Re: the new libretto L1

2001-05-28 Thread Tom Manson

Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 09:14:19 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
Subject: Re: the new libretto L1

I have yet to see this new L1.  The Toshiba.com page doesn't seem to know about it, so 
where can I see what it looks like?

Tom


Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 05:55:57 -0400
 From: brennan - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: the new libretto L1
 
 hello folks,
 
 i am new to this list because i have been researching the libretto L1.
 i wish to purchase this machine through a friend in Japan. i am from Canada 
 and i don't think it will be available here for some time.
 
 does anybody know of any reason why i should not do this. it looks like an 
 awsome machine. i have had a sony picturebook...and when toshiba announced 
 this model, i felt as though i had some hope with my quest for the ultimate 
 ultraportable.
 
 i know that the OS will be Japanese but i suspect that i should be able to 
 clean install W2K. I don't really like millenium anyway!! i am sure that 
 many of you have Japanese models that had to be converted.
 
 should i expect complications with things like the bios or boot sector or 
 anything else that is not blown away with a reformat?
 
 (a short rant about sony)hopefully to make you feel better about your 
 wonderful toshibas...
 
 sony is not a customer oriented company. they charge exorbitant prices and 
 atttempt to sting you for more money with proprietary issues. every sony 
 product is designed to force you to buy the only sony compatibles...sony!! i 
 know this is the norm for some products with some compatibles but with sony, 
 it is everything. for instance, you cannot reliably use a sony picturebook 
 with anything other than a sony cd-rom.
 
 peace:)
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Re: Anyone got ram or hard drives 4 sale?

2001-05-08 Thread Tom Manson

Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 21:16:28 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
Subject: Re: Anyone got ram or hard drives 4 sale?

Well after reading all the traffic on the screen dilemma (which mine has), I guess I 
am up for selling the 16M RAM upgrade and the 750MB hard drive in my 50ct.  What are 
you willing to pay for them?

Tom
(I'm in Maryland)


Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 10:34:51 -0700
 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B7TechnoDragon=B7?= [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Anyone got ram or hard drives 4 sale?
 
     Say, does anyone have a ram board for a libretto 50, 60, or 70, even a 8mb 
 upgrade board, for sale?
 
     Also looking for a hard drive out of a libreto. Any size, even 250mb, just 
 as long as it's the ultra thin style librettos use.
 
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Re: X on Libretto (OS=Linux)

2001-04-13 Thread Tom Manson

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:50:02 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
Subject: Re: X on Libretto (OS=Linux)

There has been so much exchange of Linux OS information it has really(!) motivated my 
interest.  I am always wanting to learn, so I will certainly be reading up on Linux 
through the web and the bookstores and the library. 
But what can you linux worshippers tell me about major differences (pros and cons) 
between Linux and Windows, or even good old DOS?  

What serious advantages does Linux have to offer and what major obstacles does it 
offer the (now) standards likd Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access (or there competing 
Linux-based alternatives), and are those alternatives interpretable by users of the 
aforementioned standardsw and OSs?

AND  What about memory usage!!! [This is my major complaint about MS.] Microsoft 
has become such a memory hog over the years, has Linux tried to stay lean?  And is 
that an arguemnt for using small memory banks like 32M? 

Tom
Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 22:47:16 +0100 (BST)
 From: David Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: X on Libretto (OS=Linux)
 
 
 I've lost the message which I mean to reply to, so I'll start a new
 thread instead ;)
 
 I have found that I am able to run Mozilla, and a fair amount of GNOME
 software on my 32Mb Libretto 50 (with a pretty sizeable swap partition,
 admittedly) with pretty good performance. So, I wouldn't say that you
 have to be _too_ minimal to run Linux on a Libby. I do try and save
 memory by running only one or two gettys, and _very_ few network servers
 (asmutils httpd, runs in 16kb; sshd; very little else).
 
 Linux is surprisingly lean when you trim the amount of crap it runs.
 Beware default installs of RedHat, SuSE, maybe other distros which run a
 whole bunch of unnecessary services. Also note that super-servers such
 as inetd which run other services are pretty much frowned-upon
 security-wise nowadays, so by not running them you are both saving
 memory and plugging security holes.
 
 
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Re: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD

2001-02-27 Thread Tom Manson

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:57:57 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
Subject: Re: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD

bcotton, 
I guess I missed something.  I thought you would be responding with a URL, but all I 
saw was the archives reference!  If the pointer is buried somewhere in the archives, 
is there any you can give us a hint exactly where that needle is in the haystack?

Tom


Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:18:01 -0500
 From: "bcotton" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD
 
 http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives
 I should've used the word Archives. I do have the zip copy it is 1.66MB
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 From: "Lee A. Dickinson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:56 PM
 Subject: Re: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD
 
 
  Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:47:52 -0500
  From: "Lee A. Dickinson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: Re: Garmin MapSource on Libretto HDD
 
  At 08:21 PM 2/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
 
  I use a virtual Cd, its name is VCDROM. There are several shareware and
  commercial ones available. The website to download was listed here, you
  should be able to find it in the digest.
 
  Sorry to be a dweeb, but could you provide a link to either the digest or
  the VCDROM site? I am new to this topic and I don't have all the links
  catalogued as yet.
 
  tia - Lee
 
 
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Re: RE: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?

2001-02-17 Thread Tom Manson

Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 12:33:35 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
Subject: Re: RE: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?

Well now that I mentioned it Matt, I am wondering if it is only manufacturers that 
produce military equipment.  I thought it was all vendors (at least in the US) but now 
I am not so sure.  Check out the following if you find any codes and see it they match 
up

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/CAGESearch/

Tom


Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:46:26 -
 From: "Matthew Hanson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: RE: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?
 
 Cage code ay... That, like that vast majority of things... is a new one to 
 me. Is this something that appears on ALL cards like the FCC ID codes I 
 wonder. I'll be interested to hear more about it if you can dig up the 
 info.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Matt
 
 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
 Reply-To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: RE: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?
 Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:27:31 -0800
 
 Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:20:05 -0500
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
 Subject: Re: RE: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?
 
 As an alternative you might want to use the CAGE code as an identifier 
 resource. I don't remember what CAGE is the acronym for, or where to find 
 it, but if I locate it I will post to this list for access.
 
 Tom
 
 
 Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  
   Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 08:11:02 -0800
   From: "Michael Berlant" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Subject: RE: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?
  
   The list is searchable, but I don't think it's in a form that can be 
 easily downloaded. I also don't remember the exact URL, but you should be 
 able to find it by searching Yahoo or the like for the FCC ID of some board 
 that you already have.
  
   Good luck.
  
   Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:27:24 -0800
   From: "Matthew Hanson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Reply-To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Subject: List of manufacturer FCC ID #s?
   
   Does anyone know if there is a list I can download anywhere, maybe at 
 the
   FCC site somewhere, of all the various companies FCC ID identification
   codes. The first three digits of any FCC ID number identifies the
   manufacturer, right? It'd be great to have a list of all of these 
 three
   digit codes and the companies that they correspond to for picking up 
 boards
   at swap meets.
   
   Matt
  
  
  
  
   
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Re: [Wheel]

2000-11-19 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 19 Nov 00 13:21:58 EST
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Wheel]

Vitaly,
I'd be glad to help if only I knew something about the problem you're dealing
with.  I can't even get an external mouse (well trackball) to work on my
50ct.

Sorry,
Tom

  Vitaly Pavlenko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 20:16:25 +0900
 From: Vitaly Pavlenko [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Wheel
 
 Hi!
 
 Guess nobody's gonna help me, but just in case...
 
 I cannot get the mouse wheel working. LibSS1000, Win95. MS Intellimouse Pro
(it's PS/2 type with an adapter for serial port).
 
 Symptoms:
 Works fine in serial port as normal mouse (no wheel) but only if COM port
IRQ is 4
 Works fine in PS/2 port in any mode
 Freezes (only mouse) shortly after startup in serial port with Intellimouse
(wheel) driver
 
 *COM port settings seem to have no effect, but sure I didn't try all
combinations.
 
 Solution:
 Buy a PS/2 Y-splitter cable.
 
 Any other solutions involving less time/money? Any help is appreciated :).
 
 Regards,
 Vitaly
 
 
 
 
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Re: [Dead Libretto]

2000-10-28 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 28 Oct 00 22:21:07 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Dead Libretto]

Wow Kris,
Too bad!  I want to hear the results of this one too!!!

