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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:57:09 -0500 
From: Carl B Jabido <cj00+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Mac & IBM Info-Version .90
Distribution: na

Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.mac.advocacy: 12-Dec-92 Mac & IBM
Info-Version .90 by GRUBB@dante.nmsu.edu 
> 486dx2  same as 486 but the internal clock rate of the chip is 
>           doubled in comparison to the clock rate of the rest of
>           the machine. (ex. a machine with a 50 Mhz dx2 has a
>           chip that runs at 50 MHz, the rest of the machine runs
>           at 25 MHz

Don't forget IBM's new Blue Lightening.  It's what a DX3 would be.  The
first one I think is a 486 25/75 (25 MHz external and 75 internal). 
Next to be released is the 486 33/100.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,com.sys.mac.misc
From: sevans@andy.bgsu.edu (Stephen W. Evans)
Subject: Re: 8.24GC, anyone?
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:15:36 GMT

bszeto@netcom.com (Bailey Szeto) writes:

>Hello Everyone.
>Can somebody summarize whats wrong with the 8.24GC card? I've been considering
>it, but it seems to be a buggy product. Is this true?


Well, heres a quick summary...
Under system 6.0.x the 8*24GC is faster than the daylights! Truely an
excellent graphics accelerator.
Under system 7.xn the 8*24GC sucks the big wonz in the performance department.
Frankly it slows down any graphic operations in any mode other than 24bit and
also tends to turn off the 68030's internal cacheing (although there is 
a startup program called cachebit to turn this back on)
The 8*24GC's support by apple computer is just little short of scandalous.  
Frankly I think that either apple should hire some programmers who know what
they are doing to give us a use for that huge hunk of silicon in our machines
or it should offer some sort of palpative to help us get the bad taste out of
our mouths.  Heck even an init that set up the GC's CPU to do jpeg compresssion
would be better than having it sit there and do nothing.
In conclusion... if you are working under system 6 and have no plans to upgrade
to system 7 then the GC is pretty fast and you can get mine from me pretty cheap,
but if you are using system 7 or plan to upgrade get a 3d party card.
In fact having been burned now on both the MacXL and the 8*24GC you might even
be better dealing with apple as little as possible (alhtough I must admit they
have gotten a considerable fraction of my money for a long time ;)
-Steve

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Rick_McCormack@mindlink.bc.ca (Rick McCormack)
Subject: I want some of that!
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:58:24 GMT

Just zipped past a posting titled "what about future memory proces".

Near as I can figure, if you could get future memory, just about any price
would be alright.

(The devil made me do it, but my Macintosh makes it possible.)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: David_A._Schnider@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 22:32:32 PST
Subject: really new Macs...

Does anyone know anything substantial about the February releases?  What will
be released and at what prices?  WHat about a color Classic (how much)???????

-David
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Organization: Sophomore, Physics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:16:42 -0500 
From: Faisal Nameer Jawdat <fj05+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: IIsi question related to Apple XMAS special
Distribution: usa

osuch@acadia.Kodak.COM (Bill O'Such) writes:
> I recently got a flyer from Apple for a XMAS special.  A MAC IIsi,
> 3MB memory, 40MB hard disk, 14 inch color monitor, extended keyboard,
> all for $1699.  It seems like a good deal (maybe too good) for home.
> Are there any problems with the IIsi or is there something in this
> deal that I'm missing.

Well that's such a ridiculously minimal configuration that I wouldn't
ever consider it.  For any sort of serious use you'll need at least 5
megs ram and an 80 meg hard drive, or system 7 will be a dog, and
you'll run out of drive space in a flash.


-- faisal jawdat                  | "Certainly the game is rigged.
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 15:43:33 EST
From: <L66@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: HELP: My NEC CD-ROM CDR-77

Hi, Netters.
My office has NEC CD-ROM reader CDR-77 for IBM PC. But, it is seldom used. I wa
nt to use this NEC CDR-77 in Macintosh. Does anybody know where can I get CD-RO
m driver application for Macintosh IIsi. Are there any Public domain or Sharewa
re for this purpose? Or Anybody know NEC numbers to call?
Any suggestions are welcomed.   Bye.   Jae Lee.  L66@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: james@wrs.com (James Moore)
Subject: Re: MacPlus failure (SUMMARY)
Reply-To: james@wrs.com
Organization: Wind River Systems
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:07:12 GMT

I'm having problems with my Plus, and one of the solutions posted
recently was a board swap from GE Computer:

   G.E. Computer                 $58 to exchange the analog board
   2338-G Walsh Avenue
   Santa Clara CA 95051
   408-998-2334

However, this number is wrong (the guy who answered the phone said it
was in fact his number, and he didn't have any idea who GE Computer
was) and information doesn't have a number for Santa Clara.  Do they still
exist, and if not, does anyone provide a similar service?

