Wallstreet upgrade

2006-02-08 Thread Eric Fancher
Anyone familiar with the Avanti 400 G3 upgrade for the Wallstreet? http://www.wegenermedia.com/wllst400.htm -Eric -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start

Best bw laser printer for 3400c running OS 8.6

2005-09-09 Thread Eric D. Bautista
3400c? Yes, I would like to get a bw laserprinter for my 3400c and perhaps I feel guilty about going to eBay for it. -- Best regards, Eric mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

FS: Assorted and sundry miscellany

2005-02-21 Thread Eric Strobel
, and could take a G3 card) * a Centris 660av, FREE for anyone that cares to come pick it up * a bunch of SCSI cabling, terminators, etc. The complete list, with prices, may be found at: http://home.comcast.net/~fyzycyst/merchandise/index.html - Eric S. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

[FS] Bunch of Mac Newton stuff 4 sale - round 3

2005-01-26 Thread Eric Strobel
/merchandise/index.html - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Design is an iterative process. The necessary number of iterations is one more than the number you have currently done. This is true at any point in time

[FS] Bunch of Mac Stuff 4 sale - Part Deux

2005-01-10 Thread Eric Strobel
FOR DETAILS, please see: http://home.comcast.net/~fyzycyst/merchandise/index.html - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Design is an iterative process. The necessary number of iterations is one more than the number you have

[FS] Bunch of Mac Newton stuff 4 sale

2005-01-02 Thread Eric Strobel
, please see: http://home.comcast.net/~fyzycyst/merchandise/index.html - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Design is an iterative process. The necessary number of iterations is one more than the number you have currently done

Re: 3400 won't restart after changing batteries

2004-09-22 Thread Eric Strobel
not applying a load. I still vote for this being the PRAM battery. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm searching for myself... If I get back before I return, please make sure I stay here

Re: 8.1 and Duo 280c?

2004-09-22 Thread Eric Strobel
something that only runs under 8.1, or you find you like some particular features of 8.1, then go with 8.1. Sounds almost too simple, but there you have it. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm always forgetting

Re: 3400 won't restart after changing batteries

2004-09-22 Thread Eric Strobel
On Sep 22, 2004, at 9:41 PM, Mark J. Pearson wrote: On Sep 22, 2004, at 9:35 PM, Eric Strobel wrote: Don't forget, though, that any all-but-dead battery can still show a fair voltage if you're not applying a load. I still vote for this being the PRAM battery. - Eric. What's a good source

Re: USB on a 3400c possible?

2004-09-22 Thread Eric Strobel
, it won't be recognized when you start back up). At that point it's time to resort to the unbent paper clip... - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Political correctness is anti-freedom!!! Speak the truth

Please help! I broke my 3400c

2004-09-14 Thread Eric D. Bautista
my 3400c and do not want it to collect dust anymore. Please help! Eric (in Northern NJ) -- -- 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: Powerbook 3400C and Belkin USB Card - help!

2004-06-23 Thread Eric Strobel
! You've now likely gotten your answer far quicker than by posting to the list and having the info dribble in over the course of a day or two...) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Design is an iterative process

Re: PB3400 problems

2004-06-02 Thread Eric Strobel
the ADB function (IIRC). Have you tried a bootable floppy? Other than that, I'm really at a loss. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Fight political correctness! Speak the truth

Re: PB3400 problems

2004-06-01 Thread Eric Strobel
to try booting from a CD or something, that you'd get cursor movement back. Regardless, since you've got no OS that you're booting from, you ought to tackle that problem first. (BTW, is there a reason why you replaced the PMU chip??) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

3400c and broken clicker

2004-05-10 Thread Eric D. Bautista
?? any advice would be appreciated Thanks, Eric -- -- 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 Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com

Re: PowerBook 3400 CD-ROM Issue

2004-05-09 Thread Eric Strobel
is a symptom of not having a CD driver installed. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = To RIAA and Congress on DCMA: When in the course of human events

Re: Using Compact Flash Cards on Powerbook 3400 and 5300

2004-05-06 Thread Eric Strobel
have to experiment with your own set up and see for yourself. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Remember... Moderation in all things, INCLUDING MODERATION

Re: VST Zip Drive

2004-05-05 Thread Eric Strobel
drive yet (two zip drives on one machinehmmm) but I suspect I'll have no trouble. :) Later.Howard What VST-specific tools? I wasn't aware there were any. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm always

