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From: streater@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Tim Streater)
Subject: Re: Stylewriter I and envelopes
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 03:51:54 GMT

In article <1juf92INNdpm@life.ai.mit.edu> mirsky@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (David Joshua Mirsky) writes:
>
>Hi. I have had some difficulty printing envelopes on my Stylewriter I.
>Firstly, it always seems to feed the envelope all the way through
>without printing anything on it when I try to print an envelope. I then
>have to reinsert the envelope, and most of the time it works.  But I

Are you waiting until you are *asked* to insert the envelope? If you don't, you
will see the behaviour you describe. For the StyleWriter I, at least, it is
manual feeding for envelopes. You have to:

1)  Ensure you selected envelope in page setup (as you did).
2)  Print.
3)  Wait for the dialog box to ask you to insert the next sheet.
4)  Push the Ready button on the SW (the light goes out).
5)  Insert the envelope from the rear, ensuring you keep it parallel so it is
    aligned properly. 
6)  At a certain moment as you insert it, the SW 'grabs' it and advances it a
    little.
7)  Push ready again (the light goes on).
8)  Push Enter to dismiss the dialog box. Printing occurs.
9)  Er....
10) Thats it.

I do this regularly with no problems. The SW II has a tray which can hold
15 envelopes which it can feed automatically, so this problem goes away. Also
don't forget, with the SW I, the little lever to switch from printing envelopes
to printing paper (it changes the head position slightly). This lever is inside
on the SW I, so I sometimes forget to switch it. On the SW II, it is outside
so will be harder to forget.

tin.
From: ibhan@husc8.harvard.edu (Ishir Bhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Street Fighter
Date: 25 Jan 93 05:04:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc.ibhan.727938294
 <93024.093909REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> <aggie-240193172112@wealthy.ocean.fsu.edu>

In <aggie-240193172112@wealthy.ocean.fsu.edu> aggie@wealthy.ocean.fsu.edu (I R A Aggie) writes:

>Stuff and Nonsense. Hellcats, Falcon, Spectre, Prince of Persia, Solarian
>II, Pararena, Maelstrom and Lunatic Fringe all manage decent (if not
>better) animation WITHOUT having to ignore the OS.

Lovely, but check out the subject heading.  I agree with you, these games
are good, but they are nothing compared to what a Super NES could do.
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From: gnelson@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Gregory J. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Which hard drive: Quantum or Maxtor??
Date: 28 Jan 93 17:39:30 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

I'm looking to buy an external hard drive for my LC in the 200Mb range. 
I'll probably buy it from APS unless someone out there has a better
vendor.  I initially asked about the Quantum ELS 170 which goes for
$429.  The salesman however recommended the Maxtor 213 for $469.  He
also said the Maxtor is slightly faster and quieter.  Both have two
year warrantees and are - according to the salesman - low power, half
height drives that I could use internally in my LC if later desired.
Any recommendations?  I have had good experiences with quantum in the
past but know little about Maxtor.  Any problems / experiences?

Thanks for any help...
Gregory J. Nelson
gnelson@gandalf.rutgers.edu
From: robertl@skat.usc.edu (Robert Letterman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Which monitors meet swedish standards?
Date: 26 Jan 1993 21:49:44 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: na
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Can anyone tell me which HiRes color monitors, for the Mac, meet
Swedish standards.  That is the standards for (Hope I get this right)
low electromagnetic frequencies, which are supposedly unhealthy.

I am specifically interested in the RasterOps Multiscan 20T, but I am
curious about other monitors as well.

Thanks for the help
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Subject: Opinions/experience with PLI 21mb Floptical drive?
From: hooverb@cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (Bruce Hoover)
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:57:32 GMT
Organization: Concurrent Engineering Research Center

I'm considering buying a PLI 3.5" 21 mb floptical drive. I'm interested
in hearing from anyone who has used/owned one. How fast are they? Are
they reliable? Do they really read regular HD diskettes faster than the
superdrive? Will they read DOS diskettes like the superdrive does?

