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From: steveh@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Steve Howell)
Subject: The IIvi/vx CAN be saved!!. apple PLEASE do it!!!!
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:40:05 GMT




	Wow... the vi and vx, as i mentioned earlier has excellent functionality
but damn ugly looks (re.. Apples fugly twins).. But today one rolled in for
service, and to my suprise, i noticed something quite neat...

The vi and vx's logic boards have identicle dimentions, and pheripherial 
layout to that of the cx and ci... the vi and vx's boards will fix quite 
comfortably and will accept the cx/ci/quadra's power suppy, nubus cards and
floppy/scsi hard disk equipment perfecty!


THIS is great!!... no more PC case.. no more metal scraps!.. 

It appears, that apple may be using the vi/vx logic boards as an upgrade for
cx and ci's. However a better idea, is to sack the guy who designed the case,
rip down the "PC Cases Are Us" factory, and send the logic boards to the
cx/ci/quadra case manufacturing plant, and pop them into their own dude cases..

oh well.. who knows... just a hopeful thort.....

SteveH
From: steele@vlsi.caltech.edu (Craig Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Shakey Apple Monitors....
Date: 14 Nov 1992 04:13:12 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology
Distribution: world
Reply-To: steele@vlsi.caltech.edu (Craig Steele)
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 In article <1992Nov12.225812.1689@osf.org> drand@spinner.osf.org (Douglas S.
Rand) writes:
>|> The problem is with a shakey image on Apple's 13 Monitor. The image is  
>|> shakey, almost to the point of giving you a headache sometimes. There does 
>|> not appear to be any magnetic cause, or other environmental cause. The  
>|> machines are in a cluster, and only some are affected, and those appear to 
>|> be random. Anyone else had this problem? Is it a problem with the  
>|> monitors? Thanks in advance...

I recently discovered a new slow rolling on an SE/30 to be caused by a fan
several feet distant, but on the same electrical circuit.  You might try relocating
one of the shaking machines to an electrically distinct area to see whether your
power is at fault.

Craig Steele, steele@vlsi.caltech.edu
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From: simsh@crockett1a.its.rpi.edu (Chewbacca)
Subject: On my way to 25MHz IIsi upgrade!
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 04:33:15 GMT

OK, kiddies, I just performed the major surgery before, and it was a success!
Yay!!

Now I just got to wait until the stupid store here gets my oscillator in from
Digi-Key!

BTW, I put a heat sink on both the CPU and FPU just because they're cheap, and
it can't hurt.

I will post on my results when I get my chip.

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From: Dave Clark <dclark@ucsd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Quantum 105 LPS problems HELP!!
Date: 10 Nov 1992 18:05:17 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego - IGPP
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In article <1djs1iINN58e@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> Dieder A. Bylsma,
bylsma@unixg.ubc.ca writes:
>I have a Quantum 105LPS installed in my IIsi. Great. It works great.
>*But*, over the past few days it has, at a number of points decided
>to power down, i.e. spin down. The power/access light just flickers
>and nothing can be done to get it to restart (it is my system disk)
>unless I resign myself to losing everything, at which point I have
>to reset the bloody thing before it spins up and powers *up*.
>
>This is a brand-spankin' new hd that has been in use less than 3 months.
>Any suggestions, or consolations appreciated!

Pop the case and break/make the power connector and control cable going
to/from the drive (if you haven't already).  Sounds like a simple flakey
connection.

Dave Clark
IGPP Network Operations
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0225
(619) 534 1753
internet: dclark@ucsd.edu
From: temple@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: PB 100 20Mb Disk Drives Noisy?
Date: 5 Nov 92 11:31:20 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

In article <Bx8Dno.KsK@world.std.com>, jle@world.std.com (Joe M Leonard) writes:
> I purchased a PB100 in September, and today I noticed that the hard
> drive makes a LOT of noise, sounding like a noisy bearing (NOT something
> I'd expect to hear in a new machine, etc.).  Is this something that
> I've just not heard before, or is there a hint of trouble.  Since I
> hope that several owners read this newsgroup, what's up?
> 
> Is there IS a problem, have dealers been responsive in switching drives,
> or accepting the machine back?
> 
> Joe Leonard
> jle@world.std.com


I don't know!  But mine is AWFULLY noisy, too. It has me worried.  I 
have already exhanged my unit once (the battery was weak and the 
display was not bright enough; it's MUCH better now!), and I'd rather 
not have to do that again.
	And I'd hate to wait a week or more while it is in the shop 
getting the disk swapped in a 15 minute operation. But I am thinking 
about it.  Who makes the 20 meg drives in the PB100 anyway??

