Additionally, sometimes turning the machine on at an angle and holding down the trackpad button is required for a 'gravity assist'.

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No luck. It looks like he deleted some control panels. Will re-install 8.6.1

Depending on what System you're running, try checking the "PowerBook Display" or "Monitors and Sound" control panels to see if anything is available there. Also, the "Video Mirrori…

How do you get the VGA port going? Is there a setup or function key to press?

I just took apart one of the G3 AIOs that was arcing particularly violently. I blew everything out with canned air and jiggled the analog board a little bit and now, so far at leas…

Doh! I wished I had thought of that....

It is probably a combination of what Unknown_K said and the fact that I think the "remaining time" shown while its plugged in is time until fully charged.

Are Lombard batteries anything like Wallstreet ones? On a Wallstreet the lights on the battery are on when it is charging and when fully charged they go out. You could have issues…

No need to stick anything inside the drive in most cases. Just hold the mouse/trackpad button down and then start 'er up. Keep it held down until it spits it out (takes some time, …

Tweezers? Try taking the disk out with a pair of them.

...or just hold the trackpad button down -- an external mouse isn't a requirement, AFAIK. The trackpad button method has saved my bacon many a time.

Ok, the Lombard works as long as I don't make it overheat. For learning PHP/MySQL it's pretty good and runs cool. I ran it off of battery for a few hours yesterday, leaving it id…

Try plugging in a mouse and holding the button through startup, this is Apples force eject protocol for these drives.

I ask this on behalf of my uncle, who needs this drive fixed by the evening... He's got a CD-ROM stuck in his slot-loading CD drive (without a paper clip eject button). The drive …

A little patience and this was the solution :b&w: Newton now back in action. Thank you all very much. Michael Remove the battery and power for a little while, the…

Choose an iMac with USB, and then get any of many USB/serial adapters. Keyspan springs readily to mind, and they have been at it since at least 1998. The adapters fetch up to USD…

I'm thinking of getting an older iMac, so I can retire my aging 9500.. I like using my laserwriter 16/600...and stylewriter 2400... but you can't use 'em offhand with the imac...…

Fiber optics with small nicks in the run works pretty well, having everything lead back to a single LED. There was an iBook one done this way that did, as you mention, tie into the…

most of the times you can just press the reset button and it will spring back to life. my MP2100 did that a few times. the first time i wigged out cause i just bought it. i remembe…

Remove the battery and power for a little while, then attach the power cable only. Slide and hold the power button over, and a very dim screen should come up asking if you want to …

Fiber optics with small nicks in the run works pretty well, having everything lead back to a single LED. There was an iBook one done this way that did, as you mention, tie into the…

I've never had this with mine but I'd suggest signing up here: http://www.newtontalk.net/ If one of these guys can't help then I'd be surprised.

I have been using my Newton at least once a week (usually during the boring weekly tech report meetings of endless powerpoinr slides of tedium). I love my Newton 2000 but this Mon…