Re: Network printing PB1400 & G4

[Tom Roth]

You don't say what you're using for wireless.  Try a wired connection first to make 
sure you've got the print sharing setup correctly.  Then try it wireless. 

-tom

> --
> From: Lance Hinek
> Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:13 PM
> Subject:  Network printing PB1400 & G4
> 
> Thanks to the support from this forum/list my PB & G4 are wireless 
> connected. The PB1400 has OS 8.6 and the G4 has OS 10.2.8.  I can not 
> figure out how to print from the PB.  The G4 has print sharing turned 
> on but no printer show up on the PB.  The printer connected to the G4 
> is a HP DJ1220.  The chooser on the PB only shows an old printer, a 
> SW2200.  Any thought would be appreciated. 
>   
> 

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bringing a dead Wallstreet back to life

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I'm currently using a PowerBook 3400 but have the possibility of obtaining what I 
think is a first generation PowerBook Wallstreet with a dead motherboard.  Using just 
the serial number, is there a way to find out exactly which Wallstreet this is?

I'm thinking that if I can get it for a good price and located a motherboard for it 
that would be a nice step up from my PB3400.  The question is, where would I obtain a 
motherboard for a Wallstreet (besides eBay) and what's a good price, for a dead 
Wallstreet and for a motherboard?  With all of the variations of Wallstreets I would 
think there would be a lot of different motherboards out there.

Anything else I should look out for?  The case on this thing is pretty banged up but a 
repair tech ran some tests on it and said it was the motherboard that's bad.  Of 
course I have no idea what the screen looks like since I've not see it running.  It 
does have a zip drive, CD, floppy (not that I'd ever use it) and power supply.  It 
also has HD and RAM but I don't know how much.

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Re: 3400c Internal Modem Confusion!

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Are you sure you have the model with the modem?  Just because you have a working 
ethernet doesn't mean there's also a modem there.  Is the extension for the ethernet & 
modem installed?

-tom

> --
> From: PowerBooks on behalf of macdaniel3400c
> Subject:  3400c Internal Modem Confusion!
> 
> It would be simply splashtastic to use the 33.6 Modem/Ethernet combo port 
> on my 3400c.  However I cannot seem to get the modem to work (although 
> the Ethernet works fine - and its the same port!)
> 
> I select 3400c Internal Modem in the modem control panel, but I hear no 
> connecting noises.
> 
> It says "Connection failed:  Modem is not responding properly."
> 
> This is strange I think since it works fine when I hooke it up to the 
> network.  What am I doing wrong?
> 
> In almost a year owning this thing I have never been able to get that to 
> work.
> 
> Always had to use a clumsy PCMCIA modem.
> 
> 

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Re: Anti-static bags

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If you need a lot of anti-static bags, check out U-Line.  
  I've never bought anti-static bags from them 
before but I have purchased other bags and tubes from them.

-tom

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> From: Volk 
> Subject:  Re: Anti-static bags
> 
> Howard,
> 
> Standard zip lock bags can hold enough static to damage certain devices
> especially during cold dry periodes in the winter.
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
> "Howard R. Katz" wrote:
> > Try a place like CompUSA, but I've used plain, old ziplock plastic bags,
> > Those seem to be protective enough for shipping.
> >
> > Later.Howard
> >
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Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

[Tom Roth]

> --
> From: Eric Strobel
> Subject:  Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400
> 
> Umm... does the ADB have power when the 3400 is sleeping? 
> 
I don't think it does because if the mouse is already plugged in I can't wake up the 
3400 by moving the mouse or clicking on it.  I have to hit the spacebar instead.  That 
is if the computer is asleep and the green light blinking.  If the screen just went 
blank but the computer is still awake then the green light isn't on and I can just 
move the mouse and the screen will pop back on.  That happens really fast whereas 
waking from sleep takes a bit longer and you can hear the HD spin up.


> Remember, 
> ADB isn't hot-pluggable.  That's a good way to burn out your ADB port.  
> Always shutdown prior to connecting/disconnecting ADB devices.
> 
I agree with you that is good practice and I try to follow it except in the case of my 
mouse and my sleeping PowerBook 3400.  However, in all my years of using Macs I've 
never had this happen even when forgetting to shutdown.  Anyone else ever burned out 
an ADB port by not shutting down prior to connecting something?

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Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

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You probably knew this already but just in case.  Are you plugging the
mouse in while the 3400 is on?  If so, send the 3400 to sleep and then
plug in the mouse.  Wake it back up and it will work normally.  That's
why I typically do with my 3400 when I want to use the mouse.

-tom  

> -Original Message-
> From: Gary F. Daught
> Subject: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400
> 
> 
> Greetings. The trackball thread reminded me to ask a question. I 
> recently purchased a used Apple ABD mouse to use with my PB3400. The 
> trackpad is fine, but sometimes using a mouse is better for 
> some of my 
> work habits.
> 
> Surely I'm not forgetting how slow an ADB mouse tracks?! I've 
> adjusted 
> settings through the Mouse control panel, and the mouse's ball and 
> rollers are all clean. But it just feels really sluggish! Is this 
> normal for an external mouse on a PB or am I doing something wrong? 
> Thanks.
> 
> Gary
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Re: Website won't fully load

[Tom Roth]

Empty your browser's cache, reinstall Flash and then try it again.  Sometimes that 
works for me.

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> --
> From: sirksd
> Subject:  Website won't fully load
> 
> I am having no luck with a PB3400 running OS9.1 in loading a particular website.
> This site plays well in 8,6, but on another 3400 running 9.1, it plays only a part
> of the message with none of the later other features of this site.  If someone has
> time, please give this site a try and let me know how to fix OS9.1 to make it
> work.  Other sites have this problem as well - no sound or lost some features.  I
> have tried Netscape 4.79, Netscape 6.0, and IE 5.1.  The site is:
> 
> http://homepage.mac.com/webmasterkai/kaicurry/gwbush/dishonestdubya.html
> 
> It is political in nature but the point is only that OS9.1 does not work for me on
> this and other sites.  Any help with control panels, etc. will be appreciated.
> 
> Dan in AZ
> 
> 
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Unsubscribe Kit

[Tom Roth]

Unsubscribe Kit

First, ask your Internet Provider to mail you an Unsubscribing Kit. Then follow these 
directions. The kit will most likely be the standard no-fault type. Depending on 
requirements, System A and/or System B can be used. When operating System A, depress 
lever and a plastic dalkron unsubscriber will be dispensed through the slot 
immediately underneath. When you have fastened the adhesive lip, attach connection 
marked by the large "X" outlet hose. Twist the silver- coloured ring one inch below 
the connection point until you feel it lock.

The kit is now ready for use. The Cin-Eliminator is activated by the small switch on 
the lip. When securing, twist the ring back to its initial condition, so that the two 
orange lines meet. Disconnect. Place the dalkron unsubscriber in the vacuum receptacle 
to the rear. Activate by pressing the blue button.

The controls for System B are located on the opposite side. The red release switch 
places the Cin-Eliminator into position; it can be adjusted manually up or down by 
pressing the blue manual release button. The opening is self- adjusting. To secure 
after use, press the green button, which simultaneously activates the evaporator and 
returns the Cin-Eliminator to its storage position.

You may log off if the green exit light is on over the evaporator . If the red light 
is illuminated, one of the Cin-Eliminator requirements has not been properly 
implemented. Press the "List Guy" call button on the right of the evaporator . He will 
secure all facilities from his control panel.

To use the Auto-Unsub, first undress and place all your clothes in the clothes rack. 
Put on the velcro slippers located in the cabinet immediately below. Enter the shower, 
taking the entire kit with you. On the control panel to your upper right upon entering 
you will see a "Shower seal" button. Press to activate. A green light will then be 
illuminated immediately below. On the intensity knob, select the desired setting. Now 
depress the Auto-Unsub activation lever. Bathe normally.

The Auto-Unsub will automatically go off after three minutes unless you activate the 
"Manual off" override switch by flipping it up. When you are ready to leave, press the 
blue "Shower seal" release button. The door will open and you may leave. Please remove 
the velcro slippers and place them in their container.

If you prefer the ultrasonic log-off mode, press the indicated blue button. When the 
twin panels open, pull forward by rings A & B. The knob to the left, just below the 
blue light, has three settings, low, medium or high. For normal use, the medium 
setting is suggested.

After these settings have been made, you can activate the device by switching to the 
"ON" position the clearly marked red switch. If during the unsubscribing operation, 
you wish to change the settings, place the "manual off" override switch in the "OFF" 
position. You may now make the change and repeat the cycle. When the green exit light 
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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

[Tom Roth]

> > I've switched files between Macs and PC many times.  The last 
> > time was the easiest.  I just used a PC formatted zip disk 
> > and copied the files from the PC onto it and then put that 
> > disk in my Mac which read it just fine.
> 
> No zip disk on the pc but I have one that's working on the Mac. It's SCSI
> tho and it won't hook to the PC without a new card put in there
> 
I was lucky enough to have had a SCSI card in the PC.


>  You'll have to 
> > assign the correct type and creator code but that's no big 
> > deal. 
> 
> On the Mac or on the PC?
> 
PCs don't have type and creator code.  That's a function of the Mac's resource fork. I 
like to use Creator Changer but there's a bunch of utils out there that can do the 
same thing.  It gives the file the correct icon and tells the Mac which program to use 
to open the file.


> The time before I used a simple mini hub and connect 
> > both computers up to it.  Using a little FTP server program 
> > on the Mac I was able to login to it from the PC side and FTP 
> > my files across.  Just be sure to use the right FTP mode.
> 
> No Ethernet card in the Mac...
> 
Strike one!


> > If you have a CD burner on the PC just make a Joliet formatted 
> > CD and using the Macintosh Joliet extension
> 
> I have the CD Burner on the PC but no cd on the 5300 as of yet
> 
Strike two!


> > If you have an email account that includes web space you 
> > might be able to upload the files via FTP to that space 
> > (within the limits set by your ISP) and then download them 
> > back down from the Mac.  I wouldn't recommend doing that 
> > unless you have broadband though.
> 
> Broadband: Yes. Way to connect the Mac to the net: no. Thanks to some recent
> posts I'm aware of iCab so that will probably be my browser of choice due to
> limited space/ram/speed
> 
Strike three!  If you've got broadband for the PC then by all means, get a ethernet 
card in that Mac and get it on-line too!


> > If you want to use StuffIt you should be able to make a .sit 
> > file instead of an exe but you still have to move the file to the Mac.
> 
> I would still need stuffit on the Mac to open it would I not? I tried making
> a sit file on the PC and when put in the Mac it ends up with an Icon over it
> that just says 'PC'
> 
That's because there's no resource fork.  StuffIt on the Mac will still be able to 
open it.  Do you have a modem on that Mac?  Download StuffIt Expander from Aladdin's 
website.

