Re: G5 Laptops [was] Pismo improvement

2003-12-09 Thread Melvin Watts
Well, we all know that if apple and IBM continue to use the same chip technology, they better reconstruct the design of laptops. . .it just simply comes down to heat transfer. It takes a lot more heat [more than what the chip can generate] to heat the air!!?? So really the problem is air and

Re: Japanese encoding in Mail

2003-12-09 Thread bee4
I do not understand probably, but I do live and work in a Japanese office here and I have no trouble sending Japanese or English e-mails in Mail. I also run 10.2.8, however I'll try to explain, when you first open mail go into the menu and choose Format pick your text encoding then. This is before

RAM deal

2003-12-09 Thread Andrew Main
If you've been thinking about maxing the RAM in your PB G3 (Pismo) or G4 (early Titanium), you might be interested to know that Coast to Coast Memory (aka 18004Memory) is clearing out their stock of 2 PC133 512MB cards, @ $75 ea. Note that this card is the older 2 type, which fits in the top

Re: G5 Laptops [was] Pismo improvement

2003-12-09 Thread Eugene Lee
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:13:28AM -0600, Melvin Watts wrote: : : Well, we all know that if apple and IBM continue to use the same chip : technology, they better reconstruct the design of laptops. . .it just : simply comes down to heat transfer. It takes a lot more heat [more than : what the

hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet

2003-12-09 Thread Simon Stone
Hi list, is there any reason why I couldn't take a 2gig drive with os8.6 installed out of my 3400c and install it in my Wallstreet as a temporary solution until I find another drive. Thanks. Simon Stone -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet

2003-12-09 Thread gdadams1
I think the height on the 2gb drive in the PB3400s is about 17mm, while the max for the Wallstreet's is around 12mm? I know I pulled the drive out of my PB3400 and it won't even fit in any of the USB or combo cases I've got. Check Apple's website for specs on the machines; I think they've got

Need some help adding OS's to new HD

2003-12-09 Thread DPrice
I will be getting a new HD for my Pismo 400 in the next couple of days, and I want to install both OS 9 and Jaguar. If I install OS 9 and then Jaguar, will Jaguar update OS 9 or will it load on the HD along with it? I don't think I want to partition the drive although I haven't made up my

Re: Need some help adding OS's to new HD

2003-12-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
DPrice wrote: I will be getting a new HD for my Pismo 400 in the next couple of days, and I want to install both OS 9 and Jaguar. If I install OS 9 and then Jaguar, will Jaguar update OS 9 or will it load on the HD along with it? The only 'updates' Jaguar adds is a couple of extensions for

Re: Japanese encoding in Mail

2003-12-09 Thread Paige H. Adams
On Dec 9, 2003, at 9:26 PM, bee4 wrote: For some reason mail will not let you choose text encoding after you click compose. This appears to be fixed in Panther. -Patch -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet

2003-12-09 Thread Clark Martin
At 12:16 PM -0500 12/9/03, Simon Stone wrote: Hi list, is there any reason why I couldn't take a 2gig drive with os8.6 installed out of my 3400c and install it in my Wallstreet as a temporary solution until I find another drive. Thanks. The drive should work okay, there might be a problem with

Re: hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet

2003-12-09 Thread Gary Adams
I was wrong on the Wallstreet height limit. It took me a while to find this: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020121.html Gary On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 06:17 PM, Clark Martin wrote: At 12:16 PM -0500 12/9/03, Simon Stone wrote: Hi list, is there any reason why I couldn't take a

Re: hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet

2003-12-09 Thread Jeff Hubatka
On Dec 9, 2003, at 12:30 PM, G-Books wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:16:23 -0500 I think the height on the 2gb drive in the PB3400s is about 17mm, while the max for the Wallstreet's is around 12mm? I know I pulled the drive

Re: hard drive swap 3400 to Wallstreet

2003-12-09 Thread Clark Martin
At 7:52 PM -0600 12/9/03, Gary Adams wrote: I was wrong on the Wallstreet height limit. It took me a while to find this: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020121.html Yeah well I forgot to consider height so you were ahead of me. Gary On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 06:17 PM, Clark

Bill Clinton and PowerBook

2003-12-09 Thread Donald Keenan
The current Onion www.theonion.com features a story on Bill Clinton googling himself. The story is accompanied by a photo of him (?) sitting in front of a PowerBook. Do all presidents use macs? Donald -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

How to get into a Wallstreet??

2003-12-09 Thread Paul Stamsen
Well, I got the T-8 Torx, the screws are all loose and I still can't get into the Wallstreet. Anyone have any ideas? We are stuck at separating the top and bottom halves of the bottom half. Thanks, Paul The manual would be nice, except the owners manual helps us not. -- Someday we'll look

Re: How to get into a Wallstreet??

2003-12-09 Thread Gary Adams
There's a page or two out there that I used... Let me see if i can find them. Here's one: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/wallstreet_hard_drive/index1.html Gary On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 11:27 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote: Well, I got the T-8 Torx, the screws are all loose and I still can't

Wallstreet Woes -- Commiserators welcome

2003-12-09 Thread Sid Barras
Hi Wallstreet users: I've been pleased as punch with my wallstreet -- until recently. I had it about a year; added a super fast 60 gb hard drive, 512 mb RAM, was running OS 10.2.6 successfully (albeit a bit slow) and then... Then, one day it woke up and decided to function only occasionally. I

Re: Bill Clinton and PowerBook

2003-12-09 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 12/9/03 11:37 PM, Donald Keenan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: The current Onion www.theonion.com features a story on Bill Clinton googling himself. The story is accompanied by a photo of him (?) sitting in front of a PowerBook. Do all presidents use macs? Bill Clinton is

Re: How to get into a Wallstreet??

2003-12-09 Thread Paul Stamsen
At 22:27pm -0700 on 12/9/03, you (Paul Stamsen), wrote: Well, I got the T-8 Torx, the screws are all loose and I still can't get into the Wallstreet. Anyone have any ideas? We are stuck at separating the top and bottom halves of the bottom half. Found the directions. Thanks to all! Paul