From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif? You wouldn`t be afraid that it
could sort of ruin the simple elegance the PB has - the sort of minimalist
style?
The thing is, I am a serious Mac fanatic, ask anyone who knows me,
however, I wouldn't steer my
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Go with the iBook.
And I was 95% set on the AlBook...
Not that I am swayed by whatever anyone else says, but I
have learned the value of listening to others and getting a
bigger picture!! :o)
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Not only is a dropped laptop forever tainted IMO
My Mac
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif?
This is more what I was thinking about:
http://www.applefritter.com/images/tidrag-3-1085_640x480.jpg
Larry
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From: John [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Until resale time rolls around, anyway
Yes, that is one consideration, but I have had enough of
me changing my Macs every other week (slight exageration)
and never being able to settle. I am pretty good at finding
cheap Macs but then find the temptation of
Also, which drives can read which disks ?
Can a DVD (-) drive read a DVD+R/RW and vice versa ???
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From: MTH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you want to see what a Albook will look like in a variety of solid
colors look here:
http://www.colorwarepc.com/content.aspx?id=20#gallery
Really cool, somewhat expensive though.
However, I wonder about the names Ferrari and Prowler...
Slight case of
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Airport Extreme is like a circle within a circle; inside the smaller
circle you get high speed reception and when you step outside
that your speed drops to 802.11b speeds.
Understand 100%, but roughly, what are the radiuses (however
the plural of radius
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Although you should be careful, if the logic board has been replaced, and
the display is working fine, the worst that is likely to happen is a hard
disk or optical drive failure. How long has the machine been operating
since it was repaired?
I went to look at
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And I would still avoid a dropped laptop like the plague unless the price
was significantly lower.
That's the one:
For the price of a new iBook 12 box standard I get
AlBook 12, 768MB RAM, better videocard, (also Xtreme), SuperDrive
(mobo and SuperDrive
From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I guess you will be the one making the final decision so it's up to you.
People here are just making suggestions/recommendations based on
your initial post.
I hope you're not making that comment due to my way of saying some
thing, as I have awhat may seem like a very
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Then, I think you should go for the AlBook.
Does it still have AppleCare?
If it does, that would be pretty much a no brainer...
No, hence the serious brain activity to decide. ;o)
Larry
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I've thought of one alternative to painting it...
Polishing it!!!
Chrome look mirror finish :o)
A bastard to keep clean though...
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How big a benefit is it to swap the original 4200rpm 40GB
drive for a 5400 rpm ? What about a 7200rpm drive ???
Losing a few GB isn't crucial if it makes a big difference...
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From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Consequential damage from any type of impact can cause hidden
damage that may not appear for some time. A hard drive or optical
drive failure may be the worst things that could happen but would
you want to even play with that possibility ??
The SuperDrive was
What happens if one uses an AirPort Xtreme card in a PowerBook
but an 11Mb/s basestation (802.11b) as far as the distance and all ???
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From: Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What happens if one uses an AirPort Xtreme card in a PowerBook
but an 11Mb/s basestation (802.11b) as far as the distance and all ???
No issues with the Distance.
Will it be shorter like the Xtreme ? Or longer like
From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I know Larry really wants the PB and it does appear to be a good
deal but with the impact, there could be all sorts of hidden costs
down the road
But how ?
Both the complete mobo and the SuperDrive was replaced after...
Larry
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
You'll have to forgive me for not quoting your message... ;o)
First of all, you'll have to add yourself to the list of people who
blame me for far serious things than wasting an afternoon/evening!!
Secondly, I agree, this sort of stuff is seriously
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Otherwise, just getting the largest (capacity) hard drive you can find will
make things better, as OS X won't be as likely to run out of space and
start fragmenting all your files.
Ok, I buy that, but if we're talking about a smaller drive, in this
case a 40GB
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am just now trying out the new iBook on the net for the first time and
boy does things go faster than on the Pismo... Just love it!!!
One of the biggest factors is VRAM for OS X!!!
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BTW, have you now decided for sure to go for the PB?
I think I would
From: John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Candy Apple Red;)
That's the one.
My biggest problem is deciding between a straight (i.e. single
colour) or going for a motif of some sort.
A straight colour will always look good, while a good motif will
look better, though a crap motif will look
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So my question is, was that just a case of low-quality,
(virtually) generic media? Or something else? Covert settings? Faulty SD?
Sunspots?
