On Wednesday 01 February 2006 10:36, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Internet Explorer? I seem to remember some really crappy web browser
by that name, sometime last century... :-P
I thought it was a virus.. :-P
Caleb
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On Wednesday 01 February 2006 15:57, Clark Martin wrote:
You are of course referring to the virus enabling memory allocating
program.
I still think it'd make a much better virus than web browser, on any platform.
I can trace 95% of all the spyware/adware on the Wintel machines I've fixed
to
On 01/02/06, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How did that happen...it's just a web browser, shouldn't mess with
any system stuff at all.
All I know is that Safari crashed, I rebooted the 'Book and X would
hang at the Waiting for Application Services stage. I put 9 on it
and have been
On Sunday 29 January 2006 19:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, I have it set to automatically set the address. I didn't see DHCP, but
that doesn't mean it's not there. I'm new at networking a mac on a PC
network like this. It shouldn't make any difference since it's ethernet,
but then I don't
On Sunday 29 January 2006 19:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, you are probably right. But, I have to select PPP or ethernet, so I
would think that would take PPP out of the mix. I could be wrong, as I say
I'm new at this. I didn't see anything about DHCP, but that doesn't mean
it's not
Our fellow lister is using OS 7.5.3; I am not sure it uses the same TCP/IP
control panel; he mentioned MacTCP previously.
Anyway, dear 1400 user, when in the MacTCP control panel, with ethernet
set, is there some sort of advanced button or something? There should be
a way to set DHCP
I was able to get it soldered back pretty easily, and gained a spare
logic board in the process. However, I'd still like to replace my 190
power connector with one from a Lombard or Wallstreet, so I can use the
YoYo and have a more secure connector. What works works, though.
Caleb
On
On 27/01/06, Dr. O. M. Betz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Am 27.01.2006 um 21:33 Uhr schrieb PowerBooks:
From: Bob C. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Oddball PB1xx adapter?
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:03:41 -0500
Recently, an acquaintance told me that when the early PowerBooks (145,
170,
On Friday, Jan 27, 2006, at 16:46 America/Chicago, yersinia wrote:
Bruce Johnson writes,
You know those round, smelly things that turn up behind horses? A
common name for them is road apples
Oh, my -- I just call those round smelly things that turn up behind
horses, either horse sh*t or
On Monday, Jan 23, 2006, at 23:28 America/Chicago, Matthew S. Carpenter
wrote:
Hi,
I have a problem. I need to be able to use both pcmcia slots on my
3400 at a time... but I just found out that the lower one has a bent
pin in it... and I'm not really sure how to get into the pcmcia
The fastest Pismo upgrade I've heard of is a G3/800, but I'd go with a
G4/500 over any G3, because of OS X being optimized for the Altivec
instruction set of the G4. However, in my humble opinion, the G3/500 in
the Pismo is pretty good, even after working with various G4 machines
and even a G5
I believe I saw one on eBay a while back, but I can't remember who had
it, but I think it was going for under $50. I remember seeing it when I
was looking to replace my PowerBook 190 a while back. I'm sure the 3400
is easier to find than the 2400, though.
Hope this helps,
Caleb
On Sunday, Jan
Well, I do, for one. Then again, I don't consider any G4 to be low-end,
on the PowerBook front, yet the G-books list is flooded with them. Even
my Lombard 400 isn't low end, IMHO.
Caleb
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G3 Lombard, G3/400, 192 MB RAM, OS X Jaguar
PowerBook 190, 68LC040/33, 24 MB RAM, OS 7.5.3
On Friday,
Cheap and 3400 do not go together. When I was looking for a replacement
for my faithful 190, I seriously considered a 3400, but I decided to
spend the little extra cash and get a G3 Lombard. I remember the
cheapest Kanga was only $30 cheaper than my Lombard, and the 3400 parts
machines were
With those specs, I would clearly advise upgrading the RAM in your
1400. It really takes 64 MB of RAM to really make 9 sing, at the least.
Of course, I haven't run 9 on anything less than a G3 Lombard with 192
MB of RAM and the 400 MHz processor, so I can't speak for a 1400.
