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From: dave@prc.unisys.com (David Lee Matuszek)
Subject: Best paper for HP DeskWriter?
Organization: Paoli Research Center - Paoli, PA
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 20:05:03 GMT

Sorry, I know this is a FAQ, but it's not on the FAQ list.

I'm purchasing an HP DeskWriter, and I know some kinds of paper are
better than others, but I don't know which is which.

Opinions, please?

  --dave
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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: * Looking for info on SupraFax modem (14400)
Date: 7 Sep 92 04:08:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

meg5184@hertz.njit.edu (Starman) writes:
: Howdy,
: 	A friend recently opointed out the SupraFax modem which runs
: both as a modem and fax at 14400 baud. I was wondering if anybody had
: something that will allow me to do work across a modem at more than 2400
: (ACK!) baud and still allow me FAX access since I'm looking into
: starting my own business. I'm assuming that the modem will automatically
: connect at 9600 baud which is the speed I can call school at. This way I
: don't have to wait for all those full-page screen refreshes :)

I have a Supra Fax Modem and it connects at the speed you tell it to,
if possible. It will "negotiate" a connection, dropping down in speed
from the intial selection. For example, I usually set mine at 57,600
and let it connect at 14,400 or 9600 or whatever.

: 	As for the fax part of it...I'm 100% ignorant. I know NOTHING
: about faxes so I'm going to throw some things out here that hopefully
: can be 'interpreted' by someone who knows what I'm talking about. First
: off, I'm guessing that faxes are sent (and received?) as some sort of
: PICT-type file which is read in and printed as such. With the tiny
: amount I know about faxes, I'd guess that they con't transmit characters
: as TEXT, but rather a picture of text. This would lead to the question:
: How does one send a fax of a Word document???? A GIF???? Having a fax
: attatched to a computer to RECEIVE makes lots of sense, but as for
: transmitting, I'm a bit at a loss for figuring out how the modem
: software can take something like a Microsoft Word document and send it
: without the document being printed first. I'm FAR from computer stupid
: (geez, I program SGIs), but this is throwing me off. In any case, if you
: have any raves or flames about this modem, or suggestions on any others
: like the Hayes, please e-mail me. Thanx.

The fax part acts just like a printer. By selecting the modem instead
of your printer (in the Chooser), and by having suitable fax s/w (like
the FaxSTf supplied with Supras), any application that can print can
send faxes....word processors, graphics programs, etc.

Think of the modem/fax as justa special kind of printer and you'll see
why it works.

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From: tjp@athena.mit.edu (Thomas J Piccone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Questions about using Mac Portable
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:30:12 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology


I just acquired a Mac Portable (NOT a PowerBook) with a backlit screen,
probably not much more than a year old.  It is running System 7.

My questions are of two kinds.  The first kind is, What utilities are
indispensable or at least incredibly useful with a Mac Portable?  Are
there any special tricks or tips that I should know about?

The second question is this:  I would much rather run System 6.0.x on
the Portable, both for speed and memory purposes.  When I bought it, the
previous owner tried to put System 6.0.5 and 6.0.8 on it, but the
backlighting would not work.  What is the earliest version of the System
software that will support a Mac Portable with backlighting?  What
controls the backlighting?

Any help with these questions will be much appreciated.

- tjp
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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: Performas sold through schools?
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 21:04:00 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <7334@lib.tmc.edu> drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes:

>No, they won't. I downloaded the new price list yesterday and the 
>Performas are not included. Maybe Sears wouldn't play if they had 
>to compete with educational-discount prices.

My impression of the Performa is that it is a package tailored
specifically for the mass-marketing environment, so you won't
see it in computer stores or universities.  What you will see
are similar machines in "professional" rather than "consumer"
packaging.  i.e., Performa 200 -> Classic II, Performa 400 ->
LC II, Performa 600 -> IIvx.  And the price differential may
not be as great as you expect.  According to MacWeek, Apple
will be reducing the dealer's cost on the LC II and Classic
II by 15% and the IIsi by 20%.  This will not effect list prices,
which will stay the same, but should result in lower street prices.


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From: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Subject: Re: **** ARE MAC CLONES OUT YET? ****
Originator: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
	<1992Sep12.163138.21696@sherpa.uucp>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:54:04 GMT

.uucp> david@sherpa.uucp (Dave Quarles) writes:

   I don't know about NuTek ... but  OUTBOUND  has models that you can configue
   with several levels of memory (RAM & HDrive).
   I have one that has 14 megs RAM, 120 MB hard drive, and screams  PAST 
   my SE/30 from Apple.

