Does anyone know which drive, brand and model number apple used in the
dual usb ibook g3?
It looks like my cd ROM drive bit the bullet and I want to replace it
with a drive 100% compatible. I would also like a drive I can have the
plastic silver plate put back on easily without any
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif? You wouldn`t be afraid that it
could sort of ruin the simple elegance the PB has - the sort of minimalist
style?
The thing is, I am a serious Mac fanatic, ask anyone who knows me,
however, I wouldn't steer my
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Go with the iBook.
And I was 95% set on the AlBook...
Not that I am swayed by whatever anyone else says, but I
have learned the value of listening to others and getting a
bigger picture!! :o)
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My Mac
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif?
This is more what I was thinking about:
http://www.applefritter.com/images/tidrag-3-1085_640x480.jpg
Larry
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Larry le Mac wrote:
Take a look at:
http://www.paintedbytes.com/
http://www.applefritter.com/hacks (Click on laptop mods)
Now, I am not saying that many (or any) of these are nice,
but it is all what the owner likes that matters.
Until resale time rolls around, anyway
JR
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From: John [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Until resale time rolls around, anyway
Yes, that is one consideration, but I have had enough of
me changing my Macs every other week (slight exageration)
and never being able to settle. I am pretty good at finding
cheap Macs but then find the temptation of
On 1/19/05 4:18 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the iBooks are said to have much better reception
than the Powerbooks
Can anyone comment on this ? If so, it's a very valid point
FOR ME!!
The tiBook had pretty lousy reception, no doubt. The alBooks are much
better; mine goes the
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 10:50 pm +0900, Carl Freire wrote:
Hi Tim:
At 10:22 AM + 1/13/05, Tim Hodgson wrote:
My Pismo's battery life is now zero, so I'm in the market. Although I'm
in the UK, the most promising deals I've found so far are the high-
capacity (6600mAh and 7200mAh) NewerTech
On 19 Jan 2005, at 20:18, Larry le Mac wrote:
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Not only is a dropped laptop forever tainted IMO
My Mac service friend says the same thing.
Although you should be careful, if the logic board has been replaced,
and the display is working fine, the worst that is
On Jan 18, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Aase Marit Waage wrote:
Hi again Larry,
Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif? You wouldn`t be afraid
that it could sort of ruin the simple elegance the PB has - the sort
of minimalist style? I think the candy apple red sounds really neat
and elegant... But
On Jan 18, 2005, at 10:45 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Jan 17, 2005, at 4:49 PM, Larry le Mac wrote:
Mixed stuff, main Mac, but the reason for switching
from MDD 2x1GHz to 12 is mobility, so that I can sit
anywhere in the house or in the garden
Go with the iBook.
Not only is a dropped laptop
On Jan 18, 2005, at 6:07 AM, Tim Collier wrote:
It's just sad that we even have to remind others of the obvious. I
will
continue my attempts at 'tikkun olam', but experience tells me that
it's an
uphill battle.
G-books isn't the 1st place I'd expect to see mention of tikkun olam,
but then
On 1/19/05 4:26 AM, Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not only is a dropped laptop forever tainted IMO
My Mac service friend says the same thing.
Although you should be careful, if the logic board has been replaced,
and the display is working fine, the worst that is likely to happen is
a
At work we were using Powerbooks, and had a hard time keeping a signal
(Could also have been due to all the metal in the building). While I
have been using an iBook for over a year now and I am getting too many
signals now, All the apartments in my daughters complex, across the
street. And at
On Jan 19, 2005, at 10:30 AM, mray wrote:
At work we were using Powerbooks, and had a hard time keeping a signal
(Could also have been due to all the metal in the building).
One, the original Titanium Powerbooks had problems, the aluminum ones
have redesigned antennae and do not.
While I have
On Jan 19, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
Does anybody know where I could find a detailed explanation of the
different
recordable DVD disks that are available? Like DVD-R, DVD+R, etc.? I'm
tired
of having to guess what they mean, what my internal drive supports,
etc.
Check out:
Also, which drives can read which disks ?
Can a DVD (-) drive read a DVD+R/RW and vice versa ???
Larry
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From: MTH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you want to see what a Albook will look like in a variety of solid
colors look here:
http://www.colorwarepc.com/content.aspx?id=20#gallery
Really cool, somewhat expensive though.
However, I wonder about the names Ferrari and Prowler...
Slight case of
On Jan 19, 2005, at 12:39 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Two, signal reception is very environment dependent. You are talking
about three very different environments. the only way to reliably
compare would be to use the same systems at the same place.
One tiny, probably insignificant data point:
I
On 19/01/05 13:46, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, which drives can read which disks ?
Can a DVD (-) drive read a DVD+R/RW and vice versa ???
Larry,
You should visit the website link provided as a reply to my initial message.
There are a lot of information in there that makes
Aase:
On Jan 19, 2005, Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I live in Norway, and my obligation is to follow Norwegian laws.
