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From: rickert@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Warren Rickert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Logicode Technology (Quicktel) Modems -- Opinions wanted
Date: 10 Nov 1992 23:02:54 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: sandman.caltech.edu
Keywords: modem

I have one, and I have been having problems with 
spontaneous disconnections.  I have no idea what this is due to, but
it usually only occurs at v.32 and v.32bis speeds.
I am not sure if this is a problem with the modem, a problem with
how I have it/software configured, or a problem with the
cabling.
Keith
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From: hjwulfso@unix.amherst.edu (Harris Wulfson)
Subject: Re: Hard Disk Sound Recording
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 17:52:53 GMT

tsew mailliw (wtkwest@duncan.cs.utk.edu) wrote:
} In article <1992Nov05.201458.26513@fourd.com>, Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com writes:
} 	[stuff deleted...]
} |> 
} |> The Sound Designer ][
} |> software requires a drive with an access time of 28ms or less.  The Deck
} |> software requires a drive with an access time of 18ms or less.  Third party 
} |> sequencing software that allows you to interface with Digidesign products 
} |> (such as Mark of the Unicorns Digital Performer or Opcode's Studio Vision)
} |> requires a drive with an access time of 18ms or less.  The top of the line Pro
} |> Tools digital hard drive recording system was very specific in regards to it's
} |> hard drive specifications...... 18ms access time and a transfer rate of 800kb
} 	[stuff deleted.....]

} I suppose Floptical disks are out of the question....?
} 
} -------------


     Pretty much. Right now Flopticals and read/write optical discs are too
slow to use with direct to disk systems. I think Akai produces a stand-alone
system that stores sound data on 5 1/2 inch optical disks, but I don't know
how they do it. The optical drives that are available for the Mac (like
3 1/2 inch 128 MB drives) aren't fast enough for recording. Also 128MB is
too small for any serious work. And 21MB flopticals are all but useless.
I think the ideal setup would be a really fast gigabyte hard drive, and
a 5 1/2 inch optical disk to back up onto (they're faster than tape drives
at least). 
     Someone mentioned the NeXT Direct to disk system; does anybody have
experience with, or know more about it? What about the Atari Falcon? 
Supposedly it will do 8-track direct to disk with help from a built in
Motorolla 56001. If you have a working setup, I am interested to know 
about it, because I'm thinking about getting a D2D system.

Harris Wulfson
hjwulfson@amherst.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: sychen@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Shi Y Chen)
Subject: CD-ROM question?
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 15:27:38 GMT

Dear netter,

I like to know more about CD-ROM drive. Does it need a software
driver on the MAC? or it mounts just like a regular SCSI hard drive
without installing additional software?
If it does need a driver. Is there any free/public/shareware drivers
in ftp sites?

Please e-mail me if possible. I will appreciate any kind of replies.

sychen@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 25 mHz IIsi--another success story
Date: 10 Nov 92 15:44:46 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

In article <BxGo1z.2yE@news.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@atropa (Mike Berger) writes:

>Ok, so warranty isn't a problem.  But Apple CPU's are very rarely repaired
>at the component level.  Won't this modification affect your ability to get
>a swap from an authorized Apple service center in the future?

Not at all, just unsolder the socket, install the old crystal, clean
up any sign of tampering and bring it in....

Do you really think that the s-f-brains who work at Apple Dealers
would a) examine it carefully, b) notice, or c) recoginze a mod?
From: janolov@cdg.chalmers.se (Jan-Olov Lantto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: AIM Alliance
Date: 11 Nov 92 08:35:57 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology

I don t know if anyone has posted information about the PowerPC 601, but I
just got some and I thought I would share it. Here it comes:

   120 square millimeter (very important since small area = low price)
   2,8 million transistors
   0.6  m/3.6 V
   40/60 integer/floating point specmarks at 50 Hz
   50/80 integer/floating point specmarks at 66 Hz
   flip-chip instead of bonding
   64 bit, but 32 bit compatible
   superscalar
   3 independent execution units (branch, integer, floating point)
   32 kbyte unified cache
   MMU

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*                   Jan-Olov Lantto - Research Engineer                   *
*                    Dept. of Electrical Power Systems                    *
*                    Chalmers University of Technology                    *
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: fosterr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Raymond W. Foster)
Subject: Need help for LaCie/Silverlining crash
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 18:26:53 GMT

I've just had a major crash of my LaCie 40 meg drive, and since LaCie's
tech support won't be open until Monday, I'm hoping someone on the net
can help me. 

Here's the scenario:
Hardware:
	SE/30, 2meg RAM + 2meg VM (4 total)
	LaCie ZFP 40 meg external hard drive (startup disk)
	Apple internal 20 meg hard drive

System software:
	7.0.1 with tuneup
	inits: Disinfectant, MIDI manager, BeHierarchic, TrashMan

What happened:
I ran Silverlining from the LaCie drive, planning to do a routine test
of both hard drives, and with the LaCie drive selected, chose  
"Full Read/Write test." The Mac immediately crashed with a bus error.
After rebooting, the LaCie drive no longer mounts. Silverlining (run
from a floppy now) says that the partition table is invalid, and after
"scavenging" for partitions, it comes up with a main partition that
doesn't look the same size as the old one, and it won't mount anyway.

Now I know I could probably solve all this by reformatting the drive
(and I did back up the data on the drive just before this adventure
started), but I'd like to avoid that if possible since it would mean
reinstalling the system and applications. 

Anyone out there experienced a problem like this? Is there a way to get
the drive back without reformatting? What could have caused this (so
that I don't let it happen again)? Could running Silverlining with
virtual memory active have something to do with it?

Thanks in advance for any answers to the questions above (email or
posting is fine).

Ray Foster
Indiana University
Bloomington IN USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: David_A._Schnider@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 01:06:31 PST
Subject: Re: New 14" vs. Performa Display+ ???

I think they may be right about it only working with LC's.  I know it works off
the built in video card, but I don't know if they all have the same cards. 
I'll look into it.

-Davids
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From: Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 16:51:16 EST
Subject: Re: 68050

Whatever you say.  Joe C.
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From: d88-sli@dront.nada.kth.se (Stefan Lindmark)
Subject: Re: where are the PB 180's?
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 12:16:15 GMT

> A call to Apple Developer Order group as of yesterday reconfirms that
> the wait for PB 180s are still at 12 weeks from date order received.

> So if you ordered the first week that they were available (Oct 19), you
> should see it the week of Jan 11, 1993!  

Not exactly what I call customer service, especially since the estimations
during the week after the 19th of October said "middle of November"
(Quoting my local Apple certified dealer whos just laughing at me standing
here with egg all over my face)

But then again, Im just another loser believing what Apple says... :-(

	Stefan Lindmark

__
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Smedbyvagen 40, 184 32 Akersberga, Sweden. Phone: +46 764 63864
"Look, a bug! Take this! <smack> <thump> Arrghh..."
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From: jrrk@camcon.co.uk (Jonathan Kimmitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Plugging in floppy on PB100 while asleep. Will it do damage?
Date: 13 Nov 92 09:28:18 GMT
Organization: Cambridge Consultants Ltd., Cambridge, UK

rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:

>wrong). The floppy drive was not connected.  As such, when I tried to boot up 
>I got the "Insert Disk" icon, but couldn't put in a valid system disk.  
>Also, I couldn't shut the thing down (no "off" button).
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I have found out by trial and error (at least I couldn't find the
documentation for this feature) that pressing NMI and RESET on the side of 
the machine simultaneously will turn the machine off from the "Insert Disk"
stage. However if you do nothing it will turn off of its own accord after
a minute or so.
From: lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 16" Monitor on a vx with Apple 8*24 Card
Date: 8 Nov 92 04:42:09 GMT

scott@phylo.life.uiuc.edu (Scott Howard) writes:

>For what Apple charges for their 8*24 card, you should be able to
>get a decent accelerated card from Radius, Envisio, or E-Machines
>that is capable of driving the Apple 16 inch monitor.

Actually, Envisio does not (so far as I know) offer accelerated video boards
for the IIvx.  They do make internal video boards for the (older) PowerBooks.

But, you are correct in that E-Machines and Radius do make such boards.  In
fact, the Radius PrecisionColor 24Xp board was designed specifically for the
16" display (and compatibles).  It also happens to drive 13" and VGA as well
as multiple frequency displays, but it's a great match for the Apple 16".
It provides 1, 4, 8, 16, and 24 bit modes in 640x480, 800x600, and 832x624
resolutions.  If you happen to have a multi-frequency display, you can even
change resolutions on-the-fly without restarting the machine!  In addition,
it has on-board QuickDraw acceleration.  But wait, there's more!  The best
part is that it retails for $599, which (I believe) is LESS than the 8*24,
and (at last check) the 8*24 card will only drive the 16" at 8-bits.  The
8*24GC card will drive the 16" at 16-bits, but it costs MUCH more, and has
been plagued with problems.

[OK, so I work for Radius.  OK, so I helped design the 24Xp.  Well, what
can I say?  OK, maybe I'm biased, but I think it's a great board!!]  :-)

-- 
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From: lhermens@eecs.wsu.edu (Leonard Hermens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Price of SIMM's... :-(
Date: 5 Nov 92 22:23:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Nov5.222351.23221
Organization: Washington State University
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A71EDF1E5D01206F@wick.eecs.wsu.edu>
X-Xxdate: Thu, 5 Nov 92 22:24:30 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9

In article <gurman.720912673@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov> Joseph B. Gurman,
gurman@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
>walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Walk) writes:
>
>>mn940044@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Mathew Nieberger) writes:
>>>Quit crying to us!! Fair trade should be fair not subsidized!!!
>>>All the tariff did was to force the foreign companies not to sell under
>>>their cost to produce the SIMMs. THEY WERE DUMPING their products below
>                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>production cost to try and destroy any American competition. 
>
>    While it was hotly debated a couple of years ago (during the last
>SIMM price spiral) that the Japanese DRAM maufacturers were dumping for

[my hack edit here]

>concerned, Micron is too small to be a factor in their price wars.
>
>    (And has anybody here thought of the analogy with motorcycles:
>Harley-Davidson was protected in '83 with a penal tariff on Japanese
>[only] bikes over 700 cc, and is now thriving --- even after the tariff
>is several years gone --- but mainly because
>Americans split their motorcycle dollars between Japanese performance
>or economy bikes, and the Milwaukee brand that still looks and costs
>[proportionally] like it did 9 years ago, but is up to [or close to] 
>"rice-burning" quality.

It also doesn't hurt that the Japanese now have a strong import affection
for the Harleys and are buying them at generous prices.

lah--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: carter@cae.wisc.edu (Carter Gregory)
Subject: Re: 25 mHz IIsi--another success story
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
Date: 8 Nov 92 12:23:15 CST

In article <!hk1+l@rpi.edu> simsh@crockett1a.its.rpi.edu (Chewbacca) writes:
>Dale_Adams@gateway.qm.apple.com (Dale Adams) writes:
>
>>In article <1992Nov3.192125.8284@mcs.drexel.edu> ujfrye@mcs.drexel.edu 
>>(Jason Frye) writes:
>>>  I think that it would be neat to hear Apple's view on this Upgrade!
>>> 
>>> So Apple... were waiting...
>
>>Get used to waiting.
>
>>Come on...  You really expect Apple to officially comment on the effects 
>>of unauthorized modifications to the logic board (other than that it voids 
>>your warranty)?
>
>>- Dale Adams
>
>Especially when they're worried people will stop paying many hundreds more
>for ci's and just buy si's and add another $10 worth of work and materials
>and have a nearly equivalent (but out of warranty) machine.

If you seriously think a IIsi differs from a IIci by about $10 dollars and
a few "materials" your sadly mistaken.

Machines are designed and manufactured according to set engineering specs.

This has nothing to do with Apple STICKING people for upgrades.

My primary concern here is people actually thinking they are "getting a
free ride" by doing this upgrade and that they are going to be saving
big bucks by doing it.  Nothing could be further from the truth.


>-- 
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>     >:-) The Smiling Vulcan            Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

-Greggy POO

Organization: Freshman, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 12:58:45 -0500 
From: Sam Swett <ssbc+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Disappearing Hard Drive Space

>   I have a PB140 and with a quantum 82.2 MB HD.  Recently I noticed
that >adding
>the spave used and space available in my finder title bar gives me only 80.9. 
>I am positive it used to give 82.2.  In fact, Norton Utilities Speed
disk still
>shows total space at 82.2. (the missing MB are add into the used MB)  I've run
>NU's Disk Doctor and it finds no problem.  Any ideas?  Should I be worried?


    No, I wouldn't be worried. As you put more files on a hard disk, the
size of the disk's directory grows as well. Space may also be taken up
by Norton VolumeSaver files, and (under System 7) the Desktop DB and DF
files, which store information about files on your hard disk.
    Also, different programs calculate disk sizes differently. Using
five different programs, you may easily still get five different
results. With two programs (the Finder and Speed Disk), the chances are
even higher.

