Re: PB 1400 still stalling

2004-09-14 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hi Ben, on 9/13/04 7:42 AM, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:35:45 +0100 From: VidaVerde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PB 1400 sill stalling Howdy, My 1400 is still stalling out for periods of 30 seconds to a minute at a time. snip try reseating

Re: PB 1400 sill stalling

2004-09-12 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hi Cameron, on 9/12/04 9:13 AM, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PB 1400 sill stalling In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Ken Norris at Sep 11, 4 01:57:58 pm Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:13:45 -0700 (PDT)

PB 1400 sill stalling

2004-09-11 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Howdy, My 1400 is still stalling out for periods of 30 seconds to a minute at a time. It's always been a little pokey under OS 8.6, but it never did this before about a couple of months ago. Happens mostly while it is online, but sometimes even when offline, like in ClarisWorks. I've defragged

Stalls

2004-08-13 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Howdy, Why is it that my PB 1400 is puttering along at it's usual rate, but then suddenly completely stalls for 30-45 seconds. Acts like its right on the virge of hanging...but doesn't (if I have thepatience to wait for it to pick back up again). The bummer is that I have typed some things and

Re: DVD drive for stock PB 1400 133mhz

2004-07-29 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hi Craig From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:50:13 EDT Subject: Re: DVD drive for stock PB 1400 133mhz What do we talk about NOW? Who saw a Powerbook Duo on last night's episode o= f=20 Seinfeld?!? FOF/LOL -- This is funny stuff :-D I think you're making the point. See,

Re: DVD drive for stock PB 1400 133mhz

2004-07-26 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:12:03 EDT Subject: Re: DVD drive for stock PB 1400 133mhz So with the extra one, I am going to try to get it working in the 1400. Please let us know how you fare with that. Thanks, Ken N. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

DVD drive for stock PB 1400 133mhz

2004-07-25 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Howdy, I have a 1400 I'd like to try a DVD drive with some driver software for OS 8.6. Is there anything available other than a SCSI DVD? TIA, Ken N. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: PCMCIA USB 2.0 card for Powerbook 1400c?

2004-07-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:46:29 -0400 From: Fluxstringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PCMCIA USB 2.0 card for Powerbook 1400c? Does anyone know of a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card that would work with my =93new= =94 PowerBook 1400c. It=92s running Mac OS 8.6. I want to hook up an external USB

Re: PCMCIA USB 2.0 card for Powerbook 1400c?

2004-07-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:58:59 EDT Subject: Re: PCMCIA USB 2.0 card for Powerbook 1400c? It was also 3Com which made the 10/100 ethernet cards which were PCMCIA, but had no Mac driver available. I'm using a GlobalVillage FaxModem. Its ethernet connection has

Re: 1400c RAM Stacking (was Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot)

2003-02-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:15:27 -0800 From: David Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1400c RAM Stacking (was Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot) RAM Doubler has a better bang for the buck, allowing triple the RAM under OS 9.1, without slowing them very much. -- What,

Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot

2003-02-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hi List, I did a Google search on TravelStar 8E and 10E. The results were that the tech specs on these external card slot drives show that they are not comptible with Macs, only with PC's. They contain built-in software for Windows. If someone is using one of these on a Mac PB, I'd like to konow

Re: 1400c RAM Stacking (was Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot)

2003-02-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:41:20 -0800 From: David Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1400c RAM Stacking (was Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot) RD is basically a Virtual Memory program that works better than Apple's. (I'm sure someone can jump in to explain exactly how it does

Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot

2003-02-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:10:01 -0800 From: Fabian Fang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot I believe that I first suggested such drives in previous similar threads. I have two of the TravelStar 8E drives, which work on several PowerBook 3400c's with no

ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot

2003-02-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Fellow PB'ers: Where can I find resources for external ATA Hard Drives that will plug into the PCMCIA card port on a PB 1400c? I haven't seen any at lowendmac.com or anywhere else, yet I've been told they exist. Is it just a matter of adapters and power supplies? TIA, Ken N. * OT: BTW, here's a