-tom




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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

[Tom Roth]

Mr. Cranky,

I've switched files between Macs and PC many times.  The last time was the easiest.  I 
just used a PC formatted zip disk and copied the files from the PC onto it and then 
put that disk in my Mac which read it just fine.  You'll have to assign the correct 
type and creator code but that's no big deal.  The time before I used a simple mini 
hub and connect both computers up to it.  Using a little FTP server program on the Mac 
I was able to login to it from the PC side and FTP my files across.  Just be sure to 
use the right FTP mode.  If you have a CD burner on the PC just make a Joliet 
formatted CD and using the Macintosh Joliet extension (downloadable from somewhere on 
the Internet) you can read that disk on the Mac.  Don't use ISO9660 format unless all 
of your PC files are 8.3 filenames.  You'll still have to assign type and creator 
codes as the PC doesn't have that information.

If you have an email account that includes web space you might be able to upload the 
files via FTP to that space (within the limits set by your ISP) and then download them 
back down from the Mac.  I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you have broadband 
though.

If you want to use StuffIt you should be able to make a .sit file instead of an exe 
but you still have to move the file to the Mac.

Good Luck!
-tom


> --
> From: Mr Cranky
> Subject:  Making a .sea file in windows
> 
> In my ongoing quest to get my 5300cs working and be able to use my net
> connected PC to the 5300cs which is not and won't be until I am able to
> transfer files I thought that maybe what I needed to do to get them from PC
> to Mac was make a .sea file. I've been unable to do this so far as when I
> try to make as when I try to make a self extracting file it makes .exe files
> automatically and I can't find an option to have it make a ,sea file in
> Stuffit Deluxe. Does anyone have any ideas on this?
> 
> 
> 

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Re: Great Googelymoogely

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> --
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  Great Googelymoogely
> 
> I bought myself a new PC card modem for my little PB 1400 and installed it only now 
> to find out that it will not work with OS 9.1, which is what I am working under in 
> my computer.  In otherwords, in order to get this modem to work I'll need to 
> downgrade to an OS before 9.0.4.
> 
Let me guess.  Global Village?  I ran into the same problem about 2 years ago.  
Fortunately the store I bought it at took it back and I later got a different 56K PC 
card modem.


> That's where I need a little help.  I've contacted the seller of the modem to ask 
> their opinion, and possibly return it.  If this is not an option, then I may need to 
> consider downgrading to an earlier OS.  My options for downgrading are OS 8.0, 8.1, 
> 8.5, 8.6, and 9.0.  I can download any other software upgrades from apple if need be.
> 
I would not downgrade the OS just for a modem.  Get a different one.  You might be 
able to use one of the built-in modem scripts but it may never have the full 
functionality it was meant to have without the correct software.

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Re: question re Appletalk settings

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You don't say what the problem is you're having.  I have a PB3400 and I never turn off 
my AppleTalk.

Do you have an AppleTalk printer?  If so, AppleTalk needs to be active and the 
AppleTalk Control Panel needs to point at the Modem/Printer port otherwise you won't 
be able to print.  If you need to access an AppleTalk network then the AppleTalk 
Control Panel needs to point point at your ethernet card.

-tom


> --
> From: kaldav
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2004 5:27 AM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  question re Appletalk settings
> 
> Hello,
> Could someone please provide advice re the Appletalk settings with a 
> powerbook 3400 and system 8.6 or 9.1.
> The 3400 Manual on page 118 says that to use Remote Access software 
> (I presume for internet connections) 'Make sure that AppleTalk is 
> turned on in the Chooser'.
> However, to use the printer the manual says on page 60 'Turn off 
> AppleTalk by clicking the Inactive button."
> I never noticed this instruction with Appletalk before, but I never 
> had such problems before.
> 
> 

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Re: Netscape Communicator 4.79 vs Communicator 4.8

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I recently switched from IE 5.1.7 to Mozilla 1.3.1 as well, running it on a PowerBook 
3400 under OS 9.1.  I really like it too, especially the tabbed windows.  However, I 
have found that entering text seems to suddenly appear in slow motion as though I'm 
hitting one key, waiting about a full second and then hitting the next key.  I don't 
have this problem in any other program or IE.  It's not just text in a text field on a 
web page but even entering the URL at the top.  Any ideas?

-tom


> --
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  Re: Netscape Communicator 4.79 vs Communicator 4.8
> 
> Peter,
> 
> Upgrade to WaMCom's Mozilla 1.3.1
> 
> http://www.wamcom.org/latest-131/
> 
> There is an 8.6 release. I am running it on my 9.1 G3 1400c and it rocks.  Love the 
> tabs and the JS Debugger.
> 
> I never fire up IE since 5.1.7 seems to be buggier and crash prone for me, need to 
> roll back to 5.1.6 I think. 
> 
> Thad
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Re: Help! Cannot access webpage

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At first I thought, "Yeah, right!  Probably a DNS problem or something."  So I cut and 
pasted the URL and tried it myself and sure enough it doesn't work in MS Explorer 
5.1.7 for Mac (I'm running OS 9.2.1).  I saw it was stuck loading a JavaScript so I 
fired up Mozilla and it worked right away.  Must be something about the JavaScript 
Explorer for Mac doesn't like.  I've been using Mozilla at home (on a PB3400/OS9.1) 
for a few weeks now and really like it.  Takes longer to startup than Explorer but 
after that it's very nice.  Really like the tabbed windows.

-tom


> --
> From: Eric D. Bautista
> Subject:  Help! Cannot access webpage
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Please help me I cannot access the following webpage : www.irs.gov/
> I am using a powerbook 3400c running internet explorer 5.1 and OS 8.6.
> For some reason I cannot load the home page of the internal revenue service
> on my browser. On my Win 95 machine the page loads so I guess it isnt my
> "older" browser version that's the problem.
> Any ideas. Thanks in advance.
> By the way my iMac running OS 9.2.2 has the same problem.
> Eric
> 
> 
> 

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Re: Mac -based POS software

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Our campus computer store used to use one called POSIM (pronounced possum) which 
stands for Point of Sale-Inventory Manager.  They're still using it but have switched 
to the PC version.  If you're interested I can try and find out who makes it.

-tom

> --
> From: Thad
> Subject:  OT: Mac -based POS software
> 
> Anyone know of any decent Mac POS software?
> Either OS 9 or X based?
> 

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Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

[Tom Roth]

After switching to static IP my problems went away and then I asked if it was possible 
to put my router's IP address in the Name Server field of the TCP/IP control panel 
figuring that the router new the real DNS as it had gotten it from the cable modem.  
So, I thought I would trying thinking it would not work.  I wrote down the two DNS IPs 
that I had in the Name Server field (which I had gotten from my router's admin web 
page) and then I replaced those two with just my router's IP.  I saved the changes and 
rebooted.  By golly it worked and has been for a few days now.  So that's two fewer IP 
numbers I have to remember when configuring the IP settings since I'm no longer using 
DHCP.  Just thought I'd let you all know.

-tom

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Tom:

I forgot, but that's exactly how I have my PB 3400 set--with the router's settings 
192.x.x.x in the Gateway field for the DNS. It doesn't pass those on to the ISP. I 
rememeber now reading somewhere that that would help connect.

Gary
> 
> From: "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Well I tried the static IP numbers on my PowerBook 3400 last night and it worked.  I 
> rebooted twice and each time I was able to connect too the internet after rebooting 
> with no problems.  I then shutdown before going to bed and booted it back up this 
> morning.  After it finished booting I was able to connect to the internet again so 
> it must have been something to do with the DHCP not working on the Mac.
> 
> Before I did this I connected to my router's administration settings and reduced the 
> DHCP range from 2-50 to 2-10 and then set my Mac's IP at 12.  I also wrote down the 
> DNS numbers that the router was getting from the cable modem and entered those 
> manually as well into the Name Server field of the TCP/IP Control Panel.  
> 
> Question:  If I had entered my router's IP in the Name Server field of the TCP/IP 
> Control Panel, would the router then pass the DNS request onto the real DNS that it 
> knows about?  That's the nice thing about DHCP, I don't have to remember all those 
> numbers.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> -tom



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Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

[Tom Roth]

Well I tried the static IP numbers on my PowerBook 3400 last night and it worked.  I 
rebooted twice and each time I was able to connect too the internet after rebooting 
with no problems.  I then shutdown before going to bed and booted it back up this 
morning.  After it finished booting I was able to connect to the internet again so it 
must have been something to do with the DHCP not working on the Mac.

Before I did this I connected to my router's administration settings and reduced the 
DHCP range from 2-50 to 2-10 and then set my Mac's IP at 12.  I also wrote down the 
DNS numbers that the router was getting from the cable modem and entered those 
manually as well into the Name Server field of the TCP/IP Control Panel.  

Question:  If I had entered my router's IP in the Name Server field of the TCP/IP 
Control Panel, would the router then pass the DNS request onto the real DNS that it 
knows about?  That's the nice thing about DHCP, I don't have to remember all those 
numbers.

Thanks for your help!
-tom


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> From: Tom Roth
> Subject:  Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs
> 
> I may try that.  The last time I did I used the same number that the DHCP would have 
> assigned and it didn't work.
> 
> -tom
> 
> > --
> > From:   jim page
> > Subject:Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs
> > 
> > might want to try static IPs, not  elegant but works for my 5 wired home
> > networked MACs running 8.6 (three 3400's and two G3s)
> > 
> > i set up my linksys box to start assigning DHCP addresses at IP 100, so i
> > have addresses under 100 to assign statically
> > 
> > not elegant, simple, works for me
> > 
> > jim
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Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

[Tom Roth]

I may try that.  The last time I did I used the same number that the DHCP would have 
assigned and it didn't work.

-tom

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> From: jim page
> Subject:  Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs
> 
> 
> might want to try static IPs, not  elegant but works for my 5 wired home
> networked MACs running 8.6( three 3400's and two G3s)
> 
> i set up my linksys box to start assigning DHCP addresses at IP 100, so i
> have addresses under 100 to assign statically
> 
> not elegant, simple, works for me
> 
> jim
> 
> > 
> > on 10/27/03 12:19 PM, Tom Roth wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear =
> >> Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem.  =
> >> Lately, if I have to reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it =
> >> fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even though it's set to do so.  At =
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> Anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> 
> 

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Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400

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Thanks for the suggestion Charles but I don't have any other computers at home.  I 
don't think my ISP does MAC address restriction.  Besides, I can get it working if I 
keep trashing TCP/IP prefs and rebooting about half a dozen times.  I've had the 
router since the beginning.  Just today I noticed besides the TCP/IP prefs there are 
also Open Transport prefs which I've not deleted or restored from backup so trashing 
them will be my next step.  Right now it's working so I hate to mess with it but I 
know that as soon as I reboot or shutdown, there will be a problem when the computer 
boots back up again.

-tom

> --
> From: Charles
> Subject:  Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
> 
> on 10/27/03 12:19 PM, Tom Roth wrote:
> > I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear =
> > Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem.  =
> > Lately, if I have to reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it =
> > fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even though it's set to do so.  At =
> 
> Are you able to obtain a DHCP address and connect from other machines on
> your LAN through the router? If so, then the following isn't related to your
> problem, but I thought I'd mention it since others may have experienced it.
> 
> Some ISP's have put in place a system to deter people from using routers.
> They only allow the user to connect from the MAC address which was initially
> setup with the cable modem by checking the DCHP requesting device's MAC
> address.  If you later add a router (which has its own MAC address), the ISP
> will deny issuing IP addresses.
> 
> The solution (I have a Linksys router) is to setup the router to "clone"
> your computers MAC address which is then used as the router's MAC address
> and seen by your ISP.  You can enter any MAC address into the cloning field,
> but for it to work, you must enter the MAC address from the computer
> initially used with your cable modem.
> 
> 
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Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400

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Gary,

Appreciate the quick reply.  Right now I'm using the TCP/IP Control Panel now to 
switch from the Orinoco to the wired ethernet and viceversa.  What would using the 
Location Manager do in addition to that?

