Re: 3400 TV Monitor

2004-08-24 Thread Cliff Rediger
At 8:28 AM -0700 8/12/04, Fabian Fang wrote: The following List Archive URL is provided in the trailer of every message: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ I feel better about myself. Not on the bottom of the Digest. :-) Cliff -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: 3400 TV Monitor

2004-08-17 Thread Cliff Rediger
At 8:28 AM -0700 8/12/04, Fabian Fang wrote: My PowerBook 3400c's all came with a VGA adapter (Apple Part Number 922-2963) for connection to an external monitor. Brand-new Apple Presentation System packages can be picked up from eBay for very low bids. Thank you Fabian for your leads. I found

Re: 3400 and USB question

2004-08-14 Thread VidaVerde
I suspect that it needs USB2 and you get USB1 on your 3400. Ben Ok I finally tried shaving a cardbus usb card (Macally Part #UH276) and it works great. I couldn't get that USB 1.4.1 update to load directly onto the machine so I loaded it on another computer with 9.2.2 then just grabbed the

Re: 3400 and USB question

2004-08-14 Thread Matthew Cowgill
--- VidaVerde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect that it needs USB2 and you get USB1 on your 3400. Ben No its an older USB burner its USB 1.1. I use it on my Bondi and Blueberry iMacs they are both USB 1.1 besides it works as an external drive through the cardbus usb card already, I

Re: 3400 TV Monitor

2004-08-12 Thread Fabian Fang
On Thursday, August 12, 2004, at 07:49AM, Cliff Rediger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm interested in using a TV to monitor video streaming via my 3400. Can it be done? Special hardware? software? needed? My PowerBook 3400c's all came with a VGA adapter (Apple Part Number 922-2963) for connection

Re: 3400/5300 memory

2004-08-10 Thread KG
Is memory from 3400's interchangeable with memory from a 5300? No. The connections are similar, but they're not interchangeable. What's a good source for P-ram batteries for a 3400? I got mine from Wegener Media when I needed a new one. Was a cd-rw module ever made for a 3400? No,

Re: 3400/5300 memory

2004-08-10 Thread Fabian Fang
On Aug 10, 2004, at 2:21 AM, R. A. Cantrell wrote: What's a good source for P-ram batteries for a 3400? PowerBooksPlus.com is a good source for PRAM batteries for the 3400c and other PowerBooks. You can order just the battery or a complete installation kit, which includes a tool and detailed

Re: 3400 and non-working VST zip drive

2004-08-08 Thread Fabian Fang
On Sunday, August 08, 2004, at 02:25AM, kaldav [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to make a further clarification of my original post, as many of you have kindly suggested remedies, but they have already been tried and not worked and you might have a further idea of I clarify: Hello, I have a

Re: 3400 battery question

2004-07-09 Thread COCCORP
In a message dated 7/9/2004 2:33:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1) Does the battery from a 190/5300 fit the 3400? It can be used in the 3400c, but the charge time will be less than a 3400 battery. 2) Can I get the 190 battery recelled with Li-ON cells instead of

Re: 3400 battery question

2004-07-09 Thread Rod Lavington
On Friday, July 09, 2004, at 05:16PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 7/9/2004 2:33:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1) Does the battery from a 190/5300 fit the 3400? It can be used in the 3400c, but the charge time will be less than a 3400 battery.

Re: 3400 USB

2004-06-19 Thread Dan Palka
My page details how to use a FireWire cardbus card, which is pretty much the same as a USB Cardbus card... http://www.palkasoft.com/hooper/ on 6/19/04 2:54 PM, Tom and Lisa P at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could of sworn someone had a webpage that detailed how to use a USB PCMCIA card on a

Re: 3400 USB

2004-06-19 Thread Tom and Lisa P
My page details how to use a FireWire cardbus card, which is pretty much the same as a USB Cardbus card... http://www.palkasoft.com/hooper/ on 6/19/04 2:54 PM, Tom and Lisa P at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could of sworn someone had a webpage that detailed how to use a USB PCMCIA card on a 3400.

