Re: eBay newbies strike again!

$113 for a PB160, with 3 hours left to go... I sold a 5300ce with 64MB RAM and a 4G HD for $30 less...AGGHHH, why weren't these bidders around a month and a half ago? Sorry, just had to vent. Peace! Scott We were all newbies once! To confess, I am currently the proud owner of several

Re: Kanga Drives in a 3400

From: tyl kregbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] are you serious? No, I'm just goofin' around. -- 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: PB 540c Emmpathy

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:12:30 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Subject: PB 540c Emmpathy OK I got my home office all set up now after getting laid off from the US Institute of Peace. Who needs PB 540 stuff?

Re: Changing OS's

From: David Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wanted to change from OS 9 to OS 8.6, is installation the same as it would be if you updated from 8.6 to 9? Or do you have to completely reinitialize the HD for it to accept an older OS? You should be able to select Clean Install and not have to

Re: Want to sell PC laptop

From: John Cate [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is Claw - Hammer just a codename? I was under the impression it was the actual name of the processor. Just a codename. Clawhammer is the consumer version of AMD's 64-bit x86 processor. It will be released under the brand name Athlon 64 in September.

Re: Sorry, more help for 540c? Please?

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan O'Neil) Can someone who has recelled PB500 series batteries please give some take apart/put together instructions? Anywhere on a website? Alan, I've never tried it myself, but this link has been posted in the past.

Re: stuffit expander

From: Gary Sparkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] can anyone send me a disk image(somthing i can use on pc) of a stuffit expander installer or a macbinary decoder i can copy from pc to mac? i need to get stuffit expander on my lc3, and i only have this pc to transfer files from over floppy Gary, How

Re: Mac OS

From: Gary Sparkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] is there a pc program that can read the disk copy images? No, but maybe some day Connectix will develop a Virtual Mac OS XI for pea sea's. Then you can use DiskCopy. Joe -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: email

From: David Deckert [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip Agreed. An ISP with actual Mac screen shots showing how to change your internet settings. Who does that kind of help these days? David, I have roadrunner, and they have a very good tutorial page that uses Flash animations to guide you through Mac

Re: adapter woe resolved and setting up IR

From: Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a lucky dog! Sounds cute though. You got pictures? ;-) This is as close as any of us can get to sending a picture of our pets to the LEM lists. Joe      __,;,__   .- ; -. /   /`_ / \

Re: Usb ports?

From: Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, the Bondi iMac has USB also... A bondi iMac is a worthwhile upgrade from a 6100 (even a G3 upgraded 6100). My suggestion - Bondi iMacs are dirt cheap these days. If portability is not an issue, pick one up on eBay. Otherwise, you'll be

Re: help with installs

From: Mike Amato [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Midgar-Survivor [EMAIL PROTECTED] i need to install an sea file Just double click it. It's a Self Extracting Application. It will open itself the you will have an installer. You don't need Stuffit or anything else. -- Mike Amato A mac app

Re: Powerbook 520 ????

From: John Brownsberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only internet service provider I know that can service anything under OS8.1 is AOL - are their any others? Does anyone know if this PB 520 can upgrade to OS8.5 or 8.6? From what I have found, it can't! John Brownsberger I use Roadrunner and my

Re: Ctrl-click freeze

From: Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ed, You might try cleaning any foreign or unknown (to you) contextual menu plug-ins out the Contextual Menu Items folder in the System Folder, or cleaning the corresponding prefs out... Other than that, the best fix for any computer you get from a

Laptop Burns?

Can this really happen if you use your powerbook on your lap?? http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/world/story/0,4386,156529,00.html? I'm glad I have mostly desktops and only one little PB 520C. Joe -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: yay. Mac.com support on the trail...

From: Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems that they have acknowledged that ther is an issue (classic AppleSpeak for we know there's a problem, but we aren't fessing up to responsibility) with receiving Maclaunch mail at mac.com... Ah yes, another reason that I'm happy I didn't sign up

Re: MIME format messages

Stanley, Is this the program (GIF Prep 1.0.1)?? http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/gst/grf/pshp/gif-prep- 101.hqx Joe From: Stuttard, Jr. Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL has a problem with Mac's since we use two forks for transmission, the resource and the data fork, aol

Re: iCab and new Yahoo mail site = freeze up on 3400c

Netscape mail's site acts similarly strange for me sometimes. It seems to get lost during logout, and throws up an error message. I'm using IE 5.1 on a G3 to access their site. I think they want me to use Netscape to read my Netscape mail. The internet seems to be getting less and less

Re: Powerbook 180c-help

Richard, You might try asking this guy for the part. It's a flex cable, right? (Your spellchecker probably thought a flew cable was spelled okay). He is a very knowledgable and helpful PB person. Joe DN Monk at A HREF=http://www.PowerBooksPlus.com;PowerBooksPlus.com/A From: Richard Skipp

Re: networking question

Chai tanya, Welcome to the world of Mac! The best places I have found for explaining the networking stuff are the built-in Apple help menu, and a great website called www.threemacs.com which you can get to by clicking on this link: http://www.atpm.com/network/ You'll need some software to see

Re: How useful is a 520c upgraded to PPC?

Luca, I bought a 540C for my high-school (junior) kid and it's been in use for a year for mostly games and AOL IM. That seems to be about all it is good for though. I wouldn't recommend it for a serious college computer. Maybe with the 117 upgrade, you can get by with the 520C. Joe From: Luca

Re: battery software

It's available for D/L at: http://roller.reno.nv.us/mac/pb500batt.html Joe From: victoria [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is called BU500 DELUXE 2.011 it has done wonders for the 5xx batterys i have used. (Or if someone wants to put it on there public access sit mail me i will send the sit to you.)

Re: Old software

John, A good starting point is: http://w3.trib.com/~dwood/oldmac.shtml#soft You can also get lucky sometimes at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, and the LEM swap list. Joe From: John Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any ideas where to get some of the older versions of office(or just word)

Re: macOS 8.5 downloadable update?

From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Point out, please, where they are selling those items? Try this online reseller for old copies of MacOS: http://resale.headgap.com/ click on enter online store click on software scroll down to find the version you can afford Joe -- PowerBooks is

Re: battery Life on a PB 5300

From: tylerthe3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is the 500 cycle caution just an old wives' tale? What is the optimal frequency for completely discharging and recharging our various models of batteries so as to maximize their capacity and life? Once a month would give you 40+ years of battery life