Re: What drive can I upgrade a 3400c with?

2006-02-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
Tom W. wrote: Just wondering if the 3400c, and 1400c for that matter, will take the same size hard drives out of the lombards and pismos? Thanks Tom -- My wife makes itty bitty horse tack http://www.darkstormstudio.com http://editor.weeklyzone.com I put a new 5400 rpm 40 gig IDE in mine,

Re: New Low End Mac email lists

2006-01-21 Thread Brian Mahoney
Andrew Kershaw wrote: The Macintel list, which covers all Intel-based Macs... [snip] Once the MacBook Pro ships, we're ready to launch the MacBook List. I've also set up a Mac mini List. Does anyone else find it even slightly amusing that LOW END Mac is running these lists? ;-) Peace,

Re: New Low End Mac email lists

2006-01-21 Thread Brian Mahoney
yersinia wrote: It's just that I wish there was a list for people like me. ~Yersinia. I've been looking all my life for one of those for me! LOL BM -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | --

Re: OT - Wireless Access Point info

2006-01-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
Don Wakefield wrote: This post is a bit off topic, but I hope someone can help. I have a House Branded Wireless Access Point purchased at CompUSA approximately 2 years ago (when they were blowing out the 802.11B only products to make room for the 802.11G's) At first, since I was the only kid

Re: CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists

2005-12-10 Thread Brian Mahoney
Check out this : http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/hardware/pb150/PB150_and_CompactFlash.html CF replaces hard drive. This is from hackaday. Pertains, I hope, to the current discussion except the CF actually replaces the hard drive. Fairly technical but just reading it provides some

Re: Ethernet, Battery recondition and other things.

2005-12-05 Thread Brian Mahoney
Ed Gibson wrote: I'm using a program on my XP unit called PC Maclan and can share PDF's, Word Documents, Pictures, and many other things over a network (or through a RJ45 crossover network cable). Don't remember what it cost but I don't believe it was very expensive. Ed I should get

Re: Ethernet, Battery recondition and other things.

2005-12-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
Marcel Pierson wrote: Hi, How can i connect by ethernet (The powerbook has and expansion ethernet card) my powerbook 1400 and my Pentium III XP direct by net cable without a hub?, i read that if i run linux i can use SAMBA, so, MAC 8.5.1 (Or 9.1) to XP? Thanks, Marcel. By connect by

Re: Newbie having problems with 2400c - Help needed

2005-12-03 Thread Brian Mahoney
Tom Wilkinson wrote: I found out from the seller that I could use a Duo adapter from my 280c, so I did this. Thanks Tom Believe me, don't trust what someone on the swap lists says. Check it yourself BEFORE you buy. The swap list is only slightly different from e bay. On e bay you have more

Re: Subject: Re: PB 160 - appears dead - Charlie

2005-11-30 Thread Brian Mahoney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Subject: Re: PB 160 - appears dead Electronics is my hobby and power supplies are my thing. In general I don't open up those wall warts. I have about 150 of them I've collected over the years, and can usually find one that matches my needs in this pile of

Re: PB 160 - appears dead

2005-11-29 Thread Brian Mahoney
Christopher Cate wrote: Hi Brian - You do have to press the button in the back, as there isn't a power button on the keyboard. My first mac was a PB 160 (which I still have - though it's not in good shape anymore). Let me know if I can help further. -Chris Thanks for the responses. I

Re: Subject: Re: PB 160 - appears dead

2005-11-29 Thread Brian Mahoney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Subject: Re: PB 160 - appears dead I wonder whether the adapter you are using is putting out a good, solid 7.5 volts when it's loaded? From: Charlie H. Thanks for the info Charlie. When I measured the output, no load, it was over 50 volts as far as I

PB 160 - appears dead

2005-11-28 Thread Brian Mahoney
Hi Crew! I just picked up a 160 which looks like it's in great shape cosmetically, except it seems stone dead. There is no battery in it. Would that affect whether it boots or not? I doubt it. Then again, I don't even know how to turn it on, I'm guessing the button on the rear left but maybe

