Re: 1400/117 enough go ?

2003-10-29 Thread Tekno Liber
From: KG [EMAIL PROTECTED] A MainStreet is no faster than a PB3400c/240 My mistake, it's a Series II as it has 14 TFT... Laurence _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*

Re: PB1400 SCSI questions

2003-10-29 Thread David Allen
http://www.mcpb.com/html/pbhdi2.html shows the adapters and cables which attach via a standard SCSI cable to the other devices. (available in 25 and 50 pin versionsThe termination at the MB end is handled by the MB, so only the last device on the chain requires termination. If you want to also

Re: 1400/117 enough go ?

2003-10-29 Thread Tekno Liber
From: Melvin Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a powerbook 1400 c s with a new just installed 466 MHZ upgrade by sonnet. . . .if 8 GIG Hard Drive, 32 MB Ram [can piggyback 32 more cheap] if you're interested email me with an offer. The price for such a beast ?

more powerbook 3400 questions

2003-10-29 Thread kaldav
Could someone please answer some more powerbook 3400 questions: 1. I see from the Service Manual that the in the Environmental section on page 43, it says the shipping, non- operating altitude is 15,000 feet maximum and I wanted to send it by Fed Ex from Australia to America. Does this mean

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread Tekno Liber
From: Mark Koan [EMAIL PROTECTED] What is the max I can get with video on a 540c, and what hardware is needed? And how much would it cost generally? I only get 256 colors on the screen right now. As it says on lowendmac.com: display: 9.5 8-bit 640x480 color active matrix

Re: 1400/117 enough go ?

2003-10-29 Thread Melvin Watts
paid $295.00 for the upgrade, the HD cost $40.00[came with a 540 MB], 128 MB flash memory card $59.00, and we all know what 1400's are going for. . .well, for this kind of money you can get a decent wallstreet, lombard, or even a G4! So It would not make sense for me to ask for what I paid

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

2003-10-29 Thread jim page
might want to try static IPs, not elegant but works for my 5 wired home networked MACs running 8.6( three 3400's and two G3s) i set up my linksys box to start assigning DHCP addresses at IP 100, so i have addresses under 100 to assign statically not elegant, simple, works for me jim on

Re: more powerbook 3400 questions

2003-10-29 Thread Volk
Kal, I don't know about #1, but for #2, most double sided tape softens with heat and the tape on mine is single sided and on the thick side. For # 3 I used a piece of a 8.5 X 11 transparency to avoid the heat issue and the material matched that used in another 3400. Roger kaldav wrote:

Update on Zip COD problem

2003-10-29 Thread D. Wakefield (DTP etc!)
Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions for my sickly Zip Cartridge. The winning magic was using Disk Warrior 2.0. It churned for a while and complained about everything on the disk being wrong, and then reported: Rebuilding Directory Structure, Repairing Volume Info, Repairing Critical

Re: 1400/117 enough go ?

2003-10-29 Thread Gary K . Doty Sr .
Try baucomcomputers.com he had some G3 upgrades for the 1400 Gary On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 01:10 AM, KG wrote: If I have to upgrade it to G3 then I may as well buy a G3 PowerBook. I have just been offered two 233MHz 14.1 Wallstreets (Mainstreets) for $150 each... How much is a G3

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 01:04 PM, Mark Koan wrote: What is the max I can get with video on a 540c, and what hardware is needed? And how much would it cost generally? I only get 256 colors on the screen right now. You can get 16 bit on the 540c, by dropping the screen to 640 x 400 mode,

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

2003-10-29 Thread Tom Roth
I may try that. The last time I did I used the same number that the DHCP would have assigned and it didn't work. -tom -- From: jim page Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs might want to try static IPs, not elegant but works for my 5 wired home

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread ACFX44501
As it says on lowendmac.com: display: 9.5 8-bit 640x480 color active matrix The 550c had 800 x 600. The others were limted to 640 x 480 at 8 bit, or 640 x 400 at 16 bit. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To

rebuilding 500 series batteries

2003-10-29 Thread Howard R. Katz
Is anyone on the list who's proficient at rebuilding 500 series batteries interested in tackling this for other folk, for a fee? I've got maybe 3 batteries I'd like to get into working order but I have all thumbs when it comes to doing this sort of work. I've asked offlist, but I'm not sure if

Re: rebuilding 500 series batteries

2003-10-29 Thread nathan
on 10/29/03 6:44 PM, Howard R. Katz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone on the list who's proficient at rebuilding 500 series batteries interested in tackling this for other folk, for a fee? I've got maybe 3 batteries I'd like to get into working order but I have all thumbs when it comes

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread vicki
As it says on lowendmac.com: display: 9.5 8-bit 640x480 color active matrix The 550c had 800 x 600. The others were limted to 640 x 480 at 8 bit, or 640 x 400 at 16 bit. Hi not all of them did the 550c I owned only had 640x480 at 256 but with a 10.4 screen. Basically the same as the

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 08:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As it says on lowendmac.com: display: 9.5 8-bit 640x480 color active matrix The 550c had 800 x 600. Oh, yeah, All 4 of them ;-) Ever *see* the price of these puppies on E-bay? Heck you can practically buy Wallstreets for

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread ACFX44501
The 550c had 800 x 600. Oh, yeah, All 4 of them ;-) Ever *see* the price of these puppies on E-bay? Heck you can practically buy Wallstreets for the price. Certainly 3400's and PBG3's... Perhaps, but someone picked up a 550c for under a hundred. Victoria, I think. -- PowerBooks is

