May 3, 2009
By Holden Scott
Tired of having wifi cards sticking out of your Newton? Keep reading to learn how to install an internal wifi apparatus, thereby avoiding protruding wifi cards. That’s right, you can go from this:
To this:
Please note: the parts in this upgrade can also be used on not only the Newton MessagePad 2000/2100 [...]
By Holden Scott
Tired of having wifi cards sticking out of your Newton? Keep reading to learn how to install an internal wifi apparatus, thereby avoiding protruding wifi cards. That's right, you can go from this:
To this:
Please note: the parts in this upgrade can also be used on not only the Newton MessagePad 2000/2100 and eMates, but on pre-Airport PowerBooks as well. They may also work on older Newtons.
Parts list:
1. iBook G4 Airport Antennae (Titanium PowerBook antennaes will probably work ... Read More
Feb 2, 2009
By Holden Scott
Arrrgh. How many times have I murmured that in relation to battery power woes on older PowerBooks and Newtons… Over the past few months, I have had a bad string of luck with batteries, which is why I decided to write about the issues that I had, and how I overcame [...]
By Holden Scott
Arrrgh. How many times have I murmured that in relation to battery power woes on older PowerBooks and Newtons... Over the past few months, I have had a bad string of luck with batteries, which is why I decided to write about the issues that I had, and how I overcame them. I have broken it down into two sections, the first section will cover problems and solutions for PowerBook batteries, and the second section will cover ... Read More
Dec 25, 2008
Love this first one… be sure to keep scrolling down, more delicious early Apple PowerBook commercials!
This first one, looks like the 100 series line of PowerBooks. Love the legs in the back of the machine. I also love how hopeless those businessmen look, with the guy on the phone like, “I have no [...]
Love this first one... be sure to keep scrolling down, more delicious early Apple PowerBook commercials!
This first one, looks like the 100 series line of PowerBooks. Love the legs in the back of the machine. I also love how hopeless those businessmen look, with the guy on the phone like, "I have no idea how we are going to get out of this..."
The 3400c!
The Duo!
100 series again... nice hair!
Mission Impossible! Can you name this PowerBook?
The Wallstreet!
The Pismo!
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Sep 12, 2008
12 September, 2008
By Holden Scott
Simple, fresh, back to basics and back to work. No overly excessive GUI distractions, just the pureness and quickness of OS 9 on the black shark.
Ah, back to when things were still somewhat simple, the OS 8 and 9 days. It was 1998, and the PowerBook Wallstreet was a [...]
12 September, 2008
By Holden Scott
Simple, fresh, back to basics and back to work. No overly excessive GUI distractions, just the pureness and quickness of OS 9 on the black shark.
Ah, back to when things were still somewhat simple, the OS 8 and 9 days. It was 1998, and the PowerBook Wallstreet was a radical departure from the previous PowerBooks that preceded it. Not that prior PowerBooks weren’t notable, but he Wallstreet was the completely redesigned, and the first PowerBook ... Read More
Sep 11, 2008
11 September, 2008
By Holden Scott
Well, it seems that you can’t just buy any old upgrade chip for the Wallstreet. If you buy one that was in a PDQ (233, 250 or 292 MHz machines), for example, chances are it won’t work in a Wallstreet (233, 266 or 300 MHz machines). The problem is [...]
11 September, 2008
By Holden Scott
Well, it seems that you can't just buy any old upgrade chip for the Wallstreet. If you buy one that was in a PDQ (233, 250 or 292 MHz machines), for example, chances are it won't work in a Wallstreet (233, 266 or 300 MHz machines). The problem is linked to how the upgrade chip is flashed: it can only be flashed once by the user. Once flashed, the chip will be incompatible with a ... Read More
