[Duo2400] quoted-printable

2004-04-26 Thread Marc Sira
u need it - send messages in plain text. That's assuming Outlook even lets you do that nowadays (I guess we should be thankful we're not getting HTML ;). -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List

[Duo2400] Re: Need Global Village Software for Duo 2300

2003-11-07 Thread Marc Sira
>> IIRC the files there that are labled as being updaters are actually the >> full installer. They are updaters and won't install without the 2.5 software in place; however, you can use Tomeviewer to extract all the files you need. >I have GV GlobalFax 2.5.5 if you need it. There is also a liste

[Duo2400] Re: Newertech Etherdock

2003-10-29 Thread Marc Sira
>Well, the control planel is obvious, and I put the .DD driver in the >extensions folder, but that didnt do it, either. AFAIR the control panel doesn't actually do anything more than provide a test confirmation that the interface is present with a cable attached. It contains no INIT code, so it do

[Duo2400] Re: Duo 280 darkening screens

2003-07-26 Thread Marc Sira
he initial query about a darkening 280c. Entirely different phenomenon from the screen corners, of course. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Keyboard, battery and screen.

2003-03-26 Thread Marc Sira
to affect monochrome active matrix screens like the 280, 250, and probably 540. That said the machine I'm looking at has a fairly advanced case of it and it's still not a problem. You just don't notice it much. > I'm sort of tossing between the 280c and a 540c... Wel

[Duo2400] Re: PowerMac 7.5 OS on a Duo 230?

2003-03-22 Thread Marc Sira
5 (which is small, but requires 7.5.3). In other words, the CD is pretty much worthless whether it installs or not. Hope you didn't pay a lot for it. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendl

[Duo2400] Re: UltraDock 16sc - making CD drive work?

2003-03-01 Thread Marc Sira
and the drive. Not uncommon, and usually resolved either by swapping device order and cabling, or giving up in frustration. ;) Thank goodness for Firewire... -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, Th

[Duo2400] OT (2400) - looking for assistance with audiorecording

2003-02-28 Thread Marc
lf to arrange a wall socket, cables and tape recorder, but a higher quality/more technically elegant solution would be nice, and good to have all ready for the next time. Other problem? Audio piece is only available till Monday. Much appreciated, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place o

[Duo2400] Re: Browser crashes

2003-02-28 Thread Marc
now, and things have been going much more smoothly. iCab still crashes occasionally if I interrupt a download or something, but it works fine as long as I just let it go through its paces. Thanks for the help, Marc! Peter, iCab must have seen me writing to you - just after that have had a rash of iCa

[Duo2400] Re: Browser crashes

2003-02-17 Thread Marc
ot;MacTCP DNR" file out of the system folder whenever things get a bit unstable, and quiting from iCab whenever I have finished using it. My two bits. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.them

[Duo2400] Message formatting reminder

2003-02-14 Thread Marc Sira
the To: header and just send it to them. No need to put it out to the entire list if it's not really germane. Sometimes this step can also avoid embarrassment. ;) My tired eyes thank you (and other people's too, I'll bet). -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you

[Duo2400] Re: 2400 PRAM battery: replacing a good idea?

2003-02-11 Thread Marc Sira
27;t really an "of death" syndrome, but rather pretty much what's supposed to happen when the 2400 can't retain it's Power Manager code. There probably isn't any underlying hardware issue (save the incipient ones that I believe may affect all 2400s, but you can&#x

[Duo2400] Re: GLOD Journey HELP!

2003-02-04 Thread Marc Sira
be steady-on any time the computer is off (unless it loses all power of course, including the backup battery). -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for user

[Duo2400] 2400 motherboard - I/O board compatibility?

2003-02-03 Thread Marc
swapping I/O boards, over and above the usual comments regarding general 2400 disassembly? Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400!

