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From: tonyrich@titanic.cs.wisc.edu (Anthony Rich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Any experience with Apple 21" color monitor?
Date: 8 Apr 92 05:08:43 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire

I'm interested in the Apple 21" color monitor, but up here
in northern Wisconsin it seems to be quite scarce (that is, nonexistent).
It *does* exist, doesn't it?  I'd appreciate any comments (pro/con)
about it from anyone who has used one.

Does it produce 256 colors when driven by the internal video
on a stock Quadra 700 (no extra VRAM)?  Are there equivalent
(or better) 21" monitors from third parties that I should consider, too?  
I'm basically looking for a large-screen 8-bit setup that's not
noticeably slow, but I probably don't need hyper-acceleration.

Thanks in advance for any info.

  -- Tony
From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Docking of PowerBook 140/170s ?
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:31:37 GMT
Organization: Friends of the Salter Duck
In-reply-to: brady@cs.tcd.ie's message of 8 Apr 92 11:32:53 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.113253.27924@cs.tcd.ie> brady@cs.tcd.ie (Brady Michael) writes:
   Is it possible to do anything like this for PB 140 or 170 models?

Nope. I make do with AppleTalk and File Sharing between my two
machines, and it's really sweet (each machine's disk seem from the
other, and so on). You don't get access to the other's disk at the
SCSI level, of course.

Nick.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: quinn@cs.uwa.edu.au (Quinn "The Eskimo!")
Subject: Re: Looking 4 Mac keyboard w/control key next to A
Organization: The University of Western Australia
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 02:06:27 GMT

In article <29E210F4.3AC@deneva.sdd.trw.com>, simpson@minotaur.sdd.trw.com (Scott Simpson) writes:
> 
> I have a Mac Classic with the standard keyboard that came with it. I
> am looking for a keyboard for it with the control key next to the A
> key; that is, I want a keyboard like the DEC and Sun workstations.
> Currently, my Mac keyboard has the Caps Lock key next to the A. Does
> anybody know where I can find such a beast? I called Apple and some of
> the mail order houses and none of them said they had such a thing.

The Apple Keyboard (ie the cheapest Apple keyboard that you can
buy; the low end machines like the Classic have the Apple Keyboard II
(euphamism!!!)) has Control next to A.  Apple model number M0116.

I bought one for my home Classic because I use one at work and I didn't
want to change keyboard layouts when I changed machines.  Besides the
Apple Keyboard II types like a sponge )-:

Don't believe all you read.  You can remap the keys in software but then
you'll get a Control key that locks down in hardware )-:  Not very
useful.

Quinn "The Eskimo!"   <quinn@cs.uwa.edu.au>  "Real Coke, Diet .sig"
Department of Computer Science, The University of Western Australia
  -- This message typed on Apple Keyboard Model M0116 Serial Number 1027093
From: IO11051@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mounting Hard Drive??
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:57:23 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

I have had a new Bernouli 90 meg removable drive for the past few weeks.  I rec
eived software with it, which was to check it for problems, and to mount and un
mount it.  The problem I have now, is that I can't mount it from that software.
  I have mounted it using the software since day one, and never a problem, but
since yesterday, it just won't mount.  I can mount it if I restart the computer
, and let it be recognized then.  PLease let me know if you have any ideas??  V
ia E-Mail  ---->IO11051@maine.maine.edu<-----
From: billa@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Bill Anklam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: LC II whining
Date: 14 Apr 92 19:11:53 GMT
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (NMD MTA MWTD). - Santa Rosa, Ca.

My LC is stuffed full with 10Mbyte of RAM and 32-bit addressing works fine.
The only remaining application that
I use regularly that does not work under 32-bit addressing is WriteNow 2.2a...
but that will be corrected shortly when 3.0 ships.

Bill Anklam
Microwave Technology Division
Hewlett-Packard Company
Santa Rosa, CA
billa@sr.hp.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: wong@athena.mit.edu (David C. Wong)
Subject: Re: Floppy problems
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 08:26:25 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.144654.196@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> breidenb@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Oliver Breidenbach) writes:
>
>In article <1992Apr7.204200.17450@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>, stocker@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (William Stocker) writes:
>|> 
>|> The solution is to use 800k disks, or to cover up (with a piece of tape)
>|> the notch in the high density disk that identifies it as high density.
>
>Well, according to Sony, it is NOT very wise to format HD disks with 800K 
>because of the different track density. HD disks are probably not reliable when
>formatted with 800K.  Use DS/DD disks instead.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Oliver.

I've used 1.44MB disks with the hole covered up.  I only have HD disks and
  my friend has a Mac Plus.  So when I need to transfer files, out comes
  the tape.  1.44MB disks work fine as 800K disks.  But, like Oliver,
  I recommend doing this as infrequently as possible.
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From: d88-jwa@hemul.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Any experience with Apple 21" color monitor?
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:56:12 GMT
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Originator: d88-jwa@hemul.nada.kth.se

.cs.wisc.edu> tonyrich@titanic.cs.wisc.edu (Anthony Rich) writes:

   I'm interested in the Apple 21" color monitor, but up here

   Does it produce 256 colors when driven by the internal video
   on a stock Quadra 700 (no extra VRAM)?  Are there equivalent

No, it requires 1 MB VRAM minimum (and maximum; adding more
won't help any) which means you would have to buy 2x256 kB VRAM.

   (or better) 21" monitors from third parties that I should consider, too?  
   I'm basically looking for a large-screen 8-bit setup that's not

Well, the Apple monitor is very nice; sharp, crisp, with ADB ports
in the integrated tilt/swivel.

However, if I could do it again, I might have gone for the 16"
color, because you get 24bit color from it.

-- 
h+@nada.kth.se; Jon W{tte, the Diplomat - NOT!
From: jdb@ocf.berkeley.edu (Justin D. Bukowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PwrBook RAM and modems
Keywords: RAM modems
Date: 13 Apr 92 18:31:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: agate.sck2bINN5gt
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: lightning.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Apr13.041146.23478@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> exby@pogo.Colorado.EDU (J.'Doc' Exby) writes:
>I'm still leaning towards the PB140 folks, looking to get a factory
>2Mb config and a 3rd party RAM add-on.  Question:  in MacWarehouse
>they have:  Mac Powerbook Upgrades  CHP0047 4Mb  $399
>            Mac Powerbook Upgrades  CHP0048 6Mb  $499
>            Mac Powerbook Memory    CHP0063 4Mb  $699	
>
>what could possibly make up the $200 price diff??

Possibly, the upgrades are for 4Mb Powerbooks: 2 on the motherboard
and 2 on a card. You send them the old card with 2Mb since you
can't use it.
They give you a card with 4 or 6Mb.
The third item would then be for 2Mb Powerbooks.
The price difference would reflect the cost of a card and 2Mb.

Just my best guess.
Call them and find out.

-- 
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University of California           | I feel like an alien,          |
Berkeley, CA  94720                | a stranger in an alien place.  |
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From: glenn@gla-aux.uucp (Glenn Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Quadra v. IIci w/Daystar-Recommendation needed
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 11:53:15 PST
Organization: The Pit Lane
Reply-To: glenn%gla-aux.uucp@skinner.cs.uoregon.edu
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


In article <1992Apr7.065339.14323@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> (comp.sys.mac.hardware), bld2@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Brent L Daniel) writes:
> 
> Hi.  I just need a recommendation or two or three.
> 
> I'm considering getting a IIci with a Daystar Digital 40MHz
> accelerator, but when I compared it in price to the Quadra 700, I
> found a $600 difference or so, including the money I'd save on
> Ethernet.
> 
> Question: is the $600 worth it?  I've heard of problems accessing the
> newfound Quadra speed and I don't remember what kind of impact that'll
> have on me.  I seem to remember something about the caching, and
> 32-bit dirty software...

The problem is with software which directly modifies the cache register.
Most of those "problems" are mythical, however, there are a few older programs
which DO modify the cache register.  Two of these are Word 4.0 (prior to
release E) and Excel 2.2 (a good reason to upgrade to 3.0 or sidegrade).
For most of the rest of the programs, it is not a problem.  Call your software
manufacturers to verify any software that you absolutely can't live (or
get your job done) without.

32-bit dirty software is a problem regardless of the machine.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: phygansl@nuscc.nus.sg (Gan Seum-Lim (Mr))
Subject: Ethernet Adaptor for the Quadra
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 08:45:31 GMT

Does anyone has the pin configuration of the Ethernet port behind the
Quadra ?

Can the Hewlett Packard (HP) EtherTwist MAU be used instead of the one
from Apple ?

Seum-Lim Gan
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
National University of Singapore
From: HLM6@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: FM Pro Import into repeating fields??
Date: 6 Apr 92 16:55:11 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

If you have a FM layout that looks like this:

 ========== ========== ==========
 | Field1 | | Field2 | | Field3 |
 ========== ========== ==========
            |        |
            ==========
            |        |
            ==========

Where Field1 and Field3 are normal fields, and Field2 is a repeating field,
your text file must look like this:

Data1<tab>Data2a<gs>Data2b<gs>Data2c<tab>Data3

<gs> is called a "group separator.  It's ascii value (decimal) is 29.  I don't
know how you can create this format from Excel.

