Adrian writes,
I have explained this all week I think.
I want to save money! If I could save $ 100 By putting a Pismo together
from parts it would help immmensely.
Yes, I know -- I was AGREEING WITH YOU. Namely I was trying to say that
to my way of thinking, it doesn't make sense to build one
I've been following this thread a bit, and I have a suggestion for
anyone who is financially strapped and wants a newer computer/powerbook
etc. Being the local bargain expert here are my suggestions :
1. Craigslist. Check it out. There is one list in virtually every city
in NA and major
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From: Richard Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 27, 2005 6:29 PM
To: PowerBooks powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Junkyard 1400's
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My experience is somewhat similar, Ron. I got my first PowerBook 1400 for
$10 (including a carrying case and power supply
Adrian writes,
But I am persuaded at least that a fixer upper as a core to start is
desirable. It's just having a working machine to test on that I balk at
because of cost. Which is the whole key to the method of building from
parts to begin with.?
Really. I mean, if you do shell out the
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Thanks,
I can't consider it a highjack if the subject line is changed. Which is a
netiquete I wish all listers including myself adhered to more .
Frequently guilty as charged, I'm afraid.
I sympathize on the 1400 having one myself. Nice machine and still highly
useful I would just
IIRC, there was just a thread here a week or two ago that indicated you can
hack a DVD player into the CD-ROM casing on a 1400 and make it work (or
maybe it was a 3400, not a 1400). Am I remembering that correctly? If so,
that might be a cheaper and easier way to get to the same end result.
I have explained this all week I think.
I want to save money! If I could save $ 100 By putting a Pismo together from
parts it would help immmensely.
I am trying to reutrn from a long illness and am on a fixed income. A Pismo
woulf be modern enough to fity in with the video production classes
-Original Message-
From: Richard Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 28, 2005 3:40 PM
To: PowerBooks powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Junkyard 1400's and DVD player
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Thanks,
I can't consider it a highjack if the subject line is changed. Which is a
netiquete I wish all
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My experience is somewhat similar, Ron. I got my first PowerBook 1400 for
$10 (including a carrying case and power supply), and it worked like a
champ. I then bought a supposedly non-working PB1400 for $6 to get the
bookcover (my original did not have it). Found out AFTER bending the
