Re: Network printing PB1400 G4

2004-07-08 Thread Tom Roth
You don't say what you're using for wireless. Try a wired connection first to make sure you've got the print sharing setup correctly. Then try it wireless. -tom -- From: Lance Hinek Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:13 PM Subject: Network printing PB1400 G4

bringing a dead Wallstreet back to life

2004-05-10 Thread Tom Roth
it running. It does have a zip drive, CD, floppy (not that I'd ever use it) and power supply. It also has HD and RAM but I don't know how much. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept

Re: 3400c Internal Modem Confusion!

2004-03-12 Thread Tom Roth
Are you sure you have the model with the modem? Just because you have a working ethernet doesn't mean there's also a modem there. Is the extension for the ethernet modem installed? -tom -- From: PowerBooks on behalf of macdaniel3400c Subject: 3400c Internal Modem

Re: Anti-static bags

2004-03-09 Thread Tom Roth
If you need a lot of anti-static bags, check out U-Line. http://www.uline.com/Class_21.asp I've never bought anti-static bags from them before but I have purchased other bags and tubes from them. -tom -- From: Volk Subject: Re: Anti-static bags Howard, Standard

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-24 Thread Tom Roth
-- From: Eric Strobel Subject: Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400 Umm... does the ADB have power when the 3400 is sleeping? I don't think it does because if the mouse is already plugged in I can't wake up the 3400 by moving the mouse or clicking on it. I have

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-23 Thread Tom Roth
You probably knew this already but just in case. Are you plugging the mouse in while the 3400 is on? If so, send the 3400 to sleep and then plug in the mouse. Wake it back up and it will work normally. That's why I typically do with my 3400 when I want to use the mouse. -tom -Original

Unsubscribe Kit

2004-02-04 Thread Tom Roth
Unsubscribe Kit First, ask your Internet Provider to mail you an Unsubscribing Kit. Then follow these directions. The kit will most likely be the standard no-fault type. Depending on requirements, System A and/or System B can be used. When operating System A, depress lever and a plastic

Re: Website won't fully load

2004-02-04 Thread Tom Roth
Empty your browser's cache, reinstall Flash and then try it again. Sometimes that works for me. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd

test - ignore - delete

2004-02-02 Thread Tom Roth
test ignore delete -- 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

Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Tom Roth
Mr. Cranky, I've switched files between Macs and PC many times. The last time was the easiest. I just used a PC formatted zip disk and copied the files from the PC onto it and then put that disk in my Mac which read it just fine. You'll have to assign the correct type and creator code but

Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Tom Roth
I've switched files between Macs and PC many times. The last time was the easiest. I just used a PC formatted zip disk and copied the files from the PC onto it and then put that disk in my Mac which read it just fine. No zip disk on the pc but I have one that's working on the Mac.

Re: Great Googelymoogely

2004-01-12 Thread Tom Roth
-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Great Googelymoogely I bought myself a new PC card modem for my little PB 1400 and installed it only now to find out that it will not work with OS 9.1, which is what I am working under in my computer. In otherwords, in order to

Re: question re Appletalk settings

2004-01-02 Thread Tom Roth
You don't say what the problem is you're having. I have a PB3400 and I never turn off my AppleTalk. Do you have an AppleTalk printer? If so, AppleTalk needs to be active and the AppleTalk Control Panel needs to point at the Modem/Printer port otherwise you won't be able to print. If you

Re: Netscape Communicator 4.79 vs Communicator 4.8

2003-12-30 Thread Tom Roth
I recently switched from IE 5.1.7 to Mozilla 1.3.1 as well, running it on a PowerBook 3400 under OS 9.1. I really like it too, especially the tabbed windows. However, I have found that entering text seems to suddenly appear in slow motion as though I'm hitting one key, waiting about a full

Re: Help! Cannot access webpage

2003-12-04 Thread Tom Roth
At first I thought, Yeah, right! Probably a DNS problem or something. So I cut and pasted the URL and tried it myself and sure enough it doesn't work in MS Explorer 5.1.7 for Mac (I'm running OS 9.2.1). I saw it was stuck loading a JavaScript so I fired up Mozilla and it worked right away.

Re: Mac -based POS software

2003-11-05 Thread Tom Roth
Our campus computer store used to use one called POSIM (pronounced possum) which stands for Point of Sale-Inventory Manager. They're still using it but have switched to the PC version. If you're interested I can try and find out who makes it. -tom -- From: Thad Subject:

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

2003-11-03 Thread Tom Roth
forgot, but that's exactly how I have my PB 3400 set--with the router's settings 192.x.x.x in the Gateway field for the DNS. It doesn't pass those on to the ISP. I rememeber now reading somewhere that that would help connect. Gary From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well I tried the static IP

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

2003-10-30 Thread Tom Roth
that it knows about? That's the nice thing about DHCP, I don't have to remember all those numbers. Thanks for your help! -tom -- From: Tom Roth Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs I may try that. The last time I did I used the same number

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs

2003-10-29 Thread Tom Roth
networked MACs running 8.6( three 3400's and two G3s) i set up my linksys box to start assigning DHCP addresses at IP 100, so i have addresses under 100 to assign statically not elegant, simple, works for me jim on 10/27/03 12:19 PM, Tom Roth wrote: I have a PowerBook 3400

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400

2003-10-28 Thread Tom Roth
boots back up again. -tom -- From: Charles Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 on 10/27/03 12:19 PM, Tom Roth wrote: I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear = Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem

IP problem on PowerBook 3400

2003-10-27 Thread Tom Roth
to avoid. Anyone have any suggestions? Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed

Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400

2003-10-27 Thread Tom Roth
wired to wireless, it resets fine. That doesn't solve your root problem--losing the connection in the first place, but it might be a place to begin. Gary From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/10/27 Mon AM 08:35:31 EST Subject: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 I have a PowerBook 3400

Re: What's a Powerbook worth?!?

2003-10-22 Thread Tom Roth
That's eBay for you. The seller did start at $1.00 and he does have some nice photos. Still, that's crazy. There were 35 bids on that thing! -tom -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply To: PowerBooks Subject: What's a Powerbook worth?!? Hi, I occasionally fix

Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

2003-10-14 Thread Tom Roth
12:04 PM, Tom Roth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, I kind of like this idea of blocking the pop ups by listing them in the hosts file. While Web Washer works it's slow because it's creating a proxy server. This hosts blocking method doesn't slow anything down. Might not catch

Re: Popup blockers for Mac OS 9

2003-10-14 Thread Tom Roth
OS 9 on 10/14/03 3:43 PM, Tom Roth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually I didn't get any of those errors. Just blank spots where ads used to be and hardly any pop-ups. There are some typos in that list the Luca provided the URL for and many duplicates http://www.mikey

Re: Global Village 56k modem and system 9.1?

2003-10-07 Thread Tom Roth
I tried a GV pcmcia modem soon after I got my 3400 and the last version of their software supports Mac OS 8.6 (and maybe 9.0.4) but that's the end of the line. -tom -- From: kaldav Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2003 9:56 AM To: PowerBooks

Re: PCMCIA card storage

2003-09-10 Thread Tom Roth
Now that's the way 3 should be spelled! :) -- From: J Sand Subject: Re: PCMCIA card storage PS I got threee of them for $20. I thought it was a deal even if two of them need new bats. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: PB 3400 OS

2003-09-03 Thread Tom Roth
Jim, 9.1 is as far as you can go on a 3400, normally. That's where mine is but I have the full 144MB of RAM and I'd highly suggest you get more for it. 9.1 has been very stable and responsive but I did disable extensions I don't need. There is an extension of some sort available on the OS9

Re: ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400?

2003-08-26 Thread Tom Roth
Thanks for the URL Andrew. I couldn't find it on my Mac here at work. Might have had it on my PB at home. The power adapter recalled is the same model if you have a 3400 as that's what became the first G3 PowerBook. I entered my 3400's serial number and the number off of the brick adapter

Re: ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400?