-tom

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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
> 
> Tom:
> 
> I have the same machine but I'm running 9.2.2 with Airport and an Orinoco. Have you 
> tried something like setting up different locations in Location Manager and then 
> switching back and forth? I've found that by using Location Manager to switch back 
> and forth from wired to wireless, it resets fine. That doesn't solve your root 
> problem--losing the connection in the first place, but it might be a place to begin.
> 
> Gary
>  
> > From: "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 2003/10/27 Mon AM 08:35:31 EST
> > Subject: IP problem on PowerBook 3400
> > 
> > I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear Wireless (or 
> > wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem.  Lately, if I have to 
> > reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it fails to acquire a TCP/IP number 
> > even though it's set to do so.  At first I thought it was the router so I plugged 
> > in directly to the cable modem but am still experiencing problems.  The cable 
> > modem appears to be functioning fine and when the router is connected there's 
> > activity between the cable modem and the router, I just can't seem to get an IP 
> > assigned.
> > 
> > I usually have to keep trashing the TCP/IP prefs, reboot and after a several tries 
> > it finally gets the IP.  I've rebooted the cable modem too and it's lights look 
> > like it's working fine.  This weekend I booted from my external HD and did a 
> > restore from a backup earlier in the month (before the problem began) and I 
> > restored the TCP/IP control panel, TCP/IP prefs, all of the open transport 
> > extensions and all of the Orinoco extensions, control panels and prefs.  Keep in 
> > mind that this PowerBook has a built in ethernet but I also have the Orinoco card 
> > for the wireless connection.  But even with the router and wireless out of the 
> > loop I still had problems.
> 
> 
> 

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IP problem on PowerBook 3400

[Tom Roth]

I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear Wireless (or 
wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem.  Lately, if I have to 
reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even 
though it's set to do so.  At first I thought it was the router so I plugged in 
directly to the cable modem but am still experiencing problems.  The cable modem 
appears to be functioning fine and when the router is connected there's activity 
between the cable modem and the router, I just can't seem to get an IP assigned.

I usually have to keep trashing the TCP/IP prefs, reboot and after a several tries it 
finally gets the IP.  I've rebooted the cable modem too and it's lights look like it's 
working fine.  This weekend I booted from my external HD and did a restore from a 
backup earlier in the month (before the problem began) and I restored the TCP/IP 
control panel, TCP/IP prefs, all of the open transport extensions and all of the 
Orinoco extensions, control panels and prefs.  Keep in mind that this PowerBook has a 
built in ethernet but I also have the Orinoco card for the wireless connection.  But 
even with the router and wireless out of the loop I still had problems.

The restore from backup of the aforementioned items did not help the situation.  
Sunday afternoon I had been on the Internet and then was working in Excel when it 
locked up on me forcing me to do a reboot.  When it came back up no IP number was 
assigned.  I had to keep switching between the Orinoco and the built-in wired 
ethernet, trashing the TCP/IP prefs, rebooting shuffle and finally, after about the 
seventh time it worked.

Well, this is getting old. But before I do a complete reinstall of the OS, any 
suggestions about what might be going on here?  Since it's happening with and without 
the router and with and without the Orinoco that's ruled out.   When it does this even 
if I manually assign an IP that the router would have assigned it still doesn't work 
which is why I think it's something on the PowerBook.  Since it happens with the 
Orinoco and the built-in ethernet I don't' think it's hardware.  That's why I was 
hoping the restore from backup would help.  I could restore the whole system folder 
but not sure if that would help or not but it would be faster than reinstalling the 
whole OS which I'm really hoping to avoid.  Anyone have any suggestions?

....
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Re: What's a Powerbook worth?!?

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That's eBay for you.  The seller did start at $1.00 and he does have some nice photos. 
 Still, that's crazy.  There were 35 bids on that thing! 

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> 
> I occasionally fix up and sell Powerbooks on Ebay and the swap list; a little 
> hobby that finances more broken Powerbooks, and chips & salsa on Sundays to 
> go w/ my NFL Sunday Ticket (Go Cowboys!)...
> 
> ...BUT would someone PLEASE explain this to me?!? 
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2759565009&category=4606&rd=1
> 
> I have had a 540c w/ 20/120 on Ebay for the past month w/o any bites for $50!
> 
> Thank you!
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> 
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Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

[Tom Roth]

I'm using MSIE 5.1.6 under OS 9.2.1 and I'm not getting any error dialog boxes.  I 
just checked about four sites that I used to get a lot of pop-ups and banner ads and 
they're all gone!  I'm going to do this on my PowerBook 3400 at home tonight.

Does anyone know the URL of a really bad pop-up site?  I recall coming across one last 
month due to a typo that I must have had four pop-ups come up at once and then as you 
would close one another would pop-up.  I don't remember what the URL was though.

-tom

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> From: Eric L. Strobel
> Subject:  Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9
> 
    > on 10/14/03 3:43 PM, Tom Roth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > Actually I didn't get any of those errors.  Just blank spots where ads used to
> > be and hardly any pop-ups.
> > 
> > There are some typos in that list the Luca provided the URL for and many
> > duplicates <http://www.mikey-san.net/blacklist.txt>.  I've gone though the
> > list and added some of my own that I was getting.  If anyone would like the
> > final version I'd be happy to email it to you or if the moderators don't mind
> > I could post it to the PowerBooks list.  Moderators?
> > 
> 
> What browser are you using?  With IE, it just isn't worth it because for
> every graphic or popup that tries to access something on the blacklist, IE
> throws an error dialog that says, in effect (I don't remember the exact
> words), "Host not found".  I'm pretty sure Netscape did that too, but I've
> not used recent versions because the 4.x ones were so bad.
> 
> I found using the Hosts file in this way is actually counter-productive, as
> it ends up putting a window in your way even in some cases where a window
> wouldn't normally pop open.
> 
> - Eric.
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Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

[Tom Roth]

Actually I didn't get any of those errors.  Just blank spots where ads used to be and 
hardly any pop-ups.

There are some typos in that list the Luca provided the URL for and many duplicates 
<http://www.mikey-san.net/blacklist.txt>.  I've gone though the list and added some of 
my own that I was getting.  If anyone would like the final version I'd be happy to 
email it to you or if the moderators don't mind I could post it to the PowerBooks 
list.  Moderators? 

In OS 9 the hosts file is just a simple text file that I had living in my System 
Folder/Preferences folder.  You may find it loose in your System Folder.  If you don't 
have one at all put it in one of those two places.  For those of you who don't know, 
the host files allows you to resolve a domain name to an IP number without the use of 
a domain name server because you've already listed the domain name's IP number.  It 
essentially says I've already got the IP number for that domain and therefore it 
doesn't consult a DNS.  The added trick here is that we've zeroed out these domains by 
saying the IP number is 0.0.0.0 instead of what they really are. 

In OS 9 once you edit the hosts file you need to go to the TCP/IP Control Panel and 
click on the button labeled "Select Hosts File.." and then point to it.  You may have 
to repoint the TCP/IP Control Panel to the hosts file each time you make changes.  
I've not taken time to verify if that is true or not.  If you don't see the "Select 
Hosts File.." button in your TCP/IP then you need to switch the TCP/IP Control Panle 
User Mode to Advanced.

If you still get some annoying ads or pop-ups just check the source for the web page 
and once you've found the domain just copy it from there and paste it into your hosts 
files.  Sometimes you can just click and hold on the banner ad and select "copy link 
to clipboard".  Other times you actually need to view the HTML source.

PS:  You can use this to block "adult" sites and other unwanted sites as well.

-tom


> ------
> From: Eric L. Strobel
> Subject:  Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9
> 
> on 10/14/03 12:04 PM, Tom Roth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > You know, I kind of like this idea of blocking the pop ups by listing them in
> > the hosts file.  While Web Washer works it's slow because it's creating a
> > proxy server.  This hosts blocking method doesn't slow anything down.  Might
> > not catch everything but I can live with that.
> 
> Depends on your definition of 'slow' since you have to dispose of all those
> "site not found"-type errors that popup.
> 
> - Eric.
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Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

[Tom Roth]

You know, I kind of like this idea of blocking the pop ups by listing them in the 
hosts file.  While Web Washer works it's slow because it's creating a proxy server.  
This hosts blocking method doesn't slow anything down.  Might not catch everything but 
I can live with that.

Thanks Luca!

-tom

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> 
> on 10/09/03 11:34 AM, Luca Rescigno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > IE doesn't allow popup blocking. If you want to stop popup ads, you'll
> > have to disable Javascript (of course that will disable a lot more than
> > just popup ads). You could also use Mozilla or iCab - both of those can
> > block popups and are Mac-compatible. To block banner ads, you can alter
> > your hosts file. I did this in OS X but I am not sure how to do it in
> > OS 9... basically, you need to open the hosts file and make it so that
> > whenever your computer tries to load content from a specific domain, it
> > instead redirects it to 0.0.0.0 (blank nothingness). There's a list of
> > common ad servers here:
> > 
> > http://www.mikey-san.net/blacklist.txt
> > 
> > Save it as a text file and paste it into your hosts file (I think it's
> > in the System Folder in OS 9, I know it's in the hidden /etc/ folder in
> > OS X).
> 
> 

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Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

[Tom Roth]

Eric,

This seems to work pretty good and the price is right though it does slow down the 
loading of pages.  I guess that's the trade off.  I may try Mozilla too.

Thanks for the URL!

-tom


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> Subject:  Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9
> 
> Also note that although IE doesn't provide for popup blocking, you might
> look into Web Washer
> (http://www.webwasher.com/client/home/index.html?lang=de_EN)
> I've not tried it myself, but it appears to be a proxy server that filters
> out the popups.
> 
> - Eric.
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Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

[Tom Roth]

This is Slightly Off Topic but since I will be using this on my PowerBook 3400 I guess 
that makes it on topic.  

I'm looking for a popup blocker that will work with under Mac OS 9.  I've seen plenty 
for Windows that block pop-ups, pop-unders, ads, banners, and spyware.  I've seen a 
few blockers for Mac OS X but have struck out finding anything for OS 9.  I usually 
use MSIE v5 on my Mac.

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PowerBook 3400 won't auto-sleep

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I have my PowerBook 3400 (OS 9.1) set to automatically sleep within 5 minutes if there 
is no activity and it's done that just fine for over a year and a half.  About 2 
months ago, it quit going to sleep after 5 minutes.  No blinking green light at the 
top.  Instead of sleeping, now it will just dim the display.  It will sleep if I close 
the lid or select Sleep from the Finder's Special menu. 

