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From: potts@itl.itd.umich.edu (Paul Potts)
Subject: Re: Defragmenting (Was AutoDoubler)
Organization: Instructional Technology Laboratory, University of Michigan
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 17:41:18 GMT

P.S.: I should mention that unless you are a "power user," you probably
won't see a huge gain in performance in defragging files. In a Mac Plus,
the CPU will be a bigger bottleneck than the extra seek time needed to
read in a fragmented file. If you want to save money and improve your
performance, back up your hard disk completely, reformat it, and copy
everything back on - the files will get written in an unfragmented state
(unless you use an "image backup," which copies the sectors of the disk
as they appear). I recommend Redux for a file backup.

-- 
Paul Potts - potts@itl.itd.umich.edu
Un damne' descendant sans lampe,/ Au bord d'un gouffre dont l'odeur
Trahit l'humide profondeur,/ D'e'ternels escaliers sans rampe... 
   -Baudelaire on DOS/Windows programming
From: gt7865a@prism.gatech.EDU (Comer,Matthew Brian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Apple Computer Loan <-- I got one
Date: 14 Apr 92 13:33:08 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Since there has been some interest, I am posting my experience in getting
an Apple Computer Loan.

I applied for a loan in January of this year, and received a check about
three weeks after applying. I found that the application process was not
incredibly difficult, though they did ask for a plethora of information,
including letters from employers to verify income, etc.

I was initially rejected due to a misunderstanding of some of the 
information that I submitted, but they were very pleasant and quickly
corrected the information, clearing me for the loan. If this had not
occured, I probably would have had the money in about two weeks, not
three.

I borrowed $4869, which is to be repayed over a 96 month term. The 
principal is currently in deferment, so I am paying only interest until
I graduate from school. My payments are currently around $25/mo, and I
expect this to go up to about $75/mo after graduation. The loan has a
variable rate, which is tied to the rate on some government bond or
something: I am a little fuzzy on the details of this since I haven't
looked at the documents in a while. The rate is quite reasonable - much
less than almost all credit cards. (Right now I think it is around 8%)

There is no penalty for early repayment, so I have been making double
payments. Obviously, the quicker you can pay the loan off, the less
your total payout.

If your campus computer store does not have application paperwork, here
is some info which may help you:
phone# 1-800-767-5626
fax# 1-319-339-6531
address: Apple Computer Loan
         PO Box 4201
         Iowa City, IA 52244

-- 
_____________________________________________________________________________
You down wit OPP? YEAH YOU KNOW ME!

Matt Comer     gt7865a@hydra.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: teh1@cec2.wustl.edu (Trent E. Hemmings)
Subject: Re: Beat the academic discount?
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:42:30 GMT

In article <SCOTT.92Apr14161226@swindle.Berkeley.EDU> scott@swindle.Berkeley.EDU (Scott Silvey) writes:
>
>
>% I heard a rumor that there are a few mail order places that will beat the
>% academic discount on Macs by 2%.  I am looking particularly for a Powerbook
>% though.
>% 
>% Anyone know of such a place?  
>
>Several people asked for a summary of the responses I got on this...
>
>Well, it looks like NOBODY knows anything about this.  There was one gentleman
>(Mike Tanner) who actually provided some information and he said he didn't 
>think that Apple would allow mail order places to undercut the academic 
>discount, but nobody could say for sure either way.
>
>
>Scott Silvey
>scott@xcf.berkeley.edu


I didn't see your original post, so I can insert my $.02.

I know that there are two local office supply / computer warehouse
places in St. Louis that undercut the Wash. U. computer store's 
prices on IIsi's and monitors.  These are BizMart and CompUSA.

But the difference amounts to a little less than the local tax
I'd have to pay.  For some reason there is no tax on purchases
at the campus stores.

I don't know if these stores do mail order though...

Trent.

