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From: Bob.Dohr@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Bob Dohr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: ImageWriter II problem.  HELP!!
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:09:11 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

I have had many a sleepless night lately.  My ImageWriter II has developed a
problem that I need help on.  My print-out looks as though the top pins do not 
fire.  The T's, I's, E's, and F's are all missing the top most line (i.e. my
T's look like chopped off I's.)  I checked the print head on another
ImageWriter II, and it worked fine.  I replaced the cable that runs from the
logic board to the print head, but that was not the problem.  I purchased
"Macintosh Printer Secrets" by Larry Pina, but that is not a help in this
situation.  The book is written in such a way that it states "If the printer
has passed the following self test, then the problem might be..."  The problem 
is that the book does not tell you what to do when the printer FAILS the
self-test by not printing the top line.  Lastly, I pulled the logic board to
check the fuses, and they are fine.
 
Can anybody help me?  If you know what's wrong, or know an inexpensive
technician in the Detroit, Michigan area, please leave me E-mail and/or a
phone number.  I really need some technical guidance.  If it is easier, please 
call me at 313-956-4164 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Eastern time.  Ask for Bob 
or Dave.  Thanks!!


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From: gk1@acpub.duke.edu (Gavin  Kistner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: System 7.1 /Duo Problems?
Summary: My problems with BD & EM
Date: 18 Dec 92 18:37:57 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

In article <lau-161292093617@michigan.aero.org> David Lau writes:
-stuff deleted-
>the culprits are Extensions Manager and Before Dark.  Both modify the
>system
>in some way.  Currently I am running with a minimum of extensions being
>very wary after my experiences.
>  My question to everyone is, has anyone else encountered this problem?  Am
>I
>doing something wrong?  Is there a solution?  Thanks....

Well, I do know that I and quite a few others have had trouble with Before
Dark, since it modifies the system file to put the new ppat in, and
sometimes messes it up in the process.  I'm using EM right now, and haven't
had any problems (except one REALLY nasty one yesterday--my machine
wouldn't boot, and kept kicking out system disks.  But that fixed        
itself...) thus far.  Besides, EM only moves stuff from folder to folder.
And, with BD, I don't think it could have messed up your Volume Info
Blocks, since (I believe) it only messes with the system.  The docs that
come with it recommend making a copy of your system file before you mess
around.  After learning the hard way several times, I've made one, and when
something messes up and I can't boot, I chuck a system folder in, trash the
old system file, put the new one in place, and VOILA!  Dandy again.  Much
better than re-installing the system.

_____________________________________________________________________________
Gavin Kistner                 "Damn the hard drive!  Full Install ahead!"
gk1@acpub.duke.edu                No, I don't speak for Duke.  Duh. 
_____________________________________________________________________________
Organization: Sophomore, Physics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 15:24:13 -0500 
From: Faisal Nameer Jawdat <fj05+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: "Windoze" slow? Naah...Re: pc and mac: was RE: 486 and mac benchmarks
	<Bz6tGn.6xI@unix.amherst.edu>

hjwulfso@unix.amherst.edu (Harris Wulfson) writes:
> Thank you, everyone, for pointing out my erronious logic. However, if Claris
> does port MacDraw to Windows, would they really CALL it "MacDraw?"

I believe they're calling it "MacDraw for Windows", but I'm probably
way off the mark.


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From: lreiter@jade.tufts.edu (Lowell B. Reiter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Duo & powrbooks
Date: 20 Dec 92 07:19:41 GMT
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA

Hola....  

Does anybody know if they might in Feb.  Come out with a 256 gray powerbook or duo?  Might they even come out with color?  Wight the screens become active matrix?   Will these cost more than even a quadra?

Preferably email...

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: blh+@cs.cmu.edu (Bruce Horn)
Subject: IIci for sale
Keywords: IIci sale
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:10:20 GMT

Macintosh for sale (really!)

	Mac IIci, 4MB RAM, 80MB disk
	Apple 13" RGB monitor (Sony Trinitron)
	64K Cache Card
	Apple Universal Monitor Stand
 
$2300 + shipping or best offer.
Note: does not include keyboard--add $100 if you want a standard keyboard.
 
