[DuoList] 030/040 duos Poll

[R. McFarlane]

At 09:09 AM 10/8/2004, Fabian Fang, had this to say :

>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.

         You misread his e-mail. :)

         He said his old PB 160 was not enough anymore so he bought a 280c 
and swapped the HD from the 160 to the 280c. So now the 280c has the HD 
from the 160.
         No mention of what the 160does now though? Mac photo frame perhaps? :)


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