[Duo2400] dark corners

2003-01-30 Thread Marc Sira
differences might reflect the LCD sandwich coming unglued in differing ways. Or it could just be grues. Tiny grues, turning out the lights. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on

[Duo2400] Re: 2400 audio queries

2003-01-30 Thread Marc
o digital format. Shall check more carefully tomorrow if I get into town. The quality of the audio IN on the 2400 might remain the stumbling block though. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <htt

[Duo2400] Gotta love this list

2003-01-27 Thread Marc
26 Jan 2003 09:11 Dear Gurus, How do I get an analog stereo signal into the 2400? Donald 26 Jan 2003 10:51 hi, to get convert vinyl lps into digital you will need... RDX You have to just love this list! Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for

[Duo2400] Re: Orinoco Cards

2003-01-23 Thread Marc Sira
the 2400 feels slower to use? > And, using WEP lowers the wireless > connection's signal strength, at least according to monitoring software. > Why should that be? It shouldn't, and probably isn't - more likely it's an artifact of the monitoring software (or the driv

[Duo2400] Re: Orinoco Cards

2003-01-22 Thread Marc Sira
er link speeds and with heavier traffic. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.the

[Duo2400] Re: Replacement PB Duo 270C active matrix screen?

2003-01-21 Thread Marc Sira
makes the digest form of the mailing list nearly unreadable. You're not the only offender on this list, but you're the most recent one. ;) -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest plac

[Duo2400] Re: Replacement PB Duo 270C active matrix screen?

2003-01-21 Thread Marc Sira
endering, you can decide which would suit your needs better. Most Mac software never hits the FPU, especially 68k stuff (since the presence of one is so hit-and-miss, and failing to find it is usually a crashing matter on a stock OS). -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can

[Duo2400] Re: Any other borrowed system component suggestions?

2003-01-20 Thread Marc
Which are the exact components, I have an archive of my 9.2.2 systems and I want to grab everything I need. Thanks Larry That would be exactly the point of compiling the list first! Larry, watch this space... Ralph, if this gets a bite or two... I'll gather, you host? Marc -

[Duo2400] Re: 8.6 or 9

2003-01-20 Thread Marc Sira
y to hurt, though. You can also try other subsystems, like all of Open Transport and Remote Access. Just make sure you get everything (ie. try not to mix different versions of closely associated extensions), and hold onto the old versions in case some weird problem crops up later. -- Marc Sira

[Duo2400] Any other borrowed system component suggestions?

2003-01-20 Thread Marc
ese on mac2400, as a useful reference tool for those who reinstall 8.6 and then realize they don't remember all the custom additions made over time to their system folder. A sort of "What, why, where from" thing. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net!

[Duo2400] Re: command-option-shift-delete

2003-01-14 Thread Marc Sira
operations, installing software (even the OS) and the like are all at the highest layer. Disk First Aid or Norton Utilities mostly work with filesystems (they use "directory damage" as a synonym for "filesystem corruption"), occasionally fixing partition table problems. The o

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all 'were'

2003-01-14 Thread Marc
WHERE WE ALL 'WERE' Last posting of this, I promise. Thought I'd get this out before a number amongst us jump off to new toys. Thanks for participating. 1 1%Australia 3 4%Belgium 1 1%Brandy 2 3%Brazil 1013%Canada 1 1%Finland 1 1%France

[Duo2400] Re: Expanding the list -- not closing it.

2003-01-14 Thread Marc
suspect the new machine will generate far more traffic than the legacy machines, and that if combined, you will in the end need to separate at some point. Possibly a note at the beginning of each list's digest referencing the other one. Regards, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendli

[Duo2400] Re: Expanding the list -- not closing it.

2003-01-14 Thread Marc
50:43 -0800 Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Expanding the list -- not closing it. From: Eric Prentice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, ListMom here... Regards, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. F

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are (7), part 2

2003-01-03 Thread Marc
List of those who participated in "Where we all are". If it's important to you, reply off-list to be added. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll post one last time after that if worthwhile. Thanks all, Marc Australia dougrosser@... Belgium koen@... sdebele

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are (7)

2003-01-03 Thread Marc
WHERE WE ALL ARE Well, it's been fun. But interest has tapered off, so I'll post an edited list of those who participated and if it's important to you, reply off-list to be added. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll post one last time after that. Marc 1 1%Au

[Duo2400] Re: USB Card Support 1.4.1 Install?

