I have a 233 Wallstreet with 512 RAM and a 20 gig, Jag runs OK.
Actually everything is a little slow on this machine, when you compare
the the OS 8.5 it came with. However, I have the opposite problem - my
USB card doesn't work in OS9, although it shows up on the desktop. OS X
has no problems
I would like to get some feedback concerning avi format. Is there
any way Quicktime Player can play videos in avi format? Is downloading
a Microsoft product the only way, or is there a program that will
convert avi so Quicktime can view it?
Try going to www.3ivx.com and downloading both
Uhm actually more 3rd party burners have been supported in each
version
of Mac OS X. If you really don't believe it I can look up the feature
pages on the various updates and show you ... or I spose you could go
look yourself. For example though 10.2.4 notes that it adds support
for
the
Geez...royally f*cked up my System. I had to run DW, fsck, restart 3
times and was threatening to wipe the HD when all finally went well.
The only difference noted so far is that the app not responding in
force quit box is now in red lettering.
dave
The red lettering thing was already a
Can anyone recommend a good sleeve for a TiBook 15? I have a Port
laptop briefcase with the sling suspension system, but want some extra
protection for the TiBook. You can't be too careful with that big
screen and the painted surfaces. Ideally, I'm looking for a sleeve that
I can then put
Can anyone recommend a good sleeve for a TiBook 15? I have a Port
laptop briefcase with the sling suspension system, but want some extra
protection for the TiBook. You can't be too careful with that big
screen and the painted surfaces. Ideally, I'm looking for a sleeve that
I can then put
It sounds like bad contacts. You should maybe try to inspect the
battery and the bay to make sure the contacts aren't dirty or worn.
Normally, even if a battery is pretty dead, at least it would know that
one is present. But if it can't even see the battery, then it's likely
that there's
I agree. If this constant banter of politics, NASA, the Simpson does
not stop, I will un-subscribe this children's gossip site and will
find a list that is geared towrad Mac professionals looking for
professional advise. Use iChat or some on line forum to discuss your
needless banters
Well, as he said, it would run on the regular firmware instead of
requiring software to run. Are there problems when attempting to boot
up from a volume that doesn't have the special software installed on
it? For example, a system installer CD?
I'm not exactly sure how it works... the only
Hello List Members
I followed the recent discussions about Wallstreet upgrades with
interest.
The comments about the WS 66 mhz bus speed capping real world
performance
improvements was well-taken.
I was considering a Lombard and checked the bus speed of those models
at
Apple Spec.
Why stop there? How about the equivelant of two 1280 x 854 15.2
screens
on Apple's rumored WingBook? See
http://lowendmac.com/rumormill/02/1104.html
Dan the listmom
When I was watching the keynote and I saw the 17 PowerBook, the first
thing I thought of was the WingBook. It was almost
Folks,
1. How appropriate is it that we have this OT thread named LOL??
Somehow I
don't get the joke.
2. How long has this OT thread been going, since it when OT? Somehow I
don't
understand the protocol.
Wondering when we can bury it.
thx..
Hmm... I was the one who added the (OT)
Does anyone know of a way to get the Pro Speakers to work with a
TiBook?
Is there an adapter out there that will allow me to connect the pro
speakers to the Tibook? I can't seem to find anything.
TIA
Brendan
Griffin makes something called the PowerWave. It's very expensive, but
it
Has anyone heard a date for revised Ibooks? I'm considering picking
one up
but I don't want to jump the gun if speedbumped, or perhaps even
G4-based,
Ibooks are on the way.
I doubt we'll see anything soon. I can't see them getting faster and
with
the release of the 12 Aluminum G4, I
They were the cause of the crash of the space flight which had the
teacher
aboard. They became brittle in the extreme cold and cracked letting
fuel out
which then exploded killing the entire crew.
Yep, the Challenger disaster. The reason this slipped through is
because it was a
Correct. NASA was not at fault, per se - The manufacturer supplied
them with
bad information regarding possible issues with O-Rings and extreme low
temps. Enough blame to go around.
GM
Thanks for the clarification. I don't want to be caught throwing blame
where it doesn't belong.
