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From: tacketta@oregon.uoregon.edu (Tackett Austin)
Subject: Re: Powerbook 145
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: powerbook
Organization: University of Oregon
Date: 29 Jul 1992 08:00 PDT  

In article <28JUL199216570852@quark2.aero.org>, simmons@arecibo.aero.org writes...
>Does anyone know what features the new powerbook 145 will have? When will
>it be available in stores? Price? Thanks.
> 
>-Charles Simmons
> simmons@arecibo.aero.org

The PowerBook 145 is rumored to be a 25MHz 68030, an FPU (maybe) and the
SuperTwist display. All for the same price as a similar PB 140.

This is what I _think_ is true and it could be wrong.

Tackett Austin
University of Oregon

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: pink@Rosie.UH.EDU (Pink is Slack)
Subject: System 7.1
Reply-To: pink@Rosie.UH.EDU
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 04:40:01 GMT

I had the chance to install and review System 7.1 (Beta) today on my IIci
after and office mate was unable to get it running on his IIfx.  Seems there
is a bug in the installer that bombs on the fx.... I lcame away with the strong
impression that 7.1 has a couple of serious bugs, but will likely be very stable
in its' next release.  IE: The bugs seemed to be of a fairly subtle type,
though they caused a number of crashes: Specifically problems with printing
and some finder operations (like Get-Info).
 
While Worldscript isn't that useful to us Americans, it should help the
mac compete VERY effectively in the appropriate countries... and for
general 7.0 users, 7.1 offers fixes to a number of minor weaknesses of
7.0... I think it will be a  very robust OS in about 2-3 months.

Have Fun!
--
   /\     '       Pink@Jetson.UH.edu          Box 66231 Houston 77266-6231      
  /_/.    `                          
 /  //\/< '  Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. --Lennon

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Bradley West <brad@aero.org>
Subject: Re: Is Toshiba TXM3301A1 work with Mac?
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1b2
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:51:48 GMT



In article <Jul29.063843.53171@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> Shoou-yu tang,
sytang@lamar.ColoState.EDU writes:
> Is the Toshiba TXM3301A1 works with Mac? It's SCSI external CD-ROM
drive, but
> the cd-rom setup from APPLE does not see it. Does it need a special
driver to
> be used with Mac. Where to find one and/or cost of the driver?
> Thanks
> Tang]
>
> sytang@lamar.colostate.edu

I have a Toshiba TXM3301 that I bought especially for my Mac (don't know
about the 'A1' at the end).  It came with a diskette containing drivers
from Toshiba, which I had to upgrade when System 7 came out.  The cost
was about $15 and I called their 800 number:  1-800-999-4273 (product
support).  My guess is if they've got the drivers, it'll work.
Good Luck!
-brad


Brad West                 "They say the secret of success is being
brad@aero.org             at the right place at the right time.
bwest@nunki.usc.edu       But since you never know when the right
                          TIME is going to be, I figure the trick
                          is to find the right PLACE and just hang
                          around!"  -  Calvin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: wingo@apple.com (Tony Wingo)
Subject: Re: accellerators for IIci (Summary)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:07:22 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware


> >As far as the Quadra upgrade is concerned, this raises a
> >second question for me. I believe that the Quadra upgrade
> >will bring a IIci to a Quadra 700. Now I am under the
> >impression that the Quadra 700 has only 4 SIMM slots. I
> >currently have 32MB memory in my IIci, which I do need (8 x
> >4MB). Does this mean if I get the Quadra upgrade I have to
> >either go back to 16 MB (4 x 4MB) or shell out the extra
> >money to get 2 additional 16MB SIMMs to bring me to 40MB (2
> >x 16 + 2 x 4)?
> >
>     more edited for brevity
> 
> If I remember correctly, the Quadra comes with 4MB already soldered on the
> mother board and four empty simm slots.  Thus with your current memory you would
> have 20MB on your ci.  Of course if 20MB is still not enough memory you could
> put 16MB chips is the slots giving you 68MB of memory.  Hope this helps.

