Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[A. L. Kershaw]

Yeah...

I thought I had mentioned already that I have Clickpad II installed and
don't like it...  But in case I didn't, now I have ;-)  I got that handy
bit of info about Clickpad from this list some time ago (maybe two months
back?) and I've been using it.  However, I _really_ miss the tapable
trackpad of my Wallstreet when I move over to the 5300...  So I've been
looking for the hardware kind of solution instead!

Thanks anyway, but I've already tried Clickpad II

Peace,
Drew

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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[Tobias Strohe]

Drew, I believe not to long ago this was discussed on this list, all you
need
is a little piece of software (it is not free, but you can try it before
purchasing -
I personally didn't like the feel of it ...) and unfortunately I can't find
the link or
anything related to it in the chaos that is called my "favorites" ...
Maybe try searching the archives ...

HTH,

tobias.

<...> about the tappable trackpad and it's part number... (anyone
> know where I can pick one up?  eBay seems fairly unreliable in this
> regard - lots of 5300 trackpads, but none necessarily tappable)
>
<...>
> Peace!
> Drew



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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[MacinNW]

In a message dated 9/4/01 22:54:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

>I asked a while back, but I can't seem to find the 
>response in my personal archive of email: The 5300 doesn't have a 
>tapable trackpad but it can be swapped with a pad from a 'Book that 
>does, right?  Which book would that be?  Does the 190 have a clickable
>
>trackpad?  I know about the software solution (thanks to the help I 
>got here), but it's just not as elegant as hardware (er... it doesn't 
>really work that well).

Drew,

Before you go out and buy a 190 trackpad, look at:

ClickPad II , a $14 shareware

Also William Ove wrote:

[quote]
Replacing the stock track pad in the 5300 with the following parts will

result in a clickable trackpad for the 5300. These parts were used in

some(?) 190s as well as the 2300c and are direct replacement for the stock

5300 track pad


 *661-1032 Track Pad

*922-1916 Cable, Flex, Trackpad


ClickPad was written by Bruce Oberg and was updated to ClickPad II by Dan

Wright. I do not seem to have the URL handy. The parts above have the

sensitivity in hardware and so work better, but ClickPad II works and has

some nice adjustment features.


I find the clickable features very nice in some situations. When text

editing however I find I often touch the pad sending my cursor off to some

unwanted place. It would be useful to find something along the line of

QuickKeys that one could use to easily turn the feature off and on.

[unquote]

Brent


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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[Andrew Kershaw]

Hi Brent!

It's back to school again for me... ;-)  Senior year, thankfully.  So 
I've been transplanted from Boston to Tucson once again.

It sounds like you've had some success with sending 5300s through the 
REA 3x, right?  I've gotten some tips from folks (thanks William and 
Martin!) about the tappable trackpad and it's part number... (anyone 
know where I can pick one up?  eBay seems fairly unreliable in this 
regard - lots of 5300 trackpads, but none necessarily tappable)

Speaking of getting no sleep... It's amazing what college can do to a 
person!  And this midday heat really knocks me out too!  So I think 
I'm going to go take a nap now... ;-)

Peace!
Drew

> Drew, 
> 
> What you doing on this coast?
> 
> I have sent several 5300s thru the REA  program for the second or 
third
> time. 
> But I did not send that one thru. 
> 
> I need to get up in 41/2 hours and can not remember about the 
tappable, but
> I 
> will try to look and see if I kept anything on that this afternoon.
> 
> Brent

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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[Martin Neumann]

-- 
Just to be sure - my trackpad is on a PowerBook 190cs.
Good Luck,
Martin

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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[Andrew Kershaw]

Ah, so that would be it then: I can replace the 5300 trackpad with the
trackpad from a 190!  I do faintly recall something about them being
different mechanisms...

Peace,
Drew

> Hi,
> I´m quite surprised that your 5300cs hasn´t got a tappale trackpad. My
> 190cs definitely has ;-)
>
> Good luck,
> Martin


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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[Martin Neumann]

Hi,
I´m quite surprised that your 5300cs hasn´t got a tappale trackpad. My 
190cs definitely has ;-)

Good luck,
Martin

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Re: Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[MacinNW]

In a message dated 9/4/01 22:54:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

>Hello all!
>
>It's been some time since I posted to the list...  So I'll just say 
>"Hello" again. ;-)
>
>I've done some looking for materials to convert the 5300cs like I was 
>talking about a while back.  Yeah, I want to turn it into a tablet 
>with a stainless steel case...  So far, the best I've been able to do 
>(well, within a reasonable price range) is a roll of aluminum or 
>galvanized steel flashing.  But I'm still working on it!  And my 
>roommate here at school hasn't taken to kindly to having PowerBook 
>parts spread out all over the apartment...  heh...
>
>So, anyway...  I asked a while back, but I can't seem to find the 
>response in my personal archive of email: The 5300 doesn't have a 
>tapable trackpad but it can be swapped with a pad from a 'Book that 
>does, right?  Which book would that be?  Does the 190 have a clickable
>
>trackpad?  I know about the software solution (thanks to the help I 
>got here), but it's just not as elegant as hardware (er... it doesn't 
>really work that well).
>
>Finally, i've noticed that the power adapter is becoming loose again. 
>
>This machine seems to have been through the REA twice already, but the
>
>date stamped in the battery bay says April, 1997.  That was nearly 4.5
>
>years ago!  Do you think Apple might take it a 3rd time? ;-)  And 
>before I send it off, does anyone know of a cheap source of power 
>supply boards?  The most current ones on eBay were $25 but a while 
>back they were going for ~$5.  Powerbookguy.com is too expensive... :-(
>
>Peace & Thanks!

Drew, 

What you doing on this coast?

I have sent several 5300s thru the REA  program for the second or third time. 
But I did not send that one thru. 

I need to get up in 41/2 hours and can not remember about the tappable, but I 
will try to look and see if I kept anything on that this afternoon.

Brent

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Clickable trackpad and other 5300 stuff...

[Andrew Kershaw]

Hello all!

It's been some time since I posted to the list...  So I'll just say 
"Hello" again. ;-)

I've done some looking for materials to convert the 5300cs like I was 
talking about a while back.  Yeah, I want to turn it into a tablet 
with a stainless steel case...  So far, the best I've been able to do 
(well, within a reasonable price range) is a roll of aluminum or 
galvanized steel flashing.  But I'm still working on it!  And my 
roommate here at school hasn't taken to kindly to having PowerBook 
parts spread out all over the apartment...  heh...

So, anyway...  I asked a while back, but I can't seem to find the 
response in my personal archive of email: The 5300 doesn't have a 
tapable trackpad but it can be swapped with a pad from a 'Book that 
does, right?  Which book would that be?  Does the 190 have a clickable 
trackpad?  I know about the software solution (thanks to the help I 
got here), but it's just not as elegant as hardware (er... it doesn't 
really work that well).

Finally, i've noticed that the power adapter is becoming loose again.  
This machine seems to have been through the REA twice already, but the 
date stamped in the battery bay says April, 1997.  That was nearly 4.5 
years ago!  Do you think Apple might take it a 3rd time? ;-)  And 
before I send it off, does anyone know of a cheap source of power 
supply boards?  The most current ones on eBay were $25 but a while 
back they were going for ~$5.  Powerbookguy.com is too expensive... :-(

Peace & Thanks!
Drew

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and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy 


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