Re: Pismo question

2004-10-19 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 19/10/04 10:49, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi - I have a new pismo with a dvd player. If I decide to (or need to) reinstall a new OS - like 9.2, will the dvd player still play dvds? The player isn't software driven is it? Or if it is, will any OS CD have the necessary software already

pismo question

2004-10-19 Thread Nina
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:11:05 -0400 Subject: Re: Pismo question From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 19/10/04 10:49, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi - I have a new pismo with a dvd player. If I decide to (or need

Re: Replacement Pismo DVD

2004-10-14 Thread csean
on 13/10/2004 20:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I

Pismo yo-yo adapter in Europe

2004-10-14 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
I can't read the fine print on th back. Will a yo-yo adapter from the USA work on 220v and 50hz? As far as I can tell this is the basic yo-yo adapter with the silver apple logo on top. I know I need plug adapters if the electricity part works. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by

Replacement Pismo DVD

2004-10-13 Thread John C. Swanson
My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives that have a standard flat faceplate at twice the cost of the drive. I am

Re: Replacement Pismo DVD

2004-10-13 Thread CJ
eBay? You could ask the LEM-SWAP list too. - Original Message - From: John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive

Re: Replacement Pismo DVD

2004-10-13 Thread Jeff Drummond
On Oct 13, 2004, at 2:30 pm, John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-11 Thread Sam
Could also be the video cable. I've seen a Pismo 500 that locked up or shut off when moved. I isolated it to moving the LCD rather than the whole laptop, but haven't yet ripped it apart to verify. on 10/10/04 11:50 AM, Adam Thayer wrote: This seems rather odd, yes something has come loose

Pismo firmware version after a processor module replacement

2004-10-11 Thread Hoju Dingo
Regarding the recent discussion about the latest Pismo firmware, I just noticed from the System Profile on my Powerbook Firewire/400 (Pismo) that I have Boot ROM Version 3.2.7f2. Machine Model:PowerBook CPU Type: PowerPC 750 (83.2) Number Of CPUs: 1 CPU Speed:400 MHz

Re: Pismo firmware version after a processor module replacement

2004-10-11 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 11/10/04 20:05, Hoju Dingo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip!] Should I update the firmware to the latest version for the Pismo (4.1.8f5 I think or later?)? (I'm thinking I should). No matter what was the reason, yes, you should. -Laurent

Re: 'New' Pismo probs.

2004-10-10 Thread Stuart Saunders
Thanks for your suggestions Laurent. Swapping bits between the old and new Pismos, I have isolated two separate problems; the interminable boot seems to be a HD cable problem, so will try to fix or get a new cable. But the PMU needs to be reset every time I restart otherwise I don't get any

Re: 'New' Pismo probs.

2004-10-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
? I think you have the latest firmware but I would have to check on my Pismo, which I don't have right now. Maybe another Pismo owner could verify in System Profiler? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-09 Thread Joe Crow
On Oct 8, 2004, at 5:22 AM, Mikael Byström wrote: Joe Crow said: Starting about a half hour ago, if I move my laptop while it's running, it powers off, instantly. Black screen, totally dead. It'll boot back up (sometimes I have to hit the power button a few times) but everytime it does, the

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-09 Thread Charles Estabrooks
it happens with two empty bays. (The PMU card contains the battery connectors) If it does turn out to be the problem, Powerbookmedic.com sells the Pismo PMU card for about $60. Charles -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-09 Thread Mikael Byström
Charles Estabrooks said: The PMU card contains the battery connectors Ehm, doesn't the PMU control everything concerning Power Management also in the Pismo? If not, what does it not control and what controls it instead? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-09 Thread Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail
Powersupply loose in back? Are you running of battery? Power source, whichever is lose. My 2 cents On Oct 8, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Joe Crow wrote: On Oct 8, 2004, at 12:53 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 07/10/04 23:36, Joe Crow at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks. I'm on a Pismo 500, running OS X

