Re: Google Groups ... you're kidding, right?

2006-02-16 Thread Stanton Mitrany
From Laurent: For all the others, here is what I did again. You first need to send an email from the account you want to subscribe to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. You'll receive a confirmation email and you just have to reply to it. This is the reply I get... '[EMAIL PROTECTED]': malformed address: '

WTB: MoBo 4 Dual USB iBook 500 (or faster)

2006-02-05 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Mine is a 12 unit, so I'm looking for a fully functional motherboard replacement which will fit this machine, at 500 MHz or any of the faster CPU's which fit this machine, a Model M6497, made in 2001. Shipping is to Long Beach, NY 11561. Thanks for your help! Blessings, stanton -- G-Books is

Re: best browser for ebay downloads of pages, pictures?

2006-02-05 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I have it, Howard. Best regards, stanton From: Howard Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 10:45:35 -0600 To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: best browser for ebay downloads of pages, pictures? Test message--are these

Dead WS II charger/inverter board revives itself??

2005-12-29 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Friend! I'm very curious about this, and wonder if you've experienced anything similar. After I left my WS II asleep with the lid down, with an iBook 500 dual USB awake, sitting directly on top of it for about 24 hours, it appeared that I had inadvertently cooked and killed the charging

Re: Dead WS II charger/inverter board revives itself??

2005-12-29 Thread Stanton Mitrany
caused a crash and no known damage. If it's keeping the battery charged then I wouldn't worry about it. It's possible the PMU wasn't damaged but just needed a reset which may have happened inadvertently. *** At 5:13 PM -0500 12/29/05, Stanton Mitrany originally asked: I'm very

Re: Software piracy

2005-12-10 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I believe the point of leaving an operable OS on a used computer offered for sale is that the machine is demonstrably working, and that it was when shipped by the seller. Otherwise there'd be no standard of whether what was sold to any of us was in operable condition when we bought it. This way,

Re: Macs and eBay

2005-12-04 Thread Stanton Mitrany
One thing missing in our world is the ability to schedule auction sales to begin at a specific seller-chosen future time, rather than immediately. A number of solutions providing this valuable feature are available in the PC world, but, to the best of my knowledge, aren't available to us. I hope

Re: Macs and eBay

2005-12-04 Thread Stanton Mitrany
From: Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:16:41 -0800 To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: Macs and eBay On 4-Dec-05, at 7:50 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: One thing missing in our world is the ability to schedule

Wireless Internet with WS II under OS 9.2.2?

2005-12-02 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Is there a guide to how to do this? Drivers /or patches necessary? I already have some devices which may make this possible for me to do. The first is a: PCMCIA BUSlink USB 2.0 Cardbus for Notebook, Model UII-CB4, plus a D-Link DWL-122 Wireless USB Adapter Version A1. The other is a PCMCIA

Re: Wireless Internet with WS II under OS 9.2.2?

2005-12-02 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I'm hoping you can help with this. Also, isn't there a member of this list who has compiled a substantial array of material about going online wirelessly, and which is available somewhere for download? Thanks, stanton From: Stanton Mitrany [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books G-Books

How to link Wallstreet 9.2.2 and iBook G3 10.3.9 by ethernet?

2005-10-10 Thread Stanton Mitrany
On Oct 8, 2005, at 8:30 PM, G-Books wrote: . . .My father in law needs to get . . . stuff from his old Wallstreet II (300 Mhz OS9) to the iBook (OS 10.4?) . . . Could he connect the two computers with an ethernet cable? It would be slow but we could do it with existing ports. Do you need a

Re: ?: iBook G3 500 has10.3.9: Is HD wipeout needed to install OS 9.2.2 / 10.3.9?

2005-09-21 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Malcolm! I just attempted to install (add) OS 9.2.1, starting up from the 9.2.1 disk which comes as part of the install set of OS X 10.2. When I get to the screen which asks to choose a disk to install the OS on, the iBook's HD is not selectable. The message is: This version of Mac OS 9.2.1

Re: ?: iBook G3 500 has10.3.9: Is HD wipeout needed to install OS 9.2.2 / 10.3.9?

