Re: Speed Doubler Problems

2002-04-26 Thread Remy Davison
I've just installed Spped Doubler 2.0 on my PB 5300cs running OS 8.1. Now when I try and click on any icons on my desktop they disappear for a few seconds and then reappear, but don't open their applications. Anyone else run into this or any other problems with Speed Doubler? Macluver You need

Re: [OT] Re: Need help with DSL/Airport/Router

2002-04-26 Thread David Berkowitz
It is not a joke. My real name is David Berkowitz. I had no choice. a) I had it before HE did b) It was given to me by my parents --- Remy Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Folks. I just signed up for Verizon DSL. I have a powerbook and two desktop G4's, one with an airport

Re: Filesharing question (PowerBooks Digest #831)

2002-04-26 Thread tylerthe3rd
File sharing seems to take *forever* to start up on it. Bruce, I don't have a lot of experience with either OS8.6 nor the Performa 6214. However, I have noticed over the years that starting up file sharing seems to take longer and longer as time goes on, but if I reformat and restore all

Re: Speed Doubler Problems

2002-04-26 Thread Macluver
Thanks for all of the replys. The odd thing is my son's 6100 runs 8.1 and Speed Doubler 2.0 works just fine on it. Anyway, I just bought it off of Ebay so I'm going to see what I can do with it for a while at least. There is an Update to 2.0.3 that I'd like to try, but can't find to download

Re: SCSI Ethernet adapters - daisy chain?

2002-04-26 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:25 AM -0400 4/26/02, Tom Roth wrote: -- From: Frank Myers Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: SCSI Ethernet adapters - daisy chain? Yep, I've done it on a Asante Micro EN/SC adapter. Pls

Re: Need help with DSL/Airport/Router

2002-04-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
David Berkowitz wrote: Hello Folks. I just signed up for Verizon DSL. I have a powerbook and two desktop G4's, one with an airport card and the other connected directly to an Airport base station via ethernet. I was able to successfully get up and running on one of the desktop macs

Re: FAX software?

2002-04-26 Thread Atelier Design
ValueFAX, shareware, $15 to get the valuefax header off if you care. I use GlobalFAX on my desktop, since I had it bundled with a GV modem originally, I like it too. ...Supervoice... This is good info for modem and cable modem users. Thanks for the valuable feedback everyone! Now

max processor load

2002-04-26 Thread Donna Hood Pointer
I may have missed a post. Just what does this do and why would you want to do it? Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm There is a utility somewhere that lets you adjust the max processor load (10-90% IIRC). -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: max processor load

2002-04-26 Thread Gary D. Adams
the point was to increase the speed of file sharing startup. i think. gary Donna Hood Pointer wrote: I may have missed a post. Just what does this do and why would you want to do it? Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm There is a utility somewhere that lets you adjust the max processor

Re: SCSI Ethernet adapters - daisy chain?

2002-04-26 Thread Donna Hood Pointer
How do you know if a device is faster or slower. Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm If I use a SCSI Ethernet adapter, can I also use another SCSI device? ie Pbook - HDI SCSI adapter - cable - CD-ROM drive - cable - SCSI Ethernet And do I need to use a terminator with these things? Yep,

Battery Recon vs. Amnesia

2002-04-26 Thread Symbol Representative
Is there any reason to use Battery Amnesia instead of Apple's Battery Recondition? I've got a PB5300c running 8.1. -- ___ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: Need help with DSL/Airport/Router

2002-04-26 Thread Donna Hood Pointer
I use a Lynksys Etherfast Cable/DSL 8-port router with a cable modem. There was a booklet that came in the box with it that showed you how to configure it. You fire up your browser then type in the address of the router. It is in that booklet. For my cable company I had to tell them the MAC

Re: sleep at what voltage?

2002-04-26 Thread Rick King
Brian, have you tried running a program like Battery Amnesia? Gets rid of nasty memory effects and sometimes gets a little more running time out of your battery. You get it from the same place as you find My Battery. Not nearly as much fun as Doom, but it gives you a progress graph to watch

Re: Battery Recon vs. Amnesia

2002-04-26 Thread Rick Delzeith
Is there any reason to use Battery Amnesia instead of Apple's Battery Recondition? I've got a PB5300c running 8.1. -- ___ so far as I know battery recondition only works with 5xx intelligent batts. -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: Battery Recon vs. Amnesia

2002-04-26 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 26/04/02 20:56, Rick Delzeith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any reason to use Battery Amnesia instead of Apple's Battery Recondition? I've got a PB5300c running 8.1. -- ___ so far as I know battery recondition only works with 5xx

Re: FAX software?

