Re: Wegener Media = BAD--just my opinion

2006-02-06 Thread Illovox Media
They don¹t even get the little orders right. And if you get serious, they think they can bully you with legalese, all of which is BS. Always use a credit card in online transactions. A CC WILL refund all expenses with a deal gone bad and nail the seller with the tab. FTC guidelines are

Re: 1GHz Powerbook OS 9 install woes

2006-02-04 Thread Illovox Media
on 2/4/06 9:50 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 04:24:24 +1100 From: Geoffrey Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1GHz Powerbook OS 9 install woes Stardate 060204.12:14 -0500. A subspace message from Kevin O'Grady reads: Just got a PB 1GHz laptop

Airport Woes

2006-02-04 Thread Illovox Media
on 2/3/06 8:42 PM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: Thanks for the info. I've been to that site and installed it but still didn't have any luck, tho I never felt too comfortable doing all that tome stuff at first. Maybe I did it wrong. I have been to this site:

Re: Wi-fi card

2006-02-02 Thread Illovox Media
Can you clean install 9 again? on 2/2/06 8:05 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:25:44 -0600 Subject: Re: Wi-fi card From: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What would the right extension be? I

Wi-fi card Initialization Procedure for Airport.

2006-02-01 Thread Illovox Media
Well, let¹s not jump to conclusions...is this in 9? Orinoco Silvers work across the board, unless broken. If 9, you need to put the card in before power on, then once booted, reset Appletalk control to ³airport card² and TCIP control to ³airport². Close both panels and check ³yes, change² when

WallStreet DVD-ROM issue, perchance?

2006-02-01 Thread Illovox Media
80 is cheap. They are rare. on 2/1/06 5:12 PM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 02:36:31 +0300 From: Der Mickster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WallStreet DVD-ROM issue, perchance? Should have got me a Pismo, by the look of it.

I have Orinoco Wavelan PCMCIA Cards for sale.

2006-01-30 Thread Illovox Media
I have Orinoco Wavelan PCMCIA Cards for sale. I have about 10 left after selling them on LEM SWAP list and locally through Craig's List. Good replacement for expensive airport cards in machines with PC Card Slot. Each is fully recognized as an Airport card by Airport software in OS9, and

make bezel easy enough from an old vst zip drive caddy for the pismo?

2006-01-24 Thread Illovox Media
Nifty idea. How do you do it? on 1/24/06 8:43 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: From: VICTORIA.DUGGAN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ibook G4 Combo drive in Pismo? Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:05:16 + On Jan 24, 2006, at 7:17 AM, kaldav wrote: Hello, Does anyone know

more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Illovox Media
If in X, dvd chip is disabled. Anyone know if VLC can pick up the slack on a 400 lombard in x? on 1/19/06 7:49 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: From: Francesco sciacca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: more Lombard display and DVD issues Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Listers,

Use of Wavelan Bronze Wireless Cards

2006-01-16 Thread Illovox Media
Use of Wavelan Bronze Wireless Cards I have an odd, somewhat archaic dilemma: I have some G3 and G4 'Books I am selling, and due to the expense of internal airport cards, I am providing a PC Card Wireless adapter in each of the sales. I have a stack of Lucent Wavelan Bronze cards (BroadCom

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

2006-01-12 Thread Illovox Media
That is a silly post. Who is forcing you to do anything? For Heaven's sake, cool the drama, eh? If your Pismo works, use it... As for Job's $, he doesn't earn it? Talanted, creative, in tune, ambitious, intelligent, well-regarded...he created his businesses from the ground up...unlike some

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Illovox Media
Ah, depends on what iteration of X.2. On X.2.1 - X.2.7 you can use an Orinoco/Lucent/Avaya/Wavelan etc. card with I/OExperts driver ($40 - $50 shipped for a used card on eBay, $20 for the driver)--also a benefit with those cards is that work native with airport software in OS9. I have Wavelan

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Illovox Media
Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport, but it works just fine. Each

Re: Question Regarding After-market SuperDrives in Pismos

2006-01-11 Thread Illovox Media
Hello illustrious comrades, I just swapped a MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-815A superdrive into my Pismo successfully, used PatchBurn to bring it into full finder functionality. My question is this: Is there any way to turn the unit into a multi-region player? What I'm hoping for is a simple app or

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?

