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From: lui@netcom.com (Stephen Lui)
Subject: Fixing SuperMac DataFrame
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 19:59:50 GMT


I finally fixed my DataFrame XP40 drive and I'd like to share  my
experience for anyone else in a similar situation.

The DataFrame XP40 consists of a power supply, an OMTI  SMS  SCSI
to  MFM  controller,  and  a NEC5146H mechanism (615 cylinders, 8
heads). My NEC5146H went bad and unfortunately no other  manufac-
turer I know of makes a drive with a similar mechanism. NEC still
carries the drive but wants $1,005 for a 5.25",  40MB,  40ms  MFM
drive! (yes, ridiculous!).

DriveSavers has bought the DataFrame support rights from SuperMac
and  will  fix an DataFrame for $150 provided the mechanism isn't
bad. If the mechanism is bad, they will remove everything  inside
and  put  in a Quantum 40MB drive and a new power supply for $249
(not really worth it!)

Both XP20's and XP40's have the same ROMs. I went shopping for  a
MFM  mechanism  which  has  612/615 cylinders and 4 heads w/o any
write precompensation or reduced write current. I bought a refur-
bished  MiniScribe  3425  for  $69  (with  a  $10 trade-in for my
NEC5146H) which worked fine but was very  noisy,  not  very  fast
(85ms) and big (5.25" half-height).

I exchanged the 3425 for a MiniScribe 8425 3.5" drive  which  was
faster  (65ms),  much quiet and runs much cooler. I also bought a
universal mounting kit because the  DataFrame  normally  takes  a
5.25" HH mechanism.

To use any DataFrame drive with System 7, you  need  to  download
Manager7, a DataFrame specific version of Drive7. I formatted the
DataFrame with Manager7 and everything works fine (except my XP40
has now been demoted to an XP20). I also tried the Seagate ST-225
mechanism, but it won't format (The Apple 20SC hard  disk  has  a
ST-225N  inside  so  I  thought  I'd give it a try). I downloaded
Manager7 from SuperMac's BBS, but I think it's available on  Com-
puServe as well.

For the $69 I spent, I think it was worth the trouble. I  learned
a  lot  about  IBM PC disk drives and storage devices in general.
Please send me e-mail if you are in a similar situation and  have
any questions.
From: Joseph.Taggart@f1138.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Joseph Taggart)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Video Add-ons
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:03:18 -0500

Does anyone have any experience/knowledge in regards to the Radius Powerview?
I'm looking for an add-on for my Classic II and this is one of my options. I
have a spare VGA monitor from my 386 system that I would like to use and I was
told that the Powerview supports this. If anyone has any other suggestions for
upgrading a Classic II's video (or anything else regarding this computer), I
would be glad to hear from you. Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: Lester_Weiss@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:34:31 PST
Subject: Re: Speeding up a IIcx???

There are a number of us that have the real last of the "old Macs".  Can we
upgrade our os. crystal like the si and ci people? After all, isn't the ci
just an improved cx?

**** From Planet BMUG, the FirstClass BBS of BMUG.  The message contained in
**** this posting does not in any way reflect BMUG's official views.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: skidmore@europa.asd.contel.com (William E. Skidmore)
Subject: Re: Mac IIvx
Summary: bad experience with mac distributor
Keywords: mac
Reply-To: skidmore@europa.asd.contel.com (William E. Skidmore)
Organization: GTE Contel Federal Systems
X-Newsreader: InterCon TCP/Connect II 1.1b19
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:05:08 GMT

Joe D Ciarcia wrote:
> 
> I bought from one of those semi-glitzee places that I thought was 
> reputable.  CompUSA. 
> ___________________________ 
> In Boston Comp USA is reputable for bad service and salespeople who 
> don't know a thing!!!  Joe 
> 
*******************************************************
************* 
> System: fourd.com                                Phone: 617-494-0565 
> Cute quote:  Being a computer means never having to say you're sorry 
> 
*******************************************************
************* 
> 
>  
He's not the only one who CompUSA mislead:  I ordered a IIVX w/CD-ROM, 8MG add'l 
RAM, PSI COMstation 5, and NEC Silentwriter 95 and an add'l two MB of RAM for the 
printer.  The CPU I picked up on 12/10, and a 2 weeks later got the printer.  Here's 
the bad news:  The CPU was a 4/80 w/the add'l 8MB RAM and no CD, the printer 
memory was backordered and the modem was out of stock and had to be backordered.  
After being told by their corporate peeps that the modem was in the store 4 seperate 
times, they finally learned how to get it half right (their accounting folks put a 
payment hold on it although I had prepaid!).  I still haven't received the printer RAM 
nor a VX w/the 300CD to replace the one they temporarily let me have.  Projections 
on delivery: After the first week of January.  All this after the account rep said that 
getting that configuration was no problem, they had it in stock.

My advice to one and all - nuke 'em.
From: craigw@fnal.fnal.gov (Craig Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: "Codex Data Modem" What is it?
Date: 22 Dec 92 14:40:50 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: usa
Organization: Fermilab - Batavia, IL
NNTP-Posting-Host: fnpm06.fnal.gov

In article <1992Dec21.001034.24053@mcs.drexel.edu>, tjhendry@mcs.drexel.edu
(Jonathan Hendry) wrote:
> 
> I have a chance to buy a "Codex" 9600 bps modem for $25. Apparently,
> it's some sort of mainframe data modem.
> 

Its an AT&T modem. You'd probably get better results by looking at
comp.dcom.modems. You'll have to ask about all the compressions forms (v.32
v.32bis v.42 v.42bis etc) to find out if its really work anything. Of
course for $25 I think I would buy a strait 96 w/o any of that anyway...

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
Subject:  Re: reformatting Apple HDs
Reply-To: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:52:11 GMT

In article <5750@gold.gvg.tek.com> bryanh@stout.gvg.tek.com (Bryan Hilterbrand) writes:
>I have a PowerBook 100 with a verrrrrry small 20MB hard drive.  The

Indeed! Not for a primary storage, although adequate if you primarily 
do word processing.

>hard drive size reported by the Finder is 18.6MB.  I've read articles
>in this newsgroup that say Apple doesn't format hard drives to full
>capacity.  Does anyone know why they do that?  I'm thinking about
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------> No, I don't think anyone does :)

>backing up my hard drive and reformatting it to get the extra space
>(hey -- every megabyte counts on this small of a hard drive).  Before

Yes, it is possible to use Apple's own HD formatter which came in the Disk
Tools disk of Sys7.0.1 to get a larger partition. I did that with my
PB100, and it worked like a charm!
-rich
Richard Sucgang  : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University
(sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu | rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)
"...Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, individually, collectively or otherwise."
From: jdsiegel@garnet.berkeley.edu (Joel Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Flopticals as start-up drives?
Date: 23 Dec 1992 08:33:26 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Dec13.210805.16567@lehi3b15.CSEE.Lehigh.EDU> buyskes@lafcol.lafayette.edu (Steve Buyske) writes:
>
>Does anyone know if any of the floptical drives on the market function
>as start-up disks?

My PLI floptical will boot.  It plugs into the SCSI bus and works
like any other removable SCSI drive.  It tends to be real slow at
booting, though. I use it mostly for backups and boot from it only
in extreme emergencies.  :-)

-- 
Joel Siegel <jdsiegel@garnet.berkeley.edu    jdsiegel@ocf.berkeley.edu>
"Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in
affairs which properly concern them."  - Paul Valery
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: lee@callisto.mitre.org (Lee Fyock)
Subject: LaserWriter IIg Zone?
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:54:19 GMT

I remember someone posting to the net a few weeks ago how
to set the zone that a laserwriter IIg on ethernet "lives in".
Could someone e-mail me the postscript command?

Thanks very much,
Lee Fyock
laf@mitre.org
From: n7949188@henson.cc.wwu.edu (John Hatten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PseudoFPU?
Keywords: Co-processor, pseudo, FPU
Date: 2 Jan 93 08:34:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: henson.1993Jan2.083413.7455
Organization: Western Washington University


  I read here a while back about some software that emulates a math
co-processor in a Mac without one, something like PseudoFPU. If you know
more than that please let me know. Thanks.

John Hatten
n7949188@henson.cc.wwu.edu
Bellingham, WA
From: bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd Sternisha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PseudoFPU?
Date: 2 Jan 1993 17:32:22 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd Sternisha)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, n7949188@henson.cc.wwu.edu (John Hatten) says:

>
>  I read here a while back about some software that emulates a math
>co-processor in a Mac without one, something like PseudoFPU. If you know
>more than that please let me know. Thanks.
>
>John Hatten
>n7949188@henson.cc.wwu.edu
>Bellingham, WA
>
	PseudoFPU has been upgraded to SoftwareFPU. The latest version
that I've seen is 2.21. The shareware fee is $10. It only works on a
68020 or higher. I'm not sure where you can FTP it from. If you can't
find it, email me, and I'll send it directly to you.


-- 
	-Todd Sternisha
   bk146@cwru.freenet.edu              Wolf's Den (216) 528-0321 
"I am not impressed by your ability to hurt people." -Ian McKaye of
Fugazi
From: kumashi@bend.ucsd.edu (Toshiyuki Kumashiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: batteries for PB100
Date: 30 Dec 92 18:30:42 GMT
Organization: Linguistics Department, UCSD
NNTP-Posting-Host: bend.ucsd.edu

I'm looking for an extra battery for my PowerBook 100. Does anyone know of
third-party batteries which last longer than the Apple one?

