on 25/11/02 04:08, Mark Walker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hello > > os9.1 at the moment - have tried reinstalling it without making a > difference + tried both formatted and unformatted disks > > thanks > > mark > >> on 24/11/02 07:16, Mark Walker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> hello all >>> >>> I have an original G3 powerbook, known as a wall street I think? (it >>> has a 13 inch screen and no USB ports) >>> >>> my problem is that whenever I stick a floppy in the (removable) >>> floppy drive it just freezes >>> >>> and if I restart and try the disk again, same problem >>> >>> any suggestions? >> >> Which OS version? Did you try different floppies?
Must be a problem with the floppy drive itself, then. I don't have one, but you could maybe try to open it to blow air in it to clean it. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] cargo cult programming n.: A style of (incompetent) programming dominated by ritual inclusion of code or program structures that serve no real purpose. A cargo cult programmer will usually explain the extra code as a way of working around some bug encountered in the past, but usually neither the bug nor the reason the code apparently avoided the bug was ever fully understood (compare shotgun debugging, voodoo programming). -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
