Ok, I test drove the Wall street PowerBook that is for sale for $200 today. The date and time is not holding, so I assume it needs a Pram battery.
The guy told me laptop don't have a PRAM battery. Is that true? If it does have a PRAM battery, I need a webpage for PRAM batteries with prices. Also, it has a SCSI adapter since the SCSI port on the Wall street is nonstandard. His adapter looks like a pin is missing. He said it came looking like that. He did not have a SCSI peripheral to demo the adapter. When he did a demo on the internal zip drive, he just opened the ZIP Tools disc window and commented on the loud sound of the ZIP drive. It sounds like my old ZIP, but I'm remembering that some ZIPs were recalled due to chatter problem and for ruining zip discs. I don't know if he had a recalled zip drive. Then, when he unplugged the laptop from the wall, it died. He finally confessed that the battery was not holding a charge. So I need a website for a battery and the price. I went to the webpage that a nice list person sent me today. It says that this model usually goes for $500- $700. So, I'm a little nervous about the low price. I asked him to meet me at a Mac place to have it checked over next week. I have a gift certificate to that store from my User group. I told him I'd apply my $50 gift cert toward the inspection of the laptop. Maybe that was too generous on my part. He is giving me several licensed software programs that I need, but I need to iron out these other issues. He seemed a bit too attached to receiving the $200 right away. Any help and info regarding these issues would me appreciated. Wow, this is like buying a used car. Jocelyn -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
