[Duo2400] Re: Adjustable bus and CPU speed on 2400 240mHz upgrade?

2002-03-20 Thread Tom & Lisa P
>At 11:01 PM -0600 3/15/02, Peter Liethen wrote: >>I currently get a nice >>boost by upping my bus speed to 50mHz and only increasing the CPU to >>250mHz from the standard 240mHz. > >Is this the 240mHz NewerTech G3? How do you do this? > >Kim Andersen >Amarillo National Research Center You need t

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread Grizz
No offense, but that's a heck of a nerdy office.;-) Now if it was in the Sopranos it would go like this: "hey man, the Newton has an adb keyboard." "Naw man, it's serial, y'wanna go out in the alley and prove it wid yer fists?" "Geez youse guys, everyone knows d'Newton was d'best. BUT IT WAS

[Duo2400] Re: OS X

2002-03-20 Thread Bill Fox
Communicate by infrared? On 3/20/02 6:39 PM, "Jon Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would almost say get the new ibook. My > brother has one and there is nothing I can do that he can't. -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subport

[Duo2400] Re: OS X

2002-03-20 Thread Jon Adam
I have a 2400 and a new TiBook G4, and I must say that I feel that the G4 with OSX will be with me as long as I have had me 2400. Although if I was recommending for someone, I would almost say get the new ibook. My brother has one and there is nothing I can do that he can't. But, I still get th

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread David Linker
As a former owner of a Newton: The keyboard connected with the standard "Apple serial connector", which is the same type connector I used to hook it up to a StyleWriter printer, or to the computer for upload/download. So, it was a serial connector, not ADB. There is a web page which refers to

[Duo2400] Re: OS X

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>or debt in my case. If this wasn't the case then people would not be buying >the powerbook 180 line, on ebay. There can't be that many collectors around. >Besides, it is always a good idea to adopt about a year behind sometimes two. However, most people with a 180 would take a 5300 or 1400 if of

[Duo2400] Re: OS X

2002-03-20 Thread Carlos Pinto
Ooohyaaa I agree with you Andrew . I was using an SE30/OS7.1 at home .When everyone was adapting to 7.6 it was only when 8.0 arrived that I finally upgraded to a new OS. There will always be "low end" users . As was said before , upgrading is always a combination of want need and expe

[Duo2400] Re: OS X

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
Well... perhaps not I used to use my Duo210 with System 7.0.1 when my G3 was running 9.1. Biggest problem was the lack of ethernet. I know its not such a big deal... Perhaps the 2400 may start to lose as a main machine. I swapped a beige g3 for my 2400 six months ago to a guy who just needed

[Duo2400] OS X

2002-03-20 Thread John Tree
It seems we have hit the nub of the upgrade/iBook pros/cons discussions. System 10 is the one thing that is going to kill off the 2400. Anyone who is a mac user is going to find it harder and harder not to move up to it. I think this will eventually override questions of batt, PC cards, speed,

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>I Just made $50 Canadian ($2 U.S. heh heh ) from the office know-it-all, >Drinks are on me tonight!! Send mine to 2590 Crestmoor Drive Hehe Andrew -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread Carlos Pinto
A friend just emailed me this page with an answer, and proof. it is a newton info page and under accessories it is listed as serial device. Rather it says that it's equipped with a serial cable Just in case anyone was interested: http://www.oldschool.net/newton/papers/accessories.html#NewtonKey

[Duo2400] Re: digital photo library software

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>If you have a MacOS X capable machine, iPhoto is also nice. I tried really hard to like iPhoto. I really did. It just wasn't quite right for me. Perhaps its too consumer. Perhaps if I didn't use a cardreader it would seem better. It seems really limited compared with just keeping them in

[Duo2400] Re: iBook vs 2400

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
No puzzled, interested. I figure the most common PMCIA cards would be (probably in this order): modem, ethernet, usb, wireless, firewire. Those are the ones I have. The iBook has all these available to it. With the iBook you don't get SCSI, serial and ADB, but I don't think that's a major

[Duo2400] 2400 problems...