Thanks,

Bruce Hoover

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From: oueichek@gram (Ibaa Oueichek)
Subject: Re: LC to LC III upgrade?
Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 05:54:43 GMT

Tonio Loewald (tal691@huxley.anu.edu.au) wrote:
: m92pbo@tdb.uu.se (Peter Borken) writes:
: 
: >The main difference between LC and LC II is that LC II has a 68030 16MHz(?)
: >but the same data path; 16bit... The difference between LC II and LC III is 
: >(what I now about...) that the LC III has a 32bit data path, but the same CPU(?)
: >... This makes the LC III much faster than the LC and the LC II.
: 
: >		/Peter (m92pbo@tdb.uu.se)
: 
: MacWeek also said that the LCIII would be 25MHz. 
: 
: Now, it's a numer III. What's gonna be wrong with it? :)
  Will it have a cache card ?. If it does, it'll be just the machine i need,
  it should be faster than the IIci because it has it's own VRAM. The LCII was
  a deception because Apple kept the 16 bits data path. The LCIII will have
  a minor limitation of lake of expandability, but i bet dgr will adapte the
  expansion box they have designed for the LC, LCII to fit on an LCIII.

  Let's pray that Apple will provide an LC --> LCIII upgrade. I think that
  $500 is expensive, but i'll pay 'em (gulp), it's still less expensive than
  trying to purchase an accelerator card.
: 
: (Superstition is a wonderful thing.)
: 
: Tonio
: 
: -- 
: Tonio Loewald | tal691@huxley.anu.edu.au
: 
: "Yes!! For the hundred and fiftieth time!
:  We're burning in hell!!!" (John Callahan)

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From: erics@infoserv.com (Eric S. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Motorola's 68060 for the Mac
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 93 17:53:42 PDT
Organization: Reigning Cats and Dogs
Reply-To: erics@infoserv.com
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cvadsgvo@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu writes:

> somewhere i read the top man of motorola said they are
> regret that they didn't name the 68030 as 68040, because people generally think
> 68030 is like 386 and 68040 is like 486, actually 68030 is competitive to
> 486.(actually, they should name 68000 as 68020 since it is competitive on every
> erea to 286). 

The 68000 contains no MMU, nor is it possible to implement virtual memory
with the 68000 - there are some instructions that could not be restarted
following a page fault.

-----
Eric Smith
erics@infoserv.com
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From: Daryl_Spitzer@mindlink.bc.ca (Daryl Spitzer)
Subject: Re: Power PC/68060/Taligent/Windows NT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:44:51 GMT

> On the other hand, you can buy a NeXT today and have what Cairo and
> Pink will have in a few years. Oh, wait. Cairo and PInk will be first
> generation. NeXTSTEP is in it's third release, and gets better every time.

Not to disparage the NeXT, but the difference is that Cairo and Pink will
have a document-oriented interface (DOI).

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From: zaphod@bluemoon.use.com (Peter Bierman)
Subject: Re: PhoneNET
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 22:57:45 EST

JOHNSON@zeus.ahabs.wisc.edu (Scott C. Johnson) writes:

> Is it possible to build your own PhoneNET connectors.  If you have done it,
> was it worth it?  Please tell me where I can get more information, by
> either posting it or email.  Thanks.  --> Scott
> 

I built a bunch using schems from a file called "CAPNET". They cost about 
$2.50 for the Mini-DIN8, and $0.12 for the parts. :)

These don't have surge suppression, phone jacks, or fancy boxes. Just 
enough to hook up a few macs at home.

I was using them in a school where we had no money. Ran a net through the 
ceiling with speaker wire, about 200 feet. Worked fine. More reliable than 
an ImageWriter's A-Talk card. <g>

You could waste $10 and see if they work for you.

One more advantage: They are about postage stamp size. I tried fitting the 
entire circut in the jack; couldn't do it with full size parts, but with 
SM stuff, it would be a breeze. It's only 6 parts.