					Jon Temple
					Dept. of Psychology
					University of Cincinnati
From: Dave Clark <dclark@ucsd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help finding 16MB SIMMS
Date: 7 Nov 1992 00:05:55 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego - IGPP
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Did you try the Chip Merchant in San Diego?  619-268-4774.

Dave Clark
IGPP Network Operations
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0225
(619) 534 1753
internet: dclark@ucsd.edu
From: rgonzal@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: II vx Vs Ci
Date: 11 Nov 92 14:31:48 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

awolfe@moo.Princeton.EDU (Andrew Wolfe) writes:

[stuff deleted...]

>The sheer quantity of falsehoods in this newsgroup is becoming overwhelming.

>The IIvx definitely has 3 NuBUS slots.
>I am reasonably certain of the following other facts - but I would appreciate confirmation from a reliable source.

[facts deleted]

... You mean they may be falsehoods, too?

-Ralph

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From: heyes@dadev.cebaf.gov (Graham Heyes)
Subject: WANTED: 16-20MHz 68020 or 68030
Organization: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:47:20 GMT

I am looking for either a 68020 or 68030 to play about with
in a "breadboard" project. The circuit I already have has
a 16MHz 68000. I had a look at the cost of new chips in a
catalogue and almost gave up on the idea there and then.

	I was wondering if anyone reading this has a 16-20
MHz 020 or 030 which they have either from scrap equipment
or left over when upgrading to a chip with a higher clock
speed. If you have then drop me an E-mail with a price.

	Thanks
		Graham Heyes.
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From: josip@eng.umd.edu (Josip Loncaric)
Subject: Re: 256-MB optical drives?!!?
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:56:15 GMT

In article <MJKOBB.92Nov9173341@media-lab.media.mit.edu> mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes:
>Greetings!
>
>  Well, this figures.  Just when I was about ready to plunk down the
>money on a 128Mb 3.5" optical drive, what do I see looking through
>MacWorld?  A 256Mb drive, that uses similar cartridges, and can
>still read and write the old format!  Obviously, more is better in
>at least one way of looking at things, and this drive also claims to
>have double the transfer rate.
>
>  So:  anybody got one?  How are they, compatibility-wise?  What's
>the best vendor/price?  The only ones I've seen are based on a MOST
>mechanism, which didn't fare well in MacUser's tests (on their 128Mb
>version).  Does Sony or Ricoh make a 256Mb version?  Is there
>actually a standard?  What're the possibilities of upgrading a 128?
>Is it just a new controller board, or a whole new mechanism?
>
>  Comments?
>
>Thanks,
>--Mike

As far as I know, the MOST mechanism is the only one with 256Mb capacity
at this time.  But, 182Mb is a standard, 256Mb isn't (yet).  I have no
clue if what MOST did will ever become a standard, somehow it seems
other manufacturers might do things differently.  So, at this point
I prefer the 128Mb (standard) versions.  Need 256Mb? Just use two
cartridges!  Need 256Mb on a SINGLE 3.5" cartridge?  Buy MOST mechanism
today, or hedge your bets by waiting for a standard to emerge.  

Today, the cost incentive for buying 256Mb drives just isn't there.
You pay extra to have 256Mb on a single cartridge.  If you do not mind
splitting 256Mb into two cartridges, a 128Mb drive + 2*n 128Mb cartridges
costs less than a 256Mb drive + n 256Mb cartridges for any reasonable
value of "n".  Right now cost and lack of universal standard mean that
most users would be better off buying a standard 128Mb 3.5" optical drive.

Speed improvement?  Yes, it's there, but higher RPM 128Mb mechanisms (like
Epson's) also boost data rates, and newer mechanisms (eg. Pinnacle, in this
week's MacWeek) claim even faster seek times (down to 19ms, I'm told).  
So it would seem that comparable performance can be found in 128Mb standard.

My comments are based on looking at various options, not on experience
with any of the above mentioned alternatives.  People with direct experience
might disagree.