Yes, but they use old Apple ROMs (without color quickdraw, so
no 32-bit QD and no QuickTime)

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From: heyes@dadev.cebaf.gov (Graham Heyes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: B&W tv to Mac Video any ideas?
Date: 14 Sep 92 20:19:46 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

The internal connector between the Logic board of
a Mac plus/512 etc has three signals video signals
video ,horizontal sync and vertical sync. I know 
how to make these drive a TTL style monitor for
example SAMSUNG as used by IMB PC (sorry for the 
bad language) I was wondering if I could make a
simple circuit to alow me to use a monochrome tv,
I guess the picture quality could be lousy but it
would be nice to try.

	I have a monochrome television with an 
input marked "video", i.e. not the normal antenna
input. Does anyone know what it would take to 
make a simple circuit to combine the three signals 
from the Mac and make it drive the tv's video 
input.
	A fax/photocopy of a diagram of how to do
it would be a great help. I made something similar 
a long time ago to provide bitmapped video display 
for a "homebrew" 8080 based machine.
Unfortunately that was 13 years ago and I've 
forgotten what was involved.

	thanks for help/advice,
				Graham Heyes.
From: jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple Press Release - Announcing Performa line of computers
Date: 15 Sep 92 20:14:14 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

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.

Unfortunately, should's get you nowhere.

Jess
From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: IIsi logic board dead
Date: 11 Sep 1992 13:30:51 +0200
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1

In comp.sys.mac.hardware, article <1992Sep9.214110.16645@cs.aukuni.ac.nz>,
  David Gladstone <D_Gladstone@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> writes:
> 
> Hello everyone, I've got a real expensive problem.
> I recently (3 months ago) bought a 2nd hand IIsi, and it worked fine,
> until
> it started spontaneously starting up of it's own accord! The first time
> this happened was at 2:30 in the morning - scary to see your Mac alive and
> kicking after you shut it down!
> After this first happened, it would not turn off (!), i.e. select 'Shut
> Down', 
> it momentarily blinks and restarts. So I had to resort to turning the
> power on and off at the wall to turn the Mac on and off (the switch on
> the 
> back was _not_ jammed).
> 
> This was fine, except recently I went to turn it on and...
> 
> Nothing.
> 
The last time this came up, it turned out that the power-on line got shorted
to ground within the keyboard due to humidity problems.

Try either to use the power button to start your Mac, or disconnect the
keyboard, wait a minute, then plug it back in and press the power button.

If that doesn't help, there's not much you can do without a schematic
of the motherboard, and these seem to be difficult to get...

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From: ST32373@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU
Subject: Re: -o'-phony-ROMs (128)
Organization: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:21:52 CST

Fake 128k ROMS? So far as I know, this cannot be done w/an EPROM. For some reas
on, probably some "extra" circuitry, this cannot be done.
From: bng@tropel.gca.com (Baldwin Ng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: 137351373513735$ MACINTOSH's NEW PERFORMAs 137351373513735$
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:17:14 GMT

Hello!

Did anyone look at the Performa 600 yet?  I only saw 400 on
shelf at Lechmere and Staples.

Couple of Q's"

1)	How much is Performa 400 and 600 CPU at your area?

	Here in Rochester, NY: Performa 400 CPU - $1450
			       Performa 600 CPU - $2000
			       Performa 600CD CPU - $2500

2)	Is the System 7.0P good comparing with regular 7.0?	

3)	Which company makes the tube for Performa's Monitors?
	{ I know  that Sony makes the Old Hi-Res Apple Mons}
	I think Performa's monitors are made in Taiwan [I am
        not saying that stuff from Taiwan is not good though!]

4)	Should we buy the regular Hi-Res instead of the new
        Performa's Hi-Res Monitor?

5)	There is no CACHE and CO-Processor for Performa,
        does it matter though?  For graphics and text processing.

Your comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
*****************************************************************
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From: garyad@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Gary Davidson)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:52:49 GMT
Subject: Sys recomm w/ACad
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware

A friend of mine who does not have access to the net has a question.
She needs to do some layout and design with AutoCad at home.  She is looking 
at buying a Mac system to do this with.  She will also be doing some 
presentation graphics with some package.

Can anyone make a recommondation for a minimum system she will need if 
purchases a Mac.

All comments and recommendations appreciated.  Please reply to me.

Thanks-

Gary Davidson
garyad@hpbsfc17.boi.hp.com
From: Roman.Brice@f204.n2603.z1.ieee.org (Roman Brice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: deskwriter or stylewriter
Date: 2 Sep 92 14:56:00 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2603/204 - Not Even Odd, Forest Hills NY

Well, in terms of speed or networking, the Deskwriter beats the Stylewriter

and there is a small article in I believe Macuser last month stating this but
I own a Stylewriter and for the price, amount of space and my printing needs
I
 wouldn't switch even if I could for that butt ugly DW.

So there you have it.  Objective info and subjective ending.


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From: goodill_eric@tandem.com (Eric Goodill)
Subject: How to add ADB keyboards to Mac Plus?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 21:56:30 GMT

Hi,

A friend of mine wants to use an extended ADB keyboard with his Mac Plus. 
Is there any way to do this?

Cheers, Eric
Eric Goodill, goodill_eric@tandem.com, Tandem Computers, Cupertino, Calif.
From: dohle@vax2.concordia.ca (Gordon Dohle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: **** ARE MAC CLONES OUT YET? ****
Date: 6 Sep 92 20:28:00 GMT
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <9209012017.AA14653@kiwi.tropix.uucp>, bng@tropel.gca.com (Baldwin Ng) writes...
>Hello,
> 
>I was reading the April 91 issue of MacWorld just now about a
>new company called NuTek in California - which was planning
>to release Mac Clones at the end of '91.  Are they out yet?
>If so, how well do they perform compare with real Macs?
> 
>Baldwin Ng (bng@tropel.gca.com  OR  ng@moe.optics.rochester.edu)
>*****************************************************************
>*** My ideas/opinions are mine and only mine, nothing related ***
>*** my company! *************************************************
>*****************************************************************

 Check out the Sept 15 announcements from Apple
            (that's 1992). They make their own clones.


            Gordon
            Dohle@vax2.Concordia.ca
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From: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Subject: Re: RISC6000 based machine
Originator: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 11:50:46 GMT

> dwargo@cs.ucsd.edu (Dave Wargo) writes:

   What is the scoop on the  RISC6000 based machine that Apple is comming
   out with?

It's a macintosh, and they named the CPU the 600 instead, since
it's a re-work by Apple, IBM and Motorola.

   Is this pie in the sky or is it for real?

Quite real. They will emulate a 680x0, but vital parts of the ROM
will be in native code (DrawText comes to mind) so it'll be reasonably
fast, depending on what you do. (Incidentally, SANE will probably be
faster than emulating 68881 code :-)

   How soon should this machine be avaiable and how would it stack up
   to a Quadra 950?

Well, the first machine is rumored to be medium-priced, and medium-fast,
but will become faster as more parts of the Toolbox are re-written.
Availability late '93 or early '94, to be followed by laptops and muscle
machines later.

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From: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au (Martin Levins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,misc.education,comp.edu
Subject: Re: Output to Overhead Projector?
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:44:20 GMT
Reply-To: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Originator: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au

From article <bic.716257307@piglet.mmwb.ucsf.edu>, by bic@piglet.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Bruce Cohen):
> I plan on using a Mac in a high school classroom.  It would be nice
> to be able to project to output to a device that can be used as
> a dynamic transparency.  I have seen this kind of device for old
> IBM CGA output.

We are using a Sayett (Kodak) o'head display on an LC.

There are many of these around - Sharp, Electroboard to name a few.

The newer ones work staright off the inbuilt =video of the Macs (later 
ones) whereas SEs, Classics, Pluses etc need a card.

Martin


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From: sc5h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shawn James Cokus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: In-line Mini-Circular _Jacks_ for Mac Serial?
Date: 8 Sep 92 17:19:34 GMT
Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


This may be a terribly odd request for an item that probably doesn't
exist, but after looking around a bit, does anyone know of a source for
an in-line mini-circular jack such as that used for the Mac serial
ports?  Actually, a source for in-line mini-circular plugs would be nice
too, but I plan on using the cut-up ends of an ImageWriter cable for
those.  Thanks for any information you may have,

--Shawn.

I'll summarize if any response...


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: SE to SE/30: Worth It?
From: silvers3@husc9.harvard.edu (Jolyon Silversmith)
Date: 10 Sep 92 12:00:47 EDT
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

I'm considering upgrading my Mac SE 4/40 to an SE/30 ($799 + $35
installation = SE/30 5/40 in college student mathematics). Is it
worth doing this rather than buying a new LC II or II si or one
of their successors this fall, both in terms of price and future
utility? At some point in the future, for example, I might want to
add a color monitor; would the fact that I would need a card for the
SE/30 tip the balance to a II or Performa series Mac?

Thanks for any opinions!

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From: tims@bvc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: LaserWriter Plus Wrestling
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:56:49 CDT
Organization: Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, IA

I am working with a LaserWriter Plus, and when I try to set up an 8.5"x11"
page or (especially aggravating) and 8.5"x14" sheet of paper, I can only
print on a relatively small part of the page!  The page dimensions for the
8.5x14" sheet are something like 6.7"x12.8"!!!  Is there ANY WAY that I can
expand the page size so I can print with a 1/4" or 1/2" margin all around?

Also, is it possible to add more memory to a LaserWriter Plus without
having to spent $1,000+ for a new board?

Thanks tons,
TIMS@BVC.EDU
From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Cheap/good/fast source for PowerBook SCSI-cables?
Date: 14 Sep 1992 14:44:33 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: dimebox.cs.utexas.edu



	I need both kinds, docking to another Mac and to daisy-chain
	external SCSI-drives...

        I know, I know, so he wants CHEAP, FAST, and GOOD.... ;-)

        anyway, can I avoid getting screwed by dealer prices?
        what are the alternatives (if any)?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: blaine@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Greyland Blaine Mull)
Subject: need old mac case
Organization: Computer and Technologies Theme Program, NCSU, Raleigh
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 13:26:29 GMT

hello world\n

	I need an old mac case, can be 128/512k/512ke/plus or SE.  I'm
not to picky, just as long as it is not cracked.  Maya computer sold
them for $29 before they folded, so I am looking for one in the range of
$20-$25.  Mail me with what you have and we'll talk!

-grey

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: sell@wam.umd.edu (Steven Sell)
Subject: Re: TIME TO IBM??? Plus No Good No More
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 16:58:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.105610.21861@kth.se> f91-gal@nada.kth.se (Goeran  
Alterland) writes:
> Being a longtime user of a MacPlus I now consider upgrading it
> or, more likely, to move to the PC-world. Before making such an
> horrible decision (moving to PC that is) I would appriciate if any
> fellow MacNetter could tell me what - and if thre are - ways to 
> accomplish the following requirements on the Plus, while still 
> fitting in the <1000 USD space that a brand new 486dx33 would cost:
> 
> 68030 action - at least 16 Mhz
> 
> System 7 compability
> 
> FPU 
> 
> At least 8 Mb attachable ram - but rather more
> 
> Is thre a product which could deliver all of this? 
> Please note that colour is no concern, althought it wouldent go amiss 
> if it was thrown in for free...
> 
> As it stands I've heard of a couple of products that sound intresting,
> namley Railgun 030 and MicroMac. Are there any Netters out threre using
> these and what are your impressions?
> 
> Finaly is it possible to connect a SuperDrive to the Plus? How much does 
> that cost?
> 
>             -G.ALT-
> 
You may want to check out the new line of macs comming out this fall.   
They are really inexpensive and they are 68030's.  They're called the  
Performa line.  It's posted in the announcement newsgroup.


Steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon Wtte)
Subject: Re: Apple Press Release - Announcing Performa line of computers
Originator: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
	<BuLqG6.M5B@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <72389@apple.Apple.COM>
	<1992Sep15.163408.26460@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:30:56 GMT

> sloderb@iris1.sb.fsu.edu (Mike Sloderbeck) writes:

   >>Also, can anyone speculate on whether the 600 could run A/UX?
   >No.

   Is this "No, nobody can speculate." or "No, A/UX won't run." :)


The Performas don't have FPUs -> can't run A/UX. A few drivers would
probably also have to be re-written, and since the Performas aren't
slanted towards government, that'll probably never happen. Just look
at the PowerBook 170; A measly screen driver is all that's needed,
and wouldn't it have been cool to have an X11/System7/UNIX laptop?
But still no go :-(

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