on 11/12/03 03:04, peter webster at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a wallstreet I got out of a pawnshop. It has two quirks I want > to ask about: > > 1. If I restart, the desktop shifts around--that is, the aliases and > such change positions. I've reset the PRAM. Could this be the PRAM > battery? The time stays right on. > > 2. My internet connection is dialup, via the internal modem. Quite > often, when first logging on I get the message it can't find a dial > tone. If I try two or three times, it works. Then it will disconnect > w/out warning--but usually only in the first ten minutes of > operation. The length of time it stays connected varies between one > and three minutes or so. After the first ten minutes, however, the > connection seems very solid and on-going. Is this a problem that > could cost lots of money?
Peter, Can't offer much help, since I've never heard about those problems. Is this in 9? The first problem is likely a software problem, and I would be tempted to say that the 2nd one is a hardware one, but I'm not sure... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] coaster n.: 1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD." 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