I don't have the answer, but I would like to expand the topic
a little as I have an MDD with SuperDrive and am hoping to buy
a PB
I still haven't recieved the iBook 500 that doesn't charge
the battery/runoff the mains, but I will have a good look
at it when it does arrive. If anyone has got any tips on
how to solve this, please mail! BTW, it runs off battery ok.
I am currently using an iMac G4 1GHz for showing AVI
films on a
Has anyone overclocked an iBook 500/66 (to 600/100MHz) ???
Here is a description, written when the iBook was new, but
the information is incomplete (afaik) as regards the R43 - R46
and R53 - R57 resistors...
???
Larry
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From: Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Look here.
http://norum.homeunix.net/~carl/mods/overclock/
Cool!!!Cheers man!
It just has to be done!!
Anyone here done it already ?!?!?
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From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was me and not David who was thinking of repainting an AlBook,
but that's by the by...
While you are at it, you also have the chance to get a unique PB, why not
go for a different color? How about
shiny bright red?
That's my point precisely, a different
From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
He was thinking of painting the dented/scratched Titanium
Power Book, right (called it Al(uminum)Book)?
TiBook = Titanium (1st generation G4 PowerBooks)
AlBook = Aluminium (2nd gen G4 PB)
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Yes, it's
From: Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FYI, AlBooks aren't painted (at least not the Al panels), they're
anodized (a hard layer of aluminum oxide.) To refinish...
I was talking of a serious custom job!
Welcome to Pimp my Mac ;o)
Larry
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From: Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ooops, sorry about the name mix-up, Larry!!!
NP :o)
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I would be really tempted to make a custom PB if I first had to paint it.
I think bright shiny red would be awesome on one of those... but of course,
color is a matter of taste.
I was actually
From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you can wait, buy an iBook that includes Tiger
+ for the iBook
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You don't go into great detail regarding what you
would be using this computer for
Mixed stuff, main Mac, but the reason for switching
from MDD 2x1GHz to 12 is mobility, so that I can sit
anywhere
From: Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail
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Here is a list of links if I may.
You may!!
And it is appreciated!! :o)
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Key question: Is your 17 TFT's (or any other monitor
you may eventually want on your iBook) native screen
resolution higher than your proposed iBook's? You
can't drive an external monitor of any sort at a
higher resolution than what the iBook is capable of
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The GPU may not seem like it's too important, but under Tiger,
none of the iBooks (nor the Mac mini, for that matter) will
support CoreImage.
Very valid point!
So this includes the 12 PB G4 1GHz ???
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The DVI out is another big thing -- if you want to upgrade the
From: Al Poulin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ SuperDrive (combo in iBook)
Do you need to burn DVDs?
I have a SuperDrive (DVD-RW) in my current MDD (which would end
up selling), but I also have a DVD+RW external FW drive. A choice
of format...
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+ DVI out (mini-VGA for the iBook)
For me this would be the
From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't know what current PBs can take but
this new iBook has 1.25Gb in it.
The whole point here is that I am comparing a new iBook 12
with an older AlBook 12 but 1GHz as they work out at the
same price for me, due to the AlBook requiring a new battery.
Larry
From: Jacob [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Makes me happy that I saved money buying
an iBook instead of a powerbook!
Has the PCMCIA interface been made redundant ???
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My PB vs. iBook decision is nearing it's end and I'm
leaning towards the AlBook. However, I am seriously
considdering painting it, partly because it's fun but
also because it has a dent which needs straightning.
Anyone have any good ideas/tips for painting an AlBook ???
Unfortunately it has a US
Yes, I know I keep firing these mails, but I feel it's better
to keep mails with subjects and topic names seperate as
topics seem to stray real easy...
Anyway, I have received a photo of the damage to the 12
ABook, but am unsure of how this affects it.
Apparently there was a mobo change (with
At 9:03 PM +0100 1/16/05, Larry le Mac wrote:
Anyone have any good ideas/tips for painting an AlBook ???
From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One consideration, AFAIK the current iBook is a clear plastic
case with white paint on the inside.
AlBook... iBook...
Uh, nah, I was talking about
Thanks for the tips about Screen Spanning Doctor
certainly turns the table, again...
I just wonder about basing a new Mac purchase on a
third party hack, and then Tiger comes out, it doesn't
work and the guy doesn't have time to update...
I have been offered a 1GHz PowerBook G4 12 Alu
and it has
Thanks for the info, it will make my choice of new *Book
more informed. (see new thread)
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I am pondering my next *Book purchase and the way I see it
I have two choices (need vs. budget and all...)
I will be using this as my main Mac with an external 17 TFT
in my study and then AirPort everywhere else in the house and
garden.
New iBook 12
or
A second hand AlBook 12 1GHz that I have
I have just bought a fairly cheap iBook Ice 500MHz.
The guy says the PSU blew (?) and took the iBook's
power input with it, that is
- it works on battery
- does not charge
- does not work off mains
He bought a new charger which he tried, no differance.
Questions:
1. Could this be simple to fix ?
Thinking of buying a new iBook 12 and would then like to add
some memory, but not too keep on Apple's prices.
Is the DDR266 memory the same as PC2100 ???
I take it this is the same type that would fit a desktop ???
I have plenty (!) in my MDD 2x1GHz, would such a 512MB stick fit ???
I believe
I dug a little deeper using apple-history.com and realised
it's SO-DIMM (how dim can one be...)
I figured it!!
One of Sweden's biggest computer suppliers sell 512MB
SO-DIMM PC2100 for less than half price of Apple !!!
I was right about DDR266 = PC2100 ?!
Larry
I am planning to have a G-Mac with 5 harddisks internally
and two external FW disks, totalling about 1TB, to house
my software, data, music, films etc.
I am then planning to buy a new iBook with AirPort so that
I can do everything from anywhere in the house or in the
garden without ties.
However,
I am thinking of buying a brand new iBook when it comes with
Tiger (saves me buying it seperately), though I have a question:
If I connect an external TFT screen, not as mirror but expanded
desktop, what resolution can the iBook 12 32MB VRAM go up to
on that screen ?
Larry
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ADSL-router-iBook-router-server
Bummer!!
But I suppose most Carracho servers produce an average
transfer of 20-50KB/s, there isn't much of a problem on the
54MB/s line is there ?!?
Larry
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From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
BTW, I even think that 20-50KB/s on Caracho is very optimistic!
Sorry, I was being an idiot, I meant Kb/s !!!
I'm on 8Mb/s ADSL and I have friends with 10Mb/s connections,
i.e. the Carracho server.
At times I get up to 300Kb/s
Larry
From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 8:04 PM +0100 1/14/05, Larry le Mac wrote:
If I connect an external TFT screen, not as mirror but expanded
desktop, what resolution can the iBook 12 32MB VRAM go up to
on that screen ?
On my iBook I can only do mirroring, at 1024x768 or less
From: John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
AFAIK the iBooks don't support desktop spanning
Oh crap!
Or rather, thanks for telling me *before* I bought one
and before I sold my present Mac!!
Let's have a rethink...
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although I think there may be a hack that allows it
(at least on some models.)
I have an iBook 800MHz 14 which came with an AirPort card.
I bought the iBook as it was cheap and I was going to use it to
create funds for a newer Mac, i.e. selling it on to someone who
would pay just over the going rate as opposed to under the
going rate which is where I bought it at...
However,
From: John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
802.11b/g is 802.11b/g. The only advantage to an Airport basestation ove
any
other is the setup via Airport software as opposed to using a browser. I've
used my Airport express with a US Robotics and a Linksys router with no
problems. Buy whatever strikes
From: John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had to use Hex codes instead of ASCII as I couldn't get it to work.
Nice constructive tip!! Thanks!!
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From: Aaron Willems [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Might be a Postscript error. I traced the problem to a Postscript font that
we
carried over from OS 9. Once I got a new version
of the font, the problem went away.
No OS 9 fonts carried just straight forward OS X
installation. :o/
Larry
I am having consistent printing problems. I send a page
to print but then it just disappears into thin air...
Using different Macs all running OS X.3.4 thru 6
- D-Link DI-704P (Router Print server)
- HP LJ5MP
Some print jobs work fine while others just disappear.
I never had these
I have just bought an iBook G3 800MHz 32MB VRAM
which is covered by the repair program.
I have checked with Apple and it is covered until
January 2006 (3 years after the purchase date).
I haven't checked it 100% but it doesn't appear to
have any problems, and nor has it been repaired by
Apple.
Is
I am aware of the beige G3 desktop/towers having limitations
with high density memory, but does the Lombard suffer too ?
I upgraded my wife's Lombard 400MHz to 384MB (128+256)
or so I thought...
The PC133 (32x64) 256MB SoDIMM modeule shows up as
128MB whichever slot I stick it in.
I was hoping to
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the Lombard's memory manager cannot recognize high density chips,
like the Beige. You need to find memory that is specifically stated for
the Lombard.
