Brian wrote: > What's the best OS to use on these? Is there a reason to go to 8.1 (it's > 7.6.1 now). 12 meg onboard plus RAMdoubler is all... .sigh.
My advice is to search out a 32 meg ram upgrade, and run 8.1, no RAM Doubler. I've been quite pleased with the performance of 8.1 on mine. > The biggest issue- I've not been able to make it talk to an external SCSI > CD drive. Might be as simple as the Apple CD extensions. Make sure those are installed. > Do I need to do something special with inline terminators for the > powerbook? I believe I would for SCSI disk mode, but for this I thought > not. The Apple drive should provide SCSI termination power (they all do, > right) and the terminators with the light are also terminators that provide > power if the drive doesn't (IIRC). I have a ton of Cent50 inline > terminators and gender changers, but no DB25 ones. Whether the RW drive > works or not with 7.6.1, I'd decide once I got the 600e working. If you can see the drive when it's plugged in without terminators, it's not a termination problem. More likely it's a driver problem. DB25 and DB50 terminators are no different in this case. -- 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
