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From: ross@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU (Ross Howden)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.forsale,aus.general,aus.wanted,aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: Mac Classic,Bicycle,table & chair for sales (Melbourne/victoria)
Date: 18 Dec 1992 19:13:54 +1100
Organization: University of Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 15:46:57 EDT
From: s921574@otto.bf.rmit.OZ.AU (Kok CHAN)
Message-Id: <9212170446.29358@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au>
To: ross@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU
Subject: Re: Mac Classic,Bicycle,table & chair for sales (Melbourne/victoria)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.forsale,aus.general,aus.wanted,aus.bicycle
Status: OR

In aus.wanted you write:

>To whom it may concern,
>			Has it ever occured to anybody that you can buy a BRAND new 4/40 Mac Classic for under $1495 right here in sunny Melbourne. Lets make the for sale ads reasonable PLEASE!!!!!!!
>Ross.

I believe that readers will be able to judge what to buy for themselves, and
I also believe that what you pay is what you get.  There must be a reason
for every things.

Also very important,  buy only if you're happy with the price, otherwise 
don't buyi, no obligation.   
-- 
kokheng           .....  Have a nice day .....
RMIT,
Victoria      E-mail address: s921574@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au
Australia                     s921574@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au

Well anybody out to buy a second hand item here should be very wary!
From: robbocop@amigans.gen.nz (Rob Brough)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: UUCP on a mac?
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 17:56:37 GMT+1
Organization: Wanganui Amigans, Wanganui, New Zealand

Anybody out there know of a UUCP program for mac.  I'm sick and tired of 
having to stay on-line to read my mail.  I'm also in the market for a 
news reader.  If it's a commercial product, that's probably the best for 
me, 'cause I have an extremeley limited knowledge of communication 
package.  Let me know where and how to buy it.  Otherwise if it's PD, 
just bung it on a disk and send it to Rob Brough, P.O. Box 473, Wanganui, 
New Zealand.  A reward will be posted in return.  Many thanks....

robbocop@amigans.gen.nz (Rob Brough)
From: golight@peg.pegasus.oz.au
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Date: 16 Dec 92 01:06 EST
Subject: Re: Mac Classic,Bicycle,table & chair f
Nf-ID: #R:s921574.724395562@otto:-1750018061:peg:993500117:000:247
Nf-From: peg.pegasus.oz.au!golight    Dec 16 01:06:00 1992


Jeezzch Ross

Is not capitalism still alive in the hearts of the folks out
there?  Isn't it Juzzz so interesting that everytime any one on this
forum posts a price they want to get....folks juzz jump up & down
like kanga's.... ;-> Regards, Photon

Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: morgio@ausom.oz.au (Moreno Giovannoni)
Subject: Re: tiff converter
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 00:55:37 GMT
Reply-To: morgio%ausom.oz@sol.cc.deakin.oz.au
Organization: AUSOM - The Apple Users Society of Melbourne

Aaaaah! How did he get in?
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Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.computers.ibm-pc
From: rjb@duke.bby.oz.au (R.J.(George) Bissett)
Subject: DeskWriter/DeskJet 500 cartridges
Organization: Burdett, Buckeridge & Young, Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:51:44 GMT


I have been refilling cartridges for my DeskWriter for about a year
now and have found it quite successful and certainly a lot, lot
cheaper than buying new cartridges each time.  I am hoping that you
folks may be able to answer some questions about refilling.

1. Is there any chance of doing damage using refilled cartridges? It
seems unlikely but HP explicitly warn against using refilled
cartridges (on the box they come in, I think).

2. Is there anyway to unclog holes that are not squirting in a
cartridge?  Repriming seems to have little effect at the best of
times, in the case of clogged holes it just seems to highlight the
problem and give you an idea which holes are clogged with its
diagnostic printout.

3. Have the new(ish) double capacity cartridges been designed
 specifically to discourage refilling?  When I tried refilling the
double capacity cartridge, ink seemed to leak from a bit of plastic on
the bottom of the cartridge (at the other end from the jets).  This
bit of plastic and its accompanying holes do not appear on the normal
capacity cartridges.