Re: 3400 USB

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Mad Dog, This is _the_ original page on USB/CardBus on 3400c: http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Cardbus/Cardbus.html Dan K has a good page, too: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/3400cardbus.html Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the

Re: 3400 with 40Gig hard disk

2004-03-28 Thread Dan Palka
USB: Yes. FW: Not yet but I believe possible In either case you have to insert the card AFTER booting for it to work. This means alway remembering to eject it before shutdown. I have an applescript that does this for me now. Firewire does work. Visit my page at:

Re: 3400 with 40Gig hard disk

2004-03-27 Thread VidaVerde
--- MY question: did anyone succeed to add USB capabilities to his 3400? Or better: Firewire? Thank you for your answer(s)! USB: Yes. FW: Not yet but I believe possible In either case you have to insert the card AFTER booting for it to work. This means alway remembering to eject it before

Re: 3400 with 40Gig hard disk

2004-03-26 Thread KG
--- MY question: did anyone succeed to add USB capabilities to his 3400? Or better: Firewire? Thank you for your answer(s)! Yes, lots of people have accomplished USB, and some have done Firewire. See here: http://www.palkasoft.com/hooper/firewire.html -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: 3400 ram in a Kanga?

2004-02-09 Thread malcolm cornelius
I'm thinking of putting a Kanga MB (original G3/250) in my 3400/240. I know this will fit, but does anyone know for sure that I can use my old 3400 ram card with the new Kanga MB? I am 98% certain that I used some spare 3400 RAM in my Kanga. best Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic

Re: 3400 ram in a Kanga?

2004-02-09 Thread KG
It works about 99 percent of the time. A very small number of 3400c RAM cards don't work in a Kanga, but almost all will. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start

Re: 3400 ram in a Kanga?

2004-02-09 Thread Fabian Fang
On Monday, February 09, 2004, at 07:13AM, VidaVerde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking of putting a Kanga MB (original G3/250) in my 3400/240. I know this will fit, but does anyone know for sure that I can use my old 3400 ram card with the new Kanga MB? On the basis of personal experience,

Re: 3400 and slow typing

2003-12-31 Thread Volk (contractor)
kaldav, Zapping the PRAM and resetting the power manager certainly won't hurt and may fix the problem, but the problem may lie with the low power 68XXX micro-processor responsible for controlling the power and sleep modes as well as scanning the keyboard, in which case the unit gradually

Re: 3400 and slow typing

2003-12-30 Thread Terry McCune
Hello, Could someone help to diagnose a problem on the powerbook 3400 where one is typing into a program dialogue box or typing an email, (occurs with different applications) but the typing letters appear very slowly, long after the keys are pressed? Does this sound like a zap the PRAM and

Re: 3400 and slow typing

2003-12-30 Thread gdadams1
From: Terry McCune [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/12/30 Tue AM 10:27:56 EST To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3400 and slow typing Hello, Could someone help to diagnose a problem on the powerbook 3400 where one is typing into a program dialogue box or typing an email

Re: 3400/ usb camera recommendations? and pram / green death light suggestion

2003-12-29 Thread H
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:28:06 +1100 From: kaldav [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3400/ usb camera recommendations? (snip) However, when installing my Ixla digital camera software, the installer removed all the USB system

Re: 3400 won't take power from adapter

2003-09-23 Thread Mac
The power manager may be corrupted if you are lucky. Try clearing the PRAM memory. --- H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all! We had a power outage here today, and I was on the 3400, typing. The 3400 was plugged into the wall through a surge suppressor. When the power came back on, I

Re: 3400 Corrosion

2003-09-04 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 09/04/03 12:01 AM, Chuck at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the response, Roger. The corrosion in the CDROM activity light area was white powder. The corrosion in the IR board and lens area was almost entirely rust color. The corrosion climbed the IR board and got into the shielded

Re: 3400 Corrosion

2003-09-04 Thread Chuck
Sep 2003 08:36:00 -0400 Subject: Re: 3400 Corrosion From: Eric L. Strobel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/04/03 12:01 AM, Chuck at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the response, Roger. The corrosion in the CDROM activity light area

Re: 3400 Corrosion

2003-09-03 Thread Roger Volk
Chuck, If I remember right the area's you describe have galvinized steel in the mountings, will check when I get home, but if the corrosion products were white and powdery combined with rust thats probably the case. I have several of these machines and noticed a similar occurance in the parts

