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Hi everyone. Just the other day, I ordered a VRAM chip for my new LCIII from Mac Connection. They sent it overnight (very nice) and I got it installed, and we found that it didn't work properly. When you put the computer in  thousands mode, the bottom of the screen (using the new chip) is all flickering and fuzzy. So I called them up and I'm going to return it for a new one.  My question is, how often does such a thing happen with SIMM chips in general? Do you often find when ordering chips that a large portion are bad? Is this a rarity? This is the first chip I've ordered so I have no other experience in this area. I'm just curious if anyone else has had the same type of experience.  That's about it. Please email me, and if people want, I can post a summary. Thanks all. --  Hillel Sims  -----  simsh@rpi.edu  -----  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
I used HP DeskJet with Orange Micros Grappler LS on System6.0.5.  But now I update system 6.0.5 to System7 with Kanji-Talk 7.1, then I can not print by my DeskJet.  Is the Grappler LS old ? Can I use DeskJet on System7 ?  Please tell me how to use DeskJet on System7.  Thank you
Hey All-  We have an old (1990) external HD attached to the Plus in our lab.  It had   given us flawless service until last week.  The problem: Someone in our lab   has an old 512 that was upgraded a couple years ago to a Plus with an   aftermarket SIMM/SCSI setup (Digigraphics "SIMMer").  the DB25 SCSI plug runs   through the back of the machine and attaches to the board with a 26-pin   rectangular connector.  Well, this guy had removed the back from the machine,   to put more memory in, and had disconnected the the SCSI plug.  Since the   26-pin connector is symmetrical (not keyed) he may have reinstalled it upside   down, essentially reversing the pins on the DB25.  He came in and asked if he   could try out our HD on his SCSI port (it had never been used).  Naive fools   that we are, we said o.k..  His computer failed to recognize the drive.  Now,   none of the computers in our lab will recognize it.  We tried Disk Doctor, and   it doesn't recognize anything on the SCSI chain.  Could installing the SCSI   upside down have wrecked the HD's driver board?  The drive seems to spin up   all right and unpark itself upon powerup.  The events are too coincidental to   attribute the problem to stiction.  Any help greatly appreciated-
Hi, I'm having problems tying to get a Sony DAT drive to work.  I'm using Retrospect 1.3Ci, and my only luck with getting the drive to work has been with a Mac IIci, which has now unfortunately gone to another department.   Ideally, we want to attach it to our Quadra 950 setup.  I can't seem to get the Retrospect software to recognize the media at all.  When in the "Devices" dialog, it can see the DAT device, but comes up with, firstly, 'Running', secondly 'Media Failure' and then immediately 'Contents Unknown'.  This does not happen with the Mac IIci setup, which simply says 'Ready'.   I'm hoping someone else will have had similar problems but found some solution... I  know some others who have had problems with DAT devices and their Quadra, but they have a Mac IIci which they can use!    THE SYMPTOMS System software is 7.1, also didn't work with 7.0.1   I have tried the following:   Turn off all extensions, except Retrospect SCSI (required)   Tested on a variety of machines:  Quadra, IIsi, and LC (at least).   Connected no other SCSI devices   Tested all varieties of SCSI termination etc.   Replaced the DAT unit with a new one (Yes!  we got that desperate!)   Read the Retrospect manual (EVEN MORE DESPERATE :))  Replies via email would be greatly appreciated... thanks in advance.  I'll post any solutions to this group.  Cheers, Matt. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks, Steve, for your helpful and informative comments on Mac stereo sound.  Too bad some developers aren't addressing the problem.  This did make my trusty old Mac II superior to the Quadra I replaced it with in one way though!  :)   Thanks,
I purchased 2x8 MB 72-pin (60 ns) SIMMs for my Quadra 800 from Chip Merchant (I've been very satisfied with them in the past).  Either one alone works, but both together fail.  I called Apple for advice and was told that there was a problem with "Composite" SIMMs.  Only non-composite SIMMs should be used with the Q-800.  Chip Merchant confirmed that they presently sell only composite 72-pin SIMMs.  So, Q-800 SIMMs need to be both 60 ns and non-composite.  Marty Sachs ---------------------------------------------------------------- USDA/ARS & Agronomy/UIUC    msachs@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu [internet] S108 Turner Hall            msachs@UIUCVMD [bitnet]  1102 S. Goodwin Ave.        (217) 244-0864 [phone] Urbana, IL  61801           (217) 333-6064 [FAX]
In article <1rhp3u$18q@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, chen@nuclear.med.bcm.tmc.edu (ChenLin) wrote: >  >  > I just got my new C650. It does not seem to come with a microphone. Damn!
