Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive / Weird results

2003-12-08 Thread The Calypso Organization
Thanks to Bruce, Eric and the others whose suggestions have been really useful on this topic. We now think the machine has been got at before it arrived with us as we are getting all sorts of peculiar statements from it. Its supposed to be a PB270C but when we eventually (VERY LONG STORY - three

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive / Weird results

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Kippert
The Calypso Organization on 12/8/03 6:22 AM wrote: Thanks to Bruce, Eric and the others whose suggestions have been really useful on this topic. We now think the machine has been got at before it arrived with us as we are getting all sorts of peculiar statements from it. Its supposed to be

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive / Weird results

2003-12-08 Thread The Calypso Organization
You can install a later 280 or 2300 logic board into the 270 and it will work with the 270c's color screen. -Mark Thanks Mark, Best news we have had in a long time. We will just put the 280 board on the 270 screen and then be able to upgrade up to OS 8 instead of stopping at 7.6.1. BTW it

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive

2003-12-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Saturday, December 6, 2003, at 07:40 AM, The Calypso Organization wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have just aquired a PB 270C running Os 7.5.1. Its a nice machine full off really useful programmes but there is a minor fault or faults to be precise,on the HD. Clicking any sub-menu on the

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive

2003-12-07 Thread The Calypso Organization
Are you running DFA from the disk repair disk? At System 7,5, it couldn't repair the boot disk. You'll need a dock with a floppy at the very least to effect this fix We only have disk repair floppies (tools) for OS 8 which of course doesnt work.We have a full duo dock so no problems there. Maybe

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive

2003-12-07 Thread Eric
It should be possible to add a hard drive to the dock, then copy everything from the Duo's hard drive to the dock hard drive, then from there do whatever you want, right? Otherwise, try the SuperBooter75 from Gamba: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/superbooter75.html I have used it to help

Re: Powerbook 270C Write protected SCSI Drive

2003-12-06 Thread The Calypso Organization
[EMAIL PROTECTED] We have just aquired a PB 270C running Os 7.5.1. Its a nice machine full off really useful programmes but there is a minor fault or faults to be precise,on the HD. Clicking any sub-menu on the drop-down menu (from the 'Apple' top left) freezes the machine. Disk repair finds this