2006-01-10 Thread Illovox Media
No, OWC has nothing for the Lombard, just a 500G4 for the Pismo. Go to Daystar or to FastMac. From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/01/06 23:12, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I seem to remember someone offering a G4/500 or 550 upgrade for the Lombard series,

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?/Intel Powerbooks Out...4X Faster!

2006-01-10 Thread Illovox Media
boards mostly interchangable? On 10/01/2006, at 10:55 PM, Illovox Media wrote: No, OWC has nothing for the Lombard, just a 500G4 for the Pismo. Go to Daystar or to FastMac. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: Memory Issues, Sighs and the anguish of helplessness...

2006-01-04 Thread Illovox Media
First test the ram to make sure all is OK. Test by replaceing with known good modules. Go to PBFIXIT.com and they have take apart guides there. If the known good ram still does not make issues dissappear, check w/known good new daughter card ($50 on ebay). That will fix l2 cache problem.

Re: Airport on Pismo probs

2003-12-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/29/03 3:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since my Airport card seems to have died while installed in my Pismo, is there a PCMCIA card that I can stick in the PC slot to do the same job. (The problem is that the catd is not recognised as being installed, not that

Re: Panther and Norton

2003-12-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/28/03 3:27 PM, Jan Musil at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would not also use Norton ether it is the worst I would use Techtool pro I agree. I had used Norton Utils on Jaguar and it never worked to my satisfaction. Once I migrated to Panther I painfully (read manually) unistalled every

Re: Panther and Norton

2003-12-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/29/03 7:17 AM, Paul Nicholson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. I had used Norton Utils on Jaguar and it never worked to my satisfaction. Once I migrated to Panther I painfully (read manually) unistalled every single file NU left on my machine. Now I use journalling and reorganize

Re: How do I get rid of the blinking question mark?

2003-12-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/29/03 12:32 PM, Hal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 29, 2003, at 12:40 PM, Frank Cornew wrote: Finally, I seem to recall a size limit on slave/target mode from my experience with Duos and 2400c platforms - drives over 2? 4? 6? 8? gigs would 'work', but would get munged after a

Re: TiBook vs. AlBook ??

2003-12-27 Thread Illovox Media
I thought it was because the wire was wrapped around the base instead of the screen...:P on 12/27/03 6:06 PM, Nikon's World at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ti Books always have and always will have terrible wireless reception. The poor reception has to do with the books titanium shell. The only

Re: TiBook vs. AlBook ??

2003-12-26 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/26/03 9:28 AM, Andrew, a Mac Freak at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tiBook WiFi is lame. Do you mean AlBook? Why would he mean Al if he said TI? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Battery Problems

2003-12-22 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/21/03 7:53 PM, BA at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I have one of the first G4 Powerbooks (400 MHz) that is only getting 40-50 minutes on a full battery charge. I have tried several times to cycle (on batteries) the machine to try to get the battery life to improve. I have also

Re: Any way to import video into a Wall Street Powerbook?

2003-12-19 Thread Illovox Media
I would just like to say that, while not a very fast machine, the wallstreet is able to do dv video. I never tried under OS X, but on OS 9, with a clean disk partition for video capture on the internal hd, I had good results doing dv video - no noticeable dropped frames, and good quality

Re: Any way to import video into a Wall Street Powerbook?

2003-12-17 Thread Illovox Media
Of course it depends upon overall format, quality and experience desired, but you can capture on just about anything. A wall street will capture, and it will do so on any of its internal drives. You can capture via PCMCIA USB or FireWire, via 8 pin serial, via SCSI...whatever. As for using

Re: Importing video into a WS PB

2003-12-17 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/17/03 5:21 AM, Gary Goldberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course it depends upon overall format, quality and experience desired, but you can capture on just about anything. A wall street will capture, and it will do so on any of its internal drives. You can capture via PCMCIA USB or

Re: Re[2]: Pismo Airport Extreme?

2003-12-17 Thread Illovox Media
H, will an iBook's Airport card work? I may be trading my rather shabby iBook in towards an iMac locally, and considering the shape its in, if I'm lucky, it'll cover the sales tax, but it does have a working AirPort card, repaired base station(power caps you know), and all the discs and

Re: Any way to import video into a Wall Street Powerbook?

2003-12-17 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/17/03 3:58 PM, Melvin Watts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Illovox Media wrote: Of course it depends upon overall format, quality and experience DESIRED... Be skeptical all you want, but even a 3400c can capture and edit video...heck I do LOW quality, small... To discuss all

Re: Any way to import video into a Wall Street Powerbook?

2003-12-16 Thread Illovox Media
Of course the CapSure digitizes. Do you think the info can be anything other than digital once transferred to a hard drive? I use them and they digitize an analogue source like any other capture device. Technical specifications: Compression:  Two hardware

Re: Ideas for an empty PC Card slot?

2003-12-16 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/15/03 9:48 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 15/12/03 23:46, Doug McGlathery at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pismo running Jaguar (USB, Firewire and modem are still fine), with an Airport card installed. I have never used my PC Card slot however and I was

Re: Icebook--was Hey Kyle...

2003-12-15 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/13/03 2:13 AM, Andrew Main at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apple wants $300 minimum to do the honors ... Try DTT http://www.dttservice.com/repairs.html. Inexpensive diagnosis and repairs. I checked out the site. Hard to read what they do. Do they repair hinge ribbons on iceBooks? --

Re: Thank You, May I have another?

2003-12-11 Thread Illovox Media
Anyone know how to transfer emails and addresses from Outlook in 9 to Mail or Outlook in X.2.X? Run -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on

Re: Icebook--was Hey Kyle...

2003-12-11 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/11/03 1:57 PM, Clyde Kahrl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an IceBook 500 that probably needs to be repaired at a cost of around $300US. Would you repair or simply sell for scrap and purchase a new IceBook? A: Gee, I have a powerbook 180, wallstreet, lombard, and 550 ti-book.

Re: Icebook ribbon and wires

2003-12-11 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/11/03 8:46 PM, Clyde Kahrl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Illovox wrote: I have a 600 with flickering screen. Pretty sure the ribbon in the hinge is shot. How to fix? A: I have one of those repair manual CDs for tons of mac stuff. anyway, get access to the manuals for the take

Re: LIST Re: G-Bill Clinton and PowerBook, of pols and polandering, xx, fool-landering

2003-12-10 Thread Illovox Media
On 12/10/03 2:56 PM, James G (Jim) Hardwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My humble suggestion to the list nan, unless you want some of us to start discussing various politician's limitations, problems with keeping young girls away from zippered openings, etc, this had better be a short thread.

Re: LIST Re: G-Bill Clinton and PowerBook, of pols and polandering, xx, fool-landering

2003-12-10 Thread Illovox Media
on 12/10/03 3:25 PM, tivo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tis the sea-zone to be yolly, fa la la... I might also feint to a faint because Santa gits here... Raspberry to you to. :) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner Copying Specific Programs Mail Port

2003-11-29 Thread Illovox Media
Here's a question or two: I have an iBook with hinge/screen problems that will be off to Apple for repair. I set up a Pismo for replacement use while it is gone. I've already set up the 9.2.2 System, Programs and Preferences and on the same volume installed the basics of OS X.2.8. What I am

Re: DiskWarrior And

2003-11-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/29/03 1:42 PM, Roger Shufflebottom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 0:04 -0600 29/11/03, James Rohde wrote: Plus Optimizer isn't available yet in a version compatible with X (only DiskWarrior is). I've used Drive 10 to optimise OS X drives. Plus Optimizer isn't for defragging, it's for

Re: DiskWarrior And

2003-11-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/29/03 3:47 PM, Gary Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, PlusMaker is for converting from HFS to HFS+, whereas PlusOptimizer is for Optimizing. Gary oops. correct. my bad -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Pismo HD question Again

2003-11-26 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/26/03 7:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the biggest drive you can put in a pismo? are there special drives you need to use? I have a 20 gig in there right now, but i want like an 80 gig in there. also. i read somewhere that you can put two drives in the

Re: MAC OS9 Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2003-11-26 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/26/03 11:39 AM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James G (Jim) Hardwick wrote: But what about copying the system files? I always ran into to trouble there when trying to mass restore like you are describing. Does copying the DT database in 9 cover that problem? System

Re: Camera Not Connected

2003-11-19 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/18/03 7:41 PM, Melvin Watts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a Wallstreet [233] running OS 9.2, iMovie 2, I have my Dv Camcorder running to my computer via firewire card adaptor. . . the problem is the computer recognizes the cardbus adaptor[icon is mounted on desktop], but in iMovie 2

Re: Camera Not Connected

2003-11-19 Thread Illovox Media
. You have the book with no backside cache, I'm betting, and even if you do, 233mhz is pretty much at the edge of useability for DV. Run Thanks *Illovox Media* for your response. I have often thought about an upgrade card for my wallstreet. . .I know apple made daughter cards up to 300MHZ, I

Re: G3/Trust in Apple

2003-11-02 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/1/03 11:21 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Troll ?. You know this is the same standard stupid lame answer to anyone who just blindly says Apple or leave itBLAH BLAH BLAH So don't love it and don't leave it. However, this list is primarily a problem SOLVING forum.

Re: VPC Micro$oft

2003-11-02 Thread Illovox Media
on 11/2/03 12:58 PM, JOHN.E.ABRAHAM at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Listers, I have read with interest the listings regarding VPC M$ and would like to add another side to the issue. Apple should have produced their own emulator or taken over the rights to REAL PC and developed it to

Re: G3/Mac OS X Settlement

2003-10-29 Thread Illovox Media
on 10/28/03 10:50 PM, John Acuff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But Apple does have control where the serial port issue was concerned. And they chose not to write support for the serial port into the OS. And this was a major issue to a lot of people. Especially those who had big bucks wrapped

Re: Pismo For Sale

2003-10-05 Thread Illovox Media
on 10/4/03 4:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I have a like new Pismo for sale, all of the specs are below. Please email me direct instead of through the group if you are interested. Thanks, Larry G3/400, 640MB RAM (512MB installed in June '03 with lifetime

Re: FS: Pismo G3/500

2003-09-28 Thread Illovox Media
on 9/25/03 6:43 PM, Hal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Powerbook G3/500 Pismo for sale. It has 128MB RAM, 20GB Hard Drive, Apple DVD module, 2 Apple Li-Ion batteries (both hold a good charge), weight saver module, Apple Yo-Yo AC Adapter. It has all the usual Pismo ports (2 firewire, 2

Re: Saving your own life (on eBay)

2003-07-28 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/25/03 8:33 AM, Mark Kippert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Illovox Media on 7/19/03 4:53 AM wrote: Ebay's is Sotheby's for the Jerry Springer crowd. Hey! I reTHemble that remark (he thed through hith mithing front teeth)!! LOL! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Ebay: some more news

2003-07-23 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/22/03 3:48 AM, Joaquim Carvalho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last week I tried to find some honest Powerbook deals on Ebay. Among tens of fake 1GHz 15 and 17 there were a couple of 667MHz 15 from people that accepted direct collect or Escrow. I made a few bids. The prices ended up close

Re: disappointing tiBook wireless

2003-07-23 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/22/03 4:57 PM, Wiebe Wilbers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which is why I also gave the example of the 1400(Yes, I realise there are subtle differences between a 1997 powerbook, and a 2001 machine :-) I know the IceBooks have a better track record on wireless reception, but I also have

Re: Ebay: some more news

2003-07-23 Thread Illovox Media
Anyone can send anyone email on ebay through the ebay proxy on 7/23/03 12:08 PM, Doug Behr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 05:48 AM, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: snip I now am receiving so many Powerbook scam emails I can't count them. Joaquim snip Are you

Re: Ebay: some more news

2003-07-23 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/23/03 3:13 PM, Eugene Lee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : TYS...:( TYS ? Teach Your Self ? Ah, the game's afoot! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Saving your own life (on eBay)

2003-07-23 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/23/03 3:58 PM, Dan Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/19/03 5:30 AM, Ryan Coleman posted: And I am the next Toby Maguire. eBay is not a Macy's. It's not a Hurrah's. It's a Fry's or a Best (remember that place? Not Best Buy, but Best... used to be big in the Midwest) No, more

