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From: mario@theglove.Canada.Sun.Com (Mario Dorion - Sun Montreal SE)
Subject: Will a Sun CD work on a Mac?
Reply-To: mario@theglove.Canada.Sun.Com
Organization: Sun Microsystems du Canada
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 21:33:11 GMT


Hello!

Would anybody know for fact whether the Sun CDROM drive (which is a
modified Sony drive) will operate properly on a Macintosh?

A BIG thank you in advance.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR IIsi TO 25MHz
Date: 8 Oct 92 15:32:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

I know a couple of people who have done similar things with other
machines, with no problems to the best of my knowledge.

One sped a IIfx up to 50MHz, the other sped a Quadra 900 up to 33MHz
(ala 950).  They DID add heat sinks and more powerful fans.

Jess Holle
From: wrowe@reed.edu (Wayne S. Rowe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mac VX Chaos
Date: 8 Oct 92 01:41:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Oct8.014128.29278
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon

I'm interested in possibly purchasing one of the new Mac VX's, which I hope will
soon be appearing on Oct. 19, but am awash in rumors... As it stands now, I have
gathered the following data on suggested retail prices:

IIsi     -     $2999 (5/80)
Mac VI   -     $2700 (4/80)
Mac VX   -     $2777 (4/80)

I find this hard to believe since the VX would then be cheaper than the IIsi,
which I have heard will still be continued rather than retired. What have others
heard price-wise, because I suspect the VX will in fact be more expensive than
$2777, probably more in the IIci range (by the way what is the IIci range?).
Help! Any information/rumours would be greatly appreciated.

wrowe@reed.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: kenn@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Kenn Frankel)
Subject: Re: DeskWriter C -> 550 C upgrade possible?
Keywords: DeskWriter,printers
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 18:04:47 GMT

hal@cs.cornell.edu (Hal Perkins) writes:

>Does anybody know (i.e. heard a rumor) if it will be possible to
>upgrade a DeskWriter C to the newly announced 4-color DeskWriter 550C?
>I'm mainly interested in the 4-color printing, since the lack of true
>black on color pages is the one shortcoming of the original DW C that
>I've run up against.

>I called HP's sales & information line and asked if they would offer
>an upgrade.  The initial answer was "not at this time".  When I asked
>if something was planned in the future I got the usual we-can't-talk-
>about-future-plans response.  Anybody heard anything more specific?

>Hal Perkins			hal@cs.cornell.edu
>Cornell CS

I called the 800 number on Friday and I got the response that the upgrade
would be available in November.
From: ra@world.std.com (C.Ramanathan)
Subject: mac powerbook internal fax modem
Organization: Software Tool & Die
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:33:55 GMT

Does anybody know whether there are any 14.4K bps send/receive 
fax-modems on the market that also incorporate voice digitizers
for voice mail capability? 

Please respond via email

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: edcrwfrd@unlv.edu (Edward Crawford)
Subject: Re: PDA's are flop
Organization: UNLV
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 19:30:40 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.143127.17301@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> hades@Dartmouth.Edu writes:
>bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell) writes:
>
>>The computing power of the Newton is supposed to be twice the power of a
>>Quadra 900, with a nice operating system with built-in object oriented
>>databse manager and complete mutitasking with preemption.
>
>    While the Newton will have a RISC chip, claiming that it is twice
>the power of the Q900 is a bit excessive I think. It will certainly be
>many time more efficient than the 68000, but when comparing it to the

>'040 I wouldn't be so sure.
>
>--
>-Hades (Brian V. Hughes) 

According to Apple, the ARM 610 (601?) processor the the first
Newton will use will be 2ce the power of the Mac IIfx, not
the Q900. But like everyone points out, Raw speed isnt 
everything, but when doing stuff like handwriting recognition,
raw speed is close to almost everything  :)



Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cs108069@pandora.sdsu.edu (DeRose)
Subject: Re: What is this 19" monitor (VY1000) ?
Organization: San Diego State University, College of Sciences
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 00:07:02 GMT

I used to have a Moniterm 19" monitor w/NuBus card.  It had only one
BNC connector on the back.  The display card could drive it to 8-bits
or 256 grays/colors.  Mine was the grayscale display.

I read in MacWorld recently that Moniterm was filing for bankruptcy.
Now I remember, it was a Moniterm Viking model.  A good deal at the
time, but you can by a new SuperMac 19" grayscale with NuBus card 
for less than a $1,000.

