As I suspect you know, the colour PowerBook Duo screens where marginally thicker than those found on the greyscale models, and so a replacement lid for the original DuoDock was ava…
68kMLATroubleshootingby beachycoveTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 22:15
And as a humorous sidenote, note to self:Unlike what you read everywhere on the web, you *can* put a 2300c in an original DuoDock, and it works just fine. You only need to push a l…
68kMLATroubleshootingby Anonymous FreakTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 21:08
And as a humorous sidenote, note to self:
Unlike what you read everywhere on the web, you *can* put a 2300c in an original DuoDock, and it works just fine. You only need to push a…
68kMLATroubleshootingby superpantoufleTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 20:52
Wow, beachycove, what a complete answer! Thanks a lot to both of you.
Actually last night I took some time to test those babies, and it seems like it's Christmas all over again!
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68kMLATroubleshootingby superpantoufleTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 20:01
That is a step I plan to try down the road. Right now I plan to try Disk Warrior as it can 'see' the drive but not access it. I ran Disk Utility - First Aid but was stopped by an…
68kMLATroubleshootingby StrimkindTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 15:08
I've noticed that when those particular iBook's have a failing hard drive, it's hard to determine, because the clunks are so random, it's not as consecutive as they usually are in …
68kMLATroubleshootingby wardsenatorfe92Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 13:29
Congratulations on a very complete Duo starter kit there!
I don't think there is much I can add that beachycove hasn't already covered. Except to say that out there somewhere on …
68kMLATroubleshootingby BunsenTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 13:05
I think I just might. If I can get one for less than $50 there is almost nothing to lose. Now I just play the waiting game for the Macbook Adapter.
In the meantime...I have pick…
68kMLATroubleshootingby StrimkindTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 06:10
I've noticed that when those particular iBook's have a failing hard drive, it's hard to determine, because the clunks are so random, it's not as consecutive as they usually are in …
68kMLATroubleshootingby ChristopherTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 04:46
Congrats, and a few random thoughts from a fellow Duo fan (working 270c and 2300c; "resting for now" 280c; plus two DuoDocks with replacement lids; plus a separate external battery…
68kMLATroubleshootingby beachycoveTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 04:39
Nice score! Finding little gadgets like that cheaply is always fun, especially things like those Netgear powerline modules. I've always found the idea interesting and have wanted…
68kMLANetworkingby IPNixonTue, 19 Jan 2010 - 01:19
Not so much direct Mac hardware, but this sure is making my PM9600/350 and 8500/G3 450 happy.
Que Firewire CDRW external drive - Minus power supply - Repinned the power supply con…
68kMLANetworkingby ppuskariMon, 18 Jan 2010 - 22:20
I personally think you should buy 256 mb of ram (or more) and use OSX and swap the HD. Sounds like the HD is toasted...
Click to expand...
Yeah, it figures. I bought the machin…
68kMLATroubleshootingby wardsenatorfe92Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 16:17
Thanks for the help everyone, but now I'm running into some really bad problems again.
I'll answer questions first. Classic, I have about 33.5MB Free (the OS takes about 30.1MB). …
68kMLATroubleshootingby wardsenatorfe92Mon, 18 Jan 2010 - 15:00
Hey!
My car's trunk is quite full this morning... I got a working (boxed!) Duo 230 with all its accessories (but sadly without original disks and manuals), a working DuoDock for i…
68kMLATroubleshootingby superpantoufleMon, 18 Jan 2010 - 14:17
How much RAM do you have free under About This Macintosh? Is Virtual Memory or RAM Doubler not an option for you? (And iBook RAM is dirt cheap. I stuck a 512MB SO-DIMM in my bluebe…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ClassicHasClassMon, 18 Jan 2010 - 01:20
I, too recommend Netscape. I use versions 4 through 6 with no major problems, other than support for some of the most recent web technologies. The lower versions are more leaner …
68kMLATroubleshootingby phreakoutSun, 17 Jan 2010 - 23:01
As far as browser choice is concerned, I've got IE5.1 and Netscape 7 running on my Kanga. Netscape seems to work a bit better and has fewer problems with modern websites.
Click …
68kMLATroubleshootingby MattBSun, 17 Jan 2010 - 20:42
As far as browser choice is concerned, I've got IE5.1 and Netscape 7 running on my Kanga. Netscape seems to work a bit better and has fewer problems with modern websites.
Click …
68kMLATroubleshootingby wardsenatorfe92Sun, 17 Jan 2010 - 19:55
As far as browser choice is concerned, I've got IE5.1 and Netscape 7 running on my Kanga. Netscape seems to work a bit better and has fewer problems with modern websites.
68kMLATroubleshootingby MattBSun, 17 Jan 2010 - 19:47
As I've mentioned in the Conquests thread, I just recently obtained a 500MHz iBook G3 off ebay. (64 MB RAM, CD-ROM, 10 GB HDD, OS 9.2.2). Right now, going into college I don't real…
68kMLATroubleshootingby wardsenatorfe92Sun, 17 Jan 2010 - 18:45
I picked up one of these guys off of ebay dirt cheap. maybe $15 bucks total? dont remember. Anyway... there is an issue that has me kind of stumped.
When its at room temp, you fir…
68kMLATroubleshootingby techknightFri, 15 Jan 2010 - 01:59