Re: VST Zip Drive

2004-05-03 Thread Eric Strobel
deleting the iomega extension I've got in there now, and nothing happens. Disk setup tells me there's a CD-ROM in there and won't format, but this cd-rom never shows up on the desktop. Later.Howard Have you gone to VersionTracker and used their download link? Or MacUpdate? - Eric

Re: Printing via printer on OS X

2004-04-23 Thread Eric
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)? -Eric J --- Ruffin Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any easy way to print from an older Mac (7.5 or so) on the same network

Re: Disappearing files

2004-04-14 Thread Eric Strobel
ResEdit should make the folder visible. IIRC that's a TechTool Pro feature, so you could probably use TTP to render it visible as well. In any event I seem to recall that all the files in the TrashCache folder are visible, so you just have to open the folder. - Eric. On Wednesday, April 14

Re: Disappearing files

2004-04-14 Thread Eric Strobel
such extension where the invisible folder became visible if the corresponding extension didn't load... Hope that all helps. - Eric. On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 09:39 PM, Howard R. Katz wrote: ResEdit should make the folder visible. IIRC that's a TechTool Pro feature, so you could probably use

Re: Disappearing files

2004-04-14 Thread Eric Strobel
, then the extension that provides the TrashCache is artificially keeping the cache from being seen by the Finder. Starting w/o extensions should render that folder visible and you can copy out the files. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Printing from 3400c

2004-04-06 Thread Eric Strobel
is that a serial printer cable is different from a LocalTalk cable. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = *I'd* rather wear fur than go naked! = -- PowerBooks

Re: Desktop rebuild problems

2004-03-30 Thread Eric Strobel
setup to the new HD, some extensions apps have their registration info tied somehow to a particular drive... - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm searching for myself... If I get back before I return, please make

Re: PowerBook 3400c Wake-Up Problems

2004-03-29 Thread Eric Strobel
and will continue to run from battery power for hours. What is wrong? Thanks a lot! Matt - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Political correctness is anti-freedom!!! Speak the truth

Re: powerbook 3400 lag on typing and scroll bar

2004-03-20 Thread Eric Strobel
likely to be an either it works or it doesn't (or it works intermittently) kind of thing. Typing lag is pretty much always software-related. Give us more to go on... OS version. What s/w are you using at the time? Does this only happen when you're online? That sort of thing... - Eric

Re: Old PC games and virtual PC 3...

2004-03-20 Thread Eric
I ran King's Quest 6 on my 486 33MHz with 8MB RAM. Just run DOS 6.something as the OS, and you should be fine. I think. I have no personal experience with VPC3, but lots with DOS. If you need any help setting up things like a mouse or CDROM under DOS, I can help. Good luck. -Eric J. Hi all

Re: Question about new Duo battery

2004-02-25 Thread Eric Strobel
a larger issue here... These batteries may be so long past their shelf-life they may not hold enough charge to bother with. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm searching for myself... If I get back before I return

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-25 Thread Eric Strobel
in the dim mists of history for me. 4th thing... w/ a 3400, why not just get a USB card and use a nice, new USB mouse? (besides the fact that'll cost $$ for a function that the machine ought to be doing naturally)... - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-24 Thread Eric Strobel
snagging the mouse cord on something I was moving and hearing the *SNAP* of an arc. Things still worked OK, but I attribute that to dumb luck. Others that have done that have had their ADB stop working (IIRC, that's from a Help Desk column in an old MacWorld mag). - Eric. -- Eric Strobel

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-23 Thread Eric Strobel
with my 3400 when I want to use the mouse. Umm... does the ADB have power when the 3400 is sleeping? Remember, ADB isn't hot-pluggable. That's a good way to burn out your ADB port. Always shutdown prior to connecting/disconnecting ADB devices. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-21 Thread Eric Strobel
mouse on?? If the ball isn't getting enough traction that would slow it down. Also, I'm not sure, but I seem to recall one batch of ADB mice where the ball was very light weight and those always gave me fits. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Changing OS's

2004-01-29 Thread Eric
That's because System 7.1 needs an enabler to run on a 180. I know because I helped my friend reinstall 7.1 on his 180. Enablers go in the System Folder. The only thing you can do is make a special boot disk that has the enabler on it. You can download the enabler you need from Apple's Older

Re: Netscape Communicator 4.79 vs Communicator 4.8

2003-12-30 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on reload for 40-50 times before the page finally loads, does it? (I'm using NS7 on 9.2.2, not on my 3400 though, and it's damn near unusable because of this. And it's purely NS, because IE or iCab will load the same page just fine.) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

3400c hdd stall

2003-12-19 Thread Eric Hopkins
getting it at seemingly odd moments when opening email messages in Eudora 6.0. Any thoughts? The drive is 2GB. Other specs: OS 9.1, 144MB RAM. Thanks, Eric -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive

2003-12-07 Thread Eric
It should be possible to add a hard drive to the dock, then copy everything from the Duo's hard drive to the dock hard drive, then from there do whatever you want, right? Otherwise, try the SuperBooter75 from Gamba: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/superbooter75.html I have used it to help

Re: 3400c adventures...

2003-12-06 Thread Eric L. Strobel
somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 12/6/03 2:53 AM, the entity known as Dan Palka transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 300mhz would be so hot. Literally!! ;-) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OS 9.2.2 is now on my 3400c, but...

2003-12-05 Thread Eric L. Strobel
somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 12/4/03 10:10 AM, the entity known as Ken transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can you put the 3400 into SCSI Disk Mode with another Mac that will run SysWks 2? Not if the HD is bigger than 4 GB! - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL

Help! Cannot access webpage

2003-12-04 Thread Eric D. Bautista
older browser version that's the problem. Any ideas. Thanks in advance. By the way my iMac running OS 9.2.2 has the same problem. Eric -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot

Re: OS 9.2.2 is now on my 3400c, but...

2003-12-01 Thread Eric L. Strobel
can get a HD of a size equal to or greater than your 3400's HD, then you can do a complete backup to the HD, including having all the utilities you want installed. Just boot from the external drive when necessary. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: 3400c PC-Card Eject/SuperDisk USB

2003-11-25 Thread Eric L. Strobel
somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 11/24/03 5:04 PM, the entity known as Eric Hopkins transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I installed a Belkin Busport Mobile (m/n:F5U022) PCMCIA USB adapter in my 3400c, upper card slot. It showed up as an icon on the desktop but my

3400c PC-Card Eject/SuperDisk USB

2003-11-24 Thread Eric Hopkins
connecting to a 3400? BTW: The SuperDisk drive works fine withe floppies on my Beige G3 (never tried a SuperDisk since I don't own one. Thanks! Eric -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

Re: Powerbook 160 won't turn on

2003-11-21 Thread Eric
I had a PB 145, my friend has a PB 180. A totally discharged battery can prevent the system from starting. Try booting without the battery. If it works without battery, try leaving the PB plugged in overnight with the battery installed. This may put enough charge in the battery to allow it to

Re: What to do with remains of PB 520c?

2003-11-21 Thread Eric
I figure you're best shot at getting another display is poking around eBay for a broken laptop with an apparantly undamaged screen and pay rock bottom for it. You could use it with an external monitor if you wanted. Or it could make a good embedded controler: I will eventually turn an LC II into

Re: Looking for unusual power cable for Duo Dock

2003-11-18 Thread Eric
That sounds like a standard motherboard-to-drive power cable used in older macs like my Classic II, LC II, IIci. It should be the same in any mac where the power supply doesn't power the drives directly. I think that should include most 68k machines and all compact macs. --- The Calypso

Re: USB on 3400c?

2003-11-16 Thread Eric L. Strobel
amply, multiply proven. There are quite a few who have USB cards in their 3400s. Now, some/many have had to reshape the card as also mentioned in some of the more recent discussions, complete with ascii diagrams. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Type/upper size range hard drive for PB180?

2003-11-06 Thread Eric
--- Paul Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:00 PM -0800 11/5/03, Eric wrote: As far as capacity, the Duo 2300 came with a 1.1GB SCSI hard drive I believe, so they should be available up to that big. That was IDE. Paul My bad. According to the AppleSpec database, the Powerbook

Re: Type/upper size range hard drive for PB180?

2003-11-05 Thread Eric
I had a PB145 that I tried to get a new hard drive for about six months ago. If the drive in there works, think long and hard about making it work. If you need more read-write storage, there are several old SCSI cartridge type systems that can be had cheap. This includes Zip, Syquest, or you could

Re: Norton Utilities conundrum

2003-11-04 Thread Eric L. Strobel
if there was no crash. Compared to your copy of TechTool Pro, that NU is ancient. If you can't update your Norton, I'd stick with TTP3 and get a copy of Disk Warrior 2. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = *I'd* rather wear fur

Re: Refresh my memory for installing 7.5.3 7.5.5

2003-10-30 Thread Eric
This site: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/ should have everything you want to know about the older system software. Personal opinion: Install 7.1 first, then install 7.5.3. When installing 7.5.3, Disk Copy reads all of the separate image files and mounts a single volume. This should work fine

Re: Can't initialize floppies on PB180...drive problem?

2003-10-30 Thread Eric
A quick thought: try eraseing/reformatting a mac floppy. I have an old memory flickering in the back of my brain about two different format processes, one that shows the bar and one that doesn't...maybe. Try it and see. --- Gary F. Daught [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings. I have a peculiar

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400

2003-10-27 Thread Eric
I had a similar problem with my iBook(Dual USB) running 9.2.2 with an Airport card. When I tried to get an IP from the wireless router at home, i would get gibberish. Sometimes. Other times it worked just fine. The strange thing was, it was always the same bad information. What I did was create a

Re: Syquest problem similar to Zip problem

2003-10-27 Thread Eric L. Strobel
'). Sometimes using a different drive will help. But sometimes the cart is just bad and that's that. Good news is that, unlike the Zip drive's click-o-death, you won't ruin your EZFlyer drive with a bad cart. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: new powerbook/ibook speeds

2003-10-23 Thread Eric L. Strobel
of informed opinion if you post this question over on the 'G3 or better Powerbooks' list. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I like animals. They taste good

Re: ram and virtual ram

2003-10-23 Thread Eric L. Strobel
drive spun down. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = There is never a single right solution. There are always multiple wrong ones, though

Re: wanting to Startup from internal HD

2003-10-22 Thread Eric L. Strobel
, and make it not so. Paul Sorry, but the info on which drive is a startup drive isn't stored on the drive but in PRAM. With that in mind, if none of the above suggestions work, you could try zapping the PRAM, which should then default the 'Book back to booting from the internal HD. - Eric. -- Eric

Re: wanting to Startup from internal HD

2003-10-22 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 10/22/03 2:01 PM, Clark Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The internal hard drive, CD, ZIP or other of a Wallstreet is IDE so no SCSI conflict is possible DOH! of course! - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Wi-Fi interference (was Re: 802.11g for 3400c?)

2003-10-18 Thread Eric L. Strobel
at or near the operating frequency making no distinction between 802.11b and signals from any other source. Exactly. In fact, you can think of it as increasing the noise so that your signal-to-noise drops too low for information to pass reliably over the connection. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel

Re: 802.11g for 3400c?

2003-10-17 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 10/17/03 11:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of an 802.11g wireless card that will work in a 3400c? Current production 100 mb/sec cards are cardbus. I think you're confusing 100Base-T ethernet with 802.11g wireless. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel

Re: 802.11g for 3400c?

2003-10-17 Thread Eric L. Strobel
, an 802.11g CardBus card should work also. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Remember... Moderation in all things, INCLUDING MODERATION

Re: 802.11g for 3400c

2003-10-17 Thread Eric L. Strobel
don't recall hearing anything about 802.11g cards. I wonder if it's time for a thread where folks report CardBus cards they've tried in the 3400 and comments regarding success/failure and any quirks. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: LaserWriter II nt

2003-10-06 Thread Eric
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/4/03 6:36:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone have a link to a printer fourm where I can find out more, or suggestions on what might not cause it to heat up? 1) halogen (heating) lamp defective, 2) thyrister defective,

Re: PB 180 and 7.1, was: System 7.1

2003-10-05 Thread Eric
This site: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/ specifically, this page: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/matrix_cpu.txt should tell you everything you could want to know. You can download the system enabler 131 from here: http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html#system

Re: Suggestion...

2003-09-27 Thread Eric L. Strobel
and list 550Mb free on the disk. An uncompressed image will take 650Mb, a compressed image will take less than 100Mb. If you can get ShrinkWrap, then you can make an image that doesn't incorporate the empty space. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: old software location?

