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From: povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk (Povl H. Pedersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: dead modem port (SE/30)
Date: 5 Jan 93 01:15:55 GMT
Organization: UNI-C, Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education

I just found out something strange. After advice from Arminius Pubs. and
Products, Inc, which advertises in MacUser (609) 662-3420 I removed the
battery from the logicboard for 20 minutes to zap PRAM.

Now I can print to my DeskWriter using the serial driver and the modem
port. I can also send from my HP48sx calculator to the modem port.
BUT I can NOT send anything from the modemport to the calculator/modem.

So, what signals does the DeskWriter use to transfer data, and which is used
by the other standard RS-232C devices ?

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pope@imv.aau.dk    -   povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk
From: matt.jeffries@insane.apana.org.au (Matt Jeffries)
Sender: FredMail@insane.apana.org.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: network printing
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 11:36:00

Well I have yet another printer problem. I can successfully see and 
print to printers in other zones and vice versa but now when we 
receive a document to our printer which comes from another zone 
(across a router over an ISDN line) we have the document printing 
out in mirror image. It prints back the front, like the ISDN line is 
reversing everything. The spelling, layout etc. are right but it 
just prints out as a mirror image. Any ideas out there as to why ?
They are Pagemaker and Quark Express documents - could this have 
something to do with it ?
Maybe it is the printer drivers ? We use a HP Laserjet III and the 
other zone uses a LaserWriter II NTX and a QMS-PS 815, but we are 
all now using the Apple general laserwriter driver.
Does anyone else use QExpress/Pagemaker and print across zones? 
Thanks in advance for any contributions.
Matt Jeffries
Reply Fidonet 3:670/301 
or internet matt.jeffries@insane.apana.org.au
From: fisher@ncselxsi.uucp (Chuck Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Best Powerbook modem
Keywords: powerbook modem
Date: 11 Jan 93 14:25:52 GMT
Organization: National Computer Systems, San Jose, CA 95131

In article <79584@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt1086c@prism.gatech.EDU (Gregory Glockner) writes:
>In article <1993Jan8.183911.29614@cirrus.com> brian@cirrus.com (Brian Feinberg) writes:
>>
>>Does anyone know what is supposed to be the best Powerbook fax/modem?
>>I've heard of Global Village's PowerPort Gold, and PSI's Powermodem (I think)
>>but haven't heard anything about which is supposed to be better, more
>> reasonably priced, etc.

I just purchased an APS PowerModem 4 for my PowerBook 160.  This is
the same as the PSI PowerModem 4, just cheaper ($345 + sh/h.)  The
modem supports V.32, V.32bis, V.42, V.42bis and several types of Fax.
I've only tried Faxing to work and to APS for registration of the
modem so far.  Worked fine.

The FAXstf software provided still has a few rough edges (as has been
mentioned here before.)  PSI Integration demoed a new Fax package at
Mac World last week which should be out in another month or two.

So far my only complaints are a little weak AT command documentation
and the modem still makes some audio noise through the speaker after
being connected.

Chuck

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From: 00bwanderson@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: LC III and 16" monitors.
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:40:27 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

In article <1993Jan12.010155.4769@news.columbia.edu>, fag2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Farul A Ghazali) writes:
> 
> Will the LC III have a 16 bit data path or a 32 bit data path? Also,
> will it support 16" monitors with the on board video? Thanks.

question #1: yes
question #2: up to 8 bit colour on 16" screens.


> 
>      -- farul ghazali.
>         columbia university in the city of new york.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: "Gary Hopkins" <wk00624@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: Monitor adjustment software a la TPG ?
Organization: Gary Hopkins Typesetting
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 23:56:57 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.3)

>DATE:   Thu, 7 Jan 1993 01:35:35 GMT
>FROM:   the End <jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
>
>Is there any software out there which generates a test pattern suitable
>for adjusting a color monitor ? 
>
>I recently saw that Pina's "Mac II Repair and Upgrade Secrets" contains 
>such a program called TPG. Are there others, possibly with instructions ?
>
>Thanks much,
>
>Jim
>
>PS. Feel free to flame me if this is a FAQ, as long as you include relevant
>information :)
>

The Monitors control panel version 3.2, which is part of System 4.2, 
does a rudimentary convergence test pattern (but that's all).

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: casgrain@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Casgrain Philippe)
Subject: Is the PB 160 a 32-bit machine?
Organization: Universite de Montreal
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:42:12 GMT

    In the booklet 'Apple Facts 10.92', it is stated (p. 31) that the
PowerBook 160 has "greater performance" than the PB 145 (in the 'Other
Macintosh models to consider' section).

    My question is: how is that possible?  They both share the same
processor and clock speed!
    Is it because the PB 160 is a 32-bit machine whereas the PB 145 is
16-bit?

