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From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PowerBooks...Are they reliable?
Date: 2 Sep 92 18:18:29 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Peirce Software
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <1992Sep2.132404.23086@utkux1.utk.edu> (comp.sys.mac.hardware), danny@utkux1.utk.edu (Danny W. McCampbell) writes:
> Hi!  I just talked with a friend of mine who is a Certified
> Macintosh Technician or something along those lines.  Well
> he told me that the PowerBooks are junk.  He said that they
> are constantly doing work on them.  He said that the screens
> or displays are really having problems.  
> 
> This discouraged me a great deal as I am getting ready to 
> buy a PowerBook.  Can anyone out there give me some good news
> on PowerBooks.  I plan to buy a 180 when they come out.  I do
> not have a personal Mac right now and I was planning on the 
> 180 to be my Mac for everything.  I was going to buy and 
> external Monitor and put on it for home use.  I have a CI at
> work right now and really like it but I need portablity.
> 
> Any good news or ideas?

One data point.  We bought a PowerBook 100 for our son to use for
facilitated communicating (he's a non-verbal austistic child and he
communicates with us by typing on the keyboard).  He totes it around
in his backpack and it gets tossed around a fair amount.  It's held
up very well so far.  It seesm really well built (though if you really
want a tank, get an old Macintosh Portable - it was build to take
a real beating!)

One of the reasons we got the 100, besides the great price, was that
it was smaller and lighter than the other PowerBooks.  I'd think a
heavier PowerBook might take more abuse.

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From: king@acpub.duke.edu (King Rhoton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Ram disk on mac SE/30
Date: 27 Aug 92 18:40:26 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware comp.sys.mac.system
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.


From king Thu Aug 27 14:40:20 1992
To: /afs/acpub/users5/king/.article

For RAMDisk to come up in the memory cdev, you need the new 1 Meg ROMs in your
Mac.  This is not (generally) something you can change.  So far, only the q
Quadras, and powerbook 170 have 1 Meg ROMs (as far as I know).  Maybe the 140/
145 does too, I just haven't heard.  You can use a RAMdisk on your powerbook
100 if you get something like appdisk (a RAMdisk program) from "somewhere like
sumex."
King
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
Subject: Re: Disadvantages of System 7 (Was: IIsi vs new Macs - should I wait?)
Organization: Institute for Sensory Research
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 16:05:02 EDT

In article <lsr-260892131034@lsr.taligent.com> lsr@taligent.com (Larry Rosenstein) writes:
>We don't use System 7 because it's the latest and greatest.  We use it
>because it is provides useful features that System 6 doesn't have.  Other
>people might not feel that the advantages are worthwhile.
>Larry Rosenstein
>Taligent, Inc.
>lsr@taligent.com

That's the key issue...  ~10 of our people feel it's worthwhile,
~6 definetly cannot use it currently, ~6 will switch when they want
to use something requring it, and 20 or so don't care, don't want to know,
and don't want to have to learn something new.

--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Subject: RE: Vendors for MacII LDC overhead projector panels ?? suggestions ?
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 14:31:19 GMT

I bought a Proxima.  A bit pricey (for me) but the product has been going
strong for years now.  I use it as a monitor every day, with a flourescent
light for backlite.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: arie@eecs.umich.edu (Arie Covrigaru)
Subject: Tefax RA-2125 Scanner and Fax unit
Reply-To: arie@eecs.umich.edu
Organization: AI Lab, The University of Michigan
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 21:18:37 GMT

Does anyone have experience with a unit called Tefax RA-2125?
It is advertised in the MacWAREHOUSE catalog as a combination
of regular Fax, a scanner, a printer and can be also connected to a Mac
for send/receive Faxes. The software that accompanies it is called
AutoFAX. I would like to know if indeed it is as good as it sounds
and would also like to hear from people with hands on experience.

Thanks,
--


Arie.

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From: faisal@dvorak.amd.com (Faisal M. Bhamani)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PB 160 Price
Date: 1 Sep 92 18:06:34 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Texas

I have read several times that the PB 160 when it comes out will be 
priced where the PB 145 is right now.  What price is that? I have 
noticed that PB 145 prices range considerably, from $2000 to $2600.
Also, when will the 160 be coming out?

faisal

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes)
Subject: 2 MB SIMMs?
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD, USA, NA, Earth, Milky Way
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:18:24 GMT

When I tried to order 2 MB SIMMs from my friendly neighborhood
computer dealer, he told me that there was no such thing as 2 MB SIMMs
for the Mac, that they were actually 2 1 MB SIMMs packaged together in
what was cleverly called a 2 MB SIMM Kit.  However, being almost
positive that there *are* 2 MB SIMMs out there for the Mac - based on
the number of posts, ads, etc. I've seen - I was understandably
confused.  Is he correct, or is the man a totally Spamless liar and I
should take my business elsewhere and buy my 2 MB SIMMs?

