I had a similar problem when my Sonnet G4/500
CPU was installed under OS 9.1 (upgraded from 8.1 at the
same time). The problem was that the heat shield wasn't
properly installed and thus the heat during bootup became
too great and the machine froze.
Subject: WallStreet doesn't completely start
I went for the $69 hinge replacement service (plus $27
shipping) from PB Parts in Scottsdale, Ariz. My Wallstreet
G3 returned today, and it's like a new, usable 'puter. The
screen won't flop forward or back anymore, which means it's
a traveling companion again.
Plus, the PBParts people fixed
Twice this week my WS (upgraded to G4/500, running OS 9.1)
has refused to wake up from Sleep. The first time the
screen was gray, the 2nd time the spinning clock never
stopped (both times applications were open).
Does this indicate coming hardware problems or that
perhaps I need to run Disk
From: david [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: upgrading my wallstreet
I've been meaning to fix my 250 wallstreet for some time now, i've got the
sound card/power supply part to replace, i'm getting more ram to install
(2 x 256), and now i'm thinking... is it worth it to buy one of those
sonnet
I made the DVD on a DVD-R/VCR combo.
I guess now neither of my WS drives (internal CD-ROM or external
CD-R/W) will even recognize the DVD disk. I was hoping it would
at least recognize the disk in some way so I could duplicate it with
Toast.
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I'd like to duplicate a DVD disk I made with my DVD-R/VCR player/recorder
on my WS but have only the internal CD-ROM drive and an external CD-R/W drive.
I have Toast Titanium 5, but so far nothing happens when I put a DVD
disk in the internal drive (I have some DVD-related extensions disabled,
I bought a G4/500 upgrade for my G3/250 WS almost
2 years ago. The only speed increase I've noticed is
when scanning or converting a CD to an MP3, i.e.
CPU-intensive apps.
The lack of a graphics chip upgrade path for a WS
is the biggest drawback to a speed increase, IMHO
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I had a Russian friend (who lives in the US)
send me some Cyrilic fonts for a friend to install
on her Windows XP desktop so she could display
my translations in both the original Russian and
the English. The fonts are from some CD he has.
Can I install these fonts on my OS 9.1
My original WS battery lasted 4 years, almost
to the day. I can still get about 20-30 minutes'
charge on it, but I use a replacement battery
I bought 2 1/2 years ago (99% of the time
I run off A/C)
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I have OS 9.1 on my Wall Street (now a G4/500) and
use Netscape v4.79 for e-mail and some browsing,
reserving IE 5.1.7 for most browsing.
Will installing MRJ 2.2.5 improve anything for me?
I'm a bit reluctant in case the installer sprays files all
over my HD and I have problems
I have a 13.3 Wall Street.
Perhaps I'm spoiled by the external 17
monitor I've used the past few years to
made surfing and working easier, but
when I travel I find the smaller screen
size confining and some smaller print
on websites harder to read.
Best reason for using an external monitor
at
From: Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is my Wall Street's connection problem fixable?
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:37:34 -0600
On Dec 23, 2004, at 12:06 PM, Gary Goldberg wrote:
Every time I visit my mother I have a hell of
a time connecting to my ISP from her house (which
Every time I visit my mother I have a hell of
a time connecting to my ISP from her house (which
was built in 1991)...while her 1997-era Compaq laptop
has no problem (connecting to AOL). It takes about 10
tries to get a connection. Otherwise it fails at Starting
PPP) using OS 9.1 and Remote
I've been indexing my Wall Street's backup
Jaz disk (about 1 1/3 Gb on it) using Sherlock 2.
I set Preferences to do not index icons
and folders which were labelled cool, yet
Sherlock is indexing images (which it's not
supposed to do) and some of the .pdf files
I labelled as cool.
it will work on external displays or internal=20
only, but it should at least work. The USB 1.1 is potentially a worry=20
though -- 2.0 would be a safer bet.
On 30 Oct 2004, at 08:25, Mikael Bystr=F6m wrote:
Gary Goldberg said:
But is the Wall Street fast enough to play a DVD disk?
I
A recent post got me to thinking about
getting an external DVD-R/RW drive for my
Wall Street.