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-08 Thread Joe Crow
On Oct 8, 2004, at 12:53 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 07/10/04 23:36, Joe Crow at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks. I'm on a Pismo 500, running OS X (10.3.4). The only non-stock stuff I've got on it is another RAM stick (256), a Toshiba 60 Gig HD, and a LG CD-RW/DVD drive in the expansion bay

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-08 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Something hinky is going on. Starting about a half hour ago, if I move my laptop while it's running, it powers off, instantly. Maybe the processor daughtercard or the battery contact inside. -Laurent. -- Just popped it open and reseated them both, but it's still happening. Snarf. This rots. Any

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-08 Thread Joe Crow
On Oct 8, 2004, at 2:54 AM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: Something hinky is going on. Starting about a half hour ago, if I move my laptop while it's running, it powers off, instantly. Maybe the processor daughtercard or the battery contact inside. -Laurent. -- Just popped it open and reseated them both,

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-08 Thread Mikael Byström
Joe Crow said: Starting about a half hour ago, if I move my laptop while it's running, it powers off, instantly. Black screen, totally dead. It'll boot back up (sometimes I have to hit the power button a few times) but everytime it does, the clock's been reset to mid 1969. I figure

Re: 'New' Pismo probs.

2004-10-07 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 07/10/04 10:44, Stuart Saunders at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just had my Pismo (# 2) upgraded to 550 G4. However it refuses to start with video unless I reset PMU each time, also when starting it usually won't go past the grey screen with dark grey apple, and spinning grey

Pismo freakout

2004-10-07 Thread Joe Crow
Hi folks. I'm on a Pismo 500, running OS X (10.3.4). The only non-stock stuff I've got on it is another RAM stick (256), a Toshiba 60 Gig HD, and a LG CD-RW/DVD drive in the expansion bay. Something hinky is going on. Starting about a half hour ago, if I move my laptop while it's running

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-07 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 07/10/04 23:36, Joe Crow at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks. I'm on a Pismo 500, running OS X (10.3.4). The only non-stock stuff I've got on it is another RAM stick (256), a Toshiba 60 Gig HD, and a LG CD-RW/DVD drive in the expansion bay. Something hinky is going on. Starting about

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-06 Thread victoria Duggan
why does the vst zip not work in X mine works fine on my lombard in 10.1.5. vicki On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 06:09 AM, Iain McShane wrote: All, Pismo vs ibook I just have just bought a Pismo 400Mhz, installed 768M RAM and a 60Gig Drive, it also came with a VST 6Gig drive bay, VST 250M Zip

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-06 Thread Iain McShane
not work in X mine works fine on my lombard in 10.1.5. vicki On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 06:09 AM, Iain McShane wrote: All, Pismo vs ibook I just have just bought a Pismo 400Mhz, installed 768M RAM and a 60Gig Drive, it also came with a VST 6Gig drive bay, VST 250M Zip (does not work in OSX

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-06 Thread Dan Palka
Aha so the difference is found. The wallstreet leaves lots of room between my six-pack and the forward edge of my laptop. Well now all is understandable! On Oct 6, 2004, at 12:22 AM, Andrew F. wrote: The small machines, on the other hand, are quite comfortable to use on a tray table in coach,

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-06 Thread Andrew
Larger than I'd prefer is 36 (my waistband). While not a six-pack, hardly obese either. Andrew --- Dan Palka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aha so the difference is found. The wallstreet leaves lots of room between my six-pack and the forward edge of my laptop. Well now all is

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 6:58 PM -0700 10/4/04, Andrew wrote: It's a preference for light weight and compact size. The laptop that stays home doesn't do anything to help me on the road. I learned this the hard way back in the mid 90s. I owned a PowerBook 5300c and a Duo 210 (as well as

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew
I've carried heavy and/or bulky laptops around as well, and based on that experience have settled my preferences on the smaller and lighter machines. Most of the time the 12 PB is about right is about right, as I like to watch DVDs when I fly, which is far too often. For shorter hops or when I

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
On Oct 4, 2004, at 11:45 PM, Bob wrote: It's a preference for light weight and compact size. The laptop that stays home doesn't do anything to help me on the road. Then you're lucky not to have suffered the torture of carrying mid-90s Compaq bricks (I mean, laptops) around. My Wallstreet is a