Caleb
On Monday,
I agree with Vicki on this one. If you're really serious about a good
'Book, save up a little and get a Lombard or Pismo, at least. I know
that when I finally replaced my 190 with my Lombard, I never looked
back. Get something that can run OS X, IMHO. It's worth it.
Caleb
On Tuesday, Jan 3,
On 1/3/06, Caleb Cupples [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree with Vicki on this one. If you're really serious about a good
'Book, save up a little and get a Lombard or Pismo, at least. I know
that when I finally replaced my 190 with my Lombard, I never looked
back. Get something that can run OS X
To be honest, as everyone knows, my main Mac for a while was my 190,
but now that I think about it, I had to use my PeeCee for so much back
then that the 190 never saw any serious duty as anything other than a
word processing machine. Now that I've gotten my Lombard, I don't even
use my
I paid $230 for mine with 192 MB of RAM running OS X Jaguar and it had
Office 2001 installed, so it wasn't a bad deal. Plus, I remember there
being some G4 upgrades for the Lombard, also. Plus, with the nice
1024x768 screen and the 512 MB RAM limit, it's really a good budget
'Book.
Just my
Well, the Video iPod isn't great to sync over USB 1, but I've got it
working on my Lombard running 10.2.8, using the internal USB ports. It
takes a while, though.
Caleb
On Thursday, Dec 29, 2005, at 16:09 America/Chicago,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apple.com/support/ipod lists the system
I'd check the contacts on the sleep actuator, first. I really don't
have any 1400 experience, but I did that with my 190 and it worked.
As far as not caring about 1400s, I never really had a reason to, but
I've never owned one, so.. I did get a new laptop for my birthday, so
that part's
The older PowerBooks are better looking, by far. Let me rephrase that,
the G3 Lombard and Pismo are better looking than the Ti and Al 'Books.
Yes, I admit, I think the Lombard and Pismo were the best looking
'Books, by far. I actually use my Lombard more than my 190, but that's
because I
Well, I'd try adding more RAM before losing OS X. I personally prefer
OS X over OS 9, but that's on a Lombard 400 with 192 MB of RAM, so your
mileage may vary. Also, you can get a processor upgrade from Other
World Computing, that'll bump it up to, I believe, 450 or 500 MHz. BTW,
which WS are
Apple doesn't have the whole OS on their site. To be more precise, only
the updates are available from Apple. Personally, and I've said this
before, my take is to upgrade the system hardware, before downgrading
the OS. My Lombard flies when I boot into 9.2, but it's not as
productive for me.
VICTORIA.DUGGAN wrote:
Hi I think that you will find that if you plug a cf to ide adapter into
an adtx ide to scsi adapter that will already work and you could have a
cf hdd on a 500 powerbook or on a duo.
vicki
Does anyone know if this would work on a 190, because I'd like to do
that
James Zeun wrote:
Many thanks Cupples
I'm now trying to get my hands on a 400 CPU, my intention is to upgrade
the little lappy to the best it can do..
I know this is a little of topic, but i hope the moderators will allow
me this one question :-D
Though we all say we don't use our laptops
James Zeun wrote:
Hey all
Just to let you know, i swapped the cpu card for another 333mhz and the
machine is not working perfectly!
So yes it was the L2 cache
Thanks
James
Glad my suggestion helped you. If you need any more help, just let me know.
Caleb
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Marcel Pierson wrote:
Hi,
I was searching on apple menu and find some like extension manager, i
put on selected set MAC OS 8.5 ALL and the CD-Rom started to run,
great. (Yes, the powerbook i bought has 8.5.1 and i bought The Mac OS
8.6 Book by Mark R. Bell (1999) and the CD Install OS 9.1-
Brian Mahoney wrote:
As far as I know PCs with XP
or anything else don't know Macs exist. Welcome to the list.