2002-03-20 Thread Matthew Reidsma
I have a PB2400 which will not power up either on AC or battery. Adapter is working, and I just replaced the PRAM battery (which is a job, I might add) with no change. Unit draws a small amount of current when the on button is pressed, and the power indicator lighht comes on, but the screen doe

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread Steve Hatle
The Newt keyboard is serial only, not ADB. I don't have my Newt docs anymore, but it's in there. Steve On 3/20/02 3:38 PM, "Scott Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 04:36 PM 3/20/2002 -0500, you wrote: >> I pose the following question. >> Anybody know if the newton keyboard, works on a a

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread Scott Holder
At 04:36 PM 3/20/2002 -0500, you wrote: > I pose the following question. >Anybody know if the newton keyboard, works on a adb port ? >We are having a discussion of sorts at the office and nobody is >very convincing . There was a thread about this awhile back, and the Newton's keyboard connects

[Duo2400] Re: OT... Newton question

2002-03-20 Thread Carlos Pinto
As I consider this one of the most intelligent well informed and did I leave out knowledgeable mailing lists. ( heh heh Why else would I join .) I pose the following question. Anybody know if the newton keyboard, works on a adb port ? We are having a discussion of sorts at the office and nobod

[Duo2400] Re: iBook vs 2400

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>High quality audio? Better than that line out jacks already present on >the iBook? A lot better I imagine. The iBook's line out are decent, but definitely not professional level. ><in that cable it disables the VGA po

[Duo2400] Re: USB Wierdness

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
Okay, I'm using v1.4 of most of those. Would you email me those offlist (probably not the LaCie ones though... actually, yeah). RAMDoubler 9 just quit working on me. I'm hoping its the same problem. Andrew >1.3.5 USB Device Extension >2.0.2 USB Mass Storage Extension >2.0.2 USB Mass Stor

[Duo2400] Re: [2400] Survey of 2400's locations?

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
It's pretty easy. I just don't have time If someone else does it and needs help I'll can give some input... Aqua >A question to those web masters on the list... > >Is there no way to throw a page together wherein we'd [2400ers and >Duoers] log our country, state in the case of the Americans and

[Duo2400] Re: digital photo library software

2002-03-20 Thread Jose A. Alvarez Dios
>Good morning Everyone > I was wondering if there are any suggestions for software >to manage my ever growing digital photo library. > Maybe even something that has little previews of the pics. > >any suggestions would be welcome I use either PhotoRelay (included with Toast Deluxe) or Canon

[Duo2400] Re: iBook vs 2400

2002-03-20 Thread Jon Adam
> >I would take an iB2 over a Pismo any day of the week. I would take > >my 2400 over any laptop other than the iB2. Between the iB2 and the > >2400 I alternate on a daily basis. The several-hundred dollar price > >difference usually helps :) > >As far as flexibility, you mean the PCMCIA? I

[Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread rlf9
Duo/2400 List wrote... >From: "RDX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery >Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:37:06 +0800 > >I talked with some experts, I asked them if they can take order and swap the >battery for customers, but seems like they worried about the

[Duo2400] Re: iBook vs 2400

2002-03-20 Thread rlf9
Duo/2400 List wrote... >From: "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Duo2400] iBook vs 2400 Re: [Duo2400] Re: 500-600 MHz SPEED >UPGRADE ... > >I would take an iB2 over a Pismo any day of the week. I would take >my 2400 over any laptop other than the iB2. Between the iB2 and the >

[Duo2400] Adjustable bus and CPU speed on 2400 240mHz upgrade?

2002-03-20 Thread Kim Andersen
At 11:01 PM -0600 3/15/02, Peter Liethen wrote: >I currently get a nice >boost by upping my bus speed to 50mHz and only increasing the CPU to >250mHz from the standard 240mHz. Is this the 240mHz NewerTech G3? How do you do this? Kim Andersen Amarillo National Research Center -- Duo/2400

[Duo2400] Re: [ot] places in England

2002-03-20 Thread Jose A. Alvarez Dios
El miércoles, 20 marzo, 2002, a las 05:38 , chuck goolsbee escribió:" > I prefer Avebury, the Ridgeway, Barbury & Liddington 'castles', the > Uffington White Horse, and the little village I lived in, Wanborough > (just off the A 420). > > El miércoles, 20 marzo, 2002, a las 05:38 , chuck gools

[Duo2400] Re: [ot] places in England

2002-03-20 Thread chuck goolsbee
>>>Oxford. I lived not far away from Green Road Roundabout, where the >>>London road forks into the London motorway and the old road, if >>>you are familiar with the place. >> >>The exact spot, no. But have to admit, you chose a pretty town for it! >> >> > >It is a pretty town. Besides, you have

[Duo2400] GC rocks

2002-03-20 Thread RDX
GraphicConverter rocks, it's shareware, you can get it on www.macupdate.com and www.versiontracker.com - Original Message - From: "Carlos Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 10:34 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: > Good morning Eve

[Duo2400] Re: Duo2300c Shrunk display

2002-03-20 Thread Jim Morton
Rob, your welcome. Happy Mac-ing. >Jim Robert Talevski wrote: > Thanks to everyone Andy, Aqua, Jim for your help. > > It worked great, shame I didn't think of doing that earlier, it would have > saved me a lot of work. > > You guys are great! > > Rob > > > Hmm.. > > > > 1/2" ~ 10mm ?? > > > > s

[Duo2400] Re: FireWireToGo Newer PCMCIA on non-G3 2400?