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew
If you think a Wallstreet is a joy to carry and worth the power, then you obviously haven't tried a recent iBook or 12 PowerBook, which are MUCH smaller and lighter, and far more powerful. Andrew --- Dan Palka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 4, 2004, at 11:45 PM, Bob wrote: It's a

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
Its funny to see other peoples different tastes. I've always been for bigger, heavier, faster, and in my opinion better. When I sold my Duo 280 and bought my 190cs I was happy, then I sold that and bought a 3400c I was overjoyed. When I sold the 3400c and bought my Wallstreet I was equally

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
If you read my statement in context, it was comparing it to mid 90s compaq laptops. On Oct 5, 2004, at 10:11 AM, Andrew wrote: If you think a Wallstreet is a joy to carry and worth the power, then you obviously haven't tried a recent iBook or 12 PowerBook, which are MUCH smaller and lighter, and

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew
: Pismo vs ibook? I guess it's mostly personal taste. I've been carrying a 17 to the office and back home for the last 3 weeks and I don't feel it too heavy. Whenever I open it up, I'm glad I did pick up the 17 as the screen is really gorgeous and must needed with OS X, for the kind of work I do

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Mikael Byström
Andrew said this: I've carried heavy and/or bulky laptops around as well, and based on that experience have settled my preferences on the smaller and lighter machines. Most of the time the 12 PB is about right is about right, as I like to watch DVDs when I fly, which is far too often. I think

Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 5:12 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Pismo vs ibook? I was just commenting on someone's ridiculous statement that they would rather have a 2400c than a Wallstreet or something like that. And I do enjoy it. I sold my iBook 366 to get this Wallstreet because I wanted

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
I don't understand the logic behind this statement though. I honestly do not believe if somebody offered you a free Wallstreet OR a free Duo 280 (monochrome) you would take the Duo. You could not take both, and you could not sell the one that you take, and you had to keep it permanently and

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew Kershaw
I would rather have a 2300c than a Wallstreet. The 2300c was the lightest Apple laptop ever, and while incapable of running OS X, it IS capable of wireless internet and office productivity work in comfort. No it's not. The 2300c has no ethernet port, no USB port, and no PCMCIA slots. It can't

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew
Palka Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 6:07 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?) I don't understand the logic behind this statement though. I honestly do not believe if somebody offered you a free Wallstreet OR a free Duo 280 (monochrome) you would take the Duo. You could

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew F.
Sorry, I meant 2400c, typo. Andrew On 10/5/04 7:33 PM, Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would rather have a 2300c than a Wallstreet. The 2300c was the lightest Apple laptop ever, and while incapable of running OS X, it IS capable of wireless internet and office productivity work

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
What airline are you flying on??? I've never had trouble with any laptop (Compaq, IBM, or beloved Apple) on any airplane seat. Most tray tables not only fold out, but then also SLIDE forward. The Wallstreet fits fine (as did the leviathan iBook 366 I had). On Oct 5, 2004, at 10:17 PM, Andrew

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew F.
. But it seems that Wallstreet owners and maybe even Pismo owners make up a distinct sub-culture within the Mac community. The vast majority of Wallstreet and Pismo owners have an extra zeal and loyalty regarding their PowerBooks. It's not surprising that there are so many current owners of these 4-6

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew F.
If I couldn't sell it and it was the only machine I could have, that would be a very difficult choice since the 280 has no wifi possibility, and that is something I use frequently. If the choice was changed to a Wallstreet or a 2400c, I would grab the 2400c in a heartbeat. Andrew On 10/5/04

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew F.
As a 12 PB owner, I think that religious zeal for anything, including religion is a bad thing. Andrew On 10/5/04 9:49 PM, Dan Palka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a Wallstreet owner, I couldn't agree more. On Oct 5, 2004, at 11:37 PM, Bob wrote: The vast majority of Wallstreet and Pismo

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew F.
United, Delta, Southwest and Alaska for domestic, United, Asiana and JAL for international. Yes, a Wallstreet can be used, if you shove the base of the computer against your chest and only open the display halfway, which makes for a very awkward typing position. The small machines, on the other

