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From: portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi)
Subject: Re: There is a crippled  LC II because ...
Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc.
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 02:15:11 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.160712.21805@samba.oit.unc.edu>,
Rich.Rubel@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Rich Rubel) writes:
|> 2.  Apple is standardizing on the 030, and all non-030 machines,
|>     incl. the classic and LC, are being dropped.

I guess all those PowerBook 100 owners are in for a heap
o' trouble, then.

m.


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Michael Portuesi   Silicon Graphics, Inc.   portuesi@sgi.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: alana@sisters.cs.uoregon.edu (Thomas Alan Akins)
Subject: Fate of the IIfx
Organization: /local/lib/rn/organization
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 04:21:18 GMT


I'm looking for any opinions regarding the IIfx.  It seems to me that it's been
around for quite a while.  It's big, but it's fast and very expandable.  But,
around here, it's priced _exactly_ the same as the Quadra 700 which would seem
to be a better machine in the long run.

Compared to "today's" Macs the fx looks bulky, not as "refined" and sleek as
newer models.

Apple says it stands by the fx for now and for some time to come (according to
salespersons) but I have a feeling (as do the salespeople) that the fx hasn't
got much longer to live.  Heck, the SE/30 isn't being produced (for the US) and
the LC seemed to have a really short life.

What's ya'll's opinion?  Is the fx here to stay for a long while? Or is a new
Mac on the horizon to replace it?

-- 
*                                            Alan Akins                      *
*       "I could say 'addition'              alana@cs.uoregon.edu            *
*        when I mean ... 'basketball.'"      University of Oregon            *
*                        - E. Tick           Department of Computer Science  *
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: kucharsk@solbourne.com (William Kucharski)
Subject: Re: America Online
Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 21:58:15 GMT

While reading article <44747@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, I noticed that
flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Phillip Russell) said the following:
 >In article <11180@borg.cs.unc.edu>, lari@bach.cs.unc.edu (Humayun Lari) writes:
 >> Also, for anyone who's on AOL, would you recommend getting a 2400 or a 9600
 >> baud modem?

I'm not on AOL, but the last time I looked into it 2400 baud was the top speed
supported, although they said they were planning on adding 9600 baud support
"sometime later this year."
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| William Kucharski, Solbourne Computer, Inc.     | Opinions expressed above
| Internet: kucharsk@solbourne.com   Ham: N0OKQ   | are MINE alone, not those
| Snail Mail: 1900 Pike Road, Longmont, CO  80501 | of Solbourne Computer, Inc.
| President, "Just the Ten of Us" Fan Club        | "It's Night 9 with D2 Dave!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.apps.spreadsheet
From: phicks@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Phillip Hicks)
Subject: Help with Excel and DDE.
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 00:17:09 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: safi@ellis.uchicago.edu (pedro natalio safier)
Subject: Help: How to make Fkeys
Reply-To: safi@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Astronomy and Astrophysics
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 00:40:12 GMT

  Hi
       I am looking for an application that will let me make my own
 FKeys. I have heard that there is one such application, by Lofty Becker,
called FKey Maker; I have searched for it with archie without success.

Any help will be appreciated; please e-mail to

               safi@ellis.uchicago.edu

      Thanks a lot in advance,
                                                  Pedro
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From: dave@gergo.tamu.edu (Dave Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Apple loses MS lawsuit? What was decided?
Date: 17 Apr 92 12:54:00 GMT
Organization: Geochemical & Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Apr16.142251.9720@news.cs.brandeis.edu>, topgun@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Chandra Bajpai) writes...
>What was decided by the Judge in this round that caused the stock to drop?

From what I understand, the judge approved Microsoft & HPs movements (no, not
that kind of movement ;) to drop a number of the "charges". The judge basically
said that Microsoft had the rights to those things licensed to them by Apple
back in 1985.