Zaphod


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From: ns111310@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Nathaniel Sammons)
Subject: Upgrading PowerBooks??
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 21:36:04 GMT
Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College

I would lik to know if it is possible to upgrade a PowerBook.
I heard that the motherboard is a few daughter-cards put together, and that
the CPU and built-in system RAM are on a small card, so, wouldn't
it be possible for either Apple or some really clever 3rd party
company to offer, say a 40MHz '030 with '882 fairly inexpensively
to people who want it??  This seems to make sense, and if I am the 
first person to come up with the idea, then I am severly shocked...


-nate sammons
 ns111310@longs.lance.colostate.edu

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From: samalone@athena.mit.edu (Stuart A. Malone)
Subject: Re: My Duo Battery Problem
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:38:06 GMT

hitoshi@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Hitoshi Aoki) writes:

>Recently, I bought a Power Book Duo 230 with Floppy Adapter.
>However, the battery which is in my Duo is no longer charged up.
>My Duo always generate some alart messages to charge the battery even after
>1 day charge.
>
>I bought it 4 days ago. Just after buying it, I tried to charge the battery
>and use Duo without connecting power cord. It worked fine.

I had a similar problem with my Duo 230.  The first day was fine.  But on day
two, after charging overnight, it complained that the battery was low after
only ten minutes of use.  I took it directly back to the dealer, and their
repair staff traced the problem to the main logic board.  Apparently, the part
of the logic board that measured battery voltage was faulty.  They replaced the
logic board and now everything is fine.

				--Stuart A. Malone
				samalone@athena.mit.edu
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From: tjs@earth.wustl.edu (tom sullivan)
Subject: Can you put a 2nd hard drive in a IIsi?
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:20:16 GMT


I'm beginning to push the limits of my 80MB drive on my IIsi and was
wondering if is is possible to add a 2nd Internal Hard Drive? It seems
that there is enough room on top of the existing drive for another
one, but can the power supply handle it? Also, does some one sell the
cables and brackets needed?

just wondering....

thanks,

tom
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From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Re: Crooked Screen on Mac Classic
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:55:00 GMT

If you are very careful you can loosen the single screw which holds the 
"yolk" or wrap around the neck of the tube and rotate it. Get someone to
stand in front of the screen for directions, or use a mirror. 

Do not touch the attachement of the large cable to the tube.

Jim

PS. I read this in Pina "Repair and Upgrade Secrets MacII". That's all I know
about it
From: breck@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Breck Baldwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: (Q)Distinguish Duo's revB keyboard
Date: 21 Jan 93 21:32:11 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

I had the RevB keyboard replacement, and the differences are subtle if any.
Unfortunately I have to work from memory of what the old one looked like.

(1) The space bar is relatively straight across in RevB, whereas in
the original the space bar had a curve to it.  I am not very confident
that this is correct, but that was my impression.

(2) Looking down into the keyboard, the gap between the lower edge of
the space-bar, enter, escape keys etc.. you can see down past the grey
rubber mat that is under the keys.  In the old version, the grey mat
went all the way to the edge.  But this could just be a difference of
how the fitting was done.

All in all I would say that the RevB is a minor improvement over my
old one.  My advice to currently plauged owners is to wait until Apple
really gets it fixed with a Rev? keyboard.  

Other than that blasted keyboard, I really like the machine, but that
is like saying, other than the blasted wings falling off, I really
like the airplane.

Its not that bad, but it needs fixing.  btw, do the 160's have the
same problems?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: lau@aerospace.aero.org (David Lau)
Subject: Re: VRAM in a Duo Dock
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo, CA
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:09:45 GMT

In article <28JAN93.15411811@vax.clarku.edu>, fmorgan@vax.clarku.edu wrote:
> 
> I was wondering if it is possible to put LC II VRAM into a Duo Dock.  Also 
> does anyone know what resolution the DUO Dock will support on a 16" monitor?
> 
> 			Thanks
> 			Fritz

The Duo Dock takes the exact same 512K VRAM for the LCII.  I bought one and
installed it myself.  It was well worth it.

