!



I recall seeing it on a website (it might well have been yours, David!) 
about someone cranking up the voltage from 0 and monitoring the current 
and behaviour of the libby ... lemme see if I can find it ...

That's what I did.
I was looking to see where it started pulling current, and where it started 
charging the battery.

I tried it on my L1 too, but it's behaviour is rather complicated. It looks 
like multiple switchers to me, and possibly a low dropout linear or two as 
well, judging by the shape of the current as the voltage increases.




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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-22 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:19:34 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



Actually, correct me if I'm wrong but won't a serial printer be happy with 
just Tx (as in it doesn't even need Rx, just Tx and ground)? I remember 
reading something about being able to print to printers using graphics 
calculators because of that ...

Many printers (and many PCs) are perfectly happy this way.
IRDA calls this three wire mode.

IRDA does both three wire and nine wire emulation.
In nine wire mode, it provides ALL the signals that would be present on a 
DB-9 port.

It does not, however, take the status of the signals from the end device, 
and run them through the IR link.  You get them from the local processor, 
which generates them according to it's needs, and according to the link state.





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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-21 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 02:40:39 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



This being so - an IRDA to serial adaptor should be a fairly trivial 
device: IR transmitter and receiver (and shaping circuits), some buffer 
memory, a standard serial interface, and a small processor to keep it all 
in step. Probably fabricated on a single chip.

Not quite, but pretty close.
The pulse current requirements for the transmitter require some large-ish C 
to decouple.  Ubicom (scenix) has a reference design you can download. 
Single micro, a few Rs and Cs, and a standard IRDA module.





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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:13:21 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

At 09:11 AM 2/20/02 -0800, Pres Waterman wrote:
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:08:09 -0500
From: Pres Waterman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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\ Actisys does make serial port enablers for devices that weren't designed
  with IRDA.
 

Great! What does that mean, an IrDa dongle plugged into a DB-9F socket, 
and it presents itself to the infrared world as a comport?

I think so.
I have one here, part of a project, but haven't looked at it yet.
They sell these to sit on printers and such, to make them irda compatible.

Info on the actisys web site, though their site is rather sucky.





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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:28:14 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



Don't count on it ... ref what I said about only Tx and Rx being available 
... I don't like the chances of your serial cellphone working for instance 
as it'd probably also require the CD/RI lines. Unless the Actisys comes 
with a driver to reconstruct these lines (in which case you'd take a speed 
hit) all it'd be doing is what I mentioned in my essay earlier on.

That is part and parcel of the IRDA link.
Also, speed may be as low as 9600, but can be as fast as 115200 on the IR.
The devices negotiate this as they establish the link.
So, any speed hit is likely to be academic.

Note that the IR speed is independent of the serial speed, and will go to 
the fastest value both devices can support.




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Re: Libretto greediness (was Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:32:03 -0500
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Subject: Re: Libretto greediness (was Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted



OK which ones of us are greedy and have more than one libretto?

L-50 and L-1 here. Quite a step between the two :)




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Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:59:04 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and



Actually I'd have to disagree ... just because we've used pens for so long 
doesn't mean its necessarily the right way of using your muscles (notice 
all those pens out there that are designed to help muscle cramps for 
instance).

Try signing your name with a mouse.

Wether it's the absolute rightest thing isn't what I meant.
What I meant is that you have spent years training those muscle groups to 
write, and the others to hit baseballs or whatever.





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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 22:02:38 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



I was more talking the fact that if it did multiplex the DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS 
and CD/RI lines onto the TX/RX lines in software (and the IrDA dongle on 
the other end reconstructed them) you'd not be able to hit 115200 and 
you'd experience a significantly higher processor overhead as the 
processor now has to do what the serial driver chip would have done ...


It does sort of, but that's not what happens.
The handshake is generated by your IRDA interface, according to the link 
state, and the rate at which the other end can take data.

On the other end, handshake is from the peripheral to the irda device, and 
events here, you may never see.  Same is true in the other direction.
The one thing they DONT do, is echo the handshake lines of the peripheral 
directly back to you.

  if the things were designed to permit IrDA printing though I doubt this 
 would be done because as I said, all printers really need is TX/RX (and 
 software flow control).

Oh and yes proper IrDA devices negotiate the link speed based on 
conditions but remember, we're trying to trick non-IrDA devices to link 
into IrDA ... unfortunately not many standard serial devices will 
autonegotiate a speed.

That's only happening on the IRDA link.
On the cable, that's up to dipswitches and such.

The IR link, and the physical cable ends are not directly coupled, and 
that's one of the good features of irda.




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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:26:48 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



Umm ... right in that case tell me, how would the IrDA dongle pass the 
various handshaking lines onto the normal (DB9 or DB25) serial device 
connected to it given that both that device and its driver back on the 
laptop would be expecting standard Tx/Rx, DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS and CD/RI, a 
total of 4 full duplex lines, WITHOUT the use of a driver shim on the PC 
end to multiplex the handshaking lines onto the standard IrDA stream 
(which, at the lowest level is a single full duplex connection)?

