Mac OS 7.6 on PowerBook 1400cs/166?

[tanuki65]

The Maxell 650MB CD-Rs came yesterday, as did the floppy drive and HDI-30 to DB-25 SCSI adapter. The PowerBook and the AC adapter are coming Monday (18 May 2015). I found the Clamshell power adapter on Tuesday (12 May 2015).

 

[tanuki65]

This topic is marked as "HOT"! I think it's the first topic I started that is "HOT"!

Edit: Actually all the topics I've started (save my latest one) are "HOT".

 

[Elfen]

What is the verdict with the 1400/166? Does it work?

The topic being hot is because it reached 20 replies in a short time.

 

[tanuki65]

It's coming Monday (18 May 2015) so no verdict on it yet. I'll tell you sometime next week.

The power adapter (which I may not need, since I found the Clamshell adapter) arrived today.

 

[Elfen]

Test the adapter on another machine, like the clamshell iBook if you got it. At least you will know that will work or not.

 

[tanuki65]

I have nowt (a Yorkshire term meaning nothing) in the way of Mac laptops except some Intel ones (MagSafe, various versions) and an iBook G3 (Snow, Dual USB, 700MHz, 16MB VRAM, 256MB RAM) which I was told wouldn't work.

 

[Elfen]

Yeah; anything from the G3 Snow and Dual USB have the smaller PowerBook PSU Connector.

Lets hope for the best here.

 

[tanuki65]

It arrived, but has a hinge problem: the two halves of the left hinge do not meet, and the left display cable has worked up into the bezel, and is pushing the bezel away from the screen. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Also, does anybody know where to find a British English Mac OS 7.6.1 CD image (PM me with the link)?

Edit: Also, is Apple's International English (Z) the same as British English? If not, what are the differences?

Edit 2: Can you plug in SCSI devices in sleep mode?

 

[Elfen]

Well...

English is not English everywhere. I'm sure if the states did not revolt in 1776, The Queen would have demanded the USA to separate from the UK if it remained since we bastardized English so bad that we can even tell what we are saying from different regions of the USA! -End Rant- 

But as I seen, there are little to no differences with Apple's "International English" with anything out there. Perhaps a few words have been changed or spelt differently. But, if I remember correctly, you can select the English or any other language within a control panel that brings up tiny flag on the menu bar in System 7.6. But from System 7 to System 9, the control panel that selects this has been changed several times.

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Plugging in a SCSI Device while in Sleep Mode will wake up the 1400. You can also blow out a Bornes filter if you do so its best to do it while it is off.

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There are several things to do that could fix the bezel, but it means removing it and taking it apart. Using acetone (or some other chemical) to soften up the plastic, mold/glue the parts as necessary, and then use JBWeld Epoxy to strengthen the area is one way. I think you can find the threads that discuss this, I know there are a couple in the powerbook sections - both PPC and 68K.

 

[tanuki65]

I can't find an option to turn on the flag in the menubar. Any help?

 

[NJRoadfan]

The difference between 74min/650MB media and 80min/700MB media is the track spacing. The latter is slightly tighter, but still within CD player standards. I have drives from the late 80s/early 90s that have no issues reading 700MB CD-Rs. Never buy garbage media either, chances are it won't read in a modern drive after a year or two anyway.

 

[Elfen]

I can't find an option to turn on the flag in the menubar. Any help?

My guess is - Keyboard or Keyboard & Mouse Control Panel. Depending which control panel was installed. These were change about in 7.1/7.5/7.6/8.0

 

[tanuki65]

There's no option in the keyboard control panel, and I don't really want to change the keyboard layout so much as the spellings (e.g. "color" to "colour", "recognize" to "recognise").

Edit: Has the 1400cs/166 got an active or passive matrix screen?

 

[TheWhiteFalcon]

CS is passive, the C is active.

 

[galgot]

There's no option in the keyboard control panel, and I don't really want to change the keyboard layout so much as the spellings (e.g. "color" to "colour", "recognize" to "recognise").

Edit: Has the 1400cs/166 got an active or passive matrix screen?

I think to have the flag shown on the menu bar you have to select more than one keyboard layouts in the keyboard ctrl panel, then it will get on the menu bar, and from there you can switch between the ones you've chosen.

 

[tanuki65]

But I don't care about the keyboard layout, I only care about the spelling!

 

[galgot]

I can't find an option to turn on the flag in the menubar. Any help?

Thought you wanted a flag on the menu bar ? Sorry then

Indeed , if you want the system to correctly spell "color" from "color" , maybe you need a British OS 7.6.1 … dunno.

 

[tanuki65]

PM me if you find one.

 

[tanuki65]

Could I update a US 7.6 with a British 7.6.1?

 

[Elfen]

It can update, but not all the dialogs will have the updated UK Spellings. You would end up with a Frankenstein system where the dialog windows will come up with either American or UK spells.

The biggest issue I see is your word processor on that machine. Just like the OS, MSWord has its own dictionary, when installing it, you need to install the correct dictionary.