    Advance thanks,

    Philippe Casgrain,
    Universite de Montreal
From: estemmle@mail.sas.upenn.edu (Ed Stemmler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Apple 13" Color Monitor
Date: 6 Jan 93 19:11:18 GMT
Organization: Univ of Penna

Over the past eight months, I've had a CPU & monitor give me a real headache.  The LC, with a 
13" Color monitor, standard keyboard and Kensington Turbo Mouse, would boot with 
Extensions Off.  Disconnecting the mouse or keyboard would allow it to restart normally, with the
exception of this week.  During my diagnostic routine, I swapped out the mouse, the keyboard and
even the CPU to get into the problem.  Technicians could not determine a hardware problem.

This week, the machine finally balked and refused to come up with the standard reboot (for it).
After consulting with a new person, we finally settled on switching monitors.  I put a monochrome 
on the LC for perfect results.  The color works fine on my SI.

I asked the service manager here about the issue of fixing this monitor.  He informed me that Apple
had recently advised that 13" color monitors should not be used on the LC.  If anyone has received 
notice or has documentation on this, would you forward notes to me?

Thank you.

Ed Stemmler
Graduate Arts & Science
University of Pennsylvania
estemmle@mail.sas.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 120Mb powerbook harddrive -- recommendations?
From: poulin@violet.ccit.arizona.edu
Date: 6 Jan 93 10:02:26 MST
Distribution: usa,local
Nntp-Posting-User: poulin

In article <baraff.726291583@POPTART.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU>, baraff+@cs.cmu.edu (David Baraff) writes:
> I'm looking at getting a 120Mb internal drive for
> my powerbook 170. Anyone gotten a 120Mb and have anything
> to say about it? I've seen adds for ones from "Go", for
> around $550. Comments? (Or on any other brand?)
> 
> 	David Baraff
> 	baraff@cs.cmu.edu


   Currently, La Cie is offering their 120MB Internal Go drives for $450.00.
Yes, $450.00.  This package comes with their "famed" silverlining package. 
Check out a current ad in the MacRags and talk with them directly.  I'll be
going this route in about three or four days and could give you feedback as to
how the drive is.  I'll also be taking my current 40 meg drive (PB145, here)
and installing that as a external, battery powered drive through a case offered
by APS systems for about $170 [price includes hardware, battery and recharger].

	Ian poulin@ccit.arizona.edu
From: dan@cafws2.eng.uci.edu (Dan Harkless)
Subject: Re: Video Spigot & "Jitter free" VCRs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 12 Jan 93 01:21:22 GMT

In article <79790@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER) writes:
>I have a videospigot and have been trying to get
>a good 640x480 still shot off of videotape. I've 
>been using the 'capture from still source' option
>but the stills look like crap. The company says that
>it's because the video image is jittering. One VCR
>ad that I saw claimed a special effect "jitter-free 
>freeze frame". Is this BS or will it work for this?
>Also, do laserdisc images do any better?

	Any decent 4-head VCR nowadays should have a jitter + noise free still.
Don't even think about trying it with a 2-head.  Yes, laserdisc images are
best, but realize that only one of the two laserdisc formats out there allows
stills.

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From: dave@intercon.com (Dave Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Multi-page reports
Date: Mon,  4 Jan 1993 18:07:25 -0500
Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation
Distribution: world
Reply-To: dave@intercon.com (Dave Saunders)
NNTP-Posting-Host: dave.intercon.com
X-Newsreader: InterCon TCP/Connect II 1.1b31

With FileMaker Pro 2.0, is it possible to create a printed report that will 
size itself as necessary? I have a "Comments" field that can be very long in 
some records and I want to make sure that FM prints as many pages as 
necessary. As it stands now the text clips to the size of the field on the 
page...

Thanks,
Dave



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Dave Saunders <dave@intercon.com>
InterCon Systems Corporation
"Standards-based networking for a standards-based world"
When your IQ rises to 28, sell. --Professor Irwin Corey to a heckler


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: jeffp@netcom.com (Jeff)
Subject: 4D Check Boxes
Organization: BeHereNow
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 23:49:42 GMT

Can you help me with a minor question?
    
I have seen example programs in 4D 3.01 that use a check box as a boolean
field (checked is true, unchecked is false). This is not a button, but an
automatically created Boolean field in the layout.

On the other hand...
The check box is usually a button,
and you would attach a script or 4D command to it. 

Default boolean fields are a yes/no radio button pair, so how do I create 
boolean field check box? I have seen 3.01 example databases that use a 
check box as a boolean field, yet I can't figure out how to create.

I have read all the manuals, and tech support is closed today...

