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From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Using Two Screens
Date: 2 Sep 92 04:01:15 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Peirce Software
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


In article <1186@xlnt.COM> (comp.sys.mac.hardware), rasp@xlnt.com (Ron Perloff) writes:
> In article <1992Aug31.235407.28352@gtephx.UUCP> patfieldk@gtephx.UUCP (Kevin M.
> Patfield) writes:
> 
> >Anyone found good ways to use that 29 sq in of useful real-estate?
> >Perhaps I should consider letting it as advertising space!
> 
> Yes. In a networked, multi-printer environment, it is incredibly handy
> to leave chooser on the native screen. Scrapbook is nice, too.

It might be handy, but leaving the chooser up can hurt network performance.
The chooser repeatedly sends out NBP queries to see what is out there.
This takes up network bandwidth.

Its not so bad if you're the only one doing it, but if everyone did
it you might have some problems.

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From: John Austin <jea1@Cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Microtek Scanner SCSI problem
X-Xxdate: Thu, 3 Sep 92 21: 41:37 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jea1@cornell.edu
Organization: BTI
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Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:35:03 GMT

In article <robrick-020992090837@big-geek.erenj.com> Robert Brickman,
robrick@erenj.com writes:
>I have had a similar experience with the Microtek 300ZS with a IIci except
>that...

Well, I can't be much help with the current probem, but there is definately
something wierd about the Microtek interfaces.  I'm  running a 300G through
the MS-SCSI/G interface, and the scanning generally works well.

Yesterday I installed the new MacTools Backup app.  It wouldn't work- reported
a SCSI error.  Called Central Point, blabbed for a bit, and the tech jumped
when I said "Microtek SCSI Interface".  Sure enough, if I turn it off, Backup
runs.  Good thing I don't need to back up the scannner...



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From: wes@vax2.concordia.ca (Wes Schyngera)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Monotors for Powerbook
Date: 26 Aug 92 04:17:00 GMT
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I'm going to buy a Powerbook (145) and I want to get a
portrait (monochrome) monitor for it. I've heard that
Outbound makes a good one with an internal SCSI inter-
face. Has anyone tried this monitor or similar ones?
Are there other external monochromes out there with
built-in interfaces? If anyone out there has had ex-
periences with hooking up monitors to a Powerbook (good
or bad) I would appreciate their help and advice.

Wes Schyngera --- wes@vax2.concordia.ca
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From: skok@itwds1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de (Holger Skok)
Subject: Re: What causes monitor flicker?
Organization: Inst. f. Thermodynamik u. Waermetechnik (ITW), U. of Stuttgart, FRG
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 08:11:35 GMT

Monitors emit VHF band radiation in the same way a TV emittor does. The
power of those emissions is low and lower still in case of monitors
conforming to tougher Swedish standards. They can still influence other
monitors, though. 
Two monitors next to each other will most likely produce more flicker on
each one while both are running, especially when connected to the same
power outlet. 

At least that's my experience with two multiscan monitors sitting back
to back on two adjacent desks.
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From: terjer@ifi.unit.no (Terje Rydland)
Subject: Re: PowerBooks...Are they reliable?
Organization: Ifi, University of Trondheim / AVH
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 07:14:20 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.132404.23086@utkux1.utk.edu> danny@utkux1.utk.edu (Danny
W. McCampbell) writes:
>Hi!  I just talked with a friend of mine who is a Certified
>Macintosh Technician or something along those lines.  Well
>he told me that the PowerBooks are junk.  He said that they
>are constantly doing work on them.  He said that the screens
>or displays are really having problems.  
>
>This discouraged me a great deal as I am getting ready to 
>buy a PowerBook.  Can anyone out there give me some good news
>on PowerBooks.  I plan to buy a 180 when they come out.  I do
>not have a personal Mac right now and I was planning on the 
>180 to be my Mac for everything.  I was going to buy and 
>external Monitor and put on it for home use.  I have a CI at
>work right now and really like it but I need portablity.
>
>Any good news or ideas?
>

I have had a PowerBook 170 for almost a year(since November). 
No problems so far (3 dead pixels - you don't notice that in everyday use).
 I use it as my main machine in the evenings, unplug it every morning and
take it to my job. I carry it everywhere, use it on planes and  hotelrooms. 

Don't worry - just get one!

Terje Rydland
From: gurman@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Hot Horror Stories....
Date: 27 Aug 92 13:58:24 GMT
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center

hp48sx@wupost.wustl.edu (HP48SX Archive Maintainer) writes:

>Recently there was an article on the scsi newsgroup, and there was a
>table of MTBF vs. temperature on harddisks. The conclusion was, that 10
>degree higher temperature cuts down MTBF in half, and thus your harddisk
>will live only half the time. This is BAD.

>All electronic components will get tired faster if there is more heat,
>no doubt about this. Discussions about wheter to leave things turned on
>or not focusses on the startup strain, versus long time with higher
>temperatures.

>BUT: Harddisk vendors says that didks lives shorter if they are hotter.

    I suspect that the MTBF reduction for hard drives is mechanical:
hotter ambient temperatures mean more wear and tear on bearings, and, as
you get near the maximum recommended operating temperature, you probably
get alignment problems with (expanding) metal parts in the head
assemblies.
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From: hp48sx@wupost.wustl.edu (HP48SX Archive Maintainer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: DeskWriter Questions
Date: 28 Aug 1992 17:43:06 -0500
Organization: Washington University in Saint Louis, MO USA
Reply-To: hp48sx@wuarchive.wustl.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: wuarchive.wustl.edu

I have just ordered a DeskWriter, and I would like to know if there is
any difference between the deskwriter, and the Deskwriter C, or rather
what the differences are. Is it upgradable ? Do they share lots of parts
?
How many times can you refil ink cartridges ? Are there instructions
like there are for refilling Stylewriter cartridges ? I guess refilling
is much cheaper if you can get ink from a normal bookshop.

Which driver is fastest ? The DW Serial or the the Appletalk version ? I
would expect the serial I/F to be 9600, and AT to be 250k, and thus AT
much faster, but is it true in real life ?
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From: mitchell@linus.mitre.org (Richard B. Mitchell)
Subject: Surge Protectors
Organization: Research Computer Facility, The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:16:58 GMT


I just bought a Mac and need to get a surge protector.  As far as I
can tell, the only way to rate surge protectors is the number of
breakers, the number of outlets, and the level at peaks that it can
Handle.  I have one now from Egghead that can handle spikes of up to
13,000 volts and can take a maximum of 15 amps for all of the outlets.
I know that it all depends on where you live, but I was wondering it
this is sufficient.  I have a Mac Quadra 700, E Machines I, and an HP
Deskwriter.


Rich
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From: ron@mailbox.als.com (Ron DiNapoli)
Subject: FOR SALE: Macintosh Portable (Backlit)
Organization: Applied Logic Systems, Inc., Syracuse, NY, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 17:50:57 GMT


FOR SALE:

Macintosh Portable (BACKLIT)

5MB/40MB, Sys 7 Installed

SoftPC

Optional Keypad Module installed, separate mouse included
(Original trackball provided as well, but not installed unless requested)

Will ship UPS Blue COD to you...

Make an offer!



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From: deane@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Kimo Kanaka De`ane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac Plus Ext. HD.  Any problems?
Date: 31 Aug 92 19:03:58 GMT
Organization: Institute for Astronomy, Hawaii

In article <kpw105-310892113642@150.203.18.9> kpw105@huxley.anu.edu.au (Ken Wessen) writes:
>I wish to buy an external SCSI hard disk for a mac plus, but some people
>have mentioned that there may be problems due to the slow speed of the
>plus.  If I got just an ordinary third party Quantum SCSI hard disk and
>formatted with a 3:1 interleave ratio, would there be any problems?  I
>certainly dont want to have to buy an old apple 20 or 40 meg disk.
>Thanks for any help
>Ken

	You must format the drive with the proper interleave ratio (for Mac+
that's 1:1) or else you may get frequent disk errors. I have a Mac+ and a 
LaCie Cirrus 80M external, and I love it. It's formatted at 1:1, and it's 
fast enough for anything I need that my Plus can do. I have never found access
time to be the problem - it's more like CPU speed, at least for me. 
	I run rather large spreadsheets and Word documents. That's what's 
killing me. We'll see what October has to offer.....

	Clear Skies,
		Kimo


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: dpf@sage0.gsfc.nasa.gov (David Friedlander)
Subject: Re: Radius Color Pivot/LE info
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 01:35:44 GMT

russ@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>I noticed that someone had mentioned that they'd had pretty good luck
>using the Radius Color Pivot/LE with an SE 30.  Has anyone used this
>monitor with an IIsi or even a IIci?  
and more questions... :-)
What are the differences between the original Color Pivot and the Color
Pivot/LE ? What has Radius done to able to lower the price on the LE
(even before taking into account the free video card this offer
includes)?  Are the Radius Color Pivot LC and IIsi models simply the
monitor bundled with the appropriate PDS or NuBus card?

And does anyone have any comments about the 8-bit Radius Color Pivot
Interface?  I was previously leaning towards getting an Exceed card for
my SE/30 so as to be able to be add gray-scale capability to my internal
monitor (with the piggy-back card).  Any advantages or disadvantages to
Radius' own card? (I assume the pivot function won't work properly
without it.)

>I noticed that MacDepot is
>selling the monitor and the Video card for $799.  It seems almost too
>good to pass up, but I'd like to know more about it.  
There seem to be at least three places advertising this deal in the new
(Oct 92) MacUser. (Tiger Software, p294; Club Mac, p.318; MacDepot, p.327) 
What are people's impressions of these places? (I missed the thread on
Tiger- can someone please summarize?)

>Does anyone know
>if its been reviewed in any of the Mac Magazines?
MacUser, Feb 1992, p.156, "Big Screens For Small Macs: Mac LC and IIsi
	Color Display Systems"
	The Color Pivot LC was one of their recommended models in 
	"The Bottom Line".

MacUser, June 1991, p.58, "Radius Pivot for Built-in Video and Radius
	Color Pivot"
	Both models received 4 1/2 mice and performed well as compared 
	to the reference standards, the Apple Portrait and the Apple 13" RGB.


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From: Patrick.D.Warn@dartmouth.edu (Patrick D. Warn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PB100 Cracked LCD, Happy ending
Date: 24 Aug 92 01:14:21 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

After cracking the LCD on my Powerbook, I was shocked to find that the
repair cost was $790. After several attemps to get it fixed through
dealers and the ADPA (where we bought it), all I had was a sense that
I'd have drive down to NYC to pick a new 100 2/20 up for $599 and use
mine for parts.

Then my boss called up the 800 number, said that there was " a big
purple spot on the screen".  It was picked up Wednesday, and returned
on Friday morning.  Best of all it was covered under warrenty!!! I
think the moral of the story is that who you get on the other end of
the phone and how you describe the problem are very important factors
in the kind of service you get.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
Subject: Re: dvorak kwyboard for powerbook
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 17:43:46 GMT

Daniel - if you have trouble finding the necessary keys in Dvorak mode,
remember that starting the Mac with the shift key down will prevent ex-
tensions from loading.  The Dvorak is tried was an extension, confused the
keyboard so much I could not work at all.

This advice applies to System 7.x use of course. Avoiding extension loading
has been useful when something 'newly added' confuses me or the computer!

Dale
From: par@nwu.edu (Pete Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: What to do with (don't laugh) Dataframe 20?
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:18:57 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Northwestern University

Is there anything that can be done with a Dataframe 20?  I doesn't seem to
work with any newer Macs (only Mac Plus).  It doesn't have a hardware way
to change the SCSI number.  I tried using the program to change the SCSI
number, but it still doesn't work.  

What about using it as a hard drive for a Laserwriter IINT or IIF?


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: carrasco@bmers52.bnr.ca (Sylvano Carrasco)
Subject: BAD MAC PLUS
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 12:45:07 GMT

 Has anyone had problems with the Mac Plus monitor?

 My brother has a MAC PLUS and recently his monitor has begun to go on the
fritz.  Once in a while the screen will go off and sometimes it will come 
back.  Also on powerup, the screen doesn't come on.  It seems to be some
type of intermittent problem.  Has anyone heard of similar problems and have
a cure?

 The local Apple dealer says that it is the Power Supply board and wants $300!!
bucks to fix it.  The computer is barely worth that.  Any help will be
 appreciated.

Please post to this group as I do not have Internet mail.

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From: jbauer@mother.bates.edu (Jim Bauer)
Subject: HP IIp (non-PS) driver wanted
Organization: Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:57:09 GMT
Keywords: HPIIp

I'm looking for a system 7 driver for a HP IIp w/o a postscript
card or appletalk interface. I seem to recall such a driver 
exists but can't seem to track it down.  

Any help is much appreciated.
jim
jbauer@mother.bates.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Eric C. Kofoid <kofoid@bioscience.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: Disadvantages of System 7 (Was: IIsi vs new Macs - should I wait?)
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C00A9AE101C39C@ls-27.biology.utah.edu>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 25 Aug 92 23:04:42 GMT
Organization: Dept. Biology, University of Utah
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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 22:01:53 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.201949.18286@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Hades,
hades@coos.dartmouth.edu writes:
>  < some interesting stuff deleted... >
>    I have no problem with people seeing things differently, but I would
>really like hear what there is about System 6 that makes it more
>attractive to use. You know, things like: you can have a real startup
                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>floppy disk with System 6. Things like this. I am by no means a fanatic
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>who as found the One True Way (tm), but I am the "owner" of a Quadra 700
>and all I can have is System 7, and I haven't regretted it so far.
>  < ...more interesting stuff deleted >

Ummm... I have a perfectly good System 7 boot disk in my drawer right
now. 
It doesn't have a lot of room left on it, but it's just your average TDK 
MF-2HD floppy. Very useful when things are corrupted to the point that
you 
can't boot off the old hard disk. I might add that this happens a *lot* 
less to me now under System 7 than under any previous system. 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Red Mountain)
Subject: Re: What's a Mac 512 good for these days?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 12:03:46 GMT


Just incidentally, a computer store here in Melbourne, Australia had a deal
for a while where they threw in a 512 with your purchase of a IIci...

They'd be good for the kids, or a simple word processor machine.

Marty.
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From: benkei@cs.utexas.edu (William Kent Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Powerbook screen life
Date: 27 Aug 1992 21:47:33 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
Distribution: usa
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In article <1992Aug27.210115.12784@Csli.Stanford.EDU> mmarx@csli.stanford.edu (Matthew Marx) writes:
>Some PB skeptics around here claim that the Powerbook is a two-year
>throwaway machine since the screen will die after that long. Does

Does this mean that any laptop is in the same category?  Same screen
technology, right?
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From: louis@well.sf.ca.us (Louis Jaffe)
Subject: Re: What causes monitor flicker?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:04:53 GMT

It's a known characteristic of human vision that flicker is more
perceptible with a bright field.  Hence your observation of it in
the desktop display.  Flicker is also more perceptible in peripheral
vision than looking straight on.  Stand a few feet away and look to
the side of your CRT-- it'll probably appear to flicker much more.

Persistence of the phosphor is one factor in hiding or revealing flicker.
A high-persistence phosphor glows longer after the electron beam has
scanned past. But if the persistence is too high you get ghosting on
moving cursors, scrolling, etc.

Still another factor is scan line interlacing.  I'll leave it to
a more articulate and technically qualified person to explain that.

LJ
From: Roman.Brice@f204.n2603.z1.ieee.org (Roman Brice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: What'S The Best Monitor C
Date: 31 Aug 92 02:24:01 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2603/204 - Not Even Odd, Forest Hills NY


 U> BK> What's the best Macintosh monitor comparable to an Apple
 U>   BK> thirteen-inch?  I'm looking for color, at least 640x480, and a 
 U> price
 U>   BK> of $600 or less (or else I'll go for the $660 Apple monitor). 

The Sony 1304S has been rated to kick everyone's butt.
Look into it, it's a great montior.  Reviewed in Macworld several months 
back.



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From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE: Help!  Stubborn Disk Won't Spin Up 1 Last Time
Date: 18 Aug 92 13:27:58 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

SOunds EXACTLY like my problems a couple years ago.  I too had a 277n-1.  I
opened up the hard drive shell (which is quite well sealed) and monkeyed
around with the mechanism.  I've see service reps physically spin the platter
to get it started - and then they recommend you do your backup and either
trash it or have it rebuilt (which I did for about $175).  I'd give this a
shot.  Just be real careful not to short or touch anything you don't have to.

Also, keep dust off the platter for as long as you can.  If you get it
rebuilt, they won't care that you tampered with it.  BTW - the 105 Quantum is
a good choice.  Avoid Seagate at ALL COSTS.  Horrible company.


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