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From: ahog0090@rz.uni-hildesheim.de (Andreas Hogrefe)
Reply-To: ahog0090@rz.uni-hildesheim.de
Organization: Universitaet Hildesheim, RZ
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Hi there,

I'm most probably going to buy a Mac-System, but I've got a whole lot of questinos:

First: Hardware

1. I'm intrested in the new DUO-System. Has anybody informations about and experiences 
   with this Hardware?
2. Is the harddisk manufractured by Quantum or better, or is it a low price one?
3. In a prospectus there are many unclear datas. Why do the displayable resolutions 
   differ with the type of the monitor? (640*400 with a 13" MAC-Monitor, more with a   
   16" one)
4. A Mac DUO system can display 256 colors or grayscales, or, with enhanced VRAM, more 
   than 32000 colors. May one choose out of 16.7 mio. colors in each configuration? Is 
   VRAM enhancement really only an addition of Ram?
5. Is it possible to use a NEC 4FG with the DUO-System's docking station? Are there
   any restrictions of the resolution (question 2)?
6. The displayment of graphics slows down the CPU. The RAM is splitted into fast- and 
   video-Ram, isn't it?
7. Is there a MMU on board of a DUO-System? Can one put it in?
8. How long can you work with the battery and how long does it take to repower?
Second: Software

1. How much is a good C++ Compiler with Sourcelevel-debugger?
2. How much is a D-Base like data-processing language?
3. I know it sounds kiddy, but are there good (complex) strategie and simulation games 
   available? (especially: Civilization)
4. Is there a good public-domain scene?

Third: Future 

1. I wasted time & money with the Amiga system. I know the Mac is an established 
   business-computer, but I've heard rumors that Macintosh has financial problems. Is 
   this true? If yes, are they serious? Do you think the system is also endagered by 
   the masses of MS-Dos computers?
2. The MAC-system is best in desktop publishing. But are there many systems in smaller 
   buisness (doctors, lawyers, retail dealers and so on)? This is the target group 
   which I want to develop comercial software for.

I hope, someone has time to answer my questions. If so, thanks in advance.

yours,

	Andreas Hogrefe

P.S.: please excuse my horrible English...

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jocallag@artin.helios.nd.edu (john ocallaghan)
Subject: Powerbook 160
Organization: OUC, University of Notre Dame
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:24:38 GMT
From: owen@astro.washington.edu (Russell E Owen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: StyleWriter II, 1st impressions
Date: 11 Jan 93 18:44:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: rowen.owen-110193102515
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Washington
NNTP-Posting-Host: rowen.astro.washington.edu

I got a StyleWriter II this weekend and have now printed about 20 pages on
it (using TrueType, not ATM). My impressions:
- it's fast compared to my old ImageWriter II
- its footprint is small if you leave the output paper tray stowed
  (and let the paper fall onto the floor), but with the paper tray extended
  it's footprint is similar to a DeskJet
- it can auto-load envelopes or paper, but not both;
  it's not easy to manually just one envelope, say
- only one switch: power on; it uses software to clean the print-head
- It has a soft power-on switch (bad for us PowerKey users)
- uncovered input paper tray exposes the paper to dust (like the original)
- it can print near the edge of the paper (maybe 1/4", I didn't measure it)

I'm sorry I can't compare it carefully to the old stylewriter, as I don't
have access to one. I'd have bought a DeskJet instead because I prefer its
paper handling and longer warrenty, but I didn't have any choice and the
StyleWriter also has a lot going for it (Apple-written print drivers,
better resolution).

Two problems:
1) the installer damaged my system files and disk! Fortunately, replacing
all the system files and inits and running Norton Utilities seems to have
fixed the problem. I probably should have booted with all extensions turned
off before running the installer, but in any case Apple's installer is
dangerous.
2) print is larger than with the ImageWriter II. I suspect this is a
problem with the IW II, not the StyleWriter, as I also had discrepancies
between the IW II and laser printers. I haven't tested the match between
laser printer and StyleWriter.

Russell E. Owen
owen@astro.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: daniels@xstor.com (Daniel A. Segel)
Subject: Re: Confused by SCSI displays.
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system
Organization: Storage Dimensions, Inc.
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:09:39 GMT

In article <HEYES.93Jan6135328@dadev.cebaf.gov>, heyes@dadev.cebaf.gov
(Graham Heyes) wrote:
> 
> 	The problem I have is that EVERYONE tells me that 
> the Plus, Classic and SE cannot run color quickdraw because
> support is missing from the ROMs. 
> 
(blah blah blah)

> I have been told that the software 
> requires a 68020 at least to run (contains instructions not
> supported by a 68000). 
> 

"Everyone" is correct. The Color QuickDraw commands that you know and love
*DO* require a 68020 or above to operate. However, the original QuickDraw
included support for 8 colors (not 8-bit, just 8), and it is possible to 
finagle support for those eight colors out of a Mac Plus or SE. This might
be
what you are seeing on those external color monitors connected via the SCSI
bus.

