[Duo2400] Re: Contrast? o_0 2300c oddity

2001-09-02 Thread Scott Holder
Never mind, I fixed it. For some reason, trashing the prefs again did it. Thanks anyway :) Scott - Original Message - From: "Scott Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 1:52 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Contrast? o_0 2300c oddity

[Duo2400] Contrast? o_0 2300c oddity

2001-09-02 Thread Scott Holder
Hey folks, got a weird one here. Booted up my 2300c to check something, and noticed the screen seemed a bit dim. I hit the brightness control, and, the screen immediately got white and fuzzy and popped up a "Contrast" slider bar. As you all probably know, the 2300c's one set of controls is suppos

[Duo2400] Re: Monitors & Sound - Resolved?

2001-09-02 Thread rlf9
>Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Monitors & Sound - Resolved? >From: Jerry Krinock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >It looks like this may be resolved. > >It appears that the 2400 does not support the "Monitors" contol panel that >comes with OS 8.6 on iMacs, and instead you must us

[Duo2400] Re: Rebuilt Battery

2001-09-02 Thread Paul Nelson
At 2:40 PM -0400 9/2/01, Dave Perin wrote: >I'll check with them, but I can buy a new battery for less than that thru >VST. Not with 2150 mah, I'll bet! -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: 270c MB in a 230

2001-09-02 Thread Genki
> I'm quite sure i can put a 270c Motherboard in a 230, but i'd like to > confirm it on the list. 98% of all Duo internals are interchangeable. The major problem is if you tried changing between trackpad and trackball as the frame are different. Other major problem involves the differences betwe

[Duo2400] Re: Rebuilt Battery

2001-09-02 Thread Tom & Lisa P
> >Check to see if there is a place where you live that can do it. For >>myself, I went to batteryclinic.com which has a local office where I >>live. >> >>They rebuilt a type 3 battery with 2150 mAh cells for $100. >> >>Mad Dog > >I'll check with them, but I can buy a new battery for less than t

[Duo2400] Re: Rebuilt Battery

2001-09-02 Thread Dave Perin
>Check to see if there is a place where you live that can do it. For >myself, I went to batteryclinic.com which has a local office where I >live. > >They rebuilt a type 3 battery with 2150 mAh cells for $100. > >Mad Dog I'll check with them, but I can buy a new battery for less than that thru

[Duo2400] Re: Serial port replacement

2001-09-02 Thread Tom & Lisa P
>(Please send any replies to me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >as I'm having to unsub from this while changing addresses) > >I got a Duo 210 for next to nothing for a friend but found out after she >put some money into a screen repair that the female plastic plug in the >printer/modem port is missing. I h

[Duo2400] Serial port replacement

2001-09-02 Thread chris smolyk
(Please send any replies to me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I'm having to unsub from this while changing addresses) I got a Duo 210 for next to nothing for a friend but found out after she put some money into a screen repair that the female plastic plug in the printer/modem port is missing. I have a

[Duo2400] Re: Rebuilt Battery

2001-09-02 Thread Tom & Lisa P
> >Unfortunately batteries are the expensive part of Duos. You can >>either have one rebuilt (the best option in my opinion), but BTI and >>I think there is another company that sells them new. Ebay have >>batteries, but you roll the dice there. >> >>Mad Dog > >Does anyone know where I can purc

[Duo2400] Re: 270c MB in a 230

2001-09-02 Thread Tom & Lisa P
>I'm quite sure i can put a 270c Motherboard in a 230, but i'd like to >confirm it on the list. >Thanks >Tom The video cable is different between the 230 and the 270c. YOu might be able to switch cables to the 230 screen, but as is, you cannot attach a 230 screen to a 270c. You can attach a 2

[Duo2400] Re: Rebuilt Battery

2001-09-02 Thread Dave Perin
>Unfortunately batteries are the expensive part of Duos. You can >either have one rebuilt (the best option in my opinion), but BTI and >I think there is another company that sells them new. Ebay have >batteries, but you roll the dice there. > >Mad Dog Does anyone know where I can purchase re

[Duo2400] 270c MB in a 230

2001-09-02 Thread Tom Phippen
I'm quite sure i can put a 270c Motherboard in a 230, but i'd like to confirm it on the list. Thanks Tom -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at Be sure to visit

[Duo2400] Re: Monitors & Sound - Resolved?

2001-09-02 Thread Jerry Krinock
It looks like this may be resolved. It appears that the 2400 does not support the "Monitors" contol panel that comes with OS 8.6 on iMacs, and instead you must use the old "Monitors and Sound" control panel that shipped with OS 8.1. (By the way, Monitors and Sound" also requires a System Extensi

[Duo2400] Re: Buying from PowerBookParts.com

2001-09-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
on 9/1/01 6:29 PM, Tom & Lisa P at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, with the exception that apparently BTI type 4 batteries cannot > be used in the 2300. I'm using a BTI type IV battery in my 2300. It's kind of snug, but works fine. tafkar -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on th