[LIB] Old Drives
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:30:22 -0500 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Old Drives Does anyone on the list who's upgraded their libretto drive want to sell their old drive? I don't care how small it is, a 250mb drive from a 20ct will be just enough for what I need it for. I'm interested in them all. Let me know, | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Wanted Libretto 20/30 hard drive
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:56:03 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Wanted Libretto 20/30 hard drive Looking for a Libretto 270mb / 500mb or any other small capacity 8.45mm (or thinner). If you upgraded your libretto and want to sell off the old drive for a few extra bucks, make me an offer. I live in the Seattle area, so I can pay cash, possibly. Thanks, | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Libretto ram 4 sale
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 13:59:26 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Libretto ram 4 sale My libretto has long been sold off. Now, the last fragment of my libretto's existance, a ram upgrade for a 100 / 110ct that I never got is for sale. YOu'll find it on ebay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2057106913 Thanks to all of those on this list. I'll unsubscribe in a week. The libretto was a really fun laptop to use for quite a while, but I just needed something bigger and less fragile. | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] HELP! I need a floppy drive!
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:04:02 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: HELP! I need a floppy drive! Well, I sold my libretto on ebay. (only reason why I didn't advertise it here is that someone bought it 6 hours after listing it) I was removing the linux partition and making a single fat32 partition to span the whole drive when after fixing it, the boot sector somehow got fubared. The thing won't boot because the boot code is damaged, but the partition table is just fine. I have to boot from some other device to fdisk /mbr it, or otherwise fix teh boot sector. But I have no floppy for my libretto, it never came with one. Is there anyone out there in the Seattle area who will let me use their drive for a few minutes? We could meet somewhere and I'll buy you a hamburger at McD's or a burrito at Taco Bell or something for your troubles. I have even tried removign teh drive and installing it into my desktop system, it reads just fine, but I cannot write to the boot sector of the drive. It gives errors indicating that the electronics won't let me write to it. I ran other tests and sector 0 is /not/ bad. If anyone has a solution, please inform me immediately. PS, I'll soon be selling a 640x480 libretto 20 - 70 lcd screen. It has a bad chip on it, but the glass is uncracked. Mix some parts from a cracked screen, and you have a replacement at a fraction of teh cost. If fact, the boards may be able to just be completely removed and swapped around, no soldering required. Many thanks, | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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 **
FWD: RE: [LIB] WTB: Toshiba Libretto
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:29:49 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FWD: RE: [LIB] WTB: Toshiba Libretto >= Original Message From Michael Malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >I am interested in a Libretto 70CT or newer and will pay fair market value. >That could best be determined from recent ebay sales. I have a toshiba libretto 70ct in perfect condition. It has 16mb ram, 640x480 active matrix screen, 1.6gb hard drive, 120mhz un-overclocked cpu (overclockable). There are no bad sectors on the HD, no severe case damage, but a little wear and tear and a scuff or two on the plastic is to be expected. On a scale of 1-10, I'd say it's a 9.5. Specs at: http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ It comes with a lot of accessories, both the mini port replicator to snap onto the back of it to give it printer, serial, and video out, the enhanced port replicator with all of the above, plus keyboard, mouse, power, and a Type III pcmcia slot, on top of the Type II inside of the libretto itself. You can have /both/ a type III and a Type II at teh same time, which is better than what most laptops have which is two Type II or one type III at a time. It has a leather Targus zippered carrying case, ac adapter, cappying case for ac adapter from Toshiba. It'll come with your choice of one of teh two, either a PCMCIA 56k modem, or a 3com 10base-t / coax ethernet card. I have to keep one of those two for connectivity with my new laptop, but you can choose one of those two for this package. Here's the kicker. Most libretto offers you'll have have dead batteries. The battery packs won't hold a charge for more than a few minutes. Go ahead, ask how much life the batteries have in your other offers. My libretto comes with a dead battery pack, which is rebuildable, but I never got around to it, PLUS, a /brand new/ 1200mAh battery pack. I only charged it and used it three times, so it has a bunch of milage left on it! You cannot get a better deal than this. I'm asking $325 for the whole backage, because of the accessories and the battery. Shipping extra. Yes, 70ct's go on ebay cheaper than $300, but thay have little or no accessories. The first person to offer and send me $325, get's a free 24x pcmcia cd-rom drive for the libretto. It's a tad flakey and you have to eject it a couple of times and re-insert the tray before it'll recegonize the disc. But after that it'll work just fine. (I've been using it for a couple of years, I would keep it, but the new laptop has a built in cd-rom drive, so I don't need this one) Will come with Win 98 pre-installed. I'm selling it because I have a newer laptop and will probably never use this again. I only need one laptop. I'm located in the Seattle WA area, give me a call if you want. 253-770-7161 Better call me now, I'm leaving Wed morning for a one week vacation at a convention in Vegas. If you're heading to that same convention, Defcon X, you can pay me cash for it if you want. If you pay cash, I'll let it go for $300. | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Defecting to Panasonic
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 20:26:59 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Defecting to Panasonic >= Original Message From John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >Interesting couple messages. So if you refuse to spend the money how >did you expect others to help you with your problems? Did you expect >someone to send you a ram upgrade out of the goodness of their heart >in spite of the fact the person may need it? Or maybe for someone to >write a ram doubler program for you? What were you going to do in I certainly wouldn't expect that, least of all from a person sounding like you. Last time I asked, I got only one reply. The person had it for $80, used, and the price was non-negotiable as "you can find these for $200 on the internet, I feel this is a very reasonable price." Ram doublers are shit, as anyone who's tried them knows. I'm just sick of many things, expecially people saying "I have a (insert model of $2000 camera here) camera and I have no problems downloading pictures from it's internal hard drive via USB. I don't understand why you're having problems with your $100 camera and serial cable. Perhaps your solution is to buy another camera?" The problem is this stupid little libretto. And this is exactly why I'm selling it right now. I know it's dropping in value. And I'll be glad to be rid of it. But with a complete array of accessories, and a brand new battery, I doubt it'll be worth as little as you believe it is. | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Defecting to Panasonic
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 20:29:17 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Defecting to Panasonic >= Original Message From "Cerulean Skies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >> Hmm, I think I'll tell those who think I shoudl put money into this >>existing libretto and tell them to shove it. I'm out of the game of >>spending >>money on this horrid thing. I bought a brand new battery, and it's not >>doing >>any good. I haven't even used it other than three times. >> >> Time to wash my hands of this unit. It's served it's purpose, and now >>it's gonna go bye-bye. > >Dude, get a grip. To paraphrase some great headz, "Just repeat to yourself >it's just a laptop, I should really just relax." I've only had 500mg of Caffeine today. Hmm, I think I need a little more... | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Defecting to Panasonic
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 02:27:24 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Defecting to Panasonic >= Original Message From Chester Prudhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >> >= Original Message From David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >> >I'm still running off the L110 with 64MB ram, win98se, and a 30GB HD and >> >haven't yet encountered something I can't do on this Libretto that I want to >> on >> >this baby. (Naturally, within the limitations of what the processor speed >> can handle) >> >> Well, all I'm doing is downloading digital pictures from my camera. When >> I download, it takes 4 secs per picture to DL, then there's over 30 seconds of >> VM paging, 4 secs to do pic 2, 30 secs of VM paging, etc, etc. On my desktop >> 486, with 128mb ram, 4 to DL, 2 to crunch, 4 to Dl again, etc. It's just >> insane. > >I use a Sandisk card reader to download pictures from my Canon digicam to my L110 >(64mgs of RAM and a 4.3 HD). I drag and drop from the card reader file to a file >in My Documents, I can download 20-30 pictures of about 600Kb's each in about 10 >seconds. This is about the same time as my 1024 RAM, 80G PC. You know, not everyone has a camera like yours that uses CF. Mine uses multimedia memory cards. I wish it did use CF, it'd be easier to xfer pictures. I also can't throw money at my problem. I will be making money off of this upgrade. $100 for my toughbook and at least a $300-$400 sale for the 70ct package I have. All around it'll be a better setup for myself. I may even also use the money for a better camera for myself as well. Why fiddle with trying to make this 70ct work? The libretto is just too proprietary to have to upgrade. Too thin of a HD, too expensive of ram, and too fragile, and too small of a screen. For some, that's perfect, for me, it's just too little, even for a 110ct. I'm packing my bags and moving. It was a fun ride, I'm glad that a libretto works for some of you, and I'm glad some of you have a CF camera. That's very nice of you to mention it, and suggest that i should use one to make my libretto work properly when DLing pictures. That'll also fix the paging during wordprocessing and browsing teh web, like checking my email. Even with an ethernet connection, it's like using a 14.4 modem. And that's under win95, with no plugins or other programs loaded. I have nothing in my system tray other than the battery icon, and I know how to edit the RUn and Load sections of teh registry to keep things like the realnetworks player from loading. It's still not enough. I give up as I haven't gotten anything helpful from anyone here about teh low ram problem, other than what amasses to "why don't you buy a ram upgrade, or a better libretto?" You know what, I've gotten rid of it, that's my solution, and gotten a far better laptop, one that's cheap to upgrade. I could spend $300 and get a libretto that's a little faster, little more ram, little bigger screen, or make $300 and get a bigger laptop that had far more ram, bigger HD, way bigger screen, and a faster cpu. Hmm, I think I'll tell those who think I shoudl put money into this existing libretto and tell them to shove it. I'm out of the game of spending money on this horrid thing. I bought a brand new battery, and it's not doing any good. I haven't even used it other than three times. Time to wash my hands of this unit. It's served it's purpose, and now it's gonna go bye-bye. | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Defecting to Panasonic
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:36:56 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Defecting to Panasonic >= Original Message From David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >I'm still running off the L110 with 64MB ram, win98se, and a 30GB HD and >haven't yet encountered something I can't do on this Libretto that I want to on >this baby. (Naturally, within the limitations of what the processor speed can handle) Well, all I'm doing is downloading digital pictures from my camera. When I download, it takes 4 secs per picture to DL, then there's over 30 seconds of VM paging, 4 secs to do pic 2, 30 secs of VM paging, etc, etc. On my desktop 486, with 128mb ram, 4 to DL, 2 to crunch, 4 to Dl again, etc. It's just insane. I have asked this list for help before in upgrading my ram, only to get no to negative help and remarks from people. I have had some wonderful help from some people who have sent me parts for free over the years, even when I insisted to pay them. So it's a mixed bag of nuts here. My panasonic just arrived today. I tested it out, and it seems on teh ball. HD is blanked, but I just finished installign 98. It has 16mb of ram. Not an improvement over the 70ct. However it's EDO SODIMM slot is what makes teh cake. I took the 64mb EDO SODIMM out of a friend's Toshiba and put it into this just to see if it'd take 64mb. It did! He needed it back as unlike this, his has no build in MB ram and required this back. So, after a week of burning in my panasonic, I'll get rid of this horrid little Libretto and will be gone from this list forever. It was fun to have it, but I'm sick of it. In a week, I'll make this list an offer, complete with photos, downloaded using my far batter laptop. If in 24 hours there's no takers, I'll drop it on ebay, post to the list one final time, and unsubscribe. Nothing personal, I'm just tired of it. | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Defecting to Panasonic
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:22:32 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LIB] Defecting to Panasonic >= Original Message From "Karen L. Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >I've been reading this list for a long time and learned many great tips for >using my 50CT, but I'm defecting to a Fujitsu P-series and I'll probably >unsubscribe shortly (If I can! ). The Fujitsu is wonderful...bigger >than the Libby of course...but the size difference is worth it for the >features you get. If you crawl in bed and put in a DVD and sit the Fuji on >your chest it's like watching a big screen TV! > >Thanks for all the tips and entertainment! I head ya. I have loves my 70ct for years. I'm now tired of it and want something bigger. I have picked up a Panasinic Toughbook CF-25. I'd perfer to have a ruggedized case over a small size. Besides, let's hear someone here say that they can drive their car *over* their libretto and have it work perfectly afterwards. ;) The biggest thing I've been sick of is the ram. I'm sick of 16mb. No matter how hard I try, I cannot buy a 16mb upgrade. So, last week I realized that at the price I'd pay for a 16mb upgrade, I can buy a whole fricking new, and bigger and better laptop, with 1024x768 TFT screen, 233mhz MMX processor, 16mb ram (it uses EDO SODIMMS, dirt cheap on ebay, $15 for a 64mb one when last I checked from a guy doing ducth auctions), and 2gb HD. Plus, it has a built in cdrom drive. All this for just the price of ram for my 70ct?!? Screw that! As of August 10th (I may need it for a presentation on stage August 2nd in Las Vegas, then that'll be it's offical last use), I'll sell off this 70ct, complete package. New battery, both minmi and full port replicators, ac adapter, a 24x external cdrom drive, and the buyer's choice: a 56k v.90 pcmcia modem or a 10base-t ethernet card with coax. Both cards complete with drivers, dongles, cables, everything. Everything's working perfectly fine, no bad sectors on the HD, no missing pixels, even comes with a leather carrying case. (looks like a cd case for cd's and a cd player, but is actually designed for the libretto by Targus) If anyone's interested in my libretto, and is in the seattle area, I may be willing to sell it for cash before that deadline. Depends on a lot of factors. Basically, I'll call you, and you can come down and pay cash, and even try it before you buy it. If there are no takers, I know it'll sell for over $300 on ebay, probably as much as $400. That'll be a better laptop for myself, and a $300 profit. I've never been so happy to be rid of a libretto in my whole life! =D | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] 50/70 ram
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:41:24 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 50/70 ram Looking for 8mb or 16mb ram upgrade card for a libretto 50/60/70. I tried seeing if I could upgrade the whole setup, but even when I added a 24x pcmcia cdrom, people scoffed. So, I'm selling the drive on ebay wednesday since I never used it and going to just buy some ram for this to upgrade it. I'm hoping someone out there has a dead 50/60/70 and they would be willing to sell either the 8mb or 16mb ram upgrade out of it since it's useless to them now. Thanks, | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] [lib] 70 into 50 almost goes...
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 12:02:52 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] [lib] 70 into 50 almost goes... >= Original Message From "Lines, Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >When I plug the 50's screen into the 70, text mode is fine but when 640x480 >vga kicks in then there's ghosting on the screen and the colours aren't all >displaying properly. It's as if it's running in 12 bit mode or something... > >I'm using the 70s motherboard and keyboard in a 50 case with a 50 screen and >all the leads from the 50 screen. I would think it's the 50's screen cable / leads. I would use the 70's cable. What happenned was you might have kinked the cable. Those are very thin and fragile mylar cables that not just might, but /will/ crack easily if they're bent the wrong way when you have it open to service it. I used about 8 bent paperclips to keep my cable in it's exact form when I took it out of the libretto to replace my screen. That way I insured it wouldn't get cracked. My 70ct, right after I got it a few years ago, literally had the screen go south as I was walking away from the seller after paying cash. I paid him, as I turned away with a smile on my face saying "This is so cool, I finally have a Libretto now! =D" Then 15 minutes later, the screen went solid while. Upon disassembly of the screen, I could see one of the chips on the back of the display had a neat little burnt crater in it's middle, an obvious sign it wasn't the seller who sold me a bum libretto, but just a random screen burn out thing. I then found on this list a 50's screen that I promptly put into the libretto. It worked just fine with absolutely no problems. So, it's what you have Nick, a 50 screen on a 70's mboard. For you I would recommend checking the screen's contacts on teh connector, using a multimeter to check the cable's contunity to see if there are any broken traces, and try your 70's cable in it, if it fits. That's all I can recommend. | _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ | THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ | / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ | /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ | ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ | /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / | ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// |/__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Busted L50-60-70...
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 13:07:11 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Busted L50-60-70... >= Original Message From "Alan Middleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >There is a busted libretto 50 on ebay at the moment - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2022747146 > >Don't know if it is exactly the parts you need since the screen has been removed and may have damaged the switch. > >No knowledge of the seller, has a rating of 0 and is based in the uk so you may not want to get involved I appreciate lookign out fo rme, but that'll be a bit much for just a little switch. £50 is like $100 or so. Plus, it has a bunch of accessories that I'd have to sell off. I've found myself stuck with that type of garbage before, buying a busted lot of stuff and saying "I can sell off the rest and make a profit" but not. I still have an i-opener with a busted bios socket that I just tossed into a dumpster yesterday. Screen is good, but noone wanted it, not even at $5, so it's gone now. I'm not playing that game ever again, I want just the switch, nothing else from the libretto that comes attached with it. I'm sick and tired of loosing and wasting money. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $$$$$
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:27:38 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $ >> So, here's what I'm proposing. You give me your 100ct/110ct (as that's >> what I'm looking for, I like the idea of a wide screen) and you get my 70ct >> package plus $80. >> >> All of the stickers on the back of my libretto will be thrown in for >> free. ;) > >I can't imagine anybody trading down to a 70CT for $80 but good luck! My reading >of eBay is that L70's/100's and 110's are selling for about 20% to 30% more in the >US than the prices I'm seeing quoted here on the Libby list...in fact, clean >L110's with any accessories at all are going for $600 to $700 - crapped out ones >aren't of course! Hell, a 110CT with a bad screen recently sold for almost $400 on >eBay and all it had was the original FDD and I/O port - it didn't even have a hard >copy manual! > >My real question though is.what's with all the stickers I see all over >Puget Sound area Libretto's? Were they once owned by Skate-heads? #8~} My problem is that I just simply don't have any extra money to spare, except for this little bit. Mine has a moderate amount of accessories (mini port replicator, full port replicator, ac adapter, floppy drive, PCMCIA 56k v.90 modem (got the cable for it today, works just fine, I'm using an external USR 56k now, I think I'll keep that ;) ), and I'll throw in it's leather carrying case. I was hoping to keep that, it's a targus, but someone might like it.) and I don't mind one having little to no accessories. I have a separate battery charger for a 100/110 that I picked up years ago thinking it'd work with mine (store hand't a clue) but it didn't. I don't even need a floppy with the the 100ct or even a workign battery, just the ac adapter and some port replicator, and I'll be happy. And, might I remind again, fo rthose who are not quite getting it, why I'm not offering full proce, YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR BIG 100CT HARD DRIVE, I put it into the 70ct so you don't loose any HD space, don't have to re-install programs, nothing, just a wham-bam-thank you man job. In and out in 5 minutes and you get $100 cash (if you're in the seattle area) and a slightly lower model of libretto with some cool accessories, probably more than you have now. If another deal of mine goes through, you'll even get a brand new battery pack. Unguaranteed. I emailed a guy in Seattle who bought a PA2452U battery pack and wanted to force it to work on his 110ct. He said it wouldn't work, so I'm getting it super cheap. I just have to touch base with him to get it. But he hasn't returned emails lately. I may just call him and stop by Monday. Oh well. If I could offer full price of $150, or whatever, for the trade, you best believe I get your 2gb, or bigger, drive in your 100ct. I'm just too broke to offer any more money, and I figure someone has a 100ct somewhere and is hurting for money far more than I and can't bare to part with the cool factor of a libretto. I've decided to extend the offer to Sunday night, then I give up. This just sucks, I kinda had my hopes up for it, but oh well. Screw it. I think I'll just sell this horrid thing off first chance I get on ebay or something. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $$$$$
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:29:52 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $ Well, since everyone thinks that their librettos are worth more than they really are because they haven't checked /today's/ prices, I think I'll just spend my money on something more practical and no longer offer this unit. Same deal, this time $100, until Sunday. Then the money will no longer be available, so if anyone's interested, now or never. I'm quite disamyed by the subscribers on this list. I've gotten a lot of emails saying I was on crack and that I should offer more money. Well, with a L100 going for about $450 on ebay, one guy suggested I offer $500 for the downgrade. If I had that much money, I'd buy one of the ones on ebay and keep this 70ct as a spare!!! I tell people that a 70ct is worth about $350 and a 100ct about $450 based on ebay prices. But people emailed me saying things like "Well, I saw a 110ct in teh newspaper for $900. (that must mean they're worth that)" No, it means that that guy is selling it for that much, try calling him and seeing if he still has it. If he still has it, that means no one's interested in paying that price and that means it's not worth $900. Same thing with online stores. "Yeah, we still have Libretto 100ct's for $800. We haven't sold one in over a year, so I guess the craze is over with, but you can still get them from us for what we have them listed for on our website, $800." Ebay is a good place to see how much things like librettos are worth by checking to see not how much people are /asking/, but how much people are /willing/ to pay, and what people are willing to pay is what it's really worth. I've seen a $100 price difference, so that's what I feel it's worth. Plus, you get to keep your old HD, so you don't loose any space or have to re-install programs. All you have to do is update a few drivers here and there. Easier done than said. Oh yeah, and the floppy drive is included too. And I identified this 56k modem (thanks to the only helpful person I found on this list throught this whole ordeal). It's made by Falcon or Eagle tech (I forget the name exactly, I just woke up 10 minutes ago, and system properties doesn't say anything except for "PCMCIA 56k v.90 Modem") and have sucessfully installed the INF file to get it working. I just need to find a cable now, which I'll do at a swap meet Saturday. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $$$$$
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:58:48 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $ >> Ok, here's the deal, I have a Libretto 70ct, both docks (mini and full >with >> PCMCIA Type III), and ac adapter. I want to have a better libretto. But i > >IMHO there's about $300 difference between the 70 and the 100 I've seen a $500 difference on ebay and in other markets, I've even seen 70ct's go for /more/ than 100ct's. Why? Demand and interest. It varies. I've gotten a lot of people wanting a lot more money than I was offering. The biggest, $400. Shoot, I can /buy/ a 100ct for $400 and have two librettos! I hate to say it, but there was a day when there was a true $300 difference, but as computer equip get's dated, it looses value. I had two thinkpads, I forget the model #s right offhand, but one was better than the other, more ram, HD, faster cpu, etc. P-75 vs P-133. The difference on teh open market? $40. Prices drop, laptops loose their value, and I don't have any more money than $100. I'm broke, unemployed, and using my libretto now to access the internet as I sold off my desktop computer. I haven't even been able to afford a ram upgrade for this blasted thing. I got a ram upgrade off of this list to upgrade a 100ct I was about to get, deal fell through and owner thought it was really worth $1000. So, I sold off teh ram on ebay, at a loss. Every time I try to improve my life, nothing works. I loose money or property. I'm facing eviction soon because a new owner of my apartment complex bought th ebuilding and decided to sell it all off as condos. To get me to move, jack up teh rent to $2500 / mo. I have no place to go to, except for to move in with my parents in Seattle. I'm liquidating all of my property, throwing stuff away in teh Safeway dumpster at 2am, etc, etc. I have had nothing good happen in my life in teh past 3 months, I have had my Compaq 233 laptop stolen from a Starbucks (set it next to my seat, reached for it 30 seconds later, it was gone) loosing my apartment, and loosing my health. Was sick for a week and no aparrent virus or bacteria or anything. I can't even afford to have two cavities filled. Now that I have the money from some ebay sales of old computer gear that I might as well get a better libretto as this'll be my computer for all computer use for the next couple years. Guess I wasted my time. Thanks anyway, and sorry for wasting your bandwidth everyone, _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $$$$$
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:16:55 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $ >> I have no modem. Well, technically I do, but it's unmarked so I have no >>idea who made it so no drivers. No fcc ID # printed on it, and windows only >>says "Please provide drivers for PCMCIA 56k Modem". > >Tried the brute force 'Try every drive you can get your hands on' trick? That never works. I was told be one person "search for it on c: or your cd, that'll work" Yeah, if it did, I would have autodetected it by now. :/ The only other way was to download /every/ driver and see what ones worked. But do you realize how many obscure no-name pcmcia modem drivers there are out there?!?!? Oh well, I'll get my digital camera back from a friend and take pictures of it and perhaps someone will identify it by seeing it. > Right now, I'll do $100, only if I get to keep the existing 2gb or >bigger >>drive. :) I figured that $80 would be a good starting point as there's not a >>huge price difference between the 70ct's and a 100ct / 110ct, at least on >>ebay. What changes the prices is what accessories are included. > >Dunno about where you are but round here the asking prices for L50/70's is >about 3/4 the asking prices for L100/110's (at least thats the case with >the exceedingly small sample that are actually getting sold round here). I >sold my 16MB L50 with a 6 gig hard drive for $500AUD (about $250USD) and >got a 64MB L100 with a 6 gig hard drive for $800AUD (about $400USD) for >instance (and the prices matched reasonably what they were going for in the >classified ads round here) ... neither with any accessories except advanced >port replicators and AC adapters. Yeah, $100-$150 is appropriate. But a 100ct will do me nicely which is going from a 70ct to a 100ct, not that much of a resource increace. Probably a $100 difference. From a 50ct to a 110ct would probably be more of a $150 difference. Plus, you have to factor into the equation the fact that you keep your HD, so you don't loose any capacity or have to re-install programs. A 70ct with a 2gb, or bigger, drive. That's worth something, I'd say $20, which equals my $80 opening offer. I'll throw in this modem for free. It'll be cooler than that condom ring in the wallet, more techno, more 90's. You'll flip open your wallet and that babe will be drooling over your fly laptop. Forget a Trojan, "See baby, I got a Red Hat firewall in my pocket..." =D _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] BIOS Password recovery, dongle?