Tom

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 Subject: Dead Libretto
 
 Hi all,
 
 I sure could use some help on my Libretto 30/AMD-K5/100...
 The problem is this:
 After overclocking my Lib to 133Mhz (which everyone seems to do without a
problem) it died
 after appr. 15 minutes of perfectly good working.
 I undid the overclocking, but all that remains is a orange, blinking power
led, doing some sort
 of SOS sequence.
 I've allready tried disconnecting all the power (including the
backup-battery) and leave it for a day.
 No go.
 Could anyone shed any light on my problem, or do I have a very expensive
battery charger left?
 
 Thanx in advance!
 
 Kris
 
 
 
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Re: [Dead Libretto]

2000-10-28 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 28 Oct 00 22:21:07 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Dead Libretto]

Wow Kris,
Too bad!  I want to hear the results of this one too!!!

Tom

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 Subject: Dead Libretto
 
 Hi all,
 
 I sure could use some help on my Libretto 30/AMD-K5/100...
 The problem is this:
 After overclocking my Lib to 133Mhz (which everyone seems to do without a
problem) it died
 after appr. 15 minutes of perfectly good working.
 I undid the overclocking, but all that remains is a orange, blinking power
led, doing some sort
 of SOS sequence.
 I've allready tried disconnecting all the power (including the
backup-battery) and leave it for a day.
 No go.
 Could anyone shed any light on my problem, or do I have a very expensive
battery charger left?
 
 Thanx in advance!
 
 Kris
 
 
 
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Re: [Re: Blank Screen]

2000-10-23 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 23 Oct 00 15:07:07 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Re: Blank Screen]

Thanks for the response David (Chien),
I called Micro solutions to ask about the price of the LCD module, and they
quoted me the same thing I had heard before:  $858.00

Way more than I feel is worth re-investing in the Libretto.  I may try some
amateur swap meets to see if there are any otherwise non-working units someone
is trying to get rid of, but if I can't find something that way, I'll not
bother with it any longer.

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Re: Blank Screen

2000-10-22 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 22 Oct 00 19:16:10 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Blank Screen

Hi folks,
Those of you who are interested, I have some minor news to report and some
questions (for those of more experience with the Libretto than myself).

To recap and provide some background for the following, my Libretto (50ct) has
had a screen failure such that the screen flashes at me when it is first
turned on, and does not show any signs of displaying anything until the next
time it is turned on.  I can put the Lib on the docking station and plug a
monitor into it and the monitor works fine, so it is the LCD-related circuitry
that is at fault.  Now here's what's cookin' lately:

I disassembled the screen enclosure (some of you probably saw the graphics I
uploaded to the list), and measured the voltage of the "backlight" power
supply."  [I put that in quotes, because what I found doesn't realy indicate a
backlight as much as it does an electro-luminescence circuit or charge-related
device.]

Some one told me to expect 50 - 150 volts (I didn't recall if they specified
ac or dc), so not knowing the expected polarity, I set the meter I had for
600vdc.  At first the meter dipped below 0 regardless of the way I applied the
probes, thus indicating an ac voltage (no wonder the wires were colored white
and blue instead of red and black).  So I switch the meter to 600vac and got a
more accurate reading, at least it showed the true significance of the
circuit.  It pegged the meter!  I would assume that the actualy output voltage
fo that circuit is around 1000vac! I can't measure anything above 600v without
rigging up some kind of a voltage divider circuit.

So, unless the output is supposed to be dc and I have a failed rectifier or
two, that power output looks good to me.  

The next step in the process then is determining what is actually bad and in
need of replacement.  It appears to me that the little circuit card identified
as "FL INBERTER" [sic] on the left edge of the screen (I don't have the part
number handy, but it is on the drawing and parts list that I got somewhere
online - and from whence came the name I quoted above) is the faulty part
since it appears to house both the "backlight" and other signal decoding
electronics.

The next question (assuming that is the faulty part), is where can I get one
of these little guys and how much will it cost.  I guess another question I
would ask is is it somehow matched to the LCD screen such that the screen
needs to be replaced along with the circuit card.  I can't believe that the
latter is true, but there might be some trimming required once the two are
mated.

