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From: wjb1@ellis.uchicago.edu (William J. Buikema)
Subject: Stylewriter II problem
Reply-To: wjb1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:49:40 GMT

We have recently purchased a Stylewriter II, but have run into a problem
sharing it on our network.  When the driver is installed, there seems to be
no problem (although initially I had to zap the PRAM on our IIci to get it
to work at all).  However, after some time, the printer is no longer 
available on the net, and attempting to set printer sharing on from the
Stylewriter chooser dialog results in a dialog:  There is not enough memory
to share this printer, etc.  Of course there is plenty of memory available,
> 2 megs free.  We can still print directly from the IIci to which the 
Stylewriter is attached, but it can't be shared via the net.  Anyone have 
any solutions other than reinstalling the driver each time?  (When we had
this problem before, we had to remove all the files that were installed, 
including a new chooser, before reinstallation fixed the problem.)

Bill


William J. Buikema              internet: wjb1@midway.uchicago.edu
University of Chicago               or    w-buikema@uchicago.edu
Dept. of Molecular Genetics &       or    hetman@uchicago.edu 
    Cell Biology, CLSC 313
920 E. 58th St.
Chicago, IL  60637

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: djz@cbnews.cb.att.com (danny.zerkel)
Subject: Re: YES THE IIVXcd WILL DRIVE THE 16" MONITOR!!!!!!!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:22:31 GMT

In article <93009.121911IO92668@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> <IO92668@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
>While visiting Columbus, Ohio for Christmas break I stopped at
>a local mac retail MicroCenter.  While I was there they hooked up
>the 16" Apple monitor to the internal video support port on their
>IIVXcd and it ran beautifully (even 16bit color).  They had
>IIVXCDs adn Quadra 950s there stack to the cealing.  I could have
>slapped some money down and walked out with one right there.
.
.
.
>Smiley

Being in the Columbus, OH area, I checked this out...

The setup in question is a Mac IIvx/CD hooked to an Apple 16" ColorDisplay.
But not via internal video.  They are using a Radius PercisionColor 24xp.

False alarm.  :-O

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Danny J. Zerkel, AT&T Bell Labs, Columbus, OH -- No Comment
From: mdiehr@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Michael Diehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: 14.4K Modem: Small AND cheap?
Date: 11 Jan 93 23:06:51 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego


I know you can get an external 14.4k modem for a little over $250
(Zoom or Magic brand).  The question is, does anyone make a 14.4k
external modem that is cheap and small?
I just got a duo 210 the other day, and don't want to wait for
internal modems for it.

-mike
From: Apgar@Apple.com (Gar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple Announces StyleWriter II
Date: 11 Jan 93 19:20:23 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Apple

In article <C0JGJn.45s@netnews.jhuapl.edu>, ygor@3d2c.jhuapl.edu (Daniel E.
White  (F2C)) wrote:
> 
> Questions:
> 
>     Will the "Greyscale" software work on the original StyleWriter and
>         if so, is it available separately ?

It's "not supported" but I heard it works pretty good.

> 
>     Is there an upgrade path available to us owners of the original ?
> 

Since, it's "not supported" I doubt it. Try the AAC.

Apgar@Apple.com   |   Eric Apgar  alias  Gar   |   I said it, NOT Apple.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: smisra@eos.ncsu.edu (SAURABH MISRA)
Subject: Which is faster:  IIsi with Daystar 33 or IIci?
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 18:46:36 GMT

Which will be a faster machine?

a IIsi with a Daystar 33 (around $545) 

or 

a IIci with the Apple installed cache card?

Thanks

Saurabh

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From: L.H.Wood@lut.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Question about LC monitors and VRAM
Date: 5 Jan 93 23:24:38 GMT
Reply-To: L.H.Wood@lut.ac.uk (Lloyd Wood)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.

You need to get your monitor to say 'hey, I'm a 12 inch' so that your LC
will send a 12 inch picture to it. If you have a good monitor, it will handle
the change in picture without much work. This is done via an adaptor which
has the different monitor sense pins grounded.

