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  1. Bilunty

    DIY power adapter ok for Tiger, not for Leopard

    I recently detailed (in another thread) how I’d made a power supply for my Pismo using a stereo plug, an RCA plug, and an old Dell powerbrick. It’s still working fine, however when I installed Leopard on another partition the other day I noticed that there was an “x” in the battery icon and...
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    • battery leopard pismo power adapter tiger
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  2. AphoticD

    HOW TO Use a G3/G4 Power Adapter on a Clamshell iBook / Pismo / Wallstreet / Lombard / PDQ / PowerBook G3 / 1400 / 3400

    As discussed in another thread (What chargers work with iBook G3 clamshell?) I have now confirmed it is possible to use a simple headphone jack adapter to step-up the size of the center-pin on the G3 / G4 Power Supply for the more common White iBook G3 / G4 and PowerBook G4 series. I found a...
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    • ibook clamshell ibook g3 clamshell lombard pismo powerbook 1400 powerbook 3400 powerbook g3 powerbook g3 pdq wallstreet
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. pmac0973

    Powerbook G3 MPEG-1 720P

    ideo testing Pismo 400Mhz 1Gig Ram Video = 1164x720 - MPEG 1 Quicktime Player 6=11-13 FPS Movieplayer 2.5 = N/A but better performance PresentMovie 1.5 = seems better than MoviePlayer 2.5 - A convert window pops up when opening the video V
  4. E

    Pismo/Lombard PRAM battery source?

    Does anyone know a source for PRAM batteries for the Pismo or Lombard? My Pismo is working very nicely with a new SSD replacing the noisy HD, but the PRAM battery won't retain the date/time. I can't find a replacement at the usual suspects (eBay, Amazon, NewerTech, etc.), and I don't have the...
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