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------ X-posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware and misc.consumers -------  You've heard about Apple's great new customer "support" program.  Well, think again.  Sometimes the only real support out there is what Apple computer users can give to each other.  For another example, read on:  In the March 15th issue of _MacWeek_, Ric Ford described a two-year effort by Liam Breck to document and bring to Apple's attention a problem with certain defective mice.  At random, the switches on these mice "stick" in the down position until clicked a second time, apparently regardless of the machine they are used with or the system software involved. Most of the reported problem mice were manufactured in Malaysia and have an FCC ID of BCGA65431. You'll recognize this "sticky button" symptom immediately if you have such a mouse: the problem is intermittent, but it's not subtle.  Liam Breck recently gave up trying to document this problem, and instead  suggested that people contact Apple's Customer Assistance Center directly (_MacWeek_ 4/5/93 p. 64). When I called Apple on March 23rd and described my defective mouse, I was eventually given a case number (F83Y) and told Apple would replace this mouse even though it is a few months out of warranty.  After waiting for three weeks, I called back today wondering where my new mouse was. This time, I was told that Apple had decided the serial number on my mouse (MB13831FC25) is not within the (undisclosed) range Apple is willing to replace, and there is nothing I can do about it.  Nothing, that is, unless enough people complain about this problem to make it worth Apple's while to fix or replace the entire lot of defective mice. Please, if you have one of these mice, I NEED YOUR HELP! Don't assume you know what causes the problem (there are _lots_ of theories) and start hacking around inside your hundred-dollar mouse. Instead, let Apple do it. Please take five minutes to CALL APPLE RIGHT NOW at:                    United States      1-800-776-2333                   Canada             800-665-2775                   UK and Europe      33-1-49-01-49-01                   Australia          61-2-452-8000                   Japan and Pacific  81-3-5411-8500  If the number isn't toll-free, call collect.  Describe the problem and ask for a replacement mouse.  Even if they refuse, insist that they register the details of your case, including your mouse's serial number.  Be firm.  Network managers and user-group leaders especially, please query your user bases. Everyone ask your friends and colleagues.  Please don't send mail to me or post yet another "sticky-button" report, CALL APPLE DIRECTLY!  If enough victims take the trouble to report this well-known problem, Apple will eventually be forced to respond.  If Apple continues to find it easy to stone-wall on this issue, don't expect them to offer support when the next, potentially more serious Mac defect is uncovered.
2545500@jeff-lab@queensu.ca (Peter Pundy) writes:  >Even better than that...  how does a 68000-based Amiga 2000 perform in  >daily tasks compared to my 68030-based IIci.  >Answer, except in a very few cases, I get my butt kicked by the Amiga.  A similar reason is why people at work, used to seeing SCO unix running on a 486, are suprised when they see my Sun-3 at home running faster w/a 16MHz 68020/68881.  The Sun was designed from the ground up for UNIX, the PC wasn't.  This is why you need a gargantuan processor to run Windows.  The basic design of the box is all wrong. (Would've been better if MS had put most of Windows on a plug-in ROM card from day one. (priced at $24.95 or so...) People woulda loved it.  Apple had the right idea, just stumbled a bit in the execution.  -Pete
I am currently managing, among many other labs, a lab with three  LC IIs, a Mac Plus with 45 MB external HD, and a LaserWriter II NTX. My  problem? The LC IIs seem to intermittently slow to a snail's pace.         These LC IIs have 4 MB RAM, 256K VRAM, and a Quantum LP105S HD  installed. I have reformatted the drive with Hard Disk Toolkit 1.3, and  it gives a very respectable 2.9 overall rating to this drive, so it's not  the drive. I have reinstalled System 7.1, MS-Word 5.1a, MS-Works 3.0, and  so on, all from the master disks. In short, I have done everything I can  think of in software. I am *not* a hardware hacker, though I pop cases  fairly often. But nothing works.         The problem is intermittent and unpredictable. The mouse always  moves smoothly, floppies always run at the same speed, but occasionally,  for about 1-2 hours at a time, a machine will run like it was running on  a 4 MHz 68000, not a 16 MHz 68030. It is VERY frustrating and makes it  nearly unusable. It does seem to worsen with increasing disk activity.         Has anyone encountered this problem before? Has anyone got any  ideas? They would be much appreciated.                                      -- Andrew Geweke
In article <C5x1x4.8vp@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> chang hsu liu, cliu@silver.ucs.indiana.edu writes: > > From: "James P. Reynolds" <jpr1@NS1.CC.LEHIGH.EDU> > > Organization: Lehigh University > > Subject:      When you're not using it, turn it off! > > To: Multiple recipients of list C18-L <C18-L@PSUVM.BITNET> > > > > Research has shown that the majority of the time that the United > > States' 30 to 35 million personal computers are on, they are not  > > [More quote deleted]  > > it every so often if you can.  Let's get the word out to everyone. > > We need to be responsible about the way we consume. > > > > Jim Reynolds >  > Susanmarie Harrington > University of Michigan   Ok, I have a question... why?  Why do people copy the article, and the  only new thing they add to the post is there name?  I'm not picking on  this person, I've seen a few of these.  Is it just a mistake?  Am I  missing something?  Is it some unknown net-equette I missed somewhere? I skip over all the quoted material, since I've already read it, and look  for the non-quoted material, and all I get is the name addition.  Is this  supposed to me "I agree", or "I second this" or what?  Sorry...
Does anyone know it the Macintosh LC has Pin 7 (the Pin that enables better Flow Control)? I know the LC 1 & 2 doesn't have it, but what about 3? I have had conflicting reports so far... Please help. Thank you.  (BTW, do you use RezNova's NovaLink? Yes? E-mail me!)  --- Via UCI v1.35 (C-Net Amiga)   Dennis T. Cheung The DTC(tm) Corporation of America America Online: DTC Internet: DTC%MLinkNet@HotCity.Com
bm967@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Kantrowitz) writes ... > >I have a Centris 610 & want to get an IBM machine as well. >To save space on my desk, I would like to use one monitor >for both, with a switch-box. Does anyone know of a way to do >this?  Sure.  Buy a switch box and a multisync monitor.  I have just that arrangement on my desk and it works fine.
jap10@po.CWRU.Edu (Joseph A. Pellettiere) writes:   >	I am looking for any information about the Sigma Designs >	double up board.  All I can figure out is that it is a >	hardware compression board that works with AutoDoubler, but >	I am not sure about this.  Also how much would one cost?  I've had the board for over a year, and it does work with Diskdoubler, but not with Autodoubler, due to a licensing problem with Stac Technologies, the owners of the board's compression technology. (I'm writing this from memory; I've lost the reference. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)  Using the board, I've had problems with file icons being lost, but it's hard to say whether it's the board's fault or something else; however, if I decompress the troubled file and recompress it without the board, the icon usually reappears. Because of the above mentioned licensing problem, the freeware expansion utility DD Expand will not decompress a board-compressed file unless you have the board installed.  Since Stac has its own product now, it seems unlikely that the holes in Autodoubler/Diskdoubler related to the board will be fixed. Which is sad, and makes me very reluctant to buy Stac's product since they're being so stinky. (But hey, that's competition.) --
>According to the (seen several times) postings from Dale Adams of Apple >Computer, both the 610 and the 650 require 80ns SIMMS - NOT 60 ns.  Only >the Centris 800 requires 60 ns SIMMs. > >Pete  I think you meant Quadra 800 ..... (but a Centris 800 probably would be a real nice machine... :)  )  But yeah, it needs 80ns not 60ns.  Joel
drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes:  > In article <L3sB3B4w165w@tfsquad.mn.org> douce@tfsquad.mn.org (Andrew > Geweke) writes: > >        I am currently managing, among many other labs, a lab with three  > >LC IIs, a Mac Plus with 45 MB external HD, and a LaserWriter II NTX. My  > >problem? The LC IIs seem to intermittently slow to a snail's pace. >  >  > This happens intermittently to Macs in our department, ranging from IIsi's > to a Quadra 950. >  > I can end the slowdown immediately by unplugging the Ethernet cable from > the Mac. It seems that something on the network puts out these packet > storms every few days. These storms have the effect of making our Macs > slow down to a crawl.          Thank you very much. These computers behave exactly like what  you're describing. Now, my question. I am running on the lowest of all  budgets, public education. How can I analyze this? All I need is some  sort of packet counter. Do any exist, and where are they?         Thanks again,                                  -- Andrew Geweke
Does anyone know how to reach Micron?  I am interested in getting some specifics about what types of monitors work with their Micron Xceed card for the se/30.  either e-mail or phone number would be prefered. Or if you have the answers to my questions, i'd appreciate a reply.  Thanks.    --  ---------------------------------------------------------------- julia hsieh              My opinions are not intended to reflect hsieh@ipld01.hac.com     those of Hughes Aircraft Company.
