Need battery drainer for PB 170

2004-04-25 Thread Phillip Young
Hello all. I have a PB 170 with 2 okay batteries (I plan on getting a Metal Hydride). The thing is, I think I'm running into memory effect. I had a program a few years ago that would keep the battery on beyond the warning prompts. I lost the program ( I think that happened when I tried

Re: newer hard drives don't fit older powerbooks?

2004-04-25 Thread Fabian Fang
On Saturday, April 24, 2004, at 10:31PM, Dan Palka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I put a brand new 40gb seagate hd in my 3400c - but now sometimes it doesnt want to boot on the first try. i have to hard reset and then restart what is this all about? does it have soemthng to do with the 8mb cache?

Recommendations for a Menu Bar calendar

2004-04-25 Thread jimwg
Greetings All: The subject line tells it all. I'm looking for a drop calender for the Menu Bar similar to Calender 1.2 for the Control Strip. Your suggestions please. JimWG -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter

Re: 190 OS8 blues

2004-04-25 Thread darm0k
At 03:41 PM -0400 04/24/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A while ago, I tried and failed to get my 190 to see a CD drive I plugged into its SCSI port. This despite the fact the Wallstreet would see it. It just occurred to me -- wasn't it the case that some Mac's explicitly looked for Apple-scat

Re: Recommendations for a Menu Bar calendar

2004-04-25 Thread Fabian Fang
On Sunday, April 25, 2004, at 07:06AM, jimwg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for a drop calender for the Menu Bar similar to Calender 1.2 for the Control Strip. Your suggestions please. Something like the shareware Calendar Menu? http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/789 --

Re: newer hard drives don't fit older powerbooks?

2004-04-25 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Hello, I saw an post about a powerbook 15 gb hard disk, but the seller said it would only fit the newer machines and not the 5300, 3400, etc. Could someone please tell me what has changed in the newer hard drive design? I know there are varying heights, but that has not made a difference in the

Re: newer hard drives don't fit older powerbooks?

2004-04-25 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 25/04/04 16:36, Andrew Kershaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As far as I know, the 3400c has the newer mounting screw configuration, so any drive made recently should fit just fine. The 5300, 190, and 2300 (don't know about the 1400) have the mount points in the wrong spot. The 1400 houses

Re: Need battery drainer for PB 170

2004-04-25 Thread darm0k
At 02:02 AM -0500 04/25/2004, Phillip Young wrote: I have a PB 170 with 2 okay batteries (I plan on getting a Metal Hydride). The thing is, I think I'm running into memory effect. I had a program a few years ago that would keep the battery on beyond the warning prompts. I lost the program (

Re: One Line on 540c Screen

2004-04-25 Thread darm0k
At 06:42 AM -0700 04/23/2004, MacAddictvja wrote: I have a similar problem with my 540c. About one inch from the bottom of the screen, there is a line, which makes it difficult to read text when the line crosses through the words. Probably a burned out edge/control diode, in the LCD screen. Hate

PB1400 boot problem with idisk

2004-04-25 Thread Arne Christiansen
Hi, Before they changed the idisk, so you couldn't use it with OS 9, I had set it up to always connect on start up, which in hindsight was the wrong thing to do. Well now every-time I boot up my 1400 it searches for idisk, I have to quit the finder in order to complete the bootup. Does

PowerBook 190cs battery

2004-04-25 Thread darm0k
Hi all, Yersinia hath inspired me. :) Layin in my roomrubble is an old PowerBook 190cs. Belonged to my housemates; they dragged it for thousands of miles in their RV. Then their 9yro (at the time) grandson beat on it for a few years. In its nice leather case, it's been holding up the dust

Re: PowerBook 190cs battery

2004-04-25 Thread Yersinia
Dan writes, Yersinia hath inspired me. :) Layin in my roomrubble is an old PowerBook 190cs. Belonged to my housemates; they dragged it for thousands of miles in their RV. Then their 9yro (at the time) grandson beat on it for a few years. In its nice leather case, it's been holding up the

Battery for PB 190

2004-04-25 Thread Yersinia
Ooops! Dan (and anyone else who wants batteries for a 190) -- the specific battery you want is the PowerBook Rechargeable Battery, NiMH, model #M3254. And, again, go to nexcomp.com to find it. ~Yersinia. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: PB190 (PowerBooks Digest #1719)

2004-04-25 Thread tyler3rd
On or about 4/24/2004 3:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] or someone claiming such identity, wrote: I went into Control Panels, then Extensions Manager, then checked boxes next to Speech and Speech Manager. Now I can get Simpletext to read text aloud, that's enough to satisfy my curiosity for the

What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread Dan Palka
What is the maximum RAM in a 266mhz Wallstreet? It says 192mb at everymac.com But OWC lists as 512mb. -- 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

Re: What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread lesher
At 02:07 PM 4/25/2004, Dan Palka wrote: What is the maximum RAM in a 266mhz Wallstreet? It says 192mb at everymac.com But OWC lists as 512mb. ISTM the 192 came from an era when 128 was as big as you could buy, and you had an existing hard-to-reach 64M Ramseeker lists several

Re: 190 OS8 blues

2004-04-25 Thread lesher
They work with an unmodified Apple CD-ROM 5.3.1 extension, but they need to have the door open until the first extensions icons appear, then I have to close the door. Any other way, it won't be recognized. So maybe you'll have to experiment a little, and try different CD-ROM extensions from

Re: What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread Jonathan Metts
You have heard the right answers from everyone, but I wanted to let you know of an app that shows the same. Check out MacTracker at http://www.mactracker.ca/ . This little thing has the specs on every Mac you will ever come across. Under the Wallstreet one it shows 512 (Actual) 192 (Apple).

