on 08/06/02 13:46, Michael Bryan Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I just received my new Ti 667 but there does not seem to be any >> 'external mic' option in the Sound Control Input panel. >> >> I seem to remember reading that Apple has changed the sound in port. Do >> I need an adapter? > > There is a little microphone under one of the speakers on the tibook... To > get sound in in another way, yes you have to buy a USB or firewire sound in > adapter (this changed on the new models I believe). > > A long while ago someone was going to be entering a secure environment, and > needed to be able to turn off the mic... They were kind of out of luck.
That got me thinking. Wonder why they did remove the sound in but kept the microphone. I don't remember, over the last 20 years that I used a Macintosh, that I ever used the microphone. Sound in, yes, microphone, no. Anybody else? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin <http://members.cox.net/nemesys> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fear and loathing n.: [from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous -- Intel 8086s, or COBOL, or EBCDIC, or any IBM machine bigger than a workstation. "Ack! They want PCs to be able to talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing time!" -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
