Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / December 2003

So, I want to buy a new 15" Powerbook. I currently have an older PC
laptop, my wife has a newer iMac, and we also have a desktop PC. I use
my laptop primarily for work (word processing, 'net research and
powerpoint) and her iMac for iTunes and iMovie. For some reason she

I have a question regarding display of text on the ibook G4 lcd. I
have used a CRT monitor for years so don't have much experinece with
lcd screens. Graphics on my screen look great, but I would rate the
text display as fairly poor. I have the font smoothing set to the

I have the Ti Powerbook 1ghz with 512 mb of ram and 64 MB DDR. I am
trying to run the Return to Castle Wolfenstein ( RTCW ) Multiplayer
Demo.  I couldn't get it to actually play.  It loads the game fine and
when It logs on to a server the video is horrid!  Very sketch

After an update from OSX to OSX 10.2.3 my Orange FireWire PC card doesn't
mount an extern hard disk anymore.
I still see the icon for the card in the menu on top of the screen.
Does anyone know what's the problem here.  Is there a driver available for

We  just got a Sony Clie SJ22 and we are trying to get it to work with a
Powerbook G3 running OS 9.1.
We installed the palm OS 4.0 software on the Mac and tried using the supplied
USB cable to synchronize.  The Sony seems to talk to the Mac and goes through

I absolutely hate where the Fn key is on my Ti PB.  I'm running
Panther, 10.3.1 I think.  I frequenly use tightVNC to run stuff
on my work Unix boxes so I use the Ctrl key alot.  I would
really like the Ctrl key to be where the Caps-Lock key is, but

Hopefully someone can help me out. I recieved a RAM module as a
Christmas gift and I am having problems installing it.
The person who purchased the module told the retailer what model
computer I had, and it looks the same shape as the module currently in

Have recently got G4 Powerbook with Panther OSand was trying to use my
Speedtouch USB DSL modem to get connected to internet but Speedtouch drivers
do not seem to install or be recognised. Have tried latest drivers v2.01)
Anyone got any ideas?

I have a powerbook 3400 in which the ethernet/modem card has gone bad. I
want to make use of this machine along with a rev. D iMac. I want to
give these 2 machines to my son when he gets married this summer. Along
with the iMac goes an AEBS. The iMac connects to the base by way of a

I have been a Mac user since 1988 and have never owned a PC. I now use
a 250 MHz Kanga (first powerbook G3) and a dialup internet connection
(28.8k bps max due to phoneline quality) and it is the fastest
computer I have ever owned.

I just bought a 12" Pbook G4 as a Xmas present for myself. I previously have
owned various HP PCs, used Compaq and Dell and generic PCs and laptops at
work, and have owned a SE30, Color Classic, Ti Powerbook G4 and various
other Macintosh computers. I was immediately struck by the ...

hi
actually, i use a pc, i have an internet connection with an adsl modem
usb and i'd like to know if i buy a ibook from mac, if i could use
this usb modem to connect on internet? or will i have to buy an

I have a Powerbook G3 "Wallstreet" that had a working battery. I foolishly
put it into storage for about 4 months. Now i have pulled the laptop out to
use and the battery is totally dead and will not charge. I have tried
plugging the laptop in to charge the battery but it won't ...

OS X 10.2.8
PB 17"
Ever since I applied the battery update, my battery "time left" readings
are all over the place. For example, in the span of one minute I see the

Suppose you have an Aiport base station connected to broadband, and
(yes, it's STUPID) it does not require a password to connect to. And the
neighbor connects to your Airport and starts sharing music online. The
RIAA sues your DSL or Cable provider and they get your name, since ...