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 10:17 PM -0700 10/5/04, Andrew F. wrote: Religious zeal or not, Wallstreet and similar models are still too big. Good grief, give it a break. You made your feelings known long ago. You're free to think what you want, but nobody died and made you the final

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Andrew F.
Perhaps your religious zeal annoyed me. Andrew On 10/5/04 10:31 PM, Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The National Enquirer reports at 10:17 PM -0700 10/5/04, Andrew F. wrote: Religious zeal or not, Wallstreet and similar models are still too big. Good grief, give it a break. You made your

Re: Pismo Battery Won't Charge

2004-10-04 Thread crap mail
chances are the dc power adapter card plug is broken or lifted off a solder point (if you can juggle the the plug on the pismo-its probably that) ebay $60-$80 (don't get the lombard version not compatible) + i hour max light technical skills (or $300+ at a certified apple service center

Re: PISMO G3 POWERBOOK UPGRADE - ADVICE REQ'D

2004-10-04 Thread crap mail
keep the pismo its a very durable caddylac last version of the classy stealthy black powerbooks. definitley upgrade the hd 40-80gb, faster drives with larger caches help a bit. max the ram to 1gb, you can't do much as far as video card upgrades (so don't expect 50fps with unreal tournament

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-04 Thread crap mail
pismo, pismo, pismo: faster bus, more ram(i think) 1gb, can holds 2 batteries, larger screen, analogue audio in and out, and most of the time easily/cheaply repaired, very very durable, PCMCIA slot : ) and there are g4 upgrades for them http://daystartechnology.com/Apple_Mac_Products

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-04 Thread Andrew
PROTECTED] wrote: pismo, pismo, pismo: faster bus, more ram(i think) 1gb, can holds 2 batteries, larger screen, analogue audio in and out, and most of the time easily/cheaply repaired, very very durable, PCMCIA slot : ) and there are g4 upgrades for them http://daystartechnology.com

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-04 Thread macdaniel3400c
I'd even take an old 2400c over any 14 or larger laptop. That's an interesting preference. -- 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: Pismo hard drive limit size

2004-09-28 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 12:55 PM -0500 9/27/04, Jeff Drummond wrote: snip Er, there probably is a 127GB limit; but as there are currently no notebook drives larger than 80 GB this shouldn't be an issue for some time yet. I guess you haven't heard the latest, Jeff. 100 GB drives are

Re: OT :Help needed w/Epson Printer Pismo

2004-09-28 Thread Ed T
Try this http://www.discountcartridge.com/epstylcol740.html I've used these people for several years now for various epsons and have had great luck. Also prices are some of the best. Ed T kochkodin wrote: Greetings lista's, Sorry for the OT but does anyone here use an Epson 740 printer? I

Lombard / Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread COCCORP
Hi, Are the lombard and pismo LCD screens interchangeable? Craig W. The Hot'Lanta Texan -- 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: Lombard / Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 23/09/04 12:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Are the lombard and pismo LCD screens interchangeable? I don't think they are. Different brands and they have different connectors to connect them to the logic board, where they have different video card... -Laurent

Re: Lombard / Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
Hi, Are the lombard and pismo LCD screens interchangeable? Sort of. You need to use the cable that came with the screen IIRC. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Lombard / Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 23/09/04 13:32, Malcolm Cornelius [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Are the lombard and pismo LCD screens interchangeable? Sort of. You need to use the cable that came with the screen IIRC. However, if I recall correctly, the connector on the logic board is not the same, so that wouldn't

Re: Lombard / Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
However, if I recall correctly, the connector on the logic board is not the same, so that wouldn't work, since the Lombard and Pismo use different video cards. I'm 99% sure it's the same. The don't use cards - just a chip soldered on the logic board. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius

Re: Lombard/Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread Will Schoumaker
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:50:54 EDT Hi, Are the lombard and pismo LCD screens interchangeable? Craig W. The Hot'Lanta Texan You may find this web page of interest. I found and saved it a while back. http://homepage.mac.com/scadboy/lcd/ It has a list of screens