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:57:36 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] BIOS Password recovery, dongle? >>I bought a used 100CT off eBay, but it has a BIOS password set. >> >>I'm going to build a dongle, but does anyone know if it works >>on 100CT's? > >If I'm not mistaken it works the same way ... plug in a docking bar then >plug in the dongle. > >You might find it faster to just pull the system and BIOS batteries and >leave it to sit overnight though ... I don't know if that'll work though. Many systems made these days store all info in an eeprom. Take out the battery, and all that the system will forget by the morning is the internal time. Password will be intact. I have no idea if pullign the battery will work for the libretto though. I had several laptops that were locked up. I had to borrow a friend's SMT rig and pull the eeprom ships and solder in blank ones to reset the password. But if it requires a dongle to reset the password, odds are it's an eeprom thing, pulling the cmos battery will do no good but waste time and spin the wheels. Best go for the dongle approach. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $$$$$
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:37:50 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $ >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I'll give you $100 and a modem Do I hear 120 & a CD-ROM drive, 120, 120 >& a CD-ROM drive, 120 & a CD-ROM drive, 120 & a CD-ROM drive I have no modem. Well, technically I do, but it's unmarked so I have no idea who made it so no drivers. No fcc ID # printed on it, and windows only says "Please provide drivers for PCMCIA 56k Modem". Plus, it has no cable, so I'll throw it in for free. The modem itself just has printed on it "56k v.90 fax modem" on one side and on the back, FCC laws on harmful interferance, 16 bit 5v, and instructions not to insert backwards and stuff, and a barcode. Right now, I'll do $100, only if I get to keep the existing 2gb or bigger drive. :) I figured that $80 would be a good starting point as there's not a huge price difference between the 70ct's and a 100ct / 110ct, at least on ebay. What changes the prices is what accessories are included. Besides, I have no laptop cd-rom drive. I just share my desktop drive through my home network. Cheapiest way. =D _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] downgrade your L100 / L110 for $$$$$
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:52:09 -0400
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: downgrade your L100 / L110 for $
Ok, here's the deal, I have a Libretto 70ct, both docks (mini and full with
PCMCIA Type III), and ac adapter. I want to have a better libretto. But i
don't want to pay all o fthe money of buying a new one. I'll bet there's
someone out there who has a libretto and is tight on cash but doesn't want to
give up a libretto.
So, here's what I'm proposing. You give me your 100ct/110ct (as that's
what I'm looking for, I like the idea of a wide screen) and you get my 70ct
package plus $80. (or best offer) You also get to keep your existing HD, no
re-installing software, no loosing and giving up HD space, no worrying about
confidental information that you forgot to delete. I pull out your HD and put
it right into this one. All you have to do is a little re-installation of
drivers, and you're set. I have a 1.6gb drive, but I only use 500mb of it, so
I don't need a bigger drive at all.
The only problem with mine is the battery is wasted, it'll only hold a 15
minute charge. If you meet this price, or offer a lower price, I coudl even go
out and buy a brand new battery for you. Odds are your battery pack is spent
too, so you may even get a brand new battery out of it for the 70ct.
If you're in the Seattle / Tacoma area, I'll even pay cash, and do the
swap right in front of you so you can see that I won't fiddle with your
confidental files and or software.
For those who don't have internet access ("I have a 50ct, but I have a
friend who has a 100ct who'll be interested in that offer...") you can call me
at 253-770-7161.
All of the stickers on the back of my libretto will be thrown in for
free. ;)
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RE: [LIB] Urgent.:!!!
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:50:46 -0500 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Urgent.:!!! >Accidentally I formated all the Hard disk of my Libretto 50CT..., and now the Floppy drive isn't working (without the drivers.) > >What can i do...???!! > >One more thing, how i access the BIOS setup..??? > >Thanks a lot.. I forget how to do the bios, but to use teh floppy without drivers, boot off of it. If you use a bootable floppy (can create one on your desktop pc) you can then boot from it and because of teh flopy boot it'll see teh drive without the drivers. You can then copy files to your HD. As to getting windows re-installed on it, ouch, that's a lot of work. But that'll get you started. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // /_ // // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---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] Wanted: Old and thin hard rives
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 00:38:28 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Wanted: Old and thin hard rives I'm looking for old used thin hard drives like those from librettos. I imagine that many of you out there have upgraded your old HD and have held onto the old one for a while as a backup. Well, here's your chance to make a few bucks off of it. I don't care if it's a 250mb drive or a 1gb drive. My budget is low, so that's why I'm sticking with small capacity ones. Yeah, I send out this email every so often. I have yet to get a drive from this list, but I never know. I may get lucky someday and actually find someone willing to sell their old drive. Thanks, _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wetcon.org/tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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] solid state disk
Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 15:16:15 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] solid state disk >Search for pc/104 and you will find a board that will allow for this.. I didn't find any when looking for pc/104 parts. However, I did when I looked for just "ide 2.5 compactflash adapter" Here's the ones I found that were 2.5" compatible. http://www.magicram.com/IDEComapctFlash.htm http://www.versalogic.com/Products/Ds.asp?ProductID=108 best I've seen, should fit into the libretto's drive thickness requirements: http://embedded.adis.on.ca/products.html There's more, but after searching 20 sites, a site crashed my web browser and I gave up. I hope that helps. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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] solid state disk
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 14:32:11 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] solid state disk >Did not know that some solidstate could be slower than HD. >I figured no moving parts = faster >I'll watch out for that. Yeah, it's because of older technology which accesses the chips serially instead of in parallel. For those who do not understand that, serial is when only one stream of 1's and 0's are going to one chip at a time. But in parallel, it writes using 8 or more lines to that same number of chips simultaneously. So the chips aren't any faster, that just better manage it. But many of the newer chips are better with them taking parallel inputs. >What did you use to put the 256mb sandisk into the L20? A 2.5" adapter, or do >you just have it in the PCMCIA slot. I have a true 2.5" 256mb Sandisk Solid State drive, it has a metal bracket, mounting screws, etc. I got it from a guy who bought a bunch of them from a dot-com here in seattle. They were trying to develop an internet appliance of their own, but never got past the alpha stage. At the auction, a guy bought a box of misc parts. When I asked how much he'd want for those 250mb laptop drives, he said "eww, 250mb, here you can have then for $2 each." I had no complaints. =D I got 4 of them and they got into lots of stuff here from some i-openers to a web player to my libretto 20. Everyone has a killer buy in their life, one where they get an outrageously good deal on something. That was my good deal. I just wish that I could have used those life points on a better deal. :/ Oh well, I just have to hang out on ebay. =D _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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] solid state disk
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 21:08:29 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] solid state disk >Is anyone running solid state disk on a libretto? > >With Sandisk coming out with a 1Gig compactflash card next year, and >compactflash -> 2.5 IDE Adapters available, it seems like I could run with no >moving parts. Sounds tempting. Then I could keep the libby in the truck and >it wouldn't mind the cold in Colorado ( i think ). > >While 1G is not a lot of disk space, being conservative (running UNIX...) I >could live with that. > >Plus, the bonus of it being faster wouldn't hurt. Not all solidstate is faster than HD's. I have a 64mb 2.5" here that's almost slower than a floppy drive per megabyte. But some is faster. I have a 256mb sandisk in a L20. It is darn convenient. I love to drop the little beast in my tranchcoat pocket and take it with me. I just need to get the battery pack working so it'll be far more portable. Add my win 95 install and a 802.11b card to the mix and it's convenience beyond imagination. If I had a bigger solid state drive, such as 500mb or larger, I'd drop that into my L70. (yeah, I'm one of the few people on this list with /two/ Librettos. I found the 20 cheap at a swap meet because it had a dead hd and no cables, adapters, etc) _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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] Hi (DO NOT RUN IT!)