Yesterday I booted it from an external hard drive and then deleted the Energy Saver 
Prefs file from the internal drive's System Folder, I deleted the desktop DB file 
using TechTools and then it of course rebooted, still to the external drive.  I then 
set the startup drive back to the internal, shutdown, disconnected the external and 
booted up normally to the internal drive.  When I went to the Energy Saver Control 
Panel I could see that the settings were different.  I reset them to 5 minutes but 
it's still not automatically going to sleep.  What am I missing here?  Is there 
another prefs file I should delete?  Is there something else that might be causing 
this?  I've not installed anything new, nor is there any program running that's 
keeping the PowerBook active.

Any ideas?
TIA,
-tom


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Re: Global Village 56k modem and system 9.1?

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I tried a GV pcmcia modem soon after I got my 3400 and the last version of their 
software supports Mac OS 8.6 (and maybe 9.0.4) but that's the end of the line.

-tom
 

> --
> From: kaldav
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2003 9:56 AM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  Global Village 56k modem and system 9.1?
> 
> Hi,
> Has anyone used a Global Village 56k pcmcia modem with a powerbook 
> 3400 running system 9.1? Is a special software update needed beyond 
> system 8.6?
> 
> -
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Re: Plastic Repair...

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I believe it was JB Weld which is an epoxy that you should be able to find at your 
local Lowes Hardware or Home Depot.

-tom

> --
> From: Andrew Kershaw
> Subject:  Plastic Repair...
> 
> Hello,
> 
> A while back, someone posted a message about a type of glue that acts 
> as a plastic "weld" - it melts the plastic and bonds by "welding" the 
> seam closed.  I was unsuccessful in finding this in the archive...
> 
> Could someone refresh my memory as to what that was?  I've got some 
> broken case plastics i'd like to repair with something other than a 
> glue gun, and I know it wasn't straight-up super glue...
> 
> Thanks!
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Re: PCMCIA card storage

[Tom Roth]

Now that's the way 3 should be spelled!  :)


> --
> From: J Sand
> Subject:  Re: PCMCIA card storage
> 
> PS I got threee of them for $20.  I thought it was a deal even if two of 
> them need new bats.
> 
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Re: PB 3400 OS

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Jim,

9.1 is as far as you can go on a 3400, normally.  That's where mine is but I have the 
full 144MB of RAM and I'd highly suggest you get more for it.  9.1 has been very 
stable and responsive but I did disable extensions I don't need.  There is an 
extension of some sort available on the OS9 Forever website 
 that is suppose to allow you to upgrade the 
3400 all the way to 9.2.2.  I've not tried it though.  Upgrades should be downloadable 
from Apple but you'll probably have to do 9.2.1 and then 9.2.2.

-tom

> --
> From: Jim Perkins
> Subject:  PB 3400 OS
> 
> My son has a PB 3400 running 9.1 with 48 meg RAM.  He's having problems (Type 2
> errors) when running MSN Messenger.  We'd like to reload Messenger but their
> website says that they no longer offer downloads for anything older than OS 9.2.
> 
> Will the PB 3400 run 9.2?  Can I install it from discs intended for an iMac? 
> Is there another way?  TIA
> 
> James Perkins
> 
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Re: ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400?

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Thanks for the URL Andrew.  I couldn't find it on my Mac here at work.  Might have had 
it on my PB at home.  The power adapter recalled is the same model if you have a 3400 
as that's what became the first G3 PowerBook.  I entered my 3400's serial number and 
the number off of the brick adapter and it qualified so they sent me a new yo-yo 
adapter.

-tom

> --
> From: Andrew Kershaw
> Subject:  Re: ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400?
> 
> >By the way Tom, is there a link for the 3400 adapter recall?
> >Thanks,
> >vic
> 
> >>I did an Apple recall exchange with my old 3400 power adapter and 
> >>then sent me the new yo-yo adapter and it works just fine. 
> >>Been using it for a year.
> >>  -tom
> 
> 
> Er, the 3400's adapter wasn't recalled.  The recalled adapter is the 
> M4402 which shipped with the G3 from May 1998 to March 2000.
> 
> 
> 
> Peace,
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Re: ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400?

[Tom Roth]

I did an Apple recall exchange with my old 3400 power adapter and then sent me the new 
yo-yo adapter and it works just fine.  Been using it for a year.

-tom


> --
> From: Han
> Subject:  ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400?
> 
> I looked at the back of the 3400 adapter, it says "45w
> input ac100-240 output 24v, am I wrong in thinking
> this little ibook adapter might be an acceptable
> replacement for at 3400? 
> 
> Does anyone on the list use a power adapter not
> originally designed to be used with their particular powerbook?
> 
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Re: Slow Booting Kanga

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Ah ha!  Should have done a clean install!   At least while booted from the CD delete 
the old System suitcase and Finder and then rename the System Folder so the installer 
creates a new one.  I prefer to reformat the HD but I've done the delete and rename 
before too.

-tom

> --
> From: Dan Scanlan
> Subject:  Re: Slow Booting Kanga
> 
> Good news. Using extension manager I threw out any extensionis left 
> over from OS8 and rebuilt the desktop. It's running normally. Thanks 
> to everyone who had input on this.
> 
> Dan
> 
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Re: slow booting kanga

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I don't know where the Adaptec UDF Volume Access came from but I don't think you need 
it.  I believe the Mac OS supports UDF without the need of 3rd party extensions.  Try 
yanking it out and see what happens.  Also check to see what the next extension is to 
load as that may be causing problems trying to load.  I've always thought that the 
extension shows up after it loads so it might be the next one causing problems.  Use 
Extensions Manager to see the list as not all extensions show up on the desktop when 
booting.  Using Extensions Manager you can very easily turn off a whole bunch of 
things and then gradually turn one extension at a time one (rebooting after each 
change you make of course) until you find the problem one. 

-tom


> --
> From: Dan Scanlan
> Subject:  Re: slow booting kanga
> 
> I'll reformat today. Bummer. The Kanga came with a 5 gig drive, but I 
> replaced it with the 20 gig I had in my 3400c. Once it boots, 
> everything is fine. In fact, it boots just fine with extensions off. 
> The first extension that loads is Adaptec UDF Volume Access. Then it 
> hangs.
> 
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Re: slow booting kanga

[Tom Roth]

Reformat the hard drive and then install the OS and if it still boots slowly then 
there might be some hardware issue.

-tom

> --
> From: Dan Scanlan
> Subject:  slow booting kanga
> 
> My new Kanga from ebay takes a long time to boot, like up to a half 
> hour. It hangs after loading one extension icon on the screen, but 
> comes back after 5 to 10 minutes.  Then it goes normal until it 
> displays the desktop--that can take another 10 minutes. I've 
> reinstalled system 9 and thrown out any suspect extensions. If I boot 
> with extensions off, it boots normally. Anybody been through this?
> 
> Dan Scanlan
> 
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Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?

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> --
> From: NHJ News
> Subject:  Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?
> 
> what next? Anti-spam spam?
> wayne
> 
Fight fire with fire!  ;)

Let's face it, the problem of spam is only getting worse.  Many places of business now 
employ some form of spam filtering but some still gets through and what about the real 
email that gets blocked by mistake?  I say do anything you can to stop spammers.

-tom



> > From: "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:11:53 -0600
> > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?
> > 
> > Help put an end to spam.  Get the word out.  Cut and paste this paragraph into
> > a new email and send it to everyone on your mailing list and any email groups
> > you belong too.  If we can get 100% cooperation then we will have 0% spam!
> 
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Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?

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I switched ISPs back in March and my wife used the same user ID she had before but now 
with a very common ISP after the @ symbol.  The one that starts with an "E".  Even 
though it was a "new" account she immediately had lots of spam.  A quick Google search 
revealed that someone else had used that address previously and thus it must have been 
on every spamming list possible.  She change the user ID portion of her email address 
to something less common and has not had any spam since.  Any email list can be used a 
source of harvesting for spammers.


There is no good way to regulate spam or enforce anti-spam laws.  I'm sure most all of 
us know that you never, NEVER buy anything from a spammer!  Why would you trust 
someone who sends you junk email but hides their own email address?  If they were a 
legitimate business they wouldn't have anything to hide.  But the painful truth is 
that some people send them money and since the spammer's operating costs are so low to 
send out millions of emails, even if they get just one in ten million, they've made a 
profit.  So the obvious solution is to start a campaign to educate the public to NEVER 
BUY FROM A SPAMMER!  If no one, I mean no one at all ever bought anything from a 
spammer, not even a 39 cents toothbrush, then they would be out of business and that 
would be the end of spam.  Wouldn't that be nice?  Help put an end to spam.  Get the 
word out.  Cut and paste this paragraph into a new email and send it to everyone on 
your mailing list and any email groups you belong too.  If we can get 100% cooperation 
then we will have 0% spam!


-tom


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> Subject:  Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?
> 
> I set up an e-mail address for my son, I was very pleased to get a good one
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), after it was set up I forgot about it for a month,
> When I set up an e-mail reader to start using it I found over 1300 spam
> mails!!! this on an address that had NEVER been used, I monitored it for a
> few days, spam was coming in at 300+ per day.
> That address is no longer used and he has an alphanumeric user name instead,
> so far no spam...
> Ben.
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Re: firewire on the 3400?

[Tom Roth]

Thanks for showing that photo on your website.  I've heard you guys talking about 
doing that but it's nice to see exactly where one needs to do some whittling.

-tom


> --
> From: Dan K
> Subject:  Re: firewire on the 3400?
> 
> I wrote:
> >> I've used a NewerTech FW2Go card in a 3400, where it worked just fine.
> 
> Eric then asked:
> >Does that work without the MCE CardBus mod??
> 
> For me it did, that's why I had to trim the card as it won't otherwise 
> fit into my non-cardbus-caged 3400. I've only used that FW card in one of 
> my 3400s, a 200 (well, it's a 240 now, but it used to be a 200) but have 
> no reason to believe it wouldn't work in any other 3400. I must try it in 
> my other 3400 (200/ex-180) sometime I suppose.
> 
> AFAIK, the MCE 3400 mod is pretty much just either swapping the cage for 
> a cardbus model, or perhaps they just trim the inside of the old PCcard 
> cage so cardbus cards fit. Anyone know what their mod _really_ is BTW? 
> I've got a picture of a typical cardbus cage here, for your comparing 
> pleasure:
>
> 
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> 
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Re: PowerBook 1400 WiFi

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You might try a newer Mac OS.  The minimum requirements for the Orinoco software is 
8.6 or greater.  For older Mac OSs you should use the WaveLan drivers.

-tom

> --
> From: Eric Riedl
> Subject:  PowerBook 1400 WiFi
> 
> Using OS 8.04 w/Sonnet G3 400Mhz card. Recently tried
> two Orinoco Silver cards, but neither is recognized by
> the Orinoco software (though the card itself does
> appear as an icon on the desktop).
> 
> In fact, no ethernet or alternate ethernet appears as
> an option in TCP/IP. This is strange, because I had
> previously connected the PB to my cable router with an
> ethernet cable (via the dongle on a 3Com combo
> modem/ethernet card).
> 
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Eric
> 
> 
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Re: WaveLAN driver URL

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Nothing there said "WaveLAN" so I didn't know for sure what those were but I just 
tried the second URL listed and downloaded a file and after it decoded and unstuffed 
then it said WaveLAN.  The top link is where I got my Orinoco driver but good luck 
finding that on ther website.  For some reason you can only find it on their FTP site.

-tom

> --
> From: Andrew Kershaw
> Subject:  Re: WaveLAN driver URL
> 
> Hmmm.
> 
> Good find.
> 
> But did you try here?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The first URL has versions 6.3 and up.  The second URL has older 
> versions.  I suppose that it is split up that way because of the 
> brand change for the card.  Older cards were WaveLAN cards.  Newer 
> ones are plain ORiNOCO cards.
> 
> Peace,
> Drew
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WaveLAN driver URL

[Tom Roth]

Thanks to Bill Cornett's suggestion of doing a Get Info on the downloaded WaveLAN 
driver file it showed the URL that I had downloaded it from. I had forgotten that 
information gets put there.

http://workingwireless.net/wireless/Installers/WaveLAN%c2%ae%20Install%20Disk.sit

There are a number of other drivers available here too.  Just use:

http://workingwireless.net/wireless/Installers/

Nothing newer than May of 2002.

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WaveLAN v 6.0 driver

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We were discussing last week different drivers to use and someone was needing drivers 
for older Macs.  I had mentioned that somewhere on the Internet I had seen the WaveLAN 
drivers but didn't have the URL.  I just found that I did have the drivers on a zip 
disk. This is version 6.0 from March of 2000.

>From the readme file:

2.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Hardware
The WaveLAN driver for Apple PowerBooks provided on the
WaveLAN Software CD-ROM and/or website can be installed
on the following Apple PowerBooks:
* G3 PowerBook Series
* 3400, 2400 and 1400 PowerBook Series
* 5300 and 190 PowerBook Series
2.2 Operating System
The software is designed to work on the PowerBooks 
listed above in combination with the following 
Mac OS operating systems:
7.5.2, 7.5.3, 7.5.5, 7.6, and 7.6.1
8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.1 and 8.6
9.0
If anyone needs this driver just email me directly.  The file is less than 1MB.

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Re: Orinoco Antenna?

[Tom Roth]

I believe they were one of the companies I called them before I bought my Netgear and 
they said their units do not support AppleTalk protocol but then very few wireless 
routers do and that may not be a problem for you anyway.  If you're just needing 
TCP/IP then you're fine with any wireless router that supports the 802.11b.  Now for 
the PC Card to go into your PB you'll need to make sure there are Mac drivers 
available which is why I went with the Orinoco card but there are others.  Just make 
sure the card you buy (besides having Mac drives) is 802.11b just like the router.  
Or, if you want to use the newer 802.11g standard then make sure that both the 
wireless router and card are that same standard.

-tom

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> From: Donna Hood Pointer
> Subject:  Re: Orinoco Antenna?
> 
> 
> _Does the D-Link brand stuff work well with Macs? It is on sale here in Ann
> Arbor at Best Buy etc.___
> Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
> 
> 
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Re: Orinoco Antenna?

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I've got an Orinoco card and am using it with a Netgear wireless router and have been 
out in my back yard with it at the signal strength was fine.  That was probably about 
a distance of 50-60 feet.  I've not tried going farther but I probably could have.

I'd suggest looking at relocating your SMC to another location.  Perhaps something is 
causing problems nearby?  Get it higher, move it away from any other electronics, 
large metal objects, etc.  See what the signal strength is when you're just a few feet 
from the SMC.  Maybe it's not transmitting well.  You might also be getting 
interference from a neighbor's wireless unit.  Try a different channel.

-tom

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> From: Jim November
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Subject:  Orinoco Antenna?
> 
> 
> I have my wired/wireless network up and running. The SMC Barricade 
> Turbo works great, The D-link switch is great in that it autosenses and 
> does not need crossover cables or uplink ports. Only problem is the 
> range on the wireless. The signal comes and goes 50 feet away in my 
> bedroom. I see the orinoco card has an antenna port. What plugs into it?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 

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Re: PB 1400 problem with Orinoco Driver v7

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Aren't there some older still drivers under the WaveLan name?  They might work better 
under OS 8.6.  I seem to recall running across them in my search for the Orinoco 
drivers.  Don't recall where now but a Google search might get you there.

-tom

> --
> From: macnifico
> Subject:  PB 1400 problem with Orinoco Driver v7
> 
> Hi, listers!
> 
> A few weeks ago, I installed version 7.2 of the Orinoco/WaveLan drivers 
> in a friend's PB 1400c, running Mac OS 8.6 in Spanish.
> It didn't work. It reported that either the driver was not loaded or 
> there was not a card installed.
> I thought that maybe the Spanish version of the OS was the culprit, but 
> could not change that, so we reverted to v3x, that worked with the known 
> limitations it has.
> So when Bruce Johnson posted the e-address for older versions, I 
> immediately d/l'ed ALL of them, to try again.
> What I found was this "Known Issues":
> 
> "An incompatibility was found where older model PowerBooks cannot load 
> the driver. These systems include the 1400, 2400, 3400, and 5300 models. 
> We have not dropped support for these systems and expect to correct this 
> situation in the next seasonal release."
> 
> It looks like both v7 (1 & 2), do not work on the 1400, but I'm happy to 
> report that the latest v6 (I think is 6.04 or so) DID work as planned.
> It mounts and recognizes the card, and the Control Strip Module works 
> like a charm.
> So my question would be: Has anyone else had problems with the PB 1400, 
> OS 8.6 and v7.x  combination?
> 
> Best regards.
> Hugo Diaz
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Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

[Tom Roth]

Gary,

What kind of benefits/advantages are there using the Airport Software over the 
Orinoco?  BTW, I'm using a Netgear MR814 wireless router, not an Apple Airport.

-tom


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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  Re: Wireless card in 3400c?
> 
> In installed 2.0.2 when I was just using 9.2 and then when I went up to 9.2.2 went 
> ahead and let software update download and install 2.0.4.
> 
> Gary
> 
> > From: "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Wireless card in 3400c?
> > 
> > I've heard you can do that but which version of the Airport Software did you use?  
> > I've downloaded 2.0.2 and 2.0.4 and TomeViewer but hadn't tried it yet.  I think 
> > the 2.0.4 version says you have to have Mac OS 9.2.2 install where as 2.0.2 says 
> > 9.0.4.  
> > 
> > -tom
> > 
> > 
> > > --
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject:  Re: Wireless card in 3400c?
> > > 
> > > I'm using the Silver on mine and used Tomeviewer to install the Apple Airport 
> > > software. Works like a charm.
> > > 
> > > Gary
> >
> 
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Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

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I've heard you can do that but which version of the Airport Software did you use?  
I've downloaded 2.0.2 and 2.0.4 and TomeViewer but hadn't tried it yet.  I think the 
2.0.4 version says you have to have Mac OS 9.2.2 install where as 2.0.2 says 9.0.4.  

-tom


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> I'm using the Silver on mine and used Tomeviewer to install the Apple Airport 
> software. Works like a charm.
> 
> Gary
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Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

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Sorry, I didn't have it anymore as that was many months ago but after trying on their 
website again and striking out I tried FTP instead and found the driver version 7.2 
that I'm using.



Hope that helps!

On the website I saw firmware updates but I think you have to have a PC to use them 
(which I do at work) but I'd be afraid that might make the 7.2 driver not work.

-tom


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> Sent: Monday, June 2, 2003 12:34 PM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  Re: Wireless card in 3400c?
> 
> Tom...
> 
> POST THE LINK, fer cryin' out loud! - I blush for shouting *8^\
> 
> rb
> 
> 
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Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

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I'm using the Orinoco Gold with no problems and no changes to the PowerBook 3400.  The 
card doesn't ship with any Macintosh drivers and they were next to impossible to 
locate on their website but other than that I'm very happy with it!  Someone with 
their tech support finally sent me the URL and Bruce Johnson also had the drivers.  
I'm running it under OS 9.1.

-tom 

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> 
> 
> Is there a wireless card that will work in the 3400 without installing a new
> cage?
> 
> jim
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Re: netscape 7 hangs on a 3400 ??

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What browsers other than MSIE would you recommend for a PB3400/180 running OS 9.1 that 
would be compatible with most java and javascripts out there?

-tom

> --
> From: Thad Hoffman
> Subject:  Re: netscape 7 hangs on a 3400 ??
> 
> >> anyone been able to get netscape 7 to run on a 3400/240 w/144M, running 8.6?
> >> i've tried netscape 7.01, 7.02 and a various 1.N mozilla's without any luck
> >> so far, all hang when started
> > 
> > Netscape 7 System Requirements:
> > Minimum Hardware:  PowerPC 604e 266 MHz, G3, G4,
> > which your PowerBook 3400c does not meet.
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Re: d-link wireless pcmcia card

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I don't know if the D-Link card will work in a Mac or not.  That's why I went with the 
Orinoco Gold card in my 3400.

However, you might look here: http://www.ioxperts.com/80211b.html

-tom

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> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:23 PM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  d-link wireless pcmcia card
> 
> I have been reading the archived posts about wireless
> pc(mcia) cards 'til my eyes are dry.  Does someone
> know offhand whether I can get a driver to run a
> d-link wireless pc card in my cardbus -enabled 3400? 
> I have access to a way cheap used d-link pc card.  Be
> a real sweet deal to get that to work.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Pook
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Re: Orinoco Drivers

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I was able to get a response back from Proxim Tech Support as to where the Orinoco 
drivers for Macs are on their website.  They sent me the following URL which I have 
downloaded and installed on my PB3400 running OS9.1.

http://www.proxim.com/support/software/ORiNOCO/PC_Card/MacOS/ORiNOCO_v7.2.smi.hqx

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Re: CD Drive problem

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The 3400 don't have SCSI hard drives or CD-ROMs.  There was some mention last week on 
this list I believe about cleaning the drive but as you've already surmised, it might 
be a hardware problem. 

-tom

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> From: Scoppie, Dr R.P.
> Subject:  CD Drive problem
> 
> I'd be grateful for any advice on the following problem:
> 
> Powerbook 3400 on OS 8.6
> The CD drive module has stopped operating - was working fine up to about 10 days 
> ago. Floppy module is operating fine.  Now, when a CD is loaded it's not appearing 
> on the desktop or accessible in any way. Running the system profiler registers the 
> CD Drive when it's installed but attributes in an ID No. "0" i.e. the same as the 
> hard drive, rather than "3" which is the normally SCSI No. for a CD Drive. And when 
> there's a CD in the drive, the profile report is saying "No media" or some such 
> phrase.
> 
> My guess is that the SCSI conflict between the hard drive and the CD drive is 
> causing the system to ignore the latter. I can't see any obvious switches on the CD 
> Drive module to change it back to 3. I have reinstalled the system to no effect.
> 
> I fear it's a hardware problem rather than software.  Anyone come across this 
> before?  Any suggestions gratefully received.
> 
> Roger Scoppie
> 
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Re: Printer Driver TweeK?

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I don't think it's so much an issue of the print driver as it is the USB isn't 
supported until OS 9 (IIRC).