Alternatively get a newer PowerBook...
Does the Pismo see high density RAM ?
Would the huigh density RAM
From: larry Zasitko [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes it uses the built in bluetooth
What is the movement like of a Bluetooth mouse ?
How precise and how smooth ?
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From: Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And the XP video shows an 8500 running windows XP too.
It cracks me up.
How does one get to that ???
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Has anyone here used one of those removable IDE harddrive
bay things one normally has in PCs, but stuck it in a FW box ?
I have a Formac external Firewire CDRW box and I've replaced
the CDRW with an IED 3.5 drive, but I have a bout 4 different
drives that I put in it and I thought it could be good
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A much cheaper option would have been to get an iCurve or similar, although
I wish I had thought to tell my wife that what I really needed was a 19
monitor ;-)
Price is not an issue (at all), I am limiting it to 19 because I
need space for other things here
From: Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Either one will probably void your warranty even if you strip the unit.
I would suggest leaving it. I'm a model builder and sometimes
trying to go back will make the thing look even more crap.
It will show whatever you do.
I am desperate to paint my AlBook, but
I have a G4 AlBook 1GHz and I am getting a 19 monitor
in order to sit correctly, looking straight forward at the
screen instead of 30 degrees downwards.
Is it possible to use the AlBook with an external screen only
and the built in screen closed, obviously with an external
keyboard and mouse ?
Are
From: Bill Gau [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- I then plug in the monitor via the DVI adapter, along with the USB
connector (the keyboard and mouse are plugged into the USB on the
Cinema Display)
-- Then I plug in any firewire devices
-- Then the audio connector
-- And lastly the power connector.
The
From: mray [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was advised to leave the lid of the Powerbook open, all the way to use
the second screen for palettes and toolbars, or at least partially (about
halfway) to allow the heat to disipate (from the CPU) not the monitor. With
the lid closed the heat will rise right
From: Greg Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm new to this List/BB and was wondering if there is a place I could get a
list of the MAC models referred to by code names.
MAC means Meadia Access Control
You will find lots more info here:
http://www.ec11.dial.pipex.com/glossary.shtml
If on the other
I (like everyone else) get a fair few bounce warning messages.
Does this mean that I miss a bunch of mails in the discussions ???
I sometimes see Re. x messages but never saw the original...
Larry
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From: Greg Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Would that be like if I spelled your name ... Larry le MAC ?
Hmm, not really.
MAC actually IS something different to Mac.
It's like the preffix m or M when writing megabyte.
The first m means milli (10^-3) or 0.001
while the latter M means Mega (10^6
A few weeks ago I asked about FM II and newer versions.
I have now located FileMaker 2 Pro which can convert the
database file intact. However, I have a problem:
Which is the best, and why:
FileMaker 2 Pro or FileMaker 4.1 Pro running on an
iMac rev. B with Mac OS 9.2.2 ?
Nothing advanced
From: Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Boot off of the install disk and you can set/change the password.
Doesn't say much for the security of OS X...
Why? It doesn't say anything. If one has physical access to a machine, its
administrator is usually in big trouble anyway, regardless of the
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why are you saying that about OS X? You don't like it?
It's one of the most secure active operating system these days...
I wouldn't use anything else!!!
It just never hurts to be self critical.
Complacency can do a lot of harm!
Larry
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3) If you let the bad guy physically sit down at your computer,
it's no longer your computer.
Yes, I can see that one holding up against an argumentative
Windoze user having been criticised for Windoze's crap security...
Larry
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I agree that we must stay objective but I think that this is misleading.
I agree, I just have a tendancy to play the devil's advocate... ;o)
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From: Richard Smykla [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and increase in maximum size of your dbs from 32 MB to 2 GB.
That last feature alone may be the deciding factor
Yes, it is!!
I didn't know this and I am very grateful!
Her database is 25MB+ and growing.
Larry
I have had it pointed out that there is a file size limitation
to FM 2 so I'll be going with FM 4.1.
Cheers everyone!!
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Boot off of the install disk and you can set/change the password.
Doesn't say much for the security of OS X...
Larry
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From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When booting from the install CD, you can go in the Apple
menu when the installer is loaded and select the option to
change the Admin password, but you won't have to enter
the existing one. Very handy if you should ever forget it...
Or screw with someone
From: John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In general USB ports on powerbooks are underpowered. It may not put out
enough power to power the tablet. Thus on waking it doesn't always give it
enough juice to ID the tablet. When you restart, USB items are checked
later
in the process (after drive
From: David Lesher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OSX seems better; at least when my KB vanishes, I unplug, one-potato,
two-potato, restore, and it rediscovers.
