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From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
Subject: Re: PB100 SCSI (Re: Help! Please Help! PB100)
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 14:20:06 GMT

In article <NICK.92Sep14132519@vaila.ed.ac.uk> nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell) writes:
>There are two different SCSI cables for a PB100. The HDI-30 has a weird-30
>connector and a SCSI 50-way female. This is the PB100 docking cable (turns
>the PB100 into a SCSI disk). There's also a SCSI cable for all PowerBooks
>which lets them use other disks: this has a weird-30 connector with one
>pin missing, and a 50-way SCSI male on the other end.
>
>I have mounted my PB100 as a disk on my PB140, using both cables. If you're
>getting flashing "?" icons and the like, it suggests a SCSI termination
>problem. Unfortunately, I don't understand SCSI termination...
>
>Nick.
>--
If you connect an external disk to a PB100, you must use an external
terminator on the PB100 even if the disk is internally terminated.
See p.211 in the PowerBook Users Guide for a picture.

As for connecting the PB100 as a disk drive (with the HDI-30 SCSI Disk
Adapter), an external terminator may or may not be required. See p.213
of the PowerBook Users guide for a picture.

Just some general info.

Regards,
Tom Karches
karches@utdallas.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: esti@quads.uchicago.edu (Paul A. Estin)
Subject: Help needed (interfacing Mac to Epson FX-80 printer)
Reply-To: esti@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: U. Michigan Cognitive Psychology
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 19:42:45 GMT

Hi there.  I don't normally read this group, so please e-mail replies
(also feel free to suggest additional newsgroups to post this question
to)...

I recently bought a Macintosh SE with 4 MB/ 20 MB HD.  I normally
print from the Laserwriter at work, but since I already have an Epson
FX-80 printer, it would be nice to have it available in a pinch.  So,
I'm wondering...

- what interface should I get to connect the Mac to the Epson?
- will I be able to do anything more advanced than just 'dumb' print dumps?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: arm@helix.nih.gov (Andrew Mitz)
Subject: Is it the motherboard or drive that's bad?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Keywords: Old Mac II HDD Hard drive problems
Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 02:19:30 GMT

Computer: Old Mac II with 8 Megs RAM and 40 Mb drive.

History:
Upgraded with SuperDrive, new ROMs and SWIM.  After this upgrade
the HD drive seemed to work, but would not format properly. Recently
I realized I was unable to boot System 7 from the HDD.

Over time some large applications would fail to launch from time
to time, e.g. Word 5.0 and Omnipage.  Changes in heap size, disk
defragmentation, and rebuilding desktop have not helped.

I tried to upgrade the hard drive with a Connor CP-30100 (about 120 Mb) using
Hard Disk Toolkit to initialize the drive. (Single partition, default
block size.) HDT had no problem, but there were a
few errors copying files from a Bernoulli drive.  Also, the new
drive would not boot properly:  Sometimes I got the sad face, but
mostly the first mac screen would appear, then flash repeatedly.
I booted from a floppy (system 6.0.7) and tried using the new hard disk.
Some of the files seemed ok, but I could not launch any applications.
Reloading the system folder from a good (std density) floppy did not
help.  HDT error testing found no problems at all.  Putting the old
drive back solved the boot problems.  Launching applications is back to
where it was before, they launch successfully most of the time.

What kind of problem(s) am I facing?  Are there multiple problems?
Should I dump the motherboard and replace it with a fx?  Any
thoughful suggestions would be appreciated.


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All opinions expressed are my own.


