Re: 1400c parts

2003-03-01 Thread Thad Hoffman
Thanks Victoria, At the risk of sounding stupid (I'm relatively new on this list), what is the Swap list? thad on 2/28/03 11:01 AM, victoria brandon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But try the Swap List first. HTH, Victoria -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Removing Scratches from Case Plastics (how to)

2003-03-01 Thread Chuck
Has anyone experimented (hopefully with success) in polishing out scratches or other small blemishes on the exterior case plastics of a PB? I'm thinking a product used for laminate counter's or perhaps a car might be worth a try. I'd like to hear some thoughts and ideas before I make a product

Re: 1400c parts

2003-03-01 Thread victoria brandon
Thad said most bravely: At the risk of sounding stupid (I'm relatively new on this list), what is the Swap list? Sometimes I think I specialize in sounding stupid, so welcome to the club. Go to http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html and click on the link to subscribe. You'll get an

Re: Removing Scratches from Case Plastics (how to)

2003-03-01 Thread cyber corsair
TRy Tap Plastics they carrie an full line of stuff for that and if you feel brave you can all so try toothpast(not the gel) but that can make you PB a bit shiner than you want as it tend to polish the plastic a bit more that you might like. you may not want to use car products as the can do

Re: Removing Scratches from Case Plastics (how to)

2003-03-01 Thread victoria
On 3/1/03 8:15 PM, cyber corsair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TRy Tap Plastics they carrie an full line of stuff for that and if you feel brave you can all so try toothpast(not the gel) but that can make you PB a bit shiner than you want as it tend to polish the plastic a bit more that you

Re: Removing Scratches from Case Plastics (how to)

2003-03-01 Thread NHJ News
chuck, i use a product called blue magic to polish my caving headlamp plastic lenses to take out scratches and fog. I don't know why it wouldn't work on other plastics. it's available at wal-mart. wayne Has anyone experimented (hopefully with success) in polishing out scratches or other small

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2003-03-01 Thread Sid Barris
Greetings! I am a brand new powerbook owner. Not a brand new owner of a brand new powerbook, however. I've taken the short money route and purchased a 1400c on ebay for less than $200, and spent more than that for a G3 upgrade. I love this little machine! So much, I bought another for a spare.

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2003-03-01 Thread Sid Barris
Greetings! I am a brand new powerbook owner. Not a brand new owner of a brand new powerbook, however. I've taken the short money route and purchased a 1400c on ebay for less than $200, and spent more than that for a G3 upgrade. I love this little machine! So much, I bought another for a spare.

Re: 1st post

2003-03-01 Thread John Smith
Sid, Sometimes the server replies with an error... Usually best idea to just wait a little while before re-posting. (all 3 of your posts thus far have come through :-) I have a 1400 too, and I can certainly agree with the 'loveableness' of it. I can't however, really justify forking out for the

Re: 1st post

2003-03-01 Thread Sid Barris
John, oops! the first two got bounced to me and then I saw the note about plain text and bouncing... I've changed the settings for powerbook to plain text only, instead of both plain text and html coded. Thanks for the kind reply. regards from south Louisiana, cajunland usa, Sid B John Smith