Perhaps you should pay a visit to www.irda.org






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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 01:27:31 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



I haven't looked at the IRDA spec, so I'm guessing here...but I can't 
imagine that *anyone* (even MS) is dumb enough to implement a serial link 
without flow control of some sort.

They aren't


Of course, whether the IRDA interface implements those things to the 
driver is another question :)

They do.

However, not exactly in the way you think,
You don't see the handshake directly from the remote device, it's not 
necessary. You see handshake from the local IRDA dongle. It's buffers are 
what you must not overflow, and it must not overflow yours.

The end result is the same, you put data into the dongle at rate X, it 
travels between dongles at rate Y, and from the far dongle to the device at 
rate Z. Your throughput will not be greater than the lowest rate of the 
three, and not much less, if X and Y are reasonably high. Y cannot be less 
than 9600. X and Z can be anything from 300-115200 (typically)





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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 02:06:27 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



I'm not saying there ISN'T any flow control, I'm saying that any flow 
control that exists will have to run over TX/RX because there ISN'T an 
extra pair of lines available for RTS/CTS.

9 wire support is available under IRLAP.
3 wire support is also an option.




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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-18 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:14:29 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?


Actisys does make serial port enablers for devices that weren't designed 
with IRDA.
  




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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 14:11:00 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?



Also, is there any reason why I *shouldn't* install W95 (OSR2?) on it 
(It's got RedHatV(?) on it at the moment) in the hope that it would do all 
I need (just Win95/98 GPS map routing software (Mapsource) and digital 
still camera offloads) and that's the sort of OS that was around when the 
Libby was first out? (wasn't it?)

That's what's running on my 50, actually 98 SE, with all patches.
I have WinAPRS, (a gps thing) and the entire 700 megs of precision mapping. 
Nice to have when you're 600 miles from home in Minnesota, and you suddenly 
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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:35:20 -0500
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How long does yours run on batteries and are you in a car or on a bike?

All the best.

Be warned, the screen is no good during the day, unless it's pretty cloudy. 
I take a jacket along to make a light hood out of. (no good for driving!)

To run in the car, I have a small 110V inverter. It's more versatile that 
way, and it protects the L from transients in the car electrical system.

I haven't timed mine lately, a couple hours on the big pack I think.

That reminds me, time to swap packs.  I have one small, and one 
large.  When not otherwise occupied, the L is my chip programmer for Atmel 
AVR chips, and sits on the bench.




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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 17:48:38 -0500
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[T] That's a good idea but 'possibly' more inefficient than going direct 
(I agree more flexible ..) and on a motorcycle (all be it with trailer)! 
With all the camping gear for 2 weeks and 3 people we are tight for space 
/ weight and
my BMW hasn't got either a big battery or alternator?   ;-(

Definitely less efficient, but in the Explorer, with a 100A alternator, 
definitely not a problem :)
Still, from the bike, you should be able to run this, no problem.
You only draw about 20W, and that's less than one headlight.


[T] So, allowing for L start-up and the actual journey planning, about 4 x 
'15 min sessions' per charge David?

Sounds more or less right. YMMV etc.


[T] Handy little beasts aren't they the Libretto's ... never programmed 
any Micro controllers but sent plenty of Intel HEX / BIN files to EPROM's 
in my time ;-)

I got an L1 this summer, and was going to sell the L50, but just couldn't 
do it. :) It's such a handy beast.  I know that I probably couldn't get 
more than $3-400 out of it, and it's worth more to me than that.

I'm gonna need a computer rack soon! I seem to grow about one computer 
every two years.




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Re: [LIB] Some answers please?

2002-02-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:28:36 -0500
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Heh and I thought my stepping from 11-16 volts to 24 then back to 15 was 
inefficient!

For my application, it's not an issue.
If it was, I'd do a small boost regulator, 15V out from 9-15V in.




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RE: [LIB] Similarly the standards fund was appropriately

2001-11-29 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:26:02 -0500
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At 03:34 PM 11/28/01 -0800, Mike Ward wrote:
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This message had a virus attached to it when I received it. It was one of
the magistrate series, as I recall. If you have it and your virus detector
hasn't found the attachment to be infected, or if (shame on you) you don't
have a virus detection system installed, you should update definitions or at
least delete the message.

Virus software is a great way to suck the performance out of your system.
I simply use eudora, and don't open unexpected attachments.
When you don't run the MS virus autoinstaller mail clients, life gets a lot 
simpler.
According to today's roundup, I've got some 1700+ attached files 
probably  half are viruses.
One of these days, I'll get around to deleting them, but it's hardly worth 
the effort.

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Re: [LIB] GET ME OF THIS FRIGGIN' LIST

2001-10-22 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:40:47 -0500
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At 10:34 AM 10/22/01 -0700, venture wrote:
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:23:55 -0700
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Hi!

I've got a libretto 70.   The PCMCIA modem card does not appear to work any
more.  I've configured the thing countless times to connect but it never
can.   So my question is, can a PCMCIA modem card die (other than from
obvious causes, like major physical trauma) from just being used a lot??

The PCMCIA connectors are only rated for a finite number of insertions.
I forget the number offhand, but it's not as large as you might think.

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Re: [LIB] thanks!

2001-10-22 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:10:47 -0500
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Subject: Re: [LIB] thanks!

At 11:19 AM 10/22/01 -0700, venture wrote:
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:10:15 -0700
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Dave, thanks very much for this information!  I had no idea that there is a
quota for insertions.  I wonder why?  I'll research this a bit and see what
I can find out.   Well I'm buying another one and this time I hope to find
out what it is rated for. . .

(Gosh, this finite number of insertions stuff sounds like my sex life. .
Cheers!

It's a wearout thing, contacts have to slide and make good contact, so 
there is mechanical wear.
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Re: [LIB] GET ME OF THIS FRIGGIN' LIST

2001-10-21 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 15:33:18 -0500
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At 11:54 AM 10/21/01 -0700, Grant Tedaldi wrote:
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GET ME OFF THIS FRIGGIN' LIST

If you can write, then you can likely read the instructions at the bottom 
of every message posted to the list.


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Re: [LIB] PCMCIA TV Tuner for Libretto

2001-10-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:45:05 -0500
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Subject: Re: [LIB] PCMCIA TV Tuner for Libretto

At 11:30 PM 10/16/01 -0700, Matthew Hanson wrote:
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Subject: Re: [LIB] PCMCIA TV Tuner for Libretto

Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:30:17 +0800
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I don't think a USB card will work in a 70CT because of its non-cardbus 
PCMCIA slot.

So do your think the existing technology in the 70CT PCMCIA slot is not 
sufficient to support USB?  I think of how well the Compact Flash memory 
in a PC Card interfaces with the system.  But I assume USB is a whole 
other kind of ball game.

Cardbus cards don't physically fit, among other problems.

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Re: [LIB] PCMCIA TV Tuner for Libretto

2001-10-16 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:49:38 -0500
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I use the ATI USB tv tuner on my L1
Beware, a lot of the devices like this take the audio as a separate cable, 
and require more mess.
The ATI just has antenna in, and USB out.
It's a bit large, but it works well.
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Re: Too many of these for the list [LIB]

2001-10-11 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 14:42:21 -0500
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At 11:44 AM 10/11/01 -0700, E. Smith wrote:
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 14:31:46 -0400
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I don't.

-e.

  Does anyone out there even want the marker???

I filter on where it comes from, not the flag.

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Re: [LIB] Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: Nuts and bolts of impoving LCD

2001-10-11 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:11:31 -0500
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Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: Nuts and bolts of impoving LCD



Couldn't something in between the two be used if ghosting does present a 
problem.  I would think that some silvered surface that diffuses the light 
might reflect significantly more light than white paper would.

Common papers get 90+ % reflectance. A mirror surface might get to 97%.
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Re: [LIB] Car power adapter

2001-10-11 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 21:29:42 -0500
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Subject: Re: [LIB] Car power adapter

At 06:40 PM 10/11/01 -0700, Adam Ford wrote:
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 19:32:52 -0600
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Subject: Car power adapter

Do any of you know a good place in the US to buy car a car adapter for my
Lib50CT? I have read what you all said about the do it yourself stuff but
personally I'd rather just pay the money for something that is will
definately work safely. So anyone have any recomendations on the best
quiality for lowest cost on adapters?

I use a low cost 40W inverter, and the standard brick.
Much better protection for the Lib, and more ways to play.

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Re: [LIB] Car power adapter

2001-10-11 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:21:38 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] Car power adapter



Oh ya, and your buzzing is probably because your inverter creates a 
modified sinewave (really just 2 or more square waves put together) which 
the switchmode supply for the libby won't like.


Grr... The SMPS rectifies the input to DC, so it dosen't care about the 
input shape.
Obviously some inverters manage to insert some noise into the system, but 
waveshape isn't the answer.  Mine's modified sine too, nice and quiet.

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Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: L-110 Batteries

2001-10-06 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 21:29:44 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIBRETTO] Re:  L-110 Batteries



I was of the impression the Librettos used LiIon cells which are a 
different matter altogether 


They do, and they are.

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Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: List software

2001-10-06 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 21:30:41 -0500
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Subject: Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: List software



1Majodomo stinks, and is less user friendly than SVList.

In what way? You subscribe, you unsubscribe.. The rest is email.


2What's wrong with Yahoogroups?

Ads.