From: Mark.J..Sisson@p842.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Mark J. Sisson)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 13:43:39 -0500

  But with a ceiling of 10 megs,
  te> how can it be reached with waste? 	4-megs on board   +    2 1-meg
  te> simms    =    6  megs 	4-megs on board   +    2 2-meg simms    =    8
  te> megs 	4-megs on board   +    2 4-meg simms    =    12 megs (2 megs
  te> wasted!!!)
  te> 
  te> None of these configurations work! So, fill me in guys: do I have to
  te> waste 2 megs to get 10 megs, or is 10 megs exactly unattainable on the
  te> LC II? 	(or I wrong about it having 4 megs on board?  and 2 of these
  te> are just simms? So you 2 4-meg simms for exactly 10 megs?)
 With the LCII there is NO WAY to get away from wasting 2 Megs.....with the
original LC (which is what I have) there are only 2 Megs on the mother board-so
none are wasted. But since SIMMS are so cheap these days it's only a problem if
you torture yourself by looking at the size of the system all the time:)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: akuo@mazda.ece.cmu.edu (Augie Kuo)
Subject: QuickLink II Fax software
Organization: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:56:22 GMT

I'm using QuickLink II Fax software and it seems to work fine on some of
our macs here but on my Outbound 2030E it has a bit of a problem.  Sending
a fax is fine within QL II Fax but I'd like to use the chooser option to
send a fax from within an application.  I select the icon within the chooser
but then if I try Page Setup or Print it says I still need to select a
printer.  This doesn't happen on the other machines and I'm able to send
a fax through the print option while running applications.  I'm wondering if
anyone else has had similar problems - maybe I have some INIT or something
that it doesn't like.

thanks in advance for any info,

Augie



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From: bw361@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Peter M. Liiva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Help! 400MB Drive w/Bad Sectors
Date: 5 Sep 1992 23:35:49 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu



I have a 400MB hard disk in a Quadra 900 which has developed a
couple of bad sectors. I detected the problem when I ran Norton
Utilities "Speed Disk" on the drive. I immediately backed up
the entire hard drive and tried to re-format the hard disk
using Apple's HD SC Setup from the Disk Tools disk that ships
w/ the Quadra. It would "think about it" (spinning disk icon)
for a while, then come up with a dialog box stating that it 
had failled.

Is there another utility I should be using? I know that I need
to re-format the drive so that the bad sectors can be mapped 
out, speed disk only over writes "dummy" files over the sectors
so that they don't get used.

Thanx in advance,
-pete

p.s. Please send direct email to peteski@Texaco.COM

p.p.s. The drive was originally shipped w/the Quadra
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Eric.Choi@p5.f57.n7000.z8.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Subject: Applecare Question
Organization: FidoNet node 8:7000/57.5 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:53:09 GMT

Still in search of the best dim sum place in Michigan! 

  mu> 
  mu> If I pay them the couple hundred dollars a year for Applecare do they
  mu> effectively promise that my Powerbook will continue to function, no
  mu> matter what goes wrong?  Will they replace the Screen, the backlight?
  mu> the HD?  Is there anything Applecare does not cover?
  mu> 
  mu> Thanks in
  mu> advance!!!
  mu> 
  mu> 
  mu> -----------------------------------------------
  mu> mullignj@acfcluster.nyu.edu

If you don't mind the hign cost, AppleCare is great to have. For a powerbook,
it means the entire unit. The dealer frequently simply swap the part and fix
it quickly. Unless your unit looks abused from the outside, the dealer usually
repair it, no question asked. 
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From: svsolanalos@pro-freedom.cts.com (Sheldon Nalos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Opinions of the NEC CDR-73 please.
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:59:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: pro-free.1992Sep4.155911.2242
Organization: ProLine [pro-freedom] AppleVan (Apple UG of Vancouver, WA)

In article <39128@imag.imag.fr> oueichek@ngulu (Ibaa Oueichek) writes:
>
>       Bonjour, everyone.
>       I've seen in the Sept issue of MacUser and ad for the NEC CDR-73,
>it was advertised at $399 by Tiger software (+ $79 for the interface
card).
>I remember this dirve was the best cd-rom drive over the market till NEC
>introducet the CDR 83M (or whatever). It has an access time of 300 ms and
>a data flow of 150kb/sec. Is there a trap somewhere ?, i know that Tiger
>software has a rather good reputation, but who knows ?; the price is too
>good to be true (i've seen the same drive advertised at a much higher
price
>by several other mail order places). So do you think i should go with it
?,
>any reports about the drive will be appreciated.