To me, this doesn't seem to point to an overall MS win -- if the judge is 
saying that Apple can't charge MS with stealing the parts which MS licensed,
then that's common sense. He's essentially stripped the thing down to the key
points, implying that Apple has a very strong chance of winning since all he
threw out were parts that weren't important. Maybe that's why Apple's stock
also rose (though not by as much) as analysts realized the implied Apple win.
While it may as easily go the other way (I can't claim to be an expert or even
anything near one :), or be left in the hands of a computer illiterate jury,
getting rid of the deadwood does help to strengthen Apple's case. It's still
going to be a while before its over (could even be another year), so to say
that Apple has "lost" the case is very far off. About the most that can be
said at this point which fits in a sound byte is that Apple can't win as much
(or MS can't lose as much).  

 -                                                                     -
 - Dave Martin - Geochemical & Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M - 
 - DAVE@GERGA[GERGO,GERGI].TAMU.EDU - BROOKS@TAMVXOCN.BITNET - AOL:DBM -
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From: gt7865a@prism.gatech.EDU (Comer,Matthew Brian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Apple Computer Loan?
Date: 10 Apr 92 20:43:15 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

>>     However, to pay for this, I am considering using the Apple
>>Computer Loan (for students.)  Does anyone have any experience
>>with this program that they would like to share?  Good, bad, or
>>indifferent responses are what I'm looking for.
>
>Since the program is relatively new (I think it came back with the Classic
>II), I don't know if there is much to say.
>
>However, at a IIci's price you will spend nearly $2000 on interest. That to me
>is a really bad way to spend money!

I bought my IIci with the Apple Computer Loan. I have to comments:

a) Well, of course no one in ideal conditions would like to pay anybody
any interest. But hey, I used credit for what most people do - to buy
something I couldn't otherwise afford. You expect to have to pay the
price for that luxury.

b) the rate on the loan is actually pretty reasonable. The payback term is
long, making the total interest payout rather high, but who says you have
to use the whole term? There is no penalty (for this loan) in paying back
early. I have been sending in double the required payments, which will
take a big bite out of the interest.


-- 
_____________________________________________________________________________
You down wit OPP? YEAH YOU KNOW ME!

Matt Comer     gt7865a@hydra.gatech.edu
From: iclone!ctm@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Clifford T. Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: DEMO Macintosh Emulator available for the NeXT via anon ftp
Date: 6 Apr 92 05:31:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: unmvax.1992Apr6.053146.14033
Organization: ARDI

I just placed a copy of Executor-DEMO.tar on unmvax.cs.unm.edu.
A more detailed description is posted in comp.sys.next.misc.
It doesn't do you any good unless you have a NeXT, but if you
or someone you know has one, or is thinking about getting one,
you may want to check it out.

	--Cliff[ord T. Matthews]
From: jsbr+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Hamilton Slye)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: binaries.mac help needed
Date: 6 Apr 92 19:43:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.kds_bhy00Uh_E67V0A
Organization: Freshman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


I've been trying to un-binhex several items from the  binaries.mac
bboard which are segmented. Sometimes I'm able to convert it, however,
most of the time I get an end of file error from BinHex and Stuffit
crashes when I try and use it. I then tried uploading from my AFS
account to my mac and ftp choked on the converting.

Is there something I need to do before I try to un-binhex segmented
files on binaries.mac? If not, does anyone have a clue as to what might
be going wrong my attempts at converting these files?

Any and all help appreciated! Thanks in advance.




=========================================================================
J. Hamilton Slye (jsbr@andrew.cmu.edu) 1071 Morewood Ave., Pgh, Pa. 15213

The opinions stated above do not necessarily reflect those of the author!

"HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! JOY! JOY! JOY! JOY! JOY! JOY!"
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From: iadmr@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Stylewriter or Deskwriter
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:22:27 GMT
Reply-To: iadmr@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Organization: Montana State University

Sorry, I couldn't reply directly.  I kept getting error messages about
insufficient privileges or something.  

I bought a Deskwriter last summer after finding out that the TrueType and the
Stylewriter would not interface in any way with our laserwriter II.