PISMO G3 POWERBOOK UPGRADE - ADVICE REQ'D

2004-09-23 Thread simon goslin
G'DAY GUYS, MY PISMO IS STANDARD SPEC, BAR THE RAM UPGRADE I'VE PERFORMED RECENTLY (576MB) I'D LIKE TO UPGRADE THE HARD DRIVE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALL MY DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES ON MY IPOD (SLOWER, BUT EFFECTIVE), I ONLY HAVE A GIG LEFT (IT WAS DOWN TO 100MB) AND HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED ADOBE CS

PISMO G3 POWERBOOK PROBLEM WITH FIREWIRE AND IPOD

2004-09-23 Thread simon goslin
G'DAY GUYS, I'VE HAVING A FEW DRAMAS WITH MY IPOD AND FIREWIRE CONNECTION THE WHOLE SYSTEM GRINGS TO A HAULT ALMOST EVERY TIME I LOGON I'VE TRIED LOGGING OFF, SHUTTING DOWN, EJECTING, DISCONNECTING, YOU NAME IT I'VE TRIED IT! ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE? I THINK IT ALL STARTED WHEN I PULLED THE

Re: PISMO G3 POWERBOOK PROBLEM WITH FIREWIRE AND IPOD

2004-09-23 Thread macdaniel3400c
G'DAY GUYS, I'VE HAVING A FEW DRAMAS WITH MY IPOD AND FIREWIRE CONNECTION THE WHOLE SYSTEM GRINGS TO A HAULT ALMOST EVERY TIME I LOGON I'VE TRIED LOGGING OFF, SHUTTING DOWN, EJECTING, DISCONNECTING, YOU NAME IT I'VE TRIED IT! ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE? I THINK IT ALL STARTED WHEN I PULLED

Re: Lombard / Pismo LCD screen

2004-09-23 Thread Jeff Hubatka
Subject: Re: Lombard / Pismo LCD screen From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 23/09/04 13:32, Malcolm Cornelius [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Are the lombard and pismo LCD screens interchangeable? Sort of. You need to use the cable that came with the screen IIRC. However, if I recall

Re: PISMO G3 POWERBOOK PROBLEM WITH FIREWIRE AND IPOD

2004-09-23 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 23/09/04 18:28, simon goslin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'VE HAVING A FEW DRAMAS WITH MY IPOD AND FIREWIRE CONNECTION THE WHOLE SYSTEM GRINGS TO A HAULT ALMOST EVERY TIME I LOGON I'VE TRIED LOGGING OFF, SHUTTING DOWN, EJECTING, DISCONNECTING, YOU NAME IT I'VE TRIED IT! ANY SUGGESTIONS

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-21 Thread Mikael Byström
Kyle Hansen said: The bus speed is the same 100mhz. Actually is is 66mhz and not 50mhz! http://www.lowendmac.com/pb2/ibook3.html The system bus speed on a Pismo (powerbook FW2000) is most definitely 100MHz. You are incorrect. But it was the iBook 500 that was said to have a bus speed

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-21 Thread michael Vogt
I just went through the same ? that you are asking I had Lombard Then I was tying to decide on the pismo or the iBook the main thing I wanted was to run Apple DVD Player in Panther I was not sure about the Pismo doing that one person it would then anther said it would not so

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-21 Thread John Slavin
I'm surprise no one has mentioned screen size. I'm assuming the ibook has a 12 screen and I'm assuming that the pismo has a 14 screen. I can tell you that from first hand experience that for ordinary web browsing, when I'm sitting on the couch at home with our ibook on one table and the old

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-21 Thread John Slavin
(and a correspondingly smaller and lighter case) then so much the better. Andrew --- John Slavin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm surprise no one has mentioned screen size. I'm assuming the ibook has a 12 screen and I'm assuming that the pismo has a 14 screen. I can tell you that from first hand experience

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-20 Thread Tom Ethen
The iBook 500 has a slower bus then the Pismo which is one reason it is faster. I have a Pismo 500 and an iBook 600 and the Pismo is more user friendly for upgrades in hardware, where the iBook is much nicer to travel with. Tom On 9/19/04 5:20 PM, Gladys Pérez-Almiroty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-20 Thread Jeff Hubatka
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 01:03:25 -0500 Subject: Re: Pismo vs ibook? From: Tom Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] The iBook 500 has a slower bus then the Pismo which is one reason it is faster. I have a Pismo 500 and an iBook 600 and the Pismo is more user friendly for upgrades in hardware, where the iBook

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-20 Thread Tom Ethen
Not true! The 500 is a 50mhz bus not 100mhz! Tom The bus speed is the same 100mhz. -- 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: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-20 Thread Tom Ethen
The bus speed is the same 100mhz. Actually is is 66mhz and not 50mhz! http://www.lowendmac.com/pb2/ibook3.html T -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-20 Thread Andrew F.
If it is a 12 iBook you are comparing (I think all of the 500-700MHz were, though I may be wrong), then that would easily win the choice for me. The Pismo, like all other PowerBooks since the 2400 (current 12 excepted) is just too danged big and heavy. Less is more. Andrew PpowerBook 12

Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-19 Thread jcpugh
I'm in college and planning on buying either a Pismo or a 500/600 ibook. I have about $500 budgeted for this purchase. Would I be better off with a Pismo that I can add memory/hard drives/etc fairly easily or with a low end Ibook. I'd love to be able to buy a new 'book but that's not going

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-09-19 Thread Gladys Pérez-Almiroty
john: i have a pismo 500 and an ibook 500. do yourself a favor and go for the pismo. much faster and more versatile. the ibook has a brighter screen and is smaller, but i still like my pismo better. both run x.3.5 no problem. g On Sep 19, 2004, at 6:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm

Pismo Battery Won't Charge

2004-09-15 Thread Charles Estabrooks
The yoyo adapter on my Pismo recently broke at the connector to the book. Toward the end I had to wiggle the skinny wire to make contact, but instead of the standard icon with the lightening bolt which indicates battery charging, OS X shows a battery icon with an electrical plug

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay

2004-09-12 Thread csean
on 11/09/2004 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive in it but I was wondering if I could buy a CD burner for it to fit in the bay. Are there recommended models available? Hi

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-12 Thread Dan K
Michael Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I was wondering if there were any modifications that needed to be done to get the Samsung drive to work with your Lombard. Is there any software required to get this to work? I have a Lombard also and would like to get an internal combo drive. Thanks

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-12 Thread victoria duggan
on 9/12/04 11:32 PM, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: I was wondering if there were any modifications that needed to be done to get the Samsung drive to work with your Lombard. Is there any software required to get this to work? I have a Lombard

CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-11 Thread kaldav
Hello, I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive in it but I was wondering if I could buy a CD burner for it to fit in the bay. Are there recommended models available? Thanks -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-11 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 11/09/04 03:31, kaldav at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive in it but I was wondering if I could buy a CD burner for it to fit in the bay. Are there recommended models available? Hi! How did

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-11 Thread victoria duggan
on 9/11/04 2:00 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/09/04 03:31, kaldav at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive in it but I was wondering if I could buy a CD burner for it to fit

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-11 Thread victoria duggan
on 9/11/04 1:59 PM, victoria duggan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 9/11/04 2:00 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/09/04 03:31, kaldav at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-11 Thread Adam Thayer
On Sep 11, 2004, at 12:31 AM, kaldav wrote: Hello, I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive in it but I was wondering if I could buy a CD burner for it to fit in the bay. Are there recommended models available? Thanks I have used

Re: CD burner for Pismo bay?

