Christopher Morgenstierne on 3/26/02 6:12 AM wrote: > 1) I have several times seen covers for the 1400 refered to such as leather > of solar panel, but I have never seen them for sale or second hand. Does > anyone know if they are avialable - or excist? > They exist. I've seen them on eBay. When I had a PB1400 I recalled seeing a solar panel listed there. It started at $25 with a Buy-It-Now price of $50. I pondered buying it for a day and went back only to find someone had put an opening bid of $25 on it. So I watched the auction which surprisingly ended with a selling price right at $150!
After checking out the specs on the panel I found that it could only charge a battery outside of the PowerBook, which meant you either had to have a second battery or you didn't use it while it charged. The panel didn't directly power the unit. The leather ones were cool too as well as denim ones and even one with a bullet hole in it (honest!). I liked the clear cover mine came with and made my own custom inserts, like family photos, a company logo, etc. I changed it about once a month. > 2) I have recently studied Remy's detailed homepage on PCMCIA and CardBus > cards and was disappointed because I believed I could put some of the USB > cards in my 1400. Is this completely out of the question? > I seem to recall someone getting a USB card to work with a non-cardbus enable PowerPC PowerBook, but I don't recall the specifics. Belkin maybe???? -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