Re: 1400 oddness

2004-04-25 Thread Jonathan Metts
The 9.1 Startup Control Panel has always done this for the 1400. It was never fixed, but addressed many times. I believe a lot of people have swiped the 9.2 Control Panel to use (or maybe an older known working Control Panelcan't remember). As for iTunes. Check out:

Re: newer hard drives don't fit older powerbooks?

2004-04-25 Thread Brian
On Sunday, April 25, 2004, at 11:36 AM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: As far as I know, the 3400c has the newer mounting screw configuration, so any drive made recently should fit just fine. The 5300, 190, and 2300 (don't know about the 1400) have the mount points in the wrong spot. It is possible

Re: What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread ACFX44501
Under the Wallstreet one it shows 512 (Actual) 192 (Apple). 512 is correct, but the bottom stick must be a low-profile one, whereas the top one may be a standard profile one. Some SODRAMS are made such that they will short out in a Wallstreet. An insulator (a small piece of an Avery label is

Re: Printing via printer on OS X

2004-04-25 Thread Ruffin Bailey
Could you be more specific? I mean, what computer is the printer attached to, what kind of network are they on, and what kind of printer is it (brand model)? Sure, though the more generic the instructions the better, I suppose. I'd like to get a PB 520 running 7.5-7.6.1 working via ethernet

Loud PB5300cs HD

2004-04-25 Thread Ben
Hello! I have a pb 5300cs. All of a sudden, my hard drive got very loud. I t has never done this before. It still works and everything though. Thanks! ~ Ben ~ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A |

Re: What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread Andrew Kershaw
512 is correct, but the bottom stick must be a low-profile one, whereas the top one may be a standard profile one. Yep, 512 MB is the right number. I've got 384 MB in one of mine, and 192 in the other. You can buy the RAM from OWC, which I recommend, and you can buy from standard PC retailers

Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards?

2004-04-25 Thread Dan Palka
Simple question... Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards? That would be super keen. -- 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!

Re: Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards?

2004-04-25 Thread Dan Palka
Nevermind I found my own answer. I recall seeing some 2400cs with translucent keyboards? Where did this come from? Does/did anybody make these for the Wallstreet? On Apr 25, 2004, at 3:50 PM, Dan Palka wrote: Simple question... Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards? That

Re: Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards?

2004-04-25 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 25/04/04 21:50, Dan Palka at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Simple question... Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards? Nope And the Lombard and Pismo keyboards have different connectors from each other as well. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic

Re: Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards?

2004-04-25 Thread Andrew Kershaw
I recall seeing some 2400cs with translucent keyboards? Where did this come from? Does/did anybody make these for the Wallstreet? Japan. They were aftermarket parts. You might try MacImports.com for keyboard replacements (well, at least they used to have 2400c replacement keyboards), but I

PB5300cs startup error

2004-04-25 Thread Ben
Hello! I tried to bless a diffrent system folder on my pb5300cs and when i start it up, it gets to the welcome to mac os screen, then it says: Sorry, a system error has occured. Unimplemented Trap. To temporarily turn off extensions, hold down the shift key. I tried taht but it said the same

Re: Can Wallstreets take Lombard/Pismo Bronze Keyboards?

2004-04-25 Thread Dan Palka
My bad. On Apr 25, 2004, at 4:03 PM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: Dan, these questions really belong on the G-Books list. They are off-topic here. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot

Re: What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread ACFX44501
To throw more fuel on the fire... IIRC, some Wallstreet G3 CPU upgrades can only take 256 MB total (128 per slot). I'm not sure of the reason for this, but I've heard mutterings about the ROM revision used on the upgrades. Perhaps Wallstreet Is, but not Wallstreet IIs. The G3 Series doc on

Re: What is Wallstreet's Max Ram?

2004-04-25 Thread Andrew Kershaw
To throw more fuel on the fire... IIRC, some Wallstreet G3 CPU upgrades can only take 256 MB total (128 per slot). I'm not sure of the reason for this, but I've heard mutterings about the ROM revision used on the upgrades. Perhaps Wallstreet Is, but not Wallstreet IIs. The G3 Series doc on the

scratched pb screen

2004-04-25 Thread Ben
Hello! I have a pb5300 with a small scratch on the bottom of the screen. Do they make some kind of scratch remover?? Or is it something I should just live with?? Thanx! ~ Ben ~ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: newer hard drives don't fit older powerbooks?

2004-04-25 Thread Clark Martin
At 12:16 PM +1000 4/25/04, kaldav wrote: Hello, I saw an post about a powerbook 15 gb hard disk, but the seller said it would only fit the newer machines and not the 5300, 3400, etc. Could someone please tell me what has changed in the newer hard drive design? I know there are varying heights,