Re: I have seen my powerbooks crack...
Aaron Clubb on 4/14/02 7:31 PM wrote: My powerbook ( a 1400) has the popular problem of cracking at the hinges. Friends with the same books have used JB Weld, and my father, who has a pb 145 used nuts and bolds to hold his screen together after the thing fell off. So, what I want to know is this, has anyone found a better way? Thanks for your help I've seen my service repairman's crack shudder. I wonder if JB weld would help hold his drawers up... ;^) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: flash memory
Donna Hood Pointer on 3/27/02 12:46 PM wrote: I still want to know exactly how you got it to format to Mac. Mine seems to be hung up in some state where I can no longer see anything on it in the PowerBook when it is in the CF PCMCIA holder, but I can see the CF card on my iMac when it is in a CFreader (I have a VST Tri-Media reader). A friend of mine, who has a Kodak digital camera, and also see the card in her camera, so it is still an MS-DOS card and the supposed reformatting did not happen. This has been going on ever since I tried to format it as a Mac disk in the cardcage in my 520. I cannot see anything I insert into the cardcage, so maybe something is wrong with the cardcage? I would suggest sticking the card in a camera and then reformat it, just in case the 520 did something subtle to the card. Then put it in your Tri-Media reader, select the card on the desktop, choose erase from the Special Menu, and make sure to select Mac formatting. This should create a Mac volume that you can then use. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400 nicities
Christopher Morgenstierne on 3/26/02 6:12 AM wrote: 1) I have several times seen covers for the 1400 refered to such as leather of solar panel, but I have never seen them for sale or second hand. Does anyone know if they are avialable - or excist? They exist. I've seen them on eBay. When I had a PB1400 I recalled seeing a solar panel listed there. It started at $25 with a Buy-It-Now price of $50. I pondered buying it for a day and went back only to find someone had put an opening bid of $25 on it. So I watched the auction which surprisingly ended with a selling price right at $150! After checking out the specs on the panel I found that it could only charge a battery outside of the PowerBook, which meant you either had to have a second battery or you didn't use it while it charged. The panel didn't directly power the unit. The leather ones were cool too as well as denim ones and even one with a bullet hole in it (honest!). I liked the clear cover mine came with and made my own custom inserts, like family photos, a company logo, etc. I changed it about once a month. 2) I have recently studied Remy's detailed homepage on PCMCIA and CardBus cards and was disappointed because I believed I could put some of the USB cards in my 1400. Is this completely out of the question? I seem to recall someone getting a USB card to work with a non-cardbus enable PowerPC PowerBook, but I don't recall the specifics. Belkin maybe -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Firewire on Powerbook G3
makmac on 3/24/02 11:17 AM wrote: Then you don't have to worry about keeping track of a PC Card or driver compatibility with OSX (like the Newer Technologies card which can be had cheaply but since the company is out of business there will be no more updates). Seems I was wrong in my assumption regarding the compatibility of the NewerTech FireWire2Go card OSX. The following is copied from a thread on the G-Book list: I was thinking to ask for a secondhand FW2Go as those are reported to work in Mac OS 8.6. (Now why shouldn't I? Why are you saying those cards are orphaned? Don't they work anymore?) I use my FW2Go card with OS 8.6-OS X. Bottom line: IT WORKS! Yes, newer is out of business but this card has been flawless for me - works perfectly with my iPod. I have gotten way more than my $30 out of it. We bought 3 of them and they are perfect. Again, this was from a thread on the G-Book list titled Cheap FW CardBus for G3 PBs. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
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Tom Lisa P on 3/25/02 9:22 PM wrote: 1/2 as fast mad DOg Would that be halfassed? ;^) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1Gig RAM clobbers Virtual Memory
Donna Hood Pointer on 10/20/01 4:51 PM wrote: I'm running system 9.0.4. I just maxed out my machine at 1G RAM. Now Virtual Memory is turned off and unavailable as an option. In the memory Control Panel it says This computer has more than 995M of RAM installed. Virtual Memory can only be used when less than this amount of memory is installed. With all that RAM installed I probably don't care, but most apps take more memory under these current systems when VM is not turned on. Does anyone else have a Gig of RAM installed on any machine? Does yours say the same thing? How about system 9.1? Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm Keep in mind that VM works by allotting a segment of your hard drive, equal to the size you set VM to in the memory control panel. What is does is create an invisible file on your hard drive. As such, if you were able to set VM at 1GIG, you would loose that amount of space on your drive. That would be a lot of space to kiss good-by ;^) With a GIG-O-RAM, I would think you could launch all of your applications and still have room to spare. Heck, I only (ONLY!?!) have 288MB RAM on my Wallstreet and I've turned off VM to reduce drive activity and save on drive space. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: weird problem with Powerbook 520