-- 
James Moore                            /|\                        james@wrs.com
Wind River Systems                     \|/                  Alameda, California
	 "Half of what he said meant something else, and the other half
			  didn't mean anything at all"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Fred Chen <flc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: double decker LC (extra pds slots!) info?
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X-Xxdate: Wed, 16 Dec 92 17: 50:27 GMT
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Organization: school
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:43:29 GMT

Does anyone know any upgrades for the IIsi?
From: drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Q950 internal drive power cables?
Date: 15 Dec 1992 20:28:03 GMT
Organization: Univ. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

In article <BzBA9A.2EL@vcd.hp.com> egurney@vcd.hp.com (Ed J. Gurney) writes:
>I just got a Quadra 950 8/0 and went to install an internal hard disk...
>only to find Apple didn't include a power cable to go from the internal
>power supply to the drive!


Generally, the vendor for the hard disk supplies the power and SCSI cables.

>  Does anyone know if (a) this cable can be
>ordered from anyone,

You might try some of the drive vendors in the Mac magazines, in particular the
ones with those tiny ads in the back who sell cases.

David Gutierrez
drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu

"Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: osuch@acadia.Kodak.COM (Bill O'Such)
Subject: IIsi question related to Apple XMAS special
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 20:55:56 GMT

I recently got a flyer from Apple for a XMAS special.  A MAC IIsi,
3MB memory, 40MB hard disk, 14 inch color monitor, extended keyboard,
all for $1699.  It seems like a good deal (maybe too good) for home.
Are there any problems with the IIsi or is there something in this
deal that I'm missing.

Bill O'Such
Eastman Kodak Company


DISCLAIMER:
Kodak provides me access to this Net, and are not responsible for
my postings.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: hatch@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Steven Hatch)
Subject: Re: MAC IIvx video???
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: The Turnaround Team, Inc.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:29:55 GMT

In article <wondertr.724477412@sfu.ca>, wondertr@fraser.sfu.ca (wondertree
learning center) wrote:
> 
> Can someone please tell me once and for all what video formates the IIvx
> supports? I don't want rumours.... I need facts....
> 
> I just read an article in MACUSER that says they support a 16" monitor.
> (what I want to buy and use)
> 
> whereas, IIvx documentation says only up to the 14" is supported 
> (what I don't want believe)
> 
>  
> Please tell me it isn't so, Joe!
> 
> 
TED,

512k  VRAM: 13" & 14" @ 8 bit.
1024k VRAM: 13" & 14" @ 16 bit or 16" @ 8 bit.

--Steven H.
From: nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: When are DuoDock and Docking Station Available?
Date: 18 Dec 92 05:13:38 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1graa1INNlpk@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke) writes:
>
>Does anyone have any idea when the MiniDuo Dock and the DuoDock will be
>available for purchase and if there was a price change at all from the
>estimated $550 for the mini and $1079 for the full dock. Personally, the
>full docking station is WAY overpriced. For $1079 It should come WITH the
>monitor for crying out loud!

  I know of at least one store that has the dock in stock now, and I
agree that apples dock and mini are overpriced.  That's why I'm going
third party with the e-machines DeskNet.

