Lombard Chimes & Dies

2005-01-15 Thread Lawrence & Sarah Ballew
Listers, I have a PowerBook G3 (Lombard) 400 512 MB ram OS X 10.2.6 USB Apple mouse 40 GB hard drive with two partitions - one for OS X and the other for OS 9 This baby has been running great for over a year. Last night I finished up with things, put my PowerBook to sleep (I rarely shut-down

Re: internal SuperDisk floppy drive for Lombard (and Pismo?)

2005-01-12 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
internal drive , especially under OS X. Are OS X drives most likely available? Thanks for any info. Donald Donald I've got and internal Superdisk for my Lombard G3, model number LSG32. You can't boot from it but otherwise it works fine under OS 9.2.2, can't vouch for OSX. I think lo

Lombard-Tech time troubles

2005-01-11 Thread Kristina Rost
Greetings list, I thank all the many who emailed me on list and off with suggestions and good deals. My progress report on getting my Lombard to run like my Kenmore washing machine is...well still in progress. I did upgrade to 9.1 from apple's website, I had to do the download at night as I

Re: lombard g4 upgrade

2005-01-08 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 08/01/05 14:23, Richard Jepsen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello friends, > > I asked a few days ago but didn't see any responses so I'll try again. > > Has anyone had any experiences with the G4 upgrades for Lombard installed by > XLR8. If you have I'd l

lombard g4 upgrade

2005-01-08 Thread Richard Jepsen
Hello friends, I asked a few days ago but didn't see any responses so I'll try again. Has anyone had any experiences with the G4 upgrades for Lombard installed by XLR8. If you have I'd like to hear if you are happy with it. Thanks, Richard -- G-Books is sponsored by <ht

Re: OS options for Lombard 400, is 9.2.1 better than 9.2.2

2005-01-06 Thread Andrew F.
is the most > stable of all version prior to 10.2 and above FWIW > Shaack > > I have heard this before. I may re-install OS9 on my Lombard 400 since > it's been more prone to freezing than in the past. > I've also installed Quicktime 6 which I've heard may cause prob

Re: OS options for Lombard 400, is 9.2.1 better than 9.2.2

2005-01-06 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
Steven Haack Subject: Re: OT-trouble with webpages loading I would suggest upgrading to 9.2.1 It is the most stable of all version prior to 10.2 and above FWIW Shaack I have heard this before. I may re-install OS9 on my Lombard 400 since it's been more prone to freezing than in the past.

Re: Lombard hd going?

2005-01-06 Thread Al Poulin
My wife's Lombard 333 with original 4GB hard drive does not clink. If you have data there that you cannot afford to lose, I recommend you back it up. alienbill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Apple-branded Toshiba 4gb hard drive of my recently-acquired Lombard 333 boots up c

Lombard hd going?

2005-01-05 Thread alienbill
The Apple-branded Toshiba 4gb hard drive of my recently-acquired Lombard 333 boots up clinking and generally sounding somewhat like an old truck. Lately it seems to be doing this more and more during use in addition to booting. I have been able to install OS 9.1 without a problem, and have

Re: g4 lombard upgrade

2005-01-05 Thread Carl Freire
At 7:40 AM -0500 1/5/05, Seth Austen wrote: On Jan 5, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Richard Jepsen wrote: I would like to hear from folks who have upgraded their Lombards with the Daystar/XLR8 factory installed upgrade or any other G4 upgrade options there might be. I'd also be interested in hearing success

Re: g4 lombard upgrade

2005-01-05 Thread Seth Austen
On Jan 5, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Richard Jepsen wrote: I would like to hear from folks who have upgraded their Lombards with the Daystar/XLR8 factory installed upgrade or any other G4 upgrade options there might be. I'd also be interested in hearing success stories from folks who've upgraded their p

g4 lombard upgrade

2005-01-04 Thread Richard Jepsen
Hello, I would like to hear from folks who have upgraded their Lombards with the Daystar/XLR8 factory installed upgrade or any other G4 upgrade options there might be. Please share any experiences you have had. Thanks, Richard Jepsen -- G-Books is sponsored by and...

