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From: "J.Cassidy - Optometry" <optadm7@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Re: Next to Mac networking
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:31:16 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.222737.8820@pencom.com> you write:
>Hi All,
>I am trying to connect my wife's mac to my NeXT so she can print on my  
>printer.
>Anyone out there do this? What hardware do I need?
>I will post a summary if there is enough intrest.
>
>Bill Dudney
>dudney@pencom.com

Greetings.
 
I have a NeXT station and a MAC Quadra and a PC at home.  They
are connected with thin coax Ethernet.  I purchased a product
from IPT, named Ushare that allows the Quadra to print onto the
NeXT's laser.  The product works well with 3.0, was easy to set
up, and is transparent to the MAC (it just shows up in the chooser
as 'NeXTLaser').

I found two points on the negative side.  The software is a bit
pricy, about 600.00.  The second point is my personal experiences
with the company.  The software required an encripted key which
is based on the CPU ID of your next.  You must call in after you 
receive the software to get this key.  Here is were my problems
occurred.  My NeXT is at home.  They seemed unwilling to just give
me the key over the phone, wanting a FAX instead.  After some
discussion, I convinced them that I was not going back into work
just to fax the information that I could tell them over the phone.
They said that they would call right back.  Three days later,
I had to make two more calls to finally get the key.  
 
The key that you get is only good for 1-2months.  Only after IPT
receives the payment will you get a perm. key.  Again, when the
time came up to get the key, I had to make 3-4 phone calls over
2 days to get a response.

The last point, the origonal software was only good for NS 2.1.
Since I purchased the software within 2 weeks of their updated
product for 3.0, I was told that my upgrade would be 'in the mail'.
Stupidly, I upgraded to 3.0.  When I called IPT 3 days later, I
was told that I could not have the upgrade.  After finally getting
through to the person who had origionally told me that my upgrade
was in the mail, he told me that the version I had would work 
just fine.  When it didn't, and I raised HELL with them, they 
said that they had 'misunderstood' and would send me my update.
I week later I finally had it.

My point is this, their product works great, their tech support
is good, but in my experience they are disorganized.  The software
key idea is ok, but they inconvienienced me and wasted my time
by being slow producing the software keys.           
.

=========================================================================
Jim Cassidy                           jcassidy@focus.uwaterloo.ca
University of Waterloo                optadm7@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca
200 University Ave.                   VE3RTS
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1     (519) 885-1211 ext. 6240



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From: henry@trilithon.mpk.ca.us (Henry McGilton)
Subject: Singing Disk
Organization: Trilithon Software
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:59:54 GMT


My internal 400 MB drive has been getting noisy of late.  It's
kind of ``singing'' a lot. Anybody have any ideas what should
or could be done about this?

	........  Henry
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Old OD Drive Problems
Date: 15 Dec 92 04:15:34 GMT
Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, UCSB

I have an original 030 cube at home with the Optical Disk Drive.  Rebooting the
machine after a day or two down, I find that when I insert an optical disk, it
loads but does not spin up--nothing happens at all.  After a while the
following message shows up in /usr/adm/messages:

Dec 14 19:18:32 zardoz mach: od0?: drive command failed (not at speed) block
30 phys block -66384 (0:0:0)

I tried cleaning the compartment with a Q-tip, and cleaned the laser lens, but
it made no difference.  I have to shut the machine down entirely to get it to
eject the disk;  if I remove it via paper clip (the eject hole), I cannot
re-insert an OD until I reboot.

I know the OD is OK because I checked it on another machine.

Before I send it back for repairs ($$$!!!) I thought I would ask if anyone has
had this problem and if there are any other things I might try.

Thank you very much in advance!


-- 
Douglas Scott                              (805)893-8352
Center for Computer Music Research and Composition
University of California, Santa Barbara
Internet: (NeXTMail ok)   <doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu>
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From: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen)
Subject: Re: Direct to Disk Recording?
Reply-To: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen)
Organization: Metrosoft
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:59:16 GMT

In article <BzFAKH.K2B@unix.amherst.edu> hjwulfso@unix.amherst.edu  
(Harris Wulfson) writes:
> Does anyone use a NeXT to do multitrack recording of
> music? What hardware and software is required to do this?
> Is there any integrated sequencing/recording software
> (like StudioVision on the Mac)? What is the cost of
> everything?

We're developing a product called MetroTracks which
performs digital multitrack recording and mixing on a
NeXT, with integrated MIDI recording and playback. 

You can request information about MetroTracks by
sending e-mail to mary@metrosoft.com. She'll send you a
product information sheet and a FAQ.

Gordon 
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Metrosoft                   gvh@metrosoft.com [NeXTmail welcome]
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From: Lyle_Seaman@transarc.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: NeXTstation Color simms
Date: 18 Dec 92 20:12:44 GMT
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs

nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette) writes:
> 32 MB is the limit of the first color stations.

I've heard this stated before, but I've also heard that it's merely a
form factor problem: the slots are too close together for 8MB SIMMS
to fit in them.

Is this truly the source of the limit, or is it not possible to
address the contents of the larger SIMMS for some reason?

Lyle		Transarc		707 Grant Street
412 338 4474	The Gulf Tower		Pittsburgh 15219
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From: jcollier@uceng.uc.edu (John Collier)
Subject: Construct a Next ??
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 15:41:18 GMT

Has anyone out there built a NeXT using a cheap 68030 board(s)?  Someone posted
a 68030 board for sale, suggesting someone buy a backplane and cube and build 
their own station.  This interests me because I really want a NeXT, but can't 
afford to cough up the money for a new one.  A cube from NeXT costs ~$580 and
a backplane costs ~$75.  What else would I need?  NextStep 3.0, a HD, Starter
Kit, ...
Any replies at all would be greatly appreciated.  Hopefully someone else out 
there is interested also.  Email me please, and I can summarize if the 
interest is great.

						John
From: mwalwort@ucdacm.denver.colorado.edu (Matthew E. Walworth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Postscript > PCL > file
Keywords: print postscript pcl hp laserjet
Date: 17 Dec 92 17:18:56 GMT


Is there a way to get this NeXT machine to interpret a postscript file and  
produce another file that contains the document in PCL (i.e. ready to be dumped  
to a laserjet printer)?  I have the laserjet at home so I don't have a direct  
connection, but sometimes that would be the best place to print a document.   
Since the NeXT has filters to print directly to the HP, I was hoping there  
would be a way to redirect the output into a file.

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From: m@crito.stanford.edu (M Carling)
Subject: Re: MAC vs NeXT modem cable???
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 02:04:37 GMT

In article <1992Dec8.201552.4449@dale.ksc.nasa.gov>  
obrooks@dale.ksc.nasa.gov(Oscar Brooks) writes:
> 
> 
>  Is the NeXT-to-Modem Cable (MiniDin-8 to DB-25) the same as the
> MAC modem cable? Can I use a Mac modem cable on a NeXT? 

You could, but you should (except with 030 NeXTs) use hardware flow  
control, which requires different wiring. NeXTConnection sells correctly  
wired black modem cables for about $10. 1-800-800-NeXT.

M Carling
Director, Bay Area NeXT Group
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: dario@cns.nyu.edu (Dario Ringach, x3941)
Subject: Data Acquisition?
Reply-To: dario@cns.nyu.edu
Organization: Center for Neural Science, New York University.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:42:37 GMT

Can anyone provide me information/pointers on data acquisition
systems for my NeXT?  Thank you!!!
--
Dario


---
Dario Ringach                           office: (212) 998-3941
Center for Neural Science               home:   (212) 727-9346
New York University                     e-mail: dario@cns.nyu.edu
From: frank@ceres.esd.sgi.com (Frank Berndt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Motherboard 68030 cube - circuit diagramm
Date: 12 Dec 92 01:49:09 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA

I'm looking for a circuit diagramm and a detailed description of
the 25 Mhz 68030 cube motherboard and a programmers guide for all the
special chips on the board. Can anybody help me or give me reference
to books ..., please.
				Thanks, frank@ceres.esd.sgi.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Questions on NeXT Systems
From: awlin@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Date: 18 Dec 92 01:43:35 EST
Organization: Wesleyan University

I am currently using an Intel 486DX CPU for desktop publishing
and general telecommunications.

