Re: alternative os`s for 1400
On 2002-12-23 03:48, Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MkLinux is allegedly supported on the 1400. Never tried it, however. Not exactly supported, but it does work, after the user jumps through a couple of (fiery) hoops. The major downsides are that MkLinux (GNU/Mach, actually) on a 1400, once you get it installed, doesn't support networking or SCSI devices, leaving you a with pretty much isolated machine. http://lppcfom.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/350.html ,xtG .tsooJ -- Joost van de Griek http://www.jvdg.net/ -- 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: 180 ZIP DRIVE
--- Shelley Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my first day and first post on this list. I have a 180 running 7.5.1 and would like to use my ZIP drive with it, but the SCUSI probe won't put the Zip drive on the desktop. WHat am I dong wrong? I also would like to use this computer to retreive email and use fax when we are travelling, but I have lost the software for the internal modaem. Any Idea where I can get the right software? Where is the best place to buy a new battery, or is anyone rebuilding the old ones? Thanks Mr. Shelley Herman Dpending on your SCSI cable length, the importance of termination is greater or lesser. But, the last device and first device in a SCSI chain should be terminated If the Zip drive is the only external SCSI device be sure to set its termination switch ON. The cable connector that plugs into the 180 must have only 29 pins (one corner pin missing). The Zip drive must NOT be a parallel port drive intended for the PC. If you don't have the Iomega extension installed you will need an app called Iomega Guest. You can get it here: http://www.rapidnet.com/~gmc/Iomega%20Guest.sea.hqx The icon for this app looks like an extension icon but it is NOT. you simply double click this app's icon like any other app. It does NOT go in the extension folder. System 7.5x is a free download from Apple. It should have any modem software you need I think. eBay sometimes has NEW batteries for that machine. I bought one and it works great (6 hours of low processor, no backlight use) with my 145b. I will say this..it was new and in the box. It would not take a charge at all at first. It would kill the computer when inserted. I used a bench supply to zap it (10 amps applied briefly). Then it worked normally in the computer. Greg __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.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: 180 ZIP DRIVE
My Reply follows quote. On 22/12/2002 22:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shelley Herman) This is my first day and first post on this list. I have a 180 running 7.5.1 and would like to use my ZIP drive with it, but the SCUSI probe won't put the Zip drive on the desktop. WHat am I dong wrong? -- I believe you will need an Iomega extension to make the drive mount. Ken Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. -- 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: Looking for a good multimedia laptop.
I would DISAGREE with Mr Dennis on this. Yes, if you could, I'd suggest external speakers. But for general use, the 3400 is MUCH, MUCH louder than the 1400, and the acoustic clarity is significantly better. I spent 9 years doing professional audio (ie designing sound systems and running them) around the world, and one pet project was the study of acoustics of laptops' sound output. The Powerbooks were by far significantly better than any other models (Compaq Presario's had a tolerable second, due to good speaker placement and some help by Bose (no high's, no low's, must be Bose!).. THe 3400 Kanga outperformed every other Powerbook to date (our last comparison test was on Pismo's iBooks), both in terms of volume and clarity. Of course that may all mean nothing to you who need something for a specific project (ie., your son), but I would suggest that you consider a 3400c (or Kanga) before giving up completely. The Clamshell iBook is not going to be any improvement over the 1400.. A single speaker, same size, same quality--you'll not do any better.. The Dual USB iBook is even worse. Headphones are a great idea, though you may of course deal with other issues (does he put up with headphones or not, and can he be monitored with headphones). From a professional perspective, I'd NOT recommend headphones, especially in-the-ear style) for daily use. The reason is that many folks do permanent damage to their ears by repeatedly running volumes too high, without realizing it. THe worst case of this is when you've got a speaker/earpiece in one ear, and nothing in the other ear. Your brain doesn't listen to just ONE ear--it combines volume from both ears, so you tend to run volume too loud in one ear (if you've got just one earpiece in). i worked with some folks on this, about 5yrs ago, when the in-the-ear monitoring systems were just coming out.. Many musicians did permanent damage to their ears using these systems improperly. THat's why I tend to frown on headphones for daily use... TO summarize--the best sound you'll find in any Powerbook is the 3400/Kanga. It is LOUD (about 12db louder at 1meter than the next closest Powerbook--the Wallstreet), and the full-frequency range is nearly 4x's better than any other Powerbook. Don't even compare these to PC's--you'll be horribly dissappointed.. Thx, David In a message dated 12/23/02 2:36:17 AM, somebody wrote: 3400/kangas are not that much better sounding than 1400c powerbooks. The concept of having all those speakers to give the surround effect is snip A. E. Dennis Ted Man wrote: I am looking for a good multimedia laptop to run educational software for my autistic son. I need a book with good speakers, since much of his software uses spoken commands as well as visual cues. Weve been using my old 1400c until now, but weve had to attach external speakers since the 1400s sound output is so pathetic. Would the 3400/Kanga be a good choice for this? I remember that they had those subwoofers built into Ted -- 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
3400 question
Hi I need the help of a Mac hardware Guru bigtime a short while back I was netsurfing with my 3400 using AC power and with the battery removed. Time to leave happend and forgetting the battery wasn't there I unplugged the Powerbook when it was still running. Course it went out asap but now its completely dead. No response at all and when I press the reset button I get a solid (Not blinking) sleep light. I thought maybe the Powerboard was damaged and replaced it but no improvement still no response with a solid glowing sleep light PLEASE HELP Thanks Happy Holidays Gary -- 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
wobbly G3's a/c adapter
I was gifted a 250 Mhz G3 Powerbook (Kanga?/Lombard?) which has an intermittent Power problem that I would like to solve. The power adapter's shielded bayonet style plug is wobbly when it's socketed and needs to be wedged at an angle to make a connect. It's a pain, unreliable and I don't look so cool goofing with this in front of women! I guess this problem is common, but how do I fix it? Appreciative of any replies - I'm new to Powerbooks, so I apologize if this is too remedial. Thanks, Chris Smith -- 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: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!
