Quote -"The gunk gets on your screen because the keys are rubbing against it. I can't see how any amount of cleaning will reduce that friction. The finger funk is just one symptom …

i'd like to hear more about your experience of cajoling Apple into behaving and helping you with your issues, whatever they were... details, details... Okay, if you insist. The …

gracious of you to respond, and i really do appreciate that edifying post, thank you http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/wink.gif

Any time :-) Cipher13

I might buy a new PB in the next few weeks. Does the touching keys problem persist in new machines? and are they quite strong/durable? Any other good/bad points about PBs or would …

Oh, Wlonh, I forgot to mention after the third HD crash, they offered to replace it with a Rev A iMac. I refused. The 5500, in my opinion, was a more capable machine. Maybe not fas…

Wow, Cipher, what an ordeal. I am so glad that has never happened to me ever with Apple. I would have taken the Rev. A iMac at the time though! My Pismo has the screen probs and h…

Quote: Originally posted by j: i constantly watch full dvds on the battery...run photshop 5.5, final cut pro, premier, sound edit 16 pro, cubase vst 4.1 all painlessly…

Quote: "How well does the ua 30 work? is it very durable and well made." yes, its a solid little item. its still made of plastic but everything seems cool (so far anyway!) the fad…

PEOPLE, please read the TOPIC of this thread... it is NOT about anything but the keyboard... please get back on topic, thanks

Good activity over on MacFixIt lot's of people calling Apple and starting a case with Apple repair. Not much over here anyone called and complained or opened a case?

I have many friends with G3 powerbooks (from 99 to pismo), myself included (pismo), and I wont say they all have that problem 'cause Im not shure, but I would make that affirmantio…

After having my Powerbook for about 6 weeks, the dreaded key marks are showing up on my screen. I just got off the phone with Apple, and they gave me the "oil from your fingers... …

I have had a PowerBook 520c and PowerBook 540c both worked great and just won't die. They are small and yet big enough to work on. They are light but they don't feel cheaply lig…

Don't post this in two forums, and don't post it in the inappropriate forum.

I'm sure it's possible with hours and hours of soldering and hacking work. I would say it's impossible, but everything's possible. In other words, the task is impossible. http://…

The DVD kit uses a hardware processor on a PC card, so I'd guess that you can do some video off of the motherboard. As far as replacing the onboard processor, forget it.

I don't think the Wallstreet's modem is similar to the modem in the iMac. I believe the Power Macintosh's modem is similar to the one in the Wallstreet. Correct me if I'm wrong, g…

Actually, krabat is absolutely correct that the modems are alike: the tray-loading iMacs, Blue and white G3, and Yikes! (PCI Graphics) G4s all inherited the Wallstreet internal mod…

yes, but how to test it OUTSIDE of the PB? krabat

I don't know.

Anybody know? Thinking: CAN it only be tested when attached to the motherboard, or does a testplatform with powersupply exist, that a super mac-enthusiast might have...? It costs a…

Nobody knows anything 'cept Jobs. OK, now that this is out of the way... Here's my guess: Seybold: OS X beta released (absolutely, for they said they would release in summer). …

I appreciate your reply. I'm still a little wary, what with all the problems posted in this forum with recent Mac laptops, especially the Pismo (notably the key marks/screen impres…

Well, the people I know who bought the Pismo 400 (only one 500) were (and still are) absolutely thrilled. I'm going to buy the 400 MHz PowerBook in september, unless Apple speed-bu…