Thread PowerBook 150 - no display, but screen is okay
PowerBook 150 - no display, but screen is okayI just got an old PowerBook 150. When I turn it on, I dont hear a start-up chime, but I do hear the hard drive spinning like it's loading up the System OS which I believe is happening. However, the scr...view more
PowerBook 5300cI have a mac PowerBook 5300c that i got for $4 at a antique store and sorta fixed the ac power plug sorta but it wont start up at all as far as i know it does have a 750mb hard drive and the battry had coraded but the...view more
Powerbook Duo 280, c. 1994I have a Powerbook Duo 280 laptop, circa 1994, that does not book up. The computer turns on, but only gives me a floppy icon with a question mark in it. Any thoughts? christangoview more
What CD Format for OS 8.0?My powerbook CD expansion module won't read my Re-Writable CD. Any idea on why that is? What format does a CD need to be in? I tried transfering files from my new mac to my powerbook 1400c via a regular blank ...view more
scuzzi to usbI have Pagemaker 4.2 files on a scuzzi drive under OS 6. I have Pagemaker 7 on a Powerbook G4. How can I move files from the scuzzi drive to a usb or firewire drive so I can import into the Powerbook?view more
Powerbook 180CI have a powerbook 180C that I have recently spent many hours fixing up. But I need to install a new system on the hard drive. The problem I have is I cannot find anything to let me prep the hard drive.&nb...view more
transferring data from mac 190 to G4I have on older Mac laptop 190 with a scsi port and I want to transfer the data to a newer Powerbook G4 with a usb connections. Does anyone have any idea? Thanks for your help.view more
PowerBook 1400 Ethernet Expansion CardI was wanting to put an ethernet card in my old PowerBook 1400c to make it communicable with the new world. The only thing is that I'm not sure what to get and where I could get one. Any suggestions on a PCMCIA Cars t...view more
pb 100 won't recognize itselfWell, all, I'm back again. Can't find my original discussion, so I'm starting at the latest blockade: I got new backup batteries for my PB 100 and hoped for some change in its behavior. It still doesn't seem to know i...view more
Powerbook 180, battery?Power book 180, still works when pluged in and it's going on 20, any one know of a battery, have several, all dead. Any market for this unit?view more
PowerBook 1400c Connect to Landline (PPP)How do I connect to landline/Dial-up on a PowerBook 1400c with a Megahertz XJA3288 modem card? Do I need to sign up for a ISP? What settings do I need for the PPP connection? My PowerBook runs on Mac OS 8. Please help...view more
Apple Newton informations?Hi, i'm looking for informations about the Apple Newton history; in particular i'm looking for infos about WHY was it such a failure. It was an amazing device but it didn't sell. Why? If you have any article (old one...view more
PowerBook 1400c TroublesI have a PowerBook 1400c with Mac OS 8.0. Recently, whenever I turn it on and is loading the extensions for the computer, it shows this message: Sorry, a system error occured '~ATM' illegal ins...view more
Oh Lord, I have a Powerbook 520c!!While tossing out old electronic stuff, I discovered that I still have a PowerBook 520c, complete with that wild 4-prong power adapter. Heavy little sucker! I have no idea what is on it, but I'm sure it st...view more
PowerBook 140: non-working floppyFolks, I just received a great PB 140 with 8 Meg's of Ram and a pretty huge hard drive. It functions perfectly except for the floppy drive, which does not work at all. If the 140 worked in SCSI mode, I would ...view more