[Duo2400] Re: Card bus and helpful community

Hit the nail on the head Paul. Good Job! ahclist wrote: > Regarding all of this card bus fuss > > Many list members here have pegged me for "free" information -- > because I also commercially repair powerbooks and occasionally post > here. Over the years, I answer occasional questions, and

[Duo2400] Re: 2300c - same SCSI disk on all IDs

I have the same problem when I use my older Pinnacle 1x CD-R. What would cause this? I've never had a problem burning a CD, it will just show up as 6 different drives in SCSIProbe and Drive Setup. I have also used it on a Windows machine before, and it will show up as 6 drives in "My Computer". I'

[Duo2400] Re: 280c hard drive

Go to: http://www.mediaguide.com/ They have some 2.5" SCSI drives for sale. A 320 meg at $25. Dean Da Pen wrote: > Howdy all! > I need to obtain a hard drive for a new-to-me 280c I > just purchased. What do I need to find to put in it - > like what is the largest size drive and what about

[Duo2400] Virus Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ith a fresh install, so I hope that stops any other deliveries. My sincerest Apologies for this, But please understand it was not of my doing. Regards Dean Reichert [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. F

[Duo2400] 2300c "For Sale"

Hi all. I've got a 2300c with the following; 32 Meg of Ram. 1.3 Gig drive Mini Dock Apple 600e CD Floppy (Missing the front door but functions fine) Internal Modem 14.4 External 33.6 modem AC adapter. Good type III battery (perchased new 2 months ago) Screen has one stuck pixel, otherwise perfec

[Duo2400] Attention "Don Pruitt"

Don Please contact me. I lost all of my Email contacts. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry All for posting this to the list. Dean -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: System software on floppy?

Try this site; http://www.accesscom.com/~gamba/ Dean - Original Message - From: "Scott Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: System software on floppy? > Most of the install CDs have "Disk

[Duo2400] Wonderful neighbors

The following was sent to me by a co-worker ... I felt so moved by it that I wanted everyone I know to benefit (in their hearts) by what it said. I hope you too will pass it on. America: The Good Neighbor. Widespread but only partial news coverage was given to a remarkable editorial broadcast

[Duo2400] Re: Wonderful neighbors

ct: [Duo2400] Re: Wonderful neighbors > at the temporal coordinates: 9/14/01 12:00 PM, the entity known as Dean > Reichert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] conveyed the following: > > > The following was sent to me by a co-worker ... I felt so moved by it that I > > wanted everyone I

[Duo2400] Re: Dealing w/ kids

Hit the nail on the head! - Original Message - From: "Mark A. Kippert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:31 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Dealing w/ kids > Children learn to Love and Hate from us. My son cries for the loss of >

[Duo2400] 250, 280 question

Does anyone know if the screens on a Duo 250, and 280 (not the 280c) are interchangeable? Thanks Dean -- 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: Larger SCSI drives for Duo

No Only the 2300 Dean > I thought the 280 could use either SCSI or IDE? > Peace > Aqua > > On 2001.10.22, at 08:33, Dennis McCormick wrote: > > > Bob F wrote: His drive is IDE, so don't buy it. > > = > > The question is: where CAN I find a 1 gig SCSI hard drive for my 280c? > > Dennis

[Duo2400] Re: Track ball

Oh So True !! - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 1:36 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Track ball > This is one of the things I love about the list. Where else could you read > > > From: Sebastian Webster <[EMA

[Duo2400] Re: Cheap hard drives

How about this! A 30 GIG/12.5mm for $130 http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MHL2300AT Dean - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:39 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Cheap hard drives > Just got a 10 gig 9

[Duo2400] Re: mac2400 & OS Q&A Pages

"Wunderbar" Man, I loved that utility. I even sent several E-mails to the author in hopes that they would update it for system 8. ( Yes I know this takes time, and money). Does anyone have a copy they would be kind enough to send me (stuffed), or know where to download it? Dean - Original M

[Duo2400] Re: OT: Lego and Monty Python

I'd love to see this but every time I click on the playback options, the page closes. Any one else had this problem? Dean - Original Message - From: "Jane Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:49 PM Subject: [Duo2400]

[Duo2400] Re: OT: Lego and Monty Python

Opps Sorry! I for got to edit my last post. Dean -- 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 unsubsc

[Duo2400] Re: CD burners

I've burned on an SE/30, a IIci, a Duo 280, and a Performa 578. I used Toast 3.5.1, and Jam 2.5. The company states that the software has been tested on 030's on up. You are limited to burning at 2X max though. Dean - Original Message - From: "David H Finke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo

[Duo2400] Re: 280 vs 2300

In my experience with the two machines I would prefer a 2300 over a 280c any day. If you upgrade the hard drive and have no less than 32Meg of ram, they run fine. The screen alone is worth the difference for me. I'm also a tracked lover to. In fact If any of you 2300 owners want to trade for my 28

[Duo2400] Re: FS: RasterOps DuoMate 16sc dock

Walter I'll take it if you still have it. Dean - Original Message - From: "Walter Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:38 AM Subject: [Duo2400] FS: RasterOps DuoMate 16sc dock > Anyone interested in buying a Raster

[Duo2400] Re: Odd Minidock problem

Sounds to me like you might have a bent or broken pin on the 280's PDS connector. Either that or a system problem. Have you tried a new system install. Dean - Original Message - From: "Scott Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 20

[Duo2400] Re: Well. . .E-X-C-U-U-U-S-S-E me !

Thank You Eric! I agree 100% > > When you think about it, poor quoting breaks only one rule of poor quoting. > Responding on the list to the poor quoting is both off topic (Rule #1) and > also usually is speaking negatively of other list members (Rule #2) so one > could contend that the on list

[Duo2400] Re: Batteries needed

Hey all Does anyone know what type of cells are used in a 520 pack. A friend asked me if I could rebuild his since I've had good luck with the Duo packs in the past. I just don't want to break his apart if the cells are hard to come by. Thanks Dean > > Mark, the Type III I rebuilt for a friend

[Duo2400] Hard Drives

Hey All I don't know if anyone has a need for an afordable 2.5", 540Mg ide hard drive. Theres 50 of them up for auction on ebay and there 14.99 each. 3 days, no bidders yet. Might be a good spare for a 2300 or anything else that uses ide. Go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem

[Duo2400] Re: My new PB280C

The batterys are wired in a B+,B- configuration. 3 Volts +, and 3 Volts -. Both with a referace to ground.(re. the center terminal) You can't replace it with a 6 volt battery, or 2 (3 )volt battery's simply wired in series. Dean - Original Message - From: Tom P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Du

[Duo2400] Ram Doubler

Hi All Does anyone out there have a copy of Ram Doubler 2.0.2. My extensions was somehow corrupted, and when I tried to reinstall it from the disk I got a disk error. All I need is the extension. My control panel and preferences are OK Please contact me off list. Thanks! [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

[Duo2400] Re: Ram Doubler

PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) > Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Ram Doubler > > At 2:06 PM -0800 12/21/00, Dean Reichert wrote: >> Does anyone out there have a copy of Ram Doubler 2.0.2. >> My extensions was somehow corrupted, and when I tried to reinstall it >> from the disk I got

[Duo2400] Re: Upgrade options for 2300

Memory, and Hard Drive is about it internally. Dean - Original Message - From: THE ROCK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Duo/2400 List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Upgrade options for 2300 > What are the upgrade options for powerbook duo 23

[Duo2400] Of Topic 1400

Hi All I have a question that is not related to duo's but does concern a powerbook. My wife has a 1400c that restarts every time she tries to shut it down when its running on the battery's (She has 2 VST's). Although it fine when plugged into AC. Has anyone had this problem before with a 1400,

[Duo2400] Upgrade

Hey all. Anyone looking for an upgrade or a replacement logic board for a 2300, there's one on yahoo at. http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/48339626 No its not mine. Just thought I'd be nice. -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Ma

[Duo2400] Type III Battery

Does anyone have dead type 3 battery they don't want. I'd like to have another one to experiment with. Please contact me off list at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Dean -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: Apple's New Subnotebook / Food for Thought-Part2

Sidney I'm not a metallurgist but in my experience with powerbooks (driven by my sometimes modest financial state), I have had to fix a sub frame or two that that had met its match with a hard floor. I can tell you on the two duos I've done this to it is defiantly not coated plastic. Coated plast

[Duo2400] Re: *** Welcome! (From ListMom)

I second that!! And the same goes for me if you ever get up to seattle. Dean > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) > Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:04:10 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) > Subject: [Duo2400] Re: *** Welcome! (From ListMom) > >

[Duo2400] Re: web prod on a 2400c

I don't have a 2400. Just got a 2300 and have some other assorted duo's. Anyway I've run GoLive 4.0 on a 3400 with no problem. It's very similar to the 2400. I don't do web production, just like to fool around. I believe you can download a demo version of GoLive 5.0 from adobe or other assorted si

[Duo2400] Re: 2400C PRAM batteries

Wow!!! Does this seem a little high, or am I just getting old. I guess that's the price we pay to use the older machines like another lister talked about yesterday. Buy the way. Has anyone had any luck rebuilding a 2400 pack yet. I've done a Type I,and II and hope to try a type III soon. I reme