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 18:39:10 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Hi (DO NOT RUN IT!) >How are you ? >When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you >I am in a harry, I promise you will love it! DO NOT RUN IT! This is obviously a virus. Do not double or even single click on this .src file. It's an executable that's no safer than an .exe file. The obvious give away was that the text in the body of the email was intended for a person personally, but it was mailed to the whole list. I didn't even bother with a virus scan, I just deleted it right away. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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: Nuts and bolts of impoving LCD brightness
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 12:49:19 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Nuts and bolts of impoving LCD brightness > > I know that there's that film 3M has that enhances laptop screens. I > > tried to get myself some of it, but the only store in the USA refused to > > help me out in any shape or form. I wish I had a part number so I could > > order a sample of it. > > It is, from what I understand, a thin plastic material with millions > > of tiny magnifying lenses burnt into it with a laser. It makes the screen > > brighter when viewed from straight ahead, even bright enough to use it in > > full sunlight. > > > > Anyone have any more detailed info on this material? > >http://www.manandmachine.com/ > >does it and may also sell the stuff I'll have to check them out. Last time I tried to contact a company, they refused to sell me any directly, chose what laptops they would and wouldn't upgrade with it (I had a monochrome laptop with a dual scan screen at the time and they said it wouldn't improve it so they wouldn't waste their time trying). When I asked to speak to a supervisor, manager, owner, he said that he owned the company and hung up the phone on me. I'll give them another try I guess. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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: Nuts and bolts of impoving LCD brightness
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 12:21:28 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Nuts and bolts of impoving LCD brightness >>Of course, if anyone else has any ideas to improve the readability of the >>L50 screen I'd greatly appreciate any advice! > >This would be a good subject for a new thread if anyone has had any >experience in doing these modifications. There was a post with a couple >URLs for comanies that do the work, but it's not cheap! I know that there's that film 3M has that enhances laptop screens. I tried to get myself some of it, but the only store in the USA refused to help me out in any shape or form. I wish I had a part number so I could order a sample of it. It is, from what I understand, a thin plastic material with millions of tiny magnifying lenses burnt into it with a laser. It makes the screen brighter when viewed from straight ahead, even bright enough to use it in full sunlight. Anyone have any more detailed info on this material? _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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: Replacing 70CT LCD
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:08:28 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Replacing 70CT LCD >I loaded that dispmode.exe file onto the 70CT, but got an error when >launching it saying that it was "Unable to open vdisp.vxd". > >Tried to check around the net for the utility and .vxd file and only came >up with http://www.dvelectric.com/main.html that was a multimedia site >advertising something called "Display Mode Xtra". I wasn't sure if that >was the same beast or not. Any suggetions? Is that the utility, and just >what is dispmode.exe's function? I checked the HD of the libretto,there was not on the original installation (as I got it used) or the new installation (I formatted the HD and started from scratch). I am using win 98 on it, if you're using '95 then that might be the problem. This unit originally had Win 95 OSR2 on it. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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... **
Re: Replacing 70CT LCD
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 11:27:49 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Replacing 70CT LCD >Thanks for the file TD. The unit is in peices right now. I'll put it >together, hook up a monitor and try loading the utility tomorrow. I was >lookikng over the chips, or the ones I could see that weren't covered by >the heat sink and all the grey/brown mylar, looking for holes or burned >areas. >Though I couldn't find anything that looks bad. It can be bad but you won't actually see anything. I got lucky with mine and could se teh fried chip, but most times when a chip blows you'll see no visible damage. >I remember pulling the heat sink on my 50CT, and replacing the factory >heat sink... whatever it's called ...with heat sink grease when I checked >to see if I had one of the P120 CPUs (sadly no). So if I can find the >grease again (or buy more), I can look under the heat sink for damaged >components. Good idea. I thought that the 70ct's already had a 120mhz cup. :) >How to get the mylar up, and reinstall it, to check components under it >for overheating is a mystery though. Ever deal with this? I never had to disassemble my l70 to that extent before. I have a Toshiba T3200SXC laptop (/huge/ 386 that uses ISA cards) disassembled on my workbench now. It took me two hours to figure out how to open the bugger up! Sheesh! Some day laptop companies will design their laptops to have 0 user serviceability and in order to open them up one'll have to have a special $500 tool to open it. Blah!!! _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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... **
Re: was Re: Loose mouse button on 50CT/now Parting Out Lib50
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:50:04 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: was Re: Loose mouse button on 50CT/now Parting Out Lib50 >TechnoDragon, >Here I go. I purchased a Lib50 with a broken screen so I could fix my Libby >with the bad motherboard (from the HDD upgrade). I would be happy to share >parts/pieces to help others. Cool, I could use that screen closure switch off of the old motherboard. It'd make my L70 finally complete and whole! =D _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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... **
Re: Replacing 70CT LCD
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:12:29 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Replacing 70CT LCD >> Right after buying it as I was heading home, the screen flickered a >>bit, and then went solid white. > >White! Seems to me the lamps Neil mentioned obviously weren't an issue >with you. But your screen flickered first too huh? I guess if a chip >fried, it could leave the screen bin either a lit, or unlit state (hmm... >unlit, is that a word?). So I could have that problem. My flickering was like one second long. I looked away and saw the screen flicker out of the corner of my eye, seemed to change different colors. I then looked to see what happened, and the screen was solid lit white. The backlight was fine, as in a dark room it would nicely light up the whole room. >>Upon disassembly of the display to examine >>the screen to see if it was a loose connector, I found a chip on the back >>of the display had a nice little black crusty crater in the back of it. > >I'll look for this. In extreme cases, it'll be all burnt out like that. Manufacturing a chip to be perfect is impossible, they can only make it to be good enough. They extensively test the chips in the factory before installation, but even if a chip passes a test, that doesn't mean it'll last, it could fail a few weeks after rolling out. That's probably what happened, it just generated too much internal heat and popped itself. >> I fear you may have the same problem, a dead chip on the back of the >>display, or just a loose connector if it's black picture, perhaps a broken >>ribbon cable. If so, it'll be a very cheap fix, but not necessarily easy. > >Wouldn't think a loose or damaged ribbon would cause the screen to flicker >before it went out, but it's a possibilty. It could as the broken traces contacted, then lost contact, and then made contact again. You may not even see the crack on the cable upon a close examination, only a multimeter will reveal the damage. >I'm still wondering if there's anything I should be looking for that would >indictate that some previous modification may have caused the LDC to go >out. Sure don't want to put my old LCD into the unit and then have it go >out too. Putting the old one in would prove that it's either the lcd itself, or something else in the system that's having problems. It's worth trying,and you can leave it open for future repairs. Just an idea. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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... **
Re: Replacing 70CT LCD
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:48:36 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Replacing 70CT LCD >me instructions on how to take it out, and replace it with the one from >the old 50CT. But of course I procrastinated... and while I was in the >care facility, the LCD on the 70CT blew out. A couple blinks of the >screen, and then blackness. Sorry to hear about your accident, hope you make a full recovery. I had a similar problem occur with my 70ct. I bought it for $200 two years ago. The user was given it as a gift and wanted a dvd player instead so was happy to let it go just to get him a dvd player. He hated the libretto because of it's small keyboard and just wanted rid of the horrid little thing. Right after buying it as I was heading home, the screen flickered a bit, and then went solid white. Upon disassembly of the display to examine the screen to see if it was a loose connector, I found a chip on the back of the display had a nice little black crusty crater in the back of it. (sometimes I can just hear Murphey laughing his head off) Well, no more display. I then found a person on this list who sold me their screen from their dead libretto for $100. Not a bad buy in total, $300 for a complete 70ct. I fear you may have the same problem, a dead chip on the back of the display, or just a loose connector if it's black picture, perhaps a broken ribbon cable. If so, it'll be a very cheap fix, but not necessarily easy. BTW, I'm looking for libretto screens that has damage to them. Busted chips, cracked glass, etc. If anyone had one, make me an offer. I'm also looking for 9.5mm or thinner hard drives that are under 1gb from libretto upgrades. I have asked before, but people keep asking prices for a 500mb drive for what I can get a /new/ 2gb drive of the same form factor for. Said price is in the $30-$50 range and $10-$20 shipping, I'm looking to pay $10 - $15 and $5 for shipping. Thanks, _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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... **
Re: Loose mouse button on 50CT
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 10:01:43 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Loose mouse button on 50CT >My 'left' mouse button on the lid of my Libretto has become loose. >It is still retained within the lid, but is free to move around within >its housing. >It still works but is unpleasant to use being imprecise and loose. >The 'right' mouse button is okay, but this has little useage compared to >the 'left' button. >Is this fixable ? >-or possible to swop the left for the right, either mechanically or through >software to swop their function. >My lib has been in daily usage for over 3 years. It sounds like part of the plastic on the mouse button or the supports inside of the lit have broken. Either just the button, or the whole back lid of the display would need to be replaced. This is why I've ben seriously considering starting a Liberetto trading page. There's many people here looking for tiny parts on their libretto from a spring to a lid latch to in my case, the little button underneath the display that turns off the screen when the screen is closed. (previous owner broke it off on purpose, she didn't like the way it beeped when she closed the screen. Yes, she used the libretto exclusively for AOL as well) I might just start up such a page. There's bound to be people on this list who have a dead libretto and want to part it out to help out others. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ ___ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //__/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /___ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////__/ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /__// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / ___ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /__////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ___ / / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ / /__/ ** 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... **
Re: Enhanced Port Replicators
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:45:09 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Enhanced Port Replicators > Does anyone have an EPR for a 70CT for sale, or know of anywhere that >does? The only places I can find with any are in the US and the shipping is >almost as much as the EPR !!! I would recommend hanging out on ebay. You can find some pretty good deals there. You may not find one right away, but within a month you can probably find one so cheap you'd be insane to pass it up even if you already have one by then. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ THE /_ _// ___// ___// // // |/ // _ //_/ / / / _/_ / /__ / _ //// // /__ /_/ /////_//_//_/\_////_/ __ ___ ___ ___ _ _ __ __ /_// _ \ / _ \ / \ / ___// _ // |/ / __ / // // //_// /\ // / _// // /// /_////_/\_\/_//_//////_/\_/ ** 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... **
car adapters for sale?
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:49:51 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: car adapters for sale? I have a vacation I'll be taking in a couple of weeks. Anyone have a lighter socket adapter for the libretto (specifically for the 70ct) available for sale that they're not using anymore? Thanks, - |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Re: Iomega Pocket Zip drives & Wireless ethernet
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 17:56:00 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega Pocket Zip drives & Wireless ethernet > > Subject: Re: Iomega Pocket Zip drives > > > > www.microcenter.com stores now carry it this month for $19.95. > >How do you find the product in the webpage? http://www.microcenter.com/monthly_specials2.html In the middle of the list without the pictures in the center of the page. 40MB Pocket Zip Drive / Save $80 / 292011 Reg. $99.99 / $19.99 I personally would love to have one of those 10Mbs 16-bit Integrated PC Card. Would one work with a 70ct? What about compatibility? Thanks, ----- |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Anyone got ram or hard drives 4 sale?
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 10:34:51 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Anyone got ram or hard drives 4 sale? Say, does anyone have a ram board for a libretto 50, 60, or 70, even a 8mb upgrade board, for sale? Also looking for a hard drive out of a libreto. Any size, even 250mb, just as long as it's the ultra thin style librettos use. Thanks, - | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Re: Screen smashed! Where do I go?
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 10:31:22 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Screen smashed! Where do I go? >Hi all - new to the list. > >My dog knocked over my Libretto 50CT and smashed the screen. When I brought >it to the dealer he said that it would be cheaper to just buy a new >Libretto. Of course, he was a dealer. Where is the least expensive place >to get this thing fixed. I am based in New York City. Unfortunately, in the industry, we refer to this as "foobared". I joined this list a long time ago when I bought a L70 and had the screen go kaputz on my shortly after purchasing it. I searched high and low, and could only find new screens for $500-$600, and found one "refurbished screen" for $350. I had gotten lucky and spent $250 on the L70 in the first place and didn't like the idea of spending more just to fix the screen, but however it may seem, the several hundred dollar cost of the laptop is mostly in the screen. The rest of the laptop is just a molded plastic case, circuit board(s), off the shelf controller chips, ram chips, smt components, etc. If the laptop were sold new without a screen, requiring an external monitor to be used, then the laptop would probably go for like $200-$300 or so. My roommate had this happen to his laptop a year ago. He cracked the screen and insisted that a new screen could be found for a dirt cheap price. For nearly a month he went to stores across the nation (he's a long haul trucker) and every store told him that it'd be cheaper to just buy a new laptop than fix the existing one. Finally, he came home with a brand new laptop one day and just gave me the old one. I got lucky with my 70 and found a guy on the list with a screen for sale, I broke down and forked over a couple of hundred dollars, it was cheaper than a new 70, not by a whole lot though. But I got my 70 back in full operation and it has been very well ever since. I would recommend looking for a used and or damaged libretto with a good screen. I know that the screens of the 50's, 60's and 70's are interchangeable, so if you find any of those you can take the screen out of one of those. I don't know about the 20 and 30, the screens out of those may or may not work. If you find a screen and want some help replacing it yourself, I'll be more than happy to help instruct. - |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
A Little Memory
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:53:32 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A Little Memory On the note of ram modules, does anyone out there have an 8mb memory card for a libretto 50-60-70 that they'd like to get rid of? Thanks, - | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
RE: 256 color programs
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:54:04 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: 256 color programs >You need to reinstall your drivers for the libretto video adapter. It sounds >like it is just on Standard VGA windows drivers. Yeah, that would be the problem. If you're using win 95 you'll have to download the drivers from the web. But if you're using '98, the drivers should come with '98. (mine did at least) - |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Re: 98Lite and OE5...
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:25:22 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 98Lite and OE5... >Good move on installing 98Lite. Great program. I remember when it used to be fre, then trial expiring after a month or so. Now I just checked the site again,and it's demo. You can download 98lite, but it'll only show you how much space will be freed up if you pay money for the software. And $25 is asked for a piece of software that will only be used once, or twice? :P I have paid for windows 95, windows 98 and even have the COA's to prove it, along with all of the other software I'm running. But I feel as if software like this should be freeware. But then again, the author for his / her time and trouble in writing it should deserve something. I'd gladly pay $10, perhaps $15, but $25 is a bit much. Oh well, time to find a copy of 98lite v2.x I guess, or use Revenge Of Mozilla. (Internet Explorer extraction program made by the folks at Netscape) Peace, ----- |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Re: 98Lite and OE5...
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:45:08 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 98Lite and OE5... >Hi Technodragon, > >Netscape? Eudora? Have you seen opera lately? ;^) Yeah, forgot to mention that, along with dozens of other email applications out there, some of them even freeware. Or you could just do what I did, not even bother installing Windows and install Linux instead. :) - |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Re: 98Lite and OE5...
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 09:27:45 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 98Lite and OE5... >Can anyone who has used or is using 98lite confirm whether it leaves >outlook express or does this also get purged along with IE? I'm thinking >of trying it on my old man's 50 but he needs OE5... Tell him to use a /real/ email application, like the one in Netscape or Eudora. :) One of my employers was actually hit by an email virus from a spamming porn company. It emails him, and the virus then takes all of the email addresses in his database and sends them back to the company that initially sent it. The email virus then destroys itself. He asked me what he could do to avoid problems like that. I told him to switch to another email application. Not using flawed M$ software would fix the prob overnight, if not in 30 seconds. - |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Re: battery
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 09:18:35 -0800 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: battery >Is it possible to open a dead battery pack for a 70 and replace the cells. Theocratically... >What is the best way to open it, and where can one by the Li-ion cells? I have no idea, but I will soon find out myself, and, unfortunately, you'll find them on the dark side of the moon. Li-Ion battery cells are not, and will never be sold to the public. This is because if you rebuild your battery pack wrong, it'll explode, if you short Li-Ion batteries together after giving them a full charge, they'll explode. They are not sold to the public because of liability reasons. Some schmuck out there goes out and buys a bunch of Li-Ion cells and rebuilds his camcorder's battery. He then starts to charge it, BAM!, it explodes and he has to go to the hospital and have pieces of camcorder surgically removed from his rear end. A wek later, everyone's showing up in court as he sues the tiny electronics store and the battery company that sold him the batteries for 5 million dollars for not properly warning him of what will happen if Li-Ion batteries are not charged properly. (please have your flashback to the court case years ago with the woman suing McDonalds for millions of dollars for her spilling scalding hot coffee on herself in her car, at this time now please) Plus, Li-Ion batteries could theoretically be used as a weapon. A friend and I were joking that you could take a battery pack and short it then throw it like a grenade and blow something up. "Sir, we're all out of grenades and they've pinned us down. If we just had one more explosive charge, we could break through." "Wait a sec, doesn't Cliff have that Vaio laptop?" "Cliff, does your laptop have a full charge?" "Yeah." "Toss us it and a paper clip." "Why?" "Just do it!" ... "There, push in the clip and toss the battery when I say now!..." Then of course, there's the terrorist potential of laptops... >beep, beep, beep< "Sir, I'll have to ask you to stand over there while I open your bag, you have this suspicious looking block in it..." "Sure, feel free." "What is this, it's a big black plastic block the size of two bricks tied together, with a cable running out of it, and with a digital display on it. What is this thing?!?" "It's a replacement battery for my Libretto. I got sick of batteries lasting 2 hours or so, so I built my own, now I get 48 hours on a full charge. >very big grin<" "Why does it have a display on it?" "To show me how much of a charge is left, see, when I push this button, it's counting down now from 46 hours because I was using it before." "I'll have to get my supervisor out there to open it up and examine it..." "Not a prob." "Ok sir, the chemical sensors show that you have no explosives on your person, and after opening up the battery pack, all there is is a big bunch of batteries tied together and a little circuit board with a PIC micro controller. So, I guess you're free to go into he plane." "Sure, no hard feelings." "Oh, BTW, do you have a card, I'd like you to build one of those battery packs for myself. I'm sick of my laptop running out of juice." "Sure, here you go..." After heading out over the pacific ocean... "Let's set this thing for 5 seconds, there, stick it to the window, there... FOR THE GOLF BALL LIBERATION ARMY! YOU SHALL BE KNOCKED INTO HOLES NO MORE! FOR MY PEOPLE AND THE DEMOLITION OF A SPOR..." >KABOOM!< Hey, it could happen, this is why we don't see Li-Ion battery cells for sale to the general public. Although I'm going to rebuild my battery pack, but with NiMh batteries and a special charging circuit. It'll have a gutted battery pack that'll run a little cable out to an external block of NiMh battery cells. I hope to get at least 12 hours on a full charge for my libretto. I'll post the results to the list, along with schematics. And, no, when you short HiMh's together, they don't explode like Li-Ion ones do, so the Secret service has no cause to raid me for buying rechargeable batteries for terrorist actions. :) - |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** http://libretto.
RE: Libretto 70 Audio Plug
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 21:50:30 -0500 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Libretto 70 Audio Plug >Wow, really? > >The dude at the one near me said they don't carry such an animal. >I will have to check their website. They are not always known to have the >brightest employees. That's where I picked up my adaptor. They do have those, and they usually do have them in stock. I even picked up one of those hands free cell phone headsets and cut off the cable and disassembled my headphones to replace the whole cable with the one from the hands free set. Presto, instant headphones with 2.5mm stereo plug. The headset didn't go to waste, I turned it into a headset for use on my computer, excellent for those web-phone (voice phone calls through the internet) services. ----- |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
Wanted: Libretto Port Replicator
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 14:15:15 -0500 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Wanted: Libretto Port Replicator I'm looking for a port replicator for a toshiba Libretto 70ct. (but one for a 50 or 60 would also work most likely) I allready have the enhanced replicator, but when I bought it, the seller has lost the smaller replicator with the little screw down tabs and stuff. So, while I have the money, i might as well go out and buy one of these before I'm broke again. :) Odds are someone out there has one for sale of of their busted libretto, or just has never used it and needs some extra cash. If you do, please email me, Thanks, ----- |the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | http://broker.dhs.org/~tdragon/ | - ** 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... **
RE: LCD screen - replacement required
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 21:23:31 -0400 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: LCD screen - replacement required >Hi all, >I'm looking for a replacement of my LCD screen on my Libretto 50 CT (Tosh # >P 000 236 950). Can someone confirm that the screen is identical to the ones >used on the 60 & 70 CT models? >Does anyone know if that Sharp LCD element was used on any other appliance >or PC? Sharp # LQ61D133 >Does anyone have or know of a L 50/60/70 somewhere with a fried motherboard >or other damage but an unbroken screen? Backlight can be fried too! I can >replace just the LCD element. Yup, the lcd in my l70 is a sharp lq61d133. I know from having to replace it. With near certainty, the screen in a l60 is the same. Probably the same with a l23 and 30's, but I have no idea. (the maintainer of the adorable libretto pages should have the lcd part numbers listed in the specs of them, for times when us libretto owners break our screens and have to replace them.) I am looking for a screen with a cracked display, but good electronics. So if anyone on this list has one for sale, I'm most definately interested, as long as it's a sharp lq61d133. BTW, I'm looking for a german keyboard. Are there any english spaking owners of a libretto 70 who have a german keyboard and want an engligh (usa layout) keyboard? I was thinking of just a flat out swap, we each cover shipping charges. Does anyone know if a USA libretto can take a german keyboard without the bios flipping out? Or would a re-flashing be required? Thanks, | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
RE: Pinout for LCD Display, 100/110
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:46:46 -0400 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Pinout for LCD Display, 100/110 >can you still buy those displays from boing??? Nope, they're no longer availiable at Boeing Surplus. They sold ou a long time ago. The only place where you can find them is on the used market from private people or sometimes you might find one in a store somewhere. (And, no, I have no idea what store you might find one in. :) ) That's how I got mine, from a friend who used it for his in car mp3 player. He upgraded to a better model of display that was like 1cm think. (and !@%*&^#ing expensive!) I traded some hardware for the display, and use it for my prototype mp3 player, that'll eventually go into my car, when I go out and buy one. But for now it's sitting here, hooked up to my stereo, running off of 12v dc, patiently waiting to be installed into a moving vehicle of some sort. You can find them on ebay, along with many other models of lcd display. I plan to eventually pick up another display and that's where I plan to shop. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
