Re: New Power Book and OS 9

On 23-Feb-05, at 1:14 PM, Aaron Willems wrote: The newest PowerBook can run classic. Classic is simply a way to run OS 9 on top of ten. It treats OS 9 like an application, and runs OS 9 within OS X. You could kind of look at like Virtual PC. If your OS 9 apps can run in classic, then your set.

Re: RAM for Powerbook (brand/where)

On 21-Feb-05, at 11:37 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote: Anyone have any experience with OWC, or other reputable brands that you'd recommend? I've gotten RAM from them for my G3 (PC133) that's worked fine, that's also where my processor upgrade and video card have come from... The RAM upgrade in my iBook

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

On 21-Feb-05, at 4:59 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Are there any trade offs with having 2x512MB in a PBook 15" 1.5GHz? as opposed to one 512MB... Power consumption, battery ? Heat ? How much better would 1GB be than 768MB ? And, how much worse would 512MB be than 768MB ? I run my 900mhz-upgraded B&W G3

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

On 21-Feb-05, at 2:55 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: I know someone that kept some RAM from an iMac G4 that was bought before the iMac shipped, who then cancelled the order on the iMac, and planned to use it in a 12" AlBook, until the AlBook came and we found that the RAM was the "high profile" stuff I

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

On 20-Feb-05, at 4:57 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Basicaly I have the SoDIMM from the iMac G4 1GHz that I sold, and I will probably be getting the 15" AlBook which has one spare slot, so why not use it there ?!... I know someone that kept some RAM from an iMac G4 that was bought before the iMac shippe

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

Weird. Today when I opened iCab, the bar at the top was back where it should be, so I can access preferences and whatnot. And here I'd just thought that for some weird reason, it didn't have one... -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.sm

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

On 16-Feb-05, at 11:48 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Oh, yeah, my incoming/outgoing mail servers through my ISP are pretty pissy. I have a hard time finding an FTP client that works and it sometimes gets toasted, too. I use AOL as well and it frequently has trouble getting a complete connection, ca

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

On 16-Feb-05, at 10:44 AM, John C. Swanson wrote: It sounds to me like something is either overloading your connection or there is a problem with your DSL 'Modem' or ISP. If you have any Windows based systems I would check them for viruses and spyware. The one Windows machine I do have but rarely

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

On 16-Feb-05, at 2:26 AM, Ben Dyer wrote: Do you have similar problems connecting with other protocols (e.g. FTP, POP3, SMTP)? To me, the issues you describe seem similar to those caused by high rates of packet loss over your connection; however, the fact that IE works doesn't fit in with that h

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

On 15-Feb-05, at 11:36 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote: Not strange settings my ISP or router would need set differently from default? Argh. I was hoping it might be something fixable on my end. Did it used to work and then stop? It's highly unlikely IMO that there'd be some strange setting, unless y

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

On 15-Feb-05, at 8:43 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote: It does not happen when the same machines are moved to another network using different providers and routers. Changing ISPs is not an option. If it doesn't happen when the machines are on another network, then there's a problem with your network co

Re: New PowerBooks

On 15-Feb-05, at 8:06 PM, Andrew wrote: Rev A on the 12" powerbook had serious heat issues and bottom cases that warped, making the machine wobble on a flat surface. SOme did it, some didn't, but the problem is much reduced on the Rev B, which also runs much cooler. No warping, but I've gotten m

Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

Does anyone else have problems using any browser other than IE, or is it just me/my router/my ISP? I've gotten along reasonably well with just IE until I installed Panther, where it seems to crash more, and until more sites started not working in IE... I've tried Netscape, Opera, Camino, Mozi

Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0

On 15-Feb-05, at 4:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why can't they make iBooks display any higher resolutions, anyways? Apple can - but keeping the iBook at 1024x768 is a way of differentiating the iBook from the PowerBook line. Already the line is seriously blurred at the 12" line. Which is why w

Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0

On 15-Feb-05, at 2:54 PM, Andrew wrote: There are reasons for the larger screen at the same resolution, the most important being that it is easier on the eyes. I'll take easier on the back and shoulders carrying it around, personally! But I guess some people leave them parked more than me... --

Re: New PowerBooks

On 15-Feb-05, at 2:49 PM, Andrew wrote: I'm not sure why all AlBooks didn't come with that keyboard, since even my 12" had the same keys so it *could* be illuminated... Especially since the 12" is more likely to be used in a bed or on an airplane, it is the one most in need of the lighted keyboa

Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0

On 15-Feb-05, at 12:53 PM, Andrew F. wrote: For me it was very difficult choosing between the 12" (superdrive) and 15" (combodrive) this time around. The lighted keyboard would be nice, as would the larger screen. Also, while I do travel and like the small size of the 12", I'm not a student an

Re: New PowerBooks

On 15-Feb-05, at 12:34 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: The illuminated keyboard has certain practical advantages... The only thing better than an illuminated keyboard is not needing one in the first place, because you touch-type... But chances are if you truly do touch type without having to look at the

Re: iBook mini and PowerBook mini

On 14-Feb-05, at 4:59 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I just don't get tablet PCs. The entire point of my carrying my laptop around with me is so I can type rather than have to write, They're highly useful in situations where you have to fill out forms and capture signatures, don't have the room to typ

Re: iBook mini and PowerBook mini

On 14-Feb-05, at 4:04 PM, Bruce Mitchell wrote: I'd take a Mac Tablet in a minute. I spend a lot of time doing interviews and taking notes as the person talks. For me it would be wonderful if a computer could translate my writing into text, eliminating the need to transcribe my notes, thus enablin

Re: iBook mini and PowerBook mini

On 14-Feb-05, at 11:54 AM, John C. Swanson wrote: If I am not mistaking that is a modified picture of Nintendo GameBoy Advance SPs. Nice job on the vMod though, I'd buy one. Though I'd rather have a Mac Tablet. I just don't get tablet PCs. The entire point of my carrying my laptop around with m

Reviving dead things...