Re: 3400 memory card compatibility

2003-09-01 Thread KG
I have a 128Mb RAM card that came from a PB 3400c. Am I right in thinking I can use this in a G3 'Kanga'? Yes, it should work fine. The Kanga and 3400 motherboards are essentially the same, just one has a faster CPU and graphics chip than the other. The RAM slot is the same. -- PowerBooks is

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread Gerald R . Homeyer
Could I have someone clear the fog, once and for all, which surrounds Cardbus and 3400's. I have read about the $100+ cage upgrade (which may or may not be necessary to make it cardbus complient), the Hopefully the following may help. Like many, spending $100.00 to upgrade the cardbus didn't

Re: 3400 Card Slot ??? - here's a table!

2003-08-21 Thread George Mogiljansky
Hi Don, Here's an awesome table - scroll to right to see Mac compatibility. http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/HardwareComparison Last modified Aug.15. Best George = Signature: We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but rather spiritual beings having a human

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread Dan Palka
As for the 802.11 thing... Less than one day ago we were talking about wifi on 68k powerbooks. The same cards discussed in those emails work in the 3400c. My 3400c has not been upgraded to cardbus, and works with my Proxim Orinoco card that I purchased new. on 8/21/03 11:56 AM, D. Wakefield

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread Gary D. Adams
Check out: http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Cardbus/Cardbus.html I use a SilverLan card in my noncardbus 3400 with no problems. Gary D. Wakefield (DTP etc!) wrote: Could I have someone clear the fog, once and for all, which surrounds Cardbus and 3400's. I have read about the $100+ cage upgrade (which

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread David T.
Don wrote: Can a 3400 utilize: Firewire, USB 1 or preferably 2, and 802.11 by way of its card slots? If so, EXACTLY HOW? (as in recommended brands or software versions or the mechanical enhancements which are required) Don, For both my Kanga and 240mhz 3400c I'm using a Belkin USB PCMCIA

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread Dan K
Don Wakefield wrote: Could I have someone clear the fog, once and for all, which surrounds Cardbus and 3400's. I have read about the $100+ cage upgrade (which may or may not be necessary to make it cardbus complient), the cardbus dremel tool slot grinding tip (which may not work because it

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread Dan Palka
on 8/21/03 3:15 PM, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All PBs 3400 are cardbus capable, however without modifying the cage or card they cannot physically accept a cardbus card. Visit my page for a report on some of what I was able to do with a _stock_ 3400:

Re: 3400 Card Slot ???

2003-08-21 Thread George Mogiljansky
Thanks, Dan K. I saw a Cardbus card cage on eBay (it came from a Wallstreet). Would it be possible to install it in a 3400, etc.? Thanks George --- Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All PBs 3400 are cardbus capable, however without modifying the cage or card they cannot physically accept a

Re: 3400 Screen Roll

2003-08-20 Thread Chuck
Problem solved. Here was the problem: After not using a 3400 for awhile I powered it up this weekend for software retrieval. To my surprise the screen has begun to roll and won't stop. The laptop worked perfect when last used. I've left it on for up to an hour hoping a thorough warm up will

Re: 3400/kanga battery

2003-08-15 Thread Dan Scanlan
I just got a Kanga off eBay to replace my 3400c. Can I use my new 3400c battery in the Kanga?? They look the same but have different part numbers. Yes. The batteries are interchangeable. In fact, a Kanga can use any battery from any PowerBook 190, 5300, 3400 or another Kanga. Thanks. --

Re: 3400/kanga battery

2003-08-15 Thread Clark Martin
At 9:37 PM -0700 8/14/2003, Dan Scanlan wrote: I just got a Kanga off eBay to replace my 3400c. Can I use my new 3400c battery in the Kanga?? They look the same but have different part numbers. Yes but it won't have as much run time as a Kanga battery. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Tom and Lisa P
After not using a 3400 for awhile I powered it up this weekend for software retrieval. To my surprise the screen has begun to roll and won't stop. The laptop worked perfect when last used. I've left it on for up to an hour hoping a thorough warm up will help but it doesn't. I've swapped a working

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Han
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:15:21 -0700 From: Chuck [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3400 Screen Rolls After not using a 3400 for awhile I powered it up this weekend for software retrieval. To my surprise the screen has begun to roll and won't stop. Chuck, I