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 06:46 PM, william bowles wrote: i would be drawn towards the power board before the sound card as these tend to be used heavily with the constant plug removals. are you UK or US based as i think that i have a lombard base in my storeroom. i will check in the

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
i would be drawn towards the power board before the sound card as these tend to be used heavily with the constant plug removals. are you UK or US based as i think that i have a lombard base in my storeroom. i will check in the morning and if the parts are working then we could sort something

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 06:30 PM, william bowles wrote: have you stripped the book and made sure that everything is seated correctly, also the ram try it with only 1 chip inserted. is there any pcmcia cards in it and have you tried it with the cd module removed and just the hdd fitt

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread william bowles
have you stripped the book and made sure that everything is seated correctly, also the ram try it with only 1 chip inserted. is there any pcmcia cards in it and have you tried it with the cd module removed and just the hdd fitted. the next thing is to try all the different keyboard start ups (i

Re: lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 06:11 AM, Vicki wrote: Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. Neither also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. none -- Alan Miller Underwater Photographer <°<°.°.°.°. htt

lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

lombard

2004-12-29 Thread Vicki
Has the book took a knock of any kind or had any sort of spillage that you know of. also when the powerplug is inserted is there any smell ie (burning) at all. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: My Lombard, "It's dead Jim"

2004-12-29 Thread Alan Miller
On Tuesday, December 28, 2004, at 10:23 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 28/12/04 13:59, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then just before the holidays it locked up as I have never seen. I couldn't force quit anything and the three finger salute did nothing. so reluctantly, I pulled the

Re: My Lombard, "It's dead Jim"

2004-12-29 Thread John McGibney
> on 28/12/04 13:59, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hello again listers, I left this list long ago as I was on too many >> lists, mostly lurking..... and because my Lombard was running great. I >> even went to OS X.2.8 >> >> Then just before

Re: My Lombard, "It's dead Jim"

2004-12-28 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 28/12/04 13:59, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello again listers, I left this list long ago as I was on too many > lists, mostly lurking. and because my Lombard was running great. I > even went to OS X.2.8 > > Then just before the holidays it locked up as I hav

My Lombard, "It's dead Jim"

2004-12-28 Thread Alan Miller
Hello again listers, I left this list long ago as I was on too many lists, mostly lurking. and because my Lombard was running great. I even went to OS X.2.8 Then just before the holidays it locked up as I have never seen. I couldn't force quit anything and the three finger salut

Re: OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread Andrew F.
Remove any memory from the upper slot, that should help. Andrew On 12/23/04 2:04 AM, "Dijkwel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3 > as well as 10.2) on my daughter's 400 MHz powerbook

Re: OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread Ben Dyer
manual, not familiar with the Lombard procedure), or doing a low-level format on the hard drive and testing it for bad sectors. Cheers, Ben On 23 Dec 2004, at 21:04, Dijkwel wrote: Hi All, For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3 as well as 10.2) on my daughter'

Re: OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread rama chavy
hi, i remember reading that the lombard is picky about having more than 256mb ram to install os x. i can't remember if it prefers the 256 in the lower or upper slot. after the installation of os x, reinstalling the ram should work fine. hope this helps. rama. On Dec 23, 2004, at 2:

OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread Dijkwel
Hi All, For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3 as well as 10.2) on my daughter's 400 MHz powerbook Lombard with 320 MB of RAM and a 6 Gig hard drive, that had been running OS 9 without a glitch essentially for as long as she had it (2 years). The firs

Re: problem w/ lombard floppy

2004-12-22 Thread alienbill
Jeff Hubatka said at ÒRe: problem w/ lombard floppyÓ. [18/Dec/2004 08:28] > I had to have a driver for OS9, nothing needed for OSX. It's still > available online or write me offlist, I have two CD's here. Hi, and thanks for the info! I have not been able to find the OS9.x driv

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-19 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 19/12/04 15:39, gladys pérez-almiroty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > laurent: > i am embarrassed to admit this, but i must. the problem seems to be > that classic runs with os9.1 + and i had installed 9.0! once i ran the > updaters, the problems started to clear. > i want to thank all of you who

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-19 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
laurent: i am embarrassed to admit this, but i must. the problem seems to be that classic runs with os9.1 + and i had installed 9.0! once i ran the updaters, the problems started to clear. i want to thank all of you who patiently guided me through the process. gladys On Dec 14, 2004, at 11:08 AM,

Re: Lombard PC133 memory ???

