Re: Pink Hue on Pismo display

2006-01-16 Thread MMB
J Sanderson: You wrote: I am wondering if anyone here can remind me what causes the above symptom. It goes away after a few seconds and the colour is fine. The pink colour returns after waking the comp from sleep. The colour always goes away. Is this something to be very concerned about,

Don't you love Christmas? (Powerbook Ti keys)

2005-12-25 Thread MMB
Happy Boxing Day all, from Australia: (Boxing Day is British/Australian name for 26 December, dating from 18c-19c and meanior boxing gifts) I can't resist sending this Christmas story, and I have a request for advice. First the story … Yesteday during a Christmas stayover at my niece's,

Re: Pismo screen- repair or replace?

2005-11-18 Thread MMB
Recently my G4 Titanium powerbook had a red screen on startup. This is not a Pismo but maybe a starting point for you. I was told by Apple technician a red screen could be due to a number of things but when isolated to the monitor it was diagnosed as failing lights in the display unit. The

Powerbook screen

2005-09-17 Thread MMB
Hi all: The recent discussion about screens is unsettling my G4 Titanium 867 powerbook :-) I need to ask advice about something that I have noticed in the last two weeks. When I boot up (or when the screen lights up after sleep) it has a pink hue. Quite bright, and this fades within a

Re: Rebuilding OS X Desktop

2004-09-30 Thread MMB
Hi: Thanks all who have been so reassuring re the repairing permissions on OSX. For those with lingering doubts, look up MacJanitor, read up on it and then download it. I did that and ran it. What a neat seamless operation. Love it. Praise to the developer who offers it for free to folk like

OSX and re-building desktop?

2004-09-28 Thread MMB
Hi: I am a long-time Mac owner and have kept my previous machines happy by regular desktop re-building. I have been using my Powerbook G4 867 for three months now and I am concerned. SOme cleaning up and tidying must be needed but how. I am not sure that re-building desktop is how I maintain

Re: OSX and re-building desktop?

2004-09-28 Thread MMB
28, 2004, at 3:50 PM, MMB wrote: Hi: I am a long-time Mac owner and have kept my previous machines happy by regular desktop re-building. I have been using my Powerbook G4 867 for three months now and I am concerned. SOme cleaning up and tidying must be needed but how. If you don't leave the system

Re G4 Titanium Ti Screen Corruption

2004-09-23 Thread MMB
Hi: I wrote earlier (Friday 13 August!) about a problem I was having with the screen of my newly acquired G4 867 Titanium powerbook and I am sure those of you who own one or are contemplating the purchase of one will want to know the outcome. Recapping - after a wake-up from sleep (when the

Connecting to a serial device

2004-08-24 Thread MMB
Hi: I want to connect my serial printer Stylewriter and my serial camera to my Powerbook G4 867 with USB ports and the Apple site says that the following is suitable: Belkin USB Dual Serial Adapter for Mac (F5U114-MAC) But...I have tried Belkin Australia who say they no longer stock it. Is it

Re Power Adapters for 'Books

2004-08-23 Thread MMB
Cap Schwartz wrote: ...I have several AC adapters from several 'Books, G3 G4. Does anyone know if/where there is published a listing of each model adapter and all the G-Books they are compatible. Try these pages: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75448

Powerbook Ti Green Screen

2004-08-13 Thread MMB
Hi: I wrote earlier about a problem I was having with the screen of my G4 867 Titanium powerbook and I am sure those of you who own one or are contemplating the purchase of one will want to know the progress. My newly acquired Powerbook G4 Ti 867mhz is on OS 10.2.8. I was about to write and

G4 Ti Screen Corruption

2004-08-12 Thread MMB
Hi aLL: I have recently bought a G4 Ti 867 on OS 10.2.8 and I was about to write and encourage anyone else hesitating to transfer from their beloved 3400c BUT. I need help with something bad that has happened. Let me explain the whole sad story: Yesterday I put the computer on sleep for a

Re: StyleWriter II driver

2004-07-23 Thread MMB
On Thursday, July 22, 2004, Illivox wrote: Now, moving onto something on-target: I have a buddy with a G3 upgraded 1400. Wants to run an old StyleWriter II printer. Neither of us can find the durn driver. Heard a rumor that that the Color StyleWriter 1500 driver would run it,