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From: orchardr@topaz.ucq.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.computers
Subject: RE : ARROW COMPUTERS
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:38:55 AET
Organization: University of Central Queensland, Australia

RE : ARROW COMPUTERS

  I have had a 286/AT now for two years and have experienced
no difficulties with it. To be honest I have found it very reliable.
At one stage we had a power surge and the inbuilt fuse saved my machine
from any harm.

Here at the University of Central Queensland we sell ARROW's in our
Computer Shop. And have had a good purchase rate without many complaints

Renay Orchard
Deptment of Maths and Computing.
 


Newsgroups: aus.computers
From: zhang@zeus (Zhang Ya Xin)
Subject: Adress of the memory
Organization: The University of Western Australia
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 06:58:59 GMT

    We have a TANG IBM/PC 386 which has 4M of memory. Normally the adress
of memory in the PC consists of a segment plus an offset, say, ****:****.
1M is the limitation. My question is how can I access the memory beyond 1M?
In other words, is there an adress of the memory beyond 1M in the PC?
    Many thanks to the help.


Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: btonkin@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Bruce Tonkin)
Subject: Australian version of Apple's ISDN NuBus card
Keywords: ISDN, Apple, NetComm 
Organization: Monash University
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 00:25:04 GMT

From Australian Communications/ July 1992 page 27:

NetComm have joined with Apple Computer and OTC to adapt Apple's
Macintosh ISDN NuBus card to meet Australian standards.  Netcomm will
develop and manufacture the card and market it as a NetComm product.

It will allow Mac users to access ISDN basic rate services using
Apple's Communications Toolbox and Telephone Manager.

It is expected to be completed by the end of the year.


{ The above is presented for info. only - I have no affiliation with
the relevant companies.  I am pleased to see that Australian Mac users
will soon have the same communications cababilities as users in the USA}
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.comms
From: jasonh@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Jason Haines)
Subject: Re: Netcomm vs Avtek
Originator: jasonh@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 10:27:43 GMT

From article <1992Jul29.052054.23941@cs.su.oz.au>, by matthew@cs.su.oz (Matthew Geier):
>  It seems Netcomm would have us believe that they are seperate from
> Avtek , when really netcomm have absorbed Avtek totally.

I've been over to Netcomm/Avtek HQ and they are indeed one and the same. The
Avtek office is right next to the Netcomm despatch.....

>  Guess who elses V32 modems implement V42bis , but not V42 LAPM ?  

This really shits me. Netcomm should be shot for offering "V.42bis"
modems that don't have V.42.... Netcomm's V.42bis only works with Netcomm
V.42bis modems, not with the modem universe out there... especially US sites..


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From: s921886@cgl.rmit.oz.au (James Chun Ng)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Re: THINK Pascal
Date: 22 Jul 92 00:42:28 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

i925936@redgum.bcae.oz.au (-The Shadow-) writes:

>Anybody out there who knows where I can get THINK Pascal from?

>     Reply to Richard on i925936@redgum.ucnv.oz.au

Hi:

You can get it from all Apple resellers or those mail order mail houses around
the country or you can also try the University Apple consortium.

regards
:-)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: apbresearch@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au
Subject: re: WORD 5 Hassles
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 00:27:48 GMT

 cullhane@medusa.itc.gu.edu.au (Cullhane Gibbs), Griffith University, Brisb writes;

>      I'm having a few hassles with a Word 5 problem and would be grateful
>        for any suggestions. This is the problem.
>
>        File 'X' resides on a Mac Classic file server. It is a Word 5
>        document.
>
>        Ms X. edits this file in Word 5 on a SE connected to the server.
>        Everything is fine.
>
>        She then edits the same file (after closing it , etc) on a Mac Plus.
>        Unfortunately, here the format of the document is out (i.e.
>        line run on to pages they shouldn't and so forth).
>
>        Does anybody have any ideas as to what may be wrong? The
>        margins are the same, page size the same and I've run
>        out of ideas (the font is also the same as well).



Cully,

Weve had similar problems using other versions of Word.  The solution for us was to ensure that the "Tall Adjusted" box was checked in all Page Setup dialogue boxes (for ImageWriter printers) on all Macs on the network.

Hope it works for you.