-tom

> --
> From: Cliff Rediger
> Subject:  Printer Driver TweeK?
> 
> I'm interested in the Epson 5200 3x1 printer but I'm running only 8.6 
> on a PB3400.
> I understand that I can make the USB connection.
> But, documentation indicates OS 9.1 minimum.
> I'm wondering if there is a software tweek that would render the 
> Epson useable through my PB.
> Any suggestions, or directions welcome.
> Thanks,
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Re: Rebuild 3400c - 8.6 or 9?

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I have OS 9.1 on my 3400 and it's fine.  It's been very stable.  Check
your apps and make sure you're not going to break anything going to OS 9
but otherwise you might as well.

I would reformat using Extended since you're right there anyway.  

~tom roth

-Original Message-
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Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:01 PM
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Subject: Rebuild 3400c - 8.6 or 9?


Friends -

Have a 3400c which has provided years of good service.
Figure I'll wipe the disk and reinstall the OS and
get a fresh start.

OS 8.6 was very stable but I thought I'd ask if the
jump to OS 9 was worth the trouble. I've lurked on
this list and I know that some people think it's
much slower than OS 8.6

If I do decide to initialize and go to 9, should
I reformat as standard Apple partition or go to
the extended format?

Suggestions and experiences welcome!

Ken Strayhorn
Duke University

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Re: wireless router recommendations

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Yup, that was long but very helpful.  Thank you very much!!  It sounds like much of 
the equipment is interchangeable, it's just a matter of price vs. features.

Regarding security, is it a matter of preventing access to the computer that the 
wireless card is installed on or just access to the bandwidth?  Or, is it only the 
data being transmitted between the base station and the wireless card?  Which could be 
very sensitive if you're doing on-line banking for example.  On the other hand, if 
you're just downloading and reading the PowerBooks list mail and visiting say CNN's 
website then what's the worry?

I can see where it would be good if the router had a standard plug-in port besides the 
wireless in case you wanted to hook up another computer or forego wireless in 
instances where security mattered.

~tom

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> Subject:  Re: wireless router recommendations - warning: long
> 
> I apologize for the length of this post.
> 
> Tom,
> 
> Essentially, all 802.11b Wi-Fi certified equipment is supposed to be 
> cross-compatible.
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wireless router recommendations

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I know we've talked quite a lot on this list about various wireless cards but not as 
much about the wireless routers.  Obviously Apple's Airport is one solution but with 
the proliferation of wireless we're seeing many such routers out there.  Every Sunday 
you can look in the ads and see a LinkSys or something.  Which of these are good 
choices for us Mac users?

I've got a PowerBook 3400 that I want to go wireless with in the near future.  Should 
I buy a card now and a router later or do I need to make sure the two are compatible?

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Re: 3400c ethernet port

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> From: Gerald R. Homeyer
> Subject:  Re: 3400c ethernet port
> 
> >Is there an ethernet port on 3400? Thanks.
> 
> There is a combination ethernet/modem port on the rear, under the flap.
> 
Flap?  You actually have a PowerBook that still has it's flap?  ;)

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Re: ethernet

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The plug in the back is a dual plug for modem or ethernet.  If you got all the pieces 
with the 3400 you would also get a splitter plug that allows you to use both modem and 
ethernet at once.  When I take my 3400 to work with me I use the ethernet to connect 
it to the network.  When at home I use the modem plug.  I'm going to get cable or DSL 
at home soon though so the modem will not be used after that.

Yes, you could get a PCMCIA ethernet card and if you wanted to do 100mbps you would 
have to but otherwise you might as well use the built in ethernet.

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> Subject:  ethernet
> 
> Is the ethernet a pcmcia card with a dongle?
> >yes through the ethernet on 3400
> >kenta
> >-
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Re: PBG3,Charging Problem

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> --
> From: Andrew Kershaw
> Subject:  Re: PBG3,Charging Problem
> 
> You might get better help from the g-books list, since they actually 
> have PowerBook G3 Series machines over there...  Not to mention that 
> this subject is technically off-topic for this list...
> 
> 
Why is this off-topic?  It's pertaining to a PowerBook!  We've discussed wireless 
networking, cable modems, cardbus, and more.

However, if I see "The Truth Is Out There" one more time I might scream!!!

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Re: OS question

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There's no free downloads to upgrade that much.  You'll need to buy an OS 9 CD and 
then you could download a free upgrade to 9.1 which is as far as a 3400 can go.  Some 
here prefer 8.6 on a 3400.  I've got 9.1 on mine and it's very stable and responsive.  
Just have to weed out the garbage in the Extensions folder, same with 8.6.

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> New to Macs and recently bought a 3400c; has OS 7.6 on it and would like to upgrade 
>to OS 9.0. Do you have to upgrade in increments( 8.0 to 8.6 to 9.0)Any advice would 
>be greatly appreciate. Also where do you find the downloads for 8.0 or 8.6? have 
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Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections

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> --
> From: Hardy Menagh
> 
> Ok, if I don't ask some stupid questions, I will never elevate myself out
> of the slime (or maybe I just need a shower). What is the difference
> between a DNS and an IP address. 
> 
The DNS will be an IP address but when you dial-up, your Mac is also assigned an IP 
address too.  And you may have listed a gateway or router IP address.  So, a DNS is a 
"domain name server" and it will have it's own IP address.  The web site you visit 
"www.apple.com" also have their own IP address which are discovered (resolved) by the 
domain name system.  You say go to "www.apple.com" and the DNS resolves it's IP and 
then you start to load the web page.  All this happens quickly, behind the scenes 
without you seeing it.  When you get on your problem Mac again try MacPing as I 
described in my earlier message and you may even try going to apple's website via the 
IP number instead of name.  

Instead of:

http://www.apple.com/

Try:

http://17.112.152.32/

If using the name doesn't work but using the IP address does, then it's a DNS problem. 
 If neither works then you have other problems.


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Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections

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Cool, yet another utility to add to my collection.  Looks similar to WhatRoute in 
functions.  Still, you can't beat MacPing for it's simplicity.

~tom

> --
> From: Bruce Johnson
> Subject:  Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections
> 
> A more useful tool is OTTool, from Neon SOftware: 
>  it does DNS lookup, 
> ping, traceroute, a scanner...very useful tool indeed.
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Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections

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> --
> From: Hardy Menagh
> Subject:  Re; PBook Ghost Connections
> 
> With the Open Transport 1.1.2, OT PPP 1.0 setup on OS 7.x - 8.1, The PPP
> panel displays the address you are connected to, pretty much the same as
> Remote Access on later systems. I collected several of these when connected
> with the G3. Most only had different last numbers. I entered them in the
> Name Server Addr. field of the TCP/IP panel. Sometimes Remote Access
> displays one of the addresses, sometimes a different one. The same is true
> of the PPP panel on the earlier systems. It seems to ignore the specified
> addresses. Since connecting with the Mac Plus and G3 was not a problem, I
> never gave it another thought until the PowerBooks wouldn't budge from the
> ISPs server.
> 
Those numbers may not necessarily be operating DNS.  Usually an ISP would have two DNS 
servers and then a third one listed outside of their network.

> I have asked the ISP for the correct
> addresses or if they can verify the ones I have. I may or may not hear from
> them but hey, I'm learning new stuff here! Thanks.
> 
Here's an IP address of a DNS server somewhere in North Carolina.  It's the one they 
have configured here as the external DNS.

128.109.193.1  You usually want a DNS that is closer to you but in a pinch this might 
do.

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Re: PBook Ghost Connections

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DNS IP numbers should be in the TCP/IP control panel.  Typically they are 
automatically assigned along with your IP number when your dial in.  Since you're 
running an older OS I'm not sure exactly what it looks like.  It's been a few years 
since I was using that old of an OS with dial-up.  In the newer OSs you can manually 
enter the DNS IP numbers even if your own IP number is being automatically assigned by 
the PPP dial-up server.

As far as pinging goes, look for a program called MacPing or WhatRoute.  If you can 
ping the IP number but not the name then it's a DNS problem.  For example, here I've 
fired up MacPing and entered www.apple.com.  It resolved to IP number 17.112.152.32.  
That's what the DNS does.  It converted the name to the IP number.  BTW, the 
152.11.243.108 is my Mac's IP number but don't try pining that as I'm behind a 
firewall and it won't get through.

Source: [152.11.243.108] --> Destination: www.apple.com [17.112.152.32]
RESULT 
PKT# TIME LENGTH
success  15 56
success  25
 56
success  35 56
success  45 56
success  
55 56
Packets out/in/bad/%loss = 5/5/0/0
Round Trip Time (Ticks) 
min/avg/max = 5/5/5

Now I ping the IP number of www.apple.com.


Source: [152.11.243.108] --> Destination: [17.112.152.32]
RESULT PKT# TIME
 LENGTH
success  16 56
success  25 56
success  
35 56
success  45 56
success  55   
  56
Packets out/in/bad/%loss = 5/5/0/0
Round Trip Time (Ticks) min/avg/max = 
5/5/6

That too works.  I'm guessing that in your case when you ping apple's IP number it 
will work but when you ping www.apple.com it won't because your DNS is not working.  
It's not able to resolve what www.apple.com is.  If you use WhatRoute you'll have even 
more options to play with including a trace route, query, and whois functions.  But 
MacPing is simple and quick.  I can email it to you if you don't already have it or 
can't locate it.  It's a very small program.


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> --
> From: Hardy Menagh
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:20 PM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  Re: PBook Ghost Connections
> 
> At 4:52 PM -0500 1/16/2003, Tom Roth wrote:
> 
> >Ask your ISP for the DNS numbers.  They aren't top secret.  You should
> >also try pinging some known IP number.  If pinging works then it's got to
> >be a DNS problem.
> 
> Aren't the DNS numbers displayed in the "Connected To" field of the PPP
> control panel? If so, I have a bunch of them. I connect to one every time I
> try. How do I go about pinging one?
> 
> 
> Hardy Menagh
> 
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> body.
> 
> 
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Re: PBook Ghost Connections

[Tom Roth]

Ask your ISP for the DNS numbers.  They aren't top secret.  You should also try 
pinging some known IP number.  If pinging works then it's got to be a DNS problem.

~tom

> --
> From: Hardy Menagh
> 
> The DNS numbers are being automatically acquired and I am connecting. I
> just can't go anywhere once I'm connected with the other service. I think
> you are right. They did change something. Unfortunately, they don't claim
> to support Macs so that's kinda that. Thanks for trying to help.
> 
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Re: PBook Ghost Connections

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See if you can manually enter the DNS numbers.  Dial-up usually automatically assigns 
them and your older OS may not be compatible.  Perhaps your ISP recently upgraded 
something on his end to cause this to happen.

~tom


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> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:19 AM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  Re: PBook Ghost Connections
> 
> At 10:34 AM -0500 1/16/03, Tom Roth wrote:
> 
> >Check your DNS settings.
> 
> They are the same as on my desktops. PPP reports a good connection. I just
> can't access the web or mail.
> 
> 
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Re: PBook Ghost Connections

[Tom Roth]

Check your DNS settings.