2003-08-25 Thread Tom Roth
I did an Apple recall exchange with my old 3400 power adapter and then sent me the new yo-yo adapter and it works just fine. Been using it for a year. -tom -- From: Han Subject: ibook yo yo adapter on a 2400? 3400? I looked at the back of the 3400 adapter, it says

Re: slow booting kanga

2003-08-15 Thread Tom Roth
Reformat the hard drive and then install the OS and if it still boots slowly then there might be some hardware issue. -tom -- From: Dan Scanlan Subject: slow booting kanga My new Kanga from ebay takes a long time to boot, like up to a half hour. It hangs after

Re: slow booting kanga

2003-08-15 Thread Tom Roth
I don't know where the Adaptec UDF Volume Access came from but I don't think you need it. I believe the Mac OS supports UDF without the need of 3rd party extensions. Try yanking it out and see what happens. Also check to see what the next extension is to load as that may be causing problems

Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?

2003-07-23 Thread Tom Roth
I switched ISPs back in March and my wife used the same user ID she had before but now with a very common ISP after the @ symbol. The one that starts with an E. Even though it was a new account she immediately had lots of spam. A quick Google search revealed that someone else had used that

Re: PowerBooks lists a gateway to spam?

2003-07-23 Thread Tom Roth
gets through and what about the real email that gets blocked by mistake? I say do anything you can to stop spammers. -tom From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:11:53 -0600 To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re

Re: firewire on the 3400?

2003-07-15 Thread Tom Roth
Thanks for showing that photo on your website. I've heard you guys talking about doing that but it's nice to see exactly where one needs to do some whittling. -tom -- From: Dan K Subject: Re: firewire on the 3400? I wrote: I've used a NewerTech FW2Go card in a

Re: PowerBook 1400 WiFi

2003-07-08 Thread Tom Roth
You might try a newer Mac OS. The minimum requirements for the Orinoco software is 8.6 or greater. For older Mac OSs you should use the WaveLan drivers. -tom -- From: Eric Riedl Subject: PowerBook 1400 WiFi Using OS 8.04 w/Sonnet G3 400Mhz card. Recently tried two

WaveLAN driver URL

2003-06-13 Thread Tom Roth
of other drivers available here too. Just use: http://workingwireless.net/wireless/Installers/ Nothing newer than May of 2002. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical

Re: WaveLAN driver URL

2003-06-13 Thread Tom Roth
Nothing there said WaveLAN so I didn't know for sure what those were but I just tried the second URL listed and downloaded a file and after it decoded and unstuffed then it said WaveLAN. The top link is where I got my Orinoco driver but good luck finding that on ther website. For some reason

Re: Orinoco Antenna?

2003-06-12 Thread Tom Roth
I believe they were one of the companies I called them before I bought my Netgear and they said their units do not support AppleTalk protocol but then very few wireless routers do and that may not be a problem for you anyway. If you're just needing TCP/IP then you're fine with any wireless

WaveLAN v 6.0 driver

2003-06-12 Thread Tom Roth
just email me directly. The file is less than 1MB. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http

Re: Orinoco Antenna?

2003-06-11 Thread Tom Roth
I've got an Orinoco card and am using it with a Netgear wireless router and have been out in my back yard with it at the signal strength was fine. That was probably about a distance of 50-60 feet. I've not tried going farther but I probably could have. I'd suggest looking at relocating your

Re: PB 1400 problem with Orinoco Driver v7

2003-06-06 Thread Tom Roth
Aren't there some older still drivers under the WaveLan name? They might work better under OS 8.6. I seem to recall running across them in my search for the Orinoco drivers. Don't recall where now but a Google search might get you there. -tom -- From: macnifico Subject:

Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

2003-06-03 Thread Tom Roth
I'm using the Orinoco Gold with no problems and no changes to the PowerBook 3400. The card doesn't ship with any Macintosh drivers and they were next to impossible to locate on their website but other than that I'm very happy with it! Someone with their tech support finally sent me the URL

Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

2003-06-03 Thread Tom Roth
Sorry, I didn't have it anymore as that was many months ago but after trying on their website again and striking out I tried FTP instead and found the driver version 7.2 that I'm using. ftp://ftp.orinocowireless.com/pub/software/ORiNOCO/PC_Card/MacOS/ORiNOCO_v7.2.smi.hqx Hope that helps! On

Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

2003-06-03 Thread Tom Roth
I've heard you can do that but which version of the Airport Software did you use? I've downloaded 2.0.2 and 2.0.4 and TomeViewer but hadn't tried it yet. I think the 2.0.4 version says you have to have Mac OS 9.2.2 install where as 2.0.2 says 9.0.4. -tom -- From: [EMAIL

Re: Wireless card in 3400c?

2003-06-03 Thread Tom Roth
was just using 9.2 and then when I went up to 9.2.2 went ahead and let software update download and install 2.0.4. Gary From: Tom Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wireless card in 3400c? I've heard you can do that but which version of the Airport Software did you use? I've

Re: netscape 7 hangs on a 3400 ??

2003-06-02 Thread Tom Roth
What browsers other than MSIE would you recommend for a PB3400/180 running OS 9.1 that would be compatible with most java and javascripts out there? -tom -- From: Thad Hoffman Subject: Re: netscape 7 hangs on a 3400 ?? anyone been able to get netscape 7 to run on a

Re: d-link wireless pcmcia card

2003-04-01 Thread Tom Roth
I don't know if the D-Link card will work in a Mac or not. That's why I went with the Orinoco Gold card in my 3400. However, you might look here: http://www.ioxperts.com/80211b.html -tom -- From: pook la roux Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003

Re: Orinoco Drivers

2003-03-28 Thread Tom Roth
I was able to get a response back from Proxim Tech Support as to where the Orinoco drivers for Macs are on their website. They sent me the following URL which I have downloaded and installed on my PB3400 running OS9.1.

Re: CD Drive problem

2003-03-27 Thread Tom Roth
The 3400 don't have SCSI hard drives or CD-ROMs. There was some mention last week on this list I believe about cleaning the drive but as you've already surmised, it might be a hardware problem. -tom -- From: Scoppie, Dr R.P. Subject: CD Drive problem I'd be

Re: Printer Driver TweeK?

2003-03-14 Thread Tom Roth
I don't think it's so much an issue of the print driver as it is the USB isn't supported until OS 9 (IIRC). -tom -- From: Cliff Rediger Subject: Printer Driver TweeK? I'm interested in the Epson 5200 3x1 printer but I'm running only 8.6 on a PB3400. I understand

Re: Rebuild 3400c - 8.6 or 9?

2003-03-06 Thread Tom Roth
I have OS 9.1 on my 3400 and it's fine. It's been very stable. Check your apps and make sure you're not going to break anything going to OS 9 but otherwise you might as well. I would reformat using Extended since you're right there anyway. ~tom roth -Original Message- From: Ken

Re: wireless router recommendations

2003-02-26 Thread Tom Roth
Yup, that was long but very helpful. Thank you very much!! It sounds like much of the equipment is interchangeable, it's just a matter of price vs. features. Regarding security, is it a matter of preventing access to the computer that the wireless card is installed on or just access to the

Re: PBG3,Charging Problem

2003-02-03 Thread Tom Roth
is this off-topic? It's pertaining to a PowerBook! We've discussed wireless networking, cable modems, cardbus, and more. However, if I see The Truth Is Out There one more time I might scream!!! Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake

Re: OS question

2003-01-27 Thread Tom Roth
in the Extensions folder, same with 8.6. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed

Re: PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-17 Thread Tom Roth
email it to you if you don't already have it or can't locate it. It's a very small program. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd

Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-17 Thread Tom Roth
as the external DNS. 128.109.193.1 You usually want a DNS that is closer to you but in a pinch this might do. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications

Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-17 Thread Tom Roth
Cool, yet another utility to add to my collection. Looks similar to WhatRoute in functions. Still, you can't beat MacPing for it's simplicity. ~tom -- From: Bruce Johnson Subject: Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections A more useful tool is OTTool, from Neon SOftware:

Re: Re; PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-17 Thread Tom Roth
. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-16 Thread Tom Roth
Check your DNS settings. ~tom -- From: Hardy Menagh Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:17 AM To: PowerBooks Subject: PBook Ghost Connections About two weeks ago, my PB 540c, OS 8.1, 36 MB and my wife's 520c OS 7.5.5, 24 MB,

Re: PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-16 Thread Tom Roth
: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:19 AM To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: PBook Ghost Connections At 10:34 AM -0500 1/16/03, Tom Roth wrote: Check your DNS settings. They are the same as on my desktops. PPP reports a good connection. I just can't access the web or mail. Hardy

Re: PBook Ghost Connections

2003-01-16 Thread Tom Roth
Ask your ISP for the DNS numbers. They aren't top secret. You should also try pinging some known IP number. If pinging works then it's got to be a DNS problem. ~tom -- From: Hardy Menagh The DNS numbers are being automatically acquired and I am connecting. I just can't

Re: Startup chimes

2003-01-15 Thread Tom Roth
See: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58183 -- From: Malcolm Cornelius Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:38 PM To: PowerBooks Subject: Startup chimes Can anyone remind me what the different sets of start up tones

Re: more wireless Q's

2003-01-15 Thread Tom Roth
earlier that they thought the interface and setup was a lot better with the Airport drivers. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston

Re: more wireless Q's

2003-01-15 Thread Tom Roth
-- From: Andrew Kershaw Subject: Re: more wireless Q's If I were to get a Orinoco WaveLAN Silver Lucent card, can you use the Apple Airport drivers with it or do they only work with the Airport cards? Someone was saying earlier that they thought the interface and

Re: OT - OS 9.x file size question...

2003-01-08 Thread Tom Roth
I've just been looking into this in regards to moving a file 2GB or greater to a server and the problem appears to be AFP in that case. However, on the hard drive if the drive is formatted HFS+ (Mac Extended) then you can have a file that larger or larger without a problem. You just might not

Re: 3400, or all powerbooks, was: 5300 battery

2003-01-06 Thread Tom Roth
There's been a lot about batteries on this list so if you can access the archives you'll find a wealth of information. But to summarize it, at least once a week (once a month at the very least) unplug the AC and use the battery until you get the warning message that the computer is about to

Re: RAM problem

2003-01-03 Thread Tom Roth
. That will may your system unstable and sluggish. Some might also suggest upping the virtual memory, RAM doubler. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center

Re: I'm looking to buy a used PowerBook (Toronto area only please)

2002-12-10 Thread Tom Roth
I know there are many favorite PowerBooks on this list but one of the more affordable models used is a 3400. You might be able to come across a low end G3 for $500 but make sure you've got enough RAM. I see you're in Toronto so I'm not sure if your talking American or Canadian dollars. ~tom

Firewall needed with DSL or Cable Modem?

2002-12-09 Thread Tom Roth
computer at risk. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored

Re: 3400 and DSL

2002-10-22 Thread Tom Roth
might find it in your router's manual. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed

Re: 3400 and DSL

2002-10-04 Thread Tom Roth
He might also check to see if the Router IP address is set correctly and I would uncheck that Load only when needed in the TCP/IP control panel. I've only known that to cause problems. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake

Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

2002-10-02 Thread Tom Roth
Sionnach, What about the Li-ion batteries? Do they have memory problems? Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC

Re: 3400 and TV interference

2002-10-02 Thread Tom Roth
Sounds like it might be electrical interference if it's happening throughout the house. Is the PB3400 being run on the AC adapter? If so, the AC adapter is probably the culprit. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest

Re: 3400 and TV interference

2002-10-02 Thread Tom Roth
and it's usually sitting about five feet from my TV and I've never experienced any problems from it. The TV is on an antenna but it's not the rabbit ears antenna but an attic antenna. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest

Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li-ION

2002-10-02 Thread Tom Roth
. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- From: Sionnach Aisling Subject: Re: Battery - NiMH vs. Li

Re: 3400 and TV interference

2002-10-02 Thread Tom Roth
-- From: Scott Holder Subject: Re: 3400 and TV interference I guess you could wrap the 'book in foil ;) I think a Titanium PowerBook would probably work even better. ;) Tom Roth * tel

Re: external SCSI hard drive not working on a PB 520

2002-10-01 Thread Tom Roth
. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- From: Mehdi El Gueddari Subject: external SCSI

Re: Finding out speed

2002-09-25 Thread Tom Roth
Fabian, Did you upgrade for speed or out of necessity? Was it noticeably faster with the Kanga board? Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical

Re: 3400 Start-up Problems

2002-09-20 Thread Tom Roth
and reformat the drive and install the OS. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed

Re: Best OS for 3400? Upgrade path?

2002-09-19 Thread Tom Roth
batteries, get two or three and an external charger. Also, the zip drives that fit into the expansion bay are very nice if you need to move large files off and on. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School

Re: 3400 users!

2002-09-11 Thread Tom Roth
. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: Appearancelib

2002-08-17 Thread Tom Roth
From what version OS? You might be able to boot from a System CD, trash the System suitcase and Finder from the hard drive's System Folder and then to a reinstall. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University

Re: powerbook 3400c

2002-08-13 Thread Tom Roth
more than four devices on one line and that's counting your computer's modem. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem

Re: 3400c miscellany

2002-08-12 Thread Tom Roth
than 33.6 and frequently they won't connect any better than 28.8 which might explain the PCMCIA modem, especially if it's a 56K. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical

Re: Connecting CDMA cellphone to Powerbook?

2002-08-02 Thread Tom Roth
phone can be used that way too but I wasn't sure if it would be worth purchasing the serial cable. Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd

Re: How to open .sit files?

2002-07-18 Thread Tom Roth
If you have Expander and it's still not working it might be one of two things. Maybe three. Is the icon of the StuffIt file generic? If so, apply the type and creator code from another StuffIt file. Another possibility is that you have an older version of Expander and this might be a newer

Re: Mac printing... slightly off topic.

2002-07-18 Thread Tom Roth
Forgive me for asking but I usually think in terms of retiring the oldest, slowest machine and then doing a trickle down putting a new, faster machine in where it's needed the most. My guess is that your HP will work with an iMac but check HP's website for drivers first. ~tom --

Re: 9.1 Crash Solver

2002-07-11 Thread Tom Roth
And that's exactly where my 3400 is too and it's very stable. But, if you need to reinstall the OS and you don't want to go to all the trouble of getting a whole new system folder, try the suitcase and finder trick first and you might just save yourself a lot of time and trouble. ~tom

Re: Internal Modem/Ethernet on 3400

2002-07-11 Thread Tom Roth
Acutally I installed from scratch (after wiping the HD clean with Drive Setup) using an official OS 9 CD and therefore it installed the driver. Had it been an OS 9 CD that came with another Mac, it wouldn't have worked so well. ~tom -- From: Sionnach Aisling Reply To:

Re: Internal Modem/Ethernet on 3400

2002-07-10 Thread Tom Roth
Yes but it should install itself when installing the OS. It's an extension that supports both the modem and the ethernet. You'll also need the modem script but that too should install with the OS. ~tom -- From: Gary E Davis Reply To: PowerBooks Sent:

Re: Telling the Ethernet - Modem/Ethernet cards apart

2002-07-08 Thread Tom Roth
You might just try Apple System Profiler to see what it reports. I'm not at home with my PB3400 now or I'd try it to see what it shows. ~tom -- From: Gary E Davis Subject: Telling the Ethernet - Modem/Ethernet cards apart Hey all Can anyone tell me if its

Re: OS9 on a PB 3400

2002-06-11 Thread Tom Roth
supply stores, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc but wasn't sure how well they would work with my Mac and a Lucent Silver. I've got a PB3400 running OS 9.1. Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Re: software piracy

2002-06-10 Thread Tom Roth
to get more money out of the sale by having the software on the computer. But unless they're also selling you the original CD (or floppy) along with any books, license agreement, and serial number; then it's still software piracy. Tom Roth

Re: Subject: Re: Help with 5300cs hard drive

2002-05-31 Thread Tom Roth
. Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http

Re: Internet

2002-05-29 Thread Tom Roth
Or consider using something like IP Netrouter. http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_ipr_overview.html ~tom -- From: Wildcatfan Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 10:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Internet well it is not cheap

Re: 3400c

2002-05-28 Thread Tom Roth
-- From: George Mogiljansky Reply To: PowerBooks Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3400c Hello PowerBookists, Finally, I have a shot at a reasonable p-book; it's a 3400c, 180 MHz, 80 MB Ram, CD-Rom and floppy drives,

Active vs. passive matrix screen

2002-05-22 Thread Tom Roth
) screen? Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks

Re: Browser problem with iTools

2002-05-09 Thread Tom Roth
was in. Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- From: Donna Hood

Re: charging new battery

2002-04-24 Thread Tom Roth
all the way. However, be sure to periodically perform a full drain and recharge to keep them working at their top capacity. Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical

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