Re: Older mac software on floppies

2003-02-04 Thread aydin yulug
I collect older mac software on floppies and I am wondering where i could find either some to download or buy a lot of mac floppies with programs? Josh -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics    http://www.smalldog.com   | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: How can i get ethernet on a older powerbook (duo,etc)

2003-02-04 Thread Josh Shanks
what is a swap list? On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 12:52 AM, Scott Holder wrote: At 11:46 PM 2/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: My next question would be, where can i find these and also will i be able to use a cable modem on them? Not for anything serious but i just want to use it for email and

Re: How can i get ethernet on a older powerbook (duo,etc)

2003-02-04 Thread Joost van de Griek
On 2003-02-04 11:55, Josh Shanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is a swap list? http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html ,xtG .tsooJ -- Joost van de Griek http://www.jvdg.net/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: My question got lost in the battery shuffle

2003-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 04/02/03 00:51, David Price at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It ran on another PB. For the past few months I have running it on an adapter. I am wondering if this is a sign that the motherboard is going. Take the battery out and check that the connectors in the battery bay are good, not bent

Re: ethernet or wireless pc card for 1400cs

2003-02-04 Thread Clae
Subject: ethernet or wireless pc card for 1400cs Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:48:35 -0800 From: Anthony Vo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, would = you give advise or info. what wireless card (+ sofware) I can use to = connect the pb to my airport station. I use an Lucent (aka Avaya) Orinoco clone card

Re: My question got lost in the battery shuffle

2003-02-04 Thread John Brownsberger
If the connectors in the battery bay don't always make good contact, what can you do to repair that? John Brownsberger on 2/4/03 11:09 AM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 04/02/03 00:51, David Price at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It ran on another PB. For the past few months

Re: My question got lost in the battery shuffle

2003-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 04/02/03 15:12, John Brownsberger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the connectors in the battery bay don't always make good contact, what can you do to repair that? John Brownsberger You could try carefully bending them, they break easily. Otherwise I would change the logic board or live

PB520c screen failed?

2003-02-04 Thread Ryan
Hello I posted a few weeks ago about my PB520c screen flickering sometimes and now I think it may be damaged, but when I tapped the back before on previous occasions it would stop flickering and work normally, could it be due to a loose wire coming off or something? Now when I switch it on, its

Re: Public Thanks for PB 190cs Wireless

2003-02-04 Thread Andrew Kershaw
A public Thank You to Andrew (Drew) Kershaw for the sending of the Drivers I needed to get the PB 190cs on my Wireless Network. It was very easy to configure and it is really fast, even on this old PB with passive screen. I do recommend the Netgear Cable/DSL Wireless Router Model MR814 to anyone

Re: How can I get Ethernet on a older powerbook (duo,etc)

2003-02-04 Thread Mehdi El Gueddari
Hi, Le 4/02/03 5:43, Scott Holder [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrivit : At 11:29 PM 2/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: What older powerbooks can use a ethernet adapter? And what adapter can i use? Josh Duos have various Ethernet adapters. Newer Ethernet Microdock, Ultradock, etc. The 520x series have it

Re: How can i get ethernet on a older powerbook (duo,etc)

2003-02-04 Thread Paul Nelson
At 5:55 AM -0500 2/4/03, Josh Shanks wrote: what is a swap list? It's one of the lem lists, and you can subscribe to it by sending an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Can PB5300ce ACTIVE matrix replace PB5300cs PASSIVE?

2003-02-04 Thread willcrow
Can a PB5300ce ACTIVE LCD be used to replace a PB5300cs PASSIVE LCD? Anyone ever try it? Do you have to have the 5300ce motherboard/vram to do so? Thanks. -- ___ http://www.operamail.com Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr Powered by

Re: PB520c screen failed?

2003-02-04 Thread dana sibera
I posted a few weeks ago about my PB520c screen flickering sometimes and now I think it may be damaged, but when I tapped the back before on previous occasions it would stop flickering and work normally, could it be due to a loose wire coming off or something? Now when I switch it on, its

Re: PB520c screen failed?

2003-02-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
dana sibera wrote: I have no experience but that of my own 540c's screen problem. Occasionally it'll flicker around like crazy, then fade out to no picture. The backlight stays on, but there seems to be no real signals getting to the display itself. if I press just to the right of the

anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive?

