Here's a link. I think the best thing was Software Update. You can see
what else at the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_9. It also
had some cute thikngs such as knock-knock jokes. You could talk to
the computer and have it talk back to you. D
On Nov 21, 2005, at 3:31 PM, PowerBooks
I know OS 9 needs 64MB RAM and runs on G3, because I had to buy my
daughter an extra 32MB chip to put it on her early iMac. It absolutely
needs 64MB. Carshes the machine with 32MB.
The biggest thing I liked about OS 9 was the Software Update feature,
which was a great improvementg over
I used to have that one. It was really cute. Oscar the Grouch popped up
when the Trash either emptied or had something in it--I don't remember
which. I never had any trouble with it at all. It always made me smile
when working on something intense. It's been a long time since I
thought of that
I cannot find my MacInTax 1999 for Mac disks. I need to reinstall to
recalculate completely that tax year. I don't remember if it was CD or
diskettes. Replacements are no longer available from Intuit prior to
tax year 2000. Does anyone have a copy of this lying around (and maybe
the Michigan
On Jun 21, 2005, at 1:02 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 520 broadband via cable
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:04:54 -0700
On Jun 19, 2005, at 5:40 PM, Donna Hood Pointer wrote:
I currently
to broadband via cable (not wireless)
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:54:08 -0700
On Jun 18, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Donna Hood Pointer wrote:
I want to connect my 520 to my newer machines via ethernet to
transfer files. I have a 520 with a PPC upgrade board, running
system 7.5.5. I own a transceiver, but I've never
I want to connect my 520 to my newer machines via ethernet to transfer
files. I have a 520 with a PPC upgrade board, running system 7.5.5. I
own a transceiver, but I've never used it. I have MACTCP 2.0.6. in the
Chooser, I have a choice of LocalTalk, Ethernet, or AOL.
I have an iMac and a
Yes, I had a bigger one put in my 520--a 1GB as I recall, which I
partitioned into two 500MB ones.
On Apr 18, 2005, at 3:33 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
From: John K. Perkins Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Replacing HD
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:42:19 -0500
Is it possible to replace the hard drive in a
Please, NOT another list.
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On Mar 28, 2005, at 3:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
I used my SE30 with 16mb ram n a dialup connection for internet (before
I bought my iMac) and that's only 16MHz. the modem was 56k, but I never
got that speed in reality. I even had an external color monitor
attached. You will probably have to
What kind of a PB and what system are you using this with? I see that
they have versions of iCab 2.9.8 which run on systems all the way back
to 7.1 and on non-PPC. I haven't used iCab for a while, because the 68k
version used to hang for me. But if the newer version would work with
current
The G3 would read and write HG diskettes 1.4MB. Does the 180? Make sure
you have diskettes that the 180 can handle.
On Mar 4, 2005, at 3:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
From: Coleff, Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Formatting and fresh install of 7.5.3 on a PB180
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 07:41:17
Since you are new to the Mac system and are a PC (I assume you mean
Windows) user, it is nowhere near as complicated to remove an
application in Mac OS. You can SEE it in the graphical interface. Yoou
don't have to track anything down by path. there are no hidden DLL's
etc., etc. If the
I tried fixing a 520 battery , but after I got it off, could not get
the latching thingie with the spring to work, so now it won't stay in
the slot without tape.
On Mar 2, 2005, at 3:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:52:37 +0100
From: Manfred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
what does this program do and where did you get it, or where is it now
available? This sounds like a good use for my old PB.
On Feb 22, 2005, at 3:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
I have a 170 that I keep in my kitchen to store recipes on. It uses an
old
version of Mastercook.
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There are two different versions of this. If you have a PPC upgrade
board, you absolutely need the revision C version. I have one which I
had to outbid everyone on earth for a few years back, because they are
made of unobtanium.
On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Subject: PB 540
I may have an extra AAUI-10 base T adapter and I still have my 520
which I use to do my taxes. I'm in Ann Arbor.
On Feb 13, 2005, at 3:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 07:12:48 -0800
From: Chris Knape [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Powerbook 520c
List
Here's something to consider, if you are trying to connect wirelessly.