Please respond soon, so I know whether to tear my hair out in frustration
or shoot my sales rep.  Thank you.
-- 
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Disclaimer:  The author apologizes for any thought-provoking material he may
	     have accidentally included and promises not to do it again.
Datclaimer:  My employers wouldn't WANT to share some of my opinions.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: strange@zk3.dec.com (Steve Strange)
Subject: Re: Classic II vs. SE/30
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:58:25

In article <par-310892131747@mac127.ugadm.nwu.edu> par@nwu.edu (Pete Rodriguez) writes:

   What are the differences between the Classic II and the SE/30?

   Here are the ones that I already know:
   Classic II: No FPU, fewer SIMM slots
   SE/30: No sound input

The big one: SE/30 has 32-bit data bus, Classic II has 16-bit data
bus.

	Steve
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: derosa@rtsg.mot.com (John DeRosa)
Subject: LaserWriter II to Macintosh -> Serial Direct Connection??
Reply-To: motcid!derosa@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 22:23:00 GMT

My boss wants his own personal LaserWriter.  Fine,
no problem...but he wants it so no one else can 
connect to it.

All our computers are on a network, so the only 
thing that I can think of is to directly connect
his computer's serial port to the LaserWriter II
directly.  But, can this be done?

The printer in question is a LW IIntx or LW IIg.

Also, what cable should I use, a modem cable or a
printer cable (ImageWriter I, ImageWriter II) ?

Thanks for any help, John
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From: charestm@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Martin Charest)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Daystar Powercache (need info...)
Date: 28 Aug 92 05:11:24 GMT
Organization: Universite de Montreal


Hello there!
              I consider to buy an accelerator for my Mac IIci, and i'm
thinking about the 50 Mhz PowerCache from Daystar.  Before to put some 2000$
on this product, i want to know if there are problems or incompatibility 
with system 7, or other bad things about this card.  Are there anybody
who haved problems with it?
But above all, is the mean increase of speed so significant? How many times
faster could i expect from it?  Is this a good purchase? 
Any comments will be appreciated....
Thanks in advance,
                                 Martin.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf)
Subject: Re: Powerbook screen life
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:01:33 GMT

From what I have heard (which was on the net only, not out of Apple Inc.) was 
that the BACKLIGHT on the screens of the PowerBooks has a 2 year lifespan.  The
screen can last indefinitely, but the backlight might burn out after about two 
years...

Bob
From: daver@sunspot.ssl.berkeley.edu (David Ray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: LC video RAM upgrade
Date: 2 Sep 1992 00:42:13 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization
NNTP-Posting-Host: sunspot.ssl.berkeley.edu

In article <37.2aa3f6a1@ivgate> leonard.short@macrocosm.omahug.org writes:
>  Scott Hudziak asked of all
>  SH> I have an LC with "256k video RAM, upgradable to 512k"...
>  
>It has been
>my experiance that the new video ram will slow down the computer somewhat. Also
>quite a few programs will display 256 colors at most so unless you are doing
>something that needs 16 bit color, you will be giving up some speed and getting
>questionable benifits.

With a 512k VRAM you get 256 colors on a 640x480 display (13" Apple RGB), or a
zillion (<2 million) colors on a 512x384 display (12" Apple RGB). So you in
fact do need this SIMM for 256 colors on a 640x480. The 256k VRAM only gets
you 256 colors on a 512x384 display.

I have always assumed tha the loss of speed is from the additional color
calculations. You can always restore the speed of the computer
back to faster speed by selecting fewer colors to be displayed with the
Monitors control panel. You get the same computer speed at the same
number of colors selected, regardless of whether you have a 512k or 256k
VRAM SIMM. Its only slower if you choose to use a greater number of colors.

-dave

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Subject: Apple 21" Burning
Originator: d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 23:54:51 GMT


Well, bye everyone, I am leaving the Mac to start programming
Atari Falcons running Windows NT. NOT!

However, my Apple 21" screen has burnt out FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN 9 MONTHS! The first 6 months, it was driven by Quadra Internal
Video, and during that time decided to crackle, emit smoke, and
die horribly after 5 months.

Now, being driven by a screen card, and a few months after
getting back from the warranty adjustment needed after the
warranty repair, it does the same thing again. NO, it's not
the cat's fault, since I taped nails on top of the monitor to
avoid using it as heated cat resting place.

I am somewhat underwhelmed by Apple equipment performance in
this regard, and couple that with the annoying and serious
bug in the new sound chip in Quadras, PowerBooks and other new
macs (that makes sound go silent after random time) makes me
start to wonder wether the low-cost push in the consumer market
is dragging down the high-end quality as well? If I pay a premium
price from Apple, I expect to receive premium quality (and did so
with all macs I've had before the Quadra & PowerBook)

Even the PowerBook has been having random re-boots and lock-ups
of the ADB port; changing to a new one was the only thing that
helped.


So, steam's out, I'll return to mu scheduled - uh, it's 1am,
okay, sleep tight.

-- 
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White, Literate, Employed, Higher-Educated, Male, Straight and Not Poor.
I must be a bad guy.
From: ph@physiology.oxford.ac.uk (Patrick Haggard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Anatomy of ADB cable
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:01:46 GMT
Organization: Physiology Department, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Originator: ph@galen.physiol


Hi.  I want to connect an external device (specifically, a
'voice-key') which generates a TTL on/off pulse to my Mac, to replace
the effects of the clicking the mouse button.  Please could someone
tell me which pins on the ADB cable are used to signal the mouse
button.  Is the ADB standard TTL, or will I have to transform the
digital signal in my device to something else in order to get the
Mac to recognise it?
Cheers
------------------------------------------------------------

Patrick Haggard,
Oxford University Laboratory of Physiology,
Parks Road,
Oxford,
OX1 3PT
England

Tel. (0865) 272116
Fax. (0865) 272469
Email (JANET): ph@uk.ac.ox.physiol
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From: DBBARBER@macc.wisc.edu (Deborah B. Barber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Outbound notebooks vs Powerbooks
Date: 29 Aug 92 19:54:00 GMT

Hello Macfolks,
 
Does anyone out there have experience with the Outbounds?   I understand that
the Outbounds are lighter, but are they reliable?  Any info appreciated.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Deb Barber
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
Subject: (Q) Abaton 300 colour a good scanner?
Summary: advice sought
Keywords: scanner
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 02:51:46 GMT

I am looking to purchase a scanner soon. Colour is useful and resolution
to 300dpi adequate.  Considering Abaton's 300 colour scanner.  Anyone
have an opinion on this product?  Has anyone compared Abaton to LaCie?
Price for Abaton ~Can$1500 with PhotoShop software also (~US$1170). That
sound fair?

Please reply here or email to 'parkyn@sfu.ca'.

(OCR technology is probably delaying the day I have to stop typing
due to pain

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: pixel@cbnewse.cb.att.com (william.j.sequeira)
Subject: ==> FOR SALE: 2MB Memory Module - PB100 - $70 +Shipping
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:59:36 GMT

I upgraded and have a 2MB memory module for the PB100 that I do not
need anymore. $70 plus shipping.



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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: NewLife Accelerator in SE--Garbled sound
Date: 1 Sep 92 17:49:03 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Aug31.194701.12354@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>, willmark@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (WILLIAMS MARK D) writes...
>Sound incompatibilities, and garbled sound are common problems with accelerated
>SE's. I know that it is a problem with the Mobius, and with my own Total

 Daystar Digital has just introduced a version of their PowerCache (16Mhz and
 up 68030) for the Classic and SE. Supposedly, it does NOT have the garbled
 sound problem.

 It also installs with an adapter board that allows up to 16MB RAM, or you can
 just use motherboard RAM.

 I think MSRP on this board is $479, but I don't really have any other
 information. If anyone does find out more, I'd like to know, because I'm
 seriously considering this board.

Richard C. Long			long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: What's the best monitor comparable to an Apple 13"?
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 19:07:33 GMT
Organization: Starfleet Headquarters: San Francisco

What's the best Macintosh monitor comparable to an Apple
thirteen-inch?  I'm looking for color, at least 640x480, and a price
of $600 or less (or else I'll go for the $660 Apple monitor).