2002-12-29 Thread Marc
n Apple PC card extension, which I don't seem to have in the extension folder - may be the reason. Question also of an "eject script" before shutdown, which I do have archived. Can forward that and the above 1.3.5 if necessary. ( latter called "USB Card Support 1.3.5.smi&q

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are (6)

2002-12-29 Thread Marc
WHERE WE ALL ARE (*PLEASE* reply off list, preferably to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] as this is a little off-topic) 1 1%Australia 3 4%Belgium 2 3%Brazil 6 9%Canada 1 1%Finland 1 1%France 5 7%Germany 1 1%Hong Kong 1 1%

[Duo2400] Re: Which browser? & 96meg RAM

2002-12-22 Thread Marc
he ads on that other site? But want all the images on the news one? And maybe... Want the links only underlined on that odd site? And text made more visible on the one with the funny background? Well, iCab can do it. That aside from the fact that iCab has real people you can talk to behind it

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are (5)

2002-12-22 Thread Marc
WHERE WE ALL ARE (*PLEASE* reply off list, preferably to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] as this is a little off-topic) 1 1%Australia 3 4%Belgium 2 3%Brazil 6 9%Canada 1 1%Finland 1 1%France 5 7%Germany 1 1%Italy 1 1%Jap

[Duo2400] Re: [OT] Who is where

2002-12-22 Thread Marc
'who is where', of those interested in participating. Might be useful resource to those looking for a local enthusiast. (ex: Just discovered lister up the road from where I am) Merry festivities to all, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for user

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are (4)

2002-12-20 Thread Marc
2%Japan 2 3%Mexico 1 2%Russia 2 3%Spain 1 2%Sweden 711%UK 3048%USA 63 respondents (31 new ones) 56% from North America 32% from Europe 32% from non-anglophone countries Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are (3)

2002-12-18 Thread Marc
52%USA 31 respondents (16 new ones) 66% from North America 26% from non-anglophone countries Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are

2002-12-17 Thread Marc
countries Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL

[Duo2400] Re: Choice between Duo 2300c and 2400c

2002-12-16 Thread Marc Sira
probably with reduced actual colour depth - less of those ambiguous "thousands" to play with ;). -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users an

[Duo2400] Duo/2400 List - where we all are

2002-12-16 Thread Marc
actual state of affairs. I'll add whatever else gets sent and repost. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://ww

[Duo2400] OT!: Foreign or not?

2002-12-13 Thread Marc
country they claim to 'be' from to the following address... [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll tally up what I receive, and post back to the list. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.t

[Duo2400] OT!: Foreign or not?

2002-12-13 Thread Marc
n the International net! The more the merrier, and the better off we all are. My two cents, one UK penny, treize centimes, couple of Yen... Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.c

[Duo2400] lingua franca

2002-12-10 Thread Marc Sira
re interested in something they should take it to private email, of course - regardless of language ;). -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fa

[Duo2400] Re: cleaning permanent marker off of a duo

2002-12-05 Thread Marc
n the area, wet it with WD-40 and leave it in place for a while. After some time you'd usually find it all easy to wipe off. ** BUT ALWAYS CHECK THAT THE PARTICULAR CLEANER YOU ARE USING DOES NOT AFFECT THE PLASTIC BY TRYING IT ON A HIDDEN CORNER FIRST! ** Good luck. Marc -- Duo

[Duo2400] Welcome aboard Francis,

2002-12-02 Thread Marc
Ralph, ( Ralph Mawyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ) Just wanted to congratulate you on a wonderful welcome to a new member of the list. Welcoming, informative, and helpful stuff. Reckon you should post this letter to the site, as a standing welcome to all new owners. Bravo. Marc -- Du

[Duo2400] Re: PC-card question

2002-11-30 Thread Marc Sira
The speed when reading is as good as or faster than retrieving pictures through a USB link to a camera, of course, and in many cases it's more convenient to read the card directly. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they?