Richard Adams on 10/17/01 2:13 PM wrote: Also, I assumed from my lack of sound that there's probably a minor hardware problem (I'm betting a simple broken or disconnected wire) in my Duo. I took the screws out, but didn't feel like messing with trying to force the unit apart without being sure what I was doing. Can anybody tell me how to best get at this thing's innards? It's very prudent of you to wait rather than force your 280c open. There are some small plastic eyelets that are very often broken off in the process of cracking open this or any Duo. They're right under your right palm, at the front, right, corner where the top and bottom meet. I would strongly recommend downloading a service manual for your Duo and follow the steps carefully. Unfortunately I don't have a link to follow. Pretty much all the Duos can be upgraded to a PPC by swapping out the logic board with that of a 2300. Everything else will match up. However you will need one of the high output AC adapters (36 watt rather than 25) and there may be an issue of heat if the stiffener/frame/chassis inside doesn't make good contact with the processor. With the PPC upgrade you can install a much larger, cheaper IDE drive (which will require an IDE ribbon cable). As to your sound problem, the speaker gets power from the same ribbon cable that goes to the LCD screen. Perhaps the connection at the speaker, or where the video cable connects to the logic board is not properly seated. Or it could be a software problem (sound out selection in control panel etc.). You may try to zap the PRAM and see if that resets any defaults related to sound. HTH, -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: no more emials...UNSUBSCRIBE ME FROM THIS SPAM CENTER
SPAM CENTER? The only annoying emials I'm getting are from dono :^) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: VST Tri-Media Reader and Zips and CF PCMCIA--ooops
M Forrest on 10/16/01 2:34 PM wrote: Makmac wrote: PS. I don't think there is a special Zip driver for PowerBooks. The one that installs for desktop Macs should be the same for PowerBooks) OOOpppsss!!! I realized that I read your comment wrong. While there probably isn't a special driver for the PB, I don't have a driver on the PB at all, and the driver that came with it came on a CD, and of course the PB has no CD. So getting the driver installed will be a small PITA. That's why I opted for spending an extra $30 to bypass the Zips completely and go the route of PCMCIA CF card. Just FYI. When I've needed to install software on a PowerBook without CD-ROM, I've just put the CD in my iMac, shared the CD, and then mounted the CD on the PowerBooks desktop (or any other Mac for that matter) via ethernet. Then it installs just as if the CD were actually in the PowerBook. I've even done OS updates this way. It has saved me the hassle of connecting a CD-ROM drive to the PowerBook which on older PowerBooks can be frustrating at times (SCSI voodoo). Of course this still requires an ethernet option. In a pinch though, you can use LocalTalk, but then of course that won't work with an iMac, you would need a Mac with a serial port. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: VST Tri-Media Reader
M Forrest on 10/13/01 8:48 PM wrote: Donna Pointer wrote: I have a USB VST Tri-Media reader, which reads, writes and formats floppies, CompactFlash, and SmartMedia. I was thinking of getting one of these, now that the price is down to $99, and then getting a CF card and adaptor to use as removeable storage from my PB190 to my iMac. How's the VST Tri-Media working for you? I already have both a SCSI Zip AND a USB Zip, but I have never really liked Zip drives. I still have to finagle getting the PB online somehow to d/l the correct Zip driver for the PB. Seems like the Tri-Media, CF card and PCMCIA adaptor would be easier, although pricier since I already have the Zip drives. Any suggestions? Morgan If you just want to do transfers between the 190 and the iMac, I would suggest a PCMCIA ethernet card. Then it's just a matter of transferring from Mac-to-Mac rather than from media-to-Mac-to-media-to-Mac (huh?). Plus an ethernet card can be found for a third of the price you're looking to pay. I recently picked up a new-in-box Global Village PowerPort Platinum Pro modem/ethernet card for under $25. Not only do I have the benefit of 10T ethernet but I also have a 28.8 modem for going online when away from home. I bought this one for a PB5300 but it will work with any PowerBook having a PCMCIA slot. I used to use this same arrangement with a PB1400 I had. I would transfer digital images from a SmartMedia card, via a PCMCIA adapter, to my G4 at work (or G3 at home). I just mounted the G4 drive on my PowerBook's desktop, and then drug the images from the card to the G4 drive (I still do this with my Wallstreet but it has the benefit of having built in ethernet). -makmac PS. I don't think there is a special Zip driver for PowerBooks. The one that installs for desktop Macs should be the same for PowerBooks) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: need 3400 advice
William Ove on 10/14/01 10:05 PM wrote: I am not that familiar with the PB3400. I would suspect after a fall that some card and/or connector came loose. With the PB5300 it was normally the Ram card that came loose, however from a fall just about anything could have came loose. I would disconnect any connectors you can easily get to and firmly reattach them. I would also unseat and reseat any cards that you can get to. If the 3400 is internally laid out like the 5300, then it would be very easy to unseat the power module when installing a new hard drive. If the buzzing were mechanical I would suspect something amiss with the hard drive. If the buzzing was generated through the speakers, I would suspect the sound card, which on many PowerBooks is also the power card. Depending on how the book fell, the battery jamming into the compartment may have bent the battery connector pins so that they are not making good contact with the battery. Opening PowerBooks will often upset their restarting and a reset is needed. I am not sure what the button/key sequence for the 3400 is. For many older PowerBooks it was necessary to preform the reset many many times. William makes a good point. The RAM installs just the same way in a 3400 as it does in a 5300 (also a 190 3500/Kanga). Removing the keyboard and palm rest (to get to the drive) could have further loosened it. I've had a PB 190 and a PB 5300 just sit a stare at me because of loose RAM. Try reseating it or just remove it temporarily. The same holds true with the power supply board which is located directly under the trackpad and partially covered by the hard drive bracket. A fall could have jogged it loose. Then the process of opening up the 3400 to replace the drive could have further unseated it. There could also be a number of other issues that are causing the problem. It may be just plain broke. The logic board could have a cracked circuit, or the AC connector could be loose, or there could be a problem with the media bay contacts (try removing the floppy drive or CD-ROM) or the card cage could be unseated or...well, the list goes on. Definitely reset the Power Manager after each troubleshooting step. According to the manual, unplug the AC from the 3400, remove the battery, hold the reset button down for one minute (located on the back next to the ethernet/modem port). Then plug the AC back in a replace the battery. HTH, -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400 help...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/15/01 12:41 PM wrote: I'm running OS8.0, I assume the 8.1 download is sensible? Is 8.6 the best? where would I get it from? I have only 16MB RAM. What's the best solution? 1x48MB piece? How much should I pay and where are good sources? Is it worth geting a CF card for extra virtual RAM, and if so, how big? What's the best/best value picture/photo editing / web optimising program, where do I get it from? What's a good FTP program? Definitely upgrade to OS8.1 for now. When you get more RAM, go to 8.6. Maybe even OS9.1 (but not 9 or 9.0.4). OS9.1 ran nicely when I had my 1400 (and is doing surprisingly well on my Duo2300 w/44MB RAM). If you can find a 48MB module, you'll find yourself paying through the nose for it. I would suggest two 24MB modules stacked. Check out www.datamem.com for more memory. I've never used a compact flash card for virtual memory but I hear it does nicely. It will have to be larger than the installed RAM to work. Actually it will have to be at least as large as whatever you set virtual memory for since normally virtual memory reserves a portion of the volume (hard drive) equal to the size it is set at. I don't know what size drive you have in it at the moment but if you plan to photo editing, get something bigger. Another advantage to a newer, larger drive will be the fact that it will be faster, which will improve the speed somewhat. Especially if you're opening pictures of any substantial size. One note, when I put a newer drive in the 1400 I used to own, I found that the mounting holes don't line up. I just laid an inch square piece of foam rubber on top of the drive. It was thick enough so that when you reinstalled the keyboard, it applied some pressure to the drive and just held it in place. I didn't make it larger than that as it would have acted as an insulating blanket and overheated the drive. I don't know what to suggest for a best value image editing/optimizing application, but PhotoShop 4.0 ran nicely on my 1400. I think Fetch is still one of the best FTP programs available for the Mac. Go to versiontracker.com to locate the latest version for download. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Powerbook 1400
B Yen on 10/8/01 2:52 AM wrote: The 64M limitation kinda tells me any further investment into 1400 is a waste of time. Comments? I currently have 42M, I know I have a memory module in there (forgot the size). Techworks 24M sells for $80. I don't know if I can add another module, or replace the current one. Go to www.datamem.com for memory. 24MB is $65, 32MB is $79. I purchase all my memory form them including a 32MB for a PB1400c I previously owned. They include a lifetime warranty and the best service I've ever received. If you have 42MB RAM in yours, and you have a factory installation if 16MB, then you have something wrong with your 1400. There is no way to achieve and install of 42MB with any combination of available memory modules in or out of production (that I am aware of). The closest I can estimate is 40MB or 48MB. 16+24=40 16+32=48 16+8+8=32 16+8+16=40 16+8+24=44 16+16+16=48 If you have an original install of 12MB (only found on an original base model 117MHz 1400cs) then subtract 4MB from the above totals and there is still no 42MB total available. You may want to double check your memory or test your RAM. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PowerCD adapter
Bruce Johnson on 10/9/01 10:01 AM wrote: Unless I'm completely misunderstanding something, what Jim says here isn't right, and Janice is right to be concerned about polarity. Reversing polarity is a good way to fry things, last I heard, and not all devices use the same polarity. Best to be certain you've got it right before you plug anything in. I have an OEM 120 VAC 60Hz 15W, Output: AC 9V 1 Amp It is an AC adapter. there IS no polarity on AC adapters. So there's no need to worry about the polarity of the jack that plugs into the back of the PowerCD Player? It doesn't matter if the inner or outer contact of the jack is positive or negative? The PowerCD player can auto sense this (or something)? -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PowerCD adapter
Martin on 10/8/01 4:22 PM wrote: (electricity can be rather overwhelming at times...at least for me :^) -makmac I think I can take a stab at this: my GUESS is that your abttery pack is set up to deliver 4.5 volts DC twice, that is, each bank of 3 AA cells delivers 4.5 VDC to the player, because that way you can double the current of the AA cells, and still keep the package fairly slim ( as opposed to say, using 3 C cells). That would explain the 9VAC supply, which when rectified to DC, will deliver 4.5 VDC as well. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it... : ) As Goofy is fond of saying; uhh-yhup. (did I mention electricity can be rather overwhelming at times... ;^) -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PowerCD adapter
Martin on 10/8/01 4:56 PM wrote: Hyuk Hyuk sorry about that makman. It's honestly, the most concise way I could put it. And what it means to you, is: you might require a 4.5VDC power supply for that unit, if I'm guessing right. I think I'll stay out of this thread. . . No, don't stay out. I appreciate the input. It just seems like such a long way to go for a bit of juice (120vac to 9vac to 4.5vdc to, to...uhh). Anywho, thanks for your input! -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PowerCD adapter
Janice Freeman on 10/8/01 9:21 PM wrote: Now I'm really confused, since my PowerCD takes 8 batteries! Are the following conclusions safe to draw? I was working from memory when I stated it took 6 batteries. My error. I sold my PowerCD drive on eBay in late '99 (for $475 :^) so it's been a while since I played with it. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: system 9.1 on 5300?
Bruce Johnson on 10/4/01 9:28 AM wrote: a) My question is, should I leave on 9.1 for the networking capability, or is it far too demanding of the 5300? b) Or, is system 8.6 better for these requirements? (I do not want to run a system older than this) I don't know...the memory consumption isn't much different between 8.6 and 9.1 anyway, so I'd just leave 9.1 on there. As far as networking capability, there's little difference between 9 and 8.6, so that's a wash, I think. I have a PowerBook Duo2300 (actually a 280c with 2300 mobo and IDE drive) which I recently installed OS9.1 on. It has only 44MB RAM and is 100MHz with no L2 cache. I was surprised at how well it ran on this pokey machine! It only uses 14.7MB RAM and seems to run a bit better than OS8.6, BUT, I haven't had much chance to run it through the paces with some real world applications either. Since it's just something to play with right now (I use a Wallstreet regularly) I'm not that concerned about speed with it. However since it's doing better than I thought it would, I'm planning to install OS9.1 on my 5300cs and see how it does. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PowerCD where is it?
