Oh behave! (PPC 540c & 7200/120)

I'm trying to connect my PowerPC upgraded PowerBook 540c/100 (OS 8.1) to my Power Mac 7200/120 (OS 8.6) through coax (10Base2) network cable using the AAUI ports (transceivers, etc). The problem is, compared to the computer the 7200 replaced (a Quadra 800), connecting to the 7200 from the PowerBo

540c PDS = 5300 expansion bay connector?

After looking in the expansion bay of a 5300 and the PDS slot on my 540c, I noticed these are the same type of connector. Does this mean, in theory, that if someone were to build a cable that would allow the connector in a 540c to be extended out, you could use a 5300 expansion bay device as a cr

Re: Why, oh why does it do that?

makmac wrote: > To the best of my knowledge, a 540 will not run anything over OS8.1 (the > highest system a 68040 processor can run). It's very possible that there are > major conflicts with the system. Ahh, but a PPC 5xx will run up to 9... It is supported (somewhat) with just a little hacking.

Why, oh why does it do that?

Hey, I recently upgraded to OS 8.5.1 on my PowerBook 540c and have been having some modem (Global Village PowerPort Mercury) troubles. Apparently, no matter what, upon startup the computer wants to set the modem to 'Compatible' mode, rather than 'Normal' mode. There is nothing conflicting with t

Re: Strange Portable StyleWriter

Well, upon looking at google and searching for info about it, I realized that Apple had done something weird. This StyleWriter (yes, it is an Apple, and not a Cannon with a few Apple plastics - I know Cannon made these, though), has a parallel interface. Apple included what was basically a Power

Strange Portable StyleWriter

I picked up a Portable StyleWriter today. It doesn't have an AC adapter, but it has a (prolly dead) battery. What do I need to know about one of these? Is it worth fixing up? Also, this one seems rather strange: it has a Centronics 36-pin PC parallel port, rather than a 8-pin Mac serial port.

PB 5xx Special Interest Group

After having a discussion on here awhile back, I ended up setting up a page dedicated to links to other sites for PowerBook 500s (mostly the PPC-upgraded ones, but all 500s are included). Here's the link: Also, you can try this:

Re: Choices, choices

Bruce Johnson wrote: > I'd get the cD-RW iBook...if nothing else, you can BACK UP your stuff > that way, something I'll wager hasn't been done very often with that 540 > of yours... That model is by far the most versatile of the iBook setups. > You don't think a CD-RW is useful now because I'll wa

Forgot to add

Also, are there any major problems/annoyances I should know about the new iBook? I want to have as least amount of trouble as possible. Thanks, Eric -- ___ Eric's Stuff: SchwarzTech The Pow

Choices, choices

Well, pretty soon, I'm thinking about retiring my PowerPC upgraded 540c and save up for a new iBook. Here's my dilemma: Should I get the base iBook and add more RAM? Should I get the DVD or CD-RW iBook, not that I'd really use those features? Should I get it from ClubMac, the Apple Store, or the

Rendering Sites (on a 540c)

Well, I recently redid my site because of the events last week. Besides a complete overhaul (which it was going to get anyway), I added a scrolling marquee at the top that has stuff about the attacks. I made it on my 540c, and since I don't have anything newer to test it on, can any of you just

Terrorism - a good link

In the wake of all the news about the events on Tuesday, I have a link to share from the LEM list's very own JAG. http://jagshouse.com/terrorism.html This was in a Canadian newspaper and read on TV today, but if you missed it, you should read it - it's very touching.. Best regards & my con

PB 5xx AC Adapter

Does anybody have a cheap AC adapter for a PB 5xx? I'm leaning more or less to this approach (see my previous post) than the other one because of voltage/amp questions that I'm having trouble resolving. Anyway, I want to either pay for it or I can trade a PB 1xx car/home charger/reconditioner (i

What ever happened to the PPC-5xx SIG?

Remember a few weeks ago how there was talk about the idea of a PowerPC-upgraded PowerBook 500-series special interest group? What ever happened to it? To whomever brought up the idea, I'd be willing to set up a site for it. Thanks, Eric

Speaking of Cyberguys (In my last post)...

I figured I'd pass this little bargain on to the list. Cyberguys.com (1-800-892-1010) has laptop wrist rests (I know - sometimes they aren't very ergonomic...) where the laptop sits on a metal plate and the wrist rest is on the end, and they have stick-on wrist rests that stick on either side of

I Think This Will Work...

Well, my 540c hasn't been charging the battery on its AC adapter. It charges fine on the car adapter in the car, and runs fine on the AC adapter in the house (I think the battery circuit is going/gone on the AC adapter). So, I want to keep the AC adapter for use when I run it at my desk and I sa

Re: Lind BU500 for PPC?

