Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 21:07:31 GMT Server: NCSA/1.5 Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 05:16:14 GMT Content-length: 4860 New PowerBook FAQ 3.0 <BODY TEXT="#1707BF" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#1707BF" VLINK="#000000"> <BR> <H3><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="+4">New PowerBook FAQ</FONT><BR> version 3.0b2<BR> HTML version 3.0b2 <BR> October 21, 1996<BR> by Jon Bodner <BR> </P></H3> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><HR><!WA0><IMG SRC="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/intro.JPG" ALIGN="ABSMIDDLE"><HR></P> <STRONG>Notice: This FAQ is still in a beta state! There are broken links, and many pages have not been formatted correctly yet. I'll try to fix these problems as soon as time permits. Of course, if you want to help out, let me know...</STRONG> <P> As more information comes forth, I will continue to update this FAQ. This FAQ includes questions and answers which relate to unique questions on the 190, 2300, and 5300 series PowerBooks, the PowerBook 500's with PowerPC upgrade cards, the PowerBook 1400 series, as well as the upcoming PowerBook models. <P> Feel free to redistribute unmodified versions of this FAQ. If there are any additions/corrections to be made, please send me e-mail at <!WA1><A HREF= "mailto:jcbodner@students.wisc.edu">jcbodner@students.wisc.edu</A>. I do read all of the e-mail I get and try to respond to every message, but sometimes I get swamped and lose track of a message or two. If you don't get a response in a week or so, e-mail me a reminder and if I have time, I'll bump you to the top of the e-mail queue! (As a note: polite messages usually get quick responses. Rude and demanding messages rarely get answered. Making sure that the return e-mail address is correct helps, too...) <P> If you would like this FAQ as a text file, click <!WA2><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/FAQ.txt">here</A>. <P> I have a <!WA3><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/todo.txt">list of &quot;To Do&quot; items</A> which I can't get to due to other commitments, like grad school. If you'd like to help out on the FAQ, send me e-mail and let me know what you'd want to do. <P> For frequent updates on all things related to PowerBooks, check out <!WA4><A HREF="http://www.ogrady.org/">Jason O'Grady's PowerPage</A>. <P> <B>Disclaimer:</B> Any products or companies mentioned in this FAQ are here for informational purposes only. With the possible exception of product reviews, nothing mentioned in this FAQ should be taken as a statement of how usable the product is. Basically, I'm not trying to sell you something, no one gave me any money for anything, and don't blame me for ruining your life if you get some information from this FAQ and things don't go as you expected. <P> <DL> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1><!WA5><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/ver.html" TARGET=frame3>Version History</A></FONT> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Introduction</FONT> <DD><!WA6><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/models.html" TARGET="frame3">What are the new PowerBooks, anyway?</A> <BR><BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Old PowerBooks</FONT> <DD><!WA7><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/5300.html" TARGET="frame3">PowerBook 5300</A> <DD><!WA8><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/190.html" TARGET="frame3">PowerBook 190</A> <DD><!WA9><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/2300.html" TARGET="frame3">PowerBook 2300c/100</A> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>New PowerBooks</FONT> <DD><!WA10><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/1400.html" TARGET="frame3">PowerBook 1400</A> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Upgrades for Old PowerBooks</FONT> <DD><!WA11><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/upgrades.html#1" TARGET="frame3">PowerBook 500</A></DD> <DD><!WA12><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/upgrades.html#2" TARGET="frame3">PowerBook Duo</A></DD> <DD><!WA13><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/upgrades.html#3" TARGET="frame3">Other PowerBooks</A></DD> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Speed Tests</FONT> <DD><!WA14><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/speed.html#1" TARGET="frame3">How fast are they?</A></DD> <DD><!WA15><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/speed.html#2" TARGET="frame3">Why aren't they faster?</A></DD> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Prices</FONT> <DD><!WA16><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/prices.html" TARGET="frame3">How much do they cost?</A></DD> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Cool Toys</FONT> <DD><!WA17><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/toys.html#1" TARGET="frame3">PC-Cards</A> <DD><!WA18><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/toys.html#2" TARGET="frame3">Expansion Bay Devices</A> <DD><!WA19><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/toys.html#3" TARGET="frame3">PDS Cards</A> <DD><!WA20><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/toys.html#4" TARGET="frame3">Batteries/Power Adapters</A> <DD><!WA21><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/toys.html#5" TARGET="frame3">Other</A> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1>Misc. Questions</FONT> <DD><!WA22><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/hw.html" TARGET="frame3">Hardware Questions</A> <DD><!WA23><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/ssw.html" TARGET="frame3">System Software Questions</A> <DD><!WA24><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/thw.html" TARGET="frame3">Third-Party Hardware Questions</A> <DD><!WA25><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/tsw.html" TARGET="frame3">Third-Party Software Questions</A> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1><!WA26><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/software.html" TARGET="frame3">Software Library</A></FONT> <BR> <BR> <DT><FONT SIZE=+1><!WA27><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~jonb/powerbook/links.html" TARGET="frame3">Additional Links</A></FONT> </DL> </BODY>