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From: kanefsky@halcyon.com (Steve Kanefsky)
Subject: Re: Monitor flicker
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 20:18:11 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.094150.20255@bernina.ethz.ch> Andreas Wuertz <wuertz@tik.ethz.ch> writes:
>                                                                  Try the
>opposite: at night, look at a starry sky with one eye covered. Find a
>solitaire star and stare slightly BESIDE that star (not sure about WHICH
>side; left, right, above or under). You'll notice that it disappears. At
>night the white spot (with only color cells) doesn't deliver any
>information. It is normally substituted by information from cells beside
>the spot plus information from the other eye (which all deliver 'black'
>in the above situation).

On the contrary, the white star is delivering maximal color information,
and intensely enough to stimulate the cone cells in the retina.
Lots of red, green and blue, all mixed together.  I think your
experiment is demonstrating the blind spot that all humans have in their
vision (I think it encompasses something like 10 degrees.  A lot of
people have trouble believing they have a blind spot).

--
Steve Kanefsky
From: coffman@plains.NoDak.edu (Clark Coffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: ? on Mac SE, circa 1986 two 800k drives
Summary: Max ram, type of keyboard, upgrading drives
Date: 29 Sep 92 13:21:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.20782
Distribution: na
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

I just picked up a Mac SE at a police auction. Unfortunately there was
no keyboard, mouse or manuals. So I have just a few questions.

First what I know: on the back of the case it says, MAC SE 
1 Mbyte Ram, Two 800K Drives and copywrite date of 1986.

Question 1: Which keyboards can be used, the ones I see called ADB?
            What's the difference between keyboards, just the # of keys?

Question 2: Can the drives be upgraded to 1.44 HD floppies?

Question 3: What is the max on board memory for an SE and any special
            considerations when adding it?

Question 4: When I want to add a harddrive to this Mac, probably external,
            what version of the Mac system will I need for 120 Meg HD?

Question 5: How can I use a PC modem on the SE?

Question 6: I haven't opened the case yet, is there any expansion slots in
            an SE? 

Question 7: How do you open the case on an SE?

Question 8: What's a good book on Mac hardware?

Ok, I think that's probably enough for now. Reply to me or post, I doubt
many people will be interested in seeing the replies to this. 

Thanks in advance. |>

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Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.hardware:18102 rec.games.video:19526 sci.electronics:16373
From: mars@carroll1.cc.edu (Sean Tyler Mars)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,rec.games.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Needed: HELP on "Light" G
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:03:34 GMT
Expires: 15 Nov 92 00:00:00 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: usa
Organization: Carroll College-Waukesha, WI


	I have a question for anyone who knows anything about how a 
light gun works for a nintendo game.  I am doing a college senior project and
I would like to use a "gun" for my application.  I would like to know
where I could possibly find information on how this actually works.

	I would really like to use the gun on a PC screen or if I have to
I would use a Mac. 

	Any help would be really appreciated.

-Sean T. Mars
mars@carroll1.cc.edu
Thanks.
From: jfrancis@warren.med.harvard.edu (Jeff Francis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PC/mac cd rom player ?
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:02:42 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Harvard Medical School

Does anyone know can connect a PC with a SCSI controller to a MAC CD Rom
player.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jeff Francis
jfrancis@warren.med.harvard.edu

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: cfarmer@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Chuck Farmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Stylewriter NOT discontinued!
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:27:05 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: NCSA

In article <26SEP199202563503@vax2.concordia.ca>, dohle@vax2.concordia.ca
(Gordon Dohle) wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Sep25.021817.13807@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, smt1179@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes...
> >According to Tidbits #142 dated 9/22/92, Apple is not discontinuing the
> >Stylewriter.  The stylewriter is so poporular that Apple is unable to obtain
> >enough printing mechanisms from Canon.  Some of Apple's price lists, such as
> >gov't contract and one of the education price lists, require that Apple
> >guarantee delivery.  Since they can't due to high demand, they have removed
> >it from certain price lists.
> > 
> > 
> 
> This rebuttal is getting tiresome.
> It also smacks of stories about bridges for sale.
> Either Apple can provide products or not.
> 
> If the Stylewriter is in such hot demand, why has the
> price dropped so far below the Deskwriter?
> 
> Has anyone ever heard of a similar marketing strategy?
> Pull it off the price list because it is too popular?
> 
> What marketing genius!!!
> 
> I put a lot more credence in the rumour that a new
> printer is about to be marketed with the Performas.
> Except, of course that it is the Stylewriter with a
> different name for a different segment of the market.
> 
> 
> Gordon
> Dohle@vax2.Concordia.ca