Re: Saving your own life (on eBay)

2003-07-19 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/19/03 2:30 AM, Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I am the next Toby Maguire. Why? Having back problems? eBay is not a Macy's. It's not a Hurrah's. It's a Fry's or a Best (remember that place? Not Best Buy, but Best... used to be big in the Midwest) Ebay's is Sotheby's for

Re: New User

2003-07-19 Thread Illovox Media
Unfortunately I haven't fixed the clock! Could you please? Your emails are getting lost out of sequence. It's a nuisance...but fixable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: warranties

2003-07-18 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/18/03 6:36 AM, Bruce Mitchell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you go with the serial number to find out if it is stolen or not?? cops -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: warranties

2003-07-18 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/18/03 11:17 AM, Joaquim Carvalho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which cops? This is a global world, a Powerbook can be stolen in New York and sold as new in Paris. Isn't there a global registration of stolen Powerbooks? Joaquim On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 19:06, Illovox Media wrote: on 7/18

Re: warranties

2003-07-18 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/18/03 11:52 AM, Bruce Mitchell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7/18/03 11:48 AM, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7/18/03 11:17 AM, Joaquim Carvalho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which cops? This is a global world, a Powerbook can be stolen in New York and sold as new

Re: warranties

2003-07-18 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/18/03 11:54 AM, Joaquim Carvalho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah but if someone steals a Powerbook in Rome and sells it to you in LA do you think the US cops will know? Joaquim in the states, only in the states is what I was referring to -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: warranties

2003-07-18 Thread Illovox Media
Not so. I just went through a situation. Unit stolen in CA checked from Seattle. Really. Can you provide a URL or phone number or other means of accessing such a system? I ask because before posting my earlier respons I double-checked with the local police department and they advised

Re: Ah, Pismo is all I was hoping for.

2003-07-16 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/16/03 10:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lewin Edwards said Oh, and Apple needs to port iTunes to Windows NOW. It is so much more stable and easier to use than MusicMatch Jukebox (the software they ship for Windows iPods). WHAT!?!? are you insane apple should

Re: Saving your own life (on eBay)

2003-07-16 Thread Illovox Media
Ah, then I disagree. Ebay bills itself as a Macy's, not Hurrah's on 7/16/03 10:16 AM, Tom Meade at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Illovox Media [EMAIL PROTECTED] rightly wrote, regarding Ebay deals-Save your own life From: Tom Meade I think I like this post, but can you break it down a bit

Re: eBay

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
, and I care to post it here. Run Vzel Illovox Media -- Love...a grave mental disease. ~Plato -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Ebay powerbooks

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
Ya see, Ryan? That's two of us now seeing the same thing. So you've had groovy experiences there. So have I. Doesn't mean crooks aren't all over the thing. Why do you think the DOJ is investigating? on 7/15/03 12:12 AM, Christopher Hack at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have bought several

Re: eBay

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/15/03 1:48 AM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone tried to buy a Powerbook on Ebay? Have you notices that most Powerbook sales are scams? Why doesn't Ebay or the police do anything about this? Most PowerBook sales are scams? I bought recently 2 Pismos and a Lombard on eBay.

Re: Ebay Powerbooks

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
Well, Ryan, that's four accounts to the negative as well as positive. And I can report a 1400 I bought out of CA had a past police are interested in...hard fact. EBAY did nothing. NOTHING. In fact, neither did the police... on 7/15/03 3:00 AM, Tom Burke at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would

Re: ebay

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
Ryan...5 on 7/15/03 3:25 AM, Michel Treisman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wandered onto eBay three weeks ago as a newbie, bought a bargain Ti powerbook, never saw the goods and lost all my money. Am I responsible for not knowing how things worked, or the website for not warning me?