Could someone please explain the main purpose of the NeXT machines,
and their advantages over other machines?  Additionally, I would
appreciate if someone could explain the different capabilities of
the various NeXT computer setups.  As you can tell, I know next to
nothing about the NeXT system.

Thanx,

Andie W. Lin
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From: tjhendry@queen.mcs.drexel.edu
Subject: Floptical Drives
Reply-To: tjhendry@queen.mcs.drexel.edu
Distribution: USA
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 22:33:03 GMT


Has anyone tried using a Macintosh floptical drive with a NeXT?

Please email me with your experiences.


Thanks.

--
Jonathan Hendry  Anderson Financial Systems
jon@afs.com  (Nextmail Welcome!)
hendryjw@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu
tjhendry@queen.mcs.drexel.edu
From: dudney@pencom.com (William "Bill" A. Dudney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Next to Mac networking
Keywords: mac
Date: 14 Dec 92 22:27:37 GMT
Reply-To: alt.rush-limbaugh
Organization: Pencom Software

Hi All,
I am trying to connect my wife's mac to my NeXT so she can print on my  
printer.
Anyone out there do this? What hardware do I need?
I will post a summary if there is enough intrest.

Bill Dudney
dudney@pencom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney)
Subject: Re: cube question
Organization: Canon Information Systems Research Australia
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:42:14 GMT

kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca (Kenny Leung) writes:
>In article <BywxLx.Lvx@research.canon.oz.au>  
>greyham@research.canon.oz.au (Graham Stoney) writes:
>the cards (CPU board,
>> NeXTdimension board) all have edge connectors at their l 
>ower back that need to
>> plug into the motherboard. Not to mention the power supply that has to
>> Graham Stoney
>> Canon Information Systems Research Australia (whew!)

>Just to clear this up, you don't have to plug power into the motherboard (it gets it off the backplane) and you don't have to plug the dimension board into the motherboard either.  That's what the backplane is for.

In my hardwarespeak, motherboard and backplane are synonymous.
I was referring to the board at the back of the unit (hence backplane) into
which all the other boards plug (hence motherboard); what do you mean by
"motherboard"?.

regs,
Graham
-- 
Graham Stoney
Canon Information Systems Research Australia (whew!)
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn)
Subject: Re: MD drives
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 04:28:44 GMT

jgg@proforma.com (J. G. Gregory) writes:
> So if Sony can sell MD (MiniDisc) drives for digital music, why can't  
> we have 2.5 inch floppies that hold 300mb - 600mb?

You might want to look into MO drives.  You can get 3.5" floppy-sized  
cartridges that hold 128meg now.  MOST has newer ones which hold 256meg.   
Some companies claim they plan to skip 256meg and that the next generation  
will be 512meg.

The Pinnacle-based 128meg MO drives have access times down in the 19ms  
range, which makes them quite nice.  (I intend to order one next week...).   
If the 512meg ones become real, and come in with performance like that,  
they'll be *really* nice devices to have.

--
Garance Alistair Drosehn     =     gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer            (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;           Troy NY    USA
From: jimc@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Jim Cathey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: cube question
Date: 15 Dec 92 00:08:41 GMT
Organization: ISC - Bunker Ramo, Spokane, WA

In article <1992Dec14.174546.18127@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> kenny@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca writes:
>I also think that the main CPU should be called the motherboard.

Now put two CPU cards in your cube.  Which is the motherboard?  Those
who call the backplane/bus board the motherboard are correct.  It hosts
all the others.

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From: royce@splunge.uucp (Royce Howland)
Subject: Re: 1.23GB Hard Disk?
Organization: Ashley, Howland & Wood
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 04:11:56 GMT

In article <8f9BQs70Bwx58cYLA=@transarc.com>  writes:
> There is a 1.23GB HD (that's right 1.23 GIGABytes) manufactured by  
Toshiba
> some of the specs are 12 ms Average Seek Time, 512KB Read Ahead Cache  
Buffer,
> 10MB/sec Fast SCSI-2 Interface.
> 
> I am planning to install it INTERNALLY in my Next Station,
> 
> anyone out there have had some experience with it? any advice?
> any heat problems?