Eugène van Herpen on 10/3/01 1:44 PM wrote: Anyone have or know where I can get an inexpensive PowerCD? You know, the ancient yet cool black Apple single speed CD-ROM. They were neither black nor single speed. You will have to do more homework, I'm afraid Eugène, proud owner of two complete - in the box - systems I had one that I retired many years ago. I packed it back up in the original box with all the original packing, software, manuals and inserts. In late 1999 I was cruising eBay and saw how much they were going for. Typically $100-150 at the time. None in boxes. I figured I would dig mine out of the attic, blow the dust off and see what I could sell it for. The winning bid...$475! I was a bit stunned too. I got emails from Japan and Hong Kong begging me to consider shipping it there (auction stated USA only). The new owner was thrilled with it...but probably not as thrilled as I was to get $475 out of it, especially since I had paid less than half that years before. BTW, it's a charcoal grey (same as the PowerBook 100 series of the day) and 2 speed. You could connect it to your stereo and play CDs, or to your TV and play Kodak Photo CDs. All via a very cool remote control. Oh yeah, you could also connect it to your Mac via SCSI. It had one 50 pin connector on the removable base but you couldn't operate it at all if it was removed from the base...kinda dumb. Oddly, it was a dud when Apple brought it out. Perhaps it was priced too high. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: HD mounting bracket for 3400c
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 9/17/01 12:57 PM wrote: or even better, use peanuts (shippping peanuts) to keep it pressed in. Sure you can call me a goober, but believe it or not, that will offer BETTER shock protection than having it screwed in! Goober...peanuts...I get it! Try circus peanuts. They're soft and will provide plenty of compression, probably have enough preservatives in them to outlast the PowerBook, plus when they get hot it will smell like cotton candy...Mm... -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 190
BILLY on 9/13/01 4:06 PM wrote: Hi I think this might sound like a strange bid but i am looking for a 190c/cs or a 190 for trade. Anyone have an old 190 in the back of there locker or sitting doing nothing and would like to trade mail me off list thanks. Not that it's that significant, but the 190 only came in two models. The greyscale cs (passive color). There was no c (active matrix color). What are you wanting to offer in trade? -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Max Hard Drive for PB 520
Jamie Pruden on 9/6/01 6:06 PM wrote: Emulated SCSI maximum is unlimited. Check out the 10 GB Drive at: http://store.powerbook1.com/harddrives.html smiles, Jamie I wonder where you could find the IDE to SCSI adapter? I have a 2GB 6GB IDE drive that would be nice to adapt for a Duo280 (or a 520/540). -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 3400 batteries
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 8/31/01 10:56 AM wrote: 9-10 hours of battery life?!?!?!?!?! No offense, but I find this incredibly difficult to believe. -makmac For three brand new batteries (plus a fourth of a certain age, though still working) using Word 5.1a? What's so incredibly difficult to believe? How much time do you get on your batteries? Apologies. The way it read to me, I thought you were stating that you got 9-10 hours out of ONE of your new batteries. I would say 9-10 hours would be typical of any PowerBook running 3 new and one old battery. I get about 1.5-2 hours out of my 3 year old battery. If I could afford 3 new batteries for this Wallstreet, I could run 2 batteries at a time (one in each bay), and with good power management expect the same results I suppose. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PB 1400 G3 upgrade
Lance on 8/30/01 12:11 PM wrote: I added a Sonnet G3/333 to my PB1400cs about a year ago. No problems so far. The improvement was considerable. Good little computer. I am keeping with OS 8.6 on the PB because is only uses about 10 megs of memory. OS 9.1 uses 50 to 60 megs on a G4. When I ha my PB1400/400MHz Sonnet G3, I ran OS9.1 on it. It only used about 14-15MB of the available 64MB of RAM. Plus I felt it ran better and was more stable. However I only ran 8.6 for about a day after the upgrade so it's not a real good comparison. I installed OS9.1 so that I could use iTunes, which worked very nicely on the 1400/G3. Yes I know, one weenie speaker...that's why I hooked up my Apple design speakers (or headphones). The sound was great! I was also surprised at how well QuickTime movies ran on it. It was still hindered by the limits of the video though. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 1400, reset power manager on
Paul Nelson on 8/30/01 2:27 PM wrote: Help! My 1400C with a Newer 250 G3 which I just got, has stopped doing anything. I was in the process of trying to put a new system on it and trashed the old system, intending to use the CD-ROM to install the new one. I shut it down, ignoring the warning that doing so would leave me without a system (thinking all I had to do was to use the 8.6 CD to install a new system. After that I got nothing, no boot with CD, even a bootable 8.1, no screen, no activity of any kind. How do I reset the power manager? Any other ideas? TIA. Paul As Shaggy would say to Scooby...ZOIKS! Worst case I would guess you'll have to reinstall the original processor and start over. -makmac Here is how to reset the 1400, quoted from Apple's TIL: - Resetting the Power Manager 1. If the computer is on, turn it off. 2. Restart the computer by holding down the reset button on the back, Between the ADB and Serial ports, for 10-20 seconds. 3. If the computer does not restart, repeat step 2 three or four times. Resetting the Power Manager and PRAM Resetting the parameter RAM (PRAM) when the computer is shut down also resets Power Manager. The following process resets both the Power Manager and the parameter RAM. 1. If the computer is on, turn it off. 2. Make sure the Caps Lock key is not down. 3. Restart the computer. Immediately after hearing the startup sound, simultaneously press and hold Command-Option-P-R. (If you do not hold down the key combination within 5-10 seconds after the computer restarts, you must repeat steps 1-3.) 4. Hold down the keys until you hear the startup sound again. Then release the keys. 5. If the computer shuts itself off, press the reset button on the back of the computer to turn it back on. (See chart above for location of the reset button for your PowerBook series.) 6. When the computer has finished starting up, restore any custom settings for the desktop pattern, memory, network, AppleTalk, trackpad, power conservation, and so forth. URL: http://kbase.info.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/kbase.woa/wa/query?type=idv al=14449KCID=258526[EMAIL PROTECTED]|1168941#faq7 - -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Which PB? 1400 or 3400?
Beverly Woods on 8/28/01 11:45 AM wrote: In case anyone else is contemplating this question, my very petite 10-year-old scoffs at the idea that her 3400c/200 is not worth its weight. I wrote a column on my selection process which you can find at: I never said it wasn't worth it's weight. As a matter of fact, pound-for-pound you get more for your money in a 3400. That's one of the points I was making. Having hauled a 1400 and a 3500 (a Kanga, same weight/form factor) around on my shoulder the small difference can be significant. As a matter of fact, I came to this realization one day while hoisting my briefcase with 3500 to my shoulder and wincing at the pain going from my shoulder to the base of my skull. Until that moment I thought the ache was stress related. I now alternate shoulders. Strangely enough, I now own the heaviest PowerBook know to man, a Wallstreet with 14.1 screen. I'm such a slouch ;^) I really loved the 1400 when I had it. Especially after the 400MHz Sonnet upgrade! What a screamer. Plus the keyboard was the best of any PowerBook I've owned (including a Duo230, Duo280, Duo2300, PB190, PB5300, PB1400, PB3500 Wallstreet). If I were to buy another pre-G3 PowerBook, hands down, it would be the 1400c/166. While there is a memory limitation of 64MB, it was never a problem, perhaps since it wasn't my primary Mac. The thing that got peoples attention the most was the picture of my family on the lid of the 1400. The BookCover feature is truly unique. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Which PB? 1400 or 3400?
T.J. Kozikowski on 8/27/01 12:56 PM wrote: I am interested in purchasing a laptop for my 14 year old daughter and am looking for recommendations related to either the PB 1400 or 3400. While I am sure that she would prefer an Indigo iBook 366 or a G3 Wallstreet system, these systems are not in my budget. I have seen the 1400c (or cs) 166 listed on lowendmac.com as a good choice and appreciate the ability to upgrade to a G3/333 or 400 at a relatively low cost. The negatives I see are the lack of an Ethernet card, limited (64MB) RAM capacity and 33.6 modem. The 3400 is attractive largely due to the 200 or 240Mhz speed, built-in Ethernet and higher RAM capacity. I expect that whatever I buy will be used largely for school work (mostly MS Word using Office 98), web surfring with IE 5.0 and IMing her friends. While I have considered a desktop Mac, we already have two and a laptop seems like the best idea. I have also thought about a Wintel machine, but would prefer to stay with Apple. My budget is around $500, but would go higher for the right system. I have seen 3400s on eBay for $450-600 and 1400s for $300-500. I hope your daughter has very strong shoulders. The 3400 is one of the heaviest PowerBooks Apple made (along with the 3500 Kanga Wallstreet) and thick as a brick. This would probably be the only drawback I would see. If I were buying for my daughter (although she's 13) I would probably buy the 1400c/166. I had a 1400c/133 and loved it. I also added a G3 at a later date. It's more compact and, in my opinion, engineered better. Same screen resolution of 800x600 but an inch smaller. You can get a Global village 56k/10T ethernet card for them or buy separate cards. I loved the keyboard on my 1400, which is infinitely better than the one on the 190/5300/3400/3500 (all the same). If you do decide to go for more bulk, then why don't you spend a few more bucks and get the Kanga G3. I went from my 1400 to the Kanga. The prices are dropping on those and you can probably get one for $500-600. It took me a while to realize that the sharp pain running from my shoulder to the base of my skull was from the strap of my brief case. I've since started switching shoulders. That Kanga was heavy (same weight as the 3400) and I only toted the thing from my car to my office. Will she be carrying this around school? She had better have a backpack or even one of those nifty 2 wheel bags kids are using now. One other note. The 3400/3500 use a combo modem/ethernet card and require a special dongle and system extension to use. Both are limited to 33.6k. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem
Tom Lisa P on 8/25/01 10:33 AM wrote: I have the NewerTech 117 MHz PPC upgrade in one of my 540cs, but it was manufactured with a 166 MHz chip (I looked) You know, there should be a way to increase the clock multiplier. Mad Dog Ever the Mad Scientist ;^) -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
PCMCIA CD-ROM for older Powerbooks
Anybody know if this CD-ROM drive can be made to work with older PowerBooks? At $50 the price seems right. CNF Model: JK-6061. http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=jk-6061 Of course there is no mention of Mac software but that's never stopped us! -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: memory from Data Memory Systems
Seraphim Larsen on 8/21/01 2:34 PM wrote: Does anyone have any experience with RAM products from Data Memory Systems? I buy all my memory from them. So far for a PB1400, iMac, Wallstreet, Beige G3/MT and PPC8500. I had a problem with the PB1400 memory about 3 months after buying it. After spending less than 5 minutes on the phone with tech support (including hold time!) they agreed there was a problem and sent a replacement out overnight. They picked up the bad memory about a week later via UPS Ground. All this at their expense. That was my first purchase from them (in January this year) and I have gone, and will go, back to them for all my memory purchases. They are typically the lowest or within a few dollars of the lowest. I will pay a few extra dollars when necessary for this kind of service. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 3400's expansion bay
Remy Davison on 8/16/01 11:06 AM wrote: But I've just been through the site (purely research, I assure you ;-) and the only 190/5300/3400/Kanga ones they have right now are 800MB drives for $99. Still v. useful. Used to have one (1.4GB) on the 5300. Also 1.6GB ones turn up occasionally on ebay (I just missed out on a 6GB for Lombard/Pismo, dammit!) They have a 540MB for the 190/5300/3400 but I would bet dollars to doughnuts that you could swap out the drive for a larger one. Seems like the same would hold true for any drive bay module. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: best OS for 520c
Rick King on 8/7/01 7:51 PM wrote: I would love to bump his up to 8.1, but the last time I was down there I didn't have the adaptor to hook up my external cd to it. Just FYI, if you can connect the 520 to another Mac via ethernet you can do the install. I put my OS8.1 installer CD in my iMac and shared it. I then connected via ethernet to the iMac and mounted the CD to my PB190's desktop (the 190 has an '040 processor). Then I just ran the installer from the CD and upgraded from 7.5.5 to 8.1 just that easily. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: dead PRAM battery
William Ahearn on 7/26/01 3:08 PM wrote: I really wanted this to just not happen BUT since you're posting commercials for your business, I have to tell you I think you're way outta line. This is an information list. If you want your business URL in your sig that's fine. I don't think you should be trolling for customers. It's distasteful. And sets an ugly precedent. William Swell...a pissing match. If you read the rules he's allowed to mention it. Quoted from the LEM PowerBook page (follow the link at the bottom): --- Do you have any policies about selling products or services on the list? I've learned that some of the experts on any list gain their expertise professionally. For instance, I was the information systems manager for an 85 Mac network. For those who make a living selling equipment or services, we have the following guidelines. 1.List members may mention the availability of commercial services or products on the list, but no prices. (Individuals may list personal equipment with prices.) 2.All correspondence regarding services or products should be conducted privately, not on the list. 3.Neither the publisher nor the list mom makes any claim regarding services or products offered by members of the list. --- He mentioned that he could do it. He didn't mention a price. He followed netiquette. Drop it! -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Disabling the memory test
I would like to disable the RAM test at start up. Can anyone tell me the key to hold while opening the memory control panel which enables the option to turn it off? I'm drawing a blank. Thanks, -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Disabling the memory test
Hold down the option and command (apple) key while opening the Memory control panel... Thanks guys! -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Which lowend powerbook has the best keyboard
Jamie Pruden on 7/17/01 6:18 PM wrote: I'm not sure where your low end starts, but my vote is for the 1400. Very nice spacing and action for my slightly large fingers. Stay WAY away from duos. I have to agree with the 1400. When I had mine, I was the most impressed with it. And while I love my Duos, they have truly weenie keyboards. Although the latest Rev. F feels best. I currently use a Wallstreet which is pretty nice but I still like the tactile feel of the 1400 best. I also have a 5300c, 190cs, Duo280c, Duo230 210 and PB140. I've also had the 1400c and an Original G3 (Kanga) which uses the same so-so keyboard as the 5300/190 series. Actually, the 140 has a very nice keyboard as do the other 100 series PowerBooks. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Ethernet for two?
