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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: a non-techie view of Newton
Date: 20 Aug 92 19:42:28 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <57320@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Phillip Russell) writes:

>Are the Newton PDAs and the ones from Sharp, Sony, etc identical or will
>they be "Newton clones" that will have compatability problems?

The first Newton is being developed jointly by Apple and Sharp.  Both
companies will probably market it under their respective labels, but
it will be basically the same machine.  Apple is also working with
Toshiba to develop the multimedia Newton which, again, will be marketed
by both companies under their own labels.  I haven't heard anything
about Sony's PDA plans (if any), but it would be great if they could
integrate their Data Discman with a Newton PDA.  
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: Macs cost too much (NOT!)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 16:24:04 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <1992Aug18.054315.10238@msc.cornell.edu> maynard@esther.msc.cornell.edu (Maynard J. Handley) writes:

>And one wonders why this is so. My guess is that PC owners are rather more
>likely to ship stuff back, with consequent headaches for *Connection,
>because the stuff doesn't work on their systems, or sucks or whatever.

No, PC owners can't ship stuff back.  MacConnection offers 30-60 day
money-back satisfaction guarantees on most products.  PC Connection
doesn't.  What does that tell you about the relative quality of Macintosh
and PC software?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: * America On-Line vs. Prodigy vs. Genie...which one??
From: marc@csufres.CSUFresno.EDU (Marc Matteo)
Date: 13 Aug 92 11:24:03 PDT
Organization: California State University, Fresno

I didn't say AOL was bad.  Once I get the hang of their software I intend to
keep it and scrap CI$.  It is true, anything I can do with CI$ I can do with 
AOL cheaper.  I have though, been with GEnie for a few years and intend also
to stay with them.

My gripe with AOL is that there's no capacity for **learning**.  At some time
and at some point with any other BBS you have to type the characters 'ATDT' 
followed by a phone number.  With AOL it's possible to logon without even      
knowing what their phone number is.   

To download files one normally uses some sort of protocol, no?  Zmodem, B+, 
Kermit, xmodem, etc.  Tell me, what protocol does AOL use?  What is an AOL
user going to do when he see his first menu of download protocols?

Anyway my $.02 again...
Marc.
--

Marc Matteo                  | CI$:       70511,3102                  (bad)
Journalism/Computer Science  | GEnie:     M.MATTEO                    (better)
California State, Fresno     | Internet:  marc@csufres.csufresno.edu  (best)
From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 13:15:59 BST
Distribution: world
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.

smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov (Sang J. Moon) writes:
> Mac users are also complaining.  Macweek has even taken the stand that
> Macs cost too much:
> 
>    "What can Apple do to respond? For the long haul, the right answer
>    is to stick to the strategy the company already is pursuing:
>    developing innovative software that reinforces the Mac advantage,
>    making it easier for Mac users to fit into enterprise networks, and
>    accelerating development of the PowerPC Macs.
>       But in the short run, significant price cuts are overdue, and
>    this time they should start at the top of the line."
> 
>    -excerpt from editorial in MacWeek 8/10/92, p.48.

Then again, making products obsolete within a year and halving the price in
the first six months isn't the way to do it either.

I know I moaned about this a week ago, but I'm not the only person fed up
with being sold a brand new machine which is in the shops at half the price
two months later, and discontinued shortly after that.

MacUser magazine in the UK is specifically advising readers not to buy any
Apple equipment, because of the crashing prices and high-speed obsolescence
of the machines.  They say to wait for Apple to get its act together.


mathew
-- 
"Even the most bizarre of the unions (probably that between a cat's gall
 stone and a single note 'G' from CNN's ident theme) managed to convey a
 sense of rampant impropriety."  -- 'Fortran Five', Simon G. Lawrence Leonard

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: gblanken@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Gerime P Blankenship)
Subject: Binhex 4.0/ftp
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:53:35 GMT

     I am sure this is a faq, but would someone be interested in telling me how
to download software from anonymous ftp sites and convert them using BinHex 4.0

     gblanken@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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From: vreddy@das.harvard.edu (Venkatesh Reddy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: My Mac no longer plays sounds!  Any suggestions?
Date: 20 Aug 92 19:30:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: das.1992Aug20.193024.18690
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University

In article <iscjcw-200892113209@ajax.ucop.edu>, iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu (Jerry Wilcox) writes:
|> In article <HARDIN.92Aug20102539@dino.cad.mcc.com>, hardin@dino.cad.mcc.com
|> (John Hardin) wrote:
|> > 
|> > My MacIIsi was borrowed by some visitors to our company for demo
|> > purposes.  Upon return, my Mac no longer plays ANY sound -- NOT EVEN
|> > AT BOOT TIME!  I've checked the Sound CP to make sure the volume is
|> > turned up (which it is).  I'm clueless...any suggestions?
|> > 
|> > -jwh
|> > --
|> > John W. Hardin		    phone:  (512)338-3535
|> > MCC			    email:  hardin@mcc.com
|> > 3500 W. Balcones Center Dr  fax:    (512)338-3897
|> > Austin, TX  78759-6509	    uucp:   ...!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cadillac!hardin
|> 
|> IIsi's are notorious for sound problems. Try opening your Sound CP and move
|> the volume slider all the way to the top, then back down. Most of the time,
|> that will (temporarily) restore the volume.
|> 
|> If I recall correctly, this has to do with the way the speaker connections
|> are made and I'm not aware of a permanent fix - perhaps someone else is.
|> -----------
|> Jerry Wilcox - iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu
|> All opinions expressed are MINE -- I'd have a different job if the
|> University wanted me to speak for it.


A friend of mine had the same problem as well with her IIsi, and she ended
up having the manufacturers repair it under warranty by giving them the CPU.
This is most definitely not the only solution, but it CAN be fixed pretty
quickly by manufacturers/repair groups... if it's still under warranty, this is 
your best and safest bet, because if you try to do something inside, and
something else breaks, say g'bye to the warranty... :) Hope this helps...

-- Venk --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:04:08 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1992Aug15.011845.13915@unlv.edu> (comp.sys.mac.misc), edcrwfrd@unlv.edu (Edward Crawford) writes:

> Then again, making products obsolete within a year and halving the
> price in the first six months isn't the way to do it either.

> I know I moaned about this a week ago, but I'm not the only person
> fed up with being sold a brand new machine which is in the shops at 
> half the price two months later, and discontinued shortly after that.

Yeah, you hear that, Apple?  No more price cuts!  No more new machines!
Stop it, right now!  We're fed up, and we're not going to take it anymore!

:-):-):-)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: pjs1@cec2.wustl.edu (Philip John Schielke)
Subject: Comments on a PB145?
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 21:07:13 GMT

I am think of purchasing a PB145, at the student price of $1795. (4/40)
Is this a good deal?  I have seen both the 170 and 145, and I really don't
mind using the passive matrix display.  Is $1795 too good of a price to pass
up?  Do you think that Apple will drop the 145 in October when the sale is
over?
Also is there any way to get an FPU into the 145?  What are the external    
display possibilities/prices?  Any info would be appreciated!!!
Thanks

-Phil
pjs1@cec2.wustl.edu
From: stu@cs.man.ac.uk (Paul Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: HELP NEEDED!!! Starting from different disc!!
Date: 21 Aug 92 15:10:19 GMT

I have a Mac IIfx 8/200.  I have currently configured my HD into two
partitions.  One a 160Mb partition and the other 40Mb.  On the 160Mb
partition I have installed system 7.01, and on the 40Mb partition
I have installed 6.07.  On startup the Mac automatically boots from
the 160Mb partition using System 7.01.

How can I tell it to boot from the 40Mb partition???

I have tried using the Startup Disk util in the control panel, but I
still cannot get it to boot from the 40Mb partition.

Am I missing something here!!!

Can anybody help me???
(Feel free to mail me direct!!!)

-Paul Stewart *** stu@cs.man.ac.uk ***
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: kemper@millelac.rhrk.uni-kl.de (Michael Kemper [Informatik])
Subject: Re: Writing MAC-readable floppies from Sparcstation
Reply-To: kemper@millelac.rhrk.uni-kl.de (Michael Kemper [Informatik])
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 09:52:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.231921.2268@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>,
echong@porpoise.ecn.purdue.edu (Edwin Chong) writes:
|>In article <1992Aug20.224744.11647@access.usask.ca>
reid@skorpio.Usask.ca (Irving Reid) writes:
|>>
|>>Sparcs will read and write the same physical format as MS-DOS and Mac
|>>FDHD drives (same track and sector layout, etc.).  What they don't do
|>>is put a valid DOS directory on the disk.  AFE reads the DOS
|>>directory from the disk; since there isn't one, AFE won't work.
|>
|>I use "fdformat -d" on my Sparc to format diskettes, and it puts a
|>valid DOS direcotry. I use "mwrite" and "mread" to write/read the
|>diskettes. AFE works fine with this setup. I do it all the time.
|>
|>echong@ecn.purdue.edu
            
I use fdformat too, but write to the disk with mcopy (from the mtools
package) but I can't copy the files to my mac hard disk with PC
Exchange, although the DOS disk is correctly mounted.

Any suggestions?

|\/|ichael |<emper              +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
University of Kaiserslautern    + Must I say this?                            +
Germany	                        + This is my own personal opinion...          +
kemper@rhrk.uni-kl.de           +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: judson@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Michael Judson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: PB HD sleep FKEY
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:43:39 GMT

Someone posted earlier regarding an FKEY that would put the Powerbook hard
disk to sleep and that it could be found at ftp.apple.com under
pub/powerbook.  I was not able to find it there.  If somebody has it, could
you E-mail me a copy?  Thanks.

--
"I drank what?" -- Socrates

judson@watserv.ucr.edu
From: erh0362@tesla.njit.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: * America On-Line vs. Prodigy vs. Genie...which one??
Date: 15 Aug 92 04:51:35 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

In article <1992Aug13.112405.2445@nic.csu.net>, marc@csufres.CSUFresno.EDU (Marc Matteo) writes:
> My gripe with AOL is that there's no capacity for **learning**.  

	COMPLETELY UNTRUE!  There's plenty of capacity for learning.  Just 
because I spend time interacting with people and learning what I want and need 
to know rather than learning USELESS AT commands and sweraing at my modem is no 
reason to knock the service.

At some time
> and at some point with any other BBS you have to type the characters 'ATDT' 
> followed by a phone number.  With AOL it's possible to logon without even 
> knowing what their phone number is.   

	This reminds a LOT of complaints about the Mac interface circa 1984.  
Since it didn't look like every other computer interface to come down the pike 
people complained that the Mac couldn't really be a computer, that you couldn't 
do work on one, and that you couldn't learn "computers" without a command-line 
interface.  Eight years later with Windows, NeXTStep, Presentation Manager, 
Motif, OpenWindows, etc., I think we know who's paradigm won.  And there are 
BBS's (Telefinder and Novalink come to mind) that use GUI's similar to AOL.  

> To download files one normally uses some sort of protocol, no?  Zmodem, B+, 
> Kermit, xmodem, etc.  Tell me, what protocol does AOL use?  What is an AOL
> user going to do when he see his first menu of download protocols?

	The same thing every other user does the first time I suspect.
 
> Anyway my $.02 again...
> Marc.
	Seems you're putting the cart before the horse here.  You should be 
complaining about the brain-dead BBS's and services that require you to know 
about these things, not about the one that makes life easy for you.  There's 
nothing fundamentally enlightening or fulfilling about AT commands and download 
protocols.  I don't need to know how to connect my TV to the cable or the 
encryption protocols used for HBO to watch City Slickers.  I shouldn't have to 
know about ZModem or ATDT to download a game.  

Elliotte Rusty Harold		Department of Applied Mathematics
elharo@m.njit.edu		New Jersey Institute of Technology
erh0362@tesla.njit.edu		Newark, NJ 07103
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From: jwang@phy.duke.edu (James Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Modifying Finder Menus, System 7
Keywords: ResEdit,Menus,Finder,System 7
Date: 18 Aug 92 14:53:53 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
Distribution: usa
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

In article <1992Aug17.214240.22558@u.washington.edu> aph@u.washington.edu writes:
>I want to change some of the menus of the Finder. I want to change the 
>Command key for them.  I've done it with other apps using ResEdit but when I 
>look in the resource file for both the Finder and System, the 'MENU' 
>resource doesn't contain all the menu items.  What's the deal anyway. 

Look in the "fmnu" resource, the menus are not marked so go through each one.
The command key character (if they exist) is located three bytes before the 1st
character of the menu text.  

Has anyone got a resedit template for this yet?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Subject: MacinPlay Digest Information
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 01:29:59 GMT


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From: deal@hightop.nrl.navy.mil (Richard Deal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Simple question about mac + PASCAL
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:00:06 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Labs (Washington DC)

In article <1992Aug16.215222.7921@uva386.schools.virginia.edu> dpicard@uva386.schools.virginia.edu (David Picard) writes:
>Just a simple question from someone who is new to this
>newsgroup. I am interested in a program for the Mac which will
>allow me to write programs in Pascal.Any suggestions would be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanx!  David

Well there are several programs you can get MPW from apple but it is rather
expensive, and Lightspeed Pascal from Think.  I would highly recomend 
Lightspeed Pascal I used an old version at VATech in '87 on a Mac Plus.  
It was very fast It also has some other nice features like auto formatting
and instanttanious syntax error detection.  I have seen the lattest version
and it is very nice can not remember all the upgrade features.  Take a look 
at it in your local store or look at a friends if you can.


-- 
#include <std/*>
The Butcher                  
Butch Deal                   deal@hightop.nrl.navy.mil
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: yil@engr.ucf.edu (Yilmaz Cengeloglu)
Subject: HELP about modem for MAC and PC
Organization: engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 19:41:30 GMT


Hi :

    Is it  possible to use same modem for Maciontosh and PC. I have check
    some places.  They  all have diiffrent modem for PC and MAC. I did not really
    understand why. I would be happy If anyone give some information why 
    two differebt  product in the market. As my understanding I should be
    abble to use some modem for different computers. 

				    yilmaz
			    yilmaz@ists.engr.ucf.edu

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From: rsholmes@rodan.syr.EDU (Rich Holmes)
Subject: Re: First Taligent Won't Run Existing Apps
In-reply-to: ewright@convex.com's message of Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:49:03 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
	<ewright.714240935@convex.convex.com> <ajross.714324371@husc10>
	<ewright.714340143@convex.convex.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 09:38:03 EDT

In article <ewright.714340143@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:

Took me long enough, but I've finally figured it out. After 3 days,
regardless of what the subject heading says, all posts to the Mac
groups evolve to one of:

   1) Why the Mac is better than IBM or NeXT (or isn't)
   2) Why the MacOS is better than OS/2 or Windows (or isn't)
   3) Why System 7 is better than System 6 (or isn't)

But I guess everyone already knows this, which is why no one ever
bothers to change the subject heading.

--
Inspected by number 23
From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Misc questions...
Date: 21 Aug 92 15:01:52 GMT
Reply-To: hades@Dartmouth.Edu
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Disclaimer: Personally, I really don't care who you think I speak for.
Moderator: Rec.Arts.Comics.Info

soubyran@ere.umontreal.ca (Soubyran Richard) writes:

>1. Is it possible to run System 6.0.X on a Quadra (any one of them)?

    Nope.

>2. Is there a utility which would permit me to run X-Windows on my
>   Mac IIci? I am connected to a SGI Indigo at 9600 bauds (direct
>   connect modem).

    Actually there are a few, I think MacX is the most popular, and I
believe you can get if from Apple.

>3. My boss, Professor Legendre, is undertaking a book on bio-stats.
>   He would like to know which is the better DTP to use: PageMaker,
>   FrameMaker or Nisus. His book will be about 400 pages and it
>   will contain many mathematical expressions. He knows that in
>   FrameMaker there is an equation editor.

    For long technical documents and textbooks, many people consider
FrameMaker the DTP Application of choice.

>4. Rumors wants that Apple will reveal new machines in November of
>   this year... Should he wait for them or go for a Classic II?

    If he is planning on using a DTP app like FrameMaker then he should
seriously consider getting one of the modular Macs so that he can use a
larger monitor. For any serious DTP you need screen acreage.

>5. Is there a co-processor in the LCII? Plus, is there an extension
>   slot in it?

    No, an FPU does not come installed on the motherboard of the LCII,
but you can purchace a card to go into the single expansion slot that
contains an FPU.

>6. About laser printers now... should we go for another LaserWriter
>   II NT or go for HP, Texas or any other brand? The volume of
>   paper printed is not that important... as long as the printer is
>   ps compatible. By the way.. could you tell me what is the
>   difference between ps and eps?

    Actually I would recommend going for a Laserwriter IIf.

>7. Another Professor is planning to buy a IIci... shoud he go for
>   one plus an accelerator or go for a Quadra? Speaking of
>   accelerator... which is the best (understand more reliable) on
>   the market? Is it Daystar or Radius or Tokamak?

    Well, I would recommend the Quadra, mostly because when you compare
purchasing a IIci and a decent graphics card you have basically made up
the difference in price between the IIci and the Quadra. As for
accelerators, that depends on whether you want an 040 or 030
accelerator. I would probably recommend the Daystar 50MHz w/FPU. I
really flies, especially on an SE/30.

--
-Hades (Brian V. Hughes) Moderator: Rec.Arts.Comics.Info
		   "A clear case of curare poisoning
	       of one of her Majesty's Cold-Cream Guards"
						   -- Durlock Holmes