Frankly, its hassle, and not the way to go. You can't handle this sort of
thing in software for nothing, adaptors are a pain. Buy 512K VRAM. It's
cheap, and the investment (640x480 with 256 colours) will let you run
some games that need 640x480x256, eg Solarian II.

Why not software? Because the display hardware has limited options.
Hope this helps.

L.H.Wood@uk.ac.lut
From: eric.larson@f620.n2605.z1.ieee.org (eric larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: 486 vs. Mac Benchmarks
Date: 10 Jan 93 00:21:03 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2605/620 - Shockwave Rid, Freehold NJ


 # In article <1992Dec23.144535.11341@crd.ge.com> davidsen@crd.ge.com (bill
 # davidsen) writes:

 ##  The truth is that Mac applications are 32 bit, and DOS applications
 ##are 16 bit. A comparison of UNIX 32 bit applications would be more
 ##correct, if they were just comparing the processors.

 # Well, if this is so, how do the apps run on Mac Pluses? And why is
 # 32 bit adressing an option under System 7?

The reason that these apps run on Mac Plusses is that the 68000 CPU has 32 bit
registers.

The reason for the "option" for 32 bit addressing is that versions of the OS
prior to System 7 did not use the top 8 bits for memory addressing, and some
enterprising but misguided programmers used this space for other purposes.
Turning off 32 bit addressing in System 7 allows compatability with such
brain-damaged (usually Microsoft) software.

--  
=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
 eric larson - Internet: eric.larson@f620.n2605.z1.ieee.org
From: donahue@apple.com (Clark Donahue)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple Express Modem at 19.2 kbps?1?
Date: 13 Jan 93 02:01:03 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <1993Jan11.234157.11110@gallant.apple.com>, Russ Emmons
<pug@apple.com> wrote:
> 
> In article <1993Jan9.112428.19262@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Gordon Mohr,
> mohr@cory.Berkeley.EDU writes:
> >Also, on the minidocks they had there, in addition to the modem and
> >printer serial ports, the internal-modem out jack was a mini-8 
> >connector. Shouldn't it be an RJ-11? Is some additional adapter which
> >looks like a PhoneNet StarConnector necessary?
> 
> If you came by Thursday morning when I was helping to staff the booth,
> you would have heard all of us wonder what in the world that mini-8
> connector was doing on that MiniDock.  It should be an RJ-11.  The
> MiniDock I have here has an RJ-11.
> 

Well, to the rest of the world, the mini-8 would be just fine.  It is the
non-US/Canada/Japan connector.  In the US version the DAA is build into
to the modem card, but in the rest of the world the DAA is external.  
The external DAA also happens to look similar to a PhoneNet pod. The DAA
is the interface between the phone line and the modem.

Clark
donahue@apple.com
Portable Software Weanie
From: sjmz@otter.hpl.hp.com (Stefek Zaba)
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 11:14:52 GMT
Subject: Re: Upgrade from Deskwriter C --> Deskwriter 550 C
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware

Contact numbers for HP peripherals follow...

  a) auto-answer FAX line: 208-344-4809, or 800-333-1917-and-then-1
     (Must call this number from the line attached to the fax machine)

  b) auto-answer and live-body 7a.m. - 6p.m. Mountain Standard Time Mon-Fri
     (early close 4p.m. Wed): 208-323-255 or 800-333-1917-and-then-2 for
     audio FAQ.

Non-US callers be warned: the autoanswer FAX stuff does not (or at least
did not, as of a month ago) use error-correcting mode; so it's tediously
slow and error-prone; also, not all the upgrade and other offers apply
world-wide (chiz chiz chiz).

Cheers, Stefek
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: hjwulfso@unix.amherst.edu (Harris Wulfson)
Subject: Re: Duo in stereo?
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 02:18:01 GMT

Jonathan_Rochkind@laison.w8hd.org wrote:

}I read something here which said they did not, and no third party device could
} make them do it, because the duo itself lacked all ability to support stereo
} sound. But then I saw an ad i MacUser (have to find the ad again to see what
} product specifically) for a third party duo dock designed for presentations,
} which, according to the add, included stereo in and out jacks.  Does anyone
} who has a duo know for sure?
} 
} * The views expressed in this posting are those of the author!

I have a Duo 230 on order and I read in MacWeek that it doesn't support stereo.
I was wondering if the big dock remedies this, or if the duo is totally
uncapable of supporting stereo. What if you added a MacRecorder (redundant,
but perhaps the only solution)?

--
Harris Wulfson
hjwulfson@unix.amherst.edu
  
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Best 14.4 modem price (compat.) ?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:22:34 GMT


Who has the best price on the 14.4 bd modem ? I see some sweet deals in 
the misc.forsale.computers group on IBM clone modems. Will any of these
work on a Mac. Is there a adapter for the modem port ? Do I need one.

If I can't buy a new one for last then $250, where can I find the lowest
price on a 9600 bd external ?

Thanks much,
Jim
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: pfeiffer@netcom.com (Kevin Pfeiffer)
Subject: Re: Upgrading Duo's w/ RAM
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 23:58:21 GMT

ibhan@husc8.harvard.edu (Ishir Bhan) writes:
: I just ordered an 8 MB upgrade for $320 (!). Could someone who has done it
: mail me a description of how to install this upgrade?

	Just remember... The dealer breaks something, he pays;
			 You break something...

-K.Pfeiffer
From: M.J.Jennings@amtp.cam.ac.uk (Michael Jennings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Which CPU for 32-bit mode?
Date: 9 Jan 93 20:20:14 GMT
Organization: University of Cambridge, DAMTP

In article <chuck-080193154326@choffman.gte.com>, chuck@gte.com (Chuck Hoffman) writes:
|> I know I've seen this info somewhere, but can't find it.  Can you help?
|> 
|> I have a need make an application 32-bit clean, on a Mac-II with the
|> following:
|> 
|> CPU  68020
|> MMU  68051
|> FPU  68881
|> 
|> Should this Mac be able to run in 32-bit mode?
|> What are the minimum hardware requirements for 32-bit?
|> 
	A Mac II (or IIx or IIcx or SE/30) cannot run in 32 bit mode
on its own, as it does not have 32 bit clean ROMs. To run 32 bit mode
you need the utility MODE32, available free from ftp.apple.com, which
provides a software solution to the problem. (Unfortunately, this is not
fully compatible with system 7.1, but things should be fine if you're 
running 7.0.1)
		Michael
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: Steve_Costa@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 23:49:52 PST
Subject: Re: Powerbook DRAM or PRAM?

(I suspect that my dealer installed a 6mb DRAM instead of pseudostatic
ram in my PowerBook 145.  Is there any way I can tell without opening 
the computer up?)

I'm not aware of any way to tell without taking your Mac apart. On the other
hand, I've never heard of a 6-meg DRAM module. What do you think you have DRAM
inside your PowerBook?

Steve Costa
BMUG

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**** this posting does not in any way reflect BMUG's official views.
From: mikew@apple.com (Mike Wiese)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: LaserWriter 6x0 and Photograde
Date: 12 Jan 93 05:38:46 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <19930110011236CSP1DWD@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU> CSP1DWD,
CSP1DWD@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU writes:
>Anybody can explain how Photograde works with the new Laserwriters
>600 and 630. The press release suggests that when Photograde is enabled
>then the print resolution drops down to 300dpi... would upping memory
>to say 12 or 16Meg give you back 600dpi when Photograde is enabled?
>The 630 model shipped with 8Meg of ram behaves the same way.

I don't know exactly how it works, but it takes LOTS of memory. The
engineer at the Apple booth at MacWorld said it would take around 20 MB
to do photograde at 600 dpi, but "we're working on it".

It's kind of a bummer, because 300 dpi + PhotoGrade is visibly better
than 600 dpi, but text looks better at 600 dpi.

mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: kev@world.std.com (Kevin R Lesniewicz)
Subject: NTSC-Out Video Cards
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 19:00:07 GMT

What NuBus video boards provide self-contained NTSC conversion and output
(preferable a COPOSITE signal) and are broadcast-quality? What's the
cheapest? Most expensive?
   Your reply is much appreciated and may help the education of many
students and teachers in Massachusetts and around the country. Thanks in
advance!
--Kevin Lesniewicz / Mass. Corp. for Educ. Telecom.
(Internet: kev@world.std.com)
From: mikew@apple.com (Mike Wiese)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: "Special introductory offer" on LaserWriter Pro 600
Date: 12 Jan 93 05:34:54 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <1993Jan10.033342.24102@tc.cornell.edu> Julian Vrieslander,
eacj@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU writes:
>In Apple's 1/6/92 press release on the new workgroup printers, there is
the
>following statement:
> 
>>>>>>
>As a special introductory offer, Apple will ship the LaserWriter Pro 600
>with 8MB of RAM, enabling users to take advantage of 600 dpi resolution
and the
>superior grayscale printing capabilities of PhotoGrade.
><<<<<
> 
>I just visited two Apple dealers who were completely unaware of this
offer.
>Both of them thought that the LW Pro 600's that they had in stock were
shipped
>with 4MB, and they had no paperwork describing how to obtain the
additional
>RAM.  Does anyone know what is going on here?

At the Apple booth at MacWorld, the Apple employee at the LW Pro station
said the marketing sheets on the 600 were incorrect, the only difference
between the 600 and the 630 is ethernet and SCSI. This is in conflict
with press releases and other info available on AppleLink, so I'm not
suprised dealers don't know about it. She said it was a last minute
decision.

According to the 1/6/93 price list, available on AppleLink, the LW Pro
600 & 4MB PhotoGrade Kit is $2099. The printer is not available w/o the
PhotoGrade Kit.

mike
From: meg5184@hertz.njit.edu (Starman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: * HP Deskwriter first impressions (and problems)
Date: 10 Jan 93 01:33:47 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

First off, may I say that my old Stylewriter was a piece of crap. Sorry,
Apple but as much as I love your computers and other printers, the
Stylewriter just doesn't fit in the 'quality' catagory.

Well, needless to say, it died last night so I went out hunting for an
HP DeskWriter. After about 18 phone calls to local and mail order
places, I finally found one at a local Sears in New Brunswick (the last
one). I quickly hooked it up and installed the drivers, happily deleting
the Stylewriter drivers. The first thing I did was print my Startup
Disk's window. The printer started to print it correctly, but half way
through printing the name of the disk, the DW decided to print random
characters, as if it lost its 'print graphics characters' flag (I don't
know the tech. term, but you know what I mean). A whole stream of random
characters. I tried printing the desktop. Same thing. Then I tried
printing Word documents. No problem. Graphics files. No problem. Tried
the desktop again. No go. Took a snapshot of the desktop and printed
THAT. No problem. I removed ALL my inits and cdevs except the DW stuff
and restarted the Mac. Now the desktop and startup disk printing worked.
Brought all the inits, etc. back (using Startup Manager-NOW 4.0). Tried
to print the desktop and disk in both normal AND best mode. FINE!

Maybe I have a flaky cable, but I doubt it. I'm going to try other
things, but I found that it only happens when printing from System 7
Finder directly. If anyone else has had this problem, please TELL ME!

Other than that, I think the thing is absolutely great. It prints fast,
has a semi-intelligent Print Monitor (compared to the no-brained Apple
one), and has very nice greyscale output. I highly recommend this puppy
to anyone, but I still want to know why that problem arose. Please
e-mail comments/suggestions.

System 7.1
20 Meg, 32 bit mode
Mac IIcx
Inits: Deskpicture, QT, Superclock 3.9.1, Colorswitch, Apollo 1.0,
Disinfectant 2.9.1, ATM & Adobe Type Reunion

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: oueichek@gram (Ibaa Oueichek)
Subject: Re: Pixel line on 14" Color Monitor on Purpose? Help!
Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 17:47:07 GMT

 (wrowe@reed.edu) wrote:

: But this seems like a really stupid design flaw, what is the justification for
: it? I know I will probably cease to notice it soon, but why have it at all?
: Not all monitors have this problem, especially the VGA for IBM's. In short--
: what's so damn great about Sony Trinitron's that justifies the line(s)?
  Sure, just wait a couple of years with your monitor and you'll see that it'll
NEVER lose focus. I have yet to see a NEW VGA monitor with a focus as good as my
old second hand 2 years old 13" trinitron. And it's even more true with bigger
monitors.
: 
: <-- curious
  Well, if you don't like the trinitron, i have a wonderful non-trinitron 12"
Apple monitor gathering dust here. I'll accept to give it to you and take
your buggy monitor.
  Seriously, in a month you'll forget everything about it and thank your G-D
that Apple has made such a good choice.

