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From: brownd@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (David H Brown)
Subject: Macs in Dolby Surround (Was: Re: MONO IIsi)
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:23:19 GMT

In article <1dprbfINNedd@bigboote.WPI.EDU> firenza@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Timothy Mark Collins) writes:
>
>  I don't know about the new ones, but a friend of mine has an IIsi he got in
>April and it was capable of outputting sound in Dolby Surround Sound.  He had
>the Mac connected to his stereo and the Dolby light came on, signalling it was
>receiving a signal so encoded.
>
>firenza

	Hmmm. I suppose it's possible to encode and playback dolby surround
on a Mac, but I suspect that the stereo is probably reacting merely to
portions of the left and right channels which are out of phase with each
other. Many music recordings have out-of-phase information which will be sent
to the rear speakers if Dolby Surround decoding (or just about any
matrix-extraction) system is on. These are not necessarily deliberately
Dolby-encoded. In fact, a flat mono recording if split to the right channel
with the wires flipped could probably be "interpreted" as Surround encoded.

On the other hand, does anyone know of any stereo samples which _are_
deliberately Dolby-encoded for surround? Could be fun!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: reeddy@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Ronald E. Eddy)
Subject: Re: SONY 1320, 1304 vs. Apple 14"
Summary: my experiences with the 1320
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 17:00:18 EST


I bought a SONY 1320 for my LCII in september and I couldn't be happier.  My
roommate has an apple 13", and we can't see any difference in picture
quality.  The dot pitch on the 1320 is small, but I don't remember what it
is.  I think it is 0.25.  I have all the specs for the 1320 at home if anyone
wants me to post them.

The main difference between the 1320 and 1304 is that the 1304 is a multisync
monitor.  This allows it to be used with any mac, whereas the 1320 can only
be used with the LC.  You can find the 1320 cheaper through Computer
Shopper magazine than you can any mac magazine.  I bought mine through a
company called ElecTec for $368 total, and had it in 2 days (no special
shipping either!)  DO NOT buy through Tri-State Computer.  They tried to
rip me off, but thats another story.  Anyway, you also need to get an 
adapter for the cable so you can hook it into your mac.  I bought this
from the local apple dealer here for $20.  Some mail order companies want
$45 or so for this, so shop around.  Hope this helps.


Ron Eddy
Lowly Gradueate Student Peon
Dept. of Chemistry
Syracuse University
GO ORANGE!!!



In article <BxGoCK.MJ0@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End) writes:
>
>Hello Net,
>
>I see the SONY 1320 ($399) and the 1304 ($599) for sale at MacLand. Can 
>anyone tell me the difference between these two trinitrons (?) and the 
>new Apple 14 " ? Has anyone used the 1320 with their Mac ? How was the 
>appearence ? Rumor has it that the SONY monitor have a lower dot-pitch,
>how can the same tube (Apple 13 and 14) have a different dot-pitch ?
>
>
>Thanks much,
>
>Jim
>
From: unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk (T.J. Riddell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: LCIII in the UK?
Date: 10 Nov 92 12:41:01 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


Does anyone know whether/when the LCIII will be available in the UK? I was enquiring about the LCIII at the local AppleCentre here in Newcastle and was told that there was 'definitely' no such thing(!). I actually described it as an LCII with a 25MHz clock speed but they should have known what I was talking about.
Thanks in advance.
Toby

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From: jkreibic@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu (Jay Arnold Kreibich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: External Hard Drive Enclosures - Where can I get one?
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:32:40 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


A friend of mine was selling an internal hard drive cheap, so I bought it  
to upgraded my internal hard drive, but now I have a left over drive that  
I would like to still be able to use (the smaller one that was already in  
there).  I was wondering if there is anybody out there that sells external  
enclosures that I could place the old internal drive into to make a  
external drive out of it.

All I need is a steel box with a small power supply and the SCSI address  
electronics and the two inch jumper cable- nothing to fancy.

If you know of any place that sells anything like this please drop me a  
note.

Thanks!

-j
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Sony CPD-1302 multisync monitor ?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 18:31:52 GMT

Rumor has it that the SONY CPD-1302 sells for less than the new Apple 14"
and has an improved dot-pitch. What are people paying for them (where ?) ?
How do they look ? Are they as bright as the new Apple (50% over 13") ?

I am not really concerned about compatibility with any of the built-in 
videos. I am not going to drive it with an SE/30 Xceed30 8-bit card.

Thanks much,

Jim
From: Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac Color Display (New Apple Monitor)
Date: 9 Nov 92 22:32:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: fourd.1992Nov09.173210.30175
Distribution: world
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS

You had mentioned that your picture mosve when you swivel the display .... this
is a long shot but ..... Do you think a strong magnetic or electrical field
could be effecting your picture???  Do you have unshielded speakers close to your
monitor?  Just a thought, Joe C
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mac SLIP
From: stump1+@pitt.edu (Robert E Mitchell)
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:52:42 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Originator: stump1@unixd2.cis.pitt.edu


	This may or may not be the place to ask this question, but here
goes.  Where can one get a good implementation of SLIP for the Mac.  I
have a Mac IIfx at home and I'd like to set it up with AU/X, or at least
Mac X.  We've got a couple of really nice Telebit modems at the office
and I'd like to have IP for telnet and ftp.  I realize that it's not
a perfect solution, but it would make a nice learning tool.

Also, what's a "minimal" config for an AU/X machine.  ie:  Works  
WELL, not just satisfactory.  I figure the IIfx is enough machine
provided I have enough RAM (at least 20megs).  How much HD is 
adequate (I have 400+ MB at work).

Any Info on these topics would be GREATLY appreciated.  I had my home
machine at work for three months and I'm getting it back FINALLY.

Thanks in advance, and I'll repost any really interesting answers:^)

Later...


				Stump.
From: sls16@po.CWRU.Edu (Samuel L. Shank)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac PB 180/160 <-->VGA adapters?
Date: 10 Nov 1992 21:04:10 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


I think that the new PBs (160,180) come with a VGA monitor adapter.  At 
least, I think that is what the saleswoman told me.

-- 
Sam Shank
sls16@po.cwru.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: lishka@dxcern.cern.ch (Christopher Lishka)
Subject: PB170 active matrix disply vs. X-ray machines
Summary: Do X-ray machines harm PB170 active matrix display?
Organization: CERN European Lab for Particle Physics
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 12:35:52 GMT

I have read rumors that the X-ray machines at airports harm the active
matrix displays in the PowerBook 170.  Can anybody
confirm or deny this rumor?

I have had to put my PB170 through the X-ray machine twice now against
my will (the security officers would not let me on the plane
otherwise).  The active matrix screen does not have any visible damage
(i.e. there are no pixels which are always on or always off).  So what
is the story on this rumor?

Please send me email.  I will summarize the responses.

						.oO Chris Oo.

-- 
                                                           Christopher Lishka
 Never drive a car when you're dead...			   PPE Division, CERN
				-- Tom Waits		  lishka@dxcern.cern.ch
							     vxaluw::lishka
From: wtkwest@duncan.cs.utk.edu (tsew mailliw)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Hard Disk Sound Recording
Date: 7 Nov 92 18:25:14 GMT
Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Computer Science
Distribution: world
Reply-To: wtkwest@duncan.cs.utk.edu (tsew mailliw)
NNTP-Posting-Host: duncan.cs.utk.edu

In article <1992Nov02.155735.22157@fourd.com>, Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com writes:
|> When I say "hard disk recording" I'm not talking about a stupid sounds like a
|> record player 8 bit useless sound chip (well it's not useless but for a
|> professional it is).  I'm talking about a NuBus card that has 16bit analog to
|> digital converters that has  sound quality equivalent to or better than a CD
|> player.

	I agree, I am also interested in 16 ~ 18 bit ADCs and DACs, and I 
was planning to use a DUO so that I could do my MIDI sequencing and 
HD recording, and then just simply remove the DUO from its docking station
to take it on the road. Problem is: I would need the big docking station
for the NUBUS slots, and the MINI dock for taking on the road (I have
no desire to lug $1500 worth of AudioMedia to a gig).
	But, I can't afford the duo AND the docking bay. So, I thought
that the IIvx would be a nice substitute. But if the bus runs at 16MHz,
I presume that NUBUS slots would be out there, hopelessly waiting for
the 16MHz bus to send/receive information. (Could someone confirm this.)
	I don't want a IIci, since I have heard some (non-music)
stories about strange things happening. I will probably wait for the
new machines, or buy an LCII (and forget about HD recording for a while).
	Anyone want to trade a Mac Plus for a Quadra.... :)
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"But isn't a PINK - Baseball Hat really a conflict in terms....?"

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
Subject: Re: Troubles with a MacSE
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 00:09:40 GMT

Disk spin-up time can be a problem for older drives (ie 5.25" likely
have a problem as start up drive.) The is a parameter defines how long
the Mac will wait/try to start from the startup drive before displaying
the question mark. I don't recall the name of any utility that allows one
to set the startup drive delay time - though I know I have seen one...

Any 3.5" drive, especially if recently purchased, would likely spin up
fast enough to avoid missing the Mac's initial signals to the drive.

Try the drive with another SE or later. The Plus may accentuate the problem
but go ahead and try that if available. If you see no problem with your drive
and someone elses drive then consider sending the drive back ASAP. 

I have seen brand new drives that refuse to work with the Plus but work
with all later Macs.

Dale
parkyn@sfu.ca
From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: New Quadras in Jan 1993?
Date: 9 Nov 92 17:16:05 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

ms5477a@auvm.american.edu (Mathew L. Spolin) writes:

>With the cancellation of the Quadra 700, does this mean that the IIci
>will no longer have an upgrade path?  Or does it mean that the upgrade to
>the 800 will replace the Quadra 700 upgrade (probably at a higher price)?

    People asked the same question about the SE when apple took the
SE/30 off the list. But they left the upgrade (logic board replacement)
on the price list for almost a year after the SE/30 disappeared, so I
expect they will do a similar thing for the IIci --> Q700. Especially
since they are both being dropped at the same time.

--
-Hades (Brian V. Hughes) 
	"Hey, we're on the Cutting Edge!"
	"Too bad we're not on the side you keep." - Mr. Boffo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: echu@augean.eleceng.adelaide.edu.AU (Eric Chu)
Subject: 200+ MB Hard Disks
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Summary: which is best ? 
Keywords: hard drive disk mac
Organization: Electrical and Electronic Eng., University of Adelaide
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 09:53:41 GMT

I'm interested in getting an external HD for my SE/30 , in the 200-300 MB
capacity range.

Does anyone out there have much to say about the Seagate, Connor or Quantum
mechanisms ?

Does anyone have MTBF or similar reliability data for drives of around this 
size ?

( or direct me to where I can find out )

ATdHvAaNnKcSe

Eric
echu@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au
From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: New Macintosh Duo's
Date: 5 Nov 92 19:27:32 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: comp

In article <PREECE.92Nov3090729@predator.urbana.mcd.mot.com>,
preece@urbana.mcd.mot.com (Scott E. Preece) wrote:
> 
> In article <Bwyo6s.DJs@access.digex.com> hacker@access.digex.com (Dark Hacker) writes:
> 
> |   FLOPPY.... I meant FLOPPY.  The 160 has a nice integral floppy drive.
> |   And all the ports I could ever want (and NOT want).  With a duo I have to
> |   spring for a dock.  See the Duo isn't really a portable machine.  It's a
> |   machine that is both your desktop machine AND a portable.  That's a win if
> |   you don't have a desktop machien already.  But if you want to hack on the
> |   road I think the 160 has a superior, sharper screen... a larger and easier
> |   to handle trackball and keyboard and no extra investment down the road.
> ---
> I may be monomaniacal on this, but 2 pounds seems like a *big* win to
> me.  Like maybe the difference between bothering to take the machine
> with me on a lot of my trips and leaving it home.  I would have thought
> that the networking capability would be enough to make up for the lack
> of a floppy -- at home plug it into the desktop machine you already said
> you had; on the road, in a real pinch, go down to Kinkos and plug it
> into one of their Macs, if you really need to read a floppy.

There are plusses and minuses for each; what works for one person may not
work for another.  That's why Apple made both of them--it gives us a
choice.

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From: killalea@unix2.tcd.ie (Tom Killalea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: How do I zap/initialise a LaserWriter IIg's EEROM ?
Keywords: eerom IIg password
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:49:40 GMT
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin

>on one of our public access LaserWriter IIg's so that users couldn't 
>modify configuration parameters such as the printer's name, status page
>printing, communications settings, etc.

I got the ps code I needed on AppleLink.  I don't think it would be wise
to circulate it here - if you really need to know how it's done mail me.
--
Tom Killalea       011 353 1 702 2165       Trinity College Dublin
                 killalea@unix2.tcd.ie    
 "Not 100% efficient of course ... but nothing ever is."
        Kirk "Metamorphosis" Stardate 3219.8
From: ibhan@husc10.harvard.edu (Ishir Bhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: When will DUOs/Docks be available to purchase?
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:28:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc10.ibhan.721679309

summeral@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (SUMMERALL  ELMINA LANIER) writes:

>My Mac II just died, and I'm thinking of moving up, but I want a Duo.  I need
>it soon!  Any idea when they will be available to purchase?

>Connecting point tells me not until late 1Q93.

>Thanks,

>Thomas Summerall

Several people have a Duo already.  The Docks are a different matter...
-- 
             --      Ishir Bhan (ibhan@husc.harvard.edu)      --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: mikaelk@tdb.uu.se (Mikael Kristoffersson)
Subject: E-mail address to Conner (Inc.?)
Organization: Dept. of Scientific Computing, Uppsala Univ.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 23:23:35 GMT


Hello netters!

