Hey guys,
I have a 17 Powerbook which isn't working. I only converted over to macs last
year, so am short on experience diagnosing the problems. When I try to power
up it sounds like the drive starts to spin up and doesn't. The sound is coming
from the top left corner -- by the power cord
The hard drive on a 17 powerbook is in the lower LH corner. Not the
upper LH side.
Steve
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Hello All,
My new 17 G4 PowerBook is still fighting me. Earlier I reported about
TT de Luxe supplied by AppleCare won't do its work and though I called
AppleCare last monday they have not reacted yet with a solution.
Yesterday I found out that my Canon 5000F scanner and my i550 printer
won't
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:21:19 -0500
Subject: Re: building a better mouse (was 17 Powerbook)
From: David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Not Invented There:
Bluetooth, Airport, USB, OS X, SuperDrive, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut
Pro
...
Guess that explains the USB 2.0 ports that are built into my 17
PowerBook. :)
And the USB 2.0 chipset on my Dual 1.42 GHz Tower.
Not Invented There:
Bluetooth, Airport, USB, OS X, SuperDrive, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut
Pro, iTunes...
i don't know, I'm guessing they're quite a bit over not invented here
Not Invented There:
Bluetooth, Airport, USB, OS X, SuperDrive, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut
Pro, iTunes...
i don't know, I'm guessing they're quite a bit over not invented
here syndrome, and have been for quite some time.
Very true - but for AirPort, they co-developed it with Lucent.
David
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PowerBook. :)
And the USB 2.0 chipset on my Dual 1.42 GHz Tower.
Kyle H. Hansen
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I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally not
acceptable to not have a scroll wheel these days. I prob spend 75%
of my
computer time on the net, and every house in my computer has a
scroll mouse.
Uhm, hate to say this, I used to hold back from saying it in fact when
it was
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 06:58 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
on 10/06/03 20:21, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip!]
Alas the developer stopped development with the advent of OSX as OSX
pissed him off (Sure to start off a new round of flamage I'm sure :-(
Hi,
I have to echo this sentiment. Under traditional Unix variants you are
supplied with a THREE button mouse, where under your window manager of
choice, you can program functionality through a simple configuration
script (app launcher though multiple drop down menus, also reducing
lengthy
Lost track of who it was, but some is quoted as saying:
Alas the developer stopped development with the advent of OSX as OSX
pissed him off (Sure to start off a new round of flamage I'm sure :-(
Actually, Turly was one of the early OS X programmers - Apple let him
go when every hi-tech company
At 1:15 AM -0500 6/11/03, Eugene Lee wrote:
I find this statement somewhat lacking because adding more buttons,
scroll wheels, and other things to the one-button mouse makes it more
complex to use and less ergonomic to the hand.
I'm using a two button scroll mouse and never want to go back to
RE; I am useing an earlier TI PB 800 without the backlit keyboard, is
the keyboard interchangable between these machines? ? for the time
being I get by OK with a flexlite
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 10:45 PM, Dwayne Walker wrote:
Just my two pence for you Nick.
I am typing this from my
RE, well I agree about the scroll wheel,now that I have it I wouldnt
go back,I have also gotten acustomed to useing two buttons, left
single click,and right set to double click
I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally not
acceptable to not have a scroll wheel these
Uhm, look closer and you will see they got over not invented here a
long time ago ...
David
I'm using a two button scroll mouse and never want to go back to
single button. It's time Apple, time to get over NIH (Not Invented
Here) and make a two button scroll mouse.
Paul
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Being somewhat responsible for the current mouse debate, I really want
to reiterate the point I was trying to make.
One button, two buttons, scroll wheel or not... the really cool reason
I am using Microsoft's Bluetooth mouse is that I get wireless
functionality without having to use an
It is UNCONSCIONABLE for Apple to have not provided a scroll wheel.
Especially for a company that knows a thing or two about design and
inadvertently OR intentionally introduced a step forward in ergonomics
with the goose-necked new iMac.