I just took delivery of my Toshiba 1.2GB drive this week.  I'm not using 
it internally, but it has been plug and play externally, so you should
have no trouble except for the heat issue.

Anybody out there got a decent drive benchmark program they could NeXTmail
me?  (I don't have Internet access or I'd peruse the archives.)  I've got
a couple but don't trust the results.  One says the drive can write over
twice as fast as it can read, and the other says it can read over 5 times
as fast as it can write.  I'm not after a "true" benchmark, but something
internally consistent would be nice.  I'd also like to compare various
drives I have access to.  Thanks in advance.
-- 
Royce Howland, DKW Systems Corp.   |  "And since OS/2 2.0 is a 32-bit
       Everything is IMHO          |   operating system, programs are easier
royce@splunge.uucp  (NeXTMail OK)  |   to write and run faster, too."
or kakwa!atlantis!splunge!royce    |  ad for OS/2 2.0
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From: maurices@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Maurice Shihadi)
Subject: Re: Next to Mac networking
Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 04:27:55 GMT

In responce to Jim's post:

Gee, you mean IPT actually got back to you?  I called them 
three times to confirm if a recent post on the net stating that 
Ushare would be licensed by NeXT was true or false.  Still, no reply.
So, does anyone know if there is any truth to Ushare being
used in NeXTstep.  If so, what version?

maurices
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: hard drives for Next
From: ben@bigben.umsl.edu (Ben Pflanz)
Date: 17 Dec 1992 03:06:01 GMT
Reply-To: ben@bigben.umsl..edu
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
NNTP-Posting-Host: 134.124.42.246

Hello,
   I need some information about external hard drives for my Next.  I am  
looking for one in the $500-$600 price range.  I will summerise all  
responses I get.



                Ben Pflanz
            (ben@bigben.umsl.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: ulrich@canberra (Nathan Ulrich)
Subject: Flickering in new 17" Trinitron monitor (it stopped)
Reply-To: ulrich@canberra.whoi.edu
Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 20:54:17 GMT

Thanks for all who replied to my question about a new 17" monitor flickering.   
One common suggestion was to move the monitor away from my MegaPixel mono--I  
tried various positions and orientations and moving it as much as 4 feet from  
the mono monitor, with no effect whatsoever on the flickering.

However, the flickering has stopped.  My only guess is that it may have  
something to do with the electrical service in our building, and that on  
weekends (when the load is lower) this phenomenon does not occur.  I'll be able  
to prove or disprove this hypothesis on Monday.  I'm hoping it just magically  
fixed itself.

--
Nathan Ulrich
Deep Submergence Laboratory
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
ulrich@canberra.whoi.edu
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From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn)
Subject: Re: MD drives
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 22:23:42 GMT

maurices@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Maurice Shihadi) writes:
> gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) writes:
> >
> >The Pinnacle-based 128meg MO drives have access times down in the
> >19ms range, which makes them quite nice.  (I intend to order one
> >next week...).   [etc]
>
> I'm not possitive about my specs as they are not handy but the way I
> understand it the MOST 256meg 3.5' mechanism is the fastest when comparing
> seek time and data transfer rate.  The Pinnacle-based drive uses DRAM
> to buffer data enough to give a better access time but I don't think that
> the over all data transfer rate is any better than other 128 meg opticals
> with the exception of DGR's turbo 128 (uses a MOST 128 mechanism).

I can't help but wonder if you are refering to the earlier 128meg MO drive  
from Pinnacle.  The new one (which has just started shipping in the last few  
weeks, I believe) is faster than the MOST mechanisms.  I don't have the  
specs here right now, but maybe someone who does could list them.  It seemed  
to me that the Pinnacle had better performance no matter how you wanted to  
measure it.

I just wish I could get that performance on a drive that supports 256meg (or  
larger) capacity!  :-)        (on a 3.5" cartridge, that is)

--
Garance Alistair Drosehn     =     gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer            (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;           Troy NY    USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
From: mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM causes system panic
Organization: CYANTIC Systems
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:06:58 GMT

In article <Bz64Lt.9z1@world.std.com> ferguson@world.std.com (Jon E Ferguson) writes:
>When I mount the Jewel of the Matrix CR-ROM, the Workspace refuses to
>show me any of the files.  When I look at it from a terminal window,
>I can get directory listings, but they are messed up: There is no
>".." directory, instead there is a directory named "?". The rest
>of the files in a directory are all lowercase, and truncated after
>a dozen characters or so.
>
>The fun part is, if I try to read any of the files in any way, I
>get a system panic.
>
>At first I though it was just a messed up disk (though I found this hard
>to believe).  Then I tried mounting an old Next Demonstration Software
>CD-ROM (Q3 1991), and as soon as the system mounted it, I got a system
>panic.
>
>I am able to read my 3.0 and Educational Software Sampler CD-ROMs
>just fine, so I am inclined to believe it has something to do with
>the format of the other two disks (Rock-Ridge extensions perhaps?).
>
>Has anyone else been having trouble reading specific CD-ROMs?
>Has anyone else ordered the Jewel of the Matrix CD-ROM, and were
>you able to read it?

I have tried reading several CD's for Sun with no success.  The Workspace
just spits them back out with no information as to why.

I have seen much discussion, but little good information concerning this
problem.
-- 

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CYANTIC Systems                               Facsimile: (416) 234-0477
101 Subway Crescent Suite 2103                Email: mark@cyantic.com
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From: norton@cmf.nrl.navy.mil (David Norton)
Subject: Shippng status of CD ROM drives
Reply-To: norton@cmf.nrl.navy.mil
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
Distribution: w
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:56:46 GMT

What is the current shipping status of the CD ROM drives?

Have those who were originally given a November delivery date received  
their drives?  Has anyone who was originally given a December delivery  
date received it?  Have any January deliveries arrived early?

Just curious when I should expect mine to arrive.

I'll summarize responses.

thanks
-dave
From: rob@facl.mcgill.ca (Robert Macfarlane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: CD Rom for NeXTSTEP 486
Date: 17 Dec 92 20:10:50 GMT
Reply-To: rob@facl.mcgill.ca
Organization: McGill University

In article <1992Dec16.193426.23706@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>  
tom@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu (Tom Arnow) writes:
> Does anybody know which brands of CD Rom are reputed to work well with  
> NeXTSTEP 486?
> 
> I gather it must be SCSI. Are there any other requirements?
> 
> Did anybody hear of the "NeXTSTEP 486 Hardware Compatibility Guide?"
> 
> Thanks, 
> Tom Arnow

The NeXTstep 486 Hardware Compatability guide has been delayed until
Q2 1993. :-) :-)

Rob Macfarlane
Faculty of Arts Computer Lab
McGill University
From: jenkinsonjp@rcwusr.bp.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: NeXTstation Color simms
Date: 15 Dec 92 16:52:39 -0600
Organization: BP Research, Cleveland, OH (USA)


pardon, please, an obvious FAQ, but where is the best place to get SIMMS
for a NeXTstation color. what can be done memory-wise for a NeXTstation
color? i've 32mb now, i assume 8 slots of 4mb simms? what are my options?
thanks, very much
From: brush@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Subject: Re: Next to Mac networking
Date: 18 Dec 92 14:45:59 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <1992Dec14.222737.8820@pencom.com>, dudney@pencom.com (William "Bill" A. Dudney) writes:
> Hi All,
> I am trying to connect my wife's mac to my NeXT so she can print on my  
> printer.
> Anyone out there do this? What hardware do I need?
> I will post a summary if there is enough intrest.
> 
> Bill Dudney
> dudney@pencom.com


You might try (if still their address)

InterCon Systems Corporation
950 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, Virginia 22070
703.709.9890
703.709.9896 (FAX)
comment@intercon.com (internet email)


I understand they make an app called NFS Share (or similar) that runs on a Mac. 
The NeXT would need to run /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd.  Macs can mount NeXT exported
directories through the chooser, similar to AppleShare client software. 
However, last I saw it would not allow printing from the NeXT machine, but
there was a rumour that this may change.

I don't work for InterCon, just saw this product once.

Gerry
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