All in all I have been very happy with the printer.  It really does
offer the quality that the advertising suggests at a reasonable cost.
Though I might say, ongoing costs would be a bit high if it wasn't for
the fact of refilling!


Thanks for comments

R. J. (George) Bissett
No title at all


P.S. For those who didn't know, the DeskWriter is pretty much the same
as the DeskJet 500 but with an AppleTalk interface.

P.P.S. Has anyone had success putting sticky labels through these
printers?  I am usually able to get one or two sheets through, but
then it jams (to be expected really considering the way the sheet has
to bend).
From: srcriro@chv.lincoln.cri.nz
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Mac outlets in NZ
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 00:14:10 GMT  
Organization: Canty Agriculture & Science Centre

>As there is no "MacUser NZ" or similar to find who is selling what in
>NZ I'm trying the next best thing, the net...
>
>I'm interested in what companies there are in NZ selling HW & SW for
>the Mac, and any comments people might have on which ones give good
>service and which to avoid.

It is of general interest, Nigel

I have had a good run from Magnum Mac in ChCh, retail & mailorder.
The following adjectives come to mind...courteous, informative, patient,
well-stocked (reasonably so for NZ's smaller market) prompt, cheerfull, etc

Does anyone else want to sing the praises of other outlets in NewZild?

Tootle pip......Ian O

aka Ian Orchard, SCItest Lab, Industrial Research Ltd, ChCh NZ

(Magnum Mac = 0800 655 622 or 03 338 7006
From: udptech@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Denis Brown)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Re: Downloading files to laser printer
Date: 17 Dec 1992 08:43:21 +0800
Organization: The University of Western Australia
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: uniwa.uwa.edu.au
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Thanks, Andrew and the others who e-mailed me about this problem.
The "Tidbits" disk has the Apple Font Utility which has a "download"
option which is very happy to work with the LZR 960.  For some
reason the SendPS programme remains unhappy and it has been suggested
that the use of the printer-manufacturer's driver may have been the
problem.  I hope to check this out further, although at present I
am "up and running"...

Thanks again,
Denis.

Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: jde@ausom.oz.au (Joseph Debono)
Subject: Re: PowerBook Utilities
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 06:12:54 GMT
Organization: AUSOM - The Apple Users Society of Melbourne

>From: Jane.Hogan@cc.utas.edu.au (Jane Hogan)
>Hi netters

>Does anybody have experience with software for the PowerBooks such as NOW
>Utilities or CPU (Connectix PowerBook Utilities).
[Stuff deleted]
>Does anybody have first hand experience? Are these utilities worth buying,
>are there shareware alternatives?

>Thanks in advance

>Jane

Hi Jane,
I've just updated CPU to a new version that runs on my PB 180.
(The previous version did not work with the 180's gray-scale screen)

I wouldn't be without CPU on a PowerBook, it really is as good as they
say. The security aspect is what attracted me, but the comprehensive
and accurate readouts on battery life are great. Yes battery life
is increased but not by much... at least not with the software I
use regularly as it accesses the Hard Disk regularly.

Joseph Debono ...|            jde%ausom.oz@sol.cc.deakin.oz.au
.................|  PO Box 270 Pascoe Vale South Victoria Australia  3044
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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: ken@cujo.curtin.edu.au (Ken Taylor)
Subject: Re: Mac Plus power supply repair
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:58:51 GMT

Stephen Tyler (stevet@research.canon.oz.au) wrote:
: My Mac Plus power supply just failed.  Nothing happens when I flip the power
: switch.  This is the second time it has happened to me, and last time it
: cost $220 to repair.

The Apple Australia exchange price is about $180, the rest is usually labour.
If you've had it exchanged recently, then you most likely already have a 
rev. D spec power supply (these are quite a bit better).  They don't,
however, fix the problem that a 330k resistor often blows to save the fuse !!

: I have heard that there is a design flaw in the Plus power supply that causes
: it to fail regularly.  It is just a particular component over-heating or
: something.

All you usually need to fix this fault is a 0.5w 330k resistor (R55 I think)
which sits next to the fuse on the power input section of the supply..

If you don't have the rev. D spec supply (to start with the bipolar cap
near the EHT transformer should be an axial one which is white in colour)
it's worth the $180 to change up to this supply as it is a lot more
stable... If it's been exchanged within the last year or so, you should
already have one of these (unless of course, you got charged $220 for the
resistor to be replaced before !!)

: Does anyone know the exact nature of this problem?  I can get any bits and
: pieces necessary, but I would like some pointers to what, where, how and why
: this component fails.  Can anything be done about it?
: Thanks,

No worries..

Ken
-- 
 Ken Taylor              |  "I have a friend who's seen inside my tiny brain
 ken@cujo.curtin.edu.au  |   He's seen the aging and the mildew from the rain
 Curtin University       |   And he does what he can to keep on top of every
 Perth, W. Australia     |     one of them"     - Happy Rhodes
Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: jde@ausom.oz.au (Joseph Debono)
Subject: Refilling DW
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 06:06:36 GMT
Organization: AUSOM - The Apple Users Society of Melbourne

>2. Is there anyway to unclog holes that are not squirting in a
>cartridge?  Repriming seems to have little effect at the best of
>times, in the case of clogged holes it just seems to highlight the
>problem and give you an idea which holes are clogged with its
>diagnostic printout.

G'day George,
I re-fill DeskWriter cartridges at least once a day, I'm in
charge of one at work (school) that gets a lot of use. I've been
doing this for nearly two years, as well as on my own at home
and no ill-effects have resulted.

When a cartridge clogs up I can usually fix it by dipping its
nose in hot water briefly, then wiping it gently with a tissue.
Some cartridges take refilling well, I've got one that's six months
old, yet others don't last long at all.

One thing I've learned is not to overfill!

The ONLY ink to use is Parker Quink!

Cheers,

Joseph Debono ...|            jde%ausom.oz@sol.cc.deakin.oz.au
.................|  PO Box 270 Pascoe Vale South Victoria Australia  3044
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Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Printing Claris CAD documents
From: cchd@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Huw Davies)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 10:48:24 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: La Trobe University

I'm trying to include Claris CAD documents within a LaTeX file. If I
print the Claris CAD document to the printer it works fine. If, on the
other hand, I save it as a PostScript file and then print the PostScript
it fails with PostScript errors. Examination of the file shows that there 
are many definitions missing. Is this analysis correct and if so, where
can I find a copy of these definitions?
-- 
  Huw Davies           | Huw.Davies@latrobe.edu.au
  Computing Services   | Phone: +61 3 479 1500   Fax: +61 3 479 1999
  La Trobe University  | I own an Alfa to keep me poor in a monetary
  Melbourne Australia  | sense, but rich in so many other ways
From: sam@cs.adelaide.edu.au (Sam Sangster)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: SE/30 Memory (was Re: Mac SE/30 For Sale)
Followup-To: aus.mac
Date: 14 Dec 1992 22:33:51 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, University of Adelaide.
Distribution: aus
NNTP-Posting-Host: blue-vein.sun-shop.adelaide.edu.au

In article <1992Dec7.084725.4222@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>, u6104701@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au writes:
|> 
|> I stand corrected, an SE/30 has eight RAM slots and takes four or eight  of a 
|> kind, but for some reason i thought there was an 8Mb address limit
|> 

You need to switch on 32-bit addressing to access memory above 8Mb......
otherwise all that extra memory is seemingly consumed by the System.

I wouldn't part with my SE/30 for all the tea in China, let alone
$3200.  Apple haven't made a machine at the price-point that's even
vaguely close in performance and features.  Long live the 32 bit data 
path!  Down with 16 bit!  {Why Apple have chosen to cripple their machines
in this way confounds me beyond belief - I can't seriously believe that there
is that great a saving in engineering or production costs!}

-Sam.
-- 
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Support Engineer, Sun Shop & Apple Consortium,     + Fax: +61 8 232 5122
Dept of Computer Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: stevet@research.canon.oz.au (Stephen Tyler)
Subject: Mac Plus power supply repair
Summary: Need info on how to repair a failed PSU
Keywords: macintosh plus power repair PSU
Organization: Canon Information Systems Research Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:33:19 GMT

My Mac Plus power supply just failed.  Nothing happens when I flip the power switch.  This is the second time it has happened to me, and last time it cost $220 to repair.

I have heard that there is a design flaw in the Plus power supply that causes it to fail regularly.  It is just a particular component over-heating or something.

Does anyone know the exact nature of this problem?  I can get any bits and pieces necessary, but I would like some pointers to what, where, how and why this component fails.  Can anything be done about it?

Thanks,

Steve

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Canon Information Systems Research       | Phone: +61-2-805-2000
PO Box 313 NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA | Fax:   +61-2-805-2929



Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: leonard@cerberus.bhpese.oz.au (David Leonard)
Subject: Re: No sound on IIsi
Organization: BHP, Newcastle, Australia
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:15:40 GMT

news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System) writes:
>Gareth Swarbrick <gareth@civeng.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
>>         	       	  I remember a lot of discussion a while ago about sound
>> dissapearing on the IIsi. I had never have this occur on my machine and,
>> consequently, never read any of those articles. Well, now my IIsi has
>> decided to be silent every now and then. Can someone tell me what the
>> verdict was - ie how do you stop it. Thanks in advance.
>Have you plugged your microphone into the external speaker jack by mistake?

The speaker connects to the motherboard with little metal strips
(since the whole thing is virtually snaplocked together). I took
mine apart when the sound went dodgey and cleaned the connectors
up a bit and now it works fine.

Dave Leonard

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  / / /\    :  Information Technology 
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From: Bill.Burnham@f914.n714.z3.insane.apana.org.au (Bill Burnham)
Sender: FredMail@insane.apana.org.au
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: RE-Time Management Software
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 03:04:30


I HAVE A SHARP PERSONAL MANAGEMENT MACHINE WITH A TIME MANAGER CARD INCLUDED -
KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT?  IS THIS WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND.  THERE IS A CABLE
AVAILABLE FOR PATCHING TO YOUR MAC OR PC.
RESPOND TO ME AT THIS BBS

Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: Gareth Swarbrick <gareth@civeng.unsw.edu.au>
Subject: No sound on IIsi
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A753C635A501A440@rageth.civeng.unsw.edu.au>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 15 Dec 92 17:28:21 GMT
Organization: University of New South Wales
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 06:28:43 GMT

Dear fellow netters,
        	       	  I remember a lot of discussion a while ago about sound
dissapearing on the IIsi. I had never have this occur on my machine and,
consequently, never read any of those articles. Well, now my IIsi has
decided to be silent every now and then. Can someone tell me what the
verdict was - ie how do you stop it. Thanks in advance.
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From: s921574@otto (Kok CHAN)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.forsale,aus.general,aus.wanted,aus.bicycle
Subject: Mac Classic,Bicycle,table & chair for sales (Melbourne/victoria)
Date: 15 Dec 92 04:59:22 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: otto.bf.rmit.oz.au


G'day mate.               Some items for sales at lower cost :

Chair         : $5
Writing table : $9

Bicycle (10 speed) : $69
   with lots of accessories, most suitable for cycling in sunny or 
   raining day.  It is also come with back carrier for bag, box etc.

Matress       : $79

Mac Classic   : $1499
   extremely good for doing assignments and thesis.
   very good to use with PC and Mac-PC & PC-Mac conversion.
   There are lots more interesting and useful utilities and tools in the
   Mac, I can tell more about it if you are interested in it.

If you are interested please leave a mail or call me.
All items must go before 21/12/92.  (Price may be negotiated.)

KokHeng Chan                       .......  Have a nice day / holiday  .......
e-mail: s921574@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au
tel   : (03) 376 5568
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kokheng           .....  Have a nice day .....
RMIT,
Victoria      E-mail address: s921574@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au
Australia                     s921574@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
Newsgroups: aus.mac,comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ccwilber@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au
Subject: Quantum SCSI2 drive for Classic II
Organization: University Of Queensland
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:33:24 GMT

RE: Quantum SCSI2 drive for Classic II??

I am looking at upgrading the original internal 40 Mb Hard drive in my Classic
II. A dealer in another state is offering 240Mb Quantum LPS drives at a very
attractive price. I would appreciate any answers to the following questions,
especially first-hand experience.

1. Is a Quantum 240LPS low profile SCSI2 drive compatible
    electrically/physically with internal fitment in a Classic II?

2. If I buy an external 240 Mb SCSI2 drive (or any other external
    low profile drive for that matter), can I swap the drive
    with the internal one (and have 240Mb internal, 40Mb external)
    to save having to throw it out?

3. Will I need special drive formatting software?

4. Are there any other pitfalls in do-it-yourself installation of 
    a high capacity replacement internal drive?

Thanks for any replies. Please email to
"mail_cheongi@uqvax.cc.uq.edu.au".

Cheers, Ian.

_________________________________________________________________________
Dr Ian Cheong                                  I.Cheong@cc.uq.edu.au
Department of Surgery, Division of Radiology   Telephone +61 7 840 8192
The University of Queensland                   Facsimile +61 7 844 1891
Mater Adult Hospital
South Brisbane  Qld 4101  AUSTRALIA
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.computers.ibm-pc
From: graeme@labtam.labtam.oz.au (Graeme Gill)
Subject: Re: DeskWriter/DeskJet 500 cartridges
Organization: Labtam Australia Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:46:36 GMT
Followup-To: aus.mac,aus.computers.ibm-pc

In article <1992Dec16.124659.10188@ausom.oz.au>, morgio@ausom.oz.au (Moreno Giovannoni) writes:
> I've been thinking of buying one myself for my Mac+. Which should I get -
> the Deskjet 500 or the Deskwriter. I don't think I need an Appletalk
> interface (do I)?

	I'd take a critical look at the print quality on these printers. I bought
one and have been rather disappointed in the print quality (excessive spatter and
bleeding) compared to an example from a Cannon ink jet printer.

	Graeme Gill

Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: peter@ncrpda.curtin.edu.au (Peter N Lewis)
Subject: Re: No sound on IIsi
Followup-To: aus.mac
Organization: NCRPDA, Curtin University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 09:37:27 GMT

> Gareth Swarbrick <gareth@civeng.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> >         	       	  I remember a lot of discussion a while ago about sound
> > dissapearing on the IIsi. I had never have this occur on my machine and,
> > consequently, never read any of those articles. Well, now my IIsi has
> > decided to be silent every now and then. Can someone tell me what the
> > verdict was - ie how do you stop it. Thanks in advance.

Does it count as a news test posting if you post answers?  Who knows, hop[e
this gets out anyway :-)

The IIsi sound disappears because the speaker contacts are pretty shoddy. 
You can remedy this in four possible ways:

1. Short term: Put the volume up to full, play certain beeps, and it will 
cause an arc across the crud on the contacts.  This gets your sound back,
but not for very long.

2. Long term:  Dismantle your mac, remove the speaker (its conveniently
placed under the harddisk):, clean the contacts with an eraser or the like,
and plug it back in.

3. No term: complain to apple and demand a fix.  Good luck.

4. Bad term: lift the si about half an inch and drop it.  This is a really
really bad idea.  Its often recomended as a solution, and might even work,
but I value the files on my HD more than the sound!

Just remember, Apple shaved perhaps 25 cents off the price of your si on
those contacts! :-(
   Peter.
PS: Oh yeah, and remove the jack from the microphone port if its there...

_______________________________________________________________________
Peter N Lewis <peter@ncrpda.curtin.edu.au>           Ph: +61 9 368 2055
Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: r.haines@unsw.edu.au ()
Subject: ARA Script for Interlink Fastbit IIbis
Followup-To: aus.mac
Organization: University of New South Wales
Distribution: aus
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 03:11:06 GMT

Hello,
does anyone have an AppleTalk Remote Access (CCL) script for the Interlink
Fastbit IIbis modem?

Dr. Ron Haines
School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
Kensington, 2033, Australia
Internet mail: R.Haines@unsw.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.mac,aus.computers.ibm-pc