Until a better interface becomes available and
When it comes to mice, it's time for Apple to stop shooting itself in the
foot and get with the program. Give us a sleek, stylish Apple Pro optical
mouse with one of those unobtrusive, non-confusing, simple-to-use (and easy
to ignore), life-enhancing scroll wheels, with OS-integrated and
I am ashamed to admit to using Microsoft's Bluetooth mouse. But, it
works great.
DON'T BE! Apple really needs to get there act together with the mouse. Yeah,
sure their mouse looks cool. But in reality they are holding everyone
back, I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is
DON'T BE! Apple really needs to get there act together with the mouse.
Yeah,
sure their mouse looks cool. But in reality they are holding everyone
back, I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally
not
acceptable to not have a scroll wheel these days. I prob spend 75% of
my
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 09:56 AM, Krehbiel, Tyler wrote:
I am ashamed to admit to using Microsoft's Bluetooth mouse. But, it
works great.
DON'T BE! Apple really needs to get there act together with the mouse.
Yeah,
Not only that, but we should feel good for supporting Microsoft by
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 11:01 AM, Steve Fuller wrote:
DON'T BE! Apple really needs to get there act together with the
mouse. Yeah,
sure their mouse looks cool. But in reality they are holding
everyone
back, I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally
not
acceptable
On 10/06/03 11:59, Jim Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 09:56 AM, Krehbiel, Tyler wrote:
I am ashamed to admit to using Microsoft's Bluetooth mouse. But, it
works great.
DON'T BE! Apple really needs to get there act together with the mouse.
Yeah,
Not
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 07:01 PM, doce wrote:
I'm a dyed in the wool keyboarder. even on machines with extra buttons
and scroll wheels, i rarely use them simply because i only reach for
the mouse when absolutely necessary. typing gets a lot of grief for
causing repetitive stress injures
On 10/06/03 16:01, Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 07:01 PM, doce wrote:
I'm a dyed in the wool keyboarder. even on machines with extra buttons
and scroll wheels, i rarely use them simply because i only reach for
the mouse when absolutely necessary. typing
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 09:56:37AM -0500, Krehbiel, Tyler wrote:
:
: I am ashamed to admit to using Microsoft's Bluetooth mouse. But,
: it works great.
:
: DON'T BE! Apple really needs to get there act together with the mouse.
When Apple can afford to lose over $300 million per year from
I use Macally mice and find them as good or better than Microsoft's
products!
Tom
Not only that, but we should feel good for supporting Microsoft by
buying
their products that really are as good as or better than anyone else's.
I have always liked their Mice. I think most of their
At 16:58 -0500 10/6/03, Thomas Ethen wrote:
I use Macally mice and find them as good or better than Microsoft's
products!
Not the ones with balls in, surely? Optical only please!
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On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 03:01 PM, Jon Glass wrote:
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 07:01 PM, doce wrote:
I'm a dyed in the wool keyboarder. even on machines with extra
buttons and scroll wheels, i rarely use them simply because i only
reach for the mouse when absolutely necessary. typing
When Apple can afford to lose over $300 million per year from their home
entertainment division, I'm sure Apple can then address your concerns.
Eugene Lee
So, your saying that becasue apple dosent have a lot of money they should
make crapy products? Hmm, maybe I missed somthing? Casue that
Krehbiel, Tyler wrote:
So, your saying that becasue apple dosent have a lot of money they should
make crapy products? Hmm, maybe I missed somthing? Casue that makes no sence
at all, and dont try and tell me they dont have enough cash to
engineer(Read: Basically COPY) a scroll mouse design.
See if
When Apple can afford to lose over $300 million per year from their
home
entertainment division, I'm sure Apple can then address your concerns.
Eugene Lee
So, your saying that becasue apple dosent have a lot of money they
should
make crapy products? Hmm, maybe I missed somthing? Casue that
No. I'm saying that Apple's resources are rather tight, and the
company
needs to focus on more important problems than esoteric user
preferences.