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Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: List software

2001-10-05 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 19:33:17 -0500
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Subject: Re: [LIBRETTO] Re: List software

At 05:29 PM 10/5/01 -0700, Raymond wrote:
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 08:22:10 +0800
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I still think MajorDomo is nice for a mailing list manager and isn't as 
likely to have that unsubscribble problem (because its more tolerant of 
misformed commands although you still DO have to spell it right ;-) but 
since this one is already well established its probably too hard or 
impractical to switch it ...


My server is down at the moment (getting a new kernel) but I'd be happy to 
host it.
I have majordomo.
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Re: L-110 Batteries

2001-10-03 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 11:52:59 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: L-110 Batteries



Do you have a camcorder battery part number?

No.

There are only a couple of cell sizes.  Again, a visit to the friendly 
repair shop should yield some dead packs that can be opened to check cell 
sizes.

I did mine about a year ago (or more?) and I don't remember what the 
plastics were.

It's a very bad idea to mix old and new cells though. If one cell 
discharges significantly before the others, it may get very hot, and 
possibly rupture.


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Re: L-110 Batteries

2001-10-02 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 20:48:56 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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At 06:46 PM 10/2/01 -0700, Lazar Krym wrote:
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:49:43 -0300
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My reccomendation would be to replace all the cells, with fresh cells, 
probably from camcorder batteries.  I've done this on L50 packs, the 
hardest part is welding the straps to connect the cells. You need someone 
with a small spot-welder.

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Re: Snippin' was (Re: H RE: UNSUBSCRIBE from Libretto Digest?)

2001-10-01 Thread David VanHorn

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Umm ... OK good if we knew WHICH message you were commenting on seeing as 
there are a great number with this subject line ... I could hazard a guess 
this time but still ...

The delicate and sometimes lost art of quoting.. Too much, or not enough. :)

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Re: Homebrew battery packs

2001-09-30 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 09:21:20 -0500
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Subject: Re: Homebrew battery packs

At 01:57 AM 9/30/01 -0700, neil barnes wrote:
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 08:49:18
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10.8 volts of the internal pack so that the Libretto knows when to switch
to internal power.

Not really needed. The L will switch automatically.

This is only the case if the external voltage goes away completely - or 
pretty much so. The lib (50 at least, 70 assumed but not tested) switches 
silently to internal power while still indicating external power is being used.

I judged that from watching the input current over voltage, not the LEDs.

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Re: Homebrew battery packs

2001-09-30 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 13:05:14 -0500
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Subject: Re: Homebrew battery packs



Dave - are you able to confirm the point at which the lib starts eating 
the internal battery? 'Tis a shame that the lib doesn't seem to know!

i could set it up and measure it again.
I did this a couple years ago, back when I first got my L50

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Re: Homebrew battery packs

2001-09-29 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:57:54 -0500
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Subject: Re: Homebrew battery packs



 I take it therefore using a constant voltage to charge NiMH packs such 
 as plugging it into the Libretto's 15 volt regulated supply with 4x1N4004 
 diodes to drop the voltage (in the hope that once the battery pack 
 reaches the charge voltage it'll stop charging due to a lack of voltage 
 gradient) would be a dangerous way of doing things?
 4.1 or 4.2V per cell, regulated within 1%. Current limited, temperature 
 limited, time limited.
 Too low, less than full charge. Too high, run away.
Umm ... I thought you only needed to have the voltage higher than cell 
voltage in order for NiMH cells to charge (and just limit the current). 
Where did 4.1 volts come from?


That's the per-cell voltage for Li-Ion cells.



1: Use an external pack of 10 NiMH 3.5AH cells (13 if I can get my hands 
on more 3.5AH cells but I very much doubt it) connected in series and 
plugged into the external DC-IN port on the L50CT WITHOUT any buck or 
boost circuit. The existing 10.8V LiIon pack is retained and left inside 
the Libretto as backup. If I'm stuck with a 10 cell NiMH pack then I'll 
add a couple of AA NiCad cells

Be careful that those cells are OUT of the circuit during run-time.
If they are left in, you could have very hot or exploding AA cells.


2: Use some voltage monitoring circuit (I just realized I've got a basic 
bargraph voltmeter automotive battery warning kit lying around, I might 
use that instead) so that the NiMH pack is disconnected (on the battery 
side of the circuit so that it won't oscillate when it gets close to 11 
volts) if it falls below 11 volts (1.1 volts per cell), safely above the 
10.8 volts of the internal pack so that the Libretto knows when to switch 
to internal power.

Not really needed. The L will switch automatically.

3: Recharge the external pack independently of (ie. totally disconnected 
from) the Libretto using a current limiting circuit (the one at 
www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/carnc12.htm looks good, opinions please? 
I'm hoping I can get away without having to use the voltage booster if I 
charge a 12 volt pack off 15 volts using a splitter cable or alternatively 
off a 24 volt wall-brick as I have no idea where I can get my hands on 
that IC).