I just purchased one from tiger (The CDR-73) and had great service and
shipping times with them. They were still recovering from Hurricane Andrew
and still got me my drive in 3 days from across the country. As for the
other reply about it not being multi-media compatible, I don't know what
the guy is talking about. Apple say that the minimum transfer rate for
quicktime is 90k a second. This drive can do 150k so it should have no
problem. I would not be too concerend with the CDR-74 or 73M. The only real
difference is in the transfer rate. This drive is still the second fastest
on the market. And for the new and lower price of $350 for the drive, and
$99 for the interface, you need not pay and extra $100 or more for the
transfer rate. better yet, if you know someone with the interface kit, all
it contains that is neccessary is the software. My drive itself came with
cables terminator, and caddy, so all I need is a driver. I really shouldn't
have had to pay $99 for that. Oh well, it is still a good deal. I'd go for
it if I were you.

Sheldon Nalos
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From: notrojan@muvaxa.rferl.org (System)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: mac interface software/hardware
Date: 11 Sep 92 10:21:00 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona MIS Department - Mosaic Group
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Hi all,

	I have a Sharp IQ8300M that I use extensively for spreadsheeting
	and memos etc, there used to be a product (IQ793A) for connecting
	the 7000 series organiser to the MAC (IIci) but this no longer 
	works with the 8000.

	Is there an IQ 8300M Mac IIci product yet available in the states,
	if so where and how much. All info appreciated.

Nigel

cross posted to MAC-l
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cyor@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca ( )
Subject: Panasonic LF-3000 MO Drive Problem
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:55:34 GMT

Hi!

I got the Panasonic LF-3000 MO Drive but can't format the Optical Disk.
Somebody said that I need a new software driver (in the form of Control Panel)
rather than the old driver (inits).

Can anybody who has the above drive please e-mail me?  Thanks..

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ST32373@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU
Subject: Re: ny-ROMs (128)
Organization: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 00:00:51 CST

Wrong-o pal. I used an EPROM programmer to read the Mac ROMs, then tried burnin
g a set using the read file. IT DOES NOT WORK. I tried it several times, and
although the computer said they were EXACTLY the same, they would not work.
And BTW, the EPROMS are only about $7 each. NO DICE with this method. Any body
know any better? I would like to know out of curiosity how to do it.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: wolfe@sequent.com (David Wolfe)
Subject: Programmers Switch
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 19:47:04 GMT

I have an orginal MAC II which I want to get the "programmers switch" for.
Does anyone know a source or kludge equivilant? I have checked the
local shops, but they just seem to want to sell LCs and SE/30 upgrades.

-DaveW

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Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 13:23:54 EDT
From: <WOLFER@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Mac Faxmodems

I've just begun using the Supra V.32 9600/ 9600 fax mdoem with FaxStf software.
 S o far it's simple and elegant--no problems. And the price is right.
From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PB and ADB and keyboards
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:46:54 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Peirce Software
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <zaphod-090992172505@gregt.winona.msus.edu> (comp.sys.mac.hardware), zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo) writes:
> In article <92253.094443HARM@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>,
> HARM@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU wrote:
> > 
> > Well...
> > 
> > Can I use a regular keyboard (not low power) with a PB when it is
> > connected to the ac adapter.  It seems to me it should have enough
> > power available when it is plugged into the wall.
> 
>   Yep.
> 
>   You can even use it when you are running on the battery.  It'll suck some
> juice, but will work.

Does anyone know how much juice a "regular" adb mouse takes from a
PB?  I often plug one in to it (I'm just not a trackball kind of guy).

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Re: Disadvantages of System 7 (Was: IIsi vs new Macs - should I wait?)
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 21:04:47 GMT


Ah. Slow, uses too much memmory for the System, lacks the efficiency
of the DA shell (>loading time), overall very much a step back. The
features everyone likes could have been easily added without rewriting
the Finder.


Who are the big winners ? Why the software publishing companies.
Everyone had a new update to sell, even if nothing new was added to
the software, you had to buy a new version just for compatability.

