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From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE: Hard drive problem. UniDisk
Date: 23 Aug 92 14:07:29 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

Use Norton Utilities on that Seagate.  Send me a SASE and I will mail you a
System-7 compatible HD driver that you can use - much better than UniDrive
software.

My Seagate cost $150 or so to have rebuilt.

Send to:

Glen Stewart
1434 Rollins
Grand Blanc, MI 48439


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: sold@kit.uni-kl.de (Christoph Sold)
Subject: Re: Printers and European Convertibility
Organization: Universitaet Kaiserslautern
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:56:57 GMT

In article <66733@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccocscc@prism.gatech.EDU
 (M. Claire Costello) writes:

>I am planning to buy a Mac IIsi, and would like to buy a laser printer also. 
>The problem I have is that I am moving from the US to Germany next month.  I
>understand the Mac IIsi should work in Europe, but that Mac Laser printers will
>not work.  Does anyone have any more specific information about this, and any
>possible alternatives, other than waiting to get to Europe to buy a printer?  
>My main concern is facing exorbitant costs once in Germany.

You may get information if the LaserWriter has an "international" power 
supply as the Mac has. These power supplies will work at any voltage between 
90 and 250 V. If not, there is always the opportunity to hook up the printer
using a transformer (which is about 100 DM here).

If you're not fixed up to the Apple LaserWriter, there are significantly 
cheaper printers here, too (unfortunately, they are not as cheap as in the 
states).

Anyway, if you plan to import the printer into any foreign country (and not 
to use it temporarily and take it back to the states at a given time), you 
have to pay customs. In germany, these add up to 24 % of the price of the 
printer: 10 % customs, and 14 % local sales tax. (Whoa, its that many!) In 
this case, buying the printer here may be cheaper.

>Any information, and experiences on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Claire Novy

You're welcome

-Christoph

P.S: You can mail me for any additional information, but be warned: Since I 
work not at the U, I check my mail at most twice a week.

Christoph P. Sold                   CATS Software GmbH
                                    Mussbacher Landstr.2
sold@kit.uni-kl.de                  W-6730 Neustadt (Weinstrasse)
ger.xse0035@applelink.apple.com     Germany

"If an apple is fun, what the heck is an appletree?"
From: dienstbier@turtle.fisher.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PB100 2/20 at Microcenter in Atlanta
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:38:30 GMT
Organization: Fisher Controls International, Austin, TX

In article <TOML.92Sep3094326@nightowl.xrxedds.UUCP>, toml@xrxedds.UUCP (Tom Love) writes:
>
> computer age, a local (and reputable) dealer) is selling PB100 2/20
> with the external superdrive for $699 while supply lasts (according to
> an ad in this past monday 8/31 washington post).
>
> they do mailorder.  no credit card surcharge.
>
> phone 301-588-6565 - silver spring md.
> they also have locations in annandale va, beltsville md, catonsville md.
>

Maybe they have changed their minds. I just got off the phone with "Dave" at
Computer Age, and he said that they DO NOT mailorder. Oh well.

Does anyone know of a location in or near Austin, TX which sells this machine
at a price comparable to this? Or one that WILL mailorder?

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From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE: Bernoulli Drives w/IIfx..  Help!
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 19:00:08 EST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/20.18 - cmhGate UF Gateway, Columbus OH

mssmith@afterlife.ncsc.mil (M. Scott Smith) writes:

MSS> "Integrating the new Bernoulli into an existing SCSI chain 
MSS> may require some extra attention: The unit has only one SCSI 
MSS> port, so it must be placed at the end of the chain. It ships 
MSS> with internal termination, but a company spokesman said Mac 
MSS> IIfx users can simply add the special external terminator 
MSS> that the IIfx requires." (MacWeek, 8-10-92, page 5.) 
MSS> Folks, I've got a IIfx, and I wondered how the special external 
MSS> terminator Apple gave us would be added to the Bernoulli drive 
MSS> if it only has one SCSI port. 
MSS> So I called Iomega, and the tech rep that I spoke to said 
MSS> it couldn't be added. It was a problem Bernoulli was still 
MSS> working on. 

I'll admit, Iomega's tech support seems to be lacking here.

It's always been my understanding that one can put the terminator in between
the cable and SCSI connector.  It doesn't have to go on the (non-existant in
this case) second SCSI connector.

I once had an old GCC 20 megger for which this was a recommended setup, and I
trust GCC.

--Adam--
 
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From: hunter@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Hunter Scales)
Subject: Looking for Mac IIfx SIMMs
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:52:32 GMT

	Hi there:
	I have Mac IIfx with only 8 Mbytes of memory.  I would like to
	upgrade to 4 Mbytes SIMMs before the supply disappears forever :-(.
	Does anyone have a pointer to a place to get these?  Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: bdw5281@ultb.isc.rit.edu (B. D. Weaver)
Subject: Re: Use of external HD to setup multiple new Mac's/PC's ?
Originator: bdw5281@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:16:42 GMT

In article <87026@netnews.upenn.edu> jensen@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Christopher Jensen) writes:
>Hi,
>
>For many of our new installations of Mac's and PC's, we install
>the same core system software (System 7.x, Dos 5, Windows 3.1, etc)
>and the same fonts, and the same network card drivers for the respective
>machines.
>
>Be it mac or pc, we end up installing multiple megabytes of the same
>software from floppies, answer the same install questions, and then
>juggle floppies until the basic installation is complete.
>
>We then do some minor "tweaking" of config.sys, autoexec.bat, and System7
>control panel settings.
>
>This process seems grossly inefficient - especially when setting up
>labs with multiple identical machines. As an example lets say you have
>a lab to set up with 10 Quadra's and/or 10 PC 486's.
>
>Questions:
>
>Can any one suggest some techniques to improve the efficiency
>of setting up multiple machines ?
>
[stuff deleted]
>
>The PC side is more complicated because of no built in SCSI
>and the need to run a temporary config utility in order
>for the PC to recognize an external drive. We have also
>experimented with laplink. Other people have suggested
>using some sort of parallel-to-ethernet or parallel-to scsi
>port adapter.
>
[stuff deleted]


If all the machines are in the same lab, you could run them off a
network.  At the college I attend, we have a lab with 12 IBM PS/2 model
55SXs.  We are running Pathworks v4.1 and have all the machines remote
booting off the server.  Whenever we make a changed to the boot disk, we
do it via a template.  We then use the template to configure each boot
disk for all the machines.

Now if all your machines are stand alone, what you could do is back it
up to disk, or even better to tape, and then restore it to the other
machines.  Not the best way, but it works.

Bryan Weaver



Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: lev@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Brian S. Lev)
Subject: Question about SCSI on Mac 512ke
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Keywords:  T or F?
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. USA
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:40:00 GMT

Netters,

A colleague of mine is interested in buying an external hard drive for her
512ke, and is interested in a couple of different models from different
manufacturers.  They all have something in common: they hook up to the SCSI
port.

It's been _ages_ since I fooled around with a 512ke, and her comment (upon
looking at the back of the SE on my desk) was, "All those symbols are 
different now, and there are a lot more of these." (the last said while
pointing to an ADB-style plug.

Help me out, folks.  Can a circa 1992 SCSI device plug into the back of an
old Mac 512ke or not?  Now _I'm_ confused!

Thanks...

-- Brian

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From: mssmith@afterlife.ncsc.mil (M. Scott Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Bernoulli $499 drives DO work with IIfx..
Date: 29 Aug 92 22:22:50 GMT
Organization: The Great Beyond


I received my Bernoulli MacTransportable Pro 90 from Iomega today and
installed it in my IIfx..  Despite mixed opinion within Iomega as whether
or not the internally-terminated drive would work with the IIfx, it works
fine.

It seems to be very fast and pretty quiet.  I am thoroughly impressed with
this drive -- especially at the dirt-cheap street price, $499.

If anyone is looking for more storage capacity, and is considering flopticals,
you might want to consider this drive instead.  Flopticals (magneto-opticals)
are still very expensive and the performance is poor compared to standard
hard drives.  This Bernoulli drive really does offer unlimited storage
potential at a decent price.

If anyone wants more info or has questions, e-mail me.  I don't seem to be
having any problems using it on the IIfx.

Scott
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Radius Powerview
From: zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo)
Date: 26 Aug 92 16:48:20 -0600
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
Organization: Winona State Academic Computing

In article <1992Aug26.190513.3837@dvorak.amd.com>, faisal@dvorak.amd.com
(Faisal M. Bhamani) wrote:
> 
> I heard from somewhere that the Radius Powerview allows powerbook
> owners to connect any monitor, including color ones. Is that correct?
> Does anyone know anything about it?? How much are they?? Will it work
> with a PB 145??  Also, do you think it's worth it?? I was thinking 
> about using the Apple 13" Hi-Res Color monitor.


  In reagrds to the PowerView the following hold true as far as I know:  It
will hook to any PowerBook, but b/w _only_ on the PB 100, color on all of
the rest.  Reviews of it have been generally good, it runs about $500.00,
it should work fine with a PB 145 (although you may need that wierd Apple
HDI to Centrinocs SCSI adaptor cable). An it should work just fine with the
Apple 13".

> Also, is there anything out right now that allows PB140(145) owners
> to hook up a floating point processor? Any feedback will be appreciated.

 If you've ever peeked into your PB case, you will see that there is NO
ROOM for a FPU at all.  Thanks Apple!!!  The only thing that I've seen is
that there is an extension called PseudoFPU which will make applications
that need the FPU think that there is one, even though their isn't.  It
goes without saying that it slows the machine down a bit.


- Greg Talmo  (zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu)
  [The opinions expressed above are my own, and do not necessarily reflect
   the opinions, tastes, or policies of Winona State University, its
   faculty, staff or students.]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps
From: mstov@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (michael.p.stovsky)
Subject: Mode 32 no longer works on my Mac II -- Help!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:10:39 GMT

Hi!

I've recently replaced the hard disk on my Mac II due to the death of my old 
disk.  In the process of replacing it, I reinstalled System 7.0.1, my 
control panel devices, extentions, etc.  I also installed Tune-Up 1.1.1.

I ran into a problem when reinstalling Mode 32.  Seems that this time around
when I try to activate Mode 32, the bell rings and it won't activate.
If I try to reboot the system, it comes up part way (i.e., gets as far as
the "Welcome to Macintosh screen) and dies.  It repeats this cycle until I 
boot from a floppy.  Then I have to reinstall a fresh copy of the system
on my hard disk.

What gives?  I haven't a clue.  I used to run Mode 32 on this very machine.
Same system, same exact hardware (except for the new disk).  I have a PMMU
installed, but don't have a clue as to what's wrong.

I've even downloaded fresh copies of Mode 32 from ftp.apple.com, to no
avail.

If you have any ideas/suggestions, please send them to me via e-mail.  I will
post a summary to the net.

Thanks!

	Mike
	mps@cbvox.att.com

Note my e-mail address differs from the return path for this posting!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: darylb@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (Daryl Biberdorf)
Subject: Source for quieter SE fan?
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:47:30 GMT

My SE's loud cooling fan is really starting to annoy me.  Does anyone
have any experiences with the various replacement fans for the SE?

It would also be nice to know what prices and sources for these
fans are.

Email is preferred, since this is probably a common problem.

Daryl

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From: blob@Apple.COM (Brian Bechtel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Backlight Control (was Re: Powerbook screen life)
Date: 2 Sep 92 12:14:36 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

bms@penguin.eng.pyramid.com (Bruce Schlobohm) writes:

[Talking about backlight control...]
>I just checked on ftp.apple.com, and couldn't find anything with
>an appropriate file name for this.  (I also checked the dir-files* lists).
>Could you be more specific as to the name of this file?

ftp.apple.com (130.43.2.3)
/pub/powerbook/backlight_control
files are About_Backlight_Control_1.0a3.txt
		  Backlight_Control.hqx

In general, /pub/powerbook has all the decent powerbook related
utilities I could find.  I welcome submissions of useful material.  Send
them to blob@apple.com.

--Brian Bechtel     blob@apple.com     "My opinion, not Apple's"
From: eauu011@orion.oac.uci.edu (Gizmo)
Subject: Re: Connecting serial impact printer
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 2 Sep 92 04:51:15 GMT
Distribution: na

In article <BtwpLB.Dtu@acsu.buffalo.edu> jmpiazza@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (Joseph M. Piazza) writes:
>
>	I have a friend who wants to connect a C. Itoh dot matrix serial
>impact printer model 8510A to a PowerBook 140.  I know of two commerical
>products that would acomplish this, one is the Grappler and the other isn't.
>Anybody know what the other one is?  I also assume that this same setup would
>be good for a BJ10e should he care to upgrade in that direction in the
>future.  Any comments or additions welcome.  Please respond via e-mail.
>
>Thanks,
>
>	joe piazza
>
>--- "Where's my other sock?"  A. Einstein
>
>CS Dept. SUNY at Buffalo 14260
>jmpiazza@cs.Buffalo.edu		jmpiazza@sunybcs.BITNET	

The other solution is to buy a printer driver from GDT Softworks Inc.  The 
product is called Mac Daisy Link/serial, it is a collection of printer
drivers that will work with a lot of Daisy Wheel printers.  Call them up
first to make sure they have the printer driver for your printer.

Their number is 604-291-9121.
From: voydock@obscure.sni-usa.com (Vic Voydock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mobius SE accelerator/display
Date: 27 Aug 92 23:11:18 GMT
Reply-To: voydock@obscure.sni-usa.com (Vic Voydock)
Organization: Siemens-Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc. Cambridge, MA

Mobius Technologies sells two products for the Mac SE.  Both include a board
that is a combination of an 030 accelerator and a display controller.  One
product includes a one page display, the other a two page display.  The 
price is very attractive.

Does anyone out there have any experience with either of these products?
e.g. info about display quality, display speed, accelerator speed,
software that will not run on the accelerator, software that will, ...

Also, I've heard that they were going to offer a ROM workaround that would
allow programs running on the SE to use up to 16 meg of main memory.  Any 
info on this?

Thanks for any help you can give me.
From: REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: What's a fair price for SE/30 vs age?
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:38:33 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System


   I've been planning to buy a Mac Classic II because I thought it was
the most mac I could afford (and nearly all the mac I need) when one of
my colleagues decided to upgrade to a IIci or some such... (color video
reasons)  I don't know the age of it, but I assume it is over 2 years
old.  I am pretty sure it has the superdrive (don't all SE/30's), built-
in FPU and MMU (same comment).  So, could people tell us the ballpark
values of such a system (guess 4M / 40 M... we can scale up or down from
that) for ages of 18 months, 2 yrs and 30 months?
   Is there any reason (besides warantee) that I should pay $900 for a 4/40
Mac Classic II (new / university price) instead of the full 32 bit SE/30?
Is it 32-bit clean ROM?  Other reasons?
  Reply via e-mail to: Jeff Andle,   REE700A@MAINE (Bitnet)
                                     REE700A@Maine.Maine.Edu (Internet)
From: Eric.Choi@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE: Speed of IIsi with color vs. B&W displays
Date: 22 Aug 92 21:28:24 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

My wife's SE/30 is much faster than my IIsi running the color display. 
Even with a Fastcache card turned on, and math. co-processor turned
on, the display is slow in color. The only solution is to get a video
card rather than using the built-in video support.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: palane@iastate.edu (Paul A. Lane)
Subject: Re: DeskWriter Questions
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 02:52:12 GMT

In <hp48sx.715041527@wuarchive.wustl.edu> hp48sx@wupost.wustl.edu (HP48SX Archive Maintainer) writes:

>I have just ordered a DeskWriter, and I would like to know if there is
>any difference between the deskwriter, and the Deskwriter C, or rather
>what the differences are. Is it upgradable ? Do they share lots of parts

You can upgrade the DW to DWC. The DWC offers color (using three different
colors which can combine to make black). I think the upgrade costs about $300.
>How many times can you refil ink cartridges ? Are there instructions
>like there are for refilling Stylewriter cartridges ? 

No instructions. Just get a 1" syringe which fits into the hole in the top,
plunge it into the DW deeply, and plug in appr. 15cc of black ink. Shaeffer's
Skrip Permanent Jet Black ink is preferred by many. There is some forum 
dedicated to printers. You might try it for more details.

Paul
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: palane@iastate.edu (Paul A. Lane)
Subject: Re: PowerBook 145 Add on options?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:33:12 GMT

In <1992Sep1.151535.13246@hubcap.clemson.edu> dowling@hubcap.clemson.edu (william a dowling) writes:

>No FPU,  there are currently only two devices to drive a color monitor or 
>external for that matter.  They are the Raidus PowerView and the Envision
>Display Adaptors.  The Raidus is a external box that uses the PB's SCSI
>port.  The Envision is acually a card that fits into a memory slot. It also
>has options of 'on card' ram, 2, 4, 6 I think.  There has been some 
>discussion about the relibility of the envision cards though. I _DO NOT_ 
>have first hand experiance with either of these. I am reluctant to give
>list prices out on the net.

The Envisio adapters got a mixed review from MacWeek over the summer. There
are some problems with compatability. However, SCSI adapters have proliferated.
The PowerView is by Sigma Designs, though Radius offers its own solution. You
can also get a monitor from Outbound and Software&Hardware That Fits (which is
probably reselling someone else's monitor).

>>PS  Also could I put a bigger hard drive in it?
>You can get an 80 with the 145 (from apple).  I've yet to hear of third party
>internal drives for the PB.  You can always use the SCSI to hook up external
>drives.

There are a number of vendors offering Quantum Go Drives, notably APS Tech-
nologies. These drives run up to 120MB for less than $600. MicroTech Intl.
sells a kit for $130 to convert the old drive into an external.

Hope this helps.

Paul Lane
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: ellens@bnr.ca (Chris Ellens)
Subject: Re: NewLife Accelerators?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:11:23 GMT

In article <parkyn.715325871@sfu.ca>, parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
wrote:
> 
> Great! Someone did what I wanted to do.  SE with two page monitor.  Would
> you care to elaborate on the problems that required NewLife to 'come over'?
> Was there any problem with the chassis interfering with card placement?
> What is your opinion on the speed of screen refreshing with Word and its
> notorious CELLS being drawn so slowly at normal SE speeds?

The video problem ended up being a loose wire. At the time I ordered the 
NewLife upgrades, they didn't support the Apple 2-page (only the full-page)
but I insisted and after some delay they delivered. One system came up
fine,
a second one didn't. Since I was sort of a guinea pig and NewLife is just
down the road, they sent over the designer who found the bad connection.

Yes, I had one SE with the old chassis - I had to swap with somebody before
I
could install the cards.

Screen refresh speed is great (this is an accellerator, remember), you get
roughly the speed, including screen refresh, of a IIci.

...Chris        ellens@bnr.ca

Chris Ellens
ellens@bnr.ca