I broadcast my cable connection via the airport card in my iMac which
is connected directly to the cable modem. My PB, using Airport, could
not connect to the internet after I turned on the Firewall on my iMac.
with the
Why am I getting this message? I am using Mail and set to send plain
text. Text Encoding default.
On Jan 23, 2005, at 10:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Failed to deliver to 'powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com'
LIST module(list powerbooks) reports:
Your message cannot be posted.
It is composed
There should be a setting to use the computer as a software base
station. I am assuming you mean your Lombard will have ethernet in and
has a wireless card also. I currently use my iMac (which is connected
to ethernet cable modem and has an Airport card inside) to broadcast my
ethernet via
Have you tried positioning the arrow using only one finger on the
trackpad and then leaving the arrow there and clicking? I use my right
thumb to click and hold and then my right index finger to drag,
sometimes using strokes. But for accurate positioning of the arrow
point, simply moving the
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From: Donna Hood Pointer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: September 3, 2004 4:39:15 PM EDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: translators
Dataviz translators will open ANYTHING and write out anything, even
ancient versions of Windows programs.
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if you have software installed for the Palm PDA, it can tie up the
serial port. See that the prefs in the palm Desktop and/or HotSync are
NOT set to check if the cradle is plugged in. There is a setting to
have that load at startup. It must be disabled.
On Aug 15, 2004, at 3:32 PM, PowerBooks
Go to http://www.apple.com/appleworks. The updaters are there right
there on the righthand side of the page for os x, previous Mac systems.
as well as Windows.
On Aug 8, 2004, at 11:30 AM, PowerBooks wrote:
url for US Appleworks 6 updaters
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On Sunday, August 08,
I forced my email program to show me complete headers and it did not
look legit, so i forwarded it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (which is what their
instructions on the ebay site say to do). They emailed back confirming
that this is bogus.
On Jul 30, 2004, at 3:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
fake ebay,
Apple replaced my whole logic board in my iMac (bad firewire port)
under AppleCare and now no serial number or purchase date shows up in
System Profiler. Of course, the number is still physically on or in the
case. So, when I call Apple about this computer I have to get out the
original
My sister has my old PB190, 40MB RAM, 500MB or 1G HD (I don't remember
which). Running system 8.1. We don't live in the same state, so
anything I help her with is done long distance using my psychic
computer powers. I'm her expert. It's a long time since I've run
system 8. She has to connect
smalldog.com has the batteries for the 5xx series and they are VERY
realiable. I just saw them on their site last week. They're not cheap.
They've never been cheap. but no PB batteries are inexpensive.
On Thursday, June 3, 2004, at 03:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Battery Packs for iBook/PowerBook
These people seem to know a lot about UPS issues and they belong to the
mactechnics.org group in Ann Arbor as well as MacGroup Detroit. they've
made presentations at both groups.They could probably give you good
reliable advice and they are in your area. Here's there blurb from the
Which particular selections did you make in the pulldown menus on the
Iomega site.
On Sunday, May 2, 2004, at 10:27 AM, PowerBooks wrote:
Re: VST Magneto-Optical Drive
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 13:23:23 +0100
On 1 May 2004, at 15:39, Howard R. Katz wrote:
Funny you should ask about drivers--I just
Are you sure the ZIP drive that goes in the 5300 works on the 190?
On Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 01:14 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Well, unfortunately, iOmega only has the iOmegaWare 2.1.1 on their
website, which is the general drivers, including the Mac extension I
already have. Nothing else on the
I had a Glidepoint and LOVED it. It plugged in to the ADB and worked
fine. If you installed the driver it could also have different
functions for the buttons and I believe the trackpad was clickable. My
sister still uses mine which I gave her. She never uses a mouse with
her desktop. I got
I did this to transfer files from my SE-30 and my Plus to my iMac. I
used an ethernet to local talk bridge. I took ages, but the transfer
went fine. thank goodness I did it when I did (the drive on the SE had
been acting flakey) because the next day the harddrive on the SE died
and went to
I have two Farallon Etherwav that are an adapter that powers off the
adb and plugs into the printer/modem port. I never used either of them.