In article <1993Apr21.124822.8824@desire.wright.edu> cse0603@desire.wright.edu writes: >Hello > >	I am the proud new owner of a MAC 512K.  Upon power-up and insertion >	of the sytem disk, I get SAD MAC code 0F0064.  Can anyone give me a  >	clue to what this means?  Bad system disk.  (possibly too new a version for your historical curiosity^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HFat Mac)
if you have a memory card installed that's not one of apple's, this may be the problem.  for a couple of months after the release of the duo, some memory manufacturers were shipping duo memory cards w/ improper (non-self-refreshing) chips.  if you have a third party  card, pull it and see if the sleep problem recurs.   - tim
Some kind soul told me that I could change the serial port buffer size of Zterm via ResEdit. He did not tell me HOW I could change it using ResEdit, and I have lost his e-mail address.  Could he or any one else please tell me what to do?  I assume that the relevant resource is zSet, but I do not know, and I have no template for that resource. If you have a TMPL for the correct resource, I would be grateful to receive it. That way, I could play around a bit and maybe get my Duo to do something useful with its serial port. (other than Appletalk).  BTW, I believe that when the port stats says that maximum in buffer is 3074 bytes, that that means increasing the buffer will help, if you are using hardware handshaking. I can cram text data pretty fast into my Duo, and can monitor that CTS is being lowered, but the buffer never gets beyond 3074 (out of 4096) bytes. Makes sense to me.
In article <L3sB3B4w165w@tfsquad.mn.org> douce@tfsquad.mn.org (Andrew Geweke) writes: >        I am currently managing, among many other labs, a lab with three  >LC IIs, a Mac Plus with 45 MB external HD, and a LaserWriter II NTX. My  >problem? The LC IIs seem to intermittently slow to a snail's pace.   This happens intermittently to Macs in our department, ranging from IIsi's to a Quadra 950.  I can end the slowdown immediately by unplugging the Ethernet cable from the Mac. It seems that something on the network puts out these packet storms every few days. These storms have the effect of making our Macs slow down to a crawl.  David Gutierrez drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu
I recall reading that the Mac LC (and presumably the LC II & III) can use stand ard VGA monitors, with appropriate cable adapters.  I am uncertain of this sinc e I have asked other people who say this is not so.  So can all vga monitors be  used on the Mac LC?  What are the specs needed for a PC monitor to work with a Mac LC (horizontal nad vertical frequencies)?
Are there any graphics cards for the SE/30 that also have, say, an 040 accelerator?  There seem to be plenty of accelerator/graphics cards for the _SE_, but none (that I've seen) for the SE/30.  Thanks
Here's another question by a hesitant Powerbook purchaser. I want to be able to run Mathematica and would like to hear some comments   from the gallery about this. How much slower does the program run on a   machine without an FPU (namely a PB160) versus a machine with an FPU   (namely a PB170).  What types of calculations get bogged down the most. I   primarily due moderately simple algebra, integrals which can be dealt with   analytically and plotting including 3-d plots. I don't do a lot of   numerical work. Would a PB160 with a lot of memory ( and the very nice   video port ) be sufficient or should I really try to get an FPU for this   type of work? Is a PB170 with 8Mb faster than a PB160 with 12 or 16Mb. All comments appreciated.
I want to go from 512K to 1M VRAM on my Quadra 800.  How many 512K SIMMS do I need to buy?  Is the current 512K soldered on the board or do I need to take out the current VRAM before I add more?  Thanks,  Wesley Stuart Jones
>	I'm also interested in Mac based BBS, but not in Chicago. > I would greatly appreciate it if someone could post a list of BBSs > in the LA area. Preferably (818) but also (213). Thanks.  