At 02:52 PM 6/30/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Well I've made some progress in that I've gotten many of these scrap duos >to boot. Some of them reliably some of them not. I am having a couple of >issues. > >One is with ethernet. I got a a Newer Ultradock 16sce with these duos and >it has ethernet on it. But the disk that came with it is wiped, the Newer >website doesn't seem to have the program (which even if they did it will >be a challenge to it to the duos),
I don't believe these need drivers, but I could be wrong. Check the Mac Driver Museum. >I'm able to get the machines to run okay with virtual memory, but is there >a place to pick up the larger memory cards? The online places have pretty >old dates for their duo wares. eBay and the Swap List are really the best places. Most online stores want way too much for them. >Batteries. I never had the charging holder with my duo, but these came >with two. It seems like there were two different types of the NiMH >batteries. First they have different release buttons on the front, the >older ones have a switch to help you remember which are full or used, and >the newer ones have a type 3 logo on them. Has anyone tried refitting them >with newer cells to replace the dead ones? I think I need to do this as >when I charge some of them the charger starts off amber and goes >red. Some of them start of amber and go green. I take it green means a >good battery and red means a bad battery. But I can't seem to find info >on this to know for sure. Yes, there's a web site out there about rebuilding the batteries.I've done a couple myself. Here's a good site on it: http://www.fastlight.demon.co.uk/jg/duobatt.html It'll be about the same no matter which type you rebuild. >One thing that I found, the older track balls do work in the 2300. You >have to change out the whole inner bezel but it works just fine. There are >mounting posts and everything. Yep. Cool, huh? :) Scott Holder ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
