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From: tiirola@polaris.utu.fi (Timo Iirola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Is it difficult to build a non-ADB joystick?
Date: 11 Jan 93 10:29:36 GMT
Organization: University of Turku

Hi,

I noticed that it would be nice to have a joystick for my Mac Plus.
The easiest way is to buy it - but is it very difficult to build it?

Because my Plus doesn't have the ADB I should use the mouse port. I read
in IM about mouse systems and noticed that it wouldn't be very difficult
to build a circuit that simulates a normal mouse. And I could get the
mechanics from a cheap Atari-type joystick (I could build a box that is
connected to my Mac and to the joystick).

So, what do you think? Does it make any sense? And how does the output
signals of a joystick differ from those of a mouse (ie. how are the
"joystick routines" written in commercial games)?

Timo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Duo/SCSI details
From: rapickering@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 11 Jan 93 08:18:20 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <1993Jan5.194753.21385@gallant.apple.com>, pug@apple.com (Russ Emmons) writes:
> In article <1992Dec26.213317.169474@bmug.org> , David_Schwartz@bmug.org writes:
>>My question is with the Mini Dock; will the magical ROMs allow me to use my
>>Duo with the lid closed, when connected to my (someday) Mini Dock?
> 
> The answer to your question is no.  Closing the lid sends a sleep demand, and
> currently no support is provided to override that feature to allow for the
> situation
> you describe.  I think you can probably expect to see this rectified
> eventually.
> 
> Russ
> pug@apple.com
> Portable ROM Dude

However, there are some things that will prevent a DUO from going to sleep
when the lid is closed.  Most notably, the game StarRunner will not let 
my Duo sleep.  Also, if you are actively using the modem port.

However, that limits the usefullness of the Duo with the lid closed, but 
hey you asked... :)

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--                                                  
 Robert A. Pickering Jr.         internet:  rapickering@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
                                 bitnet  :  pickerin@miamiu.bitnet
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; it's teaching should, therefore; be 
 regarded as a criminal offense."     -E.W. Dijkstra
From: paryavi@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Sony 1320 with Performa 600, IIvx --> possible???
Date: 11 Jan 1993 09:35:58 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

Does anyone know if the Sony 1320 work with the Performa 600 or the IIvx
or the upcomming new Macs for that matter?  Also, is there a limit to the
number of colors the 1320 can display?

Thanks for any help.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Sgt. Kleper)
Subject: Re: leaving macs running for extended periods
Reply-To: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 20:33:38 GMT

In article <726523214.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP>, Mark.J..Sisson@p842.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Mark J. Sisson) writes:
>  SK> I do the same thing, but I found a problem with a screen saver.
>  SK> Sometimes After Dark puts the read/write head on the disk for no
>  SK> apparrent reason except to load the animations. Seems kinda pointless.
>  SK> It's bad enough that the thing is spinning 24 hours/day, but to have
>  SK> it reading and writing when it doesn't need to? I just turn my screen
>  SK> down or off. Just a thought.
>Or you could try the screen saver module called "Blank" which is aptly named.

There's still one problem. The monitor can get very hot, especially in a small
room with the sun shining right on it.

-Scott J. Kleper
"Sgt. Kleper"
From: rdmonso@snll-arpagw.llnl.gov (monson robert d)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Info wanted on new StyleWriter
Date: 6 Jan 93 20:31:36 GMT
Organization: Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA

Does anyone have information on Apple's new StyleWriter?  Specs,
features, cost, availability, etc.?  Is it better than HP's DeskWriter?

Thanks for your help.

Robert Monson
From: reby@uoft02.utoledo.edu (Russ Eby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Ehman Monitor Broke - HELP!
Date: 5 Jan 93 15:39:54 EST
Organization: UT Student Union Board

I work at the University of Toledo, and the full page Ehman monitor that we
have have hooked up to our SE/30 doesn't work correctly.  It will come on for a
short time and then will suddenly shut off.  We wanted to contact Ehman about
it but found out that they're no longer in business.  I was wondering if anyone
knew if someone took over the service of Ehman epuipment.  If you know. please
e-mail me at reby@uoft02.utoledo.edu.

