Re: PowerBook batteries...

2002-04-10 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:55 PM -0700 4/9/02, Andrew Kershaw wrote: Hi all, A quick question... Will NiMH and Li-ion batteries that shipped w/ the 3400 and Kanga G3, respectively, work with a 5300? I know 5300 NiMH batteries are forward compatible with these machines but I don't know if their batteries will work

Re: PowerBook batteries...

2002-04-10 Thread R. P. Bell
Observation: Even if the 3400 LiIon batteries could be used in the 5300, the standard M3037 AC adapter and the internal charging system might be inadequate to sufficiently ~and safely~ charge the LiIon batteries. Was that the problem with the failure of the original LiIon design of the 5300??

540c external SCSI, and other Q's

2002-04-10 Thread Brian
Greetings; I've found a 540c and like it a lot! I've done a few days of web searching but have some questions/issues left. It needs a new floppy drive, one is coming from ebay, anything I could mess up on installing it would be good to know about in advance. I've found some take-apart info on

Re: Ethernet card brands?

2002-04-10 Thread Joost van de Griek
On 2002-04-09 20:54, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is frustrating as hell to see these stupid $35 ethernet cards sitting on the shelf in front of me and NO ONE has written MAc drivers for them ...:-( The 3Com 3C589 cards are essentially the same card as the Farallon EtherMac PC

Re: Ethernet card brands?

2002-04-10 Thread Brian
...tsooJ iH ;heh Fancy finding you here... Even tho I just posted about the 540c, the real reason I signed up here was for the 1400 I just had delievered today (I'd been looking for little color laptop, speed not important, finally ebay one then a 520c shows up at the used stuff store)

Re: NN Version

2002-04-10 Thread Donna Hood Pointer
I am picking up old messages, but you mentioned that you have an external CD drive. Why not just get one of the connectors you need to go from PB to SCSI? They are only about $30 US. Then you can connect anything SCSI to that PB, not just your CD drive. And you will be able to install off the CD.

Re: PowerBook batteries...

2002-04-10 Thread Thomas Martin
I tried my 3400 LION batt in my unk condition 5300 (I have 7) and none would power up. So my guess is they won't. If you don't charge a LION right it will either explode rather violently or fail at a very early age. Thomas Martin -- I haven't tried it but from all my reading, no the 5300 is

Re: Compact Flash RAM success

2002-04-10 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 16:46:29 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Compact Flash RAM success Ken Norris (dialup) wrote: BTW, 1gb flash cards and PC cards are now available, plus, up to 512mb Ultra Compact Flash cards with incredibly