If you run at a low current, you can just use a resistor.
A 3.5 AH cell will want roughly 350mA, take an 18V wall-wart, and figure 
the resistor accordingly.
It will get warm, but it will work reasonably well. Disconnect after 15 hours.


4: Don't use any peak or temperature detection, instead use a basic 555 
timing circuit and a couple of relays to charge the pack overnight at a 
rate of C/3 for 2 hours then C/10 for the rest of the night

Dangerous..  If it retriggers, you cook the battery.


(5-7 hours, I might monitor it one time with a voltmeter and see if I can 
set a time that's close enough to peak). I realize this won't fully 
recharge a totally dead pack, I'm assuming that since I cut power draw at 
11 volts (1.1 volts per cell) each cell doesn't discharge fully anyway. Of 
course, I'll also make sure that before I charge the NiMH pack I'll 
discharge it to 1.1 volts first so that I can be sure I won't overcharge it.

1.0 is generally considered discharged.
DONT discharge below that. People do this, and all they are doing is 
ruining cells.


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Re: Homebrew battery packs

2001-09-29 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 14:13:03 -0500
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Subject: Re: Homebrew battery packs



I think NICAD batteries need something more complex than just a power source
to finish charging... NICAD rechargers are cheap, and the capacity of D
cells are very good...

And batteries plus will weld up a custom pack at quite a reasonable price.

Nicads need a constant current source.
If you want to charge quickly, you need to watch the pack voltage, and 
terminate fast charge when the voltage curve flattens out.
Then you go to slow charge, but even then, you can't let that run forever, 
or you get into voltage depression.


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Re: Key commands and impedance

2001-09-28 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:58:53 -0500
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I'll check around.  I thought a $20 Sony amplified set would be pretty 
good, but then you just don't know until you hook them up.  I destroyed 
the plasic package knifing every which way to get the things out.  Still, 
Frys in CA gives you a month to return ANYTHNG, no questions.  I just 
happened tob be flying to FL the next day.

I despise those packages. It's not your fault you practically have to shred 
it to get your stuff out.
I have no qualms about returning them in that condition either.

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Re: Got it1!

2001-09-28 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:03:14 -0500
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Subject: Re: Got it1!

At 09:43 AM 9/28/01 -0700, Eiren K. Smith wrote:
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:29:53 -0400
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Thanks, Jason. I've been trying that, but no joy. Is there a cylinder limit
past which it will not look for the copied files? My D: partition (where
I've copied the CD files) follows a ~4GB C: partition. Could that be it?

Also, what directory do I need to point to in the Select Parition box?
I've tried RedHat/,  (no path specified), RedHat/base/, and
RedHat/RPMS/. I've also tried all these without the trailing slash. Still
it says either Device /dev/hda5 does not appear to contain Red Hat CDROM
images. and
  if I type a directory name wrong, I get Failed to read directory
/tmp/hdimage/whateverthewrongnameis: No such file or directory.

Can you or anyone else lend some advice?

Case matters.  RedHat is not the same as redhat
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Re: Homebrew battery packs

2001-09-28 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 23:12:42 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Homebrew battery packs

At 08:31 PM 9/28/01 -0700, Raymond wrote:
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 11:22:38 +0800
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Hi all!

Anyone here tried building an external battery pack for their Libretto 
(like www.fixup.net/tips/battery/battery.html ) but using NiMH batteries 
(10 of them) instead of the sealed lead acid pack? For that matter, does 
anyone know if you could charge a NiMH pack the same way as Xin Feng (on 
that site) does a sealed lead acid pack (ie. just plug it straight into 
the 15 volt Libretto AC adapter on the basis that a charged pack peaks 
close enough to 15 volts)?

That would be a bad idea.  Lead Acid cells drop to zero current at full charge.
Nicads and NIMH's increase current at full charge.
Not that you couldn't run it from NIMH, but the lib's charger is not a good 
match to NIMH or Nicad cells.


For that matter, can anyone give me a ballpark figure of how much current 
the Libretto 50CT (clocked to 100MHz if that makes any difference) could 
be expected to draw on low power (or high power for that matter)?

I used to know that. It's something less than 2A.

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Re: Homebrew battery packs

2001-09-28 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 00:05:04 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Homebrew battery packs



Hmm ... could you recommend a webpage or book which would have a suitable 
circuit or a suitable discussion on how to build a simple circuit that 
would allow me to charge the pack using a 15 volt supply like the 
Libretto's power supply? I wanted to use NiMH because I've got a new 3.5AH 
12 volt NiMH battery pack which is a good size (its about 2/3 the area of 
the Libretto's base so if I were to make it into a slice there would be 
plenty of space for a charging circuit) - it WAS for a laptop I used to 
have which died about a month after I got the new pack :-/

How many cells are you running?
I wouldn't put much more into it than the 10.8V of a full charged Li-Ion 
pack, at least not in through the battery terminals.