In article <16BAA771E.C558172@mizzou1.missouri.edu> , C558172@mizzou1.missouri.edu writes: >Why no. It is a little known fact that NO macs have a CPU. They are all >connected via a cellular network to the Cray supercomputer in Apple's >garage (that's right the same one where Steve & Steve built the Apple \\). >--Shannon  Silly you. Don't you know the only division at Apple allowed to use the Cray is the legal department?
I have a Logitech 256grays hand scanner from a PC.  I'm wondering if anyone has been successful in connecting the scanner to a mac?  It has the same connector and is a serial device on the pc.  I can imagine the pins coniguration would need to changeed, but I'm not sure if the signal levels would be correct, and if the mac s/w would work with it.    Of course the manuals say nothing about the interface, connector layout or anything H/W-ish!  Any ideas??   thanx,
My MacClassic mouse died.  I dissected it and determined that it is the microswitch, that senses the click, that is stuck in the depressed mode.  This tragedy prompts the following questions:  1.	Is it easy to find a microswitch that I could solder into the 	place of the old switch ?
Does anyone know where I can still get an internal fax modem for the  original mac portable? I know they were made for a while by several  manufacturers, but I can't find them now. thanks for your help. Gene Wright
In article <1993Apr14.115511.28278@kth.se> d88-jwa@eufrat.nada.kth.se (Jon Wtte) writes: >If you have no friends, buy a 128 MB optical  Huh?  If I buy a 128M optical, I might lose my friends?  Why - do they smell bad?  :-)   >and stop worrying about cartridge wear (Bernoulli) or crashes (SyQuest)  On a serious note, I have heard the tales about SyQuest failures.  But I am curious about Jon's comments on cartridge wear for the the Bernoullis. Can someone elaborate?  Is there a general consensus that the 128M opticals are the most reliable?  I am mostly concerned about media failures, as opposed to drive mechanism failures.
In article <1993Apr24.055158.11640@midway.uchicago.edu> choi@gsbsrc.uchicago.edu (Dongseok Choi) writes:   > I understand that if I have a correct adapter then I can >use a vga monitor with my IIsi. > Are those adapters working with specific brands? > Is adapter for NEC or Sony working with other brands? > I will be using a vga monitor with IIsi for a month soon. > I don't have any clue what monitor will be.  Here's the story:  (1)  The IIsi *cannot* supply a VGA output.  However...  (2) Some VGA-type monitors can adequately deal with the video signal the Mac uses to drive the Apple 13 or 14 inch "high resolution color display"---i.e., Apple's own 640x480 mode.  So, if you wish to hook one of these monitors up to your IIsi, you need (a) an adapter that converts from the Mac DB-15 connector to the VGA-style high density DB-15 connector, *but* tells the Mac to use it's own 640x480 mode, not the VGA 640x480 mode, and (b) a VGA monitor that can deal with the higher bandwidth of the Mac 640x480 mode over the VGA 640x480 mode (which as I stated in (1) above, the IIsi cannot produce).  As far as (a) above is concerned, contact   James Engineering, Inc.  6329 Fairmount Ave.  El Cerrito, CA  94530  510-525-7350  FAX: 510-525-5740  They can probably get you the right adapter.  Remember: you do *not* want the run-of-the-mill Mac-to-VGA adapter, because it will try to have your IIsi produce the VGA mode, which it cannot (the computer will just fail to produce any video signal at all).  Instead, you want an adapter that connects between the Mac-style and VGA-style connectors, but tells the Mac to use the Apple 640x480 mode.  Sorry for the poor terminology available for describing this distinction.  As far as (b) is concerned, make sure to get a monitor that can deal with a horizontal bandwidth of 35 KHz and a vertical retrace rate of 67 Hz.  These are the spec's of Apple's 640x480 mode.  For comparison, the VGA-standard 640x480 mode uses a 31.5 KHz horizontal bandwidth and a 60 Hz. vertical retrace rate.  The monitor will probably need to have auto-synch'ing capability, as the Apple mode you'll be using isn't one of the set of standard modes in the PC compatible world.  Good luck!  	-Fred Martin