>At 4:23 PM -0400 8/31/01, Eric Schwarz wrote: >> Now my battery is flaky, and I >>can't run BU500, since I have a PPC card in my 540c. Does anyone know of a >>hack or newer version that will run on my 540c? > >How about doing a quick swap of the 040 for the PPC

Lind BU500 for PPC?

Lind's Battery Utilities 500 (Deluxe) was my favorite of the three battery fixers (Apple IBR, EMMPathy, Lind BU500) since it was able to fix my 540c's battery the best (It fixed all but one error, while the others left many errors). I've been using EMMPathy 2.1. Now my battery is flaky, and I ca

Re: PB 540c Reassembly Woes

Tom & Lisa P at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to wonder what Apple was thinking when they designed the > FREAKING case for the 500's. What a MESS ! Its NOT a > POWERBOOK, its a RUBIKS CUBE ! I know - the 1xx series was a joy to work on compared to the 500 series. Working on the 170 I ha

Re: PB 540c Reassembly Woes

Since you aren't getting video or sound, I'd check the main ribbon cable that connects the top half of the computer (screen, speakers, microphone) to the bottom half (motherboard). Make sure it's plugged in firmly and not damaged. The one on my 540c wasn't in securely the first time I worked on

Re: PowerBook 500 w/PPC Special Interest Group

I'd love to help out with this effort. Right now I have a page for all 500s, and really like the idea of a PPC-specific site & software archive. Thanks, Eric ___ Eric's Stuff: SchwarzTech Th

EMMpathy 2.1 Links & other links

Hey, I've got 2 things: EMMPathy 2.1 can be found at: http://www.powerbook.org/phenix/library/emmpathy/index_21.html PowerBook 500 stuff can be found (at least links so far) at my web site's PowerBook Corner (go to my site, click on PB Corner, then click on 'The PowerBook 500 Web'). There's a

EMMPathy found

I found EMMpathy 2.1 on an archive site, so don't worry about sending me a copy. (I requested one earlier). Anyway, I should put a link to it on my web site (and share it on the list) so that others with PPC-upgraded 500 series PowerBooks can download it. Cheers, Eric _

Re: Where should a novice start if looking for a great MacOS X compatible powerbook?

Get a Wallstreet G3. It's the earliest G3 PowerBook that is officially supported by OS X. IIRC, the 1400 can be hacked to run OS X if it has a G3 upgrade card. But, since you specified that you're a novice [no problem with that], go for a Wallstreet G3 or blueberry/tangerine iBook. Just make s

Need EMMPathy 2.1 for PPC

Hi, Recently I was working on getting OS 8.5 my PowerPC upgraded 540c. I decided to wipe the hard drive clean, since I had everything backed up (or so I thought). Anyway, the only thing I lost was EMMPathy 2.1. Does anyone have a copy they could send me? Thanks, Eric _

PPC PowerBook 540c & Speech Recognition?

I have a PPC (100MHz 603e) card in my PowerBook 540c with OS 8.1. Looking at the requirements for Apple's Speech Recognition (part of PlainTalk), I should be able to use it, but after loading it, and restarting, I get an error saying 'Unexpected Error - reinstall the Speech Recognition software an

Palm m100 and early PPCs?

I was recently toying with the idea of picking up a cheap palmtop (I like the Palm m100 and m105), but I have to ask a few questions: Will it connect to my Macs (either a PPC 601 or a PowerBook 540c with a PPC 603e - both with OS 8.1) through the serial port? Can I use my external USRobotics mod

A Stupid Question

Hi, I was just curious if this was ever done, or is even possible. Is there any kind of artificial intelligence software for older PowerPCs or 040s? Thanks, Eric ___ Eric's Stuff: SchwarzTech

Re: iTunes

Well, since I started this thread, I decided to contribute to it, also. All the patches I've tried for OS 8.1 on iTunes (on a PowerPC, of course) didn't work, so I gave up. Instead, I went back to my old MP3 player, GrayAMP , which is rather bland and plain-looking, but work

Re: Type of PowerBook

Assuming that, since this thread hasn't been touched that much lately, the poll is over, I decided to compile the results. I lumped the 100 series together, the 500 series together, and the 68k Duos together: 68k Portable - 3 100 - 8 100 series - 37 190 - 6 Duo 200 series - 14 500 se

Re: iTunes

on 7/20/2001 1:05 AM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke of: > I don't think so, unlesss you have the PPC upgrade in the 540, as iTunes > is PPC only... I do have the upgrade. I found a hack for it to allow it to run under OS 8.0 & 8.1, but after running it and hacking iTunes for 8.0/8.1, I

iTunes on a 540c/5300c?