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They just bumped them in November. Usually Apple does a minimum 6
month
cycle, I think, between new releases. FWIW, I'm very pleased with my
800 MHz 12 combo drive. I applied the monitor- spanning hack and it
is
just the perfect 'Book for me.
dave
I don't think that's a very safe
Greetings all,
I've decided to retire my PB 1400 w/G3 upgrade (unfortunately never as
reliable w/the G3 added). I'm looking for suggestions for the next PB
(used). I do mostly word processing and a little surfing, but mainly
this
will be another typing machine. What I really need is
- Apple staffers will tell you it's a
Portable Computer, not a Laptop. Come to think of it, virtually all
portable manufacturers are doing this now).
I normally put my TiBook on a largish book on my lap (so that there
is a bit of airflow under it). I think the screen takes a lot of
juice.
Hi Im new to notebook computers, this is G4 800 PB, i went to compusa
superstore,ans looked at PCMICA Cards for additional usb sockets,
choice of
three brands,my question,clearly on the box one said for mac, but does
not
support usb-2 will work as usb-1,also when such a card is in place
Hi all new advice
The battery on my new 466 g3 ibook is playing up sometimes I get about
2+
hrs other times it is only 1+ hr now today it was different I got to
watch 2
dvd's and surf for over 45 mins before it needed charging a total of 3
hrs
50 mins. But as soon as I charged it back
Just purchased a Maxtor 80GB/7200rpm external drive to hook up via
Firewire
to my Pismo (OS 9.2). Tried different start up combinations but I
can't see
an icon any where... the drive sounds great. Is the rpm rate too much
for
this PB?
Wah! I need it!
ez
Is it a fully enclosed
The invoice describes it as a compact external case WITH the Maxtor
HDD.
I don't know how to change the jumper setting... The mini booklet that
came
with it just assumed that it would appear on a mac no problem.
Thanks Luca.
Hmm, I'm not sure if I am enough of an authority on this to be
Thanks very much- I can work with that info...
So, it's not some kind of pismo incompatibility issue, or rpm speed
issue
then?
Ed
I don't know if it's incompatible... it's possible but it doesn't seem
likely. However, I am sure it's not too high RPMs for your Pismo,
that's not an
Actually, it was a specific series, but not the 120GXP drives. The
60GXP I think was the series, but please don't quote me on that.
I thought it was the 75GXP. Like you, I'm not 100% sure, but I seem to
remember that number coming up when talking about IBM hard drive
problems.
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G-Books
I thought it was the 75GXP. Like you, I'm not 100% sure, but I seem to
remember that number coming up when talking about IBM hard drive
problems.
Come to think of it, you are right. The posting took 12 hours to get
there because I was having a few DNS issues (these affect all the
CobWeb
the PowerBook and iBook both have stereo sound, as do the eMac and
half the iMacs. I think that qualifies as multichannel... unless by
that you mean three or more.
I'm told by MacWorld attendees that the new 12 PowerBook has a third
midrange speaker. No one I know got a close enough look
G'listers,
I like the little Apple Pro speakers (look like little crystal balls).
Apple's web-site says they only work with G4 iMacs or or G4's. Seems
wierd to me. I was thinking that with the right adapters any speaker
would work with most any computer. Has anyone gotten these to
In OS9,
I used to have Virtual Memory ON when I used my iMac Bondi (64MB) RAM.
Now
that my current machine (a PowerBook Pismo) has 192MB RAM, is there a
need
to use Virtual Memory?
What advantages/disadvantages would I have with VM ON on this machiine?
I'm using OS 9.2.2
Thanks in
Anyone know whether the new 17 Powerbook will boot in OS 9.2.2?
N
Nope, it's the first of the OS X-only Macs. You can still use Classic
mode and you can still boot from an OS 9 CD (I think) but no OS 9
booting from the HD.
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G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...
Small
Who makes the best ram for the 550 in 512 upgrade?
I've always had good luck with Other World Computing. Their RAM isn't
the cheapest, so I don't always get it, but I always trust them when I
order.
If you want to make sure your ram is THE BEST, I suppose you could
order straight from a
Can anyone recommend a good laptop stand for my TiBook, I simply want
something that will lift the top of the screen up to about 16-17 high.
I'm really leaning towards the Griffin iCurve, but wanted to see if
anyone had any opinions/revelations about the quality of the iCurve.
Thanks,
Is there any way to use a serial printer (Apple 4/600 laserwriter)
with a G3
Lombard PB?
Willi
Doesn't the Lombard have a serial port?
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Mike Amato
Nope. The Wallstreet had serial, ADB and SCSI. The Lombard had USB and
SCSI. The Pismo had USB and FireWire. You'll have to get a
I'm not affiliated with Apple in any way, and I don't give a rats *ss
about
USB 2. The PC world can *keep* it as far as I am concerned. I do not
and
can't forsee any reason I would need it.Unless Keyboards and Mice
start
coming in USB 2 *only* I will never need or use USB 2. It's
Hi all-
Like all of you, I've got serious drools for the 17 PB, but
missing a mortgage payment or 2 isn't really worth it (yet...) I'm
curious as to the bottom line differences between the new PB 12 and
a combo drive iBook. Aside from the G3 vs G4 and potentially faster
Airport and
I would hesitate to use simple or easy to describe this, nor could
I in good conscience suggest ANYONE do this. I've dealt with a great
many iBooker's who've tried this hack, and had to come in to my shop.
Most were cleared by resetting Open Firmware, but unfortunately one
required a new
none of mine were Rage-based. All were Radeon.
And you have two instances of people posting on an on-line BBS. That's
not a scientifically valid sample. I would also doubt that thousands
have applied this hack.
Okay, yeah, those are good points.
Maybe the BBS wasn't a very scientific
I have not heard someone complaining about the missing digital audio
in/output? Did Apple had a courtesy contract with Griffin and others
or is
this no issue (can this be done via firewire ore USB without additional
device these days)?
I don't think any Macs have had digital input, it's
I don't know what exact access we have here, at Fannie Mae, but I
routinely
get transfers of 300/400 Kbps and sometimes in the 500-600 range.
-Laurent.
I have high-speed access at my dorm as well. I usually get around 300
kilobytes per second if I'm on a good server, 500-600 on really good
Nick wrote:
I tried it, seems ok but still has a few rough edges...
Spill, dude...rough edges, what rough edges?
Here's my list so far:
1. No tabs (not really a rough edge, but I would have liked the feature)
2. Doesn't remember window position/size
3. Shift-clicking the zoom box doesn't
Hi all, Im wondering,Ive read somewhere OSX.2 should have 32 megs of
V-ram,a
700 ice-book had 16,can this be added?
Sorry, the video controller in all laptops is a non-removable part of
the motherboard. It's impossible to upgrade.
What you have probably heard, though, is that 32 MB is
That's not entirely true either. I had a 2400c that worked worked with
cardbus cards out of the box. I guess I got one of the later ones. It
worked with a firewire card and a Wavelan card (with airport drivers).
That does kinda make sense, because the 2400c was sold until 1998 (when
the
The 2400 and 3400 can take USB PC Cards as can the
Wallstreet. I believe all USB PC Cards are Cardbus cards and therefore
do not work in the 1400 and earlier. I could be wrong but its something
to look into.
That is incorrect, kinda. The Wallstreet was the first Apple laptop to
have Cardbus
That's not true. AOL/TimeWarner, Earthlink, and other ISPs aren't like
.Mac. They provide internet access to their customers. .Mac merely gives
you some tools you can use, but there is no internet service attached.
So it is not totally different, but different enough that your argument
is not
I agree up to a point that there is the psychological factor - but then
again Jaguar wasn't a huge upgrade. Definitely worthy of 10.1 to 10.2,
but not necessarily worthy of 10.1 to 10.5. 10.0 to 10.1 was a much
greater improvement, and that was free (but then, it probably should
have been,
I had an 8100 once and I successfully installed OS 9 on it over OS 8.1
using the OS 9.0.4 CD. You don't have to upgrade to 8.6 before you can
upgrade to OS 9.