                                       -- Nick



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.pc.hardware,comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cab6944@usl.edu (Brasseaux Carl A)
Subject: Adapting a Canon IX-12 to a MAC
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:30:14 GMT

I have a Canon IX-12 scanner (with PC interface  card) that I would like to
use with a Mac.  Can it be adapted for use with a Mac via the SCSI port?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Carl Brasseaux

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bhuttam@woods.ulowell.edu (Bilal A. Bhutta  aka The Nukeman)
Subject: Removable as a boot disk (Q)
Organization: Nuclear Eng. Dept, UMass-Lowell
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 04:51:23 GMT

Hello,
   I currently have a Plus with 20 meg Apple drive and an almost dead 
DataFrame 40 drive at home, and the usage is limited to 2-3 hours a days. I 
have been thinking about upgrading to a bigger (boot) drive but can't decide 
whether to get a removable Syquest (88 meg) or a ~120 meg ext. drive. I am not 
sure how useful a syquest drive would be for my purposes. The only reason I 
favor it is unlimited capacity as I find myself repeatedly running out of disk 
space (FTP junkie :^) Therefore the question is if the removable drive would 
be good choice for a boot/workhorse drive? If you have any comments for/against 
removables, I would like to learn from your experience. Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Bilal A. Bhutta
---
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   Internet: bhuttam@woods.ulowell.edu, mbhutta@cs.ulowell.edu

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   that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ears hath a hundred 
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From: ra00+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert Agustin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Powerbook/Duo keyboards
Date: 13 Dec 92 18:51:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.Yf=1=Ny00iUxE4X1cf
Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I'm wondering what the layout of the Powerbook/Duo keyboard is like,
i.e. how many command/option/comtrol keys are there, is there an escape
key, are there cursor keys, etc...?  Anyone who regularly uses an
extended keyboard like I do care to post comments on how the keyboard
"feels"?

Thanks
Robert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rajiv@athena.mit.edu (Rajiv A Manglani)
Subject: Re: Power switch on IIx
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:27:02 GMT

In article <DAN.92Dec15093951@dynasty.dyndata.uucp>, dan@dyndata.uucp (Dan Everhart) writes:
|> I remember reading that there was something funny about the power
|> switch on the Mac IIx, but I didn't pay close attention because I
|> never had problems with mine ... until today.  

I believe that the battery needs to be replaced. On newer Macs (the IIcx and
up) the mac draws power from the outlet to turn it on. The IIx requires power
from the batter. See your Authorized Apple Dealer.

Rajiv
From: Dale_Adams@gateway.qm.apple.com (Dale Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Quadra 950/19", GC Also?
Date: 14 Dec 92 21:32:57 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.,  Cupertino, CA

In article <1992Dec14.173510.21936@athena.mit.edu> rajiv@athena.mit.edu 
(Rajiv A Manglani) writes:
> So does this mean the the 8*24 GC card can support 1024x768 also? I have 
> an Emachines T16-II hooked up to one, and their tech support said that they
> cannot give me an adapter to run it at the 19" resolution because "Apple
> has not publicized the sense codes." Wil what you write above allow my 
> setup to work properly at 1024x768?

No, the GC card does not support this resolution.  An adaptor with the
correct sense code will not help you at all becaulse the firmware on the 
card simply does not have the support for this display resolution.  There 
may also be a problem with the video clock generator on the card, in that 
is can't generate a stable 80 MHz video clock.  (The 100 MHz clock used 
for 2-page resolution is produced by a separate 100 MHz oscillator.)  To 
the best of my knowledge, the Q950 is the only product Apple is currently 
shipping that supports this resolution.

- Dale Adams
  Apple Computer, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: wondertr@fraser.sfu.ca (wondertree learning center)
Subject: Re: MAC IIvx video???
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 07:29:49 GMT

Thanks, Jim...

I hoped someone at Apple was listening...

thanks, everyone else for trying too, but I needed the ABSOLUTE word on this one.

I guess they must have meant the IIvx could "support" a 16" monitor 
(with the metal chasis) :-)

TED

PS seams funny though because other more recent Mac can... oh well...
From: oppedahl@panix.com (Carl Oppedahl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Personal LaserWriter LS & System 6.0.8
Keywords: 6.0.8 PLW LS
Date: 20 Dec 92 23:19:10 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <lwwarpup.724802683@vela> lwwarpup@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Lonnie W. Warpup) writes:

>I am currently using a system switcher program to switch between 7.1 and
>6.0.8 because of various programs that don't like 7.1, and I can't seem
>to get 6.0.8 to recognize my Personal LaserWriter LS printer.  As far as
>I know, I have the latest drivers and everything.  Please help.

Well, I have a few suggestions that will probably sound dumb, bbut here
they are.

When you are running 6.0.8, are you using the printer driver  for 6.0.8?
I expect the printer driver for 7 would not work.  Hopefully the driver that
was provided with the printer when it was new was the 6.0.8 driver.

