[Duo2400] Re:

2000-11-22 Thread amasuperbike.com
To Anybody who is interested: I still have a bunch of Duo items for sale including about five local talk hooks ups, three in the original box and never used, some 270/280c cosmetics (no screen), a case bottom, and other things. MAke me an offer on this stuff. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks --- "Paul

[Duo2400] Re: duo 280c viability

2000-11-22 Thread Nick Lowe
Mark Kippert teasingly asked: > BTW Nick are you communicating from somewhere in the distant future? Did >Apple ever come out with a killer sub-notebook ;^) As a matter of fact, they did. (Snare roll...) It was called the Duo 280c. (Rim shot.) Nick. -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest

[Duo2400] Re: "Spring Cleaning" recommendations

2000-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
Edgar Peinelt wrote: > > > With all > >that Microsoft OLE library stuff etc. etc. I just wasn't > >knowledgeable enough (is *anybody*??) to be certain about what to > >remove, and didn't want to discover later on that a needed shared > >resource had been trashed. > If you really need to know abou

[Duo2400] Re: "Spring Cleaning" recommendations

2000-11-22 Thread TeeKay
Tom, I tried it only once and wasn't impressed. There may be a demo; let me know if you can't find that; I can look for the url. Extension Overload seems to be the best bet, as a fellow listers had already recommended. ...and Happy Thanksgiving y'all, Tobias Kaiser In a message dated 21.11.0

[Duo2400] Localtalk printer

2000-11-22 Thread Frank Cornew
The Personal NT has a DB25 RS232/422 serial input. The owners manual should explain how to enable printing from PC. If memory serves, you have to change a thumbwheel setting on the printer. I've got a fair amount of electronic documentation on this printer if you need it. BTW & MTMD, an etherp

[Duo2400] Spring cleaning

2000-11-22 Thread Frank Cornew
Found that spring cleaning wasn't that helpful - or confidence inspiring. Conflict Catcher has been far more useful to me (especially with the latest reference file) since you can easily identify what much of the sludge in a system folder is for and delete it easily or group it into sets that

[Duo2400] Re: duo 280c viability

2000-11-22 Thread Kris Feldmann
On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Nick Lowe wrote: > in general a great machine, though I'd quickly > lose patience with the Duo keyboard if I had to type on it all day long. I _do_ type on a Duo keyboard all day long, a Duo230 with a rev-F keyboard to be exact. Personally I find it to be a real pleasure to

[Duo2400] the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread MindInk
Dear List-Folk: This duo 280c I am stalking seems to be OK: 24 of RAM, 500 of HD, OS 7.5.1 installed, good screen, but bad keyboard: q, w, e, r, a and f need to be "really pressed in" to work according to the technician. Would this still be a good Mac to get if I can get a rev. F keyboard and

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Tom P
>Dear List-Folk: > >This duo 280c I am stalking seems to be OK: 24 of RAM, 500 of HD, OS 7.5.1 >installed, good screen, >but bad keyboard: q, w, e, r, a and f need to be "really pressed in" to work >according to the technician. > >Would this still be a good Mac to get if I can get a rev. F keyboar

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread MindInk
In a message dated 11/22/00 4:49:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The Duo you are talking about has a good amount of RAM and HD space; how much does he want you to pay for it ? >> about $200 Pete -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Dylan Mitchell
on 11/22/00 5:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear List-Folk: > > This duo 280c I am stalking seems to be OK: 24 of RAM, 500 of HD, OS 7.5.1 > installed, good screen, > but bad keyboard: q, w, e, r, a and f need to be "really pressed in" to work > according to the technici

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Tom P
>In a message dated 11/22/00 4:49:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< The Duo you are talking about has a good amount of RAM and HD space; >how much does he want you to pay for it ? >> > >about $200 > >Pete Does he include an AC adapter and/or batteries ? Mad Dog -- Duo/2400 List, Th

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Tom P
> >Hey Pete: >Duo keyboards have always been a problem. Recently I dismantled and cleaned >my original keyboard. It worked like new again. All you do is: >Start prying the keys off one by one. Start with a small square key on the >edge of the keyboard; control, arrow, etc. Use a flathead screwdriv

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Paul Nelson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
At 5:43 PM -0500 11/22/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This duo 280c I am stalking seems to be OK: 24 of RAM, 500 of HD, OS 7.5.1 >installed, good screen, >but bad keyboard: q, w, e, r, a and f need to be "really pressed in" to work >according to the technician. I'd get it if they would allow $40 t

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Paul Nelson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
At 6:13 PM -0500 11/22/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ><< The Duo you are talking about has a good amount of RAM and HD space; >how much does he want you to pay for it ? >> > >about $200 Do a search on ebay, as that is WAY too much. Unless it includes a Dock with HD, floppy, floppy adap

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Mark A. Kippert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/22/2000 6:13 PM wrote: > << The Duo you are talking about has a good amount of RAM and HD space; > how much does he want you to pay for it ? >> > > about $200 > > Pete Ouch!. Seems steep for a machine that has a defective keyboard (whether you can clean it or not). Whil

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Tom P
> > >Would this still be a good Mac to get if I can get a rev. F >keyboard and have >>it installed? > >This you can, and should, do yourself. Easy 5 minute job. >Paul What are you, The Flash ? It takes me 5 minutes just to get the keys off. : ) If you want to do the whole thing (and when I f

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Tom P
> > >A Duo280c/40MB/1gig with MiniDock and floppy went for [sigh] $128 today!! > >-makmac Thats a pretty good deal if it included the minidock. From what I have seen lately, the minidocks have are going for less, lately. Maybe I should pick one up. Mad Dog PS: I have overclocked one of my 28

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Robert Newman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 11/22/00 4:49:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << The Duo you are talking about has a good amount of RAM and HD space; > how much does he want you to pay for it ? >> > > about $200 > > Pete > > -- Pete: Is this an auction? If not g

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Paul Nelson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
At 8:36 PM -0500 11/22/00, Tom P wrote: >> >Would this still be a good Mac to get if I can get a rev. F >>keyboard and have >>>it installed? >> >>This you can, and should, do yourself. Easy 5 minute job. >>Paul > >What are you, The Flash ? It takes me 5 minutes just to get the keys off. : ) > >

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Tom P
> > >If you want to do the whole thing (and when I fix a keyboard, I clean >>every key with rubbing alcohol, too), I would figure 1-2 hours. > >INSTALL IT, NOT CLEAN IT. Three screws, and four little doohickies out and >in. I repeat, five minutes! BTW, are they happy little keys? >the flash

[Duo2400] Re: the viable, great 280c, cont'd

2000-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 24/04/74 19:06, Robert Newman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> In a message dated 11/22/00 4:49:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> << The Duo you are talking about has a good amount of RAM and HD space; >> how much does he want you to pay for it ? >> >> >> ab

[Duo2400] G3 Accelerator in a 2300c???

2000-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
I'm used to the speed of my B&W G3 @ 400Mhz, and find it a little bit slow on my 2300c. I was wondering, since the 2400c has the same processor, albeit clocked at a higher speed, and considering that the 2400c has pretty much the same form factor than the 2300c, did anybody ever looked at the poss