Re: Powerbook 540 problems

2002-10-24 Thread COCCORP
In a message dated 02-10-23 20:48:33 EDT, you write: 2) I'm having a SCSI termination issue. I replaced the apple 340mb drive with a IBM 1.2 gb drive. If I have anything on the external bus (Apple 150 cd or Zip Plus) it boots and runs just find. If I don't have anything on the bus, I get

OS 8.5 Problems

2002-10-24 Thread Roger Volk
I just completeld a clean install of OS 8.5 followed by the 8.6 update on a PB 3400c. Several items that were to have been in a Folder called Portables in Apple Extras were not installed. I reformated and initialized and attempted a second installation the Prompts indicated I was successful, but

Re: PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread Colin Hoogeboom
At 03:24 PM 10/24/2002 -0400, you wrote: Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:42:46 -0500 From: Steven Schario [EMAIL PROTECTED] So I ask you, any idea where can I get the software to make my PC card usable? Is there Apple software designed solely for the activation of the slots, or does the proper Global

Re: PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread Roger Volk
Steve, The proper software should be available at the Global Village web site, if not you should be able to talk to thier tech support and obtain the required drivers and possibly even the documention. Roger Steven Schario wrote: Not long ago, I purchased a PowerBook 1400C. I love it. It

Wireless PB 1400?

2002-10-24 Thread Steven Schario
I am considering a wireless network for my PowerBook and PM 6500. Anyone who would be willing to share any positive and/or negative experiences would be appreciated. Thanks again, Steve -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread Steven Schario
Not long ago, I purchased a PowerBook 1400C. I love it. It came to me with a Global Village 56K Modem/Ethernet PC card. Upon sliding it into either card slot however, I receive the following error message, The correct software you need to use the PC Card in the 'Upper/Lower PC Card Slot' is not

Can I use 100BaseT Ethernet (Fast Ethernet)?

2002-10-24 Thread Steven Schario
My source confusion today concerns, as you can tell, 100BaseT Ethernet (Fast Ethernet). I am pretty sure each of my Ethernet cards, in both my Power Macintosh 6500/G3 and PowerBook 1400C/G3 are rated 10/100BaseT Ethernet. My questions are: How can I determine whwther or not I am currently using

Re: 3400 and DSL - problem solved

2002-10-24 Thread chouston
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. In the end, it was the simplest most direct approach that worked: wiping the HD and reinstalling OS 9.1. Upon startup with the fresh system, I set TCP/IP to Ethernet and Configure using DHCP server (no IP address or anything else), fired up IE 5.1 and I

Re: internet software ie AOL

2002-10-24 Thread victoria brandon
on 10/24/02 11:38 AM, victoria at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what version of aol will work on a powerbook 190 with 16mb ram system 8.1 also what version of word will work. I don't know anything about AOL, but any version of Word up to and including whatever comes with Office 98 (and maybe

Re: internet software ie AOL

2002-10-24 Thread Mehdi El Gueddari
Hi, also what version of word will work. word 5 will work for sure. i guess that word 6 may work too but i've never tried. à+ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

internet software ie AOL

2002-10-24 Thread victoria
victoria Hi I need a quick answer for this please. as i need to get it ready for the morning about 9.30 am UK time. what version of aol will work on a powerbook 190 with 16mb ram system 8.1 also what version of word will work. Many thanks. Victoria. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: internet software ie AOL

2002-10-24 Thread Scott Holder
Word 6 will work. I have it on one of my Quadas. Haven't used it much, but it works (as well as Word has ever worked anyway). Scott Holder -Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:powerbooks;mail.maclaunch.com] On Behalf Of Mehdi El Gueddari Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:56 PM

Re: 3400 and DSL

2002-10-24 Thread Sionnach Aisling
Thinking some more about your problem... I think I remember you saying you had a strange IP address listed? Or am I getting you confused with something else I've been working on ;-) Anyway, if thats the case, then DHCP isn't working for you. Straight off, double check all of the settings on

Re: 3400 and DSL

2002-10-24 Thread Sionnach Aisling
If your IP addy's start with 23.xxx.xxx.xxx, then those are routable. I took a look last night to figure out what the other non-routable address scheme was I couldn't remember and it was 172.16.xxx.xxx, so, basically, three non-routable schemes: 10.xxx.xxx.xxx 172.16.xxx.xxx 192.168.xxx.xxx

Re: internet software ie AOL

2002-10-24 Thread COCCORP
In a message dated 10/24/02 1:41:07 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: what version of aol will work on a powerbook 190 with 16mb ram system 8.1 4.0 has been a stalwart for me on my Duo 280... And Office '98 probably would work, but it was too big. I use the previous version of Ms Office.

Re: PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread Tim Stephens
So I ask you, any idea where can I get the software to make my PC card usable? Is there Apple software designed solely for the activation of the slots, or does the proper Global Village software cure the problem? I have a GV Platinum plus 33.6k for my PB1400, which works fine. You could

Re: PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread Dan K
Here's the address for GV SW DLs: ftp://ftp.globalvillage.com/pub/software/mac/ You need the PC card SW v3.0.2, and also grab the 3.06 updater. IIRC, the tome included with the installer you have can be opeed using Apple's Tomeviewer utility, allowing you to grab and manually install the SW.

Re: Powerbook 540 problems

2002-10-24 Thread William Barnett-Lewis
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 02-10-23 20:48:33 EDT, you write: 2) I'm having a SCSI termination issue. I replaced the apple 340mb drive with a IBM 1.2 gb drive. If I have anything on the external bus (Apple 150 cd or Zip Plus) it boots and runs just find. If I don't have

PB 190 not starting up

2002-10-24 Thread Nils Mueller-Scheessel
Hi all, I have got a problem with my PB 190cs: it won't start up, whatever I do. Plugged in the green light above the screen glows steadily (which already is, at least in my experience, highly unusual), but it does not react to any keyboard stroke (or the little button at the back). I have

Re: PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread B.L. Renfrow
on 10/24/02 3:24 PM, Steven Schario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not long ago, I purchased a PowerBook 1400C. I love it. It came to me with a Global Village 56K Modem/Ethernet PC card. Upon sliding it into either card slot however, I receive the following error message, The correct software you

Re: AOL/Word for a 190

2002-10-24 Thread David Deckert
I don't know anything about AOL, but any version of Word up to and including whatever comes with Office 98 (and maybe beyond) should be fine. All of the Office 98 apps are actually PPC only. My vote would be to stay away from Word 6 and use Word 5.1. AOL 3 will run on a PB190, version 4 might

I need a PDF repair manual

2002-10-24 Thread Chuck
I've lost track of current web hosting for manuals and need a PB145b take apart manual. Can someone either send the pdf as an attachment or provide a current url? Thanks for your time. Chuck -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Help, my Powerbook 3400 is Dead!

2002-10-24 Thread James Williams
Well, I knew I shouldn't have bragged on my new powerbook 3400. After working flawlessly for several days, it has died. It started out by having problems hanging up and locking up during booting up. I did all the usual things, rebuilding desktop, reset pram, trashed preferences and it still

Re: Flash 6 installer stupidity.

2002-10-24 Thread Charlie Reyes
A L wrote: Has anyone else run into problems installing Flash 6 on their Macs? I have a PowerBook 3400 with OS 8.6 (the minimum required for F.6) and downloaded the Flash installer from Macromedia. The problem is that when it prompts me for what browser I use (IE, Netscape, Opera) it always

Re: Can I use 100BaseT Ethernet (Fast Ethernet)?

2002-10-24 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:23 PM -0500 10/24/2002, Steven Schario wrote: My source confusion today concerns, as you can tell, 100BaseT Ethernet (Fast Ethernet). I am pretty sure each of my Ethernet cards, in both my Power Macintosh 6500/G3 and PowerBook 1400C/G3 are rated 10/100BaseT Ethernet. My questions are: How can