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From: stiv@stat.rice.edu (david n stivers)
Subject: Docks for PB's and Duo's (was Re: questions about PB duo's)
Organization: Dept. of Statistics, Rice University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:38:23 GMT

POWERBOOK DOCKS

For the regular PB, Pilot Technologies sells a dock for $129 that the
big PB's slide into. The concept is, I guess, similar to that for the
Duo MiniDock, but without "Apple's exclusive and revolutionary
PowerLatch(tm) technology." 800-682-4987.

DUO DOCKS

E-machines sells 2 Duo docks.

(1) The Presenter has an ADB, HDI floppy, sound, RGB and composite (RCA
jack) video, and AC adaptor ports. It appears that the serial and modem
port on the back of the PB are accessible. Note that this lacks a SCSI
and audio in port, but gains the composite video w/respect to the
MiniDock. It is claimed that lots of different video devices (NTSC, PAL
tv's and vcr, SVGA monitors, most Mac displays, LCD panels) can be
driven. List is $499.

(2) The DeskNet has a power switch, AC, floppy, ABD, RGB, serial,
10Base2 Ethernet, SCSI, audio in, audio out, 10BaseT Ethernet ports. It
adds the Ethernet ports to the ports on the MiniDock. List is $699.


I'm not associated blah blah. I'm just in the market, and thought that
other people might appreciate this info on alternatives.
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From: sarachan@wsqtbf.crd.ge.com (B. D. Sarachan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Running games on a Powerbook
Date: 4 Jan 93 19:45:58 GMT
Reply-To: sarachanbd@crd.ge.com (B. D. Sarachan)
Distribution: usa
Organization: GE CR & D

Is there any problem running games that involve animation (i.e. flight simulators,
etc.) on the Powerbook?  Is the animation too blurry on supertwist displays, or
is the effect tolerable?


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: bower@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Ty Bower)
Subject: Re: MaxAppleZoom vs Apple's New 14" Monitor?
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 05:58:36 GMT

MAZ doesn't work so much with the monitor as it does with the
video card.  That statement does seem to make much sense, but think
about it.

What this means, is that as long as you continue to use your 8-bit
video card (or any other video card supported by MAZ - I think the
8.24, but definately not the 8.24gc will work) and just about any
640x480 monitor, MAZ will function.  

The software takes advantage of the code in the video card.  The
monitor has little to do with it.
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: michaelf@psg.com (Michael Fetzer)
Subject: Recommend tape based backup system?
Organization: Pacific Systems Group, Portland Oregon US
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:19:52 GMT
Keywords: tape, backup, wanted

I'm looking for a SCSI tape drive to use as a backup. Since my recent move I
don't get the usual MacRags any more, and am looking for either direct info or
Magazine references to articles.

I need to back up one 230Meg, one 105Meg and a handful of 44Meg Removable
Cartridges. Currently I use the Removables to back up the 230 and pray for the
105. I'd like to have a drive with a capacity of at least 400 Megs, I guess,
but am unsure what formats are available. Considering the amount I have
invested in drives and cartridges, I guess I'd like to stay around $500,
preferrably less, and  not a *whole* lot more.

Is there anything available? Or should I look to spend more for a superior
device?

Any net.wisdom appreciated. ;)


Mike
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From: hyerstay@cybermac.sadye.emba.uvm.edu (Jason Hyerstay)
Organization: Adrenaline Online, (802) 425-2332, a FirstClass system
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 09:24:45 EST
Subject: Re: Strange Hard drive!  Even APS tech support can't figure this out!!!

It sounds like your hard drive has a case of stiction, where the lubricant for
the drive has seized up after periods of inactivity. I have had this happen to
two drives and I got them replaced through Apple's silent recall program, since
both were from Apple. The best thing to do might be to buy another drive, but
repair might also be worth trying, if you can get it done for a good price.
- jason

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From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Re: Xceed30 8-bit and System 7.1 ?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:59:49 GMT


Folks,

Interesting problem now that it is solved. Yes the Xceed card is compatible
with System 7.1.

Getting the machine to boot required the card to be unplugged, and replugged
into the PDS. I suspect something similar to "parameter RAM".

Funny how it was only a problem for system software 7.1.


Jim

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: chief@world.std.com (john j chirichiello)
Subject: Re: Upgrade SE ---> SE/30?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:24:27 GMT

abl9y@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Andrew B. Lederman) writes:

>I have an SE with a faulty logic board and was thinking of replacing it.

>Can I sijmply buy an SE/30 logic board from a repair place and along with an FDHD to replace my 800k drive and have an SE/30 instead?

>The reason I ask is theat SE/30 logic boards seem to be about the same price
>as SE logic boards (+ or - $100).  Will this work?

>Thanks,

>Andrw

>abl9y@virginia.edu

  I think you better check your prices again.  The 
SE 30 logic boards cost at least four times more
than an SE logic board.  Hope this doesn't disapoint
you.

Good Luck
.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ssocl01@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Where to buy cheap Quadra 700????
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:01:46 GMT

Hi all

	Can anyone tell me how much does a Quadra 700 cost now????

	What will be the price differene(prediction only) on the Quadra 800 
to the 700????

	Where can i buy the cheapest Quadras???? Can I trust any mail order
companies???? Or do I have to buy it through proper resellers????

	Please help.

	Thanks a lot.

Regards

Charles
5/1/93
From: sbpress@engws8 (The Stony Brook Press)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: large monitors on the power book 100?
Date: 9 Jan 93 04:32:10 GMT
Reply-To: sbpress@ic.sunysb.edu
Organization: The State University of New York at Stony Brook
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

Is it possible to connect a one or two page monitor to a power bokk 100?
thanks

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Subject: do I need to reinitialize?
From: pdang@eis.calstate.edu (Phillip Dang)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 08:15:17 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

I have a IIfx, 80MB SCSI, sitting horizontal. Do I have to reinitialize or
format the hard disk if I change the IIfx to a standing, vertical, position?

Thnaks in advance,
Phil  pdang@eis.calstate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rbarnick@mitre.org (Barnie Barnick)
Subject: MAC HARDWARE FAILURE RATES
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: MITRE
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:21:52 GMT

Am interested if anyone has or knows of any data or studies regarding MAC
hardware reliability where MACs are powered up and down once each day
versus reliability where MACs are never powered down.  Am interested from
the perspective of power conservation in offices where large numbers of
MACs are used approximately 8 hours per day and remain idle the rest. 
Bottom line question is, "Do MACs show any greater failure rates when
powered up and down daily versus never or rarely being powered down?"
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From: bx341@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert E. Winston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Does memory help in Personal Laserwriter LS?
Date: 13 Jan 1993 02:38:20 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


  > I have a Personal Laserwriter LS with the 512K memory they
  > come with. I'm somewhat confused from some conflicting info
  > I got when the newest driver came out (7.2). I heard that it
  > allows full size printing on legal sized paper (if you
  > choose "Use larger print area") without expanding the
  > memory. It was also _implied_ that since the new driver it
  > doesn't even help to add memory anymore.

If you select "Use larger print area" from the options, you can
print on legal size paper with quarter inch margins left and
right and half inch top and bottom.
Since the new driver was issued, Apple has discontinued its
memory upgrade kit.

  > How can I get the 7.2 driver? Apple's ftp site doesn't seem
  > to have it; even their upgrade order form is outdated.

Although the 7.2 driver has a creation date of Fri. Mar 6, 1992,
it is considered to be part of System 7.1 and therefore is
subject to Apple's new pay to play policy.

It's been shipping with new printers for several months now. You
might try visiting your local Apple authorized scumsucker. Assume
the position (i.e. on your knees) and ask for a copy.

If you can find a BBS with the AMUG "BBS In A Box", it's on that
CD, apparently by mistake, in the Apple software section. Look
for the LS Install disk image file.

Several months ago Mark Johnson, the keeper of ftp.apple.com
mentioned that he would try to get the suits to authorized
placing the driver on that machine.

You might want to write him (I think he's: mjohnson@apple.com)
and ask if he's making any progress with the marketing and legal
weasels. Please note that Mr. Johnson does not make those
decisions himself. A polite request rather than a demand or whine
is more likely to motivate him to seek permission to post 7.2.

  > Also, can the LS's memory be upgraded with a regular SIMM,
  > or is Apple's kit required? My information is admittedly a
  > little out of date, but I think the Apple option runs a good
  > bit higher than current memory prices.

The upgrade consists of plugging four individual 4 X 256 chips
into sockets on the LS's circuit board and moving a jumper from
.5MB to 1MB. The chips cost about $5 each by mail order. Apple's
upgrade was being sold for as much as $149. The upgrade, which
does not effect the speed of the printer, is unnecessary if you
have the 7.2 driver.

________
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From: gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Video Spigot & "Jitter free" VCRs
Date: 11 Jan 93 21:30:42 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

I have a videospigot and have been trying to get
a good 640x480 still shot off of videotape. I've 
been using the 'capture from still source' option
but the stills look like crap. The company says that
it's because the video image is jittering. One VCR
ad that I saw claimed a special effect "jitter-free 
freeze frame". Is this BS or will it work for this?
Also, do laserdisc images do any better?
-- 
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta  
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: lau@aerospace.aero.org (David Lau)
Subject: Re: Duo HD problems: HELP (Apple: say something!)
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo, CA
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:18:40 GMT

> It is remotely possible that this would cause problems, but I have another
> theory.
> 
> If you read comp.sys.mac.system, you can find out that my PB160 has also
> lost it's hard disk almost every time after a crash.
> 
> On the PB160, I used to press the power key to reboot the machine. Of course,
> the new power key runs some ROM code before the roboot, so I suspect that it
> can flush the system I/O buffers and cache. If one of these is damaged, the
> damages will be written to the hard disk.
> 
> I have found that pressing the reset button properly resets the machine
> without causing damage to the disk directory structures.
> 
  Unfortunately the Duos DON'T have a Reset button, only a power off
button.
Command-Control Power on button is suppose to reset the machine according
to the
manual, but It has never worked for me.
   I finally went back to the orignal Apple format size on my HD and so far
no
problems.  I am afraid to experiment much becuase I have had so much
problems with my HD so far.

David Lau
lau@aerospace.aero.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: arie@eecs.umich.edu (Arie Covrigaru)
Subject: Re: 120Mb powerbook harddrive -- recommendations?
Reply-To: arie@eecs.umich.edu
Organization: AI Lab, The University of Michigan
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:51:22 GMT

>>>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 1993 03:39:43 GMT, baraff+@cs.cmu.edu (David Baraff) said:
| Nntp-Posting-Host: poptart.graphics.cs.cmu.edu

| I'm looking at getting a 120Mb internal drive for
| my powerbook 170. Anyone gotten a 120Mb and have anything
| to say about it? I've seen adds for ones from "Go", for
| around $550. Comments? (Or on any other brand?)

| 	David Baraff
| 	baraff@cs.cmu.edu



I bought the Go 120 MB from APS, paid $469.00 + Shipping. Comes with
detailed installation instructions but no tools to open the PB. APS
sells the tools for an additional fee (don't know how much). The drive
works well so far, faster than the original Conner 40 MB. Yes, the
drive also comes with APS formatting software but I don't use it so
I have no opinion about it. The drive comes formatted with system 7.x.x
installed and lots of free/shareware.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer)
Subject: Re: Looking for good read/write optical drive
Organization: Netcom. San Jose, California
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 19:12:55 GMT

jangus@alnitak.usc.edu (Jim Angus) writes ...
>I'm looking to purchase an economical mass storage device for my Mac.  It
>seems that optical drives provide the lowest cost per megabyte for removable
>media.  Anyone out there had any good/bad experiences with them?
>
>I've seen the Infinity 3.5 and the Arias drives (both cost about $1500).

I've been using an APS M-O drive for about a month now and have
(almost) no complaints.  While not quite as fast as my hard drive, it
is more than fast enough for working from.  It's a nice size, disks
can now be had for less than $40, and the extra storage is really
nice.  The drive was $1200, but at MacWorld I someone selling M-O
drives for $999 (although I don't know if that was for one of the
older, slower drives, or even if that price included a case/power
supply).

The only problems I have with the APS unit is that 1) it's noisy, and
2) was you mount a cartridge, the unit stays on until you reboot.
APS's driver checks the drive for an insert every couple seconds or so,
and if the drive is off your Mac stops briefly every couple seconds.

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From: micj@origen.math.earlham.edu (Mic Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: need harddrive
Date: 7 Jan 93 22:36:00 GMT

My Jasmine drive has given up.  Does anyone know where I can get a 40MB Quantum  
to put in the Jasmine box?  What do they cost?  thanks in advance.  
micj@math.earlham.edu
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Monday, 11 Jan 1993 10:58:42 EST
From: Jon Carr <IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Deskwriter cartridge stopped up!

In article <bob-100193172258@714-725-3178.nts.uci.edu>, bob@beamlab.ps.uci.edu
(bob prohaska) says:
>
>While printing a longish (100 page) document my HP Deskwriter cartridge
>did a slow fade-out, and hasn't been the same since.  Now it refuses
>to print anything, though the printer passes all the self tests and ink
>can be heard sloshing about in the cartridge.
>
>The cartridge is one of the new high capacity models, has anybody
>experienced
>trouble like this?

Most of the time the HP DW ink cartidge clogs up from LACK of use.

I would suggest the usual method for unclogging though.

Get yourself a small dish or bowl (just large enough to hold the ink
cartridge) and fill to a depth of 2-3mm with ink (inkwell style ink
should do the trick).  Let the cartridge sit in the ink for a few
hours.  The ink will act as a solvent and unclog the cartridge.

hope this helps!

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From: Eric.G.Sack.1@nd.edu (Eric G. Sack)
Subject: Internal CD 300 or internal DAT?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: CEGS, University of Notre Dame
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:03:33 GMT

I'm ordering a Q950 (maybe a Q800 depending on the case), and I'm also
purchasing a CD 300(i) and a DAT (probably APS compression DAT). I would
like to put one in the internal 5-1/4" bay, but I can't decide which
one to leave external. I will have two Macs here at home, the new one
and my trusty SE/30. I don't know how much I'm going to use CD, but I'm
religious about back-ups. Therefore I'm leaning toward the CD 300i and
an external DAT (so I can move it between machines). Anyone have any
suggestions on things to consider in making this decision?

Eric
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: daniels@xstor.com (Daniel A. Segel)
Subject: Re: Duo HD problems: HELP (Apple: say something!)
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Storage Dimensions, Inc.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:16:02 GMT

In article <43129@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, ewa@cs.ucsd.edu (Eric Anderson) wrote:
> 
(comments about extra wasted space on Apple hard drives deleted)
> 
> 1. There must be some good reason for all that extra space, riiiight?
Maybe, but that depends on whether you look at the sitaation from Apple's
POV or your own.

Apple buys drives from several vendors, and in order to have the formatted
capacity uniform, they partition the drives into the lowest common size
available on all the mechanisms they may use.

That way, any two 120MB hard drives from apple will be the same size, and
if your neighbor's is from Sony while yours is a Quantum you won't go
screaming
to apple because your neighbor's drive is 2 or 3 MB'sa larger than your
own.


> 2. Are we crazy to think that reclaiming it could cause random failures?
Reclaiming the extra space should not in and of itself cause any problems
at all. Reinstalling all your software and the System, however, poses a
much
greater risk than simply letting it sit on your hard drive. Of course, even
this greater risk is fairly inconsequential...


Daniel S.
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From: ehanson@umbc3.umbc.edu (Mr. Erik Hanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Sticky hard disk, Mac won't boot
Date: 9 Jan 1993 14:00:13 -0500
Organization: Univ. of MD, Baltimore County
NNTP-Posting-Host: umbc5.umbc.edu

In article <1993Jan8.080038.28192@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> denk@Mathematik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Georg Denk) writes:
>I have an annoying problem with a Mac IIcx (4MB, system 6.0.7):
>From time to time the Mac does not boot, as it does not find the
>internal hard disk (80 MB, original Apple = Connor HD), the screen
>shows a disk with a question mark on it. Inserting a system disk
>helps the Mac to boot, but there is no hard disk mounted.
>Shuting down the Mac and rebooting solves (sometimes 8-( ) the problem.
>
>In my opinion, the hard disk won't start spinning up, which could
>cause the problem. But: How to solve this?

I had the same problem with my SE/30. It would happen a few times a
month, and all it required was a small jolt to the side of the computer.
However, this didn't seem very safe to me, so I was quite releived when
Apple announced it would fix all sticky SE/30 (and probably IIcx) hard
drives for free.

So, instead of backing up my drive and bringing it to the Apple dealer,
I did nothing. One day, it stuck again, and a small jolt to the side of
the computer did nothing. I tried again and again, and then decided to
take a screwdriver, wrap the handle in a sock, and hit the computer a
little harder. (I figured Apple would replace it for fre anyway, even
if I broke it...)

Of course, this didn't work either. Then, I had a brilliant idea.
(Well, it sounded good at the time.) I had heard that the problem was
some grease that accidentally hardens under some conditions, thereby
not allowing the heads to unparkgrabbed a hair dryer, turned
it on to its lowest setting, and aimed it right at the hard drive.
After a few seconds, I turned the machine on, and the hard disk
spun right up.

I immediately backed everything up, cut class, and drove the computer
down to the Apple dealer. They replaced the drive for free and now my
computer is in perfect shape. (Except for one little problem: it isn't
a NeXT.)

Your mileage may vary. Just because I did it doesn't mean it's a
good idea. In fact, if I did it, it must have been a bad idea.


Seeya!
Erk

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From: Blaine Stine <wbstine@ucsd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Best Powerbook modem
Date: 11 Jan 1993 20:49:54 GMT
Organization: UCSD Biology Dept
Distribution: world
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X-XXDate: Mon, 11 Jan 93 12:48:10 GMT

Re: Best Powerbook modem

	I just installed an Applied Engineering DataLink PB. It is a 14.4 data
and 14.4 Fax modem that supports MNP 1-5, 10 and has full voice
capabilities. So far it works fine but there are not many modem scripts
written for it yet. There is a CCL file for ARA that comes with the modem
but I'm still setting up FAXstf, VersaSLIP and LineShare.

Blaine Stine
wbstine@ucsd.edu