Why do all that work when you can use a PCMCIA card to decode DVDs? Or were you planning to go OSX all the way? I know that won't work on X, just OS9....

The Lombard 333 @ 433 was sheer luck; I tried it on a whim as 433 involves a least amount of resistor swappery, and it was always fine. Might as well try it Bunsen, and if not 400…

Yes, the decoder is a chip on the mobo, but a 400MHz mobo isn't 400Mhz unless you have a 400Mhz processor module for it, and those things are _expensive_ A 333Mhz module on a 400M…

From what I'm reading, the DVD decoder is a dedicated chip on the 400MHz motherboard. Now I just need to hunt down a cheap DVD drive and some RAM, and a bigger HD, and a TV tuner,…

Oh what the hell. I just ordered the 400MHz DVD playing logic board. $44 US inc shipping, and the $AU is 90c at the moment. Click to expand... oerrr... you know that's just t…

Didn't work. Mind you it's got a Japanese keyboard and caps lock and control have swapped places, so I dunno. Meanwhile I've pulled the battery. It booted into OS X with only 12…

Oh crap. What's the key combo to force OS 9 on startup? Click to expand... On my G3 it's just hold Option as soon as you start it up until you see the blank grey screen come o…

I had a Lombard 333 which amazingly overclocked to 433Mhz Click to expand... As Keanu says ... "Woah" Details?

Oh crap. What's the key combo to force OS 9 on startup?

Oh what the hell. I just ordered the 400MHz DVD playing logic board. $44 US inc shipping, and the $AU is 90c at the moment.

Damn you!! I *love* the G3 PowerBooks and clamshells, all that G3 awesomeness wrapped up in such gorgeous cases - how do you guys keep finding them for free when I can't find an…

you "might" be able to do it with vlc on the os x side, im not sure tho.

Heh. Multiple cash transfers to banks in Vanuatu, the Cayman Islands, and the Channel Islands. People really should learn to zero their hard drives.

OK, I just realised I'm complaining about a free Lombard. I'm going to go find a large halibut so I can slap myself with it.

I'm pretty sure the G4 upgrades are for Pismos only Bunsen Click to expand... Daystar have a G4 for Lombards, but it's $299. Yeowch

I think of the Lombard as being the ultimate 'book suitable for use with old and new Macs - the inclusion of SCSI a big plus. I'm pretty sure the G4 upgrades are for Pismos only B…

Yeah. After looking at the specs on Lowendmac, I'm wondering how well I scored here. only one PC Card slot, and no ADB port. Although the 333 MHz Lombard has a faster clock…

Nice score B! Our luck seems to be high this week, I scored a PB Ti 867 = $0. Given to me as "dead motherboard", two minutes later with my iBook adapter = 100% working Mac. It's…

Just picked up a Lombard 333 Powerbook and a Tangerine iBook 300 = $0. The Lombard has 128MB/4G/CD -no DVD decoder- and the iBook 64MB/6G. Both in perfect working order. I've gi…

Duo Keyboards are notoriously crap. I've owned 3 Duo's (270, 280, 2300) and the keyboards were crap on all of them. My 2300, the only Duo I still have, has the wrist rest from an …

Hi Bunsen, Hey Macd: what did "a little persistence" consist of? Just lots of pounding, or the whole strip down and clean routine? Click to expand... A bit of both. Mo…

Bottom case and hard drive from a 280Logic board from a 230 keyboard and display from a 210 Click to expand... Give my creation .... LIFE!!! {insert thunder crack} Hey Macd: …

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. ...and the keyboard is the worst example of a Duo I've ever used. It's never a good thing when one must pound or continually press t…

With the purchase of this curiosity, I feel that it may be time to re-think the whole eBay thing. This machine was advertised as a Duo 280. I figured cool, I don't have one of tho…

Wow.... Wanna give one now? No, really, I'll come get it