should i be able to start the 280c with it in the dock? the power light kind of
flashes sometimes if it's plugged in when i hit the power key. like i said, i've got
the docks and peripherals, do i need a bootable disk to get it to start?
thanks for all your help everyone!
chris
On Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:45 PM, Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At 1:06 PM -0400 7/31/01, Chris Jensen wrote:
>>i just got a pair of duos (a 280c and 2300c) at a liquidation sale for a
>>former dot com. the 2300c boots up but doesn't have a working trackpad.
>>the 280c won't start up. i have the docks for both of them and some spare
>>time. i'd love to stick linux or just a cleaned-out version of MacOS on
>>them and give them to friends as a word processor.
>
> Plug an ADB mouse or trackpad into the back of the 2300, and get a
>dock (they're cheap) and use Disk Tools to start the 280c.
>Paul
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