> > A bit off topic but of concern to me (read "pet pieve").
> > Does anyone else notice or care how we misuse technical words to
> the
> > point that they don't mean what they are supposed to?
>
> Sure, but it's poor, careless spelling that really get me going! Pet
> whaaat?
>
> Bob F
>
A bit off topic but of concern to me (read "pet pieve").
Does anyone else notice or care how we misuse technical words to the
point that they don't mean what they are supposed to? For instance
"bandwidth" is supposed to mean a range of frequencies of a
transmission, or in digital usage the quantity
> Looking at the service manuals, I see that the illustration of the
> parts
> in question is not the same -- the internal modem (Apple's, anyway)
> has
> its connector all along its side, whereas the Dock "modem" has a much
> narrower connector to the Dock logic board. The Dock "modem" is also
>
> Have a Duo 270C with a dock (haven't yet tried the dock) and its been
>
> sitting there for a while since the trackball is very sticky, the
> cursor
> doesn't move much at all unless I move it lightning fast, still it
> doens't work most of the times, what can I do to fix the trackball?
> I
imporving the feel of
> the Duo
> >keybaord (IIRC) by painting some sort of rubber glue on the
> underside of the
> >rubber sheet below the keys...
>
> I recall someone suggesting the use of silicone glue (RTV I assume),
> which apparently worked for them (!).
>
> I just realized I've got some
--- Drew Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have recently come into possession of a neat, almost new APS
> external hard drive case, apparently made for PowerBooks/Laptops.
>
> If you are familiar with the wonderful product line by Applied
> Peripherals Systems (APS) you know the craftsma
--- Ivan Drucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone here know what is the max draw if using ADB for power? I
> have
> a FireWire 2.5" enclosure I'd like to use with my 2400 without having
> to
> supply wall power. It comes with a dongle for powering from a PS/2
> (PC
> keyboar
--- Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Worst piece of crap everS
>
> > Netscape 6
My comment is not so much about browsers for the 2400 as browsers for
the Mac in general. It seems that the majority of Mac users think EI or
Icab are real fast. The majority also say Netscape 4.7x is the worst
--- Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Morning.
>
> (Actually a 2400er, but...)
>
> Want to test a Wallstreet HD. But unable to remove the HD from the
> cage that holds it.
>
> Four screws though tightly fixed, turn freely when one tries to undo
> them. Is there a trick to this?
>
> Is ther
>
> >But, the 14.4 Express Modem requires the computer to do much of the
> >work of the modem, in otherwords, it is only 'half a modem;.
> Therefore
> >the 19.2 Global Village should be faster by allowing the duo to use
> all
> >its power for the online link, and not for the coding/decoding of
> t
--- Andrew Prince <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 19.2 is a standard speed for the ITU-T V.34 modem telecommunications
> protocol. If the modem you are trying to reach properly supports the
> ITU-T
> V.34 protocol, then it should connect at 19.2. I've never NOT gotten
> a 19.2
> connection to any of
--- Milton Lukins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Is the 19.2 the fastest internal modem there is for a 2300c? I have
> a 14.4
> in mine but I am curious about upgrading.
>
I have used both the 14.4 Express Modem and the 19.2 Global Village
modem in my 280c and I never really noticed any dif
>
> Which capacitor should be changed? I feel like it's C24, but
> everywhere it's said capacitor C28. Both look pretty much the same to
>
C28 solved the problem on my duo dock. But hey, there is no reason to
not replace them both. You simply need a capacitor(s) that has the same
value in mic
--- George Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I'm having problems with the PRAM on my 2400c. I got the machine
> from an ebay auction and the problem was there right from the start -
>
> the seller has recently confirmed that it was the case when he owned
> the powerbook, but could offe
--- George Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I'm having problems with the PRAM on my 2400c. I got the machine
> from an ebay auction and the problem was there right from the start -
>
> the seller has recently confirmed that it was the case when he owned
> the powerbook, but could offe
>
> I have several Duo MoBo's that I found stashed away recently, from
> when my firm used Duos exclusively. They are from a 210, 230 and a
> 2300
>
> ...but the ALL have one thing in common! When I plug -em in, I hear
> the startup chime, but nothing after that! The HD never spins up, and
I just was thinking that the primary drain on the
> PRAM/backup battery comes when the Mac is sleeping. If you could
> alleviate
> the worst of the drain, i.e., by providing an external battery for
> backup
> while sleeping, then the PRAM could last longer at it's other job,
> keeping
> PRAM saf
--- Donald McCaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Gurus,
> I know how to do this damn it, I've done it before with a 280c and
> a 2300 but after 2 days I am flummoxed and hornswoggled!
>
> I bought an ebay 280 for the B&W screen. When it came it had 8.1 on
> it. Internal modem (bla
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