2004-12-19 Thread Larry le Mac
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 hu

Re: Lombard PC133 memory ???

2004-12-19 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 19/12/04 10:43, Larry le Mac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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... > &g

Lombard PC133 memory ???

2004-12-19 Thread Larry le Mac
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 hopi

Re: problem w/ lombard floppy

2004-12-18 Thread Jeff Hubatka
On Dec 17, 2004, at 7:36 AM, G-Books wrote: Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:37:20 -0500 Subject: Re: problem w/ lombard floppy From: Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 16/12/04 16:13, "alienbill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am using a 333mhz Lombard with fresh install of OS

Re: problem w/ lombard floppy

2004-12-16 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 16, 2004, at 2:13 PM, alienbill wrote: I am using a 333mhz Lombard with fresh install of OS 9.1. I cannot get the VST SuperDisk to see regular floppies. I don't have a LS-120 disk so cannot try that option. The cd-rom works fine. Do I need to install some sort of driver for the f

Re: problem w/ lombard floppy

2004-12-16 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 16/12/04 16:13, "alienbill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using a 333mhz Lombard with fresh install of OS 9.1. I cannot get the > VST SuperDisk to see regular floppies. I don't have a LS-120 disk so cannot > try that option. The cd-rom works fine. Do I need to

problem w/ lombard floppy

2004-12-16 Thread alienbill
I am using a 333mhz Lombard with fresh install of OS 9.1. I cannot get the VST SuperDisk to see regular floppies. I don't have a LS-120 disk so cannot try that option. The cd-rom works fine. Do I need to install some sort of driver for the floppy? Thanks for any info. bill __ [EMAIL PROT

Re: does OSX support SCSI port on Lombard?

2004-12-15 Thread wingnut
I use mine for my old ZIP drive often. no problems with 10.2 or 10.3 -- Robert AOL IM wingnut022074 "An individual who breaks the law that conscience tells him is unjust... in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing highest respect for the law

Re: does OSX support SCSI port on Lombard?

2004-12-15 Thread michael Vogt
yes I have used SCSI on my Lombard with pamther Michael & Sharon Vogt <>< On Dec 15, 2004, at 8:07 AM, Andrew wrote: I don't believe so. I haven't plugged anything into it yet, but in "System Information" when I click the item for SCSI< it just says "

Re: does OSX support SCSI port on Lombard?

2004-12-15 Thread Andrew
s to try. Andrew --- Andrew in Ann Arbor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:57:05 -0800 (PST) > From: Andrew > Subject: Re: Lombard up and running in Panther > Honestly I don't know. I wiped the hard drive and > did > a clean install of Panther as

Re: does OSX support SCSI port on Lombard?

2004-12-15 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
Alejandro wrote: I believe there is very little support to SCSI devices. I have a 250MB Zip and it works but if you attach another device as a CD Burner or a Scanner OS X will ignore them (I'm not completely sure). OS X works primary on FireWire and USB devices. I mostly use it to mount older power

does OSX support SCSI port on Lombard?

2004-12-15 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:57:05 -0800 (PST) From: Andrew Subject: Re: Lombard up and running in Panther Honestly I don't know. I wiped the hard drive and did a clean install of Panther as soon as the Lombard arrived, as I have no use for OS 9 and my daughter is being raised strictly on

Re: Lombard reformat-gizmos

2004-12-14 Thread Kristina Rost
btw thanks to all the advice from list techs... > Most USB peripherals will work with your Lombard's built-in USB ports > - keyboards, mice, zip drive, etc... > Your Lombard already has a 56K modem built-in - why would you need > another? As to the Wacom tablet... uh...I had

