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From: walkerl@med.ge.com (Larry Walker)
Subject: Re: Am I the only one?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: GE Medical Systems
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 02:43:42 GMT

In article <0fM1TXe00Vop9cbGQq@andrew.cmu.edu>, Greg Howard Rhodes
<gr1c+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> 
> At first I thought it was just because the computer store was
> clueless, but now I really am starting to believe that I am the only
> one. Let me explain.
> 
> ...
>
> Am I missing something? Am I the only one who knows this wonderful
> cheap method for hooking up two Macs with just a $10 serial cable?!?
> 

Nope, you ARE the one who has a clue. A simple din-8 to din-8 cable is all
you need to create an instant 2-node network, either Mac-to-Mac or
mac-to-printer. Don't leave home without it!

> Greg Rhodes
> gr1c@andrew.cmu.edu
> 
> ps. On a different note, in the same article, MacUser tells how I
> should probably bring along a MOUSE when I travel. This isn't an exact
> quote, but, "Most people like the Powerbook trackball. But how
> comfortable is that trackball going to be when you are sitting in that
> airline seat, or at your hotel desk?" Excuse me, MacUser, but isn't
> that the whole point of the trackball (not to mention a series of
> Macintosh propaganda ads against other laptops)???

Exactly! I just left anall day design review in suburban Milwaukee (what a
concept!) and wrote up my notes in the bar at Billy Mitchell while waiting
for my flight. When I got to Atlanta, I emailed the notes to my boss and my
work-group, all with nothing but the trackball. I think I like it BETTER
than a mouse, overall.

A PowerBook with a modem and a serial/network cable plus a frequent-flyers
card is the future of the virtual-workplace!

Larry Walker
System Architect
GE Medical Systems
Pewaukee, WI 53072
From: hhtra@usho72.hou281.chevron.com (T.M.Haddock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Stylewriter I and envelopes
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:28:20 GMT
Organization: Chevron

In article <1jvf1dINN1io@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.

 [most questions answered by other posts]
  
|> I have also found it frustrating trying to print smaller envelopes:
|> 6.125 X 4.5

 Try this:

 Just creating a document with the page attributes set to 6.125x4.5 or
 just position the addresses on a normal page where they should be for
 the envelope and then print using the manual envelope feed described
 in other posts or your SWI manual.

 TRAVIS
From: bm074@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David S Fung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Need advise on SE Xcel card and Sqyest
Date: 27 Jan 1993 01:55:25 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Can some one tell me their opinion on SE accelarator.
There are so many brand avaliable, but which one is more reliable?
 
How is the new 88meg syquest? Is it reliable? I mean the new one which can
read and write 44 meg too.
 
David
From: wrowe@reed.edu ( )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: LaserWriter LS - Paper Curls
Date: 23 Jan 93 10:49:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1993Jan23.104909.11141
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon

--> Has anyone had this problem?  Does some page curling have to be tolerated?
--> Any satisfaction from Apple or a dealer in solving the problem?  I feel like
--> I just flushed $800 down the drain.

Wow, I own a Personal Laserwriter LS, and while I have noticed a slight
tendency for the paper to curl (due to the roller placement when the lasing
heat is activated) I have not as serious a problem as it sounds your secretary
or yourself have had. I have no idea what to tell you; it seems unlikely your
problem is a malfunction since you both have identical symptoms. I would think
you would be able to return your printer for a refund, but perhaps that depends
on the dealer. Haven't helped much, but wish you luck.

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From: breck@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Breck Baldwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Remapping Keys for PowerBook
Date: 28 Jan 93 19:12:26 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

I got the following query that I can't really make heads or tails of.
I have a duo 210, but I have never bothered to remap the keyboard.  

The problem could be as simple as having too many applications open,
but does anyone know if it might be something more idiosyncratic to
the remapping?


>BTW, a friend of mine just got a powerbook and has been having trouble
>with it.  When he tries to modify the keyboard so that he can use it
>for e-mail, it gives the error message NOT ENOUGH ROOM.  It has a 120
>meg hard drive and 4 megs of RAM.  Do you know what the problem might
>be?

Thanks in advance,
From: crk5@vms.cis.pitt.edu (Chris Kunselman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Optimizing Server Volumes
Date: 22 Jan 93 16:33:26 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

Hi,

I'm considering optimizing our volumes on our Mac Server.  
gonna use Norton Speed Disk to do it.  Does anybody have any
recommendations or suggestions about things I should be 
cautious of?  I plan to backup all volumes to tape first.  Is there any
querks with Norton Speed Disk that I should be aware of?

Thank you,

If possible, please send any replies through e-mail.
==============================================
Chris Kunselman                                   University of Pittsburgh
Systems Analyst                                     200 Scaife Hall
crk5@vms.cis.pitt.edu                            Falk Library, MMC
(412)648-7335                                        Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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From: Roman.Brice@f204.n2603.z1.ieee.org (Roman Brice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Stylewriter Ii Vs Hp Desk
Date: 27 Jan 93 03:40:02 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2603/204 - Not Even Odd, Forest Hills NY


 U> What Lionel is trying to say is that the DeskWriter is still faster. 
 U> And if you
 U>  get the new DeskWriter 550C. Not only will you get color, but that 
 U> one is even
 U>  faster than the regular DeskWriter.

Macworld just did a review of the new Stylewriter II and they gave it the 
two thumbs up over other inkjet printers.  The II did very well on tests 
compared to the HP and have one main advantage besides the speed variables 
(which are not significant in a variety of program tests) - 360 dpi!

And let me tell you, I've printed many a resume on the Stylewriter's 360 
dpi printout.  And not a bad comment from anyone who has seen it.



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jonathan@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan L Neuenschwander)
Subject: Dock for a Powerbook 180?
Summary: Is there such a beast?
Keywords: dock, powerbook 180
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: 27 Jan 93 06:09:52 GMT


A friend of mine is going to be getting a Powerbook 180 soon for use on his
job.  Since this will also be his desktop machine, he'd really like to be able 
to hook-up his monitor/network/printer/etc connections with a minimum of fuss,
and a dock roughly similar to the ones being made for the Duos sounds pretty
ideal, if anyone makes them.

So how 'bout it folks, does such a beast exist?  

Thanks!

Jonathan


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|__||Neuenschwander|NeXTmail:buzz@symphony.cc.purdue.edu  |would destroy, they
|   |              |America Online:Buzz Lee               |must first drive mad
 

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From: jacobs@cerritos.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: New style mouse on Plus? possible?
Date: 27 Jan 93 17:43:37 PST
Organization: Cerritos College, Norwalk CA


Just one more Plus question, I promise!
	Is there anyone out there who makes an adapter so the Plus will accept
newer style mice? And if not, who still sells mice with the old style
connectors? I can't find any advertised.

Thanks for the info,
Karl


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				      and Raider fan, how ironic!!! :)
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From: jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PB180 vs Sony CPD1302
Date: 29 Jan 93 00:23:35 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: USC-ISI
In-reply-to: jas@isi.edu's message of 28 Jan 93 00:42:18 GMT

In article <23309@venera.isi.edu> jas@isi.edu (Jeff Sullivan) writes:

>Okay, so I've got a Sony CPD1302 that I used to use with my Mac II and
>Toby Frame Buffer card (Original Apple video card).  I have my cable
>that runs(ran) from the monitor to the video connector on the card.
>
>And n0ow I have my PB180, with a connector that has the same shape as
>the Toby card.
>
>So, I plug in the CPD1302 using the cable, and BLOOF!  No image.  I
>get a really screwy thing flickering at the top of the screen which
>shows it's getting SOME kind of signal, but not one it knows what to
>do with.
>
>How can I used the CPD1302 with the PB180 as a second monitor?  Do I
>need a different cable, or can it just not be done?
>

Interesting caveat.  So, I got to COmpUSA, and I buy a 9-pin VGA
monitor cvable, and a 9-to-15 pin VGA adapter.

I have a MacVGA 15-pin adapter for the Powerbook video cable.

When I hook all these beasties together, I can get an image on the
monitor, but it's all red-tinged, like the red pin is overdriven or
something.  (I notice a similar effect in green on my NEC 4FG if the
Sync switch is in the wrong position -- but the Sony has no sync
switch.)

1zAny other takers?

jas
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: dac@sacpms.uucp (Dave Carlton)
Subject: Re: DAT drive and DDS tapes
Reply-To: sacpms!dac@sactoh0.sac.ca.us
Organization: Poly Micro Systems
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 18:34:12 GMT

tom@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Tom Pfender) writes:
: Our department has purchased a Hewlett Packard DAT drive (HP 35480A SCSI) for
: backups. In the product description manual (yes I did read it!) it calls
: for a DDS type of tape (4mm). According to the manual, a standard DAT tape
: will (or may) cause the tape to jam in the machine. Has anyone had experience
: with a DAT drive using the Digital Data Storage (DDS) format? Is it true about 
: the dangers of using something other than a DDS tape? Do I HAVE to use a DDS 
: tape? Is the only advantage of using a DDS tape data compression? 
: 
: The reason for this inquiry is I am having a little diffiuclty finding
: DDS tapes. We have a lot of machines to backup and would like to use 90
: foot tapes but can only find two places that even carry DDS tape and only
: one of those two carry the 90 foot type. Is there a place to mail order
: in quantity at a good price per tape? (for DDS tapes). Anybody have an
: idea what the cost per tape should be? I have been to COMP-USA here
: is San Diego CA and have purchased 90 foot DDS tape (SONY) for $24 per tape.
: 
: Thanks in advance for advice, suggestion, comments, opinions and any flames
: regarding our choice of hardware!!
: 
: -tom
: tpfender@ucsd.edu

