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From: roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Truth in Advertising (can the PowerBook talk?)
Date: 19 Aug 92 18:00:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: phri.1992Aug19.180057.15796
Organization: Public Health Research Institute (New York)

davidl@ssd.intel.com (David Levine) writes:
> I've heard that Macintalk doesn't work under System 7, and the PowerBooks
> only run System 7 (officially).  Therefore Macintalk doesn't work on the
> PowerBook, and I'm not aware of any commercially-available (actually
> released, not just vaporware) speech software other than Macintalk.

	Talking Moose works just fine under System 7.  I don't think it
uses Macintalk, but does it's own speech generation.

>  "Dr. Langley taught me to sing a song.  Would you like to hear it?"

	Ah, but can the PowerBook sing?  We may have to wait another 9
years for that.
-- 
roy@wombat.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Public Health Research Institute
455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
"This never happened to Bart Simpson."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: covert@cactus.org (Richard Covert)
Subject: Re: powerbook100 by mail - missed the article
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 12:14:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.012317.25252@utdallas.edu> karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches) writes:
>In article <15004@claris.com> mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug12.194635.13380@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, mzajac@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Stephen Zajac) writes:
>>> 
>>> A colleague of mine just decided he would definately buy a 
>>> Powerbook 100 for the Price Club price, but that darned article
>>> has expired on our news server.
>>> 
>>> Can anyone please send the telephone # of the Price Club that
>>> will sell them through the mail?
>>
>>The Price Club does not do mail order.
>
>I read an earlier post that the Price Club in Dallas, Texas will ship
>a unit COD. I believe you need to talk to their shipping department.
>Of course, they would charge you the $25 membership fee.
>
>The number of the Dallas Price Club is (214)265-2881.
                                             265-2855
The second # gets you a LIVE person, the first is voice mail or
a tape or something.
>
>Regards,
>Tom Karches
>karches@utdallas.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
Subject: Re: Do not buy the Asante SCSI ethernet adapter
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 00:53:05 GMT

In article <41409@skye.dcs.ed.ac.uk> dcjm@cs.ed.ac.uk (Dave Matthews) writes:
>
>I bought an Asante EN/SC at the beginning of the year, and
>had considerable problems with it.  I wanted to use it with
>a Mac Plus with a Rodime external disc but gave up in the
>end.  It locked up with the disc light on or with the power
>light on the EN/SC flashing on and off, depending on the
>relative SCSI addresses set on the disc and the EN/SC.
>
>The EN/SC works quite happily on my Powerbook 100 or on a
>Mac Classic with an internal disc, but if I connect an
>external disc it locks up.  I tried various external discs
>to see if it was a problem with the disc, and various
>configurations of the cables and SCSI addresses but without
>success.  
>
>I'm happy enough with it since I can use it on the Powerbook,
>but I would be reluctant to buy another one while this
>problem exists.
>

I've had this problem. The EN/SC does not work properly with some hard
drive formatting software. SilverLining works OK. Call Asante about
compatibility. Anyone in tech support should know about this.

Regards,
Tom Karches
karches@utdallas.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
Subject: Re: PowerBook 145 2/80
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation Tech Central
	<1992Aug9.165323.15098@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
	<GERLACH.92Aug13092043@greyrock.greyrock.mso.colostate.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:22:56 GMT

Scott> == Scott Gerlach <gerlach@greyrock.mso.colostate.edu> 

 Scott> Why would you want a machine with only 2MB RAM?  I don't even
 Scott> use very high-powered software on my Mac, and 4MB is just barely
 Scott> enough.  Buying a 2MB PB 145 is like begging to pay for a RAM
 Scott> upgrade within the next 2-6 months.  4MB should be the minimum
 Scott> configuration for all new machines IMHO.

Maybe, just *MAYBE*, you intend to go straight to 8M, and would rather
not be saddled with an almost completely useless 2M expansion module?

After all, "4MB is just barely enough."
--
Christopher Davis * ckd@eff.org * System Administrator, EFF * +1 617 864 0665
            ``Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ti Kwan Leep.
            Approach me that you might see.'' -- The Master
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From: glb@yarra.pyramid.com.au (George Budahazy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,aus.mac,comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Video Card 8 bit
Keywords: Information wanted
Date: 18 Aug 92 05:08:54 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp PL, Melb., Australia


 Hello to all,

 I am interested in the purchase of a video card for a MacCI(13"Sony). I'm
 looking at 8 bit video card (budject limit). Does anyone have prices and 
 performance reports and reliability on these cards?

