HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: smothers@icaen.uiowa.edu (Andrew Dean Smothers)
Subject: Re: LC Sound flakey
Summary: Fan and speaker loose
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:37:04 GMT
Organization: Iowa Computer Aided Engineering Network, University of Iowa

I've had a similar problem with the sound not functioning on my Mac LC.  Seems
the fan comes loose on occasion and quits working.  The fan and speaker 
connect to the motherboard at the same location and by the same plastic structure.  You might check to see this is secure if you're using an LC.  Don't know
if the IIsi is similar or not.  It's been a while since I've been in one of 
those...

smothers@icaen.uiowa.edu
From: rgonzal@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Rebuilding Mac Plus power supply
Date: 12 Sep 92 14:00:12 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes:

>>	My mac plus is on the fritz as far as the power supply goes.  It is
>>still the original power supply from a 128K mac and I just had the mother
>>board upgraded.  I was wondering about any info I can get about who sells 
>>power supply boards and for how much.  Or if I could send my board in to 
>>get rebuilt itself or do it your self kits.

>Soft Solutions (I don't have their phone number handy - check the back pages of
>MacWeek, etc.) will rebuild your power supply to higher specifications than the
>original board for $65.

That's probably the best approach. Also, Soft Solutions sells kits so
you can do this yourself. Also, I saw an ad a while ago for power supply
trade-ins for $49, though I don't think you'll get the higher spec.
power supply mentioned above. The $49 deal was from: Pre-Owned Electronics,
1-800-274-5343.

-Ralph
-- 
Ralph Gonzalez, Computer Science, Rutgers Univ., Camden, NJ
Phone: (609) 757-6122; Internet: rgonzal@elbereth.rutgers.edu
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From: cliu@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (chang hsu liu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: sad mac code!!
Date: 5 Sep 92 18:57:32 GMT
Organization: Indiana University


Dear netters,
What does the sad mac code 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 
mean when starting up the Mac?

Is it a hardware or software problem? Is there a documentation recording
the meanings of all codes?

Thanx in advance!

Peter Liu
cliu@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.wanted
From: mbuckley@speshr.enet.dec.com (Michael F. Buckley)
Subject: Where can I get a PB 100 4/40 ?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 15 SEP 92 19:49:15 EST


Hi,

	I know that folks must be getting tired of us asking where we can get
	Powerbook 100's but I will venture forth !

	I want to buy a PB 100 4/40 with floppy for less than $1000 but cannot
	find a source - Price Club here in MA have none left and don't expect
	any more.

	A name of a place in New England with PB 100 4/40's or a place that will
	ship one by mail order would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Mike.
From: peterc@cubetech.com (Peter Creath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PowerPCs and Newtons: when will they be out?
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 17:06:26 CDT
Organization: Cube Technologies
Reply-To: peterc@cubetech.com
            

I know this is jumping the gun somewhat, but when (approximately --
but as specific as you can be) will the PowerPC's be out, and when
will the Newton's be out, and how much will they cost (for which setups?)

Any information in this regard would be helpful -- I'm trying to plan
my next computer purchase...

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Peter Creath                 "When I was a boy I was told that anybody could
peterc@cubetech.com           become president; I'm beginning to believe it."
                                                           -- Clarence Darrow
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: kanefsky@halcyon.com (Steve Kanefsky)
Subject: Re: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 21:29:23 GMT

In article <1992Sep6.150552.1717@ucbeh.san.uc.edu> temple@ucbeh.san.uc.edu writes:
>I am trying to convince a friend of mine to purchase the LC II (price 
>considerations here). I am aware of its limitations, but there is one 
>thing I am not clear on.
>	How can you get a LC II to 10 megs of real RAM?  I know that 
>it has 2 simm slots, and it has 4 megs on board (the original LC had 
>only 2 megs on board).  But with a ceiling of 10 megs, how can it be 
>reached with waste?
>	4-megs on board   +    2 1-meg simms    =    6  megs
>	4-megs on board   +    2 2-meg simms    =    8 megs
>	4-megs on board   +    2 4-meg simms    =    12 megs (2 megs wasted!!!)
>
>None of these configurations work! So, fill me in guys: do I have to 
>waste 2 megs to get 10 megs, or is 10 megs exactly unattainable on 
>the LC II?  
>	(or I wrong about it having 4 megs on board?  and 2 of 
>these are just simms? So you 2 4-meg simms for exactly 10 megs?)