There is a warning in Tech Note 176 to the effect that since the SIMM slots
in a Quadra 700 are behind the disk drive, 16-MB SIMM may not fit.  (This
is not a problem with the 900 or 950).  Anybody tried it?

-tony

>>usual disclaimer<<
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.unix.aux
From: alexis@panix.com (Alexis Rosen)
Subject: Re: Quadra SPECmarks (well... kinda)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 06:35:20 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes:
>I would suggest that, with the right compilier (such as gcc), the Quadras
>would fall quite nicely in this catagory...

>Funny how compilers can _really_ affect "standard" benchmarks yet don't
>affect SPECmarks that much (as it should be)...

Um... I'm pretty sure that's not what you meant to say...

Compiler differences (c89, gcc, cc) will make _noticeable_ changes in SPECs
for the Quadras. Or any other machine. I guarantee it.

(If you want specifics, just browse around in comp.arch...)

--
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PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC.
alexis@panix.com
{uupsi,cmcl2}!panix!alexis
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: tlt38517@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel)
Subject: MIcron or Lapis allow  small screen use?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:58:50 GMT

Does either the Micron or Lapis card allow use of the SE/30 screen
when plugged into a color monitor?
-Terry
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: d2cheng@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Dominic Cheng)
Subject: Supra modem power adpator noise ...
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 00:44:39 GMT

I just got my supra v.32bis and I must say I love it so much.  I will never
never want to go back to 2400 again.

I notice one strange problem though, the power apdator that came with the
modem produces a very annoying noise when I plugged into the outlet.
The adpator was working fine, but the noise is bothering so much since
I was working in a quiet environment.  Did anyone got similar problem or it
is just me??

-- Dom
From: stevewi@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Steve Witten)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 23:14:41 GMT
Subject: Re: Monitor shakes
Organization: HP Stanford Park - Palo Alto, CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware

Sounds like your Mac+ has the dreaded "failing power supply" disease.
FPS disease is VERY common in Mac Pluses.

Take it from me (as one who had a Mac+ with FPS), your Mac+ has
nearly reached the end of its life (unless you are good at fixing
these things yourself).  If you pay soneone else to fix it, you are
in for quite a large repair bill ... certainly more than your Plus is
worth but not quite as much as the cost of a new Classic.

===============================================================================
Steve Witten                    stevewi%hpspd@hplabs.hp.com
Network Test Division           ...!hplabs!hpspd!stevewi
Hewlett-Packard Co.             stevewi@hpspd.spd.hp.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: koko <koko@waffle.sns.com>
Subject: Re: 040 caching
Organization: Systems'n'Software, Fremont, CA  94539-6669
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 16:28:54 PDT

robert@metropolis.com (Robert Munyer) writes:

> 
> 
> I think the Apple one requires you to reboot whenever you turn the cache on o
> off.  There's a better control panel device (called CacheOut, I think) that c
> turn it on and off automatically whenever you (or your system) switches from
> one application to another.
> 
> 

Apple's version does not require to reboot.  You can simply hold down option 
key while clicking on the button.  The reason they did not make this as a
default is that there is a possibility of serial devices/AppleTalk/Floppy
may not work since they get the timing information during boot up.  This 
may not happen on some Quadras with IOP/

----
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Systems'n'Software Free Public Access BBS --- (510)623-8652
From: crispy@space.mit.edu (Chris Pak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PowerBook 100 Pricing: Here's Why
Date: 30 Jul 92 15:07:15 GMT
Reply-To: crispy@space.mit.edu (Chris Pak)
Organization: MIT Center for Space Research



In article <3978@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>, nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello) writes:
> 
>   Quick Question:  Can you put a modem in a PB 100?         
> 
>                      


YES!	I currently have a Powerport/Silver modem installed completely inside the PB100. It's a 9600 fax/modem. It's very powerfull stuff and I am amazed at it's size .... and of course it's high price. I paid $500!