If you've got say a 9 cell pack, then you could do a simple slow charger.
You'll get into charge depression if you leave it on slow rate too long though.
The MAX712 is a decent charge controller, but it's a bit of a project.

Lead acid cells really are the simplest to charge. Just feed them a 
constant voltage, limit the current, and you're done.


What sort of battery life do you people with 50CTs get with new battery 
packs? I know the pack is rated at 1.2AH but my Libretto 50CT is second 
hand - the battery pack is already shot so it only runs for half an hour 
on a full charge.

An hour or so on the standard pack IIRC. Mine's hardly new.
I haven't timed them out recently.

For that matter, does anyone have any opinions or experience regarding how 
you can trick the regulator on the Libretto by first applying 15 volts (to 
get it to turn on) then dropping back to 12 volts to run? (Xin does it on 
that page I posted earlier.) I'm just a little hesitant to try that out as 
the manual does state (page 2-3 in my manual) that 'Inadequate voltage ... 
could damage the computer'. For that matter, given the inbuilt pack is 
10.8 volts, is it likely to charge if the input was dropped to 12 volts? 
(I have no idea what sorta voltage drop your average charge circuit would 
have).

I don't believe inadequate voltage will hurt anything.
The power pack is a switcher, and will run from DC, I checked it on my 
bench DC supply.
The lib behaves nicely at low voltages, but it dosen't start up till you 
exceed 13.8V.
Xin's info is good.


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Re: Unsolicited, sappy, Lib list testimonial

2001-09-27 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:40:16 -0500
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Subject: Re: Unsolicited, sappy, Lib list testimonial


. Oh, and you'll get good at swearing too :)

In cool obscure languages?

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Re: 100 lockup problem

2001-08-29 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:27:21 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 100 lockup problem



What are my options?  Is there a good dealer/repair shop?  Or should I just
scrap it and buy another?  I _don't_ want to scrap it if possible as I don't
have $ or time to get another.

Re-seat your ram, and HD connectors.  The IDE bus can lock up the whole 
machine.

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Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON PCMCIA CARDS

2001-08-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:23:27 -0500
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Subject: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON PCMCIA CARDS

At 08:55 AM 8/17/01 -0700, Pres Waterman wrote:
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:49:24 -0400
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  I think that's rather the point...put 3.3v cards into a 5v slot and watch
  them melt :)


I think it's physically impossible to insert a newer CardBus card into a
regular older slot. But I'm not sure, and it can't hurt to have the BIOS
update anyway

I know you can't put a cardbus card into an L50, without a hammer.

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Re: Networking a 70CT

2001-08-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:04:55 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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As for the original question, are you sure there is no HomePNA PCMCIA
adapter? For a laptop, the best networking option is 802.11b Wireless
(11mbps). No wires!! That's what my Lib works now.

On that front, I'd like to convert both my portables (L50 and L1) to 
wireless networking.
It's important to me that I am able to share files, and use the net.
Currently, everything runs to a 10/100 hub, that connects to a Linksys 
router (my DHCP server) and then to a cablemodem.

What's the best approach here.  I'd like to get the most bang for the 
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Re: Networking a 70CT

2001-08-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:21:48 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Networking a 70CT



The only thing you need is a Wireless Access Point that connects all your
wireless machine to existing LAN. I bought a Linksys Wireless
AP+Router+4-port Switch all in one for almost the same price as a WAP.

Are all 802.11 cards the same then?
They do a good job NOT telling you that.

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Re: Networking a 70CT

2001-08-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:26:28 -0500
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Only add the protocols you want. Probably NetBEUI and TCP/IP. Remove IPX/SPX
and Client for NetWare.

I run here, with just IP, nothing else, on all my machines. Works fine.

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Re: Networking a 70CT

2001-08-17 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:30:32 -0500
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I found a use for my Japanese L1 manuals, they hold my L50 high enough on 
the bench to clear the clutter. :)
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Re: What's happened?

2001-08-16 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 23:18:04 -0500
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At 08:13 PM 8/16/01 -0700, Dave's Libretto wrote:
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Hi,

I havent had any mail for the list for a few days now. Whats happened?

Sorry if Im yet another person sending a mail like this...

I recently bought an L1, and I thought I would end up selling my '50, but 
in fact, it's been hard at work for almost two months on the bench helping 
me design and test systems. (www.barcodechip.com)
Looks like I'll be keeping it. :)

Great little machine, never a minutes trouble.

My L1 is a more capable machine, but it's bigger, and no parallel port 
means that I can't program chips with it.

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RE: Transplanted Battery (Was: Re: Libretto 100CT Memory)

2001-08-08 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 14:14:14 -0500
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Subject: RE: Transplanted Battery (Was: Re: Libretto 100CT Memory)

At 12:06 PM 8/8/01 -0700, John Cooper wrote:
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Thanks for all the tips.

