Re: PB 3400c too dim

[DS Phelps]

 
> >Hi, proud powerbook owners! I have a question about my 3400c (180 mhz).
> >It seems to me that the screen is not as bright as it should be. The
> >brightness switch is cranked up and when I look at the Control Panel for
> >video and sound it has two settings: standard mac gamma and uncorrected
> >gamma. The standard mac gamma is brightest, but still not bright enough
> >for my taste. Is there any way to fix this? It is running system 8.6.
> >Thankyou,
> >DS Phelps
> 
> Is the software controls and brightness button dont work, it is 
> likely something in the screen hardware.
> Maybe a backlight tube failing ?
> 
> Mad Dog

Well, it's not that they don't work. They do affect the brightness, it
just doesn't go quite high enough in my opinion. Is the backlight tube
failing the ONLY explanation left? If so...bummer. Does that require a
new display?
Thanks.

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Re: Office X- missing many import translators?

[Donna Hood Pointer]

Begin forwarded message:
From: Donna Hood Pointer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: September 3, 2004 4:39:15 PM EDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: translators
Dataviz translators will open ANYTHING and write out anything, even 
ancient versions of Windows programs.


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Re: few more 170 questions

[Bob C.]

Hi Colin,

The PowerBook 170 uses a proprietary RAM module (4mb) made specifically for
that series.
As someone else suggested, your best bet is to join the LEM-swap list, and
see if anyone has an extra for sale.

Do you have the Service Manual yet for the 170?   If you need the PDF,
contact me off-list.

   Bob


- Original Message -  From: "colin hodder"
  [snip!]
> And speaking of RAM is there some kind of special RAM I would have to get
for my
> powerbook (different than PC RAM I mean) to get it up to 8MBs.



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Re: Office X- missing many import translators?

[Bruce Johnson]

On Sep 2, 2004, at 7:59 PM, Brian wrote:

So, someone sent me a resume in Word 5 Mac format.
To my surprise, it would not open in Office X.  Office X had convert 
options for many Excel formats, one or two Asian/international Word 
formats, and a couple others- and that was it.  No success with either 
a .rtf (that they sent next) or a Word 98 file.  I didn't try the .rtf 
in TextEdit as usually MSoft's RTF format is different enough from 
standard, I don't bother.

I had to open the thing on my 1400/9.1 with Office98 when I got home 
(which did it perfectly).

Are there other convertors lurking somewhere, to install?  I looked on 
the Office X CD but don't see any.

Did you run the extras installer? I thought they were in there. I know 
that I opened a Word 4 document, right away on my system running Office 
X..it even showed the right (old style) icon.

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Re: List nanny/mom

[Bruce Johnson]

On Sep 2, 2004, at 9:51 PM, Robert Gray wrote:
What is there about the plural form of  that causes the list server to 
reject a posting?

In its singular form it will pass the test but with the "s" appended, 
it has never appeared in the PowerBooks list.  Doesn't matter if it's 
capitalized, lower case, or within quotes.
This is a 570 Content not allowed here error, right?
I presume you mean d i a g r a m ? like your other message?
The answer is "Who knows'...the list nannies and Dan certainly don't, 
nor do they have any control over this.

The person running the maclaunch mail servers is using some seriously 
brain-dead keyword based spam filtering on the list. I have to put a 
space in where I work to get my messages on the list or change my sig 
entirely.

This is a new one, though, the other known trigger words are at least 
vaguely spam-related:

gene ric
Nige ria
Phar macy
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Re: Office X- missing many import translators?

[Bruce Johnson]

On Sep 3, 2004, at 4:08 AM, Brian wrote:
On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 04:33 AM, Andrew Noakes wrote:
I missed that. Could you summarise it?
On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 03:59 am, Brian wrote:
the stupid word doc/ email attachment bug that we've talked here 
about a few months ago

You can't send Word X files to people using a webmail to read their 
mails.  They won't be able to open the file they can download.
That is wrong. Of the four webmail clients we tested here (horde, 
squirrel mail, neomail and Webmail) only one had a problem with this 
(the commercial, expensive, Webmail), so it's entirely dependent on the 
webmail client, and it is NOT a bug; in fact it's exactly the way the 
standards say the e-mail is to be constructed.

In OS X 10.3 you can set Mail to send 'Windows Safe' attachments, or 
you can control-click on the file in finder, select archive and send 
the compressed Zip file to them.


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Re: few more 170 questions

[Yersinia]

Colin writes,



Try the install. Insert the first of the disks and double click on the 
"installer" icon. If it doesn't work, you can always come screaming back 
here with a description of what happened. That's what I'd do.  ;-)



You might want to subscribe to the LEM Swap List.

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few more 170 questions

[colin hodder]

I have all of the 19 disks for system 7.5.3 now.  So, do I just put them 
into the computer and open them and go ahead?  Or is there something else I 
have to do first?  I am currently running system 7.0.1.
Also, is it possible to get RAM charger for free somewhere online?  I think 
it could really help my poor computer deal with it's four MB of RAM.  And 
speaking of RAM is there some kind of special RAM I would have to get for my 
powerbook (different than PC RAM I mean) to get it up to 8MBs.  I live in 
the least MAC friendly city in the world (St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada).  
I haven't found one MAC certified dealer here at all, no second hand stores 
selling MACs, and my powerbook is probably one of the only MACs in the whole 
city (there can't be more than 100).  So anything that can't be bought from 
PC dealers or downloaded off the net is pretty much out of my range.
Thanks for any help.
Colin (the computer illiterate).

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Re: Powerbook 5300

[Howard R. Katz]

I'm using OS 8.1 and iCab as my browser.
I use my 5300 quite a bit, including using it to access the internet via a 
wifi card.  May not be the fastest, but it works.  I'm also the Clerk of 
our local Township, and that little 5300 is great for taking the minutes 
of the monthly Township meetings.  :)

The only thing I haven't been able to do that I've wanted to is access 
gmail--iCab won't be able to until the 3.0 release or so I'm told.  The 
post about Mozilla being able to sounds hopeful--I'll have to check out 
compatibility with 8.1.  :)

Later.Howard

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Re: Office X- missing many import translators?

[Brian]

On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 04:33 AM, Andrew Noakes wrote:
I missed that. Could you summarise it?
On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 03:59 am, Brian wrote:
the stupid word doc/ email attachment bug that we've talked here 
about a few months ago

You can't send Word X files to people using a webmail to read their 
mails.  They won't be able to open the file they can download.   2 
files are actually sent, with the exact same name, one a stupid icon, 
the other the real file.  Webmail can only access the icon file, which 
is useless.  Only one attachemnt is displayed although both are there, 
and only one (the first, the icon) can be downloaded.

Although it should work, and I'm told Apple is following a spec, no 
webmail I've found actually uses that spec.  The recipient will only be 
able to access the wrong file.  They'll tell you the .doc is corrupt.

For whatever reason ('nuff said) my wife only uses webmail to access 
her univ. email.  She can tell who is using an OS X Mac as the only way 
she can get their docs to open is to forward it to me (OS X), and I 
upload the real .doc to our server.

I figured the best list to find out about import issues would be this 
one, since people here have older laptops with Office98 and then fancy 
laptops, and desktops, with X and Office X; all on one list :)

-B
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Re: Office X- missing many import translators?

[Andrew Noakes]

I missed that. Could you summarise it?
On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 03:59 am, Brian wrote:
the stupid word doc/ email attachment bug that we've talked here about 
a few months ago

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