According to the big red law book which I actually own copies of, we
are here allowed to own 1 copy of music etc. for our own use. If you
however choose to make copies
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Airport Extreme is like a circle within a circle; inside the smaller
circle you get high speed reception and when you step outside
that your speed drops to 802.11b speeds.
Understand 100%, but roughly, what are the radiuses (however
the plural of radius
Understand 100%, but roughly, what are the radiuses (however
the plural of radius is spelt ?!) of these circle going through
wooden walls and stuff ?
Plural = radii
Kevin.
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On Jan 19, 2005, at 12:06 PM, Larry le Mac wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Airport Extreme is like a circle within a circle; inside the smaller
circle you get high speed reception and when you step outside
that your speed drops to 802.11b speeds.
Understand 100%, but roughly,
On Jan 19, 2005, at 12:02 PM, Al Poulin wrote:
I also suspect that Apple prevents you from accessing the Music Store
in Norway because of Norwegian law.
yes and no. In general it's because Apple hasn't been able to come to
agreement with the record labels under Norwegian contract law.
If there
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Although you should be careful, if the logic board has been replaced, and
the display is working fine, the worst that is likely to happen is a hard
disk or optical drive failure. How long has the machine been operating
since it was repaired?
I went to look at
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And I would still avoid a dropped laptop like the plague unless the price
was significantly lower.
That's the one:
For the price of a new iBook 12 box standard I get
AlBook 12, 768MB RAM, better videocard, (also Xtreme), SuperDrive
(mobo and SuperDrive
On 1/19/05 11:45 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I went to look at the PowerBook today, the gey's a web designer
and is still using it.
1. Car accident, the front left corner got bashed, smaller dent than
I thought.
2. Later on (seperate incident) he damaged the sound out
On 19/01/05 15:09, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And I would still avoid a dropped laptop like the plague unless the price
was significantly lower.
That's the one:
For the price of a new iBook 12 box standard I get
AlBook 12, 768MB RAM,
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Timothy Luoma wrote:
[snip]
Go with the iBook.
Not only is a dropped laptop forever tainted IMO, but the iBooks are
said to have much better reception than the Powerbooks (I use mine
mostly in the same room with the base station, so it was a moot point
to me) and they
From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I guess you will be the one making the final decision so it's up to you.
People here are just making suggestions/recommendations based on
your initial post.
I hope you're not making that comment due to my way of saying some
thing, as I have awhat may seem like a very
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Then, I think you should go for the AlBook.
Does it still have AppleCare?
If it does, that would be pretty much a no brainer...
No, hence the serious brain activity to decide. ;o)
Larry
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I've thought of one alternative to painting it...
Polishing it!!!
Chrome look mirror finish :o)
A bastard to keep clean though...
Larry
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How big a benefit is it to swap the original 4200rpm 40GB
drive for a 5400 rpm ? What about a 7200rpm drive ???
Losing a few GB isn't crucial if it makes a big difference...
Larry
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At 10:39 AM -0700 1/19/05, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Jan 19, 2005, at 10:30 AM, mray wrote:
Two, signal reception is very environment dependent. You are talking
about three very different environments. the only way to reliably
compare would be to use the same systems at the same place.
There are
On Jan 19, 2005, at 12:34 PM, Larry le Mac wrote:
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wooden walls would not block radio waves a whole lot. My house is all
concrete block, and my Airport Base Station is reachable from
everywhere in it.
In it yes, but I have a Swedish wooden house built in
At 11:00 AM -0600 01/17/2005, Kristina Rost wrote:
Hello from chilly -12 Lake Michigan area,
I have spent the last week upgrading from 8.6 to 9.1 on my G3 beige (does
this machine have a nicer name...like my Lombard?) and the same on the PB.
Upgrade by making a clean OS 9.1 system folder? Or did
From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Consequential damage from any type of impact can cause hidden
damage that may not appear for some time. A hard drive or optical
drive failure may be the worst things that could happen but would
you want to even play with that possibility ??
The SuperDrive was
What happens if one uses an AirPort Xtreme card in a PowerBook
but an 11Mb/s basestation (802.11b) as far as the distance and all ???
Larry
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No issues with the Distance. But I'll tell you what happened on my Home
Network. I have Comcast cable. When I had it plugged into a Snow Base
Station, I only got about a 187 kps download speed. When I upgraded to
Airport Extreme, my download speeds jumped to 378 kps. I have a 17
PowerBook with an
From: Aaron Willems [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What happens if one uses an AirPort Xtreme card in a PowerBook
but an 11Mb/s basestation (802.11b) as far as the distance and all ???
No issues with the Distance.
Will it be shorter like the Xtreme ? Or longer like
On 19/01/05 16:28, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Aaron Willems [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What happens if one uses an AirPort Xtreme card in a PowerBook
but an 11Mb/s basestation (802.11b) as far as the distance and all ???
No issues with the
On 1/19/05 12:19 PM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Then, I think you should go for the AlBook. Does it still have AppleCare? If
it does, that would be pretty much a no brainer...
