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From: jjmckay@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim McKay)
Subject: Re: QuickMail Contact
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 13:52:44 GMT

More memory!!!!!!!!!!!  System 7 is taking up aat least 1.7 Mb of the 4.
Also get a separte server for QuickMail. This would help a great deal as well. 

(My apoloigies for not mentioning in my post yesterday that having a server 
double for A-Share and QM degrades speed although it can be done.)

Get more memory for the A-Share server.  FOR A SEPARATE QM server, If you're 
not running Mail-Link or GatorMail Q, 4 mb should be ample; it's probably 
even good if you are running the SMTP gateway.  But you do need * mb if you're
running them together.  Also be sure to make certain that your application
memory size is adjusted under "get Info.."

EtherTalk would also help a great deal.
 
woo@ornl.gov(John W. Wooten) writes:

>I'm beginning to have problems with an appletalk network with 12 macs.   
>We have a central server (SE30) with 100mbyte hard drive and 4 mbyte  
>memory.  We run it as a file server and as a QuickMail server.  Now,  
>people are often not allowed to log into their QuickMail or it takes a  
>very long time.

>Do I need more cpu cycles, more memory?  Things got worse under 7.1 and  
>the new version of QuickMail.

>Does anyone have a contact for QuickMail?  Advice?

>-----------------
>J. W. Wooten
From: futor@llnl.gov (randy j futor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: 2-Page Monochrome Monitor for MacIIci ADVICE WANTED
Date: 13 Aug 92 16:23:13 GMT
Organization: CSo @ LLNL


 tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) writes:
> 
> Looking for a very clear, bright 2 page monitor for our new MacIIci.   
I can't say enough good things about my Apple 21" monochrome.  The
price break we get makes them even more attractive.

There are quite a few utilities that *think* they look better in color,
but they plainly haven't seen themselves in 256 glorious grays --
Dark Side of the Mac comes most quickly to mind.  Kaos & Vase
Dance both demonstrate a subtle esthetic that I find extraordin-
arily pleasant when run in grayscale, whereas I really don't care for
either one in color.

--
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From: wfrey@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Warren Frey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: color Powerbook output?
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 23:12:21 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #2, Edmonton, AB, Canada

will the new Powerbook 145 have a color output port? since Color 
Quickdraw is built into the Powerbooks, it would seem to me to be a 
fairly simple task to add a port (and in the process save users $500-1000 
on a outboard device...)


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: peter@gonzo.rosemount.com (Peter Swanson)
Subject: Re: HD floppies with Plus?
Organization: Rosemount, Inc.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 18:42:15 GMT

In article <ferch.714045910@swiss.ucs.ubc.ca> ferch@ucs.ubc.ca (Les Ferch) writes:
>
>Of course, using HD disks is a waste and a big potential for confusion
>later when people stick these in an HD drive, but I thought there was
>something about the formulation of HD disks that could make them
>unreliable for 800K use. Maybe just a vicious rumour? :-)
>
Disclaimer: I am not a magnetic specialist, nor do I play one on TV.

As I understand, there is a magnetic property of disk coatings
(called "magnetic susceptance" or "magnetic susceptibility", I think)
which measures how easy/difficult it is to magnetize and demagnetize
them.  DD disks are fairly easy to demagnetize: if formatted as
a HD disk, adjacent 1's and 0's are too close to each other and
can (and probably will) erase each other over time.  In order to hold
more information, HD disks must be harder to magnetize so that
adjacent bits won't erase each other.  If your disk drive is only DD,
it may not produce a strong enough magnetic
field to successfully format or write to a HD disk.

I've seen this happen on MS-DOS machines.  I don't know if it is
a problem with Macintoshes.  My guess is that if the particular
drive can successfully format a HD disk as DD, writes won't be a problem.


-- 
Peter J. Swanson                peter@ernie.rosemount.com
Software Engineering Intern     Rosemount Inc. Control Systems Division
Disclaimer: Rosemount has neither control over nor responsibility for
            what I say.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: gurhs@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Rhys Hollow)
Subject: Re: AD module: Say What??
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:17:45 GMT

barretpj@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Phil J Barrett) writes:

>The AD Module Say What? is part of More After Dark volume 1.
>You'll have to purchase the collection - which is excellent value, even
>over here in the UK!

Excellent value???  But what does it do?  What purpose does it serve?
This After Dark mania is extremely wierd.  I know what After Dark does,
but it boggles the mind that a screen saver could be called "excellent
value" when it costs as much as After Dark does, and does bugger all.

Sorry.  I'm feeling much better now.  Don't take this as a flame, take
it as a general cry for help :(

Rhys.
From: parkj@bones.et.byu.edu (john r park)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: ftp'able EPS clip art
Date: 16 Aug 92 17:29:48 GMT
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA

I'm interested in finding an ftp site for EPS clip art.
Can anyone point me in the right direction or does such
a place simply not exist?  Please e-mail if possible.

Regards,


-- 
#include <std_disclaimer.h>

John R Park                |  Dept of Mech. Engineering
parkj@bones.et.byu.edu     |  Brigham Young University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
From: edcrwfrd@unlv.edu (Edward Crawford)
Subject: Re: Information on: The IIvi, IIvx, and Performa 600
Keywords: performa new macintosh
Organization: UNLV
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 19:08:43 GMT


<cough> <cough> <cough> <cough> Ehhem... You said that the LCII and
the IIsi were almost comparable in CPU performance??!?! Have you
actually ever used them side by side? The IIsi has about double
the performance of the LCII... you are only looking at raw
figures... the 16mhzs 68030 is a crippled one (sorta a 030sx if you
will) where as the 20 mhzs IIsi uses a full blow 68030.... Why
do you think that the lc II is half the speed of the SE/30 which
is a 16mhzs 68030 just like the lc II.... The lack of VRAM in
the SI does hurt video performance, but you havent seen slow
color until you run a lcII in 8bit mode on a 13" monitor... the
lcII is a fine machine, but if you can get an Si, you want to 
get it over the LCII any day for any application...
From: watson@clark.edu (Dennis Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Command Key Font Symbol
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:38:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: clark.1992Aug20.183804.23330
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA

In article <16sfeeINNcts@agate.berkeley.edu> dana@are.Berkeley.EDU (Dana E. Keil) writes:
>In article <1992Aug19.011333.29975@u.washington.edu> burrows@milton.u.washington.edu (William Burrows) writes:
>>I am writing some documentation and would like to include the
>>symbol for the command key in the documentation. However, I donUt
>>seem to be able to find it in any font sets. Can anyone help?
>>
>I believe the Chicago font is the only common font that has it; it
>is ASCII 17 which should be produced by control-Q (note this is not
>the command key but the control key). Also try control R, S and T
>in Chicago for some other characters not found in other fonts.
>-- 
>Dana E. Keil           Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Dana! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!  I too have wanted the command key
in documentation.  Several people I know also want to use that symbol
and, dumb us!, said"I wonder why noone has put it in a font!"
Thanx again
Dennis
watson@clark.edu
From: tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Overhead Projecter Device for Mac IIci ADVICE WANTED
Keywords: projector
Date: 13 Aug 92 01:40:11 GMT
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY

I'm looking for information on a very clean, clear, easy to read overhead  
projector device which will attach to a MacIIci.  Any advice is greatly  
appreciated.  Please mention hardware, vendor, whatever info you have is  
helpful.  Many thanks !

Anthony Holland
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: tinsel@uiuc.edu (Thomas Aaron Insel)
Subject: Re: How to HIDE Files on a mac to prevent Piracy?
Originator: tai50080@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: tinsel@uiuc.edu
Organization: {not speaking for the} University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 09:27:10 GMT

ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar) writes:

> While I do NOT want to limit users with the hassle of copy protection,
> keys eyc.  I do want to protect my s/ware.  There are two ways I feel
> I can lose control of my product.  One is that someone can actually
> just copy and share it, and secondly someone can see what System Folder
> files I give with my program and reverse engineer (or figure out).