On Friday, September 20, 2002, at 04:23 AM, David M Kiely wrote:
Hmm, I seem to have jumped midway into this thread. Do I
We all know how credible Spymac is... but still, this seems to make
sense. Of course, if Apple stops bundling IE with their computers and
copies of OS X, then MS will probably seriously consider dumping Office
support for Macs. That could hurt.
I also think that Chimera doesn't have Flash
Okay. I haven't personally gotten it to work, but then again, I haven't
really made a concerted effort. However, since the website where Flash
can be downloaded usually only lists plugins for IE and Netscape,
people new to computers (or ones like me ;-) may not have any idea what
to do.
On
About the database corruption, I think it also has to do with Outlook
Express. Many people use Outlook Express, and it actually is easily
corrupted. I've heard a few people reporting the same problem I had -
on startup, a dialog box pops up saying The end of file was reached.
There is no
Mine definitely does not have fluid bearings. It's very loud. Their
fluid bearing ones are later, and those are good.
Do they have the fluid bearings, or whatever they called them, that
were supposed to make them quieter?
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G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...
Small Dog
Mine too! Mine is a 12GB IBM and it's very loud (and only a 4200 RPM).
Much louder than my previous 2GB Toshiba. Also, it sometimes squeaks,
which I am told is a sign of impending failure.
Given the failure rate among IBM drives (apparently the model I'm using
is really bad, and I heard about
I think you need a router for that... not sure how exactly it works,
but at least it's a start for you.
Now can anyone tell me how to connect my PB 190 to the Net via my cable
modem. I can't acces the net with it, it keeps saying no network
connection
present when I launch Netscape. I
I'm sorry but I'm just not knowledgeable enough with this sort of thing
to be of much help. I know that when I was living at home (now I'm in a
dorm), we had a DSL connection and to share it with all our computers
(usually between 4 and 8 of them), we had a hub, a router, AND a patch
panel. I
Short answer: Yes, it is possible. Long answer: It's possible for some
things but not for others.
I have an IBM FireWire PC Card for my Wallstreet. I use it to connect
my iPod. You can get one for $30 or so. Orange Micro also makes one but
it's about $80. The disadvantage to a FireWire card
Try searching the Apple Care knowledge base. He said there are
instructions for resetting the battery on all Apple laptops made.
On Monday, September 9, 2002, at 05:36 AM, Eric Opiela wrote:
Does anyone know whether this utility supports the ibook Dual USB?
My battery life of late has been
Here's what Apple says about resetting the power manager on the iBook:
1. If the computer is on, turn it off.
2. Disconnect the AC power adapter.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Press the reset button located above the Audio/Video port on the
left side of the iBook (Dual USB) computer.
5. Wait 5
I have a Wallstreet as well, but it's a 233 MHz version. It runs OS X
okay, at least for typical applications (no games). If you want OS X on
it, you must install it on the first partition, and that first
partition must be 8GB or less in size. Since you have an 8GB hard
drive, that shouldn't
I'm pretty sure that's the case. I think stuck pixels are of different
colors but dead ones are black. And I think that the massage technique
only works on stuck pixels.
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:29 PM, Donald Keenan wrote:
I've never been inclined to name my macs, but my KeyLime
If you divide $100 by 12 months, you get $8.33 a month. $4.17 a month
for your first year. So .Mac isn't a total rip off. You're paying about
the same for usa.com as you would for .Mac, but with .Mac you get 15MB
of email space.
I'm not saying you're making a bad decision, I'm just saying
I think one of the main differences is text smoothing. IE 5.2 should
look much better than 5.1. Other than that I don't think there's much
change except for the various bug fixes and security updates, and maybe
some *cough*spyware*cough*
On Saturday, September 7, 2002, at 02:49 PM, Tony
:
Spyware? For push and pull services? Would this spyware be
something to synchronize with .Net?
On Saturday, September 7, 2002, at 06:22 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote:
Other than that I don't think there's much
change except for the various bug fixes and security updates, and
maybe
some *cough*spyware
If the process is the same as for a Wallstreet, then yes, it can be done safely
and easily without removing the daughtercard. For mine, I just popped out the
keyboard, removed the heatsink, loosened one captive screw on the HD, and pulled
the HD out. It is in a case though, and it requires a Torx
The Pismo is a great laptop. I don't own one, but I do have its
grand-daddy, the Wallstreet (available in 233-300 MHz, instead of the
Pismo's 400-500 MHz). Judging by how good the Wallstreet still is, I'd
imagine a Pismo would be wonderful. Here's why it's so great:
1. Beautiful 14 screen
Yes, I would say it's the way to go for the money. For speed, it's
between the 500 and 600 MHz iBooks, which is plenty for most casual
uses. It has some features that are not even present in the Titanium or
the iBook (audio-in, expansion bays, dual battery capability), but it's
no longer a
All I meant by that is that you won't see Pismos being used for really high-end
graphics and moviemaking
applications. You can use it for that, but all I meant was that it's no longer high
end. Even if you upgrade it to a
500 MHz G4, it's still not high end, seeing as the lower end Macs
Yes, they all do. The colored iBooks also have the upside down logo. Only the
most recent form factors (little white iBook, Titanium) have the correct
orientation of the Apple logo.
But you can just rationalize it by saying that the Apple logo isn't upside down
when the user looks at it while
Yes, but it still takes PC100 memory. I have a 256MB low profile PC100
in my Wallstreet's lower slot, and it's not a problem. I think that in
some cases, computers with a certain bus can take faster memory upgrades.
On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, at 08:16 PM, Todd Ruch wrote:
Isn't the bus
Success! I posted this question at a message board as well, and it had a
diagram for how to remove the processor card. I installed it and now I'm
happily at 384MB. BTW, I like how the Wallstreet has a removable
processor card. Makes it easy to get more speed!
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G-Books is sponsored by
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My mother, a cartographer and computer artist, has had many bad
experiences with Airborne Express in the past. One of her clients had
a big, multi-million dollar deal with another company, but they
missed out on it because they had switched to Airborne Express to
save money. It turns out
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I've had a couple of problems with iTunes that hopefully someone
could help me with. First, I have some music that blends two tracks
into a single continuous song, but iTunes seems to handle it poorly.
Even when I turn on the blending option and set it to 2 or 3 seconds,
it's a bad
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I'm looking to get a digital camera, but I'm not sure what's good
considering how many different models are out there. I'm willing to
spend no more than $300, so what could I get in that price range that
would work with FireWire (I have a Wallstreet 233 with a FireWire
cardbus)?
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I'm not speaking from theoretical knowledge. This is the only way it
works for me. If I set the Pismo at medium volume I get distorted sound
from the stereo.
Jim
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As I see it, I'll just get the very inexpensive cable, and try and
see what works best. That's what I did with my headphones when
on 4/3/02 8:20 PM, Jim Freeman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Definitely 1/8 inch to RCA plugs. I just wanted to add that my Pismo
works best with the volume down to the lowest level. Then I adjust the
volume on my stereo.
Jim
This is definitively NOT how you should stage the gain. You'd
on 4/2/02 22:22, Luca Rescigno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Yes, there's the 5 CD changer on top, the controls in the middle, and
the dual tape decks on the bottom. The speakers are, of course,
separate.
I don't think you can make it do what you want. As I understood your
original
on 4/4/02 15:57, Luca Rescigno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That raises an interesting question, though. Would I be able to
switch the speakers between the computer and the stereo quickly, so
if I wanted to listen to the stereo I could? Or would I have to
fiddle around with little wires
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I'm in somewhat of a dilemma, which isn't all bad for me, but it's
not all good either.
The good news: I got a Wallstreet PowerBook G3, 233 MHz, for free
from my dad because he got a brand new TiBook 550 and didn't need his
older computer. This replaced my old 8100/100 with a much
on 02/04/02 22:48, Luca Rescigno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a PowerBook Wallstreet 233 and I wanted to hook it up to my
Audiovox stereo CD player, so that my computer's sound comes from my
stereo speakers and allows me to use the stereo as normal. I do have
a cord that looks like
Gary D. Adams on 3/25/02 5:07 PM wrote:
I've had one for several months, and it's performed flawlessly. I
bought a Zip
drive from CompGeeks some time back and it had the click of death.
I e-mailed
them
and got an return authorization pretty quickly. They are pretty
dependable.
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