~tom

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> From: Hardy Menagh
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:17 AM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  PBook Ghost Connections
> 
> About two weeks ago, my PB 540c, OS 8.1, 36 MB and my wife's 520c OS 7.5.5,
> 24 MB, internal modems, both with installs of Open Transport 1.1, Open
> Transport 1.1.2, & OT-PPP 1.0, Stopped getting viable dial-up connections
> to the web. They connect alright but Eudora 3.1.3 can't find the POP
> servers (no addresses displayed) and iCab 2.8.2 & 2.9 says the servers are
> not available. The connections appear good and as fast as usual. We just
> can't get anywhere with them. They were working fine. I can't think of any
> changes I might have made to the configurations.
> 
> My G3 desktop running OS 8.6 and my Mac Plus running System 6 continue to
> perform well on the web with the same ISP.
> 
> I just got my wife a 1400c, 48MB, external 56K and after doing a clean
> install of OS 8.1, and the above web software, I get the same results. I'm
> pretty sure I'm missing something simple here, I just can't figure out what
> it is. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Why is it just PowerBooks?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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Re: more wireless Q's

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> --
> From: Andrew Kershaw
> Subject:  Re: more wireless Q's
> 
> >If I were to get a Orinoco WaveLAN Silver Lucent card, can you use 
> >the Apple Airport drivers with it or do they only work with the 
> >Airport cards? Someone was saying earlier that they thought the 
> >interface and setup was a lot better with the Airport drivers.
> 
> Hrmmm, is there an echo in here...?  For about the 5th time this week 
> (and it's only Wednesday!), YES (conditionally).
> 
Thank you.

> If you are running Mac OS 8.5 or higher on a 2400, 3400, Kanga G3 or 
> later PowerBook, AirPort will drive your WaveLAN Silver card!
> 
> Sorry to sound like a jerk, but how about actually checking the 
> archive or reading the emails that are probably still in your in-box!
> 
I was reading them quickly and deleting them but when the thread wouldn't go away I 
got to thinking.

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Re: more wireless Q's

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After reading all these emails about wireless network cards I'm beginning to feel left 
out with my hard wired Mac.  

If I were to get a Orinoco WaveLAN Silver Lucent card, can you use the Apple Airport 
drivers with it or do they only work with the Airport cards?  Someone was saying 
earlier that they thought the interface and setup was a lot better with the Airport 
drivers.

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> Andrew Kershaw wrote:
> > The Orinoco cards are the Lucent cards!  They are the same hardware
> > with a different sticker on the front.  That is the only difference
> > (unless you are getting the "short antenna" version, but even then,
> > they should have the same circuitry).  Still, IMNSHO, I wouldn't
> > waste my time with the OEM WaveLAN drivers on a machine that can run
> > AirPort.
> 
> 
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Re: Startup chimes

[Tom Roth]

See:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58183



> --
> From: Malcolm Cornelius
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:38 PM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  Startup chimes
> 
> Can anyone remind me what the different sets of start up tones mean ?
> 
> I KNOW I've seen it somewhere recently but can't seem to find it again.
> 
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Re: OT - OS 9.x file size question...

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I've just been looking into this in regards to moving a file 2GB or greater to a 
server and the problem appears to be AFP in that case.  However, on the hard drive if 
the drive is formatted HFS+ (Mac Extended) then you can have a file that larger or 
larger without a problem. You just might not be able to move it anywhere else.

~tom

> --
> From: Mike Hebel
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 8:52 PM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  OT - OS 9.x file size question...
> 
> I have an iBook Graphite , as well as my old 540c, and I was wondering 
> if anyone knew a solution to the 2gig file size limit for OS 9?
> 
> I would like to do some video editing but for something of any length I 
> can easily hit the 2gig barrier thus I am looking for a solution.
> 
> Can anybody point me in the right direction?
> 
> TIA!
> 
> Mike Hebel
> (Running a 10gig and 9.2.2 - haven't gotten my 10.0.1 disk from 
> CaptKevMan yet.)
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Re: 3400, or all powerbooks, was: 5300 battery

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There's been a lot about batteries on this list so if you can access the archives 
you'll find a wealth of information.  But to summarize it, at least once a week (once 
a month at the very least) unplug the AC and use the battery until you get the warning 
message that the computer is about to go into a forced sleep mode unless you plug it 
in.  Then let the battery fully charge.  Also see Sionnach's recommendation about 
topping it off once it's fully charged.

~tom

> --
> From: Lou Judson
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2003 8:42 PM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  3400, or all powerbooks, was: 5300 battery
> 
> I am new to powerbooks, and have a 2001 iBook, and my GF has a 3400 and
> we just got another 3400 for her son. What is the best way to get both
> a) the most life per charge and b) the longest battery life? Both of us
> keep them plugged in all the time except for short periods when mobile.
> What is the best practice, especially for the older ones? Both 3400s
> were bought used, so I don't know their history...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lou
> 
> victoria brandon wrote:
> > ...  At that point I reconditioned it according to the procedure Sionnach
> > recommended (recharging completely, taking the battery out for thirty
> > seconds and reinserting to charge some more, then repeating the last a
> > couple of times.)
> 
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Re: RAM problem

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If possible, set the ram usage on the programs that must be running at the same time 
to less than what they are using now.  I wouldn't recommend going less than the 
suggested size however and be sure to leave some ram available for the OS.  You never 
want to use up every bit of ram.  That will may your system unstable and sluggish.

Some might also suggest upping the virtual memory, RAM doubler.

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> Subject:  Fw: RAM problem
> 
> 
> My p/b is been newly endowed witha program called mac WWW but it neds 1,200k
> of ram...strangely enuf... my mac only has 1,022k...how do i free up ram
> other than closing apps?
> 
> 
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Re: I'm looking to buy a used PowerBook (Toronto area only please)

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I know there are many favorite PowerBooks on this list but one of the more affordable 
models used is a 3400.  You might be able to come across a low end G3 for $500 but 
make sure you've got enough RAM.  I see you're in Toronto so I'm not sure if your 
talking American or Canadian dollars.

~tom


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> From: Gary
> Subject:  I'm looking to buy a used PowerBook (Toronto area only please)
> 
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> word-processing... I would like to do graphics too for my website but I 
> won't be doing powerful heavy-duty graphics works... I can spend up to $500 
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Firewall needed with DSL or Cable Modem?

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I'm thinking about getting a DSL or Cable modem for home Internet access and I'm 
wondering if I should get some kind of firewall software for protection.  I've only 
got the one PB3400 so I won't have File Sharing turned on but I am concerned about the 
always on network connection making my computer at risk.

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Re: 3400 and DSL

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> --
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  Re: 3400 and DSL
> 
> No luck pinging with WhatRoute.
> 
> Result was "Error Opening Transport Endpoints: - 3221"
> 
Find out the IP number assigned to the 3400 by your DHCP router and then try and ping 
it from the G4 or Lombard.

> Again, TCP/IP and Appletalk on the 3400 is set up exactly like our G4
> Sawtooth and Lombard, all 3 Macs using OS 9.1:
> Connect via Ethernet and Configure Using DHCP Server.
> 
> The G4 and Lombard work perfectly on the DSL connection, even thru a
> NetBarrier firewall (I tried the 3400 with and without the firewall).
> 
> The 3400 sees and is seen by both other Macs on the LAN, and filesharing
> (Appletalk: Ethernet) works perfectly between all 3.
> 
They see each other but probably via AppleTalk, not TCP/IP.  This is an IP problem.  

> So, any ideas?
> How do I check the router setup? (It's a Telsey CPV Residential Gateway,
> which also carries our voice phone line).
> 
How do you admin the router?  What if you shut everything down, brought up the router 
and then after a few minutes, just the 3400?  Will it work then?   If not, boot up one 
of the other Macs and see if they'll work.  If so, maybe reinstall the networking 
software (or the whole OS) on the 3400.

> To check the 3400 with Manual IP address, etc., how can I test that without
> an assigned IP address?
> 
There's some internal IP number you can use to do that but I don't remember what it 
is.  Maybe someone else on the list does.  Or you might find it in your router's 
manual.


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Re: 3400 and DSL

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He might also check to see if the Router IP address is set correctly and I would 
uncheck that "Load only when needed" in the TCP/IP control panel.  I've only known 
that to cause problems.

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> From: Sionnach Aisling
> Subject:  Re: 3400 and DSL
> 
> Well... a couple thoughts. 
> 
> You do have your router set to give out IP addresses
> via DHCP, right?  I'm assuming you do since you have
> the other machines working and logic would dictate
> that you set the 3400 up the same way.  If your other
> macs are using static addresses (manually set) then
> try setting a manual address for the 3400 as well.  Be
> sure to get the proper subnet mask.  Also, making sure
> the DNS information is correct is very important. 
> Just match it up to the other machines.
> 
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Re: 3400 and TV interference

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> --
> From: Scott Holder
> Subject:  Re: 3400 and TV interference
> 
> I guess you could wrap the 'book in foil ;)
> 
> 
I think a Titanium PowerBook would probably work even better.  ;)

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Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

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What do you mean by parallel cycling?  Isn't that when to bicyclists are riding down 
the road two abreast?  ;)  Seriously though, what do you mean.  The reason I ask is 
that I have two Li-ion batteries and one seems to last longer than the other.

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> From: Sionnach Aisling
> Subject:  Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION
> 
> 
> --- Tom Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sionnach,
> > 
> > What about the Li-ion batteries?  Do they have
> > memory problems?
> 
> Hehe...
> 
> Notice how I carefully skirted that issue ;-)  Then
> you had to go and force it out of me!
> 
> Well, again, I'd have to say that I have seen Li-ion's
> with memory characteristics...  Usually a full
> discharge and a parallel cycling will return them to
> full function.  
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Re: 3400 and TV interference

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> --
> From: John Doh
> Subject:  Re: 3400 and TV interference
> 
> --- Beverly Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> >   My daughter reports that when she is at her dad's
> > with her 3400, running
> > it, even in the next room, interferes with his TV
> > reception. Does anyone
> > know any reason for this, or a fix?
> > 
> > TIA,
> > 
> > Beverly 
> > 
> You don't mention if his TV is getting its signal from
> rabbit ears, outdoor antenna or cable or satellite.
> With an antenna (as opposed to cable/sat.) you should
> expect interference. The computer is an RF generator
> with harmonics easily covering the entire VHF and UHF spectrum.
> 
I could see that if the PB3400 were close to the TV and the TV was using an antenna 
that might cause interference but I wouldn't expect the PB3400 to interfere with the 
TV no matter where in the house the PB3400 is located.  I've got a PB3400 and it's 
usually sitting about five feet from my TV and I've never experienced any problems 
from it.  The TV is on an antenna but it's not the rabbit ears antenna but an attic 
antenna.


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Re: 3400 and TV interference

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Sounds like it might be electrical interference if it's happening throughout the 
house.  Is the PB3400 being run on the AC adapter?  If so, the AC adapter is probably 
the culprit.

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> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2002 8:15 AM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  3400 and TV interference
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
>   My daughter reports that when she is at her dad's with her 3400, running
> it, even in the next room, interferes with his TV reception. Does anyone
> know any reason for this, or a fix?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Beverly 
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Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

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Sionnach,

What about the Li-ion batteries?  Do they have memory problems?