--Josip
From: rhode@ee.rochester.edu (Robert Rhode)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 68050
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:15:18 GMT
Organization: Univ of Rochester, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Concerning market share:  The fact still remains that nearly one out
of every six personal computers sold last year was a Macintosh, and
that figure continues to improve, largely because of the Powerbooks.
From: stevel@coos.dartmouth.edu (Steve Ligett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Need F/H Drive Bracket for Mac II
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:15:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Originator: stevel@coos.dartmouth.edu

I'd like to put a full height 5.25" hard drive in a Mac II.  Where can I
get a replacement mounting plate that will allow this?  Thanks.
-- 
steve.ligett@dartmouth.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: dreiss@ll.mit.edu( David Reiss)
Subject: where are the PB 180's?
Originator: dreiss@ll.mit.edu( David Reiss)
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 15:13:50 GMT

There seem to be quite a few Powerbook 160's in the hands
of folks already.  However, Powerbook 180's have hardly been
sighted as of yet.  Have they begun to show up at stores, or
(more importantly for me) at academic institutions?
Rumor has it that the 180's are slow to be shipped because the
active matrix displays are in short supply.... any truth to this?
The most recent MacWeek says that the 180's are not expected to be available
in November.....

David Reiss

dreiss@ll.mit.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: lsr@taligent.com (Larry Rosenstein)
Subject: Re: Will the 1st generation PowerPCs be Taligent ready?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Taligent, Inc.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 21:37:21 GMT

In article <8641@dirac.physics.purdue.edu>, sho@bohr.physics.purdue.edu
(Sho Kuwamoto) wrote:
> 
> Has Taligent made any statements about their OS running
> (eventually) on 1st generation PowerPCs from Apple?  I have

I think Taligent has talked about running on a PowerPC machine, but has not
talked about any specific machines.  (I'm not sure makes sense to talk
about specific PowerPC machines, given that they just reached first silicon
on the CPU chip.)  

Plus, you probably won't see Taligent talking about unannounced Apple
products.  (Apple doesn't even talk about unannounced Apple products).

> I'd *like* to upgrade to a PowerPC (yes, I know it's a long
> ways off...), but I want to be guaranteed that Taligent will
> run on the thing.

Presumably, that question will be on people's mind when the first PowerPC
machines are announced, and based on the answer you can decide whether to
upgrade.  But since there's no way you can even order a PowerPC upgrade
right now, it seems premature to worry about this.

Larry Rosenstein
Taligent, Inc.

lsr@taligent.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: goodill_eric@tandem.com (Eric Goodill)
Subject: Question about Portrait Dipsplay Nubus card
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:50:13 GMT

Hi,

I have a 15" portrait display with the portrait display video card.  The
card can only drive the display to 4 levels of gray.  The IIci built-in
video can drive the display to 16 levels of gray.  (I have a color monitor
on the built-in video).  I've noticed that there are a set of sockets that
look like they're for additional VRAM.  Does anybody know if the portrait
display card will take advantage any extra VRAM present and provide more
levels or gray?

Cheers, Eric
Eric Goodill, goodill_eric@tandem.com, Tandem Computers, Cupertino, Calif.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Distribution: world
From: Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 01:37:35 EST
Subject: Re: Mac Color Display (New Apple Monitor)

Are you talking about the new "14 inch" monitor?  I was think about buying one
but when I went into a local Apple dealer I saw that the screen was kind of
fluttering/wave type -o- thing.  What would that be caused from?  Joe C
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From: jnm@ornl.gov (Jamey Maze)
Subject: Re: New 14" vs. Performa Display+ ???
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 18:47:27 GMT

In article <1992Nov05.135159.92060@bmug.org>, David_A._Schnider@bmug.org
wrote:
> 
> Honestly, this is a foolish comparison for one reason.  There is a better,
> cheaper monitor.  The Sony CPD-1320 has a better dot pitch and sells for $425
> (out the door after S&H).  There's no reason to spend $100 more on the Apple
> 14" which is the same thing.

Do you know for sure if the Sony CPD-1320 will run on a Performa 600? It
sells for $345 at the local Apple dealership (plus $12 for an adapter), but
they say it only works with the LC II. Of course, they don't deal with
Performa's.

Thanks!

--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
From: charestm@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Martin Charest)
Subject: Electronic address of RADIUS?
Organization: Universite de Montreal
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 05:18:04 GMT

Hello there,
            I need the electronic address of Radius.

By the way, I buyed from them the video card "Precision color 24xp".
Really, this card is great! But I have some minor problems with my
startupScreens; At startup, (in 24 bit mode) the image appear with
dark colors for two or three seconds, and suddently adjust to the right
tonality (the image is a 8 bit one). In 8 bit mode, the problem is the
same but after two or three seconds, the image disappear! (but the startup
itself is o.k. Only with the gray background). Are these problems caused
by the card itself or the software used by it?
So now, my startups are very dull!...
Thanks,
                    Martin.
From: erno@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Erno Pena)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: The PB100 SuperTwist LCD doesn't seem to suffer from banding, ghosting...
Date: 5 Nov 92 07:49:53 GMT
Reply-To: erno@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Has anyone noticed the difference between the SuperTwist LCD screens on the  
PowerBook 100 and the rest (140,145,160,210,230)? The PB100 DOES NOT seem to  
suffer from the same problems that the other SuperTwist LCDs do: banding,  
ghosting, phantom lines and park patches.

