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From: jim@chiba.tadpole.com (Jim Thompson)
Subject: New SPARCbook prices
Reply-To: jim@chiba.tadpole.com
Organization: Tadpole Technology, Inc.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:21:31 GMT


Tadpole announced today two new low-cost SPARCbook models, and lowered the
prices on its mid-range models.  The low-cost model SPARCbook LC replaces the
low-end of the SPARCbook 1 product line.

The SPARCbook LC comes standard with 8MB memory, 180MB disk, and either a gray
scale LCD or color active-matrix TFT display.  A 16MB option and floppy disk
drive are available as options at the time of order.  The new SPARCbook LC
models and options include,

								UK/EURO	 US
	Model		Description				Price	 Price
	-----		-----------				-----	 -----
	S1-LC		8MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, gray	3295	 $3950
			scale LCD

	S1-LC/T		8MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, color	4950	 $5950
			active-matrix TFT

	S1-LC16MO	16MB option, increases S1-LC or		 795	 $ 950
			S1-LC/T to 16MB DRAM

	S1-LCFDO	Floppy disk drive			 625	 $ 750

In addition to announcing the SPARCbook LC, Tadpole has re-organised and
lowered the prices of the SPARCbook 1 product line as follows,

								UK/EURO	 US
	Model		Description				Price	 Price
	-----		-----------				-----	 -----
	S1-180G16	16MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, gray	5375	 $6450
			scale LCD, floppy disk drive

	S1-180CT16	16MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, color	6995	 $8450
			active-matrix TFT, floppy disk drive

	S1-32MO		32MB option, increases S1-180G16	2000	 $2400
			or S1-180CT16 to 32MB DRAM

	S1-360DO	360MB disk option, exchange floppy	 835	 $1000
			disk drive for second 180MB disk drive

Options are only available at the time of order.
From: smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC)
Newsgroups: biz.tadpole.sparcbook
Subject: Re: New SPARCbook prices
Date: 17 Nov 1992 09:32:12 GMT
Organization: SunConnect
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.france.sun.com

In article <1992Nov16.202131.17795@tadtec.uucp>, jim@chiba.tadpole.com (Jim Thompson) writes:
> 
> Tadpole announced today two new low-cost SPARCbook models, and lowered the

> 								UK/EURO	 US
> 	Model		Description				Price	 Price
> 	-----		-----------				-----	 -----
> 	S1-LC		8MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, gray	3295	 $3950
> 			scale LCD
> 
> 	S1-LC/T		8MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, color	4950	 $5950
> 			active-matrix TFT
[etc].

Those of us in Europe are used to US manufacturers changing a $ to a pound
sign & making a tidy profit, but aren't Tadpole a British company? How can
they turn a #3295 UK price (~= $5100 at present rates) into $3950?

Isn't it a silly situation where a British purchaser can buy a British product
in the US, including the airfare, for less than if they bought it directly
from its UK manufacturer?

I'm not flaming, but genuinely curious. Is it just a case of charging what
the market will bear?


Steve
(Needless to say this is purely personal comment, and nothing to do with my
employer)
From: smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC)
Newsgroups: biz.tadpole.sparcbook
Subject: Re: New SPARCbook prices
Date: 18 Nov 1992 15:42:34 GMT
Organization: SunConnect
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.france.sun.com

In article <1992Nov17.135745.2506@spectrum.xerox.com>, cobrin.sbd-e@rx.xerox.com (Steve Cobrin) writes:

> Well, I suppose we would have to know where SPARCbooks were actually manufactured
> wouldn't we? I thought only the design took place in Cambridge...
> 
> A similar discussion took place at the SPARCstation Classic/LX SPARCcenter 2000
> launch in London, where the most of the audiences enthusiastic questions were
> based on price differences between the US and UK. More applicable in this case
> because all/most IPX's are built in Linlithgow in Scotland, and most people saw 
> the LX as an IPX replacement :-) [ie. "when will you build the new machines in 
> Scotland, and will there be tha same price differential?]

Hmm, point taken :-)

> 
> Of course, the *real* exchange rate has always been  for $ (pound for dollar),
> look at the prices of cars, houses, etc. for as long as I can remember. It just 
> gets aggravating when one can increasingly buy "Grey Imports" (buy in the US, then
> import at cheaper than price in the UK) some manufacturers try and stop this by
> fitting "Local" proms and "Localising" Software, eg. Apple amongst others.
> 

Yes, I remember when Apple IIs came out one of my friends went to the US to buy
one, and still saved on the deal.

Steve
Newsgroups: biz.tadpole.sparcbook
From: cobrin.sbd-e@rx.xerox.com (Steve Cobrin)
Subject: Re: New SPARCbook prices
Reply-To: cobrin.sbd-e@rx.xerox.com
Organization: Rank Xerox, Welwyn Garden City, UK
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:57:45 GMT

In article 1eae6sINNt8l@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM,  smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC) writes:
>In article <1992Nov16.202131.17795@tadtec.uucp>, jim@chiba.tadpole.com (Jim Thompson) writes:
>> 
>> Tadpole announced today two new low-cost SPARCbook models, and lowered the
>
>> 								UK/EURO	 US
>> 	Model		Description				Price	 Price
>> 	-----		-----------				-----	 -----
>> 	S1-LC		8MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, gray	3295	 $3950
>> 			scale LCD
>> 
>> 	S1-LC/T		8MB DRAM, 180MB disk drive, color	4950	 $5950
>> 			active-matrix TFT
>[etc].
>
>Those of us in Europe are used to US manufacturers changing a $ to a pound
>sign & making a tidy profit, but aren't Tadpole a British company? How can
>they turn a #3295 UK price (~= $5100 at present rates) into $3950?
>
>Isn't it a silly situation where a British purchaser can buy a British product
>in the US, including the airfare, for less than if they bought it directly
>from its UK manufacturer?
>
>I'm not flaming, but genuinely curious. Is it just a case of charging what
>the market will bear?
>
>
>Steve
>(Needless to say this is purely personal comment, and nothing to do with my
>employer)

Well, I suppose we would have to know where SPARCbooks were actually manufactured
wouldn't we? I thought only the design took place in Cambridge...

A similar discussion took place at the SPARCstation Classic/LX SPARCcenter 2000
launch in London, where the most of the audiences enthusiastic questions were
based on price differences between the US and UK. More applicable in this case
because all/most IPX's are built in Linlithgow in Scotland, and most people saw 
the LX as an IPX replacement :-) [ie. "when will you build the new machines in 
Scotland, and will there be tha same price differential?]

Of course, the *real* exchange rate has always been  for $ (pound for dollar),
look at the prices of cars, houses, etc. for as long as I can remember. It just 
gets aggravating when one can increasingly buy "Grey Imports" (buy in the US, then
import at cheaper than price in the UK) some manufacturers try and stop this by
fitting "Local" proms and "Localising" Software, eg. Apple amongst others.

Any reason why I shouldn't buy my SPARCbook in the US, and bring it back over?
Anybody know of any configuration restrictions?

	-- Steve
From: kirschnt@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Torsten R. Kirschner)
Subject: Q: escape sequences to modify dxterm title?
Keywords: xterm dxterm escape codes
Followup-To: comp.unix.ultrix
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 10:53:12 GMT


Dear fellow netters,

can anybody tell me whether there are xterm-like escape sequences to
modify a dxterm's titlebar string dynamically??

I have a neat line in my .kshrc that works with xterms (I have replaced
the control chars to make it through the news), which I would like to
work with dxterms, too:

export SHWIN_NAME=$HOST
PS1='ESCAPE]2;$SHWIN_NAME ${PWD}CONTROL-GESACPE]1;$SHWIN_NAMECONTROL-G
> '

Replace ESCAPE with the ^[-char, and CONTROL-G with the ^G-char to check
it out. The line feed is intentional.

Any help to get this to work with dxterm would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks in advance...

Torsten
--
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Christoph-Probst-Str. 8/818        FAX: +49 89 342473
8000 Muenchen 40                  HOME: +49 89 3234102
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From: kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu
Newsgroups: biz.comp.software,alt.3d
Subject: Re: Wanted: Autodesk 3D studio
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:54:02 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

In article <1eghhfINNud@uwm.edu>, ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Christopher Allen Kalin) writes:
> 
> I'm looking for Autodesk's 3D Studio, does anyone have a copy they'd be
> willing to sell me?
> 
> It must have the manuals, unregistered preferred but not necessary.
> 
> I'd prefer Version 2, but again, it's not necessary.
> 
> Chris Kalin
> 
> Ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
> kali9806@ee.uwm.edu

How much do you think you're going to find it for.  It lists for $3000 but
I heard you can get it (if you are a student) for around $700 from Autodesk.
(Anyone know how true this is?)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Kirk Membry                              Marriage is for Life, Death is Forever
kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu                                    kpm8447@teak.njit.edu
kmembry@andromeda.rutgers.edu                            kpm8447@maple.njit.edu
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From: ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Christopher Allen Kalin)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.software,alt.3d
Subject: Wanted: Autodesk 3D studio
Date: 19 Nov 1992 17:05:51 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu


I'm looking for Autodesk's 3D Studio, does anyone have a copy they'd be
willing to sell me?

It must have the manuals, unregistered preferred but not necessary.

I'd prefer Version 2, but again, it's not necessary.