Thanks

Russell Eby
reby@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: moxness@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jack Moxness)
Subject: DUO 230 troubles (sys 7.1 software bugs?)
Summary: User points out troubles switching between internal screen on DUO 230
	 and 16" monitor on docking station.
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 21:11:47 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta
Keywords: duo, trash, monitor

	On behalf of an end-user I support I am posting the following:

Subject: I wonder...
To: moxness@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jack Moxness)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 11:58:30 MST
From: Kimron Shapiro <shapiro@acs.ucalgary.ca>

Would you be willing to send out an inquiry for me concerning my
findings that the trash and other icons on the right edge of the
screen seem to get turned around between use of the Duo in its
dock and the Duo on its own? I am curious to know if anyone has
experienced this and more importantly, if they have a solution to
this anoying problem. Similarly, is there any way to have the
screen background (a la General Controls) set to one background
for the Duo in its dock and another for the Duo on its own - in
the latter case, it is better for the display to have a simple
background but in the former, it is nice to take advantage of the
colour and a complex background.

Thanks.
--
Kim Shapiro
Department of Psychology
============================ end of inquiry from user =================
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Programmer/Analyst				phone: (403) 220 - 4950
Psychology Dept.				  FAX: (403) 282 - 8249
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: gpb@gpb-mac (greg berryman )
Subject: Re: Sticky hard disk, Mac won't boot
Organization: SPS
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:44:42 GMT

ehanson@umbc3.umbc.edu (Mr. Erik Hanson) writes:
: In article <1993Jan8.080038.28192@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> denk@Mathematik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Georg Denk) writes:
: >I have an annoying problem with a Mac IIcx (4MB, system 6.0.7):
: >From time to time the Mac does not boot, as it does not find the
: >internal hard disk (80 MB, original Apple = Connor HD), the screen
: >shows a disk with a question mark on it. Inserting a system disk
: >helps the Mac to boot, but there is no hard disk mounted.
: >Shuting down the Mac and rebooting solves (sometimes 8-( ) the problem.
: >
: >In my opinion, the hard disk won't start spinning up, which could
: >cause the problem. But: How to solve this?
: 
: I had the same problem with my SE/30. It would happen a few times a
: month, and all it required was a small jolt to the side of the computer.
: However, this didn't seem very safe to me, so I was quite releived when
: Apple announced it would fix all sticky SE/30 (and probably IIcx) hard
: drives for free.
: 

Unfortuately, the drive Apple is replacing is only the SONY SRD 2040.

Greg.

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Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Saturday, 9 Jan 1993 12:19:11 EST
From: <IO92668@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: YES THE IIVXcd WILL DRIVE THE 16" MONITOR!!!!!!!

While visiting Columbus, Ohio for Christmas break I stopped at
a local mac retail MicroCenter.  While I was there they hooked up
the 16" Apple monitor to the internal video support port on their
IIVXcd and it ran beautifully (even 16bit color).  They had
IIVXCDs adn Quadra 950s there stack to the cealing.  I could have
slapped some money down and walked out with one right there.

Made me kind of angry because I order a IIVXcd when they were announced
months ago (throught the campus reseller).  Nothing yet.

I played with the IIvx for awhile.  It seemed a little snappier
speed wise than the IIci sitting next to it.  The cd rom drive SCREAMS!
I played with some of the demo roms sitting around.  I was impressed.

When I saw pictures of the IIvx in MacUser, MacWorld and MacLeak,
I mean MacWeek, it looked rather ugly.  When I saw it in real life
I was surprised that it looked much nicer.  I thought it looked better
than it companion IIci sitting next to it.  Apple has created a non-
photogenic Mac.