I gave the acid test by taking an excel file that filled exactly one page on
the laserwriter and took it to a stylewiter and printed it out.  The page was 1
1/2' shorter than the laserwriter page.  I placed some messages on Compuserve
and was counseled by no less than seven (7) people to forget the Stylewriter
and get the Deskwriter with ATM.

To my joy, it works just fine and is much faster than the Stylewriter.  I use
an SE/30, but your LC would be deathly slow on the Stylewriter.
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^
My recommendation. Get the Deskwriter and Adobe Type Manager.  I'm very happy
with it even though it cost a little extra.


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From: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Info wanted on 64-pixel icons
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:29:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: acad3.6APR92192937
Reply-To: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
Organization: University of Fairbanks, Alaska...no wait, that's not right...
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a3

I was reading somewhere (I think in a recent newsstand magazine) that it
is possible to have 64-pixel icons under System 7.  I would like to know
what I need (system extensions, icon editors, anything else) that will
allow me to do this.  Thank you for your time.

************************************************************************
Sean Patrick Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan*****Internet: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu
WWIVnet: 220@9704*CFN: au414*IRC: RadioKAOS, Aoxomoxoa*Ph: (907)488-8365
BITnet: FSSPR@ALASKA****Snail: P.O. Box 83381, Fairbanks, AK  99708-3381
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I'll do a disclaimer when they pry my cold dead hands from the keyboard.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: s2848443@techst02.technion.ac.il (Ophir Herbst)
Subject: HELP with pc -> mac file transfer
Reply-To: s2848443@techst02.technion.ac.il (Ophir Herbst)
Organization: Technion, Israel Inst. of Technology
Date: 7 Apr 92 14:27:00 GMT

I want to ftp some files for the mac, from garbo.uwasa.fi for instance.
I ftp'ed the file into my unix platform, and since I don't have any direct
connection to the mac i had to move it to my PC and from my PC to the mac.
The problem is that i can't make the file running. The files are usually in
StaffIt form (.sit), but when I transfer them to the mac they become plain
documents. I tried (and succedded) changing their attributes (?) into SIT!
(using ResEdit) and they became stuffit files allright, but when I tried opening
them via unstuffit all it could do is say something like 'bad header - save
what you can and run' which was not too helpfull.
Does anybody have some piece of information I'm missing? any help would be
appreciated.

                                        Ophir.
From: roy@adeptsln.cts.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: scanners?
Date: 10 Apr 92 19:03:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: adeptsln.1992Apr10.190353.2379
Reply-To: roy@adeptsln.cts.com
Organization: Adept Solutions

In article <92099.005426JP1WWCPW@MIAMIU.BITNET> JP1WWCPW@MIAMIU.BITNET (Jon)  
writes:
> I work for a college newspaper and the paper's editor has told me to look  
into
> scanners so that we can hopefully purchase one this summer.  I am wondering  
if
> anyone could tell me which type of scanner is best for our needs and what one
> would expect to pay for such a thing. 

We use, (and develop software for), a number of desktop scanners. Of all the  
ones we have used, we feel the best performance to price ratio is the  
EpsonES300C scanner. (SCSI, clean, no bulky interfaces, 1200 dpi, 24 bit  
color). Pick up a MacWorld or MacWeek magazine, and look at the back pages,  
usually someone is selling them.  I think ClubMac is the cheapest.

-- 
Roy Lovejoy      | internet:  roy@adeptsln.cts.com
Head RGB Guy     | AppleLink: adept
Adept Solutions  | CIS:       72447,1447
.................| dual certified developer: NeXT & Apple ;)
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From: eyal@vis.toronto.edu
Subject: Augmenting an SE30 to have color capabilities ...
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:13:38 GMT

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knew if it were possible to augment an
Se/30 with an (external) color monitor and card such that one could
do color stuf on that monitor. The local shop gave an ambiguous response
in tyhe spirit of: well we can't find any reason why not, but were not so
sure as how...
does anyone know if appropriate hardware exists ?
-eyal
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Tuesday, 7 Apr 1992 12:07:52 CDT
From: <U56200@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: External Mac Drive Wanted

Sorry for any confusion.  I need an 800k drive.

                                    Thanks,
                                    Steve C.
From: Dan.Hughes@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Dan Hughes)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: STARTUPSCREEN FOR 13" MONIT
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 20:51:04 -0500

Try GIF Converter 2.1.10, available at most Mac BBSes.
From: sef3179@tamsun.tamu.edu (Steven Eric Fuller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Color QD in a Plus (clarification)
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:48:18 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station

In article <1992Apr1.212106.6908@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> rfischer@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Ray Fischer) writes:
>sef3179@tamsun.tamu.edu (Steven Eric Fuller) writes ...
>>Can anyone explain to me why a Mac Plus doesn't have 32-bit Quickdraw?
>>(yes, it does make sense to put CQD in a B&W Mac. e.g. SE/30, Classic II )
>>
>>I am quite aware that CQD is not in the Mac Plus ROMs, but that should
>>not make it impossible. Why hasn't Apple released a CQD extension that
>>would define the traps found in newer ROMs? MANY new programs (QuickTime)
>>require 32-bit QD. 
>>
>>I just don't see any hardware reason not to have QCD.
>
>The biggest reason the Plus and SE can't have 32-bit CQD is that it 
>uses 68020 addessing modes and instructions which are not available
>with the 68000 in the Plus and SE.  I suppose Apple could redo CQD
>to remove the restriction, but the million $$$ question is: is it
>worthwhile for Apple to do so?  Given the expected cost vs. the expected
>benefit, I'm hardly surprised they've concluded it's not, but things
>may yet change ...
>
ok, ok..... I guess I need to rephrase the question.

I am (and was) aware that Color QD required '20 instrucions.

What I would like to have is a more intellegent System that will load
32-bit QD depending on the CPU type rather than the ROM version.

     The main reason this is a problem is the proliferation of 020 and
030 accelerators for the Plus and SE. With the accelerator, both have
the necessary hardware for CQD, but not the ROMs. There is no reason,
as I stated before, that the presence of CQD should depend on the ROM
version.
     Long ago, when the Mac II was new, there wasn't much reason
for Apple to suspect that there would be 020 and 030 Mac Pluses, but
that was a long time ago. I only want CQD to have the same hardware
independance that the rest of the OS has.
     With the Gestalt Manager in recent versions of the system, it is
fairly easy to determine what processor is in the machine. It should
be simple to check for the presence of a 020 and load 32-bit QD as needed.

     The other million $$$ question is... how much would Novy and NewLife
and Total Systems and all the others be willing to *PAY* Apple to be
able to give CQD to their customers.....

Dreaming in Black and White of Color.....
Steve Fuller
sef3179@tamsun.tamu.edu
From: mike@maths.tcd.ie (Mike Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: There is a crippled  LC II because ...
Date: 14 Apr 92 21:13:44 GMT
Organization: Sometimes found in a quite disorganized state in Trinity College
              Dublin. Freedom==Anarchy. My opinions are, like my total lack of
              organization, entirely my own fault.

In article <1992Apr13.160712.21805@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Rich.Rubel@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Rich Rubel) wrote:
>My $.02 on the LC II:
>1.  The LC II is a replacement, not an upgrade.

Well, in Ireland (and probably Europe, since the Apple factory is down south
in Cork), the LCII costs 40% more than the LC. Is this worth a 10% speedup
and VM? I think not.
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TCD,EIRE. <mike@maths.tcd.ie>##nThisRightIncludesFreedomToHoldOpinionsWithoutInt
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deasThroughAnyMediaAndRegardlessOfFrontiers...#10 UN Declaration of Human Rights
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: potts@itl.itd.umich.edu (Paul Potts)
Subject: Re: internal speaker in a IIsi problem...
Organization: Instructional Technology Laboratory, University of Michigan
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 17:27:52 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.192050.16175@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> dmmg1176@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David M Marcovitz) writes:
>unruley@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu (Kriss Boyce) writes:
>>I was the origional poster of the speaker problem, and I just wanted
>>to clarify that this happened in any software from Loom to
>>wordprocessing so I personally doubt that it is a software problem.
>>I'm still hesitant to pull out my hard drive.  I don't have a problem
>>with the LED on the front panel, so is this really necessary?
>
>I find it hard to believe that you can fix a hardware problem by
>resetting the volume through the control panel.  There may be a
>hardware problem, but if the control panel fixes the sound, I think
>there is also a software problem.