When you say you can't get 6.0.8 to recognize the printer, what do you 
mean?  Are you unable to find the printer icon in the chooser?

> 
Carl Oppedahl AA2KW  (intellectual property lawyer)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112-0228
voice 212-408-2578     fax 212-765-2519
From: bower@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Ty Bower)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: System 7 on Mac????
Date: 16 Dec 92 19:32:47 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark

I just put System 7.0.1 plus Tuner on my Mac II.

I purchased a MC68881 PMMU for $89 quite some time ago in anticipation
of this event.  I don't remember the dealer.  You don't really need
it, though, unless you need virtual memory.

I like the features of System 7, although it seems to drag the speed
down considerably, although primarily in the Finder (e.g., scrolling
through a huge pile of icons is downright painful.)  I've noticed
that keeping my Mac in 16 color mode makes life almost livable.  Why
this sudden increase in processor consumption?  Is there anything I
can do about it?

I'm also using Mode32.  However, I'm unsure as to whether or not I
should be in 24-bit or 32-bit addressing mode.  As far as I can tell,
the only advantage to 32-bit is the ability to use over 13mb of virtual
or 8mb of real memory.  Does it have any other advantages?

I managed to get Sys 7.0.1 on by segmenting the 1400k image files and 
copying them to my hard drive (I don't have a FDHD.)  I used MountImage
to mount them as disks and installed that way.
From: STMQ%MARIST.bitnet@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Michael Quigley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mac SE/30.
Date: 12 Dec 1992 21:11:25 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Dear Readers,

Has anyone heard anything about the Mac Performa 200? How does this
Mac rate against the Classic II or the Classic?? I saw this machine
priced at about $1100 with 4 Megs, and an 80 Meg hard disk.. Came with
system 7, and a couple of pieces of software.. This is supposedly
a 68030 @ 16Mhz machine.. Any thoughts??

- Mike -

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From: Josh.Goldstein@f947.n107.z1.ieee.org (Josh Goldstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Power light on IIsi not working
Date: 17 Dec 92 18:17:24 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:107/947 - NJMUG BBS, Clark NJ

The same thing happens to me and other friends with IIsi's. It must be
just some flaw, But it does worry anfd annoy me also.

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From: mirsky@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (David Joshua Mirsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Need Handheld Scanner Advice
Date: 12 Dec 92 19:05:08 GMT
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
NNTP-Posting-Host: hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu

Hi. I have a Mac Classic II and I'm considering purchasing a hand held
scanner in the near future just to have some fun with.  Ideally, I'd
like one that could scan both text (OCR recognition) and graphics
(at least at 360 dpi, since I have a Stylewriter). 

Two scanners I saw advertised in Macwarehouse which fit these descriptions
are:

Typist Plus Graphics $339

Lightning Scan 400 with READ-IT! $359

I have the following questions and would appreciate answers to them:

1.  Has anyone tried either one of these scanners, both to scan text and
	to scan graphics?  Were there any difficulties?

2.  Is it possible to scan a document containing both text and graphics
	so that the text is scanned as text and the graphics as graphics? Or
	does such a document need to be scanned as all graphics?

3.  Do these scanners come with software, or does one need to buy it
	separately? Which software is best for these type of scanners?
	If the scanners come with software, which one of the two comes
	with the better software?

4.  Where is the best place to purchase these scanners? Has anyone seen
	them advertised for less than the Macwarehouse prices?

5.  Should prices of the scanners continue to go down in the near future?
	Is it worth buying now if I don't have any immediate need for one?

6.  Are there any other scanners in the same price range which are better
	than the two mentioned above?


Reply either here or via email.

Thanks
David
mirsky@gnu.ai.mit.edu
From: bourgeoi@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Jean-Marc Bourgeois)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: PowerDraw4.0 on PowerBook
Date: 16 Dec 92 19:31:05 GMT
Organization: Institut de Recherche en Electricite du Quebec
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I've just received my PowerDraw4.0. It's great and works well on my IIfx.
I'm trying to run this package on my PowerBook170 with no succes.
It simply doesn't run at all, freezing the screen after the first window.
Any suggestion. (PowerBook 170, 4Meg ram, System 7.0.1 Tuner 1.1.1)

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