2003-09-20 Thread Eric L. Strobel
a problem for me. Yet! The ADB hot plugging issue is one of voltage transients that can burn out circuitry. While it can (and often does) work fine, it is a definite risk. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

PB 3400c battery issue

2003-09-18 Thread Eric D. Bautista
? Eric -- 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 Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list

Re: QuickTake 200 flash memory

2003-09-16 Thread Eric L. Strobel
the vendors listed. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I like animals. They taste good! = -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: QuickTake 200 flash memory

2003-09-16 Thread Eric L. Strobel
, it's 3.3V. HOWEVER, it still might be worth checking the listed vendors. DealRAM is only going to tabulate the most popular items. BTW, dcresource.com might also have info of use. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: A long time to figure this out?

2003-09-16 Thread Eric L. Strobel
more likely), as well as keeping the OS safer from damaged disk directories and the like. (That said, it *does* complicate things when time comes to upgrade to an OS X machine with a single monolithic disk space...) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: QuickTake 200 and PB 540C

2003-09-16 Thread Eric L. Strobel
, but it all works (over a serial cable). Also, if anyone's tried Cameraid with the QT200/DS7, they could chime in with their experience. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I like animals. They taste good

Re: 3400 Corrosion

2003-09-04 Thread Eric L. Strobel
conditions, couldn't some of this corrosion actually be mold or mildew? If so, is there an electronics-safe antifungal? - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Design is an iterative process. The necessary number of iterations

Re: PB 3400 OS

2003-09-03 Thread Eric L. Strobel
stuff just hasn't been around for long enough to be fully trusted. So my second suggestion would be to ditch MSN in favor of something less closed/proprietary, which would be *anything else*. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Help! sluggish 3400c both online and offline

2003-08-24 Thread Eric D. Bautista
. should I get more memory and max-out to 144 MB? Or should I download and use more mainstream browsers like Netscape or IE. If so what version should I get? I am running OS 8.6 Help!! Eric -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Slow Booting Kanga...HDD driver for 3400 Question

2003-08-18 Thread Eric L. Strobel
NOT to upgrade the driver to 8.1 or even 8.6. HOWEVER... I seem to recall a very prominent warning when it comes to OS 9 that you MUST disable the OS installer from updating the driver or you will find your drive quite inaccessible. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: New to list Macs, need OS for a 140

2003-08-16 Thread Eric
. Or you could ask the LEM swap list for a copy of 7.0.1. Make sure to apply the tuneup at some point. -Eric J = PB145, iceBook Classic II(x2), Performa 405,IIci 6100/66 DOS Compatible, Blue and White G3 and random bits and pieces You are not drowning in old computer parts until you start

Re: slow booting kanga

2003-08-15 Thread Eric L. Strobel
everything is properly seated (though that should really cause a failure). [In fact, depending on the RAM HD, *before* you start really using it is the perfect time to do all your upgrades...] - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: slow booting kanga

2003-08-15 Thread Eric L. Strobel
is Adaptec UDF Volume Access. Then it hangs. Have you tried disabling that extension? I think that's part of an older version of Toast, so unless you're going to be burning CDs off that Kanga, you probably don't need it. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

14.4 modem to Earthlink connection problem on a PB 150

2003-08-04 Thread Eric D. Bautista
and their agent told me to trash the modem preference file inside my Preferences folder. I tried that and I still have the same problem. I am assuming from their agent that my ISP (Earthlink) isnt to blame. Please help! I am running OS 7.5 Thanks Eric -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http

Re: New iBook 12; G3 or G4??

2003-08-01 Thread Eric L. Strobel
per year for CPUs (i.e., disregarding software, peripherals, etc. purchases) of about $300/yr. Anyway, the point is to keep some more strategic goal in mind so you aren't jerked about by the latest rumormongering. Then you can just read the rumors for fun... OK, enough meandering from me... - Eric

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-29 Thread Eric L. Strobel
it for a powered HDD. Yes, as I figured out, there's an *infinite* performance hit! ;-) Just don't remember encountering that tidbit of info before, although it must've been rattling around in the back of my head... Thanks all. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: IDE mounting password?