Answers via e-mail preferred. I will post a summary if there's enough interest.

Thanks.
Toshi Kumashiro
kumashi@bend.ucsd.edu
From: walsteyn@fys.ruu.nl (Fred Walsteijn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple monitor model #M1212 (Q)
Date: 31 Dec 92 10:33:56 GMT
Organization: Physics Department, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

In <C03AoK.CIv@rice.edu> owhadi@gale.rice.edu (Eric Owhadi) writes:

>Apple 14" has a sony trinitron tube. the sony 14" monitor has the same tube.
>But the strange thing is that you can find the same tube in the apple 13".

The tubes are different: the new 14" tube is FLATTER than the old 13" tube,
although both have the same size.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: flip@cgrg.ohio-state.edu (Flip Phillips)
Subject: Re: Deskwriter out of memory
Organization: OSU Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 17:38:55 GMT

In article <1992Dec31.144531.175371@bmug.org> Sean_P._Peisert@bmug.org writes:
>Using my HP Deskwriter 550C, I have experienced "Out of Memory" problems, at
>least according to my PrintMonitor.  I  am running my LC with 6 megs of ram
[...]

Previous versions of the HP software increased the finder's memory partition to
make room for it's spolling stuff. I've noticed that the installer didn't
modify my finder under v 7.1 of the macos. I had to get in with resedit myself
and tweak it, and i had no more of the problems you describe.

-- flip



-- 
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The Ohio State University 		      Asso porco Diabolus gaudet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: dknudson@ops.agsci.colostate.edu ()
Subject: fdhd and plus
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:01:44 GMT
Reply-To: dknudson@ops.agsci.colostate.edu ()
Organization: Colorado State University

If this is a FAQ, sorry.  Will an external FDHD 1.4 disk drive work on a
Mac Plus?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: P5 v. PowerPC (WAS: Where the mac really wins)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:03:46 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 <D2150035.lqbfh6@outpost.SF-Bay.org> peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce) writes:

>My friends at DEC tell me there was one overriding reason that Alpha
>wasn't picked over PowerPC: Politics.  The technological considerations
>were a distant second.

"Losing bidder charges 'politics.'"

Not exactly what I'd call a newsflash. :-)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Mike Martin <martin.mike@applelink.apple.com>
Subject: Apple Jobs in Austin, TX / TAC
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d13
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:10:35 GMT
X-Xxdate: Wed, 30 Dec 92 00:10:28 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer / Austin TX

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

Our top priority is being responsive to our customers.  So when they
call, we answer with the unparalleled dedication of our best people
and greatest resources.  We are continuing to build the best Customer
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SENIOR SUPPORT ENGINEERS

You will provide support to customers of the Apple Technical
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A/UX (3.0 preferred), MacX, IBM DAL, or OCE.  Hand on technical
experience with TCP/IP, AppleTalk, SNA, APPC, X.25, or other
networking / communication environments preferred.  (Dept.  SSE
1213-AA)


TELEPHONE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEERS

You will resolve technical, and pre / post sales customer questions;
provide hardware and software support to Apple's service providers and
end user customers via telephone and AppleLink.  You should have a
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(c) 1992 Apple Computer, Inc.  Apple, the Apple logo and "The power to
be your best" are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ctrbdo@iapa.uucp%mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (bryan d oakley)
Subject: leaving macs running for extended periods
Organization: FAA / Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 16:21:54 GMT

What's the current wisdom regarding leaving a mac running 100% o' the
time?  That's how I treat my Sun at work, to no ill effect.  However,
we have a script on the Sun which reboots the machine (ala cron) once
a week to clean up the file system, etc.  If there is no problem with
leaving the mac up, is there a way to have it automatically reboot now
and again, or is that even necessary?  
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Bryan D. Oakley                    ctrbdo%iapa@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
From: khump@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Ken Humphrey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Crystal Upgrades->Ci?
Date: 2 Jan 93 17:23:48 GMT
Organization: University Of Texas - ARL
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X-XXDate: Sat, 2 Jan 93 11:27:49 GMT

Re: Crystal Upgrades

I've seen the information on, and actually have performed it on a SI, but I
am wondering about the previous post on doing something similiar to a Ci.
Can anyone clue me in on the exact details and incompatibilities.
From: stevec@apple.com (Steve Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Duo/SCSI details
Date: 23 Dec 92 19:32:23 GMT
     <1992Dec14.222622.24152@ee.ubc.ca> <jamesb-211292151517@leafs.apple.com>
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

Anthony Berno, aberno@ee.ubc.ca writes:
>If anyone has used a Duo with a minidock as a SCSI disk on another
>Macintosh, I have one question that I can't seem to get an answer
>to anywhere:
>
>When the Duo is "pretending" to be a SCSI disk for another Mac,
>can you dock/undock the Duo without rebooting the desktop machine?
>
>
>Ideally, the Duo would behave like a "removable disk" that can
>be "ejected" (i.e. undocked) but I don't know the details
>of how the Minidock works.

