Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / February 2004

I've had nightmares with my laptop ever since installing
OSX (10.1 plus upgrades to 10.2.8)
Now, I've got another machine that came pre-installed with
OSX which is great - so - how do I completely remove all the

I was hoping somebody out there might have a dongle (aka clyde) cable
adapter for a Global Village PCMCIA card.  Specifically I need one for my
Global Village Model A959, but I think as long as it's a global village
dongle with a RJ45 port and an RJ11 port it will do the trick.  The ...

(originally posted in macosxhints forum, no replies there...)
I really like OS X, and boot into it exclusively. However, I have one
Classic application that I still cling to, namely Managing Your Money
(12 years old, and never found a bug yet!). While working with MYM the

Did anyone successfully use one of the patches with a UJ-816? (from

DVD free region
http://superdrive.cynikal.net/  

              I am having problems with my Panther on G3/Bronze powerbook.
I seem to get alot of  stalling with a few program. I tried security
updating as advise which seem to make it worst. Is there a quick way to
return to original setup or do I have to reinstall.

I must be blind, but I cannot find in the docs what the fn key on my
iBook G4 is, and what it does.
-M.P.

I am trying to get my PowerBook 3400 up and running with a WiFi card.
Ihave tried both an Lucent Orinococ Silver card and a Lucent Wavelan
Silver card (my understanding is that these are exactly the same except
for the branding.)

Anyone used or bought one of these ?
(The new, "designed by porsche) model ?
Any comments or reviews on it for use with a
powerbook running OSX ?

Will be buying a 12 inch G4 Powerbook in the near future and I'm
debating if I should buy Applecare.  I've owned four Apple desktops and
only needed service once and that was on an Apple color monitor.  I
would love to spend  the $300 that Apple care costs and invest it into ram.

Earlier this month I wrote on my impressions of an ibook G4 800MHz
(see
<URL:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=slrnbvfo6p.ao0.ylee%40pobox.com>).
Since then I've bought a 15" AlBook of my own; here are some

So I've decided to sell my brand new 15" PowerBook (Blatant
advertising: See <URL:http://www.craigslist.org/pen/sys/23745494.html>
for more info if you are interested and in the SF Bay area) because of
the lack of current Linux support for 1) Airport Extreme and 2)

I'd like to eke out a bit more life out of the old workhorse until the G4
iBooks hit the next revision. Is it worth the money for the upgrade from a
300MHz G3 or should I save my pennies for other things?
Particularly interested in hearing if there are any problems with Panther as

. . . And before anyone tells me that there's no point in waiting
because the next latest and great will always be coming out--something
I've myself told others--let me just state for the record that I am
not interested in buying a PowerBook (more precisely, a 15" with

I am new to usenet and just downloaded Panic's Unison last night.  I'm
wondering what programs other powerbook users use to read newsgroups.  
Also, I would love to hear what any longtime users have to say about Unison
in comparison to any other programs they have used.  Any ...

I need to see if my laptop will even power up.  Does anyone know where I can
either test it or get one to try?  I'm in Portland Oregon.
Thanks,
Hughie