Re: PB 1400 CD ROM

2005-11-14 Thread Brian Mahoney
Tom and Lisa P wrote: I remember someone on this list made a how-to on changing cable select CD ROM mechanisms to master/slave so they could work on a PB 1400. Anyone remember ? thanks, Mad Dog Isn't it just a jumper on the back? Everything I have, including my new dual layer DVD

Re: PB 1400 CD ROM

2005-11-14 Thread Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney wrote: Tom and Lisa P wrote: I remember someone on this list made a how-to on changing cable select CD ROM mechanisms to master/slave so they could work on a PB 1400. Anyone remember ? thanks, Mad Dog Isn't it just a jumper on the back? Everything I have, including my

Re: 3400c Sleep light

2005-11-13 Thread Brian Mahoney
Ian Nixon wrote: With much respect and appreciation, Ivy, I don't think you understand the problem. I hear the slight noise only when the LED is lit - no HD, not a power-up noise, etc. I really appreciate your help, but it's kinda *not* helping, if you know what I mean. Keep suggestions

Re: G3 Buying advice.

2005-11-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But in the tens of G3s I've worked on I've had FAR more issues with Wallstreets - non-booting, battery charging and power management problems - than on the Lombards and Pismos put together. Half the Wallstreets I work on have bad Power Manager boards. Very few

Re: 3400c Li-Ion Battery?

2005-10-30 Thread Brian Mahoney
Brian McEwen wrote: There's not huge point in stocking up on multiple Lithium batteries- their total capacity will degrade to 50% of original in 2 years whether you use them or not. B Interesting suggestion. What is the source of your information? BM -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

OT but it's about browsers - (Re: Best web browser) plus wallstreet question

2005-10-26 Thread Brian Mahoney
Haven't seen this mentioned on here, sorry if it has. There is a new beta browser offered for OS X, called Flock. Seems pretty cool, although I haven't really gotten into it yet. Much like Firefox but it's open source and seems to offer more 'social' features as they call them. Good for

Re: OT but it's about browsers - Apologies, I guess a wallstreet isn't a powerbook

2005-10-26 Thread Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney wrote: Haven't seen this mentioned on here, sorry if it has. There is a new beta browser offered for OS X, called Flock. Seems pretty cool, although I haven't really gotten into it yet. Much like Firefox but it's open source and seems to offer more 'social' features

Re: nanny note Re: Service manual

2005-10-08 Thread Brian Mahoney
Don Wakefield wrote: Not to belabor a point, but I am curious as to whether or not it is even possible for someone in the lay community, to obtain: * ethically * legally * morally * unfatteningly or in any other way, secure a manual for insert your favorite Apple

Re: Help

2005-10-05 Thread Brian Mahoney
David I Hassett wrote: Hi I am a newbie to this list. I was given a Mac Power Book 145B. It has System 7.1 and Microsoft. I need some guidence on how to get files from my PC to the floppy drive on the Mac. I have some stuff I have dowloaded but I am having a hard time understanding it.

3400c - two available

2005-09-11 Thread Brian Mahoney
I have two 3400cs available. Email me off-list for details. I'm in Canada by the way. I'd love for someone to take both in one shot but I will sell them separately if necessary. BM -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: OT- What non-Macs do you own?

2005-08-13 Thread Brian Mahoney
Caleb Cupples wrote: I noticed it getting quiet and I was just curious to know what non-Macs all you have. Please list OS and processor type. Caleb While I have quite a few Macs and Apples, I think most of my collection is x86 based. I'll start with the newer ones then delve a bit into

OT - kind of quiet so here's a way to increase your wifi range

2005-08-11 Thread Brian Mahoney
125 miles is slightly larger than the distance from my router to my back yard but some of you may have larger houses and lots. :) http://pasadena.net/shootout05/ There is also a site which describes the use of an wooden handled noodle strainer to achieve ranges of 10 k or so. If you have a

affect of bad battery? pb 230

2005-08-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
My powerbook duo 230 has been useless since I got it last summer, bad keyboard, freezing after boot etc. Tried it again yesterday and it wouldn't boot at all. Bright idea this morning involved taking the battery out, batteries are long dead anyway. It booted up, no problem, and hasn't seized

Re: affect of bad battery? pb 230

2005-08-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney wrote: My powerbook duo 230 has been useless since I got it last summer, bad keyboard, freezing after boot etc. Tried it again yesterday and it wouldn't boot at all. Bright idea this morning involved taking the battery out, batteries are long dead anyway. It booted up

OT - OS X shadow files?

