Re: Jag Issues (Ti667)

2002-09-25 Thread Obi-Wan
On 9/24/02 8:34 PM, Ryan Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast into the ether: No they will not. Kiss it goodbye. Sorry. You may not even get the same laptop back. Check the ethernet ID #. I am glad that you had the foresight to back up your data though. Many people do not. Well, you

Re: OT-ish: iSync?

2002-09-25 Thread Walter Basil
Reminiscent of Palm releasing their Palm Desktop before the year's end last year eh? I suspect it will be the last day of September, and I would expect it to support USB. If not, I guess I will have to invest in a bluetooth module, or whatever they are. I too am looking forward to sync all

Re: Netscape 7 not opening

2002-09-25 Thread Anne Judge
Philip wrote: Hi, I had Netscape 6 on an iBook (14) that suddenly stopped working. The window would open, but the spinning wheel started up and just kept spinning. I've seen several reports of Netscape 7 not starting. For me, after one great day of use, under 8.6, it never started all the way

Re: .Mac

2002-09-25 Thread Jim Freeman
Can you elaborate on this? I have a Pismo 400 but I understood it wasn't worth upgrading. Jim On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 09:19 PM, Ross Cottrell wrote: Speaking of cheap, I think the best cheap way to get a full featured G4 Pbook is to plop an upgrade card into a Pismo. I'm

Re: Outdoor screen

2002-09-25 Thread ezelinsky
My Pismo came with a 10 Gig Toshiba, I recently changed it to a 40 gig Toshibaso quiet and sooo fast... nick Do you mind if I ask where you got the Toshiba HD and what it cost. Also, about how long does it take to take out the old hard drive and install a new one? Thanks, Ed

Re: .Mac

2002-09-25 Thread Joe Ellis
I don't know where you got your info that a Pismo isn't worth upgrading, I have a 400 mhz pismo right now that has a 40 GB drive and 756 MB of Ram running OS 10.2.1 and I actually use it more than my 867 mhz G4 (primarily because I like to sit and watch TV in my living room while I surf or play a

Re: Toshiba HD

2002-09-25 Thread Nick
I got it at www.harddrive.com for $190, u could prolly get it cheaper these days...Took me about 30 mins from the time I opened my computer to the time I closed it. nick on 9/25/02 10:43 AM, ezelinsky at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Pismo came with a 10 Gig Toshiba, I recently changed it

dvd play back

2002-09-25 Thread Anthony Vo
Hi listers, I've just acquired the Pismo,400mgz,320mb ram,6gbHD, OS X 9.1 and would like to play back the monster , inc dvd. When I double click the dvd icon (os X environment), it opens a folder with several files in it. I was trying to click on every single file with no result (can not see

Re: dvd play back

2002-09-25 Thread Joe Ellis
What version of OS X are you running? You need version 10.1.2 or higher I believe. If you have that you should only have to insert the DVD, the DVD control should start automaticly. Joe Ellis - Original Message - From: Anthony Vo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Home Networking

2002-09-25 Thread Robert Raposo
I'm planning on setting up a home DSL network with my Pismo 400 (640RAM, 40GB HD, OS 9.2 10.1.5) using a Speedstream 5360 DSL Modem, a Linksys BEFW11S4 Router (wired for my kid's PC's) and wireless with an Orinoco Gold PCMCIA card for my Pismo. Anyone have any feedback on these items/setup? All

Re: dvd play back

2002-09-25 Thread ezelinsky
on 9/25/02 11:57 AM, Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What version of OS X are you running? You need version 10.1.2 or higher I believe. If you have that you should only have to insert the DVD, the DVD control should start automaticly. Joe Ellis - Original Message - From:

Anyone run(ning) a PB 2400c G3 upgrade?

2002-09-25 Thread Joel Furtek
Hello all, I just picked up a 2400c at surplus -- another Powerbook discarded as dead, requiring just a little fiddling to make work. Anyway, I know that at one point a few G3 cards were available for this model. It seems like a pretty good form factor, as small as it is, and with Cardbus

Re: Home Networking

2002-09-25 Thread Joel Furtek
I'm planning on setting up a home DSL network with my Pismo 400 (640RAM, 40GB HD, OS 9.2 10.1.5) using a Speedstream 5360 DSL Modem, a Linksys BEFW11S4 Router (wired for my kid's PC's) and wireless with an Orinoco Gold PCMCIA card for my Pismo. Anyone have any feedback on these items/setup? All

Re: Home Networking

2002-09-25 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 25/09/02 13:41, Robert Raposo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm planning on setting up a home DSL network with my Pismo 400 (640RAM, 40GB HD, OS 9.2 10.1.5) using a Speedstream 5360 DSL Modem, a Linksys BEFW11S4 Router (wired for my kid's PC's) and wireless with an Orinoco Gold PCMCIA card

Re: Anyone run(ning) a PB 2400c G3 upgrade?

2002-09-25 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 25/09/02 13:51, Joel Furtek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I just picked up a 2400c at surplus -- another Powerbook discarded as dead, requiring just a little fiddling to make work. Anyway, I know that at one point a few G3 cards were available for this model. It seems like a

Upgrade Pismo?

2002-09-25 Thread Anthony Vo
Dear listers, Thanks for the tips on how to play-back dvd movie on my just-acquired pismo. I'll try tonight after getting out of the pc world. My other question, I'm going to use the machine to capture and edit some of analog video tapes, photos (from digital camera) and store some musics. Do

Re: Upgrade Pismo?

2002-09-25 Thread Joe Ellis
Anthony, You definitely want to upgrade OS X to at least 10.1.5 and if you can afford it upgrade to OS 10.2 (Jaguar) (10.2.1 is a free update) You will have trouble trying to view a DVD in OS 10.0 (won't work, not supported) If you are going to use it for video editing, get a larger hard drive,

Re: Anyone run(ning) a PB 2400c G3 upgrade?

2002-09-25 Thread John Slavin
I'd subscribe to the duo/2400 list for information about that. I'm a duo owner do can't help you much, but there is a lot of discussion about the 2400s there. Here's the subscription link: http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 12:51 PM,

Re: dvd play back

2002-09-25 Thread Jeremy C. Derr
On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 11:47 AM, Anthony Vo wrote: Hi listers, I've just acquired the Pismo,400mgz,320mb ram,6gbHD, OS X 9.1 and would like to play back the monster , inc dvd. When I double click the dvd icon (os X environment), it opens a folder with several files in

Re: Anyone run(ning) a PB 2400c G3 upgrade?

2002-09-25 Thread Justin C
where on earth do you hear about these? i would love to go to one, but i doubt they have them in NY. On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 01:51 PM, Joel Furtek wrote: Hello all, I just picked up a 2400c at surplus -- another Powerbook discarded as dead, requiring just a little fiddling to

PB2400 and Surplus Auctions

2002-09-25 Thread Joel Furtek
Thanks to all who gave me good direction. I'm really amazed at how small the 2400c is. I love my WallStreet, but for certain trips the 2400c might be the ticket. Or, maybe I'll loan it to my coworker, or resell it. We'll see. I went out on a limb and spent a little too much for it, $150

Re: .Mac

2002-09-25 Thread Jim Freeman
I actually have the same configuration as you. I just want to know what you achieve by upgrading the *processor*. Jim On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 10:42 AM, Joe Ellis wrote: I don't know where you got your info that a Pismo isn't worth upgrading, I have a 400 mhz pismo right now

Re: Pismo 400

2002-09-25 Thread Ross Cottrell
Can you elaborate on this? I have a Pismo 400 but I understood it wasn't worth upgrading. Jim On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 09:19 PM, Ross Cottrell wrote: Speaking of cheap, I think the best cheap way to get a full featured G4 Pbook is to plop an upgrade card into a Pismo. I'm

Re: Pismo 400

2002-09-25 Thread Jim Freeman
My Pismo is already pretty upgraded. What would a $300 G4 card do for me? Jim On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 09:34 PM, Ross Cottrell wrote: It may not be worth it. If you pick up a 400 mhz Pismo for ~$900-$1000, add a G4 card for $300, then fork out $300 or so for a expansion bay

Re: Pismo 400

2002-09-25 Thread James
HEAT HEAT HEAT my worry will the powerbook 2000 be able to handle the extra heat the G4 produces as well as what are the long term effects on the computer? If your computer is hot now with the battery it will get even hotter with the G4. Are the batteries lifes goin to be shortened is the life of