[Duo2400] Re: Tue 11/19 An MPEG audio creator

2002-11-20 Thread Marc Sira
> Needed f/a PowerBook 2400c w/a Sony PRD-650 CD player. iTunes > v 2.04 w/Mac OS 9.1 won't Import correctly, so I'm seeking another app > that will encode properly. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. SoundApp is free and will extract CD audio. The best choice, however, is probably Toast Aud

[Duo2400] Re: ethernet in the dock?

2002-11-16 Thread Marc Sira
>Is there a way to have my duo's appletalk set back to ethernet before >sticking it in the dock, after it has been set to the serial port >outside the dock? Maybe applescript would do it on startup? You could use the Location Manager to do this (OS 7.6.1 and up) with the startup hot key option, bu

[Duo2400] OT: Wallstreet service/repair in UK - suggestions?

2002-11-12 Thread Marc
Friend's Wallstreet no longer under warranty. Dead to the world. Needs diagnosis/repair. As to repair options - any recommended UK centres? May have to be DT&T. Regards Marc (2400er) -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac sub

[Duo2400] OT: Wallstreet - help separating HD from cage

2002-11-12 Thread Marc
gards, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL P

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Internal Modems

2002-11-11 Thread Marc Sira
>I stand corrected. Well actually you were right that v.34 supports a 19.2 speed; it's just not the same protocol as the one defined in v.32ter. It would be difficult to have made it work, since the handshake for v.34 is necessarily different from v.32 (or any of the other standards that came befo

[Duo2400] Re: Duo Internal Modems

2002-11-11 Thread Marc Sira
>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 difference in speed. >The 19.2 will only connect at 14.4 as it's higher speed is a >non-standard protocol. Right. I don't think I've ever actually seen a 19.2 (v.32ter) connection

[Duo2400] Re: Real SCSI port on Duo Dock

2002-10-26 Thread Marc Sira
> I have a Duo Dock II and I'd like to add a real SCSI port, DB-25. In truth the DB-25 port on old Macs and Amigas was never a "real" SCSI port; it was an unfortunate hack by Apple before the SCSI standard was fully formed. If you want to replace the HDI-30 connector with something more standard,

[Duo2400] 2400 helping a G3 powerbook

2002-10-16 Thread Marc
artup, and SCSI mode to another - nothing. Power present enough to eject PCMCIAs with speaker pop, and after overnight unpowered, unhealthy 2 second wirrr from (fan?) in back left corner - I/O failure? Any off list assistance much appreciated. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest pl

[Duo2400] Re: [2400] Trick to switching batteries?

2002-10-16 Thread Marc
while swapping batteries to avoid shutdown/restart delays. How do you guys do the swap? Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac

[Duo2400] [2400] Trick to switching batteries?

2002-10-16 Thread Marc
eover? Seem to remember a gadget in my PowerBook 160 days, that was simply a 9v battery attached to a power cord plug. You'd temporarily attach to power socket of powerbook, then swap batteries in sleep. Any comments? Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A li

[Duo2400] Re: Battery Amnesia

2002-10-14 Thread Marc Sira
>For anyone interested in monitoring battery performance, >Battery Amnesia is better that BR for precisely the reasons Bob F >cites: More information and functionality on early Duo models. > >While it may not be earth-shaking software, BA is good and does >what it promises on a variety of legacy

[Duo2400] Re: Work created on a Duo, put on floppy disk...Readable on a PC?

2002-10-11 Thread Marc
nel in the "Control Panels" folder, and restart. If anyone knows of a better way to temporarily disable this control panel, please say so, as above is a little time consuming. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac su

[Duo2400] Re: Battery Recondition

2002-10-10 Thread Marc Sira
>Aw shucks, Marc. BatteryAmnesia was written to run on every PB after the >100, and years before Battery Recondition finally made its first >appearance IIRC. It does no less than BR and doesn't need to be plugged >in to work properly. It is also faster than BR. Try it if you

[Duo2400] Re: Battery Recondition

2002-10-09 Thread Marc Sira
>> Battery Recondition only runs on later Duos (270 on I think) and you have >> to make sure you have the right version for your Duo model and OS revision >> - if you get the wrong one it won't launch or won't actually run down the >> battery even though it appears to be working. > >Is there a tab

[Duo2400] Re: Battery Recondition

2002-10-09 Thread Marc Sira
>Instead of Battery Recondition, try out Jeremy Kezer's superior shareware >($10 registered) BatteryAmnesia program. It first discharges the battery >much more fully, giving you more runtime afterward. I don't know where this myth got started, but Battery Amnesia doesn't do a better job than Appl

[Duo2400] Re: CardBus enable question.

