RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:30:09 +0800 From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 I've used a 100ct with the built-in sound card running into my car stereo via the tape deck. It's noticeably flatter than playing a CD on my car stereo, but OK for my tastes. I don't know if the degradation is the Lib's fault or the tape deck converter's fault. Geoff > -Original Message- > From: Raymond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 6:11 PM > To: Libretto > Subject: Re: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > How much audio quality can you have in a car stereo? One > would have thought that the signal straight out of the Libby, > passed through a half-decent amp would have been sufficient > ... your only sticking point (as mentioned earlier) would be > power supply noise but you'd get the same problem with a > PCMCIA card as it would be running off the same power rail ... > -- ___ Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 03:21:52 +0800 From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > How readable do you people find the Libby's screen in such a situation? I built a cardboard box sunshade (with a cutout on the right to operate the ' mouse') which helps a lot. That way it's still usable in bright sunlight when I'm wearing sunglasses (but only barely). I use it for GPS/mapping software as well as MP3s. I installed tiny hollow two metal rods in the dash, into which the carboard prototype mount slides: http://www.byz.org/~immort/sw2001/Computer/index.htm > One of those cassettes with electronics inside instead of tape with the wire > that plugs into a line-out jack? . ACK!! Yup :( My stereo is the stock one, and has no Line In. As someone pointed out, much of the bass is gone using the cassette adapter. Operating the Libretto while driving certainly isn't safe, but I can reach over and slap the B key (winamp's "skip song") without having my eyes leave the road. -- Geoff > -Original Message- > From: Raymond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 8:00 PM > To: Libretto > Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:50:32 +0800 > From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > At 07:39 PM 13/10/2001 -0700, you wrote: > >Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:30:09 +0800 > >From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > > >I've used a 100ct with the built-in sound card running into > my car stereo via the tape deck. It's noticeably flatter > than playing a CD on my car stereo, but OK for my tastes. > > How readable do you people find the Libby's screen in such a > situation? (Or is the libby's screen not used and you use > some form of remote?) > > - Raymond > > -- ___ Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:17:59 +0800 From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 As for the GPS, any 12 channel parallel unit will do -- if you're only using it to attach to the Libretto. I bought a Garmin II+ for cheap on Ebay. (The guy sent me a III+ instead for some reason. Unlike the II+, the III+ has built-in maps of the entire US with major streets and coastlines.) The GPS connects to the Lib. via the serial port. The Garmin II+ and III+ (unlike some other Garmins) also have the advantage of having a detachable antenna, in case I want to use an external one instead (I didn't need to). As for software, I wasn't thrilled with any of the mapping programs I used ... they were all just adequate. To avoid using the CDROM drive while driving, I used Microtest Virtual CD 3 (which worked well) to suck all my software data CDs onto the Libretto's 20 GB hard drive. For street driving, I used Delorme Street Atlas USA 8.0. It has a nice feature of allowing reverse-colors (light on black), which -- when combined with the Libretto's dimmest screen setting -- is nice for glare-free nighttime driving. Microsoft Streets & Trips 2001 is also supposed to be pretty good, but seems to have some kind of quirk where you have to have the GPS physically connected when you run the setup install program, or you can't use the GPS later. For backroad trail driving, I tried out various topo-map software (which isn't cheap -- about $100 for each state, which typically includes 5-10 CDROMs). For Utah, I used National Geographic (Wildflower) Topo. For Nevada, I tried Maptech 5. For Washington state, I used Delorme 3D TopoQuads. TopoQuads had significantly poorer quality topo maps scans, when compared to National Geographic Topo or Maptech. I think overclocking the Lib 100ct to 266 MHz (I did) is necessary to run Winamp and GPS software simultaneously. Cooling is another issue -- I ended up drilling holes in my cardboard mounting bracket and constructing an aluminum foil scoop to funnel cold air from the A.C. vent below. -- Geoff > -Original Message- > From: Adam Ford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 12:40 PM > To: Libretto > Subject: Re: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 13:30:15 -0600 > From: "Adam Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > Can you tell me what GPS and mapping software you use and so > on? I would > like to use my libby for that too but I dont know how too. > > Thanks, > Adam > > > - Original Message - > From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 1:29 PM > Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > > > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 03:21:52 +0800 > > From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [LIB] TDK Digital Music Card 9000 > > > > > How readable do you people find the Libby's screen in > such a situation? > > > > I built a cardboard box sunshade (with a cutout on the right to > > operate the ' mouse') which helps a lot. That way it's still > > usable in bright sunlight when I'm wearing sunglasses (but only > > barely). I use it for GPS/mapping software as well as MP3s. I > > installed tiny hollow two metal rods in the dash, into which the > > carboard prototype mount slides: > > > > http://www.byz.org/~immort/sw2001/Computer/index.htm > > > > > One of those cassettes with electronics inside instead of > tape with the > wire > > > that plugs into a line-out jack? . ACK!! > > > > Yup :( My stereo is the stock one, and has no Line In. As someone > > pointed out, much of the bass is gone using the cassette adapter. > > > > Operating the Libretto while driving certainly isn't safe, but I > > can reach over and slap the B key (winamp's "skip song") without > > having my eyes leave the road. > > > > -- Geoff -- ___ Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] 256 cf card for 99 bucks
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:44:14 +0800 From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] 256 cf card for 99 bucks FYI, www.pricewatch.com lists several places selling these guys for about $80... http://www.pricewatch.com/1/226/2680-1.htm -- Geoff > -Original Message- > From: phillip ramirez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:13 PM > To: Libretto > Subject: [LIB] 256 cf card for 99 bucks > > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:10:40 -0600 > From: phillip ramirez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 256 cf card for 99 bucks > > for those of you looking to add a little bit of easy portable > media best buy and > compusa both have sales on right now for 256 cards for 99 > bucks.. thought id let > you all know.. i get 192 disks from work all the time but im > still going to score 2 > of these tonight > -- ___ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http://www.getpennytalk.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] cmd: unsubscribe
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 07:08:06 +0800 From: "Geoff --" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: cmd: unsubscribe -- ___ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http://www.getpennytalk.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Libretto 50CT for sale
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 22:09:54 GMT From: "Geoff Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Libretto 50CT for sale Hi all, I've decided to sell my libretto 50ct, and I thought I would try the mailing list before ebay. This machine has been peiced together from a dead screen libretto, and a dead motherboard libretto, however, it works fine. The specs are as follows: 100mhz processor (overclocked) 6GB hard drive + spare 800MB libretto original drive Extended port replicator Standard port replicator Linksys PCMPC100 10bT PCMCIA card 3com Megahertz 56k global modem model 3ccm156 Libretto's original floppy drive 2 standard batteries 1 double capacity battery Win95 preinstalled with unique win95 full version instruction book/ key I took a few quick pictures of the system: http://65.13.202.145/everything.jpg http://65.13.202.145/SIDE.JPG http://65.13.202.145/WINBOOT.JPG I'd like to get $250 for the whole system, you pay for insured USPS priority 2-3 day mail. I can accept either a USPS money order, personal check (wait to clear), or yahoo paydirect. Please e-mail me directly if interested. Thanks, Geoff Thompson ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
My Libretto 50CT has been sold.
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 07:32:40 GMT From: "Geoff Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: My Libretto 50CT has been sold. The subject line says it all. Geoff ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
