Re: alternative os`s for 1400

2002-12-23 Thread Joost van de Griek
On 2002-12-23 03:48, Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MkLinux is allegedly supported on the 1400. Never tried it, however. Not exactly supported, but it does work, after the user jumps through a couple of (fiery) hoops. The major downsides are that MkLinux (GNU/Mach, actually) on a

Re: 180 ZIP DRIVE

2002-12-23 Thread Greg M
--- Shelley Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my first day and first post on this list. I have a 180 running 7.5.1 and would like to use my ZIP drive with it, but the SCUSI probe won't put the Zip drive on the desktop. WHat am I dong wrong? I also would like to use this computer

Re: 180 ZIP DRIVE

2002-12-23 Thread KADaggett
My Reply follows quote. On 22/12/2002 22:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shelley Herman) This is my first day and first post on this list. I have a 180 running 7.5.1 and would like to use my ZIP drive with it, but the SCUSI probe won't put the Zip drive on the desktop.

Re: Looking for a good multimedia laptop.

2002-12-23 Thread DavidWedge
I would DISAGREE with Mr Dennis on this. Yes, if you could, I'd suggest external speakers. But for general use, the 3400 is MUCH, MUCH louder than the 1400, and the acoustic clarity is significantly better. I spent 9 years doing professional audio (ie designing sound systems and running

3400 question

2002-12-23 Thread Gary E Davis
Hi I need the help of a Mac hardware Guru bigtime a short while back I was netsurfing with my 3400 using AC power and with the battery removed. Time to leave happend and forgetting the battery wasn't there I unplugged the Powerbook when it was still running. Course it went out asap but now its

wobbly G3's a/c adapter

2002-12-23 Thread Chris Smith
I was gifted a 250 Mhz G3 Powerbook (Kanga?/Lombard?) which has an intermittent Power problem that I would like to solve. The power adapter's shielded bayonet style plug is wobbly when it's socketed and needs to be wedged at an angle to make a connect. It's a pain, unreliable and I don't look so

Re: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!

2002-12-23 Thread victoria brandon
on 12/22/02 11:30 PM, Andrew Kershaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy non-denominational end-of-year feast and celebration of the winter solstice (northern hemisphere), summer solstice (southern hemisphere), coming new year, family and friends, religious belief system, and general merry

Re: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!

2002-12-23 Thread DavidWedge
Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. Chanuka also happens nearby, as well, but it's not the same, obviously. In a message dated 12/23/02 4:02:38 PM, you wrote: Happy non-denominational end-of-year feast and

Re: 3400 question

2002-12-23 Thread Gary D. Adams
When you reset the Power Manager, did you remove the battery and unplug the A/C? Gary Gary E Davis wrote: Hi Victoria I've done both yet it still shows a solid Sleep light Gary -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!

2002-12-23 Thread E McCann
At 12:21 PM 12/23/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed thusly: Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. *Sure* you want to open that can o' worms? Might want to start on Mac2Mac, if so, just so we don't drown in

Re: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!

2002-12-23 Thread Jake Norcross
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please pass the barf bag. This is/has been/will be a Christian holiday. If you don't like it, take a freakin hike.. Chanuka also happens nearby, as well, but it's not the same, obviously. Did you NOT see The Simpsons where Lisa becomes a Buddhist? Christmas

Re: Processor Speed Apple Profiler

2002-12-23 Thread Jeff Hubatka
From: David Allen Subject: Re: Processor Speed Apple Profiler Believe the software that came with your upgrade. It is a common problem for Apple Profiler to have odd readouts with non-standard CPUs. My 1400s , #1-G3/217 @ 217 and # 2-G3/333 @ 333 according to Sonnet, Powerlogix and Newertech

Re: Happy holiday of your particular belief system!

2002-12-23 Thread Jim Arnott
So says the Pope. However, like many Christian holidays, it was conveniently scheduled at the same time as all the earlier non-Christian holidays. In all actuality, this holiday season of Christmas has always been more Pagan than Christian, with it's associations of the Celtic fertility

Re: 3400 question

2002-12-23 Thread Gary E Davis
Uh Oh I don't think I did that... Thanks guy Gary -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac

CF Drive on 1400c

2002-12-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. I have a 1400c/133mhz/48mb/OS 8.6 I formatted CF card awhile back and had it working as a Virtual Memory volume, but it no longer works. VM in the memory control panel says VM is on with CF Drive (the name Igave it) as the

540c floppy drive bad?

2002-12-23 Thread Fran Dollinger
Hi... List of symptoms: Initially reads the floppy just fine Cannot read it after it has been ejected and reinserted Floppy disk cannot be read by any other computer after it has been initially read by my 540c Any suggestions? Thanks, Fran -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: CF Drive on 1400c

2002-12-23 Thread Scott Holder
At 02:03 PM 12/23/2002 -0800, you wrote: Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. snip Anyone have a clue what's going on? Any help appreciated. Happy Holydaze, Ken N. Does VM work when set back to the HD? And, does the CF card work as a standard drive? CF does

Re: Looking for a good multimedia laptop.

2002-12-23 Thread Tim Allen
I have a 3400c and it is certainly quite loud. I would also say the sound quality is quite tinny in that there isn't much in the way of bass, but that aspect may not be so important to you as the volume. As the 3400c can be picked up so cheaply now I would recommend it highly as the RAM can be

Mac serial ports equivalent to a PC?

2002-12-23 Thread Spencer Carter
I was thinking of buying my wife a postage meter that automatically calculates postage via a download through a serial port. All of our family computers are Macs and of course have serial ports. However, I suspect that this manufacturer--like too many--has never heard of Macs and the serial port

Re: Mac serial ports equivalent to a PC?

2002-12-23 Thread Scott Holder
At 04:48 PM 12/23/2002 -0800, you wrote: snip On my PB 1400, I have Virtual PC installed, so it'll run Windows 95. I'm wondering if a download would work using the serial port on the Mac. Anyone have any info about this? Thanks, Spence The Mac serial ports are compatible with PC serial ports on

Re: CF Drive on 1400c

2002-12-23 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:03 PM -0800 12/23/2002, Ken Norris (dialup) wrote: Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. I have a 1400c/133mhz/48mb/OS 8.6 I formatted CF card awhile back and had it working as a Virtual Memory volume, but it no longer works. VM in the memory control panel

Re: Mac serial ports equivalent to a PC?

2002-12-23 Thread E McCann
At 05:26 PM 12/23/2002, Scott Holder typed thusly: The Mac serial ports are compatible with PC serial ports on a hardware level - they both communicate with the RS-232 standard. The main question is going to be a matter of drivers. In all likelihood, VPC would indeed work fine. Minor nit here -

Re: 180 ZIP DRIVE

2002-12-23 Thread Dana Sibera
On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 01:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a 180 running 7.5.1 and would like to use my ZIP drive with it, but the SCUSI probe won't put the Zip drive on the desktop. WHat am I dong wrong? -- I believe you will need an Iomega extension to