BM
Brian,
When I ran Linux, there was actually a program to handle AT
communication, so that's always an option for Linux users. For Windoze,
there aren't many, though.
CC
Tom Wilkinson wrote:
I just bought a 2400c from the Lowendmac swap list. It arrived this
week, in seeming pristine condition. No adapter was included. The
machine booted and ran fine, but the battery began draining.
I found out from the seller that I could use a Duo adapter from my
280c, so I
James Zeun wrote:
Hi there
I have a lombard 333mhz and it seems now that every time i want to use
the machine, i have to press the reset switch round the back first,
before pressing the power button. Otherwise it will just sit there with
a black screen.
Someone suggested it might be the
Greetings. I probably should wait to ask this until I get more
specific information. But my school is thinking about a campus-wide
wireless network. The IT department is currently testing the concept in
the library (my domain), where up to now we've had a secured wired
network for the
I've got an old Linksys ethernet card from my PC notebook, and I want to
use it in my 190. Does anyone know if it'll work when I plug it in,
similar to my unsupported Xircom modem, or do I need special drivers?
I've got the card in storage, so I don't remember the exact model #, but
I'm going
Dear Listers,
I just upgraded my venerable 190 to OS 7.5.3, and I have run into a bit
of trouble. I've got the greyscale display on mine, naturally, and my
parts machine had .5.3 before it went to the great Mac store in the sky,
so I wasn't expecting any trouble. Well, I've done the install,
Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Nov 17, 2005, at 1:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, are there any special concerns created by a situation where a
battery fully loses its charge while the PowerBook is in sleep?
This will often confuse the Power Manager as well as losing any unsaved
Hi -
I did look at that page. But, before opening the book up, I used a
voltmeter to check the charger - it read less than 4 volts, but this is
under no load. Is this what it normally reads without a load, or is the
adapter shot?
Kyle-
It's probably shot, based on my limited knowledge
Well, I'm looking to spend under $300, so I'm a little limited on what I
can do. As far as backwards compatibility with my 190, it's just the
base package, no external drives or anything, so I'm not looking for
SCSI or anything. Airport would be nice for when I have to travel, but I
can live
Dear Listers,
I'm looking at finally replacing my 190, after pondering it for a while,
and I'm wondering which model G3 is the best. I want to run OS 9 or OS
X, but it doesn't matter. My main issues are that I want a DVD drive and
a good keyboard. I know it's a Pre G3 list, but I figured if
Gary F. Daught wrote:
Oh, thinking of pc cards... I noticed when I eject my wireless or
ethernet cards they are pretty hot. I am assuming this is normal. But
is there anything I need to be concerned about here? Any strategies for
cooling—like, maybe one of those pads with the risers on the
Dear Fellow Listers,
I'm looking at getting my girlfriend an older 'Book for her birthday,
and I'm wondering what y'all would recommend. I was thinking about
getting her a 190, to match mine, but the power connector issues and the
low power for web browsing is kinda keeping me from going that
Greetings,
Now that I'm about to have the notorious 190 back in the world of the
relatively functioning, are there any issues with getting an external
CD-ROM to work? This will be my first time dealing with SCSI drives of
any sort, so I'm curious about any possible problems.
Thanks for the
Here's another question for the guru squad to ponder, but is there any
way possible to repair the tip on the AC adapter for my 190, after
it's been broken off, or am I up a creek? I only need it to hold long
enough for me to get a new one, if possible.
Thanks,
CSC
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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.
Does anyone out there know of a good way to secure the power connector
on a 190, so it won' t break off as soon as I plug it in. Also on this
topic, is there anything preventing me from using super glue to hold
it in place on the logic board, and just soldering the connection, or
should I give up
Bruce Johnson wrote:
Super glue wouldn't hold well. I'd get some epoxy putty and just put a
blob on the whole thing.
