Before it broke, i was getting kernal panic messages pretty frequently, until it finally would not restart. The scammer tried to use a fake escrow service in order to rip a apple powerbook off a legitimate seller on ebay. Powerbook, something new was about upspin, something borrowed was about minix3. We managed to a full backup of the original pp powerbook site, movies, and all of its updates to the bibliotheca anonoma. First introduced in 1991, the macintosh powerbook, whose name was later shortened to powerbook, is a line of laptop computers that was designed and manufactured by apple inc. Only one inch thick and weighing five pounds, it became a cult machine, and its thin, crisp look began a new era in mac laptop design that was carried through to the macbooks. Posted in rhumor by upeletiah 164 points and 16 comments. My friend cory wanted me to sell it for him just days after he bought it. Tractor trailer salvage yard found hiding a mega muscle car stash duration. The powerbook known as macintosh powerbook before 1997 is a family of macintosh laptop computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple computer, inc.
The powerbook is apples desktop replacement style notebook, but unlike most pc notebooks in this category, the powerbook is not bulky, nor is it thick and heavy. I have an older g4 powerbook that i wouldnt mind carrying around instead of my heavier dell. Im reading this article in 2019, i think the traditional cultural aspect may actually be a danger towards the future economic prospect of a. It chimes as if it were to start, but then it clicks over and over, and the screen remains black. Jeanette wintersons new novel, the powerbook, is a virtuoso trip into virtual reality kate kellaway sat 26 aug 2000 20. Im reading this article in 2019, i think the traditional cultural aspect may actually be a danger towards the future economic prospect of a apr 5, 12. Macinternet services for mac users 27 sherlockyour internet search detective 28 apple. Carokann powerbook 2020 the major part of the material on which the carokann powerbook 2020 is based is taken from the engine room of. Hell, if i had of bought a second hand powerbook g3, i would have had a good, solid reliable laptop, but no, i bought a titanium powerbook g4 widely regarded as the worst apple. In 1999, the powerbook lineup was supplemented by a less expensive, entrylevel series of laptops known as the ibook the powerbook series when through many revisions.
It is designed to provide federal policymakers and regulators with a selection of policy ideas to help solve specific challenges in how our nation produces, transports, and consumes energy. You would need to give it some narrow appliancelike job. Pp ppowerbo has used 40g of traffic in the last week and other mirrors with counters have have had 1 million visits. I gave a talk titled something old, something new, something borrowed. The something awful forums discussion serious hardware software crap the cisco short questions thread v12. This was purchased for a project that fell through. What are some good uses for an old apple g4 powerbook. The powerbook 1400cs117 is similar to the powerbook 1400c117, but the c has a higher quality activematrix display. The seller ended up enclosing a pieced together ppp powerbook which consisted. From the ppppowerbook scammer story on something awful. To that imposing corpus we have added another 48 000 games from mega and from correspondence chess. Apple macintosh powerbook specs powerbook specifcations. There are no graphics or messages on the screen, but the start light comes on.
The apple powerbook series was sold from october 1991 to february 1997 and the earlier macintosh portable first was released in september 1989. Jan 28, 2017 from the ppp powerbook scammer story on something awful. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. An ewriter called ali or alix will write to order anything you like, provided that you are prepared to enter the story as yourself and take the risk of leaving it as someone else.
She dances between passion, intellect and fantasy, to shape that array of self images seen only with and through lovers eyes. May 03, 2001 the powerbook is twentyfirst century fiction that uses past, present and future as shifting dimensions of a multiple reality the story is simple. Any macoses for it are out of date, and linux is poorly maintained for powerpc. I was wondering if there was some way to configure one of the ports as a serial t1 like you can with the vwic2mftt1 cards. Ppp powerbook refers to a replica of an apple powerbook laptop handcrafted by something awful member jeff harris to prank an ebay buyer who tried to scam him using a bogus escrow. Unfortunately if i had of waited 6 months, i could have snagged the then brandnew aluminium powerbook g4, which came in 15 and 17 models, was an excellent laptop. He was eaten by the unfunny black pit that is something awful. What started off as a simple ebay auction, became a fabled internet scam of a known scammer.
Sep 19, 2019 something awful tags classic, powerbook, goons, apple, mac, something awful, vigilantism, jeff harris, pipski additional references encyclopedia dramatica. Try to use encap ppp on one of your ima interfaces. The legendary ppppowerbook scambait posted to something. During its lifetime, the powerbook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first to incorporate features that would later become standard in competing laptops. While the pdf can basically be found anywhere, the website itself is disappearing. May 14, 2004 the duty tax on this particular ppppowerbook is around. What the price of a 17inch powerbook g4 in 2003 would be.