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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center for Space Research
37-662c
email: crispy@space.mit.edu
phone: (617) 253-9342
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.wanted
From: kass@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Andrew Kass)
Subject: Re: Quadra 700 / 17" monitor prices?
Reply-To: kass@sj.ate.slb.com
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies ATE, San Jose
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 17:03:37 GMT

Educational prices for Apple products vary A LOT. I have seen the same Apple
16" monitor range in price from $1005 to $1200+. It all depends on your
school's computer store. At some schools, the school pays for the store and so
the store basically passes on the merchandise at their cost. At others (such as
MIT $1185), the store has to earn a profit to pay its rent, lighting, staff,
etc. So don't be surprised if you are able to find a better deal than your
school can give you. 

As far as other monitors go, I just purchased a Sony 1604s. This is the same
tube that is in the Apple 16". I am extrememly happy with this monitor, and the
screen is amazing. I would definately recommend it over the Apple 16" for a few
reasons: 

1) It supports a resolution of 1024x768, as opposed to Apple's 832x624. Unless
you have a Q950 this is not a big deal, but it means that you have that option
in the future.

2) It is a multiscan monitor, as opposed to Apple's single frequency. This
means that you can use it on any Mac, as well as PCs, Suns, etc. Makes it much
easier to resell.

3) You can find them all over the place for about $999, much less than the
Apple 16".

Andrew
From: lumpy@cup.portal.com (Larry E Woodard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Fujitsu drives
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:14:16 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

Fujitsu drives are great!  They are super fast and downright bulletproof. 
I have purchased a monitor from MacDirect which arrived dead.  Not a problem,
a new one was shipped to me super quick.  I don't know anything about how
fujitsu honors the warranties to end users, never had a problem with my 130,
185, or 520 meggers.  Last time I checked MacWEAK, the difference in price
between the 425 and 520 was $100...perhaps something to consider...

regards,
lw
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: educ. prices on IIsi (was Re: ? About Expanding the IIsi)
From: jdavis@husc13.harvard.edu
Date: 26 Jul 92 20:06:26 EDT
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

In article <76575@ut-emx.uucp>, stan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Stan Twiefel) writes:
> 
> This is true.  There are no "bundles" involved here.  I've seen the
> price list we'll be able to buy things for in August, and it's just computers.
> The IIsi is the fastest Mac subject to these price cuts (a 5/80 will go
> for $1499 :), and it is not even going to be bundled with a monitor or 
> keyboard or anything.  Obviously the Classics, C II's and LC II's will
> come with keyboards since they always do.
> -- 
> =============================================================================
> Stan Twiefel	 			    The University of Texas at Austin 
> stan@ccwf.cc.utexs.edu			    -=-=-=-=Computer Science=-=-=-=-=
> =============================================================================

Arrghh!!  Now wait just a doggone minute.  Someone from Dartmouth posted
earlier that these systems will come with the American Heritage Dictionary,
an Encyclopedia, and some other software pre-installed on the hard drive.

Now why in the world would I want to buy any Mac better than the IIsi?
Especially if I get free software!

I was looking forward to buying a Quadra 700 (coincidentally from UT@Austin)
in a few weeks.  However, the CPU costs 2-3 times more than this new IIsi
does (depending on HD size).  Is Apple shooting itself in the foot by
offering this deal?  I'm sure many people (including me) who were thinking
about buying more powerful machines will think twice before passing up this
bargain.  Apple will probably sell a lot of si's, but...

Jason Davis
jdavis@husc3.harvard.edu
From: lc0v+@andrew.cmu.edu (Luis Abdon Cifuentes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Where is Price Club? (yes, but WHERE IS IT?)
Date: 21 Jul 92 06:23:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.oeP1r4S00WBMQ2_WAo
	<1992Jul21.021843.13540@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: Doctoral student, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

> 
>Here are phone numbers for two Price Clubs.  If you call, I am sure you can
>get numbers of ones in your area.  And, yes, they do have Powerbook 100s in 
>the 4/40 config. with external drive for $899.
> 
>Denver numbers:
>(303) 650-1366
>(303) 750-5328
> 
>Try the first one.  I called them today, so I can verify that it still is a
>current number.  I dont know about the second one.
 
I called the first number. Yes, it is Price Club, but NO, they don't
carry Apple computers yet. They carry Dell and Leading Edge. Where did
you get your information from?

Luis
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: johnsh@aix.rpi.edu (Hugh Witt Johnson)
Subject: Re: A reliable ~100mb HD??
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:53:47 GMT

In article #29570, gjoo@zodiac.rutgers.edu asks:

>  Finally, my 3 yrs old Apple 80 mb internal is dead.  It has been suffering
>a problem so called HD sticktion for about an year. (Now, it simply doesn't 
>start spinning.)  Thus I am on the market for 100mb or so internal which is
>very RELIABLE.  The question is that if we can count on the advertized MTBF.

...and goes on to mention Conner, Fujitsu, and Quantium mechanisms.

I would reccommend AGAINST the Conner.  They are erratic, slow, and a bitch to
service.  Fujitsu's are good, but good luck finding a low-capacity (100MBish)
one for any reasonable price.  The best deal and the best mechanism is the 
famed Quantum LP105S.  Fast, economical (I've seen them selling for $310 before)and reliable.  Don't worry about what happened with your old Quantum, those 
old 80's were junky (Apple cutting corners, no doubt).  I was cursed even  
worse; my IIcx was shipped with a horribly designed Sony mechanism (their 40MB).It had head sticktion, was slow as glue, and didn't like System 7.  They gave
me a Quantum 40 for no charge (thank god for warranty!).  

I'm going to be buying a 105 external soon, and it will definately have a 
Quantum mechanism in it.  For all of those who posted to the "LaCie Hard Drives"thread I started, thanks for your advice! I like the Tsunami a lot, but I've
heard too many horror stories about LaCie's customer support being a nightmare.
It's going to come down to the APS or Mirror 105's.


Hugh Johnson -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- Troy, NY -- johnsh@rpi.edu

                    <insert wry and witty quote here.>
From: bdugan@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Bill Dugan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Powerbook screen clean
Summary: Wanted--info on cleaning a powerbook's screen
Date: 24 Jul 92 17:26:06 GMT
Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science

All right, so I'm a coward.  My Powerbook 140 has a couple fingerprint smears
on it and I want to clean it but I hesitate to spray Windex on it!  What
should I use to clean it up?

TIA--

bill

-- 
Bill Dugan
bdugan@gnu.ai.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: crispy@space.mit.edu (Chris Pak)
Subject: Re: Price Club & PB100
Reply-To: crispy@space.mit.edu (Chris Pak)
Organization: MIT Center for Space Research
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 15:14:08 GMT


In article <1992Jul30.133700.5537@vicorp.com>, daniel@vicorp.com (Daniel Dee) writes:
> I called up Price Club in CT and they said that
> I have to have a business or be a CT state employee
> to join. Membership is $25. They won't quote the price
> of the PB100 or comment on their stock over the phone.
> 
> Since I don't own a business and am not a state
> employee, an $800 PB100 seems beyond my reach.
> Is that true?
> 
> Any comments is appreciated.
> 
> -- Daniel

Not true. There is one in Massachusetts. You should call them about the membership. Generally, if you work for Government defense contractor, Universities, State, or own a business you can qualify. Here is the phone number: (508)3367-4130.
And the price for the PB100 is not $800 but $899. I know this because I bought 3 from Price Club.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center for Space Research
37-662c
email: crispy@space.mit.edu
phone: (617) 253-9342


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.unix.aux
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Quadra SPECmarks (well... kinda)
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 11:19:42 GMT

A while ago there was a discussion on the benchmarking results of Mac's,
mainly the Quadras. A few people, myself included, suggested that the
Quadras were in the 10-14 SPECmark range.

Although I don't know of any true SPECmark results for the Quadra (and
just the one for the IIfx), I have seen results for other 040-based
systems... Here they are (from Unix Review, Sept '92):

============================================================================
System                 K Dhrystones     K Whetstones    MFLOPS     SPECmarks
                         (1.1/2.0)      (Sing/Dbl)     (S/D)

NextStation Turbo        32.3/30.5        5.7/7.5       2.5/2.3      14.1
  (33MHz 040)

NextStation              24.8/22.9        4.2/5.5       1.8/1.6      ??
  (25MHz 040)

HP 9000/425e             58.1/39.2        10.9/10.8     1.7/1.6      10.3
  (25MHz 040)

And For Comparison....

Sun ELC 4/25             40.5/25.1        23.1/14.7     5.1/2.6      15.2
  (33MHz Sparc)

MOBIUS P450 ICX          50.0/48.1        11.2/11.2     2.3/1.8      12.4
  (50MHz 486)

DECstation 5000/125      41.7/36.8        16.6/13.0     6.3/2.6      14.2
  (25MHz R3000)
============================================================================

I would suggest that, with the right compilier (such as gcc), the Quadras
would fall quite nicely in this catagory...

Funny how compilers can _really_ affect "standard" benchmarks yet don't
affect SPECmarks that much (as it should be)...



-- 
==============================================================================
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                Jim Jagielski                  NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4
          jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov             Greenbelt, MD 20771

           "The great scallop... this tatty, scrofulous old rapist,
               is second in depravity only to the common clam."
From: jgrape@coos.dartmouth.edu (Johan A. Grape)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: About the IIsi prices....
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:12:30 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: usa
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Originator: jgrape@coos.dartmouth.edu


	Apple just announced their "back to school specials"

	IIsi 3/40 + bundled software	$1255.

	Pretty darn good.

	Johan

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: simmons@quark2.aero.org (CHARLES SIMMONS)
Subject: Powerbook 145
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: powerbook
Reply-To: simmons@arecibo.aero.org
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 00:57:00 GMT

Does anyone know what features the new powerbook 145 will have? When will
it be available in stores? Price? Thanks.

-Charles Simmons
 simmons@arecibo.aero.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: hrose@eff.org (Helen Trillian Rose)
Subject: Micron cache card CP
Organization: The Evil Fascist IRC Admins From Hell, Inc.
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 21:02:45 GMT

I got a Micron cache card second-hand a few months back, and now I'm
interested in getting the Control Panel to choose different settings.

Can someone who has it send it to me? (I don't think this is piracy as I
have the hardware, and the only thing you can use it with is that
hardware...)

Thanks,

--Helen
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Rune Sandnes <rune@swix.ifi.unit.no>
Subject: NuVista+ NTSC driver?
Organization: University of Trondheim, Norway
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 10:20:49 GMT


I'm trying to grab images from an NTSC laserdisc with our NuVista+ card.
I thought
that the card should be able to grab images from both PAL (works fine) and
NTSC (which doesn't work at all). Could this be a driver problem? It
seems that
the drivers we got only support PAL. Could someone please tell me where
to find
NTSC drivers? Our dealer hasn't got a clue.


Rune Sandnes, rune@swix.ifi.unit.no - University of Trondheim, Norway
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: push@media.mit.edu (Pushpinder Singh)
Subject: resolution of NEC 3FGX monitor
Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:14:57 GMT

I don't know that much about macs so pardon me if this is a dumb
question: If I hook up a nec 3fgx monitor to a mac IIsi, what
resolution will be displayed?  640x480 or something different?
Is there a way of getting it to display 800x600 without having
to purchase a video card?

-Pushpinder
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rtp1@quads.uchicago.edu (raymond thomas pierrehumbert)
Subject: HP MO format problem solved!
Reply-To: rtp1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:35:59 GMT


Earlier, I wrote with a problem using HD toolkit to format
my HP Magneto-Optical drive. 

There is no problem, it turns out.  Formatting is unnecessary.
I just used the "install driver and partition" button", and
the volume mounted fine.  I get 289MB per side.

HD toolkit is a really terrific package.