Re: more powerbook 3400 questions

2003-10-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 11:36 PM +1100 10/29/03, kaldav wrote: Could someone please answer some more powerbook 3400 questions: 1. I see from the Service Manual that the in the Environmental section on page 43, it says the shipping, non- operating altitude is 15,000 feet maximum and I wanted to send it by Fed Ex

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 29/10/03 18:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 550c had 800 x 600. Oh, yeah, All 4 of them ;-) Ever *see* the price of these puppies on E-bay? Heck you can practically buy Wallstreets for the price. Certainly 3400's and PBG3's... Perhaps, but someone picked up

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread vicki
Perhaps, but someone picked up a 550c for under a hundred. Victoria, I think. No not me I paid a lot more Paid nearly that for just the shipping. Vicki -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | --

5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread Mr Cranky
I am trying to update the OS on my 5300cs from 8.0 to 8.6 and am running into a problem I have to do it on floppies as I cannot make the external cd I have work with it and can't get it to recognize files correctly in order to do it. I am having to download the files to the Windows XP PC that I

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread vicki
Hi With the video /ethernet card. There should be a dongle that attaches to the rear next to the scsi port if the connector fits into the book then chances are it is just a monitor connector. But if the connector sits out and clips on with hooks at either end chances are you just need to find

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread vicki
Also check your apple talk folder, if you have ethernet as one of the choices that¹s another way to tell as the 5300 has no built in ethernet. so for it to be a choice the drivers must have been loaded and the hardware there for it to see. Vicki I have the options of:

Re: PB1400 SCSI questions

2003-10-29 Thread Mr Cranky
. If I can find an HDI-30 to DB25, do I then need a DB25 passthrough terminator going into my zip to terminate the front end of the chain and then use the zip's own termination power to do the final termination? I would hope that the zip's termination would do the trick, as

Re: 1400/117 enough go ?

2003-10-29 Thread KG
A MainStreet is no faster than a PB3400c/240 My mistake, it's a Series II as it has 14 TFT... Well, that blows any 3400 into the weeds. If someone is offering you one of those for $150 and you can afford it, by all means grab it. I paid $230 for a pimped-out 3400/240 this summer, and a

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread Jim Oiler
Wow, I had a similar problem a couple weeks ago. The only way I could get the system on my greyscale 5300 was to use the external cd hooked up via scsi cable. What's the beef with your cd? I don't think you're going to get there with pc floppies. see ya, jim o On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at

Re: 1400/117 enough go ?

2003-10-29 Thread COCCORP
In a message dated 10/29/03 4:32:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, that blows any 3400 into the weeds. If someone is offering you one of those for $150 and you can afford it, by all means grab it. I paid $230 for a pimped-out 3400/240 this summer, and a properly cached WallStreet 233 is

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread Mr Cranky
Wow, I had a similar problem a couple weeks ago. The only way I could get the system on my greyscale 5300 was to use the external cd hooked up via scsi cable. What's the beef with your cd? I don't think you're going to get there with pc floppies. see ya, jim o I just can't get

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread Jim Oiler
OK, let's back up a bit to make sure we're not missing a point here. You've got the 5300cs with no system right now? or do you have system 8 on there still? When you try to boot from the CD you get what? does the drive spin-up? You are holding down the c key to boot from the CD? You have

System 7.0.1 or 7.1 best for PB180?

2003-10-29 Thread Gary F . Daught
Greetings. I am new to the list, as I just purchased a PowerBook 180 (grayscale, 14MB RAM/120MB hard drive) for general mobile word processing and using Bible search software (Accordance). It came with System 7.6.1 preinstalled (no disks). However, I wanted to slim this down with an earlier

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread Mr Cranky
OK, let's back up a bit to make sure we're not missing a point here. Good idea You've got the 5300cs with no system right now? or do you have system 8 on there still? It is currently running System 8 When you try to boot from the CD you get what? does the drive spin-up? The only

Re: 5300cs upgrade woes

2003-10-29 Thread Mr Cranky
Normally when it says alternet ethernet it is a pcmcia card What does the connector on the back of the mac look like if it is a hole then I do not think the combo card is fitted if it is a clip then possible as that is what mine looks like. Can you mail me a pic of the connector off

Click of Death?

2003-10-29 Thread Jim Lucas
I just bought some zip 100s. I just read about this click of death. What is it? Is there prevention? Is it a common problem? -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras

Re: million of colors on a 540c?

2003-10-29 Thread Jeff Hubatka
On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 11:43 AM, PowerBooks wrote: From: Tekno Liber [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: million of colors on a 540c? Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:05:01 +0100 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Mark Koan [EMAIL PROTECTED] What is the max I can get with video on a 540c, and

Painting Cases

2003-10-29 Thread Mr Cranky
Last time I mentioned something about my 5300cs someone had talked about having painted there's white. I'm interested in what this involves and how it would look. Can someone send me pictures off list? The address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

1400 and wireless- not working

2003-10-29 Thread Brian
My 1400/G3/9.1 has been working with the Wavelan drivers for ages; recently I took the card out and ran it for a couple days without the card; not, when I try and connect via the card, my network/TCP/IP is messed up. TCP/IP shows I have an IP address established in the 169.x range, not

Refresh my memory for installing 7.5.3 7.5.5

2003-10-29 Thread Gary F . Daught
Greetings. I'm trying to run down System 7.1 for my PB180 (currently with 7.6.1 installed), but I want to try the free 7.5.3 7.5.5 option first. I've downloaded all 19 disk images of 7.5.3 and the Net Install.sea version of 7.5.5 onto my eMac's hard drive from Apple. I was going to burn these