2005-08-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
In a local computer advertising/information mag, one of the writers has a continuous column on switching from pcs to a mac using OS X. In the latest installment, he comments on the 'shadow' files that begin with ._ which are evident when transferring files from a mac to a pc. I know they are

Re: OT - OS X shadow files?

2005-08-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
Bruce Johnson wrote: On the contrary, they ARE on the Mac. drwxrwxr-t 40 root admin 1462 Jul 28 15:33 . drwxrwxr-t 40 root admin 1462 Jul 28 15:33 .. See the .DS_Store, .Trashes files? The only files missing are the ._filename files which correspond to the

Re: Types of suitable Wireless PC cards for Powerbook 3400c

2005-08-02 Thread Brian Mahoney
Sorular wrote: G'day My first posting to this list even though I've been following it for over a year :-) I've decided to extend the life and use of my trusty-old PB3400c and wanted to ask for advice/recommendations to make few modifications to it. The only improvements that I'm aware are

Re: Just Curious...

2005-07-19 Thread Brian Mahoney
Ian Nixon wrote: No. Apple didn't use VGA output until LONG after the Mac Portable's day. In fact I think the BlueWhite G3 was the first to offer a VGA output. Well, in the pictures the seller sent me, there's a monitor port on the rear, and it has the three rows of pins, just like

Re: Best way to legally copy DVD

2005-07-03 Thread Brian Mahoney
PETE wrote: [ ** ] http://www.nist.gov/ Who remembers when hollywood condemned the vcr and urged Congress to burn it. They are using the same arguments now and it seems to be working this time. What has changed? Pete.

Re: Wireless Networking

2005-06-27 Thread Brian Mahoney
Noah Wood wrote: Hey all! I have PB 1400 with a Wireless card. I have turned on File sharing and shared a folder, On of our computers is a Windows and it is on the network along with the 1400, is it possible to have the windows recognize the 1400 (PS I have Mac OS 8.1)? Thanks! Don't

Re: Craig's List

2005-06-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
Doc Holliday wrote: First, my apologies for the first post in the Good Source of Used Computers, it was a little disjointed. I use Mozilla's Thunderbird on my G4 Sawtooth and it formats all emails with HTML, which the list won't accept. So, I have to go over to Entourage to post to the list.

Re: 3400c...huh?

2005-06-17 Thread Brian Mahoney
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 17, 2005, at 3:28 AM, Ian Nixon wrote: (For those of you that may have forgotten, my RAM card was not working after a drop)I did a re-installation of OS 9, and when I booted from the CD, things seemed a LOT speedier. So when I booted from the HD, I looked in

Re: 3400c fallen (Was: Re: Oh, no!)

2005-06-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
Ian Nixon wrote: Sorry...Last night, I sent the first copy, and it didn't arrive for about 20 minutes. So I sent the same message again without editing it. It was a PowerBook 3400c. I'm sorry for not telling it in the first place...I was kind of tired, going to bed at 12:00 AM being up at

Re: New to group, help if you can.