Christopher Morgenstierne on 7/12/01 10:49 AM wrote: I am interested in connecting my Powerbook 1400c (OS8.5) with my desktop 4400 (8.6) via ethernet. I have a Global Village Pro (modem con 10/base) card, and a (red) RJ-45 cable with crossed cabeling. The 4400 has internal 10/base card. When I connect the set-up I cant get any icons of shared files on the client machine, so no networking. I think (obviously wrongly!) that I do the right things with appletalk etc. Is there (necessary - I think it is an option) a TCP issue involved? I sense that the machnes are physically aware of each other. There are hard disk reactions on the other one when I do things on one machine - change shared items etc. I have tried different things with swiching which is the server etc - no breakthrough. So, we continue with ye ole serial cable, the nine year old and I, when we have our Starcraft shoot-outs. Christopher Morgenstierne These are basic questions but I figure I should ask. Is AppleTalk on? Do you have file sharing active on both machines? And, have you shared the drive you want to connect with on each machine? You don't need to do anything with TCP/IP. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PB 190cs to 5300
Anand Keathley on 7/8/01 11:35 PM wrote: The 190cs and 5300 use many of the same compotents. Is it possible to swap motherboards? Yes. I just recently swapped a motherboard from a 5300 (greyscale) that had been damaged, into a 190cs. It was a direct swap of the internal components. All the cables connected right up (i.e. keyboard, trackpad, screen, PRAM battery, hard drive, etc.). You really need a service manual though as there are quite a few parts and you need to disassemble/reassemble it in the proper order. Everything works like a charm. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: SCSI to ethernet adapter for pb170
Clark Martin on 7/6/01 1:49 PM wrote: The Mini EN/SC isn't nearly as portable but provides the pass-through connector (25 pin type) and allows you to connect additional SCSI devices. You can use the cable with or without the Mini EN/SC. The Mini requires a SCSI ID like you would any other SCSI device. It also has an AC adapter for power. It's definitely the more useful of the two but is best left behind if you have additional devices connected. The Mini EN/SC has a single DB-25 but it can of course be put at the end of the SCSI chain. The regular EN/SC has two DB-25 connectors and can be in the middle of the chain. That's odd. I just got around to checking mine. I have two of the Mini EN/SC 10T's, one for PowerBook and one for use with the standard 25 pin system connector on the back of a Mac. Both cables have pass-through connectors. The SCSI to ethernet converter box connecting to the cables on each are identical. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: SCSI to ethernet adapter for pb170
Clark Martin on 7/8/01 8:21 PM wrote: That's odd. I just got around to checking mine. I have two of the Mini EN/SC 10T's, one for PowerBook and one for use with the standard 25 pin system connector on the back of a Mac. Both cables have pass-through connectors. The SCSI to ethernet converter box connecting to the cables on each are identical. The one with a built-in a PowerBook SCSI connector is a Micro EN/SC. The Mini EN/SC has a single DB-25. What any cables that might come with it has I couldn't say, I only have the adapters. The Mini EN/SC comes with the pass through cable which is like a T. On one end is a standard 25 pin connector (or 30 pin PowerBook connector) that plugs into the Mac. At the other end of the cable is a pass-through connector. On one side of the pass-through is connect the Mini EN/SC. On the other side of the pass-through you can connect a standard 25 pin cable thus enabling you to daisy chain SCSI devices. You can put it at the beginning or end of the chain. Here's a picture of my PowerBook model: http://64.34.128.5/Stuff_For_Sale/tAsante_Mini_ENSC_PB.JPG -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html - - - - - PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