  Without the VRAM the Duo Dock will support 12,13/14, 16 inch monitors. 
The maximum resolution on the 16" is 832x624 in 8 bit color.  Add the 512K
VRAM and that becomes 16bit color which happens to be the depth of
Quicktime and I believe Kodak PhotoCD (photoCD techies please correct me if
I am wrong).

A happy Duo owner,
David
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From: torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie)
Subject: Re: New Macs Supporting 16"ers...hmmm
Originator: torrie@Xenon.Stanford.EDU
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: 27 Jan 93 22:53:11 GMT

npl@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Fork Boy) writes:

>One other ????,
>I have is why Apple is releasing the new Macs on a Wednesday? Don't they usu-
>ally release new models on Mondays?

  General Magic is supposed to be making a big announcement in New York
on Feb 8 (the Monday).  I would guess Apple doesn't want to take away
their thunder.

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From: elenay_creations@tcs.las-vegas.nv.us (Anthony D. Saxton)
Organization: Cyber Sanctum
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:07:38 PST
Subject: Re: Mac IIci questions

>> Secondly, the article mentioned getting an inexpensive 8-bit video card 
>> and install on the NuBus slot to free up the motherboard RAM.  The article 
>> said this would free up both RAM and CPU from the motherboard.  Is this 
>> correct?

Yes and No... You will gain 1MB of ram with the addition on an 8-bit NuBus
card, but it doesn't really speed up the computer to a noticable degree (I
tested this on my IIci with Speedometer!). I suggest you do this though! Not
only will you gain another Meg of memory for about $100 (used), but you will
be able to use the ShareWare Control Panel "MaxAppleZoom" to increase your
display to 701 x 512!

Good Luck,

Anthony Saxton
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From: hr@spica.astro.uiuc.edu (Harold Ravlin)
Subject: Quadra VRAM vs graphics card
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:34:16 GMT

I'm trying to decide between adding VRAM to a Quadra 700 with a 16"
E-machines II or buying an E-machines SX/24 card. Would someone
comment on the pros and cons of each?

The card supports a '21"' mode where the monitor will display the same
information as a 21" albeit somewhat smaller. My understanding is that
with the proper cable, the Quadra would do the same.  Both will
support 24 bit color in 16" mode.

What I don't know is what are the comparative speeds in 8 and 24 bit
modes?  I understand that the E-machines is a relatively slow card,
but it is in the price range.

Could someone give me an idea of the relative speeds when using such
programs as Freehand, Fractal Painter and Photoshop? (ie. The types of
programs a graphic design student might use).

Thanks,
hr


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From: rees@.cs.pitt.edu.cs.pitt.edu (Ernest T Rees)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: LCII Memory
Date: 28 Jan 93 19:19:08 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
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We have an LCII with 4 megs installed.  It has two empty simm slots.
I'm told I can install two 2-meg simms to go to 6 megs or two 4-meg
simms to go to 10 megs.  Is this right?  Where is the extra two megs
disappearing to?

Thanks,

Ted Rees rees+@pitt.edu
          ^^^ use this for email - not the return path
From: whit@carson.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Motorola's 68060 for the Mac
Date: 28 Jan 1993 01:15:02 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: carson.u.washington.edu

In article <D2150056.oaq0me@erics.infoserv.com> erics@infoserv.com writes:

>> >The 68000 contains no MMU, nor is it possible to implement virtual memory
>> >with the 68000 - there are some instructions that could not be restarted
>> >following a page fault.

	It IS possible; one must use a lot of hardware to do it,
and only a couple of companies bothered.  The general scheme is to
have a second 68000 which COULD be interrogated for the pre-fault
machine state.  It sounds funny, but all it takes is a delay
of a clock cycle or two, so that the second 68000 wouldn't have
taken the irreversible step at the time that the page fault
was detected.