2005-06-08 Thread Brian Mahoney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone give me info on making my 3400c recognize operate via high speed internet connection, can't seem to find a way to chage it over to DSL in the TCP/IP the way it's supposed to. Do I need a PC Card? Are you using a router? BM -- PowerBooks is

Re: Nervous Self Upgrader - G3 Lombard

2005-06-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
paulmoshay wrote: I recently purchased a sweet G3 333mhz Lombard on ebay. I want to upgrade RAM (from 128mb). Looks like this would be a fairly easy self install from the Apple support pages, yet i'm unsure what to buy. for instance OtherWorld Computing lists two diff types of RAM;

Re: Junkyard 1400's

2005-05-29 Thread Brian Mahoney
I've been following this thread a bit, and I have a suggestion for anyone who is financially strapped and wants a newer computer/powerbook etc. Being the local bargain expert here are my suggestions : 1. Craigslist. Check it out. There is one list in virtually every city in NA and major

Re: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-23 Thread Brian Mahoney
Rob wrote: I've got a few Amigas - several 500's and a 1000 (my original Amiga!). I've got several ST's and a half dozen UNIX workstations as well. I sold a couple of Commodore 8 bit machines recently (I never really used them) but I stil have an Atari 800XL, A number of PC's as well - but

Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own?

2005-05-21 Thread Brian Mahoney
It's a long weekend up here north of the 49th, still no hockey so I thought of asking everyone what Macs they own. Lots of powerbooks, for sure, but what else? Maybe ppcs and up? Powerbook Duo 230 (braindead) , 7200/90 , G3/333 beige, three 3400c pbs(2 complete and 1 for parts) for me (plus

Re: fancy a large SCSI PB drive?

2005-05-12 Thread Brian Mahoney
Dan K wrote: Seagate 73GB Savvio - ST973401LC http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,609, 00.html 2.5 and 73GBs of 10,000 RPM fun! Now to figger an adapter for the 80 pin SCA-2 interface . . . dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/

Re: Panther on 2400/3400?

2005-05-03 Thread Brian Mahoney
PETE wrote: I find that 3400 just loves OS 8.6 Pete. --- Noah Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess part of all of this is trying something out just to try it out, which I do all the time (with computers that is.) My old G3 beige takes forever to boot with 10.2 Jaguar while my 3400cs take

Re: Cheap wifi card 802.11b

2005-05-02 Thread Brian Mahoney
Fluxstringer wrote: I have been looking for a cheap wifi for my 1400. I just snagged a Lucent Orinoco Silver for Mac from eBay for $ 10.00 They have been going for $ 20 or more. The downside is the seller only ships by UPS ground. Much cheaper by mail but I am still saving. have not seen any

3400c hard drive ?

2005-05-01 Thread Brian Mahoney
Recently, I took a 5 gig drive from a Toshiba laptop and put it into one of my 3400c laptops. Now I'm trying to load 8.5 but after initialization, the OS installation stops about halfway through with the note that the new hard drive can't be used. Then I verify it and the message is : Test

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

2005-05-01 Thread Brian Mahoney
still on the darkside if it runs Linux??) BM On 5/1/05, Brian Mahoney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fluxstringer wrote: Recently, I took a 5 gig drive from a Toshiba laptop and put it into one of my 3400c laptops. Now I'm trying to load 8.5 but after initialization, the OS installation

OT - yellowdog on a 3400c

2005-04-30 Thread Brian Mahoney
Someone here suggested Yellowdog on a 3400c a couple of weeks ago more or less. Since then I've downloaded the isos and now I'm trying to install it. Could anyone who has done this please email me offlist please? Thanks. Can't seem to figure out how to boot from the CD. Thanks! BM --

Re: XPostFacto

2005-04-24 Thread Brian Mahoney
pasha wrote: OK... I have a bit of an oddity going on here... I have a Kanga, a #1 G3 Powerbook looking like the 3400. I know that it will only display 256 colors. I know that it will not support the PCMCIA cards. LAST NIGHT I installed 10.2 on there. the screen in thousands of colors,

Re: technical stuff

2005-04-14 Thread Brian Mahoney
Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: I use either this list and the G-book one. I have noted that users of the G-book list seem less interested in technical topics. I mean technical with the need to take a part the Mac. So most of the question about LCD replacement or similar issues have no reply, on

os 9 download at apple site?

