Re: Sopt the blasphemy/tech idiocy.

[David Allen]

I know. I have it with VPC 4 on a G3/217 upgraded 7100. (I get133MHZ PC
test times with ME.) I only use it to check my website designs to make
sure they work with the Windoze versions of IE and NS when I can keep it
running long enough to open them! It came with my VPC 4 and I haven't
taken the time to figure out how to install Windoze 95. Still junk, but
stays running longer. (usually)

Ah, I hope no one took me seriously on my earlier post ?!!!  ;-O  I'd hate
to think that some brand new Mac user joining this list got the idea that
they needed to use (or should ever consider using) Windoze on our beloved
Macs!

David Allen

Jake Norcross wrote:

> If I upgrade my
> > 1400 to at least Windoze ME can I get that clear a
> > screen?
>
> DEAR GOD!! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?!!
>
> No, seriously guys- WinME is a horrible OS.  I know.
> I'm using it right now.
>
> >:(
>
> Jake


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Help with drivers

[Kountryone]

Hi All
I am trying to find drivers for a US robotics XJ1560 modem for the
Mac. All I find on their site is drivers for windoze. Can anyone steer me to
the right driver???

Also looking for a driver for a Farallon PC card 2.1 and PC card standard. I
can't find any other markings to help with this. It is an ethernet card. I
really need this card to work.

Can anyone help?
Thanks
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Re: G3 internal Modem

[Gary D. Adams]

Control Panels, TCP/IP--select the modem.

G

rpadv wrote:

> Hi People
> I seem to be having a real problem setting up the internal modem in a Beige
> G3DT. The machine has OS8.5 installed. I looked in the modem control panel
> and nothing shows up as an internal modem. I assume (bad thing to do) that
> it is a GV modem. I have selected all of the GV modems and all it offers is
> modem or printer port. Helllp, how do I get the machine to set up on
> internal
> Thanks
> Jim
>
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Re: 520c Termination!

[Paul Nelson]

At 9:58 PM -0400 9/12/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I simply wanna know WHERE do I put the terminator in the above-mentioned
>setup? Between the HDI-30 and the SCSI cable?

I would try it going to an external drive Centronix 50, and use a
pass-through terminator, or maybe two.  Another cable goes from the
external drive to the desktop, and that's because the 30 pin dock cables
usually end in Cent50.
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520c Termination!

[coccorp]

Evidently I have been SPOILED all of this past decade by exclusively using Duos

Tonite I just tried to hook up my 520c to my desktop by putting it into SCSI Disk 
Mode, and just like I have done a trillion times w/ my Duos, I got my trusty HDI-30, 
and my DB-25 x2 cable...

..yeah, yeah! I know NOW what I was missing...!;-)

...only because of U guys. I remember a topic in the recent past about termination. So 
now this is what I wanna know: WHERE DO I PUT THE DANG THANG?!?

I DO NOT wanna even try to understand SCSI and Termination; I went to law school, and 
I hear that understanding THAT SCSI-sh*t is even harder than the Rule Against 
Perpetuities...!

I simply wanna know WHERE do I put the terminator in the above-mentioned setup? 
Between the HDI-30 and the SCSI cable?

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Re: G3 internal Modem

[rpadv]

Hi People
I seem to be having a real problem setting up the internal modem in a Beige
G3DT. The machine has OS8.5 installed. I looked in the modem control panel
and nothing shows up as an internal modem. I assume (bad thing to do) that
it is a GV modem. I have selected all of the GV modems and all it offers is
modem or printer port. Helllp, how do I get the machine to set up on
internal
Thanks
Jim


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Re: G3 Pismo power plug

[P . F . Grenier]

On Thursday, Sep 12, 2002, at 20:59 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I have asked this question before, and gotten some help. However I 
> need more.
> I have a G3 Pismo with a bum power cord. The plastic over the cable 
> has a
> defect, and the wire is slightly exposed, causing it to spark when 
> plugged in
> to the wall. One kind PB lister suggested just cutting the wire, and
> re-solding it. The problem is that the defect is right at the end of 
> the plug
> that connects to the computer. There would be nothing  sticking out of 
> the
> back of the plus to which to solder.
> Another kind PB lister suggested a new power supply...$89.00 for a
> refurbished one!
>

I just ordered an external battery charger for my girl friend's 
clamshell iBook, it comes with a yo-yo charger. It was $48, and they 
were having a 20% off sale at the time. maybe the 'oops' code still 
works Anyway you could by the external iBook charger and use the 
yo-yo.


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G3 Pismo power plug

[DWT001]

I have asked this question before, and gotten some help. However I need more. 
I have a G3 Pismo with a bum power cord. The plastic over the cable has a 
defect, and the wire is slightly exposed, causing it to spark when plugged in 
to the wall. One kind PB lister suggested just cutting the wire, and 
re-solding it. The problem is that the defect is right at the end of the plug 
that connects to the computer. There would be nothing  sticking out of the 
back of the plus to which to solder. 
Another kind PB lister suggested a new power supply...$89.00 for a 
refurbished one!
I think I'll keep trying to fix what I've got.
What I think I need is a new plug that would go into the back of the 
computer. Then I could cut off the old plug, and solder the new to the old.
I'm dead in the water without this machine. Any ideas or direction would be a 
big help.
Tks.
Dave

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Re: Sopt the blasphemy/tech idiocy.

[Jake Norcross]

If I upgrade my
> 1400 to at least Windoze ME can I get that clear a
> screen?

DEAR GOD!! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?!!

No, seriously guys- WinME is a horrible OS.  I know. 
I'm using it right now.

>:(   

Jake

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Re: 3400 users!

[Tom & Lisa P]

>I'm sure it has something to do with the machine having pre-production
>ROMs or something. The 'Book is labeled as: "Hooper DVT Unit" so it's
>probably got development ROMs. I've tried every OS from 8.0 to 9.2.1 and
>none are acceptable apparently. The 'Book gives an error while booting
>that means something like "This Mac's ROMs are too new(?)/old(?) for this
>OS." I forget now exactly which, it's been awhile since I've tried it.

Pre-production ROMs ?!?! Heck, SOLDER those bad boys OUT and replace 
them with NEW roms from a dead mobo.

>BTW, any OS collectors out there want the Sonata OS that was on it's HD
>when I got it? I'm pretty sure it ain't exactly the 8.1 GM.
>
>Hey, I got an idea! *. . . maybe I could grab the ROMs image and compare
>it to a production 3400 . . . Uhh, I forget how to grab the ROMs, anyone
>care to remind me?

Um...err  uhh I know there is a way... some Amiga program 
used for an emulator...

>Dan K

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Re: 1400cs vs 1400c screens

[Tom & Lisa P]

>I thought I posted this already, but it hasn't shown up on the list, so here
>goes:
>
>Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one, is the
>difference that radical?
>
>Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor?

Neither the passive or active is bad.  I think the active is about as 
good as a desktop monitor, but YMMV.

>Any suggestions for sources for the 1400c screen other than eBay?

Nowhere will you find them as cheapp as on ebay.

>Thanks,
>Spence

Mad Dog

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Re: Woo hoo!!!!

[Tom & Lisa P]

>Ok, I ran some tests in MacBench 5.  The results are on my
>website: 
>
>Any speed differences between the overclocked CS motherboard and the
>standard CE motherboard are probably coincidental.  As you can tell,
>the specs are almost exactly what you would expect and are very
>similar to the performance of a PowerBook 1400/117.  ;-)  Next up:
>changing the bus speed Soon as I get around to ordering the parts
>from Digi-Key
>
>Mad Dog:  The VRAM chip on my 5300cs says:
>
>TI   -70
>TMS55165DGH
>HD 58A72AC P
>

Same as mine.  Probably the same type of VRAM is on a 3400 and 1400. 
Want me to send it to you ?

>At least, that's what's printed on the IC that I think is the 512K of
>VRAM. It's at position U10 on the bottom of the mobo...  Any idea
>where the MMU is on this machine?  These 603e's didn't have integrated
>memory controllers, did they?  There's a monster TI chip under the
>603e - that's not a 3rd party MMU, is it?

IIRC, its part of the CPU, but I am not an expert.

>The Whitney (U12) chip controls IDE, right?
>That ITT (U6) chip does the ATA/IDE expansion (media bay) I think...
>The T-Rex (U24) IC should be the PCMCIA controller
>And I don't know what the rest of the stuff does... Can't find the
>"singer" chip (which controls audio)...  It's interesting seeing an
>AMD IC on that board (U20).  I wonder what that does?

Its mostly a mystery to me, except the Chips 65225 is the video 
controller (I think).

>Peace out,
>Drew

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Re: Duo 280 screen on a 230/250 logic board

[Tom & Lisa P]

>OK, I just tried the 280 screen on a 230/250 LB (using the 250 cable of
>course) and it also worked just dandy. Now to try a 2300 screen on a 280
>. . . yeah, I know it's not supposed to work, but since I've got 'em all
>apart anyway . . .

That is interesting.  So a passive matrix screen should work on a 
270/280 with the right cable.

How many shades of grey can you use with the 280 LCD on a 230 motherboard ?

Someone here reported that trying a 2300 screen on a 280 caused 
physical damage. Beware.

>Heck, any other requests while I've got this pile of parts? Sadly, I
>don't have any 270s so can't toss any of those into the blender.  : >)

Whats the manufacturer and part# on the 250 screen ?

>Thought y'all should know,
>
>Dan K
>
>PS: Damn, did I mention how much I _love_ Ambroid Pro-Weld? Hot damn I
>love that stuff. First my PB500s, now all my Duos are repaired, c'mon,
>bring on more cracked and broken PBs, baby!!! Oh yeah!

Put your observations on a web page.

Mad Dog

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Re: Sopt the blasphemy/tech idiocy.

[David Allen]

Yeah, but it already has 2 bids!! The screen looks great. If I upgrade my
1400 to at least Windoze ME can I get that clear a screen?

David Allen

Morgan wrote:

> If there is anything more upsetting than the idea of a PowerBook in the
> hands of someone who just doesn't understand it, it is sure the proof of
> such a tragedy.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2053345776
>
> Maybe a bit more RAM and it could run Win2k...
>
> a.
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Re: 1400cs vs 1400c screens

[Cameron Kaiser]

> Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one, is the
> difference that radical?

Yes, yes, yes.

> Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor?

Sharp, yes. Colour perfect, no. The screen is a bit washed out compared to
a CRT, but no LCD is as good anyway. It's a very nice screen for an LCD.

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Re: 3400 users!

[Scott Holder]

Several of the emulators out there include ROM dumping utils. Check out
http://basilisk2.cjb.net . You may have to download the distribution to
get it, or there might be a standalone download of the rom dumper.

It's aimed at 68k ROMs for 68k Emulation, but the last time I tried it,
I was able to dump my 6500's ROM.

Scott Holder

-Original Message-
From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dan
K
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 2:38 PM


Hey, I got an idea! *. . . maybe I could grab the ROMs image and compare

it to a production 3400 . . . Uhh, I forget how to grab the ROMs, anyone

care to remind me?

Dan K


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Re: 3400 users!

[Dan K]

I'm sure it has something to do with the machine having pre-production 
ROMs or something. The 'Book is labeled as: "Hooper DVT Unit" so it's 
probably got development ROMs. I've tried every OS from 8.0 to 9.2.1 and 
none are acceptable apparently. The 'Book gives an error while booting 
that means something like "This Mac's ROMs are too new(?)/old(?) for this 
OS." I forget now exactly which, it's been awhile since I've tried it.

BTW, any OS collectors out there want the Sonata OS that was on it's HD 
when I got it? I'm pretty sure it ain't exactly the 8.1 GM.

Hey, I got an idea! *. . . maybe I could grab the ROMs image and compare 
it to a production 3400 . . . Uhh, I forget how to grab the ROMs, anyone 
care to remind me?

Dan K

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On 9/12/02 PowerBooks "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Why's that?  I've typing this on a 3400 right now and it running OS 9.1.
>
>> --
>> From:Dan K
>> Subject: Re: 3400 users!
>>
>> I managed to stuff a FW card into my non-cardbus caged 3400, but it
>> does me little good as the darn PB will run only OS 8.1.
>>

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Sopt the blasphemy/tech idiocy.

[Morgan]

If there is anything more upsetting than the idea of a PowerBook in the
hands of someone who just doesn't understand it, it is sure the proof of
such a tragedy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2053345776

Maybe a bit more RAM and it could run Win2k...

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Re: 1400cs vs 1400c screens

[André Rüegg]

When I upgraded my 520c to the active matrix 540c I was delighted. The
active matrix screen is much easier on the eyes, brighter, sharper, and has
better color.

