Where to buy 36pins 5.25 enclosure?
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:29:06 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where to buy 36pins 5.25" enclosure? I won Ibazar bid on Ricoh 9120 combo thus now I am desperately looking for the device mentioned in the subject. I know that they are still produced somewhere. Here in Paris I know only one shop (Surcouf) that sells them but only bundled with PCMCIA adapter for $100. I do not need a couple of another PCMCIA adapters. Addonics sells them only with CDRW inside and a couple of hours of search on the internet brought nothing else. Otherwise I could never understand the reasons driving the market. Any good device seem to be rapidly discontinued. As in the case of 36pin adapters. There are any kind of 36pin adapter : Parallel, PCMCIA, CardBus, USB and even Firewire. So user is always sure to choose the solution that suits his needs yet be able to share the data with his fellows. Personally I was glad using DNboy though PCMCIA and could almost always give it with its USB adapter. Thus I stick with 36pins. Now only Firewire enclosure provides reasonable bandwidth but I have not seen a single PC with 1394 port yet (outside of computer stores). In theory I should buy Firewire adapter $150 plus enclosure $70 plus cables $30. At the end after spending around $200 I will get a solution compatible virtually only with laptops. Sad story... In the meantime I spent the whole week end soldering 40pins desktop to 40pins laptop adapter. I decided to use my DNboy as adapter consequently I supposed that the only thing I need is to rewire connectors. I succeeded to connect the pins of an old hard drive to DNboy respectively leaving 41-44 pins untouched because drive was powered through desktop AC adaptor. At the end when I plug PCMCIA to Libretto HD seems to spin up and down, move its heads as if being recognized yet nothing is seen in device manager. Can anyone provide some help on this issue? Soldering appears to be correct as tested with lamp. Thank you, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:03:23 -0500 From: "Pres Waterman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... For reference, see: http://bermuda-online.org/internet.htm Also, there is a company I like called HiTechCafe in CA that has a great deal on a real nice (refurb) Portege 3020 laptop - they are $599 w/96 Meg RAM, 6.4 G HD, 10.4" 800x600 TFT display, 56K modem, etc. You may find your ISP has 1-800 access, or Bermuda. CompuServe is worldwide too This Portege, looks great for my wife, but NO CD-ROM? Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 13:54:57 -0500 From: "Steve Schone" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... Ken, Depends on what you plan to use the internet access for. ATTglobal has a local number in Hamilton, Bermuda. They have plans for as little as $5.95 a month for domestic access. To that you would have to add $9.00/hr for "roaming" charges. If you plan to only check email, you will be hard pressed to use and hour of time in just 5 days, unless you read all you mail on-line. Steve Schone President Micro Solutions, Inc 72 North Street, Suite 101 Danbury, CT 06810 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: www.micsol.com phone : 203-748-4633 fax : 203-797-9849 Micro Solutions is the pre-eminent Toshiba and IBM computer distributor and service company. "We pride ourselves on being the best." -Original Message- From: Ken Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:04 PM To: Libretto Subject: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:35:54 -0500 From: "Ken Hansen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... Hello all, My question has to do with getting internet acces while on a 5 day vacation in Bermuda, the best I can come up with is $30 for about 10 hours access (since I will only be there for 5 days, not a big problem) - does anyone here have any advice on providers, alternate access plans? For reference, see: http://bermuda-online.org/internet.htm Also, there is a company I like called HiTechCafe in CA that has a great deal on a real nice (refurb) Portege 3020 laptop - they are $599 w/96 Meg RAM, 6.4 G HD, 10.4" 800x600 TFT display, 56K modem, etc. For further information, see: http://www.hitechcafe.com/eshop/inproduct2.asp?sku=PORTEGE%2D3020CTdept%5Fi d=14 (My wife has a Portege 3010, with a slightly slower CPU (P/266 MMX?) and she loves it - I just wish I could justify one, I might consider displacing my Librettos...) Please, buy them all so that I am not tempted! I still have the L50 I was going to sell to defer the price of my L110! Ken ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:11:14 -0800 (PST) From: David Nedved [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... --- Pres Waterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This Portege, looks great for my wife, but NO CD-ROM? Oh come off it! A libretto owner complaining about not having a CD-ROM? Actually, my 70CT is too slow and I also want a portege, but I don't quite think that this is enough of an upgrade. I'm looking at the 3490 (700? mhz, 128-256 MB, 20 GB, 1024x768, integrated 56K LAN, 3.4? lbs, fast IRda, USB, $2400 direct from Toshiba). Does anyone have any experience with the Portege line (specifically the 3490)? Specifically, is a 3.something pound Portege still easy to toss into a backpack and not really notice it or does the bigger footprint make it a lot harder to bring along than the Libretto? The weight isn't much more, but the size certainly is... It's such a shame that the newest libby is so limited in processor and RAM. I can see that Toshiba is trying to make this a "niche item", but I use my 70CT day-in day-out as my only computer, and just can't see paying $2600 from dynamism for a 266 with 64 MB and a screen with 480 pixels vertically... even if it is the latest greatest libby (with a camera - whoop de do). Too bad they seem to have dropped the line completely... I suppose I'll keep my 70ct for what it's good at, and get something else to carry around and work on daily... Also, do any Toshiba's come with FireWire or are they not going along with that standard? I hate the Sony's but they have a machine similar to the Portege that I won't buy because it doesn't have IR and it has a touchpad instead of a pointer... but at least it has USB and FireWire. Given the choice, I NEED my IR, but I hate to buy a computer in 2001 that still doesn't support FireWire... Any opinions welcome... Thanks, David = [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:41:22 -0800 From: "Marc @ American Elevator" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... David, Check out the 2 models in the new