The powerbook a power couple of the british stage tumble headlong into theatrical indulgence with the powerbook, an excruciating adaptation of jeanette wintersons 2000 novel. Basic features of your powerbook 20 additional features of your powerbook 22 inside your powerbook 24 about mac os x 26. Well yeah, that doesnt work since its still an atmima interface. Apples preg3 powerbook line had a bumpy past, perhaps more so than any other apple product line, with both tremendous successes and a couple of. In 1999, the powerbook lineup was supplemented by a less expensive, entrylevel series of laptops known as the ibook. I bought a mac powerbook about 5 years ago and i bought microsoft office with it and all of a sudden my answered by a verified microsoft office technician. The ultralight and compactfullfeatured notebook now includes a fast 1ghz powerpc g4 processor. Maybe the scam was on the people who donated and the whole story was fabricated with a couple of pics and a quickly built cardboard powerbook. Aug 26, 2000 the powerbook jeanette winterson jonathan cape. Japanese have a welldeserved sense of pride in themselves, their culture, and the homogenous nature of the countrys ethnic makeup. During its lifetime, the powerbook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first to incorporate features that.
Prweek uk power book 2020 launch by rob mckinlay, march 05, 2020 prweek launched its uk power book at the ned hotel in london last night 4 march with more than 200 comms chiefs in attendance. Apples powerbook g4 is the biggest powerbook yet, and its the first laptop computer on the market with a 17 inch lcd display builtin. Apple has shaved almost a pound off the previous powerbook model from 6. It all started with an ebay auction for a new g4 powerbook. Aug 10, 2003 powerbook rumor summary still waiting. The powerbook g3 series is the first powerbook to offer buildtoorder options that include a choice of microprocessor speed, internal hard disk, onboard ram, and display size and type. No further updates were made to the site or the discussion thread on something awful. The powerbook 1400 series was the first powerbook line to introduce an internal cdrom drive, stackable memory modules, and bookcovers to customize the look of each powerbook. Jul 22, 2005 the duty tax on this particular ppppowerbook is around. I insert the cd but all i get is a flashiuung file icon with a. The seller ended up enclosing a pieced together ppppowerbook. When i tried to return it, i was informed of a 10 day limit for returns. The something awful forums archives comedy goldmine this guy is trying to rip me off on ebay. The duty tax on this particular ppp powerbook is around.
Apples preg3 powerbook line had a bumpy past, perhaps more so than any other apple product line, with both tremendous successes and a couple of failures, too. Something of a grab bag, the powerbook works best in alis story segments, the narrative too often dominated by deflated clever dialogue between the two lovers. Simply searching for ppppowerbook on any search engine will yield more detailed results. Ppppowerbook refers to a replica of an apple powerbook laptop handcrafted by something awful member jeff harris to prank an ebay buyer. Probably because he realized, aside from looking cool, he had no real use for it.
The powerbook is twentyfirst century fiction that uses past, present and future as shifting dimensions of a multiple reality. A forum member arrives at the internet cafe, takes a seat and soon the package arrives. Knowing what was really going on, the seller hatched a hilarious plot that took advantage of the scammer. This has turned from a awful plight for a ebay user to a wonderful prank on the scammer. Powerbook was the name of a wide range of apple laptops produced from 19912006. I bought a mac powerbook about 5 years ago and i bought. My powerbook makes a clicking sound but it wont turn. The powerbook g3 series can be distinguished from other powerbooks by its physical design and the family marketing number m4753 on the bottom product label. Now, for you nontechies here, a factory model ppppowerbook weights half what its competitors weigh, comes with an a4 screen, the latest in internet adventure software, zero boot time, a fullsize keyboard often with key redundancytm and a stateoftheart laser bluetooth mouse. Throw in some crazy brits with digicams and you have the making of a great story.
Tech 15inch aluminum powerbook g4 due to be released any day now for months, the successor to apples landmark john siracusa oct 7, 2003 3. The flash, arrow, jessica jones which is really rather good and the microcosm of the seemingly endless dc and marvel universes on screens large and small. Twitter prankster convinces rubes cleopatra looked like britney spears. Ppp powerbook refers to a replica of an apple powerbook laptop handcrafted by something awful member jeff harris to prank an ebay buyer who tried to scam him using a bogus. Pingsmoth writes with the proliferation of laptops today, many replacing the traditional spacehogging desktop computer, this seems like a neat idea to free up even more square footage on your desk. Pages in category powerbook the following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. The powerbook is twentyfirst century fiction that uses past, present and future as shifting dimensions of a multiple reality the story is simple. Powerbook article about powerbook by the free dictionary. Auction year 2004 origin something awful tags classic, powerbook, goons, apple, mac, something awful, vigilantism, jeff harris, pipski additional references encyclopedia dramatica.
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