Good luck!  :-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.unix.aux
From: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik A. Johnson)
Subject: Re: Which 3-button mouse to buy - Mouseman or A3 mouse?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 08:50:05 GMT

hermens@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Leonard Hermens -- EECS) writes:
>   MouseMan comes with software to program the keys application-specific.
>   However, I got one of the first versons of the software and it diabled
> itself constantly. I hope this has been fixed now.

erics@infoserv.com (Eric S. Smith) writes:
>It hasn't been. In fact, the current MouseKey version is still 1.0.
>Logitech does not want to acknowledge that the problem with the mouse
>losing its programming is theirs, even though I've seen many users complain
>about it, both here on Usenet and on Compuserve. In my opinion Logitech
>pays a lot more attention to their PC products, where their market is
>much larger than their Mac market.

No, it hasn't been fixed yet.  They have some updated stuff in Beta test,
but it isn't fully compatible with MacX yet.  Works fine under MacOS
(we use the standard Click/DoubleClick/Command-W).

>Other than this annoying problem the MouseMan is a great mouse.

Agreed.


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From: hendrix@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dane Hendrix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: External HD from SE to Classic II. How?
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:48:48 GMT
Reply-To: hendrix@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dane Hendrix)
Organization: Code 1542, DTMB, Bethesda, MD

Hi.  I recently got a Classic II to which I would like to attach the
external hard drive (Mac Bottom or something it is called) from a
Mac SE which it replaces.  I tried attaching the external HD to the 
disk port on the back of the Classic but then no hard drive is recognized
(the Classic has an internal drive the SE did not).  I attempted to 
change the SCSI id of the external drive since I suspected that 
perhaps both drives had the same id but this made no change.  

Does anyone have any advice? Know what the preset SCSI id's of the internal
HD and the floppy drive (is this a SCSI drive)?  Know anything about 
a Mac Bottom?

Post or email.  Thanks.

Dane Hendrix                              | email: dane@wizard.dt.navy.mil 
DTMB (a.k.a. Headquarters, Carderock Div.,|  or hendrix@oasys.dt.navy.mil
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: tjfs@tadtec.uucp (Tim Steele)
Subject: Re: Using PB100 as SCSI drive
Organization: Tadpole Technology plc
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:45:40 GMT

Incidentally, does anyone have the wiring diagram for either of the
Apple PowerBook SCSI cables?  I have a cable of unknown provenance and
I'd like to buzz it out before I risk my PB100 on it.

Tim
From: stuart@lorelei.ece.drexel.edu (Stuart R. Harper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: AE cache card w/ FPU for IIsi
Date: 12 Oct 92 18:34:57 GMT
Reply-To: IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Jon Carr)
Organization: Drexel U- CCD - E4 Lab

In article <92286.102931IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Jon
Carr) writes:
>Test          Mac IIsi        si w/ cache          IIci
>----------------------------------------------------------
>CPU             2.75             5.39              5.86
>Whetstone      28.10            42.22             31.87
>Dhrystone       3.53             5.98              3.75
>
>Video
>4 bit           1.38             1.98              2.33
>8 bit           1.10             1.46              1.71
>      -------> Jon
>      -------> IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
>


   Two real quick questions..... First, your numbers seem to be off. Perhaps
it's a difference of Seepometer, because my IIci gives me almost twice
the number your IIci gets. Second, I've tested my IIci with and without cache
and only get 5-10% speed increases. Is that on par with most IIci cache owners
and cache card owners in general?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jmilhoan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (JT)
Subject: >>> Plus Power Supply/Flyback Question <<<
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 04:05:17 GMT

My screen tends to stretch or compress about 1/4" for about a half a second, then return to normal.  

This is a power supply problem, but I want to know if anybody knows what exactly the problem is with the power supply.  I imagine it is the flyback transformer.  Any ideas?

I dont want to pay to get a whole new (third!) ps.  If it is just the flyback, I can buy one of those and fix it myself.

If it is, do you know of any places which sell flybacks alone?

I prefer email, but posts are apreciated as well.

Thank you,
JT


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: john@jlc.mv.com (John Leslie)
Subject: Re: ImageWriter II Form Advance Problem
Organization: John Leslie Consulting, Milford NH
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 19:02:39 GMT

In article <1992Oct12.173058.3271@jlc.mv.com> I wrote:
>
>   We're mystefied by a problem where Imagewriter IIs are printing OK but
>advancing 2" too much paper for each page.

   Thanks to Rick McCormack, John R. Park, and Gordon Davisson for their
replies.

   Rick_McCormack@mindlink.bc.ca (Rick McCormack) suggested making sure
that switch 1-4 was set open, and also mentioned page-setup parameters
and replacing the printer driver if the problem persisted.

   parkj@bones.et.byu.edu (John R. Park) mentioned a sensor problem:
********************************* cut here ********************************
Apple came out with an optical paper sensor upgrade that
may fix your problem.  I'm not sure what the real problem
with the mechanical sensor was but supposedly the optical
sensor fixes it.  I think the upgrade was around $50-$75
including labor.  My local apple dealer didn't have much
trouble locating the TSB for it.
********************************* cut here ********************************

   Gordon Davisson <davisson@u.washington.edu> described the configuration
switches in more detail:
********************************* cut here ********************************
There are two banks of configuration switches (take off the
cover as though you were going to change the ribbon, then look down and
to the left), which control various things like the alphabet being used,
whether to enable the option card, and what the page length is.  There
are two banks of switches.  Bank 1 is on the right and has 8 switches;
bank 2 is on the right and has 6.  Switch #4 in bank 2 controls whether
the option card is enabled.  Switch #4 in bank 1 controls the page
length.  Try toggling it.
********************************* cut here ********************************

   My original post described the setup:

> we're printing using Claris Works from LC-IIs going through AppleShare's
> PrintServer, Asante hubs, a Dayna EtherPrint Plus and PhoneNet cabling.
> (We were chasing some other problems at the same time, so we didn't 
> finish the obvious test of bypassing all that stuff.  RSN...)

   Sure enough, divide-and-conquer located the problem in AppleShare's
PrintServer.  Fortunately (?) this does little enough that it's hardly
missed when we turn it off.  We started the process of asking Apple for
Technical Assistance -- perhaps we'll have more to report later.

   To make sure I'm being clear, a dozen LCs do just fine Choosing an
AppleTalk ImageWriter II, adjudicating which goes next, printing and
advancing continuous form paper.  When AppleShare's Print Spooler gets
into the act, we observe an extra 2" between pages.  Everybody's happy
enough just bypassing the print spooler, so we'll be leaving it that way.

John Leslie <john@jlc.mv.com>
From: kenw@ssd.kodak.com (Kenneth H. Wieschhoff, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: U.K. and Fax Modems
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:33:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: pixel.1992Oct16.153320.7249
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.0


My mother is an American living abroad in the U.K.  I've been trying to
talk her into a fax modem as an alternative to purchasing a fax machine.

Currently she'll take the printed sheets to a "Fax Center" where they
charge 4.95 for the first page and 1.95 for each subsequent page.  There
is a charge to get the fax, too.

I understand British Telecom needs to approve any fax machine.

Would some kind soul explain all of this to me and make a recommendation
for a U.K. compatible Fax Modem (where to purchase, etc.)

Thank you!
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From: pitu@floyd.css.itd.umich.edu (Roy Hockett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Adjusting the 9" mac plus monitor...can it be done?
Date: 16 Oct 1992 19:18:19 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: uglymouse.css.itd.umich.edu

Dale Parkyn writes
> Once the screws are out you can gently pry the case apart along the seam
> running around the case near the front edge - finger nails or putty knife
> is usually enough to pry it apart. 

I was shown and much more effective way to seperate the case once the 
screws have been removed.  You place th Trox screwdriver, that you used
to remove the top screws, in one of the holes of those screws and hit the
top of the screwdriver.  This doesn't degrade the outside of the case like
is done so many times when poeple try to pry open the case.  It also saves
you from having to purchase a "Mac Cracker" which opens the case without
scaring the case.

I'm sure others may have way off opening the case also.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Status of Old Macs as of Oct 19.  Any Ideas?
From: zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo)
Date: 8 Oct 92 11:57:26 -0600
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: na
Organization: Winona State Academic Computing

In article <1992Oct7.021039.27132@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>,
straka@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (richard.j.straka) wrote:
> 
> Quick question:
> 
> Does anybody have any good ideas as to what pricing decisions will occur on
> old Macs like the IIsi and IIci as of the Oct 19 new model introduction date?
> 
> There has already been substantial price movement, but will we see further
> price cuts, or just a sharp discontinuance of the models?
> -- 
> Richard Straka      AT&T Bell Laboratories

  Well I know for a fact that the PowerBook 170 will be dropped from the
line.  Whether Apple decides to let those of us who have them upgrade to a
180 I don't know.  But the price should drop, and if it does I would highly
recommend getting a 170.  The screen itself is worth the price of
admission.

- Greg Talmo  (zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu)
                                   | The opinions expressed above are my
own,
 "A censor is a man who knows more |and do not necessarily reflect the
 than he thinks you ought to."     |opinions, tastes, or policies of Winona
                 - Granville Hicks |State University, its faculty, staff or
                                   |students.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: tjfs@tadtec.uucp (Tim Steele)
Subject: Re: Hard drive case market stinks!!
Organization: Tadpole Technology plc
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 23:20:51 GMT

I second that - I'd like to plug my displaced HD20 drive into my
PowerBook somehow.

Tim
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: pw4963@sarah.albany.edu (Peter G. White)
Subject: Upgrade
Organization: State University of New York at Albany
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 23:57:34 GMT

What's this about upgrading an si to 25 MHZ and an fx to 50 MHZ by desoldering 
something.  Can this be done on an LCII, and is it adviseable?
From: jstc_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (j. collins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Woz in apple ad?
Date: 8 Oct 92 19:31:35 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <BvtF4p.H86@unix.amherst.edu> jedubins@unix.amherst.edu (Just a fellow traveler...) writes:

>: Sorry for my ignorance, but who's this Steve Wozniak?
>: 

>If you really don't know, Steve Wozniak, along with Steve Jobs were the two
>guys who originally made the first Apple computers in their garage(I think
>it was Woz's garage but I'm not sure...)- and then after the company started
>to get bigger they were put out to pasture, still retaining an extremely 
>sizable amount of Apple stock.  One of those over-night success stories that
>helps you believe in the Great American Dream-- makes you wanna cry, huh?
>*sniffle*

Um, actually the Woz was the one who created the Apple I and later 
made the Apple II.  Steve Jobs had very little to do with the creatation.
It was Job's garage that they started out of, and there were actually
three co-founders: Jobs, Wozniak, and Mike Markula(?).

-justin m. collins <jstc_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu>

ps. You are right about the american dream though...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: SI to 25 Mhz: What about the FPU?
From: lee5@husc8.harvard.edu (Patrick Lee)
Date: 10 Oct 92 19:39:18 GMT

I have a MacIIsi and am considering doing speeding it up by replacing the
clock chip, but I also have an FPU on a Nubus expansion board and was
wondering if this would have any effect?

-Pat (lee5@husc8.havard.edu)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 11:53:51 EDT
From: <GTE@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject:    Abaton MultiTalk Boxes

Does anyone have any info (drivers, manuals, etc) on Abaton Multitalk Boxes?
Please via E-mail to :

                  Bob Gould
                  gte@psuvm.edu

Thanks,
-Bob
From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 640 x 480 on a 16" monitor
Date: 7 Oct 92 18:22:02 GMT
Reply-To: hades@Dartmouth.Edu
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Disclaimer: Personally, I really don't care who you think I speak for.
Moderator: Rec.Arts.Comics.Info

sloderb@iris1.sb.fsu.edu (Mike Sloderbeck) writes:

>On his FX with 8-24 GC card and Apple 16" color monitor,
>Is there a way we can force it to display 640 x 480 resolution
>on the 16" monitor?

    Um... not if you have the Appl 16" monitor. You need a multisynch
monitor, that is capable of more than one resolution, and the Apple 16"
isn't. 

--
-Hades (Brian V. Hughes) 
   "You know Television has gone to hell when, with every commercial,
	 you find yourself hoping to see the Energizer Bunny."
From: zawr02@hou.amoco.com (Andrew W. Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Photo-compatible CD ROM drives... what it
Date: 14 Oct 92 20:23:42 GMT
Reply-To: zawr02@hou.amoco.com
Organization: Amoco

In article 12128@ncar.ucar.edu, bill@lhotse.ucar.edu () writes:
>Can some kind cybersoul fill me in on this photo CD ROM thing?
>
>--Bill


In a nutshell, Kodak has developed a format and system for putting
photo negatives or slides onto a CD ROM.  Check out rec.photo for
details.  They have had a spirited discussion on the possible pros and
cons for a couple of months now.
---

Andrew Robinson
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cs108069@pandora.sdsu.edu (DeRose)
Subject: Re: 640 x 480 on a 16" monitor
Organization: San Diego State University, College of Sciences
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 00:09:54 GMT

I'm not so sure you need to run out and buy a multisync monitor.  If
you can get a hold of a pin-out diagram for the RGB cable, you might
be able to make your 8*24GC think it's driving a 13" 640x480 monitor.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware