[Duo2400] Re: Loose connection on Powerbook Duo 2300c

[Scott Holder]

At 07:56 PM 7/1/2003 -0400, you wrote:
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>I was in the second floor of the barn where there are no lights, so I 
>decided to go into the camper, which is probably not the best environment 
>for learning how to take a computer apart.  Anyway, I got it apart OK, but 
>in the process managed to tear the strip that connects the trackpad to the 
>rest of the computer.  (I probably should have waited for dylan to do the 
>translation of genchans website.  I would like to see it anyway, before I 
>open it up again.)

Ouch. You'll never find that part alone for anything less than a whole 
pad/ribbon assy. I have a trackpad/duo 2300 top in my closet to prove it ;)


>On a good note, after I put it back together, I did have some success by 
>bending the prongs inside the adaptor together a little.  Is it possible 
>to use a use a powerbook without a trackpad?

Yes, it'll plug right in, but you'll need a 210-280-style case top half. 
It's a direct swap as long as you have the bits. Should be fairly readily 
available on eBay and the swap list. I think I'd have a spare case-top 
lying around myself, no good trackballs though.

Or, you could just use an external mouse on a *dock or ADB hack and leave 
the trackpad unconnected/out all together. If you're really good at 
soldering and/or quite lucky, you might could repair the cable. I managed 
to make mine work for another week or two, long enough to get a new pad.

Scott Holder