The users are the ones who give them the money
Matt
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On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 12:23 am, Matt Peacock wrote:
No. I'm saying that Apple's resources are rather tight, and the
company
needs to focus on more important problems than esoteric user
preferences.
The users are the ones who give them the money
Matt
Granted. but if the majority of
Matt Peacock wrote:
About the clean lines, I agree that the laptops would loose some of
their finesse, but how about a 'rocker' button design and a system
preference, default is one-button operation, but 'advanced' users can
set it to two button operation. (just a possible solution, not one
on 10/06/03 20:21, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip!]
Alas the developer stopped development with the advent of OSX as OSX
pissed him off (Sure to start off a new round of flamage I'm sure :-(
http://www.finderpop.com/ the last version is archived there.
He says that he
Just my two pence for you Nick.
I am typing this from my 17 sitting in the dark. I have my email client up on one
side of the screen and Safari on the next. Both sitting side by side comfortably. My
keyboard is lit up and I browing wirelessly. May I say convenience convenience.
To me the
on 03/6/10 3:30 PM, Krehbiel, Tyler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally not
acceptable to not have a scroll wheel these days. I prob spend 75% of my
computer time on the net, and every house in my computer has a scroll mouse.
We have two
on 10/06/03 23:28, John Bertram at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
on 03/6/10 3:30 PM, Krehbiel, Tyler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally not
acceptable to not have a scroll wheel these days. I prob spend 75% of my
computer time on the net, and
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 06:21 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Matt Peacock wrote:
About the clean lines, I agree that the laptops would loose some of
their finesse, but how about a 'rocker' button design and a system
preference, default is one-button operation, but 'advanced' users can
set it
They have a variety of optical mice and they are Mac people not PC!
Tom
I use Macally mice and find them as good or better than Microsoft's
products!
Not the ones with balls in, surely? Optical only please!
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On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 11:40 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
I could stand the one button thing (possibly) but it is totally not
acceptable to not have a scroll wheel these days. I prob spend 75% of
my
computer time on the net, and every house in my computer has a scroll
mouse.
It is
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 05:27:04PM -0500, Krehbiel, Tyler wrote:
: Eugene Lee suggested:
:
: When Apple can afford to lose over $300 million per year from their home
: entertainment division, I'm sure Apple can then address your concerns.
:
: So, your saying that becasue apple dosent have a
I couldn't quite stretch to a 17, so I got a 12, but I know a couple
of people who have one and the ONLY thing they have said so far is:
You can't use it on trains/planes unless you are in 1st/business class.
However they also say that after a few weeks using it, you will never
go back to a
Could anyone using a 17 Powerbook comment what they like and don't
like
about it. Defects? Problems? Prices have come down C$600 on the
17, sooo
I'm thinking about getting one. Using a Pismo 500/1Gig/40Gig now.
Likes:
Screen size. Screen size. Screen size.
Speed.
Thinness.
Weight.
Cool sleep
On Jan 9, I sold the 15 I got on Dec 18 so I could buy and wait until
April 7 for my 17 PowerBook. There really isn't anything bad about
this machine. Occasionally, airport security doesn't have a plastic
tray large enough to fit the PowerBook. And, you probably won't be able
to use your old
Could anyone using a 17 Powerbook comment what they like and don't like
about it. Defects? Problems? Prices have come down C$600 on the 17, sooo
I'm thinking about getting one. Using a Pismo 500/1Gig/40Gig now.
N
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On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 04:21 AM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Exec Summary: Overall performance almost exactly 2x, memory operations
close to 4x, OpenGL not much different.
KeS
Pismo:
Did you read the 867 Mhz 12 PB review in April MacWorld? They compared
it with the 867 15, 1Gb 15,
On Saturday, Mar 22, 2003, at 00:55 US/Pacific, Tom Burke wrote:
On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 04:21 AM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Exec Summary: Overall performance almost exactly 2x, memory
operations
close to 4x, OpenGL not much different.
KeS
Pismo:
Did you read the 867 Mhz 12 PB
On 3/21/03 1:25 AM, Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:
You probably would've been extremely happy with a 15 and it would be in
your hot little hands right now ;-)
That thought has crossed my mind. However, I have Alpha Geek status that
I need to uphold.
On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 04:21 AM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Exec Summary: Overall performance almost exactly 2x, memory operations
close to 4x, OpenGL not much different.
KeS
I'm wondering how surprised I am about this. Much of the difference
seems to be accounted for by the simple
On Thursday, Mar 20, 2003, at 00:25 US/Pacific, Tom Burke wrote:
I'm wondering how surprised I am about this. Much of the difference
seems to be accounted for by the simple difference in CPU speed, which
is indeed 2x. You would expect memory to be faster on the 17, and the
disk looks to be
Kevin Stevens wrote:
That the faster disk and extra 512MB are making more of an impact than
CPU performance. Of course, I haven't done much real work with it yet.
Glad you received yours Kevin. I'm still waiting here. ETA of 4/15 now.
If I wasn't so convinced that switching platforms was
On 3/20/03 10:45 AM, Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:
Kevin Stevens wrote:
That the faster disk and extra 512MB are making more of an impact than
CPU performance. Of course, I haven't done much real work with it yet.
Glad you received yours Kevin. I'm still
You probably would've been extremely happy with a 15 and it would be in
your hot little hands right now ;-)
That thought has crossed my mind. However, I have Alpha Geek status that
I need to uphold. :) I guess the money sits in the account and earns a
meager bit of interest for
Exec Summary: Overall performance almost exactly 2x, memory operations
close to 4x, OpenGL not much different.
KeS
Pismo:
Results 46.22
System Info
Xbench Version 1.0b5
System Version 10.2.3
Physical RAM
Kevin Stevens wrote:
I received a notice at 3am that my 17 PowerBook has shipped. Ordered
from the Apple Store, federal employee section on 1/7/3.
Congrats Kevin. I saw some postings regarding this on powerbookcentral
last night. Good news to those of us that have ordered. :)
Steve
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I received a notice at 3am that my 17 PowerBook has shipped. Ordered
from the Apple Store, federal employee section on 1/7/3.
KeS
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On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 04:22 PM, Steve Fuller wrote:
Ugh. Got a mail from PC Connection today. My 17 powerbook has been
delayed until the 21st now. It was supposed to ship at the end of the
week. I love Apple's hardware, but I really have to say that I am quite
irritated by the fact
well when ordering a brand new, not-yet-shipping product, it's
probably not wisest to order from a catalog reseller if timeliness is
important. why? because Apple ships to THEM, then they ship to YOU. the
delay is inherent to whom you've ordered from.
I fully understand the delay in
On 3/10/03 5:55 PM, Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:
well when ordering a brand new, not-yet-shipping product, it's
probably not wisest to order from a catalog reseller if timeliness is
important. why? because Apple ships to THEM, then they ship to YOU. the
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 04:22 PM, Steve Fuller wrote:
Ugh. Got a mail from PC Connection today. My 17 powerbook has been
delayed until the 21st now. It was supposed to ship at the end of the
week. I love Apple's hardware, but I really have to say that I am
quite irritated by the fact
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 04:55PM, Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
well when ordering a brand new, not-yet-shipping product, it's
probably not wisest to order from a catalog reseller if timeliness is
important. why? because Apple ships to THEM, then they ship to YOU. the
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 05:25PM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I ordered a 17 PowerBook from the Apple Store within a couple of hours
of the introduction. The ship date on the order has been 3/20 since a
week or so after I placed the order - before that it was 7-10 weeks.
Note
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 06:06 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
even if you ordered only a few hours after the keynote, can
you imagine the number of people who ordered before you?