2005-09-21 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Sorry! I meant to modify my previous posting to include you all in my request for advice. I asked (now modified): I just attempted to install (add) OS 9.2.1 (to the OS X 10.3.8 on which the iBook is currently running, and is the only OS currently installed on it), starting up from the 9.2.1

Re: ?: iBook G3 500 has10.3.9: Is HD wipeout needed to install OS 9.2.2 / 10.3.9?

2005-09-21 Thread Stanton Mitrany
or inactivate or overwrite the installation of OS X 10.3.8? Stanton On 21/09/05 10:19, Stanton Mitrany [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just attempted to install (add) OS 9.2.1 (to the OS X 10.3.8 on which the iBook is currently running, and is the only OS currently installed on it), starting up from

?: iBook G3 500 has10.3.9: Is HD wipeout needed to install OS 9.2.2 / 10.3.9?

2005-09-20 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I've been lent a G3 iBook 500/ 30Gig HD, with only OS X 10.3.9 installed; no OS 9.2.2/Classic. There are applications installed I'd like to continue to use, and also, to be able to have there when I may eventually return the machine. But, I need to use OS 9.2.2/Classic on this machine as well!

Need help combining best parts of 2 Wallstreet II machines. . .

2005-09-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I'm on Long Island, NY, near to NYC. Starting next Thursday, I'll be in Berkeley, CA for a week. So, I'm open to your help in or near either location. I've done some work with these machines in the past, so I'm familiar with parts of the disassembly; I'm looking for an experienced, guiding hand

Re: Need help combining best parts of 2 Wallstreet II machines. . .

2005-09-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
responded (who offered advice). The rejected message indicated that I had sent the message from another of my email addresses, that at my ISP, when, in fact, it went out from the proper address, as indicated below. That's very confusing. From: Stanton Mitrany [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books

Slow-down on startup: Was: OS 10.3.9 help!

2005-09-12 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I have heard that there are times this problem (slow performance) is a sign the hard drive is on its last legs, and that a possible way to retrieve your data before irretrievable failure is to briefly chill it in the freezer. Whether this reestablishes certain clearances, or firms up lubricant

Seeking WS II PMU, PRAM battery, Modem, DVD drive /decoder card. . .

2005-08-22 Thread Stanton Mitrany
What do you have? Price is a limiting factor in which of these I can take; I hope you have one or more at a very reasonable price. Please include mailing cost in what you ask. I'm Long Beach, NY 11561. Right now I'm at 233 MHz; I might be interested in a faster processor, as well. . . Many

REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Dear List-mate, I didn't get a single response to this inquiry when I posted it a few weeks ago; perhaps you can at least point me in the right direction?! I imagined this was an easy question, but I've never done it, and don't know how. How do I connect two PowerBooks, a Wallstreet II running

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Brian Scott Oplinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] has kindly responded and suggested: What about firewire disc mode? I'm not sure what powerbooks had what capabilities, but I think they both support firewire, don't they? You boot one machine holding down the t key I think then that machine looks like a

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
for a confirmation from a more expereinced poster here MJC -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stanton Mitrany Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:36 PM To: G-Books Subject: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/OS X 10.3.9? Dear List-mate

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
on the WallStreet. -Steve I've tried to follow this advice, and have done a Sherlock II search on the Wallstreet II with OS 9.2.2 for Personal File Sharing and also for PersonalFileSharing, and have found no matches for either of them. How do I locate them? On Aug 15, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Stanton

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: Dear List-mate, I didn't get a single response to this inquiry when I posted it a few weeks ago; perhaps you can at least point me in the right direction?! I imagined this was an easy question, but I've never done it, and don't know how. How do I

CopyingWSII HD/OS9.2.2Ext.HD alsoiBookG3/500/OSXv10.3.9beforeWS HD upgrade. . .

2005-07-17 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Desperately seeking solutions. . . What is my best strategy, to not screw up, and to not lose my apps data functionality that I've enjoyed on my present too-small HD running OS 9.2.2? I'm putting a 20GB in to replace the 7.63GB drive in it now. It's my main machine, and I need to both install

Re: CopyingWSII HD/OS9.2.2Ext.HDalsoiBookG3/500/OSXv10.3.9b

2005-07-17 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Could it really be that simple? What about the invisible files? What about the system folder becoming blessed? I also need to install OS X 10.3.9 onto this new 20 GB disk; does the WS II 333MHz have issues regarding having these operating systems within the first 8 GB of the new drive? Also, the

Wanted: External USB CD-RW or DVD-R or DVD-RW. . .

2005-07-08 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi Gang! My trusty Sony Spressa USB CD-RW drive doesn't seem to have survived a recent plane ride in my luggage, and I need another reliable, functional drive to replace it. If you have one you're no longer using, and can part with it for a modest price plus postage to Long Beach, NY 11561,

Backup/archiving app., OS 10.3.8 compatible needed. . .

2005-05-26 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Please suggest an OS X 10.3.8 compatible backup application that's free or inexpensive shareware which I can use to copy (burn) a large (5 GB) folder to multiple 700MB CD-R's in the internal combo drive in an iBook 500. I need to reformat the Hard Drive, which currently has only one partition,

Outlook Express: Deleted Items deletion quandry query. . .

2005-05-23 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Gang! I'm running Outlook Express 5.0.6 on my Wallstreet II with OS 9.2.2. Whenever I've purged the messages in the Deleted Items folder (by selecting the whole contents, and then pressing Delete), although they appear to be deleted and the Deleted Items folder has become empty, the available

Re: Outlook Express: Deleted Items deletion quandry query. . .

2005-05-23 Thread Stanton Mitrany
. What do you suggest I (and anyone else who'd like to free up some significant space) should do from here? Thanks, again! stanton On May 23, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: Hi, Gang! I'm running Outlook Express 5.0.6 on my Wallstreet II with OS 9.2.2. Whenever I've purged

KeyboardMouse missing Trackpad on iBook 500 OS 10.3.8. . .

2005-05-17 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I have an iBook 500 with a seemingly defective trackpad, which is running OS 10.3.8. It shows no Trackpad category under the Keyboard Mouse control panel. When I plug a USB mouse in, the Keyboard Mouse panel does display a category for Mouse. Can this indicate that the OS doesn't see the

Best strategy to maintain an iBook battery?

2005-05-17 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Folks! What's your best idea of the wisest way to maintain the greatest functionality of an iBook 500 battery? I've just replaced mine, and realize that my habit of plugging it into the AC adapter whenever I'm able to may not be the best strategy to maintain the battery's longevity. Are

Need disassembly guide for iBook 500 ( for reassembly!)

2005-05-11 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Friend! I'm looking to replace the upper case of my iBook 500 dual USB, in order to install another (used) one on which (hopefully) the trackpad is operational. To use the book, I've been using a mouse for a while. Incidentally, the iBook is running OS X, and on the Control Panel on which

Re: Wireless USB Adapter (802.11b/802.11g) recommendation?

2005-05-10 Thread Stanton Mitrany
David Lesher [EMAIL PROTECTED] suggested: Why don't you use an Ethernet-connected device instead? Then there are NO drivers to hassle over... - Are there any such Ethernet-connected wireless 802.11b or 802.11g devices available? If so, they might be a practical alternative for iBook owners

How to connect WS II (OS 9.2.2) wirelessly to dial-up using. . . ?

2005-05-08 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Friends, I'm hoping to connect my Wallstreet II 233 MHz running OS 9.2.2, to the internet via dialup (Earthlink) using a Belkin 802.11b Network Interface Card in one of the PCMCIA slots. It's called a Wireless Notebook Network Card, Model number F5D6020. To connect it to the phone line, I

Re: Wallstreet battery probs?

2005-04-21 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I thought I had fried my PMU (power management unit) and my Wallstreet II battery a few weeks ago, but followed advice given on this list to run Battery Reset from Apple. Didn't work. But I tried it twice more, and it still didn't work. Tried it again two days later, when the battery still showed

Re: Limewire

2005-04-19 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I've used it for a couple of years, and never even considered it as a mechanism to download software. It's great for things such as finding images, such as those of the recent tsunamis and resultant devastation. There's lots of informative stuff out there folks have posted to share with others.

Wallstreet II Battery Suddenly Fails. . .

2005-04-01 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Folks, I've got a Wallstreet II 233MHz, running OS 9.2.2, which until last night had a battery good for about 2hours 35 minutes. A friend came over with his iBook and needed to go onine for his mail. so I closed the lid of the Wallstreet to put it to sleep, took out the phone cable so he

Re: Power Inverters

2005-02-03 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I've been using DCAC inverters for about 15 years, for a wide variety of applications. They've come down quite a bit in price: I have one which originally cost over $20,000! Being able to purchase a creditable unit for less than $20. today, although they don't put out much wattage is amazing to

Re: web page capture

2005-01-26 Thread Stanton Mitrany
this helps. All the best, stanton mitrany -- 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

Network Time Error?

