I'm getting a Pismo and dad has one. What I reckon apple should go back to doing is making docks for powerbooks. A Pismo with a dock containing drive bays, PCI slots would be da bo…

MacNZ, the integration of such ports (PCI, AGP, drive bays) would be quite difficult. The PowerBook's display is connected directly to the graphics card. The only reason they made …

There's a post over at MacDebate (I think) in the Powerbook area that discusses PCI expansion chassis for the Lombard and Pismo powerbooks. It also has a page reference that takes…

Ok, I see, thanks. Yeah, there are plenty of ports on the new powerbooks. Was just wondering whether it could encorporate PCI which the powerbook lacks and maybe full 5.25" size dr…

Hello. I am having a hard time configurating Final Cut Pro 1.0 to work on my 500mhz Pismo w/256 RAM w/OS 9.02 to work correctly. It's very slow and quicktime sounds/movie importe…

There are many updates you should be running: OS 9.0.4 FireWire 2.4 Multimedia Update 1.0 Final Cut Pro 1.2.5 (free update) Set your disk cache to 128k (memory control panel). Sco…

I've heard there are some key combination on startup which can make the PB boot up from firewire connection, bypass checking or some more "secrete" functions. http://forums.macnn.c…

OPTION key allows you to choose any bootable device T key allows you to go into "target disk mode". Happy now? Scott [This message has been edited by slboett (edited 07-14-2000)…

Sorry, Scott, you're wrong about the "T" key. It puts the PowerBook in Target Disk mode, turning into an external HD (either SCSI or FireWire) to be connected to another Mac. The "…

Tooki, the T key doesn't just work on the PowerBooks. Plus, I never stated that the T key booted into Mac OS - if you got that from my post, you misunderstood. Hold the COMMAND ke…

BUT HERE IS SOMETHING NEW!!!!!! I was playing with my Pismo keyboard yesterday when starting the machine and I discovered that, when pressing the Z key on startup, you get a cool b…

Scott: 1. this is the PowerBook forum, in case you hadn't noticed, but you are right, Apple seems to have expanded the FireWire Target Disk Mode to work on all AGP-based Macs. Not…

Suggestion: chill out? Scott

Oops, sorry! I forgot to say that you need to press the Z key a few times as holding the key pressed doesn't do much... Voila!

There's a fairly common problem apparently with those "UFO" styled power adapters. If you've wraped and un wrapped yours a few times check near the base where the wire goes into th…

My power adapter hums too, but according to tooki, that's normal. It hums the same way an Electrical Plant hums when you drive by it. or something like that. Anyway, the humming …

Mine never used to hum, though, and it's not consistant... it'll hum for a second, stop, hum again for a second, stop, hum for a minute, etc...

It is VERY easy to tell who made your adapter: it says so right on the device! Right below the electrical specifications. Some are made by Delta Electronics (Apple's power supply m…

aha! yes, i checked my UFO and it is a Delta... maybe the Samsung ones are the only ones that are having all the various difficulties because my Delta unit works just fine after mu…

(Totally useless bit of semantics): I just realized we're calling the AC adapter the UFO. But it's the Airport Base Station that's the UFO. The AC adapter is the yo-yo. tooki

My problem is different... I have hard times pluging my adapter to my Pismo, it's really damn hard... I'm always scared of breaking something. As well, you can easily step on it by…

Hey! I have that same problem.. Well, I guess it's not too bad a problem but it just worries me when I have to plug in the cord in the back of the pismo and it takes quite a push …

Actually it turns out my faulty adapter is a Delta one... curious.

Hmmmm.... I have one of each with no discernible issues yet. I will keep you posted. ------------------ Rocke "Why yes, I have brought our network down." Woelk Only the educated…

I love the new UFO style power adapter and especially the plug that goes into my Pismo. It's so much better than the old plug on my WallStreet (with that stupid fuse bulge). Ever …