2002-10-07 Thread Marc Sira
>I've read the japanese pages (translated) about how to cardbus enable >my powerbook. >But, I'm still confused. >Do I cut BOTH the yellow wires, or just the long one? One for each slot, upper and lower. You could cut just one if you wanted to modify just one slot. -- Duo/2400 List, Th

[Duo2400] Re: Duo 230/ e-mail machine/Modem connector UK?

2002-09-26 Thread Marc Sira
>I doubt that this method works with >a European 2300, because the RJ 11 socket is only at the end of that DAA >device, which apparently contains part of the modem hardware, not just some >pin-switching gear. Would like to give those alligator clips a try, though. I *think* at some point someone

[Duo2400] Re: Duo 280 screens darkening

2002-09-24 Thread Marc Sira
>In this case, we're talking permanent, albeit mild. I'm not sure if you're talking about the darkening corner issue here, or the "burn-in" of a long-displayed image like the menu bar. As I noted before, they appear to be different things. The former does seem to reflect a permanent and ongoing

[Duo2400] Re: Duo 280 screens darkening

2002-09-23 Thread Marc Sira
>Looking really closely at my 250's screen, I think it's even worse than >that. Before the menu bar comes up, I *swear* I can see a ghost of the >Apple from the Apple menu. If so, it's the first time I've ever seen an >LCD with screenburn. No reason why you shouldn't - all LCDs get burn-in, but i

[Duo2400] Re: 2300c Internal Modem Question

2002-09-23 Thread Marc Sira
This is a waaay too FAQ, and often an incorrectly answered one. Hopefully this will answer it: >> I have 8.6 on my 2300c, it only has a regular modem control panel. > >Aha. I see well yeah, the earlier OS's had the Express Modem Control >panel. The Express Modem (aka Apple Telecom) softw

[Duo2400] Re: Turning off WEP...

2002-09-21 Thread Marc Sira
>Needed to turn off WEP on my Base station to get my silver orinoco card to >work...does it REALLY matter...is anyone really capable of seeing my >transactions, are they really interested?...or is WEP really for big biz, >etc.??? Should I worry? Opinions??? WEP is flawed by design, as you may kno

[Duo2400] offlist thanks

2002-09-20 Thread Marc
d... Edgar continued, >...translate his name into Latin: Horch! (Listen!) = Audi... Off topic, and entertaining breath of fresh air. Makes you wonder who really is part of this list. Cheers, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac s

[Duo2400] Re: [OT] multiple appearances of a printer in chooser

2002-09-18 Thread Marc
Deskjet 810C PowerBook G3 (Wall Street model) connected via USB All that change was the US state! Any of you seen this before? Any suggestions? Regards, Marc -ps- Brandy, re meaning of TT, guess that makes a lot of sense - "Turbochared Touring Roadster" for those that were not con

[Duo2400] [OT] multiple appearances of a printer in chooser

2002-09-17 Thread Marc
er at any time, including when many appear in the chooser. Any of you seen this before? Regards, Marc -ps- Brandy, hate to show further ignorance, but what's TT stand for? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ

[Duo2400] Re: framed

2002-09-12 Thread Marc Sira
>Ditto. I must have enough spare parts for a 280c. Heck I think I can build >one running completely off the RAM drive (no HD at all) for maximum >quietness. The 270c would use less power, particularly with processor cycling (which doesn't work on the 68040). The FPU is a bit of a waste, unless

[Duo2400] Re: Linux on Duos revisited

2002-09-12 Thread Marc Sira
Regarding my earlier note that Linux oughta run on a 68LC040 - well it oughta, but it might not. :) It depends on the machine, or more specifically on the particular CPU revision: >If you have one of these chips, you may have a defective one that does not >support any kind of FPU (floating-point

[Duo2400] Re: 2400 Power Supplies

2002-09-09 Thread Marc
e shown tape method, and similarly, other cables finishing methods. And of course anything else you reckon needs showing. Same goes for the text. Best of luck, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www

[Duo2400] Re: 2400 Power Supplies

2002-09-08 Thread Marc
, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTEC

[Duo2400] Re: Linux on Duos

2002-09-08 Thread Marc Sira
>I'm "upgrading" my Duo280 to become a Duo270 for Linux. Gonna paint >the case black, paint a penguin on the lid, take it to my CS lectures >and get the geeks all excited about it, then tell em its a Mac... >should be fun. Unless you have a computational need for intensive floating point, the 2

[Duo2400] Re: iTunes 2.04 on OS 9.1?

2002-09-06 Thread Marc Sira
>Thought I had this solved but > >OS 9.1 >iTunes 2.04 >Authoring Support 1.1 loaded via Tomeviewer. (wondering if I got all >the pieces in the right places) >- Extensions in Extension Folder, >- Drivers, etc. placed in Authoring Support Folder in Extensions folder. > >Music CD loads and plays

[Duo2400] Re: One last networking question Part 2

2002-08-31 Thread Marc Sira
>I will not laugh out loud Nope Nope Not laugh! >Don't kid yourself it can be done easier than your think Among other consulting, I do real enterprise-level network security for a living. Ivan gave a *very* good and accurate summary, and I would refer anyone who's interested in the subject ba

[Duo2400] [2400][2400][2400]... not really

2002-08-28 Thread Marc
ested in the 2400 traffic? Is this automatic? Just a thought, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.co

[Duo2400] Re: Linux on the 2400

2002-07-31 Thread Marc Sira
ibution you use doesn't really affect the core issues like PMU and PC card support, which are all addressed in the kernel. X might be a bit easier to set up though. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List,

[Duo2400] Re: Music site

2002-07-28 Thread Marc Sira
f the other responders: the thing that mainly belongs off the list is sanctimonious, noninformative responses to perfectly reasonable queries. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on th

[Duo2400] Re: [2400] Why would an Installer quit?

2002-06-09 Thread Marc
r could be looking for? Thanks, Marc >>Duo/2400 List Digest #3137 >>Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 08:00:02 +0100 >> >>Morning all, on a glorious Devon (UK) dawn. >> >>Having sorted out both FireWire and USB PC cards, been trying to >>instal La Cie's CDRW bundled

[Duo2400] Don't Fear the Green Light

2002-06-07 Thread Marc Sira
>The Duo can charge the battery internally but you do need the Duo to be on. >The external battery charger can charge 2 batteries and can charge it >without the Duo. The Duo doesn't need to be on to charge the battery - it will recharge as long as the Duo is plugged in, whether running, asleep, o

[Duo2400] Re: AC Adapter needs!

2002-06-07 Thread Marc
objects.uwaterloo.ca/mac2400/Repair_Power%20Supply/repair_poweradapter.html May do the job, and would certainly be the cheapest option. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/list

[Duo2400] Re: Duo battery life

2002-06-06 Thread Marc Sira
>Thanks, that makes the 230 the best option for text processing on the bus. Unless you can swing a 250, which should get nearly the same battery runtime with a crisper screen. -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: Duo display compatibility questions

2002-06-05 Thread Marc Sira
d wisdom (and now by you as well ;). You can always compare the connectors on the 280 board and 230 screen and see if they're the same. If it physically fits you can even try firing it up and see what happens... -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what goo

[Duo2400] Duo battery life

2002-06-04 Thread Marc Sira
to the 640x480 active-matrix colour screens on the 270c and 280c. In practice this doesn't matter much except for the occasional arcade game. The benefit of being able to work in bright sunlight makes it more than worth it most of the time. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If