I'd like to see some development of 6.0X from you hackers out there.

Jim
J. Graham
Biology/Chemistry Depts.
Indiana University -Bloomington
From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (-Pete French.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Applescanner SCSI protocols
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:23:10 GMT
Organization: Electronics Department, University of York, UK

For various reasons I find myself talking to an Apple flat bed scanner
directly over the SCSI. I can make the thing identify itself as a scanner
but after that I am a bit stuck - does anybody know what these things look
like in terms of SCSI commands - i've tried doing a simple block read, but
that doesnt work.

Any info would be appreciated...

-bat.

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From: T.Stewart@massey.ac.nz (T.M. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Is the Mac Plus good for anything?
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:34:09 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c

Hi,

Someone is trying to get me interested in a Mac Plus.  I'm warm to the
idea of buying a Mac but, having come from an MSDOS world, I'm totally
confused about the wide range of models etc.

In short, could someone tell me the following....

(1) What are the limitations of a Mac Plus (1 MB).  What can it not do
    with respect to current models.  Are many newer programs now
    compatible.

(2) What's a good file conversion package PC -> Mac and vice versa


Thanks

Terry Stewart
Massey University
New Zealand
(T.Stewart@massey.ac.nz)
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From: howarth@rice.edu (Jack W. Howarth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Magic v42-bis modem for sale
Date: 14 Sep 92 23:14:26 GMT

For sale:
   Magic 2400 v42-bis modem
   has v.42-bis and MNP 5 compression
       v.42 and MNP error correction
   Rockwell chipset in metal case
currently this goes for $139 from MacProducts, USA. I will sell mine
for $70. This includes a hardware handshaking cable as well as shipping
to you. Price is firm. If interested please e-mail. 
    

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From: pkap@panix.com (Peter Kapner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Opening a powerbook
Date: 13 Sep 92 20:49:21 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC


Like everyone else it seems, I just picked up a PB100.  Also, like
everyone else it seems, I want to add more memory and a modem.

The thing is, I can't find any info anywhere about getting at the guts
of this machine besides, "It's held together by phillips screws" and
"DON'T OPEN IT!!!"

I've done SIMM transplants in several compact Macs, and this was no
big deal.  Is adding a modem and some memory to a PB100 that much
harder?  Putting aside the warranty issue, is it really likely I'll
fry the machine?


--Peter K.


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From: bx341@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert E. Winston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Strange Tone Sequence During Startup.
Date: 6 Sep 1992 16:34:52 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


 > >I don't remember what sound means what problem, but Apple
 > >has a small program that plays samples of the different
 > >sounds and explains what they mean. 
  
 > Any idea what it's called and where to get it??

Diagnostic Sound Sampler from umich:

UT/DIAGNOS        9     7/24/90    BinHex4.0
 /mac/util/developer/diagnosticsounds.hqx
 
 That "chord" you hear when you push the start-up on your Mac II
 means more than just "I'm on". it's passed it's internal test.
 This utility explains what the various sounds stand for (i.e.
 various stages of  ram testing...)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: hunter@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Hunter Scales)
Subject: What is a TEAC tape drive ???
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 23:45:53 GMT


	I need a *cheap* backup device for my 105 Mbyte Quantum
	and 4 88 Meg Syquests.  The only tape drive that is less
	thajn $500 is a TEAC (from APS).  What kind of tape cartridge
	does this use?  Is is a QIC (you know the huge 3M kind ) or
	audio cassetes or what?  Anyone who has one of these
	like to comment on:
	Reliabilty
	Speed
	Availability of tape
	Cost of tape
	(did I leave anything out?)  Anyway, thanks for listening.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: keegan-edward@cs.yale.edu (Edward Keegan)
Subject: 16" or 17" color monitor recommendations
Reply-To: keegan-edward@cs.yale.edu (Edward Keegan)
Organization: Edward T. Keegan, Director, Development & Operations
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:25:56 GMT

I would like to replace my 13" Apple monitor with a 16" or 17"
color monitor that would use the internal video of my IIci. Any
recommendations would be appreciated...

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