>Hi. > >I recently picked up a powerbook 3400c and the previous owner -- I don't >know how/why -- ripped out the ethernet/modem it came with. The back of the >machine is just has a hole going into the laptop's case. I have a pcmcia 56k >modem, but would rather be able to connect it to my home LAN to transfer >files etc. I've searched around online, since I'm new to apples in general >(although I am experienced w/ PCs) and can't find any good places that have >either the replacement ethernet/modem or a PCMCIA ethernet for it. Can >anyone give me a recommendation/hint as to where I can get a replacement for >this? > >Also, it's running OS 8; I'd like to upgrade it to OS 9, but haven't been >able to find any info on whether or not the machine can take os9. I don't >have the discs, so I'd have to buy them and would rather know if I should >even bother before doing that. If you're on a 100bT LAN or are networked to a 100bT machine, you might want to look into the MacSense 10/100 card which works with 16-bit PCMCIA. Note that all Mac ethernet cards require a Mac driver (so choose, MacSense, Fallaron etc.).
Any generic modem card -apart from Winmodems - will work. You can use FreePPP for dialup or you can use Modem Script Generator to construct a script for Remote Access (if one doesn't exist already, and many, many scripts already do). You'll also get 56k, versus the OEM item's 33k. You can go up to 9.1 on the 3400, although you would want to max out the RAM to 144MB. 128MB modules cost $80 at Other World Computing, which isn't bad at all, considering what these babies used to cost. 9.1. provides functionality for some newer software (Disc Burner, iTunes without a hack etc. etc.), but I'd probably stick with 8.6 unless you need to run 9.1. Or you could partition the HD and run different OS versions off each one. Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor and News Editor, Insanely-Great Mac <http://www.insanely-great.com> mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RD's PowerBook page: <http://www.macpowerbook.com> -- 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