The reason the stylewriter is so popular is because it is priced less than
a deskwriter. Would you ever buy a Ford(TM) if it was the same price as a
Porsche(TM)? Both get you to where you are going.
The reason Apple has removed the Stylewriter from our local educational
discount market is that they haven't. The local dealer has them on hand and
they sell those on a first come, first serve basis. BUT they are not taking
orders for any more right now because they cannot meet their guarenteed
shipping dates due to high demand.

Thanks
Chuck
cfarmer@ncsa.uiuc.edu


Only a fool is sure - Moe Howard
From: burns@cc.gatech.edu (James E. Burns)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Smart One 9642FX, Fax modem for $79.95??
Date: 2 Oct 92 17:52:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: bobcat.BURNS.92Oct2125258
Distribution: usa
Organization: College of Computing, Georgia Tech


I just got a blurb from ChipSoft for the 1992 MacInTax upgrade.
They are also offering a fax modem for what seems to be quite
a bit less than ones I have seen advertised:

 Smart One 9642FX
   Group III-compatible, fax transmission at 9600 bps
   V.42bis and MNP2-5 error correction & compression 
	(up to 38,400 bps effective)
   Data speed 2400 bps
   "all necessary software"

This device is apparently from Best Data Products & has a list of $159.95.

Does anyone know anything about this fax modem?  About Best Data Products?
Any suggestions for better alternatives?

Thanks,

jim burns



--
James E. Burns    Associate Professor    (404) 894-3816  Fax: (404) 853-9378
College of Computing, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332-0280
Internet :  burns@CC.GaTech.edu  
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From: keithl@klic.rain.com (Keith Lofstrom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Buy used SE30 or Performa 400 or ???
Date: 27 Sep 92 22:53:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: klic.1992Sep27.225346.13278
Organization: KLIC


I am currently using an unadorned Mac Plus for occasional work, mostly
Canvas and Microsoft Word (gag - customer compatability can be painful).  
I have a serial link to the Unix box and a laserwriter plus that I switch
between machines.  I am getting tired of switching the printer and the
slow speed of the Plus.  Time to upgrade.

What I want is >4x performance, and an ethernet link for moving ASCII files
and Postscript print jobs to the Unix box.  I don't need color, sound, a
larger screen (though I can get big color displays for next to nothing) or
HD floppies.   FPU optional.  I will probably add an external hard drive,
a quiet fan, and want >= 4 megs of RAM on whatever I get.

I can fix almost anything I've got; I prefer hardware that is maintainable
(one reason I'm less keen about Macs than perhaps I should be).  I don't
need the latest or greatest.  I do like standard hardware.

I can get a used SE30 4/80 for approximately $1600.   It looks like I will
be able to buy a new P400 for about the same price.  In both cases I get to
add an Ethernet board and whatever software needed for print server and FTP. 
What do people usually use for this?  I'm not interested in an Appletalk
or SCSI converter box if I can avoid it.  It is very unlikely I will ever
have more than one Mac on the network.

If I can live with just a performance upgrade, I can get a Mac Plus
accelerator board for less money - I am a little skeptical about reliability,
though. 

I would like to purchase before December;  no major hurry.

Any sage suggestions from one of you Mac Guru Types?  



-- 
Keith Lofstrom         keithl@klic.rain.com       Voice (503)-520-1993
KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon"
Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Power ICs
From: weaks@uwchem.chem.washington.edu (Allyn Weaks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: ADB keywswitch lockout devices?
Date: 29 Sep 92 01:42:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: psaltery.weaks-280992182755
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: UW Chemistry

In article <1992Sep25.161028.24284@mmm.serc.3m.com>,
pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for a security device for an AppleShare 3.0 server, and have
> heard of a key-switch ADB "dongle" which will lock-out all input from
> the ADB bus.  In hunting the back of MacWeek/World/User, I haven't found
> the vendor yet, and several mail-order houses haven't heard of such a
> beastie from Kensington, et al.
> 
> Has anyone heard of such an item?  I figure it would be a little box
> that would connect like this:
> 
>     Mac ----adb line---- Dongle ------- Keyboard ----- Mouse
> 
> More than one person believes this item exists!  Any ideas?