Re: Lombard up and running in Panther

2004-12-14 Thread Andrew
Honestly I don't know. I wiped the hard drive and did a clean install of Panther as soon as the Lombard arrived, as I have no use for OS 9 and my daughter is being raised strictly on OS X. Andrew --- Herbert Goodfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Panther is a bit slow to

Re: Lombard up and running in Panther

2004-12-14 Thread Herbert Goodfriend
Panther is a bit slow to boot and doesn't automatically wake when I open the lid, but it does wake reliably with a press of any key. Andrew, Before Panther installation, did the Lombard wake when opening the lid? In my experience, Lombards require a key press to wake up. Pismos (most r

Lombard up and running in Panther

2004-12-13 Thread Andrew F.
Thanks to everyone who shared their knowledge. Installation on my Lombard started out rocky, crashing (garbled video) midway through CD1, until I remembered all the talk about RAM here and removed my upper 256MB module. With just the lower 256MB installed Panther went right on, and continues to

Re: setting up print server for G3 Lombard (OHello AllS 9.2.2) ?

2004-12-13 Thread Tim Collier
for getting my Lombard to print over my wireless network to a Canon bubblejet printer? I had a infowave "powerprint" server working but it has stopped working and I'm trying to find other options. The wireless network is served by a Linksys BEFW11SF wireless AP and ethernet router.

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
ok, this is the update: the information on the drive was not erased. for some reason i could not see it. when i tried to install os 9 again, sure enough, the hd shoed up with all its contents. the only problem was that i could not change the startup disk. the option key at startup was unresponsi

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 13/12/04 17:29, "gladys pérez-almiroty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok, this is the update: > the information on the drive was not erased. for some reason i could > not see it. when i tried to install os 9 again, sure enough, the hd > shoed up with all its contents. the only problem was that i

Re: lombard & diablo 2

2004-12-13 Thread Matt
HDD. That ran the game with less hiccups, almost perfect I think. Yes, I would invest in more ram for your lombard, but before you do, try messing around with the games settings. You can turn off things like shadows and some sort of 3D trick which can help run the game faster. I think graphic detail

lombard & diablo 2

2004-12-13 Thread alienbill
Hi all. I'm noticing the lombard I recently acquired is having quite a bit of trouble playing diablo II in that there are frequent and significant pauses in the game, esp when the action gets more intense. Since my machine is well above the stated hardware requirements for the game

setting up print server for G3 Lombard (OHello AllS 9.2.2)?

2004-12-13 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
Has anyone got any suggestions for getting my Lombard to print over my wireless network to a Canon bubblejet printer? I had a infowave "powerprint" server working but it has stopped working and I'm trying to find other options. The wireless network is served by a Linksys BEFW11SF

Re: Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Adam Thayer
use over the Lombard, and I have used both. The experience is a lot smoother all around, and the DVD support in OS X for the Pismo is a bonus too. - Adam -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Che

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo
I think the original OS X installation had to have OS 9 drivers installed. Without the drivers, OS 9 can't be installed. Turtle-Bear On Dec 13, 2004, at 7:19 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: is there a way o install os 9 into a drive that already has x installed w/out erasing the content of the

Re: Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Andrew
life. Andrew --- Rad Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are the differences between a Lombard and a > Pismo for running OSX? > I mean if both have a 400mhz processor. > > > Rad... > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> &g

Re: Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Clark Martin
At 8:37 AM -0600 12/13/04, Rad Craig wrote: What are the differences between a Lombard and a Pismo for running OSX? I mean if both have a 400mhz processor. SCSI vs Firewire, no Airport vs Airport slot. I don't know about the video card. Otherwise they are the same. -- Clark Martin Re

Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Rad Craig
What are the differences between a Lombard and a Pismo for running OSX? I mean if both have a 400mhz processor. Rad... -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refur

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
is there a way o install os 9 into a drive that already has x installed w/out erasing the content of the drive? my pismo doesn't have classic i and i would like to install it there in the off chance that i might need it sometime. g On Dec 13, 2004, at 4:42 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 12/12/0

Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Rad Craig
What are the differences between a Lombard and a Pismo for running OSX if both have a 400mhz processor? Rad... -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished Powe

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
isince i could not install it w/out booting, i installed it booting from the os 9 cd. On Dec 13, 2004, at 6:30 AM, Tim wrote: On Dec 12, 2004, at 8:05 PM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: i must be dumb as can be, but i did that and erased everything on the drive! how do i do it so that it doesn't e

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
i used the generic, but i didn't look for that option. see, dumb ;-) On Dec 13, 2004, at 9:35 AM, John McGibney wrote: On the OS9 install CD there should be an option to reformat the drive, make sure it isn't checked. Just update the drivers, this should leave your drive intact. Same goes for the

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread John McGibney
On the OS9 install CD there should be an option to reformat the drive, make sure it isn't checked. Just update the drivers, this should leave your drive intact. Same goes for the X install CD, don't reformat. Did you use a generic OS9 CD or did you use a CD to restore your machine? The restore CDs

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread Tim
On Dec 12, 2004, at 8:05 PM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: i must be dumb as can be, but i did that and erased everything on the drive! how do i do it so that it doesn't erase x and just installs 9? g On Dec 12, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Tim wrote: Are you installing it as Classic on OS X? If so, just

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-13 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 12/12/04 22:06, gladys pérez-almiroty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Well, if, like you said, you did erase everything on the drive, then >> OS X is >> gone. Like Tim said, insert the disk and install. That's your only >> option. >> Then, if you want OS X, you can install it on the same disk af

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
i must be dumb as can be, but i did that and erased everything on the drive! how do i do it so that it doesn't erase x and just installs 9? g On Dec 12, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Tim wrote: Are you installing it as Classic on OS X? If so, just insert your disk and install. Don't try to copy it from

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
Well, if, like you said, you did erase everything on the drive, then OS X is gone. Like Tim said, insert the disk and install. That's your only option. Then, if you want OS X, you can install it on the same disk after OS 9 is installed. If you want to install each OS independently and would like

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 12/12/04 20:05, gladys pérez-almiroty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i must be dumb as can be, but i did that and erased everything on the > drive! how do i do it so that it doesn't erase x and just installs 9? > g > On Dec 12, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Tim wrote: > >> >> >> Are you installing it as

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread Tim
On Dec 12, 2004, at 7:47 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: hi to all: a stupid question here: how do i install os 9 on a lombard? i have tried booting form the original disk and installing with no luck, and installing form an os 9 disk. when i boot again it says that the system software on the

X on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
my thanks to all who told me about the software problem on the lombard. i took out one 256 ram module and was able to install os 10.3 without a problem. afterwards, i installed the chip back and it ran beautifully. just for kicks, i took out the old chip, and left the machine with the new chip

Re: install 9 on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread Ben Dyer
It looks like you're dragging the System folder on the CD to the hard disk. Instead, try double-clicking the Installer program on the CD. Cheers, Ben On 12 Dec 2004, at 23:47, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: hi to all: a stupid question here: how do i install os 9 on a lombard? i have

install 9 on lombard

2004-12-12 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
hi to all: a stupid question here: how do i install os 9 on a lombard? i have tried booting form the original disk and installing with no luck, and installing form an os 9 disk. when i boot again it says that the system software on the startup disk only functions on the original media, not if

Re: Lombard reformat-gizmos

2004-12-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Saturday, December 11, 2004, at 09:55 AM, Kristina Rost wrote: Are the webstores at the bottom of this list just as good as any? SmallDog rocks. They're quite good. As far as gizmos go, usb zip drive are dual mac/win out of the box, most USB mice will work (there's a really cool piece of softwa

Re: Lombard reformat-gizmos

2004-12-11 Thread Richard Smykla
an adapter to fit the (HDI-30) SCSI connector on the back of your Lombard - these can be found relatively cheaply on a list such as lowendmac.com's swap list. (see <http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html> ). The only drawback is that the SCSI zip drives will likely not be found at

