Re: Long delay loading Control Strip after startup (OS 8.6)?

Hi Gary, Try trashing the Finder preferences (as well as the CP pref.), restart with extensions off, rebuild desktop, and restart again. See if that helps. -Dana On 11/3/05 10:16 PM, Gary F. Daught of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > Greetings. Sudden issue has arisen when I start-up OS 8.6 on my > PB24

Re: Why won't 280c boot?

Hello Paul, Thank you for the response - I will give it a try. My issue also seems to include a PRAM battery going out. Would this make the unit "forget" that there was an HD and OS in place? I can boot up, but if the unit goes to sleep, it is gone: I have to force reboot, usually to an OS question

Re: Why won't 280c boot?

Ge' Thank you for the response - I will give that a try! Best regards, Dana On 8/5/05 10:27 AM, Ge' of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > 1. Maybe I'm confused, but I thought holding down C during startup was > for internal CD drives and that for external SCSI devices, you need to > hold down Shift-Optio

Why won't 280c boot?

Hi all, A quick question: I have a 280c with a SCSI Dock adapter connected to an Apple Mini-Dock; the SCSI Dock adapter is also connected to a properly terminated external Apple ROM SCSI CD-ROM drive; inside, Apple OS 8. I have never gotten this arrangement to boot; holding down the "C" key, all

Re: An Apple a day..Keeps us from being Win-Dumb

On 6/29/05 1:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > My 1400cs is up and running, (8.0) from the Welcome to Mac O/S and the > happy face...something is just different. > > For a machine that was manufactured in '96, pretty darn quick boot time. > Oooh and all the happy little

Re: What Macs do you favor?

On 5/25/05 12:17 PM, Dana Sibera of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > > On 26/05/2005, at 3:06 AM, Dana Collins wrote: > > >> (p.s. Of all the units considered vintage, my personal favorites >> were a Quadra 840AV blah, blah.> > Powerbook 540c for me. Despite mine

Re: What Macs do you have?-offer

On 5/25/05 11:49 AM, Harts of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > In all this I haven't seen any IIvi, yes, IIvi, not the IIvx. > I improved it with 64mb of ram and a Sonnet 040 accelerator and gave it to > one of my sons. > My other two boys have LCs. One a 475 with a full 040 and the other an LCIII > with

Re: Sound No, No

On 5/24/05 5:48 PM, Dan Palka of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > Exactly, so as I said, if your using Mac OS 8.5 and up, it's built in. > > If your not, you have to use Kaboom! or something like that. Its very super > hard to find. I have it floating around somewhere. > Hi there, To the original po

Re: what macs do you own?/most obscure Mac

On 5/22/05 3:41 PM, The Real Seed Catalogue of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > but you haven't got an OutBound! > > Ben Nor a Franklin! :-) -Dana > >>> From: Brian Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PowerBooks" >>> Subject: Off topic OT : Long weekend topic - what macs do you own? >>> Date: Sat, M

Re: Disc Image?

Hello Dave, Look in the Utilities folder that is in the Applications folder of the root HD (or boot HD). There you'll find a utility called "Disk Copy". Its use is pretty much the same as before, only the file type of the image will be a ".dmg" instead of the former .smi If you choose "read only"

Re: iBook G3 500 White: New owner and a few questions

On 1/14/05 12:42 PM, sirksd of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > Can you reinstall the system? If so, place the system CD in the cd tray and > hold the "c" key while you start up. It works on older Macs, but you would > have to do a clean install of a new system. I think that the cd rom will > work if y

Re: Wallstreet II

On 12/11/04 6:33 PM, Cliff Rediger of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > 3. Isn't there a keystroke that forces the PowerBook to look > to boot from external drives first? I'm thinking I might be ble > to boot from my PCMCIA drive. Hi Cliff, Traditionally, iirc, the keystroke for "old world" units was at

Re: Baatttterrrryyyy Charggger?