 I would like know configuration details, VRAM etc. I have recently seen in
 MacUser magazines, accelerated 8 bit cards. No reports, just averts. I realise
 these are faster and more costly, but this maybe the go.
 
 Has anyone had any experience with any of these cards? Reliability is important
 as the unit will be used in Oz. My sister-inlaw will be visiting Laguna Hills
 CA US in November. 

 Mac stuff is very expensive here in Oz eg. the Official Apple RRP price of the
 8.24GC card + VRAM kit including tax is $3590.

 Any information collected will be complied.

 Regards George

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: johnsh@aix.rpi.edu (Hugh Johnson)
Subject: Re: Hard drive recommendations, APS?
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:03:55 GMT

In article <1567@sousa.ltn.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>
> Sorry if this is a FAQing question, but the time has come for a second hard
> drive. Since I have an APS Syquest I've been happy with, I'm thinking about
> the APS Quantum 105 (external).  

I can wholeheartedly recommend the Mirror 105's.  They are rated just as high,
if not higher, as the APS drives (which I also considered when I was buying).
The Mirrors are quiet and fast and reliable.  They also almost perfectly match
the Mac's outer casing color and style (even the plastic "feels" the same!).
Plus, for those of you with a IIcx, IIci or an SE/30, you can opt for the
Mirror "portable" 105 (or 210).  This tiny drive is about the size of a brick,
because it has no power supply.  It includes a special cable which draws
the hard drive's power from the computer's floppy drive port (the cable only
works with the aforementioned models).  So not only do you save desk space,
you have a drive that is absolutely silent at idle.  I've had my Mirror Portable
105 for a few weeks now, and have had no problems whatsoever.  I've called their
tech help twice (for some real techy stuff that wasn't in the manual that I was
just curious about) and they were friendly, helpful and unhurried.  The normal
105 external is $479 and the portable is $450.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: 93jay@williams.edu (Jonathan Young)
Subject: Sound Input Devices for CI
Organization: Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 01:44:01 GMT

Being the proud owner of a practically vintage mac IIci, the only
machine still available without sound input, I'm sick of those pesky
LC owners taunting me with their ability to input sound files. I'm
looking for something to record sound (obviously) and would like it to
be able to do the following.

- Work with serial ports other than the stock modem/printer
	I know this is a software issue, but I have all but one port
 on my Quadralink board filled (4 serial devices and localtalk) so I'd
 prefer software that worked with the Comm Toolbox - at least to
 address the port. I hate mapping

- Allow me to input directly from a CD player/VCR etc... 
	I don't want to have to hold a microphone up to a speaker - I
 should be able to wire everything up directly.

- Not cost an outrageous amount of money. 
	I have seen the plans for the SID, CEDAR etc.. stuff but I'm
 busy on my thesis and don't have time to whip out the old soldering
 iron. 

The things that I have been looking at are (naturally) MacRecorder and
MacRecorder Plus, Voice Impact and Voice Impact Pro. Sadly the only
such device available at the MacWorld Expo was the MacRecorder Plus
for the oh so special show price of $200. 

Hold me back. I really want to spend $200 for something that comes
free with a PB100? There must be something else out there! If
necessary I can give up on the serial port issue, I suspect nothing
will work with the ToolBox and I can always shop around for new
software later.

If you've read this far, thanks.

Jonathan Young
Williams College Astronomy Dept.
From: howarth@rice.edu (Jack W. Howarth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: screen adjustemnt utility
Date: 21 Aug 1992 17:10:22 GMT


  Could someone point out the ftp site, directory and filename of a
Mac utility to help adjust your screen. I though there was such a 
beast out there which help set the screen size, etc but I can't
seem to find it...
                  Jack
 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Subject: New IIvx and IIvi...why on EARTH 16mhz? 
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 02:50:07 GMT


Just to add to the anarchy here on the IIvx and IIvi (and which processor
which one uses), I've heard 32mhz and 16mhz....my question is: Why on EARTH
would Apple goto a 16mhz chip...I'd think the MINIMUM they'd use would be
20mhz!
-- 
 "When I was young we got our first color TV set and our neighbor kids got
jealous 'cause their parents wouldn't buy one. So the parents put red green 
and blue celophane on it and called it color...now they have Windows 3.1"
    Travis Grundke --- an780@Cleveland.Freenet.edu --- Cleveland, Ohio
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: kent@sunfs3.Camex.COM (Kent Borg)
Subject: Re: PB 140 math chip add-on ?
Organization: Camex Inc., Boston MA
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:05:28 EDT

In article <1992Aug13.174914.454@vms.huji.ac.il> josh@vms.huji.ac.il writes:

>Has anyone heard (rumors) of any means of adding a math coprocessor
>to a PB140? Or, conversely, that such is definitively impossible?

