Re: Powerbook 140 Dilemma

2003-02-08 Thread John Smith
Try looking at http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html There might be a link somewhere in there to download a startup floppy disk. I haven't had much experience in the field of floppy disks I'm afraid... :-) Good luck with it, John. On 8/2/03 6:16 PM, K.L. Shelly [EMAIL

Re: Powerbook 140 Dilemma

2003-02-08 Thread victoria brandon
on 2/8/03 5:12 AM, John Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try looking at http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html There might be a link somewhere in there to download a startup floppy disk. Be sure to download the Disk Copy software as well (available from the same site) if you

Powerbook 140 Dilemma

2003-02-07 Thread K.L. Shelly
Hi. I posted awhile back (months ago) on problems with my Powerbook 140. I put that computer away for awhile, thinking it was dead, only to reboot it tonight, and discovered something strange: Before, it looked like the screen was dead. Now, the screen's not dead - there's a greytone box

Re: Powerbook 140 Dilemma

2003-02-07 Thread PeterH5322
In a message dated 2/7/03 11:11:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: However, the OS (and I can't quite remember /what/, for the life of me, it is) doesn't want to start up. I just have the mouse, and the grey box. Is there any way I can fix this? Please let me know, and thanks in advance. :) Try

Re: Powerbook 140 Dilemma

2003-02-07 Thread K.L. Shelly
Booting from a floppy... if I don't have the floppy (which I don't), that'll be difficult. And I doubt my campus helpdesk will have something that old. Is there anywhere reliable that I could obtain the floppy? I bought the computer itself for $15 from the Salvation Army where I worked at