RE: Pinout for LCD Display, 100/110
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 03:31:12 -0400 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Pinout for LCD Display, 100/110 >Hello Folks, wondering if anyone here has ever attempted to separate their >Display from the main board. My reason is that my poor little 100 (O/C'd to >266mhz) simply just doesn't have enough "Oomph" to suit my needs. However I >want to retain the >LCD for my car (Try finding a 7.1"-7.5" active matrix capable of VGA, next >to impossible was my experience). I could purchase a PCI LCD video board for a >desktop and run the box in the trunk and the display up front. The only big >stumbling block I >can see is what control signals run on what wires to interface with the LCD >board. I'll probably need a amplifier for the control signals as well. Any >help if correctly identifying what wires do what would be appreciated. I have no idea what the pinouts are for the libreto's lcd display, but I'd lke to know myself because I want to use one in a handheld mp3 player. The big problem when using a lcd of the nature of the special lcd video cards and direct lcd displays is that the effective cable legnth is measures in 3 ft or less in many instances. This is because the cable runs of such cables for direct to lcd signaling is extremely short. With a video card that has a SVGA output and a lcd display that uses a SVGA input, you'll get better performance. I did a lot of research for an mp3 player for my car, and concluded that unless I located the cpu up front in the glove box or something, I'd have oneheck of a hard or expensive time getting the signal up front. I decided to settle on a cpu unit with a composite video output and an old lcd display that I got from boeing surplus (boeing = the airplane manufacturer, they have a surplus sture south of seatle) that was used to instal inth ebacks of seats so that people could watch tv when vlying, play video games, etc. if you gave them a credit card to swipe through and were willng to pay big bucks. It never cought on and the prototype seats were scraped, etc. Anyways, the display is about 8" andtakes a composite signal off of any device that provides a composite signal, and runs on 12v DC. This display ran me $150, but I concidered it worth it for a car mp3 player because I could have a very long cable run, and it was usable on almost any device that outputs a NTSC composite video signal, vcrs, camcorders, tvs, etc, etc. You can find displays like this on ebay, sometimes cheap, sometimes not. I plan to install a IR touch screen on it for controls, and even though it's not as sharp a picture as a true lcd interface display, it's clear enough to make out mapquest maps, control winamp, and run it well enough in 640x480 mode to surf the web and check email, etc, from a ricochet wireless modem. You could probably get the pinout of the connector if you know the exact model # of the lcd display and call the manufacturer of it. (I think Citizen or Cannon, or some company starting with a C) But for the cable run from the trunk to the dash, an amp may work, but I'm willing to bet it won't. You'll probably get ghosting, static, trailing pixels, etc, etc. It probably won't be pretty. NTSC / Composite for such a long cable run is your most stable option. Just my 2¢. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
SNES and NES controller on Libretto
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 22:14:05 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SNES and NES controller on Libretto >Do you have any data regarding using a joystick with NESTicle? I haven't used nesticle in a long time, but you should be able to use a regular NES controller in place of the SNES controller. (using different pins / colors of wire on the controller side, but the DB-25 side would be the exact same) I also believe that Nesticle supports using a SNES comntroller, with some of the buttons being unusable, of course. But a SNES controller would be more ergonomic than a NES one (you can change what buttons are A and B, such as change B over to X or something), and you can use the SNES controller under other emulators, such as Mame. >Do you have any specifics on the parallel-controller adapter you >built? I'm running an emulator on my 110CT but hate the keyboard controls. That's exactly why I built mine, I got horribly sick of the keyboard, even when I customized the layout of the controller buttons to be more comfortable. I just got sick of it after using a sidewinder on my desktop system. It's really easy to build, one trip to radio shack will let you perform the surgery on an existing controller or turn an extension cable into an adaptor to prevent cutting up the controller. Here's the schematic I used to connect the controller to my parallel port: male db-25 connector:snes controller: 5>|---+ 6>|---+ 7>|---+ ___ 8>|---+| | 9>|---+---white-- | o | 2-yellow- | o | 3-orange- | o | 10-red | o | +---+ | o | | o | 18 thru 25-brown-- | o | \_/ Here's the schematic that should work (I never built it) to connect a NES controller to a parallel port: male db-25 connector:nes controller: 5>|---+ 6>|---+ 7>|---+ 8>|---+ 9>|---+---power---+ _ | | || 10-data--- | o o || 3-latch-- | o o || 2-clock-- | o o | --+ 18 thru 25-ground- | o / |___/ It's best to use germanium diodes because they draw the least power, this is especially useful for laptops. The above design works just fine on my libretto 70ct, but if you use this on another model of libretto or another model of laptop / computer and the controller won't work on it, you're not getting enough power to the controller. The problem is that the parallel port has no +5v power (which it really should have) so you have to suck the power form lines that aren't needed for the controller. This was the case with an i-opener I have, I just added a socket on the db-25 hood that let me plug in a phantom power cable from a Xircom Pocket Ethernet III adaptor I have so that I can get the +5v I need from the keyboard / ps2 mouse connector. Tie the diodes together on their anodes, not their cathodes, like in the schematic. They're there to prevent power from flowing back into the other lines on the parallel port. And lines 18 thru 25 are simply there for ground, you can get away with only using pin 18 or something if you're lazy during construction. :) You'll notice that the games let you configure a second, third, fourth, etc., snes controller on the same lpt port. How is this? Switch the red wire from pin 10 to other pins following the table below: Controller #:Pin #: 1 10 2 12 3 13 4 15 5 11 You can supposedly put multiple controllers on the same port, but I have never done this and don't know if the libretto can handle that much current draw on it's lpt port. It won't fry the parallal port, but the controllers just won't work. Disclaimer: Remember, I have constructed the schematic above and it worked just fine on several computers. If you make it and you see smoke coming out from between the keys on your libretto's keyboard or hear a "poof" sound, or suffer severe burns from the explosion of various electronics components, bodily injury, cancer, plutonium poisoning, I cannot be held legally responsible. Warning, users of the above schematic can suffer from repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, loss of vision from squinting at the libretto's tiny screen, radiation poisoning, finger loss, hair loss, impotence, loss
Re: SNES emulator on Lib
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 12:55:43 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SNES emulator on Lib >I was running a SNES emulator on an IBM pc110 (33MHz 486) I can't remember >which one, but it was a DOS emulator (most DOS versions are much faster than >Windows versions) and ran at a decent speed. If this worked on a 486, I'm >sure any libretto 50 - 70 would have no trouble! You have got to be thinking of something else. Back when my desktop system was a 486DX2-66, I tried /every/ SNES emulator there was, none even got past 5 frames per second. Gameboy and NES emulators ran far better though, but I got no SNES emulator to run even slightly good on it, even with sound support completely shut off. It's amazing the tricks memory can play on someone sometimes. ( If you get multiple copies of this message, it's just ) ( my ISP's, Freei, POP server bafing all over the place ) N N OOO T III E ! NN N O O TI C E ! N N N O O TI C EEE ! N NN O O TI C E N N OOOT III E ! My email address has changed from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please update your email application as my old address will soon become invalid. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: SNES emulator on Lib
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 22:33:53 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SNES emulator on Lib >Can you recommend a good NES emulator? I'd like to run Ninja Gaiden on my >L50 if possible. I would recommend Nesticle. I have only one NES game that I played way back when, and haven't checked up on Nesticle since then. But from what I recall, it was the best when I chose it. It only resides on one of my older desktop systems. Humm, I should check out what advances have been made on it since then... Now all the emulators I run on my Lib are ZSNES (super nintendo / super famicom), Raine (Taito arcade systems, Raine is now discontinued, and the author never got around to implementing transparencies and even sound support :( ), and the best of them all, Mame (emulator of many classic arcade games, mario bros, dig-dug, galaga, and /hundreads/ of others, even games that are a couple of years old) As many can guess, I plan on taking a big used arcade cabinet and gutting it, placing in a svga monitor and pentium 450mhz system (you'd be suprised at how cheap the mboard and cpu combos are now) and a cd-rom disc changer and burning every game rom in existance onto a stack of cds and setting up the system to do nothing but emulation, classic arcade style. :) ( If you get multiple copies of this message, it's just ) ( my ISP's, Freei, POP server bafing all over the place ) N N OOO T III E ! NN N O O TI C E ! N N N O O TI C EEE ! N NN O O TI C E N N OOOT III E ! My email address has changed from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please update your email application as my old address will soon become invalid. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: SNES emulator on Lib
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 11:08:54 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SNES emulator on Lib >Anyone use an SNES emulator on their Lib? Is your video and audio >performance poor. If not, which emulator are you using? Boy, you sure came to the right person. I just happen to play snes all of the time on my libretto on long business trips. I even made a parallel port to snes controller adapter so that I can have a better input device than the keyboard. Ok, in order to have an 80x86 processor emulate a snes, it has to create a virtual motorola 68000 processor. Even though the origional snes ran at like 4mhz or so, you'll need at least a 200mhz in order to get decent emulation. My libretto 70ct is a 133mhz, and it kinda sucks, but it's better than nothing. If you're running it on a 60ct or 50ct, I pity you. :) To speed it up, try turning off sound emulation. Because the emulator is not trying to emulate sound anymore, it has more cpu cycles dedicated to emulating the graphics. You may notice the improvement, you may not, but its there. Another thing to do is run it truly from DOS. Not a dos prompt in windows, but a true start the computer when pressing F8 or something and not even load windows and go straight to the dos prompt type dos prompt. Without the windows overhead, you'll have way more ram and it'll run faster. Sound will indeed suck. A tiny mono speaker in the libretto that's less than 1" in diameter is not the best source for sound. I perfer fingernails running down a chalkboard to hearing that speaker. If you must use sound, use headphones or external speakers. That alone will improve the quality one hell of a lot. When it emulates sound, you can choose what rate the emulation is at that's fed to the sound device. The default is usually 22050hz in mono. In the settings this can be changed to a nicer, higher rate, like 44100hz in stereo. (please note that sound support is a pain in the ass under a pure dos boot, so you may not even have dos sound abilities except for under windows. also, some games require sound in order for their internal timing to work, turning off sound emulatuion may cause a few games to lock at certain points) Usually there's an automatic frame skip. The emulator will automatically skip frames on slow systems in order to keep the game running in real time. I choose to switch this off. You'll notice that the game will now be running in slow motion. This can be remedied to manually turn up the frame skip. Auto frame skip will skip more frames than a manual one, because of the calculations to see if it needs to skip or not. If you turn up the frame skip too high, you'll get a super fast game. Great for if a game is no longer a challenge to you. :) Finally, try to get a vesa2 mode to work for the emulator under dos, or run it in 16bpp or 24bpp graphics mode under windows for a windows emulator. This'll let the game now use effects such as transparency and faster graphics drawing modes. The emulator I use is called ZSNES. ( http://www.zsnes.com ) ZSNES rocks over other emulators because it is written completely in assembly language. This means that it's as fast of an emulator as one can get. Better than pretty much any other emulator I've seen. It's pretty simple to get working, but you'll find that it indeed does work the best for emulation of snes under the libretto's limited resources. After writing this email, I just checked out the site, it looks like they have a windows version. Humm, that might work almost as good as the dos version. But it is in beta though and I couldn't get it to work on my desktop system. ( If you get multiple copies of this message, it's just ) ( my ISP's, Freei, POP server bafing all over the place ) N N OOO T III E ! NN N O O TI C E ! N N N O O TI C EEE ! N NN O O TI C E N N OOOT III E ! My email address has changed from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please update your email application as my old address will soon become invalid. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
wanna sell your spare hard drives?
