Re: newbie Lombard questions...

2005-11-14 Thread Clark Martin
At 4:17 PM -0500 11/14/05, Dean A. Arnold wrote: Greetings from a long time LEM swaplister and new addition to G-books. I just acquired a Lombard for $200 and it's a base model. I'm running OS 9.2.2 on it now but will upgrade to OS 10.X after I get more RAM and a bigger HD. The unit was acquire

Re: newbie Lombard questions...

2005-11-14 Thread Jamie Pruden
Hi Dean, The Monitors control panel will reflect the addition of the monitor when you hook it up... the Displays system preference will do the same once you go to OS X. You shouldn't have to worry about the driver... smiles, Jamie On Nov 14, 2005, at 1:17 PM, Dean A. Arnold wrote: Greet

newbie Lombard questions...

2005-11-14 Thread Dean A. Arnold
Greetings from a long time LEM swaplister and new addition to G-books. I just acquired a Lombard for $200 and it's a base model. I'm running OS 9.2.2 on it now but will upgrade to OS 10.X after I get more RAM and a bigger HD. The unit was acquired specifically for running the digital projector

Re: few newbie questions

2005-04-20 Thread JeffH
> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mikael=20Bystr=F6m?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: few newbie questions > Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:24:25 +0200 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Bruce Johnson said: > > >> 3) I t

Re: few newbie questions

2005-04-19 Thread Rick McCutcheon
> > Bruce Johnson said: > >>> 3) I take it the choice was either a CD-RW drive or a DVD-CD Rom, >>> which is >>> what I got. Is the swap easy? Is there a third party option to have >>> both? >>> >> >> Replacing the drive on these is reasonably easy, see pbfixit.com for >> both instructions a

Re: few newbie questions

2005-04-19 Thread Mikael Byström
Bruce Johnson said: >> 3) I take it the choice was either a CD-RW drive or a DVD-CD Rom, >> which is >> what I got. Is the swap easy? Is there a third party option to have >> both? >> > >Replacing the drive on these is reasonably easy, see pbfixit.com for >both instructions and parts/prices.

Re: few newbie questions

2005-04-18 Thread Rick McCutcheon
Much thanks! Chuckle -- yes, newer is the point. So I guess the question is which numbers came first and which were later... Rick > From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> 2) As I understand it, any of the battery numbers for the 15" Tibooks >> (A1012/M6091/M8244/M8511) will work. D

Re: few newbie questions

2005-04-18 Thread Bruce Johnson
e way of work, so I recently found a Tibook 400 in fabulous condition for a good price. Decided to just get it and start the switch over A couple of newbie questions to help get me up to steam. 1) Will a 2.0 USB PC card port give me 2.0 speeds or is there an internal bottleneck? (How can you

Re: few newbie questions

2005-04-18 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 18/04/05 19:23, Rick McCutcheon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 5) Can I load OS9.1 straight onto it, then boot from it with a key > combination? (It has 10.2.x and 9.2.x but old software might need 9.1 -- > I'll see first if the software will run in classic. Anyone using Word 98 > with Endnote

few newbie questions

2005-04-18 Thread Rick McCutcheon
ulous condition for a good price. Decided to just get it and start the switch over A couple of newbie questions to help get me up to steam. 1) Will a 2.0 USB PC card port give me 2.0 speeds or is there an internal bottleneck? (How can you tell I've been using a 1400?) 2) As I understa

Re: Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 27/01/05 14:46, "Al Poulin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aase Marit Waage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Tim! I had ejected or trashed several of these, then >> when I started wondering what they were, I wondered if I had done >> something I shouldn`t have... > > And if you do

Re: Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Al Poulin
Aase Marit Waage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks a lot, Tim! I had ejected or trashed several of these, then when I started wondering what they were, I wondered if I had done something I shouldn`t have... And if you do not trash them, those disk images will disappear whenever you shut down. Al

Re: Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Aase Marit Waage
Hi Laurent, I was talking about the harddisk-looking icon that pops up on the desktop after installing some software. When I hit Command+I on it, it says that it is a "Volume". Did that make more sense? Anyway, I was glad to read that I didn`t need to keep these, and that I had not done anythi

Re: Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Aase Marit Waage
Thanks a lot, Tim! I had ejected or trashed several of these, then when I started wondering what they were, I wondered if I had done something I shouldn`t have... For now i have stored all the downloaded installers, as I plan on re-installing the system. I just have not had the time yet. It is

Re: Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 27/01/05 06:25, Aase Marit Waage at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I have noticed one thing while installing some trial versions of > software etc. on my iBook with OS X. When I have installed, a > "Volume" appears on the desktop. That is something I have never seen > before, and I won

Re: Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Tim Collier
These are disk images...not harmful at all. When you are done with it just eject it and it's gone! Also you can delete the original file that you downloaded, or you can keep it in storage somewhere in case you need to re-install some time later. Then just double click it and it'll make that same

Newbie OSX Volume Q

2005-01-27 Thread Aase Marit Waage
Hi all, I have noticed one thing while installing some trial versions of software etc. on my iBook with OS X. When I have installed, a "Volume" appears on the desktop. That is something I have never seen before, and I wonder what it is really about. I tried trashing one, and as far as I could s

Re: Questions from a Wi-Fi newbie

2004-05-15 Thread Paul Nicholson
On May 14, 2004, at 4:52 PM, Gary Goldberg wrote: Buthow does it work? It works pretty much like ethernet except that you don't need wires. Does the wi-fi card automatically detect my internal modem and Internet settings and dial the access number I've set up for that location? No, it just l

Re: Questions from a Wi-Fi newbie

2004-05-15 Thread Dan Palka
Basically you have to have some kind of home network set up, with a router and stuff. On May 14, 2004, at 10:36 PM, Ken wrote: The card and associated software (Airport if you have a compatible card) will detect the network. To connect to the network you use ethernet type settings (TCP/IP and s

Re: Questions from a Wi-Fi newbie

2004-05-14 Thread Dan Palka
It doesn't work at all like a modem. Works better if you have Cable or DSL. On May 14, 2004, at 6:52 PM, Gary Goldberg wrote: Buthow does it work? Does the wi-fi card automatically detect my internal modem and Internet settings and dial the access number I've set up for that location? What abou

Re: Questions from a Wi-Fi newbie

2004-05-14 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 14/05/2004 16:52 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > A post a week ago about a wi-fi PC card >for Wall Street Powerbooks got me thinking >about buying such a card. > > While I don't need a home network, it'd >be nice to use my laptop from somewhere >other than on my

Questions from a Wi-Fi newbie

2004-05-14 Thread Gary Goldberg
A post a week ago about a wi-fi PC card for Wall Street Powerbooks got me thinking about buying such a card. While I don't need a home network, it'd be nice to use my laptop from somewhere other than on my desk or, when travelling, from a wi-fi-equipped restaurant or other "hot s

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-29 Thread Rad Craig
So I wonder what it is that is causing my problems. I'm running 10.2.8, I have tried it from both OS9 and OSX, starting XPF, inserting the 10.3 CD and selecting it to restart with. It reboots, starts the installation, after about the second screen, where I'm clicking continue, I get the messa

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-29 Thread John Slavin
Actually, my XPF installation wouldn't work from OS9, but it worked just fine from 10.2.8. I have a Cisco Wireless Card that works great from my card slot. I don't know about anything else. On Monday, March 29, 2004, at 03:03 AM, Mikael Byström wrote: Rad, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Will softw

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-29 Thread Mikael Byström
Rad, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Will software update not allow it to go from 10.2.8 to 10.3? > >I have XPostFacto (latest version, got it last night), but not sure I'm >using it right. You need to use Xpostfacto 3a9 or 3a14 starting the installation from *Mac OS 9* (important). 3a11 does not work

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-27 Thread Rad Craig
That's AWESOME! What a great app, it's exactly what I was looking for and more. This should come one every mac laptop as built-in functionality. Thanks. Rad... Nikon's World wrote: On Friday, March 26, 2004, at 10:12 AM, Rad Craig wrote: I just got my first mac laptop (wallstreet) and I ha

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-27 Thread Nikon's World
On Friday, March 26, 2004, at 10:12 AM, Rad Craig wrote: I just got my first mac laptop (wallstreet) and I have some questions. 1. It had OS X 10.2.6 on it when i got it and I want to upgrade to the latest version. I did software update, but 10.2.8 is the highest it seems to go, which is on

Re: newbie laptop questions

2004-03-27 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 26/03/04 11:12, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just got my first mac laptop (wallstreet) and I have some questions. > > 1. It had OS X 10.2.6 on it when i got it and I want to upgrade to the > latest version. I did software update, but 10.2.8 is the highest it > seems to go, which

newbie laptop questions

2004-03-27 Thread Rad Craig
I just got my first mac laptop (wallstreet) and I have some questions. 1. It had OS X 10.2.6 on it when i got it and I want to upgrade to the latest version. I did software update, but 10.2.8 is the highest it seems to go, which is on it now. I have 10.3 on a CD, but it says it can't be inst

Re: Newbie

2003-05-29 Thread John Slavin
On Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at 01:11 AM, Mark Benson wrote: BTW it concerns me that no-one managed to remember about the 'hinge of death' problem on Wallstreet Powerbooks. I'm certainly not buying one if the hinge clutches are going to go bang on me one day. I'll stash my cash and buy a Pismo

Re: newbie (wallstreet)

2003-05-29 Thread David Pekarsky
1) I have had no problems whatsoever with X on my 300mhz wallstreet save for the first kernel panic after I chose and installed on the partition that just leaked over the 8gb X install partition limit in my 8gb hard drive where there are two equal sized permissions the second of which, evidentl

Re: Newbie

2003-05-29 Thread Robert Benjamin Johnston
On 5/28/03 2:51 PM, "Ian Moffatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert wrote: > A reasonable solution would be >> to try to install Jaguar on the Wallstreet he's thinking of buying. If it >> works without a hitch, then get it. If he runs into kernel panics, etc., >> then don't get it. > > Then Kyl

Re: Newbie

2003-05-29 Thread Robert Benjamin Johnston
On 5/28/03 4:40 PM, "Christopher Hack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the secret is a completely clean install, completely blank hard > drive. > > >> Hey, I agree with you. I'm just giving my personal experience and >> referencing what I've found on the boards. A reasonable solution wou

Re: Newbie

2003-05-29 Thread Christopher Hack
I think the secret is a completely clean install, completely blank hard drive. > Hey, I agree with you. I'm just giving my personal experience and > referencing what I've found on the boards. A reasonable solution would be > to try to install Jaguar on the Wallstreet he's thinking of buying.

Re: Newbie

2003-05-29 Thread Ian Moffatt
Robert wrote: A reasonable solution would be > to try to install Jaguar on the Wallstreet he's thinking of buying. If it > works without a hitch, then get it. If he runs into kernel panics, etc., > then don't get it. Then Kyle wrote: >That is far from reasonable. I would never let a person ins

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Jon Glass
on 5/28/03 8:11 AM, Mark Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > BTW it concerns me that no-one managed to remember about the 'hinge of > death' problem on Wallstreet Powerbooks. I'm certainly not buying one > if the hinge clutches are going to go bang on me one day. I'll stash my > cash and buy a Pi

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Mark Benson
On Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 23:32 Europe/London, Robert Benjamin Johnston wrote: Hey, I agree with you. I'm just giving my personal experience and referencing what I've found on the boards. A reasonable solution would be to try to install Jaguar on the Wallstreet he's thinking of buying. If

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Tan Guan Beng
RE: I have a Wallstreet 233, 192MB RAM & 20G IBM/Hitachi HD. No problem running OSX. Only complain is the poor graphic performance. "Christopher Hack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> Re: Newbie > > > > Can't understand all

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Hamlin Krewson
On 5/27/03 6:32 PM, "Robert Benjamin Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: Hey, I agree with you. I'm just giving my personal experience and referencing what I've found on the boards. A reasonable solution would be to try to install Jaguar on the Wallstreet he's thinking of

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 5/27/03 6:32 PM, "Robert Benjamin Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > Hey, I agree with you. I'm just giving my personal experience and > referencing what I've found on the boards. A reasonable solution would be > to try to install Jaguar on the Wallstreet he's thinking

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Robert Benjamin Johnston
On 5/27/03 4:53 PM, "Christopher Hack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Re: Newbie > > Can't understand all the fuss about running OSX on a WallStreet. I have a > WallStreet with an upgraded hardrive (80gb Travelstar) - no magnetic sleep > problems. I bou

Re: Newbie

2003-05-27 Thread Christopher Hack
> Re: Newbie Can't understand all the fuss about running OSX on a WallStreet. I have a WallStreet with an upgraded hardrive (80gb Travelstar) - no magnetic sleep problems. I bough 512mb ram cheaply on Ebay - again no problems. I also run OSX, and it is absolutely fine. So my advice would

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-08 Thread Brendan McAlpine
; install > CD. No luck...I still get the flashing question mark. What should I > try now? > > Please help a newbie! > > Thanks, > Maya > > > === > Maya Cerise Kuper > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: Lead Synth > > > -- > G-Books

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread Roger Diggle
, but upon restart, I got the >flashing "?" that apparently means my system folder can't be found. So far >I've tried resetting the PRAM, and running Disk First Aid from the X install >CD. No luck...I still get the flashing question mark. What should I try >now?

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread Dustin
a newbie? You could also pop in your OS X installation CD (if you have one). Get to the installer (it should boot to it automatically if your computer won't boot normally) and get to Disk Utilities, then use First Aid to check your hard drive for errors. Good Luck, -Dustin -- G-Boo

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread Dustin
From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 7:03 PM To: G-Books Subject: Help a newbie? I just "switched"...so far my new PowerBook G4 has been great, but OS 9.2 froze today when I was trying to download a bunch of stuff a

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 07/02/03 19:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rick Banuelos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on Fri, 7 Feb 2003 16:27:46 -0800: >> Try holding down X when you boot up (if you also have OS X installed on >> your system). > > I do have OS X, but holding down x doesn't seem to work.

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread m-kuper
Rick Banuelos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on Fri, 7 Feb 2003 16:27:46 -0800: > Try holding down X when you boot up (if you also have OS X installed on > your system). I do have OS X, but holding down x doesn't seem to work. :( Maya === Maya Cerise Kuper [EMAIL PRO

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread Rick Banuelos
On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 04:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I still get the flashing question mark. What should I try now? Try holding down X when you boot up (if you also have OS X installed on your system). That should force the computer to boot into X. While you're there, you

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread m-kuper
Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on Fri, 07 Feb 2003 17:07:53 -0700: > Boot from your OS 9 CD. When I try to boot from the OS 9 CD, I get "Sorry, a system error occured. error type 11 To temporarily turn off extensions, restart and hold down the shift key." When I try restarting a

Re: Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
ng "?" that apparently means my system folder can't be found. So far > I've tried resetting the PRAM, and running Disk First Aid from the X install > CD. No luck...I still get the flashing question mark. What should I try now? > > Please help a newbie! I&#x

Help a newbie?

2003-02-07 Thread m-kuper
stem folder can't be found. So far I've tried resetting the PRAM, and running Disk First Aid from the X install CD. No luck...I still get the flashing question mark. What should I try now? Please help a newbie! Thanks, Maya === Maya Cerise Kuper [EMA

Re: Power Manager Problem with my Wallstreet (newbie question)

2002-10-15 Thread John Slavin
It's not just the 300. I think it's pretty much all the Wallstreet IIs. Mine is a special edition 233, but it is a pdq On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 09:59 PM, Obi-Wan wrote: > On 10/15/02 7:41 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew > into > the Cybertrough: > >> I'm familiar with

Re: Power Manager Problem with my Wallstreet (newbie question)

2002-10-15 Thread Obi-Wan
On 10/15/02 7:41 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > I'm familiar with the Wallstreet (I and II) but what is the PDQ that so > many of you have been referring to recently? The 300MHz version of what was the Wallstreet series is commonly called a Wallstreet when

Re: Power Manager Problem with my Wallstreet (newbie question)

2002-10-15 Thread Andrew Johnson
I'm familiar with the Wallstreet (I and II) but what is the PDQ that so many of you have been referring to recently? -Andrew On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 10:38 PM, John Featherstone wrote: > he said "well documented problem with this Wallstreet' ( well ok, in > deference "PDQ") He had me s