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Hardware / PB 1400 CD/ROM driver issue
December 30, 2008, 07:04 |
It sounds to me like it might be the card itself, since on the Lowendman.com webpage that mentions using CF cards, it does mention also that certain cards won't work as well. The one I'm using is a Sandisk 2GB model. Try different ones to see if they work out better. |
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Software / Netscape 4.8 Edit about:config - Ureka
December 23, 2008, 05:16 |
I've tested this out for myself and can confirm your conclusions about the user.js file. Netscape is definitely more responsive now, even on modern pages with tons of graphics. |
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Hardware / My Powerbook 1400c
December 16, 2008, 04:45 |
Quote from: "djb21212" Sadly, the battery life is only slightly better. Before, I was only going a little more than six minutes before the battery died. Now it goes almost ten. Unfortunately, I don't have the finances to have the battery repacked or to get a spare one. Oh well, it's better than nothing. Edit: I've been experimenting with recycling the 13-year-old battery and, to my amazement, I've gotten about twenty-three minutes of power out of it! Even after all this time, it just refuses to give up and I'm grateful since I do most of my writing on this machine. |
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Hardware / Your most current Mac
December 04, 2008, 02:49 |
My most current Mac is an 867MHz Powerbook G4, although the display tends to misbehave and flicker lately. It bugs me to no end since I could never figure out how to solve it without replacing the whole logic board. My second most current is my 400MHz G3 Pismo. |
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Hardware / My Powerbook 1400c
November 23, 2008, 03:20 |
Sadly, the battery life is only slightly better. Before, I was only going a little more than six minutes before the battery died. Now it goes almost ten. Unfortunately, I don't have the finances to have the battery repacked or to get a spare one. Oh well, it's better than nothing. |
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Hardware / My Powerbook 1400c
November 22, 2008, 15:59 |
It's been a while since I posted anything to the forums so I'm just going to jump right in. I mentioned when I introduced myself a few months ago that my powerbook 1400 was the fastest computer I owned. I wasn't satisfied and decided to make it even faster. After searching around, I found out from Lowendmac.com that it could support booting from a flash card (which was good since the old HD was starting to finally show it's age). I sent away to Addonics for their IDE-CF adapter, went to Staples to get a 2GB CF card, and went to work. At first, I thought I did something wrong since I followed the intructions and had it right side up. That only gave me the Sad Mac screen for the fist time since I owned it. I doubled-checked the connections and, to my surprise, the whoe thing was upside-down! (Oops!) After flipping everything over and trying again, the adapter plugged right in and the CF card slid in just as easily. I inserted my 7.6.1 CD and... SUCCESS!!! It recognized the card and was ready to format. I installed the system software, got the WaveLAN drivers from this site to go online, and after a while I did an actual road test. It really was much faster and there was the satisfying sound of silence. With that in mind, I personally recommend doing this to your old Powerbooks. All it cost me was $30 and a couple of hours. |
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New Member Welcome / Hello from Maryland!
August 01, 2008, 05:45 |
I started a love affair with older Macs when I used an old LC580 at school running System 7.5. Since then, I've gotten my hands on a Powerbook 1400c running Mac OS 7.6.1 and been hooked ever since. With all the tips and information on this site, this one machine is now faster than any other computer I've ever owned. Anyway, I've been visiting the site a lot lately and finally wanted to say hello. |
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