A Pismo will run successfully from a compact flash but it needs to be at least 200x speed or higher class memory card. I have successfully run Tiger Panther and Jaguar from it. I've used Adata, Centon and Sandisk cards. There may be some reliability issues over time using a CF card though.
The generic CF adapters work okay but you need to remove one center pin from it and you cannot really tell which pin it is so I recommend getting two in case you mess one up. You can also try bending the pin first. They are around $1-3 on eBay. New batteries are cheap for Pismo on eBay and other sources, there are higher capacity batteries than originals that may improve battery life. The issue with old ones is they have degraded with age even if you have one that works. Lastly, when the Pismo was introduced one of the features promoted was that you can use it on a coast to coast airplane flight since the DVD bay will take a spare battery. That was one of the revolutionary design features that was breakthrough for the time. I find the Pismo battery lasts longer than battery on a Powerbook G4 Alu 12 or 15. -- 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/