After using it I was pleased with my choice.  Originally I had planned
on buying a IIci but the 16bit color and cdrom drive made getting a
IIvx ideal.

I am glad with my choice.

Smiley
From: robert@hccw.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Should I open my Duo 230?
Date: 12 Jan 93 07:09:30 PST
Organization: Health Care Computer Works, Las Vegas, Nevada

  I have a Duo 230 and will soon be receiving additional memory and an
internal modem.  I'm thinking of installing them myself.  I am familiar
with the dangers of static and have the appropriate equipment, but
I don't know if there are any "surprises" I should be aware of when
messing with Duo innards.
  Also, I've heard that installing memory does not invalidate the
warranty, does that apply to the modem as well?

Thanks in advance,
-- 
Robert Duran Jr.                Internet: robert@hccw.com
Programmer/Analyst              Proverbs 10:9
Health Care Computer Works
Las Vegas, NV
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: meb3@cec2.wustl.edu (Matthew Eli Blain)
Subject: HD or SCSI sometimes-failure
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 01:25:51 GMT

 I'm somewhat worried about losing my hard drive. The last two times I
turned on my Mac, the hard drive has not been recognized. What I mean
by not recognized is that utility programs said it had serious errors.
Apple's HD SC Setup failed the drive (I tried to Test it) even though
it saw the partition map correctly. Some other HD utility I think
identified it as a Cirrus (it's not) and then blew up.
 Both times, the computer worked perfectly after a cold boot (not a
warm-boot). Right now, it's on-- I don't want to turn it off!
 The computer is a Mac SE/30 with an internal Quantum Prodrive 40S and
nothing else on the SCSI chain.  During this past winter break, I
stored my Mac at someone's house. 
 
 OK, now what should I do? Did transport losen the SCSI connector?
(I've taken my computer apart too many times (~5), and that connector
is HARD to pull on mine.) Could dust be a problem? (I'm next to a
laundry room--yuck!) I think I'm going to take it apart this weekend
and clean it (especially the floppy drive)--any suggestions on what to
look for? I don't want to pay for service, of course, especially if I
know my HD will work the 2nd time around! I'll just use backups!
 (Oh, I just remembered--sometime before break I reformatted my HD. I
don't remmber why, though. Maybe it was a system upgrade.) 
__
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meb3@cec1.wustl.edu | good, the peasants are fervent believers in the doctrine
                    | of universal virtue and prosperity, provided the  virtue
Opinions disclaimed!| is not expected from them. -- Sunday Times, Jan. 6, 1918

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: news@email.tuwien.ac.at
Subject: SCSI-video experiences (e.g. Sigma) ?
Reply-To: gollmann@edvz.tuwien.ac.at (Georg Gollmann)
Organization: Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:04:52 GMT

Hello,

can anyone comment on how well SCSI-connected monitors work ?  Are there 
other options besides the Sigma display ?

The target system is a SE/30 with the expansion slot already taken by an 
ethernet card.

Thanks !

Georg
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: oueichek@gram3 (Ibaa Oueichek)
Subject: Murphy laws
Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 09:00:15 GMT


  Murphy law no -1 : Your mac will fail the day after the expiration of the 
  warranty.

  Eh oui, eh oui, ca n'arrive pas qu'qux autres.
  I have no joke. The warranty for my Mac LC expired on Jan the 10th, and
  yesterday i tried to turn it on but the monitor refused to show anything
  (Apple 13" ). The led on the buttom right corner will light for a brief
  moment then it fades and the screen will keep dark. I can hear the sound
  of the disk spinning and the noise it does during the boot. So i'm almost
  certain it's NOT the Mac. Did anyone have such a problem before?.

  HELP, Apple dealers here are worse than Vampires. And i'm really desparate
  because i'm doing a lot of in-house development and i can't afford a new
  (even a cheap VGA) monitor.

  Thanks.