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 15:41:52 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: wanna sell your spare hard drives? I'm looking for any spare old libretto hard drives any of you might have for a project of mine, and several friend's. If you have any old libretto hard drives, especially the 8.45mm drives or thinner ones, no matter what size, but fully working, email me and list your asking price. If I allready find a drive for myself, I'll forward your email address to a friend who's also looking for them. This is a great way to get a few bucks for your old drive after upgrading to a bigger unit and you have no use for your older one, or you have a dead libretto that has a good drive and you're parting it out. Thanks, N N OOO T III E ! NN N O O TI C E ! N N N O O TI C EEE ! N NN O O TI C E N N OOOT III E ! My email address has changed from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please update your email application as my old address will soon become invalid. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
RE: Large hard disk in Libretto 70CT
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 13:29:06 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Large hard disk in Libretto 70CT >Weird. All I had to do was install the drive with the ghosted OS, boot from >a floppy, and do a "sys c:". > >But Ghost should've copied the boot sector - oh well. It probably did. Whenever I use Partition Resizer on my Libretto 70ct, it won't boot from the HD anymore unless I, after resizing, boot from a floppy and run FDISK /MBR on it first, then it'll boot with no problems. If I don't, after rebooting after the resizing the system just locks up and hangs with a blank screen. Kinda weird behavior. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: WTB??: 850 meg HD
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:46:06 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: WTB??: 850 meg HD >Do you have an old 850 drive collecting dust? Before you throw it out I >might want to pick one up if the price is right. Sorry, nope. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Reformat and reload Libretto 100ct
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:33:30 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Reformat and reload Libretto 100ct >First off, look to see if there is a \windows\options\cabs directory where he >might have placed a copy of the entire \win98 directory off the win98se cd. > >It may also be elsewhere, so search for *.cab to see if they're around. > >If they are, simply burn a copy of the entire directory to CD, and you can run >setup from that. Also, when windows asks for the cd, simply point it to that >directory. Not everyone has a CD-rom burner on their libretto. I do, but I'm probably only one of a handful of people. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Reformat and reload Libretto 100ct
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:31:39 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Reformat and reload Libretto 100ct >I just purchased a Libretto 100ct. I want to clean the hard drive and >be able to do a clean reinstall of Windows 98. It has a CD-ROM (EXP >2020). The previous owner had loaded Win98se on the unit but I did NOT >receive either the companion disc or the Win98 CD. I have a Win98 CD. Ok, there are several ways to do this, here's the way I'd do it if it were my libretto: 1.) Here's whet to do to create a win98 bootable floppy. Fiorst format a floppy disk with the "copy system files" option checked. This'll make the disk bootable. If you have installed on your desktop computer the exact same copy of win98 (from the exact same cd) that you're gonna put on the libretto, best do this floppy setup stuff on the desktop computer itself so that the command.com io.sys and other files are from the same distro of 98. There /can/ be problems from installing an older version of 98 on a system that had a newer version without the newer version being expunged first. This floppy being setup this way will help avoid any possible problems. Now copy the following files from your C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ folder to the floppy disk: FORMAT.COM FDISK.EXE SCANDISK.EXE SYS.COM MSCDEX.EXE Those files should do it. You will only need the config.sys and autoexec.bat files if you have dos versions of the cd-rom drive. 2.) Now setup the cd-rom drive to boot from the floppy. If the cd-rom drive is a parallel port model, easier done than said. Find the necessary drivers for DOS and install them on the floppy to load in the autoexec.bat. If the cdrom is a pcmcia / pc-card type, this is going to be a problem. In order to load a pcmcia device driver from dos, you'll need teh socket services, etc, drivers for dos, and I believe that the libretto never came with dos drivers, for any model of libretto. If the cd-rom drive is a pcmcia type, skip to step A below. 3.) Boot from your floppy and make sure that the cd-rom drive works just fine and can see your win98 cd. Now, format the hard drive with a "FORMAT.EXE /S /Q". The /s makes the hard drive bootable (very important) and the /q makes it do a quick format. your hard drive is probably 100% good, so no need to do a full surface format on every sector. With your hard drive blank, copy all of the files in your cd-rom drive's D:\WIN98 folder (not all of the sub-folders of the win98 folder, just the files in the win98 folder itself) to the hard drive in a C:\WINDOWS\WIN98CD\ folder. (it can be given other names, but that's the folder I use) With all of your cab, setup, and other files needed for install in a folder on your hard drive, you'll never need to use the win98 cd-rom disc on your libretto ever again. 4.) Now, reboot from the hard drive. (unplug the floppy and cd-rom drives) Then run the C:\WINDOWS\WIN98CD\SETUP.EXE from the folders you created. Win 98 will now install from teh hard drive to teh hard drive. When it asks what folder to install to, it'll say "C:\WINDOWS.000" as it's folder, change that to C:\WINDOWS it'll ask you if you're sure because that folder allready exists, say yes and install there. Presto, download and install the Tosghiba Libretto files from Toshiba's site (forgot teh url, but easy to find yourself) and you're finished. A.) Ok, you have a pcmcia cd-rom drive. Boot up the libretto normally into windows. Now create a folder c:\win98cd and copy all of the files from your d:\win98 folder to it. No need to do the sub folders, they're unneeded. B.) Now delete all of the folders on your hard drive except for your C:\WINDOWS and C:\WIN98CD folders. Plus delete all of the files in your C:\ folder except for: COMMAND.COM IO.SYS MSDOS.SYS DBLSPACE.BIN DRVSPACE.BIN Remember to view hidden files, or you'll only see COMMABD.COM and non-hidden files. Those above files are all you'll need. Now restart and press F8 on startup to boot up with the win98 menu. Select "command prompt only" as your boot option. You may see some other errors from missing files, ignore them, everything's gonne get nuked here in a second anyways. :) Type in "DELTREE WINDOWS", this'll nuke your windows folder. Now type in "C:\WIN98CD\SETUP". Setup should now run and install the version of windows 98 that you want to have. And you'll never need your windows cd because all of the cabs are on your hd. This is how I'd do it, you yu can tweak the above instructions as you see fit. And a disclaimer: By following the above instructions, I herby absolve myself of any errors, locked up hard drive, etc, that you may encounter.
RE: 50ct and 70ct compatibilities
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 17:58:10 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: 50ct and 70ct compatibilities >Yes. The 50, 60 and 70 all use the same port replicator and extended >battery. There is a different part number on the standard battery for the >50, but I have not found anyone who can explain the difference. The strange thing is that my 70's stock battery (PA2452U) says on it, "Do not use with Libretto 50ct." This makes me wonder if a 50's battery pack is truly compatible, of if that's just a tactic to force people to not exchange parts with different generations of Libretto. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
50ct and 70ct compatibilities
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 08:14:02 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 50ct and 70ct compatibilities I'm hoping that people on the list can answer these questions for me, will the battery and standard port replicator (style without pcmcia and with those screws on teh back to hold it onto the libretto) from a 50ct work on a 70ct? I would like to know so that I can get some less expensive parts for my libretto than 70ct parts would cost. Thanks in advance to the list and to whoever responds. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Pricing of used librettos (opportunity for parts?)
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 15:04:08 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pricing of used librettos (opportunity for parts?) >Hello. I was wondering how much used Libretto 50CT's >go for these days. Looking to sell, not buy, as I'm >planning on getting a picturebook soon. Thanks in >advance, I'd say that about $500 isn't unreasonable to expect, even more if it has a lot of accessories. You can check out the prices on ebay to see what libretto 50ct's are going for now. But not everyone shops on ebay, so you might be able to get even more for it at other places, or in the newspaper. I recommend checking your local newspapers to see what they're going for there, newsgroups in the internet (deja.com is good for this), and finally online auction houses. This way, you'll know where to sell it to get maximum $ for your work and your hardware. Another idea is that many of us on the libretto list joined specifically for finding parts to fix up our busted librettos. An idea is to completely break down what you have into parts. (charger, batteries, screen, case parts, ram, hard drive, motherboard, etc, etc.) You may even get more for it here than what you'd get at other places for the thing as one whole piece. Since it's a good libretto, everyone knows that what they get wouldn't have any problems. Each person would spend a fraction of the price for a whole new libretto to get theirs fixed, and you'd get possibly more than $500 out of it. But, it's just an idea. (perhaps someone else has a 50ct that they'd be willing to break down that no longer has any use to them) | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Getting a new libretto screen. (multi-reply)
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:49:56 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting a new libretto screen. (multi-reply) >Heh! maybe if you get a new system before I get one, we could deal on the >mobo... I wish someone out tehre had a dead one that they'd be willing to sell, or break up. If fact, an idea is to find a busted one and break it up for it's parts. Someone out there has t have a need for a good case, or misc parts, a good mboard, hard drive, etc. If someone has a bad one, they won't just make one person happy, they'd make several people happy. My needs go a tad beyond just a screen, I also am looking for the lid locking snap things, and one of those buttons that detect when the screen closes. The previous owner didn't like those, so he just broke them off. "Well, I didn't like the thing beeping when I closed the screen." "Why not just disable it in the bios?" "What's a bios? Is that a special driver that's needed for windows '95? Well, I never found a 'bios' on the hard drive, so the Libretto just dosen't have a 'bios' then." (sigh) It's really a shame that it's illegal to shoot some people. :) But the big thing, I'm looking for is a screen. And if I find one, odds are I'll have a screen to take the backlight out of to fix a dead backlight on another libretto. So if someone out there has a libretto to donate to the group, you might just almost make back the cost of one on the used market ($500 for a 50) with it completely broken apart, and make many libretto users happy. >What with everyone talking about replacement screens, does anyone in the UK >happen to have access to a replacement case for the back of a 70ct UK spec >model? A friend has one (not on the list) with a rather large crack in it, >and it could do with replacing... I would think that any model 50, 60 or 70 screen case would fit on your friend's UK unit. (I believe that the only difference between the various international units is the keyboard layout, the software installed from the factory, and default windows configurations, and perhaps tweaks in the bios) The /only/ problem I forsee about using a screen back from another model of libretto, 50, 60, 50/60/70 from other country, etc, is that the text printed on it would be different. But that can be removed to make it completely blank, or you could cover it up with a fancy sticker, like a bumber sticker or something. But, I've never seen the inside of a 50 / 60 or any other model other than my 70ct, so don't hold me to it. But I'm certain enough that I'm looking for a 50 or 60 as an alternative for parts for fixing up my 70ct. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Getting a new libretto screen.
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 07:01:46 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting a new libretto screen. >Well, once I get a replacement, you're on the list! Cool! I just wish that I could find one in the mean time. :( | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Getting a new libretto screen.
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 10:33:17 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting a new libretto screen. >Hmmm...debatable whether the screens would get to you intact when I decide >to give up on the machines :( I used to ship fragile palm pilot glass screens all fo the time to and from the netherlands. (still have a few for sale / trade) And never had a single one get cracked. With the proper packing, it'll survive. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Getting a new libretto screen.
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 05:42:11 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting a new libretto screen. >For curiosity, where are you located? > >Neil (in the UK) I'm located in the Seattle, Wa area of the USA. (Specifically, the Puyallup / Tacoma area, but can get up to Seattle in a pinch) ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Getting a new libretto screen.