Please contact Bruce Horn at
        home    (412) 422-9174
        fax     (412) 422-2039
        e-mail  Bruce.Horn@cs.cmu.edu

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From: dpuckett@donald.uoregon.edu (David Puckett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Video Card like MAZ
Date: 14 Dec 92 21:57:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: donald.14DEC199213575130
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Oregon
NNTP-Posting-Host: donald.uoregon.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Does anyone make an 8-bit video card for a IIci that will fill in the unused
borders of a 14 inch Apple color monitor a la MaxAppleZoom?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bitting-douglas@CS.Yale.Edu (Intensely Confucious)
Subject: Re: Duo Dock video
Organization: Organization?  It's around here somewhere...
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:52:43 GMT

>>>>> On 17 Dec 92 02:51:29 GMT, bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd
>>>>> Sternisha) said:

  Todd> 2) In a post by an Apple employee, it was stated that the IIvx
  Todd> cannot support the Apple 16" Color Display, even with the extra
  Todd> VRAM installed.  Is this true of the Duo Dock--that it can't be
  Todd> used w/ the 16" Display w/o a card?

The Duo Docks will drive the 16" monitor.
--Doug
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From: fj05+@andrew.cmu.edu (Faisal Nameer Jawdat)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Mac & IBM Info (added Info)
Date: 13 Dec 92 02:43:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.kf_mzeK00VpA4UAngk
	<1992Dec11.213820.1983@cubetech.com>
Distribution: na
Organization: Sophomore, Physics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

andrew@cubetech.com writes:
> All macs do support 32-bit coolour.  Not all Mac viedo subsystems do,
> though.

Then by that definition, all pc's support 24 bit colour as well.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
Subject: Re: IIsi on it's side?
Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 08:22:14 GMT

Jack Moxness (moxness@acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
: 	If anyone out there owns a IIsi model (or knows this answer) can
: you please advise me as to whether a Mac IIsi may be operated tipped up on
: one of it's sides? If this is possible is it advisable to reformat the
: hard drive after placing it in this position? Thank-you.

The official Apple policy is that if you can put the computer on the side, the
manual will say so. When I look into my Mac IIsi hardware manual they don't
mention anything about this, so I guess you should avoid tipping it up on
the side.

/Mats
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From: mece1us@rosie.uh.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PC is faster than Mac? Myth or Truth?
Date: 18 Dec 1992 21:47 CST
Organization: University of Houston
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: rosie.uh.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

As a Macintosh user, I feel uncomfortable when I hear somebody says:" IBM PC
is faster than Macintosh in calculation.  Mac is an excellent word processor
and is good for graphic application.  It is not fast enough for serious 
mathematical calculation or modeling."  I hear this kind of word many times,
even a Electrical Engineer Professor said that.  I would like to know whether
PC is really faster than a Mac for the same clock speed and similar model CPU.
If Mac is really faster or similar in performance compared with PC, how can
Apple or Mac lover express the truth?
Thank You
From: pierce@asc.slb.com (Edward Pierce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Video Display on Duo Dock
Date: 11 Dec 92 16:41:29
Organization: Schlumberger Austin Systems Center
Distribution: comp
NNTP-Posting-Host: bartles.asc.slb.com

I know I may not get much sympathy from the net, here.  I'm one of the lucky
early recepients of the DuoDock and I also have an NEC 5FG (17") monitor.
Now, when I hook them together, I get a somewhat unimpressive, but crystal
clear 832x624 8-bit color display.  That's OK, but what I really want is
more pixels.  A 1/4" high "9-point" font is a bit of an overkill even for
myopic me.

Does anyone know how to hitch these two thoroughbreds up to give 640x870
(Apple's Portrait Display, I think) or even the much sought after 1024x768?
I know there's a clue in the "sense pins" on the cable, and I think I
remember some posting talking about a miracle cable with switches to
reconfigure same.  My call to NEC ended with a polite, "hmm, we don't know
much about the DuoDock.  You really need to contact Apple about that, since
it's their video driver."  And 800-SOS-APPL replied with, "it'll support
anything up to the Apple 16" monitor, and, yea, probably the Portriat, and
VGA and SVGA, but we don't have anyway of knowing about the NEC 5FG."  My
question was misunderstood, and I attempted to re-query with, "if the DuoDock
video will drive 640x870, and the NEC 5FG will MultiSync to just about anything
how to I get the DuoDock to think the NEC is a 640x870 display?"  The reply
was, "well, we don't know.  It's a new product, and the folks that know are in
Cupertino.  I'll let you know when I get an AppleLink response."  I'm already
expecting the answer to be, "you need a higher rez. NuBus video card," but
I'm hoping there might be a comprimise solution.
	OK, well in the meantime, I thought I'd ask this benevolent network
for answers.  Replies directly to me will be appreciated, and if there's any
new info, I'll post here as followup.                       --- Thanks, EP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: geoff@leland.Stanford.EDU (Geoffrey Bjarne Nilsen)
Subject: Macs and FX80 printers
Keywords: mac, fx80
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 07:41:46 GMT