2002-04-26 Thread Brian
There seems to be NO software solution for sending a fax without a dialup connection/phone line connection. I know of a service that allows you to email them, and they then turn around and fax your email to your intended. Well you have to have a gateway from the digital world to the analog

Orinoco silver card

2002-04-26 Thread ifab
RRRGGGHHH! Yes, I'm screaming! Does anyone have a driver that will work with the 1400? I just ordered this because everyone raves about it. But I don't have the necessary files. I can't download it from the internet because the 1400 seems to have compatibility issues with the 7.1

help with ethernet connection for PB3400c

2002-04-26 Thread hope and the anchor
Hi. I recently picked up a powerbook 3400c and the previous owner -- I don't know how/why -- ripped out the ethernet/modem it came with. The back of the machine is just has a hole going into the laptop's case. I have a pcmcia 56k modem, but would rather be able to connect it to my home LAN to

Re: [OT] Re: Need help with DSL/Airport/Router

2002-04-26 Thread hope and the anchor
if it's a linksys then leave the username blank and type admin as the password (or maybe the other way around, i'm not sure now.) if you changed it from the default (above) you can reset it on the router itself by pressing in the reset button with a paperclip or toothpick or whatever. hope.

Re: help with ethernet connection for PB3400c

2002-04-26 Thread Krauleidis, Hans H.
the 3400c does support OS 9 -Original Message- From: hope and the anchor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 4:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: help with ethernet connection for PB3400c Hi. I recently picked up a powerbook 3400c and the previous owner -- I

Re: help with ethernet connection for PB3400c

2002-04-26 Thread Clark Martin
At 5:23 PM -0400 4/26/02, hope and the anchor wrote: Hi. I recently picked up a powerbook 3400c and the previous owner -- I don't know how/why -- ripped out the ethernet/modem it came with. The back of the machine is just has a hole going into the laptop's case. I have a pcmcia 56k modem, but

Re: Battery Recon vs. Amnesia

2002-04-26 Thread Paul Nelson
At 3:56 PM -0400 4/26/02, Rick Delzeith wrote: so far as I know battery recondition only works with 5xx intelligent batts. No, that's Intelligent Battery Recondition. There's the other kind as well. Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: max processor load

2002-04-26 Thread Atelier Design
The utility described is called Powershare (by Sanford Communications), and it allows you to control the amount of memory allocated to file- sharing, using a simple virtual slider control. This is really useful if you are in an old-style Appletalk office network, as you can dial it down so your

OT: schools and software licence violations

2002-04-26 Thread Tracy Keirns
I need some help. Anybody know of any sites where I can find information about school districts that have been found to be violating software licences? Our school board is talking about cutting our technology department and I need some information that shows how much it could cost the school if

Powerbook/Classic items up for grabs

2002-04-26 Thread Atelier Design
Some of you listmembers may be in dire need of some of the following items, which I'm unloading as part of my Spring Cleaning. If you're interested in something listed here, please contact me OFF-LIST (I'm posting this only as a courtesy owing to the scarcity of some of this stuff). The asking

Re: schools and software license violations

2002-04-26 Thread Thomas Martin
I can tell you a p'd off layed off or fired employee who does know of some pirated software letting the company who the software was taken from can bring lawsuits that can really hurt a company far more than the cost of the employee they let go. And typically it is a foolish idea to think that

Re: max processor load

2002-04-26 Thread Gary D. Adams
http://www.mac512.com/pwrshare.bin didn't download it, but that's where it is. Gary Atelier Design wrote: The utility described is called Powershare (by Sanford Communications), and it allows you to control the amount of memory allocated to file- sharing, using a simple virtual slider

Re: max processor load

2002-04-26 Thread Atelier Design
http://www.mac512.com/pwrshare.bin didn't download it, but that's where it is. even better! THANKS Gary! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 |

set up of 98lite for Virtual PC

2002-04-26 Thread K
A question for those who run Virtual PC on their machines. After reading newsgroup postings I downloaded software called 98lite which is said to allow you to use Win98 and swap its shell for the sleeker, faster Win95 shell to help VPC run a bit faster. If anyone has used this, could you tell me

5300 and pcmcia wireless cards

2002-04-26 Thread K
Could someone please tell me exactly which pcmcia wireless network card works on a powerbook 5300? I believe the Orinoco Silver PCMCIA card works, but I want to ensure it is not cardbus. One post said the OWC site had information, but this link has no information I could find