Please help if you can. I have mailed individuals here about this, but
I could use some help today.

thanks,

Jeff-
                                            
                                                                         



Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: goetze@artlib.enet.dec.com (the digital ArtLibrarian (currently at v1.92))
Subject: Re: 4D v3.0 is Buggy
Reply-To: goetze@artlib.enet.dec.com (the digital ArtLibrarian (currently at v1.82))
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp./Palo Alto, CA
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 16:57:34 GMT


I've been developing several applications in 4D 2.2.3, and upgraded to 3.0.1.
I've not seen any serious bugs while doing further development; however
in trying to run part of the Airlines/flights demo (with the map of the world),
I can reproduce a crash every time on my Mac IIci. As with all major
upgrades to an even number, I expect there to be bugs. I've not seen
the kind of bugs which would make me go back to the previous version.

	erik

[No opinions expressed are anyone's but my own, or my Mac's]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: pjyamamo@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca
Subject: Re: Odesta's Double Helix and re:  LISTSERVER!
Organization: Data Structures Group, C.S. Dept., U. of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 14:36:46 GMT

>Furthermore - there's a(n?) HELIX LISTSERVER!
>
>Contact Peter Yamamoto <pjyamamo@watdragon.waterloo.edu> for information on
>how to subscribe.

It is a simple mailing list locally maintained.
It is not a LISTSERV mailing list.

And the (politiocally) correct email address is:
pjyamamoto@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca

Peter
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:35:36 EST
From: <SJD9@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: 4D Server Memory

>....memory requirements for 4D Server?....
4D Server requires 1.5 MB, but can benefit from having more. 4D Client
(the connecting workstations) also require 1.5 MB.

We are currently running a relatively simple 4D db application with
3 users for the better part of every day, and have not had any
major problems...in fact, less crashes that with v 2.2.3.

For the server we are using a Classic II, with 4 MB RAM, which is
also running AppleShare, which is used just lightly. The workstations
are hooked via LocalTalk, yet the performance is acceptable. Speed
is much improved over v2.2.3 running on the AShare server. Note-
this kind of configuration is not recommended by ACI....they
recommend a more powerful server, preferably not running any other
software. Any other experiences with 4D Server out there?

Steve Dahm
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: hyu@eng.umd.edu (Henry K. Yu)
Subject: Updating EXTERNAL databases through DAL in Excel
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 00:01:53 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Keywords: DAL, Excel, Oracle

Does anyone know if it is possible to have Excel update External database
through DAL on the Mac?  It can query and paste data from the External
database with no problem.  But, I can't find any documentation as to if it
is possible at all.  The external database is an Oracle 6 database on a VAX.

I tried issuing the SQL statement 'insert into emp values (...);' in the
query tool of Excel.  It doesn't work that way.

I tried using the Data Form of Excel also.  Excel complains that Forms can't
be used with External database.

If it is not possible directly, has anyone tried writing a Macro of some kind?
Any hint or example or information is very much appreciated.

Happy New Year,
hyu

hyu@eng.umd.edu
hyu@author.gsfc.nasa.gov

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: mcnc!fns-nc1.fns.com!hph (Paul Holzworth)
Subject: FM Pro Menu Hiding
Organization: Fujitsu Network Switching
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 20:43:21 GMT

I am generating a Filemaker Pro database that I would like to be
completely button driven.  I do not want the user to access or even
see the menu bar or the status area.  I can hide the status area from
a script but the user can make it visible again.  I would appreciate
any suggestions.

Paul Holzworth
fns-nc1!hph@mcnc.org
From: n3x092@rick.cs.ubc.ca (Geoff Lloyd Burian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Looking for a Mac database
Date: 9 Jan 1993 14:07:22 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: gambier.rick.cs.ubc.ca

In article <1993Jan9.022451.25678@nuscc.nus.sg> ccetaneh@nuscc.nus.sg (Woppee) writes:
[....stuff deleted....]
>any faster than version 1.0. Can anyone recommend a database program that
>can suite our need? I would also be interested in reviews and comparison

The June 1992 issue of MacUser had a review comparing 4 relational database
managers: FoxBASE+, Omnis 7, Double Helix and 4th Dimension.  These all
provide much more power in general than FileMaker, and also generally cost
a lot more.  They may be more than you need for your application.  The review
indicated that FoxBASE+ was generally faster at most operations than the
other 3, but probably required more programming effort to make a useable
application.  I have used Omnis 7 and find it to be a very good product
in general.

Geoff




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                               Vancouver, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: Steffen.Harms@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Steffen Harms)
Subject: How do I build 4D externals ?
Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 11:28:43 GMT
Keywords: 4D externals


Hello you outthere!

Can someone give me some hints on how to write external procedures
for a 4D application (vers. 2.2.1) with MPW 3.2? And: Is there perhaps
a good book describing this?

Please send your comments directly to my given email-adress. If someone
is also intressted in the results I will be glad to send him a summary.