Lind SuperCharger II, hands down, if the PowerBook in question is the Duo series. -Dana On 10/10/04 4:28 PM, Dale Hill of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > Where is and what is the best battery charger for Powerbook batteries. > Dale > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by and... > >

Re: Floppy Disk Maker

He eh ... komen nya mas adi ini sering berapi2... dan biasanya asyik kalau lagi gini, keluar deh ilmunya hehehe Pada 06-Feb-2004, adi menulis: > On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 03:36:42PM +0700, aqil wrote: > > Back to plain text, di tempat saya dihitung jari orang yang melek > > untuk memilih menggunakan

Re: OS 8.6 Appearance

Hi Peter, Try throwing away your desktop (Appearance) preferences, and your Finder preferences. Reboot, then reset your desktop selections. This happens to me once in an odd while. Best regards, Dana On 5/22/04 7:41 PM, THE ROCK of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > I just changed the appearance of my desk

Re: emagic Logic

great. Best regards, Dana > The white box with the small graphic, Logic titles, and gray Apple logo. > > on 4/22/04 11:31 PM, Dana Collins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Not odd at all, Dan. Apple bought out eMagic a while ago (about the same >> time the 2nd batch of G4

Re: emagic Logic

Not odd at all, Dan. Apple bought out eMagic a while ago (about the same time the 2nd batch of G4s were coming out), including their flagship audio application "Logic Audio". It is a professional-level digital audio/MIDI sequencing application in the league of Steinberg's Q-Basis and MOTU's Dig. Pe

Re: PowerBook 1400cs & Mac OS 8

Hello Joe, You have the wrong CD for your unit. OS Install CDs will generally come in two flavors, retail versions (which recognizes all targeted units as supported, and will install the OS on any of them), and machine-specific versions, which are shipped with the unit, and are intended to be used

Re: MRJ Downloads & Limewire

On 3/19/04 5:45 PM, ken ross of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Somebody sent me a hot MRJ downloads link - relating to gettin LimeWire to >> run on System 7. >> Well I installed the latest 7.6.1 compatible version of MRJ, and it worked >> fine, but LimeWire wont run. > > >

Re: PowerBook Duo Batteries

Hi Andrew, O-r... If Battery recondition doesn't work (if it doesn't allow you to begin, the battery may be too weak to get started), send it to me, and I'll do a recondition for you off my Lind 2 Supercharger - no charge (er, no fee), just a helping hand! Best regards, Dana On 3/10/04 9:46 PM, A

Re: 5300 and Stylewriter II

Use the CSW 1500 drivers for this unit - that's how it retained support. Simply check B+W or grayscale instead of color before you print. Best regards, Dana On 2/22/04 9:55 AM, The Calypso Organization. of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > I have just got a really clean little Stylewriter II and thought

Re: clicking HD

On 1/18/04 10:48 PM, Howard R. Katz of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > After the discussion here, I thought I'd run a disk repair program to see > if I could find any unknown problems with my drive. (I wasn't going to > tell the program to actually fix what it found, just do a check.) > > I found to my

Re: Think it's shot

On 1/16/04 11:14 PM, H of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > I was trying to defrag a 1.3 GB pb hard drive with > Norton, and it got stuck, making a clicking noise. So > I stopped the defrag and ran disk first aid, which of > course didn't see anything wrong, so I went to Norton > (I don't have a better har

Re: Getting data between the mac and windows box

On 1/6/04 10:38 AM, J Sand of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > > If both computers are on the internet, just email the file to yourself. I > have done this to get big files from the DSL/mac to the Dialup/windoze pc. > Hmm: Mac on DSL, Windoze on dial-up modum - good seeing people w/ their priorities i

Re: Christmas Card to all

> From: "The Calypso Organization" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 09:22:21 - > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Christmas Card to all > > A Christmas card to all the Group > Just Click: > http://holidays.blastcomm.com/

Re: Quicktime 6.0

> From: THE ROCK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:00:59 -0800 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Quicktime 6.0 > > my powerbook (3400/200/144) crashed last night, I was running system > 8.6. Something happened during the

Re: PowerBook 5300cs & Apple CD-ROM

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:23:30 EST > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PowerBook 5300cs & Apple CD-ROM > > I just got a refurbed PB 5300cs (Apple refurb--sealed in box w/manuals). It's > a sweet little machine

Re: OT: Mac -based POS software

What's POS? - Dana > From: Thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:44:04 -0600 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: OT: Mac -based POS software > > Anyone know of any decent Mac POS software? > Either OS 9 or X based? > > Tha

Re: duo 270c

> From: Sandra Coolsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 00:07:50 -0500 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: duo 270c > > i have a duo 270 that has a modem and it is all setup with all my > internet configs and it tells me that

Re: Key combinations

> From: flutterbug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:10:54 -0700 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Key combinations > > Ok, I goofed! I need to know the key combinations for starting up on another > startup disk, rath

Re: System 7.1

> From: JeffH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: System 7.1 > > On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 12:30 pm, PowerBooks wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 22:03:56 +0200 >> Subject: System 7.1 >> >> I would like to install the US version. 7.1? >> >> Ben >> -- > One of these days maybe they'll make

Re: Which paint to use on a Powerbook?