It is with OS X.3
I haven't tried unpluggung, but I don't think unplugging
something regularly for the sake of resetting something
does a lot for
Any ideas about the IceBook (500MHz) which runs ONLY
on battery power and not with the Power adapter plugged
in ? The adapter is ok, but when plugged in the iBook
doesn't run, even if it was running fine on battery when
it was plugged in...
???
Larry
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...but... I don't know if I'd recommend taking apart an icebook that far.
Cheers.
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I have an AlBook (1GHz) with a Wacom Graphire II here at work
and some days when I come in and switch it on the graphics
tablet doesn't work forcing me to restart.
How come it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't even though
everything is left plugged in and unchanged ???
It's a USB device
I have been offered an IceBook (iBook 500MHz)
which runs on battery only.
It doesn't charge the battery with a working PSU,
nor does it start up when it's plugged in.
I THINK: When it's plugged in while the iBook's
running it turns it off.
???
larry
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What is a PSU? Have you tried an alternate known good
power adapter?
Sorry, English English for power adapter, i.e. Power Supply Unit.
Spent too many years at Uni studying electronics to speak
fluent computer lingo... ;o)
Answer: Yes, tried with a
I am in the middle of helping a vet upgrade from her old
mac IIci to a G3 running 9.2.2, however she has a huge
database written in FileMaker II (1989) and I installed
FileMaker 5.5 and it won't run, i.e. the file cannot be
opened in FM5.5.
What is the latest version that would be able to run the
From: Peter Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computergeeks.com http://www.compgeeks.com
$519 400mhz Lombard w/dvd AND battery
$419 400mhz Lombard w/dvd NO battery
Wow!!!
Rip off!!!
Larry
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Possibly for the first time since leaving OS 9 have I needed
the handy little keyboard layout utiliy that maps all the keys
on the keyboard, hand when looking for odd key-combos
with the Opt key.
But I cannot find one in OS X, surely they haven't abandoned
such an important utility ???
Larry
P.S.
Ah, mine was untiocked...
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Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished
My quest to attain an IceBook (even if I've been told they're
not as good...) continues, and I have found a 500MHz iBook
with screen problems, supposedly the cable through the hinge.
Apparently it works fine when the screen is up, but when closing
the screen it won't sleep properly and the
I found a pristine condition (I think...) iBook so unless
there are interesting discussions worth having, please
ignore my questions about other iBooks I've been looking
at. It is now up to my wife whether she wants this or her
old Lombard 400...
Larry
Nope, I won't let it lie. I've never had an IceBook and
I am determined to have one ...
I've found a possible cheapy which does not take power
from the mains, only runs on battery.
Easy to fix fault ???
Can one run through a transformer onto the battery
pins inseide the battery bay ?
Larry
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If it's anything like the Wallstreet, Lombard or Pismo,
it probably means that the power connector has came
loose from the motherboard. Or, it is also possible that
the power adapter is busted.
So, probably a physical fault that can be repaired ?!
Larry
From: Kevin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have to say with all the research I Have done on this issue, and
finding none, I am really DISSAPOINTED, with APPLE's quality of
products.
I have owned almost every single model ever produced (apart from
TAM, IceBook, G3 AIO, LC525 and the G5s) and there have
I paid $200 (equivallent, I live in Sweden) for my wife's
Lombard 400MHz 192MB RAM 6GB (I think) HD, DVD
and charger.
Larry
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I have just been informed of someone bumping a 500MHz IceBook
from 66MHz bus to 100MHz by soldering a resister ?!
Is it possible to do this on a Lombard 400MHz ?
Any other (worthwhile) speed increase possible ?
Larry
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From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
If not, don't worry, because the bus clock rate increase from 66 to 83MHz
makes virtually no difference to system speed anyway.
I'm inclined to agree.
It's easier selling it and getting a Pismo...
Larry
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Lombard 400 with OS X.3.5
Whenever it goes to sleep it doesn't wake up whatever
one presses or does.
I found this problem on both a Lombard and a Pismo,
when I installed a 3rd party Combo CD-RW/DVD in place
of the original DVD reader. The problem was that the
Combo wasn't
I am looking at buying an iBook and found one with the above spec
but the guy says he has to send it back Apple as it suffers from a
motherboard bug where the screen stops working.
Has anyone heard of this ???
Larry
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