Dan  Sure thing. Here are the FIrstClass systems in those area codes:  MacValley Online	      	Burbank, CA			        	(818) 840-0518 The Drawing Board	     	Hacienda Heights, CA	  (818) 965-6241 BPS						               Hollywood, CA		       	(213) 874-1919 SanGabriel Valley MUG 	 Pasadena, CA		        	(818) 790-5426  And here is all of California (unformated, sorry):  Middle Earth			Anaheim, CA				(714) 828-9758 Byte Out of The Apple	Benecia, CA				(707) 747-0306 Planet BMUG				Berkley, CA				(510) 849-2684 MacValley Online		Burbank, CA				(818) 840-0518 Gentle Rain Forum		Claremont, CA			(909) 593-6144 CyberSpace BBS			Culver City, CA			(310) 568-9184 * AllNet				Cupertino, CA			(408) 736-2607 The Boy's Club  		Cupertino, CA			(408) 261-8331 Meme Net				Fresno, CA				(209) 431-6363 Sierra Mouse Trap		Grass Valley, CA		(916) 265-9739 The Drawing Board		Hacienda Heights, CA	(818) 965-6241 The Public BBS			Half Moon Bay, CA		(415) 726-3587 BPS						Hollywood, CA			(213) 874-1919 Imagine-NET				Irvine, CA				(714) 660-7738 eNet					La Canada, CA			(818) 952-6609 Guerilla Symbiotics		La Verne, CA			(909) 593-6862 Macrocosm				Livermore, CA			(510) 449-1648 OneNet					Los Altos, CA			(415) 948-1349 MacIsland				Los Angeles, CA			(310) 476-2299 MacShasta				Mt. Shasta, CA			(916) 926-4854 Foundation				Newhall, CA				(805) 255-7237 SanGabriel Valley MUG	Pasadena, CA			(818) 790-5426 Gooey BBS				Point Mugu, CA			(805) 986-1216 Servant Christian BBS	Redondo Beach, CA		(310) 371-2770 SBAMUG					Redondo Beach, CA		(310) 792-8083 A-1 EZ OK				San Diego, CA			(619) 693-1575 This is not empTV?		San Diego, CA			(619) 450-1590 Harry's BBS				San Francisco, CA		(415) 824-7809 Bare Bones BBS			San Jose, CA			(408) 272-2173 City Connection			San Jose, CA			(408) 272-3332 MacDaze					Santa Barbara, CA		(805) 964-6320 Mac Magic				Santa Barbara, CA		(805) 682-1737 Crumal's Dimension		Santa Clara, CA			(408) 246-7854 Casa del Cyborg			Santa Cruz, CA			(408) 457-2595 Beacon Comminque'		Simi Valley, CA			(805) 522-9602 Channel Z				Simi Valley, CA			(805) 581-4975 Jake and the Mac Man	Solona Beach, CA		(619) 775-2142 Iguana BBS				Sunnyvale, CA			(408) 733-8626 VIZability				Walnut Creek, CA		(510) 210-0800  - Jason
In article <1993Apr24.232542.6070@cheshire.oxy.edu> erik@cheshire.oxy.edu   (Erik Adams) writes: + I am looking at a new LC III and a used IIci.  Prices  + The IIci has much greater potential for expansion, a la NuBus and + greater memory capacity.  How important is this? How many NuBus cards do you have/plan to acquire? How much memory do you really need? I've got a ci, and 20mb of ram. That's plenty. I also have a 24bit graphics card on the NuBus - I'm a sucker for pretty pictures...I think the LCIII can have a bootable ramdisk in memory, which a ci can not have. At least, not out of the box.  + The LC III would be new, under warranty, newer ROMs (is the IIci + "32-bit clean"?), and would have sound input.  I also like the + "pizza-box" case.  The ci is 32-bit clean. I solved the sound input problem with a MacRecorder. But that's gotten to be a fairly expensive solution now that Macromind owns MacRecorder.  + Performance-wise, I have read that they are almost identical, the + LC III being a little slower.  The actual difference is probably not worth worrying over.   + So, which should I get?  Depends on the price you can get the ci for. Educationally speaking, the 4/80 [?] LCIII here at FSU can be had at just under $1300. Add in roughly $500 for a monitor. Last I'd heard, an 8mb LCIII simm went for ~$250.   I think you're in a win-win situation. No matter what you decide, you'll most likely be happy with it.
Hello,  	I remember running across an ad in the back of Mac[User|World] a few years ago, for a Nubus board that had umpteen SIMM slots, to be used to "recycle your old SIMMs," when you upgraded memory.  I don't remember who made this board, and I haven't seen it advertised in any of the latest Mac magazines.  It mentioned that it included software to make the SIMMs on the board act like a RAM disk. As someone who has SIMMS  he can't get rid of/use, but hates the waste, this sounds to me like a majorly good idea.  Does anyone out there know what board/company I'm talking about?   Are they still in business, or does anyone know where I can get a used one if they are no longer made?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Please e-mail me, to save net.bandwidth.   	Thanks,  	Cap.
If anyone has any information about the upcoming new computers (Cyclone and Tempest), I am in need of some info. Anything would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks,
Has anyone heard of a SCSI device that can capture video?   We need some sort of device that can capture about 10 frames or so per second, and work off the SCSI bus. The idea is to use it for some sort of video conferencing application.
Two meg. sim that came from a PB100 for sale.  I am asking $60 (postage included).  If you are interested please e-mail me via internet.  If you do not have internet availability you may contact me at 301/468-0241.