> From: vicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:42:05 +0100 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Which paint to use on a Powerbook? > >> Can anyone tell me what might be the best paint to use to paint my powerbook >> and

Re: Suggestion...

Hi John, Simply use Apple's "Disk Copy" (ver. 6.3.x - this presumes you're not thinking of an OS X environment) available at their ftp site: http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Eng lish-North_American/Macintosh/Utilities/Disk_Copy/ launch the app., go to the "

Re: Un-Erasable Folder

As below > From: Terry Holtrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Un-Erasable Folder > > Start your machine with the extensions off and try it then. If it is > "in use" it is probably being used by an extension of some sort. The > other option is the file erase tool in the old Norton Utilitie

Re: iBook Clamshell Take Apart Manual

Chuck, I can upload one for you, just say the word... :-) Best regards, Dana > From: Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:27:05 -0700 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: iBook Clamshell Take Apart Manual > > Does anyone k

Re: vcd's and digital video

Han queried - > From: Han <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: vcd's and digital video > > I don't have iTunes (I don't run 9) is there another > program you might recomend that will run under 8.6? SounJam MP, iTunes foundational predecessor. My vote - I still use it on OS 9.1. Easy and fast. Best re

Re: this is what I get...

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: this is what I get... > > "Sorry, a system error occurred. illegal instruction To temporarily turn off > extensions, restart and hold the shift key." Looks like I'm down to my last > option- reformat and start completely from scratch. Yes. I've always had b

Re:

Hi Sandra, > From: Sandra Coolsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:08:05 -0400 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > does anybody know anything about the 540? > Just wait a bit. you'll get oodles of help on those things, as it is a

Re: where to find maccheck?

Is that the old disk checkup once used w/ 68XXX machines that would scour your hard drive (took a while iirc) and then give you a definitive report on the condiotion of your system and directory? It would stop if it arrived at something needing to be fixed. Is that it? Had an icon with a Happy Mac

Re: battery not charging update...

Hi Han, Congratulations on a resurrected 3400!Now you have two of them. My guess on that portion of the story was that, in the process of reassembling the PBook, you successfully reseated a RAM module or powerboard connection. Just a quick question: are you SURE that the unit IS running off the ada

Re: Duo problem-What the..!

Originally I lamented: > From: Tom and Lisa P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Duo problem-HELP! > >> Greetings, colleagues. >> I have a PowerBook Duo symptom/problem; need diagnosis! >> >> I'm prepping a Duo 280 (greyscale) for a swap. As long as I've had it, it >> has exhibited zero screen p

Re: Low End Mac's Financial Crisis

> From: Tom and Lisa P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 19:28:46 -0400 > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Low End Mac's Financial Crisis > >> To make a long story short, Low End Mac is about $6,000 in the hole due >> to

Re: Duo problem-What the..!

> From: Tom and Lisa P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:08:10 -0400 > To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Duo problem-What the..! > >> >> >> Now my update: >> the screen is now fine! (?) all prior negative symptoms are at

Re: Duo problem-HELP!

Dan adventurously speculated: > From: Dan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Duo problem-HELP! > > OK, all you MTFT PB owners with darkening screens, here's a _very_ > interesting new data point! MTFT? > SW related? Hm . . . . . > > Dana, this is a common phenom with MTFT PBs, i

Re: Duo problem-HELP!

Greetings, colleagues. I have a PowerBook Duo symptom/problem; need diagnosis! I'm prepping a Duo 280 (greyscale) for a swap. As long as I've had it, it has exhibited zero screen problems. It came to me w/ a patched up version of Sys 7.5 on it, and the soon-to-be-new owner requested 7.6. Installat

Re: Appletalk, or lack of...