No, you can't dock/undock the Duo when it's in the SCSI disk mode,
since the only "legal" times are when it's turned off and when it's
asleep.  Also, since the disk mode code run completely out of the
Duo's ROM, nothing (like system 7, the Finder, etc.) have been loaded
from the disk, so you'd have to restart anyway to be able to use it
in the "normal" mode...

steve
Duo ROM guy
From: walsteyn@fys.ruu.nl (Fred Walsteijn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Sticky Mouse Revisited
Keywords: mouse problem
Date: 26 Dec 92 19:47:30 GMT
Organization: Physics Department, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

In <erwin.725308762@trwacs> erwin@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Harry Erwin) writes:

>Apparently this sticky mouse problem is a global bug in Macs running
>System 7.


It also happened on my Mac IIsi running each of:
  6.0.7,  6.0.8, 7.0, 7.0.1, with Tuneup 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1.
The machine also exhibited a ``sticky keys'' problem.
I now have a new motherboard in my IIsi.
Let's see how that one behaves...
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: prj@gamba.lcs.mit.edu (Paul R. Johnson)
Subject: Re: Duo/SCSI details
Organization: lcs.mit.edu
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 20:10:17 GMT

In article <jamesb-211292151517@leafs.apple.com>, jamesb@apple.com (James Blair) wrote:

> To a desktop machine the SCSI DiskMode "hard drive" behaves like a standard
> Macintosh hard drive.  The driver that is loaded by the boot code (or
> something like SCSIProbe) is the Apple HD SC Setup driver that is installed
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> on the internal Duo hard drive.  Unless you unmount the drive by dragging
> the drive icon to the Trash in the Finder you should *NOT* undock the Duo
> from the MiniDock (if you did the results would be the same as if you cut
> power to a mounted hard drive...you will start to get disk access error
> dialogs.)
>
> reat the SCSI DiskMode drive as if it was a normal external hard drive.

Does this imply that if I reformat mu Duo drive with Silverlining and install
the Silverlining disk driver I run the risk (certainty??) of losing the ability
to mount the Duo in SCSI DiskMode?

---Paul Johnson
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cvoigt@brahms.udel.edu (Christopher T Voigt)
Subject: Re: IIsi on it's side?
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:31:37 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.231858.4925@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> mdong@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Michael Russell Dong) writes:
>In article <1h56u9INNhas@morrow.stanford.edu> kayt@deathstar.Stanford.EDU (Kayt Sorhaindo) writes:
>>
>>I used to work at Apple on their 800 number. I remember seeing one  
>>technical article that said that IIsi should NOT be placed on its side.
>>It probably works, but in this case, they don't recommend it. If the  
>>system fails and the failure can be traced to the computer being on its  
>>side, then Apple wouldn't cover the failure under warranty. 
>>Whatever, Kayt
>
>If this is true, then Apple should *specifically* stat, in the manual, *not* to place the IIsi on it's side.
>

If I remember correctly, my si came with a slip of paper that said "don't put
your mac on its side unless the manual says you can".  And the manual does
not say you can...

I used to have an IBM (I hate to admit it) on its side.  It worked fine for 
a year, and then the hard drive became unreliable.  And the floppy could only
write disks for other drives when I flipped it down.  Not that this has much
to do with the si...

Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac 512K Upgrade
From: stubbs@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Jerry Stubbs)
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 16:51:01 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Computer Science Dept

There are organizations that deal in used mac equipment. They sell 
mac pluses for around $400. Your 512 might be worth $$ ($100?)for
the tube and power supply, which are common to all those older
macs. I know tube sell for near $100, and I think pwer boards close
to that price as well. In fact, maybe someone on the net with a toasted
video would pay something for it..
From: 00bwanderson@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Funny slots in my si...what r they 4?
Date: 3 Jan 93 10:31:53 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

Here's a stumper (I think...) for y'all.  I was poking around inside my lab's
si tonight, trying to see what I could do to it, and I found two things which
interest me.

#1.  On the motherboard, there is a ROM SIMM slot.  What would this be used
for?  Thus far I am unaware of any ROM SIMMs on the market.

#2. on the Apple Display Card, there are TWO similar slots.  I assume these are
of VRAM.  If so, what kind (512k or 1mb) can be used, and would they enhance
the board's performance?  For reference, we have a 21" Apple Greyscale monitor
here.  We use it for a lot of graphics and scanning.  Would increasing the VRAM
speed things up a bit?

Ah, well, that's all from the bored lab manager.  Have a good day, all, and
thanks in advance...

Bruce

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