[DuoList] USB on 2400?

[Ralph Mawyer]

CardBus cards are pretty cheap. Open your 2400 up and see if it can be 
upgraded and give it a try.  It would be a new knowledge as far as I 
know. :-)



On Dec 29, 2004, at 8:53 PM, Chris Wright wrote:

> 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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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". Benjamin Franklin, 1759.