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From: crg@rocky.raleigh.ibm.com (Chuck Grissom)
Subject: Sticky Mouse Revisited
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:57:00 GMT
Organization: IBM, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Keywords: mouse problem

I know this has been discussed from time to time, but I don't recall anyone
really solving the problem.

I have an LCII with System 7.0.1/Tuneup 1.1.1 which has the occasional
"missed upclick" problem, i.e. once in a while, when I click the mouse
button it seems to "stick" down until I click it again.  I had the mouse
replaced as suggested by a previous discussion but it made no difference.

When I got the machine, it had Tuneup 1.0.1 (I think) and not too long ago
I got ahold of Tuneup 1.1.1 and installed it.  It was after this Tuneup upgrade
that the mouse problems began.  Could it be a software problem?  I haven't
bothered playing the disable inits game, because the problem is infrequent
enough that I'm not motivated (yet) to go through the pain of testing inits.

Any ideas are appreciated.

Chuck Grissom
crg@vnet.ibm.com
72227.2715@compuserve.com


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system
From: wprobarg@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (W. P. Robarge)
Subject: Re: HELP! Installing Daystar PowerCache card on MacIIcx!!
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 00:55:35 GMT

As a follow up to my earlier comments I checked the installation
manual that came with my daystar concerning installation in a IIcx.
The procedure is in the manual but does require removal of the
original CPU and replacement of same with an adapter that
accepts the Daystar board. The pictures are nice and they explain
in great detail how to remove the CPU. However, a single sentence
at the end of a paragraph points out that most CPUs are soldered to
the board in the IIcx Mac. Thus the recommendation is made that you
might want to let a service center do the intallation for you.

Hope this clarifies the situation.

wayne robarge
NCSU - Raleigh, NC

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.wanted,misc.forsale.computers.mac
From: iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch)
Subject: WANTED: Portable Printer (HP-DJ) Interface + TeXtures
Followup-To: comp.sys.laptop
Keywords: HP-Deskjet,Powerbook,TeXtures
Organization: UCLA, Anderson Graduate School Of Management
Distribution: misc
Date: 1 Jan 93 10:36:40 PST


I have  both a  Powerbook 170 and  a  T1000SE. Naturally,  I   want to  buy an
(inkjet) printer that I can hook up to either.

I would really like to hook up HP's new desk-jet portable. The problem  is the
parallel interface  and  the Mac software.(Note: the  Mac software has to work
with TeXtures, which I plan to buy)

	[1] Could someone tell me who manufactures the hardware/software
	interface to hook up desk-jets? (Someone sent me mail once, but it
	got lost in a crash.)

	[2] Do you have this Mac<->printer product for sale?
		(Either new or used!)

	[3] Do you have experience using this product? Any problems I will
	have to worry about?

	[4] Do you have a used low-cost TeX (TeXtures) for sale?

Please end mail to me or adhere to the follow-up-to, because I do not read all
newsgroups.

/ivo welch
ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu
From: owen@astro.washington.edu (Russell Owen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: good full-page display for SE-30?
Date: 24 Dec 92 20:26:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: rowen.owen-241292121557
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Washington

I want to attach a full page black and white or grayscale monitor to an
SE-30. I want a card and monitor that:
- works reliably with most or all software (including Finale!)
- is sharp and readable
- is robust

It'd be best if the system didn't require software (e.g. inits or
cdevs)--as that reduces long-term dependence on the company.

Any recommendations (pro and con)?

I will gladly post a summary of any responses.

Thanks,

Russell E. Owen
owen@astro.washington.edu
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From: jonathan@rahul.net (Jonathan Heiliger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: P5 v. PowerPC (WAS: Where the mac really wins)
Date: 25 Dec 92 20:29:48 GMT
Reply-To: jonathan@mecca.epri.com
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: Electric Power Research Institute
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

fred j mccall 575-3539 (mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com) wrote:

: Somehow I get the feeling that they had to port the UNIX kernel to
: Alpha before it would run.  Hardware independent?  Just how would that
: work? 

   Yes, UNIX is hardware independant.  However you must port the code to the 
actual processors and then do some minor re-writing.  The PowerPC on the 
other hand will run a combination OS developed by IBM and Apple.

 
-- 
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Telephone <*> (415) 855-2888
From: Roman.Brice@f204.n2603.z1.ieee.org (Roman Brice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Apple's product line: ideas for the future...
Date: 22 Dec 92 19:09:01 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2603/204 - Not Even Odd, Forest Hills NY

I wouldn't question Apple's ability to produce 040 machines at 20-25mghz but

the real problem would be selling it no?

How many people going back to the plus through the IIVX are going to

a) buy the new machine
b) upgrade all their software to be 040 compatible.

The cost of the machine is only the beginning.