You are right that the LCII has 4MB RAM soldered onto the motherboard.
There's no way to get exactly 10MB without wasting 2MB.  However, even
if you buy 4MB SIMMS and waste the 2MB, you may be paying less for each
*effective* MB of RAM you're getting than with 2MB SIMMS.  In other
words, if you can get two 4MB SIMMS for less than what three 2MB SIMMS
would cost, you're still paying less per megabyte even if you don't
count the 2MB you'll be "wasting."  I'm not sure if that will occur at
today's prices, but I would guess that 4MB SIMM prices are dropping
faster than 2MB SIMM prices.  Also, the 4MB SIMMS will be worth
more in the future if you ever want to sell them or move them to another
machine.

--
Steve Kanefskyy
From: gcombs@parsifal.umkc.edu (Gerald Combs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: ny-ROMs (128)
Date: 15 Sep 92 14:39:14 GMT
Reply-To: gcombs@parsifal.umkc.edu (Gerald Combs)
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

In article <1686033.ST32373@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU>, ST32373@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU writes:
>Wrong-o pal. I used an EPROM programmer to read the Mac ROMs, then tried burnin
>g a set using the read file. IT DOES NOT WORK. I tried it several times, and
>although the computer said they were EXACTLY the same, they would not work.
>And BTW, the EPROMS are only about $7 each. NO DICE with this method. Any body
>know any better? I would like to know out of curiosity how to do it.

  It worked for my brother-in-law just fine on some eproms he had lying around.

- Gerald Combs
     _____     __o          Internet : gcombs@vax1.umkc.edu
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From: benkei@cs.utexas.edu (William Kent Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PB 145/160 + external monitor
Date: 8 Sep 1992 10:13:15 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: nada.cs.utexas.edu

In article <1992Sep4.151855.27071@mcs.drexel.edu> uyyifrah@mcs.drexel.edu (Y Yifrah [y^2]) writes:
>In article <92247.164210IO92142@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> IO92142@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (James) writes:

>>Hello.  I'm thinking of getting a PB and the idea of hooking up
>>to an external monitor in at my desk sounds really nice.  I'm

>>Basically, should I wait?

>I'm in the same boat... Right now, the way I figure it, if I wait, and the
>new PB w/external monitor DOES come out, I'm ok as long as it not MORE than
>$500 than then 145, I'd rather have it all integrated and covered from Apple
>than try to stick the Envisio or stick stuff on the SCSI port...

Just speculation: at the rate things are going, it's a guess that
145 prices will continue to drop (ala 100).  Also something to
consider for non-monitor owners:  There seems to be several monitors
with SCSI interfaces built in, and graphics/video accelerators to boot.
These monitors seem like they're less than the normal price of buying
a monitor and a SCSI adaptor separately.

Of course, if you want to use a monitor other than your own (out
on the road), it may be a challenge to find one with built-in
SCSI.

-- 

Kent Richards                         "Practice random acts of kindness
benkei@cs.utexas.edu                   and senseless beauty"
From: ygh@ecl.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Math CoProcessor on PowerBook140 ????
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:31:29 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Lab, Pennsylvania State University

I am going to buy a PowerBook 140.
Is it possible to install a math coprocessor on it?
Does anyone have a vender name who sells the coprocesser?
Please drop me an E-mail.
Thank you.

Young Han
Penn. State Univ.
ygh@ecl.psu.edu
From: mpuckett@spanky.EBay.Sun.COM (Michael Puckett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Color ???
Date: 9 Sep 92 01:11:07 GMT
Reply-To: mpuckett@spanky.EBay.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: spanky.ebay.sun.com

I have a color monitor which I am looking to purchase a Mac to fit. The monitor which
I have is a Sony GDM-1604-15. It is a 60 Hz, 1152X900, RGB, 83X83 dpi, 16 inch. I
would like to know several things:

	1. Does anyone know of a color 030 PDS board for the SE30 which can
	   drive this monitor?

	2. Does anyone know of a NuBus color board which will drive this
	   monitor?

	3. Can anyone provide any pointers to sources for Mac color boards
	   who would be able to provide info on monitor compatibility?