I have a USB 1.1 CardBus
adapter, a CPU upgrade to G4/500, and
an external 17 monitor.
But is the Wall Street fast enough to
play a DVD disk?
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In the 6 years that I've had this PowerBook, I've almost never turned
it off. I just put it to sleep when I'm not planning on using it
immediately. Including overnight.
I don't usually close the lid either. But then I don't have cats,
dogs or kids in the house. :-)
I must admit that for
Should they be OUR reasons? Like Donald, I'd like to know if
this is a good idea for others
Subject: Re: Shutting down PBs at night
From: Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 9/14/04 5:52 PM, MTH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Thanks to everyone for pointing out that apparently
I CAN use iTunes with a Wall Street running OS 9.1
However, before I jump in, I just wanted to note that
I don't have, or intend to get, an iPod. I just want
to download to my HD and then add the downloaded songs
to my mp3 collection and burn
Per the Apple iTunes website you need a Mac
with built-in USB ports to use iTunes. I only
have USB functionality through a Belkin PC
card adapter.
Has anyone been able to use iTunes with
a Wall Street w/o OS X?
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:46:55 -0400
Subject: Problem with posting
From: Norm Kamp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I do not understand what you are telling me.
Your message cannot be posted.
It is composed using the 'windows-1252' character set,
and this list
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:44:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Alejandro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How to boot from a CD-R/W drive?
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a PowerBook and a ZIP SCSI Drive.
I can boot from a Zip disc using the StartUp Disc
Control
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I should mention that my intent is to be able to use my WS on the
road at a hot spot, not at home (thus I'm not looking for a base
station right now)
I understand now what you are getting at. The WallStreet has CardBus
slots true. CardBus slots however
I called MacMall yesterday wondering if
I they could recommend a wi-fi Cardbus card
for my Wall Street since I don't want to depend
on a 3rd party card's software to get it to
work when I'm out of town.
They told me I'd need OS X. True?
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There is no need for a cardbus card. I had an ORiNICO Silver card in a
Wallstreet and the card worked right off the box with the AirPort software
in OS 9.
-Laurent.
Sorry, I don't understand. Where DOES such a card go, if not in a Cardbus
slot? In an expansion bay?
Seems I deleted all my
A post a week ago about a wi-fi PC card
for Wall Street Powerbooks got me thinking
about buying such a card.
While I don't need a home network, it'd
be nice to use my laptop from somewhere
other than on my desk or, when travelling,
from a wi-fi-equipped restaurant or other
hot
I wanted to reboot from my Disk Warrior
CD-ROM so I put it in the internal CD-ROM drive and
rebooted, holding down the C key, but the computer
started up from the HD, eventually reporting that
it couldn't recognize the CD-ROM and offered to eject
or initialize it, so I chose the former.
I have both a SCSI-2 2Gb Jaz drive and a (Centronics
50-pin) external CD-R/W drive.
I'd like to be able to back up my Jaz disks without
having to copy them to my Wall Street's HD first
but I'm having trouble finding a suitable cable to
chain them.
Does anyone else have a similar setup and, if
I had somewhat similar problems (but only on shutdown)
when I upgraded my G3/250 WS running OS 8.1 to G4/500
(Sonnet upgrade card, upgrading to 9.1 at the same time).
It took about eight months (!) to diagnose the problem
(with the help of a Mac expert via e-mail). It seems to
This sounds what bedeviled my G3/250 WS which I bought in June 1998.
The problem had exhibited itself by Jan 2000. I only found out later
that Apple would repair this at their expense, including overnight shipping
to/from Dallas (they provide the box). Perhaps the offer is still
valid (I didn't
I like Earthlink because of SpamBlocker, which has been
GREAT at catching spam before it gets to my Inbox on
my dialup account.
I don't use any Earthlink software at all, which means I
had to enter all the names in my Address Book to their
online site. It's been worth it.
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From: Gavin Tiplady [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Trying to boot Wallstreet from external SCSI disk
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:47:25 +1100
Wallstreet 292Mhz - 256Mb - Mac OS X 10.2.6.