> David_A._Schnider@bmug.org wrote: > : The real question here in my opinion is what Motorola processors running sy stem > : 7 on a MAC are comparable to what Intel processors running Windows on a PC?   I > [stuff deleted] > : -David > -- > Even better than that...  how does a 68000-based Amiga 2000 perform in > daily tasks compared to my 68030-based IIci.  > Answer, except in a very few cases, I get my butt kicked by the Amiga. > Sure there are other considerations, but it goes to show you how > proper design from the beginning (in hardware and software) can give > you great returns.  [as well as showing you that if you don't have a > marketing department to speak of, no one will care how good your system is]  I've had the same experience actually. I love the Mac interface and any number of the features, but am sorely dissapointed with the speed. I use macs daily and am a Moc consultant for OSU Statistics department; I'm familiar with almost every model out there, and my experience is that both the Amiga and the Atari ST simply "blow the Mac out of the water" in terms of performance. At this time I would in general say that the other advantages of the Mac outweigh the advantages of the Amiga or the ST (and Falcon), but I really wish Apple would get their heads together on speed... :-((((( They could take a real lesson in muli-tasking from the Amiga OS or the MultiTOS in the Atari Falcons too :-(((   > I'm still happy with my ci, but I don't understand why the performance is > so bad (comparatively).  They could have done multi-tasking _properly_. > They could have done everthing else better -- but apple didn't. > (of course DOS 6 and windows 3.1 are nothin to write home about either!!)  I just hope that someone comes out with a machine that does *everything* well someday. If I had my choice, I would go with Mac in most aspects, but add the speed and superior Multi-Tasking of the other platforms.  As for the original topic; Trying to compare *just the chip* in a machine seems almost worthless. A fast 386 with a wiz-bang graphics accelerator will be faster in productivity for many applications than a even a stock Quadra. Add a graphics accelerator to a 486 and you *really fly*. Of course, add one the the Quadra and then you're blowing the 486 away... etc...  > Oh well, y'all got $2.00 worth for the price of $0.02  I think mine was only worth $0.01....... ----------------------------------------------------------------------> |-! -David Butler- dhbutler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Does anyone out there know how to add an additional internal hard-drive to a mac IIsi. NOT to replace the already existing hardrive! I was think of hooking to internal drive together or any other ways to add internal harddrive beside replacement. I just don't wanadd an external harddrive. I'm open to any suggestions..please response to the address below. thanks
In article <Apr.22.15.59.38.1993.19720@andromeda.rutgers.edu>   murray@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Murray Karstadt) writes: > hello out in networld, >  >        We have a lab of old macs(SEs and Pluses). We don't have enough money  > to buy all new machines, so we are considering buying a few superdrives for  > our old macs to allow folks with high density disks to use our equipment.  > I was wondering what experiences (good or bad) people have had with this sort > of upgrade. >  >  > murray >  >  > murray@andromeda.rutgers.edu  Murry,  	Why don't you just shell out a couple more dollars and get a floptical.    They can read high density disks (1.4 MB) as well as flopticals (21 MB).  The   price of flopticals right now range from $300's - $400's.
I am looking for recommendations/experiences of bringing Macintosh CPUs onto Token-Ring Nets. Can someone point me in the right direction for information.
I just thought I would pass along my experience with APS. I recently ordered  an external Quantum 240. The salesperson was friendly and knowledgeable, the  order came when promised, and the invoice was at the price quoted.    Installing the drive was simple; I didn't even have to read the manual. The  SCSI address is set by a pushbutton arrangement. I daisy-chained the drive  from my Syquest (also from APS) and booted up with no problems.    I'm still going through all the shareware that comes on the drive. It's a  pretty good assortment.   The drive/fan is a bit noisier than I would like, but I think it'll be OK.  The speed seems very good, although I haven't run any objective tests. It  also seems to spin up pretty quickly; I can hit the power switch for it, and  almost immediately power the Mac without any problems booting from the drive.   Some observations: the case is plastic (good quality, though) while my older  Syquest case is metal. There is one LED, which is normally green, and  flickers red as the drive is accessed.   Just a data point,  Rich
Hi everyone, I just had a quick question. Does anyone know whether or not the MacIIvx supports the new SCSI-2 form, or  do any Macs support it. Thanks for reading, Wes
Please excuse and redirect me if this has already been answered, but is there a small utility that switches the functionality of the caps-lock key and the ctrl key on the powerbook keyboard?  I use the ctrl key far more than caps-lock, so it would be more convenient and comfortable. Thank you for any help, Scott Farrar