the previous owner, who i just pruchased it from, with tiger installed, claimed that BT was working just fine... On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:23 PM, David Delmonte <ddelmonte at mac.com> wrote: > Did you determine that your computer has BT installed? If so, how? > > > > > On Apr 30, 2008, at 7:29 AM, Sam Ami wrote: > > thaTS WHAT I THOUGHT BUT IT DOESN'T > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:17 PM, David Delmonte <ddelmonte at mac.com> wrote: > > > If you computer has Leopard, it will support BT. > > > > David > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 2008, at 2:47 AM, Sam Ami wrote: > > > > is anyone running leopard on the powerbook 17" 1.67Ghz (powerbook5,7) ? > > do you still have bluetooth ? > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM, David Delmonte <ddelmonte at mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Sam, welcome to the community. If you are asking to update specifically > > > > > your > > > > > Powerbook. First, see if it already has BT. > > > > > > Go to Apple Menu, then About this Mac. Click the button "More Info" and > > > scroll down. That's like device manager in Windows. It'll tell you what > > > components you have. > > > > > > If you do not have BT installed, it may be a costly venture to add it to > > > your powerbook. An option though is to get a "Bluetooth Dongle". These > are > > > cheap and plug into a USB port on your PB, > > > > > > You will not need any drivers if the PB is running 10.4.2 and above (if > my > > > memory serves me well). > > > > > > If you are looking for a new machine, BT is a build to order option on > all > > > laptops. > > > > > > Hope this is helpful. > > > > > > David > > > > > > ps. Let us know if you need a dongle recommendation. > > > > > > > > > On Apr 29, 2008, at 7:31 PM, Sam Ami wrote: > > > > > > thanks will do exactly that.... i'm new to the mac community so just > > > feeling my way around > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Ed Stevens <ejstevens at earthlink.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > why don't you download the free program mactracker from links at > > > > macupdate.com or versiontracker.com and look into the models you wish > to > > > > learn about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Ed Stevens > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Sam Ami wrote: > > > > if i were to upgrade my powerbook g4 17", would i still expect to have > > > > bluetooth access? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Titanium mailing list > > > > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Titanium mailing list > > > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Titanium mailing list > > > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Titanium mailing list > > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Titanium mailing list > > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium >