Pismo and HP350cbi

2005-01-08 Thread Ronald Romine
I use a Pismo using OS X 10.2.8, and I just go t my hand on a used portable printer from a state sale. The HP 350cbi was like new, possibly never used, the battery and IrDA adaptor were still sealed. However, there is a problem. OS X doesn't appear to support IrDA printing, and the Mac

Re: Pismo and HP350cbi

2005-01-08 Thread PETE
--- Ronald Romine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use a Pismo using OS X 10.2.8, and I just go t my hand on a used portable printer from a state sale. The HP 350cbi was like new, possibly never used, the battery and IrDA adaptor were still sealed. However, there is a problem. OS X

Re: Pismo and HP350cbi

2005-01-08 Thread John McGibney
--- Ronald Romine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use a Pismo using OS X 10.2.8, and I just go t my hand on a used portable printer from a state sale. The HP 350cbi was like new, possibly never used, the battery and IrDA adaptor were still sealed. However, there is a problem. OS X

Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-08 Thread pace
Has anyone heard of any reason that OS 9.2.1 will not load/upgrade onto OS 9.1(classic)? This is on a pismo(G3) powerbook. I have OS 10.3.4 installed have been running OS 9.1 when in the classic mode. But every few months OS 9.1 will not be able to be the startup disk?? Now every time I startup

Re: Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-08 Thread Shawn Harley
9.2.1 will not load/upgrade onto OS 9.1(classic)? This is on a pismo(G3) powerbook. I have OS 10.3.4 installed have been running OS 9.1 when in the classic mode. But every few months OS 9.1 will not be able to be the startup disk?? Now every time I startup it comes up says you are running OS 9.1

Re: Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-08 Thread Jim Dynes
Is there any reason why you don't go with 9.2.2? Jim On Jan 8, 2005, at 8:12 PM, Shawn Harley wrote: Is your version of 9.2.1 a retail version? Or is it for a specific machine? Is it a full version or an upgrade? I had a somewhat similar problem on my Dual G4 desktop. I'll try to recall the

Re: Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-08 Thread Shawn Harley
Somewhere in the install/upgrade process (9.0 to 9.1 to 9.2.1), the upgrade CD (9.2.1, IIRC) would not install fully. The CD's are not machine specific. I had to download or copy the CD contents (don't remember) to the hard drive, restart with extensions off, and run the upgrade from the hard

Re: asking again re: pismo suddenly won't work with RAM in bottom slot

2004-12-30 Thread Jeff Drummond
On Dec 29, 2004, at 10:01 pm, Beverly Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sent this question in a couple of weeks ago and got no replies, so I'm checking again: anyone care to venture an opinion on this? Our story so far: My partner's trusty Pismo 400 malfunctioned. When it gave the 3 beeps

Re: asking again re: pismo suddenly won't work with RAM in bottom slot

2004-12-30 Thread Seth Austen
On Dec 30, 2004, at 12:28 PM, Jeff Drummond wrote: When a ram slot stops working there's often something wrong with the slot itself. Inspect the bottom slot carefully for dust or dirt, corrosion, scorch marks, bent pins or anything else that looks abnormal. Thanks, we'll check that first before

asking again re: pismo suddenly won't work with RAM in bottom slot

2004-12-29 Thread Beverly Woods
Hi folks, I sent this question in a couple of weeks ago and got no replies, so I'm checking again: anyone care to venture an opinion on this? Our story so far: My partner's trusty Pismo 400 malfunctioned. When it gave the 3 beeps on startup and nothing else, I looked that up and read

Can a Pismo boot from an external Firewire drive in OS 9?

2004-12-22 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
Can a Pismo boot from an external Firewire drive in OS 9? Brian -- Brian Braunschweiger Power Corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Pismo crack

2004-12-22 Thread Stuart Saunders
Kate, I doubt that your Pismo is breaking up. Both my Pismos have cracks - one at the wedding line in front of the trackpad clicker, where the plastic rejoins after flowing around the clicker hole. The other one has had a crack in the left palmrest since nearly new - i tripped over

Re: Pismo Problems, Continued...

2004-12-21 Thread Mikael Byström
clay or similar. This helped heat problems in a WS I I had earlier. Also the fan could be checked. With the Pismo, there's is the dreadful cache problem. How do one verify that is the problem? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Pismo crack

2004-12-21 Thread Kathryn Odell
I just finished upgrading my Pismo with memory, OSX, and the Sony CDR-DVD. Then I noticed that I have a fine crack on the top (left hand side) of the case. I don't even know how it happened, and I am really bummed about it. My question..is there anything I can do to protect the computer

Re: Pismo crack

2004-12-21 Thread Donald Keenan
On Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at 12:03 AM, Kathryn Odell wrote: I just finished upgrading my Pismo with memory, OSX, and the Sony CDR-DVD. Then I noticed that I have a fine crack on the top (left hand side) of the case. I don't even know how it happened, and I am really bummed about it. My

Re: Will Pismo run a 20 inch monitor

2004-12-20 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
The monitor requires 75 mhz for any resolution and I can't seem to find if the this book puts out 75 MHZ . It's got 8 megs of ram but a quick check of what this would be Pismo could put out is not here. The monitor has a 26 mm dot pitch so not to bad, fine for what I will need it for. Again

Pismo and firewire problems

2004-12-20 Thread Tom Wolfe
I've got a Pismo 400, iMac 600 Summer 2001 and a 120G external firewire drive. The iMac is running 10.2.8 and the Pismo 10.3.7. I wanted to backup my home directory from the Pismo to the firewire drive, but it wouldn't see the drive, even in disk utility. I decided to use a roundabout

Will Pismo run a 20 inch monitor

2004-12-19 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
Got a Pismo 500, 1 gig of ram, running 10.3 is there enough video power on the Pismo to run a Sony Trinitron 20 inch monitor at a resolution of 1024 X 768 in thousands of colors with the pismo. If so can you run with the screen down or should it be open Thanks Geoff -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: Will Pismo run a 20 inch monitor

2004-12-19 Thread PowerMac 5500
Yeah, it should work fine. I think it doesn't matter what size the monitor is, but the resolution is what counts. Don't know about open/close Geoffrey Loeffler wrote: Got a Pismo 500, 1 gig of ram, running 10.3 is there enough video power on the Pismo to run a Sony Trinitron 20 inch monitor

Re: Will Pismo run a 20 inch monitor

2004-12-19 Thread Erik Ness
At 9:14 PM -0600 12/19/04, PowerMac 5500 wrote: with the screen down or should it be open I think for heat issues it should probably be open. ... Cheers, Erik -- ### Erik Ness [EMAIL PROTECTED] 608-242-7604 Stuck in Reverse:

pismo suddenly won't work with RAM in bottom slot

2004-12-19 Thread Beverly Woods
Hi everyone, My partner's trusty Pismo 400 malfunctioned this evening. There was a kernel panic, and it wouldn't boot, and then when it gave the 3 beeps on startup and nothing else, I looked that up and read that it meant no RAM that was recognized was present. This Pismo has 2 256 Mb RAM

Re: Pismo HD - Wallstreet HD - The same?

2004-12-18 Thread Jeff Hubatka
On Dec 17, 2004, at 11:57 AM, G-Books wrote: Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:11:40 -0700 From: Bill Gau [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pismo HD - Wallstreet HD - The same? Following the discussion on the Pismo HD replacement with considerable interest. I am wondering if the harddrive specs for the Pismo

Re: Pismo HD - Wallstreet HD - The same?

2004-12-18 Thread Anne Judge
On Dec 18, 2004, at 9:32 AM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: The Wallstreet came with the larger 17mm drives, the Lombard/Pismo could only use 12.5 max. Actually, I was just looking at my original WallStreet (266, 4GB HD, from the end of the production run as the Lombard was just about to be or had been

Pismo failed ram?

2004-12-18 Thread Stuart Saunders
Dyna, You might consider to upgrade your Pismo to G4. This may or may not solve the problem, but if it does, will give you a much better computer. I did this recently through Daystar, and after a few problems, (backside cache not recognized - new daughtercard sent under warranty) I have

Pismo Problems, Continued...

2004-12-17 Thread Dyna
Thanks to everyone who suggested fixes for my near dead Pismo. The hard drive was indeed bad, and I replaced it with a new 40 gig Hitachi and added 256 megs of RAM while I was in there to up the total RAM to 384 megs. Despite all this new hardware the Pismo often needed repeated reboots

Re: Pismo HD

2004-12-17 Thread Dave Bjur
At 05:53 PM 12/16/2004, you wrote: What do I need to know in order to buy a larger HD for my Pismo, I mean what are the specs I need to look for when shopping for a bigger HD? Like interface, rpm, thickness, etc. I remember someone indicating that the drive must be backward compatible to ATA-5

Re: Pismo HD

2004-12-17 Thread Andrew
mechanism. My Lombard's 6gb drive was replaced by a 5400 rpm 20gb drive with similar results (same 8mb cache). Andrew --- Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 16, 2004, at 6:53 PM, Rad Craig wrote: What do I need to know in order to buy a larger HD for my Pismo, I mean what

Re: Pismo HD

2004-12-17 Thread Hal
I agree. I personally had great experience with IMB.Hitachi's Travelstar drives in my Pismo. I think the Pismo will take up to a 12.5mm high drive. You will definitely notice a performance boost with the faster drive/larger cache. Good luck. -Hal On Dec 17, 2004, at 9:19 AM, Andrew wrote

Re: Pismo HD

2004-12-17 Thread Dan K
Rad Craig asked: What do I need to know in order to buy a larger HD for my Pismo, I mean what are the specs I need to look for when shopping for a bigger HD? Like interface, rpm, thickness, etc. to which Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: Any 2.5 drive on the market now should work

Re: Pismo Problems, Continued...

2004-12-17 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 31/12/69 19:34, Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to everyone who suggested fixes for my near dead Pismo. The hard drive was indeed bad, and I replaced it with a new 40 gig Hitachi and added 256 megs of RAM while I was in there to up the total RAM to 384 megs. Despite all this new

Re: Pismo Problems, Continued...

2004-12-17 Thread Dyna
On Friday, December 17, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I don't think that this symptom is a common problem with the G3 PowerBooks. I used a Wallstreet for about 6 months, then a Pismo for about a year and never had any unexpected freeze, never, ever. Your problem might still

Re: Pismo Problems, Continued...

2004-12-17 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 17/12/04 12:46, Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday, December 17, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I don't think that this symptom is a common problem with the G3 PowerBooks. I used a Wallstreet for about 6 months, then a Pismo for about a year and never had any

Pismo HD - Wallstreet HD - The same?

2004-12-17 Thread Bill Gau
Following the discussion on the Pismo HD replacement with considerable interest. I am wondering if the harddrive specs for the Pismo are the same for the Wallstreet Rev. 2 (PDQ). Someone who is in the know please let me know. Thanks. On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:11:03 -0700, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL

Re: Pismo Problems, Continued...

2004-12-17 Thread Peter Stein
Dyna, It seems like deja-vu to me while I read your post. I had a Pismo 500mhz that exhibited the same symptoms (and more) as yours. It would be my suggestion to: Remove your processor daughtercard and take a very good look at the large chip on the UNDERSIDE of the daughtercard. Mine was 'cooked

Re: Pismo HD - Wallstreet HD - The same?

2004-12-17 Thread Ben Dyer
As long as you don't get an ATA-6 or later drive, it'll be fine. The Wallstreet's got a bit more space in it, though, so it supports drives up to about 17mm high. Cheers, Ben On 18 Dec 2004, at 05:11, Bill Gau wrote: Following the discussion on the Pismo HD replacement with considerable

Pismo HD

2004-12-16 Thread Rad Craig
What do I need to know in order to buy a larger HD for my Pismo, I mean what are the specs I need to look for when shopping for a bigger HD? Like interface, rpm, thickness, etc. Rad... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?

2004-12-15 Thread Ben Dyer
, Ben On 15 Dec 2004, at 16:36, Rad Craig wrote: I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc.) onto this Pismo. My FTP server seems to choke before I can get the zip file containing it all (about 60MB) uploaded

Re: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?

2004-12-15 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
From: Rad Craig Subject: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)? Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:36:51 -0600 I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc.) onto this Pismo. So, is there a way I can just transfer

Re: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?

2004-12-15 Thread Rad Craig
On Dec 15, 2004, at 8:28 AM, Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote: From: Rad Craig Subject: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)? Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:36:51 -0600 I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc

Re: IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?

2004-12-15 Thread Ben Dyer
Hmm, should have read the subject more carefully. No idea if OS X supports IR on the Pismo. Either way, IR should be considered a method of last resort; even borrowing an Ethernet PCMCIA card would be better. Cheers, Ben On 16 Dec 2004, at 00:48, Ben Dyer wrote: You'd need to get a TCP/IP

OT: Installing OS X Panther on Pismo

2004-12-14 Thread Michael J. Granado
Hello, I have a Pismo running 10.2 Jaguar. If I get Panther 10.3, can I install it via an ³archive and install² or do I have to do a ³clean install?² Are there complications that I should be aware of? I just want to be able to use Airport Express BS / Airtunes with my Pismo. But I didn¹t know I

IR transfer Pismo (OSX) -- Thinkpad (Windows)?

2004-12-14 Thread Rad Craig
I have an IBM Thinkpad that I have been using previously. I now want to transfer all of my data files (spreadsheets, docs, etc.) onto this Pismo. My FTP server seems to choke before I can get the zip file containing it all (about 60MB) uploaded, I've tried a dozen times now, it never

Re: OT: Installing OS X Panther on Pismo

2004-12-14 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 15/12/04 01:17, Michael J. Granado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have a Pismo running 10.2 Jaguar. If I get Panther 10.3, can I install it via an ³archive and install² or do I have to do a ³clean install?² Are there complications that I should be aware of? I just want to be able

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 PowerBooks

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 refurbished

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 Redwood

Re: Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Adam Thayer
The Pismo is better, hands down. It has the faster bus speed, and a properly supported video card (mostly, it has a couple OpenGL glitches with large textures, but those are from fairly new apps that are written to ignore older cards like the Rage 128). Those two alone make it worthwhile

Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options

2004-12-13 Thread Dave Bjur
At 07:00 AM 12/12/2004, you wrote: Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive

Re: Hard Disk Drive for Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Ronald Romine
a message cannot install OS because your computer cannot start up from this volume. I don't know about the MK4026-GAX, but my brother gave me a MK4019-GAX, and it caused all kinds of problems. I originally tried to install the MK4019-GAX inside my Pismo. I managed to install OSX and OS9

Re: Lombard vs Pismo

2004-12-13 Thread Andrew
Pismo is more upgradeable (more processor choices), and most importantly, it has an airport slot (and built-in antenna) and a faster system bus (100 v 66MHz). Otherwise they are about the same. They weigh the same, have the same form factor and share drives and batteries, getting similar battery

Pismo HD replacement, 7200 rpm?

2004-12-13 Thread Dave Bjur
I am considering an internal HD repalcement for my Pismo. Any experince with the IBM/Hitachi 7200 rpm models? Thanks, Dave -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Pismo HD replacement, 7200 rpm?

2004-12-13 Thread Nancy Lawrence
I really like my Hitachi 40gb 7200rpm drive. I have a Pismo 400 and my only complaint is that I should've gotten a 60 gb. It did make a peculiar whirring sound after about a month of use but I figured that perhaps the whole sled had gotten jarred--I carry it on a bike quite often--and so I

Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options

2004-12-12 Thread Jeff Hubatka
Subject: Pismo max ram and floppy options Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:00:51 -0500 From: chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want

Re: Hard Disk Drive for Pismo

2004-12-11 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 11/12/04 00:34, Herbert Goodfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last month I wrote to ask whether a Toshiba ATA-6 hard disk drive (model MK4026-GAX) could be installed in a Pismo. The consenus was that it could not. I bought one anyway, figuring that I could return it if necessary. I

Pismo max ram and floppy options

2004-12-11 Thread chris
I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024. Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know

Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options

2004-12-11 Thread Kevin Bellerose
I have a Pismo with a G4 500 and 1 gig of ram runs very nice! It can be done. - Original Message - From: chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 5:00 PM Subject: Pismo max ram and floppy options I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model

Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options

2004-12-11 Thread Nancy Lawrence
. Don't know about the floppy drives. Nancy On Dec 11, 2004, at 5:00 PM, chris wrote: I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out the ram, but I'm

Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options

2004-12-11 Thread chris
I have a Pismo with a G4 500 and 1 gig of ram runs very nice! It can be done. Thanks Pismos can indeed take 1GB of ram. I've been running 10.3.5 on a 400mhz with 1GB quite happily for a while now. A few months after I installed the ram I also upgraded to a 7200rpm 40gb Hitachi drive and I

Re: screen saver on pismo

2004-12-10 Thread Clark Martin
At 8:07 PM -0600 12/10/04, Rad Craig wrote: I just got a pismo and have all the software updates done to bring it up to X.3.6. After about two minutes, the screen starts to dim, telling me that the screen saver will be kicking in soon. I have set the time for the screen saver to 2 hours

Hard Disk Drive for Pismo

2004-12-10 Thread Herbert Goodfriend
Last month I wrote to ask whether a Toshiba ATA-6 hard disk drive (model MK4026-GAX) could be installed in a Pismo. The consenus was that it could not. I bought one anyway, figuring that I could return it if necessary. I installed the MK4026-GAX and partitioned it using a full-retail install

Re: screen saver on pismo

2004-12-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 10/12/04 21:07, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a pismo and have all the software updates done to bring it up to X.3.6. After about two minutes, the screen starts to dim, telling me that the screen saver will be kicking in soon. I have set the time for the screen saver

screen saver on pismo

2004-12-10 Thread Rad Craig
I just got a pismo and have all the software updates done to bring it up to X.3.6. After about two minutes, the screen starts to dim, telling me that the screen saver will be kicking in soon. I have set the time for the screen saver to 2 hours...about 6 times, and it keeps reverting back

Re: Re.: All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-09 Thread Zoltan Batiz
altogether and grab a Stylus C series by Epson, and look for a flatbed scanner. My scanner is portable; powered by the USB hub by Canon. My entire system, with the exception of my Epson printer, fits neatly in the laptop bag when I'm on the go. What's the system? Pismo 500, keyboard light, Canon

Re: Re.: All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-09 Thread David Lesher
Kristina Rost wrote: In looking at possibilities for printers, I must consider, along with quality of print from digital images, the cost of the cartridges. I will look at these suggestions wit the idea to compile a list of compatible printers; do some research for cost factors as well as quality

Re.: All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread macnifico
At 12:21 PM -0500 12/8/04, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:49:18 -0600 From: macnifico [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re.: All in one printer for Pismo? At 1:30 PM -0500 12/7/04, G-Books wrote: From: Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: All in one printer for Pismo? Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:47

Re: Re.: All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread Rad Craig
On Dec 8, 2004, at 2:04 PM, macnifico wrote: At 12:21 PM -0500 12/8/04, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:49:18 -0600 From: macnifico [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re.: All in one printer for Pismo? At 1:30 PM -0500 12/7/04, G-Books wrote: From: Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: All in one

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread Dan K
Forget encoding and burning with iDVD on anything G3, even if technically possible it'll be sloow as molassass in the Yukon in January. However, a Pismo is quite capable of capturing and editing DV video using iMovie. If more editing power is needed, FC Express is a mere $300 or so, quite

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread Kevin Bellerose
So do people think that my G4 500 pismo with 1 gig of ram should work? Or should I look for a TI book? Thank, Kevin On Dec 8, 2004, at 4:22 PM, Dan K wrote: Forget encoding and burning with iDVD on anything G3, even if technically possible it'll be sloow as molassass in the Yukon in January

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 08/12/04 17:38, Kevin Bellerose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So do people think that my G4 500 pismo with 1 gig of ram should work? Or should I look for a TI book? It will be slow. I did burn DVDs with a Blue White upgraded with a G4 at 500MHz and would have to let it run all night long

Re: Re.: All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread Kristina Rost
In looking at possibilities for printers, I must consider, along with quality of print from digital images, the cost of the cartridges. I will look at these suggestions wit the idea to compile a list of compatible printers; do some research for cost factors as well as quality output and then

All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread Rad Craig
I need an all in one printer for my sisters pismo. I would like to have some type of inkjet with a flatbed scanner included. Can someone make a recommendation please. I had one picked out from Lexmark, but it is USB 2.0 only. I need USB 1.x. === Rad

Installing memory in Pismo

2004-12-07 Thread Rad Craig
I did this once to my WS, but have forgotten where I found the info. There was a website somewhere that gave step-by-step instructions on how to install memory in these G3 laptops. Anyone know where I can find this info? I googled but didn't see it. I need to install some ram in a pismo

Re: Installing memory in Pismo

2004-12-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
but didn't see it. I need to install some ram in a pismo and don't remember how you get the keyboard to pop-up. Up in the function keys there's two slightly ridged sliders in the 'spaces' in the f-key lineup. Pull back on those to unclip the keyboard from the top, flip it over and lay it keys

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 07/12/04 16:31, Dave Bjur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am about to buy a DV camcorder and am hoping to edit movies on my Pismo, and burn to an external, or possibly internal, DVD-R. Is this realistic? I currently run OS 9.2, but am willing to upgrade to OS X. I am contemplating maxing

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 07/12/04 16:36, Hal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: iDVD doesn't support burning to external DVD-R drives, but there is a patch. I've used it successfully on a G4 Cube with an external firewire burner. That said, I think the encoding will take a quite a bit longer on a Pismo G3 than on any G4

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurent Daudelin Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 16:35 To: G-Books Subject: Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo? I am about to buy a DV camcorder and am hoping to edit movies on my Pismo, and burn

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread Kevin Bellerose
I am contemplating doing the same with my Pismo, I need to decide what burner to go with they have an internal slot load that supposed to be native to the newer powerbooks. Or should I go with an external pioneer in a firewire case? My Pismo has a G4 500 upgrade with 1 gig of ram and a 60 gig

Re.: All in one printer for Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread macnifico
At 1:30 PM -0500 12/7/04, G-Books wrote: From: Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: All in one printer for Pismo? Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:47:48 -0600 I need an all in one printer for my sisters pismo. I would like to have some type of inkjet with a flatbed scanner included. Can someone make

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread rama chavy
dan palka's site has lots of info on upgrading powerbook optical drives: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/opti_upgrades.html rama. On Dec 7, 2004, at 3:26 PM, Kevin Bellerose wrote: I am contemplating doing the same with my Pismo, I need to decide what burner to go with they have

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-07 Thread rama chavy
oops, my bad.. its a different dan. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/opti_upgrades.html rama. -- 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! |

Re: Palm OS ugrade path for Pismo

2004-12-06 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 18:26 To: G-Books Subject: Palm OS ugrade path for Pismo I have Palm OS 2.5 on my Pismo and will be buying a Treo 650 soon. Will the new Palm OS be able to take all

Dead Pismo

2004-12-06 Thread Andy
Trying to figure out why my Pismo is not working.. and find best place to start looking.. There is no sign of life at all.. battery dead and no matter how long I leave it plugged in to mains there is nothing.. can Pismo be started without one? Yoyo adaptor seems to be ok.. unwilling to pay for new

Re: Dead Pismo

2004-12-06 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 06/12/04 17:32, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to figure out why my Pismo is not working.. and find best place to start looking.. There is no sign of life at all.. battery dead and no matter how long I leave it plugged in to mains there is nothing.. can Pismo be started without one

Re: Dead Pismo

2004-12-06 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurent Daudelin Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 17:36 To: G-Books Subject: Re: Dead Pismo On 06/12/04 17:32, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to figure out why my Pismo is not working.. and find best place

Re: Dead Pismo

2004-12-06 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurent Daudelin Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 17:36 To: G-Books Subject: Re: Dead Pismo On 06/12/04 17:32, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to figure out why my Pismo is not working.. and find best place

Palm OS ugrade path for Pismo

2004-12-05 Thread lesriess
I have Palm OS 2.5 on my Pismo and will be buying a Treo 650 soon. Will the new Palm OS be able to take all of my 2.5 info and upgrade it so that it will appear on the new Treo and my Pismo? BTW, I'm using OS 9.2 on my Pismo and OS 10.35 on my G4 MDD. -- Regards, Les mail to : [EMAIL

WTB: Pismo Battery

2004-12-04 Thread Rad Craig
If anyone has a battery for a Pismo in good working order (100% charge, lasts at least 2 hours), please let me know what you'd take for it. Thanks. Rad... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Wi-Fi, Pismo and Panasonic Cordless Phone

2004-12-03 Thread John C. Swanson
Sorry to be so late answering all your helpful posts, but I learned the hard way the answer to my problem: Two days ago there was a BIG fire in a warehouse about 2 miles from my apartment. It was so big that burned the electrical and cable TV wires that feed a large part of my area. So I was

Re: Wi-Fi, Pismo and Panasonic Cordless Phone

2004-12-03 Thread macnifico
At 2:10 PM -0500 12/3/04, G-Books wrote: Subject: Re: Wi-Fi, Pismo and Panasonic Cordless Phone Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:43:16 -0800 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry to be so late answering all your helpful posts, but I learned=20 the hard way the answer

Re: Sony CRX830E upgrade for Pismo

2004-12-02 Thread Seth Austen
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Kathryn Odell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your input. Did you have to do the soldering in the drive sled? No soldering needed, just lots of pesky tiny screws that you don't want to lose... Seth

Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Rad Craig
I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one for little sis)) and I looked up the specs at apple.com but didn't find what I was looking for. I know it has a DVD player, is that drive a CD burner also or only a player? Are the USB ports USB 2.0 or 1.0? Rad... -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 02/12/04 12:55, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one for little sis)) and I looked up the specs at apple.com but didn't find what I was looking for. I know it has a DVD player, is that drive a CD burner also or only a player? Are the USB

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 12/2/04 10:29 AM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On 02/12/04 12:55, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one for little sis)) and I looked up the specs at apple.com but didn't find what I was looking for. I know

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Rad Craig
On Dec 2, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 02/12/04 12:55, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one for little sis)) and I looked up the specs at apple.com but didn't find what I was looking for. I know it has a DVD player, is that drive a CD

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Rad Craig
On Nov 3, 2004, at 12:39 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: On 12/2/04 10:29 AM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On 02/12/04 12:55, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one for little sis)) and I looked up the specs at apple.com but didn't

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 02/12/04 13:52, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 2, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 02/12/04 12:55, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one for little sis)) and I looked up the specs at apple.com but didn't find what I

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 02/12/04 13:56, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 3, 2004, at 12:39 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: On 12/2/04 10:29 AM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On 02/12/04 12:55, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased a Pismo (two actually (one

Re: Pismo questions

2004-12-02 Thread csean
and resell the Pismo with the slot-loading Combo from the G4. IIRC, the UJ-825 is on sale somewhere for about $130, which is a great deal. Highly recommended. Good luck. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Wi-Fi, Pismo and Panasonic Cordless Phone

2004-12-02 Thread macnifico
At 15:30 -0500 1/12/04, G-Books wrote: On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:38:24 -0600 macnifico [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could the NetGear base be the culprit? I do not want to turn it off and get of the Internet every time I get a call. :-( Cordless phones and WIFI do not get along. I've had scores of

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Dan K
Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: OK, next question, are there any replacement/upgrade drives so I can get CDRW and maybe DVDRW? Visit my PowerBook EBM optical drives upgrade page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/

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