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = END RADIOPHOBIA!!! More nukes, less kooks!!! = -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http

3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
itself. So, what am I missing? Is there some jumper that is normally empty when the drive is onboard the 3400 that needs to be set when in the case? There was no indication of this in the docs, but you never know until you ask. Thanks. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 07/28/03 2:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The manufacturer is Acer. Just checked @ Geeks the only driver they have doesn't give any info about what it supports... - Eric. Eric: Who manufactured the enclosure? Apple System Profiler should tell you

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 07/28/03 3:16 PM, Gary D. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does ASP tell you what kind of interface the box has? Atapi or whatever? Gary Eric L. Strobel wrote: on 07/28/03 2:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The manufacturer is Acer. Just checked @ Geeks

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
the drive through any hub? Anyway, thanks for the help. - Eric. Maybe. You might need the Apple USB device driver from the Apple site. Some USB stuff is persnickity. Dan Scanlan If you mean the USB Device Support extension that's standard w/ OS 9.2.2, it's already there. I'm leaning

Re: Why external 7200rpm HD cheaper than internal 5400rpmdrive?

2003-07-18 Thread Eric L. Strobel
consumption standpoint. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Design is an iterative process. The necessary number of iterations is one more than the number you have currently done. This is true at any point in time

Re: 1400 Processor Upgrade

2003-07-15 Thread Eric L. Strobel
that will essentially use the From: address, rather than the Reply to: address. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm always forgetting that I have short term memory loss

Re: Again: 3400 refuses to boot from internal HDD, but externalSCSI device allows boot from internal HDD

2003-07-15 Thread Eric L. Strobel
of hours you've spent so far or might continue to spend troubleshooting, and you probably come close to the price of a replacement drive. (Or at least close enough to permit easy rationalization... ;-) ) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: firewire on the 3400?

2003-07-14 Thread Eric L. Strobel
exist it _ought_ to work. http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MailList.cfm?ID=5006Item=CEN1394PCMCIA Does that work without the MCE CardBus mod?? - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Political correctness is anti-freedom

Re: DiskDoubler

2003-07-10 Thread Eric L. Strobel
to a Zip (if it doesn't *quite* fit) or via Internet. So, my advice is to consider carefully just what your need really is for this. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = *I'd* rather wear fur than go naked

Re: 1400 Processor Upgrade

2003-07-09 Thread Eric L. Strobel
to ask (and if you're patient enough to wait for opportunity to come around). OK, a little luck doesn't hurt either... - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm searching for myself... If I get back before I return

Re: clamshell Ibook

2003-07-09 Thread Eric L. Strobel
about a Powerbook specific swap list, but there is the Low End Mac swap list. You might try eBay, since folks there are charging (and I presume getting) simply outrageous prices for their old iBooks. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED

PowerBook 1400 WiFi

2003-07-08 Thread Eric Riedl
had previously connected the PB to my cable router with an ethernet cable (via the dongle on a 3Com combo modem/ethernet card). Any suggestions? Thanks, Eric __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks

Re: Whats the equ mac laptop for the classic

2003-07-07 Thread Eric
this helps! -Eric J = PB145, iceBook Classic II(x2), Performa 405,IIci 6100/66 DOS Compatible, Blue and White G3 and random bits and pieces You are not drowning in old computer parts until you start charting tides... __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only

Re: 3400 laptop hard drive advice

2003-07-06 Thread Eric L. Strobel
with? The only advice I've heard on this count is that you don't want anything faster than 5400 rpm because the faster drives may generate too much heat. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I'm searching for myself

Re: Using TCP/IP over AppleTalk in printer port File Sharing

2003-07-04 Thread Eric
between protocols is basically unimportant on a two-computer network that isn't heavily used. Besides, nothing will compare to the difference between LocalTalk and EtherTalk. It's 2 AM now, so there may be some inaccuracies. Bottom line: ethernet always faster than serial. Goodnight, -Eric J

Re: Using TCP/IP over AppleTalk in printer port File Sharing

2003-07-03 Thread Eric L. Strobel
AppleTalk. Ken It's either OS 8.6 or OS 9 where you pick up the capability to do TCP/IP filesharing. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = I like animals. They taste good

Re: Orig. PB G3 Wireless Hub ...

2003-06-30 Thread Eric
This is a question for the Mac Network list. --- tobias strohe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Listessas/Listas, I just got a new Cable modem internet connection (Comcast), but since I transferred from Ricochet (which by the way was unbearably slow), I am rather used to being wireless. What

Re: Dead 140 - revived - partially

2003-06-17 Thread Eric
. Incidentally, does anyone know how to open up a PB 1xx battery pack without damaging it? Or with a minimal amount of damage? And does anyone know an approximate average Amp-Hour rating for a normal 6V lantern battery? -Eric J = PB145, iceBook Classic II(x2), Performa 405,IIci 6100/66 DOS

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