There's an article on security that includes these gadgets in the March
1992 MacUser.  Two of them lock the ADB port - KB-Lock (Qualtec Data
Products, 415-490-8911) and MacGuardian Keyboard Lock (PC Guardian,
415-459-0190).  We've ordered a set of one of them for the physics office
macs, but I don't know which ones (I don't always get to make the
decisions, I just get to live with them afterwards...)  I do remember that
one of the companies allows for master keys, which is why it got chosen
over the other.  Price for both is about the same, roughly $100 each, which
makes it cheaper than most of the security software that's actually secure,
without the horrendous software (in)compatibility problems that always seem
to arise.  (Or so we hope!)

There's also a gadget that locks down the power line, but that was less
useful to us since our machines need to be up at night for backup.

allyn@milton.u.washington.edu
Allyn Weaks
From: todd@crayola (Todd Katz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Powerbook Prices
Date: 28 Sep 92 21:23:41 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

When last I checked Whole Earth in San Francisco has four
or five PB 100 for $599 w/out disk, $820 with. 

Computer Attic in Redwood City/ Menlo Park (CA) has several
SCSI connectors for a PB 100 for about $40. They sold out
of PB100 over the weekend.

I got the CitiDollars PB100 in the mail Saturday. Yes!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: zdlc03@trc.amoco.com (Dan L. Cummings)
Subject: Can I use a Mannesman-Tally Spirit 80 printer with a Mac??
Organization: Amoco Production Company, Tulsa Research
X-Checksum-Snefru: 7ebc729a 1775d8af 56bec833 fdf3f541
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 19:48:36 GMT

I would like to use a Mannesman-Tally Spirit 80 printer with a Mac.
This printer has a graphics mode so I assume such a pairing is
at least feasible.

Does anyone have any suggestions for

   1. cabling
   2. printer driver

Thanks,

Dan    <<<< dcummings@trc.amoco.com
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.hardware:18482 comp.sys.mac.comm:9757 comp.sys.mac.misc:17490
From: flash@austin.lockheed.com (James W. Melton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Let's talk Performas, Boys and Girls
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:53:43 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: "Lockheed Austin Division, 6800 Burleson Rd, Austin, TX 78744

In article <1992Sep30.164359.16118@cc.umontreal.ca> tsirbasc@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Tsirbas Christos) writes:
>As you are well aware, the biggest Mac market is Desktop publishing,

Make that the _current_ biggest Mac market. Apple is trying to
reach a different market with the Performa family.

>THE PERFORMA IS A GREAT FAMILY COMPUTER, BUT IT IS NOT THE COMPUTER
>FOR THOSE WHO USE THEIR CURRENT MAC FOR MORE ADVANCED FEATURES AND
>HEAVY DUTY GRAPHICS OR DESK TOP PUBLISHING.
>
>That is all that I am trying to make clear, that current Mac owners should
>evaluate their needs before rushing out and upgrading to a Performa.

Upgrade? The Performa 200 is a Classic II, the 400 is an LC II, and
the 600 is closely related to the II vx/vi line (whenever they
begin shipping).

These are not *better* machines, they are merely repackaged for
marketing.

As you said earlier (I think), Apple is selling to people who are
looking at VCRs and the Mac catches their eye. They do not EXPECT
that a knowlegable computer user will buy one. The Performa is
targeted at the ~7 million homes that can afford a computer but do
not own one. This is not the DTP market!

Violent agreement.


-- 
Jim Melton, novice guru
email:      flash@austin.lockheed.com | "So far as we know, our
voice mail: (512) 386-4486            |  computer has never had
fax:        (512) 386-4223            |  an undetected error"
From: nrz@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Let's talk Performas, Boys and Girls
Date: 3 Oct 92 15:57:32 EDT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Cornell University

In article <1992Oct1.144915.15997@newshost.lanl.gov>,
hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson) writes: 
> 
> Good question!  I too am baffled by the reported "slowness" of the P600 as
> compared to the IIci.  Yeh sure, no FPU, but that simply cannot account for
> the across-the-board slowdown.  The P600 does have a 32MHz 030, after all.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas on _why_ the P600 is so slow, relative to the IIci?
> ---

Speculation: How about the system software used in the benchmarks?  In the 
MacWorld comparison, the IIci had system 7.0.1 w/ Tuneup 1.1.1, while the 
P600 had 7.1b10.  Could this be a factor?
From: teplitz@optilink.UUCP (Ron Teplitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: experience with trackballs?
Date: 26 Sep 92 17:54:32 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA

From article <92268.1037592958804@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>, by 2958804@QUCDN.QueensU.CA:
> Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with trackballs as replacements
> for the apple mouse?  My mouse is giving me problems, and I've been thinking
> of buying a trackball, ex) the Kensington Turbo Mouse 4.0...

I have a TurboMouse that I acquired used. The CDEV that comes with it allows a 
lot of control over ball (or mouse) acceleration vs cursor movement. The 
device itself is not all that great. For accuracy in small movements I always
have to go back to the mouse. In short, the more I use the TurboMouse, the
more I like my Apple ADB mouse. It's the older kind with the heavy ball. 
The ones with the light ball are not as good. 
-- 
Ron Teplitz - Tech Writer/Cellist
UUCP:   uunet!optilink!teplitz	Internet: teplitz@optilink.com 
"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so". D. Adams
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: straka@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (richard.j.straka)
Subject: Performa sound (was Re: Let's talk Performas, Boys and Girls)
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:30:36 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.151824.15617@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> hades@Dartmouth.Edu writes:
>tsirbasc@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Tsirbas Christos) writes:
>
>>Well David, it is true that all Macs have one speaker, but the LC, LCII,
>>ClassicII, and Plus (and possibly the SE) have mono output.
>
>    There is no sound-out port on either the Plus or the SE.

There is a *speaker* jack on every Mac that I am aware of.  On the 128K, it
was on the right side of the back; on the Plus, it was on the left.  I'm
looking at two of them right now, and I have actually plugged a speaker into
one.  Since a speaker jack is set up to drive a low impedance load, it can
also easily drive a high-impedance load, like the input to a stereo (well,
mono, actually :-)).

>
>>You can hook up to speakeror a stereo amp, but you would get the same
>>sound on both channels, whereas SE/30's IIcx's, IIcis, IIsis, IIfxs and
>>Quadras have stereo output.  (I am not sure about the SE/30 and IIcx,
>>but I am under the impression that these have stereo sound) The LC(II)s
>>do not have stereo output.
>
>    Well, the SE/30, IIcx and IIci do not have sound-out ports. But for
>the others, there is a sound out port. There are also sound out ports on
>the LCII, and all of the Powerbooks. If a set of stereo speakers are
>conected to the sound-out port and there is stereo sound on the mac to
>be played (this is any stereo sound, not just CD sound) it will be
>played in stereo to the speakers.
>    All macs introduced since the IIsi and the LC have the same sound
>capabilites, mono input and stereo output.
>

The spec sheet for the LC says "... capable of supplying the same signal to
both channels of stereo headphones or other stereo equipment through the
sound jack."

The spec sheet for the IIsi says "...capable of driving stereo headphones or
other stereo equipment through the sound jack."

The LC's specification sounds pretty clear: mono output.
THe IIsi's is much less clear, but implies stereo.  Others have attested to
the actual delivery of stereo on the IIsi.

Now, GET THIS:

I also have a preview blurb *from Apple* (the User Group Connection's latest
distribution) that says that (for the Performa 600):

"*  SOUND: Sound-in (stereo), sound out (stereo), microphone included"

I personally have reservations about this piece of information, but it *did*
come right from Apple.
-- 
Richard Straka      AT&T Bell Laboratories
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expression that matches whatever the one-character regular expression matches."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jscoggin@netcom.com (Jerry Scoggins)
Subject: Re: Do you think a Color Pivot/LE will work with a PB 160?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 04:36:01 GMT

deane@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Kimo Kanaka De`ane) sayz:
>In article <38708@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> stine@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Blaine Stine) writes:
>>Well the subject about says it. I know that nobody has their 
>>hands on a PB 160 yet but it seems like it would be a great
>>match if it works!
>>
>>Blaine Stine
>>stine@jeeves.ucsd.edu
>
>	The new powerbooks should be similar enough to the old ones to use
>the Radius PowerView box. Mail order prices seem to be around $500. It
>allows a PB to drive "any external monitor."
>
>	I have not used it; only seen it in adds. 
>
>	Kimo
>
>--
>James "Rebel Without A Clue" Deane          Institute for Astronomy
>deane@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu                2680 Woodlawn Dr
>"My God, it's full of *s!"                  Honolulu, HI 96822
>	Grad Student/Astronomer/Diver/Mac Technician

Here is my followup:
I was confused about models.  However, due to mail from a person that I 
might be in non-disclosure and don't want to pre-release machines, I can't 
say anymore.  If I knew which PB's have been annouced, I could talk 
further.  However, I can say I have never seen a PB 160.  It must have 
been something else.

++jerry(); // jscoggin@netcom.netcom.com
Disclaimer:  I work for Radius, I don't speak for them.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: carl@class.gsfc.nasa.gov (Carl F. Hostetter)
Subject: Re: Apple 13" RGB monitor -- Failing?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: NASA/GSFC
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:27:36 GMT

>      The 13" High-Resolution RGBMonitor High-Voltage Repair Extension Program
> for monitors made between March '90 and 22 July '91 (see back of your monitor) 
> with serial numbers between:
>      700 0001 - 710 1012
>      537 8111 - 562 4450 
>      900 0001 - 902 9500
> may have defective high voltage capacitors.  Your local repair shop probably 
> knows about this program, but for more info, you can call Apple in Colorado at 
> (303) 297-2321.
> 
I had the same problem, with a monitor I bought in 1988. Although the
serial
number was outside the range listed above, and although I had already had
it
repaired, I decided to call to see whether there was any chance of
reimbursement. Apple said "sure, no problem", so I sent them my repair
receipt; about six or eight weeks later I had a check for the full amount!
From: petersen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Julie Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Price Corrections are dumb (was : QUADRA 700 FOR SALE)
Date: 6 Oct 92 06:04:07 GMT
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.

> I would expect that reasonable prices for used
> equipment is at least 20% below the .edu price
> and that 'street'prices for new equiipment are
> very close to the .edu.

I would expect that reasonable prices are whatever someone is willing to pay.
And why would you expect street prices to be the same as .edu? What would be
the POINT of educational discounts?

My main complaint is that people who post the 'comparative' prices tend to
lowball. They'll quote the going educational rate for a cpu (no monitor, no
keyboard, no sales tax figured in) againt a complete system. Sales tax is a
big one -- in most states it will run into several hundred dollars on a Mac.

Why don't you go down to the local Apple dealer and start telling all the
customers about the great educational discounts? 

Jim
jp@darkstar.com
Lines: 12
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 23:26:53 MDT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: DayStar PowerCache software 
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA
From: parkj@bones.et.byu.edu (John R. Park)

Does anyone know if there is a version of Power Central
(Daystar's PowerCache control panel) that is newer than
version 1.2?  If so, might someone email it to me please?

Kind Regards,


-- 
#include <std_disclaimer.h>

John R Park                |  Dept of Mech. Engineering
parkj@bones.et.byu.edu     |  Brigham Young University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: streater@unixjr.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Tim Streater)
Subject: Re: Is the Stylewriter good for personal use (?)
Keywords: stylewriter, home
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 15:48:21 GMT

In article <1944@acf5.NYU.EDU> wud@acf5.NYU.EDU (David C. Wu) writes:
>
>water proof refill ink and it works very well.  The printouts are very nice and
>waterproof!  You cannot smear the ink with your fingers after it is dry.
>I am very happy with it.

What's all this fuss about ink-smearing? I am still on my first ink cartridge
on my StyleWriter. After some months of use (light duty, I have prolly printed
a few hundred sheets) I have not had a *single* smearing problem.

Tim.