	I even have a SUN dual-68000 CPU board on the shelf here...

	John Whitmore
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Subject: 950 server
From: wglad@nexus6.org (William Gladnick)
Distribution: world
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 05:07:34 -0600 (CST)
X-Mailer: rnMac
Organization: Nexus 6 - New Orleans Public Access Unix



> The latest MacWeek has an article about the new server machine: a 950 with a
> specially designed PDS card running A/UX as its native OS.

Does anyone have the specs on this 950 server? Thanks...

											Bill

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From: hhtra@usho72.hou281.chevron.com (T.M.Haddock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Stylewriter I and envelopes
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:20:45 GMT
Organization: Chevron

In article <C1E5EJ.1LC@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU>, streater@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Tim Streater) writes:
|> In article <1juf92INNdpm@life.ai.mit.edu> mirsky@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (David Joshua Mirsky) writes:
|> >
|> >Hi. I have had some difficulty printing envelopes on my Stylewriter I.
|> >Firstly, it always seems to feed the envelope all the way through
|> >without printing anything on it when I try to print an envelope. I then
|> >have to reinsert the envelope, and most of the time it works.  But I
|> 
|> For the StyleWriter I, at least, it is manual feeding for envelopes.
|> You have to:
|> 
|> 1)  Ensure you selected envelope in page setup (as you did).
|> 2)  Print.
|> 3)  Wait for the dialog box to ask you to insert the next sheet.
|> 4)  Push the Ready button on the SW (the light goes out).
|> 5)  Insert the envelope from the rear, ensuring you keep it parallel
|>     so it is aligned properly. 
|> 6)  At a certain moment as you insert it, the SW 'grabs' it and
|>     advances it a little.
|> 7)  Push ready again (the light goes on).
|> 8)  Push Enter to dismiss the dialog box. Printing occurs.
|> 9)  Er....
|> 10) Thats it.

 Actually, Steps 4 thru 6 can be done before Step 1.  The key is Step 4.
 If I don't turn off the Ready button, it will feed the envelope all the
 way through - at least on my SWI & LC it will.

 Travis
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From: christ@crash.cts.com (Chris Trichel)
Subject: Se/30 50mhz Accelerator (Q)
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
Date: 28 Jan 93 17:19:39 GMT

I remember a while back there was alot of talk about the new daystar(?)
accelerators for the se/30.. they came in a 20,33,50 mhz flavors and if
I remember correctly they somehow left the pds slot open...? do I remember
this correctly and is this the Universal Daystar accelerator I see advertized?
I mean shit I see one here in MacWorld for $859 (that includes the 68882 FPU)
to get my ole Se/30 up to 50 mhz!?!! sounds pretty good to me! especially if I
can keep my 8-bit card.... anyone know of an alternative (besides buying a new 
computer!)?
From: Chandima Cumaranatunge <chan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Accelerating an SE by upgrading the 68000 to 16mhz?
Date: 26 Jan 1993 16:43:07 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University
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In a response to a query on accelerating an SE last August, one reader
wrote:

"you could just accellerate the 68000 chip in your SE from 8mhz to 16mhz
That would make it as fast as the SE/30 in the lab.  This would cost
approximately 150 dollars US, but it is alot cheaper than adding a 68020
or 68030!"

I need to speed up an SE which is being used as a file server (using
System 7 file sharing) on a small AppleTalk network.

Several questions on this:
------------------------- 
Has anyone tried this? 
Are there any architectural limitations on the motherboard to doing this?
Can the local Mac agent install the new processor?
Is it really as cheap as this?
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From: birdman@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Christopher Kush)
Subject: IIvx VRAM - Which chips?
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:24:50 GMT

	I am toying with investing in VRAM for my new IIvx.  Which chips do I
buy - Quadra 700/900, Q950, LC?

Thanky!

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