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danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
 Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 03:17:41
So I suppose everyone knows about sony's heavy involvement with the powerbook 100... but I came across a small interesting tidbit at:http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1997/q3/970508.pr.rel.pb2400c.html "Apple, along with subsidiary, Apple Japan, collaborated with IBM Japan to develop the PowerBook 2400c. The notebook is manufactured for Apple by IBM Japan's Yamato Lab, a recognized innovator in the notebook market with in-depth knowledge of the Japanese market." 2400c notebooks were IBM-made-powerbooks. cool! dana Edited by - danamania on 09 Jun 2003 03:19:51 |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 04:01:07
Ah, yes.  iRemember reading about that in MacAddict back in the good ol' days of 1997....as a "PeeCee basher", i was surprised, very surprised.  "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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68kMLA
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 04:08:41
Yeah, the 4400 was basically a Tanzaina board in a fugleee PC case with an Apple logo on it....well it wasn't that fugleee, but it's nowhere near as nice as a Performa 6500, and the case is a complete biatch to work with!"**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 04:13:36
No way. The 6500 case is a breeze to work on, compared tot he 4400, or almost any PC."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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68kMLA
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Alien
Junior Member
Netherlands
269 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 10:21:18
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2400c notebooks were IBM-made-powerbooks. cool!
Yeah, I knew that. It's also interesting that the 2400 and the Sony-made 100 are the hardest Apple notebooks to work on. Right after the iBooks, of course. Wonder who built them... Dell? ,xtG
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llamaboy487
Full Member
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 12:55:28
Personally, i think IBM r0x0rs (its my second favorite computer company after Apple, both for software and hardware, and actually theyre tied for first on software...) so i want a 2400c now!________________________
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Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 14:28:40
As far as working on the motherboards performas are pretty easy to pull apart, but have you ever tried replacing a drive in a 6500/6400!!!!!!!!! Obviously not!I would go as far as to say working on a generic ATX case is easier than working on a Performa tower overall! --------
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Alien
Junior Member
Netherlands
269 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 14:43:13
But neither an ATX PC or a Performa classifies as a notebook, does it?,xtG
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 21:13:17
I know. We jsut went a lil OT, thats all!  "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 21:43:20
hehehe... IIRC the 4400 was made by like... Acer or something... (which is OK with me...)diod you know that HP made the stylewriter 4400 and 4500 and that canon made both portalble stylewriters, many of the LaserWriters and almost all of the other StyleWriters....
IIRC it was canon who did apple's scanners too
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 22:00:07
As Dana said before, yes, the 4400 WAS made by Acer. As for Apple's printers, yeah, the 4400 and most/all of their lasers were made by HP, and most of their other inkjets were Canons."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 22:15:51
hehehe... a few of their lasers were made by canon IIRC... the first few... I'll have to check into the AppleDesign book or something...Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 22:33:21
Thing is though, from what i've heard, most/all of them can use HP cartridges."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 23:42:16
hehehe....well all that talk of 6500s makes me want me to unpack mine and to a complete rebuild on it!!!  Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2003 : 23:47:46
Cool! Have fun! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 23:05:56
sometimes I think as though I should "just forget" about it... because dad would never want it in here... he's unhappy with my small lil' typewriter stand (holding TiBook) as it is...Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2003 : 00:07:41
What's your Dad's problem with Macs, anyway?"**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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emaq123
Junior Member
USA
258 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2003 : 07:18:45
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hehehe... a few of their lasers were made by canon IIRC... the first few... I'll have to check into the AppleDesign book or something...
Most early lasers are based on a Cannon engine. Many were built by HP. This means if you find an Apple laser printer, you can probably swap parts from an HP to fix it. (not always). I'm still looking for an AC power module for a HP LJ IId and then I'll have a duplex printing laser in the house. BTW, If you have an Apple Personal Laserwriter (lc / nt, looks like a LJ IIIp) don't leave them on. They have a design flaw that causes a chip to burn out. Use em, turn them off and they're great. emaq123 SE/30 and system 6.0.8 Now we're talking POWER! |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2003 : 21:15:58
actually it's not his problem with macs... he woudln't let me bring in either of the older PCs I want to do stuff with also...what I really want is just ANY other computer... :sigh: I just have to say that... "something" I could keep all of my computers and junk in and this desk... but it'd be pretty small Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2003 : 02:26:33
That wasn't my question. What's his problem with all your wonderful boxen?"**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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68kMLA
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2400c's weren't made by apple.
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