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> From: Sionnach Aisling
> Subject:  Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION
> 
> I'll say here what I've said all along.  They
> developed NiMH to replace NiCD becasue of the "memory"
> that NiCD's would hold.  NiMH was not SUPPOSED to hold
> "memory" and most places will tell you that they
> don't.  Frankly, I think thats a lot of bunk.  Based
> on experience (servicing hundreds of different
> laptops) NiMH DOES hold "memory"  not quite as bad as
> NiCD did, but it holds it nonetheless.  I always tried
> to completely drain my NiMH batteries at least once
> every week or two to keep them fresh and operating at
> 100% efficiency.
> 
> I know, I know... plenty of technical sources will
> tell you that they don't. But my experience shows
> different, and thats what I'll believe ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
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Re: external SCSI hard drive not working on a PB 520

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What is the SCSI id set to on the Micropolis?  If I recall correctly, the 520's HD is 
SCSI so the external SCSI drive needs to be set between #1-#6, avoiding any other SCSI 
device.  You might not have had a SCSI id conflict on the PC if it had an IDE drive.

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> --
> From: Mehdi El Gueddari
> Subject:  external SCSI hard drive not working on a PB 520
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> i just ran into a problem with my cute powerbook 520 : he refuses to
> recognize my SCSI hard drive. More explanations :
> 
> i've got :
> - a PB 520 wich works great
> - an internal Micropolis 1624 hard drive (SCSI, ID 5, 640 MB), it works
> perfectly with a PC
> - an external SCSI box (or whatever it's called, sorry for my not perfect
> English:-) in which i've put my HD
> - a HDi30/DB25 cable
> - a DB25/Centronics 50 SCSI adapter
> 
> i've plugged all that to my little PB but he refuses to boot : he just
> displays the floppy disk picture. I've tried with and without a terminator
> on the SCSI box : it's just the same.
> I'm pretty sure that the SCSI box is working : when a try with a CDROM
> player, i can boot and see the player in the apple system info (altought it
> doesn't mount any CD but that's another problem).
> 
> does anybody knoes what's happening ? i would be very grateful if you could
> lead me to at least a beginning of solution.
> 
> thanks in advance
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Re: PB3400 Ethernet/Modem pinouts?

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I've always wondered just how often one would need this thing.  Isn't it just so you 
can have your modem and ethernet connected at the same time?  I would think if you had 
the ethernet connected, you probably wouldn't need the modem and viceversa.

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> --
> From: Ian Orchard
> Subject:  PB3400 Ethernet/Modem pinouts?
> 
> There's not much chance of my finding one of the dual ethernet / 
> modem adaptors to go with my newly acquired 3400, but does anyone 
> have the pin configurations of the port. Obviously the ethernet is on 
> pins 1, 2, 3, & 6, so the modem will be via 4, 5, 7, or 8, but which 
> ones?
> 
> Brilliant idea having a combined port eh?
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Re: Finding out speed

[Tom Roth]

Fabian,

Did you upgrade for speed or out of necessity?  Was it noticeably faster with the 
Kanga board?


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> --
> From: Fabian T. Fang
> Subject:  Re: Finding out speed
> 
> > Also, has anyone done a swap with a Kanga
> > G3 logic board on a 3400?
> > 
> > Sarah
> 
> I have two PowerBook 3400c with Kanga G3/250 logic board replacement. 
> 
> 

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Re: Eudora Ghost Names

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I seem to recall having to manually edit a file using BBEdit to get rid of them.  
Don't recall what the filename was but I'm sure you'll find it if you poke around.

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> From: martin
> 
> okay not a strictly PB issue, but I can NOT get rid of some old nicknames in
> my Eudora Message>Send Message To menu, even though there is no sign of them
> anywhere else I can see. I have all recipient flags off, but these defunct
> addresses keep showing up, making it easy for me to accidentally send to
> them for a guaranteed Server Error return.
> 
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Re: 3400 Start-up Problems

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It could be a potential HD problem.  However, I'm wondering if the PRAM battery being 
dead could cause this.  Is the unit plugged in the whole time?  Is the charger working?

It's fairly easy to put a new HD into but you will need the Torx screw driver to get 
into it.  There used to be a web page that had step by step instructions and some 
photos but I can't find it now.  You take out the three screws from the bottom, lift 
out the keyboard, remove the palm rest and there's the HD under the left side of the 
palm rest.

Once the new drive is installed then boot off a Mac OS CD and reformat the drive and 
install the OS.

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> --
> From: Stephen Boyd, Miss Eaton, Inc.
> 
> A 3400 that I set up a while back for my wife's grandmother has been having
> occasional start-up problems. Occasionally, usually after it has been unused
> for a few days, it is unable to find the system folder and gives the
> blinking floppy when it starts up. My worry is that it could be the
> hard-drive starting to act up. Is that the most likely cause? If so, how
> easy is it to put a new drive in its place? Anyone know of sites that
> explain how to do this?
> 

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Re: Best OS for 3400? Upgrade path?

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> --
> From: Althea Johnson
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 11:02 AM
> To:   PowerBooks
> Subject:  Best OS for 3400? Upgrade path?
> 
> I just bought a PB3400/180 with 32mb RAM and 1G HD, running 7.6. It works
> fine, except for the battery. I'm trying to set up an upgrade plan, for I
> need a few questions answered.
> 
> 1. Under which OS does the PB3400 run best?
> 
some will say 8.6, others 9.1.  I'm running 9.1 on mine and it's been very stable and 
seems responsive enough.  I've not ever run it under 8.6 so I can't compare.

> 2. The obvious upgrades: (a) maximize the RAM;
> 
Go all the way to 144 (128MB memory card) if you can afford it.

> (b) replace the HD with a larger one;
> 
I swapped out the original 1.3GB HD with a 4GB HD as soon as I got it.

> (c) ??
> 
Get at least one working battery.  If you do a lot of work using batteries, get two or 
three and an external charger.  Also, the zip drives that fit into the expansion bay 
are very nice if you need to move large files off and on.


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Re: 3400 users!

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> --
> 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.
> 
Why's that?  I've typing this on a 3400 right now and it running OS 9.1.

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Re: my 3400c RAM module: loose as a goose; now fixed!

[Tom Roth]

My 3400 has a piece of thick foam tape attached to the underside of the keyboard but 
not sticky on the side towards the RAM.  I don't know if this is the official fix or 
not as I purchased the unit used.

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> --
> From: David Deckert
> 
> Although I didn't attempt to improve/modify/hack/kludge the module into a 
> more secure situation, I'm curious as to how Apple's official fix of 
> adding an adhesive strip (was that right?) between the module and keyboard 
> could help. It seems it would do the opposite--that is, have the potential 
> to pull the module up and out should the keyboard ever become less than 
> fully tied down seeing as how the module would now be semi-glued to it.
> 
> I can see however, how a thin spacer of some sort could be placed between 
> keyboard bottom and RAM module to keep a little more pressure on the 
> module. Anyone tried such a fix? I also thought it might be a good idea to 
> find a way to tie down the other end somehow . The part of the board away 
> from the connector (towards the screen, where the keyboard ribbon 
> connectors plug into the motherboard) seems to act as a lever. unless it 
> too is held down I can see how the board could be easily worked loose at 
> the other end.
> 
> 

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Re: Appearancelib

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>From what version OS?  You might be able to boot from a System CD, trash the System 
>suitcase and Finder from the hard drive's System Folder and then to a reinstall.
 
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> Subject:  Appearancelib
> 
> Hi friends ,
> Where can I download appearancelib to restore a 1400 screwed system?
> thanks in advance
> xavier
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Re: powerbook 3400c

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If there are too many phones connected to the same line that can cause problems.  
Count all the phones devices (including answering machines, cordless phones, caller ID 
devices, fax machines, other modems, etc) that are all connected to that same phone 
line.  I've been told you should not have more than four devices on one line and 
that's counting your computer's modem.

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> --
> From: l k m
> 
> Sounds like a very frustrating problem. Are there any other computers hooked
> into the same phone line when you hook in your powerbook? When I was
> housesitting at a friend's house, I had to go downstairs and unplug the
> phone line out of her computer before I could use the same phone line
> upstairs with my Duo. I never figured out "why" I had to do that, but it
> would not work unless I did.
> 
> Just another idea,
> Laura
> 
> 

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Re: 3400c miscellany

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I've got two Li-Ions batteries and one will give me about almost two hours and the 
other only about an hour to hour 15 minutes.  At least once a month I try to 
completely discharge them all the way using them instead of the AC adapter and then 
let them charge back up.  I got the PB3400 and the batteries used so I don't know how 
they were treated previously.  The Li-Ion batteries are pricey new and I don't know if 
they really give any better performance than a standard NiCad.  Can anyone comment on 
the differences?

Your PB might still have an internal modem but it won't be any faster than 33.6 and 
frequently they won't connect any better than 28.8 which might explain the PCMCIA 
modem, especially if it's a 56K.

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> --
> From: Adam
> Subject:  3400c miscellany.
> 
> Hi,
> Just a couple of questions about the 3400c:
> 
> What is the average battery life? Mine looks like it will struggle to get an
> hour out of it's Li-ions.
> Assuming I need a new battery, what am I roughly looking at?
> 
> Also, did all 3400's have that internal modem? I sort of assumed my
> 3400c/200 would have one, but it arrived with that PCMCIA modem in tow, so
> now I'm unsure. If it means anything, my 3400 came from the Australian
> market.
> 

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Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?

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> --
> 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.

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Re: Mac printing... slightly off topic.

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Forgive me for asking but I usually think in terms of retiring the oldest, slowest 
machine and then doing a trickle down putting a new, faster machine in where it's 
needed the most.  My guess is that your HP will work with an iMac but check HP's 
website for drivers first.

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> From: Sionnach Aisling
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:48 PM
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> Subject:  Mac printing...  slightly off topic.
> 
> I have decided that it's time to retire the fastest
> machine in my house and buy something new.  My fastest
> machine is currently PC based.  It is a Celeron 466
> w/128MB RAM.  It has a HP Deskjet 930C attached to it
> via a USB connection.
> 
> Here's my dilemma  
> 
> First off, I'm really considering replacing it with a
> new iMac.  Will the USB based 930C work with the iMac?
>  I know the USB will work, but are there Mac Drivers
> available?  
> 
> Assuming it will work, and I hook the 930C to the
> iMac, sharing the printer with my Powerbook 3400
> should be an easy chore.
> 

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Re: How to open .sit files?

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If you have Expander and it's still not working it might be one of two things.  Maybe 
three.  Is the icon of the StuffIt file generic?  If so, apply the type and creator 
code from another StuffIt file.  Another possibility is that you have an older version 
of Expander and this might be a newer StuffIt file.  If so, just download the newest 
version of Expander and it should work.  Of course the file could just be corrupted.  
OK, it's not corrupt as I just downloaded it and it worked fine under StuffIt 6.  I 
suppose it could have been corrupted on your download only in which just redownload it 
but try the first two options before that.

~tom

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> 
> Hi There,
> Last night I was using my PB540C to download the German Graphiconverter side: 
>http://www.graphicconverter.net/files/gc41de68k.sit
> Afterward, I was trying to click on the installation icon but it gave error messg: 
>don't have any application to open it. I was also dragging the icon to stuffit 
>expander and still no go. Please advise.
> Thanks
> 
> 
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