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    Powerbook 190 w/Ethernet & PCMCIA boot

    That's a great idea.  I'm going to pick up a Compact Flash to IDE adapter for my PB 190.  
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    Powerbook 190 w/Ethernet & PCMCIA boot

    Unfortunately I was not able to get an SSD to work in this machine.  I think this is what I had tried: MINI PCI-E SATA SSD Netbook Hard drive 8GB fit Asus eee PC 701 900 900A 1000 Along with an Ableconn IIDE-MSAT mSATA SSD to 2.5-Inch IDE Adapter...
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    PB 550c

    I recently bought a PowerBook 550c.  After seeing them pop up for sale from time to time on eBay I decided I really wanted to buy one of them.  I had a PB 540c for many years, and it was a great machine.  I now regret selling my 540c, and even worse I sold the Rev C PCMCIA card cage.  Now I want...
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    Powerbook 190 w/Ethernet & PCMCIA boot

    I bought a powerbook 190 on ebay recently.  I am planning to install a m.2 SATA SSD in it to replace the existing IDE boot drive, just to see if it will work.  I've gotten some very useful things to work on this machine: * I can boot from a Compact Flash card in a PCMCIA adapter (formatted the...
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