(teh1@cec2.wustl.edu)
From: scott@swindle.Berkeley.EDU (Scott Silvey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Beat the academic discount?
Date: 14 Apr 92 16:12:26
Organization: UC Berkeley Experimental Computing Facility (XCF)
NNTP-Posting-Host: swindle.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: scott@swindle.Berkeley.EDU's message of 7 Apr 1992 22:01:08 GMT



% I heard a rumor that there are a few mail order places that will beat the
% academic discount on Macs by 2%.  I am looking particularly for a Powerbook
% though.
% 
% Anyone know of such a place?  

Several people asked for a summary of the responses I got on this...

Well, it looks like NOBODY knows anything about this.  There was one gentleman
(Mike Tanner) who actually provided some information and he said he didn't 
think that Apple would allow mail order places to undercut the academic 
discount, but nobody could say for sure either way.


Scott Silvey
scott@xcf.berkeley.edu
From: sharp@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Screen/Printer Font Matcher...
Date: 15 Apr 92 22:14:15 GMT

Does anyone know if there is a program that will scan the screen fonts and 
the printer fonts (on the computer drive, not built into the printer) and say
which screenfonts don't have printer fonts and what printer fonts don't have
screen fonts?

Thanks..

Eric Sharp
sharp@e
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: chang_y@news.cs.odu.edu (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang)
Subject: System 7 Upgrade
Originator: chang_y@ceawlin.cs.odu.edu
Organization: Old Dominion Univ., Dept. of Cranial Transplantation
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 19:58:06 GMT


Hi,
	I have the free system 7 upgrade coupon from Apple (Boy, from when
System 7 was just shipping), and never did find my receipt for my Mac until
recently.  I sent the required documentation in, but it got returned in the
mail ("Recepient moved, left no order").  Does anybody know where I could
send the coupon to get my System 7 upgrade?  Thanks in advance.
-----
Yuan Chang 				      "What can go wrong, did"
Disguise:  The displaced Barbarian from Hawaii
InterNet:  yuan@cs.odu.Edu		      "Wouldn't you like to 
PhoneNet:  (804) 489-0213		       be an _A_m_i_g_o_i_d too?!?"
-- 
Yuan Chang 				      "What can go wrong, did"
Disguise:  The displaced Barbarian from Hawaii
InterNet:  yuan@cs.odu.Edu		      "Wouldn't you like to 
PhoneNet:  (804) 489-0213		       be an _A_m_i_g_o_i_d too?!?"
From: holsberg@pilot.njin.net (Peter J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Speaker_Schedule!!
Date: 7 Apr 92 01:21:47 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


The speaker schedule for TCF '92 is now available via ftp to 
	pilot.njin.net

Get /pub/TCF/tcf/92-talks.

Sorry to be so late with this.

Pete
From: dali@milton.u.washington.edu (David A. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: How much for used Mac SE? ImageWriter II?
Date: 7 Apr 92 02:51:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Apr7.025117.469
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <1992Apr7.010550.17516@astro.as.utexas.edu> jay@astro.as.utexas.edu (Jay Boisseau) writes:
>
>My Mac is a SE with 4 Mb RAM and a 40 Mb HD (internal). It _does_ have the
>Superdrive. What is a good price to ask? I am considering posting in the
>
Your SE is still a very valuable machine.  The Classic which replaced it is
without an expansion slot, and has a weaker power supply.  The keyboard 
supplied with the Classic is also terrible.  

As equipped, your SE, if in mint- or excellent+ condition, should go for
about $950.  Yes, you can get a Classic II 2/40 for $1000, but I still
think that the SE is a better machine.

Definitely do not go lower than $800-$850!  

Just my opinions.

David L.
 

>Thanks in advance for any help. Please email responses, if possible.
>
>Jay Boisseau
>Astronomy Dept.
>University of Texas at Austin
>


-- 
"There are hundreds of tiny balls in every machine, and hundreds of machines
in every pachinko parlour, and a pachinko parlour on every block in every
town in Japan; so there are billions of little balls falling forever, like a
chromium-plated hailstorm that never melts."  - from "Clive James in Japan"
From: jestece2@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Carl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: NetBunny location
Date: 10 Apr 92 04:51:00 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center



I have a copy of NetBunny, and know how to start it.  Once I do, is
there any way I can stop it?  I am unwilling to unleash it without a
remedy at my disposal.

