Went to the local recycle center today and sitting right on the computer table was a Powerbook 180. I snatched it up in a hurry and set about looking for a power adapter. I didn't find one, but luckily I have a PB1xx adapter already that I use with my Mac Portable. I did find the external monitor cable, though.
I get the machine home and try to power it on. Nothing happens. I wait a few minutes and try again. Same. I remove the battery and it springs to life! That 4-bit greyscale active matrix display really sparkles!
Is this common behavior with Powerbook and old, dead batteries?
It only has 4 MB of RAM, so I'm thinking about downgrading to System 7.1. The previous owner had 7.5 installed.
Also, I couldn't get my external monitor to show up. I've got my VGA LCD display plugged in through one of those adpaters with the DIP switches.
I get the machine home and try to power it on. Nothing happens. I wait a few minutes and try again. Same. I remove the battery and it springs to life! That 4-bit greyscale active matrix display really sparkles!
Is this common behavior with Powerbook and old, dead batteries?
It only has 4 MB of RAM, so I'm thinking about downgrading to System 7.1. The previous owner had 7.5 installed.
Also, I couldn't get my external monitor to show up. I've got my VGA LCD display plugged in through one of those adpaters with the DIP switches.