> I therefore think that one simple solution would be to install the software
> and my Macros in the user's machine BUT to make some of the files (eg
> Macros, Scripts) INVISIBLE to the user.  So even if someone copies files they 
> are likely to miss the INVISIBLE files (that are essential for the 
> solution to work) and so basically I will have copy protection.  I know this
> solution will not be likely be perfect but for ORDINARY non hackers it
> will be sufficient, I feel.

> Q. Any suggestions, and also: HOW TO MAKE FILES INVISIBLE eg a file in
> Preferences or Control Panels folder?

On a technical level, you can simply set the invisible bit with ResEdit.
I don't know if the Control Panel will read invisible files, but it might
work.  However, DON'T DO THIS.  It's not enough copy protection to be
useful, and it's guaranteed to make paranoid people like me on edge.  If
I install a program, and it starts writing invisible files over my hard
drive, I'll want to know why, and don't think that making them invisible
will cause trouble for anyone with enough knowledge to reverse engineer it.

If you do something sneakier than just setting the invisible bit, odds
are it will set off my virus software.  Most users, myself included,
won't let a program do something mysterious to their disk w/o panicking.

If you want copy protection, use a Dongle, use a key-disk, or use one
of those little code wheels, but don't try this.  It won't stop copying,
and it will freak your buyers.
-- 
Thomas Aaron Insel (tinsel@uiuc.edu)
  I speak for myself, and not for the State or University of Illinois.
  "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -- Edward R. Murrow
From: echong@porpoise.ecn.purdue.edu (Edwin Chong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Writing MAC-readable floppies from Sparcstation
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:06:05 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Aug20.154105.2005@erg.sri.com> bienk@erg.sri.com (Marie Bienkowski) writes:
>I've gotten a number of requests for the answer to the question 
>of whether one can write a floppy using a Sun sparcstation that
>can then be read by a MAC.
>
>The answer is a freeware MAC utility called "suntar" (for "Speranza's 
>untar") that is available from sumex (or umich, I'm told) that runs
>on the MAC and that will read floppies written using UNIX "tar" or "bar."


The Sun Sparcstation is capable of formating and writing to MS-DOS 
formatted diskettes. The Mac is capable of reading/writing from/to
MS-DOS diskettes, using Apple File Exchange (comes with System 7).
Why is there a need for Suntar?


echong@ecn.purdue.edu
From: iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu (Jerry Wilcox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: My Mac no longer plays sounds!  Any suggestions?
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:32:36 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Distribution: world
Organization: University of California, Office of the President
NNTP-Posting-Host: ajax.ucop.edu

In article <HARDIN.92Aug20102539@dino.cad.mcc.com>, hardin@dino.cad.mcc.com
(John Hardin) wrote:
> 
> My MacIIsi was borrowed by some visitors to our company for demo
> purposes.  Upon return, my Mac no longer plays ANY sound -- NOT EVEN
> AT BOOT TIME!  I've checked the Sound CP to make sure the volume is
> turned up (which it is).  I'm clueless...any suggestions?
> 
> -jwh
> --
> John W. Hardin		    phone:  (512)338-3535
> MCC			    email:  hardin@mcc.com
> 3500 W. Balcones Center Dr  fax:    (512)338-3897
> Austin, TX  78759-6509	    uucp:   ...!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cadillac!hardin

IIsi's are notorious for sound problems. Try opening your Sound CP and move
the volume slider all the way to the top, then back down. Most of the time,
that will (temporarily) restore the volume.

If I recall correctly, this has to do with the way the speaker connections
are made and I'm not aware of a permanent fix - perhaps someone else is.
-----------
Jerry Wilcox - iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu
All opinions expressed are MINE -- I'd have a different job if the
University wanted me to speak for it.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: a non-techie view of Newton
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:08:08 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <nb!nsy=.derek@netcom.com> derek@netcom.com (Derek LeLash) writes:

>Newton and the PowerBooks have nothing in common except that they're from
>Apple and they're black.  

Not even that much.  Newton PDAs will be available not only from Apple,
but from other companies such as Sharp (which now makes the Wizard) and
Toshiba (which is developing a CD-ROM based multimedia version to be out 
around the middle of next year.) 

Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:14885 comp.sys.mac.wanted:7586 comp.sys.mac.hardware:15344
From: dbucher@ocf.berkeley.edu (Daniel Bucher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: MAC LCII BUNDLE IN THE USA? HOW MUCH?
Date: 15 Aug 1992 23:15:23 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsunami.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Aug15.125505.17491@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> claudio@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Claudio S. Nascimento;E303) writes:
>
>If so, I would consider going to USA to buy the machine. Since
>the air ticket costs around 400 dollars, I can spend around
>1300 dollars.
>

Before you do this you'd better make sure that customs will let you through
with it. It might exceed the limit you can spend in a foreign country.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: aurelius@cco.caltech.edu (Aurelius Oldrich Prochazka)
Subject: Running old programs on new MacIIs
Summary: help me run old stuff on my IIsi 
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.misc
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 06:01:04 GMT


There are many good games that I have come across that won't work 
correctly on my MacIIsi running on System 7.0.0.  I seem to remember
seeing a program that would emulate the old Macs (i.e. Screen size/
graphics mode, etc.), maybe I need this.
	 
As it is, if the programs do not make the computer crash, they will 
display in a compressed area at the top of the screen.

If you know how to solve this problem please reply directly to me a
my current address: aurelius@cco.caltech.edu. Thank You.
From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Information on: The IIvi, IIvx, and Performa 600
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:09:55 GMT

In article <1992Aug16.210017.1816@risky.ecs.umass.edu>, breck@ganzer.ecs.umass.edu writes:

> This is a common misconception.  Actually, the IIsi is about 28%
> faster, which is not enough to notice in most real-time applications.
> When doing something very CPU-bound, you might notice.  That is to
> say, if you usually complete a coffee break while compressing a large
> archive with an LCII, you will have a bite of doughnut and sip of
> coffee to go when the same task finishes on a IIsi.  :-) This 28%
> difference in speed is mostly accounted for by the difference in
> processor speed beetween the two machines -- 16MHz vs. 25MHz.  The
> *IIci* is something like twice as fast as the LCII since it's clock
> speed is 33MHz.  The bandwidth of the memory bus is really not
> critical in personal computers, 'cause other bottlenecks hold things
> up before the bus width does.  For instance, the 80386 is only 4%
> faster than the 80386sx, which has a 16-bit external memory path.
> It's the same in the case of the Macs; you'll find that the original
> Mac II is only 4% faster than the original LC (both 020s at 16MHz).

The IIci is 25 MHz; the IIsi is 20 MHz.  Apple currently does not
market a 33MHz computer.
Newsgroups: local.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac
From: root@gpb-mac. ()
Subject: Re: boot from hard disk is impossible
Originator: root@mogate.sps.mot.com
Organization: Motorola
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:20:15 GMT

duin@rtsg.mot.com (Harry H. Duin) writes:
: I am having a startup problem with my Mac. Upon powerup my Mac will
: only boot from the floppy disk and not from any attached hard disk.
: My hard disk on SCCI 6 does contain a System Folder.
: 
: Configuration: Mac IIx
:                Finder 6.1.4
:                System 6.0.4
: 	       Quantum 105 on SCSI 4 (internal)
:                Jasmine DirectDrive 70 on SCSI 6 (external)
: 
: Let me give some more background. I started out with only the internal hard
: disk a few weeks ago. Everything seemed fine. Then I made the mistake
: to insert the Apple tour diskette (you know the Hypercard simulation) and
: the Apple tour does not work on the IIx - in fact the program seems to  get
: stuck in some kind of loop. I then pressed the reset programmer switch and hoped 
: the diskette would be ejected by the Mac. Alas not true. Then I pressed the reset
: switch again and immediately ejected the diskette by sticking a pin into the
: hole to the right of the floppy disk (emergency eject). This is when the above
: problem started. It seems like the Mac still thinks there is a diskette present 
: and will refuse to talk to the hard disk for startup information.
: 
: Can anyone help me out? I have spent hours on this problem by reformatting my
: hard drives, using other System Folders etc.
: 
: Harry Duin
: duin@rtsg.mot.com