on 12/22/02 11:30 PM, Andrew Kershaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy non-denominational end-of-year feast and celebration of the winter solstice (northern hemisphere), summer solstice (southern hemisphere), coming new year, family and friends, religious belief system, and general merry making! And all of those good things to you too, Drew, and all other listers of whatever gender/political persuasion/national origin/ethnic identity/religious orientation/age cohort/income level/social status/educational attainment, etc. Joy to world. Victoria -- Live each day like it is your last because someday you'll be right. -- 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: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!
Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. Chanuka also happens nearby, as well, but it's not the same, obviously. In a message dated 12/23/02 4:02:38 PM, you wrote: Happy non-denominational end-of-year feast and celebration of the winter solstice (northern hemisphere), summer solstice (southern hemisphere), coming new year, family and friends, religious belief system, and general merry making! -- 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: 3400 question
When you reset the Power Manager, did you remove the battery and unplug the A/C? Gary Gary E Davis wrote: Hi Victoria I've done both yet it still shows a solid Sleep light Gary -- 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: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!
At 12:21 PM 12/23/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed thusly: Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. *Sure* you want to open that can o' worms? Might want to start on Mac2Mac, if so, just so we don't drown in off-topicness -- 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: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. Chanuka also happens nearby, as well, but it's not the same, obviously. Did you NOT see The Simpsons where Lisa becomes a Buddhist? Christmas is the Christianization of the Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice. Or that's what Hiker Boy says. . . __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.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: Processor Speed Apple Profiler
From: David Allen Subject: Re: Processor Speed Apple Profiler Believe the software that came with your upgrade. It is a common problem for Apple Profiler to have odd readouts with non-standard CPUs. My 1400s , #1-G3/217 @ 217 and # 2-G3/333 @ 333 according to Sonnet, Powerlogix and Newertech software ( I've tested with all 3 apps. All were within a 1 MHz spread of the 217/333 respectively.) vs 125/190 respectively, according to Profiler. ) This happens with the Desktop Macs as well as the PBs. My PPC Desktop Macs all show much slower than their actual G3 upgrade speeds, but the speed difference is huge compared to what profiler says it should be. I've clocked as high as 16 times faster operation for the same work with a G3/400 vs the 604e/200, in the same motherboard. It looks like Profiler gets confused if it doesn't find particular Apple factory type readings. David Allen Eric Riedl wrote: I have a G3 400Mhz card in my PB1400. Apple Profiler shows 200Mhz, while Sonnet's Metronome software (which came with the processor card) shows 400Mhz. Which one is correct? Thanks, E Riedl I posed this question to Sonnet when the L2 cache went out in my 333mhz card. It showed up as 83mhz when that happened. Their explanation was that basically no one else can accurately measure their processors. Since the 1400 only has a 33.3mhz bus, the fastest theoretical speed would be the 333 (10x multiplier). Anything over that and you get into what Sonnet calls bus doubling. They ended up replacing mine with a 466mhz model, and Apple System Profiler showed that one at 233mhz. -- JSH -- 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: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!