I suspect that is is possible, but I expect that it is not practical.  

On the daughter board inside the 140 there is a 68030.  Smack dab on
the other side of the board is a place for a surface mount math chip.

I would expect Apple would be clever enough to recognize the chip if
it were there (though all bets are off for Microsoft software), so
soldering it on would likely work.

However, soldering a billion-pin surface mount chip by hand to the
multilayer board of an otherwise working computer is not something I
want to do to *my* computer.  If anything would void the warrantee and
convince Apple not to service it, something like that would.

If you do it, I would be interested in hearing how it turns out.  If
you computer is never heard from again, don't blame me.  I think it is
a bad idea.


--
Kent Borg                                   kent@camex.com or kentborg@aol.com
                                            H:(617) 776-6899  W:(617) 426-3577
As always, things look better when some costs are left out.
						      -Economist 3-28-92 p. 94
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: stu5s11@bcrka280.bn
Subject: 2.5" Hard drives
Reply-To: stu5s11@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:54:38 GMT

Here's something interesting. I was just reading my January
1992 issue of spectrum and inside it there's a mention that
Conner was already developing a 560 Meg 2.5" drive!

That'll be pretty neat. You'll finally be able to use AUX
on a powerbook, or even load up a complete copy of MPW.
The distintions between a desktop and a portable are getting
smaller. Now If they can only figure out how to add a 19"
color screen to my power book so I can use it on the road.

------------------------------
John Andrusiak
From: fredh@msus1.msus.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: HP DeskWriter C
Date: 15 Aug 92 08:23:26 GMT
Organization: Minnesota State University System

Does anyone know if the 4-color Deskwriter C is out? My father (whose account I
borrow for NEWS access since mine won't) swears that he saw something saying it
was. 'Course, he reads MacX (where X = a word :). Just wanted to know if anyone
out there has one/has seen one to confirm his statement.

-Todd F. Hartman    - Marauder@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu
From: lmazur@pucc.bitnet (Leszek Mazur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: New Macs Announced (IIvx/vi, Performas 200/400/600)
Date: 14 Aug 92 13:49:57 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@nimaster

In article <gee.713767285@vincent1.iastate.edu>, gee@iastate.edu (Gary W
Clayburg) wrote:

> Anybody know the specs on the IIvi for those of us who aren't priveleged enough
> to be able to afford MacWeek?
> Is there a price range set yet or any speculations out there?
> Will apple be dicontinuing some of their models like the IIsi?
> How many slots (NUBUS or processor direct) are in these machines?
> How much memory will they be shipped with?
> How do they fit into apple's lineup, performance wise?
> Will apple keep the sound-input idea?
> What type and how many expansion ports will they have (ADB,SCSI, etc.)
> Will the CD Rom drive be in addition to a Hard Drive and floppy?
> What size of Hard drive will be available?
> 
> Just a bunch of questions from a poor college student

According to MacWeek:
The IIvi is 16MHz 030 machine.  No Cache.  No Math chip.
Both machines will have 3 NuBus slots and 1 Processor direct slot.
They will probably be shipped with 4 megs ram and up.
(But I could be wrong.)
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From: dcjm@cs.ed.ac.uk (Dave Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Do not buy the Asante SCSI ethernet adapter
Date: 13 Aug 92 09:59:56 GMT
Reply-To: dcjm@cs.ed.ac.uk (Dave Matthews)
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Edinburgh Univ


I bought an Asante EN/SC at the beginning of the year, and
had considerable problems with it.  I wanted to use it with
a Mac Plus with a Rodime external disc but gave up in the
end.  It locked up with the disc light on or with the power
light on the EN/SC flashing on and off, depending on the
relative SCSI addresses set on the disc and the EN/SC.

The EN/SC works quite happily on my Powerbook 100 or on a
Mac Classic with an internal disc, but if I connect an
external disc it locks up.  I tried various external discs
to see if it was a problem with the disc, and various
configurations of the cables and SCSI addresses but without
success.  

I'm happy enough with it since I can use it on the Powerbook,
but I would be reluctant to buy another one while this
problem exists.

Dave Matthews.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: truong@news.cis.ohio-state.edu (hoa nhu truong)
Subject: Help on the Xerox 4020 color inkjet printer
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 21:51:11 GMT

I've come across a Xerox 4020 color inkjet printer, but doesn't have the
manual for it.  Does anyone know anything about this printer?  Can I hook my
mac to it, or do I need special cable?  Is there any other printer on the
market that are the same, but under different name?  It does sound
like either the Sharp color inkjet, or the Tekcolor inkjet.  Thanks for
any lead to this
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: chou@apollo.HP.COM (David Chou)
Subject: "low-power" 4MB SIMMs
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:11:40 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Chelmsford, MA
Keywords:  Outbound, SIMMs, where to buy?