2004-11-09 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Gang! I've just received the following error message for about the sixth time in the last 24 hours: Network Time Error The Date Time control panel cannot open Open Transport. Use the system software CD to reinstall the Open Transport software. Why would this error message have come up?

Re: Network Time Error?

2004-11-09 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I'm using Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. I am connected to the internet, through Earthlink. I've tried to update my time with the server, to no avail. I'm also afraid to log off the internet, and afraid that if I do, I may not be able to reconnect to the internet. Is that a rational

Compatibility of OS10 with the Wallstreet II 233

2004-10-16 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Gang! I'm posting this inquiry for a friend of mine, who is considering switching to Macintosh: If I get a Wallstreet II 233 from a friend, what is be the highest version of OS10 I can run on it? I want to be able to use it with the new Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, GoLive etc) which, I

Using Apple DVD-Rom ATA/IDE drive/Wallstreet II?

2004-06-15 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I have a standard internal OEM ATA/IDE Apple DVD 6X Max Speed DVD ROM, Manufactured to Apple Specifications, pulled from a G4 AGP tower (aka Sawtooth), which I'd like to use to give me DVD reading and video playback capability with my 233 MHz, 256 MB Wallstreet II, which I'm going to set up with

Wallstreet USB- Cell phone via USB ?

2004-05-24 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Clark Martin said, re: Wallstreet USB: I connect a video camera, memory card reader, CELL PHONE and PDA (to my Wallstreet) via USB I'm looking for a way to connect my cell phone to my Wallstreet II via USB, and wonder which cell phone models and cellular services you may know of which will

Re: Wallstreet DVD Drive

2004-05-16 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi! I'd be interested in buying that drive decoder card. All the best, stanton From: Ted [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 19:11:45 -0700 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Wallstreet DVD Drive I had a 1998 Wallstreet Powerbook G3 with a

WS PRAM battery check by software?

2004-04-21 Thread Stanton Mitrany
How does one check the condition of a Wallstreet PRAM battery with software? stanton From: George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] What about the Pram battery? You can check its condition with software. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Wallstreet I Ibackup battery replacement instructions needed. . .

2004-04-09 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Thanks to a previous request to this list, I've been sent links to instructions which involve taking the entire top of the computer off, including the keyboard, heat shield, modem, processor with RAM, HD, then the lid with the monitor, and then finally the bottom of the computer, including,

Re: powerbook G3 14' display cables

2004-03-29 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Mikael! Do you by any chance have a good backup (clock) battery from that Wallstreet? It's a wierd affair of six brown wafers between two sheets of black plastic sheeting marked 616-0102 on both sides, with a power cable attached. In a padded envelope, it should mail at about one and one

Re: Undeliverable Mail

2004-03-03 Thread Stanton Mitrany
I have experienced the same problem on the LEM Swap List. I also hadn't changed any of my settings, and couldn't figure a work-around, until I changed my settings to what appeared least likely to cause problems. I'm (temporarily) using Outlook Express on a PC running Windows 98. Under Tools on

Re: Memory for Wallstreet

2004-02-29 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Hi, Folks! Please forgive my intrusion into this conversation. I've been receiving contradictory opinions about whether I can use a matched pair of low profile OEM 256MB SODIMMs from a Titanium G4 in a Wallstreet 233, and have them recognized and be usable as 512 MB of ram by that machine. Their

AirPort wireless PCMCIA card compatibility. . .

2004-02-27 Thread Stanton Mitrany
Where does one obtain outside drivers for OSX? I'm asking both for those who may wish to use WaveLAN cards, or any others which aren't Airport. Also, are g cards backward compatible with b cards? Thanks! stanton - Original Message - From: Mike McGinnis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books

WallStreet RAM upgrade question

2004-02-23 Thread Stanton Mitrany
If I'm upgrading the Ram in my Wallstreet 233, is it permissible to use a pair of low-profile 256MB SODIMMs in it, instead of one high and one low profile? Will I still get 512MB of usable RAM? Thank you! stanton -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics