On 8/1/01 7:33 AM, "(Duo/2400 List)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:27:43 +0100 (BST)
> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Ben=20Brown?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Duo2400] Do You (Practically!) Use Your Duo Daily? Will a Duo 2300
> hold up?
>
> Hi fellow list readers,
> Great work with the discussion(s) this year!
> I'm tempted to buy a Duo 2300c 20Mb/1G (available at a seemingly
> good price) but have doubts about if I'd find it useful, due to
> today's practical hardware requirements.
>
> I need some feedback on:
> 1. What do you STILL use your Duo for, given its
> speed/RAM/storage/screen restrictions?
Vintage Games (late 80's and early 90's Graphic Adventures and Puzzle Games)
MP3s (via GrayAMP)
Spreadsheets
Word Processing
Simple Image Editing
Software Testing (Shareware and Freeware)
> 2. Would the 2300 be capable of *playing* MP3s?
> CPU speed, storage capacity, lack of socket for h/phones - do you
> try anyway?
The 2300 can play an MP3 and that is about it. No Multitasking. The
internal speaker is atrocious but it sounds better then a radio. Not much
better. BTW, the DuoDock's speaker is no better.
> 3. Internet connection?
Shared Cable Modem when docked in the DuoDock but, I don't use that too
often since I only have an Apple 12' RGB Displau (Ever try web browsing at
512x384 these days. It is pretty hard to see anything)
> What modem practically is useful (intl & extl, and/or via docks)?
> Will intl Apple modem from other models work in the Duo? Which
> ones? Anyone from Australia have Aus-specific info re modems?
> Do you use your Duo just for email, or browse (with iCab) too?
I haven't used my Duo's modem yet. It should be fine for email but, for web
browsing it will be too slow. No comment on Australian modems.
> 4. What apps do you use regularly?
Microsoft Office 98 (Word and Excel mainly)
ClarisWorks 5
GrayAmp
PhotoShop 3
Netscape Navigator 3 (no point in upgrading until I can get a higher res
monitor)
And of course my games
Shanghai II - Dragon's Eye
SuperTetris
BreakThru
Space Quest 4 & 1 enhanced
King Quest 5 & 6
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (only works in B&W) <- Anyone have a
16-color fix
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Maniac Mansion 2 - The Day of the Tentacle
Loom (only works in B&W) <- Anyone have a 16-color fix
Star Trek the 25th Anniversary
> 5. Does someone have the specs of the 2300 at hand, which you could
> email to me outside this list? Is there a PDF with colour photos? I
> don't have full web access, so email is better than just a weblink.
> Send the links anyway!
I don't have the specs handy but they are available at
http://www.everymac.com with a picture
>
> Which upgrading/fiddling jobs here are worth doing, timewise and
> costwise, in return for the extra utility :
> - more/better battery power (are all the batteries dead on the old
> 2300s?)
My battery was in nearly perfect shape when I bought mine used a few months
ago.
> - to play MP3s
At least 32MB of ram or higher and at least a 1.1GB HD if you are a hard
core music fan. My 750MB is pretty much full so, I only have my five
favorites songs on it.
> - possibly for on the road email POP access
Should be fine if you get a modem with the unit
> - for everyday 'on the road' use
I good, well-padded and sturdy bag that doesn't say "Steal Me"
>
> Thank you!
>
> I know that I should save up to buy a new iBook. I the meantime -
> maybe this 2300 could be just powerful enough to run basic, native
> s/ware until next January..
>
> All comments to this group, and emails of tech specs/PDFs on the
> Duo 2300 appreciated!
> PS. If it is relevant, I'm in Sydney - so take that into account
> re. distance/shipping, $, or local readers who want to say g'day.
>
> Ben
> * I'll happily email you a desktop pic of Sydney Harbour's
> laser-filled night sky as witnessed for the two weeks of the
> Sydney 2000 Olympics if you ask :-)
>
May I have a copy of the desktop pic? Thank you
Sincerely,
Jason Savage
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