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From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
Subject: Re: Transparancies in NeXT laser printer?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 08:10:51 GMT

schoi@ccat.sas.upenn.edu (Samuel Choi) writes:

>In article <1992Dec10.215250.17443@rna.indiv.nluug.nl> gerben@rna.indiv.nluug.nl writes:
>I can't tell you about that particular brand, but I've tried several brands of
>transparancies on my NeXT Laser without a single problem.  My guess is that
>since the NeXT Laser is essentially the same printer as the Apple Laser Writers,
>virtually any transparancy film marked "for laser printers" will work.

I have used transparency marked 'for laser printers' as well with
success.  We have had several users of our public labs melt 'for
copying machines' transparencies in our printers.  Believe it or
not, the pieces come out relatively cleanly. (Notice I did not say
'easily', although I do not have to do that job, thankfully)
-- 
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From: gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown)
Subject: Update to the FAQ  [was Re: MAC vs NeXT modem cable???  ]
Organization: J. Random Misconfigured Site
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:44:15 GMT
Reply-To: gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown)
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alex@fiskville.mc.utexas.edu writes
> Daniel Cwiertniewicz writes
> > Essentially these cables are the same...until you want speeds above
> > 2400.  I don't proclaim to understand these things yet (I just got

> I have been using a SupraFAX v.32bis modem with the macintosh cable  
> (supplied) on my '040 cube for some time with no problem.

It appears that the FAQ should be updated.  The information under the  
listing "*** Subject: P2. How do I connect a modem to the NeXT?" is  
essentially correct, but I suggest the following ammendment:

	Under Release 3.0 of NeXTSTEP, the 'zs' man page (type 'man zs' in  
a terminal window) and Appendix B of _NeXTSTEP Network and System  
Administration_ (available online using Digital Librarian or in printed  
form) each contain detailed information from NeXT about connecting modems  
to NeXTs.  These documents include descriptions of how to make cables to  
connect '030 and '040 NeXTs to various serial devices including modems.   
These documents also state that the serial ports of '030 NeXTs are  
identical to Macintosh serial ports, while the serial ports of '040 NeXTs  
are NOT.  The ports of '040 NeXTs, however, ARE COMPATIBLE with the '030  
serial ports, the Macintosh serial ports, and all '030 NeXT and Macintosh  
serial port peripherals if the proper adapter cable is constructed.


--Glenn
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From: nevin@dtint.dtint.com
Subject: Re: cube question
Reply-To: nevin@dtint.dtint.com
Organization: Digital Technology, International
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 20:51:44 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.210720.14373@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>  
kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca (Kenny Leung) writes:
> In article <BywxLx.Lvx@research.canon.oz.au>  
> greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney) writes:
> the cards (CPU board,
> > NeXTdimension board) all have edge connectors at their l 
> ower back that need to
> > plug into the motherboard. Not to mention the power supply that has to
> > Graham Stoney
> > Canon Information Systems Research Australia (whew!)
> 
> Just to clear this up, you don't have to plug power into the motherboard (it  
gets it off the backplane) and you don't have to plug the dimension board into  
the motherboard either.  That's what the backplane is for.
> 
> -------------
> Kenny Leung                      
> Campus Consultant                
> University of Alberta            
> kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca 
> audix x5537                    

Huh?

Just to clear this up, you plug the CPU card into one of the four slots of the  
motherboard.  You also plug the ND board into one of the four slots of the  
motherboard.  In other words, the motherboard IS the backplane!

At least, that's what many hardware engineers will tell you... :-)

Actually, I don't care what board you call "the motherboard"-- just be aware  
that there is a difference in accepted definitions for "motherboard" among  
different people and different professions.

--
Nevin Pratt, Digital Technology, Int'l    Orem, Ut
NeXTmail preferred, but ONLY at my REAL email address: nevin@dtint.dtint.com

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From: eboltz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Eric Scott Boltz)
Subject: SIMM Questions - somewhat urgent
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:41:45 GMT

Hi,
I read in the FAQ that I should put 4xwhatever SIMMS in my Turbo Color.
Ooops.
The Turbo Color wants 1xwhatever SIMMs.
I received two 4x32 SIMMs and installed them in the NSTC. Upon booting I entered
the ROM monitor and typed m to see my memory config.
It shows two banks filled with 8MB SIMMs (the originals),     
one bank with a 32MB SIMM,
and one bank empty.

The real config is two banks x 8 + two banks x 4x32Mbit SIMMs.
The machine works with these SIMMs (so far), but is it ok to do this?
Will I have problems?

Please - any help is greatly appreciated!!!

Eric S. Boltz
NIST Boulder Labs 
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From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
Subject: Re: Flickering in new 17" Trinitron monitor
Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:56:59 GMT

In article <6116@rosie.NeXT.COM> Ross_Werner@next.com writes:

[Flickering, ND and the new 17" NeXT monitor]

Is the new 17" monitor an officially supported product with the NeXT Dimension?

Philip McDunnough
philip@utstat.toronto.edu

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From: ian_stewart@pyrian.com (Ian H. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programming
Subject: Voice Mail Phone System w/ ZyXel Modems
Date: 12 Dec 92 23:15:28 GMT
Organization: PYRIAN - Software Group, San Francisco Calif, 415-664-1170

I am currently looking for a software product that offer the functionality
that I am currently getting from my "The Complete Communicator" on a PC.

It makes a menu system for voice
It answers fax
and it switches to data

All from the same number. It is a great little system,
but I am looking to move this PC off my desk and
expand my NeXT system. I can't do that without
getting some kind of similar system.

If "The Complete PC" people can do this,
I'm sure someone out in NeXT land could do a greater job.

If you develop it yourself for me, I would be willing to market
it for you on a royalty basis.

--
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Pyrian Software Group                     |  CIS  71101,1260
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From: sulistio@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Sulistio Muljadi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: laser printer toner
Date: 17 Dec 92 03:26:32 GMT
Organization: San Francisco State University

Is there an application that tells me if the toner cart. is almost empty or
emprt?  In the 2.x world, there is Printer Tester.  How about 3.0?

Here is the error that I got when I tried to print...
Dec 16 21:12:33 sarong Server:Local_Printer[333]: sarong:sulistio - start
Dec 16 21:12:36 sarong Server:Local_Printer[333]: Error printing page: I/O error
Dec 16 21:16:58 sarong Server:Local_Printer[367]: sarong:sulistio - start
Dec 16 21:17:07 sarong Server:Local_Printer[367]: Error printing page: I/O error

I suspect it's toner... but just wonder...
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From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
Subject: Re: Login Prompt, burining my screen...
Keywords: screen saver, login prompt
Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center, UW-Madison
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 13:27:10 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.220330.26559@athena.mit.edu>
hbriceno@figment.mit.edu (Hector Briceno) writes:

>Hello, Is there anyway to make the login prompt move around the screen
>so that it will not burn the screen.  I know you can dim the screen
>but it is not what I want

Dimming the screen is worth doing, however.  If you're
running 3.0, you can (as root) do

dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES

The login tiff then bounces around the screen in BackSpace
fashion.

-- 
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From: maurices@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Maurice Shihadi)
Subject: Re: MD drives
Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 23:07:11 GMT

In article <2jg2!0b@rpi.edu> gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) writes:
>
>The Pinnacle-based 128meg MO drives have access times down in the 19ms  
>range, which makes them quite nice.  (I intend to order one next week...).   
>If the 512meg ones become real, and come in with performance like that,  
>they'll be *really* nice devices to have.
>
I'm not possitive about my specs as they are not handy but the way I
understand it the MOST 256meg 3.5' mechanism is the fastest when comparing
seek time and data transfer rate.  The Pinnacle-based drive uses DRAM
to buffer data enough to give a better access time but I don't think that
the over all data transfer rate is any better than other 128 meg opticals
with the exception of DGR's turbo 128 (uses a MOST 128 mechanism).
On the other hand the new MOST mechanism at least doubles the seek time of all
the other 128's.  This I'm fairly sure about.  Maybe someone more
technically minded could speak up to clear the confusion since I probably
can't explain this any more adaquately at this time.

Also, 512 meg is the next logical progression so it is safe to assume it
is being worked on although from what I've heard it is a few years down 
the road.  If you think about it for a moment MOST was the first to produce
the 128 and now they are the first to produce the 256--see a pattern?
Just kidding but you never know.


maurices


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From: cdl@chiton.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein)
Subject: Re: Exabyte EXB-8200
Organization: Marine Physical Lab, UC San Diego
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:08:35 GMT

In article <1992Dec8.153216.1177@doug.cae.wisc.edu> guy@dpls.dacc.wisc.edu (Laura Guy) writes:
>
>i have been told that 4mm DAT's will indeed TAR append.  Can anyone
>in this group prove or disprove that?

I have been using a portable HP 35470 DAT drive, going between a
NeXT Cube and a Sparc IPC.  No problems with tar append.  No problems
with interchangeability of file formats.  A very nice drive.

    carl
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From: jscoggin@netcom.com (Jerry Scoggins)
Subject: Re: No Update to the FAQ  [was Re: MAC vs NeXT modem cable???  ]
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 08:19:20 GMT

cjp+@pitt.edu (Casimir J Palowitch) sayz:
>In article <1992Dec16.014415.27174@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown) writes:
>(some other words deleted)
>>identical to Macintosh serial ports, while the serial ports of '040 NeXTs  
>>are NOT.  The ports of '040 NeXTs, however, ARE COMPATIBLE with the '030  
>>serial ports, the Macintosh serial ports, and all '030 NeXT and Macintosh  
>>serial port peripherals if the proper adapter cable is constructed.
>
>This is not true.  I and many others have tried to get Mac MIDI
>interfaces to work with Turbo 040 NeXTs with less than total success,
>using the man zs cable config and others, including ones that ostensibly
>work for non-Turbo machines (gvh: I tried it, no luck).  
>
>-- 
>** Casimir J. (Casey) Palowitch  -  In 1996, there will be two kinds  **

Agreed.  I had similiar problems.  My TurboColor slab wouldn't work properly
with my Mac's hardware handshaking cable to my SupraFAXmodem.  I forget 
the specifics now, but after a few weeks of hassels, I spent the $15 for 
the correct cable.

++jerry(); // jscoggin@netcom.netcom.com
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From: BrianW@SoundS.WA.com (Brian Willoughby)
Subject: Q: Care and feeding of the NeXT Optical Disk Drive
Reply-To: BrianW@SoundS.WA.com
Organization: SoundSoftware, Bellevue, WA, USA
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 00:56:32 GMT


I have a NeXTdimension with both floppy and OD, but I would like to learn how  
to maintain the ODD to prevent it from going bad.  I've heard about the  
occassional ODD going bad, so I don't want to neglect mine and end up in the  
same situation.  I think I remember that Spherical Solutions or perhaps some  
other company was offering refurbished drives at decent prices.  Actually, I'd  
like to learn how to "refurbish" mine own drive, or at how to maintain it in  
top working order.

Maintenance tips for the floppy would be appreciated as well, although I've  
never been much of a fan of inserting abrasive "automatic" cleaners into a  
floppy drive to accelerate head wear...

Thanks.
-- 
Brian Willoughby	Software Design Engineer, BSEE NCSU
BrianW@SoundS.WA.com	Sound Consulting and Signal Processing Software
NeXTmail welcome	- NO EMAIL SOLICITATION without prior permission
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From: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker)
Subject: NeXTSTEP 486 Graphics Cards?
Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:41:30 GMT

OK.  Here we go.  Just when I thought I had managed to escape the
nasty world of those "laughable lovable PeeCee's", I've got my
first question about NeXTSTEP 486 hardware compatibility from one of the
staff here.

Has anyone heard the word on Local Bus graphics card support for NS486?

>Adapters designed for EISA based PC's are available (such as Compaq QVision
>1024/E and ATI Graphics Ultra Pro) or being developed, these are currently
>being evaluated for performance and may provide an easy upgrade for existing
>EISA PC's.  

Is all I have from the NS486 fact sheet that was released in October.
Specifically, I want to know about the "Viper" local bus card.  It is
supposed to be comparable to (but faster than) the ATI GUP.

The person who asked the question has located a 486-DX2 66 local bus
machine with a Viper card, 200MB IDE drive, 8MB and a 17inch 1280-1024
monitor for $2995.  Slap some more RAM and another drive in the box
and you'd have a color machine for about $4000.  He's wanting to
buy this now (for tax reasons) specifically to run NeXTSTEP.  Its
funny how times change.

If anyone has seen the "NeXTSTEP 486 Hardware Compatibility Guide"
please drop me a line.

Thanks!

Steve

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From: cew6@po.CWRU.Edu (Carlin E. Wiegner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: DSP chips....
Date: 12 Dec 1992 01:29:26 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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I heard motorola has a board for the Cube with 5-7 DSPs...
Does anybody know how much this costs?
Did anyone ever built a software modem for DSPs?
What are some users for DSPs (I know this is a dumb question
but I would like to know more than just 2 or 3 that I can
think of)?
CW
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From: dan@foghorn.pass.wayne.edu (Daniel Cwiertniewicz)
Subject: Re: Next to Mac networking
Reply-To: dan@foghorn.pass.wayne.edu
Organization: Wayne State University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:02:22 GMT

With NS3 doesn't the NeXT printer show up as an AT type device?