Damned few, based on the reports from www.pbcentral.com. To be
precise,
I've only seen one report that was
On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Jeremy Derr wrote:
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 06:06 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
that said, this is exactly why i refuse to get riled up or ticked off
about anything i read ANYWHERE on mac news and rumors sites. why?
because too many people take these sites as gospel.
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 07:06 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Which is totally irrelevant to the question of what the *earliest* date
is, which as I said before seems to be 3/20.
the earliest date --as reported on a news site--. in fact, if you read
pbcentral.com's update from saturday, you'll
Don't know if this is a good sign, but it can't be a bad one:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n52091
KeS
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I placed an order with my sales rep from PC Connection today (also known
as Mac Connection. I was told that they will have them in on the 10th of
Feb. Mine will be shipped overnight so I should (hopefully) have it on
the 12th.
Heard anything, Steve?
KeS
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anything, Steve?
Yeah. I heard that I will not have a 17 Powerbook on my desk until the
15th of March now. I know I am going to love the machine when I get it,
but the fact that they can't seem to give out accurate shipping
information to their resellers is immensely frustrating. Glad that I
still have
On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 11:00 PM, Steve Fuller wrote:
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 22:48, Kevin Stevens wrote:
I qualify for the federal employee discount, so ordered from Apple.
That may delay the order somewhat, but I'm still surprised to hear
that
the retailers can be that certain of
Don't know that it's all that encouraging or accurate, but it's more
information than I've had before: my order now shows that the
PowerBook should ship on or before 03/20.
Why Apple felt it helpful to ship the APP last week via 2-day delivery
is a bit beyond me...
KeS
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On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 19:04, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Don't know that it's all that encouraging or accurate, but it's more
information than I've had before: my order now shows that the
PowerBook should ship on or before 03/20.
I placed an order with my sales rep from PC Connection today (also
On Monday, Jan 20, 2003, at 20:43 US/Pacific, Steve Fuller wrote:
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 19:04, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Don't know that it's all that encouraging or accurate, but it's more
information than I've had before: my order now shows that the
PowerBook should ship on or before 03/20.
Re; Congrats,and best wishes
I placed an order with my sales rep from PC Connection today (also known
as Mac Connection. I was told that they will have them in on the 10th of
Feb. Mine will be shipped overnight so I should (hopefully) have it on
the 12th. It came with a free 512MB upgrade
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 22:49, wappling wrote:
Re; Congrats,and best wishes
Thanks. I can honestly say that there is no way I would have spent this
amount of money (no matter what the machine was) without having spent
the last 2 - 3 months seriously playing with the used G4 I picked up
(and
RE; I know the feeling,Im boxing and moveing what seems like a ton of crap I
no longer need to the back bedroom for storeage, and wow,I can actualy walk
in here lol after six years of tower macs Im just amazed its all replaced
by 15ins by 1 in.Im still in happy shock,and I too am thinking up
On 1/8/03 2:48 PM, R. Hannes Niedner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
Re; thanks also,my new powerbook is still ported out the back,I-books are on
the side
What's the brand? It would have to snake around from a USB port on the
back of my Pismo. I can't believe they used to put ports on the back
of
laptops!
It's a Kensington Flylight. I have one. I plug it
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 12:26 PM, Nick wrote:
Anyone know whether the new 17 Powerbook will boot in OS 9.2.2?
I think Jobs said, no way, José (paraphrasing.)
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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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On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 12:29 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote:
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
On Thursday, January 09, 2003, at 11:31AM, Kevin Stevens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The statement that most devices that have USB 2 also have Firewire is
just wrong. Maybe y'all are looking at external drives or some other
specific segment. Card readers, scanners, speakers, phones, PDAs, there's
There is no way I'll be able to afford the 17
If you can wait 2 years, you will be able to purchase it used (but, mint
condition) for about $1000. And it will be a low end mac.