Andre

on 9/12/02 12:27 PM, Scott Holder at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Although I haven't had any experience with the 1400's screens, I can
> tell you that going from a passive matrix to active matrix on the Duos
> is like night and day. Once you use an active matrix LCD you can't go
> back to passive ;)
> 
> As for sharpness, if anything it's sharper. Sometimes a little too sharp
> as text and such looks a bit more jaggy ;)
> 
> Scott Holder
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
> Spencer Carter
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:15 PM
> To: PowerBooks
> Subject: 1400cs vs 1400c screens
> 
> 
> I thought I posted this already, but it hasn't shown up on the list, so
> here
> goes:
> 
> Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one,
> is the difference that radical?
> 
> Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor?
> 
> Any suggestions for sources for the 1400c screen other than eBay?
> 
> Thanks,
> Spence
> 


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Re: 1400cs vs 1400c screens

[Brian]

>
>Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one, is the
>difference that radical?
>
>Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor?
>
>Any suggestions for sources for the 1400c screen other than eBay?

I can't say about the 1400 displays 'cos I don't have both; but I do 
have each type on 5300s.

I've a passive display on my 1400 and 5300cs, and an active display 
on my 5300ce.

The active 5300ce display is very very nice.  I get used to the 1400 
passive.  The 1400 passive display is IMO much nicer han the passive 
5300 for some reason.  I've read on lowendmac or elsewhere that the 
1400's passive display was about the nicest passive display Apple 
used.

I have kept an eye on ebay for active matrix 1400 displays (about the 
only place to find them) and while I was on vacation and not 
watching, some went for $60.  Only time I've seen them less than 
$110-120.  Which seems a lot.

I have pretty much decided that I like the passive 1400 display due 
to privacy- I use it a lot at work and the viewing angle is actually 
nice in that others cannot peek at your stuff as easily.  The passive 
display on the 5300cs machine I have however I would not be super 
happy with, on a computer I use a lot.

B

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Re: powerbook 100 problems

[Bruce Johnson]

On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 04:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

> SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR A LONG POST.
> hi all and thanks for the great input about my dying
> pb100. to clarify, i have gotten it to successfully
> boot using an ext. floppy in the past, but using every
> SCSI tool i could get my hands on (silverlining, apple
> hd sc setup, scsi probe, etc), all i could see was the
> firmware (a conner 20M). the drive would spin up and
> click audibly, but not in the normal fashion. instead
> of rapid short clicking, it would do something like
> this:
> _CLICK_ CLICK CLIck CLick Click click click click click
> click click click. (loud at first then gradually fading
> out, about a dozen clicks total. then it would pause
> for a sec and try again, a few times before giving up)

That is a bad, BAD noise for a HDD to make.

> BUT IT GETS BETTER!!! I recently went overseas to
> Korea, which uses the 220V standard (i live in USA)
> that the pb100 power supply supports (because as 100
> users should know the lifetime of a leadacid battery is
> terrible). I brought the pb100 along just for fun, as i
> had some b&w games on a floppy.
> Lo and behold, when i plug it in and press any key, the
> startup disk is given back to me and the pb boots into
> sys 7! (i was using 6.0.8L on a floppy for its mini
> footprint). the HD was somehow revitalized!!!

Yep, same thing happened on my 540 just before the HDD died the death. 
Sufficient jostling about might get the drive to work again, for a 
short period of time. In my case it was a godsend because I could get 
the data off of the system onto anothe networked mac.

It definitively can NOT be the difference between power: the PB100 
takes the DC power from it's power supply, which doesn't vary with the 
input voltage.

That the FDD gave up the ghost is also indicative...bet the power or 
data cable's gotten jostled loose.

> --
Bruce Johnson

Wherever you go, there you are.



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Re: 1400cs vs 1400c screens

[Scott Holder]

Although I haven't had any experience with the 1400's screens, I can
tell you that going from a passive matrix to active matrix on the Duos
is like night and day. Once you use an active matrix LCD you can't go
back to passive ;)

As for sharpness, if anything it's sharper. Sometimes a little too sharp
as text and such looks a bit more jaggy ;)

Scott Holder

-Original Message-
From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Spencer Carter
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:15 PM
To: PowerBooks
Subject: 1400cs vs 1400c screens


I thought I posted this already, but it hasn't shown up on the list, so
here
goes:

Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one,
is the difference that radical?

Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor?

Any suggestions for sources for the 1400c screen other than eBay?

Thanks,
Spence


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1400cs vs 1400c screens

[Spencer Carter]

I thought I posted this already, but it hasn't shown up on the list, so here
goes:

Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one, is the
difference that radical?

Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor?