tthiel@cs.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel) writes:  >scott@cs.uiuc.edu (Jay Scott) writes: >>A rep at the dealer (actually it's a university order center, so >>they don't have any immediate financial interest), told me that >>they have been having lots of problems with their Centris 610. >>He didn't go into details, but mentioned problems with the >>floppy drive and intermittent problems with printing files. >>It sounded to me like they were having both hardware problems >>and software compatibility problems with the machine. >>He's not recommending the Centris 610 to anybody; he says to >>consider a Centris 650 or a IIvx. (Why he would recommend a >>IIvx over an LCIII I don't know, but that's what he said.) >>So, what does the net think? Did the dealer just get one flaky >>machine, or did Apple send the C610 out the door too early? >>Is your C610 working just great, or is it buggy too?  My Centris 610 is working perfectly.  There is one problem that I have noticed.  FastBack II backup utility does not work!!!  The strange thing is that it works with my friend's 610 most of the time, however, it never works with my machine.  I assume it is some sort of software problem and not hardware related.
I too have been watching the IIsi speedup reports and plan to upgrade in the next few weeks.  The plan I have is to build a small board with a few different crystals on it and to be able to switch between the different speeds using a front pannel switch.  This way I can get the speed when I want but I can also run at slower (stock) speeds it I experience any compatability problems with any applications.  I don't expect to be able to switch clock speeds with the system running, but if I can switch without any lock-up problems, then I could switch to 33MHz when needed and put it back to idle (20 MHz) when not needeed.  This would further reduce the wear-and-tear on the CPU even with a heat sink.  Of course I would not want to run the different clock signals through the switch but use a chip or two on the board to select the frequency desired and route it directly to the mother board.  I haven't started probing around inside my si yet.  Does anyone know the voltage level to power the crystal oscilators?
Hello Net.People,  We have a LaserWriter Select 310 (standard 1.5Mb RAM) connected to an LC III (4/80).  The print driver cannot find any Adobe Type 1 fonts or any TrueType fonts in the System.  The connections to the printer and the Driver installation are correct but this 310 printer still refuses to find fonts and work correctly out of the box.  IMHO, an Apple product not working out of the box is a shameful event.  The installer disks for the printer install: LW Select 310 driver v 1.0, PrintMonitor v 7.1 and backgrounder v 3.1 (!) on a System 7.1 LC III.  Has anyone else had similar experiences with this printer/configuration, because we really need some help on this one.
In article <1r2nb4$h42@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, da228@cleveland.Freenet.Edu  (Charles G. Williams) writes:  >> So is $99 a good deal or not, I still don't know. > I would say that is not a good deal.  In June's MacWorld, River > (formerly Maya computer) advertised a DayStar 33 MHz PowerCache WITH > 68882 for $295!  Can you believe it?  I know prices would be falling, > but geeze! >  Actually, the 295 is for the 33 MHz PowerCard, not the Universal Powercache. The 33 MHz Universal Powercache with FPU and adaptor can be had for about $500 (still not a bad deal).  I believe the Powercard is one generation  older than the Universal Powercache, and the one primary difference is that the Powercard is machine specific while the Powercache can fit into many Macs with the proper adaptor.  Both cards are 68030 based.  I'm not sure if the hardware or software with the Powercard is otherwise  different from the Powercache (perhaps someone could enlighten me?).  I would also add that I called River Computer the other night and these Powercards were going very fast.