Carl

jestece2@sage.cc.purdue.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: jay@astro.as.utexas.edu (Jay Boisseau)
Subject: How much for used Mac SE? ImageWriter II?
Organization: Univ. of Texas McDonald Observatory
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 01:05:50 GMT

I have finally convinced our department to upgrade the (currently pathetic)
3 Macs in our computer room to 68030-based machines. Since I already currently
own two computers, a Mac SE and a PC-clone 386sx notebook, I am considering
selling one. Each has its advantages, so I thought I find out what good prices
are for each.

My Mac is a SE with 4 Mb RAM and a 40 Mb HD (internal). It _does_ have the
Superdrive. What is a good price to ask? I am considering posting in the
local paper, as well as to the net. I think I also know a company in town
that will buy it. I just don't want to get ripped off. Help?

If I choose to sell the Mac and forsake 100% compatibility (instead of the
PC notebook, forsaking 100% _portability_), I will probably also sell my
IW II. How much are used IW IIs going for?

The ultimate goal here is to reduce and consolidate debt, with the hope of
eventually selling both machines and getting a PowerBook 170. So, does anyone
have any info on the Apple Student Loan program? ;-)

Thanks in advance for any help. Please email responses, if possible.

Jay Boisseau
Astronomy Dept.
University of Texas at Austin
From: davidbu@loowit.wr.tek.com (David E. Buxton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Defragmenting (Was AutoDoubler)
Date: 14 Apr 92 14:23:45 GMT
Distribution: usa


I posted a request for email feed-back on AutoDoubler.  One person wrote
saying that it does seem to fragment faster.  Which would suggest the
need to get a Defragmenter.  The Disk Stacker software I loaded onto
my PC at work has its own defragmenter which is invoked at installation
and is to be used once in awhile.  Evidently AutoDoubler does not
feature any deframenting.

IS PC Tools the only way to get a defragmenter for a MAC?  Mine is a
MAC+.  I priced it at EggHead and left the ~$120 box behind on the shelf.
Is there a more economical way to get a MAC deframenter?

I'll be following this newsgroup now for awhile so you can either post
or send email.

Thanks,

Dave
From: XT.VBM@forsythe.stanford.edu (V. Bandeira de Mello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: re: is TuneUp 1.1 available for FTPing?
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:02:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: morrow.1992Apr9.170223.6766
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA

Thank you all for pointing me to the various online sources
for TuneUp 1.1.


FTP.APPLE.COM    dts/mac/sys.soft/7.0.tuneup
SUMEX-AIM        info-mac/sys

Thanks again,


Victor
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From: gasser@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Nathan Gasser ><>  )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Mac Bible Prog's?
Date: 12 Apr 92 21:52:37 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Aloha all,

	Does anyone have any info on Mac programs to search
and study the Bible?  Mainly do complex searching, etc.  There
was a demo of such a program around for a while -- it only included
John, if memory serves.  The author wanted $50 for the rest, and I
want to take him up on it, but I can't find the program.

	Any other sources of cheap programs to do this?

Thanks heaps, all,
Nate

--

Nathan Gasser       ><>         
gasser@eniac.seas.upenn.edu     

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: bassman@iastate.edu (Jeremy J Dearduff)
Subject: Re: internal speaker in a IIsi problem...
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 05:09:39 GMT

In <gregg.703053256@genome> gregg@genome.stanford.edu (Gregg L. Kasten) writes:

>unruley@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu (Kriss Boyce) writes:
>>i have a mac IIsi and almost every time i use it with a program tha makes 
>>noise (from beeps to music to sounds) the speaker randomly stopps working...
>>i recantly discovered that if i go to the control panel and change the speaker
>>volume to something higher (i like it at 1) and then put it back then it usually
>>works again, but this is a pain...any ideas?? (i use system 6.0.7)

>I heard this on the net, and, amazingly, it works:

>smack your SI firmly on the front-left side of the case. Do it firmly,
>but not too hard; you might damage your hard drive. But, without fail,
>this brings my sound back...