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Roger Volk
Chuck, You've got a new one, I've never seen a similar problem. Roger Chuck wrote: After not using a 3400 for awhile I powered it up this weekend for software retrieval. To my surprise the screen has begun to roll and won't stop. The laptop worked perfect when last used. I've left it on

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Chuck
start up. Maybe someone else will come up with some idea's. Chuck PowerBooks wrote: Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:21:47 -0400 From: Roger Volk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3400 Screen Rolls Chuck, You've got a new one, I've never seen a similar problem

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Chuck
probably be buying someone else's problem. Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 20:11:29 -0400 From: Tom and Lisa P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3400 Screen Rolls Two words I hope not to read are logic board. :-) Chuck Does video controller sound any

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Chuck
I thought it might have been a bad cable until I swapped a good screen. What I didn't do was look at the connector for the screen. I'll look for a needle in the connector tonight. The motherboard is very clean with no signs or corrosion but I've got nothing to lose by getting out my magnifying

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Chuck
I would gladly trash display prefs but can't get the HD to open. It won't highlight with either mouse clicking or the arrow keys. One thing I should have thought to do, and will this evening, is connect to an external monitor with hopes it won't also roll. If it doesn't roll then I should be able

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Tom and Lisa P
I asked you not to use those two words. :-) Yep - it rolls just like a TV out of vertical tune. It's the darndest thing to see. The laptop boots fine and I can watch the HD icon scroll from top to bottom, out of sight, and then appear top right corner only to roll down again. It doesn't roll so

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread Tom and Lisa P
I would gladly trash display prefs but can't get the HD to open. It won't highlight with either mouse clicking or the arrow keys. One thing I should have thought to do, and will this evening, is connect to an external monitor with hopes it won't also roll. If it doesn't roll then I should be able

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread k
Chuck, I haven't run into this exact thing, but have you tried trashing display preferences and rebooting? I accidentally reset some display controls and had a similar problem on a desktop system. on any tv the picture rolls when the connection is bad or shortcircuited - the same with some

Re: 3400 Screen Rolls

2003-08-14 Thread George Mogiljansky
Hi, Try the old PMU reset: unplug the AC cable, remove the battery, hold reset for 10-20 sec., repeat a few times, reinsert battery, boot using reset. Failing which, open up the 'Book to disconnect the PRAM battery. My 3400 is still working after a harrowing experience when it wouldn't boot

Re: 3400/kanga battery

2003-08-14 Thread KG
I just got a Kanga off eBay to replace my 3400c. Can I use my new 3400c battery in the Kanga?? They look the same but have different part numbers. Yes. The batteries are interchangeable. In fact, a Kanga can use any battery from any PowerBook 190, 5300, 3400 or another Kanga. -- PowerBooks

Re: 3400 or 1400

2003-08-04 Thread Arne Christiansen
I love my 1400, even with the limited ram, upgraded to a G3 it works great. Running the older software with it I have no problems, Arne -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-29 Thread Ben Smith
-Original Message- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric L. Strobel Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:24 PM To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: 3400 drive into ext. case SNIP OK, this is (or at least may be) weird. On a whim I plugged it into the free USB port

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-29 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 07/29/03 4:32 AM, Ben Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The keyboard USB port is only for very low power devices such as mice, it will not run external drives unless they have an external power supply, it is also incapable of running many other USB powered devices such as scanners and some

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread gdadams1
Eric: Who manufactured the enclosure? Apple System Profiler should tell you. Computergeeks.com has drivers for some of these. I have a blue USB box that I put my drive in. If I recall I had to download the driver for the bridge software. gary From: Eric L. Strobel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 07/28/03 2:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The manufacturer is Acer. Just checked @ Geeks the only driver they have doesn't give any info about what it supports... - Eric. Eric: Who manufactured the enclosure? Apple System Profiler should tell you.

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Gary D. Adams
Does ASP tell you what kind of interface the box has? Atapi or whatever? Gary Eric L. Strobel wrote: on 07/28/03 2:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The manufacturer is Acer. Just checked @ Geeks the only driver they have doesn't give any info about what it supports... -

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 07/28/03 3:16 PM, Gary D. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does ASP tell you what kind of interface the box has? Atapi or whatever? Gary Eric L. Strobel wrote: on 07/28/03 2:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The manufacturer is Acer. Just checked @ Geeks the

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Mark Kippert
Eric L. Strobel on 7/28/03 2:24 PM wrote: OK, this is (or at least may be) weird. On a whim I plugged it into the free USB port on the side of the iMac (vs. into the keyboard), and it shows up! Any interpretations on this? For example, does this mean I can't use the drive through any hub?

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Dan Scanlan
OK, this is (or at least may be) weird. On a whim I plugged it into the free USB port on the side of the iMac (vs. into the keyboard), and it shows up! Any interpretations on this? For example, does this mean I can't use the drive through any hub? Anyway, thanks for the help. - Eric. Maybe.

Re: 3400 drive into ext. case

2003-07-28 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 07/28/03 3:55 PM, Dan Scanlan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, this is (or at least may be) weird. On a whim I plugged it into the free USB port on the side of the iMac (vs. into the keyboard), and it shows up! Any interpretations on this? For example, does this mean I can't use the

Re: 3400 battery problem was: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

2003-07-20 Thread John McGibney
on 7/20/03 3:32 PM, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 18:05:47 -0500 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dan Palka) Subject: Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings? I'm having a similar problem with my PowerBook 3400c. Its really making me mad because I

Re: 3400 battery problem was: 5300cs Hurt Feelings?

2003-07-20 Thread Dan Palka
on 7/20/03 3:32 PM, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 18:05:47 -0500 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dan Palka) Subject: Re: 5300cs Hurt Feelings? I'm having a similar problem with my PowerBook 3400c. Its really making me mad because I

Re: 3400 observations

2003-07-12 Thread k
Hello, Just some observations with my powerbook 3400. I have the 4 g drive partitioned into 2: one runs system 9.1 and the other 8.6. I know some people have found system 8.6 to be faster, but I find system 9.1 more responsive on my 200mhz/144 ram. I even have loaded Speed Doubler 8 on the 8.6

Re: 3400 observations

2003-07-12 Thread David T.
I find system 9.1 more responsive on my 200mhz/144 ram. I even have loaded Speed Doubler 8 on the 8.6 partition to try to get it to be more responsive. I have a 3400c 240mhz with 144 MB of ram. I run a 32 gig 5400 rpm HD and I have three partitions running the original 7.6 OS, OS 8.6 and OS

Re: 3400 or 1400

2003-07-10 Thread chouston
on 09/07/2003 22:57, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just my opinion...I'd prefer to have the 3400 myself. To me, it comes down to which you would rather have: the power of a G3 processor (1400) or the ability to upgrade to CardBus and used USB and FireWire connectivity, and the

Re: 3400 or 1400

2003-07-09 Thread KG
Just my opinion...I'd prefer to have the 3400 myself. To me, it comes down to which you would rather have: the power of a G3 processor (1400) or the ability to upgrade to CardBus and used USB and FireWire connectivity, and the ability to run 144 megs of RAM (3400). Given those options, I can live

Re: 3400-190 compatibility

2003-07-08 Thread Josh Watson
I will try to swap the keyboards. Do I need a service manual for the 190? You just need to undo the three screws on the bottom of the 'book and then gently lift the Keyboard up and towards you away from the screen - it has three sticking out bits at the top end of the keyboard by the screen.

Re: 3400 or 1400

2003-07-08 Thread phiori
I love my 1400c upgraded with a Sonnet 333MHz G3. It is a solid performer. I use it 10+ hours a day for developing, surfing, AIM, and email. The RAM is limited to 64MB. You can use a CF card for virtual Mem which is fast and saves on battery life. I do that when using Photoshop a lot. Most

Re: 3400 or 1400

2003-07-08 Thread macnifico
= ORIGINAL MESSAGE === I love my 1400c upgraded with a Sonnet 333MHz G3. It is a solid performer. I use it 10+ hours a day for developing, surfing, AIM, and email. The RAM is limited to 64MB. You can use a CF card for virtual Mem which is fast and

Re: 3400 or 1400

2003-07-08 Thread Cameron Kaiser
So would you say that Web page loading and screen redraw are good, not tolerable, with the 333 G3? I would. I've been *very* happy with mine, and it's all the PowerBook I need for the time being. Performance is very snappy, even in 9.1, and even with VM on (just about necessary with 9.1 on the

Re: 3400-190 compatibility

2003-07-07 Thread vicki
On 7/7/03 1:29 pm, Peter Johnsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I have a 3400/200/144/2Gb and an old 190. They seem to have the same kind of keyboard and Mad Dog wrote last week that he heard that that is the case. Does anyone know if I can use the 190 keyboard and trackpadbutton on my 3400?

Re: 3400 laptop hard drive advice

2003-07-06 Thread Eric L. Strobel
somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 7/6/03 2:34 AM, the entity known as K transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: advice please: I want to buy another hard drive for my powerbook 3400/200/144 ram/4 g. 1. I am told that the hard drive is limited to 8 g for reliable reading of

Re: 3400 freezes

2003-06-25 Thread gdadams1
I have a PB3400 that used to do that. It was bad RAM. I replaced it, and it's fine. From: DTP etc! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/06/25 Wed AM 11:10:25 EDT To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3400 freezes I am a fairly recent 3400 owner and for the most part it seems to be working

Re: 3400 freezes

2003-06-25 Thread toehead2
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Re: 3400 sound in???

2003-06-20 Thread John Ruschmeyer
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 09:27, DTP etc! wrote: I would like to use my 3400c to capture some live audio but would like to use my wireless microphone instead of the one provided by Apple. (My apologies to all you ASCII artists) Standard 1/8 mini

Re: 3400 sound in???

2003-06-20 Thread k
I would like to use my 3400c to capture some live audio but would like to use my wireless microphone instead of the one provided by Apple. there was spmething about that I while back - have you checked the plug wit some signal gadget - maybe earth and line was to trade places ? that is all I

Re: 3400 Manual

2003-06-03 Thread Tim Earp
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50024 Where can I get a tech manual for a PB 3400? I'm like to replace a hard drive and can't seem to get the case open!! TIA -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: 3400 Manual

2003-06-03 Thread gdadams1
: 2003/06/02 Mon AM 10:49:47 EDT To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3400 Manual http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50024 Where can I get a tech manual for a PB 3400? I'm like to replace a hard drive and can't seem to get the case open!! TIA -- PowerBooks

Re: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ???

2003-05-31 Thread jim page
first thx for the help more details, 3400/240, 144M, VM off, IE and NS caching to a 15M ram disk i down rev'd CARBONLIB 1.6 down to 1.4 seemed to help, might be my wishful thinking though thx again Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 22:39:26 -0400 From: Eric L. Strobel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re

Re: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ???

2003-05-30 Thread Dana Collins
Jim steadfastly and bravely inquired: From: jim page [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 19:56:09 -0400 To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ??? looks like 8.6 is the most preferred OS for the 3400 I like 8.6 :)

Re: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ???

2003-05-30 Thread Eric L. Strobel
somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 5/29/03 7:56 PM, the entity known as jim page transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: looks like 8.6 is the most preferred OS for the 3400 does anyone have a list of the other goodies and the levels to get, like: - MRJ - CARBONLIB _

Re: 3400 CD Drive Freeze

2003-03-14 Thread Tom Lisa P
The CD Drive on my 3400 OS 8.6 is acting strange. Insert a CD and no sound of things whirring the desk top freezes At first I got a cannot recognize do you want to initialize box, but now the freezing. No matter what sort of CD I put in. I wondered if maybe it had to do with external

Re: 3400 CD Drive Freeze

2003-03-14 Thread k
The CD Drive on my 3400 OS 8.6 is acting strange. Insert a CD and no sound of things whirring the desk top freezes At first I got a cannot recognize do you want to initialize box, but now the freezing. No matter what sort of CD I put in. appears. I tried a cleaning CD and it sounded

Re: 3400 - CD drive and floppy drive don't work

2003-03-06 Thread John Smith
Hello Dan, I don't have a 3400, so I can't be certain, but I doubt that the cd-drive and the HD having the same ID will really matter much. They are the same on my 1400, and it works just fine. (Maybe because HD is ATA, and CD ATAPI??) Did YOU install the OS on this machine? Or did it come loaded

Re: 3400 phone line?

2003-02-13 Thread Roger Volk
Bob, Their is a special adapter for the 3400, but if you do not plan to use both the ethernet and modem at tthe same time you can hard wire either through the rear port. Roger Bob Williams wrote: I just bought a PowerBook 3400c as a backup to my old iBook. I love it except I can't figure

Re: 3400 phone line?

2003-02-13 Thread Clark Martin
At 12:12 AM -0500 2/13/2003, Bob Williams wrote: I just bought a PowerBook 3400c as a backup to my old iBook. I love it except I can't figure out how to plug in a phone line (System Profiler says it's got an internal modem). Do I need an adapter or am I missing something REALLY obvious? The

Re: 3400 phone line?

2003-02-13 Thread Bob Williams
Thanks Gary. It would've helped if the 3400 had come with a manual ... I'm a little embarrassed and very grateful. Thanks! Bob From: Gary D. Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:24:37 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Subject: Re

Re: 3400 phone line?

2003-02-13 Thread Lou Judson
Bob, I started to send you the pdf, but it was a big email to send unrequested. Here's a link to legacy manuals, where I got my copy: http://www.info.apple.com/support/manuals.legacy.html They are all there! Lou Bob Williams wrote: Thanks Gary. It would've helped if the 3400 had come with

Re: 3400 phone line?

2003-02-13 Thread Gerald R . Homeyer
Thanks Gary. It would've helped if the 3400 had come with a manual ... I'm a little embarrassed and very grateful. Thanks! Bob Just obtained a 3400c myself. Go to apple's webpage and download the owner's manual and the tech manual in PDF format. The owner's manual alone is over 189 pages. I

Re: 3400 CardBus compatibility

2003-02-07 Thread Fabian Fang
On Friday, February 07, 2003, at 06:04AM, Gerald R. Homeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After doing a Retrospect Express backup of my boot disk, I seem to have lost my Netscape bookmarks. Would someone please post the URL for the article on 3400c CardBus 32 bit compatibility. The article also

Re: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-03 Thread centurytel
on 2/2/03 8:42 PM, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First Jae wrote Does anyone know what type of battery the 3400/240 takes as its PRAM battery? I can't find this information in the original user manual or the take-apart manual. Thanks, Jae then Gerald wrote: Check on Ebay. There are

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: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-03 Thread centurytel
on 2/3/03 4:06 PM, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-03 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Jim sagely penned: I replied the proper way by hitting the reply button, I had no way of knowing you had something weird in your address that keeps the reply from working. and: Also as I look at the message I see your address is Powerbooks, I wonder if this could be causing the mistake? Of course

Re: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-02 Thread Gerald R . Homeyer
Does anyone know what type of battery the 3400/240 takes as its PRAM battery? I can't find this information in the original user manual or the take-apart manual. Thanks, Jae Baffin Island -- Check on Ebay. There are several auctions on excellent new Varta pram battery assemblies fairly cheap

Re: 3400 PRAM Battery type

2003-02-02 Thread Dan K
First Jae wrote Does anyone know what type of battery the 3400/240 takes as its PRAM battery? I can't find this information in the original user manual or the take-apart manual. Thanks, Jae then Gerald wrote: Check on Ebay. There are several auctions on excellent new Varta pram battery

Re: 3400 OS

2003-01-28 Thread David Deckert
...recently bought a 3400c; has OS 7.6 on it and would like to upgrade to OS 9.0. How much RAM? If you don't have much, OS9.x will make you fairly miserable, IMO. If the 3400 was never upgraded at all update to 7.6.1, a free update to 7.6. If you do go 9, note there is also a retail CD of

Re: 3400 OS

2003-01-28 Thread Sionnach Aisling
--- David Deckert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: , but the 9.1 Update is a about 70MB to download, and then transfer onto the 3400. Hassle. It only took about 20 minutes to download it over my cable connection and I downloaded with the 3400 so there was no transfer for me ;-p Cheers, Sionnach

Re: 3400 not charging

2003-01-27 Thread Nick
Did you try zapping the PRAM, and the PowerManager? If not, it could be a bad powerboard. Nick --- Jae Redfern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a 3400/240 running OS9.1 on 144MB RAM. It has recently stopped charging the battery completely. I have tried two different power adapters and

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