As far as typing is concerned, the Pismo is an absolute joy to work with. It's not a big pain to work with USB flash drives as opposed to floppies and ZIPs—I'd say it makes life a lot easier. Personally, though, I just use a free service called Dropbox: http://www.dropbox.com. I use a shared folder with the computers at school, so I can get into my personal stuff from my laptop and my home computers, and my school stuff from all the above plus the iMacs at school. It works with Macs, PCs, and… shudder… Linux. That, and the Pismo is easier to repair, easier to find, and easier to work with (go Tiger!). I'm getting about 10 hours of battery life out of mine with 2 x 6600 mAH aftermarket batts. It's the object of half-pity, half-envy at school. I love it!
On Feb 22, 7:18 pm, Bruce Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sheryl > > Maybe I'm biased towards Pismos because of my good experiences with mine but > it may well be that your Wallstreet floppy and zip drives will not work in a > Pismo. (I assume they're modules that you fit inside the Wallstreet. If > they're external USB devices, they'll work with any mac with a USB port, > including your iMac.) See here for info on Pismos: > 400MHz:http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g3/stats/powerbook_g3... > 500MHz:http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g3/stats/powerbook_g3... > > So if your drive(s) still work(s), and you want to spend minimum cash, then > probably Wallstreet is the way to go. Also you're familiar with them! (The > caveat here is that if you want to use OSX 10·4/Tiger, you'll need XPostFacto > to install it.) > > However, I'm very happy to > - try installing my Quark 7·31 on my Pismo. (If it will work on Pismo running > OSX 10·4/Tiger, then I'm pretty sure it will work on a Wallstreet running the > same OS. I can't speak for earlier versions of OSX in this case.) > > - because you say your tax submission needs to be done very soon, I'm happy > to convert your Quark data into something you can use right now, while the > Quark/InDesign/which_laptop issues are being resolved. I'd suggest that > converting the files into PDFs is the way forward just now, because PDFs can > be read by just about any computer, even your library's PCs. (I'd be highly > surprised if the library's PCs didn't have Acrobat/Adobe Reader. As far as I > know, any mac running version of OSX will have Preview, which is Apple's > PDF-reader software.) In both Preview and Adobe/Acrobat Reader, it's no > problem to copy text and paste it into something else. > > hope this is helpful > > Bruce > > On 22 Feb 2010, at 23:46, Sheryl Birkhead wrote: > > > > > Okay, maybe I am going at the Wallstreet hunt the wrong way. Originally I > > wanted it to just be, essentially a portable typewriter- I put in a zip > > disk, typed letters on it--carried the disk back to the desktop and printed > > them. > > > With my Wallstreet I have th floppy drive, zip drive, CD drive units. > > > The new IiMac will not open my QuarkXpress 7 files (all created when I > > was running 10.4 on the G-3)- which I had also saved on floppies, zips and > > a thumb drive--so if I can get a unit that I can load with an OS X less > > than 10.5)- and be able to use any of the three methods I have Quark saved, > > then I will have both a portable typewriter and a way to open the files I > > need for taxes NOW. > > > To repeat- I need something that will-- > > > 1) open my QuarkXpress 7 files (using floppy, zip, or thumb) > > > 2) be able to be used simply as a portable typewriter otherwise. > > > 3) oh yeah- cost is a rather large consideration and with time running out > > on the tax thing---- > > > I was looking for the Wallstreet because I knew a bit about it, have > > the modules, and figured the price would be low enough that I might be > > able to afford it. > > > So- opinions from one and all- should I stick with Wallstreet hunting > > or--as some suggest go looking for something like a Pismo? > > > If I cannot figure out this soon, I have to buy a converting software > > for the Quark to Indesign--since that is what I chose to go with on the new > > iMac. > > > Thanks All-- Sheryl > > > -- > > You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for > > those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmland our netiquette > > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
