Re: 5300 bus speed...
Dew, Mad Dog and others, I love to try to follow your enthusiastic archaeological micro-chip exercises on the 5300s! - Imprssing and inspiring! Thanks, Christopher Denmark -- 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: How can I make PB190 emergency floppy?
Dear Aydin. I have an emergency disk for 190. The 190s need an 'enabler' with the older OSes, I dont rember from when it was no longer necessary, somebody on the list knew some time ago. I have never used it. I got the Norton programme and created a Disk Doctor start disk that I use regularly with the 190s. This keeps everything in order and very stable. That disk is worn and I am going to create a new one. I coud make one for you and send along with the Apple emergency disk. Send me your address off-list and I can mail it/them to you when I get the time. (BTW, re 190 issues recently. I think the the 190 (b/w passive screen) is the best palmtop in the world, runs 3 hours on its old battery. One summertime trick is to sit in the sun and turn the backlight off and type clever things in the back of the garden sipping own-made elder-flower juice with ice (only adding the gin just before knocking off!). This one can make idle the otherwise beloved 1400c G3) Christopher Denmark I need to make an emergency floppy for my Powerbook 190. Does anyone know of a source on the Internet? I have tried various emergency disks I have, with the proper systems, and they do not seem to work on my 190 although they work on my other old macs and the floppy drive works normally otherwise. Maybe I need a system enabler. Thanks, Aydin Yulug -- 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: different 1400 ram?
Thanks to everybody for responses! I certainly got some clues, for instance to try without the apple module. And I will understand if a guy in Namibia wont be greatful. One of the two modules I intend to buy is for him, he helpe me out with a power supply while I was travelling there. Christopher Denmark -- 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: 5300 Focus video/ethernet card
Donna and Bruce. I have the manual as a pdf (2Mbyte). I can send it if you want, got it myself last year from someone on this list. Thanks to you both for your regular contributions to the list, many times most useful to me! Best, Christopher Denmark -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml 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: pb1400 -- what resolution
Ben and David
try for a 166c if you can get it as the 166 has a later ROM (the 177
and most 133 units cannot be upgraded to 166 but will still take G3
cards)
No, the Sonnet works with ALL the ROMs!
- Sometimes there are conflict problems with running OS 8.6 or 9.0, but in
fact these never happen with the old ROM (in 117Mhz and some 133 Mhz'es),
but with some of the later ones (other 133 and all 166s).
- I would definitely go for one of the good screens ('c').
Next decission would be either to pick a cheap 117c (with CD) and get a
Sonnet G3 (333Mhz is fine, I think they are about 2.500 swedish kroner) and
a bigger hd (117s often came with only 1.3 Gb)
OR
a 166 with 2 Gb hd and keep both prcessor and hd.
I have a 166c with Sonnet G3 (333), 2Ghd and 64mb ram. I am VERY happy with
it. I think the biggest setback is becomming not being able to connect to
USB of firewire devices. (So maybe a second hand coloured iBook instead of
upgrading a 1400??? - though their looks and keyboard are not y are not
half as nice!!!)
Good hunting,
Christopher
Denmark
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1400 nicities
1) I have several times seen covers for the 1400 refered to such as leather of solar panel, but I have never seen them for sale or second hand. Does anyone know if they are avialable - or excist? 2) I have recently studied Remy's detailed homepage on PCMCIA and CardBus cards and was disappointed because I believed I could put some of the USB cards in my 1400. Is this completely out of the question? Christopher Denmark -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml 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 repairs
Last night I put the RAM in, rebooted from the 8.6 CD and verified that it saw the RAM. (By the way, when booting off the CD, it would say that the disk was unreadable and it wanted to Initialize it.) Next I decided to try and reinsatll the OS. I tried running the install from the desktop, first, but, of course, since it didn't initialize the disk, I couldn't see the disk to install to Excuse me, but I thought the 8.6 disk was not a full system but - like 8.1 - only an update of 8.5? Anyway, if I were you I would run Norton or Techtool on the 3400 c, either from CD or from in disk mode via SCSI form a desktop Mac (it COULD also be your CD that has problems..) Christopher Denmark -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml 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
GV dongle
Thanks a lot to those helping with referring to thesupplynet for finding GV dongle! Christopher Morgenstierne Tølløse Denmark -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Global Village (3)
Thanks, Clark. I was beginning to fear something the like. And the trouble is the GV dongle has proven impossible for me to get hold on (in Denmark), when I tried on behalf of a freind last year. Advertising on Mac lists, mailing to GV or faxing and snail posting their order form gave no reply. A request to Upgradestuff was no replied. I believe GV closed and were taken over - only that there is no one to open envelopes or looking after any fax any longer. Can anyone on the list help me to get hold on a - well, ideally two - GV Pro 11/45 telephone/ethernet dongle(s)?? Thanks Christopher Tølløse, Denmark It's possible your dongle cable is bad. Shortly after I bought (used) my GVPPro the Ethernet connection would only work if the dongle was in a certain position, sure signs one of the internal wires has broken. -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Global village (3)
I have got myself a new old Global Village Platinum Pro modem cum ethernet card. It works fine as a modem and I have flash upgraded it to 33000. But I can't get it working as network. When I try to swich Apple Talk, both on my 1400 with 8.5 and on the 190 with 7.3.5 it says something in Danish meaning 'not possible'. I have downloaded a driver called 'GV PP PC Card for ARA 2.0' [snip] and put in extensions folder, but I suspect it deals mostly with the card modem'ing. And I have the feeling that I mis some kind of driver. The options in the Apple Talk panel doesn't include a 'power port' option which I think it should have, ref the option as a modem to select 'power port'. I have the same card, but use it on a PB 5300. In AppleTalk chose the option of Alternate Ethernet, and remember that any time that you eject the PC card you must reselect it in AppleTalk the next time you want to use it. The 190, 1400 and 5300 all have no built in ethernet port. The ARA in the driver you downloaded refers to Apple Remote Access, so I _believe_ that it is for the modem and not the ethernet portion of the card. Brent Thanks for your help. Howver, the problem is, I can't choose Alternative Ethernet. The PBs consider for some time and then come up with a message meaning that there is something wrong with the connection and that it switches back to modem-/printer port. My hub lights up nicely when I plug the cable in, and I have tried with different cables. Christopher -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
