Hi everyone,
I need some advice from all you Mac wizards. My sister, who has never
used a Mac in her life, has commissioned me to buy a used Powerbook
for her eleven-year-old daughter. Her requirements are simple:
1) Cost $100 or less
2) Simple and reliable
3) Can run some version of
A 540c with rev c pcmcia holder/ But that is more then 100.00 If the hd has
been upgraded to the at/scsi setup that is nice as well.
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I would recommend a 540C with OS 8.1. You can upgrade it to ppc later if you
wish. It is a good laptop with a nice color screen.
Tom
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From: Nancy Butts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: Need recommendation
I can also recommend a 540c. you can get a good used one on eBay for
around $65. You should also upgrade the RAM, if it hasn't been. A used
32MB module usually goes for under $40. If it's not going on the Web,
you can get by with a 24MB module.
Before you decide, you should go to EveryMac.com
Depending on exact needs, one of the Duos would be about perfect.
Especially with Internet not being an issue, as the primary problem with
Duos is the lack of external connectivity. Their primary advantage is being
small and cheap. Even a PowerPC 2300c can be had for ~$50, which leaves
extra
Scott Holder wrote:
Depending on exact needs, one of the Duos would be about perfect.
Especially with Internet not being an issue, as the primary problem with
Duos is the lack of external connectivity. Their primary advantage is being
small and cheap. Even a PowerPC 2300c can be had for
At 10:27 PM -0400 6/29/02, Craig wrote:
a friend has offered me a Powerbook G3/233 for somewhere between $450-$500.
Here's what he's got:
It is a G3 Wall Street,
233 MHz, 13.3 TFT screen, 128 Megs RAM, 2 Gig Hard Drive, 20x internal
cd rom, internal iomega zip drive, floppy drive, 56k internal
apparently the passive matrix screens on these earlier G3 Powerbooks are
very prone to fading and washing out... a very cheap 233 much like you
describe came up for sale a few weeks ago, and that was reason. I quick call
to my local AppleCentre confirmed that they'd fixed 3 in the last week or
On 6/30/02 10:45 AM, Nancy Butts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
I need some advice from all you Mac wizards. My sister, who has never
used a Mac in her life, has commissioned me to buy a used Powerbook
for her eleven-year-old daughter. Her requirements are simple:
1) Cost $100 or
given that 500 series batteries can cost up to US$150 each (and they take
two for decent battery life) I'd be really interested in giving it a go. if
anyone's got any first hand experience or idea, please tell.
http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/520_Fixes/520__540.htm
might have been the page you
On 6/30/02 1:52 PM, b e n w e l l s | headwerkx
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
just as a side question from Jim's comments about old the condition of old
Powerbook batteries these days and their hellish replacement cost, I've read
in a few places that, quite cheaply, Powerbook batteries can have
that's the one... ta!
doesn't look too difficult... will probably give it a shot soon, I don't
think my batteries are charging at all, and I can't do all the
conditioning/EMMpathy stuff until I get the HD working.
Ben.
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From: Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PowerBooks
I thought this was kind of interesting. I was looking over a
Gateway Solo 2100 portable computer that friend had. Because he had
several and he is also a mad scientist, he let me take it apart.
While doing so I noticed some really incredible similarities to the
apple PB1400.
The
If you don't need the ppc processor why not go for a 1xx series or if
you want colour go for the 190cs these wher very nice powerbooks and
good for kids to use.
vicki
william ahearn wrote:
Scott Holder wrote:
Depending on exact needs, one of the Duos would be about perfect.
Especially
Hi Mad dog
First do you pull everything to bits.
There are a lot of similarities i acer notebooks of the extensa 355
range also.
The screen is the same just different mounting holes(same connectors on
screen and motherboard), the pcmcia cage is also the same and the track
pad. i also used
Hi Mad dog
First do you pull everything to bits.
There are a lot of similarities i acer notebooks of the extensa 355
range also.
The screen is the same just different mounting holes(same connectors on
screen and motherboard), the pcmcia cage is also the same and the track
pad. i also used the
Was the screen compatible ?
It seems to be too much of a coincidence.
Mad Dog
YES.
It was the same screen 11.3 the only differances with it is the metal
caseing that goes around the screen to bolt to the book cover.
even the connectors fit.
i still have a spare pcmcia cage from
How do I reset the power manager?
I bought a 5300 and the battery has no charge. I put a known working
battery in the 5300 and the PB still won't start off the battery. After
starting from the power supply the known fully charged battery appears
uncharged yet when removed and put back in my 3400
I have been given a car adapter marked DLP-1033; HYOSUNG. It fits in my
5300, but does anyone know if it will work?
Thanks,
Janice
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I'm the original poster about the Seagate Barracuda, 6100, and an external
drive case. Actually, I meant to post the message to the Powermacs list
(opps!!!) and wondered why it wasn't showing up in the digest or archives.
Anyway, I have an old Mac hard drive case that originally held a Mac 20 mb
Hey all!
I recently ran into this site that showcases customized PowerBook
Wallstreet G3s.
This may be old news but I had yet to see them of this quality.
Has anyone had any experiences with painting theirs?
Here's a gallery of some AMAZING ones.
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