[Duo2400] [2400] Problems with Toast Lite 5.0.2L Installer

2002-06-02 Thread Marc
allation dialog that immediately disappears suggests it was looking for something - "searching hard drive..." 2400/180 48M+v/6G MacOS 8.6 Calls/email to both LaCie and Roxio (Toast) not much help. Anyone here succeeded in similar circumstances? Any suggestions? Regards, Marc

[Duo2400] Re: 280c glare

2002-04-22 Thread Marc Sira
>Only onto a 2300 (which will use ANY Duo screen). The 280 screen is an >active screen vs. passive on the 230/250 series. I see this error a lot, perhaps because there are relatively few 250s out there. The 250 does have an active-matrix screen, but I believe it may use a different connector fro

[Duo2400] Re: mini-dock and ethernet adapter

2002-04-10 Thread Marc Sira
>> Gotta use a hubmy Duo and the iMac coexist nicely on a network, but >> not directly. It is the way the iMac senses speed for the network >> connection. > >I second this, but it is the Asante that doesn't play well with the >iMac, not the other way around. I have the same problem with the >

[Duo2400] Re: Disassembly in the UK

2002-04-09 Thread Marc
e to sit in. Planning on being up in London at some point over the next three weeks. Can work around your dates a little bit. Appreciate it if can be kept in the picture. Marc (Devon) -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables

[Duo2400] Re: Applescript to eject cardbus card?

2002-04-09 Thread Marc
>As an aside, I had an exchange with fellow lister Marc from Devon, >UK about FireWire cards on the 2400c not long ago. If we ever get to >write something helpful and tidy enough, we will offer it to Ralph >Mawyer for inclusion in the 2400c site. >Jose Antonio Alvarez Dios

[Duo2400] [2400] The word is getting out - read CharlesMoore's bit

2002-04-04 Thread Marc
The word is getting out - grab any spare 2400s you need quick! Marc http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/02/04/02/index.html I think it is one of the coolest PowerBooks ever... ...The 2400 is one of the most interesting PowerBooks ever, relatively rare

[Duo2400] Using Internet Explorer 5.1? How about Speed Doubler?

2002-03-27 Thread Marc
waiting to be loaded. Await the lists comments before I do. IE5 seems better behaved than most in typical use. Can't yet comment on 5.1 Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy

[Duo2400] Re: F-Keys on 2400

2002-03-27 Thread Marc
>I plan on writing applescripts for Volume up and down, and having them >set off by F10 and F11, mute for F9. >Aqua Seem to remember an fkey of the sort existed already. Not sure if those fkey elements work in OS9 though. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on t

[Duo2400] [2400] Not dead yet - Again in the news.

2002-03-26 Thread Marc
inued. "Many users saw it as the first Mac made for Japanese people. They went crazy for it. They started the culture of tuning up their machines and decorating their machines." That us they're talking about - brings a tear to your eye. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The f

[Duo2400] [2400] Compiling page of PCMCIA info. Need input.

2002-03-21 Thread Marc
Morning all, About to compile a page of info that Ralph Mawyer is willing to post on mac2400 as a general reference to future 2400ers. Appreciate your input. Was about to summarize recent off-list exchanges regarding making USB and Firewire PCMCIA work on the 2400 to post back to the list. S

[Duo2400] USB Wierdness

2002-03-20 Thread Marc
ort 6.4.4 LaCie USB Support 8.6 If you do tinker, and can get a little redundancy figured, do tell. Hope it helps, Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.sh

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

2002-03-20 Thread Marc
e map? Could all remain quite anonymous, we seem a trusty bunch. Then again, maybe limiting it to the email addresses registered on the list. Just early morning thoughts. Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

[Duo2400] Re: [2400] spotted a recent mention in the press, FWIW

2002-03-19 Thread Marc
ly-great.com/news.php?id=147 Marc -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-m

[Duo2400] [2400] spotted a recent mention in the press, FWIW

2002-03-18 Thread Marc
Nice to see these old machines still appear in the wider world. Check out the following and note the brackets in the "Bottom Line" section. : ) You're good to us, Remy. M -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at

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