Stephen
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On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 09:56 AM, Jeremy Derr wrote:
USB2 has become a standard in PC computers. It has yet to really come
to play in actual peripherals. Like I said start naming some.
About the only decent USB2-only device I've seen would be some of
Iomega's newer drives. Even
USB 1.x and 2.0 have a major disfunction that FireWire does not they
are not peer to peer technologies, USB requires processor resources
where as FW devices can talk directly to each other. USB is great for
keyboards and printers but it is not the highend transfer technology
that FW is nor
What's the brand? It would have to snake around from a USB port on the
back of my Pismo. I can't believe they used to put ports on the back of
laptops!
Jim
On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 10:15 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote:
Have you checked out the USB (sorry, don't think they come in Firewire)
I think that Kensington sells one. They have them and fans at CompUSA and
bestbuy.
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To: G-Books
Subject: Re: The 17 PowerBook
What's the brand? It would
On 1/10/03 8:19 AM, Phillip Burk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:
I know for a fact that there are some MP3 players that have USB2
connections. One of my coworkers has one and loves it.
Not true. The iPod doesn't have a USB 2 connection. Are you saying that
there are *other*
On 1/10/03 8:56 AM, Jim Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:
What's the brand? It would have to snake around from a USB port on the
back of my Pismo. I can't believe they used to put ports on the back of
laptops!
It's a Kensington Flylight. I have one. I plug it into the back
I know for a fact that there are some MP3 players that have USB2
connections. One of my coworkers has one and loves it.
Not true. The iPod doesn't have a USB 2 connection. Are you saying that
there are *other* MP3 players out there besides the iPod??? ;-)
I think what he meant : MP3
On 1/10/03 10:09 AM, Anthony Vo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough:
I know for a fact that there are some MP3 players that have USB2
connections. One of my coworkers has one and loves it.
Not true. The iPod doesn't have a USB 2 connection. Are you saying that
there are
On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Jeremy Derr wrote:
name some. name a phone that's USB2 (hint: they're going to BlueTooth,
not USB2). Name a PDA that is USB2. Name some USB2 speakers. USB audio
doesn't anywhere NEAR saturate a USB 1.1 bus, so bumping speakers to
USB2 would be pointless. name a USB2 card
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/8/03 1:00:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I also really wish they'd included USB 2.0. To be the best digital
hub, you need to drop the politics sometimes and get with what the
rest of the world is doing.
You're
Kevin Stevens wrote:
Again, this is shaking down across political lines. Apple promotes
Firewire, and downplays USB (Not Invented Here). The PC market has
preferred USB in the past, though my latest couple of PCs have come with
both Firewire and USB (2).
ROFL!!! USB did not take off in the
On 1/9/03 11:31 AM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew
into the Cybertrough:
Predictably, both of the people who have grabbed the end of this towel and
started shaking are affiliated with Apple in some way. I don't give a
damn about promoting Firewire *or* USB. I'm just a user who is
On 09/01/03 16:59, Luca Rescigno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Actually, I was thinking the other day... why does anyone even use USB?
Why can't all Macs just have three or four FireWire ports and use
FireWire mice and keyboards and FireWire digital cameras and the like?
Standardizing on
At 14:57 -0600 8/1/03, Jeremy Derr wrote:
very few people are actually DOING digital i/o, and many in the
industry have severe reservations about going digital -- the same
problem that you see in the film industry.
analog sound has a distinctive sound that people find familiar,
reassuring. in the
Luca Rescigno on 1/9/03 4:59 PM wrote:
Actually, I was thinking the other day... why does anyone even use USB?
Why can't all Macs just have three or four FireWire ports and use
FireWire mice and keyboards and FireWire digital cameras and the like?
Standardizing on FireWire would be cool.
My
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Obi-Wan wrote:
On 1/9/03 11:31 AM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew
into the Cybertrough:
Predictably, both of the people who have grabbed the end of this towel and
started shaking are affiliated with Apple in some way. I don't give a
damn about promoting
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