Thanks in advance, Steffen

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: danw@netcom.com (Daniel Wasserman)
Subject: Re: 4D 2.2 Externals in 3.01
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:34:53 GMT


jeff,

Most externals currently working in 2.xx of 4D will work just fine with
version 3.x.  All of the 4D modules work ok with 3.0 but need to be upgraded
if run with the server (due to the newer copy protection methods employed).
If you need me to comment on the particular external you will be trying to
run just drop me an e-mail.

-Daniel Wasserman     danw@netcom.com   or danw@well.sf.ca.us

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: aaron@noproblem.uchicago.edu (Aaron L. Bratcher)
Subject: SQL Server/Client
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:43:59 GMT

In article <1993Jan10.122239.414008@magicbb.uucp>  writes:
> What database programs for the mac support the SQL language and can be  
used as
> clients to IBM servers?


There's Oracle.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: rgc3679@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert G. Carpenter)
Subject: FM Pro 2.0 --> AppleEvents --> MicroPhone II
Organization: Boeing Computer Services
Distribution: World
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:04:51 GMT

Is it possible to send a fax via AppleEvents from FM Pro 2.0 via
MicroPhone II?

I haven't upgraded to FM Pro 2.0 yet, nor do I yet own MP II, so
reading their manuals isn't an option. But, if this can be
done I'll spend the money.

If this isn't possible, then are there other Comm packages that support
AE's?

I've not done anything with AppleEvents yet. How do you learn about using
or writing them? ...Buy a book or is it explained in each application's
manuals.

Thanks.

Bob Carpenter


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: daniel@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (Dan Quoidbach)
Subject: How's the new 4D better?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.databases
Organization: Ocean Drilling Program/LDGO
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 17:48:41 GMT

Our group is using 4D 2.1.1 and we are wondering what features in the
newest version would make it worth an upgrade. Is there a summary I can ftp
from somewhere or can someone email me the relevant features? I thank you
very much.


Dan Quoidbach                               daniel@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu
Ocean Drilling Program
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Palisades, NY 10964
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Distribution: world
From: sharkman@magicbb.uucp (Matt Daw)
Organization: MAGIC - Macintosh Awareness Group In Canada
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 12:22:39 EST
Subject: SQL Server/Client

What database programs for the mac support the SQL language and can be used as
clients to IBM servers?
From: rwahbe@madrone.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Robert Wahbe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: 4D v3.0 is Buggy
Date: 10 Jan 1993 00:59:45 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley, University of California Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: madrone.cs.berkeley.edu

I bought 4D v3.0 about 3-4 weeks ago and have been developing
a fairly large application with it.  Had I to do it over again,
I doubt I would get 4D.  I chose 4D because it is a well reviewed product
and provided most of the user-interface hooks needed to build
a user-friendly program.  It requires substantially less
user-interface programming than FoxPro.
However, in these last weeks I have reported probably 10 reproducible
bugs to 4D technical support.  
In addition, I have had many, many, system crashes that I cannot
reproduce.  Other bugs are easy to reporduce on my databases but
4D technical support can't seem to do it.  An example is
that on some layouts my rulers are incorrect.  If you take two
screens and line them up they disagree about where the 4 inch,5 inch, etc
mark is.  

Today was probably the last straw.  I spent an hour or so trying
to figure out why, in certain contexts, the incorrect record 
was getting deleted.  Well, it seems like a bug in "DELETE RECORD".
I print out the current record, using "Record number",
all along the way, including right before the call to "DELETE RECORD".
Everything is fine until I look at what record has been deleted; not
the current record!

Anybody else have similar experiences with 4D?

-Robert

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: edestes@pop.nih.gov (Ed Estes)
Subject: Re: 4D Server Memory
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.databases
Organization: NIH
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:41:35 GMT

In article <michaelh.726704623@Xenon.Stanford.EDU>,
michaelh@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Mike Hennahane) wrote:
>
>Morris Weinstock <MAW14@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>
>>Does anyone know how much memory the 4D server (for 3 simultaneous users) would
>>take up?
>
>this depends on the complexity of the database that it is running.
>there *is* a downside t giving it too much memory; 4d server has to
>flush its cache every so often, so if the memory is bumped up high,
>then the cache will be large and users will have to wait.  most
>databases probably don't need much more than the amount of memory that
>is the default (i think 1500K).
>
>--mike

I just got back from DevCon6 (the 4D developer conference) and found out 
some stuff regarding this...

According to Laurent (the author of 4D) the server cache does NOT cause the
users to wait.  It is a process just like everything else and shares time
with other processes.  It is the SYSTEM cache that will cause the delays. 
He
recommended a small SYSTEM cache - 32k, and a large 4D server cache.  The
more
memory 4D gets, the better...

--Ed

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