Hmm. Let's see if I get this correct: Use Sherlock to find the file "AppleShare PDS" Before you press search, use the edit button to select the "invisible" option, then do your search; you should (in OS 9 at least) get the indication that one file exists. Drag it to the trash, then press"OK" to the

Re: Using TCP/IP over AppleTalk in printer port File Sharing

Clark schooled us as below: > From: Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Using TCP/IP over AppleTalk in printer port File Sharing > > At 12:55 AM +0000 7/4/2003, Dana Collins wrote: >> As below: >> >>> From: "Eric L. Strobel" <[

Re: Using TCP/IP over AppleTalk in printer port File Sharing

As below: > From: "Eric L. Strobel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 20:14:33 -0400 > To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Using TCP/IP over AppleTalk in printer port File Sharing > > somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 7/

Re: Global Village driver

> From: Dana Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Global Village driver > > Hmmm let me check downstairs, Mike, blah, blah. Sorry gang, I too suffered from an itchy trigger (i.e., "send") finger, and meant to send this to Mike only. Mea Culpa, Dana

Re: Global Village driver

Hmmm let me check downstairs, Mike, and if I have it I'll alert you of an upload for you to receive (probably two disk images). Best regards, Dana > From: Michael Marconi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:34:03 -0700 > To: PowerBooks <[E

Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user usebydefault?(and abit OT)

> From: Ben Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by default?(and > a bit OT) > > For any *decent* sound with >> any significant clarity, a sound card is *required*. Personal >> experience. >> >> -Eric J > > Aha You did not specify *de

Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by default?(anda bit OT)

> From: Dan Scanlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:56:35 -0700 > To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by default? > (and a bit OT) > >> >> With regards to audio work: my 34

Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user usebydefault?(and abit OT)

Greetings, George. > From: George Mogiljansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by default?(and > a bit OT) > > Thanks, Dana. > The trick regarding compression (or lack thereof) is > to record in mono at 8 KHz and speak quickly! LOL! In the "old d

Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user usebydefault?(and abit OT)

> From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by default?(and > a bit OT) > > > MIDI playback still requires a sound card. No matter what else, audio > playback requires a sound card. There are player apps for all versions > of windows for a wid

Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use bydefault?(anda bit OT)

Greetings all, > From: George Mogiljansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by default? (and > a bit OT) > > Many thx to Eric, Scott, KADagget for their input. > The intended receiver of my largesse has warned me of > his primitive technology and

Re: Hello everyone.

Can't answer your question, Josh, but.. welcome to the Powerbooks list! Best regards, Dana > From: Joshua K Braddock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 23:13:19 -0500 > To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Hello everyone. > > I am kind

Re: Best DAW for Wallstreet (233/160)

Hi Stephen, One very important piece of information to assist in answering your question. What OS are you running, and hope to be running in the near future? This is especially timely as the dig. audio prod. industry is getting more and more poised for major migration to OS X. Some VST plug-ins are

Re: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ???

Jim steadfastly and bravely inquired: > From: jim page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 19:56:09 -0400 > To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ??? > > > looks like 8.6 is the "most" preferred OS for the 3400

Re: 8.5 Disk tools

I'll upload an image for you, how's that? Best regards, Dana > From: John Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 22:35:41 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Subject: 8.5 Disk tools > > Where can I find an 8.5 disk tools ? I checked t

Re: midi files on a PB1400

Hello All, While I agree with Kenta that OS 9.1 w/QT 6 is a bit much too ask of a PB 1400 with 48Mg RAM, one thing that I would NOT do is play MIDI files (or any external clock-dependent function) with virtual memory (that would include RAM Doubler) on - if OS 9.1 is a definite "must have", then ba

Re: Need help w/ Lind

Greetings all. I recently acquired a Lind SuperCharger II for Duo battery reconditioning. No instructions, of course. I'm having a bit of trouble in interpreting the LED indicators. If you own one, and are familiar w/ its use, could you email me off-list and allow me to ask a question or two? Man

Re: Duo 280c Keyboard

Lots! Good site! Thank you, Mad Dog. -Dana > From: Tom & Lisa P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:38:30 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Subject: Re: Duo 280c Keyboard > >> Greetings all, >> *sigh* my "new" Powerbook (Duo 280c)

Re: Duo 280c Keyboard

Sorry all, My apologies. I forgot I wasn't off-list. Dana > From: Randy & Cheyanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Duo 280c Keyboard > > Dana, > > Try here for help with your keyboard: > > http://home.att.net/~JBDUOFAQ/inter.html#keys > > enjoy, > > Randy > -- PowerBooks is sponsored b

Re: Duo 280c Keyboard

ks) > Subject: Re: Duo 280c Keyboard > > Dana, > > Try here for help with your keyboard: > > http://home.att.net/~JBDUOFAQ/inter.html#keys > > enjoy, > > Randy > > On Saturday, Mar 22, 2003, at 22:17 US/Central, Dana Collins wrote: > >> Greetings all,

Re: Battery Recond (was Powerbook 3400)

Sure wish the Duo batteries could be reconditioned for $54! eBatts quoted me $76 for reconditioning a Duo battery, and that an educational quote - actually, this is to recore the battery, if that is the same as what was referred to as "recondition". Best regards, Dana > From: Thad Hoffman <[EMAIL

Re: Duo 280c Keyboard

Greetings all, *sigh* my "new" Powerbook (Duo 280c) has developed a condition with its keyboard. All of a sudden the 3, 4, e, r, d, and c keys do not function, with all of them going out today. I presume this means time to look for a new keyboard, but... does anyone know if the keyboards respond to

Re: how to get a adb port out of a 280c without using a dock?????

