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xyle_one:
i got a new (used) ibook. its 300mhz, 194ram (somewhere around there). my question is about the display. the max is 800x600. am i stuck with that, or is there some way to get it to support at least 1024x768?? i am running jaguar 10.2.2 on it.

psyjax:

quote:Originally posted by Xyle: Mac Commando:
i got a new (used) ibook. its 300mhz, 194ram (somewhere around there). my question is about the display. the max is 800x600. am i stuck with that, or is there some way to get it to support at least 1024x768?? i am running jaguar 10.2.2 on it.
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What's your video card? ...

err... no... go to system prefrences, displays. And see where it has a check box saying "show recomended modes". Unclick that and see what other options it gives you.

[ November 21, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax v6.9 /Dave: Mac Zealot ]

hm_murdock:
the LCD panel on the clamshell iBooks is 800x600, no higher.

Here's a trick, though...

In the Finder, set global view options to 32x32 icons, 10pt text, labels on right, keep arranged by name. Set the dektop for 32x32 or 40x40 icons with 10pt text. Shrink the Dock considerably and set it to maximum magnification.

Then, switch to 1000s of colors, as it speeds the old Rage video up quite a bit. Switch dock animation to scale, and set font smoothing to light. these will all help overall performance.

stuff of that vintage still runs well with Jag, as it added accelerated video, but on an 800x600 screen, you're more constrained by resolution than by performance.


From ex g/f's Indigo iBook 366 Second Edition.

[ November 21, 2002: Message edited by: Jimmy James: Mac Commando ]

xyle_one:
thanks. thats cool. the size isnt a problem until i open a program like dreamweaver. so i just wont use dreamweaver on the ibook    ill just start using mozillas html editor or something. anyways, thanks again.

Pissed_Macman:
I'm thinking of getting an iBook sometime down the road, but I realized I don't know much about them. How powerful are they? What were they really designed for? For word processing I will probably keep lugging my Centris 610 around. What else are iBooks good for?

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