2003-02-04 Thread Hal
Apple OEM hard drive made by IBM. 320MB capacity, pulled working from a Powerbook 180c. Asking $25 plus shipping or best offer. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

Re: Can PB5300ce ACTIVE matrix replace PB5300cs PASSIVE?

2003-02-04 Thread willcrow
Can a PB5300ce ACTIVE LCD be used to replace a PB5300cs PASSIVE LCD? Anyone ever try it? Do you have to have the 5300ce motherboard/vram to do so? Thanks. I have tried it. It doesn't work on my 5300cs with 512K VRAM. 512K of VRAM just isn't enough memory to drive 800x600 pixels in

Re: PB520c screen failed?

2003-02-04 Thread Paul Nelson
At 12:29 PM -0700 2/4/03, Bruce Johnson wrote: That is completely diagnostic of a loose cable connection or broken cable. It's an utter PITA to get to it, but you can do so to gix that. It's not that hard at all to remove the bezel (four screws at bottom and two at top, under rubber

Re: Can PB5300ce ACTIVE matrix replace PB5300cs PASSIVE?

2003-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
does adding a new video card (in this case a Focus MV16EN w/1MB vram) help in adding the active LCD to a 5300cs? Or does the onboard vram count alone regardless? Thanks. It doesn't help the vram for the screen is separate. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic

Re: anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive?

2003-02-04 Thread Gary Sparkes
lets see... will it work in a 140? - Original Message - From: Hal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive? Apple OEM hard drive made by IBM. 320MB capacity, pulled working from a

Re: anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive?

2003-02-04 Thread Hal
It will. I have another one just like this one in my 180 right now. On the inside, all the 100 series powerbooks are almost identical. I had another inquiry on it earlier, but if I don't hear back from him by this evening, it'll be available again. I'll let you know either way. -Hal On

Battery Problem

2003-02-04 Thread Gary Sparkes
My powerbook 140's battery has ceased to function... it only works when the battery is plugged in and the ac is plugged in i was told it was a 5A 125V fuse... i checked it and it went off the resistance scales so i will assume it is bad. would the fuse being bad cause said problem? i tested

Re: anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive?

2003-02-04 Thread Gary Sparkes
ok, how low will you go on the price? - Original Message - From: Hal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: Re: anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive? It will. I have another one just like this one in my 180 right now. On

Re: anyone need a 320MB scsi hard drive?

2003-02-04 Thread Hal
Ok, the other buyer has backed out. I'd be willing to do $25 shipped to you in the lower 48 states. Still interested? -Hal On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 06:07 PM, Gary Sparkes wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Source for individual PB 1400 LCD components

2003-02-04 Thread Sean McGroty
The display on my 1400 isn't working properly. The screen displays either solid white or some other strange pattern. I think it's the small circuit board behind the screen. The screen works if I press on a specific location on the back. After I unscrewed the board and pivoted it away, I

Re: Source for individual PB 1400 LCD components

2003-02-04 Thread Garry Hamblin
Try www.ibookparts.com they seem to have lots of lcd repair parts including the lcd itself. On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 10:09 PM, Sean McGroty wrote: The display on my 1400 isn't working properly. The screen displays either solid white or some other strange pattern. I think it's the

Apple Telecom software on a Duo 2300c running OS 8.1

2003-02-04 Thread JMCnetwork
Anyone successful using Apple Telecom software version 3.1.3 phone answering portion in OS 8.1? I'm configuring a Duo 2300c with a 14kbps modem for a friend who has AOL and wants to run 5.0. While I'm asking, anyone have a way of speeding up the modem any, i.e., 28kbps speed, modem scripts,

Battery Estimate

2003-02-04 Thread John Smith
Hello, Does anybody know of a utility available that will give a running estimate of time left in the battery?? I¹ve seen screen shots of one in the control strip, but haven¹t been able to figure out how to get it working, if it indeed does... I¹m running a 1400c, with OS 8.6. Thanks, John.

Re: Apple Telecom software on a Duo 2300c running OS 8.1

2003-02-04 Thread Fabian Fang
On Tuesday, February 04, 2003, at 08:43PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone successful using Apple Telecom software version 3.1.3 phone answering portion in OS 8.1? I'm configuring a Duo 2300c with a 14kbps modem for a friend who has AOL and wants to run 5.0. While I'm asking, anyone have a way