2005-04-12 Thread Brian Mahoney
My age must be catching up to me or something. I recall that someone on this list (I think) mentioned a newsflash about the fact that you could now download a full version of os 9 at the apple site. I know the updates are there but this message said something about a full download. Does anyone

Re: pb 520 hinge questions x2

2005-04-05 Thread Brian Mahoney
Erich Zechar wrote: So I'm taking apart my 520c and I notice my hinge is a bit woblly. Sure enough one of the plastic bits that the screws attach through is cracked. Anybody out there have any tips to fix this, and prevent the other side from breaking? Should I loosen or tighten these screws? EZ

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Brian Mahoney
Fluxstringer wrote: I know this is probably a stupid question, but is there any way that a DOS-format floppy can be read by a Mac or a Mac floppy read by a Windows machine. I have a lot of files I need to transfer from my Win XP machine to my OS8 machine, but I need to know if floppies will

OT and I mean totally OT but interesting for Mac folks (I hope) OS X on an Xbox

2005-03-29 Thread Brian Mahoney
This link takes you to a site which explains how to hack an Xbox to install OS X.Pretty clever and good for those days when you've got absolutely nothing else to do. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~ranma1/mac_install.html Sorry for the OT subject but I couldn't resist. I'll go back in my shell now.

On board memory for Powerbook

2005-03-29 Thread Brian Mahoney
Generally, is the ram on the motherboard of a powerbook faster than the add-on ram? Not in hz but in the way the processor addresses it? If it is then a pb with the most onboard ram would be faster than a newer pb with, perhaps, less onboard but more in the slots. The reason for the question is

Re: 1400:

2005-03-28 Thread Brian Mahoney
Dale Hill wrote: I have a 1400C with 16 megs of ram. It is to the point that I can no longer sit at a desk unit - austeoarthritic of the back. Non- operable. I live in podunk America, and the fastest speed I can get on the Internet is 26.4, but usually less. Seems to me that would be the Max

3400c wireless, OT question

2005-03-19 Thread Brian Mahoney
Hey crew. If my router has 26 digit encryption and my Orinoco card has only space in the software for 12 or 13 digits, how do I encrypt the wireless signal? Got me baffled. BM -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter

Re: 3400c wireless, OT question

2005-03-19 Thread Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney wrote: Hey crew. If my router has 26 digit encryption and my Orinoco card has only space in the software for 12 or 13 digits, how do I encrypt the wireless signal? Got me baffled. BM Got it. Guess I ask too soon, huh? :) bm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

3400c/wireless problem

2005-03-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
My 3400c usually works fine on wireless, using the enterasys/orinoco card. Last night and this morning it couldn't connect to my router, the ip addy was set to 169.254.14.31 which was the same as the router addy. Subnet was 255.255.0.0. I've seen this dns before, it's there every time the card

Re: 3400c/wireless problem now solved.

2005-03-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
Ted Lovejoy wrote: Are you using internet connection sharing via one of the ME boxes? You might be getting you windows-style default IP address from one of them. No, I'm using a Dlink router. All other computers on the network are fine. I assume you usually have a 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x as

Re: Powerbook 1400c/133 Wireless?

2005-02-26 Thread Brian Mahoney
Angus Chalmers wrote: Does anybody know what is the best place to get a wireless card that would work on a powerbook 1400c and a base station that would be compatible?CHEAP? I realize this probably will rock someone's boat but I've had more luck with ebay than with this list or the swap list.

Re: lists

2005-02-25 Thread Brian Mahoney
vicki Duggan wrote: Hi my isp has been off line for email for 1 day and 20 hrs will i need to re sub to the list as i am now not getting any mail. vicki Vicki, I'm sending this to the list as well as to you so if you get one not the other, you'll know what to do. Good luck! -- PowerBooks is

Re: Karma

2005-02-25 Thread Brian Mahoney
T.A.Masters wrote: iPods, the two I originally bought unfortunately have the HP logo. What else they have is a windooze only format. When my 17 year old grandson could not repair his iPod online with HP and they would not replace it, he asked me to intercede. HP refused to assist me as I am

OT (was Re: Good Karma)

2005-02-24 Thread Brian Mahoney
All of this about the Ipod/HP duo, twigged my memory about something I read last week. This is very OT btw, but the tie between HP and Apple may be the tip of the wedge in some new relationships in the Apple/PC world. It started with this article:

OT - lost powerbook found, good story

2005-02-22 Thread Brian Mahoney
This is from craiglist in Toronto. I figured everyone here would get a good smile from it. It was listed under 'free' , with the offer of good karma, shipping included. It was listed under anonymous so I figured it was ok to post. Read on : __ My laptop was stolen...my really nice

Re: New battery still time not right

2005-02-19 Thread Brian Mahoney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bought a new pram battery for my G3/300 and set the time and date, and when I turned the machine on this morn - had to reset the time again. What else could be wrong?? - Confused!! Someone mentioned last week in this list that the power manager (board?) gets messed

suggestions for zip drive on 3400c

2005-02-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
I've just received another 3400c as a backup for my original one. It came with a VST zip drive, the one which slips into the cd/floppy/etc slot. Neither computer will boot with the drive installed, regardless of whether it has a disk in it or not. Neither computer will recognize the drive

Re: suggestions for zip drive on 3400c

2005-02-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
Brian, Zip drives had their time. They were a great improvement over Syquest Drives but for a Powerbook 3400 you're better off using your Compact Flash PCMCIA adapter and a Flash card rather than wasting money on zip disks. You tried zapping the PRAM right? From what I've read on strings

Re: 3400 swap nears end - solved and an OT question.

2005-02-12 Thread Brian Mahoney
Fluxstringer wrote: Glad it's working Brian. Before you put much on the drive you might consider reformatting it extended . That would be HFS+ formatting and allow more files on the disk and faster searches as it is more efficient. Thanks, that was a good suggestion. I went through the

Re: Drive names

2005-02-12 Thread Brian Mahoney
Bruce Johnson wrote: I have a huge pile of CD-Roms, Zip and floppy disks called Stuff. Does make it a pain to find things. I had that problem too, namely CDs, numbering about 150 plus drivers and pure software. For the 150 data disks I found this app for free (for Pcs though) that catalogs

OT Re: Drive names

2005-02-12 Thread Brian Mahoney
Bill Judson wrote: To get back on the list's topic, I had a Duo I called Schizo for a while... Ah, a Duo called Schizo. Makes sense. I have one also, a 230... so fast for awhile until the keyboard or the 320 meg hard drive screws up and then it freezes. Then there's the dock that has the

Re: 3400 swap nears end - solved

2005-02-11 Thread Brian Mahoney
Turns out neither 9.1 CD I had would boot. 8.5.1 would, so that's where I am now. There wasn't much interactivity, only a choice between Mac standard or Mac extended formats for the drive. I chose standard since I didn't know the difference. So the drive works, I am back to 80 megs of RAM and

3400 swap nears end - one more question

2005-02-10 Thread Brian Mahoney
Thanks to all who offered advice, esp. Roger! Hard drive is in, only one semi-broken tab got in the way. No I am trying to load 9.1 via a bootable CD. Is this install interactive or does it just sit there with the welcome to mac os screen, no pointer, and the CD drive making noise every now

Re: 3400 swap nears end - one more question

2005-02-10 Thread Brian Mahoney
Fluxstringer wrote: Was it a Powerbook specific CD ? ( Not absolutely necessary ) You probably should have had to deal with an installer icon and agree to the license agreement and offered the chance of a custom install. The CD should boot by holding down the C key after hitting the power

Re: pram battery

2005-02-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
Shani, Naftali wrote: Yes, the PRAM battery is probably discharged, but may not be dead yet. You see - this is a rechargeable Li battery (coin size, Vanadium Pentoxide Lithium, to be exact, and the PB is using 2 of them) that is charged when the AC power adapter is used. My recommendation is

Changing hard drive on 3400c

2005-02-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
Just got my new 40G (8 meg buffer) drive for my 3400C. Will it boot from a 9.1 CD with no OS installed on the drive or do I have to make a boot disk? Never done this on a Mac before. I'm copying my old 2 gig drive to my G3 now, as it was exactly the way I wanted it. If I format the new drive can