--
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    Ya jamal(al) majd(i) fi(l) kutub(i) | IMAG, INPG.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cetacean@netcom.com (Michael O'Hara)
Subject: MacII -> VGA cable (again I'm sure)
Summary: I need pinout of cable adapter for VGA w/ My MacIIsi
Keywords: mac, vga, cable
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:28:49 GMT

I am sure many of you have seen this request before; but 
having just ocme into possession of a VGA monitor, and
knowing it is possible to hook them up, could someone
post the instructions for the adapter?  

Especially the /SENSEn lines.  I can figure out the 
rest easily enough.

Email or posting would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks, Mike O'Hara
(cetacean@netcom.netcom.com)
From: poulin@violet.ccit.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PB GO Drive opinions sought
Date: 12 Jan 93 22:40:24 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Nntp-Posting-User: poulin


   I am looking at the purchase of two items for my PowerBook 145 in the coming
few weeks and would like some feedback from anyone with experience with either. 
First, I plan to replace my current 40Meg internal Go Drive with one of 120MB
capacity.  I am looking now at drives from APS and LaCie, both priced around
$450.00 to $475.00.

   Can anyone give me info as to their views of these companies?  How good are
the products?  How good is the service and software packaging that generally
comes with the items?

   The second item is from APS and will allow me to take my current 40MB GO
Drive and turn it into a self-contained, battery-powered external drive for use
with my PB or my IIsi at home.  This product apparently comes with case,
battery and battery recharger for $179.00.

   Again, anyone have good or bad experiences with such?

					thanks for any info!

					Ian Poulin
					poulin@ccit.arizona.edu
From: kvj@triple-i.com (Karl vonJena)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: do I need to reinitialize?
Date: 6 Jan 93 17:41:02 GMT
Reply-To: kvj@triple-i.com
Organization: Information International, Inc.

In article K58@eis.calstate.edu, pdang@eis.calstate.edu (Phillip Dang) writes:
>I have a IIfx, 80MB SCSI, sitting horizontal. Do I have to reinitialize or
>format the hard disk if I change the IIfx to a standing, vertical, position?
>
>Thnaks in advance,
>Phil  pdang@eis.calstate.edu


Most new drives don't really care which way they're mounted, but since you have an fx... I might be tempted to re-format. But a simple re-initialize won't do the trick. I think you'll need to use a third party program called StorWare to do the low-level format. You can reach them at 800 422-2115.

BTW, can someone explain the technical reasons why the drive should be re-formatted? Or is this all just a bunch of hooey?

karl

______________________________________________________________
I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence.
There's  a knob called "brightness", but it doesn't work.
		-- Gallagher

kvj@triple-i.com
______________________________________________________________

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From: am158wcg@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (Erick Young)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: FOCUS Enhancement Modems?
Keywords: Focus, modem, v.32bis
Date: 6 Jan 93 22:06:06 GMT
Followup-To: poster


	Has anyone had any experience with Focus modems? They have a
full-page ad in the Feb. MacUser advertising a V.32bis data/fax
modem with FAXstf and QuickLink II and a 3 yr. warranty for $329.99.
Is this company reputable? I've seen other ads from them advertising
storage devices in MacWeek too.

Erick
eyoung@sdcc13.ucsd.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ahog0090@rz.uni-hildesheim.de (Andreas Hogrefe)
Subject: H*LL LOT OF QUESTIONS
Reply-To: ahog0090@rz.uni-hildesheim.de
Organization: Universitaet Hildesheim, RZ
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:37:23 GMT