Is this a fluke, or has other people noticed this too? Is the SONY LCD screen  
on PB100's better than the non-SONY LCD screen on the others?

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From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: Re: Sound chip in IIvx is a drawback to machine
Organization: Starfleet Headquarters: San Francisco
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 04:15:54 GMT

howie@intermec.com (Howard Kaplan x1696) writes:
>
>I am looking at the two page Apple ad for the vx.  To quote "to take full
>advantage of the STEREO-OUT sound capabilites, plug in your own pair of
>self-powered speakers - and get the most out of ththis great multimedia
>Macintosh."
>
>I have no problem with not being able to get at the digital stream (for
>software manipulation) coming from the CD (audio or CD ROM), but I sure would
>expect the sound to play stereo.  Anyone out there have a vx that can confirm
>what is really in the beast?

Yup.  The ad is misleading.  The headphone jack in the back of the
machine is stereo, all right, and will separate stereo CD's properly
-- but the sound chip inside the machine is only capable of mono sound
(for example, when you run SoundTracker, the "Stereo" button is greyed out).

-- 
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From: dlc@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Dennis Clark)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:40:02 GMT
Subject: Re: Monitor size and resolution
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware

In comp.sys.mac.hardware, rseymour@reed.edu (Robert Seymour) writes:

> In article <8610023@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> dlc@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Dennis Clark)  
> writes:
> > In comp.sys.mac.hardware, hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades) writes:
> > 
> > > dlc@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Dennis Clark) writes:
> > > 
> > > >In comp.sys.mac.hardware, guiyu@spectra (Kui Yu Chang) writes:
[...] 
> > >     The person above was not talking about multi-synch monitors that can
> > > display other resolutions than the "standard" resolution for the
> > > monitor's size. 16" standard resolution is 832x624.
> > 
> >   Neither am I, this is a standard SONY 16" Trinitron monitor, not a multi-
> > sync.  It is a 60HZ monitor and a standard in the unix market.
> > 
> > DLC
> 
> 	Your talking about two different things here. In one case you have  
>mulit-synchronous monitors, and in the other multiple resolution. Multi-sync  
>monitors are built to be compatible with a variety of graphics (hardware)  
>drivers by accepting more than one scan rate. However, multiple resolution  
>monitors are able to display more than one resolution, thus allowing hardware  
>pan and zoom.
>1024x768 used on a 16" monitor as above). However, when displaying at higher  
>resolution, the display is no longer WYSIWYG, so this limits it's usefulness  
>for publishing, graphics, or layout.

  OK, now the meaning of "standard" is mentioned, it means the resolution that
gives WYSIWYG for that monitor size.  Why didn't you guys say that in the 
first place?  8*()

DLC
From: Roman.Brice@f204.n2603.z1.ieee.org (Roman Brice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: SPEED and SPEED your IIsi
Date: 10 Nov 92 16:43:07 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2603/204 - Not Even Odd, Forest Hills NY

Well I can certainly understand anyone's desire to set their cache at 768K.

But if you don't much extra memory this can be a problem too.

There may be another way to get extra memory usage with your machine.  You

could consider setting up most of your suitcase in your system outside the

system folder.  In order to do that you'd need to use Suitcase.  By shifting

most of the fonts which can remain outside the system folder you get back
some
 memory.  Then maybe you can rededicate that memory to your cache.  Of
course
 this all depends on how you set up your machine.

Personally, I have 17MB of RAM and have left the cache at the next level

above the 768K to over 1,000.  I think I just brought it back down to the 768
point to see if there is any difference.  Perhaps I'll give it a speedometer

tests as well.

Good luck!


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From: gurman@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman)
Subject: IIvx TN
Keywords: IIvx, Technical Note, Apple DTS
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:16:29 GMT

    I don't know if it's legal to distribute Apple Technical Notes (with
numbers higher than the ones at ftp.apple.com, which only covers up to
last fall), but if it is, could someone please e-mail me a BinHexed IIvx
TN (don't know the number)? I'd appreciate it, as a prospective buyer.
    Thanks,
						Joe Gurman
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From: lui@netcom.com (Stephen Lui)
Subject: What's an EVE Box?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 00:44:17 GMT

We have two Mac IIci's here at work with a box between the machine and the
keyboards. The box is labeled "Eve", but there's no clue to what its
function is. There's an Eve init file in the system file also.
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