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> On May 18, 2012, at 6:58 AM, "Jeff" <jbturof@...> wrote:
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> > Hi.
> > I've got a late 2008 MacBook pro (Core 2 Duo,2.5ghz)and recently what looks like a halftone screen of vertical lines (look like vertical scan lines) appears 'over' everything.

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> > HELP----I can't lose this computer right now.
> > Thanks!
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Take it to a Genius Bar if you can or to any good computer repair place (this is a laptop not totally unlike others), and have them check the connections between the body and the top/screen via the hinge. Most problems like you describe are physical electrical connection related in that area.

The intermittent thing cries out for that cause. I'd even gently wiggle the screen & hinge a bit to see what happens. I don't think your HD is at fault, but the OP's advice about checking it out using an external screen, and of course, backing up before you do very much else, is 100% good.

I'd even install a temperature monitoring program (various freeware out there), and try to see at what temp it happens.

There probably are some self help sites on the net--google away and see what you find. This may even be a known issue with Apple--check the knowledge base at Apple.com. Some Mac cases are damn near impossible to work on without the hands & tools of a very tiny person, so you may be out of luck for Doing It Yourself, but don't give up w/o trying.

Good luck,

JH

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Plug it into an external monitor asap and back it up. If it displays similarly on an external it isnt good - but if so try bootimg it in TDM (target disk mode) while plugged into another mac.

Obviously you need these "other" things but Im just considering how you can save your precious data.

Sincerely,

B

On May 18, 2012, at 6:58 AM, "Jeff" <jbturof@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi.
> I've got a late 2008 MacBook pro (Core 2 Duo,2.5ghz)and recently what looks like a halftone screen of vertical lines (look like vertical scan lines) appears 'over' everything.
> It's hard to explain...so last night I was working and all of a sudden it's like someone put a screen of those lines over the entire screen. It distorts all of the text/graphics and makes it almost impossible to see anything. Then as quick as it happened, it blipped back off again.
> It happened last weekend also, but took longer to go away. I rebooted holding the shift key and zapped the PRAM and that seemed to make it go away, but since it happened again last night, I'm guessing that wasn't the cause. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the screen itself---like opening or closing it.
>
> HELP----I can't lose this computer right now.
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff T
>
>

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Hi.
I've got a late 2008 MacBook pro (Core 2 Duo,2.5ghz)and recently what looks like a halftone screen of vertical lines (look like vertical scan lines) appears 'over' everything.
It's hard to explain...so last night I was working and all of a sudden it's like someone put a screen of those lines over the entire screen. It distorts all of the text/graphics and makes it almost impossible to see anything. Then as quick as it happened, it blipped back off again.
It happened last weekend also, but took longer to go away. I rebooted holding the shift key and zapped the PRAM and that seemed to make it go away, but since it happened again last night, I'm guessing that wasn't the cause. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the screen itself---like opening or closing it.

HELP----I can't lose this computer right now.
Thanks!

Jeff T

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I have a MBP and 1st gen iPad, and an iPod touch and I think comparing them is like comparing  grapes and grapefruit.    :-)   They all have a different use.   With the right bag they can all be brought along and all can be recharged in a motel room or car.   And I'd bet even on a train!
My only gripe is I barely got my iPad when iPad 2 appeared and now next gen iPad and I still have a warranty on my 1st gen!!!   Progress is good but I can't keep up.    
Karen   

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From: Michael Maiatico <mjmaiatico@hotmail.com>
To: macbook@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:37 PM
Subject: RE: [MacBook] Re: IPad vs. Kindle etc.?


Yeah, and I have a Macbook Pro that's better than the Macbook Air and the iPad  but it cost a lot more than the iPad.It really depends on your budget and what you want to do with your computer. Mike
To: macbook@yahoogroups.com
From: carmodyjim@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 18:11:25 -0700
Subject: Re: [MacBook] Re: IPad vs. Kindle etc.?

 

   
     
     
      I have a MacBook Air and an iPad3 and the Air is WAY better than the iPad for

anything serious business.

James A. Carmody, Attorney & Arbitrator

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I have the iPad 3 and love it. It does everything. The charge holds for a long

time. I have a car and home charger. They are small for traveling. The iPad does

it all.

Bill.

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If you are limited to getting one device, I would make it an iPad 3. Its retina display makes for a superb reading experience and there is a white on black mode available for the Kindle app in case you are light sensitive when using backlit devices for an extended time. In order for the iPad to be continually useful at home, you should also install a wireless router there.

The ideal combination would be the $79 e-ink Kindle AND the iPad. The e-ink Kindle is superb in brightly lit situations, including sunshine, is lightweight, and easier to hold for long periods of reading.

Mary

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Carol wrote:
Can someone please point me to a comparison of the iPad vs. Kindle and
similar devices?

I'll be taking a train ride (3 days each way) and want to be able to read
without lugging lots of books. Not sure whether the train will have wifi
but if I'm somewhere that does, I'd like to be able to check my email.
Apparently some Kindle-like devices have this capability. One question
is which devices can run for 3 days without needing a new charge.

If I get something that can connect to the net, I'd like to be able to
use it at home too. I have used Macs since the 80s but always with a
modem cable (have DSL now) so I'm pretty clueless about wirelessness.
What would I need to be able to use an iPad/whatever?

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I've got a Kindle (the regular one, simply for reading), my husband has the Kindlefire, and we have an iPad2. I am going to be the naysayer here and say that I really despise the iPad - I find the touch screen and that little keyboard annoyingly hard to deal with, and I would never use it as a reader, as it's just too stinking heavy - but if I'm going somewhere that I don't want to take my MacPro but need a computer, the iPad is what I go for (AND bring my little Kindle along.) My husband likes his Kindlefire for reading AND for surfing the net, and I believe he accesses his email on it too (I've never played with it), but of course it doesn't have near the capability that the iPad has. I don't know how long it holds a charge, and with all of them it probably depends on what you're doing with it.

Hope that helps -
Ranee

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