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Systems Officer
APB Research WA
Email Address: apbresearch@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au
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Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.comms
From: jeff@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Jeffrey Smartt)
Subject: Re: Maestro .vs. Netcomm
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 11:32:53 GMT

johnw@bnd2.bnd.oz.au (John Warburton) writes:

>	My question:
>		Mac dealers around town wouldn't touch Maestro V32 with a barge
>	pole, and recommend the Netcomm equivalent, but at twic the price. Am I
>	getting anything better in reliability etc for the extra $500??

G'day,

I use Avtek V.32 modems - they retail at about $550 and are made by Netcomm
(Netcomm owns Avtek!).  They support all the data compression and error
correction that the Netcomm modems support, they are just as reliable (I have
been using one for almost a year without fault and have just purchased two
more).

All in all they are just as good as Netcomm modems (because that's what's 
inside them) but half the price as they do not have Netcomm stamped on them!

Email or call me for purchasing details.

Jeff.
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From: adt@technix.oz.au (Andrew Tune)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.comms
Subject: Re: Maestro .vs. Netcomm
Date: 29 Jul 92 04:21:10 GMT
	<1992Jul27.130812.11085@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Organization: TechNIX Consulting Services, Melbourne, Australia

In article <1992Jul27.130812.11085@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> Luke Mewburn writes:
> 2. there is higher profit margin in Netcomm.

This is the basic problem in asking people who sell things for
advice about buying the type of things they sell.  Always astounds me
that people go to "consulting" companies who are in the pockets of
hardware vendors, for advice regarding buying hardware.  Ho hum.

Back to modems... Think about the Interlink modems.  _All_ modems have
problems (provided they have some firmware in there ;-) but we've
consistently found with Interlink that they acknowledge the problems
and _fix_ them.  And there haven't been very many.  Good modems, good
price.

Disclaimer: We don't sell modems or any other hardware for that
matter.  We've been using Interlinks of various types for years now
without serious problems, and with excellent backup and support.
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From: ianh@resmel.bhp.com.au (Ian Hoyle)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,comp.sys.mac.misc,bhp.mac
Subject: merging Users & Groups data files from 2 macs. How ???
Date: 31 Jul 92 00:55:48 GMT
Organization: BHP Research - Melbourne Laboratories, AUSTRALIA

I have 2 machines, each using sys 7 file sharing and I want to consolidate
the users onto one machine. To do this I need to merge the Users & Groups
data files from both machines, but I just can't seem to be able to
figure out how to do it.

Certainly there isn't an option with the Users & Groups control panel
and the individual users/groups can't be 'dragged' out of the users & groups
data file to a folder or the desktop. Also the control panel only opens
one u&g data file at a time so I can't do the merge from within the U&G
control panel.

Any thoughts??? There are about 40 users on both machines so it would be
a pain to have to re-enter the userid/password info,

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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: Martin Hill <chillm@cc.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: Alex MacKenna: Anyone know him?
Organization: Curtin Computing Centre
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:47:35 GMT


If anyone knows the phone/email/slowmail address of Alex McKenna who is
apparently located in Melbourne, I'd grateful if you could email it to me.
Alternatively, if anyone has a contact number/address for the Melbourne
Mac User Group that'd be almost as good!

Thanks in anticipation...

-Mart

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From: Matthew.Simpson@p1.f204.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Matthew Simpson)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Zytech - any good? (specifically service, and Syquest drives!)
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1992 15:22:26 +1000

In a message to All [12/7/92 2:10:36 PM] Michael Trevor CUTTER writes: 

  MT> I've noticed Zytech advertising extremely cheap hard drives and
  MT> Syquest drives and disks in Macworld over the last 6 months or so.
  MT> 
  MT> Has anybody out there dealt with them before? Are they quick?
  MT> Reliable? Helpful if you have a problem?
  MT> 
  MT> How about the drives? Up to scratch, or cheap and nasty? (Yes, even
  MT> the Syquests can be cheap and nasty - unsheilded power supplies, cheap
  MT> casings, etc...)
  MT> 
  MT> I note that they offer a 2 year guarantee on Syquests - from Syquest,
  MT> not from them. Thanks for any info you can give me!
  MT> 
  MT> Regards, Mike Cutter.
  MT> 
  MT> P.S. Do they have a Compuserve address? Applelink? Internet? (good
  MT> luck;-(

Zytech arn't bad I brought my LC from them there Applelink Address is in
Internet
form : AUST0438@AppleLink.apple.com

If your interest I could give you a price on a Syquest hard disk? Just let me
know what size and i'll let you know our best deal, reply to our Applelink
address
 AUST0619@AppleLink.apple.com

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From: s902113@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Luke Mewburn)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.comms
Subject: Re: Maestro .vs. Netcomm
Date: 27 Jul 92 18:08:12 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

johnw@bnd2.bnd.oz.au (John Warburton) writes:

>Hello Net,
>	I am just about to purchase 2 modems to hang from a powerbook 100
>	and my Unix host at work. I will mainly be doing some sort of comms
>	program, and with telnet 2.5 out, I think SLIP will be the deal for me.

>	My question:
>		Mac dealers around town wouldn't touch Maestro V32 with a barge
>	pole, and recommend the Netcomm equivalent, but at twic the price. Am I
>	getting anything better in reliability etc for the extra $500??

No, not really. Both modems do v32, v32bis, v42, v42bis, mnp2-5 with
the following exceptions: 
- the Netcomm v32 doesn't do v42..	cost. ~ $1100
- the Maestro v32 doesn't do v32.bis. (I think). cost. ~ $600

Due to personal bias, I'd say "avoid Netcomm", having used many of
them, including the E5 and M5 (now the M7F - it only has extra fax
capabilities; still no v42). And, Netcomm has been said to have a
"quality control problem".

The reason that the mac dealers recommend Netcomm is the following.
1. there was a promo on from Netcomm for the dealers (read: 'you get
   bonuses for selling our shit').
2. there is higher profit margin in Netcomm.

(I know this, 'cause I work part time at a South Melbourne Apple
dealer).

So, the only problem I have with the Maestro is the long waiting list
(well, here in Melbourne anyway). We can't get any in for 3-5 weeks,
even for me (as staff...). And the fact that the Maestro v32 can't do
14.4Kbps is a problem (I might be wrong on this feature lack).

>Thanks
>John
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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: Martin Hill <chillm@cc.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: Re: MacVision video digitiser. Comments?
Organization: Curtin Computing Centre
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:50:31 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.143150.1@cc.curtin.edu.au> Tim North,
tnorthtj@cc.curtin.edu.au writes:
>Does anyone have information regarding the "MacVision" greyscale video-
>digitiser for the Macintosh? MacDirect just quoted me $580 + tax. Any
comments

Tim, I have a Mac Vision digitizer sitting on the shelf next to my desk.
Would you like to try it out and see if it's any good?
-Mart
(Sorry for this NEWS posting, my email connection is dysfunctional at
this instant!)

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From: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au (Martin Levins)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Re: Problem with PRAM font Z-7.0.1 IIsi
Date: 30 Jul 92 00:07:39 GMT
Reply-To: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au
Originator: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au

From article <1992Jul27.034050.22832@csc.canberra.edu.au>, by kim@csc.canberra.edu.au (Kim Holburn):
> I have just upgraded a Mac IIsi to Z-7.0.1 I did it on top of an old
> system 6. 


Not a wise thing to do.

Seriously, Apple says thaty you can do this, but you're asking for trouble.

The best way to install 7 is to bacjup, reformat and install fresh.

At least do this- 

  take all the things that you want out of your system folder, leaving the 
  system and finder etc in the folder.

  delete the old system folder

  Install 7

  Put all the things you took out, back

This is a shorter version of the original suggestion, it works, but is not
as reliable as formatting and starting afresh.

As for PRAM, try Option-Command-p-r



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Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Re: Word 5 Hassles
From: wepaim@itwol.bhp.com.au
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:18:48 +1000
Distribution: world
Organization: BHP Information Technology

In article <1992Jul21.062851.14811@griffin.itc.gu.edu.au>
cullhane@medusa.itc.gu.edu.au (Cullhane Gibbs) writes:
>Greetings,
>
>	I'm having a few hassles with a Word 5 problem and would be grateful
>	for any suggestions. This is the problem.
>
>	File 'X' resides on a Mac Classic file server. It is a Word 5
>	document.
>
>	Ms X. edits this file in Word 5 on a SE connected to the server.
>	Everything is fine.
>
>	She then edits the same file (after closing it , etc) on a Mac Plus.
>	Unfortunately, here the format of the document is out (i.e.
>	line run on to pages they shouldn't and so forth).
>
>	Does anybody have any ideas as to what may be wrong? The
>	margins are the same, page size the same and I've run
>	out of ideas (the font is also the same as well).
>
>		Thanx,		Cully

Just a couple of long shots here. Are both systems using TrueType fonts or is
one using TrueType and the other bit mapped? I believe (but I don't know) that
there are differences between a bit mapped version of a font and its TrueType
version. Also check fractional widths as well. Outside of that,  good luck :-)


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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: ccrick@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Rick Ernst)
Subject: deARCing files on the mac? (not ArcMac)
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 01:04:15 GMT

Hi Netters,

I am currently trying to "deARC" some of the earlier doctor
dobbs archives. I have tried using ArcMac but it seems to hang
my machine. Any other alternatives?? 

Please reply via e-mail (ccrick@cc.uq.oz.au) and I'll summarise
if enough interest is shown.

Further machine details: Quadra, Sys 7.0.1, Tuneup 1.1.1, No
fancy extensions.

Thanks in advance,

Rick.




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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: Kim Holburn <kim@csc.canberra.edu.au>
Subject: Problem with PRAM font Z-7.0.1 IIsi
Organization: University of Canberra
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 03:40:50 GMT

I have just upgraded a Mac IIsi to Z-7.0.1 I did it on top of an old
system 6. Now 
when I first opened the Views cdev the font was set to geneva. As soon as
I 
touched the font menu in "Views" I got a menu with only 5 fonts, being
New 
Century Schoolbook, ZapfDingbats, Symbol, bookman and venice. I realized 
that the proper fonts hadn't installed so I copied them into the system
from 
the system 7 installer disks and deleted the old fonts like venice,
cairo, 
mobile etc. when I set the font in Views to geneva it shows as Italic.
All 
the dialogs that use the appfont show geneva Italic. How do you zap the
PRAM on 
IIsi's. When I used an INIT for this it didn't seem to work. The PRAM 5.0 
editor could only see about 5 of the fonts in the system. I don't want to
have to 
reinstall system 7 for the third time.

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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: gukgn@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Kim Guan Ng)
Subject: Wanted: latest driverss: Mobius 030/2pg disp for SE
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 11:28:30 GMT

I am posting this for a friend:

   Could some kind soul please send me the latest drivers for the
   Mobius 030/2 page display for the SE? I need at *least* version
   4.98.

   I have tried contacting Mobius in the U.S. from here in Australia
   but that has come to nothing after quite some time. Please help!

If it is too difficult to mail, could someone please point me to a ftp
site with the software (if any) or maybe an e-mail address at which
Mobius can be contacted.

Thanks heaps for your time,
Regards,

-Kim
From: sysnet@cc.newcastle.edu.au (David Morrison)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Difference between standard and minimal installations
Date: 31 Jul 92 05:44:42 GMT
Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA

What are the differences between the standard and minimal software 
installations for Macintosh system 6.0.7?

I have just created diskettes using each for a Mac LC.  As expected, there are 
a lot of extras on the "standard" disk, such as INITs, Multifinder, etc.  
There are also extra fonts and desk accessories.  However, when I remove the 
fonts and DAs, the size of the System file is some 150K larger than the one 
from the minimal installation.

A quick look with ResEdit at the two files showed a numder of differences, 
mostly resources occupying up to about 200 bytes each, and totalling perhaps 
5K.  Apart from these, there were a number of PTCHs in the standard 
installation that were not in the minimal one, and these varied in size up to 
about 25K.

So, I have two questions:

1. What are the PTCHs and are the differences likely to add up to 150K?

2. What do I lose by not having them?
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From: ianf@cs.adelaide.edu.au (Ian Florance)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Prolog
Date: 22 Jul 92 07:13:33 GMT
Reply-To: ianf@cs.adelaide.edu.au (Ian Florance)
Distribution: aus
Organization: Comp Sci, Uni of Adelaide, Australia


Greetings;
 What I am after is the cheapest Prolog which is easy to use and
 learn on the Mac.
 It doesn't have to be able to use the toolbox etc.
 We do not realy want a MPW like one either
 {I may have covered this in easy to use, cheap etc}
 Idealy it would be like Think C or Pascal.
 Any suggestions?
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