Re: small blue usb case question

2002-10-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at 06:08 PM, K wrote: Hello, From someone on the swap list I bought a small, blue plastic case labelled usb hard drive on the front. On the bottom it says USB Hard Drive, Model VE-007NHD, a handwritten Serial Number and Made in China. I had also seen

Re: 1400c vs. cs

2002-10-03 Thread Karl Gerlach
Am Donnerstag, 03.10.02, um 15:37 Uhr (Europe/Berlin) schrieb (PowerBooks): On Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002, at 14:44 US/Eastern, Victor Nazarian wrote: I have the choice of holding on to and rehabilitating either a 1400c or 1400cs. What's the difference? The 'c' is much more desirable, it

3400 and DSL

2002-10-03 Thread chouston
Sorry for the cross-post (if you're on the Powerlist): I've got an always-on DSL connection at home that consists of a DSL modem (ethernet port) and a Telsey Gateway hub/appliance that has 4 10BT ethernet ports (1 for the DSL modem and 3 for our Macs). We currently have a G4 Sawtooth (OS 9.2)

Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

2002-10-03 Thread victoria brandon
Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: What do you mean by parallel cycling? Isn't that when to bicyclists are riding down the road two abreast? ;) and Sionnach Aisling explained: No, I mean fully discharging the battery by letting it drain from naturla use, then, fully charging the

PB 1400c vs. 1400cs

2002-10-03 Thread Dennis Helsel
Victor: I've used both, and the c is definitely better to look at. But before you get rid of the cs, check out its components and keep the best of both. The components are interchangeable. Does the c have a battery that holds a charge? If not, try the cs battery. Does the c have both a

Re: small blue usb case question

2002-10-03 Thread gdadams1
Bruce: I downloaded those extensions from Compgeeks just to see what they were. They look to me to simply be the Apple Developer's Kit for USB. The driver from Prolific is a bridge driver. Someone has these cases for sale on Yahoo for $20. I paid more. Gary From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL

Re: Fast Ethernet and PB 1400

2002-10-03 Thread Sean McGroty
There is also a cheap widely available 3COM card for which someone on the list has written a driver! Really? Which card, and where can I find the driver? Thanks, everyone, for your input. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

PB 1400 corrupts DOS floppies

2002-10-03 Thread Dennis Helsel
I've tried transferring a Word file using a floppy disk to a PC running Windows 98. I used a disk that was formatted on the PC, put it into the 1400, and it shows up as a PC disk. Dragged the Word file to it. Ejected and put it into the PC's A drive. When I try to open it, the PC says the

Re: small blue usb case question

2002-10-03 Thread Gary D. Adams
Bruce: I finally checked the extensions out--they're the very same drivers available from the Prolific site. The first time I looked at them, I just hit option-I, and they showed up as USB SDK 1.1. This time I actually tried to put them in my system folder and was notified that there was

Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

2002-10-03 Thread Clark Martin
At 8:39 AM -0500 10/3/2002, gponz wrote: What exactly is this memory effect? While it's long been considered a feature of a NiCd cell, it isn't really. It's a matter of a NiCd battery. When the battery partially discharges and is then recharged, each cell charges at a slightly different

Re: PB 1400 corrupts DOS floppies

2002-10-03 Thread Cameron Kaiser
I've tried transferring a Word file using a floppy disk to a PC running Windows 98. I used a disk that was formatted on the PC, put it into the 1400, and it shows up as a PC disk. Dragged the Word file to it. Ejected and put it into the PC's A drive. When I try to open it, the PC

Re: Fast Ethernet and PB 1400

2002-10-03 Thread Cameron Kaiser
There is also a cheap widely available 3COM card for which someone on the list has written a driver! Really? Which card, and where can I find the driver? Thanks, everyone, for your input. This is the one I made available: http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/mac/enet3c589/ As in all

Re: PB 1400 corrupts DOS floppies

2002-10-03 Thread Charlie Reyes
Dennis Helsel wrote: I've tried transferring a Word file using a floppy disk to a PC running Windows 98. I used a disk that was formatted on the PC, put it into the 1400, and it shows up as a PC disk. Dragged the Word file to it. Ejected and put it into the PC's A drive. When I try to open

PowerBook 5300 ram limit

2002-10-03 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Ok, here's another 5300 related question... Why is the RAM limit 64MB? If I put a 52MB RAM card in the CE (with 16MB on board) what will happen? The 8MB models can only be physically upgraded to 64MB (8 + 52). I thought that was because 52MB was all that could physically fit on a 5300 RAM

Re: PowerBook 5300 ram limit...

2002-10-03 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Oh boy. And I was a physics major. Well, I've always said my arithmetic stinks, but I can do calculus in my head... 8+52 = 60! 8+56 = 64! *sigh* Peace, Drew -- Having graduated (with a physics BS :-P), I will be using the email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please update your address