First and foremost you should definately re-evaluate what programs you need to run on the laptop. If its for web browsing or simple stuff then either architectures will work. Not…

i got a powerbook, now i HATE my pc. im looking to sell my tower and get a g5 i was nervous about buyin a powerbook comming from a thinkpad, but ill never look back

Next to the PC Card slot there is that little thing which pops out when you push it. It looks like a little antenna but Im just guessing. What is it? Also, what do you PC Card slo…

It's the built in antenna for the pcmcia card. stick a pcmcia card in and then push the antenna and the built in software will load the card. :grin:

The "antenna" also doubles as the eject button!

Quote: Originally posted by King Chung Huang: The "antenna" also doubles as the eject button! Its just an eject button :-) nothing more.

The answer to question number 1 is contained in your owner's manual, available online here: http://www.info.apple.com/support/ma...html#powerbook tooki EDIT: same answer, rephr…

Quote: Originally posted by tooki: RTFM tooki Settle. I did have a secondary question too if you RMFP (Read my F#@*in Post).

inappropriate admin that was just a wee bit rude. To answer swiz' second question: I use a CF-PCMCIA adapter for copying images taken with my digital still camera. It's much faste…

Why is everyone so insincere... the question may be "stupid" to some, but a lot of PB users are new, bought used are are just curious. Try to be helpful or just take a chill pill!…

I just want everyone to know, my balls are really huge right now. I'm playing bocci The little spring-loaded button is for ejecting PCMCIA cards when they've been loaded. When t…

After seeing the same questions come up in your forum over and over and over again (question #1 is in the manual, question #2 was recently discussed in detail in a long thread abou…

Quote: Originally posted by tooki: After seeing the same questions come up in your forum over and over and over again (question #1 is in the manual, question #2 was rece…

If you look at the manual, the eject button is not referenced iin the "additional features" diagram on page eight. It is mentioned on page 38 under PC Cards. By the way there is ro…

Quote: Originally posted by haunebu: Mr. ass pirate admin Ooo. I'm sure your daddy must be proud of you.

Commander Ass Pirate?

Quote: Originally posted by tooki: RTFM tooki Did you feel all warm and fuzzy when you sent that one-liner? I'm sure you've never posted a question here that cou…

Quote: Originally posted by JHromadka: Did you feel all warm and fuzzy when you sent that one-liner? I'm sure you've never posted a question here that couldn't be found…

You guys need to stop beating up on Tooki. RTFM is a perfectly valid response to a question such as this. If the original poster had taken the one or two minutes required to find…

I do searches periodically and find them generally helpfull. I encourage other to search, although in the case before this thread, a little self-respect would have gone a long way-…

Quote: Originally posted by parsec_kadets: Oh, and if anyone is upset that Tooki used the F-word, keep in mind that "RTFM" is a regular phrase that is used quite often …

Also, what do you PC Card slot users find is the most useful device to use with it? I think the most usefull is the slot itself. I use it as a digital camera card reader and maybe…

I use the pc card slot with an adaptor for my compact flash cards that are in my digital camera. I don't have to take extra cables, just the adaptor that slots into the side of my…

Im absolutely SICK of how a simple USB2 card reader cant be properly recognized, or how my images become corrupted after connecting them to the powerbook. This is clearly a drive…

im not the only one with this problem, LOTS of others have it too: http://discusssearch.info.apple.com/...AN.7@.599d2315