On Feb 7, 2005, at 2:40 PM, Erich Zechar wrote:
Hello. I am the new owner of a (free) PB 520c. It came without any cords, etc, but after fetching an AC adapter I was surprised to find it powers up and into OS 7.6.1. Unfortunately it is devoid of an Applications folder, so no apps yet.
On a classic Mac apps can reside anywhere. The 'Applications' folder is merely a helpful suggestion of where to put the things.
I've seen macs with apps stored is all sorts of unlikely places, including one person who always put all their applications in a folder in the System folder.
My ambitions are modest - I don't need a new processor or probably even PCMCIA support. If I can get it to word process and communicate with my G4 iMac, that's great. If I can connect to, browse, and send email via internet it would be a pleasant surprise. I don't want to spend much if any money.
Questions: Should I stick with system 7.6.1?
Depends on the memory. If you have a lot, I like 8.1 better than 7.6, but 7.6 will work better with less ram.
Is it easy to connect to Broadband? What do I need - a twisted pair receiver, but any programs or protocol, etc?
You'll need an AAUI > 10-base-t tranceiver. Other than that that's all you'll really need. Since it's got built in ethernet and 7.6 runs Open Transport, it has no problems connecting to networks.
Remember, I'm an OSX native.
Well, it's different...
Where can I get good Apps, for free or real cheap?
Well, whatever you're looking for, there's a variety of choice.
People like iCab as a web browser, or netscape 4.7 will work, albeit sluggishly.
If you have an imap email account I recommend Mail Drop as a mail client <http://carl-bell-2.baylor.edu/~Carl_Bell/Mail_Drop/> fast, light on resources and works like a charm. It doesn't do POP however.
Good ol' Cyberdog runs on that one too. and it's a decent POP mailer, though the web browser is quite out of date by now. Old version of Eudora work as well, if you can find them.
The old WordPerfect for Mac works on this one, it's floating about on the web somewhere. I have a copy floating about somewhere, tell me if you can't find it.
So do old versions of AppleWorks.
Connecting with your G4 is easy Powerbook to G4; simply install Appleshare client 3.8 <http://tinyurl.com/6vcp3> (Apple's web site) and enter the ip address of the G4 in the chooser.
To mount folders on the powerbook form the G4 you'll need to install ShareWay IP. This is costly, and since you can mount the G4 from the PB not really needed.
Depending on how unixy you are with OS X, you'll want a SSH client for the 530; I use Nifty Telnet SSH <http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jonasw/freeware/niftyssh/>
I routinely run MacDraw and MacWrite on my 540, Graphics Converter, bunch of stuff.
The key, though, is memory, and unfortunately it costs: a 32 Meg upgrade is $79 at Data Memory Systems. But that gets you 36 megs total, which is enough to do quite a bit.
Drives, too are pricey because they're SCSI. You can find adapters to use IDE drives but they cost more than the thing is worth.
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