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From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Powerbook slowdown after 5 seconds of inactivity
Date: 29 Jul 92 00:26:28 GMT

In article <3889@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>, metlay@minerva.phyast.pitt.edu (metlay) writes:
> 
> In article <1992Jul28.174406.13332@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> bdugan@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Bill Dugan) writes:
> >Using my Powerbook 140, I notice after about 5 to 10 seconds of not moving
> >the mouse or typing, the system slows down.  This is not powering down the
> 
> >Is this documented anywhere?  Can I turn it off or modify it if I wish?
> 
> Yes, it's documented. Being a total iconoclast, I read every manual I get
> with every piece of gear I buy. I have owned my PB100 for less than 24
> hours (it's my first Mac, too) but have already discovered this problem 
> and fixed it with the help of the manual. It's called System Rest, and
> you can spot it if your clock DA occasionally skips displaying a second
> or two, or programs suddenly slow down.
> 
> You turn it off by going to the Portable Control Panel, pointing to the
> phrase above the two sliders for Sleep timeouts and option-clicking.
> You'll get a Rest dialog box; you can set the PB to REST or DON'T REST.
> This may not solve your problem but it's a good place to start.
> 
> Gosh, my first message as a Mac user! How'd I do, guys? Huh, guys? Huh? |->

You did good, doc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: plee@well.sf.ca.us (Paul J Lee)
Subject: Re: Powerbook 145
Keywords: powerbook
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 01:30:52 GMT



I have been waiting in vain for someone to post the text of the MacWeek
article, so I went to my local Mac dealer today (J & R Computer World, NYC).
The salesman told me that the 145 is a 140 with "the guts" of a 170 , i.e. a
25 MHz 68030.  Of course, this means a Supertwist display, instead of an
active matrix.  He didn't know about the FPU.  He also said that J & R would
be expecting them in about two weeks, and that they would probably sell for
around $2600 (the previous going rate for the 140).  Meanwhile, the 140 has
been discounted to $1699 for the 2/40 (the above $2699 price, I believe, was
for a 4/40 145.)  The 170 will NOT be discounted and continue to be sold for
$3599 for the 4/40/fax-modem.  By comparison, the 100 is currently going for
$1099 for the 2/20/ext. drive, and for $979 without the drive.
	Hope this is some help for those who have been as news-starved as I
have been.  Please, somebody, tell us about the rumored goodies coming to
us, in the future, from Apple.  Is there going to be color, expandability?
	Oh, before I forget, the above prices are NOT available by mail
order from J & R, as all their ads state "Macintosh Available In-Store Only"

* Sigh, I'm sig-less *

plee@well.sf.ca.us
plee@cumc.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system
From: maarten@fwi.uva.nl (Maarten Carels)
Subject: Re: the interleave ratio
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 09:32:10 GMT

Interleave is only meant to adjust disk speed to computer speed, so to have
a slow machine use a fast disk effeciently.
The interleave you choose *NEVER* changes anything on the reliability or 
capacity of the disk, in other words:
your disk will not grow or shrink
you never get problems or loose them.

Wrong values will get you a disk that looks slower than it could.

For most normal (means usually somewhat older) disks, without cache in the 
disk controller, you can start with the values below:
Mac+		3 or 4, depending on the disk
SE or Classic	almost always 2
any other	1

If the disk has a track cache on board, an interleave of 1 will work perfectly.
Examples of this kind of disk are the Quantums, Fujitsus.
SyQuest drives also have a cache.

Hope this clears confusion

--maarten
-- 
In real life:	Maarten Carels
		Computer Science Department
		University of Amsterdam
email:		maarten@fwi.uva.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: cam@athena.mit.edu (Daniel Cameron Daly)
Subject: PowerBook 
Keywords: powerbook
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:32:06 GMT


It seems that the traffic on the net has been heavy for powerbook stuff -
maybe we should consider making a new group, just for them?  Naaah.

I have heard that the new 145 is just going to be a 140 running at 25 MHz for
all practical purposes.  Other models destined for later include grey scale,
and next year should see color and PCMMIA (sp?) cards for Books.  That shoulld
really drop the weight a lot.

PB 100 sales:  there is supposed to be a Price Club in the Mass area, in a
place called Seacok around 60 miles south of Boston.  I don not know of any group other


than the PC that is selling the 100s.

Is it just me, or do the people who don't ever read the user manuals make
others nervous?  Every time I read an article about "be on the lookout for
stolen PowerBook #24509824..." and then an article that asks how to do
something really basic, I have to wonder if there is a connection.
Now if I even go to the bathroom down the hall I lock the door.  What an
amazingly stealable item.



Sorry if the editor makes this ugly - it is doing some weird stuff.

Cam Daly
cam@athena.mit.edu

"I have had my PowerBook 100 for four days, and when I finally put SAM on it
last night, it found 18 infected files.  I think that anyone who is
responsible for a virus should be forced to eat all their hardware, without
ketchup"
--
"Cam Daly"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: fullerto@carp.cis.ohio-state.edu (timothy dwight fullerton)
Subject: Re: Comparing Stylewriter with DeskWriter
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:16:55 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.054536.14246@news.cs.indiana.edu> John Lacey <johnl@spinner.cs.indiana.edu> writes:
>I seem to recall a comparison between these two a while back (a year,
>maybe two).  I am buying something, almost certainly one of these, and
>I would like to know what people think of them.
>

	The stylewriter has better resolution but the deskwriter is faster.

		Tim F.
		


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: whitmore@iastate.edu (Kurt D Whitmore)
Subject: Digital Products Inc.Portable Printing for PB
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 23:38:34 GMT

Does anyone know if Digital Products Inc. is a reputable company?

A friend of mine ordered the following product and has been getting the
runaround from the company. (Much like LaCie).

Has anyone else ordered this product? If so is it a bunch of BS?
It sounds to good to be true to me.

__________________________________________________________________________
On page 99 of Volume 6 Number 26 (7-13-92) of MacWeek is the following ad.

"Portable printing for your PowerBooks

 ShareTALK(tm) enables you to connect a PowerBook or other Macintosh to any
 laster (spelling error theirs), inkjet or letter quaility matrix printer. 
 This truly portable printer solution requires no external power supply.
 ShareTALK comes complete with all hardware and software for plug-and-play
 printing.

 ShareTALK features:

	o	Background printer spooling
	o	High quality (360 x 360 DPI) ouput on laser and inkjets
	o	Apple's advanced TrueType(tm) outlined fonts
	o	AppleTalk printer sharing software
	o	Compatible with all Macintosh applications
		including TypeManager(R)
	o	Special introductory price $139. To order...." blah blah blah



Thanks.
From: ph@physiology.oxford.ac.uk (Patrick Haggard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: FAQ for taking a Mac to Europe?
Keywords: power national
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:29:56 GMT
Organization: Physiology Department, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.


For importing things into the UK, the trick is to show a receipt
proving ownership for at least 6 months.  Same as someone wrote
for France.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik A. Johnson)
Subject: Re: HP Deskwriters, esp. C
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 21:52:57 GMT

fredh@vax1.mankato.msus.edu writes:
>Ok. I'm looking in to buying an HP DeskWriter C. Is the color worth is?
>(opinions here are probably all that can be gotten). Thing is, I want to be
>able to print gifs from color printing software. What programs work with the
>DeskWriter C, etc...
>
>also, can a DeskWriter be attached to a local-talk network of any kind? Is
>there an upgrade avaliable, and if so how much is it?

Along the same lines ... can PC's (ack!) print to a DeskWriter C (without
buying the hardware/software to put the PC's on an AppleTalk network)?

Thanks.


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From: mpcg9397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Cal )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: HP Deskwriters, esp. C
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:53:01 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik A. Johnson) writes:

>What do you do if you are going to be printing just plain black text?  Is it
>merely a cartridge switch?  Then switch back to color cartridge when you want
>to print color?

>Thanks.

Yes, two cartridges come with the Deskwriter C. One is a three color, and the
other is black. It takes about 5 seconds to switch the cartridges. If what
you are printing is in color, the print monitor will remind you to switch to
the color cartridge, if you have the black one in. The software knows what
cartridge you have in, because the cartridges are different sizes, and the
color one moves a switch on the printer when inserted, while the black
one does not.

Mark (m-cal@uiuc.edu)
From: ph@physiology.oxford.ac.uk (Patrick Haggard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: FAQ for taking a Mac to Europe?
Keywords: power national
Date: 23 Jul 92 07:28:32 GMT
Organization: Physiology Department, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

In article <1992Jul22.180642.24082@rti.rti.org> duncan@rti.rti.org writes:
>Does anyone have a FAQ on taking Macs and accessories to Europe
>from the US?  Specifically, I'm interested in taking a Classic II
>and HP Deskwriter to Britain.  From things posted on SW, do I
>have to worry about taking software?

Well, this was asked and answered recently, but I can't remember
where.  Basically, you want to look for the rubric "100-240 V 50-60Hz"
on the back of the system unit for each device that you plug into the
mains.  If this rubric is present, then the PSU is auto-adjusting, and
you just need to do a straight plug change.  As I recall, all or
nearly all Macs have auto-adjusting PSUs, but quite a lot of
peripherals do not.
 Why should taking software be a problem (apart from the fact that it
is a rip-off over here).  Further advice: be prepared for a battle if
you are carrying your Classic as hand luggage onto the plane.  A
little Mac in a carrry case is _just_ within the permitted size, I think, but
most airlines will try to make you check it in the hold (you don't
want to do that).

Patrick

------------------------------------------------------------

Patrick Haggard,
Oxford University Laboratory of Physiology,
Parks Road,
Oxford,
OX1 3PT
England

Tel. (0865) 272116
Fax. (0865) 272469
Email (JANET): ph@uk.ac.ox.physiol
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From: preben@usit.uio.no (Preben Nilsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: MONTAGE FR1  - latest software?
Date: 28 Jul 92 13:00:08 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: University of Oslo

Does anyone know the version number of the latest software following the
MONTAGE FR1-slide producer. Our software is from 1989, and is quite
unstable from time to time (S7.0).

Please answer by e-mail.

Preben Nilsen
University of Oslo
Dep. group of Oslo Municipal Hospitals
From: Jeffrey.Licht@p4212.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jeffrey Licht)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Educational Price of a Stylewriter
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 19:05:12 -0500

Could someone tell me the price of a Stylewriter with the educational discount?

I can get one here for about $340, and I'm wondering if it'll be much cheaper
anywhere else.

Thanks in advance.

(The school is Yale, so if anyone knows the price there specifically, that
would
be a lot of help as well.)
From: jh@heel.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Jack Hsu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: New BackToSchool Prices?
Date: 31 Jul 1992 18:12:38 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: heel.cs.berkeley.edu

I went over to my school's computer store yesterday, and they announced
new prices for the Aug 1st sale. The computers now come bundled
with MS Word 5.0, but the prices also increased by about $70-80.

A 5/80 IIsi now cost $1572 (was previously 1500) and 3/40 costs $1350
(previously $1260). Is this true for other schools too or is it just
UC Berkeley?

-Jack
From: jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Modem cable: Supra FaxModem v.32bis
Date: 22 Jul 92 17:16:21 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: USC-ISI


I'm looking for a source for high-quality, inexpensive cable for my
Supra FaxModem V.32bis.  It should be a "hardware-handshaking" cable,
but that's all I know about it.  Is this the basic standard modem
cable for Mac II, or is it something special?

jas
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jas@venera.isi.edu		| Information Sciences Institute
jas@isi.edu                    	| University of Southern California
From: danw@mitchell.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Dan White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Mac Sound Input/Output Question
Date: 23 Jul 92 13:38:22 GMT
Organization: Society for the Prevention of Paronomastic Defenestration


  Regarding the Microphone Input and Speaker Out ports on the back of
a Classic II and/or an LC II ...

  Can anyone out there provide sufficient technical info so that one 
might hook up an input from a generic audio source (stereo, CD player, etc)
and/or hook up the sound output to an amplifier / stereo / recording device.

  All of the "Authorized Apple Reseller Technical Support" (read: brainless
slime) in my area (Washington, D.C.) have been of no help.

Thanx in advance.

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Dan White
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"Sometimes  I  think  the  surest  sign  that  intelligent  life exists
 elsewhere  in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
                                                  Calvin (Bill Waterson)
From: bm125@eng.cam.ac.uk (B. Maxwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PowerBook 145?
Summary: Where can I get MacWeek?
Keywords: PowerBook
Date: 28 Jul 92 00:07:07 GMT
Organization: Cambridge University Engineering Department, England

In article <1992Jul27.195330.9774@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU writes:

>MacWeek has an article on the 145 and future models of the PowerBook on
>page 1 this week (7/27/92).
>
>-Geoff
>--
>geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU - Computing Support Consultant, Tuck School of Business
>

For those of us without access to MacWeek, could someone please
summarize the new models?

Thanks,

--Bruce
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.hardware:14056 comp.sys.mac:152
From: klaus@rniwd.rni.sub.org (Klaus Schnathmeier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac
Subject: 16 MByte SIMMs in a Mac IIx, is it possible ?
Date: 22 Jul 92 18:23:32 GMT
Organization: Rhein-Neckar-Informationssystem (Walldorf)




Hi,
there are several rumours going around regarding usage of 16 MByte-
SIMMs in an MAC IIx. People say these big chips can not be used
to their full amount and some restrictions would apply, which really
confuses me.

Until now, it was my opinion that a Mac IIx could use any SIMMs up
to 16 MByte without any restrictions at all, resulting in a total
max of 128 MByte on the motherboard.
Of course you have to use PAL-SIMMs for 4 and 16 MByte, but how can
it be there is another limit ? All documents show that the max of
128 MByte can definitely be used, 128 MB and not a Bit less !

Can anyone enlighten me here ?

Klaus

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hypercard
From: jason@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Jason Rosenberg)
Subject: Longterm effects of turning off power without shutting down
Originator: jason@lanai.cs.ucla.edu
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 00:57:35 GMT

Hello,

We have installed a hypercard online library system, which is used by children.
It has only the mouse for input (no keyboard present).  To keep the environment
robust and kid-proof, we have made it impossible to quit the application 
without the keyboard.  Consequently, in normal operation, it is also impossible
to shutdown before turning off the power.  

My question is, what are the long-term risks, if any to such an arrangement.
The system would normally turned on and off every morning and evening.  I would
expect the possible problems could be with data and file integrity on the 
harddisk.  

One system has been installed for about a year on a Mac SE.  It is
still running fine, but the floppy drive has failed.  I don't think those
problems can be related.

Within, hypercard, is there a better way to implement a robust, no-keyboard,
friendly shutdown procedure?

Please send any help or insight would be appreciated...


Jason

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jason@cs.ucla.edu                         University of California
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: jlw7@ellis.uchicago.edu (jonathan lee wanak)
Subject: SE/30 **RUMOR** question
Reply-To: jlw7@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:20:09 GMT

I have HEARD third-hand (from an unknown source) that the SE/30 MIGHT be pro-
duced again.  Is there any validity to this rumor?

Again, this is a RUMOR I've heard, and wish to verify.
From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Radius Pivot and the se30
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:25:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

In article <Bs2o1r.1EH@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tlt38517@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel) writes:
> 
> rcarvin@x102a.ess.harris.com (carvin robert 60184) writes:
> >I am considering ordering a radius pivot for use with my se/30.  I would
> >appreciate comments on my choice.
> Frankly I don't understand the point of buying a pivot when you can buy a
> two page monitor for much less (except for color, then you can get a 16-inch
> for about as much) and the two-pager is much more versatile.  
> -Terry
> 

You certainly can't buy a Radius or Apple Trinitron two pager for the
price of the Pivot.  The Pivot is a very high quality monitor, you can't
compare it to a Lapis full page.  Not that the Lapis is neccessarily bad,
but it's not "fantastic" like the Pivot.  It depends on what you want....

Steve
From: geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Geoff Bronner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Powerbook screen clean
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:16:16 GMT
Reply-To: geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Amos Tuck School


bdugan@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Bill Dugan) wrote:
>> All right, so I'm a coward.  My Powerbook 140 has a couple fingerprint smears
>> on it and I want to clean it but I hesitate to spray Windex on it!  What
>> should I use to clean it up?

So pwan@scott.skidmore.edu (peter wan) wrote:
>What does Apple say about care and maintenence in the owner's manual?
>Or don't they?

They do. Chapter 16: Care and Maintenance, Page 222, under "Cleaning the
computer." (Am I the only person who reads this thing?)

* If necessary, clean the outside of the computer's case with a damp (not
wet) cloth or paper towel.
* Clean the screen with soft, lint-free paper or cloth and a mild glass
cleaner. So not spray the glass cleaner (or any other liquid) directly
onto the screen.

(end quote)

In practice I use a damp cloth with windex on it for most Macs and a
pre-moistened tape-head cleaning pad for the PowerBooks. Very lint free
and the alcohol evaporates quickly.

-Geoff
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"A man who envies our family is a man who needs help."
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf)
Subject: Re: PowerBook
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 01:40:12 GMT

My PowerBook 100 has an Apple modem installed in it, and flaky is the right 
adjective to describe it.  There are times when NO software will recognize the 
modem EXCEPT the fax sender; after sending a fax initializes the modem, all my 
other software items DO recognize the modem and can dial out.  This is 
FRUSTRATING AS SIN, Apple Corp., and a bit silly seeing how the Apple modem 
costs MORE than ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EQUIVALENT INTERNAL PB MODEM!

The PowerBook itself is great, but when I buy my next one I am staying AWAY 
from Apple's internal modems, no matter what.  If they give it to me for free 
I'll rip the thing out with my teeth if necessary and put in a PowerPort.

By the way, I have had the Apple modem replaced by Apple, and it still doesn't 
work right...it's definitely a design thing.  Occurs regardless of my system 
software, inits, etc.  Zterm, Versaterm, Termulator, etc. don't like it.  Not 
one bit.

Bob
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: eepmatt@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Matthew Friedman)
Subject: Software transfer IIsi->Powerbook
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 05:53:15 GMT

Is there an easy way to transfer software from an internal drive on, say, a
IIsi to the internal drive on a Powerbook? Can I make the IIsi recognise
the Powerbook's internal drive in some way, or am I stuck switching
floppies?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
From: pcolline@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Phil Colline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Ugrading a IIcx
Date: 22 Jul 92 23:57:16 GMT
Reply-To: pcolline@ics.uci.edu (Phil Colline)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.

>800-227-3971) has been advertising a cx to Quadra upgrade for $2599, and a ci
>to Quadra upgrade for $1999. I don't know how their upgrade differs from the
>
>Jeff Willner

That ci upgrade is extremely expensive! UCI offers the upgrade for around $1000
and it used to be even less at $899.  The quadra upgrade right now is a rip-off
but hopefully will come down in price sometime soon.  Most stores should have
an upgrade price near this amount.

Phil
Organization: Johannes Kepler University Linz - Computing Center
Date: Wednesday, 22 Jul 1992 15:45:39 CDT
From: Norbert Mueller <K360171@ALIJKU11.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: 8*24 GC card ... again

I just read the A/UX 3.0 read me file:

"A/UX 3.0 doesn t support acceleration of the Macintosh Display Card
8*24 GC"

nor does it run on Quadras, nor does it provide decent acceleration...

Doe anybody know about Apple s plans with this "product"?

N. Mueller
P.S.: I just can t stop complaining...