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Shonky PB1400cs - can't slide out HD ribbon — #4

Just a little advice - be CAREFUL with that HDD ribbon! I accidently tore one once a couple of years ago when I was switching HDDs in my 1400 - thank God I had a parts machine to g…
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Wed, 13 May 2009 - 13:13

Shonky PB1400cs - can't slide out HD ribbon — #3

Well, that would have happened by some good old fashioned yanking it out Then I realised I probably wasn't meant to do it that way; thankfully the HD ribbon is super-tuff and u…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Wed, 13 May 2009 - 12:40

Shonky PB1400cs - can't slide out HD ribbon — #1

Hi, I picked up an "as is" Powerbook 1400cs/166 from eBay for ~ $25 BIN, untested. It arrived tonight with the specs of stock 16MB RAM/1.3GB HD, floppy drive, and Newertech ether…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Wed, 13 May 2009 - 12:03

1400 G3 upgrade questions — #19

Any one out there need a copy of this driver? Click to expand... Apparently, I do. :-/ Can you email it? If so, I'll PM you my email address... Peace, Drew
68kMLA Hardware by alk Tue, 12 May 2009 - 14:24

1400 G3 upgrade questions — #17

I completely forgot how easy it was to network 2 macs using the printer ports. I pulled the driver I needed off of the floppy I had from a 190cs. The 1400 runs so much faster wit…
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Tue, 12 May 2009 - 05:44

What the heck happened??? — #43

Nope, I was using FireFox. In the future, I will use utilities to keep tabs on the disk.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Gil Mon, 11 May 2009 - 17:28

What the heck happened??? — #42

Even if the file system was corrupted, you can still backup the data. This only means that the computer was having a hard time trying to find the necessary files it needed to acce…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by phreakout Mon, 11 May 2009 - 17:25

What the heck happened??? — #41

It's hard to say what exactly caused your iBook's hard drive to stop responding, but I'd say it was a corrupt file system. Depending on how long it was that you used the system an…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Gil Mon, 11 May 2009 - 15:24

Powerbook G4 Aluminum Superdrive replacement? — #7

Slot load drives, no matter what brand, will still break under heavy usage, especially if often used for writing discs. You don't have much choice with your PowerBook, but normally…
68kMLA PowerPC by LCGuy Mon, 11 May 2009 - 06:37

What the heck happened??? — #40

It's hard to say what exactly caused your iBook's hard drive to stop responding, but I'd say it was a corrupt file system. Depending on how long it was that you used the system an…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by phreakout Mon, 11 May 2009 - 05:18

WiFi under OS 9 on Pismo? — #11

Ok, I took time today to look at that.I installed Airport Software 2.0.4 (I had 1.2 installed, that came with OS 9.2.2). Now it kinda works better: I can connect to my network usin…
68kMLA Networking by Temetka Mon, 11 May 2009 - 04:31

1400 G3 upgrade questions — #16

Did you try the link to the Vimage driver Click to expand... I get: Error Message: The specified database was not found Error Code: -609
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Mon, 11 May 2009 - 04:04

1200 language — #2

1. I think you must mean a 2100. 2. The language is in rom. I don't think it can be changed. (I could be wrong, but see #3). 3. Sell it on eBay Germany (Austria & Switzer…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Mon, 11 May 2009 - 02:20

1400 G3 upgrade questions — #14

I finally installed a new HD, 8.6, and attempted to hunt down Vimage drivers. No luck except for a .img that did not work. So I tried the xlr8 drivers and boom, unhappy mac with …
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Mon, 11 May 2009 - 01:27

recelling Duo battery — #7

ETA: and said treatise - sadly, missing some images - appears here.Rebuilding a Duo Battery (archive version) Click to expand... Good work, comrade Bunsen! I saved the Web Page …
68kMLA Development by Trash80toHP_Mini Sun, 10 May 2009 - 23:31

recelling Duo battery — #6

Code: [url=http://archive.org]that "archive of the web" thingamajig?[/url] appears as that "archive of the web" thingamajig? Click to expand... ETA: and said treatise - sadl…
68kMLA Development by Bunsen Sun, 10 May 2009 - 21:22

recelling Duo battery — #5

Code: [url=http://archive.org]that "archive of the web" thingamajig?[/url] appears as that "archive of the web" thingamajig?
68kMLA Development by Bunsen Sun, 10 May 2009 - 20:00

Looking at a PowerBook 1400 — #10

I have changed my mind about the 1400c, ever since I got my Acer Aspire One... Perfect computer for me!
68kMLA Hardware by benjgvps Sun, 10 May 2009 - 15:35

1200 language — #1

Hi there guys. I just got a Newton 1200 but the problem is it's in german. Is there any way i can change the language?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Graveyard Sun, 10 May 2009 - 14:15
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