Recent content by sirfulcrum

Thanks for the revisionist history. Too bad it's false. NT 4 shipped in 1996. The Xbox project started in 1999, and it wasn't because they wanted to move gamers off the PC to a console. Xbox was started because (1.) The Sony Threat of PlayStation 2 and future PlayStations establishing a...

Get your facts right. Microsoft has wanted to move people to a pure 32-bit OS for years, but they never wanted to do so with NT 4.0. NT 4.0 was meant strictly as a corporate workstation, and having worked with it, I can tell you it was a pure nightmare to set up in terms of driver installation...

That's the problem with Mac fanatics... they're in perpetual denial. Try reading the friggin' story. The most expensive Dual G4 Mac got wasted by a machine from Dell that cost $630 less. The Dell did everything the Dual G4 Mac did in half the time. Half! Or you can go and stick your head...

When you swap in your new processor, how much choice do you have? Can you go with a new motherboard? How much selection is there? It's nowhere near on the scale of the PC. I'll admit that it can be daunting trying to sort out what to get, but it allows a great amount of flexibility to whatever...

Download right now on my DSL line. Am excited, though, most notably about this... "Improves compatibility for OpenGL-based software on some computers that use ATI Rage 128 graphic accelerator chips; improves reliability for OpenGL-based software while Screen Saver effects are enabled on some...

I'm primarily a PC user, but I own a Pismo PowerBook running Jaguar. And I really do love my Pismo. It's the Stealth Bomber of laptops: black, curvy, sleek, and it kicks lots of ass. It's perfect for writing or just surfing the Web while at Starbucks sipping coffee. Yet as much as I love my...

Thanks everyone for the quick answers! Okay, I checked and the "turn HD to sleep when not needed" option is already turned on. So the problem, I suspect, is that because I only have 192 MB of RAM, OS X is hitting the paging file a lot, which is why the HDD can't spin down. Thankfully, I'll...

Ack... here's an update... I don't think it's a fan after all... I think it's the hard drive. The noise is eminating from the right rear corner of the PowerBook. I took the keyboard off and as far as I can tell, there are no fans on that side. Can anyone clarify how many fans are in a...

I upgraded to Jaguar about a week ago, and I've noticed that the cooling fan on my Pismo never throttles down anymore, even if the computer is in idle. It'll shut down when it goes to sleep, but when it's on and just sitting there doing nothing, the cooling fan is working overtime to keep it...

Thanks theed! Just checked APC, and while they stock batteries for damn near every PowerBook from wallstreet and before, they don't have Pismo batteries. Also, DOES ANYONE KNOW what kind of Cas latency that Kingston's PowerBook memory has? I want CAS 2, but I can't find that info anywhere...

Unfortunately, no. In retrospect, I should have bought the care package. I'll know better next time. Thanks for all the help, folks. I've tried draining it a couple of times and charging it, plus resetting the PMU, and it's still dieing early. But it's good to know that there are cheaper...

Hey all, With WiFi booming everywhere, I finally took the plunge and upgraded my Pismo PowerBook to Jaguar and Airport. Needless to say, it's great being a part of the truly mobile computing set again; I finally have a use again for my PowerBook, which had been gathering dust for the better...