Haniff
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases,comp.sys.mac.wanted
From: iscjhs@nuscc.nus.sg (Jong Hee Sen (Dr))
Subject: File Maker Pro 1.0 V2 for $95
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 08:09:20 GMT

I have a copy of the latest (? I believe 2.0 is not out yet)
File Maker Pro for sale at $95.  Price includes shipping.
It is not been used, manuals like new.  Registered but will
transfer registration.

Thanks

-- 
Jong Hee Sen
JHS@iscs.nus.sg,  ISCJHS@NUSCC.nus.sg
Department of Information Systems and Computer science
National University of Singapore
From: rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Question about the Quicktime External for 4D
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:45:19 GMT
Organization: Independent Consultant

In article <1992Apr1.161203.3476@iscsvax.uni.edu>, hahm@iscsvax.uni.edu (Ronald Hahm) writes:
> 
> Does the new Quicktime external allow one to store still video images that are
> 200K in size, in a 4D record?  Or, does the 4D field size limit come into play
> here?

4D QuickTime externals simply hold a "pointer" to a file on disk, not the
QuickTime movie itself. Therefore, the size of the movie is (virtually)
limitless (you might have a problem around seventeen or eighteen terabytes ;).

Robert Hess
Newsgroups: comp.sys.databases,comp.sys.mac.databases
From: ejw1@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Eric Weidl)
Subject: Re: Info on FoxBase/Mac
Reply-To: ejw1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Academic and Public Computing
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:42:05 GMT

In article <1992Apr6.042722.5600@watserv1.waterloo.edu> ec333way@sail.uwaterloo.ca writes:
>I need to find out some info about foxbase+/mac..
>I have a need to generate a spreadsheet like window/screen and put data
>values in these fields. I don't need to do any calculations or anything of 
>that sort on the values, I just need to know which one the user clicked on, 
>and to be able to match that up to the value contained/displayed in that 
>cell... 
>My question is NOT how to do this, but is is possible? Ie. can I at least get
>screen coordinates for mouse clicks, or better, assign a value to each cell 
>and get that value returned when the user selects it? As long as it _CAN_ be 
>done, that's all I need to know.

Strictly speaking, no.  There is no programatic way within FoxBASE+/Mac to 
determine where the mouse was clicked.  I can't think of a reason why you 
would need to, really.  There are ways to do what you want built-in to FoxBASE/
+Mac, but since you don't want to know, I won't tell you :-).

>Thanks,
>-- 
>Mattias Hembruch
>mghembruch@electrical.watstar.uwaterloo.ca
>or ec333way@sail.uwaterloo.ca

Eric
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From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: 4th Dimension Server
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:31:27 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

jeff@digtype.rochester.ny.us (Jeff Wasilko) writes:

>In article <22122@goofy.Apple.COM> rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess) writes:
>>It requires not one line of code change. Of course, it offers a lot of new
>>multi-window, multi-context, multi-processing functionality which you can
>>add to your existing code if you wish; but to support the speed advantages
>>doesn't require that you change a single thing.

    This kind of makes sense, since the code changes that are adding the
increased speed are part of the server program and not your actual
database. And just for those who don't know the majority of the speed
increase is going to come from the switch in networking systems from
Shared File to Client/Server.

>Can the server run more than one database at a time, or are you
>limited to one database/cpu?

    I don't know for sure, but it is probably the latter.

>Has Acius made any official remarks about the server other than the PR
>stuff that was in MacWeek a while ago? With something this major
>coming down the pike it'd be nice to plan for it...

    Nope, although I remember reading that they did a demo at one of the
major conventions (CeBit I think) and the reviewer thought that it was a
vast improvement.

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From: jbell@garnet.berkeley.edu (John E. Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Need a persistent collection for C++
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:10:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: agate.sd0thINN7kl
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu
Originator: jbell@garnet.berkeley.edu

I am looking for an implementation of a persistent collection class in
C++. That is, a class of arbitrary objects that is buffered and is stored
to a disk file. My primary interest is on the Macintosh, but I would
like to know about other platforms as well.

Does something like this exist commercially or as free/shareware? Is
this topic covered in any literature?

Thanks - John E. Bell
         Instructional Technology Program
         UC Berkeley
From: stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu (R. Glenn Stauffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Q: FM Pro Export to 4D: Handling Repeating Fields
Date: 7 Apr 92 14:54:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.BSFHBFL2
Organization: Swarthmore College Computing Center
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2

I have an application that performs an inventory on a Macintosh computer
and produces an
export file that works with FileMaker Pro.  Fields such as system inits,
cdevs, and
application software are stored in repeating fields.  I recently got my
copy of 4D and am
trying to integrate this inventory system into a "help desk" application
for tracking
work orders and service calls.  