Actually, AppleCare does not cover accidental damage and any problems that
may appear to stem from
Technically your right. It should make no difference. All I can tell you, is
that both base stations were in the same spot, and I was only 12 feet away
right from the base distance, direct sight, no wall interference. I can't
explain it, but I'm much happier now.
Aaron
Hmm, na..
You had
187
From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I know Larry really wants the PB and it does appear to be a good
deal but with the impact, there could be all sorts of hidden costs
down the road
But how ?
Both the complete mobo and the SuperDrive was replaced after...
Larry
The wallstreet with 512 megs ram, Blue Chip G4, 500mhz has stopped booting.
I cannot boot into OS9. I get error box with no info after the first Icon
mounts the desktop. I get the same box with error message Bus Error or
Illegal Instruction when booting from CD. Bing a wall street it cannot
On 19/01/05 16:59, Tom Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The wallstreet with 512 megs ram, Blue Chip G4, 500mhz has stopped booting.
I cannot boot into OS9. I get error box with no info after the first Icon
mounts the desktop. I get the same box with error message Bus Error or
Illegal
Hi Larry,
I just have to say one thing though, I hold you
personally accountable for my home being messy
and that I didn`t even do laundry today ;) BGI
had big plans for doing _sensible_ stuff, instead
my _whole evening_ went poof - gone... Where I
have been all night? The applefritter site
At 1:59 PM -0800 1/19/05, Tom Peterson wrote:
The wallstreet with 512 megs ram, Blue Chip G4, 500mhz has stopped
booting. I cannot boot into OS9. I get error box with no info after
the first Icon mounts the desktop. I get the same box with error
message Bus Error or Illegal Instruction when
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
You'll have to forgive me for not quoting your message... ;o)
First of all, you'll have to add yourself to the list of people who
blame me for far serious things than wasting an afternoon/evening!!
Secondly, I agree, this sort of stuff is seriously
I have a Wallstreet that was booting unreliably, with somewhat similar
symptoms (although booting from a CD was fine). The problem turned out
to be an almost-dead hard drive. Perhaps try removing it, then booting
from CD?
Cheers,
Ben
On 20 Jan 2005, at 08:59, Tom Peterson wrote:
The wallstreet
Switching from a 5400rpm drive to a 7200rpm made a (relatively) huge
difference in speed to my iMac. If you can afford a 7200rpm laptop
drive (if possible with an 8MB or larger cache), go for it. Otherwise,
just getting the largest (capacity) hard drive you can find will make
things better, as
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Otherwise, just getting the largest (capacity) hard drive you can find will
make things better, as OS X won't be as likely to run out of space and
start fragmenting all your files.
Ok, I buy that, but if we're talking about a smaller drive, in this
case a 40GB
Tom,
I had the exact same problem over 18 months ago. Wallstreet G3/266, OS
8.x - OK; OS 9 - blank box after 1 or 2 cdev's loaded.
Replaced the AC/Sound card and problems went away. Proudly running
9.2.2 and 10.2.8 with 512m RAM with no more problems!
Try it, it will probably solve your problem.
If thats the law there, then thats the law there, and perhaps the music
isnt from the Apple store at all, in which case any agreement with
Apple would not exist... As for Tikkun Olam, its a term that has been
used and abused for decades to justify all sorts of behavior that has
nothing to do
I upgraded the 4200rpm 40GB drive in my rev B 12 to an 80GB 5400 rpm
TravelStar and would peg the speed boost at roughly 20% in disk-intensive
activities, like opening files and launching applications. Overall
performance isn't that different, probably because with 768MB of ram I don't
hit the HD
On Jan 19, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Larry le Mac wrote:
...and now I know I don't like the iBook...
Go for the Powerbook... your gut instinct is the most important detail,
and the accident doesn't sound as bad as it initially did. Sounds
like you did the best thing, saw them,
TjL
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So I've confirmed this thing is dead. The whiff of smoke, combined with
the slightly exposed wiring (insulation melted?) of the thin cable where
it enters the adaptor was a bit of a giveaway.
So I need a replacement, but I'm very hesitant to get another Apple
adaptor as this problem I encountered
On a nearly new iBook; I needed to boot from CD to do a pw-force on the
root account.
No joy... the CD would appear on the hold option at powerup menu but
attempts to boot from it would get a ISO-type slashed circle. I tried
both a 10.3 and a 10.2 CD #1.
I then tried an external Firewire CD
on 20/01/05 00:45, David Lesher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On a nearly new iBook; I needed to boot from CD to do a pw-force on the
root account.
No joy... the CD would appear on the hold option at powerup menu but
attempts to boot from it would get a ISO-type slashed circle. I tried
True enough, I should have been clearer, they were the early aibooks,
again there was a lot of metal in the building, but when I had my ibook
at work (not often enough to reliably compare) I did not have the same
connection problems.
The two times I had one of the aibooks home the connection
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