🚀 go-pugleaf

rather than work, i thought i'd tell you my opinion of some new apps i
got for my new pb 180's (one of which came with the printer port
unsoldered requiring a motherboard replacement on the two day old pb).

config. info.  180 with 14 Mb Ram (10 Mb RAM card from Techworks - very
good company; excellent service) 120 Mb Disk.

i don't like the local talk locking coneectors. they're too hard to pull
out. i lookedaround andfound some olderconnectors without the locking
mechanism. they work fine.

note - i use the pb on my desk with a 13" RGB monitor and the apple
extended keyboard and a kensington turbo mouse 3.0 [ i checked and they 
are okay to usewiththe pb plugged in (no battery drain] and attached to a
laserwriter II.
 

btw - the pb keyboard is right-handed biased.
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Norton Essentials for the Powerbook - causes Mathematica to quit. 

CPU - the screen saver which isn't needed. it causes major screwups on
both screenswhen used on pb with an attached 13" RGB monitor.

Sam 3.5 - much improved interface but it makes apps start up very slowly.
very nice way to turn off without rebooting and allows otherinstallers to
do their job without thoseflashing dialog boxes.

StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.3 - this is just too big and does too much. i guess
they keep putting in features so they sell the upgrades - we need more
KISS apps.

Apple Powerbook carrying case - great design except for one thing, they
made the 2 battery pouches the right size for batteries but not when
they're in in the protective cases they now tell you to put the batteries
in. should not be sold or bought

Kensington microsecurity cable - a great protector - easy to carry
around; attaches to back.

Kensington deluxe traveler case - the best i've tried out of 5 cases i've
checked out.

Powerswap  - it really works. good job.

CopyDoubler- my nominee for product of the month. it does its job
beautifully and with no extras. .smart replace is terrific for speeding
up copying. (also the fifth gen. tech support group is first rate).

appoe batteries - i'm getting 1.75 hours use without taking any battery
conservation steps andusing  a disk intensive program.

Kensington Power Keypad - nice design. does the job. comes with a $20
rebate coupon.