[DuoList] USB on 2400?

[Chris Wright]

Thanks Ralph, It's currently running happily plugged into my linux
box, just thought having the DVD storage would be nice... like to
mount DVDs on my 2400 that I burned under Linux or windoze, and yes
the sub-$500 Apple would be right up my alley I need a new desktop for
my girlfriend....


On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:47:29 -0600, Ralph Mawyer <mac2400 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> Chris, I'm not sure where the bottleneck would be, maybe USB 1.1 or the
> PC card bus....  I wouldn't expect the processor speed to be a factor.
> 
> You may trying too hard for a desktop solution, using a an old portable
> platform.
> 
> If you have an external monitor and can wait a few months you might
> want to consider this:   :-)
>         http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0412expo2.html
> 
> On Dec 29, 2004, at 8:34 PM, Chris Wright wrote:
> 
> > so do you (the list)  think a 180Mhz 2400c would be fast enough to run
> > an external DVD writer (like the sony DRX-700UL I received for
> > christmas) after being CardBus enabled and after adding usb card ?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:12:42 -0600, Ralph Mawyer <mac2400 at satx.rr.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Only if you CardBus enable it, then add a CardBus PC card, e.g.,
> >> MacAlly.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Dec 29, 2004, at 4:42 AM, Tobias wrote:
> >>
> >>> Is there a way to use USB-devices on a 2400? I'd love to transfer
> >>> data
> >>> between 2400 and iBook back and forth, and my USB-stick would be my
> >>> preferred solution.
> >>>
> >>> TIA,
> >>>
> >>> Tobias
> >>>
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