Has anyone tried to hook up an FX-80 compat. printer with a mac (I've seen the
cables out there that supposedly make it possible)--all I want is a device
for draft output and I refuse to pay $300 for an Imagewriter when I can get
and FX-80 compat for next to nothing.  How well does it work?  Furthermore,
where can I get the necessary cables for a decent price?  Any help is
appreciated

			Geoff Nilsen


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: wwalker@qualcomm.com (Bill Walker)
Subject: Re: Powerbook 160 external Video
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:55:45 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.165827.20101@athena.mit.edu>, tbandit@athena.mit.edu
(Carlos E Reategui) wrote:
> 
> -----------
> 
> Anyone out the know how to get NTSC video from the external video connector
> on a PowerBook 160 / 180?  I have been able to make the connection but I can't
> get the video to interlace.  I have tried the Macintosh II Video Card utility
> which is supposed to do this but it showed up with an X through it upon
> startup.  I know I'm geting something out to the TV, you can kind of see the
> windows and suff but it is imposible to use because it ain't interlaced.
> 
> Any info would be greatly appreciated.  Please reply to my address as I do
> not read this often.
> 
> Thanks,
> Carlos Reategui
> tbandit@athena.mit.edu

I own a 160, and I've never seen any claim that you could get NTSC video
out of it.  It will drive Apple color monitors (I've tried this), and "some
VGA and SVGA monitors", which my dealer tells me means any that have
multisync capability (but an additional adaptor cable is required).

----------
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From: model03@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (John Deke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Power light on IIsi not working
Date: 14 Dec 92 16:56:58 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <h6j24==@rpi.edu>, anderj2@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Jason Anderson) writes:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have had a IIsi for almost a year now.  Just recently I noticed that the 
> power light on the computer went out.  Later, while the computer was still on,
> it came back on.  Finaly, it went out and stayed out until I turned it off.
> The next time I powered up the computer the light came on.  Is this a known
> problem with the IIsi?  I realize that the power light serves no real function,
> but I get nervous when things like this happen.
> 
> Jason
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This is not a serious problem, just annoying. There are some connections in the
IIsi (located under the hard drive, I think) which have a tendency to oxidize.
this causes both the light flicker and the occasional sound loss. The solution
is to 1. clean away the oxidation 2. use external speakers to avoid the sound
problem (the light problem doesn't matter) 3. GENTLY tap the left front side of
your computer until the light comes on. Don't drop your monitor on top of your
machine like some people suggest (or anything else too violent) or you may find
that your hard drive won't live very long.
-- 

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jdeke@oread.cc.ukans.edu
From: dross@cambizola.cs.wisc.edu (Dan Ross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Using Color on a Classic II
Date: 14 Dec 92 18:50:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.dross.724359036
Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences

In <NAKAMURA.92Dec14193758@samosn2b.samos.semicon.sony.co.jp> nakamura@samos.semicon.sony.co.jp (Tadashi Nakamura) writes:

>In article <golden.724262798@ponder> golden@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Timothy A. Goldenburg) writes:
> |
> |Could someone please e-mail me some information on what hardware I need
> |to hook up a color monitor to my Classic II.  Thanx.
> |

>I am looking at the December, 1993 issue of MacPower, a Japanese magazine
>on Macs. I don't have a Classic II.

>I see an ad for an internal 8bit colour video card for Macintosh ClassicII.
>From the picture, it piggybacks the motherboard. The company claims to be
>the first in the world to come out with such a board.
> [ Info on Japanese company with -- truly -- first color video card for CII ]

The only solutions readily available in the US are the Radius PowerView
(about US$500) which is an external box connected to the SCSI port.  Add
whatever it costs for a color monitor (another $500?).  Then you have
8-bit color.  The Aura ScuzzyView and the ???? PowerBase II will also
be such solutions, available "soon".

It is SLOW color--see the article in December's MacUser.  Not acceptable
for QuickTime.  

This Japanese company, Interware, could make a killing if their board
works OK.  It may be a problem if it overloads the power supply,
however.  (Japan uses 220V, right?  So the power supply could have a
higher rating since it's not the US power supply.)  US Classic II's
can support the math coprocessor, the RAM, and not much else according
to Apple.

Also--a Classic II is the same as a Performa 200.  No rumor there.
(Subtle difference I noticed--the case is perforated on a 200 where
the speaker is whereas it is not on a Classic II.  Also, the system
software with a 200 is different.)

Dan
From: nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Powerbook/Duo keyboards
Date: 18 Dec 92 05:14:39 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <BRUNER.92Dec17155142@sp10.csrd.uiuc.edu> bruner@sp10.csrd.uiuc.edu (John Bruner) writes:
>Can an ADB keyboard (e.g., an Apple extended keyboard) be plugged in
>to a Powerbook and used in place of the built-in keyboard?


    Yes.

                   -- Nick



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,com.sys.mac.misc
From: heksterb@cs.utwente.nl (Ben Hekster)
Subject: Re: 8.24GC, anyone?
Summary: Accelerated bliss
Organization: University of Twente, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 09:42:07 GMT

In article <BzBpy1.98y@andy.bgsu.edu> sevans@andy.bgsu.edu (Stephen W. Evans) writes:
>Well, heres a quick summary...
>Under system 6.0.x the 8*24GC is faster than the daylights! Truely an
>excellent graphics accelerator.
>Under system 7.xn the 8*24GC sucks the big wonz in the performance department.
>Frankly it slows down any graphic operations in any mode other than 24bit and
>also tends to turn off the 68030's internal cacheing (although there is 
>a startup program called cachebit to turn this back on)

There must be something wrong with my system then ;-)  On my IIfx I
have a clearly noticeable performance improvement with GC acceleration
under 7.0, even in 8-bit mode.  It is true that this becomes less and
less noticeable at lower bit depths.  Bit-blitting operations
(scrolling, moving windows) are definitely much faster.  Unfortunately,
however, there are some cases where acceleration indeed actually *slows*
things down.  Pulling down the Apple menu is a good example.

	I've also noticed a gradual performance degradation, apparently
after using particular applications or when applications (usually my
own) crash.  Although I'm not certain that this really has anything to
do with the GC card, noone else I know has this problem.  Has anyone
else noticed this?  My pet theory is that some data structures cached
by the GC don't get disposed of properly and clutter up its memory.
Probably I should investigate this a little more before spreading such
rumors... anyone know of a good Am29000 cross-development platform?

	By the way, make sure that you have the latest version of the
GC software (7.0.1, I believe), which fixes the cache-disabling bug
you mentioned.

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From: upsiu@mcs.drexel.edu (Paul Siu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Insuring the computer system
Date: 18 Dec 92 21:16:06 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Drexel University, Dept. of Math. and Comp. Sci.

Does anyone have any suggestion on how to go about insuring a Macintosh?
Normally, computers are covered under homeowner's insurance, but I have heard
that in some special cases, the computer is not.  Should I get special
computer insurance?

Thanks

Paul Siu
upsiu@mcs.drexel.edu
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From: u2087546@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (The Jester)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 8.24GC, anyone?
Date: 20 Dec 92 23:28:53 GMT
Organization: Comedy Company

>>Is this using the old drivers? I saw that the dealer had three part numbers,
>>one for system 6, one for system 7, and one for system 7.01... Does the GC
>>work correctly if one has the System 7.01 version? 
> 
>(DELETED)
> Mac IIci itself.  I use a ci and am amoung the irritated.  I have not tried
> the card in my wifes IIcx but someone else posted that they were using a IIx
> and thought the card was just dandy.  Maybe they had just never seen it run
> under system 6.0.x :)
> -Steve

I've heard a rumour that a version of QuickDraw GX will be released that will
support the 8.24 GC in accelerated mode and maybe the long hinted possibility
of accessing the AMD29000 for more than just screen acceleration. My source
is constantly of dubious info...;-(.
Could someone please post or e-mail me a copy of the System 6 8.24GC init,
because it's not available on ftp.apple.com any more?
Many thanks,
Steve
From: rhrs_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Rob Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Internal Modems for PB 180 (HELP!!)
Date: 14 Dec 92 22:50:15 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

Hi there--
	After reading some of the debate concerning the powerbook express
modem, Im a little worried about its performance.  I have one ordered, but
I am getting ready to change my mind...I have a Powerbook 180, and I was
curious to know if anyone out there could offer opinions on both the
Global Village Powerport GOld and the PSI Powermodem IV, as well as clarify
the deal with the expressmodem/cpu issue.  What I would like is 14.4
data, and 14.4 fax s/r although 9600 fax is acceptable...
	could anyone who either has one of the above, or knows something 
about them please either post to this group or e-mail me at:
rhrs_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
Thanks,

>>>>>>------------------------------------->Rob Harris

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