There is no need to do this.  The problem is due to the way the speaker is 
connected to the motherboard.  The fan that cools the machine deposits dust
on this connection.  The way I fix this is to take the top off, pop out the
hard drive and blow the dust off of the connection.  This is also the cause
of the power light going off (power light connected to speaker)

Jeremy

bassman@iastate.edu







>--
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>Gregg L. Kasten, Stanford University                     gregg@cs.stanford.edu
>junior in Computer Science                     Please blame me for my opinions.
>_______________________________________________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: st1ks@menudo.uh.edu (Louis Alten)
Subject: Re: Stylewriter or Deskwriter
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 05:20:56 GMT

In article <00958BED.E984EB00@Msu.oscs.montana.edu> iadmr@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes:
>Sorry, I couldn't reply directly.  I kept getting error messages about
>insufficient privileges or something.  
>
>I bought a Deskwriter last summer after finding out that the TrueType and the
>Stylewriter would not interface in any way with our laserwriter II.
>
>I gave the acid test by taking an excel file that filled exactly one page on
>the laserwriter and took it to a stylewiter and printed it out.  The page was 1
>1/2' shorter than the laserwriter page.  I placed some messages on Compuserve
>and was counseled by no less than seven (7) people to forget the Stylewriter
>and get the Deskwriter with ATM.
>
>To my joy, it works just fine and is much faster than the Stylewriter.  I use
>an SE/30, but your LC would be deathly slow on the Stylewriter.
>                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>My recommendation. Get the Deskwriter and Adobe Type Manager.  I'm very happy
>with it even though it cost a little extra.
>
>
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>Technology Education	| Internet: IADMR@msu.oscs.montana.edu
>Montana St. University	| Compuserve: 76366,472
>Bozeman, MT   59717	| GEnie: M.ROGSTAD
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>"Always Question Authority", George Weber, KOA Radio, Denver, CO
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I'm curious. Did you use the latest (7.2.2) driver for the Stylewriter?
The last couple of versions *drastically* increase the speed of the printer.
The last rewrites also cleaned up the code quite a bit.

The first driver (7.0) for the Stylewriter was based on that of the Imagewriter.Then, it was rewritten based on the Laserwriter drivers. If you were to try 
printing your page on the latest driver, maybe you wouldn't have the discrepancyyou first pointed out.

I also looked at the Deskwriter and the Stylewriter and ended up buying the
Stylewriter. It was cheaper, looked nice, and in my opinion produced finer
graphics (360 dpi, I think).

Louis
    
-- 
===============================================================================
Louis Alten
                                                                 think about it
louis@math.uh.edu
From: kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: TuneUp 1.1 companions??
Date: 8 Apr 92 20:21:00 GMT
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Apr6.201648.23566@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>, wacb@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (Bill Christens-Barry) writes...
>I've been using two extensions (MM Init and OmegaSANE) under System 7.0.0
>on my IIfx.  Do I still get anything out of them after doing a TuneUp 1.1?
>How about after installing the first TuneUp that Apple put out.  Also,
>what printer drivers are recommended for System 7.0.0 (with TuneUp 1.1
>installed) on a Mac SE with an ImageWriter II printer?  Thanks....

&MMInit was written to correct a bug in memory management in the Mac IIci.  
It's no use to you on a IIfx.  I suspect that it's still useful to IIci users, 
even with tune-up, since the problem was specific to one set of ROMs, but if
anyone knows for sure, please respond! 

Susan Kayser		NCF::KAYSER  or  kayser%nssdca.span@star.stanford.edu
Hughes/STX at NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
Greenbelt, MD
From: dewhirst@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Rob Dewhirst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Spectre requires a *PLUS*, not a 68020.
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:22:25 CDT
Organization: KU Museum of Invertebrate Paleontology

Nick>> There is a game called Spectre which requires a 68020, or at least the

Nope.