My first choice would be to buy a SE30 system to drive this monitor, but I am also
looking at a Mac II product if I can't find a color board for the SE30.

If there is any interest (and any replies) I will summarize and post the results.
Thanks for your help.

-mikep
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.wanted
From: vturner@nmsu.edu (Vaughan Turner)
Subject: PowerBook 100 Video Adaptors, request for experience
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: video adaptors
Organization: New Mexico State University
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:30:29 GMT

I'm looking for a good video adaptor (internal, preferably) for my
PowerBook 100.  I would like for the PowerBook to keep 8M of memory
somehow, either with expansion memory piggybacked on the board, or
with memory on the board itself.  The first solution is more desireable,
since the price is lower that way.

So, can you mail me or post if you've had experiences (good/bad) with
any PowerBook 100 internal video adaptors?  I have heard of an Envisio
adaptor and also a BookView Imperial adaptor, but am interested in any
solution.

Thanks,

Vaughan  
                     VaughAn Turner     Internet: vturner@nmsu.edu
     Networking/Workstation Support     Box 30001, Dept. 3AT
    Computer Center, Networking/WSC     University Park, New Mexico, USA
        New Mexico State University     88003-0001
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.hardware:16713 comp.sys.laptops:3489
From: andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Powerbooks 100
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:21:21 GMT
Reply-To: andrew@frip.wv.tek.com
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Tektronix Color Printers, Wilsonville, Oregon

[]

	"HEY APPLE!  Have you guys been watching this PB100 sideshow?"

Watching, heck, they're on stage.  Inside the local shopping mall are
big posters for PB100 -- but there's not one store in the mall that
sells the suckers, or anything remotely similar.  Weird.

  -=- Andrew Klossner  (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
                       (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: chuck@westford.ccur.com (Chuck Palmer)
Subject: PB140 doesn't go to sleep when plugged in
Summary: Lights on, Nobodys home
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp. Westford MA.
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:27:50 GMT

_I posted this to comp.sys.mac last week and received an
underwhelming no responses, so I'm trying here for what
I hope will be a better response. Barring that I'll have to
try calling Apple._ 


Ever since I tried out the "Don't Sleep when plugged in"
button in the "Portable" Control Panel. My MAC PB140 won't shutdown
while plugged in. I saw the discussion about Word keeping
it awake, but Word is not running at the time. In fact I
have gotten to the point where nothing else is running. I have
unchecked the box and rebooted/power cycled the system many times
to no avail. The portable control panel is 7.0.1.

Note also that it does go to sleep when the power is disconnected
after the correct amount of time (i.e. not in response to a
low battery). The behavior is exactly like the box were still
checked, even though it isn't.

I have at times also used it a file server, but file sharing
is disabled at this point, although the "shared directory"
still appears on the desktop.

Note that I have also installed the system tuneup and reinstalled
the portable control panel during the process of trying to figure
this out. The disk spins down at the correct time. 

Any suggestions/advice? Thanks
	
			chuckp (chuck@westford.ccur.com)

    |    Charles Palmer                        (x2997)                  |
    |    chuck@westford.ccur.com                508-392-2997            |
    |    One Technology Way                Fax: 508-392-2492            |
    |    Westford, Ma. 01886                                            |
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    |    Charles Palmer                        (x2997)                  |
    |    chuck@westford.ccur.com                508-392-2997            |
    |    One Technology Way                Fax: 508-392-2492            |
    |    Westford, Ma. 01886                                            |
From: horen@medusa.bioc.aecom.yu.edu (Ben Horenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: upgrade personal laserwriter LS?
Date: 5 Sep 92 21:52:26 GMT
Organization: Albert Einstein Coll of Medicine
Originator: horen@medusa

Is it possible to upgrade a personal laserwriter LS?  To what extent
is printing speed related to the computer running it?( I am using a
classic; if the classic were upgraded, would that make a difference?)
Thanks, if any one has any advice/experience on this.


