From photos I've seen, the modem in the clamshell iBook appears to be
the same as the modem in the Lombard and Pismo PowerBooks? Anyone know
for sure?
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It's been a couple of years since I worked on a WallStreet PB. I
remember noticing that the WS will start from an external disk
connected to the PC Card slot whether it is selected or not; IOW, if
there is a disk with a viable System connected to the PC Card slot, the
WS cannot be forced to sta
Dylan McDermond wrote:
Does the Pismo truly not have a temperature sensor? I find that a
little hard to believe, but my wife's Pismo 400 running 10.4.2 says
that it doesn't when I try running Temperature Monitor 2.5 and
ThermoInDock 0.9. Is this something that Tiger has broken? Will this
keep th
doesn't
work with my trackpad -- or perhaps the newly released Free Focused
Scroll). I also recently discoverd AcidSearch and Sogudi, which allow
me to customize the Safari web search function.
All can be found at MacUpdate or Version Tracker.
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Francesco sciacca wrote:
I've found the information you have provided (quoted below)
invaluable. My
problem is the light bulb replacement for a Lombard and I take it the
disassembling guides you point to will still be valid (with minor
differences). I wonder though about the specific bulb. I kn
y have two more 'Pismo' PowerBooks, in addition to my own
trusty companion (which has a 550MHz G4, 40GB HD, 640MB RAM), which I'm
preparing to sell; at least one will also need the bulb replaced. As
for take-apart, I have the Apple service manual, and excellent
instructions are pr
n't
recall the details. Anyone have any suggestions? Is it caused by the
light bulb, which I understand can be replaced? Can anyone suggest a
good source and instructions? Or is it something in the display panel
itself?
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p://www.dttservice.com/appleportables/powerbookg3.html>; you can
send them the whole PBk and they'll diagnose it for free; their repair
prices are least expensive I know.
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On Feb 9, 2005, at 4:02 AM, Dijkwel wrote:
Wouldn't that be a problem for 10.0.3 also.
I can get that to in
Looking for a nice, matching USB numerical keypad for use with
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x27;ll try it there too. A mystery.
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hat, but now, as mentioned, OS X
includes an "Ignore accidental trackpad input" option which should be
checked.
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obably be fine for me, as I seldom use my PB
off the desk, but need more than the 10 minutes I now get when I do.
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Laurent Daudelin wrote:
I've got a replacement from Laptops-Battery.com for my Pismo for $109 and I
think the Wallstreet one was even cheaper. The battery is performing perfect
so far and seems to keep a larger charge than the original Apple one.
Apparently you were lucky; they're now up to $149:
<
TimH wrote:
Tidbits () had a very thorough report on current disk
utilities a couple of months ago - it'll be archived on their site.
Indeed; here it is:
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07451>
(Note link to TTP 4 review at right.)
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entially a
revved-up version of Disk Utility's Repair Disk function (or the
classic OS's Disk First Aid). And the user reports on TTP at
MacInTouch <http://www.macintouch.com/techtool.html> have been very
mixed. So I'd recommend you get DiskWarrior, and don't bother with
Tec
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ity's Repair Disk function (or use a
third-party drive utility such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro).
2. When booted from the volume containing Mac OS X, run Disk
Utility's Repair Disk Permissions function.
3. Install the update.
4. After rebooting, again run Repair Disk Permissions.
N
o admitting that OS X does require regular
maintenance, I buy licenses for Macaroni by the dozen and install it
in every OS X Mac I set up.
Repair Permissions is important; do it early and often, but always
(if possible) from your boot volume.
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To clarify: the 333MHz Lombard (1999), like the WallStreets (1998),
came with a CD-only drive, and requires a PC card to play DVDs, but
its big brother, the 400MHz Lombard, has the video circuitry built-in
on the motherboard, and comes with a DVD drive, as do both Pismo
models (400 & 500MHz). T
says Apple DVD-ROM, Matsushita model #SR-8173-C, mfd October 1999.
Does anyone know how these work, or where I could find some
information about it?
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ve found is in the Magnum Opus set, which is certainly a fine
effort, but I don't care for the look of it.) Anyone know where a 15"
AlBook icon (OS X .icns, scalable 16x16 to 128x128) can be found?
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Thing
About iBook Logic Board Failures" at MacOpinion
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/03/12/16/index.html>,
including links to a petition and a class-action suit effort.
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German PowerBook fan Michael Kliehm has posted illustrated tear-down
tutorials for the three PowerBook G3 models:
WallStreet: <http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbum3.html>
Lombard: <http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbum5.html>
Pismo: <http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbu
avior a
WallStreet "feature"? WallStreet listers, what does Apple System
Profiler tell you?
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BA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Apple wants $300 minimum to do the honors ...
Try DT&T <http://www.dttservice.com/repairs.html>. Inexpensive
diagnosis and repairs.
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e but the internal HD -- CD, SCSI, PCMCIA -- whether chosen in
Startup Device or not -- an intended feature? Annoying, sometimes.)
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himerical "bargain." And go to a dealer who
delivers; I've been buying from DMS since the mid-90s with
consistently excellent results, while this encounter only bears out
my previous experience with 18004Memory.
Andrew Main
If you've been thinking about maxing the RAM in y
tter price at
18004Memory than I could find by using the search on their own site.
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Looking for an external, portable CDRW drive to use with an iBook.
Any suggestions?
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Anyone have any other suggestions? What's the best (cheapest) source
for the MadsonLine, or other make?
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le/more finicky than a mid-90s Global
Village ethernet card in a PowerBook 1400, which connects any time,
including when the cable is connected while the computers are
running. But hey, what do I know?
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o get a USB flash drive to use with, among others,
clamshell iBooks, but am concerned that I might encounter the same
problem. Has anyone used a USB flash drive with a clamshell iBook,
and run into this difficulty -- or not? What brand works, or doesn't?
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hough visually it looks okay (no bent pins). Then I
tried another iBook, and had the same problem, so now I'm wondering
if there's some trick to setting up ethernet on an iBook? Or is there
any other way to test the port?
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funds from your PayPal account
to your bank account if you make a big sale. (2) But DON'T give
PayPal access to your bank account; you can link the PayPal account
to the bank account one-way, to transfer funds from the former to the
latter, without allowing PayPal to tap the bank account.
A
Seems to me I remember seeing someone was offering upgrades for (dual
USB) iBooks, to convert the plain CD drive to CDRW or Combo drive. I
thought it was MCE, but I don't see anything on their site. Does
anyone recall this?
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Wegener Media now offers an Expansion Bay DVD/CDRW drive for
PowerBook G3 Pismo & Lombard models:
<http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismocombo.htm>
It's $80 less than the unit MCE has been selling. Does anyone have
any experience with this?
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yourself. And they'll
replace only what needs to be replaced. (Ask for Bryan and tell him I
sent you.)
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I have a WallStreet PB whose display shows two thin light vertical
lines, about 1-2 pixels wide, dividing the screen into three vertical
panels, almost exactly equal in width, like a triptych. Anyone seen
this? Is it likely to be just a bad cable connection?
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such as DropInfo, Snitch, or any of an array of utilities that can
edit file attributes.
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either the Pismo nor its upgrades are listed, but it seems the
600-800MHz G3s and 500MHz G4 are pretty similar in performance, the
former edging slightly ahead in most everyday tasks, the latter way
ahead in Altivec operations.
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is ripe for total replacement for that reason alone,
regardless of any other consideration. (Can't help but wonder how
such people manage their personal relationships. "You're last year's
model; get out of my life!") Then the "forward-looking" will be
dism
#x27;t hotter than the stock 500MHz, this upgrade would keep my
Pismo going until I can get a 1GHz G4 iBook (with--I can dream--a
more user-friendly case with rounded edges).
I'll be looking for early reports.
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4 upgrade for now. If you're considering the upgrade, do check the
forum:
<http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/cpureview.lasso>
and select "PowerBook G3 2000 Rage 128 Mobility" in the popup menu.
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able on the XLR8YourMac site:
<http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3CARDS/PPCchecker/index.html>
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s. Outpost has
recently (mid-November, mid-December) had refurbished 670s (90 day
wty) for $40; appear to be out again, but they may get more; I heard
about it thru DealMac.com. They can also be found for about the same
price on eBay.
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ixed, but mostly positive.
I'm considering the upgrade when I get rich enough to buy a second
(400) Pismo to have upgraded, so my workflow won't be interrupted. I
don't care for the TiBook, would like to keep my Pismo "up-to-date"
as long as possible. Maybe by then there
SmartDisk is having a 50% off sale on PowerBook accessories (batteries, etc.):
http://www.smartdisk.com/WinterBlowoutPricing.htm
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PBParts (http://www.pbparts.com) offers keyboard parts and keycaps;
just search for "keyboard" or "keycaps." Shipping is more than the
cost of a single key, but maybe there's something else you need;
anyway, it's cheaper than buying a whole new keyboard.
Andrew M
See http://www.macintouch.com/pbg4reader14.html for some comments by
new owners.
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m/apple.asp) for
years, with excellent results. Last week I had my first bad RAM from
them, and they shipped a replacement overnight, with a prepaid return
for the bad one. Dunno how this would work for an overseas sale, but
in general I'd recommend them.
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mer Windoze users who treat the Mac as just another computer with
a few funny names on the keys are not getting the real value out of
their investment. Yes, the Mac is more expensive than the PC; there's
good reason.
I suggest Robin Williams' "The Little Mac Book"
resurrect keyboards with only
overnight drying.
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27;t looked hard.
Seems like the zeroing option is the best we "end users" have, and
it's not bad. Or a Radio Shack bulk tape eraser (which has sometimes
enabled me to resurrect a misbehaving floppy disk), but I suspect it
may damage some other components in a hard drive,
he latter, I'd suggest checking out
http://www.dttservice.com/, who offer free diagnosis, repair for cost
of parts + $30. I recently suffered another common PB problem,
Lombard CPU death; they replaced it for under $300, including
shipping both ways.
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Suggestions?
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areful with
them, and don't plan on opening the case too many times, it's
obviously not designed for it.
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datasheets don't list any acoustic
data for these models).
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nyway, so far as I'm concerned, any pre-FDB drive is too noisy to
live with. It seems that noise was just not an issue in drive design
until 2001; the 12GB Travelstar that came stock in my Pismo makes a
terrible whine.
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one of these
drives? Do you find it makes any noticeable noise? I'm thinking maybe
I should return it (to Googlegear) for exchange.
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unique to my situation. Too bad, I agree it looked
like a clever idea.
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At 4:04 PM -0400 9/12/2002, Jeff Lentz wrote:
>Tony,
>
>Might work on your machine (cookie?) but it took me to
>a link for an MP3 player installation in a Mazda Miata
>car on some chaos.org web site.
o
be no way to induce the Finder to remember window positions. Does
anyone have any idea why this is happening, or what I can do about it?
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I have a 400MHz TiBook with a broken "A" keycap. Seems ridiculous to
buy/exchange an entire keyboard for this simple part. Does anyone have
one of these to sell for a few bux, or know where I can get one?
Please reply off-list.
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