Well, I have a PPC 540c, which performace-wise is like a 5300 (for those of you who didn't know or didn't care) for the purpose that I'm going to ask about, so if it works on a 5300, then it'll probably be fine on my 540c. What I want to know is that, since iTunes can be patched for OS 8.5, can i

Re: Type of PowerBooks

About the big list of PowerBooks in my previous post: Maybe I should've specified - since I posted the question to start the count, I figured I'd tally up what everyone has as best I could (so far) and post it on the list. I got a few emails asking me why the heck I had so many PowerBooks and how

Re: Type of PowerBook

Well, here's the tabulation (as best as I could). Some Duos weren't specified as what model, so I lumped those together in a 'Misc Duos category' and pretty much every other model has a separate section: Portable - 2 100 - 7 140 - 2 145(b) - 7 150 - 3 160 - 2 165 - 3 170 - 13 180(c) - 5 190 - 6

The Endz?

My final thought: (to whom it may concern) I just want to say a few things to complete this whole mess - First of all, this whole thing wasn't about,"Oh no, I didn't get the BookEndz, I'm gonna go cry. Waa waa waa." It was about ethics. It was more or less you saying, "Screw you" to me. > You

Re: BookEndz 500

Listen, Ed, I don't want to get in a flame war nor a pissing contest with you about this, so let's just end this, okay? Eric --- Sent on Eric's PowerBook 540c Visit http://schwarztech.cjb.net Check out the new look & the updated LiveLine --

Re: BookEndz 500?

on 7/15/2001 12:41 PM, Somerset County Computer, Inc. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke of: > I see that no matter what I say, you're right in your mind. It's ok though. Same with you, so it is okay. > If you can't handle Ebay, at least the dock is up there for all of the > inquiries to see what it is

Type of PowerBooks

Here's the top 3, although there is a tie for 2nd: #3 100 with 3 #2 520/520c with 4 #2 170 with 4 #1 1400 with 5 Wow! I can't believe the turnout so far Eric --- Sent on Eric's PowerBook 540c Visit http://schwarztech.cjb.net Check out the

Re: Apple & Hinges

on 7/15/2001 11:03 AM, Richard R. Waterfield at [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke of: > Or drill and bolt like I did on a PB 145 and PB 520. I like to live > dangerously. One first looks to see what is underneath so as not to drill= > a > ribbon cable or the screen or something. = Yeah - don't want to dril

Re: BookEndz 500?

One more thing before my rant is done: I don't think anyone (at least on here) would see spending $40 on the 'Buy it Now' when 540c usually sell for around $50 or less. I could get ANOTHER 540c and leave all my desktop stuff plugged in there, and take the other 540c with me out on the road...

Re: BookEndz 500?

on 7/15/2001 11:03 AM, Somerset County Computer, Inc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke of: > Not greed at all. I asked you what you had, it was nothing, although you > said you had all sorts of parts when in fact you had nothing to barter. > Surely you're not complaining about a $19.95 starting bid ???

A stupid question

Is it possible (with some kind of workaround) to get play-through to work on PowerBook 500s? I want to record something, but have to always use my Quadra, because the 540c doesn't have play-through. Thanks, Eric --- Sent on Eric's PowerBoo

Type of PowerBooks

I'm just curious. What kind of PowerBooks do most people on this list use? I remember awhile back when I was on the compact.macs list they did something like this and everyone responded what kind of compact Macs they had. So, I'm asking: What kind of PowerBook(s) do you have? I've seen a lot of

Re: BookEndz 500?

on 7/14/2001 3:00 PM, Somerset County Computer, Inc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke of: > As I've had several requests for the Bookendz Powerbook 500 series Docking > Station, I've decided to list it on Ebay with picture and description for > those that are interested. It didn't feel fair by choosing

Apple & Hinges

What is the deal with Apple & hinges on PowerBooks? Either they end up being defective and Apple wants to replace the whole dang thing (Wallstreet & 500), or they will replace it without any hassles (5300/190), or they want to charge you more than what a new iBook costs to replace the whole Titan

Car Adapter to AC Current

Well, I thought I'd pass this on to anyone who might find this useful. Cyberguys (http://cyberguys.com) has a DC -> AC adapter to allow car cigarette lighter devices to be plugged into the regular 3-prong outlets in your house for $8.95. Maybe this would save on carrying extra stuff on trips - ca

BookEndz 500?

I was looking through a December 1997 Macworld magazine (when they merged with MacUser and had the MacUser section) and was reading the PowerBookUser mini-issue (the premier issue and the only one). They had a NewerTech ad which had the usual PPC upgrades/G3 upgrades, RAM, cards, and other PowerB