TiBook hinge replacement?

2006-02-10 Thread Beverly Woods
Hi folks, I've been asked if I would replace the hinges on a 15 TiBook 800 MHz. From what I can see, Apple didn't ever intend the parts to be disassembled that you have to take apart to do this, and it's a tricky job. So I'd like to know whether anyone here has done this, successfully or

Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread G Henry Taylor
I'm trying to install OS X on a Lombard. Install CD freezes within the first 5 min of booting to the CD. I installed OS X to this HDD on an external FW drive from my Pismo, yet the Lombard will not boot to this drive. I can't seem to remember the boot commands from the keyboard to accomplish

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
Stardate 060210.10:46 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: I'm trying to install OS X on a Lombard. Which version of OSX? It's important. Geoffrey -- -- Endian Little Hate I --- -- I'm afraid music in the modern idiom is too

PowerBook G3 300?

2006-02-10 Thread Van Snyder
Is this unit considered a Wallstreet model? I'm more familiar with the Lombard and Pismo and am curious what a guy should know regarding the PB G3 300? thanks - Van -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

Re: PowerBook G3 300?

2006-02-10 Thread Ray Boger
yes this is a wallstreet model I am typing my response on one running osx 10.3.9 now --- Van Snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this unit considered a Wallstreet model? I'm more familiar with the Lombard and Pismo and am curious what a guy should know regarding the PB G3 300? thanks -

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread G Henry Taylor
On Feb 10, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Geoffrey Peters wrote: Stardate 060210.10:46 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: I'm trying to install OS X on a Lombard. Which version of OSX? It's important. Geoffrey -- -- Endian Little Hate I ---

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
No need to quote all of my mail ;) Stardate 060210.12:18 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: Which version of OSX? It's important. OS X 3.0, not 10.4 Have you recently tried to upgrade the hard-drive? I ask because of this little notice, from our very own databse:

Re: [OT] The old days [Was:Re: Reminder: LowEndMac lists rules]

2006-02-10 Thread Michael Cangelosi
Peter: You've lived an awesome life man, I'm envious! Is there any copy of SPSS around in the open-source for Mac? Michael J. Cangelosi == Alliance for Aging Research 2021 K St. NW STE 305 Washington DC 20006 202.293.2856 == -Original Message- From:

Re: Wallstreet Hinge Question

2006-02-10 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
On 09/02/06 12:07, Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I know this comes up too frequently, but who is generally best for replacing them? PowerBook Parts http://www.pbparts.com/ does that. They replace the pot metal with stainless steel hinges. However, even though I bought stuff

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread G Henry Taylor
On Feb 10, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Geoffrey Peters wrote: Warning G3 PowerBooks is incompatible with ATA-6 hard drives. It's a refurbished Toshiba MK6021GAS 60 gig. Boots in my Pismo. I think it's the processor in the Lombard. I have the same problem when I try to install unbuntu to a smaller

Re: [OT] The old days [Was:Re: Reminder: LowEndMac lists rules]

2006-02-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 10, 2006, at 10:29 AM, Michael Cangelosi wrote: You've lived an awesome life man, I'm envious! Is there any copy of SPSS around in the open-source for Mac? SPSS is a commercial product http://www.spss.com There's R http://www.r-project.org/, and here's a bunch of OSS stuff

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
Stardate 060210.12:38 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: It's a refurbished Toshiba MK6021GAS 60 gig. Boots in my Pismo. Mmm, that's a compliant drive. I think it's the processor in the Lombard. I have the same problem when I try to install unbuntu to a smaller (4.35 Apple

Re: The gimp and nvu open soirce software

2006-02-10 Thread Peter Saint James
On 1 Feb 2006, at 9:52 PM, Steve Peckey wrote: I am also looking at a program called Nvu a web authoring program also open source take a look see what you think. www.nvu.com I'm finding it buggy. It will not consistently produce text in the proper format. On one page the text

Re: TiBook hinge replacement?

2006-02-10 Thread Dan K
Beverly Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: I've been asked if I would replace the hinges on a 15 TiBook 800 MHz. From what I can see, Apple didn't ever intend the parts to be disassembled that you have to take apart to do this, and it's a tricky job. So I'd like to know whether anyone here has

Pismo upgrades: The BlueChip G3 900 MHz

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
Well ... some things just never cease to amaze me. Does anyone here have the incredibly good fortune to own the very rare PowerLogix BlueChip G3 Pismo 900 (yes, that's right, the sexiest machine Apple ever made can run at 900 MHz) CPU upgrade? No? Want one? Well, ya can't have one. Unless

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread henrytaylor
How much RAM is in there? 384. That's what came with the Lombard. I swapped out the processor with another working Lombard. Viola, no problem. Thanks for all your help. Henry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: Pismo upgrades: The BlueChip G3 900 MHz

2006-02-10 Thread henrytaylor
-- Original message -- From: Geoffrey Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone here have the incredibly good fortune to own the very rare PowerLogix BlueChip G3 Pismo 900 (yes, that's right, the sexiest machine Apple ever made can run at 900 MHz) CPU upgrade?

Re: Pismo upgrades: The BlueChip G3 900 MHz

2006-02-10 Thread Jason Long
Too late, I've already got one! smirk I didn't realize that there were so few sold. I was a bit leery of Powerlogix as I'd read some of the upset customer reports on the xlr8yourmac database, but I got lucky with no problems and no delays once I'd decided not to wait for the just announced 1