Re: Pismo?

on 9/4/02 11:59 PM, Demetrius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm new to the list. I'm looking for a laptop, and I always hear great > things about the Pismo. What is it about the Pismo that makes it so well > loved? How does it compare to the iBook and Titanium G4? For the price it > seems lik

Re: Pismo?

on 9/5/02 1:36 AM, Nick at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yep, I agree, the power adapter is flimsy and the wire breaks and > deteriorates easily. I'm on my second power adapter so far. It's not the > adapter itself but the wire that goes to your Pismo...very fragile. Other > than that the Pismo is

Re: Pismo?

on 9/5/02 1:50 AM, Gene Huh at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > P.S. do all pre-Pismo Powerbooks have the upside-down logo when open? Seems > like a big thing to miss... Well, in the past, the logo was a small rainbow Apple logo. As such, it was less obvious when the book was open, that the logo was

Re: tablet

>(2) I handwrite items on the powerpoint presentation slides using some >kind of input device. It looks like a pen tablet of some kind will >allow me to do this. Will it? If PowerPoint already has the ability to accept freehand input from your mouse or trackpad (drawing is essentially what you'r

Re: Slightly OT: Apple USB keyboard

I have had the Macally ikey for 2-1/2 years now -- when I got my G4/450 tower, there was no Apple USB extended keyboard yet, and I had been accustomed to that from the ADB days -- there was no way I could give up the numeric keypad, the full-size function keys, the clearly-delineated help/home

Re: Pismo battery

That's too bad. I just downloaded the battery reset utility for my Wallstreet II and it increased the battery life (as reported in the control strip) from about two hours under "Maximum Conservation" settings to over three hours. I didn't know a four year old battery could do so well! Under "Maxim

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

On Wednesday, Sep 4, 2002, at 16:58 US/Pacific, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How new is your battery? That's damn good runtime for the amount of > RAM as > well as Airport. I have three batteries, they all came with the Pismo which I bought when it was four months old in March 2001. So, the

Re: Lombard LCD Distribution

Here's a story about replacing them with a bare Panasonic screen. I have also read somewhere that a Samsung or LG brand LCD might be used in the PowerBooks. FWIW, those two go for about $50 on eBay right now - I've been watching because my wife's son picked up a Pismo with a cracked screen for $25

Re: Slightly OT: Apple USB keyboard

No, but the space bar on my factory-refurbished iMac CRT 600MHz sometimes double-spaces. Apple is sending me a new keyboard; meanwhile I am using a Macally iKey. Also had some weirdness with a keyboard on a recently-purchased used Lombard; one entire row of keys did not work. The seller sent m

pen tablet?

I need something that works with my Pismo in the following way: (1) I display on an external monitor a powerpoint presentation (2) I handwrite items on the powerpoint presentation slides using some kind of input device. It looks like a pen tablet of some kind will allow me to do this. Will it? Are

Re: Pismo battery

> You may want to try Apple's battery reset utility. It did the trick for >my Wallstreet battery. Battery Reset doesn't work with Pismo's batteries. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

How new is your battery? That's damn good runtime for the amount of RAM as well as Airport. on 9/4/02 2:11 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote: > I have exactly the same results with my Pismo, usually 3 - 3.5 hours but > occasionally shorter. That's with 512MB and constant Airport usage, > screen brightnes

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

Well...is this perhaps any indication of a need for a new battery or is it certainly a result of the OS's demands? I have a few months of AppleCare left and have read on the list a couple of stories of batteries being replaced when they don't hold a good charge. I'm wondering if I should call

Pismo and ADB/USB adapter

Folks, I'm running my Pismo with an external monitor and my old ADB keyboard and Orbit trackball through a ADB/USB converter. I'm wondering what sort of capabilities I'm losing by retaining my older gear since I cannot use the right button of my Orbit for anything under Mouseworks. And, when my Pi

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

Stuart Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anybody noticed how battery life is under Jagwah on a Pismo? > Or is it still down to the 2 hours of OS X vs 4 ~ 5 hours under 9.x? Well, at least with my Wallstreet II sleep time has increased quite a bit, due entirely to the cooling fan

Re: Pismo battery

Tivo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just stuck in my second battery (after not using it for close to a year), > and it won't charge. When it clicks into place, the lightning bolt comes on > for five seconds, and then goes off. > > I've switched bays for both batteries and the second battery sti

Re: Pismo?

on 9/4/02 7:29 PM, Tim Gilman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Luca Rescigno at 9/4/02 (maybe): >> Also note that the Pismo has an 8MB graphics card. > > I've got a Pismo/500 that I bought in April of 2000. At the time I saw > it as the final result of a long line of laptop product iterations. >

Re: Pismo?

Yes, they all do. The colored iBooks also have the upside down logo. Only the most recent form factors (little white iBook, Titanium) have the correct orientation of the Apple logo. But you can just rationalize it by saying that the Apple logo isn't upside down when the user looks at it while it'

Re: Pismo?

All I meant by that is that you won't see Pismos being used for really high-end graphics and moviemaking applications. You can use it for that, but all I meant was that it's no longer high end. Even if you upgrade it to a 500 MHz G4, it's still not high end, seeing as the lower end Macs nowadays

Re: Pismo?

> Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 17:20:04 -0500 > Subject: Re: Pismo? > From: Luca Rescigno > In-Reply-To: > Message-Id: > > The Pismo is a great laptop. I don't own one, > but I do have its > grand-daddy, the Wallstreet (available in > 233-300 MHz, instead of the > Pismo's 400-500 MHz). Judging by

Re: Pismo?

my two cents good pismo's sell on ebay for $795 to $995 Sonnet have the Crescendo 500mhz G4 card at $395 around $1200 would give you best of both worlds compare that with $2499 for a new Ti no brainer land :) (all amounts USA dollars) Al Kevin Stevens wrote: > I have a friend who bought a new

Re: Pismo?

Luca Rescigno at 9/4/02 (maybe): >Also note that the Pismo has an 8MB graphics card. I've got a Pismo/500 that I bought in April of 2000. At the time I saw it as the final result of a long line of laptop product iterations. One thing that hasn't been pointed out is that Pismos have airport slot

Re: Pismo?

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Luca Rescigno wrote: > The Pismo is a great laptop. I don't own one, but I do have its > grand-daddy, the Wallstreet (available in 233-300 MHz, instead of the > Pismo's 400-500 MHz). Judging by how good the Wallstreet still is, I'd > imagine a Pismo would be wonderful. Here'

Re: Pismo?

On September 04 2002, Luca Rescigno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes, I would say it's the way to go for the money. For speed, it's >between the 500 and 600 MHz iBooks, which is plenty for most casual >uses. It has some features that are not even present in the Titanium or >the iBook (audio-in, e

Re: Pismo?

Yes, I would say it's the way to go for the money. For speed, it's between the 500 and 600 MHz iBooks, which is plenty for most casual uses. It has some features that are not even present in the Titanium or the iBook (audio-in, expansion bays, dual battery capability), but it's no longer a pro

Re: Pismo?

On September 04 2002, Luca Rescigno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The Pismo is a great laptop. I don't own one, but I do have its >grand-daddy, the Wallstreet (available in 233-300 MHz, instead of the >Pismo's 400-500 MHz). Judging by how good the Wallstreet still is, I'd >imagine a Pismo would be

Re: Pismo?

The Pismo is a great laptop. I don't own one, but I do have its grand-daddy, the Wallstreet (available in 233-300 MHz, instead of the Pismo's 400-500 MHz). Judging by how good the Wallstreet still is, I'd imagine a Pismo would be wonderful. Here's why it's so great: 1. Beautiful 14" screen (sam

Pismo?

Hi, I'm new to the list. I'm looking for a laptop, and I always hear great things about the Pismo. What is it about the Pismo that makes it so well loved? How does it compare to the iBook and Titanium G4? For the price it seems like a great deal. Can it be upgraded to a G4 in the fut

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, John Haumann wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 09:30 AM, Jim Freeman wrote: > > > My battery life has gone to almost nothing with 10.2. I was down to > > maybe half an hour before that. Now it won't even hold a charge when > > it's sleeping. > > > > Caffeine, th

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 09:30 AM, Jim Freeman wrote: > My battery life has gone to almost nothing with 10.2. I was down to > maybe half an hour before that. Now it won't even hold a charge when > it's sleeping. > Caffeine, that's the answer! It's curious that such a big issue still

Re: 10.2 / Pismo battery life

My battery life has gone to almost nothing with 10.2. I was down to maybe half an hour before that. Now it won't even hold a charge when it's sleeping. Jim On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, at 09:14 PM, Stuart Saunders wrote: > Has anybody noticed how battery life is under Jagwah on a Pismo? >