Todd> Well, I'm not sure about this init, or why you'd want it, but
> Spectre I know a little about. Spectre requires a 68020 or better
> to run, *not* a 68020 specifically (sp?). That means it'd run on
> a Quadra as well. 

Still nope.


_Spectre_User_Reference_Manual_, page 5:

"Spectre requires the following equipment in order to run:

o A Macintosh Plus or better

o ...750k free of RAM

o A 3.5" drive [duh]

o System 6.0.3 or later"


There is no indication of it not being able to run on anything less
than a 68020. (Thought I am sure it would be quite slow.)

[wrong newsgroup too]

-- 
Rob Dewhirst        dewhirst@kcufgat.fidonet.org, kcufgat!macroc!Rob.Dewhirst
The MacRocosm BBS:(913) 841-9446 v.32 1:280/108 - Licensed Apple Distributors
G. Roddenberry 1921-1991                       America Online: Echopapa, LAUG



Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: M23198@mitre.org
Subject: Toshiba CD-Rom Driver
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 20:18:04 GMT

Does anyone have or know the location of a software driver for a Toshiba CD-ROM
drive?
                  Thanks..Paul
 
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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THE MITRE CORPORATION
E-MAIL: PLEVY@MITRE.ORG
"DIRTY BOOTS ARE ON"
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:8999 comp.sys.mac.system:7060
From: hlsw_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Dave Hollinsworth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Paring down System 7
Date: 11 Apr 92 19:30:48 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

Recently, I've been trying to create a good System 7.0.1 boot disk for use in
my school's computer lab.  (Why?  I'm not sure--it started out as a "just for
fun" kind of thing...it's now an obsession.)  But of course, System 7 as is
leaves almost no room for any useful INITs or fonts, and so I've been trying
to do a little ResEdit snooping to see if I can eliminate anything.  So far,
I've removed all of the Balloon Help stuff (I never use it) and the PICTs for
Finder Shortcuts, About Balloon Help, and the mountains from System 1.0.

So, my questions are:

1.  What else, if anything, could I safely remove and still have a completely
useful System?  (I'm pretty good with ResEdit, and any tips for the Finder
would also be useful.)

2.  (Related question)  What do the PACK resources (0 through 15) do?
 I got the file "system7emergencydisk.txt" from Sumex (which contains a list
of resources safely deletable from a non-everyday System 7), and it mentioned
that PACK 14 is the Balloon Help stuff.  This, of course, was the first thing
that I nuked.  :-)

3.  While browsing through the STRs (or was it STR#s ?), I came across a string
that was a sentence containing all of the letters of the alphabet.  (I'm not
sure of the exact wording, but it contained "piqued" and "gymnast.")  I'm
just curious:  where does this sentence show up, if ever?

If I get enough responses, I'll probably make a file called "system7-no-frills"
and upload it to sumex so everyone can see it.

Thanks in advance for your help.

--
********  Dave Hollinsworth  *******  hlsw_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu  ********
* "Dead is Dead.  Parts is Parts.  Dead Guys is Parts." - Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.  *
*****  DISCLAIMER:  all opinions expressed above are mine and mine alone.  ****
From: srinivas@csa3.lbl.gov (SRINIVAS KRISHNAGOPAL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Accellerating The LC II
Date: 9 Apr 92 19:54:10 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: srinivas@csa3.lbl.gov
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.254.198
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   

 I'm planning to buy an LC II which has a 68030, 16MHz chip. Since I'd like to
be able to do some number-crunching on it, I'm thinking of adding a 68882
FPU @25MHz. Will this work, or must I also add an accelerator to boost the
main processor to 25MHz?

 Any idea what the cost would be? Obviously, it should work out to be cheaper
than just buying a IIci, for this option to be viable. (I have quotes of 
$1400 for the LC II with 4/80, and $2950 for the IIci with 5/80 or $2450 with
no hard disk. These are university discount prices.)

 All comments and suggestions are welcome; positively solicited.

-- Srinivas Krishnagopal (srinivas@lbl.gov)