Re: My Lombard, It's dead Jim

2004-12-29 Thread John McGibney
on 28/12/04 13:59, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again listers, I left this list long ago as I was on too many lists, mostly lurking. and because my Lombard was running great. I even went to OS X.2.8 Then just before the holidays it locked up as I have never seen. I

Re: My Lombard, It's dead Jim

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Tuesday, December 28, 2004, at 10:23 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 28/12/04 13:59, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then just before the holidays it locked up as I have never seen. I couldn't force quit anything and the three finger salute did nothing. so reluctantly, I pulled

Re: Transfer of saved e-mails/recommended e-mail app?

2004-12-29 Thread Michael Clarke
Thanks for your response! The actual data I was looking for were the mail folders, messages, rules, etc, which I finally found in the Documents folder. I wasn't interested in any other program or user settings/data from the old Powerbook. I'm good to go now, though. All I did was install

Re: Transfer of saved e-mails/recommended e-mail app?

2004-12-29 Thread Michael Clarke
Thanks! This /is /an excellent article! Mike Apple has an excellent technical article on moving data from old to new Macs. At Apple's web page support tab, search for Article ID # 25575 for Mac OS: Moving Files From Your Older Macintosh to a New One; punching in just the five digits will do.

test

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
this is the last straw i need this to get through -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

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2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
this is the last straw i need this to get through -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

test

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
this is the last straw i need this to get through -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

test

2004-12-29 Thread vicki
hi all this is a test and if it works then i need to sell both my new computers and go back to the pci G3 . (honest) vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

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2004-12-29 Thread victoria Duggan
this is a test Vicki's mac -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread Greg Gilmore
this is the last straw i need this to get through . . . reading you loud and clear here, Vicki. Greg -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
many thanks i think that i have solved the problem by going back to mail 1.3.8 as the isp i use does not support 1.3.9 also had to go back to x.3.4 as they also do not support x.3.7 no real loss found as yet. vicki On 29 Dec 2004, at 22:45, Greg Gilmore wrote: this is the last straw i need this

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread Richard Clark
Um i got them all the ones coming from all of your computers. Richard On 24 Dec 2004, at 8:36 AM, vicki wrote: hi all this is a test and if it works then i need to sell both my new computers and go back to the pci G3 . (honest) vicki Richard Clark http://rec.homedns.org NPDS:

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
i have just received the whole lot at once. my isp have no answers for me apart from (sorry we do not have a MAC tech) vicki On 29 Dec 2004, at 22:53, Richard Clark wrote: Um i got them all the ones coming from all of your computers. Richard On 24 Dec 2004, at 8:36 AM, vicki wrote: hi all this

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread Frank P. Eigler
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Greg Gilmore wrote: this is the last straw i need this to get through . . . reading you loud and clear here, Vicki. Greg Yes - many, many times. On the G'List as well -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

USB wireless adaptors

2004-12-29 Thread Mark D. Chapman
I am planning to by a USB wireless adaptor for my iBook (500 Mhz, dual USB, 10.2.8). Will any adaptor work or do I have to get one that specifically works for the Mac? I was in the store and they had an D-Link 802.11b adaptor that says it works on a Mac for $55 CND and a SMC 802.11b/g

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 06:11 AM, Vicki wrote: Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. Neither also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. none -- Alan Miller Underwater Photographer °°.°.°.°.

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
so that means that all the times i have been sending mail it is getting through . just the isp is stopping anything with me as the sender to any list getting back to me. as a list message unless i go back an os and use my husbands ibook. vicki On 29 Dec 2004, at 23:06, Frank P. Eigler wrote:

Re: test

2004-12-29 Thread Zoltan Batiz
hmm. . .not sure what ISP's you guys have, but mine has no difference with 1.3.9 or x.3.7, with the exception of having to change the server port ID. Other than that, no problems. Z -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
have you stripped the book and made sure that everything is seated correctly, also the ram try it with only 1 chip inserted. is there any pcmcia cards in it and have you tried it with the cd module removed and just the hdd fitted. the next thing is to try all the different keyboard start ups (i

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 06:30 PM, william bowles wrote: have you stripped the book and made sure that everything is seated correctly, also the ram try it with only 1 chip inserted. is there any pcmcia cards in it and have you tried it with the cd module removed and just the hdd

Re: USB wireless adaptors

2004-12-29 Thread David Lesher
Mark D. Chapman wrote: I am planning to by a USB wireless adaptor for my iBook (500 Mhz, dual USB, 10.2.8). Will any adaptor work or do I have to get one that specifically works for the Mac? I was in the store and they had an D-Link 802.11b adaptor that says it works on a Mac for $55 CND and a

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
i would be drawn towards the power board before the sound card as these tend to be used heavily with the constant plug removals. are you UK or US based as i think that i have a lombard base in my storeroom. i will check in the morning and if the parts are working then we could sort something

G3 AC adapter replacements

2004-12-29 Thread VicNaz1
Anyone who still has the small black rectangular power adapter that came with the Wall Street and early Pizmo PowerBooks should go to this web site and get a new one. They may discontinue the program any time now that they are technically not supporting the Wall St.

Re: USB wireless adaptors

2004-12-29 Thread Adam Russell
I am planning to by a USB wireless adaptor for my=20 iBook (500 Mhz, dual USB, 10.2.8). Will any=20 adaptor work or do I have to get one that=20 specifically works for the Mac? I was in the store and they had an D-Link 802.11b=20 adaptor that says it works on a Mac for $55 CND=20 and a SMC

asking again re: pismo suddenly won't work with RAM in bottom slot

2004-12-29 Thread Beverly Woods
Hi folks, I sent this question in a couple of weeks ago and got no replies, so I'm checking again: anyone care to venture an opinion on this? Our story so far: My partner's trusty Pismo 400 malfunctioned. When it gave the 3 beeps on startup and nothing else, I looked that up and read that it

Wallstreet queries

2004-12-29 Thread kaldav
Hello, I have just acquired a Wallstreet (292 mhz, 64 mb ram, 5 GB hd with OS 9.1) which has a yellow tinge along the bottom of the screen for about half an inch. Is there a cure, besides a new screen? Also, the Re-set of: Shift, Control, FN and Power does not work and I have had to pull the

Re: red screen on clamshell

2004-12-29 Thread Bryan Kattwinkel
on 12/26/04 12:06 PM, Dan K wrote: Bryan Kattwinkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a clamshell iBook 300 with a battery that is completely dead. On top of that, the screen has a pronounced red tint to it. I can see some blue and green coming through, but all white areas of the screen are

Wallstreet and Lexmark Jumpdrive

2004-12-29 Thread Hubert Phillips II
Does anyone have experience getting a Lexmark Jumpdrive connected to a Wallstreet via a USB card to mount on the desktop? I am running OS 9.2.2 and finally have my USB card working. The Apple System Profiler even sees the Jumpdrive and the card as connected. But the drive does not show up on

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 06:46 PM, william bowles wrote: i would be drawn towards the power board before the sound card as these tend to be used heavily with the constant plug removals. are you UK or US based as i think that i have a lombard base in my storeroom. i will check in the

wireless question

2004-12-29 Thread Ed Loera
I have a wallstreet I G3 it has the ADB, 2 slots, I wondered if anyone could recommend a wireless card for it. I am running OS 9.2 and don't anticipate moving up to OS X.. Thanks Ed -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: G3 AC adapter replacements

2004-12-29 Thread David Lesher
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone who still has the small black rectangular power adapter that came with the Wall Street and early Pizmo PowerBooks should go to this web site and get a new one. They may discontinue the program any time now that they are technically not supporting the Wall St.

HotRod ing Wallstreet

2004-12-29 Thread CR
I'm getting to appreciate the Wallstreet II OS 9.1 and some of the upgrade options. It occurs to me that upgrading really needs to be guided by what what wants to do. Basically, my 3400 is find for almost everything I want to do, except receiving real time video streaming via RealPlayer. My church

Re: wireless question

2004-12-29 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 29/12/2004 18:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I have a wallstreet I G3 it has the ADB, 2 slots, I wondered if anyone could recommend a wireless card for it. I am running OS 9.2 and don't anticipate moving up to OS X.. -- I have an Orinoco Gold card in mine. Cards that

Another wireless question

2004-12-29 Thread William Hughes
I have a card(802.11b) from Lucent that Airport seems to have no problems with, as I tried it on my Wallstreet when I bought it. My question is, will ANY wireless router work for wireless networking? Or does the router have to be OS 9 specific? Thanks Bill -- G-Books is sponsored by

Wallstreet 3400 AC adapter compatibility

2004-12-29 Thread CR
I'm looking on E-bay for an WAllstreet AC adapter as backup and find one that looks like the one that came with my Wallstreet but they list compatibility with 3400 et.al. Are they? If so I have a back up for my 3400 so I'd be set. thanks, Cliff -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: Wallstreet 3400 AC adapter compatibility

2004-12-29 Thread Andrew F.
I have both a Kanga (same as 3400c except for processor), a Lombard and a Pismo, and all work great from the same adapters. Andrew On 12/29/04 6:43 PM, CR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking on E-bay for an WAllstreet AC adapter as backup and find one that looks like the one that came with

Re: Another wireless question

2004-12-29 Thread Andrew F.
Any router will work. The ones sold by PC networking companies are usually configured through a web browser as opposed to Apple's AirPort utility, but once set up, 802.1 is 802.1, though of course speed varies by which protocol you use. Andrew On 12/29/04 7:48 PM, William Hughes [EMAIL

Less is more or Bigger is better

2004-12-29 Thread Andrew F.
I¹ve been on this list for about a year now (since I switched back from 6 years of Wintel and bought my 12² G4) and in that time have always wondered what was up with everyone who is so into their Wallstreet, Lombard and Pismo PowerBooks. Now I¹m still a big fan of the ³less is more² approach to

Re: Less is more or Bigger is better

2004-12-29 Thread Jim Dynes
No No No!! If a little is good, then more is better -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

Re: Less is more or Bigger is better

2004-12-29 Thread Andrew F.
But when lugging it across airports and trying to use in a crowded coach-class seat, less is definitely more. Andrew On 12/29/04 9:38 PM, Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No No No!! If a little is good, then more is better -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: Wallstreet

2004-12-29 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 29/12/2004 20:32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Was wondering about swapping CD and floppy module's, etc. Do I need to shut the computer down to swap out the mod's and/or battery's? Modules, even batteries, if using AC, can be inserted and removed while the machine is live.