I also have a card which installs inside (which I never put in because
I gave the computer to my sister) that gives you color video out plus
ethernet.
I think when I needed one of these I got it at Computer Renaissance. I
don't know if they are still in business. Try computer parts. I didn't
use a cable. I think it was a connector.
On Thursday, April 15, 2004, at 02:27 AM, macnifico wrote:
SCSI to mini-scsi
(windoze laptop scsi). Anyone knows
dance for the 520; the flip side of the question being
would the other two do anything for the 5300? I think not, since the
batteries are different.
On Thursday, April 15, 2004, at 12:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Re:
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:23:18 -0700
On Apr 14, 2004, at 5:56 PM, Donna Hood
I think I was planning to buy one of these, or something similar, a
long while ago, but I needed to get FWB CD Toolkit (I think that's what
it was called) to be able to read and work with it.
On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 03:23 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
PC Card SCSI driver?
Message-id: [EMAIL
If you get a router to put between you and the cable modem then that
serves as a firewall. No one from outside (including the cable company)
can see anything but your router. that's the setup I have. the router
serves a DHCP address to my computer.
On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 07:40 PM,
On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 07:40 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Subject: Re: PB 540c Battery Problems ??
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:26:33 -0700
On Apr 14, 2004, at 2:14 PM, Mark Holden wrote:
Look through the LEM archives, there's a IBR/EMMpathy/Battery Amnesia
dance to go through that might revive
Fry.com is Outpost.com--they only list PB G3 batteries on their site
today. BTI PowerBook G3 Battery
1-877-OUTPOST
On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 07:40 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Some Fry's Electronics stores are still carrying BTI Blackbird (PB
500
Series) batteries. Heck, they're still carrying
If you get a router to put between you and the cable modem then that
serves as a firewall. No one from outside (including the cable
company) can see anything but your router. that's the setup I have.
the router serves a DHCP address to my computer.
On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 07:40 PM,
You realize that putting a desktop picture (and probably the patterns
too) in the background will probably slow down your screen redraw
refresh. Donna
On Monday, April 12, 2004, at 03:33 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Will someone with OS 8.0 or 8.1 please send me the Desktop Pictures
control
panel
Well I guess I should have asked on this list first, before I gave up
on mine. I just called the HP authorized repair place where I had left
it, and they said it was long gone, since I had told them I did not
want to do the repair and they could dispose of it. I must say,
though, that I LOVE
No, you misunderstood. It doesn't matter what side of the paper you
print on. what matters is if you print on one side and then regularly
use the back side to print other things, so as not to waste paper. I
had my machine for 12 years. I was regularly saving used pages and
printing on the
Exactly. The fuser(I think it's a roller) was coated. You cannot get
the crud off once it fused to it. You have to replace the fuser roller
and that's the $250 part. so...it doesn't really pay to print on the
back of paper you have already used, unless your printer is really
designed to do
I have an HP 1012 which I bought a few months back to replace the HP4ML
that I had had for 12 years (it required a repair that would have cost
$250). Warning: I had been using the back side of sheets to print and
eventually got toner fused to some roller--the moral of that story is
It does
No. the PC card holder simply plugs in to the slot. No software
required. You insert your CF card into the holder, put the holder in
the slot in your Powerbook and the card (and its contents) show up on
your desktop like a hard disk or floppy disk would. The files are right
there viewable by
You have a PCMCIA slot, don't you? If your camera takes flash cards,
get a PC card holder. It's usually much faster to transferring directly
from the card than transferring from the camera. If you are trying to
control the shutter of your camera from the computer, then that is
another matter.
Can't be. My sister has OS 8.0 on her PB190.
On my 5300 I installed 8.1 (or maybe it was 8.5) from original cd from
an external cdrom drive and then upgraded to 8.6 from a file on another
cd. It seems happy.I have 40mb ram there. i don't remember the install
giving me any problems. I don't
On 1/12/2001 I bought 8.1 cdrom retail box new from mac.res.q. It cost
$69 plus $10 shipping at that time and was and old system. That box
contains the cd for sys 8.1. There is even a coupon which could be
sent in to order it on HD diskettes (40 of them) for about $40 plus
shipping if you had
Try the Appleworks Users Group site awug.org
I belong and I'm pretty sure there was an article about this in their
monthly publication recently.
On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 05:29 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Changing Case In Appleworks -- Possible??
Greetings All:
I know it sounds
In the March 2004 AppleWorks Journal there is a lengthy article (over a
page) on this. It's slightly different for version 6 than 5. You can
put Buttons to do this in your button bar. You can use scripts (version
6 only). According to this article (I don't want to type the whole
thing) some
I attached you offlist the version I ran on my SE/30 dated 1999.
Donna
On Monday, March 15, 2004, at 01:38 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Which brings me to why I'm searching these - older version of AIM,
anyone? 4.3 chokes the 5300.
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Can you print? Do you know your serial port is OK?
You have to make sure nothing else is using the serial port, for
instance AppleTalk, fax settings. AND if you get the Palm hotsync
working make sure to turn off the setting which makes it monitor the
port, which says something like turn hotsync
What system are you using on that 5300, and how much RAM do you have?
On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 03:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
I'm using a Proxim Skyline 802.11b card in my 5300cs. Works like a
charm. The drivers work for the 190 and 5300. Here's where I bought
it:
Yes, I have one.
On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 03:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Subject: 1 gig
From: R. A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bookies,
Were any external drive housings ever manufactured for 2.5
inch
scsi drives? Or is this just too dumb?
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My old HP4ML printer died and the repair was too expensive to merit
fixing. Is there any way I can print with a USB printer from a 520,
5300 or 100? Or any of my older computers? I now have an HP 1012 laser
and an iMac. Maybe some kind of file sharing via Ethernet?
Or can the EtherWav
I have a PPC 520 also. How do you get your to do Wifi? Are you using
the cardcage insert? Details please.
On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 09:37 AM, PowerBooks wrote:
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 06:48:10 -0600 (CST)
From: Howard R. Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: was: Re: Fast PowerBook?
is there any similar trick for pc ethernet cards? I have a megahertz
pcmcia ethernet with xjack connector 10 bast T ethernet card., model xj10bt?
If so, would this work with current ethernet router? I have a Lynksys 10/100
router.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
From: PowerBooks
compuvest.com has three models at different prices. Are these equally good?
7NE-3C58903
3COM 3C589B 10MB PCMCI NET CARD$19.00
7NE-3C57610
3COM 3CCE589EC 10MB PCMCI NET CARD$42.00
7NE-3C58910
3COM 3CCE589ET 10MB PCMCI NET CARD$16.99
Donna Pointer-- iMac,
_Does the D-Link brand stuff work well with Macs? It is on sale here in Ann
Arbor at Best Buy etc.___
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
From: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:34:51 -0400
To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PowerBooks Digest #1370
That 2400 modem could be dead. I had one that died a very early death. It
was the very first modem I bought after my 300. I jumped all the way to
14400 after that. Wow. 56000 is the current standard--that's 56k.
PowerBooks 6/9/03 6:33 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PB 5300cs network troubles
Of course--you have to have a KB with a power key. I don't have any of those
KB's.
I just plopped the machine on my desk with the lid down,
plugged in the video out cable and an external ADB
keyboard. Hit the powe button on the keyboard and it
fired up perfectly.
The LCD does not come on
How do you get a Powerbook to start up with the lid closed? Are you saying
closed AND latched?
PowerBooks 6/3/03 4:22 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can you use a PowerBook 1400 while lid is closed? (using
video-out)
In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It can only stay on if you start it up with
You may have the wrong RAM module. 5300 came with 8 or 16mb onboard. I think
you can install the 56mb on a 5300 that has only 8mb onboard taking it to a
total of 64mb. If the MB has 16mb onboard, you can only install the 48mb
module, taking it to 64mb. Check out memoryx.com for specs as to which
I'm positive that I did not use a terminator when I used my 520 in SCSI disk
mode. I just used the proper cable. I have a suspicion that you have the
regular SCSI device cable and not the one needed for SCSI disk mode. One has
29 pins and the other has 30 pins, but I don't remember which is which.
I have the 2nd edition. He devotes many pages to it. The caveats are
Never shut down the PowerBook--only restart it. if you have a system crash,
press the Reset button...On a full size PowerBook, this involves sticking a
toothpick or pin into a tiny hole in the back.
...when you return to the
If I wanted to put a bigger harddrive in my 5300 what would I need? Height?
SCSI or other? Any particular brands to look for? Is it easy to install? If
non-Apple drive, how do you format it if needed before installing?
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
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When I try to send messages to the list by hitting Reply to the digest
message , I am getting the following, so I don't know whether they are
getting through. this is the 2nd time this has happened recently.
- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -
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I have received several very helpful posts, both on and off list, about
installing the focus Video/Ethernet card. Thank you all. I have to work up
my courage. I have never taken a powerbook apart and it seems as if
actually seeing the procedure on video would help me, in addition to the
written
Two thoughts:
1. A long time ago when my PB100 would not start for any reason it turned
out that the battery was bad. Taking it out solved the problem of startup.
Running on the AC only worked, and a new battery was needed. Fortunately, at
that time, Apple replaced the battery. I have also had
I can't figure out how to search the archives. I went to www.lowendmac.com.
I don't see any links there.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 15:51:04 -0700
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How to install Focus Enet/Video card in
I went to www.lowendmac.com to search the archives for the Powerbook list.
I don't see any links there for step-by-step on installing the card..
I am sending this again, because I think it just got returned under
mysterious circumstances.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
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In looking through the archives I see that Paul Nelson mentioned I have a
training video of 540 take apart. Is it possible to get a copy of that,
Paul
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Well, I finally got my memory module so I can take this computer up to 64MB.
Now I want to install it along with the Enet/Video card. However, I see that
the Focus card came with no instructions about how to install, other
than--have this board installed by your Apple authorized dealer. Does
I have a megahertz 56k/enet xjack modem pcmcia card. How do you get it to
work. Do you need a driver?
I have a Lucent 802.11 also. How do you get it to work? the 5300 has system
7, cut I own 8.1 and 8.5 on CD. I have my iMac set up to be used as a
software base station with an airport card, but
I'm probably at the point where I need to do this (reinstall the system in
some fashion) . I don't understand your Boot from the OS CD, and trash
just the System Suitcase file and the Finder file and then do a reinstall
. Do you mean, boot from the OS CD, install everything anew with a custom
I have a megahertz 56k/enet xjack modem pcmcia card. How do you get it to
work. Do you need a driver?
I have a Lucent 802.11 also. How do you get it to work? the 5300 has system
7, cut I own 8.1 and 8.5 on CD. I have my iMac set up to be used as a
software base station with an airport card, but
Microsoft states on their Mac information for Internet Explorer that, if you
let your computer go to sleep with IE up your computer will crash. the
workaround is to close down the IE program before allowing your computer to
sleep automatically or putting it to sleep manually. Might this be
Would the card cage work in a 520?
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
Was the screen compatible ?
It seems to be too much of a coincidence.
Mad Dog
YES.
It was the same screen 11.3 the only differances with it is the metal
caseing that goes around the screen to bolt to the book cover.
I have a 520. I don't think the behavior you describe is sleep, but rather
screen dimming. As I recall, this is a battery saving feature. It is not
necessary to have the screen at full brightness while it is starting up or
when you are opening a file, because you cannot do anything else until
I have Speed Doubler for system 7 I think. It came with my NewerTech PPC
board, but I have never used it. Maybe I should be using it. I am thinking
of going to system 8 (some version). Should I have the updaters you mention?
Are they updaters or new version(s)? Can you keep me in mind too please
I tried to reformat a Compact Flash card in my Mac to be a Mac disk, and now
my digital camera cannot read it at all. It certainly cannot reformat it in
the camera (as suggested below) because it cannot recognize it. I'm pretty
sure I am going to have to find someone with a Windows laptop to
Which system version seems to work best for you with the 64MB RAM? Where did
you get your 20MBdrive? Is it one of those IBM drives that have been
mentioned recently on the list?
