Hello all,
This is my first query to this group, though I've been on the powercomputing list for a while. Thanks in advance for any advice you might offer.
Just got a G3 Lombard via ebay (no manual), & plugged it in to check it out and discovered that the battery indicator next to the clock has an red X through it and on the control panel strip, when I click on the battery icon, the options are grayed out.
I unplugged it to see if the battery indicator would appear and the unit turned off and reset to 1904
Q 1. Does this mean no battery or dead battery?
Most likely. Check the LED display on the battery (there is a button you can push on it.)
Q2. How much memory do you suggest and and where to get it?
The Lombard currently has 64 K ram running on OS 8.6.
I expect to move to Jaguar and I run Word, Excel, Filemaker, Palm, Outlook Express and Explorer simultaneously.
Eventually I guess I'll need to max out the RAM (512?) but for now I would prefer to try to "get by" with one 256 chip due to cost.
I'm using a WallStreet with 320Mb RAM, the original 64 plus an added 256Mb. I'm running OS X. It works pretty well. I figure to get another 256Mb soon.
Do I understand correctly that for 512 I'll need both a low and high profile chip if I add both? As the high profile is less expensive is there any reason I should not get that now and the low profile later? I could stretch and get both now if there was a good reason to but would prefer not to have to.
Any advice on the battery icon, where to get memory and how much I'll need?
The lower slot requires the low profile memory, the upper can take either. I went with the low profile and put it into the bottom slot. This will make adding another 256Mb easier.
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Clark Martin
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