I'm not sure how many applications support those original 8 colors; MacDraw
does for sure, though.

In any case, is what you want "color" or 8-bit color, as in the Mac II
line...

Daniel S.
___________________________________________________________________________
Daniel A. Segel, KD6NMT                      Macintosh Customer Engineering
Triumph Bonneville 650              Storage Dimensions, Inc. (408) 954-0710
daniels@xstor.com                     All opinions are of my own invention.

          
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: chang hsu liu <cliu@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: How can I use SONY 1302 Monitor on Mac IIvx
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:07:02 GMT


My friend is planning on a Mac IIvx. He'd like to know if he could use a
SONY 1302 on the Mac IIvx. I was under the impression that many monitors
used in PC world are compatible with IIvx's built in video as long as you
get the right cable. Is that correct? If so, where is best place to order
this kind of cable or adaptor? 

Thanks in advance.

Peter Liu
cliu@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
From: wrowe@reed.edu ( )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Pixel line on 14" Color Monitor on Purpose? Help!
Date: 5 Jan 93 23:28:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1993Jan5.232816.10670
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon

About a month or two ago I purchased a new Macintosh system comprised of a IIvx
(4/80) with extended keyboard, and Apple's "new" 14" Color Monitor. After
connecting everything up and powering on, I noticed there was a minor defect in
the monitor's display: about 1/4 way up from the bottom of the screen there was
a line of faded pixels accross the monitor. It looks like its maybe one or two 
pixels wide, and seems like the line is dimmer than the rest of the screen.

At the time I needed the computer to badly to do anything about it, but now I
have a respite and so I called my dealer. My dealer told me that this defect is
caused by a wire problem in the monitor, and that there is basically nothing 
that can be done about it. Is this true? I have a hard time believing that Apple
would make a monitor with an inherent display flaw, and especially in the newer
14" monitors since they could have fixed the design from the 13" model.

Help! Is my dealer snowing me? Has anyone else heard about, or seen if you have
a 13" or 14" monitor, anything like this before?

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From: eaiu243@orion.oac.uci.edu ()
Subject: Re: How long does a fully charged PB170 battery last?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 12 Jan 93 02:33:36 GMT

In article <1993Jan10.134327.186516@bmug.org> Ben_D._Weiss@bmug.org writes:
>*My* powerbook 170 battery (singular, unfortunately) lasts around an hour and a
>half or so per charge.
>
>

While doing inventory a couple of weeks ago, I was using a PB170
with the following settings:
"System Rest" ON
"System Sleep" at 1 minute
"HD Spin Down" at 30 seconds.
Backlight cranked all the way up.
Saving infrequently (I like to live dangerously)
MS Excel 4.0

We started at 9:30am, broke for a 1 hour lunch (charging while asleep)
and the battery ran out (Low power warning, screen dims) around 3:30pm;
roughly five hours charge time.

My $.03,
Andrew
From: model03@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (John Deke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: memory miracle ?
Date: 8 Jan 93 15:13:19 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1993Jan8.171455.1590@uni2a.unige.ch>, wiesmann@uni2a.unige.ch writes:
> Hello,
> 	I've recently found 4 4Megs Simms, I had a SE30 with 8Megs 
> (8 1 Megs Simms) so I took out 4 1 Megs Simms and plugged in the 4
> Megs Simms, and now my computer tells me he has 32 Megs of memory and 
> he works fine, but I'd like to know if:
> a) did I put 7 Megs Simms in my computer (if they exist)
> b) did I put 8 Megs Simms in my computer (then where are the 4 remaining
> 					  Megs)
> c) was it a act of God ???
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Millions of Lemmings cannot be wrong
> 				throw yourself off a cliff
> Matthias Wiesmann@uni2a.unige.ch
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>

Can you actually use all 32 MB of memory? If you can, then are you using 
any virtualy memory? If you're actually able to use all 32 MB and you're not
using any virtual memory, then I'd say you shouldn't look a gift SIMM in the 
mouth :-)
 
-- 

John Deke
model03@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
Subject: Re: 14.4k modems--feedback needed
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 10:10:08 EST