Fujitsu LX series. Looks like the best Libretto replacements to date. Drawbacks are slightly larger footprint than the Libretto, Crusoe processor and weird screen sizes. The only other option in this size class is the Casio Fiva. There are some 'issues' with these machines too of course. Fiva has an 800 x 600 format screen and the Japanese model has 96MB ram available. Oh for a perfect world... I just cannot bring myself to make the move to anything bigger in size yet, but if I was going to right now, one of these is probably what I would go to. My 110CT is seeming awfully slow these days... http://www.dynamism.com/index.shtml Marc - Original Message - From: David Nedved To: Libretto Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:19 PM Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:11:14 -0800 (PST) From: David Nedved [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... --- Pres Waterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This Portege, looks great for my wife, but NO CD-ROM? Oh come off it! A libretto owner complaining about not having a CD-ROM? Actually, my 70CT is too slow and I also want a portege, but I don't quite think that this is enough of an upgrade. I'm looking at the 3490 (700? mhz, 128-256 MB, 20 GB, 1024x768, integrated 56K LAN, 3.4? lbs, fast IRda, USB, $2400 direct from Toshiba). Does anyone have any experience with the Portege line (specifically the 3490)? Specifically, is a 3.something pound Portege still easy to toss into a backpack and not really notice it or does the bigger footprint make it a lot harder to bring along than the Libretto? The weight isn't much more, but the size certainly is... It's such a shame that the newest libby is so limited in processor and RAM. I can see that Toshiba is trying to make this a "niche item", but I use my 70CT day-in day-out as my only computer, and just can't see paying $2600 from dynamism for a 266 with 64 MB and a screen with 480 pixels vertically... even if it is the latest greatest libby (with a camera - whoop de do). Too bad they seem to have dropped the line completely... I suppose I'll keep my 70ct for what it's good at, and get something else to carry around and work on daily... Also, do any Toshiba's come with FireWire or are they not going along with that standard? I hate the Sony's but they have a machine similar to the Portege that I won't buy because it doesn't have IR and it has a touchpad instead of a pointer... but at least it has USB and FireWire. Given the choice, I NEED my IR, but I hate to buy a computer in 2001 that still doesn't support FireWire... Any opinions welcome... Thanks, David = [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 13:14:50 -0800 (PST) From: David Nedved [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop... --- "Marc @ American Elevator" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out the 2 models in the new Fujitsu LX series. Looks like the best Libretto replacements to date. Drawbacks are slightly larger footprint than the Libretto, Crusoe processor and weird screen sizes. The only other option in this size class is the Casio Fiva. There are some 'issues' with these machines too of course. Fiva has an 800 x 600 format screen and the Japanese model has 96MB ram available. Oh for a perfect world... They are indeed nice, but the specs on dynamism don't mention IR for either of them. With it being the only port on my 70CT I've gotten quite used to having it. IR sync with Palm, IR connection to mobile phone (still have to get it working), shooting files back and forth with other enlightened users via IR, etc. All with no cables. Nice. Can't see giving up IR on an "upgrade" machine, although these are VERY nice. As much as I like Linas Torvalds, I just can't get that excited about Crusoe. I'd be running Windows on the machine, so the 533 Crusoe performs like what, a 300 or so Pentium when it's emulating IAPX? Thanks for the quick response... I'll keep looking and hoping, and when I eventulaly can't take it anymore I'll buy the best thing I've found... David = [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Outlook default browser prblem
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:05:21 -0400 From: "Ian C. Melville" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Outlook default browser prblem Dear Alexandre, Many thanks for the pointer to the article! Now i *know* why OE5 and IE55 are seemingly inseparable... Regards, Ian C. Melville FRONTLINE MARKETING AGENCIES Trinidad, West Indies - Original Message - From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 6:54 PM Subject: Outlook default browser prblem Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:48:10 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Outlook default browser prblem http://www.netcaptor.com/article.php?id=91 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Outlook default browser prblem
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:59:27 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Outlook default browser prblem Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:05:21 -0400 From: "Ian C. Melville" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Outlook default browser prblem Dear Alexandre, Many thanks for the pointer to the article! Now i *know* why OE5 and IE55 are seemingly inseparable... You are welcome, Alexandre PS I can not even separate Agent newsreader. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: default DUN connection
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 01:37:02 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Michael J Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: default DUN connection How does one set the default connection for dial-up networking on a Libretto 50 running Win95? Answering my own question: Start Settings Control Panel Internet Connection Simple, once you know the answer :) ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: default DUN connection
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:43:12 +1300 From: Fran McGowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: default DUN connection Is that the same as talking to yourself? Fran :):):) On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:44, you wrote: Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 01:37:02 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Michael J Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: default DUN connection How does one set the default connection for dial-up networking on a Libretto 50 running Win95? Answering my own question: Start Settings Control Panel Internet Connection Simple, once you know the answer :) ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