Are the batteries in the Lib100 pack a special size or something. I have
an elecronics store nearby and they supply various sorts of batteries.

They aren't sold retail, except as part of a battery pack, because of their 
frag grenade tendencies when mis-handled.

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Re: Any other Toshiba batteries with the right size cells?

2001-07-26 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:43:11 -0500
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Subject: Re: Any other Toshiba batteries with the right size cells?

At 08:50 AM 7/26/01 -0700, Tom Stangl wrote:
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:46:42 -0700
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OK, answering my own question:
PA2487U battery packs use the same cells, and have 9 of them, so 2 packs
will rebuild 3 extended Libretto batteries.  Now all I have to do is figure
out how to join the cells together in the Libretto pack (I guess I'd better
buy a heavyduty soldering gun and silver solder?), as the 2487 cells are
all lined up in a row of 9.

Put me in your will first?? :)

DONT solder to the batteries.
A: The resulting joints would make the pack too long to fit in the holder.
B:  The heat is bad for the batteries, significantly reducing their life
C: Li-Ions have a nasty tendency to play Frag grenade when abused like this.
D: If they decide not to play frag grenade, then they have another game 
called Incindeary run that you can play.

Get thee to a batteries plus store, where they have the proper welder.

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RE: batteries

2001-07-15 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:11:24 -0500
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BTW, I've checked the battery with a multimeter and it read only 5 Volts, so
I am now trying to get it completely discharged with a LED connected to 
it
Could this help?

It will likely hurt.
Complete discharging is BAD for battery packs.
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RE: batteries

2001-07-15 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:43:38 -0500
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Subject: RE: batteries

At 09:22 AM 7/15/01 -0700, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 18:16:02 +0200
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Well, it's not fatal like with lead-acid types, let me put it this way...

It certainly can be.
http://www.hynergy.com/Tech_Li.htm


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RE: batteries

2001-07-15 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 16:28:35 -0500
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- replace the cells in the batterypack. I've already opened it, and seems
simple enough, but is this really do-able?

There are only a couple sizes of cells out there.
You can, at hamfests, find camcorder batteries with two Lib-sized cells 
each, for $20 or so.
I've rebuilt one pack this way. As long as the protection ckts haven't 
failed, you're ok.
You need access to a battery welder though, making good friends at the 
local batteries plus is highly reccomended.

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Re: batteries

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Does this mean the batterypack is broken or is there something wrong with 
the charging process?

Without another battery, it's almost impossible to say.

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Re: Hello Dave...

2001-06-26 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 17:04:06 -0500
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Subject: Re: Hello Dave...

At 02:05 PM 6/26/01 -0700, Chris Kalos wrote:
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:59:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: Hello Dave...

 What about the Fujitsu LX-S series?  I just saw one today, and
it's almost as small as my L110.  Only one PCMCIA slot, though.
 However, even cooler, is the LX-T, which is only marginally
bigger, and has a DVD drive.
 If anyone's tried either of these, dish!  Dish!!!  Seriously, the
LX subnotes may just become the proper replacement for the libby, as it's
been a tad... flaky.

Neat, but another $500, more if you want the DVD.
I can solve my needs with an external firewire drive.

I'm going to go for the L1.

Not sure what will happen to my L50 though.

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Re: L1 Opinion

2001-06-26 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 20:31:58 -0500
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You are not planning to use the original Japanese Recovery CDs.
What would be your strategy to reinstall the OS after a catastrophic OS 
failure?

You could always dismount the HD, format, and load software in another 
machine, and then re-install.

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Re: L1 Opinion

2001-06-25 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:00:12 -0500
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Subject: Re: L1 Opinion


I've been running an L50 for a couple of years now, as my only portable, 
and liking it a lot, but it's starting to show it's age.

I am concerned over the lack of a parallel port, but that may be solvable 
through PCMCIA.
I currently use the L50 to program microcontrollers through it's parallel 
port.
In my normal config, it's linked to the network with a 10BT card, with 
serial and parallel in use.

I haven't completely outgrown it, but it's not that far away.

I'd like to stick with the smaller machines.
How much larger is the L1 than the '50?

Is the 2 hour life the max with batteries? That seems a step backward, 
given that the 50 will go to 4 hours.
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L1

2001-06-24 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 14:53:55 -0500
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Any opinions on the L1 yet?
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Re: New Libretto Released in Japan

2001-05-07 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 11:05:39 -0500
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Subject: Re: New Libretto Released in Japan

At 07:13 AM 5/7/01 -0700, Lawrence Young wrote:
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 10:10:37 -0400
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Besides, the size looks much bigger than L100/110. No wonder they will be
called Portege outside Japan.