So says the Pope. However, like many Christian holidays, it was conveniently scheduled at the same time as all the earlier non-Christian holidays. In all actuality, this holiday season of Christmas has always been more Pagan than Christian, with it's associations of the Celtic fertility rites. As a matter of fact, the Christian version of this holiday wasn't celebrated in Ireland until the late fifth century; in England, Switzerland, and Austria until the seventh; in Germany until the eighth; and in the Slavic lands until the ninth and tenth. Use your Powerbook to Google solstice holiday and expand your horizons a bit. (Required on-topic content.) Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. Chanuka also happens nearby, as well, but it's not the same, obviously. -- 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: 3400 question
Uh Oh I don't think I did that... Thanks guy Gary -- 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
CF Drive on 1400c
Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. I have a 1400c/133mhz/48mb/OS 8.6 I formatted CF card awhile back and had it working as a Virtual Memory volume, but it no longer works. VM in the memory control panel says VM is on with CF Drive (the name Igave it) as the volume, and set to max 116mb at restart. However, in About this computer.. in the Apple Menu, it shows VM as off, 48 mb RAM, and 27mb of free memory. No matter how I restart the computer, it doesn't change. How can there show VM on in the Control Panel, but off in About This Computer? Anyone have a clue what's going on? Any help appreciated. Happy Holydaze, Ken N. -- 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
540c floppy drive bad?
Hi... List of symptoms: Initially reads the floppy just fine Cannot read it after it has been ejected and reinserted Floppy disk cannot be read by any other computer after it has been initially read by my 540c Any suggestions? Thanks, Fran -- 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: CF Drive on 1400c
At 02:03 PM 12/23/2002 -0800, you wrote: Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. snip Anyone have a clue what's going on? Any help appreciated. Happy Holydaze, Ken N. Does VM work when set back to the HD? And, does the CF card work as a standard drive? CF does have a limited number of read/write cycles before it dies, it's possible it's reached that. Scott Holder -- 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: Looking for a good multimedia laptop.
I have a 3400c and it is certainly quite loud. I would also say the sound quality is quite tinny in that there isn't much in the way of bass, but that aspect may not be so important to you as the volume. As the 3400c can be picked up so cheaply now I would recommend it highly as the RAM can be upgraded to 144mb and it is easy to fit a bigger hard drive if needed. Merry Christmas Tim Allen. -- WOPR - Now that was a computer... -- 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
Mac serial ports equivalent to a PC?
I was thinking of buying my wife a postage meter that automatically calculates postage via a download through a serial port. All of our family computers are Macs and of course have serial ports. However, I suspect that this manufacturer--like too many--has never heard of Macs and the serial port he's refering to is on a PC. On my PB 1400, I have Virtual PC installed, so it'll run Windows 95. I'm wondering if a download would work using the serial port on the Mac. Anyone have any info about this? Thanks, Spence -- 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: Mac serial ports equivalent to a PC?
At 04:48 PM 12/23/2002 -0800, you wrote: snip On my PB 1400, I have Virtual PC installed, so it'll run Windows 95. I'm wondering if a download would work using the serial port on the Mac. Anyone have any info about this? Thanks, Spence The Mac serial ports are compatible with PC serial ports on a hardware level - they both communicate with the RS-232 standard. The main question is going to be a matter of drivers. In all likelihood, VPC would indeed work fine. Scott Holder -- 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: CF Drive on 1400c
At 2:03 PM -0800 12/23/2002, Ken Norris (dialup) wrote: Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. I have a 1400c/133mhz/48mb/OS 8.6 I formatted CF card awhile back and had it working as a Virtual Memory volume, but it no longer works. VM in the memory control panel says VM is on with CF Drive (the name Igave it) as the volume, and set to max 116mb at restart. However, in About this computer.. in the Apple Menu, it shows VM as off, 48 mb RAM, and 27mb of free memory. No matter how I restart the computer, it doesn't change. How can there show VM on in the Control Panel, but off in About This Computer? VM is on because that is what it is set to but if it can't actually be used for some reason it won't. Much like your light switch being on in a power failure. Anyone have a clue what's going on? Any help appreciated. Do a get info on the CF Drive and see what it is formatted as. If it's formatted as a PC drive then that is likely the issue. It needs to be formatted as a Mac volume to work. -- 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: Mac serial ports equivalent to a PC?
At 05:26 PM 12/23/2002, Scott Holder typed thusly: The Mac serial ports are compatible with PC serial ports on a hardware level - they both communicate with the RS-232 standard. The main question is going to be a matter of drivers. In all likelihood, VPC would indeed work fine. Minor nit here - it's a matter of drivers and cables. g Of course, it's pretty much just a matter of finding an old cable for a Mac modem and hooking it up - round at one end, rectangular D shape at the other. Yes, the Mac serial cables *are* so much neater and compact. g -- 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: 180 ZIP DRIVE
On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 01:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a 180 running 7.5.1 and would like to use my ZIP drive with it, but the SCUSI probe won't put the Zip drive on the desktop. WHat am I dong wrong? -- I believe you will need an Iomega extension to make the drive mount. If you have a disk in the drive when trying to mount, it -should- mount okay then. Sometimes it's a bit flakey. If that doesn't work, booting the mac with a formatted disk in the zipdrive has always worked for me (across about 4 macs) dana -- http://www.danamania.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
