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Started by Mike Travers
Thu, 02 Apr 1998 00:00
Re: Happy Mac people
Author: Mike Travers
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 00:00
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OK, here's one for you - I've been offered a PowerBook Duo 230 and have it on approval for a few days to try out. I'm reasonably clued up on desktop Macs, but I'm new to laptops.The machine seems fine except for a ghosting effect on the screen. It's most obvious when cast from the title bar of a window, but occasionally manifests itself in other minor ways. I'll be using it for word processing and occasional email, so a perfect screen isn't entirely necessary. Is this ghosting normal on older PB screens or is it some kind of early warning of impending doom? Also the first time it was booted up in my prescence there was a strping effect on the lower half of the screen. It had been sitting in a car boot for a while. Could this have been caused by the cold? It hasn't shown itself since. Other than the screen everything seems fiine. I've run Norton on the hard disk and it seems OK and programs run quite happily. Also if anyone has any idea of the going rate for this kind of kit could they let me know. TIA, Mike -- Please remove the xxx from the email address before replying
Re: Happy Mac people
Author: Matthew Greenfield
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 00:00
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I think the 'ghosting' effect can be down to old screens and is not serious, just a little annoying. A 230 with b & w screen, I reckon 300 pounds at the MOST, hopefully with a dock... Don't take my word for it though. Matti. Mike Travers <mtravers@easynet.co.uk> wrote: > OK, here's one for you - I've been offered a PowerBook Duo 230 and have it > on approval for a few days to try out. I'm reasonably clued up on desktop > Macs, but I'm new to laptops.The machine seems fine except for a ghosting > effect on the screen. It's most obvious when cast from the title bar of a > window, but occasionally manifests itself in other minor ways. I'll be > using it for word processing and occasional email, so a perfect screen > isn't entirely necessary. Is this ghosting normal on older PB screens or > is it some kind of early warning of impending doom? Also the first time it > was booted up in my prescence there was a strping effect on the lower half > of the screen. It had been sitting in a car boot for a while. Could this > have been caused by the cold? It hasn't shown itself since. > > Other than the screen everything seems fiine. I've run Norton on the hard > disk and it seems OK and programs run quite happily. > > Also if anyone has any idea of the going rate for this kind of kit could > they let me know. > > TIA, > > Mike -- Matthew Greenfield matti@grnfield.u-net.com
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