2004-09-11 Thread Michael Richardson
Hi i have a dvd combo drive in my lombard and they take the same bay type as the pismo. The drive is a Samsung sn-324f/dmb january 2004 model it supports disc burning in X and toast in 9.2. works fine. vicki sorry i forgot to say that i got it on ebay they are plentiful

Pismo System Profiler Question

2004-09-10 Thread K
Greetings 'Listas, I was just checking out some info in the System Profiler in 10.3.5 on this Pismo and peeked in the Extensions folder under the Software section. While scanning through the list I saw that under the item IODVDStorageFamily Version 1.3.1 it shows something called Valid

Re: Pismo System Profiler Question

2004-09-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 10/09/04 11:01, K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings 'Listas, I was just checking out some info in the System Profiler in 10.3.5 on this Pismo and peeked in the Extensions folder under the Software section. While scanning through the list I saw that under the item IODVDStorageFamily

Re: Pismo System Profiler Question

2004-09-10 Thread Tim Hodgson
Hi Mike, On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 11:01 am -0400, K wrote: Greetings 'Listas, I was just checking out some info in the System Profiler in 10.3.5 on this Pismo and peeked in the Extensions folder under the Software section. While scanning through the list I saw that under the item

Re: Pismo System Profiler Question

2004-09-10 Thread kochkodin
Laurent Daudelin wrote: I'm not sure about the Valid attribute, but I think that the dependency is about other extensions that are needed for that one to work. This is off memory, so I could certainly be wrong. I'm not sure that the extension would be able to diagnose as to whether the drive is

Pismo FTP Woes

2004-09-10 Thread Mark Edward Attew
I have been having issues since Tuesday logging into my Pismo with 10.3.5. When I use an ftp client from a PC or another Mac, I get the following: Resolving host name 192.168.1.132... Connecting to (192.168.1.132) - IP: 192.168.1.132 PORT: 21 Connected to (192.168.1.132) - Time = 31ms Socket

Re: Pismo FTP Woes

2004-09-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 10/09/04 18:03, Mark Edward Attew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been having issues since Tuesday logging into my Pismo with 10.3.5. When I use an ftp client from a PC or another Mac, I get the following: Resolving host name 192.168.1.132... Connecting to (192.168.1.132) - IP

Re: Pismo FTP Woes

2004-09-10 Thread Mark Edward Attew
PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: Re: Pismo FTP Woes On 10/09/04 18:03, Mark Edward Attew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been having issues since Tuesday logging into my Pismo with 10.3.5. When I use an ftp client from a PC or another Mac

Re: Pismo FTP Woes

2004-09-10 Thread Bob
The National Enquirer reports at 6:13 PM -0400 9/10/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote: snip I've read on the Usenet that you could use sftp, but I don't know anything else about it. I think that sftp is a more secured version of ftp than the regular ftp. Yes, sFTP runs through a secure shell (ssh).

Re: Pismo FTP Woes

2004-09-10 Thread john slavin
Going a slightly different direction, have you thought about using this opportunity to implement WebDAV? John Slavin On Sep 10, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Bob wrote: The National Enquirer reports at 6:13 PM -0400 9/10/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote: snip I've read on the Usenet that you could use sftp, but

Pismo manual url

2004-09-09 Thread kaldav
Hello, Would someone please tell me if there is a url to download the powerbook pismo User Manual? Also is there a url for the Service/ Parts manual for take-apart procedures? Thanks. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Pismo manual url

2004-09-09 Thread Fabian Fang
On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:11:27 +1000, kaldav [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Would someone please tell me if there is a url to download the powerbook pismo User Manual? http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50017 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Does Pismo need a firmware updater before OSX?

2004-09-09 Thread kaldav
Hello, On the Apple website section concerning powerbook G3s, there was a discussion of upgrading a Pismo to run Panther. Mention was made of a required firmware update for the Powerbook FireWire M7572 a.k.a. Pismo. Where would I find this firmware updater and the requirements for running

Re: Help w/ Pismo!

2004-09-05 Thread Adam Thayer
On Sep 4, 2004, at 5:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, Daystar Technologies, with whom I have done business before (and I live withing walking distance from) says they can re-flash the ROM; just waiting to hear what the damage will be... Craig W. Atlanta, GA Now that is some good news.

Re: Help w/ Pismo!

2004-09-05 Thread COCCORP
for the flash wasn't properly loaded. Well, it does not matter, since I took the HD out of the Pismo, and put it in my Lombard, started it up, and erased the ROM update program. Did you actually shut down the machine at any point? After it completed the progress bar and then went into a flashing

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