At 15:32 Uhr -0500 30.03.2003, Christoph wrote: > Do you have a solution for to the battery problem on the 180c? >
What do you mean with "battery problem"? The main battery is nearly dead, of course. It never used to last for more than a couple of minutes, anyway. The rechargeable lithium battery which stores the PRAM went down some time ago. Last week, I have soldered a new one in its place, and everything works just fine. Nils > Nils Mueller-Scheessel wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have just upgraded my PB 180c (with 14 MB RAM) to Mac OS 7.6.1 (the >> latest version it accepts), and I am impressed: With inclusion of the >> Mac OS 8.1-control panels "appearance" and "desktop", it does not >> nearly look as old as it is (8,5 years); it is still as snappy as my >> wife's PB 5300c with Mac OS 8.1, and the screen is, despite its >> smaller size, better, too (no wonder this PB earned a road apple). If >> you own a PB 180 and have enough RAM, I can only recommend the >> _switch_ to 7.6.1 (the system takes about 4 MB RAM). >> >> But anyway, the PC card modem of the PB 5300c needs replacement. >> There are plenty of modem cards on ebay available, mostly for >> Win-Laptops, and I wondered if any of these might be suitable for the >> 5300. Does anybody know which ones can be used on our machines? >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> >> Nils >> -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
