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Post #6 by ClassicHasClass
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSat, 23 Jan 2010 - 07:11
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powerbook-3400c.19646/
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Just want to let you know, I got the laptop (Will write the guy a PM after this) and right now, I am on wifi posting through Classilla. Btw, classichasclass did a really good job with this. No issues with it so far. Now I gotta get an IRC client, and work out a few IM Clients.
It's surprisingly quick for a machine. I am dual-booting the machine with OS 8.1/9.1 and it seems pretty stable.

It has a working battery (not sure how long, I will have to test it) and it has a Zip 100 and a 20x CD-ROM!!! wow, he really gave me a nice deal.

I didn't realize these laptops have VGA. first time I have had anything other than a G3 for old machines that had VGA.

Another thing, The keyboard is till better than the PB 540c that i have as a webserver in my room, but it's not not as good as say the lombard's keyboard. Or hell, even as good as a Wallstreet II that I used to have.

Classilla is a tad slow, as I type this, it's always at least about 4 characters behind where I am currently typing, so sometimes I make errors, correct them before i even see it pop up on the screen. It's just weird about the latency of it.

Anyone got any games they would recommend for this machine?

I am thinking Excape velocity, but what about any old classic games? What aboutr Duke Nukem, Doom or even Marathon?
JavaScript is still a bit slow, so the post editor is a little sluggish. That will be a bit better in 9.1 because of some of the other page and DOM optimizations I'm working on, but won't really improve until I get through with my JavaScript rewrite (the version after 9.1).

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