1400 CD fix!
Thanks a lot to NN whose name I dont remember but who has three cats and whose 'Frankenbook' 1400 has an interesting page!!!: http://members.home.net/gionpeters/PB1400 The pages describes a fix for the TEAC 1400 CD drives, found by daringly trying his way. I have some CDs that my drive (8x) has accepted well, some that it has never accepted and then some that would only work after inserting several times. The latter have been the most anoying figthing with, on the other hand, the given-up ones are a serious problem. There have even been music CDs that the drive has given up playing, for instance my new Led Zeppelin collection. Serious! I have now done NN's fix, and the drive works like a dream. Again, thanks! However, I think the text on the webpage could be modified - whereas the pictures are exelent. - I don't think it is necessary to take of the metal cover and plastic buttom from the drive's box (step one), or remove the connector at the back (I never did that) - Simply take the drive out and open it. Turn it upside-down and remove the small metal cover: no screws, use a minimum flat screwdriver to flip it up at the four places it is bent round to lock on to the drive (I mistakenly took off two screws in the rail on the one side and the palsitc door with the result that the two parts of the rail were in the wrong position with eachother when I assebled the drive and it could not close). (3/4 of a turn counter-clockwise was also the right for me) All the best, Christopher Tølløse, Denmark 1400c/64/2Mb/SonnetG3 -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Mac in Namibia
Hi Judith I have been four times in Namibia, total 10 month with a PB190 and a 1400 in 1997-99 1) Which Powerbook available used for less than $500 would be good for e-mail, word processing and -- if possible -- occasional Web access from Third World country. She'll be lucky to have electricity and a connection, certainly not counting on tech support nor repair service, so it must be RELIABLE. Namibia is both third world and first world (awful labels!). Electricity is very reliable and found in all towns and many villages n the North. (220-230 volts, never heard of over-voltage shocks) She just needs a three leg connector, round legs, South African style, not British. She can buy it in every supermarket, cheap. Yes, there is (i.e. was in 99) technicl support, an authorised Apple dealer in Windhoek: Apple Centre 5 Storch Street tel: 225665 (I have the tel. directory!) It is quite central, just next to the former univeristy (now tech college) ground. Very nice people. There are computer (PC!) shops in many towns. There are a number of internet dealers. The best one in 99 was the South African 'iafrica' - they have a Namibia section. Probably they can be found as www.iafrica.co.na or .za. 2) Because I'm a PC user, I'm relying only on research. From what I can tell, the Powerbooks came out in this order: 5300, 1400, 3400, G3, G4. Correct? And this is my marginally informed assessment of options: I would take my old 190, the 68040 version of 5300. No paranoia over getting it stolen (they go for equal to USD 200 in Denmark), fine for mail, writing her diary etc. First time in Namibia, I used an external Sportster 24000 modem. A little spaghetti-like when an the road and But if she wants to surf she needs better than 520/540 or 190. Yet, she should not waste time sitting surfing when in Namibia! Lovely, interesting country. Loevely, interesting people. Go visit people, eat oshifima and listen to gossip and exchange senses of humor. How about printing, a 2.h. stylewriter 1200 perhaps? Or bring a 2. hand Epson 740. And: Whatever she takes, she could calculate on selling before going home - prices on all computer gear is high (new and used). Storch Str or an ad under classified in 'The Namibian' would work well. Whish her all the best, Christopher Tølløse Denmark -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Apple Namibia 2
ahh...: And The Apple Centre in Windhoek also has an URL: http://www.mac.com.na/ 'first Apple site in Africa' from 1986. Third world? and an e.mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christopher -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re waking PB from sleep mode
Dave. My 1400/G3 had the same symptoms when I installed faulty ram. It recovered when I removed it again Christopher Tølløse Denmark I can't get my Pismo to wake up from sleep mode. I can hear it purring, but I have to force a restart with the command/control/power switch each time. -- 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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400 Max Hard Drive for SCSI Disk Mode
Be also aware that HDs come in various thiknesses, I think 9, 12 and 15 mm. And I think the 1400 uses the thinest of these. And then there are the different sets of holes for the screws... - not to discouage you! Christopher, Tølløse, Denmark Geoffrey wrote: I picked up a 1400, wnat to put a larger 10 gig HD in, I have read that anything larger then approx 4.3 gig HD and I will not be able to use the PB in scsi disk mode. Is this still true If I get a larger HD and make the partions smaller then 4.3 gig will this allow use of a 10 gig drive in SCSI disk mode. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Disk Formating Tools
-Hi. One possible way could be connect your PB to another Mac in SCSI-mode and re-format it from the other machine Christopher Tølløse, Denmark -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
