Matthew asked about his cable modem connection.
I'll answer the ones I'm able to.
1. Are these speeds a little low for cable broadband?
That depends on what your service promises. Each ISP can set
the speeds for upload and download to the speed they want.
If you tried at a time when most of the
R. McFarlane wrote:
Have you tried using iCab?
It's my favorite browser. Be sure to use some of the included
filters to help speed things up. There's a built in setting to
not display any images that come from other servers (most
commonly advertisments) and you can make custom filters
for
Art wrote about his Excel problem:
Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to correct
this problem?
I have another idea for you - if you haven't tried removing
your preference files for Excel, maybe that will take care
of the problem without forcing you to reinstall.
Look in your System Folder /
Jim wrote:
Hi, Any-one have the service manual or know of a valid url to it.
My minidock has stopped working. ):
Won't even supply power from the powersupply plug to the duo.
No floppy, scsi, modem or printer ports.
Thought's.
If you don't get a URL, I could mail you a copy - it's 420 KB.
I'd
I have a quick question that hopefully doesn't create
a lengthy discussion. I'm going to sell a 2300 to a
friend whose 160 screen died. I'm wondering what
you 2300 users prefer for your OS? Should I put
8.1, 8.5, or 8.6 on this before I give it to him?
The 2300 will have 48 MB RAM and either a 1
Craig wrote:
NOW that I have the lil' Minolta external PCMCIA reader for my Duo
2300c...
WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT?!? (Other than get a CF card+adapter and use it
as a
HD?)
You could always use it as a PC card reader :-p
Can I use a PC card modem? Ethernet??
No and no. I tried using mine with a
Chuck asked:
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a small, easy to cable wrap
power
adapter for the PowerBook 2400c?
I'm not sure how small you wanted it to be, but if you're thinking to
buy a new
power adapter you may want to take a look at the iGo Juice. It will
give you a
combination AC /
I'm back again with a few more software items to give away.
Same deal as before - contact me off list if you want them
and all you pay for is the postage to mail them to you. I'll
send to anywhere in the world that has a post office.
Everything here is on CD, so if you can't read a CD you may
not
Thanks to the overwhelming response, I can find new homes
for all the software. I'm writing to the list first, then I'll reply
to everyone who wrote me. I'll be able to give something to
most of those who wrote.
Thank you all for helping me clean up some space at home.
My wife will be pleased when
This is only marginally related to Duos. My brother and sister in law's
Mac died and they sent me all their software. There are a few things
I wanted but a long list of things I'll never use. I'm offering these to
anyone on the list who is willing to pay postage. I'll ship to anywhere
in the
Update to my list of available software - I found a few
more things in the box.
MS Word v6.0.1 - 13 floppies
MS Office v4.2.1 CD installer (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, Powerpoint 4.0),
requires 68020 or better, System 7.0, 8 MB RAM, minimum install needs
17 MB disk space, typical install needs 33 MB,
Chuck forwarded a message from another source about long
term storage of his favorite Duos:
I don't follow this list, but I agree with Dan if you want a vapor
proof bag, you need a metalized bag, polypropolyne and most
other flexable plastics, absorb water and outgas both into the
air and the
Dan wrote:
Not really a consumer product, but seems like most new harddrives
arrive
in a sealed moisture-and-static-proof bag with a desiccant pouch
inside.
Which I assume is what you mean by 'use properly'. BTW, normal/regular
static-proof bags are not rated to be 'moisture proof'.
Right. Use
Chuck wrote:
I'm considering placing each laptop into a vacuum sealer bag along
with some
moisture absorbing packets usually found with new electronics. I'm
thinking
that the removal of air should mean no moisture and no corrosion.
I thought I should jump in on this one since it's related to
Brandy asked
anyone have a Tangerine IBook restore cd laying around
(A copy would do just fine) It seems those books require
the same damn disks they came with.
if you don't have any other volunteers, one of my friends
has a blueberry iBook, and I believe he has all the discs that
came with it. I
Craig asked:
1) Surely there are external PC card readers that connect via SCSI
ports to
provide PC card abilities to early powerbooks?
there are. I've used the Minolta (CD-10? don't have it in front of me
now)
with a duo before to read a PC card from my digital camera.
2) Assuming #1 is a yes
mko wrote:
Sometimes I catch CBS Sunday Morning. Today they did
a story about a Mac seminar on board a Pacific cruise ship.
[snip]
sounds like the second Mac cruise really did happen. you can
read about the first one on the TidBITs page:
http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=06847
-wayne
Steve wrote:
Please let me know about the Mac users list. I designed a Mac
frontend for L/N in 1991.
To subscribe to the mailing list, you can point your browser to:
http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/notesmac
or drop a line to:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
to see the archive, point your
Larry wrote:
I rooted around and what will you give me for a brand spankin new
copy of Lotus Notes Express v3.3. I just opened the shrinkwrap to check
system requirements. This is in promotional packaging.
Sorry Larry, it's worthless.
The client version of LN is basically free, you pay for the
Donald wrote:
To my inquiries about transferring vinyls to MP3, Mr. Mallet
suggested: the Final Vinyl software you can download for free from
Griffin's website.
Their sys requirements are 10.2. Might it work with 9.1?
If they say it requires 10.2, it's a pretty sure bet that it won't work
Donald asked:
Do any of you frequent fliers know how to find out if you will travel
on
planes with power?
Which do, which don't or is it an airline thing or do they only have
them
in 1st?
Last time I was on American (January 1), flying in coach class, there
was
a guy with a PC laptop who was
ListMom Eric wrote:
I'm considering transitioning the list into a more general Mac
Sub-compacts list.
I spend most of my time lurking, so not sure how much my
vote counts. I was a bit more active when I used my Duos
a lot, but switched first to a 1400 then to the white iBook
because my computing
Larry wrote about Safari:
I'm not running iCab so I don't know how much faster Safari is,
but I did notice that iCab was conspicuously absent from the
performance comparisons.
I don't have any hard numbers, but on my iBook connecting with
Airport over dialup, I think iCab beats Safari. I
Bernard a écrit:
C'est un grand plaisir pour moi, vivant à Paris, de lire un message
en français
mais ça ne me gêne [n]ullement de les lire en anglais.
Et c'est un grand plaisir pour moi, vivant aux Etats-Unis, de lire un
message
en français, ou en allemande. Nous ne sommes pas
Peter Diehl hatte einen Rundbrief weitergeleitet
[ganzes Zeug geschnippt]
Peter - bitte mache das nicht wieder. Ja, es stimmt, das Leben ist kurz
und wir sollen es geniessen. Aber diese Liste ist fuer Liebhaber von
Duos,
nicht fuer Rundbriefe. Man sollte keine Rundbriefe weiterleiten. Danke
im
Karsten: Thanks for providing some more information in your note.
I used that to look in the Sad Macs, Bombs and Other Disasters
book to see if there was anything that might help explain your
problems. I found this that seems to apply:
begin quoted text
Partitions
If you have divided a hard disk
Karsten:
Ich würde auch gerne helfen, wenn Du noch etwas brauchen solltest.
-wayne
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Lela wrote:
They had listed a Powerbook Duo keyboard, but when I contacted them,
they said that they didn't have it.
hi Lela, here's another idea. A long time ago I had bought parts from a
guy
on this list who had great prices. The last time I tried buying from
him he
told me that he traded
Bill wrote:
I just came into a mint-condition Duo 230. It's quite a nice little machine
but it's missing the dock and the battery is dead as a doornail. Anybody
know where I can buy a dock or a battery besides eBay? TIA
I have a couple spare docks, not sure at the moment which model(s) but
all
Some of you 2400 owners might be interested in this that
showed up in the weekly email offer from MacResQ:
P O W E R B O O K E T H E R N E T C A R D S
If you own an older PowerBook without Ethernet, here's a deal for you on
a PCMCIA 10BT Ethernet card at an incredible price:
Farallon
makmac wrote:
I've been wondering why everyone grumbles about the missing PC Card slot
on the iBook. In the past they were needed for modems, ethernet, USB and
FireWire. Now that's all built in.
I bought one of the new iBooks because it let me have more RAM and a
slightly faster processor in a
Susanna wrote
Somehow I've used macs for years but never had to deal with
NuBus or PCI. What _is_ PCI, by the way?
One way to look at it is that NuBus and PCI are two different
standards (and with desktop machines, different shapes) of circuit
boards used in computers. IIRC, NuBus is Mac only
Susanna wrote:
Well, I do have a copy of the 2300's
service manual that I can refer to, so maybe that's enough. By the way,
how necessary is a grounding wriststrap?
It's a good idea if you're going to do any work on something that's static
sensitive, such as the circuit boards/memory cards
Ralph asked
OK I know Apple says OS 9.2 for iPod, but is anyone using it with 8.6 or 9.1?
Is iTunes(1 or 2?) the constraining factor, that is, it requires 9.1-9.2?
Basically, I'm trying to justify getting an iPod without having to
buy an iBook.
I'm using it with OS 9.1. The limitation is with
Marc asked:
Ten day/two weeks business trip to the US (half West Coast, half East
Coast), and was wondering if anyone knows of an access provider that
allows/caters to short term customers.
you could try these guys who advertise as a Mac only ISP. they have a
$10 one month trial deal. you can
wayne (that would be me) wrote:
make sure you have a photo
Here here. And please let it be a photo of your *actual* powerbook if
possible... I'm sick of that same Apple promo photo of the 2400c. How do I
know if you even have the thing?
good point. I'm used to taking my own photos or making
Time for me to get rid of some stuff that's been accumulating.
Contact me OFF LIST if you're interested in anything.
Central Point MacTools software, v2
Floppy disks and Manual
free, you pay postage.
LocalTalk adapters (3) and various cables (7)
used; these are what you used to use for
Drew wrote:
FWIW . . . . there is a most important aspect (almost an art) to selling
at auction
that lot of folks overlook --or don't understand the implications.
The manner in which you create your Ad . . . the day of the week. .and
even the time
of day. . .are VERY important and can add
Peter:
If you're still looking for the connectors, I know I have a HD kit for a
duo dock
that I haven't installed yet. It's only a single power connector, but you could
probably splice a second line onto it for your other components. As others
have mentioned, you'll likely end up overtaxing your
Adam wrote:
I have a 2300 duo. A couple months ago, I had some more ram installed.
worked fine. It has progressively become troublesome.
Alan replied:
in most cases, it's a ram chip that has come loose! I know that sounds
crazy, but a friend panicked that her beloved 2300 was broken, so I
For the person trying to find an IDE cable for a 2300, or anyone else
looking for service parts for a PowerBook, there are some other
sources besides Sun Remarketing.
Donny Monk, who has been spotted on the list, does business as
PowerBooks Plus http://www.PowerBooksPlus.com. I've found
his
Peter wrote
I'm interested if any other 2400 owner have traveled to, or live in
Japan and could give me any tips on what I should carry cable
accesory wise, getting connected, etc. I'm trying to keep it light.
I don't have a 2400, but I did take my 1400 to Japan the last couple
times I went.
Kate wrote:
A local Mac retailer advised me that the 80MB ram on the 2400c I have
here is only virtual memory.
And after that did he tell you how much physical RAM you have or just
leave you hanging? If you don't know, when you're in the Finder go to the
AppleMenu and choose About this
Kate wrote:
After my post asking what versions of McAfee's Virex to use for OS
8.5---I found Virex 5.9 listed as the version below the OS 8.6
upgrade...
The most current version of Virex I know of is 6.1. Check their website
http://www.nai.com, I believe that only v5.9.1 and above are still
Scott wrote:
According to Everymac.com: "The Duo Dock Plus is the same as the Duo Dock
II, but the Plus included the FPU, level 2 cache, and hard drive standard."
As the Plus I have seems to have been stripped, they are probably exactly
the same.
I doubt it - someone must have been very good
Mel asked
Does anyone have experience with the Pegasus III 56K Pocket Modem
from A3jTech?
Yes, I've used one with my 2300 and sometimes used it with my desktop
Mac. I just got an Airport, so now I don't need the modem at home any
longer because I use the modem in the Airport instead.
Am
A while back, John asked about PhoneNet connectors for his high school.
I rounded up all I found at the time and sent them off to him, but now I've
found some more, so it's time to see if anyone else on the DuoList is
looking for parts.
If anyone is interested, I have 5 PhoneNet connectors: 4
paul wrote about torx drivers:
most specialty tool shops will have them as driver bits, too. And this
can be cheaper than a full single-handle tool.
Other people have mentioned Sears as a good place to look for tools.
Back when I was searching for small torx drivers, I was able to find a
kit
Quintus162 wrote:
Our school recently received several Duos, Docks and one combo where the
Duo is locked in. We only received 2 keys for the docks and they don't unlock
the combo. Any suggestion on how I can get the Duo out of the dock? TIA
If you haven't popped the lid on a dock before, try
I inherited a box of small parts and in it was a 8 MB RAM card
for a duo. If anyone needs one and wants it for the cost of
shipping, e-me off the list.
-wayne
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