Unfortunately it appears that this is indeed what is happening in some
cases. The aluminum contacts on the speaker wire connector become oxidized
over time; setting the volume to max will supply enough voltage to cut
through the oxidation. This fix is, unfortunately, temporary.

-- 
Paul Potts - potts@itl.itd.umich.edu
Un damne' descendant sans lampe,/ Au bord d'un gouffre dont l'odeur
Trahit l'humide profondeur,/ D'e'ternels escaliers sans rampe... 
   -Baudelaire on DOS/Windows programming
From: jsp@uts.amdahl.com (James Preston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Comp USA dropping PowerBook 100?
Date: 6 Apr 92 23:28:03 GMT
Reply-To: jsp@pls.amdahl.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

Mike_Steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:

}In article <1992Apr3.200335.14202@chinet.chi.il.us>, koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us (Louis Koziarz) writes:
}> 
}> I was pricing PowerBooks the other day for a client, and decided to call the
}> local CompUSA 'Superstore' for a price.  When I asked the salesman about the
}> PB100, I was told "it's been discontinued".  Hmmm. 

}Based on the reputation that computer salespeople--especially those in
}discount stores--have, I wouldn't believe him.  If the PB 100 had been
}discontinued, it would be mentioned in the confidential dealer price list,
}and would probably have made MacWeek.  It may be that CompUSA has discontinued
}selling it, or--more likely--they are out of stock and he told you that it is
}discontinued to discourage you from looking elsewhere for it.

CompUSA has stopped selling the 100.  The person that I talked to at the
store here said that the reason was because they were getting too many returns
for various reasons (battery leakage, bad screens, bad disk drives, etc.)
I don't think Apple will discontinue it, since last I heard it and the 170
both outsell the 140.

I am the (reasonably) proud owner of a PB100, and I like it.  I did, in fact,
have to return the first one I bought, because the hard drive was excessively
noisy, but the mail order place I got it from didn't hassle me, and sent me
an entirely new powerbook (of course, their shipping department screwed up
and sent it by UPS ground instead of next-day air, so it took TEN fucking
days to get here from Florida).  So I'd be inclined to believe what the guy
at CompUSA told me.  I like it because it's very small and light, and it's
plenty fast to run the typical word processing or scheduling stuff that I
bought it for.  On the other hand, when the greyscale upgrades come out,
I`m going to be sorry...

--James Preston
From: Mike_Steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Comp USA dropping PowerBook 100?
Date: 6 Apr 92 19:18:27 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Claris Corporation

In article <1992Apr3.200335.14202@chinet.chi.il.us>, koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us (Louis Koziarz) writes:
> 
> I was pricing PowerBooks the other day for a client, and decided to call the
> local CompUSA 'Superstore' for a price.  When I asked the salesman about the
> PB100, I was told "it's been discontinued".  Hmmm. 
> 
> My first guess is that Comp USA is stopping sales of the model due to low
> demand, but is there something going on that is not public?  How have sales
> of the 100 compared to the 140/170?  The latest MacWorld has a survey of PB
> owners, and the 100 rates significantly lower in the positive satisfaction
> ratings than the others (for good reason, IMHO).
> 
> What's the scoop?  

Based on the reputation that computer salespeople--especially those in
discount stores--have, I wouldn't believe him.  If the PB 100 had been
discontinued, it would be mentioned in the confidential dealer price list,
and would probably have made MacWeek.  It may be that CompUSA has discontinued
selling it, or--more likely--they are out of stock and he told you that it is
discontinued to discourage you from looking elsewhere for it.