--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: Tom Davies <tomd@horse.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Which inkjet should I buy?
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A77103AC930108B0@horse.demon.co.uk>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 6 Jan 93 21:46:20 GMT
Organization: None
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:47:25 GMT

Also, can someone tell me what the speed difference is between a 
Deskwriter 500, and a Deskwriter 550C doing just black on white text?

Thanks,
Tom
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From: ibhan@husc8.harvard.edu (Ishir Bhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Deskwriter v Stylewriter (was:Printer Footprints)
Date: 4 Jan 93 18:13:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc.ibhan.726171211

WHITESR@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (*Steve White         ) writes:

>I may order a DW any day now to get the HP $50 rebate. But I was 
>curious about the quality of paper that it requires to avoid
>smearing.

>Is this a major cost versus the spool paper I use in my IWII?                   
>Any recommendations re decent and cheap paper that won't smear
>in the DW? Best source, eg mail order? Cost per page?

I got Strathmore Legacy Recycled Stationary.  It's worked very well for
me.  High quality, no bleeding, no smearing.  250 sheets ran me $7, so
that's about 3 cents/page (not including ink).
-- 
               -  Ishir Bhan -  ibhan@husc.harvard.edu  - 
                                     - - - 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: Brian_Mark-Exec.@magicbb.uucp
Organization: MAGIC - Macintosh Awareness Group In Canada
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 18:29:12 EST
Subject: QT 1.5 & Toshiba 1.2 Gig

Just bought my Toshiba MK538FB 1.2 gig drive!! Formatted it with FWB's Hard
Disk Toolkit 1.1.1, and everything works fine. Everything, except QuickTime
1.5. When I boot from the drive, which is partitioned in 2x 200 MB partitions,
and one 779, I get a "The application "unknown" has unexpectedly quit due to
an error of type 3 has ocurred." This is with Simple Player 1.0a1, Premier
1.0. 

However, if I boot from my external Fujitsu 180, again formatted with HDT 1.1.1,
and the QT movies are still on the Toshiba, everything works fine.

Here's where things get weird. I also have Screen Play (an application that
ships with SuperMac's Spigot) and some movies saved in that native format. If
I open Screen Play, then open a native movie, if the movie opens, then all my
QT apps will work fine. If the movie doesn't load, I just get a type 3 error,
and no hope. There seems to be no pattern to this either.

To add yet another twist, QuickTime 1.0 works fine. As soon as I load 1.5,
crash city.

Toshiba and FWB seem to think it's QT 1.5. So do I.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Bri.

Brian_Mark@magicbb.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Running games on a Powerbook
From: poulin@violet.ccit.arizona.edu
Date: 6 Jan 93 09:56:22 MST
Distribution: world,local
Nntp-Posting-User: poulin

In article <1993Jan4.234146.19640@midway.uchicago.edu>, chh9@ellis.uchicago.edu (Conrad Halling) writes:
> In article <1993Jan4.194558.7225@crd.ge.com> 
>   sarachanbd@crd.ge.com (B. D. Sarachan) writes:
>>Is there any problem running games that involve animation (i.e. flight 
>>simulators, etc.) on the Powerbook?  Is the animation too blurry on 
>>supertwist displays, or is the effect tolerable?
> 
> I consider fast animation too blurry on my PowerBook 160.
> 
> -- 
> Conrad Halling
> c-halling@uchicago.edu

   For some strange reason, I once put After Dark on my PowerBook 145 and
Lunatic Fringe wasn't the best thing running....  For other games, while the
LCD screens do shadow somewhat, the situation is ok...  I play RailRoad Tycoon,
A-Train and Might and Magic III with absolutely NO problems.  The situation
that arose during Lunatic Fringe was that at a certain speed, the stars going
by the ship in the background were no longer visable, so it looked like my ship
was just shooting through a black void.  For slower programs, such as flight
simulator, you shouldn't have much of a problem...

			*shrug*

				Ian poulin@ccit.arizona.edu
From: dreeves@ese.ese.ogi.edu (Doug Reeves)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Need cable for using 2.5" PB HD in Mac II...
Date: 11 Jan 93 22:48:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: ogicse.48343
Distribution: usa
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute - Department of Env. Science and Eng.

Howdy c.s.m.h...
I have heard rumors of a cable being sold which allows the use of 
the 2.5" "GO" drives used in PBs ib desktop macs as anm internal
SCSI drive.  Can anyone shed any light in this?

D. Reeves

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From: pug@apple.com (Russ Emmons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 230 & DuoDock vs 180
Date: 12 Jan 93 23:26:26 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <1itlm0$30e@agate.berkeley.edu> Jose L. Pino,
pino@gammow.berkeley.edu writes:
>[stuff deleted]   I originally thougth that these two 
>configurations would preform equalently, but now I have heard that the
>data bus on the 230 runs at 16 Mhz while the 180's runs at 32.   Is
>this true? 

No, they both run at equal speeds of 33 MHz.  (You can reduce the speed on
either machine to 16 MHz by selecting the "Reduced speed" option in the
Powerbook control panel.)

The 210/230 use slightly faster ROM chips (120 ns access time vs.
150 ns in the 180), and only the Duo 210/230 support "burst" RAM
memory access.  "Burst" access means that consecutive RAM
address locations can be accessed in 2 clock cycles rather than the
normal 5 cycles.  Data can be read from or written to RAM faster
in the 210/230, which results in higher CPU performance.

Apple claims these features translate to the raw CPU performance
of the PowerBook Duo 230 being about 10% faster than the PowerBook 
180 (using most standard CPU test programs).

Russ
pug@apple.com
Portable ROM Dude
From: wally@fluke.tc.fluke.com (Wally Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: comp.sys.mac.system
Keywords: Postscript Printers
Date: 9 Jan 93 20:32:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA

I've seen several adds for DEC's new postscript printer the DECLASER 1152.
The combination of features sounds good, particularily when you notice the
price of $999 (after mfg. rebate).  The question I have is how good is this
printer?  I haven't seen anything with this combination of features at this
price, but then I haven't seen anything other than the add and the quick
write-up done in MacWorld.

Anyone out there actually seen one of these critters?  Would this be a
reasonable printer for home use?



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From: og@access.digex.com (Gary Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mobius Speedster '040
Date: 10 Jan 1993 05:41:49 GMT
Organization: Order? Just a small bureaucracy really. (DIGEX)
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

When I saw the ad in MacWeek, I called the number listed and spoke to a
saledroid who said that no info was available because it was only being
announced at MacWorld Expo and wouldn't be available until March. And
she didn't know anything about the ad so she wouldn't verify anything it
says. I want to know if it will work with A/UX. - Gary

-- 
- Gary Goldberg og@access.digex.com Bowie, MD KA3ZYW

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.lang.postscript
From: zisk@adobe.com (Stephen Zisk)
Subject: Re: Postscript cmd to turn ON the startup page
Followup-To: comp.lang.postscript
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:13:50 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.210859.26665@netcom.com>, bszeto@netcom.com
(Bailey Szeto) wrote:
>    Does anybody know the postscript command to turn on the startup
>    page for a laserwriter?

Try the following:

 serverdict begin 0 exitserver
 true statusdict /dostartpage get exec

The first line forces code to be executed outside the server loop,
i.e. permanent effect (wouldn't help much to turn on the start page
in a way that gets lost when you reset or power cycle ;).

It does not matter whether this is done on serial port or AppleTalk,
nor does it matter if it is done from a program or terminal.

Stephen Zisk (zisk@adobe.com)  Disclaimer: These are my personal views
Adobe Systems Incorporated     and do not represent the position of
Eastern Regional Office        Adobe Systems Incorporated.
24 New England Exec. Park
Burlington, MA 01803           They pay me but they don't muzzle me!
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