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 19:08:59 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Getting a new libretto screen. >Bide your time techno...I still haven't decided how dead things are yet... Yeah, I need to get this working for a trip I'm taking at the end of July, and want my libretto at 100% again by then. I hope to get one to fix this between now and then, the sooner the better. If /anyone/ out there has one with a bad cpu board and a good screen for sale, I'll pay you $cash$ for it, and help you get max $ out of the other parts left over. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Problem with L30
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:24:12 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Problem with L30 >Someone suggested "zipping" the WIN95 diskette set onto about 40 diskettes? >Sounds like a lot of trouble to me. Do you have a parallel Iomega ZIP >drive or know anyone that has one? The WIN 98 files will fit on two ZIP >disks and the DOS drivers for the ZIP drive are available on the IOMEGA >website. This is the way I do it when I re-format my Libby. That would be me. I did also mention using a parallel port zip drive in my email, and recommended finding someone with one so that it could be borrowed. I also mentioned that the floppy method could be done with only two floppies (one .cab at a time), albeit longer. After all, not everyone has access to a floppy drive, and many people want to set up their libretto with what they have, and not have to go out and buy stuff. The floppy method, as I described earlier, only requires a libretto floppy drive. And most libretto users have that, not a whole lot have no floppy drive. Whenever I setup a system, I like to create a second partition (using partition manager and partition resizer to prevent everything else on the system from getting nuked) and put everything on the win95 / win98 folder of my windows cd there so that if my drive get's foobared, I just type in "format c: /q /s" then "d:\setup". Makes reinstallation a snap. :) ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Problem with L30 (thanks)
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:26:54 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Problem with L30 (thanks) >Dear "libretto family", > >Your information has been really useful. >I'm happy to be subscribed to this list. >W95 was finally installed in my L30, and it's due to you. >Thank you very much. You're welcome. Now, if I could just find someone out there with a libretto that has a bad MB and a good screen that they'd be willing to sell me. ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Problem with L30
Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 17:51:22 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Problem with L30 >password, BUT they also have deleted everything on the HD. They said Whenever I send in a laptop to have it serviced, I always remove the HD first, god knows what the service center does to it. Let this be a lesson to everyone else, pull the HD (it's really easy with teh libretto) before sending it in, after you're sure that it's not the HD or the software on the HD that has a prob. >that they couldn't re-install W95 because they didn't have it on >floppies, but that it could be done jus by passing the CD to several (!) >floppies. >I think those people have made a mistake and didn't want to assume it, >and I'm not sure that W95 can be installed this way (maybe some of the >"units" are bigger than 1.44Mb). >Does anybody know what I could do? There are several means. The easiest way, that only requires a bunch of floppies, is to use the DOS version of PKUNZIP, and either DOS PKZIP or WINZIP. Take your Windows 95 / 98 cd and compress all of the files in the D:\WIN95 / D:\WIN98 folder with multiple disk spanning. This way, the files that are too big to fit on a floppy alone with be broken up and then reassembled on the HD of teh destination PC. MS decided to make the files too big on purpose to reduce the ease of people giving other people copies of Win 95 / 98 if they don't have a cd burner and them using floppies instead. If there are subdirectories from the D:\win95 / d:\win98 folders, like is the case with win98, those sub folders don't need to be compressed or taken along. Now, you should have your libretto, a stack of like 40 or so ( :) ) floppies, a libretto floppy drive, and a boot disk with DOS PKUNZIP on it. Boot the computer with the floppy, and quick format the HD and make it bootable (format.com c: /q /s). This'll nuke whatever toshiba did to it, and make the HD bootable. Une PKUNZIP to decompress all of the floppies to the HD. I perfer putting all of the files in a C:\WINDOWS\WIN95CD folder. Upon installation, it complains that the C:\WINDOWS folder allready exists and it wants to install to C:\WINDOWS.000 instead, but change it to C:\WINDOWS and it'll work just fine. Now, you just finished PKUNZIPping the 33mb (or so of win95a) to the HD, reboot the libretto, without any floppies so that it boots off of the HD. Type in C:\WINDOWS\WIN95CD\SETUP and it'll install from the HD to the HD, and all of your .cab files will be on your HD as well so it'll /never/ ask for you to insert your win 95 cd! Some alternatives if that procedure dosen't work perfectly. Use an IOMega Zip Drive. This makes that procedure /very/ easy. No fiddling with pkzip, everythign transfered many times faster, etc. Borrow one from a friend if you don't have one of your own. Just be certain it's the parallel port model of zip drive (easier to use with what the average libretto comes with), and you have a port replicator. If you have a very limited number of floppies, zip up only a few files at a time, if not just one file at a time spanning across two floppies. This'll take longer as a whole to transfer everything, but will mean you won't have to go out and buy a bunch of blank floppies that you'll only use once. After Win95 get's instelled, install the Toshiba Libretto utilities from their web site, and you'l be finished. >A friend has told me that some time ago he heard about a program that, >when run under DOS, could communicate two computers so that one could Yeah, Interlink and Interserver. I used those a lot back in my Win 3.1x days. I have never gotten them to work very well under Win '9x and interact with the older DOS 6.22 version. It is a possibility, but you'll need a special parallel port cable, or a null modem cable (very slow). My technique above dosen't require any special hardware, and you'll be able to do it with just a libretto floppy drive, and two blank floppy disks. >There's another thing I'd like to communicate: some days ago I asked >about the availability of memory cards to upgrade the memory of an L30. >Well, to those interested in doing this, it could be useful to see this: >http://www.memorykings.com/othersite/toshmem.htm . Ohh, thanks, A friend of mine has been looking for that. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor
Re: Busted Libretto?
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 18:22:19 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Busted Libretto? >> I believe that I know why these things die so readily. Upon powerup >> there's a spike of power sent to teh screen. (the side effect is a few > > well, if anyone else has their Libretto screen die on them, do check and make >certain it is not the ~$50 replaceable backlit bulb that only need to be >replaced, before going out and sourcing a new L/screen. It might also be the backlight board that goes if the backlight in general seems to have gone bye-bye. My problem is that the screen is fully lit, but it's all white pixels and no image, at all. If one's backlight goes, it'll be the opposite, a black / dark screen. You'll still be able to see an image if you shine a bright light right over your shoulder on teh screen. If that's the case, good news, the bulb and or the backlight board is what died, Those are cheap (compared to a whole screen) and the board is super easy to replace. If I can get a busted libretto, I'll be able to spare parts sell to ya cheap to fix yours up, buT i have to find one withagood screen first. :( | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Pinout of expansion connector
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 18:26:26 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pinout of expansion connector >Can anyone tell me where I can find the pinout of the 100 pin expansion >connector that is located underneath the Libretto. It seems pretty easy to open up a port replicator and follow the traces. After all, there probably isn't much along the lines of electronics in it, I'll bet everything, but the pcmcia slot, runs straight from the connector to their connectors on teh back of the replicator. But I haven't the time to do this. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Re: Busted Libretto?
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 08:18:54 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Busted Libretto? >> My libretto 70ct just had it's screen die last week. >> The screen that died is a Sharp LQ61D133. > >Interesting that you know the screen's name, number and munufacturer. >This list has had numerous notes about 50ct and now 70 screens dying. >There has to be a way to get at these things more inexpensively than >through Toshiba although I've struck out badly in my research. >Is there a smarter person than me who can track down this L@61D133?? I believe that the screens are kinda a custom job contracted by Toshiba. Toshiba went to Sharp and asked if they had any screens that met the following specs. Sharp said that they didn't have those specs in one unit, but could make them. Toshiba asked if a few million could be made. Sharp eagirly agreed. And the LQ61D133 was born, not availiable from Sharp, but still availiable for $500. All laptop screens cost this much. I had the screen in a 386 laptop die and went to Sanyo to see how much a replacement 9.5" monochrome screen was. $450 Yup, that's right, a laptop I paid $25 for has a screen which costs $450 brand new. This is the sad thing about laptop screens, they usually cost more than the laptop themselves. ike on those laptops that have 14" screens that run to 1cm from the screens edges and are thinner than 1cm. Ouch if those break, might as well toss the whole thing in the trash. All laptop screens (usually ones that do 640x480 or more) seem to cost $450 or more new, reguardless of how antiquated a system they came out of, or how antiquated a display they are. I did find a guy who knew how to swap parts from two screens and make one single good screen. The cost, $499.95, shipping allready included. This got me thinking, mabyee there's a way to refurbish these screens and fix them up. Take a screen with cracked glass from a user's son or pet trying to surf the internet unsupervised, and one with a chip that blew and swap some SMT parts. Presto, a perfectly working screen. But I have not the experience nor the equipment to do this. :( I'm hoping that someone on the list can, or knows someone who can, or at least knows someone who knows someone who can do that. And, I'm hoping to spend $150, or less, on a screen. I believe that I know why these things die so readily. Upon powerup there's a spike of power sent to teh screen. (the side effect is a few solid black likes appearing that fade sway to the sides in a sec or two after the screen is powered up) It seems that the screen has insufficient protection (because of a cheap screen design or cheap mboard design that sends this spike in the first place) and you stand a 1/1000 or so chance of having it blow whenever it's turned on, goes out of sleep mode, have the power on and simply close the display then re-open it, etc. It's shame really that such a fine little machine was designed with this philosophy: (I heard it from a repair guy I was talking to) "These librettos weren't designed really to be repaired. They were designed as disposable systems, when they die, you toss them into the trash. This is why I don't have any parts for it." Again, what a shame. | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
Busted Libretto?
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 23:07:40 -0700 From: TechnoDragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Busted Libretto? If anyone out there has a busted libretto with a good screen, I'll but it from you. My libretto 70ct just had it's screen die last week. (I treat my libretto like it's made of gold, complete with padded case, but aparrently a chip went south on the screen's board. Now I have a completely white screen, but uncracked glass) This was something of a dissappointment. So, I'm hoping that someone on this list has a Libretto with a messed up motherboard, etc, but that has a good screen that they'd be willing to sell just the screen or the whole thing after having some of it's parts stripped off to reduce the cost. The screen that died is a Sharp LQ61D133. If another libretto that'd not a 70ct, but has that same model screen (like a 50 or 60, or ??), I'll but it from you. Email me with what you have, and we'll talk. Also, if you want to feel adventurous, my screen is for sale if you want to use it to fix up another libretto. because it has uncracked glass, if you want to swap chips til the screen works, you can take a libretto with a cracked screen and possibly fix up your unit with this one. Or, pay $550 for a new screen. :) (current screen is not for sale until I get a new one and confirm that it works) Worldwide shipping is well accepted by myself, and I'll cover all shipping charges. Thanks, | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
White screen on 70ct
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 13:33:28 -0700 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: White screen on 70ct I recently picked up a Libretto 70ct. Then a strange thing happenned, I decided to change the dos text mode to unstretched. Upon rebooting, the screen was stuck solid white. I had restored to defaults, and that didn't fix the prob. It works fine with an external monitor in the enhanced port replicator. When using the external monitor, the screen turns off so it's unlit and not white anymore (to be expected in internal / external display mode as opposed to simultaneous mode). I have tried disassembling the screen's components and reassembling it in a vain attempt to fix it hoping that it was a lost connection. No results, other than those rectangular stickers that go over the screws not not wanting to stay flat anymore. After spending money on Toshiba's tech support line (last time I ever do that, what a waste), and calling long distance to several repair stores approved my Toshiba to repair the libretto, they have reported that the screen is dying / dead. :( I would like to know if anyone has had this problem before and can confirm that this is the problem. Or if anyone out there can tell me how to fix this baby, if it's fixable my myself (I doubt it, but it's worth a shot). Does anyone out there have a 70ct for sale that's flakey, busted, etc, but otherwise has a good screen? Thanks, ---- | the ·TechnoDragon· | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://www.blarg.net/~tdragon/ | ** 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... **