If it isn't the little FL INBERTER, (in other words if the fault is in some
other LCD circuitry located out of range of what I could see) I'm not going to
know that.  If you guys happen to now if and where other LCD circuitry is
housed, please let me know.

Any assistance along these lines would be apprecited,  whether it be opinion
or knowledge.

Thanks,
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Re: [Clik! drives now much cheaper]

2000-10-16 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 16 Oct 00 17:53:10 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Clik! drives now much cheaper]

Paul,
Why does JandR's webpage show a price of $199.99 for the Iomega Clik if it
only cost you $69?

Tom

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Paul Bristow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:20:04 +0200
 From: Paul Bristow [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Clik! drives now much cheaper
 
 I just got back from a trip to New York, where I found the PCMCIA Clik!
 drive from IOMEGA available at $69, including a spare 40M disk.  I was
 so excited I bought one as a spare.  Now one drive lives in my libretto
 and the other in my wallet.  Very cool.
 
 Can be found at www.jandr.com
 
 Cheers,
 
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Re: [H Re: Lib Power in Car]

2000-10-16 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 16 Oct 00 21:52:52 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [H Re: Lib Power in Car]

I'll say jolly good!  And in fact the following is an excellent example of
redundancy, the last two sentences saying the same thing twice.  ;-)


 Sociology students will find the above to be of interest. 
 An example of a man of widely varying tastes. Exemplifying the 
 extremes in taste. 
 

Had to do it Jim.  Sorry  ;-)

Tom


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Re: [anyone have a floppy drive?]

2000-10-08 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 8 Oct 00 08:13:07 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [anyone have a floppy drive?]

I've got a floppy, but I don't understand what that has to do with your
selling yours?  How much do you want for your 50ct by the way?

Tom Manson
Frederick, MD USA


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 Subject: anyone have a floppy drive?
 
 
 
 anyone have a floppy drive for the libretto 50ct?  i am planning
 to sell my libretto and the only tihng wrong is i need a floppy
 drive.
 
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50ct Screen (again)

2000-10-08 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 8 Oct 00 10:19:23 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 50ct Screen (again)

OK Folks, 
After re-examining my faulty 50ct here's what I see:

As it boots up the screen seems to flash (if you weren't watching it you
wouldn't see it flash), then the lower half of the screen glows in some
uninterpretable format (with color - mostly a shade between white and green). 
This glow is fairly solid color, but there is some hint of streaking going on
as well.  The lower half glow lasts at most 1 second, then the entire screen
goes blank never to brighten again until the computer is cycled on and off.  

Now does this sound like a backlight or an LCD screen driver?

Tom


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Re: [Re: 50ct Screen (again)]

2000-10-08 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 8 Oct 00 23:15:18 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Re: 50ct Screen (again)]

Thanks David,
I have already used it with a CRT so I know the video section is working.  I
guess the next step is to tear into it.  I may take some voltage measurements
of the backlight power supply output if anyone can tell me what its output
should be.  I have a parts list and "exploded view" but if anyone has full
schematics, or know where I can find them, I certainly would appreciate
getting them.

Thanks again,
Tom Manson

David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 19:32:30 -0700 (PDT)
 From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: 50ct Screen (again)
 
 Depending on what is displayed on the screen and the screen angle, it might
be
 possible to see very faint traces of text/graphics on your screen if it is
only
 the backlight that's gone out.
 
 However, if you can't see any differences, it's up in the air.  At this
time,
 I'd test it with a monitor to make sure the graphics subsection is working
 okay, then disassembly the unit to have a look at the connectors and such
 around the LCD panel area to see if there are any quick fixes by making
sure
 contact is good.
 
 Of course, if it's only the backlight, that should be under $100 at
 www.micsol.com.
 
 If it's the expensive LCD, time to go Ebay shopping as the replacement cost
out
 of warranty is about the same as a used Libretto.
 
 
 
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Re: [Re: Sources for Librettos?]

2000-10-04 Thread Tom Manson

Date: 4 Oct 00 17:10:54 EDT
From: Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Re: Sources for Librettos?]

David, You French Dog!  ;-)
I saw your post on the Libretto list and had to ask, have I run into you on
ICQ in a Miata Forum?  I have never seen that name Chien other than that time
and I am just curious.

Tom Manson
Frederick, MD USA


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