Yes, I know computers and harddisk drives should be ALWAYS on. But what about monitors? They generate a lots of heat. Should I or shouldn't I keep them on 24 hours a day? Any advice? Thanks. Take care...Paul
The real question here in my opinion is what Motorola processors running system 7 on a MAC are comparable to what Intel processors running Windows on a PC?  I recall there being a conversation here that a 486/25 running Windows benchmarks at about the same speed as 25Mhz 030 in system 7.  I don't know if that is true, but I would love to hear if anyone has any technical data on this.  -David
On an ISO/ANSI-standard 5.25" magneto-optical disc, how many sectors are there per track (or disc revolution), and how many tracks per disc?  Thanks,
In article <1993Apr16.021225.19717@leland.Stanford.EDU> Ravi Konchigeri   <mongoose@leland.stanford.edu> writes: > Finally got my computer fixed and I'd like to sum up. >  > About hard drive companies: the original 160 meg drive that was bad (bad > sector or something) was an IBM.  The new one is a Quantum.  Is the LCIII > supposed to be shipped with IBMs?  Is there a quality difference?  > Apparently! :) >  > Second, about hard drive position.  I've put the LCIII on its side and > the new 160 HD has had no problems at all.  I've even switched back and > forth between horizontal and vertical and there are no problems.  As far > as I'm concerned I don't believe HD position is important for drives up > to 160 meg, in any computer.  Don't know about CD-ROM, though. >  >  > 	"Just like everything else in life, the right lane ends in half a   mile." >  > Ravi Konchigeri. > mongoose@leland.stanford.edu  Ravi,  	Its not a good idea to have a horizontally formatted hard disk in a   vertical position.  If the drive is formatted in a horizontal position, it can   not completely compensate for the gravitational pull in a vertical position.    I'm not saying that your hard disk will fail tomorrow or 6 months from now, but   why take that chance?  If you want more detailed info on the problem, please   mail me at:===> sunnyt@dna.bchs.uh.edu <===.
I thnik i'll be able to pick up  a piar of Mac 512K's for nothing, but their power supplies are dead.  Anyone know where I can pick up a pair of refurbished PS's for cheap (preferably mail order). Yes, I do have uses planned fior them.  One will be sold to a friend who just needs a terminal to connect via modem to his e-mail account. The other will be used by me as a net client to run my downloads and/or printing.
It's my understanding that, when you format a magneto-optical disc, (1) the formatting software installs a driver on the disc, (2) if you insert the disc in a different drive, then this driver is loaded into the computer's memory and then controls the drive, and (3) if this driver is incompatible with the drive, then the disc can not be mounted and/or properly read/written Is that correct?
In article <1993Apr15.181440.15490@waikato.ac.nz>, I said:  > I know that plugging and unplugging ADB devices with the power on is "not > supported", and you can hit problems if you have multiple devices with > clashing addresses, and all that.  I've had a couple of e-mail responses from people who seem to believe that this sort of thing is not only unsupported, it is downright dangerous.  I have heard of no such warnings from anybody at Apple. Just to be sure, I asked a couple of our technicians, one of whom has been servicing Macs for years. There is *no* danger of damaging logic boards by plugging and unplugging ADB devices with the power on.  SCSI, yes, ADB, no...
I'm looking for recommendations for a laser printer.  It will be used mostly for text by a single user.  It doesn't need to be a postscript printer.  Any advice would be appreciated.