Re: Changing hard drive on 3400c

2005-02-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
Roger Volk (Contractor) wrote: Brian, Hold down the c key as you power on to boot off the CD, as long as you copy you shouldn't have any problems, but don't understand why you're doing the intermediate transfer. Roger Basically because I can't find files as easily on Macs as I can on my

sleep suggestion 3400c (was Re: pram battery)

2005-02-09 Thread Brian Mahoney
Roger Volk (Contractor) wrote: I also have 2 3400's with this symptom, and have replaced the power supply board, keyboard, PRAM battery, as directed by the trouble shooting matrix in the service manual, all to no avial. Both Books have started to exhibit other symptoms of acute sleeping

Re: Monitor problem

2005-02-04 Thread Brian Mahoney
Timothy Donahue wrote: I have most of a novel on a Powerbook 5300cs whose monitor suddenly went blank when I inadvertently squeezed it. I suspect a short somewhere and am wondering if there is a resource on disassembling the PB so I can re-solder or re-wire the connection. It seems to be booting

Re: Wireless for 3400c

2005-01-25 Thread Brian Mahoney
Jared Noska wrote: Hi, I got a Enterasys Roamabout card. It's 16 bit and has the 128 bit encryption. It is equivalent to the Lucent gold card. Do you think this will work ok with my 3400c/240 that runs OS 9.1? Also, does it require a certain amount of RAM because mine has 144 meg, which I would

Re: Ancient oddities..

2005-01-11 Thread Brian Mahoney
Pasha Donnelly wrote: Ok.. I have a powerbook 520c with the following changes.. it has a 603e @ 100mhz, an active matrix replacement display, a PCMCIA Card cage... I have gotten it to run 9.1... now.. how can I get the darn thing to recognize the Lucent Tech Silver or Gold WaveLAN cards? I have

Re: 1400 Spotted

2004-12-20 Thread Brian Mahoney
I don't see anywhere in the listings where only those west of the pond can join this group. Besides, it was the disaster that was in Germany, I would guess the show was shown in North America. Thanks Dale for the heads up. Always fun to spot Macs in real world scenarios. bm - Original

Re: 1400 Spotted

2004-12-20 Thread Brian Mahoney
| Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks Digest #1973 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Brian Mahoney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:29:43 -0500

Re: IDE Drives for PB 1400 ?

2004-12-11 Thread Brian Mahoney
Lowendmac says that ATA-6 drives won't work with pre-g4 pbs. Size isn't the problem, it's the controller. Seems to work in my WS-I/292. -- Actually it wasn't lowendmac, it was Road Warrior and OWC who were quoted on lowendmac. It might have something to do with transfer also. Both ata-5

Re: IDE Drives for PB 1400 ?

2004-12-10 Thread Brian Mahoney
Lowendmac says that ATA-6 drives won't work with pre-g4 pbs. Size isn't the problem, it's the controller. Just a tip. bm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start

Re: New PowerBook 1400cs/133 with floppy problems

2004-12-08 Thread Brian Mahoney
- Original Message - From: Kirk Zathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: New PowerBook 1400cs/133 with floppy problems Hello, I recently obtained a great condition PowerBook 1400cs/133 from a local trash bin. I have

Re: PB 3400c

2004-12-02 Thread Brian Mahoney
FYI to Roger, I just picked up a battery on Ebay that supposedly works with a 3400c, which is what I bought it for although it's not the same model number as the original. Cheap, 17 bucks including shipping. Let me know if you want the url, if you can't find it there. Some company in Utah. Might

Re: Best email and browser clents system 9.1

2004-11-27 Thread Brian Mahoney
Mozilla, the Wamcom version is the best for me since it works with gmail and with webmessenger, which I doubt anyone here uses but it works for me. Icab, at least the version I use if fast certainly but coughs when trying to load certain web pages, probably the newer versions of html. As for

Re: Anyone running a Linux on a Kanga ?