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: desavouret@fnalb.fnal.gov (Gene Desavouret 4402, 3700)
Subject: PAL SIMMs in Mac II
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a4  
Reply-To: desavouret@fnalb.fnal.gov
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Distribution:  world
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:20:37 GMT

I have installed some 4MB PAL SIMMs in a couple of Macintosh II computers
here, and would like to know why they do not work the way the literature
says they should; They only work as 1MB modules when all four are installed
in bank B, but will work as 4MB modules when all four are installed in bank
A. The SIMMs are from Microtech, and they don't have an explanation.

Additionally, 4MB modules will work in bank B if there are 4MB modules in
bank A.

Please reply via E-Mail. Thanks


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: kanefsky@halcyon.com (Steve Kanefsky)
Subject: Re: Apple Press Release - Announcing Performa line of computers
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 21:29:18 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.201414.732@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle) writes:
>Unless someone has an inside source, I would say that the Perfomas MAY
>be able to run AUX.  The bit about the lack of an FPU SHOULD be irrelevant.
>If the owner adds an FPU, then AUX SHOULD work.

Whether or not the Performa 600 will support A/UX is, as someone else
alluded to, largely a political decision.  I can just about guarantee that
it will *not* run with the current version of A/UX.  Just about any new
hardware platform requires an incremental update to A/UX to support it
(it's the same with System software.  Even 7.1 will require an extension
to support a new platform).  Whether or not to provide that update is
largely a political or marketing decision.

Regarding the FPU, the FAQ list for comp.unix.aux does state that an FPU
is required to run A/UX.  I'm not sure why, however.  The IIsi doesn't
come with an FPU but is capable of running A/UX.  Do you have to buy the
NuBus or PDS adaptor with FPU to run A/UX with the IIsi?  I don't recall
any mention of FPU availablility for the Performa 600.  I think the IIsi
is unique in that it's the only Mac that comes without an FPU but which
*Apple* provides an FPU for.  If Apple requires an FPU for A/UX to run,
and Apple doesn't offer an FPU for a machine, you can bet that they
won't support A/UX for it. That would mean that Apple relied on
3rd-party hardware to support their own software.

--
Steve Kanefsky

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: strange@zk3.dec.com (Steve Strange)
Subject: Re: upgrade personal laserwriter LS?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
Date: 7 Sep 92 12:45:39

In article <1169@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu> horen@medusa.bioc.aecom.yu.edu (Ben Horenstein) writes:
   Is it possible to upgrade a personal laserwriter LS?  To what extent
   is printing speed related to the computer running it?( I am using a
   classic; if the classic were upgraded, would that make a difference?)
   Thanks, if any one has any advice/experience on this.

Printing speed is directly related to the speed of your mac with this
printer -- Upgrading the Classic will defintely help.  Even with a
IIsi, though, it is quite a bit slower than the Personal Laserwriter
NT (same printer but with Postscript support).

		Steve
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|   Digital Equipment Corp.  |   necessarily those of my employer, or       |
|   Nashua, NH 03062-2698    |   of anyone else, for that matter.           |
|   strange@zk3.dec.com      |                                              |
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From: maxc0724@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Q)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: flakey Cutting Edge HD
Date: 8 Sep 92 19:19:48 GMT
Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services


	I found an extra Cutting Edge 60+ hard drive lying around, and tried
to use it. The thing works fine only if it's not the startup drive. Whenever
you try to use it as the startup drive, it only boots one time out of twenty,
with no apparent reason as to why it worked. Wouldn't be too much of a problem
but I'd like to use it one a plus with no hard drive. I dont have the manuals
for the HD, but I've tried just about everything I could think of. I dont
believe it has internal termination, but it wont work with or without an
external terminator. I've tried different cables, but that doesn't help either.
I've tried all SCSI addresses. I booted from a floppy, and the HD shows up on
the desktop. The HD works fine except for that one problem. If anyone could
help, I would greatly appreciate it.
					
					maxc0724@ucselx.sdsu.edu
					Carlo Quinonez
.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: brein@gpvax.jpl.nasa.gov (Barry Rein)
Subject: SE/30 Direct Access passthru
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: JPL
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:07:34 GMT

I have an SE/30 with a MegaScreen 3008 8-bit card driving a 19-inch
greyscale monitor.  Can anyone shed some light on the following...