In article <C5L39p.2qz@news.udel.edu>, johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:|> In article <1993Apr16.144750.1568@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> nodine@lcs.mit.edu (Mark H. Nodine) writes:|> >I don't know about the specific problem mentioned in your|> >message, but I definitely had SCSI problems between my|> >Q700 and my venerable Jasmine Megadrive 10 cartridge|> >drives.  My solution was to get Silverlining.  None of|> >the loops that involved blind writes worked to the drives; op that worked was the "Macintosh|> >Software" loop (whatever that means).|> |> I doubt this is a Quadra-specific problem.  I had to get|> rid of my "venerable" Bernoulli 20 last year (with enough |> cartridges purchased at ~$90 each to make the whole thing |> worth more than my whole computer ;).  The tech support guys|> at Ocean Microsystems suggested that some third-party drivers |> might fix the problem - in my case the cartridges wouldn't |> format/mount/partition for A/UX.   hat the Megadrives worked perfectly on both myMac Plus and my Powerbook 140.  It was for this reason I assumedthe problem had something to do with the Quadra.  Even with theQuadra, they mostly worked OK.  The problem occurred when I ejecteda cartridge from a drive: it would start popping up dialog boxessaying "This cartridge must be formatted with Jasmine Driveware"even though there was no cartridge in the drive.	--Mark t to format) I have this confirmed from Apple Computer in Sweden (I work for a Apple dealer as a service tech). We had problems that Quadras wanted to format a diskette or a Syquest when ther was nothing in the drive. This problem was fixed sytem 7.1Mikael Fredriksson-------------------------------------------------email: mikael_fredriksson@macexchange.seMac Exchange BBSPL 3813S-437 92 LindomeSwedenBBS +46-31-948290 (5 lines)FAX +46-31-948294FIDO 2:203/211   <Disclaimer: Mac Exchange BBS cannot be held responsible for the contents of this message>
I have also moved on to a 66.6 mhz clock. Thus far not problems. I'm not totallysurprised as I've had Q700 run at 35.4 mhz (CPU clock speed) using a VSO. My 25 mhz rated Daystar QuadraCache got very hot at 32 mhz and would fail previously. I glued on a piece of aluminum stock to the hi speed RAM chips and it runs cool without problems at 33.3 mhz. The combination is faster than a Q950.
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1)    I have an old Jasmine drive which I cannot use with my new system.  My understanding is that I have to upsate the driver with a more modern one in order to gain compatability with system 7.0.1.  does anyone know of an inexpensive program to do this?  ( I have seen formatters for <$20 buit have no idea if they will work)   2)     I have another ancient device, this one a tape drive for which the back utility freezes the system if I try to use it.  THe drive is a jasmine direct tape (bought used for $150 w/ 6 tapes, techmar mechanism).  Essentially I have the same question as above, anyone know of an inexpensive beckup utility I can use with system 7.0.1
Jeff,   I have answers to both of your questions.  First, I recommend the Sony CPD-1320 monitor.  It is a 14" Trinitron VGA monitor, but it is designed specifically for use with the LC.  It works only with Macs with specific video capabilities which means only the LC's and anything after the ci.  All it takes is a MAC<->VGA cable (I recommend one from James Engineering which is about $20).  These cost about $335 as compared to the much higher prices of comparable monitors because they are not multisynch.  I have used one for half a year and I love it.   Second, I have used Syex and found them to be decent.  I had a backorder on a Supra modem which I cancelled.  They were helpful in explaining the reasons why there were delays and they had Supra's number ready for me.  The only complaint was that they did not always return my calls.   I have been told that the CPD-1320 is selling for $339 from J&R's (800)221-8180.  I think Syex is a little more, but I don't know.  -David
[ Article crossposted from comp.sys.hp ] [ Author was Gordon Lang ] [ Posted on 5 Apr 1993 23:25:27 GMT ]  [ Article crossposted from comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware ] [ Author was Gordon Lang ] [ Posted on 5 Apr 1993 23:19:01 GMT ]  I need a device (either an ISA board or a subsystem) which will take two RGB video signals and combine them according to a template. The template can be as simple as a rectangular window with signal one being used for the interior and signal two for the exterior. But I beleive fancier harware may also exist which I do not want to exclude from my search.  I know this sort of hardware exists for NTSC, etc. but I need it for RGB.  Please email and or post any leads....
In <92.2bd1cd0c@axolotl> Steed.Bell@macrocosm.omahug.org (Steed Bell) writes:  >networked together using Appletalk and PhoneNet connectors. To chat we use a >program called 'Broadcast'. With it we can send brief messages to all or >selected machines within the network.  If you use System 7, you can use my application Zing which has a 30 kB footprint (meaning you can have it running all the time without losing memory)  It is also compatible with the chat program "FishBomb" which allows sounds and pictures as well.  Both are, as far as I know, freeware (I dustribute Zing with source) and should be available on the normal services (mac.archive.umich.edu for instance)  Cheers,  					/ h+
>I just read an article on the SWII. One thing puzzles me: the article says the >SWII is a serial-only device. Does that mean I'll have to unplug my modem each >time I want to print something???