Chris Kalin

Ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
kali9806@ee.uwm.edu
Newsgroups: biz.comp.software,alt.3d
From: jonathan@rahul.net (Jonathan Heiliger)
Subject: Re: Wanted: Autodesk 3D studio
Organization: a2i network
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:42:21 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.135402.1@tesla.njit.edu> kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu writes:

>How much do you think you're going to find it for.  It lists for $3000 but
>I heard you can get it (if you are a student) for around $700 from Autodesk.
>(Anyone know how true this is?)

   Yes, the student price is $750.



 
-- 
Jonathan Heiliger ........ Electric Power Research Institute
Internet: -/- jonathan@rahul.net -/- flix@mecca.epri.com -/-
Telephone <*> (415) 855-2888

Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit.netblazer,biz.comp.telebit
From: mikec@vivanet.com (Mike Chase)
Subject: NetBlazer Source
Organization: VIVATRON Corporation 
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:35:23 GMT


Hello Net,
  
  Could some Kind soul Please tell me where I can Purchase a netblazer real
cheap, or at least cheaper than list....

Thanks In advance

mikec@vivanet.com

Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit
From: imran@panix.com (Imran Anwar)
Subject: Re: WorldBlazer with Modem software
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:54:28 GMT
Organization: Information & Media Resources, Affiliations, Networks

In <1992Nov17.020729.12495@tous.oau.org> rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:

>In article <BxrFwv.KJv@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
>>Has anyone purchased either the WB FAX upgrade, or a WB
>>lately what was shipped with FAX?  If so, I'm interested
>>in comments on it's operation, use, etc.  
>>

>I called telebit today and asked about the FAX update for the WB. The
>lady said that I would be receiveing a mailing in about 2 weeks about the
>WB update to add FAX. The price will be $99. She said that there wouldn't
>be any software included, but that there _might_ be some special deals
>for some from other vendors. I hope there is some support for FAX under
>unix when the modem is used as the normal call in modem also.
I also found that after december the price would be like $149. That means
that a fax upgrade plus cost of s/ware is about the same ormore than that
of buying a separate new internal or external v.32bis fax modem from
ZOOM or other such vendor.  Sure some people will prefer all in one modems
but a spare modem for the same price with the same max speeds (whoever
got to use 70kbps on the WB anyway) as the WB and also fax PLUS software
sounds like a better deal to me.

Imran
From: Scott Weikart <scott@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:42 PST
Subject: Re: A silly question on T3000 settings
Nf-ID: #R:CHRISB.92Nov10103837@lynx.ps.uci:1382900867:cdp:1557400002:000:566
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!scott    Nov 16 19:42:00 1992


Have you disabled modem-processing of XON/XOFF?  xmodem will hang
a little after 2KB if the modem (or terminal server, or anything
else in between your Mac and the program on the remote host)
tries to do XON/XOFF processing.  In fact, I think some
modem programs require you to disable XON/XOFF processing
even though the program should know that xmodem (or xmodem-1k/ymodem)
needs to handle those characters themselves).

I was originally going to assume that someone else would answer
this, but I liked your Abbue quite so much I decided to take the time!

-scott

Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit
From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: WorldBlazer with Modem software
Organization: The Gator Conferencing System 219-289-3745 
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:18:34 GMT

imran@panix.com (Imran Anwar) writes:

>>WB update to add FAX. The price will be $99. She said that there wouldn't
>>be any software included, but that there _might_ be some special deals
>>for some from other vendors. I hope there is some support for FAX under
>>unix when the modem is used as the normal call in modem also.

there is a public domain piece of Fax software floating around the net --
since the WB FAX isn't available in quanities as of yet, it isn't supported -
but give it time...

>but a spare modem for the same price with the same max speeds (whoever
>got to use 70kbps on the WB anyway) as the WB and also fax PLUS software
>sounds like a better deal to me.

True -- I'll tell you what -- I'll swap my brand new USR DS with internal
FAX (v.32bis/v.42bis/ASL/HST) (and FAX software) for your WB modem?

My USR modem is maybe 2 months old if that (maybe 1 month?)


-- 
Larry Snyder                                    internet: larry@gator.rn.com
keeper of the Gator                                  uucp: uunet!gator!larry
Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit,comp.sys.mac.comms,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: imran@panix.com (Imran Anwar)
Subject: STRANGE STRANGE STRANGE Telebit TRAILBLAZER CRASHES IIsi!!!!!!!!
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 06:11:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Information & Media Resources, Affiliations, Networks



I have a REALLY WEIRD problerm that started yesterday

I use a Telebit WorldBlazer or T-3000 with a IIsi (Apple MAC IISi 5/80
System 7.0.1 (dot)) with Microphone II.

Yestwerday I had to use a Trailblazer Plus (which I had just upgraded the
ROM of from BC5 to 7.00 - Telebit sent me free upgrade ROMS!!) with this
IIsi.  First the Mac froze after  a bit of use but then something really
weird started happening.  When I rebooted I heard the standard BING sound
of restarting and then a MUCH louder Ding-Di-Ding-DING chime and the screen
went blank and no reboot occured.  I thought the IIsi had died and tapped/
knocked/patted/hit it to get it to come back alive if it had  lose connection

All to no avail until I took out the Modem port cable (Hayes Hardware
handshaking cable) and Viola, the Mac restarted.

Now each time the Trailblazer is ON the Mac will NOT restart - but I can
restart after turning the TB+ OFF and then turn it on later.  Also,
the modem has worked fine to transmit large volumes of data but it still
often causes crashes on the mac (and the above mentiuoned reboot problem)

Can anyone help!!!!!?????

Thanks


Imran Anwar



Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit
From: rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate)
Subject: Re: WorldBlazer with Modem software
Organization: Tate Enterprises
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 02:07:29 GMT

In article <BxrFwv.KJv@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
>Has anyone purchased either the WB FAX upgrade, or a WB
>lately what was shipped with FAX?  If so, I'm interested
>in comments on it's operation, use, etc.  
>

I called telebit today and asked about the FAX update for the WB. The
lady said that I would be receiveing a mailing in about 2 weeks about the
WB update to add FAX. The price will be $99. She said that there wouldn't
be any software included, but that there _might_ be some special deals
for some from other vendors. I hope there is some support for FAX under
unix when the modem is used as the normal call in modem also.


-- 
 rbt@tous.OAU.ORG  (Robert B. Tate)       | A little knowledge is a dangerous
 {ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt           | thing. Any less can kill you.
From: Mike_Peters@vos.stratus.com (Mike Peters)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit
Subject: Re: STRANGE STRANGE STRANGE Telebit TRAILBLAZER CRASHES IIsi!!!!!!!!
Date: 24 Nov 92 01:40:42 GMT
Followup-To: biz.comp.telebit,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc
Distribution: usa
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: greer.az.stratus.com

In article <1992Nov22.061105.11044@panix.com>, imran@panix.com (Imran
Anwar) wrote:
> Yestwerday I had to use a Trailblazer Plus (which I had just upgraded the
> ROM of from BC5 to 7.00 - Telebit sent me free upgrade ROMS!!) with this
> IIsi.  First the Mac froze after  a bit of use but then something really
> weird started happening.  When I rebooted I heard the standard BING sound
> of restarting and then a MUCH louder Ding-Di-Ding-DING chime and the screen
> went blank and no reboot occured.  I thought the IIsi had died and tapped/
> knocked/patted/hit it to get it to come back alive if it had  lose connection
> 
> All to no avail until I took out the Modem port cable (Hayes Hardware
> handshaking cable) and Viola, the Mac restarted.

> Can anyone help!!!!!?????
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Imran Anwar

I had the same problem this weekend!  Once my mac hung, I was unable to
boot it with the modem cable plugged in.  

I had built a special HW flow control cable for use with MacOS and A/UX
several months ago and it worked just fine....until Saturday.  I opened the
cable up (the DB-25 end and found one of the unused wires was shorting
against the metal hood.  This apparently caused a problem with the SCC chip
(Serial Communications Controller) such that the Mac would not boot.

I fixed the cable and haven't had a problem since.

Try a different cable, or fix the one you are using.

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From: lee@hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit,comp.dcom.modems,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Telebit T2500 needed...
Date: 20 Nov 92 13:38:18 GMT
Organization: HSH Associates

Like the subject says, I need a Telebit T2500 (Actually I would consider a 
Worldblazer too :-).
  If you have one that you would like to sell, please email or call me....

Thanks,

-- 

 Lee Havemann, Sys_op       HSH Associates          (201) 838-3330 
 Internet: lee@hsh.com    Compuserve: 70410,3507    AOL: HSH Assoc
 "Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of anyone else, 
  including myself."                     
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services,biz.misc
From: IMAGING.CLUB@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Imaging Club")
Subject: Did you know...?
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:20:51 GMT

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From: hstark@caip.rutgers.edu (howard stark)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.hardware
Subject: Car Computers/Power Chips
Date: 23 Nov 92 23:36:44 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.





  I would like to experiment with re-programming automobile computers.
I have seen ads for high performance chips in various
auto mags which claim to increase a cars performance through
the use of a new chip for the auto's computer.

My questions include:

Do these chips have industry standard
   EPROM or PROM configurations?

Do these chips contain merely a list of parameters for your engine
   or is this info a real program?

What kind of CPU's do they use? Is it an ASIC or do car manufacturers
   like to use standard microcontrollers (ie: the PIC series)?


If you have an answer to one or more of these questions, or
   you know of where I can obtaian more info about this
   topic, please post or Email.

           thanx
                                     howy
                                     hstark@caip.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: biz.comp.hardware,biz.comp.software,biz.comp.services,biz.comp.telebit,biz.dec.workstations,biz.dec,comp.client-server,comp.software-eng