If O'Grady is right, I may get one, unless they tempt me with an iBook, too. (Paid for by work, not me.) The rumor does "feel" right: � price increase along with the iMac � 800Mh…

I would get one, too. They just need a slightly updated graphics chip.

Well, after upgrading to OS 9.1, I opened the powerbook password security control panal, set a password and shut down. NOW it will not restart, I get a blank screen with the cursor…

I have the same problem. My 2 year old Lombard is dead (or seems dead). However if MacOS9.1 is to blame I don't now. Heres what happened: 1) Im sitting on my sofa surfing, when th…

Guys.....please tell me this is not a MAJOR lombard problem, I just bought one off of ebay. I'm definetely going to be using OS X 1.0 on it when March 24 hits, and if 9.1 is causin…

I upgraded the Lombard I use at work to OS9.1 when it was first released and I've not had a single problem. I use Communicator, Office 98, Eudora, Firewire 2 Go , and a KeyspanUSB…

by chance did you guys try booting off of a CD? i dont know if this will work, but maby you can reinstall OS 9, or maby even OS 8.x? just an option?

I am the East Carolina Apple Campus Rep and I downloaded OS 9.1 for all my mac's. I put it on my PowerBook G3 Bronze, ibook and older 333mhz imac. I have had no problems with mine …

problem solved!!!!! disconnected the harddrive, booted off CD "would not even smile with the HD on", reconnected the HD just after it started booting, Ran Disk warrior, disabled th…

call me stupid...i haven't yet upgraded to 9. i'm still stuck on 8.6. but i remember reading that the password security control panel will *seriously* mess things up under OS 9. …

yeah I guess your right, but why did apple put it there in the first place, why no warning about it, I was about to send my computer to the shop, which would have charged me for a …

Found this at www.lowendmac.com in an article about the Pismo: ---------- Apple Issues Warning That Pismo PowerBook Not Compatible With OS 8.6 Password Security Wednesday, Mar…

While my hard drive acted like it was totaly dead I was able to resuce it and all the data was safe, Disk warrior did its work off course, but my version of Password control panal …

Finally received my Lombard today. After running Disk First Aid and backing up the hard drive, I wiped it clean and reinstalled OS 9. Then came the juggernaut; the OS 9.1 update. H…

9.1 worked fine with my Lombard. Password security is specifically prohibited for Pismo, not Lombard, although it did cause some moderate problems for me after the 9.1 upgrade unti…

I have not had this problem, but on another site, i have heard of one fix. You have to reset the entire computer. Remove the batteries, CD drive etc, and unplug everything from the…

Lombard owner running 9.1 here. No problem at all and I crash my computer all the time while developing software. I find It's much more stable. I don't know it it's Palm Desktop or…

I've been using 9.1 on my PISMO for a while now and not only is it more stable but not much problems with Multi user. have you run Norton or Techtool Pro on your disk? that mught…

I have a Lombard 333, and OS9.1 No major problems. The article MB refers to clearly states that Pismo (G3 firiwire) PB is incompatable with the 8.6 version of Password security. …

400 MHz Lombard machine here... Upgraded to 9.1: absolutely no problems. MacOS X Public Beta works like a charm on the machine as well.

I have had similar problems on my Lombard... my suspicion has been the PRAM has gotten hosed to the point that it won't boot. The solution has almost always been to completely res…

I think that the Lombards may all have a problem where they just die. Mine had this and had to be sent to the Netherlands to be repaired. Even after the repair, though, it has ha…

My Lombard and 1st generation Wall Street Powerbooks are both running 9.1 with no problems. I never attempt an upgrade with multiple users or password protection "armed." Perhaps t…

as far as I know, the internal little rechargeable battery can only be recharged by your big batteries. this means, when you removed the heavy battery, because you're using the pow…

Can I use a 256 MB RAM from a Lombard in the Prismo? An Apple store guy said yes but another website said no. Does anyone know? Thanks