In article <1iclvcINNkrg@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu> potts@oit.itd.umich.edu (Paul Potts) writes:
>In article <50918@shamash.cdc.com> ldh@svl.cdc.com (Lawrence D. Hare) writes:
>>In article <Bzt26E.Hq5@news.cso.uiuc.edu> Todd, thf28310@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
>>writes:
>>>I'm in the market for a 14.4K v.42bis modem.  I'm looking at
>>>Zoom, Practical Peripherials, Logicode, and Supra.
>>>

CAll the companies up and see if there's any copatibility problems with
yur intended application... For example, Supras work great.. except
they have problems when directly connected to LanRovers.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: KELLENBER_J@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (KELLENBERGER,JAKOB)
Subject: Gray Scale Printing with HP DeskWriter ???
Organization: ETH ZUERICH
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 11:23:33 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

Hi there !

Is it possible to do gray scale printing ( of pictures ) with a HP DeskWriter
500 ? Do I need any further software to achieve gray scale printing ???

Please send me a E-Mail, if you know anything about this problem .

MfG James

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From: jek5036@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.E. King)
Subject: FAX emulation
Originator: jek5036@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 00:53:05 GMT

One of my friends mentioned that there are FAX emulation programs for the IBM
basically turning your ordinary modem into a FAX machine.  Anything like
this for the Mac?  Is it possible at all?  Was my friend lying?  Help!
From: flowers@cco.caltech.edu (Dave Flowers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Best 14.4 modem price (compat.) ?
Date: 8 Jan 1993 22:03:38 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Reply-To: dflowers@caltech.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: punisher.caltech.edu

jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End) writes:


>Who has the best price on the 14.4 bd modem ? I see some sweet deals in 
>the misc.forsale.computers group on IBM clone modems. Will any of these
>work on a Mac. Is there a adapter for the modem port ? Do I need one.
>
>If I can't buy a new one for last then $250, where can I find the lowest
>price on a 9600 bd external ?
>
>Thanks much,
>Jim

	The best price on 14.4 modems that I've seen are the Magic Modems
(supposedly a relabeled Zoom, but I've heard conflicting stories), which
go for about $260 (new).  You can find an add for them in Macworld (I've
got a ZyXEL myself).
	As for using IBM clone modems, you should be able to (with the correct
cable, which you can get at your local computer store (I got mine at
Egghead) - make sure to get a high speed cable) use it.  You can find
free/shareware modem software on the net.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: oueichek@gram2 (Ibaa Oueichek)
Subject: Re: Jazzing Up Your Mac LC
Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 13:18:51 GMT

C._L._Waltemath@bmug.org wrote:
: First, DO NOT expect anything from Apple!  We are orphans.
  I'm almost certain there will be an upgrade path, but almost as expensive as
  a new model (like the IIci--> Quadra700).
: 
: Second, be careful of how much you add to an LC, because it has a VERY wimpy
: power supply.  I think I got the best out of mine with 10 meg RAM and a
: DayStar Power Cache at 33 Mhz with a 68882. 

  I've read something interesting in the last UniversMac (French MacWorld) and
  i thought it might interest people stuck with an LC (like me :-().

  There's an expansion box from dgr which mounts over the LC/LCII/Perf400 and 
  provides 3 PDS extensions instead of the only one available. 
  It has also a power supply and the place for a 3.5" HH drive. The ads i've 
  seen here in France quote ~$400 for that expansion box. Should be less
  expensive in the US (about 20-25%). There was a list of cards which have 
  been tested and among them were DayStar accelerators. 


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From: Tom Davies <tomd@horse.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Which inkjet should I buy?
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A76FCF5FC20108B0@horse.demon.co.uk>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 5 Jan 93 23:50:55 GMT
Organization: None
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 23:54:02 GMT

I plan to buy an inkjet printer for my IIsi soon. Can anyone answer the 
following questions?

1.	I have heard that the Stylewriter is not as durable as the Deskwriter. 
    Is this so?
    
2.	What is the difference between the DW 500 and DW 550?

3.	Do the drivers that come with the DW 500C do nice colour output?

4.	When will the Stylwriter II be released, and how will it differ from 
    the current model?
    
Thanks for any light that you folks can shed on these questions.

Tom
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk (Povl H. Pedersen)
Subject: Re: HP Deskwriter vs Stylewriter. Durability
Organization: UNI-C, Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 22:21:40 GMT

In <4912@svin09.info.win.tue.nl> keesh@wsinfo06.info.win.tue.nl (Kees Huizing) writes:

>klarer@spdcc.com (Steve Klarer) writes:
>>In a discussion a few months ago someone said that the Deskwriter was 
>>designed to be able to print 60,000 pages but the Stylewriter was 
>>designed for only 3,000.  Does anyone know if the figures are accurate?  

I wrote this some time back.

>As is pointed out in another posting, the 3,000 pages between failure is 
>not official. Knowing the fame of HP and seeing (and using) the StyleWriter,

It IS official. It is listed in the internal dealer brochure that
Apple sent to its Apple Centers when the StyleWriter was released.
The document says it has an expected lifetime of at least 3000 pages.
I know this, as I was working as a techie at that time. An I know
the inside of the Stylewriter. It is all plastic. Even the gearwheels.
It is designed for short life.

>you may be right that the DW gives you better durability. On the other hand,
>if you expect to use your printer that much, a laserwriter will give you
>better mileage. Disregarding the cost of purchase, a laser printer is simply
>cheaper. Only the lower purchase cost justifies an ink jet printer and, in
>case of the SW, a smaller foor print and portability. When you leave the
>sheet feeder at home, the SW is really portable (not thin, though, due to
>the large foot). 

The DeskWriter is cheaper than a laser printer. I do lots of printout
using refilled cartridges. And the are refilled by using a $1 syringe,
and $7 ink. And these $8 is enough for 5-8 refills. Just say no to the
overpriced refill packages.

>I have used my SW for about 3000 pages now, and have had no problems
>whatsoever. I have heard about problems with SW's that were used
>heavily.

As a techie my experience is that there is prblems with many
StyleWriters. I have replaced the printer frame assembly on quite
a few because two passes of the head did not align, resulting
in striped output. This is the sort of problems that will come
when the plastic is worn.

Povl H. Pedersen - Apple Authorized Techie.
-- 
Povl H. Pedersen   -   Macintosh specialist. Knows some DOS and UNIX too.
pope@imv.aau.dk    -   povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: goodill_eric@tandem.com (Eric Goodill)
Subject: How to make HP LaserJet II work with Mac SE?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:06:13 GMT

Hi,

I'm sure this has been asked before, but a friend of mine recently got an
HP LaserJet II printer and wants to use it with his Mac SE.  He says it
looks like the printer has a Centronics-style parallel interface and a
DB-25 RS-232 async interface (but he's not entirely sure).

What printer driver (and from whom) and what cabling would he need to make
this setup go?

Cheers, Eric
Eric Goodill, goodill_eric@tandem.com, Tandem Computers, Cupertino, Calif.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jamaisch@walker2.hu.mtu.edu (MAISCH)
Subject: Suggestions for Data/Fax NETWORK modem?
Organization: CCLI Macintosh Lab, Michigan Tech University
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 00:25:01 GMT
X-Posted-From: walker2.hu.mtu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

Hi all, the subject line says it all.  I am looking for a data/fax modem
that everyone can use on our localtalk network.  I am assuming that
a user would use just like they would print to a printer on the network.
Am I way off base on that one?

I know that Shiva has a NetModem, but does it do fax as well?  are there
better quality companies to deal with?

I'm completely open to any and all suggestions/opinions.

Please reply diretly, as I don't frequent this newsgroup.

thanks in advance,

JAM
From: tmplee@TIS.COM (Theodore Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: E-Machines T16-II image quality
Date: 10 Jan 93 02:43:47 GMT
Reply-To: tmplee@TIS.COM
Organization: Trusted Information Systems

I have had a new E-machine T16II monitor for about a day.  It
definitely does not exhibit the uneven color you mentioned.  It
appears to have a slight pincushioning that I can't completely get rid
of with the adjustment, but that could just as well be my astigmitism!
Did you try both degaussing it and fiddling with the convergence? --
mine needed a little adjustment in those.

My son has his IIci home over the Christmas vacation, so just for the 
fun of it I hooked his Apple 13" monitor to my machine next to the T16.
Running at the same resolution, the Apple seems just a hair sharper and
brighter than the T16, but not so as I would swear to it were they in two
different rooms and had to compare them by walking between them. One
difference between the two might account for it -- the T16 has a slightly
matte finish to the screen, the Apple a slightly glossy finish.  For the
moment I have them both facing a window (it won't stay that way) and you
definitely get more reflection from the Apple screeen than the T16.  It is
also possible that the T16 might actually have a finer dot resolution than
the Apple (I don't have the specs for the latter) which would actually make
text (e.g., in one of the VT100 fonts, or a 10-12 pt Helvetica) appear less
bold on the T16 than the Apple.  Since the E-machine has in effect four
brightness/contrast controls (two hardware, two software -- not entirely
equivalent) it is a bit tricky to adjust the two monitors to equivalent
appearance.

Ted Lee <tmplee@tis.com>