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From: upsiu@mcs.drexel.edu (Paul Siu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Macdirect, APS, and Club Mac
Date: 7 Oct 92 00:22:06 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Drexel University, Dept. of Math. and Comp. Sci.

I am thinking of buying hard drives from one of these vendors.  Does anyone
recommend any one of them?  Club Mac seem to have the lowest price, but are
they any good?

thanks

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From: hzaj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Let's talk Performas, Boys and Girls
Date: 4 Oct 92 13:32:15 EDT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Cornell University


>>>In article <1992Sep30.164359.16118@cc.umontreal.ca> (comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc), tsirbasc@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Tsirbas Christos) writes:
>>>> THE PERFORMA IS A GREAT FAMILY COMPUTER, BUT IT IS NOT THE COMPUTER
>>>> FOR THOSE WHO USE THEIR CURRENT MAC FOR MORE ADVANCED FEATURES AND
>>>> HEAVY DUTY GRAPHICS OR DESK TOP PUBLISHING.
>>>
>>>Thank you for shouting the totally obvious.
>>Thank you for following up with the totally obvious. 
> Thank you for BEING totally obvious.

Whatever happened to subtlety?
From: CTB103@psuvm.psu.edu (Chad Burkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: price of LCII vs Perf 400
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:33:51 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

As I understand it, the Performma line is supposed to be Apple's line
of low cost computers for the home.  Yet the suggessted retail price of
the LCII just dipped below the Performma 400.  What's up Apple ?

LCII (4mb/80mb) --->>> $1349    (suggested retail price)
Performma 400 (4mb/80mb) --->>> $1499   (at my local Sears store.)

Granted, I believe a keyboard and mouse are included with the 400,
however, it's not the extended keyboard, so it can't make more than
a $100 difference.  What the heck is going on.....

-Chad
From: jfw@neuro.duke.edu (John F. Whitehead)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PDA's are flop
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:22:23 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

In article <Nazedgi-051092162846@stiles-kstar-node.net.yale.edu> 
Nazedgi@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu (Ivan) writes:
>
>Pda's are the wave of the future and Apple is going to sell trillions of
>them.  Yeah, right.  I wonder how a computer is going to be able to
>recognize handwriting when people sometimes can't even recognize their own.

Because the computer can recognize the handwriting as it's written, not
after the fact.  Even people who can't recognize their own handwriting
know what they're writing while they're doing it.

> And even if the software would be so great that it could recognize all
>types of handwriting, why in the world would anyone want to buy a $900
>notepad.  I don't know what John Sculley thinks, but this new Apple product
>sound like a Lemon to me.

They are planning to get it in the $500-700 range.  From the demonstrated
popularity of the Sharp Wizard and other handhelds, they could have a very
popular product if they get it right.



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From: nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Experience with CoStar's Stingray trackball?
Date: 2 Oct 92 19:51:00 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

> 
>I am considering getting one also.  
>
>The only question I've come up with (not having actually seen one in the flesh)
>is given that the trackball is "all buttons", is it a problem accidentally
>pushing one of the buttons when you're just resting your hand on the unit?
> 

  I have one now, and it's not a problem for me.  My hand does rest on
the buttons but you just tap 'em when you want to click.  Like resting
your fingers on the keyboard, but applying pressure when you want to
type.  It's a personal thing though, you won't really know if it works
for you till you try it.  

                            -- Nick


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: stchang@leland.Stanford.EDU (Steven Kuk-Jin Chang)
Subject: New Powerbooks				
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 23:56:56 GMT

The Duo's will be expandable using special Duo memory.  There will be 4MB on
the circuit board, and upto 20MB more can be added with a memory card.
Sounds kinda expensive to me.

This information is from preliminary data sheets for the Duo's
From: f0975893@jaguar.csc.wsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Installing SIMMS in SE/30
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:06:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: jaguar.1992Oct6.160618.1
Organization: Washington State University

I have 4 x 1MB SIMMS that I want to put into my SE/30.
I already have 4 x 1MB SIMMS installed.
I am looking for advice anyone can spare about how to go about doing this
installation. I have all the necessary tools (torx screwdriver, case 
splitter and grounding strap). What I am concerned about is gaining 
access to the logic board to install the SIMMS. I know this is located
on the bottom of the unit. Are there any tricks to getting the logic
board out so that I can install the SIMMS?
Thanks in advance.
-Richard.
e-mail or post OK.
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From: newton@cs.utexas.edu (Peter Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Let's talk Performas, Boys and Girls
Date: 2 Oct 1992 11:47:21 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: burr.cs.utexas.edu

> I believe that I have seen figures (my memory is a bit hazy on this
> one) that imply a roughly 30-50% performance improvement by using a
> cache card.  Using an improvement factor of (25/20)*1.5 gives the
> (cache-equipped) IIci 1.875 times the performance of a stock IIsi. 

I think there is a general lack of measurement on the net!  I
installed a cache card into a IIsi and measured a 25% speed
improvement on a set of CPU-intensive applications (not tiny
benchmarks).  The card maker claimed speed improvements of "up to"
40% and indeed after some searching I found an app that ran 40% faster,
but most do not.  Results vary widely from app to app.  Some programs
show no speedup at all.

The benefit of cache cards can easily be overestimated.  Based on
my experience, I recommend a factor of 1.25 for cache cards in your
analysis, but even then mileage will vary.  Has anyone actually
measured a wide set of real applications running 40% faster with
an unaccelerated cache card?  No fair including the effects of an
FPU.
-- 
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From: hp48sx@wupost.wustl.edu (HP48SX Archive Maintainer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Opinions on CD-ROM readers sought (SUMMARY)
Date: 27 Sep 1992 16:16:14 -0500
Organization: Washington University in Saint Louis, MO USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: wuarchive.wustl.edu

cosc184z@menudo.uh.edu ((COSC148O) 92F00761) writes:

>	For a MacWorld review on CD-ROM drives, look in the October 1992
>	issue, on page 144.
>	16 drives were tested.  

>	Their MW editor's choice for High Performance was the InterSect
>	CDR-74 (from NEC), $712. Budget Choice: Mirror CD-ROM Drive, $599.
>	For more info, read article. :-)

NOTE: NEC CD-ROMs are NOT compatible with A/UX. And it is a good idea to
wait for the new Apple CD ROM which is fast, and Photo-CD compatible.
-- 
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From: tnguyen@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Thinh Nguyen)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 23:18:40 GMT
Subject: Mac Video card, Monitor, Misc. FOR SALE
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware


       Summer-end clean-up. (continue)
       I have some Mac, computer stuff for sale all in good to exel. condition,
   some has manuals and some don't (do I read manual??  Nah):

    1/ Apple 8.24 GC Video Card:
       - Millions colors and fast for 13" RGB monitor or large multi-sync type
         monitor.
       - Latest Rom version (B I think).
       price: $450.

    2/ Apple 4.8 color Video Card
         - 256 colors video card for Mac RGB monitor.
       price: $150/BO
    
    3/ Apple 16 colors standard Video Card.
       price: $100/BO

    4/ Mac 13" Mono monitor:
         - Metal box, look funny but worked good. Make me an offer.

    5/ Misc:  
         - MAC Ethernet cards.    $100/BO
         - 2400 bps ext. modem for Mac and PC.  $60/BO
         
     All the Mac stuff is for Mac II Nubus type
      
     Email me if you want these stuff.
     Email address: tnguyen@hpuxps.cup.hp.com
From: jscoggin@netcom.com (Jerry Scoggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing SIMMS in SE/30
Date: 7 Oct 92 03:10:23 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

f0975893@jaguar.csc.wsu.edu sayz:
>I have 4 x 1MB SIMMS that I want to put into my SE/30.
>I already have 4 x 1MB SIMMS installed.
>I am looking for advice anyone can spare about how to go about doing this
>installation. I have all the necessary tools (torx screwdriver, case 
>splitter and grounding strap). What I am concerned about is gaining 
>access to the logic board to install the SIMMS. I know this is located
>on the bottom of the unit. Are there any tricks to getting the logic
>board out so that I can install the SIMMS?
>Thanks in advance.
>-Richard.
>e-mail or post OK.

There isn't really anything difficult, just a few things that need to
be unpluged.  

Before I pull the cables, I'll often pull the board off the back of the
cathode to clear up a little space and DO NOT leverage against it.  It will
make a wonder hisssss  sound as the air enters the crack in the glass.  How
do I know?  Let's just say it ruined a friends day one time.

Also, be sure to pull out the programmers switch on the side if you have
one.  Otherwise it will get bent and make things tough when you try to put
it back together.

The four things, in this order:
1.  SCSI connector.  Just pull it up and push it to the side.
2.  Floppy connector.  Same, just pull it up and push it off.
3.  Analog cable to analog board.  Disconnect on mother board.  Push little
clip to get it to release.  Sometimes hard to pull.
4.  Speaker wire.  This is the one many people miss.  It is just to the
right of the analog cable.  It is probably easier to remove by sliding the
board out a bit. 

Then the board just slides up(as the Mac is on its face).  Now, just snap
the SIMM's in the empty sockets and reverse the procedure.  No jumpers on a
SE/30 to worry about.

Standard Disclaimer:  I can't possible be responsible for any damages, but
I've done it over 50 times without problems.  Just be careful.

++jerry(); // jscoggin@netcom.netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston)
Subject: Re: ** Hard drive in Classic II mounted UPSIDE-DOWN?!? **
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 00:43:55 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.165041.16380@ultb.isc.rit.edu> clf3678@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.L. Freemesser) writes:

>Imagine my astonishment when I find that the 40MB hard drive in my
>Classic II is actually mounted UPSIDE-DOWN!

This should only be a problem in an older drive with badly designed
lever arm "whatchamallits" that move the heads back and forth.  ;-)

I recently removed the "upside down" drive from my SE/30 and mounted 
it "right-side-up" in an external case without difficulties.  I would 
be much more concerned about a 90 or 270 degree rotation, in which
case I would have considered reformatting.
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: doug_v._niven@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 20:23:09 PDT
Subject: Re: Setting SCSI ID on Quantum ProDrive LPS? Please Help

I had the same problem, but I came up with the solution by trial and
error, with no ill effect. I think you leave all jumpers in the same
position but connect two of the bare ones. When you plug in the drive
and hear an odd sound its not right, it sounds funny. When you get the
regular sound, its OK.  I know this sounds crazy but it worked for me. A
tech told me later that I couldnt have caused any harm anyhow....goood
luck!


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From: thorntn@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Duncan Peter G. Thornton)
Subject: Re: Outbound Laptop Macs Any Good?
Keywords: Laptop Mac, Portable Mac
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 18:38:36 GMT

In <1992Oct4.143602.25065@news.cs.brandeis.edu> dkw@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (David Wittenberg) writes:

>Be aware that the Outbound uses the same screen as the Power Book 145
>(and PB100 and PB140 when they were made), so the screen is an issue
>only if you buy a PB170.

Has it changed? I remember MacUser specifically saying that the
Outbound screen was inferior to that of any of the PowerBooks.
But the thing that sold me on my PowerBook was the built-in
trackball; it's the best input arrangement I've used on _any_
system, portable or desk-top. Why doesn't someone make a key-board
for a desktop machine with a trackball in front of the keys? 

- Duncan


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From: stillmmd@cnsvax.uwec.edu (Mark Stillman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: dissection simulation software needed
Date: 30 Sep 92 18:27:08 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire


I am looking for Mac or MS-DOS software to replace dissection in college-level
biology courses.  I need the company names,phone numbers, cost, liscensing
info, and any other information you can give me.

E-mail me at Stillmmd@cnsvax.uwec.edu.

Thanks a million,
Mark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: dent@DIALix.oz.au (Andrew Dent)
Subject: Fox scrolling list XCMD!
Organization: DIALix Services, Perth, Western Australia
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 08:21:20 GMT
Summary: It's finally finished
Keywords: XCMD ShareWare FoxBase+/Mac

Hi All

This is to inform you that I have finally finished my scrolling list 
external for Foxbase. Those of you who requested a copy should receive
it shortly by email.

If you missed the earlier message, I have written a scrolling list external
for FoxBase+/Mac to overcome a few problems:
1) restricted array size due to 64kb memory limit
2) slow loading arrays in fox loop
3) can't easily do multiple selection
4) can't page up/down scrolling lists
5) can't navigate scrolling lists by typing 1st few letters of entry.

The external lets you maintain a set of arrays limited only by application
memory (ie: as big as you like). It has been tested extensively over the past
two months in a retail accounting application, university helpdesk and my 
current project, which uses nearly 30 separate arrays, loaded for the life of
the program.

I am asking a shareware fee for the software and will be willing to make the
source code available, although much of the scrolling stuff depends on the
Bag of Tricks library from DataPak software (an EXCELLENT C library).

If you have any questions about the development of XCMDs, or the use of the
Bag of Tricks library in a code resource, please feel free to ask!

BTW I also produced an XCMD that gives you double-clickable BROWSE windows
and lets you convert Return to Tab so you can SET STRICT ON and have the
Tab and Return keys move through fields, with Enter terminating a read.

Andy Dent (A.D. Software - Mac & VAX programming)
94 Bermuda Dve, BALLAJURA  Western Australia  6066
Phone/Fax: 09 249 2719 (local)  +619 249 2719 (International)
       Internet: dent@DIALix.oz.au    Compuserve: 100033,3241
From: ForDavid@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Recommendations: Mac and PC DB's?
Date: 6 Oct 92 01:03:33 GMT
Reply-To: ForDavid@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Peirce Software
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <Tony.McDonald-051092150253@launchy.ncl.ac.uk> (comp.sys.mac.databases), unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk (Tony McDonald) writes:
> Hi,
> Can anyone give me some recommendations for Databases that will allow users
> to access the same data from both a Mac and a PC?.
> 
> The central database file could be on a server (Novell etc) or perhaps on
> one of the machines (ie PC or Mac) Hard Disks.

FileMaker Pro 2.0 is out for the Mac and will soon be out for the
PC under Windows.

These two programs will easily share data over a network - and they
are very easy to use.  Check it out.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Date: Fri,  2 Oct 1992 14:54:08 -0400 
From: David Tsai <dt1n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: 4D Reports

   Oh Boy!  I've got another problem.  I imported that data from FM Pro.
I've checked to make sure that the right fields are recieving the correct
data.  After all my careful work, I believe that I have all the data that 
I want in the 4d database.  
    BUT, when I generate a report with all the data, IT IS MISSING the data 
from many of the fields!!!!  I look at the tables and they are 
there but when I generate a report to the screen or print it out, the data 
is missing [randomly...not set pattern].

What's going on here?  Is this an incompatiblity of 2.0.1 with system 7?
Or is it that this version of 4d is buggy?
I can't give this system to my client.
It's no good if she gets some of the data that she wants some of the
time.  Help????

Dave
From: n3x092@rick.cs.ubc.ca (Geoff Lloyd Burian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Recommendations: Mac and PC DB's?
Date: 5 Oct 1992 08:36:22 -0700
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: bowen.rick.cs.ubc.ca

In article <Tony.McDonald-051092150253@launchy.ncl.ac.uk> unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk (Tony McDonald) writes:
>Hi,
>Can anyone give me some recommendations for Databases that will allow users
>to access the same data from both a Mac and a PC?.
[....]
>Thanks for any info...
>Tone.

Omnis 7 will let one access the same data from both Macs and PCs. In fact,
both platforms can run almost exactly the same program file (you need
Windows on the PC side).

Geoff Burian



Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: jwa@vipunen.hut.fi (Jyrki J Wahlstedt)
Subject: DAL and else
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.databases
Date: 30 Sep 92 01:34:03

  I just wanted to get answers to two questions I have in mind:
  1) For how many platforms do there exist DAL servers? (I summarise,
    if needed)
  2) Is there any product with which one could connect to SQLBase db's
    (you know the db server from Gupta)? Or an alternative question:
    What products are there with which you can build client-server type
    database applications? (I summarise, if at least two answers appear:-)
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Filemaker exporting summarised data
From: paulm@steelmel.bhp.com.au
Date: 29 Sep 92 12:34:40 +1000
Distribution: world
Organization: BHP Steel - Melbourne

I have a Macintosh running Filemaker (1.0v2) under system 6.0.7.  

I would like to export Filemaker data in a summarised format.  E.g. if I have a
(simple) database that looks like this: 

 Product        Tonnes
 Cold Rolled	71
 Hot Rolled		25
 Hot Rolled  	10


I would like to be able to produce a *file* (cf a report) that looks like this:

Product			Tonnes
Cold Rolled		71
Hot Rolled		35


My understanding is that Filemaker (1.0v2) will only export individual records.
 One suggestion made by an IBM person is that I find out if there is a
Macintosh print driver which will print an ascii file to disk, then print a
copy of a layout in the appropriate format.  Is this possible, or is there an
alternative?

Paul.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Re: Omnis 7 - Good DAL solution or not ?
Keywords: omnis 7 DAL
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:31:54 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

pascal@CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin) writes:

>A while back, I read (and got emailed) a bit on information regarding
>Omnis 7's DAL capabilities.  Someone here claimed that OMNIS 7 only supported
>primitive SQL SELECT statements and was thus not the 'do-it-all' front
>end that Bylth may have been claiming.

>There is now "omnis 7 plus" (is it shipping?).  I'd like to know if has
>better DAL capabilities.

    I don't know about that, but I did see a demo of the DAL package
that 4D has, and it has very good DAL capabilities as well as lots of
SQL support, from what I could tell. It also worked flawlessley with the
DAL Server available from Apple.

--
-Hades (Brian V. Hughes) 
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	 you find yourself hoping to see the Energizer Bunny."
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