And I'll also want an 8-bit color card to go with it (I don't want to
run the monitor off internal video).

Things like a swivel stand and well-placed dials would be nice.  I
also want the monitor to offer a reasonable picture; I won't pay $100
more for perfection, but I won't go $100 less for a shoddy image.

Thus price is the main factor for both the monitor and the card.  Any
suggestions?

     << Brian >>

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Robert Rumpf <rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Re: WANTED: Powerbook 100
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 00:51:04 GMT
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

I just found out that Citibank is offering their customers the Apple PowerBook 
100 2/20 configuration with external floppy for something like $699...it's in 
their latest Citibank CitiDollar$ catalog.

Bob
From: dsrekrg@prism.gatech.EDU (Rob Gibson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: How to diagnose Error -36 on Mac II ?
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:23:08 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Comments on the following problem would be appreciated.
Configuration (4 yrs old): Mac II, ~100MB Rodime hard drive,
6.0.5->6.0.8, various Aldus apps, RGB monitor, Laserwriter II

A couple of Mac II's of about the same age seemed to be locking up
more and more frequently.  I decided to try upgrading from 6.0.5 to
6.0.8 on one system and the machine would would emit a ascending
series of notes rather than the startup chord and the screen remained
blank.  So, I decided to start from scratch and re-formatted the Rodime
using its installation disk and then tried installing 6.0.8.  Hit the
-36 error, so ran Norton Utils 1.x Speedisk to look for bad blocks.  
It identified about 30 bad blocks.  Then I successfully installed 6.0.8.
Then I started installing Aldus Freehand and Pagemaker and ran into 
Error -36 at the end of the installation when the application is assembling
itself after reading all the diskettes.

Any guidance on what Error -36 is and what can be done about it?
-- 
Rob Gibson, WREK 91.1 MHz, 40000 watts - Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
Studio: 404/894-2468  FAX: 404/853-3066  ARPA: dsrekrg@prism.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jboritz@alias.com (Jim Boritz)
Subject: Re: To wait or not to wait - that is the question!
Organization: Alias Research Inc., Toronto ON Canada
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 16:06:53 GMT

brl@kopasker.is (Bjorgvin Runar Leifsson) writes:
> [  Don't bother waiting ... ]
>You can almost be sure that machine you buy will be outdated soon if com-
>pared to next line of Macs to come.  But it doesn't really matter if your 
>machine does the jobs YOU want it to do.  And anyway, as you learn to use
>you computer, you will slowly but surely outgrow it and then start thinking
>of updating it to the newest machine around - and then you are caught at the
>same dilemma again.

One thing to consider in the buying process is buying price vs. future 
resale value.  As new models are introduced and old models phased out or 
reduced in price the resale value of a Mac that you want to upgrade keeps
dropping.  This is especially true for low end Macs as Apple tries to become
more price competitive.

Two methods for minimizing this effect are:
1. Not buying a new model within the first few months of its introduction.
2. Buying an older model when the new models are introduced.

For example, consider the Powerbook 100 and how its recent dumping at Price
Clubs is bad for anyone that bought one a year ago and great for someone
buying today.  Admittedly this is an extreme case, but the Classic and LC 
have undergone similar price reductions with more to come.
--
Jim Boritz					Alias Research Inc.
jboritz@alias.com
- You wouldn't buy your food from your dentist because he knows
  the most about chewing.  -- a recent Borland Ad
From: scole@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Scott Cole)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 18:57:58 GMT
Subject: Quadra Monitor info needed!!!
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware

Hi,

Anyone have info on non-Apple monitors for the Quadras.


I'd love it if you'd send me any insights.

Thanks,
S. Cole

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Mikey <mikey@nrc.com>
Subject: Typist Hand Scanner
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C00343D001CA7A@homer.nrc.com>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 25 Aug 92 15:33:23 GMT
Organization: NRC
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d8
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 22:32:47 GMT

Have questions on  this product, please mail me if you have this product.

mikey@nrc.com
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: new prices; when?
Date: 4 Sep 1992 01:47:09 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


Rumoured release dates are SEPTEMBER 14 and OCTOBER 19. SUpposibly
the Performa 600 and IIvi will be on the 14th and the other models-
the Performa 200, 400, 600CD, IIvx, PowerBoks will be on the 19th.
-- 
         Travis Grundke- Contributing Editor, MacGames Digest
                      an780@cleveland.freenet.edu
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