When I received my Sony Vaio PCG-C1 notebook computer in November 1998, it was all Japanese to me. Literally. The computer was beautiful -- the camera was most
impressive -- yet everything was in Japanese.
I knew that somewhere on the Internet, I would find help. And sure enough, I did. The other owners I've corresponded with through newsgroups have
been most helpful.
All the info I've found out, I've posted here, to help out other PCG-C1 users. Please feel free to share this with anyone who benefit from it. And of
course, if you want to send me anything that would pertain to this site, please let me know.
You will notice that this machine is referred to as "PCG-C1" -- this site was created before Sony coined the term "Picturebook"
but I saw no need for changing every reference.
Frijoles Sony Vaio C1 info Look here for Clean Install of Win98 directions, among other helpful links. Plus, Kevin is the owner of the listserv.
Yes, there is a listserv! But, before you sign up, you have to promise to save the instructions on how
to unsubscribe. Send a blank message to Sony PCG-C1 Picturebook Listserv.
Power Panel in English Power Panel is used to configure power profiles, as well as giving you finer control over power management, e.g. you can configure the C1 for maximum performance or
maximum battery life, turn off power to the modem or hard disk, etc. It also duplicates some of the information found in
battery scope. -- submitted by Iain Fyfe
Movie recorder utility A little utility app which allows you to quickly set
the frame rate and maximum record time for SmartCapture's movie recorder, so you don't have to go into regedit to do it. The zip
contains a single .exe file. -- submitted by Glen Daniels
Linux drivers for PCG-C1 I have Linux on my PCG-C1XN and up to now I have not been able to use the full screen - due to the odd dimensions. I used this
site to confirm [look at the pictures :o)] the dimensions of the PCG-C1 before downloading a Linux video driver I found at the Xig site. The demo is a 5Mb download
-- submitted by Derek Colley
(This is a commercial X server that apparently supports the NeoMagic chipset that the C1 uses. XFree86 also supports the
display, so buying this server is not a necessity if you want to run Linux -- submitted by Bob
Zimbinski SEE LINK BELOW)
