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  1. blackbird

    IBM fast/wide adapter

    I saw this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200874134116 mainly because I am always on the lookout for the 500 series PB's. I noticed it said PowerBook 520 but I have never seen anyting like it. What is it for? And is it really for a PB 520? Please shed some light on this.
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    Boot and run off a compact flash

    I have tried searching for the following here but without success... I have a PowerBook 520c with an upgraded 100 mhz processor and rev c module running 7.6. My goal is to boot and run using a compact flash card from the PCMCIA slot. Can someone point me to an PCMCIA CF adapter that plays...
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    Wireless PC card question

    I know it's a longshot but, has anyone here had any luck running one of these: http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/wireless_cards/11g_11b_cards/11bPCCard.php On a PowerBook 500 series notebook with the rev c module?
  4. blackbird

    Lion supported Cube

    What are your thoughts on this? http://www.cubeowner.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14498
  5. blackbird

    PowerBook 500 series hard drives

    What kind of hard drives work with the PowerBook 500 series notebooks? Are they interchangable with other Apple laptop hard drives? Thanks for the info.
  6. blackbird

    QuickTake 150

    I have a QuickTake 150 camera that refuses to "mount". I'm using the QuickTake 1.0 software but it won't mount the camera so I can't get the images from the camera to my laptop. This is my first time using the software and the camera so I have little experience with this. Any ideas?
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    Nice haul: Modem and Apple Base Station

    I got an Apple Express Base Station (with software and AC adapter) and a Motorola "Surfboard" SB4100 modem with software and ethernet cables along with a bunch of things. I got it from my local freecycle. The lady said in the e-mail that the base station and the modem did NOT work. I got home...
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    Software haul

    On Wednesday a man put an ad on my local Craigslist saying that at noon Thursday he was going to give away all his Mac stuff and that it was available on a first-come first-serve basis. I showed up at 11:59. Some guys got ghetto and showed up at 11:15 and took 2 maxed out 9600 and 2 maxed out...
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    LaserWriter 12/640 PS

    Just landed a LaserWriter 12/640 PS for free at my local Craigslist. Brand new ink cartridge and a AAUI ethernet transceiver. The guy said he couldn't get it to work with Leopard.
  10. blackbird

    OS 8 vs 8.1

    I have OS 8 installed on my PowerBooks but was wondering if it's worth upgrading to 8.1. From your experience is there a significant improvement from 8 to 8.1?
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    Original 500 series floppies

    I landed a set of 5 original install floppies for the PowerBook 500 series notebooks. I haven't checked but I think it's system 7.1.1. Now if only I could get the original owner's manuals and box...
  12. blackbird

    PowerBook 540c peripherals

    I'm looking to get an external CD drive for my PB540c so I can finally install OS 8. I was wondering if Apple made a CD drive that matched the color and style of the blackbird. If not what would be a nice alternative? Will it support a CD burner? Thanks
  13. blackbird

    Pair of PowerPC upgrades

    I landed two 100 mHz Power PC upgrades for my PB 540c's. I can't wait till they arrive!!
  14. blackbird

    AppleTalk reset problems

    I'm having problems with AppleTalk. Every time I restart my laptop it turns off. I can't get LocalTalk Bridge to work unless AppleTalk stays on. I know it's not my PRAM battery because my date and time information all stays intact. I tried disableing all unecessary extensions in case it was...
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    PowerBook 540C Problem

    I have a blackbird that stopped working on me. Everything was great and yesterday i started it up and nothing. No start-up chime and black screen. I reset the power manager and nothing. Does anybody have a clue of what might be wrong? Thanks.
  16. blackbird

    One conquered and one got away

    I managed to get a StyleWriter II with the tray and cables from Freecycle and the guy even delivered to me. So that was awesome. But... This one got away.
  17. blackbird

    2 PowerBook 540c

    I just received 2 PB 540c's that I won on eBay for $59 including shipping. One of them is supposed to be running 8.1. I'm gonna check them out :)
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