hi everybody,

i recently obtained a last series powerbook duo (100 mhz powerpc, 800 mb hd etc.). it has os 8.1 installed and runs decently. what i really like about it is the size, but alas when i looked at its ports it was plain horror.

it only has a modem and an i-don't-know-what port which has a pictogram of a telephone and a printer on it and is called (by the os) modem/printer port.

now i understand that it used to be inserted into a 'duo dock' but i do not know where to get one and even if i could i wouldn't want to only for the sake of ports.


can anybody help me how to get stuff (like a nice 7.6.1 and ram doubler) onto it? it has no floppy, no cd, no nothing..

thanks,
bamdad
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If you have no dock for it, then your only option is LocalTalk (aka serial networking through the Printer/Modem port.)

In order to do that, you will *NEED* another Mac capable of running OS 9 or earlier that has a serial port. Then you can turn on File Sharing, and share files from the other Mac to the Duo.

If you have no dock for it, then your only option is AppleTalk/LocalTalk (aka serial networking through the Printer/Modem port.)

In order to do that, you will *NEED* another Mac capable of running OS 9 or earlier that has a serial port. Then you can turn on File Sharing, and share files from the other Mac to the Duo.

Unfortunately, it is EXTREMELY difficult to swap out the OS over AppleTalk.

unfortunately, that seems to be my only option. the only dock (and an identical machine) i found on ebay was way too expensive. now i bought a powerbook 5300cs and cables.. i hope it'll work out.

anyway, thanks.
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Alas, a 5300cs doesn't have a CD ROM drive. You may be stuck with a bit more work than you expected. Or you may have to buy an external SCSI CD ROM drive. Do you already have one?

Peace,
Drew
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I kind of assumed that he (or she, you never know,) had a SCSI CD-ROM drive, but no dock to give SCSI to the Duo.

But, yeah, a 5300 doesn't have an internal CD-ROM drive, so to use any CDs, you'll need a SCSI CD-ROM drive for that 5300. But, the 5300 can take a PCMCIA Ethernet (or even WiFi) card, so you could have a horribly convoluted three-way sharing, if needed.