> From: MacBlasterG4 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: how to get a adb port out of a 280c without using a dock? > How do I get an adb port out of a duo without using a dock? > > josh Hi Josh, I'm a new 280c owner myself, but I'll take a stab.. I'm going to bet the answer is "you don't". Ther

Re: battery charging question

e I am getting more "white bars" at first... and then they rapidly > diminish -- in about 5 seconds. > > Having old Macs is such an adventure. I love mine to pieces; I just hope now > that I've made the commitment to a new battery that this works out well. =-) > > ~

Re: battery charging question

Aly adventurously queried: > From: "A. Dishinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Subject: battery charging question > > Hi, all, > > I happily received a new replacement battery for my 1400cs this week > and I am having some trouble charging it. I know that it can ta

Re: AppleShare PDS

David sagely wrote: > > But what if say, you were using OS 9, launched Sherlock and told it > look for AppleShare PDS (with the invisibles option checked) and then > trash it. etc This is the way I've always done it in OS 9.0.4 Oddly, in OS 9.1, I've had less success at having this little o

Re: Want to sell PC laptop

Dan sagely wrote: > From: Dan Palka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Subject: Re: Want to sell PC laptop > > Sorry not a carpenter. Still think its funny though, as it really doesnt > have anything to do with anything. I mean, I can't even think of a way > to connect

Re: PB 540c battery

Below > From: Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:33:02 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Subject: Re: PB 540c battery > > At 4:01 PM -0800 2/15/03, Alan O'Neil wrote: >> Sorry to post again, but I am still not clear on

Re: Mac OS

Greetings, A question on this; once downloaded and unstuffed (the 19 parts of OS 7.5.3), is it possible to take the unstuffed parts and burn a working installer CD? I'm thinking that the issue of using a newer faster Mac to download the System to use on an older (aka, slower) Mac would not be an un

Re: Lind Supercharger II

Greetings, Recently, one of the listers posted an investigative query re: the feasability of running a service that involved their Lind supercharger. Reach me off list, please. Thank you, Dana -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.sma

Re: ? on G3 Pismo

> From: Andrew Kershaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 23:33:38 -0700 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) > Subject: Re: ? on G3 Pismo > > As for the G3 Pismo, this is definitely WAY OT. 3 generations removed. Oops, sorry. ->- * U * Da

Re: ? on G3 Pismo

Greetings all, I have a question re: a G3 Pismo my student owns. Beautiful unit, but it's doing something odd. He kept complaining of an error message that wouldn't allow his Finder to boot up completely while trying to start up in OS 9.2. Having been newly bought via a successful eBay sale, I sugg

Battery Recondition question

Greetings all, I have a question re: the following recondition question: I have a Duo 280c, with a spare Type III NiMH Duo battery that I would like to recondition in the hopes that it will improve it's recharge performance. I'm using the old Apple Battery Recondition utility, v. 1.1 as find at th

Re: Apple Presentation System

IN-Focus made (for Apple) and bundled up a breakout-splitter box with a plentiful amount of cables and Performa-friendly multimedia software, which Apple called their TV Presentation Syytem. Meant to enhance the Performa 6x00 lineup, it actually works well with any Mac w/ DB 15 monitor hook-up. One

Re: Duo Floppy Adapter

Greetings all, Could I ask a quick question to those who own or know: In regards to the Duo Floppy Adapter: it's an HD-20 connection, but look inside the male end of the connector at the end of the floppy modules cable: does it have 17 pins (4x4 plus 1 extra) or is it truly 20 pins? Thank you in a

Re: Newbie basic question

Greetings all, A newbie to the list and to the world of PowerBooks in general. I have a simple connectivity question: I have a newly-found Duo 280c in great shape; it has a microdock (eMachines/SuperMac), floppy adapter, etc. I also have a good external CD-ROM unit to connect, with the obligatory H