Eric Hawkins wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have just been given a Powerbook Duo 2300c, with a docking station. I am Mac >ignorant, I have > never before owned a Mac. There is no power supply for the PB, and it will not >engage in the > docking station. I do not even know if it works. When I power on the docking station >it makes a > clicking sound, and the LED on front does not come on. I think its power supply is >bad? The PB has > a built-in modem. I can only guess what clock speed, and hard disk size are, as well >as MacOS > version. > > My questions: > (1) where can I get a 24VDC @1.5A DC power supply that will work with this laptop?
Lots of places sell parts www.powerbookparts.com, www.macresq.com are two. > (2) I want to connect this PB to my home network that consists of a RH7 Linux box, >several WIN98 > boxes, a WIN2000 box and a Sparc10 Sun workstation all behind a Linksys NAT that >interfaces to the > world through a cable modem. Can it be done? How could I do this without using a >docking station? > Is there a smaller docking station that I can use, the inoperable one I have is >huge. There are the rare ethernet minidocks, and appletalk to Ethernet coverters like Asante's EtherPrint http://www.asante.com/products/adapters/asanteprint/index.html or the regular dock. > (3) I use Samba to exchange information between UNIX and Windows (does not work too >well for > WIN2000). What hoops will I have to jump through to get the Mac to play with Linux >or Windows? Nope: use netatalk http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/ or CAP http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/appletalk/cap.html (And Samba works perfectly fine with Win2k...what problems are you having?) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