-sam (wearing Nomex underwear)
From: janolov@cdg.chalmers.se (Jan-Olov Lantto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: AIM Alliance
Date: 12 Nov 92 11:28:42 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology

In article <ewright.721511213@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V.
Wright) writes:
>In <1992Nov11.083557.5814@etek.chalmers.se> janolov@cdg.chalmers.se (Jan-Olov
Lantto) writes:
>
>>I don t know if anyone has posted information about the PowerPC 601, but I
>>just got some and I thought I would share it. Here it comes:
>
>>   40/60 integer/floating point specmarks at 50 Hz
>>   50/80 integer/floating point specmarks at 66 Hz
>
>Now that would be impressive.  But I think these
>figures are for for chips running at 50 and 66 *MHz*. 
>:-)
>

Yes of course. Sorry !!!

   40/60 integer/floating point specmarks at 50 MHz
   50/80 integer/floating point specmarks at 66 MHz

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*                    Dept. of Electrical Power Systems                    *
*                    Chalmers University of Technology                    *
*                       S-412 96, Goteborg, SWEDEN                        *
*                         janolov@cdg.chalmers.se                         *
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From: bq799@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael L. Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Noisy hard drive
Date: 5 Nov 1992 20:33:35 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


	HELP!!  My hard drive, a Seagate ST177N 60mb SCSI external model,
serial #478941, is making horrid noises.  It will start up with no problem, but
after a few minutes the motor will shut off, then start up again, but will make
a loud screeching noise and shut off again.  If I'm lucky, all I have to do is
shut off the power, then turn it back on again.  Usually it will keep making
that scratching noise and shutting off.  After shutting it off and on again
several times, it will run smoothly again.  What the heck is going on
here!??!??  I'm not sure if it's sticktion or a head crash.  Luckily, I haven't
lost any data, but this is happening more frequently.  I was smart enough to
back up my data. Is there anything I can do, short of returning it to the
manufacturer?  It's still under warranty.

	Also, does Seagate Technologies have an E-mail address, that can be
reached via Internet?  If not, how can I reach them?  I bought this drive from
a company called Wholesale 54, which is no longer in business.  When I called,
they said they still handle repairs, but I'm rather leery of them.  I've heard
horror stories of customers who've been sold drives that were marked
"defective", and who've sent drives back for repairs, never to see them again.
Since all these companies do is send the drive mechanism back to the
manufacturer, I'd prefer dealing with the manufacturer directly, rather than
risk getting reamed by a shady company.

	Please reply via e-mail.  My address is bq799@cleveland.freenet.edu
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From: miltensa@milton.u.washington.edu (Sharon Miltenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.wanted,misc.forsale.computers,misc.forsale.computers.mac
Subject: Re: Please help with FRAUD case!  Beware!
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:05:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov12.160553.19007
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle


  Although I don't do sales law, I doubt that a post on a computer
will suffice as a "writing" under most state's versions of the
UCC.  The statute of frauds within the UCC typically requires that
the writing be SIGNED by the "person to be charged" (i.e. the
person who's trying to weasel out).

  I missed the original post, so I have nothing else worthwhile to
say (as if I did anyway).  This post should NOT be construed as legal
advice to any person; God knows I'm strongly against giving free legal
advice....
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: nodine@whopper.lcs.mit.edu (Mark H. Nodine)
Subject: Re: 68050
Organization: MIT Lab for Computer Science, Cambridge, Mass.
	<ewright.720820483@convex.convex.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:40:22 GMT

>>I've heard that a large fraction of the team that developed the 68040
>>suddenly left in the late stages of the development.  This was because 
>>Motorola instituted random drug testing for all employees.  Since highly
>>trained CPU designers are in sufficient demand that they don't
>>have to put up with fascist management fuvg, they left.
>
>Please, give me a break.  I've heard lots of people use the "I'd
>never work for a company that had drug testing" line.  When I ask
>them what they think of companies that require mandatory medical
>examinations or exercise programs, they usually answer "that's
>different."  In other words, it's okay for the company to test
>them for anything *except* drugs.  The only time most people
>are "pro-freedom" is when they're afraid that they might get caught
>at something.

That's not quite true.  My concern with  drug testing is that there are 
a number of different things (foods that you could eat, for example, or
some OTC antihistamines) that could cause a false positive on the 
drug test.  The real question is, if the test comes out positive, how
strong is the presumption of guilt?  Do you have any recourse to
appeal or have a retest?

	--Mark

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: emstadth@IASTATE.EDU (Eric M Stadtherr)
Subject: New LC III 
Reply-To: emstadth@IASTATE.EDU (Eric M Stadtherr)
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 21:09:40 GMT

--

Does anyone have any information about the forthcoming Mac LCIII, besides the
fact it is running a 25-MHz 68030 and will replace the LCII?  I was looking to
purchase an LCII at a discounted price, but if there is sufficient incentive, I
might wait until February to check out the new machines...

Please answer by mail if you can!

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