Regards,


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From: skum@bessel.umd.edu (Allon Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Sticky Mouse Revisited
Keywords: mouse problem
Date: 23 Dec 92 15:05:21 GMT
Organization: Skum Knows Unix, Maybe

In article <1992Dec21.155700.18494@sernews.raleigh.ibm.com> crg@rocky.raleigh.ibm.com (Chuck Grissom) writes:
>I know this has been discussed from time to time, but I don't recall anyone
>really solving the problem.
>
>I have an LCII with System 7.0.1/Tuneup 1.1.1 which has the occasional
>"missed upclick" problem, i.e. once in a while, when I click the mouse
>button it seems to "stick" down until I click it again.  I had the mouse
>replaced as suggested by a previous discussion but it made no difference.
>
>When I got the machine, it had Tuneup 1.0.1 (I think) and not too long ago
>I got ahold of Tuneup 1.1.1 and installed it.  It was after this Tuneup upgrade
>that the mouse problems began.  Could it be a software problem?  I haven't
>bothered playing the disable inits game, because the problem is infrequent
>enough that I'm not motivated (yet) to go through the pain of testing inits.
>
I can't say, except that this also occurs quite frequently on my Q700, and
also on a friend's IIci.  I've never seen this happen on my Mac II.
All the machines are running TuneUp 1.1.1

weirdness.  I wonder what Apple has to say about this problem.

>
>Chuck Grissom
>crg@vnet.ibm.com
>72227.2715@compuserve.com

Allon Stern
allon@intercon.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
Subject: Re: leaving macs running for extended periods
Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 12:20:57 GMT

bryan d oakley (ctrbdo@iapa.uucp%mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu) wrote:
: What's the current wisdom regarding leaving a mac running 100% o' the
: time?  That's how I treat my Sun at work, to no ill effect.  However,
: we have a script on the Sun which reboots the machine (ala cron) once
: a week to clean up the file system, etc.  If there is no problem with
: leaving the mac up, is there a way to have it automatically reboot now
: and again, or is that even necessary?  

I don't think there are any problems with the hardware, it should be able to
be turined on all the time. However, you should reboot at least once a day
to clean the system.

/Mats
-- 
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Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)     Ph:  +46 18 187817
Department of medical systems                  Fax: +46 18 187825
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From: roop@cc.swarthmore.edu (Karen Roop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: IIsi on it's side
Date: 21 Dec 92 18:52:39 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Swarthmore College Computing Center

In article <1992Dec20.130930.86273@fourd.com>, Darren_E._Tong@fourd.com
wrote:
> 
> I've been rumming my shouldn't be a problem-but don't hold me to it if
> something goes wrong-my si has a 5/40 with no accel!
> 
> good luck 
> BTW-it saves a lot of space oon my desk-if thats your point!


I have a IIx that I have had on its side for about 3 years.  No problems,
bombs, etc.  I think its important that you format the drive in the
orientation that you will be using it.  

I have seen problems with the drive being formatted in a horizontal
position and then the user decides to turn it on its side and then it
experiences system bombs and then one day decided not to boot.  I had this
one in the shop for repair and I had it on the bench horizontally and it
booted right up.  I ran diagnostics and it passed all the tests and then
the user came and picked it up and I got a call 15 min. later saying that
it wasn't starting up again.  I made a field service call and sure enough,
it was on its side.  We layed it horizontal and it started up fine.  I told
them to back it up and reformat and it has been working fine ever since (on
its side).

I spoke to an Apple Engineer about this about a year ago.  He said that you
may experience problems with older hard drive mechanisms because they
weren't designed to be running while vertical.  He said that it may
experience read/write problems.  When I called, I was asking him about my
Mac IIx, he said that it probably would run cooler because of the tower
effect by placing it on its side.  It could more easily vent the heat
because the vents are on the sides.

Karen Roop
roop@cc.swarthmore.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: spear@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (SPEAR WILLIAM AARON)
Subject: Dip Switch Settings for an Imagewriter II???
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 04:59:02 GMT


I recently purchased a used Mac SE and a used Imagewriter.  A cable was
not included.  When I hooked up the printer to the computer, and I could
not get the printer to to work.  Anyway I was wondering what the dip
switches under the front panel of the printer do?
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple "Newton"
Date: 28 Dec 1992 01:11:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, eagle@silver.lcs.mit.edu () says:

>
>When is the Apple Newton coming out? Feb93? What will it cost? ?????
>

Bit later than that. A recent "Murph's Vaporware" stated that Apple backed
that up to about the middle of 1993, but some new estimates (from the last
month) say that the first will be available by the end of March or early
April.
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From: tompkins@dream11.ibmpcug.co.uk (Eric L. Tompkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Connecting a color monitor to a SE30: need help
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 00:09:06 GMT
Organization: Dream Engineering
Reply-To: tompkins@dream11.ibmpcug.co.uk (Eric L. Tompkins)
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <C03Czq.Cwy@rice.edu> (comp.sys.mac.hardware), owhadi@gale.rice.edu (Eric Owhadi) writes:
> I want to connect an Apple 13" or 14" to my SE30.
> 
> Could anyone help me to make up my mind between an Micron XCEED COLOR30
> or a LAPIS COLORSERVER PDS30 serie card.
> 
> 
> Eric
> 
> owhadi@geophysics.rice.edu
> 
My Xceed hardware and software have been rock-solid.  I can attribute no system problems
to its use.  The instllation instructions were direct and easy to follow.  No experience
here with the Lapis card.

Eric

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From: george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: HD spindown
Date: 23 Dec 92 20:53:54 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering


:The actual power down is done by switching off the hard disk's
:power
:plane, a feature that isn't available on desktop systems...

you can send a siginal to scsi drives to park the heads, which
in some cases ( like my internal quantum ) the drive responds
by spinning down. ( pretty neat, but not too useful.. )

There is an init called scsi saver that is supposed to send the
head park signal after a period of inacitvity.  It doesn't work
at all for me though.




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\/ *  george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: kevin@mpls911.uucp (Kevin Herrboldt)
Subject: Re: Powerbook 185C
Organization: City of Minneapolis Emergency Communications
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:36:56 GMT

sandiway@research.nj.nec.com (Sandiway Fong) writes:
> 
> Hi,
>     I'm hoping to hear from those you have received their Powerbooks 180
> through the normal channels? How long did you have to wait?

I ordered a PB180 4/120 and I got it in about 7 weeks.  But I didn't quite
get it through normal channels (direct from Apple).  But compared to how long
I waited for my PB170, my PB180 got to me in a hurry.

> 
> I have one on order from the beginning of November. As of December 23rd, I
> have still not received it. I am thinking of cancelling my order next week and
> waiting until the 185C is announced and ordering that instead. Especially
> since the 185C is supposed to be out 2Q93 and I may not receive my 180 until
> sometime in 1Q93 anyway. Also, since the 185C is supposed to use an industry

But think.  If you order a 185C in the second quarter of '93, you probably won't
see it until third quarter.  Expect at least a 10-12 week delivery cycle.  And
keep in mind that you're basing your 185C target on a RUMOR.  Apple could very
well wait until their November rollout for the PB185C (or whatever).

[stuff deleted]
> ---
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> NEC Research Institute Inc.
> 4 Independence Way
> Princeton NJ 08540
> 
> (609) 951-2733
> (609) 951-2482 (FAX)

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From: artolind@sara.cc.utu.fi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Overdrive Quadra 700?
Date: 3 Jan 93 18:37:21 GMT
Organization: University of Turku, Finland

Has anybody out there information or experience about Newer Technologies
Overdrive Quadra 700. Price, availability etc?

Please reply:

Arto Lindfors
University of Turku
FINLAND
artolind@sara.cc.utu.fi
AppleLink: SF0016
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: skwong@cuse1.se.cuhk.hk (Wong Sai Kee (Graduate Assistant))
Subject: Re: Bad Experience with MacCenter
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 08:58:47 GMT

Robert_L._Branick@bmug.org writes:

>I ordered a 50-mHz DayStar PowerCache from MacCenter, because they had a pretty
>cheap price advertised in MacUser.  The ad stated that they wouldn't charge my
>credit card until the order shipped, but the charge showed up before the PowerCache.
> When I enquired, they told me that it had been shipped UPS, and that they
>would have to check with them.  This went on for a month.  Fortunately, I
>immediately disputed the charge on my credit card.

How to dispute a charge?  I had a bad experience too.  It is the Central
Point Software Inc.  The story is longer.

Two months ago, I requested for an upgrade to MacTools 2.0.  After 2 wks,
I received a letter from UK said that USA office do not process the
offer, UK do, if I didn't refuse then they would send me the pack.  3
days later, I faxed out to confirm it.

After 6 weeks, I received the pack, it was shipped out as Air Mail but 6
wks...  I was wondering about the company's efficiency.

When I received the statement from VISA, I found that they charged me 3
times and back paid once (the transaction fee and remittance difference
was absorbed by me).  I faxed an inquiry next day.  No reply until now
(approx. 3 weeks).

The story is even longer, last Friday I received another Air Mail
(normally it takes 6 - 10 days from UK to Hong Kong) pack.  I did not
open it yet.  I will send another faxed to Central Point Software . . .

Poor me.  :-(

>To make an already long story longer, it turned out that they didn't have it
>in stock, and couldn't tell me when they would have it in stock.  I cancelled
>my order, although they were EXTREMELY reluctant to.   It was my first bad
>experience with a mail order outfit.

>**** From Planet BMUG, the FirstClass BBS of BMUG.  The message contained in
>**** this posting does not in any way reflect BMUG's official views.
From: te@uwasa.fi (Tuomas Eerola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: sources for Mac->SVGA cables
Date: 2 Jan 93 13:24:06 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland

In article <1992Dec30.151246.4133@meiko.com> hardesty@meiko.com (Robert Hardesty) writes:
>tompkins@dream11.ibmpcug.co.uk (Eric L. Tompkins) writes:
>: 
>: > 
>: > I asked a question like this about a month ago, and thanks to the information
>: > that Tuomas Eerola gave me I was able to wire up an adaptor that allowed me
>: > to connect my Mac SE/30 to a SVGA monitor.  It was very simple to wire up.
>: >  The pin out is below.  
>: 
>: Note that this pinout is specific to a particular SE/30 video board.
>: 
>: Eric
>
>Actually this should work on any Mac video board to monitor because all the
>connections between monitor and board should be standard.  Else monitors 
>would be board specific.  The person I got this from used it to wire a Quadra
>to a VGA monitor.  The previously posted pinout will give you a 640 x 400 with
>the Micron Xceed card and 640x800 on a Quadra.
>
>Robert
>-- 
Those pinouts and sense lines are for Quadra but I think all Apple video 
cards that support VGA do it with same sense codes.
With Quadra it will give you 640x480 (Apple 13", VGA) or 800x600 (S-VGA)
swichable via control panel. These are with vga/svga sync.
Third party cards might have no sense lines and give you 640x480 with apple 13"
sync. Then you need a multisync monitor and you can leave 7-10 wire away.
This is also with old Apple cards that support 13" color only.
Some third party cards might need apple 13" sense lines with multisync vga.
Then you should wire pin 4 with 11 and leave 7 and 10 empty. 

Tuomas
From: Jedd_Haas@maccomw.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Sony 1304S monitor vs. Multiple Resolutions in 24xp video board
Date: 1 Jan 93 21:08:19 GMT

Re: can the Radius PrecisionColor 24xp drive a 13" at resolution higher than
640x480.

I have the sony 1604cpd monitor with the Radius 24xp; I believe that the 24xp
wil _not_ drive a 13" monitor at anything higher than 640x480.  It will drive
the 16" at 640x480, with some fiddling.
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From: ibhan@husc8.harvard.edu (Ishir Bhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: WHERE IS APPLE SERVICE ?????
Date: 31 Dec 92 19:04:38 GMT

Are you sure this multi-media thing is an Apple deal, not something your
university cooks up?   I didn't see anything similar on my price list.
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From: linnoise@bigboy (LN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Laser Writer IInx & Postscript help needed
Date: 3 Jan 93 22:15:48 GMT
Organization: Temple University

I can't get the LaserWriter IInx to work properly in postscript mode.
Every time I send a word to the printer, I get the same message.  Here's
what I get when I send "showpage":

%%[ E. undK O9ngC[[ showpage ]]%%
IIush z *9: %

I can print in Diablo emulation without changing the cable, parity, etc.
I believe the OPTIONS number could have been changed to 3 by a program
written for another brand of printer.  Is there any way I can change the
settings to factory defaults?  Please email or post a reply here as soon
as possible, thanks!


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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: FTC Finds Microsoft Monopolizing Software Industry
Date: 22 Dec 92 02:34:23 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <1h5n7tINN4cn@anthrax.solbourne.com> kucharsk@solbourne.com (William Kucharski) writes:
>While reading article <1992Dec20.163715.28824@eng.umd.edu>, I noticed that
>russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) said the following:
> >Ohhh, brother.  If there's anything worse than Microsoft monopolizing
> >the software industry, it's the government regulating it.  How long
> >before computer programming is no longer an unlicensed profession?
>
>Don't live in New Jersey, do you?  (Neither do I, but wasn't it NJ that passed
>legislation that would require programmers to be licensed?)

I think it died and didn't come up in the next (very different)
legislature.  I think that bill was New Jersey attempting to shoot
itself in the head.  (NJ's head looks much like the AT&T Death Star,
for some reason :-) )

If it did become law, well, there's another reason not to move to New
Jersey  (as if I needed one :-) )
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From: Mitch.Alland@p956.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Mitch Alland)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE: Apple 16-inch vs. Sony CPD1604S???
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:02:37 -0500

Monte Olsen writes in a message to All on 31 Dec 92:

 MO> Does anyone have any other information about this or which 
 MO> monitor is best? 

I saw both in a store and found the Sony "fuzzier" than either the Apple or
the NEC 5FG. This is not how MacUser rated the Sony in the January issue --
they rated it better than the NEC. 

If you want multiple resolutions then I'd go with the NEC, otherwise the Apple
  One thing that I don't like about the NEC is that it doesn't have a
switchable power supply, so you need a transformer if you ever need to take it
to a country with 220v current, but that may not be a consideration for you.