Anyone know any sort of trick for making a dead power supply work again? As in one that just up and died today? Beat it, freeze it, nuke it? I just need it to work again for a week and a half or so... -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://ww

Re: Mac OS X 10.3.8 update.

On 13-Feb-05, at 12:37 PM, Amber R. wrote: Not a problem at home (although a major hassle !) but when on an airplane or bus or even at a cafe, I cannot let it fall asleep or that's it unless I have access to a power outlet. Yeah, mine freaked out during the blackout a year and a half ago, becau

Re: Mac OS X 10.3.8 update.

On 10-Feb-05, at 5:14 AM, Marcin Wichary wrote: One of the changes in the 10.3.8 update is "an issue in which a PowerBook G4 computer would, on rare occasion, wake from sleep with a black screen and not respond to any keyboard, mouse, or trackpad input." Hope this will resolve the problem t

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

On 9-Feb-05, at 4:43 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Oh yeah, your problem is almost certainly fixable without re-installing your OS or trying to back down an version... Hope so. I was talking to the pydance people and they said they haven't yet found a way to fix it, or even figure out what exactly is

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

On 9-Feb-05, at 11:04 AM, John C. Swanson wrote: Here is the link for a package that fixes some problems with 10.3's python. It may or may not help. http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython/beta.html I will try to figure out the problem when I get back to my Mac tonight if nobody else comes up wit

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

On 9-Feb-05, at 5:12 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote: Is there any chance the problem is due to the version of Python installed (2.2 on Jaguar, 2.3 on Panther)? In which case you might be able to fix it by downgrading your Python installation. I'm not sure, I don't know where to find a copy of Python that's

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

On 8-Feb-05, at 11:11 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: It most likely won't boot on any OS before 10.3.5. I recently bought the 2005 12" Ibook 1.2 and it was shipped with 10.3.5 & it won't boot with anything else. Yeah, that's what I got...even though I managed to get Jaguar installed on the iBook by using

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

On 8-Feb-05, at 10:19 PM, - drive - drift - dream - wrote: 10.3 is the minimum OS that new iBooks can run. I'm writing this on a 1GHz iBook which came with the minimum OS for this machine: 10.3.4. What app are you trying to run? Could there be an open source or shareware equivalent? It's

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

On 8-Feb-05, at 9:03 PM, Jacob wrote: 10.3 is the minimum OS that new iBooks can run. I'm writing this on a 1GHz iBook which came with the minimum OS for this machine: 10.3.4. What app are you trying to run? Could there be an open source or shareware equivalent? It's a program in Python, PyDance.

iBooks booting from CD?

My otherwise lovely new iBook came preinstalled with Panther, which unfortunately, I just found that one of my main apps won't run in, and there's no known fix. So I go and partition off part of the drive to install Jaguar on, reboot with the Jaguar CD in the drive as the selected startup disk,

Re: strongest solvent you can use on a ALBook...

On 5-Feb-05, at 9:48 PM, W. David Stephenson wrote: I'm convinced that those Mr. Clean sponges are the greatest thing since sliced bread -- if they clean a TiBook the way they did my iBook (that was the first and last white computer of any sort I'll buy -- too easy to get stains from my fingerpr

Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

On 3-Feb-05, at 9:47 AM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a power socket to plug up a laptop. Never. It has always made me wonder if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first class. I have seen outlets on run o

Re: iBook not playing nice on the network!

On 31-Jan-05, at 4:23 AM, Timothy Domst wrote: Try making the computers all static, all you need to do is tell the router which addresses (192.168.1.x) have computers (routing table). I am guessing you mean by the interface a webpage. It can be disconnected from the internet if that's what you

Re: iBook not playing nice on the network!

On 30-Jan-05, at 5:58 PM, Timothy Domst wrote: The router still functions fine with a PC laptop and the ethernet-wireless iMac, and with the old Powerbook up until I got rid of her. It gets reset every time the iBook kills the wired connection. The orange light that says the machine's transmit

'Book batteries...

To get the best battery life, is it better to leave them on and plugged in and asleep all the time you're not using them, and keep them plugged in as much as possible when you are, or is periodically draining the battery better? And if so, how far should you drain it before recharging? Thanks

Re: iBook not playing nice on the network!

It's a Belkin, a couple years old, has three wired ports and wireless, it's been used with wireless cards in 3 different PCs, my old Powerbook, and an iBook I was cleaning up to sell, as well as a USB wireless PC adapter and an ethernet wireless adapter for the G3 iMac downstairs - no other machi