I own a 210Mb Conner hard drive that doesn't work properly with AUX-3.0.
It works perfectly as a HFS-disc. I have tried a few different drivers,
the driver delivered with AUX-3, the HDT 1.1 driver and the IDs driver
delivered with the disc. None of these works with AUX-3.

The symptom: The machine boots on HFS partition, "Start AUX" starts, and
now it seems like the disc is dismounted, and it will not mount again.
The kernel panics, saying it cannot load the floating-point package.

I would like to be able to use the disc for what i bought it. (it is
two or three years old now, and i bought it used...)


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jnsims01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: SI Sound Glitch: Refresh My Memory Please
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:46:05 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

I remember some months ago discussion of a problem on the IIsi having to do
with sounds being garbled, clipped, and/or otherwise screwed up. Since I didn't
own a IIsi, I didn't pay any particular attention to the cause or suggested
fixes. Now I'd really like to help out a novice user who reported this problem
to me. Would someone kindly refresh my memory as to what the problem was, what
caused, and how to fix it? Thanks enormously in advance. By the way, post to
this group or e-mail is fine.

 My wife AND my employer ignore my opinions - feel free to do the same!
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From: waltervj@coos.dartmouth.edu (Walter V. Jeffries)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Laser Printer Newsletter Free Sample Copy
Date: 10 Nov 92 23:10:11 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH


Hi,
  We just sent out the fall issue of our newsletter, The Flash, about
laser printers and related topics.  We have a few extra copies left
over.  If you would like a free sample copy, send me your name and
postal address.

  The Flash is an eclectic ~60 to 70 page quarterly newsletter about
laser printing and related topics.  Some articles that have appeared
are: Maintaining your laser printer (a whole series), self-publishing
your own book.  How laser printers work, Laser printer upgrades, buying
a used laser printer, going to offset printing from desktop publishing,
making rubber stamps with your laser printer, how toner is made, ozone,
patent patemonium, using laser printer transfer toner for t-shirts &
such, laser printer output troubleshooting, and a lot more.  The Flash
is a four year old newsletter with about 20,000 subscribers.

-Walter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ASM@snowyt.me.psu.edu (Aravind Melligeri)
Subject: New HP laserjet 4M......
Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 03:19:17 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

Did you guys see new HP printer. 
It's fantastic. The price dirt cheap. The educational price is $1785
postscript, pcl4,  6 meg ram, 10PPM, 600dpi. appletalk, serial, parallel
interface. 
sug. retail price is $2999.00 but street price should be pretty close to
the educational price b'cos hp doesn't give much educational discount. 
by the way IBM lexmark reduced there price [ from tomrorrow] by $500 to 
compete with the HP's new printer.
Lexmark 10A
6 ppm. 600dpi, postscript 5meg ram.  $1800.00 [ educational price].
Till today Xante upgrade for the HP printer to make it 600dpi was the most
economic and fast. 

According to MacWeek review HP 4M has better print quality than existing 600dpi
printers.
Atlast 600dpi printers at affordable price!!!!.
Come on apple reduce your damn printer price if you want to survive in printer
market. 


--Aravind S. Melligeri				
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: gordo@dgp.toronto.edu (Gordon Kurtenbach)
Subject: connecting tablets to the adb ports
Keywords: scriptel summagraphics adb serial
Date: 13 Nov 92 22:06:25 GMT




Does anyone have any experience connecting a Scriptel tablet's serial
port to adb?

I've heard that Summagraphics makes a serial to adb cable.  Has anyone tried
to use this cable to connect a Scriptel tablet?

Gord
From: aro@aber.ac.uk (Andrew Ormsby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: other reasons to buy a vx?
Date: 6 Nov 92 11:51:17 GMT
	<1992Nov2.141727.20966@pcnntp.apple.com>
Reply-To: aro@aber.ac.uk (Andrew Ormsby)
Organization: CS Dept, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth

In article <1992Nov2.141727.20966@pcnntp.apple.com> Dale_Adams@gateway.qm.apple.com (Dale Adams) writes:

   In article <1992Oct30.214242.5647@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> 
   haney@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (HANEY PATRICIA J) writes:
   > Can the IIvx internal video handle Apple's 16" monitor?

   No.  The largest display resolution it supports is 640 x 480, albeit at 16 
   bits/pixel.  The 16" display requires an 832 x 624 resolution with faster 
   video timing than the IIvx can provide.

So with an Apple 8-24 card and 1MB of VRAM, how many bits per pixel
can a IIvx display on a 16" screen?

--
Andrew Ormsby
UW Aberystwyth