As recommended by people on this list in relation to an earlier query
(thank
I just wanted to inform the list that PBParts
seems to have repaired my Wall Street PB's hinges
correctly the 2nd time and even sent it back overnight
for free (without my asking). They didn't exactly
admit they'd messed up the original repair, only that
this is something we haven't seen
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 04:27:59 -0500
From: James G (Jim) Hardwick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MAC Somewhat OT: looking for spyware tools
Gary, you might check the settings on your e mail sw, since some can
be set to attempt a connection when the schedule for checking for new
mail calls
Every once in a while I hit the disconnect on
Remote Access Status but for some reason the
computer (Wall Street upgraded to a G4/500 and
running OS 9.1) tries to dial out again.
I have Virex 6.1 and scanned the System Folder
again with no results but if it's spyware I wouldn't
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Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:18:29 -0500
From: Andrew in Ann Arbor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Anyone else have a failed Wall Street hinge repair?
At first, it seemed odd that when
I opened the PB the hinge was so tight that the
whole PB lifted off the
Less than 3 weeks ago I got my Wall Street PB
back from PBParts with its hinge replaced with their
own steel hinges. At first, it seemed odd that when
I opened the PB the hinge was so tight that the
whole PB lifted off the desk. Then there was the
creaking as I opened it and a feeling of
When I go to my mother's in Indianapolis I have great
difficulty in logging on to this e-mail account on any of 6
local Earthlink access numbers (but not from my brother's
elsewhere in the city).
I get as far as starting PPP and then the attempt usually
fails with a response from
eventually tried connecting with a second phone
line in the house and problem gone. The Earthlink people said there was no
problem on their end... I didn't believe them but find out they were right.
Having my dedicated line wiring re-done next week.
Don
Gary Goldberg wrote:
When I go
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 03:18:45 -0800
Subject: Re: Any way to import video into a Wall Street Powerbook?
From: Illovox Media [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Of course it depends upon overall format, quality and experience
desired, but you can
There was an interesting item in the latest MacMall catalogue:
a Belkin USB notebook card that will let you input video w/o Fireware.
It has RCA and S-video inputs.
However, I'm running OS 9.1 - is there any product which can
trigger the import of video?
My aim is to
I, too, just want to report a positive experience with
PBParts.com
I also had a failing hinge on my Wall Street PB and the
latch was not catching either. I chose their hinges over
Apple's for $10 extra. I sent them the PB on Monday
and got it back yesterday.
Service and work was professional
Subject: Re: Annoying reply
From: Per Brodersen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ich hatte am 12.03.2003 10:50 Uhr eine Nachricht von (G-Books) unter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] erhalten, in der es hie=DF:
LMAO So you *re-posted* it?
=20
Seems
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 17:46:50 -0500
From: Dustin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: USB card speed for Wall Streets?
In-reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The speed of the USB card wouldn't be the issue. The processor is
probably too slow to play a DVD or stream media
I've been thinking of getting a Cardbus USB card for my
(originally) G3/250 (now upgraded to G4/250), which I think has
a 83Mhz bus.
Is the speed with such USB cards fast enough for most devices
which depend on USB, such as webcams, external DVD players, etc.?
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I've been getting occasional shutdown freezes ever since upgrading my Wall
Street
from a G3/250 to G4/500 and simultaneously from OS 8.1 to 9.1
I've recently found that disabling the Apple Menu Options control panel solves
the problem.
The OS 9.1 version is 1.1.8; is there a
Shannon's query got me wondering, especially after I couldn't find this file in
my System Folder.
Since buying my G3/250 Wall Street, I've upgraded it to a G4/500 with Sonnet's
WS Crescendo CPU upgrade and to OS 9.1 and now this file isn't there any more.
I've been
Just wondering if it's the same as when it's shut off. I was thinking
of my digital camera (serial port) or any SCSI devices.
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Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:08:21 -0500
From: ap [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: upgrade wallstreet
Message-id: p05200f00ba7423c7603d@[192.168.1.104]
Hello
i want to upgrade my wallstreet to a G3 or G4 any suggestions please
and where is the best deals
I upgraded last summer from a G3/250 to a
Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else has had these problems after upgrading
(in my case, from a G3/250 Wall Street and from OS 8.1 to 9.1) to a G4/500
Sonnet Crescendo card (which
includes their Crescendo extension):
- occasional display freezes at shutdown
- occasional
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