How to mirror a drive

2003-02-16 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
What I want to do: Mirror my drive on to a new drive. Is there a connector to hookup an _internal_ drive to a PB 1400 through the card slot? Ken N. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Plugging into LAN printer

2003-01-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello group, I have a Compaq PC with an ethernet card running Windows XP with a parallel printer. I want to access the printer with my PB 1400c, OS 8.6, Global Village PC card with an ethernet dongle. Can this be done? I have been told Windows XP has available something called Mac services,

Re: Plugging into LAN printer

2003-01-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** Thanks Drew, Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:21:59 -0700 From: Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Plugging into LAN printer I have a Compaq PC with an ethernet card running Windows XP with a parallel printer. I want to access the printer with my PB 1400c, OS 8.6, Global

Re: OS 8.6 and 1400c

2003-01-20 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:18:31 +1100 Subject: Re: OS 8.6 and 1400c From: John Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Thanks John, -- I'm running a PB1400c/133 with OS 8.6, and for me, it's quite zippy. -- Really? I wonder if I'm still having extension conflicts. I've

Re: OS 8.6 and 1400c

2003-01-20 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** From: Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OS 8.6 and 1400c Myself, I preferred 8.1 on my 1400 when it was still a 117MHz 603. -- Hmm. I would do that, except I fear it won't run my current apps. Downgrading the OS is diffficult.

Re: OS 8.6 and 1400c

2003-01-20 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 1/20/03 3:32 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ** Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:05:28 +1100 Subject: Re: OS 8.6 and 1400c From: John Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] If all else fails, try a totally clean re-install of the book. -- Maybe someday. Right now there is

OS 8.6 and 1400c

2003-01-19 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello, I've been looking at some older Macs with older operating systems, and these leaner meaner things seem to work much faster than OS 8.6 does on my stock 133mHz PB 1400c. I've always felt like its slow as molasses in January. It takes forever to load anything, and occasionally stalls

Re: CF Drive on 1400c

2002-12-24 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Thanks for the Re, --- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:33:17 -0500 From: Scott Holder [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CF Drive on 1400c Does VM work when set back to the HD? And, does the CF card work as a standard drive? --- Yes, it does, after I set it back and restart.

Re: CF Drive on 1400c

2002-12-24 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Thanks Clark, -- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:55:27 -0800 From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CF Drive on 1400c VM is on because that is what it is set to but if it can't actually be used for some reason it won't. Much like your light switch being on in a power failure.

CF Drive on 1400c

2002-12-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello, I didn't see an answer before. Maybe it didn't come through. I have a 1400c/133mhz/48mb/OS 8.6 I formatted CF card awhile back and had it working as a Virtual Memory volume, but it no longer works. VM in the memory control panel says VM is on with CF Drive (the name Igave it) as the

Re: Limping Lombard

2002-12-02 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 12/2/02 12:31 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seriously, the biggest speed enhancement you'll get is by upgrading the RAM. 64MB is _BARELY_ enough to run OS 9. 9.2.2 on my Wallstreet takes 60-70MB. And PC133 SODIMMs are dirt cheap (they work all the way back to the

Re: 1400 OS

2002-09-22 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 9/21/02 9:23 AM, David Allen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:37:30 -0700 From: David Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1400 OS I run 9.1 on both of my 1400s. For me it runs much better than 8.6. (I had problems with Office 2001

Re: PB 1400c Internal Ethernet?

2002-06-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 6/23/02 12:32 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message-ID: 01b101c21a2c$3c7c0880$26a3d918@TYLER From: Steve Schario [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PB 1400c Internal Ethernet? Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 15:34:41 -0500 I am considering installing a 10Base-T internal ethernet card in

Re: 1400 PCMCIA Virtual Memory expansion?