1.  Mega Graphics phone number is disconnected.  Are they out of business? 
If so, does anyone else support their products?

2.  I would like to add an Ethernet card to my SE/30.  Some Ethernet cards
can supposedly be mounted between a graphics card and the direct-access
slot using a so-called pass through connector.  Does anyone have any
experience with pass through connectors, particularly with the MegaScreen
card?

Thank you,

******************************************
*       Barry Rein                       *
*       brein@dsfvax.jpl.nasa.gov        *
******************************************
*       No clever comment.               *
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: dew@cbnews.cb.att.com (dave.woolf)
Subject: Help wanted on old 512K MAC
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 16:52:31 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: MAC 512K


	I recently acquired an old 512K Mac that I would like to
get working.  The problem is that when I turn it on and it attempts
to boot I get one of the "sad Mac faces" and an error code of 040008
Can anyone provide me a list of these error codes along with their
explanations?  I don't know what version of ROMs this one contains 
since I cannot get it running and I have not yet attempted to open the 
case to see what I have.

	Any help or advice will be appreciated.  Thanks.

	Don't ask me why I am foolish enough to try this.  Maybe I 
just like antique computer equipment.  I don't know!

	Please reply directly to me at the address below.

						Dave Woolf
						dew@cblpe.att.com
From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE: PC -> Mac+ mouse conversion?
Date: 28 Aug 92 14:34:06 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

Yes, someone HAS doen that.  There is a serial driver for a PC mouse on a Mac
out there.  I'm in the process of trying to get it.  Drop me a note in reply,
and by the time I get the note, I should be able to say if I got the driver or 
not.  There may be some instructions on conversion in the doc's.


--  
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 Glen Stewart - Internet: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mode 32 no longer works on my Mac II -- Help!
From: Fuchs@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE (Rainer Fuchs)
Date: 31 Aug 92 08:53:55 +0100
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps
Distribution: world
Organization: EMBL Data Library

In article <1992Aug28.191039.19751@cbfsb.cb.att.com>,
mstov@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (michael.p.stovsky) wrote:
> 
> I've recently replaced the hard disk on my Mac II due to the death of my old 
> disk.  In the process of replacing it, I reinstalled System 7.0.1, my 
> control panel devices, extentions, etc.  I also installed Tune-Up 1.1.1.
> 
> I ran into a problem when reinstalling Mode 32.  Seems that this time around
> when I try to activate Mode 32, the bell rings and it won't activate.
> If I try to reboot the system, it comes up part way (i.e., gets as far as
> the "Welcome to Macintosh screen) and dies.  It repeats this cycle until I 
> boot from a floppy.  Then I have to reinstall a fresh copy of the system
> on my hard disk.

I ran into the same problem recently. After two days of backing up,
reformating, reinstalling, etc. I finally concluded that MODE32 seems to be
incompatible with certain drive brands (or the other way around, depends on
your view).
I tried different driver software,eg SilverLining, FWD, Apple, etc. with
the same (negative) result. There are no problems if I boot from a SyQuest
cartridge. I eventually gave up and decided to buy a small 30MB disk to
boot from.


Rainer Fuchs
EMBL Data Library
Fuchs@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rajiv@athena.mit.edu (Rajiv A Manglani)
Subject: Re: deactivating the internal screen
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 21:36:14 GMT

I wrote a QuickTip in the Feb 1991 issue of MacWorld describing how this could be
done. It requires making a copy of you system file, and opening it with ResEdit.
Look at the 'scrn' resource. There will be listing af the monitors attached to
your mac. Find the correct one by checking the screen size (512x342 in this
case). Then, just change the radio button that says "enabled" to "no".

Rajiv
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware