PB 170 SCSI port

I have a powerbook 170. I have never been able to get the external SCSI port to work. I bought the special cable a few years back, but had no luck, the PB never recognized any external devices. I have debugged numerous SCSI chains over the years, but this thing stumped me. Now, Goddess help me, I

Re: PowerBook 5300 ram limit...

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 boo

PowerBook 5300 ram limit

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 c

Re: PB 1400 corrupts DOS floppies

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 >op

Re: Fast Ethernet and PB 1400

> > 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 a

Re: PB 1400 corrupts DOS floppies

> 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: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

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 differen

Re: small blue usb case question

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

PB 1400 corrupts DOS floppies

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: Fast Ethernet and PB 1400

> 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 and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://ww

Re: small blue usb case question

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. Possibly so, but the drive did not work on the Powerbook I used it on until I installed both of those extensions fr

Re: small blue usb case question

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 PR

PB 1400c vs. 1400cs

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 worki

Re: Running Mac OS on a Windoze PC? (but not really)

"Richard Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If no one else has jumped on this, I would definitely be interested! Always > room for one more 'retro'puter', and I distinctly remember lusting for the > Atari computers, but having no shot at being able to afford 'em! Don't have > a lot to trade, I

Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

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 chargi

3400 and DSL

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: 1400c vs. cs

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 des

Re: small blue usb case question

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

Re: external SCSI hard drive not working on a PB 520

On Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 12:05 AM, Mehdi El Gueddari wrote: > Hi, > > i did it ! > i finally succeeded in adding an other hard drive to my powerbook 520. > Thanks to all who tried to help me, i realy appreciate it. Congratulations! You are hereby promoted to SCSI Voodoo Wizard 3rd Clas

Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

What exactly is this "memory effect"? > I'll say here what I've said all along. They > developed NiMH to replace NiCD becasue of the "memory" > that NiCD's would hold. NiMH was not SUPPOSED to hold > "memory" and most places will tell you that they > don't. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by