Any suggestions for sources for the 1400c screen other than eBay?

Thanks,
Spence

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Re: Introduction and Question. :)

[Paul Nelson]

At 11:35 PM -0400 9/11/02, K.L. Shelly wrote:
> Is under $10 for both on E-Bay a fair price for both?

Probably not, unless you're very lucky.  The charger/discharger is
the most important, as it might let you recover a battery that looks dead.
Try lemswaplist.
Paul



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Re: Need help with dead 520c

[COCCORP]

In a message dated 02-09-12 10:34:10 EDT, you write:

> have received the service manual. Thank you. I will be going through that
>  today in the hope of finding a cure.

Sure thing!!

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PB540 Hard Drive Upgrade

[wlewis]

Hello,
I picked up an IBM 1.2 gb (DPRS-21215) scsi disk to upgrade from the 320mb disk 
in my 540c. I got the drive installed just fine, formated and have 8.1 and all 
of my various bits of software installed. However, when I go to startup without 
anything on the external scsci bus, I get the question mark floppy rather than 
a happy mac. When I have my other items (an external hard disk, Apple CD-150, 
and a Zip drive) connected, everything is happy.

This would seem to be a termination issue, but I can't see where I should need 
to do anything. If I understand the repair manual and the technote correctly, 
there shouldn't be a problem. 

Anyone have any hints, tips, suggestions? I'm on digest mode, so CC's are 
appreciated. 

Thanks,

William




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Re: Need help with dead 520c

[André Rüegg]

Craig,

I have received the service manual. Thank you. I will be going through that
today in the hope of finding a cure.

Thanks again,

Andre


on 9/11/02 1:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> In a message dated 02-09-11 13:32:44 EDT, you write:
> 
> 
>> But when I hit the power button it just sits there.
> 
> 
> I am sure I have the .pdf file on that machine, if U want it. It dscribes a
> way to reset the power on the PB 5xx (& other "trubbel-shootin' tricks") but
> I don't remember it offhand. I think it involves removing all forms of power
> and letting it sit a spell??
> 
> Anyway, If U still need it this evening, I can send a link when I leave the
> Salt Mine...
> 
> ---
> Craig W. 
> Mac Proud (1985-) in Houston Texas
> Current Toys:  Performa 578 & 6115/G3, PowerMac 6100/G3, 7300/200, 7600/200,
> 7300/200, 7600/233, 7500/132 ... 4 Duo Docks, Three Powerbook Duo 280c's, two
> Turtle Doves AND I still use my Newton 120 daily !!)


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Re: Need help with dead 520c

[André Rüegg]

Scott and Paul,

I have tried resetting the power manager with no luck. :-(

Any other ideas?

Thanks,

Andre 
> 
> Have you reset the power manager?  Ctl/opt/Apple/restart with
> power/batt off for half hr.
> No way for CompUSA, or any other commercial repair.  You can do it
> yourself, as the 5XX's are so modular that there's no reason for paying
> techies.
> Get the service manual, and swap back the 040 to narrow down the
> problem.  Might be the PPC daughtercard.  If it still doesn't work, then
> you know that the most expensive part isn't the problem.  Probably the
> motherboard, then.
> Paul
> 
> 


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Re: 1400c RAM expansion

[csean]

on 9/12/02 01:09, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I've had my eye on this thread and other similar threads in the past
> because I've got more than 80 (!!) 24MB ram modules I'm unable to sell
> until I can figure out why they don't work in some 1400s, but _do_ work
> fine in others _and_ how to fix it.
> 
> I've read everything I could find on the net, in list archives, in NGs,
> etc. but the best info I've seen so far can be found in the Apple devnote
> on the second generation 1400:

How have you tested them? In stacked pairs? Stacked with other modules?
Singly? 

Seems odd that there'd be trouble with a single 24MB module.

But the stacked module problem is pretty well known. Seems there's an
unsolvable problem with some 1400's - perhaps a memory controller problem? -
wherein they can't use  the 4MB or 8MB "Apple slot" module installed above
the 8MB motherboard module. The result is that they cannot have more than
56MB installed. I had one of these - it was a 1400c/166 - which was a jewel
of a PB, except for the 56MB memory limit. It worked great with 2 x 24MB or
1 x 16MB + 1 x 32MB stacked modules. Didn't work with 24MB + 32MB stacked
modules. Worked fine with a G3 upgrade too.

Chris H


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