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PowerBook Patch Prevents Power Pops

PowerBook Patch Prevents Power Pops — Apple has released the PowerBook G3 Series Modem Extension 1.0.2, which fixes a handful of annoyances related to turning the PowerBook G3’s built-in 56K modem on or off. When the computer is put to sleep, power is immediately turned off to avoid draining the battery. Also, the sound monitor source is toggled to None when turning the modem on or off to prevent a popping sound. The update is a 190K self-mounting disk image. [JLC]

<ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_ SW_Updates/English-North_American/ Macintosh/PowerBook/PB_G3_Series/>


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