Re: CompUSA margin
Depends on the store, there are, of course, some hardcore Mac'ers there... one store I was in in Brookfield, WI had a mac specialist there, as well. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
Has anyone stumbled across a site that carries Ericsson (LX677) Cell phone to phone cable adapters, or info as to how I could use the cell phones with my Macs. I have a couple of 1400s with GV Ethernet/56k modem PCMCIA cards and a couple of old Ericsson LX677s that seem to work better than any of the newer phones in our area. (ATT has much better coverage around Las Vegas than anyone else. The other local services have extensive dead areas when you play in the desert mountains around here.) TIA David Allen nanci caron wrote: Has anyone else tried this setup? Seems like a natural but I don't recall any other traffic on this list in the recent past. I have a 3400 laptop and have figured out how to use it with my cell phone for an internet connection. I use it while traveling as a passenger on the road or even on our boat. It has come in handy in other circumstances as well. My phone is a Qualcomm and the interconnectivity kit (cable and PC modem scripts software) was found at Verizon - my cell phone company. After much searching, I found an adaptor that connected this cable (from the kit) to another cable with the serial port end. Then I had to pester the cell phone company people until I finally got the Mac modem script emailed to me. Works like a charm; I get a 14.4 connection. Hope this helps or inspires you. Nanci -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Power Adapters
Greetings: My friend recently gave me a Powerbook 145B. Unfortunately, batteries and auto adapters are difficult to find and expensive. I read the specifications on my AC adapter, which said the output was 7.5V, 2.OA. What I'm wondering is if I could use a generic universal auto adapter with my Powerbook, and also where I could find batteries at a low cost. After all, a laptop that isn't portable may as well not be a laptop. You can get away with any adaptor that puts out between 6 and 8 volts DC at 2 Amps or better. The current requirement is the tough part, but I've run mine on 6VDC at 3 Amps with no problems. The only time the PB145 draws more than 2.5A is at startup, and after that it settles down to less than 2A with the HD running and the backlight on. Most auto adaptors are only good for 1.5A maximum (if regulated), but you can give it a shot. The only thing you''ll fry is the adaptor itself if it can't supply the needed current. Good luck : ) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Need some info please!
At 11:09 PM -0700 8/1/02, kountryone wrote: I was looking for info on WHAT the ugly sound is coming from my car, so downloaded some 'bad' car sound from a site. It down loaded them as .ram files?!! What on earth will play these sounds Thanks for info. - PJ Real Player. Usually a .ram file is just a URL for the sound. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
-- From: Clark Martin On my last vacation I used my StarTac to download my e-mail an check the web a little even as we were driving. It did drop out a few times but kept it up long enough. Clark, I'm curious as to what kind of connection speeds you got. My knew Kyocera phone can be used that way too but I wasn't sure if it would be worth purchasing the serial cable. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
I posted this last night but it didn't seem to get on the list, so here it is again, if it's a dupe I'm sorry. I have a PC card compact flash card adapter for a PC laptop that I have. I was wondering if it would work with my Powerbook 5300? Has anyone tried one of these? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
Hey anybody...I have been trying very hard to find a cable for my 3Com Megahertz cellular PC card (Model 3CXM556) and had no luck. Want to get online from my PB while on the road with my cell phone. I have a Nokia 5160i. Tried to search 3Com web site and that was frustrating and time consuming. Anyone know where I can look or call? Thanks, Byron on 8/2/02 8:56 AM, Tom Roth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- From: Clark Martin On my last vacation I used my StarTac to download my e-mail an check the web a little even as we were driving. It did drop out a few times but kept it up long enough. Clark, I'm curious as to what kind of connection speeds you got. My knew Kyocera phone can be used that way too but I wasn't sure if it would be worth purchasing the serial cable. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: visor to pb 1400
Also, most of the visor connectors are for both Mac and PC and come with a serial adapter that works great. I got lucky with a visor cradle that came with the adapter, and I use it with a sync CABLE, low profile, that I got off of ebay on my 5300. The cradle sits with my desktop where it belongs. g'luck, joseph -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note that the best connect speed is 14,400. Adequate for e-mail and light surfing. When I was doing it was on a weekend and at night when my connect time is unlimited. Just wanted to note that I am now successfully connected to the internet via Powerbook G3, Merlin G100 GPRS card, and FIDO's GPRS service. Sorry, don't know if it'll work on older Powerbooks. I jumped from a PB 170 to the current G3 so I'm unfamiliar with the configuration of the other 'Books - if they have PC card slots, though, and can run a current OS, I suspect they'd work fine. Anyway, my connect speed approaches 56K, more than adequate for email and makes surfing reasonable. Here I Canada, FIDO currently has a $50.00/month unlimited download no contract deal that will not be around forever (and I think providers plan to charge per kbyte downloaded) so of you're thinking of this setup, now's a good time. FIDO's GPRS service is also the only one that provides seamless roaming between Canada and the US. If any of you are planning on using this setup, get in touch with me and I'll send you the modem script and a PDF of the install manual. - Jodine Chase Dockside, Fraser River, South Arm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
From: nanci caron [EMAIL PROTECTED] I use it while traveling as a passenger on the road or even on our boat. It has come in handy in other circumstances as well. My reason for wireless connectivity is to spend more time on our boat. Are any of you Pbook boaters using nautical software? Any advice on the best software for charting and GPS connectivity? -- Jodine Dockside, Fraser River, South Arm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
jwilliams wrote: I posted this last night but it didn't seem to get on the list, so here it is again, if it's a dupe I'm sorry. I have a PC card compact flash card adapter for a PC laptop that I have. I was wondering if it would work with my Powerbook 5300? Has anyone tried one of these? Works like a charm. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
At 9:56 AM -0400 8/2/02, Tom Roth wrote: -- From: Clark Martin On my last vacation I used my StarTac to download my e-mail an check the web a little even as we were driving. It did drop out a few times but kept it up long enough. Clark, I'm curious as to what kind of connection speeds you got. My knew Kyocera phone can be used that way too but I wasn't sure if it would be worth purchasing the serial cable. 14,400. There are services available where you can get higher speeds, like 144 Kbps. It's a specific service offered by the cell phone company and requires a compatible phone. What I was doing was using ordinary cell service and dialing my ISP. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
At 10:05 AM -0400 8/2/02, jwilliams wrote: I posted this last night but it didn't seem to get on the list, so here it is again, if it's a dupe I'm sorry. I have a PC card compact flash card adapter for a PC laptop that I have. I was wondering if it would work with my Powerbook 5300? Has anyone tried one of these? I have both a CF and SmartMedia adapters and have used both. They require PC Exchange or File Exchange (depending on OS version) to work. Camera flash memory is PC formatted. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
Clark Martin wrote: I have both a CF and SmartMedia adapters and have used both. They require PC Exchange or File Exchange (depending on OS version) to work. Camera flash memory is PC formatted. Oh, yeah...forgot about that, mostly because I haven't seen a Mac without them enabled in years. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
In a message dated 8/2/02 9:21:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have both a CF and SmartMedia adapters and have used both. They require PC Exchange or File Exchange (depending on OS version) to work. Camera flash memory is PC formatted. Oh, yeah...forgot about that, mostly because I haven't seen a Mac without them enabled in years. The local Mac-only shop sells these for about $14.95. These are compatible with both PCMCIA and Cardbus machines. Yes, you will require PC Exchange. Should work in the 5xx and 5300 (PCMCIA) and the G3 Series 1998, 1999, 2000, and later models (Cardbus). -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
on 8/2/02 11:01 AM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jwilliams wrote: I posted this last night but it didn't seem to get on the list, so here it is again, if it's a dupe I'm sorry. I have a PC card compact flash card adapter for a PC laptop that I have. I was wondering if it would work with my Powerbook 5300? Has anyone tried one of these? Works like a charm. Thanks for the info guys...this is good news. We're taking a two week vacation in a month or so and I plan to shoot a lot of digital photos and wanted to be able to dump the flash cards to the hd for storage. I'm about to expand the hd of the 5300 to a 6 GB so I will have some storage space. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flashcard adapter with PB5300?
At 12:11 PM -0500 8/2/02, James Williams wrote: on 8/2/02 11:01 AM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jwilliams wrote: I posted this last night but it didn't seem to get on the list, so here it is again, if it's a dupe I'm sorry. I have a PC card compact flash card adapter for a PC laptop that I have. I was wondering if it would work with my Powerbook 5300? Has anyone tried one of these? Works like a charm. Thanks for the info guys...this is good news. We're taking a two week vacation in a month or so and I plan to shoot a lot of digital photos and wanted to be able to dump the flash cards to the hd for storage. I'm about to expand the hd of the 5300 to a 6 GB so I will have some storage space. We just took a trip and I was downloading both my camera (SmartMedia) and my daughters (CompactFlash) to my 5300c. I upgraded the HD to 20Gb after I bought it. I set up a folder to hold the downloads and put an alias of it in the Apple Menu so it was very simple to transfer the pictures. When I got home I simply uploaded all the pictures to the file server where I normally store them. I've done this on a couple of trips including a camping trip - no problems. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: The solar powered Powerbook?
On 8/1/02 11:09 AM, Jae Redfern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to remember a Solar option being available for the 1400 at one time but haven't heard of it since. Would anyone out there care to recommend a solar power option that might do the trick for a 3400? Cheers, Jae There's an outfit in Ukiah (CA) called Real Goods that seems to know all about anything to do with solar power and sustainable living. Obviously you can't just pop in from Alaska, but check their Web site: http://www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/list.cfm?dp=4100sd=4105 leads to a fairly specific page that might have just the info you need. And good luck! A wonderful trick if you can pull it off. Victoria -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: visor to pb 1400
Also, most of the visor connectors are for both Mac and PC and come with a serial adapter that works great. I got lucky with a visor cradle that came with the adapter, and I use it with a sync CABLE, low profile, that I got off of ebay on my 5300. I just bought two serial cradles for the non-rechargeable Visors, which come with the Mac adapter for the printer/modem port, on clearance at Wal-Mart for $5. I also picked up an EyeModule 1 for $20. I also got a serial cradle for the Edge at BestBuy for $3. Andrew -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook
I am very interested in this topic, but have three questions, for now!!! 1.What is CDMA? 2. What cellphones are CDMA? 3. What kinds of powerbooks and internal modems are we talking about? I have a Duo 2300 with a 14.4 modem. Can it be done with an older and slower book? Frank C. Modica 501 E. Green St. Urbana, IL. 61802 USA 1-217-367-4133 -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
Is it possible to convert a PC modem script into a Mac modem script? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook
At 4:50 PM -0500 8/2/02, Frank Modica wrote: I am very interested in this topic, but have three questions, for now!!! 1.What is CDMA? 2. What cellphones are CDMA? 3. What kinds of powerbooks and internal modems are we talking about? I have a Duo 2300 with a 14.4 modem. Can it be done with an older and slower book? While I didn't try it with a Duo (I have a 280c) it should work. I did it with my 5300c and it works well. A modem over a cell phone is limited to 14,400 anyways. CDMA, TDMA, PCS and GSM?? (european type) are different forms of digital cellular. AFAIK all are capable of handling a modem connection although some may be better at it than others, I don't know. Most types of cell phones seem to come in both CDMA and TDMA and many are also made for PCS. One thing I like about my StarTac is that it has the modem built in. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?
At 6:05 PM -0400 8/2/02, Sean McGroty wrote: Is it possible to convert a PC modem script into a Mac modem script? Not really. I'm not even sure there are PC modem scripts but the Mac modem script is particular to the Apple's Remote Access. You can edit a Mac modem script for one modem into a script for another modem if you know the particulars of the new modem. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Bad PowerBook sound board
I just found that my PowerBook G3 (Lombard)'s sound board fried! No sound from speakers, no sound from sound port in the back, no sound when resetting PRAM. Anyway, I'm considering two options - the cost of fixing (one quote is $200 for the part and $90 for labor) or the cost of buying another PowerBook (floor models and used models TOTALLY acceptable). I don't know about the new iBooks yet as I've had limited exposure to them and I know I don't want the TiBook because of its delicate nature. I just upgraded my current PowerBook with a 40 Gb hard drive, a PC slot Airport card (Orinoco Gold) and it has 320 Mb RAM. It's running quite well at 400 Mhz (Mac OS X 10.1.5) so the lack of sound is the only problem. I really don't want to spend over $1400 for a replacement if I don't have to. Any ideas? -- Esver Camacho mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group http://www.gcmac.org -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: HFS+ PB 190--Description of problems
Thanks for the input questions, folks. To answer the questions, I'm installing OS 8.1 from the CD that shipped with my neighbor's beige G3/233. It's the original Apple CD, not a copy. As for the problems, they have been many and varied and not quite like anything I'd ever seen before. The first several times I tried to boot the PB 190 into 8.1 from the HFS partition on the internal drive, the Finder never finished loading. It showed the desktop pattern and (blank) menu bar, and nothing else but the pointer. I once let it sit for several hours--no change. I had to resort to the reset button on the back panel to reboot it. Disabling extensions by holding down shift made no difference; space-bar-ing into Extensions Manager generated various random errors I won't even try to describe. I disabled several extensions manually--Quicktime, Speech, etc--and the Finder still hung at the same point. I could now generate programmable interrupts, but G FINDER is the only command I know, and it didn't respond to that. I could now reboot from the keyboard, though. Now after thoroughly resetting the PRAM (and booting into OS 7.6.1 a few times--from the same partition of the internal drive), booting into OS 8.1 from the internal drive causes an error of type 41 and instructs me to reboot with extensions disabled--whether or not I held down the shift key! Oh, and another wrinkle--the PB doesn't even run normally from the minimal-install of 8.1 on the external drive. It boots normally, but after a few minutes it doesn't allow me to go more than 2 or so folders deep in the hard drive, or scroll down to see the part of the folder I need to see. What it does when I try is odd indeed: all the Finder windows disappear, even the icons on the desktop go away, and when they come back up, the open windows are not the ones I last saw--they're ones I remember closing a few minutes previously! They may be the ones I left open at the last reboot; I'm not sure. All through this, the pointer remains tantalizingly mobile. And if you feel like you've heard about this before--you have, in an email I sent a week or so ago. I hope I've described it a bit more clearly this time around! Any further hints/tips/odd thoughts are sure to be appreciated. Thanks, Jesse -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
pbk 5300 and compact flash question
I have read the recent posts concerning Compact flash/ Smart media pcmcia cards and adapters. With a powerbook 5300, is there a 'better' purchase: Sandisk Compact Flash OR Smart Media adapter and card? I undestand they are slightly different sizes. I am especially interested in using this card to overcome the 64 mb ram barrier on the laptop, rather than for hard disk storage. Does anyone have instructions or suggestions for this? Thanks. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Powerbook 180c-help
Hi All, I'm looking for a Display flew cable part number (922-0380) for a PB 180c. Anybody know where such a thing could be found? After a long search I had bought a second unit for parts hoping that it might have one, but it too was broken. So back to square one. Appreciate any help. Thanks Richard Skipp -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