Re: ebay

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
6 people scammed... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html

IRDA Connection From X to 9 and Vice Versa

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
Here's a challenge: I have an iBook 600 and a buddy has a 3400c 200. His unit has InfraRed, my iBook does not. I bought a MadsonLine IRDA to USB dongle. My unit recognizes it in X.2.3. Great so far. But HOW the HECK do I get the 3400c and the iBook to see each other via IRDA? Can't figure

Re: Re.: eBay PowerBooks

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/15/03 8:51 AM, macnifico at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, yes, they do investigate, although they are so swamped with work that most of the time they are unable to write back. Investigations swamped with work... That says it all. R -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: Buying a new PowerBook

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/15/03 9:09 AM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 07/15/2003 2:45 AM, Illovox Media apparently wrote: on 7/14/03 9:47 PM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020215.html link is dead They apparently changed the name slightly

Re: Ebay deals-Save your own life

2003-07-15 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/15/03 10:16 AM, Tom Meade at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No one should expect Ebay to make a market in goods where robust markets already exist. In the case of current models, web and brick retailers do that. What common sense support can there be to expect a significant discount from the

Re: Buying new Powerbook

2003-07-14 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/14/03 2:20 PM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michelle Klein-Hass wrote: Yes. The jolly, candy-like UPSIDE DOWN Apple. They fixed it on the Pismo, right? No, they didn't 'fix' it on the Pismo. The reason for this is that before Steve Jobs the apple on your powerbook was for you to

Re: Ebay

2003-07-14 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/14/03 2:36 PM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone tried to buy a Powerbook on Ebay? Have you notices that most Powerbook sales are scams? Why doesn't Ebay or the police do anything about this? Joaquim I have. It's true. Tons of stolen merchandise, or no merchandise at all,

Re: Buying new Powerbook (now the wrong Powerbook)

2003-07-14 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/14/03 4:32 PM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lewin A.R.W. Edwards wrote: Hmm. I could care less about the cellphone (email lets me deal with things in my own time), but an MP3 wristwatch sounds like a cool idea. There's one made by Casio. Joaquim not mac compatible --

Re: eBay

2003-07-14 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/14/03 9:40 PM, Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What he is referring to is the fact that most powerbook titled auctions are actually for 'information' on how to get free or cheap stuff from the government and other businesses. Yes it is false advertising but it is in no way a

Re: Buying a new PowerBook

2003-07-14 Thread Illovox Media
on 7/14/03 9:47 PM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020215.html link is dead -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for

Re: Are there any alternatives to Aqua window manager?

2003-06-23 Thread Illovox Media
on 4/22/03 3:15 PM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanted to ask if anyone knows of a solution to this, like an alternative to Aqua window manager or a way to drop the eye candy - quartz extreme does not work on the Pismo so every transparency and every shadow is CPU computed - the

Re: Need urgent help

2003-06-21 Thread Illovox Media
on 6/21/03 7:25 AM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All applications OpenGL stopped working on my Pismo - they exit whith an error when they try to open the OpenGL window/display. I don't know if was caused by some software I installed. Anyone can give me any hints? Thanks, Joaquim First

Re: Wegner Media (was Anyone (esp. in the UK) purchasedgoodsfromWegener Media??)

2003-06-20 Thread Illovox Media
on 6/20/03 1:42 AM, Andrew McCall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is only one more thing I ask - I have tried to phone the company, and the number on their web site doesn't work for me (or the international operator) - the number I have been trying to dial from the UK is: 00 57 803 808

Re: Anyone (esp. in the UK) purchased goods from WegenerMedia??

2003-06-19 Thread Illovox Media
on 6/19/03 3:13 PM, Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/19/03 4:02 AM, Kurt Appling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: Re; just my own opinion,I dont personaly know anyone who has a pay-pal account that has not had trouble with them, That is not really on topic here,

Re: Anyone ... purchased goods ... Paypal...

2003-06-19 Thread Illovox Media
on 6/19/03 4:50 PM, matt dudek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Kyle meant that talking about PayPal vs. wegener media wasnt on topic for this discussion, because the original topic was talking about the business practices of wegener media, and not PayPal. Cheers, Matt Ah. Well, I

Re: Anyone (esp. in the UK) purchased goods from WegenerMedia??

2003-06-19 Thread Illovox Media
on 6/19/03 4:59 PM, Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the list nanny here said it was? To wit: He he. I *am* the list nanny here (well, one of them) and a few comments are fine. I just don't want a paypal rant war starting. That's all. Kyle H. Hansen Ah...haha. So,