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Systems Analyst, Networking Support Group	Fax:	(313)-577-8787
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From: kgnome@cs.concordia.ca (MATIS stephane)
Subject: Fujistu 520MB , M2624SA
Organization: Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:32:05 GMT

Well I have had the unluckiest purchase in my life ... so far.

The drive doesn't respond to the 'sense' command... but I wonder if that
could be fixed. If a noce soul could send me the output of :

	sense -t 2 -l 0 -p 63 > M2624SA

I would be much obliged. The 'sense' command comes with the 'scsitools'
found on sonatta in the UPLOADS.

	The error I get is rather disarming :

	sense key: 0x4 additional sense code: 0x4c
	SCSI Block in erro = 0 (no valid label)
	Read Capacity command failed
	sr_io_status=2; check status, sr_sense_valid
	SCSI status = 02H

This is the output that I get when I type : /usr/etc/sdform /dev/rsd1a

I booted in single user mode to play around ... but nothing. I finally
gave up and tried on a MAC... sam news ... no format capacity.

	Can anyone help ? If so ... please, I'm already in the process
	of getting an RMA number for it to ship back ... but would love
	to just "Fix it!".

Thanks!


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From: tom@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu (Tom Arnow)
Subject: CD Rom for NeXTSTEP 486
Reply-To: tom@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu (Tom Arnow)
Organization: Univ of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:34:26 GMT

Does anybody know which brands of CD Rom are reputed to work well with  
NeXTSTEP 486?

I gather it must be SCSI. Are there any other requirements?

Did anybody hear of the "NeXTSTEP 486 Hardware Compatibility Guide?"

Thanks, 
Tom Arnow
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From: ferguson@world.std.com (Jon E Ferguson)
Subject: CD-ROM causes system panic
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:46:40 GMT

When I mount the Jewel of the Matrix CR-ROM, the Workspace refuses to
show me any of the files.  When I look at it from a terminal window,
I can get directory listings, but they are messed up: There is no
".." directory, instead there is a directory named "?". The rest
of the files in a directory are all lowercase, and truncated after
a dozen characters or so.

The fun part is, if I try to read any of the files in any way, I
get a system panic.

At first I though it was just a messed up disk (though I found this hard
to believe).  Then I tried mounting an old Next Demonstration Software
CD-ROM (Q3 1991), and as soon as the system mounted it, I got a system
panic.

I am able to read my 3.0 and Educational Software Sampler CD-ROMs
just fine, so I am inclined to believe it has something to do with
the format of the other two disks (Rock-Ridge extensions perhaps?).

Has anyone else been having trouble reading specific CD-ROMs?
Has anyone else ordered the Jewel of the Matrix CD-ROM, and were
you able to read it?

I'd really love to get this working so I can remove all the stuff on
my HD which overlaps with the Jewel o' the Matrix.

-Jon

ferguson@world.std.com
"If Casper is a friendly ghost, where did they bury the body of
Casper the Friendly Dead Kid?"
From: cjp+@pitt.edu (Casimir J Palowitch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: No Update to the FAQ  [was Re: MAC vs NeXT modem cable???  ]
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:43:32 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Dec16.014415.27174@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown) writes:
(some other words deleted)
>identical to Macintosh serial ports, while the serial ports of '040 NeXTs  
>are NOT.  The ports of '040 NeXTs, however, ARE COMPATIBLE with the '030  
>serial ports, the Macintosh serial ports, and all '030 NeXT and Macintosh  
>serial port peripherals if the proper adapter cable is constructed.

This is not true.  I and many others have tried to get Mac MIDI
interfaces to work with Turbo 040 NeXTs with less than total success,
using the man zs cable config and others, including ones that ostensibly
work for non-Turbo machines (gvh: I tried it, no luck).  

-- 
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**      Slavic Cataloger         -  of computer professional : those  **
**  U. of Pgh. Library Systems   -       who know NeXT, and those     **
**   cjp@unix.cis.pitt.edu       -              without Jobs.         **
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From: hbriceno@figment.mit.edu (Hector Briceno)
Subject: Login Prompt, burining my screen...
Keywords: screen saver, login prompt
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:03:30 GMT

Hello, Is there anyway to make the login prompt move around the screen
so that it will not burn the screen.  I know you can dim the screen
but it is not what I want

	Hector Briceno
	please send your answers to hbriceno@figment.mit.edu
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