2002-06-23 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 6/23/02 12:32 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message-Id: a05100302b93b2dd4bd0b@[208.25.57.40] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 00:53:53 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 1400 PCMCIA Virtual Memory expansion? Forgive me if this is a rehash but

Re: USB on a PB1400?

2002-06-15 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 6/15/02 7:40 AM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 23:36:01 + Subject: USB on a PB1400? From: Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm new on here and I'm looking at some used PB1400's. Everything I've read while reseaching says no

Re: Using a CF card to boot a PB 5300cs?

2002-05-28 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
** on 5/28/02 8:15 AM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Symbol Representative [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 15:55:40 -0500 ubject: Re: Using a CF card to boot a PB 5300cs? FWIW, ejecting the CF card during the restart allows

Re: PB1400 Parts for a recent convert

2002-05-10 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
B. The Power Adapter that it came with is dead dead dead, and I want to know if using the power adapters from other powerbooks would charge the battery. ( I have tried othe adapters, they allow the laptop to power up, but even after 48 hours, the battery is still not charged, and the OS

Re: PB 1400 and ext monitors

2002-04-24 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 4/22/02 9:09 AM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ben Smith \(QM Systems\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PB 1400 and ext monitors Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:20:51 +0100 You cannot use the 9 Pin PC monitors on a Mac as they will at best be CGA, this is a crude low res

PB 1400 and ext monitors

2002-04-18 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello, PowerBook Stats: PB 1400c, 133mhz, 48mb with 128mb CF card as VRAM, 1.2g internal HD, optional monitor port, Global Village fax/modem PC card. What do I do if I want to use an external monitor and increase resolution? I have the dongle for the monitor port. Best regards, Ken N. --

Re: Compact Flash RAM success

2002-04-13 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 4/11/02 11:29 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Compact Flash RAM success In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Bruce Johnson at Apr 11, 2 11:27:10 am Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 17:54:29 -0700 (PDT)

Re: Compact Flash RAM success

2002-04-13 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 4/13/02 12:22 AM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:29:38 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Compact Flash RAM success Cameron Kaiser wrote: IBM advertises these things as being faster than flash cards...it's got a sustained I/O

Re: Compact Flash RAM success

2002-04-10 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 16:46:29 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Compact Flash RAM success Ken Norris (dialup) wrote: BTW, 1gb flash cards and PC cards are now available, plus, up to 512mb Ultra Compact Flash cards with incredibly

Re: 1400 Battery not recognized

2002-04-06 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 4/6/02 12:31 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 22:51:22 -0500 Subject: 1400 Battery not recognized From: Sean McGroty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The battery in my 1400 is not being recognized, however, it is able to maintain PRAM

Flash memory

2002-04-05 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello all, The following came from Tony: I set the Memory Control Panel to list the PC card as the Virtual Memory volume, but About This Computer listed my hard drive as the VM disk. The Memory control panel said 111MB was used as virtual memory, and the Get info says the PC card has 11.1

PB 1400 PCMCIA slot

2002-03-27 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 3/26/02 12:23 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Christopher Morgenstierne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 1400 nicities 2) I have recently studied Remy's detailed homepage on PCMCIA and CardBus cards and was disappointed because I believed I could put some of the USB cards

Re: Battery woes

2002-03-25 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
on 3/24/02 10:59 PM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: battery woes Date: Sun, 24 Mar 02 15:49:02 -0500 From: ifab [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: 20020324205427.QTXK1147.rwcrmhc52.attbi.com@[192.168.1.100] I have a fairly new battery in my 1400 that just doesn't hold a

Hello

2002-03-19 Thread Ken Norris (dialup)
Hello, I'm new to this list. I have a PB 1400c, 133mhz, 48 mb, 1.2 g, OS 8.6. I would like to do some upgrades to this machine. Like (I assume) most 1400 owners, memory is a problem. I know I can upgrade to a max of 64 mb internal physical memory. Replacing with the right stuff, though, is hard