>Has anyone had any luck running Apple's Battery Recondition app on a Duo
>280 with somewhat newer revisions of the OS? I'm setting one up for
>someone, and I've been unable to run either version 1.3 or 1.5 in various
>combinations under OS 8.1, 7.6.1, and even a very basic 7.5.5 (System file
>only). It either refuses to run with a "not on this Powerbook" message
>(though the 280 should be supported), or quits mysteriously just after
>turning the screen to white.
Marc,
Glad you asked that question. I've been getting exactly the same result. It
may have something to do with the Type III batteries. I've heard some say
that they don't need to be reconditioned like the NiCads, but have heard
others say that there are ways to make them run and last longer.
On the advice of William Ove I've gone to 8.1 too, and there a lot of
reasons to run it if you have enough RAM. For one thing you can drag a
window by its border and actually move the title bar up and off the screen,
which is nice for viewing windows you can't resize.
John
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