But if it broke again right away, your solder joint was cold.
I've also seen (but have been unable to find again) a website that
showed how to refit the 520/190 with a
I just resoldered the power supply connector back on my 190, and now that I've
gotten it all back together, it won't boot. It worked perfectly before the
connector broke off, so I'm at a loss about what to do. Any suggestions about
what could've caused this, because I'm sure that I got
John,
I'd just spend the money on a better machine. SCSI drives, great as they are,
are expensive, and you can get a much better PB for about the same price, or
a little more than what a SCSI drive would cost. I wouldn't take the time,
unless you're really bored one weekend, and you already
On Wednesday 24 August 2005 10.12, John Perkins Jr. wrote:
I am going to have to get a different PowerBook, due to the fact that
the hard drive in my current 520 is dying. Here are the models I am
considering:
165c
180c
1400c
1400cs
which one should I get?
Personally, I like the 190
I need help, to put it lightly. The infamous 190/5300 power connector issue
has finally caught up with me, and I don't know whether I should call my dad
and have him solder it back on for me, get a motherboard off eBay, or get a
190c or 5300c or ce and swap the hard drive out of my current 190.
On Wednesday 17 August 2005 12.29, Yersinia wrote:
You know, it might or might not be the power connector -- before you or
your father open up the 190 to get at the power connector, you might want
to stick a voltmeter (or ask your father to stick a voltmeter) on the AC
adapter first. This is
I'm going to go ahead and resolder the connector, look into replacing the
power supply, and see how long I'd have to save to go to a 1400, 3400 or
Kanga.
I still don't know what could be causing the other one to not function,
however. Any ideas? It worked perfectly, a couple of months ago,
Well, I've decided to go with Nisus Writer, for now. I'm still looking into
getting a copy of Mariner Write, but it was easier to find Nisus in a pinch.
If anyone has the link to the info for Mariner, send it to me, because I'm
still looking for a good program to replace my well-loved Word 5.1.
I noticed it getting quiet and I was just curious to know what non-Macs all
you have. Please list OS and processor type.
My Non-Macs are:
Setsuna: HP Pavilion a520n, AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Barton @ 2.1 Ghz , SuSE Linux
9.1 Professional
and
Hotaru: Toshiba Satellite 325 CDT, Intel Pentium I MMX
On Saturday 13 August 2005 04.24, Yersinia wrote:
Hmmm, well, are non-Macs really that common among Mac owners who are
serious enough about their Macs to be on LEM lists?
It depends on what you're doing. If you're writing cross-platform software,
you want to do tests on all the platforms
I'm running Word 5.1 on my 190, but I'm looking for a wordprocessor that's a
little more compatible with the newer stuff, such as AppleWorks 6, for when I
have to print stuff on my grandpa's computer, and decent compatibility with
MS Office 97, for Windoze. I do have ClarisWorks 4, but I don't
What's the general consensus on LightWayText? I found a 68K version, and I'm
thinking about trying it. Any opinions on the Mac version would be nice.
Caleb
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On Wednesday 10 August 2005 22.40, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Aug 10, 2005, at 2:16 PM, James W. Greenidge wrote:
Greetings All:
Can anyone inform me of any PowerBook mail-lists or on-line user
groups
which could answer difficult questions like this:
Does anyone have true info in the
On Thursday 04 August 2005 11:54, Yersinia wrote:
LoveThemBeatles2 writes,
My 1400 lives a somewhat sheltered life. I had originally bought it to
write
with; no games, no internet, no MP3s. The love for the little Mac is
still
very powerful. Call me an over-protective parent.
Well, for
On 6/19/05, Yersinia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm also thinking that perhaps RAM might be a factor for you. I've
noticed that the more RAM I have, the faster the browsing gets. If you
can find RAMDoubler or afford to put more actual RAM in your 190, again,
improved overall performance and
I have a dilemma. I've started using my 190 for web browsing, lately,
but I've been using Netscape 2.0, because iCab is so slow. Does anyone
know how to make iCab faster, so I don't have to get bombarded with
error messages in Netscape. I'm running 7.5.2, and I have 8 MB of RAM,
and 32 MB of
Thanks for all the help. It's nice to be able to rely on such knowledgeable
people for advice, and I'm going to get a 1400c. I don't know whether I'll
get a cheap 1400/117, or get a 1400/166, but when I do, I'll be sure to have
some questions. Until then, I'll be on my 190.
Thanks again,
On Wednesday 08 June 2005 08:42 pm, Fluxstringer wrote:
And some funky stickers for OS 8 or so would add further to the anti
theft camoflage.
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Adrian
The problem is that even my 190 attracts attention in my neck of the woods. I
only know two other Mac users, and both of them have new
On Wednesday 08 June 2005 08:54 am, Wanda K. wrote:
on 6/8/05 8:22 AM, Dave Foshee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Get the Lion. You will enjoy the no memory feature.
Thanks for the tip. Can anyone tell me the powermanager on the 5300. Some
sort of key combonation that re-sets it.
--
Wanda
On Wednesday 08 June 2005 03:40 pm, Noah Wood wrote:
I have a 1400 and It is great. I type a lot and play some games on it
and the keyboard is better than my dad's Wallstreet (I think) but if
you are opt for doing some more things and need a very fast machine a
G3 or G4 is a better deal.
I'm
On Wednesday 08 June 2005 04:51 pm, Fluxstringer wrote:
The nickname of the 1400 is the tank .
At 5 pounds I don't know that you could term it fairly light .
Luckily i have a wheeled backpack for classes!
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Adrian
I consider anything under 7 pounds to be fairly light. Now, as far as
I know this may be a little OT, but I really need some help. I'm trying to
save some money, but I really need a notebook with more punch than my little
190 has. Should I get a 1400, or save and get a G3 or G4? I do a lot of
writing, so the keyboard is a real issue. All help and advice would be
On Sunday 05 June 2005 01:52, Andy Dunn wrote:
I have a 5300cs with two completely dead batteries (one was used up, the
other I received when I purchased a refurbished unit and won't work because
of its age). I'm just wondering if I'm going to wreck my PB if I leave a
dead battery in the bay;
Geoffrey mentioned Trackpad Climate Control in the Trackpad Glossy thread,
and I was wondering where I could find it for my 190. Any help would be
appreciated.
Caleb C.
When you say I wrote a program that crashed
On Tuesday 31 May 2005 19:50, Clark Martin wrote:
At 7:44 PM -0400 5/31/05, Tom and Lisa P wrote:
PowerBook G3s glow. Not very brightly, but they definitely glow.
Also, clamshell iBooks were supposed to glow. They decided right before
production to make them not. The fix was a metallic
On Friday 27 May 2005 11:59, Yersinia wrote:
Howard writes,
Tell them that the logo is right side up--it's all those years of using
a
Windows-based machine has just got them turned in the wrong direction.
:)
Of all the replies so far, I like this one the best, actually. ;-)
Personally, I like my old 190 best. I've used several Macs, from a Color
Classic in grade school, to a new PowerBook G4 that belongs to a good
friend, but the PB190 is, by far, my favourite.
C. Cupples
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All I have is 2 PowerBook 190s.
CSC
On 5/22/05, Terry Holtrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about a DynaMac?
On May 22, 2005, at 5:31 PM, Dan Palka wrote:
Nor would I want one! Yay!