I too was told to only use certified tapes in my DAT drive (Archive
Python) and promptly went down to Whole Earth and purchased some Sony
90M tapes. They work just fine, I have used them over a year now and
have had absolutely NO problems! Your milage may vary of course. What
you might try (and what I did) was to initially make level 0 dumps onto
the certified tapes (once a week) and use the regular SONY tapes for the
daily changes until you are satisfied the regular tapes are going to
hold up. You should be able to pick up regular audio DAT tapes for about
$15-$17.

Good Luck!
DaveC
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sacpms!dac@sactoh0.sac.ca.us
From: d91-han@ludd.luth.se (Andersson Henrik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: data about Quadra/MacII VRAM
Date: 26 Jan 93 15:16:09 GMT
Organization: Lule} Tekniska H|gskolas Datorf|rening - Ludd

Is there anyone who knows how fast the VRAMs for Macintosh is (Quadra and
Mac II) ?

What adressing do they use ? (256k, 512k ?)

and the last question ...

Is there anyone who knows were I can find some cheap VRAM for Mac (256k
adresing and <80ns would be great)

                     /Hinken

d91-han@ludd.luth.se
From: rtaylor@cie.uoregon.edu (Russ Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 2m vram = faster 16 bit display ?
Date: 28 Jan 1993 22:04:10 GMT
Organization: University of Oregon Network Services
NNTP-Posting-Host: cie.uoregon.edu
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Ray Fischer (ray@netcom.com) wrote:
: a-kraus@uiuc.edu (Albert L. Kraus) writes ...
: >I have 1m vram and Iwould like to know if my diplay faster in 16 bit mode
: >if I upgrade to 2meg vram ?
: 
: I'll answer your question, but first you're going to get flamed.
: 
: Beleive it or not, damn few of us are psychics and are pretty poor at
: mind-reading.  That, combined with the fact that Apple has produced
: several dozens different models of Macs makes it more than a wee bit
: difficult to divine just which one you're talking about.  In the
: future, when you ask such question make sure to let people know what
: computer you're using, what monitor, and what version of the operating
: system.
: 
: As for the answer:  No.
: 
: And yes, it is the correct answer, and no I'm not going to explain.
: Assume I'm one of the few psychic ones.
: 
Actually, increasing vram on a Dou 210/230 does increase video speed.
(MacUser)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bauer@informatik.uni-ulm.de (Christian Bauer)
Subject: SuperClock 4.02 killing Timbuktu icon
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: University of Ulm
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 09:41:10 GMT

The Version 4.02 kills the timbuktu icon in the menubar.
it would be nice to move it on a place in the menubar if it
is to complicate to do that automatically. Also the new
spacesaver has an icon in the menubar. is it detected right?

In the german Version you can not omit the Uhr item which is
similar to the AM/PM supression. Which can only be supressed in
12 hour mode. (in Germany this would be reasonable with 24 hour mode)

Christian Bauer

bauer@informatik.uni-ulm.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: stchang@leland.Stanford.EDU (Steven Kuk-Jin Chang)
Subject: Re: PB 140 in PB 145 CLOTHING? FRAUD?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 18:05:59 GMT

>
>Well, thanks for that bit of info. However, I'm still suspicious
>(just the  type I guess). One poster said that the 145 comes with 
>4 megs soldered to the motherboard - makes sense - but then 
>why did we get the PB with a note attached stating "due to 
>parts shotage, we are shipping this PB 145 with 6 megs of 
>RAM - this satisfies the order for 4 megs"??
>

The 145  comes with 2MB soldered on the board, and can be expanded to
8MB.
From: jas@isi.edu (Jeff Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PB180 vs Sony CPD1302
Date: 28 Jan 93 00:42:18 GMT
Reply-To: jas@venera.isi.edu ()
Distribution: world
Organization: USC-Information Sciences Institute

Okay, so I've got a Sony CPD1302 that I used to use with my Mac II and
Toby Frame Buffer card (Original Apple video card).  I have my cable
that runs(ran) from the monitor to the video connector on the card.

And n0ow I have my PB180, with a connector that has the same shape as
the Toby card.

So, I plug in the CPD1302 using the cable, and BLOOF!  No image.  I
get a really screwy thing flickering at the top of the screen which
shows it's getting SOME kind of signal, but not one it knows what to
do with.

How can I used the CPD1302 with the PB180 as a second monitor?  Do I
need a different cable, or can it just not be done?

jas

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
Subject: Re: new IIsi kerplunk?
Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:14:55 GMT

Doug Peckler (HF.PEC@forsythe.stanford.edu) wrote:
: I have some concerns about the new IIsi that i got last week.   It
: came with a very light version of Hypercard called Hypercard Player,
: which I gather is supposed to inspire people to buy the Hypercard
: Development software.  Anyway I was trying to use the 'magic'
: command that someone said allows one to develop stacks without buyng
: the software.  I never succeeded but did succeed in having the
: computer freeze up while in the application.  There are no reset
: buttons on this Mac.  Doing command-control-shift-escape  didn't  do
: anything.  I had no choice but to turn off the power.

Actually, killing an application is cmd-opt-esc. On the IIsi, reset is
ctrl-cmd-power and interrupt is cmd-power.

: Since then i've noticed that when I turn on the computer, it whirrs
: and then makes a very audible 'kerplunk' sound before starting up.

This is probably the sound the monitor makes when it's degaussing itself
at power on. Try pressing the degauss switch on the back of the monitor
(it there is any) to see if it's the same sound. Or try to power your
Mac on first, then waiting a while before you power on the monitor to
identify the sound.

: Another IIsi I have access to doesn't do this.   Also, I installed
: Word 5.1a.  I notice the balloon help for Word is very slow,and so
: is deleting after selecting text.

The degaussing sound can be very different from different monitors.

Well, personally I don't believe Word has ever done anything right ...

: I'd love any suggestions or diagnoses.  Did turning  the  power  off
: injure  the computer?  Should I contact Apple?
: 
: P.S.  The Mac came with system 7.1. and this is the 5 mb ram
: configuration.  Also the bookstore wasn't able  to  get  the  80  mb
: drive  that  came  with  the  bundle  offer, so I was given a 160 mb
: drive, which  delights  me,  especially  if  i  can  fix  the  above
: problems.

/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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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jmunkki@vipunen.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Subject: Re: Street Fighter
Reply-To: jmunkki@vipunen.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 12:44:35 GMT

In article <93024.093909REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU writes:
>   Quite true.  Also, the PC (under DOS) allows quick and dirty access
>to the hardware.  Finally, most PC code runs in RAM (causing larger
>programs which load slower) rather than in the ROM toolbox (causing
>small programs which load quickly but run on a 120 nS ROM cycle time).

No one forces you to use the ROM routines. Apple has documented direct
screen access pretty well and as long as you follow a few rules, you get
quite fast access to the frame buffer.

>I agree that better games are possible on the Mac, but not while running
>in the prefered manner (ie in cooperation with the OS...).  What is
>needed is a boot system for the mac which skips the OS completely and sets
>things up for quick & dirty hardware access.

The Macintosh OS is not in the way of writing games. On the contrary, it
provides a very solid ground on which to build. You can use the ROM/OS
routines whenever speed is not essential and still write your own.

Give me a few good examples why the OS would be in the way of writing
game software? (Especially something as trivial as Street Fighter.) The
only thing that I can think of is that the Sound Manager is not optimal
for arcade games, but I don't think anyone would want to support the
increasing number of different sound hardware implementations (at least
four right now).

>When someone makes this available, the hackers will start writing good
>shareware games.  Then the major companies will get into it.

No way. Dream on. When the Performas have sold well for a few years, we'll
see an increasing number of games software.

-- 
  Juri Munkki					       Windsurf: fast sailing
 jmunkki@hut.fi					      Macintosh: fast software
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: smt1179@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Tom Thatcher)
Subject: Re: Stylewriter II Driver on SW I with Classic
Reply-To: smt1179@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:57:30 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.044116.1619@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, martinn@mksol.dseg.ti.com (niels r martin) writes:
>My Dad purchased a SWII and while visiting here we tried the driver out on my
>SW I (Classic) and it works fine, but I have not been able to get the greyscale
>feature to work at all.  Is this a matter of lacking color QD or simply having
>a one-bit color system, or have I just missed finding an application that will
>send a greyscale file to the printer on the one-bit color machine?
>
>Any ideas?  Other than that the interface works fine and seems to be a bit  
>faster than the old driver.  It is also a lot more friendly.
>


Related question: Is the SW II driver available at ftp.apple.com?
If it works with the SW I and supports faster printing its worth having,
even if greyscale is not enabled.


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