The problem that I am having involves getting these repeating fields into
a 4D database.
At this point, I'm assuming that the repeating fields would go into
sub-files.  How do I
perform the import operations on these fields?  Is there any way to
import a data file
that has repeating fields in one piece (ie repeating and non-repeating
fields together)
or do I have to import the main database records first, then get the
sub-file fields
sub-file by sub-file?

Thanks for any and all suggestions,

rgs
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: s_fuller@iastate.edu (Steve Fuller)
Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro 2.0 release rumors or hard data
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 02:25:04 GMT

In <1992Apr15.001919.27114@midway.uchicago.edu> ejw1@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Eric Weidl) writes:

>In article <1992Apr14.224147.19220@cs.dal.ca> armstrng@cs.dal.ca (Stan Armstrong) writes:
>>Someone spoke of Filemaker Pro 2.0 in a recent post on Filemaker Pro for
>>Windows. Does anyone have any info, hard or otherwise, on a projected
>>release date? I love the program and am actively developing on it now,
>>but I'm not sure my client with a Classic will be able to tolerate its
>>lack of speed. :-(

>Claris says that they will announce the product in June/July, and will be 
>shipping it in late summer/early fall.  It looks like a nice product.

And Macwrite Pro was supposed to ship this Spring too....

>>-- 
>>Stan Armstrong. Religious Studies Dept, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, N.S.
>>Armstrong@husky1.stmarys.ca | att!clyde!watmath!water!dalcs!armstrng

>Eric
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: kos@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu (Bob Kosovsky)
Subject: MS File needed!
Reply-To: kos@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Organization: Computer Center, CUNY Graduate School, New York NY 10036
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 02:19:47 GMT

I have a document that was created with Microsoft's File.  I would like to
convert it to text.  (Using "open all" in Word does not capture all of the
data.)  Might there be someone out there who would be willing to convert
this document into text?  Might anyone KNOW of someone else who would be able
to do such a thing?

I would be most appreciative.  Thanks very much.


Bob Kosovsky
Graduate Center -- Ph.D. Program in Music(student)/ City University of New York
New York Public Library -- Music Division
bitnet:   kos@cunyvms1.bitnet        internet: kos@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Disclaimer:  My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: ejw1@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Eric Weidl)
Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro 2.0 release rumors or hard data
Reply-To: ejw1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Academic and Public Computing
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 00:19:19 GMT

In article <1992Apr14.224147.19220@cs.dal.ca> armstrng@cs.dal.ca (Stan Armstrong) writes:
>Someone spoke of Filemaker Pro 2.0 in a recent post on Filemaker Pro for
>Windows. Does anyone have any info, hard or otherwise, on a projected
>release date? I love the program and am actively developing on it now,
>but I'm not sure my client with a Classic will be able to tolerate its
>lack of speed. :-(

Claris says that they will announce the product in June/July, and will be 
shipping it in late summer/early fall.  It looks like a nice product.

>-- 
>Stan Armstrong. Religious Studies Dept, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, N.S.
>Armstrong@husky1.stmarys.ca | att!clyde!watmath!water!dalcs!armstrng

Eric
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: ejw1@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Eric Weidl)
Subject: Re: 4D QuickTime Externals
Reply-To: ejw1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Academic and Public Computing
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 14:01:03 GMT

In article <23003@goofy.Apple.COM> rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess) writes:
>ACIUS' QuickTime Externals for 4D do not store MooVs inside of 4D data files.
>Instead, the fields of a data file maintain "pointers" to the actual MooVs on
>disk; therefore, no additional restriction is placed on the use of QuickTime.
>
>Robert Hess

Ok, Robert, I think we get the point, the point, the point...

Eric




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From: rhessjr@darkside.com (Robert Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: 4D RTF exporting
Date: 8 Apr 92 22:07:25 GMT
Organization: Independent Consultant

In article <92091.104020IO91828@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>, IO91828@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Christopher D. Nelson) writes:
> 
> 
>      I have a question about exporting rich text format from 4D. What we're try
> ing to do here is export formatted text to be used in PageMaker, to make a week
> ly calendar for the university newspaper. Question is: can it be done without 4
> DWrite, or do we need to invest in that? My employer is willing to buy FrameMak

What exactly do you want to export? From what kind of field? Since each field
can only have one font, how can RTF help you? If all you want to do is write
an RTF file, SEND PACKET and an understanding of the RFT language would do
the trick.

Robert Hess