2002-03-20 Thread Jose A. Alvarez Dios
El miércoles, 20 marzo, 2002, a las 03:27 , Marc escribió:" >>> Yes please, always interested to see other's scripting >> Okay, I'll do it tonight. > > Es muy apreciado, gracias. (sp?) > Spanish it is! Enhorabuena. > >> Oxford. I lived not far away from Green Road Roundabout, where the >> Lond

[Duo2400] iBook vs 2400

2002-03-20 Thread Mike Friese
>My uses for the 2400's PCMCIA slots: >Someone mentioned Compact flash cards (I can download my Nikon CoolPix files >to my 2400 in seconds). High-quality audio (I use a VXPocket PCMCIA card. >Don't tell me about USB audio. And nobody makes a reasonably-sized portable >Firewire audio interface.

[Duo2400] Re:

2002-03-20 Thread Carlos Pinto
Good morning Everyone I was wondering if there are any suggestions for software to manage my ever growing digital photo library. Maybe even something that has little previews of the pics. any suggestions would be welcome Cheers Carlos -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the

[Duo2400] USB Wierdness

2002-03-20 Thread Marc
1.3.5 from 1.4.1 >I have this Macally USB card >I download Apple's USB card stuff >However, on boot it came up with a message >saying that the USB Extension had not been enabled... >Thanks >Aqua Andrew, Same machine, same problem. What version numbers for USB extensions? I recently had the ID

[Duo2400] Re: [2400] Survey of 2400's locations?

2002-03-20 Thread Mark Bonassera
Yeah, that would be very simple actually. - Original Message - From: "Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: [Duo2400] [2400] Survey of 2400's locations? > > A question to those web masters on the list... > > I

[Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread Mark Bonassera
I'd like one! - Original Message - From: "RDX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:37 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery > I talked with some experts, I asked them if they can take order and swap the > b

[Duo2400] [2400] Survey of 2400's locations?

2002-03-20 Thread Marc
A question to those web masters on the list... Is there no way to throw a page together wherein we'd [2400ers and Duoers] log our country, state in the case of the Americans and Canadians... ... and all of this would either be graphed, bar charted or laid out as numbers on an outline map? C

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c battery price

2002-03-20 Thread Carlos Pinto
A batt that lasts for 4 hours ? count me in @ $150 maybe even $200 $200 U.S. = $ 328 Canadian Sucks to be Me!!! Cheers Carlos -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: iBook vs 2400

2002-03-20 Thread RRSounds
In a message dated 03/20/2002 10:04:29 Uhr, "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << I would take an iB2 over a Pismo any day of the week. I would take my 2400 over any laptop other than the iB2. Between the iB2 and the 2400 I alternate on a daily basis. The several-hundred dollar

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c battery carrying case

2002-03-20 Thread RDX
Apple never made a battery carrying case for 2400c. -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at Be sure to visit Mac2400! To unsub

[Duo2400] 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread RDX
> 500 cycles? I don't know how this compares to current batteries. ** It's almost the same, only the capacity has changed. > Like 500 complete charge/discharge cycles? ** Yes, by the way Li-Ion cells don't have memory effect. >I usually do that twice a > week or so. That would be two and a h

[Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
500 cycles? I don't know how this compares to current batteries. Like 500 complete charge/discharge cycles? I usually do that twice a week or so. That would be two and a half year minimum life? I think I might be sold. There are some pretty knowledgeable people on this list. Anyone willing

[Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread RDX
> Do you have an estimate on battery life? Since the original battery can last for 3 hours, I expect the new one can last for nearly 4 hours. >Charge length and lifetime. About 2 hours 40 minutes when idle, 500 cycles > I've got a one-and-something hour battery here. What I really need > is a

[Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
Do you have an estimate on battery life? Charge length and lifetime. I've got a one-and-something hour battery here. What I really need is a bit under two for my 1hr, 40min classes. I'm barely squeezing that by putting it to sleep during the boring parts (I would prefer to play Snood). I do

[Duo2400] Re: reasonable price for 2400c battery

2002-03-20 Thread RDX
I talked with some experts, I asked them if they can take order and swap the battery for customers, but seems like they worried about the demand or have too many original 2400 batteries in stock. If you need a new battery please sign up here, maybe they will change their mind if they see the dema

[Duo2400] USB Wierdness

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew W. Hill
Okay, so I've gotta have the most problematic 2400 out there. Actually, I think its because I just got it and the first thing I did was a clean install of 9.1 so I had all the cool parts and no drivers. Anyway So I have this Macally USB card. I put it in, it comes up blank etc. I download Ap