[Duo2400] Re: Of Topic 1400

For Mark A. Kippert Thanks for the info on the 1400 battery problem. Did the trick! Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Dean > Hi Dean, > > I have a 1400 but I've not had the problem you mention. > > You may try Zapping the PRAM which, on the PB1400, also resets the Power > Manager. To

[Duo2400] Re: Yet another new list. Macintosh Professional Audio

Eric What a nice "Late" Xmas Present. Thanks for thinking about us!!! What about a list for those Video and Graphics people to if you have room. Dean - Original Message - From: "Eric Prentice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:

[Duo2400] Re: Audio Out on a PB2400c

Walt The Digigram card is very cool and can be had at guitar center for around $500. But in my experiences the audio out on most powerbooks, and mac's in general is more than sufficient for the use you're talking about. I have used the mac's internal audio to do multi track recording for several

[Duo2400] Re: Audio Out on a PB2400c

Again I say noisy but not unusable. If you have a need for 90 dB (or better) signal to noise, then spend the $500 to $600 hundred to get the Digigram. If your just transferring mp3s, I don't really think its an issue. You could also get an old 6100 cheep and do your transfers with it. At least you

[Duo2400] Re: Mac Practical Jokes (No Duo Stuff Here)

I liked the one that would bring up a warning screen telling you your hard drive had a problem. Then it asked if you would like it repaired. The next screen would say, "Hard Drive has been Initialized. Now restarting". The next thing you saw was a Sad Mac and the chime of death. It was great! De

[Duo2400] Re: PRAM Battery availability

If someone will send me a dead PRAM battery I'll put one together. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dave Fleishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Duo/2400 List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: [Duo2400] PRAM Battery availability > Sorry to b

[Duo2400] 2400 floppy

Hey Theres a New in a box 2400 floppy and cable on Yahoo. Buy price is only $65.00. Just thought I'd let everyone know. http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/49070488 -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: batteries

The type II's I've done required regular AA's Dean - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 6:53 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: batteries > > In a message dated 2/8/01 7:08:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >

[Duo2400] Re: Screen Life Expectancy

One just went on Ebay today for $158.99 24 RAM, 320 HD. - Original Message - From: Tom P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Duo/2400 List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:23 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Screen Life Expectancy > >At 10:54 PM -0600 2/8/01, Gander wrote: > >> I ha

[Duo2400] Re: Duo 230 Startup

Mad Dog I've never heard of this. Are you sure? Dean > Janice, I would guess that the parameter RAM battery is dead or close > to it. I suggest leaving it plugged in overnight, while turned on. > This will help charge the parameter RAM battery. > thanks > > Mad Dog -- Duo/2400

[Duo2400] Re: Can't get Battery Recondition to run

No the AC has to be plugged in. If your trying to run an older version of battery recondition on a 280 it wont work. Dean - Original Message - From: "Andrew Prince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 8:32 AM Subject: [Duo2400] R

[Duo2400] Re: Can't get Battery Recondition to run

Sorry for not cleaning up that last post. Dean -- 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 unsubscr

[Duo2400] PRAM Battery

Check this place out. http://www.ebatts.com PRAM Battery for the 2400, $26.95 Dean -- 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!

[Duo2400] Re: Neoprene case

Try Ebay Dean - Original Message - From: "Martin Jean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 6:22 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Neoprene case > Hi everyone, > > I just buyed a PowerBook Duo 2300c for my girlfriend and I would like to > kno

[Duo2400] Re: 2400 HD in a Duo 2300?

Dave Should work fine. My 2300 originally came with a 17mm HD. The only thing you need to worry about is the length of the mounting holes, but theres work arounds for that. Dean - Original Message - From: "Dave B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday,

[Duo2400] Re: pram charging

Hey all I'm a little confused! I've never heard of a rechargeable PRAM battery. Could it be that the tech was talking only about the fuse for the main battery. To my knowledge there is no charging circuit for the PRAM battery. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Dean > > I then called MCE, who q

[Duo2400] Re: PRAM battery

Ok Stan. Must be the case for the 2400 then. The PRAM battery's I've rebuilt in both of my 520's were Non Rechargeable Lithium cells. This was Stamped on the battery itself "do not recharge" Also two of the performa models I've owned have had Non Rechargeable Alkaline. And (please forgive me list)

[Duo2400] For Sale

Hi Everyone. First I want to thank every one for there patience with me and others who post items for sale on this list. That's one of the great features of this group. Here we go! My boss (wife) has informed me that my collection is getting a little out of hand. I told her "I guess I agree, but

[Duo2400] Re: PRAM battery

ject: [Duo2400] Re: PRAM battery > At 11:20 AM -0800 2/21/01, Dean Reichert wrote: > >Ok Stan. > >Must be the case for the 2400 then. > >The PRAM battery's I've rebuilt in both of my 520's were Non Rechargeable > >Lithium cells. This was Stamped on the batt

[Duo2400] Re: PRAM battery

Hi Robert & Paul I don't have an answer for either of you. I didn't buy either of these books new. I also bought them from the same company. Maybe they weren't the original batteries. Who knows. They were commercially built though. I only know what I read, and the fact that I've been running stan

[Duo2400] Re: PRAM battery

t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:37 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: PRAM battery > At 5:09 PM -0800 2/21/01, Dean Reichert wrote: > >I don't have an answer for either of you. > >I didn't buy either of these books new. I also bought them from the sam

[Duo2400] Re: Duo MiniDock listed

SPAM! Isn't that some kind of food. I'll tell ya what. I'm dam glad to know about things like this. I'm going to click out of this E-mail client and go take a look NOW! Thanks for the info Robert. By the By, If this is SPAM, then what was all the talk about "Home made Fuel" known as. Come On.

[Duo2400] Re: Non-Duo AC adapter needed:

Tom Go to your local second hand thrift store. You'd be amazed what you can find. I have a 701C also, your PCMCIA doesn't have the option of powering up from the PCMCIA slot? The one I use with mine does. Good luck Dean on 3/8/01 10:09 AM, Tom Rymes at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Howdy, >

[Duo2400] Re: Don't you just hate it...

The 1400 was Active, or passive color only. "c", "cs". I believe the 5300 and 190 were the last grayscale screen's you could buy. And of course the 280. Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:42 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Don't you just hate it... > > That isn't really needed anymore. All laptops are

[Duo2400] Re: Don't you just hate it...

just hate it... > on 3/16/01 11:10 AM, Dean Reichert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > The 1400 was Active, or passive color only. "c", "cs". > > I believe the 5300 and 190 were the last grayscale screen's you could > > buy. And of cour

[Duo2400] Of Topic SCSI Question

Hi. Does anyone know if the internal 50 pin "Fast SCSI 2" bus in a 7500 desktop Mac will support a 50 pin Ultra SCSI 3 Hard Drive. Thanks Dean -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: Off Topic SCSI Question

Thanks All for the response. It was a great help! Dean on 3/18/01 10:41 AM, Gene Osburn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Does anyone know if the internal 50 pin "Fast SCSI 2" bus in a 7500 desktop >> Mac will support a 50 pin Ultra SCSI 3 Hard Drive. > > The drive's data throughput will be lim

[Duo2400] Re: Off Topic SCSI Question

Ok Another question has come to mind regarding this subject. Is the PCI bus in the 7500ish Mac's a 32, or a 64 bit bus? I'm assuming it's 32 bit. Also, What is the top end of the transfer rate on the internal SCSI 2 bus. Is it 5, or 10 Mbyte/sec. Thanks again Dean on 3/18/01 10:40 PM, Mike Fri

[Duo2400] Re: Off Topic SCSI Question

Thanks Mike I'll go there. Dean on 3/19/01 7:34 AM, Mike Friese at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > First of all, Dean, there is a list where this subject is right on topic. > It is a list for people that have the 8500 computer which is pretty much > identical to the 7500, except the 8500 has NTSC

[Duo2400] Re: Need Open Transport 2.0

Jerry I tried to send you the OT files, but it got returned. Do you have another E-mail. Dean -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at Be sure to visit Mac24

[Duo2400] Re: 2400c: Norton->TechTool is cool!

What about Apple's "Disk First Aid" It's always worked well for me when I didn't have the other utilities handy. Dean Carlson wrote: > How about TechTool? No one has mentioned it and it seems to be a solid > alternative to Norton. Works well for me. > -- Duo/2400 List, The friendl

[Duo2400] Type 3 Batterys

Hey you Duo people. I just bought a "new" type 3 battery on Ebay for $35 with "Buy it Now". There's 2 more available. Grab it quick. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1231844914 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1231844908 -- Duo/2400 List,

[Duo2400] Re: OFF-TOPIC: eBay conundrum

One of the problems here that I see is that Tom is responsible for Ebays fee that is biased on the final winning bid. I think you need to contact Ebays Safe Harbor and explain the situation, and ask for a retraction of the fees. Claim the auction as invalad, and re-list. The only down side to this

[Duo2400] 12.5 mm Hard Drive

Someone had posted that they were looking for a 12.5mm Hard Drive. Look at: http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=DTCA-24090 Its a 4 Gig at $64.00 Dean -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Please, Please

Would it be to much to ask that we get back to the topic of the day, week, year. The Powerbook 2400, and those wonderful little DUO's. I really don't want get any more of these way off topic posts in my mail. Reply to the person that you have the problem with, not the list. Now please, everyone l