Greetings Mac HW folk,

I wanna upgrade the RAM in my Outbound 2030E from 4MB to 16MB.  
Outbound highly recommends purchasing "low power" SIMMs to preserve
the battery life.  They say standard 4MB SIMMs can reduce battery 
life to about 45 minutes...ugh.  So, I can either buy four 4MB 
low-power SIMMs directly from Outbound for big $$, or I can look
elsewhere and spend fewer $$.

Before I call "all" the mail-order joints listed in Mac* magazines,
I'm hoping that some netters might lead me to a source(s) of
low-power SIMMs.  

Much obliged,
Dave
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From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PowerBook 145 2/80
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:26:04 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

gerlach@greyrock.mso.colostate.edu (Scott Gerlach) writes:

>In article <1992Aug9.165323.15098@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Geoff Bronner) writes:

>>In <1683BFF99.UC572722@mizzou1.missouri.edu> UC572722@mizzou1.missouri.edu (Matt Skipton) writes:

>>>  Does anyone know if/when Apple is going to release the 145 in a 2/80
>>>configuration?  My schools computer store has partnumbers for 4/40 and
>>>4/80 configs but they said that Apple hasn't given them a # for a 2/80.

>>I asked an Apple Rep that very question at MacWorld and he had NO IDEA. I
>>strongly suggested that they release a 2/80 configuration but who knows if
>>he has any say on the matter.

>Why would you want a machine with only 2MB RAM?  I don't even use very
>high-powered software on my Mac, and 4MB is just barely enough.
>Buying a 2MB PB 145 is like begging to pay for a RAM upgrade within
>the next 2-6 months.  4MB should be the minimum configuration for all
>new machines IMHO.

    You want to be able to get a machine with the base memory
configuration, which for the PowerBooks is 2mb (its on the motherboard)
so that you can get your own memory upgrade, and not have to deal with
the extra cost that Apple tacks on to the price for putting extra memory
in the machine. As an example, here at Dartmouth a 170 2/80 costs $3350
and the 4/80 costs $3520, a difference of $170. According to the latest
MacWEEK the going price for the 2M upgrade card for PowerBooks is $100.
Thus you would save $70. 
    As an added example the price of the 4M upgrade is $179, which means
you could have a 6M PowerBook for basically the same price as the 4 M
PowerBook that you would be purchacing. And even if you took it to an
Apple Tech to install itthe memory for you, you would probably only have
to pay him $25 or so, and still come out ahead, in my book.
    That is why you want to be able to get a PowerBook with just 2M, or
any Mac with the base memory configuration. Of course there is also the
matter of upgrading later, what do you do with the extra memory that you
took out to put more in? There are really only a couple of places that
will take memory as a trade in.

--
-Hades (Brian V. Hughes) Moderator: Rec.Arts.Comics.Info
		   "A clear case of curare poisoning
	       of one of her Majesty's Cold-Cream Guards"
						   -- Durlock Holmes
From: JohnM@mindlink.bc.ca (John N. Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Envisio vs. Bookview display PowerBook
Date: 22 Aug 92 01:47:50 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

I'm getting a PowerBook 145 and would like to drive a NEC 4FG monitor. I hear
mixed reviews on the Envisio board; it just got 2 stars in a MacUser review.
The Bookview Imperial card sounds good on paper but have yet to find a good
evluation of this product. The Radius SCSI box sounds OK but has a slower
screen refresh. What would be the best combination? Thanks.

John N. Moore
Langley, Canada.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: silber@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Jeffrey Silber)
Subject: Quadra Video Problem
Organization: Cornell Theory Center
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:33:05 GMT

I upgraded my Quadra 700 to the fullest possible amount of VRAM.  I'm fairly
confident that the VRAM is of the right type and that the SIMMS are in 
properly.  When I powered up my monitors control panel gave me the option
of 'millions' of colors.  When I select it my Apple Hi-res monitor goes
crazy ... thin vertical lines about two thirds across the screen, ghost
images about three inches to the right.  If I switch back to 256 it is
fine.  I'm using the built in video card.

If you have any ideas about the problem here I'd appreciate an e-mail
reply.  thanks.
-- 
"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."
                                                          --Sen. Everett Dirksen
Jeffrey A. Silber/silber@tc.cornell.edu
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