[Duo2400] New, controversial topic

2001-06-30 Thread Horst A von Recum
I was reading some guy's web page about replacing a fuse on a motherboard and getting a computer working again (I think it was a venerable old Comet). This got me thinking. Does anyone really know if repair places (i.e. DT&T, etc.) actually replaces your bad motherboard or if they go through and

[Duo2400] Mac Parts

2001-07-24 Thread Horst A von Recum
OK, I realize this is totally off topic, but I have been a duolister for years and if anybody knows the answer to this, one of you do. I am looking for and obscure part to an obscure mac. Specifically it is the cable from the video digitizer to the LCD in a 20th Anniversary Mac. I know the part

[Duo2400] Re: 2400 VRAM upgrade, how much would you pay?

2001-10-09 Thread Horst A von Recum
I'd be interested, probably in having someone else do it. On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Peter Liethen wrote: > Hello all, > after many weeks poking at the guts of my 2400, and some other 2400 > parts that were loaned to me (thanks, you know who you are!) The 2400 > VRAM upgrade to 2 megs looks 95% po

[Duo2400] Ethernet Card on 2400c

2001-03-22 Thread Horst A von Recum
Hi, I just bought a cheap PC ethernet card from MicroCenter for $29. The brand is something like GigaFast. It is CardBus 10/100. After I got it I was able to download Mac Drivers from the Realtek site (they make the chip), and the card is working fine in my 2400c and Wallstreet powerbooks.

[Duo2400] USB on 2400c

2001-03-22 Thread Horst A von Recum
Hi, I have a CardBus enabled 2400c that used to be able to run a MacAlly USB card perfectly fine. I recently put a new hard drive in, and installed 9.1, but the new system doesn't recognize the USB card. When I tried to get the USB Card Support 1.4.1.smi it said my powerbook doesn't support tha

[Duo2400] Re: Extra Road Rocket cable

2001-04-02 Thread Horst A von Recum
I was able to use the PC cable with the pc-to-apple monitor adaptor to run an apple monitor on my road rocket. The manual says not to use it but it does work. Those adapters are a dime a dozen nowadays and come free with any powerbook. Going the other way might be tougher. (i.e having a cable