[DuoList] 030/040 duos Poll
Fabian Fang
ftf at mac.com
Fri Oct 8 09:09:36 PDT 2004
On Oct 8, 2004, at 7:48 AM, Ron Hutcherson wrote:
> My Duo 280c has several roles. My old PB160 (Lamar) couldn't cut the
> mustard any more, so I got a 280c and transplanted the hard drive.
> Now, Lamar has essentially been reincarnated. He's smaller, lighter,
> faster, in color, and has more RAM. The 280c is great for word
> processing and games (now I can play Maelstrom anywhere in the house).
> I synchronize files between my iMac and Lamar using a Duo Dock II and
> an Etherwave PowerBook adapter. I use the Dock in a headless format.
> Just insert the Duo, wait for it to boot up, and then open up the
> AppleShare volume and copy files (I haven't needed a synch program,
> yet). When I am finished, I hit the eject button on the Dock, it shuts
> down Lamar and then hands it back to me. If I wanted, I could do more
> with it, but I really no not need anything more.
I did not know that the PowerBook 160 counts as a Duo, and that it fits
in a DuoDock. I have always thought that all Duos have 200 model
numbers, except for 2300c, the last and the best.
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