Oh, I forgot, I also have the Focus Video/Ethernet board to put in there
too. So I guess I should order that memory and
I found this RAM available at http://www.memoryx.net/pb530056.html
56mb Apple PowerBook 5300 series module PB5300-56$139.00
I have 40 MB total right now (8MB onboard). Adding the 56MB would max it out
at 64MB. Is this worthwhile to do for this computer at this price?
This 5300 is new to me and
I notice in my system, 9.1, I have Apple Enet as well as Apple Enet DLPI
Support. Does anyone know what this second one is for? Also would it be a
good idea for any reason to rename these with z in front as a precaution
in any system?
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
-the new harddrive worked
I have a Megahertz PCMCIA Ethernet card with xJACK Connector 10Mbps LAN
Adapter. Model XJ10BT or XJ10BC. Does anyone know if this would work in a
Mac and, if so does it need any software? I have a 5300 and a 190 that could
take this card.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
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If you have gotten this far and you cannot connect then perhaps you need to
tell the cable company the Ethernet address (MAC) of your computer for them
to see you. I had to do that to get MediaOne (now Comcast) to get my
service running. I don't know where you find it in previous systems, but in
I have 7.5.5 on my PB520. I had to put that on after I put in a PPC upgrade
card. Then I had to also upgrade my Global Village software, because the
older version did not work with PPC. However, that done, everything works
fine. Check your version numbers. What I have on mine is:
Powerport for
Since you are new to the Mac universe, here are a few mouse hints.
Disclaimer: I really do not like two-button mice myself, as I teach both Mac
and PC beginner courses and the people are always accidentally
right-clicking and pulling up those confusing (to beginners) shortcut menus.
To get
Would that fit in a 5300?
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
Thanks for the info
Maybe I'll wait till I see an IBM HD with a fluid spindle
I don't wants something too noisey in my PB
Jo0lz
OWC has the 20GB IBM fluid bearings model on for $80, which seems a super
price. 2-year IBM warranty.
I am running in to a dead end trying to find Disk Charmer. Any ideas? Or
does anyone have it. Version 3.5.1 seems to be the latest.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 01:49:20 +1000
From: Remy Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Get a camera with Compact Flash or Smart Media cards
I assume you had to reformat the CF from PC to Mac in order to use it as a
RAM disk. How did you get the CF to format as a Mac disk? Are you using HFS
or HFS+?
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
=20
There was a post here a few weeks ago about using CF with an adapter as
virtual RAM.
=20
Would
this was just posted on the Classic Macs digest. Perhaps this may be a
source for battery rebuilds or custom builds for us.
Sanyo battery
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I just ran next door to Batteries Plus, and checked
with the guys there. They are faxing into their
distributor to find a source.
Hey, that site http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Airport12OS86.htmlhe
quotes below says:
I have discovered that the Focus MV16-EN does work on the powerbook 5300c with
the Lucent Wavelan card using Lucent's drivers and Mac OS 7.6. This
ethernet/video adapter was available for less than $30 at
I may have missed a post. Just what does this do and why would you want to
do it?
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
There is a utility somewhere that lets you adjust
the max processor
load (10-90% IIRC).
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PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...
Small Dog Electronics
How do you know if a device is faster or slower.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
If I use a SCSI Ethernet adapter, can I also use another SCSI device?
ie Pbook - HDI SCSI adapter - cable - CD-ROM drive - cable - SCSI
Ethernet
And do I need to use a terminator with these things?
Yep,
I use a Lynksys Etherfast Cable/DSL 8-port router with a cable modem. There
was a booklet that came in the box with it that showed you how to configure
it. You fire up your browser then type in the address of the router. It is
in that booklet. For my cable company I had to tell them the MAC
hqx is a compressed format. You would need something like Stuffit Expander
to decompress it unless you get it in via AOL (see my other post). You will
need the file in sea format. That is a self-expanding format.
I just today downloaded the hqx version onto a PC, downloaded it to the A
drive
Have you tried iPhoto? It comes with OS X
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
Hi guys!
I'd like to catalog aquite a number of photos using OSX.
I'd like to change the file names into descriptive ones
(instead of the default names given by OSX).
I'd also like to add notes to the photos
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