Re: DiskCopy 6.4 download location (was Re: Help)

2003-02-27 Thread k
Hi Drew I downloaded the file that you suggested this morning and it says it is disk copy. The only thing is it says I don't have the correct files to use it. Do you have any other ideas Thanks Jim you have to copy it to the harddrive from the smi to make it work ? kenta -- -- PowerBooks

Re: OS installation without CD drive: SOS!

2003-02-27 Thread Dan K
, but for PBs 5300/190/2300. Then Bob Eye wrote: Great idea! Thanks! Can you list the *exact* contents of the disk(s) you made for the 5300? TIA! 'K: I started with: Disk Tools 2 v7.5.3 - deleting the utility pair and CD-ROM extension and Network Software Installer 1.5.1 - (the disk below

Re: OS installation without CD drive: SOS!

2003-02-26 Thread Dan K
an extension called Insomnia, which I presume keeps the 'Book from falling asleep? hth, Dan K PS: I'm not sure, but I think that's Neener, neener, neener . . . -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win

Re: Re Help

2003-02-26 Thread Dan K
. There are some .dmg images out there using HFS+ which will mount, but it doesn't sound like the that's your case. And neither DC 6.4 or 6.5 will help with this issue, sorry. Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: connect PB to iBook

2003-02-25 Thread k
--- Brian was right, Appletalk won;t work. I was thinking I had used Appletalk over a USB adapter with my Newton, but remembered that the connection I made was via serial. what about networknavigation or webshare ? (if those are the correct terms in english..) kenta -- --

Re: Connect powerbook with no ethernet port to iBook Ethernet port

2003-02-24 Thread k
Is there an adapter card to be able to do this? I have a Linksys 10/100 card with a dongle, but all the software is .exe files. Any suggestions? Many thanks. I do not know what will be the outcome of your connecting but for smaller filetransfers between powerbooks and mac I used the modemport

Re: PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-15 Thread Dan K
describes the battery. There are several types of Lithium cells and some are designed to be recharged and others are not. The exact battery type is almost always stamped directly onto the cell, replace the original with the exact same type and you'll be fine. hth, Dan K -- PowerBooks

Re: 3400c Trackpad button

2003-02-14 Thread k
on 13/02/03 23:31, David Marshall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of a sudden my trackpad button has gone all 'mushy'... Its seem to have difficulty registering unless I hit it up near the trakpad itself... Did something get bent outta wack, something I can fix? the button - you mean the

Re: PowerBook 500 series batteries-- Help?

2003-02-14 Thread Dan K
packs. Stop by the hobby shop and examine what they've got, it'll be pretty obvious what will fit the bill and what won't. Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

PRAM batteries are NOT watch cells

2003-02-14 Thread Dan K
. Well, actually I guess 3400 and later use NiMH cells, again however not watch type cells. hth, Dan K -- 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

Re: Mac OS

2003-02-12 Thread k
Greetings, A question on this; once downloaded and unstuffed (the 19 parts of OS 7.5.3), is it possible to take the unstuffed parts and burn a working installer CD? I'm thinking that the issue of using a newer faster Mac to download the System to use on an older (aka, slower) Mac would not be an

Re: pb 3400c behaving strange

2003-02-11 Thread k
The plug being loose at the rear of your powerbook is generally caused by a broken solder joint where the plug attaches to the Power board... I suppose all of your trouble could be power board related, but I'd start there... well I was there inside the PB 3400c AND the solder joint is just

Re: pb 3400c behaving strange

2003-02-11 Thread k
Gabriel: Did you try resetting the power manager? The power socket itself could be the problem with the battery not charging. If the socket has a problem, like being loose, the battery may not getting the charging power it needs and the computer may not even get power. You probably did

Re: new / Powerbook 3400/200

2003-02-08 Thread k
it should work Alex D. Retterer Apple Computer Specialist thanks a lot ! we had a green light of death experience here - that fixed itself - after that we accidently did all the right things - http://webobjects.uwaterloo.ca/mac2400/power_reset_by_sydney_ho.htm kenta -- -- PowerBooks is

Re: Mac OS

2003-02-08 Thread k
is there a pc program that can read the disk copy images? on our domestic maclist (macsweden) someone said that toasts diskimages (from roxio) can be transferred to a pc read and if you want then burnt, a toast discimage is very much alike a disk copy img, and toast can mount

Re: Mac OS

2003-02-08 Thread k
hrm? what should i do? - Original Message - From: k [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:59 AM Subject: Re: Mac OS this was an option if you already had toast a program for burning cds - you can save discimages in that one - and if you

Re: What Sytem Disk For Booting a 180?

2003-02-08 Thread k
, and it'll work. Get a set of disks for that particular machine, and it will have the right disk tools disk as well. Paul it is system 7.1.4 or something similar that you should find - I have a bootdisk copy on my hd for a powerbook 150 - write me off list ? if you cant find it elsewhere. k

new / Powerbook 3400/200

2003-02-07 Thread k
is it safe to use a PB 2400 power adapter on a PB 3400c (it works and they claim to give out the same volts) and are there any good methods/ links to instructive sites/ for resoldering the adaptersocket on the mobo ? kenta -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: PB 1400cs

2003-02-07 Thread k
battery, but that is sweden, so ? k -- -- 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

Re: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-03 Thread Dan K
First Jae wrote Does anyone know what type of battery the 3400/240 takes as its PRAM battery? then Dan K (that's me :-) wrote: I bought a bag of new 3400 pram batteries with the idea of passing them along for a tiny profit + the cost of postage, mostly for international snipped sales info

Re: Battery Recondition question

2003-02-02 Thread Dan K
. . . If you might have an interest in this sort of service reply _OFFLIST_ please, Dan K (in Trenton, NJ, USA) and here's a few references: http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedbackuserid=dankephoto -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-02 Thread Dan K
priority, hey it's tough to find these things outside the USA! Reply __OFFLIST__ please. Dan K -- 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

Re: partitioning HD for VM

2003-01-25 Thread Dan K
expected. I know the basics pretty well, but it required some bit of thought (at 2 AM!) to regurgitate in a useful way. : ) Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras

pbk 5300 printer?

2003-01-24 Thread K
Hello, I have acquired a powerbook 5300 and am wondering what models of color printer work with this serial connection. Does anyone have recommendations for a small or portable printer? I know about the Stylewriter 2400 and the Epson 600. I also believe that there were some compatible small Canon

USB PCMCIA

2003-01-24 Thread l k m
I have a 3400 and am curious about the USB PCMCIA cards. Has anyone been able to get a 3400 to use one? Laura -- 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

Re: Need help with 3Com ethernet card

2003-01-24 Thread Dan K
I'm talking about, might be best to do a little reading first. http://www.resexcellence.com is a good place to start. Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras

Re: Apple ethernet/modem dongle

2003-01-24 Thread Dan K
thingy's not needed to use just one or the other, right? Dan K -- 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

Re: partitioning HD for VM

2003-01-23 Thread Dan K
7.5 net work parts? I guess I'll find out as I'll do the same thing when I repartition the HD on my newly constructed 5300cs. There are easier ways, but now I've got a challenge! Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Need help with 3Com ethernet card

2003-01-23 Thread Dan K
. If not, try swapping cords, as the two are interchangable IIRC. I think this does mean both cards cannot be active at once, though I don't know if that is at what you were aiming. Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: partitioning HD for VM

2003-01-23 Thread Dan K
with an empty drive. How do block sizes affect throughput in other operations, such as Finder copies? The same principles may not be relevant with VM though and I haven't the foggiest idea how the classic Mac OS does reads/writes to its swap file. Dan K (who's proving to be just as stubborn as Drew

Re: Need help with 3Com ethernet card

2003-01-23 Thread Dan K
which ID.) Dan K -- 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: partitioning HD for VM

2003-01-21 Thread Dan K
the universal install and while you'll get tons of junk you'll end up throwing away, you should get what you do need. Alternatively, try using MacIDWannabe or Wish I Were to spoof the installer into thinking your DT Mac is a 5300 (ID 128.) Dan K (again, just chock full of ideas! : ) -- PowerBooks

Word 5.1 patch

2003-01-21 Thread K
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 victoria brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The main issue with this 5300 is neither memory (32MB, with VM set to add one extra for the sake of efficiency, is adequate for Word 5.1... Word refuses to run because not enough memory (when there's plenty) There is a patch to apply

3400 query 1

2003-01-20 Thread K
Charles Siegel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: change 3400 hard drive? I was thinking of putting a left over hard drive from a Lombard in my old 3400c. Is there any reason why this would not work? I , too, was thinking of adding a larger drive, but the only hard drives now available seem to

3400 query 2

2003-01-20 Thread K
Gerald R.Homeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: USB 2? FireWire! Since discovering how slow USB 1.1 is I've decided to go firewire. Being a bit chicken, I'll probably go the MCE upgrade and use a Belkin dual firewire card on the 3400c and a PCI card on the 8500. Has anyone NOT had the

3400 query 3

2003-01-20 Thread K
Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Subject: Re: Best OS for a 5300cs ... I HATE Virtual Memory with a PASSION. It thrashes the hard drive and quickly fragments the damn thing, causing the whole system to slow up while the drive head accesses random points on the hard drive to read paged

Re: Best OS for a 5300cs

2003-01-19 Thread Dan K
? I'd sure like to know the trick, as major improvements were added to the OS with that release. I've used the tools from OS9forever and they didn't work for me . . . Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter

powerbook 3400 heat

2003-01-07 Thread K
Hello, I was wondering: a) if it was normal for the powerbook 3400 to get quite hot at the left palm rest area, but not on the right side of the trackpad? b) has anyone tried to VST expansion bay hard disk (labelled for use with the 190 and 5300) with the 3400 and got it to work? Mine isn't. First

Re: PB 3400 failure (plus more 3400-CardBus discussion)

2003-01-04 Thread Dan K
as a CardBus card, though of course I could be wrong. Dan K -- 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

PB 1400 and replacement CD and/or CDRW mechanisms

2002-12-31 Thread Dan K
looked lately.) Dan K -- 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

PB 3400 and replacement CD and/or CDRW mechanisms??

2002-12-31 Thread Dan K
'standard' 12.5mm laptop optical drives, and they don't look too promising for this application. Any ideas, suggestions, help, encouraging words, etc. greatly appreciated, Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter

VST Format User's Guide anyone?

2002-12-24 Thread K
Advice appreciated: I've just purchased a VST 1g expansion bay drive for my powerbook 3400. The VST Format program came included on the drive. When I open the program I am given the choice to initialise a drive; however, a SimpleText ReadMe says to read the VST Format User's Manual for information

pbk 3400 system question

2002-12-22 Thread K
1. System 9 size: I have a powerbook 3400c 200mhz and 80 mb ram. System 9.1 is newly installed and it takes only 16 mb of ram at start up. I think that is because now it is has very few programs loaded. 2. I bought a 1.0 g VST expansion bay hard drive on ebay, advertised for the 190, 5300, 3400

Re: More thoughts on the PB170 HD ( Unix desperation/bigger HD)

2002-12-18 Thread Dan K
drive combo will be on a Fast (or Ultra) -scsi bus. When I do test it I'll mention the results here. And then he wrote: On 2002-12-17 22:42, Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another poster suggested this (and mentioned a US$99 price(?)): That would be me. http://www.caldrives.com/Merchant2

Re: Does a 3400 need a special ethernet driver??

2002-12-17 Thread Dan K
: _not_ PB3400 specific) include that file in their tomes . . . too lazy to look right now though. : ) hth, Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start

Re: Unix desperation - do I need a bigger HD?

2002-12-17 Thread Dan K
PowerBook!! /J Dan K PS: if you read through my note this far, you'll want to know about this adapter to use 2.5 scsi drives on a regular 50 pin scsi cable: go here http://www.pimfg.com/ and search for item # 250-SCSI : ) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

5300 screen question

2002-12-17 Thread K
I have a powerbook 5300cs with a passive matrix screen and have tried to upgrade it with an active matrix screen. After putting on the new screen, the lines on the dialogue boxes, etc. seemed to shimmer, so I removed the active matrix screen. I believed that the effect was caused by a damaged

more 3400 questions

2002-12-16 Thread K
I have just purchased a powerbook 3400c and was wondering if someone could answer these questions: 1. It is missing the screw in the middle of the base. I tried a screw from a powerbook 5300 and used the Torx 8 screwdriver, but the screw didn't grab any piece inside. Does this screw only hold in

pbk 3400 usb question

2002-12-15 Thread K
I have a powerbook 3400c and want to try the possibiliyt of a usb pcmcia card which is said might work occasionally based on http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Cardbus/Cardbus.html The article is two years old, so I don't know exactly the model of usb pcmcia card the article is referring to. I have found

PB 190 - 5300 - how? and why?

2002-12-11 Thread Dan K
to buy a bigger module anyway. G No, I don't _need_another_PB_, PPC or 68K, but I just can't resist. TIA, Dan K (now with PBs from 100 to 3400, but no 5300) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

PB100 lead-acid batterys - source for cells?

2002-12-11 Thread Dan K
My first PB100 has entered my life (right behind my first 190) and I'd sure like to make the thing usable. Are there any sources for the main batteries internals? Alternatively, how about replacing the L-A cells with NiCads? TIA, Dan K -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Ambroid Proweld

2002-12-10 Thread Dan K
On 12/9/02 Victoria wrote: on 12/8/02 10:53 AM, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] suggested that Ambroid Proweld = repairs broken PB plastics (ABS) would work to fix a broken screw receptor. This product has been mentioned on the list before (as a miracle worker), and last week it might have worked

more 3400 questions

2002-12-05 Thread K
After I posted some questions, saying I know these questions have probably been answered before, Indeed they have. You should search the archive for answers, as these topics have been discussed repeatedly. 1. Could someone please explain where the archives are held and how they are searched?

3400c questions

2002-12-03 Thread K
I know these questions have probably been answered before, but until one has a 3400 powerbook... 1. Is the best system to run on a powerbook 3400c 80/200 mhz system 8.6 or 9.2? 2. Can I just plug in a pcmcia card which offers a usb connection to see if the laptop will give me a usb connection, or

Re: M4402 power adaptor used on 3400c

2002-11-26 Thread Dan K
. hth, Dan K -- 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: 190cs/6320 saga (was Re: File Sharing....)

2002-11-04 Thread Dan K
a complete set of media - DK {am I paranoid or what?}) Dan K On 11/4/02 Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James, If you can browse the 6320's drive on your 190cs, you can also use your 190cs to view CDs mounted in the 6320 via AppleTalk. (Er, your 6320 does have a CD-ROM drive, doesn't it?) Long

Re: Expansion options for a 5300?

2002-11-02 Thread Dan K
near that speed, it can carry perhaps 2MB/s, measured against maybe 1/4 of that for CF or SM in the PC card slot. Try speed testing a mounted CF or SM card, you'll see what I mean, _dog_slow_. just my US$0.20, Dan K Michael R. Hicks wrote: List, Is there any way to expand memory on a 5300

2 powerbook 5300ce questions

2002-11-02 Thread K
I have a powerbook 5300 ce (a logic board upgrade in a 190 case). There are now 2 issues: 1. When I plug it in, there is a whine from the upgraded 4 g hard disk, but that has been there from the start. Now there is a soft popping sound like the Start (power on) key has been depressed when it

Re: Travelstar 40GXN

2002-10-28 Thread Dan K
this helped very little, Dan K On 10/28/02 Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I bought an IBM TravelStar 40GXN 40GB 5400rpm disk for my laptop... Anyone have any experience with IBM TravelStar disks? I'm curious if the 5400rpm disk speed is really that big an improvement

Re: PB1400 PC card woes

2002-10-24 Thread Dan K
. Do a search on Versiontracker for tomeviewer if you don't already have it. hth, Dan K On 10/24/02 Steven Schario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not long ago, I purchased a PowerBook 1400C. I love it. It came to me with a Global Village 56K Modem/Ethernet PC card. Upon sliding it into either card slot

Re: networking a PB160

2002-10-23 Thread Dan K
is quite usable however, though drawing a page can be painfully slow if the HTML is overly complicated. hth, Dan K On 10/22/02 Butch Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my apologies if this has been covered on this list before. I have a powerbook 160 that I was hoping to be able to tie into my LAN, it's

Monitor adapter for PCs

2002-10-22 Thread R/K Allen
In a packet of stuff that came with an Apple MultiScan 17 inch Monitor I found an adapter that is to be used to connect the Apple monitor to a PC. The part number is 590-0993-A. I don't want to use it that way, but I do have a surplus DELL monitor and a PB540c that could use a large colour

Re: cd-rom modules on 3400 and 1400's

2002-10-14 Thread Dan K
that work? Dan K On 10/13/02 Mad Dog wrote: In-reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-id: f05001902b9cf38f0698a@[192.168.1.2] Are cd-roms on the 3400 and 1400's interchangeable? The modules are not interchangable, but the CD ROM mechanisms might be. I have not taken apart a 3400 CD ROM

Re: 1400 Developer Manual

2002-10-08 Thread Dan K
. I'd be interested in having more ram in my 1400 too, however I don't think the issue is ram module capacity, but rather memory controller limitations. Sadly, I don't think anyone has come up with a practical way around that problem. hth, Dan K On 10/8/02 Ben Smith \(QM Systems\) [EMAIL

Re: Source for 3400 pram battery

2002-09-18 Thread Dan K
3400 and 3500 (G3) use a different pram batt than 190/5300. Dan K On 9/18/02 3:56 PM victoria brandon wrote: Yep, that's what I paid ($3) for (2) of mine. I still have one. They're the same for the 5300/190 etc. BTW, if G3 users want to be cheap, they can use them. They plug right

3com PC cards'n'drivers

2002-09-18 Thread Dan K
doohicky has a bunch of bits not present in the the 3.0 version. Can you detail the mods you made to the Farallon driver, and which version did you use? In any case, thanks for the _working_ drivers, they _do_ work and that's a helluva lot better state of affairs than before!! Dan K carracho

PB3400/3500 pram batteries

2002-09-18 Thread Dan K
if you are somewhere these are unavailable and I'll see if we can't find some way to swap a few US$ for a pram batt delivered to your faraway door. Local USA denizens can buy from any number of sources, so I'd like to try to send these somewhere else, YouKnowWhatIMean?!? Happy to help, Dan K

Re: 3400 users!

2002-09-12 Thread Dan K
! *. . . maybe I could grab the ROMs image and compare it to a production 3400 . . . Uhh, I forget how to grab the ROMs, anyone care to remind me? Dan K * My 3 yr old daughter loves to say that, esp. when she thinks of something like going out for ice cream - As in: Hey, I got an idea, let's go out

PB1400 G3 333/512 - deal!

2002-09-11 Thread Dan K
I just bought one of these and at $145 it seems like money spent reasonably well. I had been using a 183mhz 603e NUPowr and while the jump to G3 wasn't startling it _is_ noticably faster. http://www.megamacs.com/v1/?cat=10005action=viewpid=690643 Dan K On 9/11/02 Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL

Re: 1400c RAM expansion

2002-09-11 Thread Dan K
and customers when supposedly compatible ram turned out to be incompatible. I've just about given up hope though that I'll be able to fix the modules I've got, a shame since there's still a good market for the darn things. Ce la vie. : ) Dan K On 9/11/02 archy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought my

Re: 1400c RAM expansion

2002-09-11 Thread Dan K
as v1 works. Dan K On 9/11/02 Paul Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 5:13 PM -0400 9/11/02, Dan K wrote: I've had my eye on this thread and other similar threads in the past because I've got more than 80 (!!) 24MB ram modules I'm unable to sell until I can figure out why they don't work in some

Duo 280 screen on a 230/250 logic board

2002-09-11 Thread Dan K
of parts? Sadly, I don't have any 270s so can't toss any of those into the blender. : ) Thought y'all should know, Dan K PS: Damn, did I mention how much I _love_ Ambroid Pro-Weld? Hot damn I love that stuff. First my PB500s, now all my Duos are repaired, c'mon, bring on more cracked and broken PBs

Re: 3400 users!

2002-09-10 Thread Dan K
and a cardbus cage is that 'key', then it's a whole lot cheaper and easier to slice and dice the corner of a card than replace the cage. Now if only I could get my confounded Hooper to boot from a FW-capable OS I could actually try it out. Dan K On 9/10/02 Scott Holder [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hmm

Duo 250 screen on a 280 logic board

2002-09-10 Thread Dan K
is pretty much just a 230 with the active screen. so, now y'all know, feel better now? : ) Dan K PS: while apart, anyone want me to try and find the OEM info on the screens? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Ambroid Pro-Weld - how did I live without it before now?!?

2002-09-06 Thread Dan K
eventually arrive. I bought my Pro-Weld at Tower Hobbies http://www.towerhobbies.com. Hope this helps, Dan K (now with a _large_ pile of repaired PowerBooks that need reassembling!) On 8/21/02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:43:19 EDT Subject: Re: 3400c Broken Latch In a message

Re: Ethernet for 3400c/180

2002-09-06 Thread Dan K
_no_ driver of their own for the 3c589 series. As Farallon's card is a rebadged 3c589 with custom firmware it's a trivial hack to modify the Farallon driver to recognize and support the 3com card. Hope that helps, Dan K carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org On 9/6/02 David Deckert [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: 5300 bus speed...

2002-09-05 Thread Dan K
in there anyway? Hmm, and I wonder . . . is a 1400/117/133/166 603e _processor_ the same footprint as a 5300's? Just some (dopey) thoughts, Dan K (dangit, now I gotta go get a 5300 to play with!) PS: the DigiKey catalog is a _very_ dangerous thing to have! LOL! On 9/5/02 Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL

Re: 5300ce Special Problems - Was: PowerBook Video adapter

2002-09-04 Thread Dan K
'Book (and the POS floppy module too, while their at it!) Hope that helped, Dan K On 9/4/02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I'm using my own battery, my own charger and my own floppy drive, all borrowed from my 5300c. snip The power system using the supplied battery and charger is problematic

Re: PowerBook Video adapter

2002-09-04 Thread Dan K
matter and would work just fine. : ) Well, come to think of it, a headless, internal-HD-less 5300 with a Focus enet/vid card, plus an external 23GB Seagate Elite . . . hmm, a cheap and cheerful MP3 server, and very compact (except for my choice of HD.) Hope that helped, Dan K On 9/3/02

pbk 5300 and compact flash question

2002-08-02 Thread K
I have read the recent posts concerning Compact flash/ Smart media pcmcia cards and adapters. With a powerbook 5300, is there a 'better' purchase: Sandisk Compact Flash OR Smart Media adapter and card? I undestand they are slightly different sizes. I am especially interested in using this card to

PB 540c PRAM Battery

2002-07-30 Thread R/K Allen
Can anyone identify the PB 540c PRAM Battery type and a source to obtain one (preferably in Canada) ? Thanks. Keith -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at

Re: 1400 CD drive- mechanisms?

2002-07-17 Thread Dan K
other mechanism of which I'm aware. Dan K -- 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

5300 and pram battery

2002-07-08 Thread K
If my powerbook 5300cs green corner light glows continuously because of the pram battery, is it possible to plug it in for several hours to rechange both batteries? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win

Re: Racist remarks?

2002-07-08 Thread Dan K
Moises, David is a satirist of the highest caliber and _I'm_ the rube! Geez, how is an ordinary netizen supposed to know what's for real anyhow? Dan K PS: David, your comedy is s good, I especially like the suggestion Catholics are something other than Christian. Man, you are a satirical GOD

Help with Hooper - PB3400 logic board switches

2002-07-05 Thread Dan K
not complaining, mind you, but rather I'd like to actually get to use it. TIA, Dan K -- 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

5300cs green light stays on

2002-07-02 Thread K
Could someone please tell me why the green light on the right corner of my powerbook 5300 cs stays on- not blinking but constantly glowing? It goes off when I shut down the powerbook, but later when I open the Targus case days later, the green light is glowing. The powerbook has the battery

Re: japanese 1400 site???

2002-07-02 Thread Dan K
. . . I located the website of B's Recorder GOLD, but can't find any sales info. Dan K http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/ro/alpha7/pb1400.html or http://babelfish.altavista.com/urltrurl?lp=ja_enurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bekko ame.ne.jp%2Fro%2Falpha7%2Fpb1400.html June 07th of 2002 (the gold) (just went

Re: PowerBook 540c addons

2002-06-18 Thread Dan K
apparently runs at only 133mhz! Dan K On 6/18/02 Paul Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:33 PM -0400 6/17/02, Dan K wrote: Am I the only PB500/167-PPC user who has never experienced this phenom? I've had several of these and used the Newer SW in none of them. All reported a cpu speed of 167mhz

software piracy? only updaters offered

2002-06-13 Thread K Kalin
Subject: Why can't updaters from the web be offered? The person offering the Speed Doubler software updater was NOT offering the paid software application, only a copy of the updaters as they are no longer on the Connectix website. The updaters are no good to anyone unless they already have

Re: different 1400 ram?

2002-06-10 Thread Dan K
like to understand: why the heck does my 117mhz 1400 with a 183 NUPowr upgrade see all 64MBs installed? After everything I've read and all my own experiences with 1400s I was _positive_ my 117-logicboarded PB should only be able to see only 60MB . . . Dan K On 6/10/02 Christopher Morgenstierne

what's an inverter board?

2002-05-22 Thread K
Subject: powerbook 5300 inverter board use? Hello, I have a powerbook 5300ce with an active matrix screen. The screen shimmers and this is especially noticeable with the lines on a dialogue box. Someone suggested it could be the inverter board. Could someone tell me what an inverter board does?

OS 8.1 vs 8.5/8.6 on a PB2300

2002-05-14 Thread l k m
Can anyone relate their experience with OS 8.1 vs 8.5/8.6 on the 2300c? John, I had a maxed out 2300 (56 megs of RAM) that ran fine on either 8.1 and 8.5. When I upgraded to 8.6 it was a mistake. Besides being awfully slow, the finder would often crash. I also had a lot of conflicts with the

5300 and pcmcia wireless cards

2002-04-30 Thread K
Subject: Re: 5300 and pcmcia wireless cards I'd like to ask again, exactly which pcmcia wireless network card works on a powerbook 5300? Does anyone know if the Orinoco Silver PCMCIA card works in a 5300 and what software is needed? On the Lucent website I found an archived announcement

set up of 98lite for Virtual PC

2002-04-26 Thread K
A question for those who run Virtual PC on their machines. After reading newsgroup postings I downloaded software called 98lite which is said to allow you to use Win98 and swap its shell for the sleeker, faster Win95 shell to help VPC run a bit faster. If anyone has used this, could you tell me

5300 and pcmcia wireless cards

2002-04-26 Thread K
Could someone please tell me exactly which pcmcia wireless network card works on a powerbook 5300? I believe the Orinoco Silver PCMCIA card works, but I want to ensure it is not cardbus. One post said the OWC site had information, but this link has no information I could find

pbk 5300 display problem

2002-04-23 Thread K
Jeff Hubatka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in Subject: 5300 Display and REA I have just recently picked up a 5300CS ... but ... at startup - the display lights up but I never can see anything on the screen. I can hear the hard drive going through the startup process but I don't see anything but a

Airdock questions/ some answers

2002-04-21 Thread K
PookLaRoux [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked inSubject: Intro and questions Two main questions for right now: That Air Dock. The documentation that came with it says you need to be running 7.1 or later, but it talks about the network panel and other things which I believe got wiped away with the later

recommendation for external usb case

2002-04-20 Thread K
Would anyone have a recommendation for a brand of usb external hard drive case? I want one that will fit (at two different times, of course) two older powerbook 5300 hard drives (the 500 mb drive is 12.5mm and the 1.1 gig drive is 17mm high). Some usb external hard drive cases I see on ebay don't

Dayna SCSI/Ethernet

2002-04-12 Thread R/K Allen
Wolf Drechsel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote . .. . . . about the Dayna SCSI/Ethernet-Adaptor to be used with my PB 165. Now I've obtained such a thing (to be precise: a DP0800) - and trouble is starting: * I fetched the DaynaPort-Installer from IBM. When starting it, it will show the watch and

Appletalk/IR port/5300

2002-04-12 Thread K
Subject: Re: Appletalk won't show IRPort [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...the powerbook and the performa were given to me, their original owner used them together alot.. I was sure it was thru the infrared. When I got the two machine they both had system 7.5 in them, I only wish I had not deleted them

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