It sounds to me like the system needs to have it's pram zapped.  Just boot from
a floppy that has the control panel DA on it and hold down the command, option,
and shift keys while selecting the control panel.

A second step would be to check for proper termination of the SCSI bus.  
Last but not least, use HS Setup to verify that both hard drives can be seen
at the same time and that both have updated drivers.

If that doesn't work, give me a call.

--
Greg Berryman       gpb@gpb-mac.sps.mot.com
Motorola Inc.       Austin Texas
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: kourakos@cardinal.ncsc.org (Alexander W. Kourakos)
Subject: comp.sys.mac archives???
Organization: North Carolina Supercomputing Center
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 00:34:02 GMT

Is there anyplace where I can FTP comp.sys.mac.misc articles (I wanna
collect some of those "Macs cost too much (NOT!)" articles)...
From: tnele@ra.rrc.chevron.com (Nathan Leon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: System 7 Tune up woes
Date: 21 Aug 92 21:05:04 GMT
Organization: Chevron, California

>In article <l8do8iINNsj9@aludra.usc.edu>, strobel@aludra.usc.edu (Roland
>Strobel) writes:
>> 
>> I have the same problem with e disappearing icons in the Control Panel folder even though tuneup is installed.  Seems it only happens when I rebuild the desktop.  

Help!
I'm sorry, I haven't been paying attention!  I know Tune Up 1.1.1 is 
supposed to prevent folders from disappearing, but what is the solution if
one of your clients didn't listen to you, and did NOT install the TuneUP,
and just lost some of their folder icons?  IS there a quick patch somewhere?
Or is he out of luck?

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		Thanks!  Nathan Leon, Chevron, San Ramon, CA

		Please reply to: tnele1@cpvma.ion.chevron.com
From: johnc@m2xenix.psg.com (John Canino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Compatibility Checker (WANTED)
Date: 22 Aug 92 23:54:08 GMT
Article-I.D.: m2xenix.1992Aug22.235408.19506
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pacific Systems Group, Portland Oregon US

I'd like to know if there's anywhere I can ftp the Compatibility
Checker for Sys 7.  I downloaded the system software from 'sumex',
but it wasn't included.  Thanks for any assistance.  Cheers!
-- 
John Michael Canino			johnc@m2xenix.psg.com
924 SW 16th Ave #404	
Portland, OR 97205-137 
+1 (503) 274-4223			Vote Ren-n-Stimpy in 1992!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673)
Subject: Re: Help wanted on .sit.hqx
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:51:00 GMT

In article <berthiau.713751973@iros1>, berthiau@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Andre Berthiaume) writes...
> 
>  I want to download some .sit.hqx programs from a UNIX machine. Problem is, I 
>only have access to Term 20, a pretty basic communication program. It's asking
>what the type and creator of the downloaded file are, and I have NO idea
>what to answer... I have Stuffit Expander, Unstuffit Deluxe, and a couple of
>other expanders (but not BinHex). Any pointers?

By the time downloaded files get to my Mac, they are text documents.  I suggest 
that you use the type and creator of TeachText or your word processor.  For 
TeachText, the type is TEXT and the creator is ttxt (case sensitive). 

Susan Kayser		NCF::KAYSER  or  kayser%nssdca.span@star.stanford.edu
Hughes/STX at NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
Greenbelt, MD