Re: Lombard reformat-gizmos

2004-12-11 Thread Shawn Harley
Kristina, Would you be interested in an expansion bay Zip drive (100 or 250) for your Lombard? A PCMCIA modem for the Lombard? And the mouse and Wacom tablet, USB or ADB? Contact me off-list and I'll check what I have. Shawn On Dec 11, 2004, at 11:55 AM, Kristina Rost wrote: Now it looks

Re: Lombard reformat-gizmos

2004-12-11 Thread Kristina Rost
on 12/11/04 9:57 AM, Ben Dyer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd recommend reformatting the drive, and installing again from > scratch. Thanks Ben, That's what I did...I am all up and running now. Now it looks like I do need some stuf to make this my tool. zip drive mouse modem wacom tablet

Re: Lombard reformat

2004-12-11 Thread Ben Dyer
te lots of space. Cheers, Ben On 12 Dec 2004, at 02:34, Kristina Rost wrote: Hi, The seller of my Lombard sent 3 CD's to try and boot from. One of the OS9 disks works! Do I want to clean install and erase everything? I definitely want to get rid of OS X and use my system and my programs...bu

Lombard reformat

2004-12-11 Thread Kristina Rost
Hi, The seller of my Lombard sent 3 CD's to try and boot from. One of the OS9 disks works! Do I want to clean install and erase everything? I definitely want to get rid of OS X and use my system and my programs...but... can I keep some fonts...maybe this and that. The CD that does bo

Re: Lombard Recommendations

2004-12-10 Thread Kenneth Vann
On: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 Andrew inquired: > >I just bought a used 333MHz Lombard for my daughter to >use, mostly at home, along with a new Orinoco Gold >card to access the Airport network. > >First off, will the Orinoco card (Proxim - brand new) >work as an actual airport ca

Re: Lombard problems

2004-12-09 Thread John McGibney
ich joins >> them). >> Check that. >> >> Let's hope it will be that, because it's easy to fix. >> > > Nope, the small drive was originally in the laptop and there was no > change in jumpers (none installed). Thanks anway. > The iBook's

Re: Lombard problems

2004-12-09 Thread Clark Martin
ll be that, because it's easy to fix. Nope, the small drive was originally in the laptop and there was no change in jumpers (none installed). Thanks anway. --- Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm trying to put a bigger HD and OS X into a Lombard at the school I hel

Re: Lombard projects: was all in one printer

2004-12-09 Thread Shawn Harley
Bruce, I concur. I have carried a Canon (slim USB flatbed, model# escapes me at the moment) in my backpack with my Pismo. Very handy. A friend also does the same thing at the library. No problems, and since I upgraded to a G4 Powerbook and newer Canon scanner, I'm probably going to sell the old

Lombard problems

2004-12-09 Thread Clark Martin
I'm trying to put a bigger HD and OS X into a Lombard at the school I help out at. When I try with either the OS X or OS 9 installer disk and the format utility the new disk gets reported as a smaller size. The old disk gets reported with the correct size. But neither of them will f

Re: Lombard projects: was all in one printer

2004-12-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 9, 2004, at 7:24 AM, Kristina Rost wrote: I have an agfa studiostar scanner on my table which works fine for my graphics work...my, I can't imagine being in "public" and needing to scan! forpetessake In a library, for example, for copying articles and such for reference work, particularly

Lombard projects: was all in one printer

2004-12-09 Thread Kristina Rost
t rid of more stuf on ebay. 3. the conversion of grampa's gagillion slides on to somekind of media for the families of his "dynasty". 4. I do need a zip drive for my lombard...can i use a blue table model? I have some extras of these. I do have a Nikon filmscaner 10 in an old 6100 and a Ya

Re: Lombard Recommendations

2004-12-08 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 14:01 To: G-Books Subject: Lombard Recommendations Hello all. I just bought a used 333MHz Lombard for my daughter to use, mostly at home, along with a new Orinoco Gold card

Re: Lombard Recommendations

2004-12-08 Thread Mary Russell
We have 10.3.6 on our lombard 333. Works fine. No problems. Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all. I just bought a used 333MHz Lombard for my daughter to use, mostly at home, along with a new Orinoco Gold card to access the Airport network. First off, will the Orinoco card (Proxim - brand new

Lombard Recommendations

2004-12-08 Thread Andrew
Hello all. I just bought a used 333MHz Lombard for my daughter to use, mostly at home, along with a new Orinoco Gold card to access the Airport network. First off, will the Orinoco card (Proxim - brand new) work as an actual airport card, or should I start hunting for drivers? Second, the

Re: lombard & 10.3

2004-12-02 Thread Mikael Byström
Bob said: >a number of (but not all) Wallstreet users had >difficulties installing Panther when their Wallstreet had more than >384 MB of RAM. If I remember correctly this was only during installation. Post installation modules could be put back. -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: lombard & 10.3

2004-12-01 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 2:45 PM -0500 11/30/04, Richard Smykla wrote: >Some Lombard machines reportedly do not have this issue, >but the ones I've seen do. Mine would install with a 256 in either >slot, as long as the machine did not have more than 384 MB installed. &g

Re: lombard & 10.3

2004-11-30 Thread Richard Smykla
ticks installed in the Lombard - I certainly found that to be true in my attempts to install 10.3 on my 333MHz bronze PowerBook with 512MB installed. After a successful install, the only issues I found with leaving the (2) 256 MB modules installed was: 1 - Any attempt to run the Disk Util

Re: HELP with Lombard & upgrading to Panther

2004-11-30 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 30/11/04 14:00, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I have a Lombard. I tried to put Panther on it and it didn't work. Had a > hunch I had some bad memory - or actually one of the chips that is recognized > half size due to configuratio

HELP with Lombard & upgrading to Panther

2004-11-30 Thread Polkadoter
Hi, I have a Lombard. I tried to put Panther on it and it didn't work. Had a hunch I had some bad memory - or actually one of the chips that is recognized half size due to configuration. Anyway ordered the right chip (low profile for lower slot) now have 64 meg (OEM) on top, and 2

memory between wallstreet and lombard

2004-11-29 Thread Rad Craig
OK, I bought that Lombard I was asking about a couple of days ago and also looking at a Pismo, if I can get it for a good price, I'll sell the Lombard. 1.) Anyway, the Lombard only has 64MB of ram and my Wallstreet which I will be selling has 512MB. Can I take some of this ram out

Re: lombard & 10.3

2004-11-29 Thread Steve Fuller
i am trying to upgrade my aunt's lombard. i installed 256 ram in the lower slot and a 60gb 7200 rpm's hd. when i tried to install os 10.3 all went fine up to a point in which the screen turned into a series of static big blue, black and white lines or a pattern of thin lines jumpin

lombard & 10.3

2004-11-29 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
hi: i am trying to upgrade my aunt's lombard. i installed 256 ram in the lower slot and a 60gb 7200 rpm's hd. when i tried to install os 10.3 all went fine up to a point in which the screen turned into a series of static big blue, black and white lines or a pattern of thin lines j

Re: Lombard and OSX? And Panther?

2004-11-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Thursday, November 25, 2004, at 02:00 PM, Art Russell wrote: An in-law is running a Lombard on OSX 10.2.6 without significant problems. Will a Lombard support Panther, 10.3? Yes it does, quite nicely. 10.3 is generally faster on supported systems than 10.2, provided you have sufficient

Re: Lombard and OSX?

2004-11-25 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 4:30 PM -0600 11/25/04, Rad Craig wrote: >I got 10.2.8 to run on my Wallstreet, it had it on there when I got it, but >didn't come with the CD, but it was VERY flaky, lots of mysterious lockups >(couple times a day) and other problems. I thought I'd blow it away,

Re: Lombard and OSX?

2004-11-25 Thread Dan K
"Rad Craig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks: >I am looking at buying a Lombard to replace my Wallstreet so I can run OSX >without problems. I don't have very much info on this laptop and am trying >to find the specs on it. He said it was an m5343, so I believe it's

Re: Lombard and OSX?

2004-11-25 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
thanks. i am about to upgrade my aunt's lombard and it is a relief to know it should run without problems. g On Nov 25, 2004, at 8:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am running Panther on a 400mhz lombard and it is fine. Video Fine also -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.c

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