Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

At 9:26 PM -0700 8/21/02, Gary E Davis wrote: > >I downloaded Emmpathy 2.0 from there Victor Nazarian has 2.1, which works on all of the 500's. Paul "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, 1759.

Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

Hi Ry The address is ftp://ftp.oleane.net/pub/mac/umich/ I downloaded Emmpathy 2.0 from there Gary -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ryan Pangilinan Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:16 PM To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powe

Re: HELP!!!! 3400c won't start!!!!

I think I just read somewhere that someone had a similar problem and the cause turned out to be the power module. What is a power module, I'm not that familiar with the inner workings of my Power Book, is that like the power supply in a desktop computer? How difficult would it be to swap out? Ab

Re: PowerBook 520 questions

In a message dated 8/21/02 9:03:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << What and where is the PCMCIA software? I have looked at Apple's site with no successI have a rev B adapter for a 33mhz upgraded 520c. >> It is catalogued under "PC Card" support. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

Hi Gary Could I have the addy of the ftp site? regards, Ry. - Original Message - From: "Gary E Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:59 AM Subject: Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520 > Thanks My friend > > After about a

Re: PowerBook 520 questions

What and where is the PCMCIA software? I have looked at Apple's site with no successI have a rev B adapter for a 33mhz upgraded 520c. -- JSH > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks) > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:49:31 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks) > Subject: PowerBooks Digest

Re: HELP!!!! 3400c won't start!!!!

on 8/22/02 12:42 AM, jamie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks Jim for the advice. I tried it and it didn't work. Would you or > anyone else have an idea to what would cause the computer to not start up > after working just fine the day before? I haven't a clue myself. > > > Thanks, > Jamie M

Turning RAM Disk into Start-up Disk?

Greetings: The "Battery Tips" file in my PB 190 recommends creating a RAM disk as a startup disk to knock down running the hard drive all the time, as well as use mostly text editors over word processors to kill constant disk access. I know how to create a RAM Disk of course, but what's t

Re: HELP!!!! 3400c won't start!!!!

Thanks Jim for the advice. I tried it and it didn't work. Would you or anyone else have an idea to what would cause the computer to not start up after working just fine the day before? I haven't a clue myself. Thanks, Jamie -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Smal

Re: My PB 1400 won't turn off!

>> Just a thought - >> Have you tried the shutdown folder? > >There's nothing in the Startup or Shutdown Items folders. The problem >also occurs before any OS has loaded. It's likely an extension conflict somewhere, that is keeping the finder from quitting. Mine just started to do this too, I

Re: HELP!!!! 3400c won't start!!!!

Remove battery Unplug power supply Press and hold reset button for 30 seconds Replace battery Hook up power supply Let it cook for an hour or so Restart. Jim jamie Scruggs wrote: > Ok, here is the deal. I was surfing the net last night with no problems. I > shut my machine down the correct way w

HELP!!!! 3400c won't start!!!!

Howdy, It's me, the guy with the broken latch. I want to first say thank you to everyone that has responded to my previous problem. It sounds like something simple to fix and I will probably fix it for sure after I get this major problem resolved. On with the show. Ok, here is the deal. I wa

Re: portable stylewriter cable

>Hi, > Even though this is not actually a powerbook question, it does >concern the portable stylewriter printer. I purchased one off ebay , >after being told that the cable is a regular serial cable. Well that was >wrong, does anyone know where I can find a replacement cable or how to >build

PowerBook 500 series stuff

I have a few important PowerBook 500 series items available at 63.104.169.60 and anyone is welcome to download what they need there. Please respect any copyrights. Thanks, Victor -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Emmpathy?

At 10:19 AM -0700 8/21/02, Dick Johnson wrote: >I'm a PB newbie. Just what is Emmpathy? Do I need it for my Duo 280? 500 series batteries only. BTW, try the Duo/2400 list for good information on your 280. See below. Paul >Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! >A listserv for

1400 Trackpad/Cursor Woes

My 1400 (OS 9.2) seems to think I'm clicking and dragging almost constantly when all I'm doing is moving the cursor (same thing happens with an external mouse attached). It sometimes freaks out and thinks I've pressed the button a dozen times when I only press it once and sometimes it doesn't reg

Re: Emmpathy?

> I'm a PB newbie. Just what is Emmpathy? Do I need it for my Duo 280? EMMpathy is a utility for fixing the EMM circuit on 500 series "intelligent" batteries, which is susceptible to corruption and can make the battery impossible to charge. EMMpathy's own documentation makes no mention of Duos an

Regarding PB520 and batteries

Just a big thank you to the List and everyone here.. Thanks to you out of two batteries I seem to have recovered one. Thanks Gary -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital C

Emmpathy?

I'm a PB newbie. Just what is Emmpathy? Do I need it for my Duo 280? Dick -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Suppo

Re: My PB 1400 won't turn off!

> Just a thought - > Have you tried the shutdown folder? There's nothing in the Startup or Shutdown Items folders. The problem also occurs before any OS has loaded. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To

Re: Powerbook 190

Georg Portenkirchner wrote: > Thanks for the information! > No there are no AA added to the serial number. > I found information on the 5300/190 repair programme on Apple's website. > according to that the programme last 7 years after the manufactoring has > stopped. > As that was in 1996 I still

Re: Printer issues with 8.1

Okay, I've tried both of these suggestions, and restarted the machine after all tries, and nothing's worked. I also tried putting the items in both the previous and then the current system folders extension files (haven't consolidated yet) and restarting, to no avail (my computer is using some thi

Re: How can I make PB190 emergency floppy?

Dear Aydin. I have an emergency disk for 190. The 190s need an 'enabler' with the older OSes, I dont rember from when it was no longer necessary, somebody on the list knew some time ago. I have never used it. I got the Norton programme and created a Disk Doctor start disk that I use regularly

Re: 3400c Broken Latch

In a message dated 8/21/02 8:08:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << ... All that was left was removing the plastic bezel around the screen. Be very careful doing that ... there are small clips all around the screen that hold the bezel in place. They are easy to break, and, if you break one, th

Re: battery power

Thinking about it a little bit, I guess this should mean that _any_ battery (provided it fits in the bay) will _power_ the 'book. But to be rechargeable, the book and battery have to be outfitted with an Apple supported circuitry/software combination... So then, get the mAh and V specs right,

Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

You'll want to try Intelligent Battery Recondition by Apple - the "intelligence" EMM circuit in 500 series batteries were prone to corruption, rendering the battery unusable. Download from: http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Eng lish-North_American/Macintosh/

Re: 3400c Broken Latch

> Come to think of it, there are probably some lower > case parts which need to > be removed first. > > The complete procedure is in the PowerBook 190/5300 > Series repair manual. > Why'd you stop, you were almost there! ;-) I don't believe you need to remove any lower case parts... The beze

Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

Thanks My friend After about an hour of searching I found it on a FTP site. Another problem has cropped up. Emmpathy says there is no battery in the right battery bay when I know its there. For some reason the system isn't registering the battery is there Gary -Original Message- From: P

Re: battery power

victoria >> Hi all >> >> I decieded to test the battery for myself and see how it works in the 190cs >> >> i set the monitor to 256 colours (The maximum for this book) and have so far >> used the Mac since 10.25 am for word docs, email, veiwing photos, and light >> web browsing. >> >> It is st

Re: battery power

>Hi all > >I decieded to test the battery for myself and see how it works in the 190cs > >i set the monitor to 256 colours (The maximum for this book) and have so far >used the Mac since 10.25 am for word docs, email, veiwing photos, and light >web browsing. > >It is still going strong and it is 1

Re: Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

i can email it to you if need be... i can't remember where i found it on the 'net but i know it's not easy to find. Ben. - Original Message - From: Gary E Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Need Emmpathy For my

Need Emmpathy For my Powerbook 520

Hey all I'm in desperate need of Emmpathy does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you Gary -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBo

How can I make PB190 emergency floppy?

Dear list members, I need to make an emergency floppy for my Powerbook 190. Does anyone know of a source on the Internet? I have tried various emergency disks I have, with the proper systems, and they do not seem to work on my 190 although they work on my other old macs and the floppy drive wor

Re: more Powerbook 190 questions

>- On the bottom the is a small switch with an arrow on it. Can someone >tell me what is it for and at which position it should be? When it is pushed forward this unlocks the floppy drive module which can then be removed and replaced with another device (eg ZIP drive, extra battery). >- On to

Re: How are the recelled batteries working?

> Ben, how are the recelled PB 5xx batteries working? > I'm thinking of doing the proceedure myself--was it > worth it? It's working quite well... after a few charge cycles both packs are giving me around 4-5 hrs of continual use in total - and that's with only minimal power saving switched on to

more Powerbook 190 questions

Again thanks for all the answers! There a re some more questions concerning the Powerbook 190: - On the bottom the is a small switch with an arrow on it. Can someone tell me what is it for and at which position it should be? - On top of the screen there is a green light. It soemtimes gets on w

Re: Powerbook 190

Hi Mad Dog, first I will try if an Apple shop here will do it as part of the Apple repair programme. If not, I will try that. At http://www.macfaq.net/troubleshooting.html I found short instructions how to take apart Apple computers. Thanks Georg From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks) To: <[E

Re: Powerbook 190

Thanks for the information! No there are no AA added to the serial number. I found information on the 5300/190 repair programme on Apple's website. according to that the programme last 7 years after the manufactoring has stopped. As that was in 1996 I still might have the chance to get it for fre