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Fluxstringer wrote:
You know, with 3 machines (and several Apple II's too) I was feeling
like I was a computer collector. I feel so inadequate next to people
like you, Rob! :)
Later.Howard
_
Yeah, I know how you feel. I've got 5 and it just isn't big
Well, I meant to write this earlier, but I was busy using my now online
190, but thanks to all the people who have helped get my little 190
online. I don't think I could have done it without y'all giving advice
and tips. I would write to the individuals who gave me help, but there
were quite a
I have two PB 190s that I'm trying to get online. One of them lacks
MacTCP and MacPPP, and the other one won't let me into MacTCP. What
solutions would you recommend to get both machines online? I also don't
have Stuffit on either PB, so that route is pointless. Could I possibly
unstuff MacTCP
I have a PB190 running OS 7.5.2 that I am trying to get on-line. I've
been trying to use MacPPP to set up my modem, and I can get my Xircom
Credit Card Modem 56T to dial out, but it won't go past the
authentication stage. I also have a Global Village PowerPort Gold that
I've tried, but I get
I've been having trouble, as my earlier post will tell. I've narrowed it
to the Gateway Address. According to the help desk at my local ISP, I
should leave it blank, but the computer is telling me to specify one. I
have it set to server under Obtain Address. Please help. If the error
I
Fluxstringer wrote:
You know, this list is just as well-behaved as the comp.lang.tcl
newsgroup. It's a pleasure to beg you guys for help :-).
jp
_
I guy that uses a PB 190 for serious work deserves all the help he can
get ! ;^ D
Hey, don't laugh at the 190 users. I still use my
John Perry wrote:
Ge' wrote:
Hi John,
You're making good progress! I found a nice site for you:
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/aemh.html
It explains a bit about FileTypes, lists some common ones and has a
link to where you can download the 'full' list called TCDB.
Thanks, I've glanced at it and
I have a PB190 that refuses to boot when I press the power button on the
keyboard. It will boot when I press the reset button, and it's getting
really annoying. Not only that, but the floppy drive doesn't want to
work. Other than those two issues, it's a good machine, and I would
really like
Gary Zamzow wrote:
Thanks Bruce,
It sounds like it is one of tthe W/L/Ps.
I'll check out the Pismo like R.B. recommended.
Take care.
Gary
On Apr 7, 2005, at 2:26 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Apr 7, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Gary Zamzow wrote:
Thank you Bruce and R.B. for your replies.
I just handled the
I'm having trouble charging my 190. I'll plug it in, but it does
nothing, most of the time. It wasn't bad, at first, but it's gotten
worse over the past few days. Please help me!
Thanks,
Caleb Cupples
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I have two PowerBook 190s that I just got in and I'm having trouble
getting the trackpad to respond quickly. Sometimes it works, sometimes,
it just doesn't and I'm getting rather frustrated. Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Caleb
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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 work or if I need
to
I forgot to mention that I'm running a PowerBook 190, if that makes any
difference.
Caleb
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One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and
knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with the
Fluxstringer wrote:
Tell us what kind of machine you are running OS 8 on.
Also what kind of files you are referring to. Dos code ?
What OS is on the PC? You should have no problem transferring .jpeg,
.pdf, .word etc if you have programs on both end to read them.
Acrobat Reader is free. . You
Fluxstringer wrote:
Fluxstringer wrote:
Tell us what kind of machine you are running OS 8 on.
Also what kind of files you are referring to. Dos code ?
What OS is on the PC? You should have no problem transferring
.jpeg, .pdf, .word etc if you have programs on both end to read them.
Acrobat
Andrew Kershaw wrote:
I already have 2
Powerbook 190s that I just bought, that I also need some specs on. I
check and see different numbers for the processor speed. One site says
33Mhz while others say 66. What are the correct numbers?
33 MHz is the bus speed.
66 MHz is the actual CPU
I need some information concerning the pricing for a PB165c. I got a
quote for $25 from a friend and that includes 2 Stylewriters, as well.
I, being new to Macs in general, really need some help. I already have 2
Powerbook 190s that I just bought, that I also need some specs on. I
check and
I just bought a 190 running OS8 and I need some recommendations as to
what ethernet and/or dial-up modems work best and which browsers are
best. Are there any WiFi cards that are compatible? Please help.
Caleb
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