Portage, is where you carry your boat.  :)


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Re: 50 ct Case

2001-05-01 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 15:50:04 -0500
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Subject: Re: 50 ct Case



  I use a Case Logic portable CD player case.. has 3 pockets, one large
enough
  to fit the libretto, a slightly smaller pocket for cords/cabling, and an
  even smaller third pocket for adapters and pcmcia cards etc :)
 
  I paid around $10-$15 at Sears, if my memory serves me correctly.. hope
this helps, if not .. disregard ;)
 


This is what I've used for a couple years now.
Excellent little case.  Fits everything.

However: Be caareful to always put the screen twoard the center, it's 
better protected that way.
My Lib's probably done 60k miles in that case :)


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Re: H Re: frightened batteries / what is in there?

2001-03-23 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:47:20 -0500
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Subject: Re: H Re: frightened batteries / what is in there?



Of serious interest, not that sex isn't, I do not recall anyone describing
what they found in a Lib battery pack. I have assumed all three cells were
charged or at least monitored independently. Something to do with the Hocus
Pokus explosive nature of Li-Ion cells. I would brag that mine have both been
with me for the whole four years, but know that the next thing I would see is
an orange flashing light.

There's circuitry in there, but of course not a schematic.
It appears to be overcurrent protection, rather than charge management.

All you need to charge these is a 1% accurate voltage source, with an 
appropriate current limit.
I've done it on the bench.

Camcorder cells (like those all electronics ones) appear to be fine 
replacements.
Caution: Replace ALL the cells at once, not one at a time.

The only problem is in welding the tabs on.  Maybe this could be done by 
one of the major battery shops.

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Re: H Re: frightened batteries / what is in there?

2001-03-23 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:15:13 -0500
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Wouldn't those camcorder cells HAVE to be LiOns?

That's the general theme.
In like a Li-Ion, out like a lamb..

The all electronics packs contain two Li-ion cells each.
I don't know the size, but there aren't a lot of variants, and it's very 
likely they are exact replacements.


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Re: Enhanced Port Replicator Hissing Noise

2001-03-12 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:42:27 -0500
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Subject: Re: Enhanced Port Replicator Hissing Noise

At 08:34 AM 3/11/01 -0800, Marc @ American Elevator wrote:
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:29:21 -0800
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Subject: Enhanced Port Replicator Hissing Noise

Has anyone ever discovered the remedy for the hissing sound that comes 
from the 110CT's speaker when using the EPR?  Not a problem undocked or 
with the mini-dock.


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Considering..

2001-02-23 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:12:20 -0500
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Subject: Considering..


Seen ebay, anyone got a 100 or 110 they are looking to retire/upgrade?

Thinking about options.
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Re: Help this fuul out

2001-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:32:57 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help this fuul out

At 12:32 PM 2/20/01 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:23:15 EST
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Subject: Re: Help this fuul out

John, what do you use for GPS software?  I am using Sony, but I do not 
really like the way that it is displayed on the small libretto screen.  Do 
you have any advice on a good GPS software package that can go full screen 
map mode?

Good old precision mapping :) Works great.
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RE: Help this fuul out

2001-02-20 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:04:47 -0500
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Subject: RE: Help this fuul out

At 12:43 PM 2/20/01 -0800, E. Smith wrote:
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:33:38 -0500
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What do you guys do about daytime readability?  I can't read the screen of
my L50 outside in the daytime--even in my car.

It's not great. I have a cardboard screen shield.
Mostly, I drive at night, when the display is more of a nightlight.

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Re: 50CT 70CT batteries

2001-02-19 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:01:13 -0500
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Subject: Re: 50CT  70CT batteries



Are you using your Libretto mobile for APRS?  That is what I purchased 
mine for.  Any tips or tricks?  What TNC and APRS Software do you use?  I 
bought an air/auto power adapter for it and plan to use it with my Icom 
2800 radio.


That too!

I do schematics, route PCBs, write software, and also run APRS with it.
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Re: 50CT 70CT batteries

2001-02-19 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:38:37 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 50CT  70CT batteries



I get the jist of this... but I'm not clear on the details.  Logically if 
the larger capacity battery is twice the maH rating, it should only last 
twice as long.  But somehow because of the chemistry and electronics, the 
smaller battery ends up lasting less than its rtated capacity, and the 
larger one longer, huh?

Not quite. Actually, they both get less than rated, but the bigger one gets 
closer to it than the smaller one.. It's a function of how fast you're 
pulling the energy, relative to the battery size.


Okay... that makes sense.  So is it still possible that a brand new Li-Ion 
battery for the 50CT may be more efficient than the old one that came with 
it when it was new?  That maybe the old 50CT may last longer on the new 
battery than the old one when it was new?

Yes, but not by much, comparing a new "old" battery, with a new "new" battery.

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Re: 50CT 70CT batteries

2001-02-19 Thread David VanHorn

Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 01:21:45 -0500
From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 50CT  70CT batteries



  And no, we don't say "Lon Guyland"

I thought it was "Lon Guylund".
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