2004-11-20 Thread Brian Mahoney
Just curious, what Linux OS are you using and is it faster than OS9 or whatever was on the 3400? I always found Linux faster than any windows os I used and curious about it on my 3400c. bm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: 340 Wireless card antenna

2004-11-20 Thread Brian Mahoney
I just picked up an Enterasys/Orinoco card from ebay but didn't get the extra-cost antenna. It works fine without the antenna. It was 20 bucks plus shipping and the antenna was something like an extra 10. Email me off list if you want the url. bm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: 3400 won't shut down with 9.2.2

2004-11-13 Thread Brian Mahoney
As an aside, I just set up my 3400c with an Orinoco silver card and, after following the README instructions (which I never do) , the thing is pretty cool and pretty fast on the 'net. Goodness, wireless if fun! After all the trouble of trying out 9.2, and I never did try your trick of putting

Re: 3400 won't shut down with 9.2.2

2004-11-12 Thread Brian Mahoney
Tried 9.2 several times. Internet would NEVER work and the 3400 would freeze all the time. 9.1 is cool, stable and enough for me. A sow's ear etc. bm -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

3400c volume control

2004-10-31 Thread Brian Mahoney
The volume control on my 3400c is stepped, as opposed to infinite, which makes controlling it when using headphones very tough. The volume is either off, or too loud on the very first notch. Is there such a thing as a software app which makes the volume more sensitive? Otherwise I guess headphones

3400c upgrade to 9.2.1 (again)

2004-10-07 Thread Brian Mahoney
Is there an ethernet upgrade needed when you upgrade from 9.1 to 9.2.1? Is just upgraded (again) and everything works fine except that I can't connect to the Internet. I'm connected to a router and the 'net works fine in 9.1 but no way can I get it to work on 9.2.1. Any suggestions? Thanks. BM

Re: Slightly OT: OSX Min. Requirements

2004-09-28 Thread Brian Mahoney
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Re: Slightly OT: OSX Min. Requirements At 10:07 PM -0400 09/27/2004, Ben wrote: What are osx 10.1.5/10.1/10.0's min. requirements? Thanks ~ Ben ~ Bigger

Re: Torx screw driver for Wall Street

2004-09-27 Thread Brian Mahoney
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:49:47 -0700, Christoph Pistor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, A friend of mine has a loose power supply plug on his Wall Street Power Book and asked me for a Torx driver that fits the screws for the case. Does anybody know the exact size for the driver and where a good

Re: PB 1400 service manual

2004-09-27 Thread Brian Mahoney
With gmail you can! Up to 10 megs. There used to be some file holding places on the net too where you could upload a file, ftp or through your browser and then give someone else the password and have them download it. Not sure if they are still around. Otherwise, MIRc or something similar. On

Re: PC geeks need OUR HELP...! - OT

2004-09-25 Thread Brian Mahoney
I'm not really sure what your point is, I guess that the 'tech' didn't know what he was talking about even though he seemed like he did. People usually bash Macs ut of total ignorance and, probably, fear of the unknown. In virtually every situation in a computer outlet, asking a sales rep or

9.1 to 9.22 on a 3400c

2004-09-25 Thread Brian Mahoney
I have finally got 9.1 on my 3400c (again). Went through 8.5 install then to 9.1 then through the two updates to get to 9.22 last week. The computer ran very slowly and crashed all the time. This week, I have it up to 9.1 and it moves along very quickly and seems stable. Last week the problem

Re: USB on a 3400c possible?

2004-09-23 Thread Brian Mahoney
Hooper site says it all: http://www.palkasoft.com/hooper/macos922.html bm -- 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

Re: 3400c upgrade to 9.1

2004-09-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
- Original Message - From: Fabian Fang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:32 AM Subject: Re: 3400c upgrade to 9.1 On Sep 17, 2004, at 7:19 PM, Brian Mahoney wrote: If I can't install 9.1 on my 3400c without first installing 8.5

Re: 3400c upgrade to 9.1

2004-09-18 Thread Brian Mahoney
- Original Message - From: Fabian Fang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Re: 3400c upgrade to 9.1 On Sep 18, 2004, at 8:31 AM, Brian Mahoney wrote: When I read the instructions the one that says before you

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