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In article <Apr06.184114.73926@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>   ns111310@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Nathaniel Sammons) writes: > I am going to be getting a C650 soon, but I don;t want Apple  > to come out with the Cyclones and the Tempest in a month > and have the price drop on the system I want.  I have negotiated a  > good deal with a supplier for a C650 8/80 and I would like to jump on it, > but, again, I don't want the price drop to smuther me.  BTW, the deal > I have is a C650 8/80 with mouse for $2295... does anyone know of a better > deal? >  > thanks, >  > Is that the low-end configuration?  If it is, it has the 68LC040 (no FPU), as   opposed to all the other configurations with a 68RC040 (has an FPU).  Be sure   you know what you are getting before you buy!!!  The 68RC040 is around   $350-$400 right now, if you intend to upgrade it from a 68LC040.
I have a question for y'all:  I'm looking at an ad for the new 3.5" FAST SCSI-2 drives from Micropolis in the June, 1993, MacWorld. (I have seen similar ads for the IDE versions in IBM PC magazines)  Well, the ad says that all three drives have a FAST SCSI-2 interface, but then it says that the DTR rate for each drive is 5 megabytes/second, *max*.  How can this be?  I thought that if a drive was to be FAST SCSI-2 it had to have a DTR of 10megs a second?  (I am assuming the 5megs/sec claim by Micropolis is from the 512k cache. I admit that I would be very impressed if the drive can *read/write* data at 5megs a second!)
b-clark@nwu.edu (Brian Clark) writes:  > In article <1993Apr13.181720.13214@vax.oxford.ac.uk>, roes@vax.oxford.ac.uk > wrote: > > > > I am working a  data acquisition and analysis program to collect data > > from insect sensory organs. > > > > (stuff deleted) > > > > Another alternative is the use of the sound input port.  > Can you really make due with the non-existent dynamic range of an 8-bit > converter, of probably dubious linearity and monotonicity, and perhaps > AC-coupled as well?  It clearly depends on the type of questions you are asking but in many cases it will do fine. The critical information from the neuron is in the firing frequency (maximum about 100 action potentials per seconds), and not in the amplitude of the signal or in details of the signal shape. So the resolution of about 0.4 % you get with an 8 bit convertor is more then sufficient.  AC coupling does not have to be a problem either, since in many cases you are not interested in the DC level. My pre amplifier is AC coupled also. The critical point is the lowest frequency that will pass. If the cutoff point is to high, the action potentials will be slightly distorted. But even that normally does not matter since it is the occurrence of the spike that is important.   However, I do want to know what exactly I can expect before I start battling with the toolbox to get it going. As yet I have no clue were to start looking for the technical specifications.
Is there a Wyse 60 Terminal Emulator or a comms toolbox kit available on the net somewhere?  Thanks.
The first problem was the sound.  I tried the M0, but then even the logon was muted.  I don't want that.  Any other suggestions for that hissing?  The second is really strange.  First, I kept mentioning that FC slowed down all the time and took too long.  Well I just logged on with extensions off and I didn't have any slowdown.  Also, last time I was online I quit (which usually disconnects and quits).  It disconnected but it wouldn't quit.  I had to force quit, and then when I launched FC again it said the modem port was in use.  This is really strange.  I thought it might have to do with fax software.  Or the restart could have reset the modem port (a more likely explanation).  So, any suggestions?  -David
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In article <1993Apr15.175427.15489@waikato.ac.nz> ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) writes: >In article <1993Apr13.165114.1097@csus.edu>, altheimm@nextnet.csus.edu (Murray Altheim) writes: > >> That was my point. :-) Sony did manufacture the PowerBook 100 under license >> from Apple. AND IT ACTUALLY WORKS!  Yup, I bought the darn thing cause it was sturdy. I carry it around in an unpadded (unless you consider all the papers and files and folders) bookbag (shoulder strap little job from Eddie Bauer). I've travelled cross country several times with Walkman, DiscMan and tapes, books and computer all piled in their. My PB100 works happily, and I'm typing on it right now... It has a Global Village Teleport 9600 V.32 internal send/receive fax-modem, and I just love it.  Unfortunately, I have seen a new Duo 230 that a friend bought as a primary computer (I have a Mac IIsi and SE30 as primary home computers, and Quadra and IIci at work in the lab). And while amazed at the lightness of it, I was kinda shocked at the flimsiness of the screen. I'm sure it'd break real easy.... >> >> (Sorry, but other than my Trinitron, everything else I've ever bought from >> Sony has failed. Why did I keep trying? Because I'm 'tupid.) > >Aw, c'mon. I've got a Sony VCR, a Sony TV (both must be over two years old by >now), a Sony camcorder (five months old?), and of course an Apple 13" RGB >monitor with a Sony tube that I'm never going to part with. And the CD-300i >drive in my month-old Centris 650 is in fact a Sony. > >Maybe it's a question of personal compatibility. Maybe your body puts out the >wrong polarity of static electricity, or something... :-) > Geez, we are a Sony familly. Our neighbor works for Zeinth and hates it (always asks why we didn't buy Zeinth products). Nice guy nevertheless. We still have two working Sony Color Trinitrons from 1972 and 1974. Older one is on it's second picture tube, but both work. Now they're relegated to the old 8-bit atari computer and atari 2600 game machinces, as well as our not-that-old younger sister's Nintendo game machine. Sony doesn't make TV's like they used to though, the newer Mexican assembly-line TV's are not that reliable or sharp anymore... Dad also just got a 35" direct-view Sony (god, the thing weighs a ton!). :)  Still, where would we be without Trinitrons, CD players, or the veritable Walkman????
Hello,  I saw this question posted a week or so ago, but as far as I could tell no answer appeared on the net. What is the good oil on connecting the Apple Extended Keyboard to a PowerBook? The earlier questioner wonderd if this would be too much of a load for the PB and as I want to connect just such a beast I am curious.  I haven't got a PB yet so I can't RTFM but I assume that a standard keyboard with a mouse would be ok as the spec sheet I read mentioned connecting an external keyboard. But is the Extended plus mouse pushing it?  Any help gratefully recieved. I will summarise to the net if necessary.  Thanks, John Collins.
I have a Macc IIci and a Color scanner. I scanned a picture at 600 dpi. When I try to print it on my HP500 color printer, after 10 minutes of making noise, the mac hangs. I would need to reboot it. What does this mean? Do I need to buy more memory? I have 5.0 MB now. I also have about 50 MB of disk free, and the scanned picture is about 12 MB.  ---
Does anyone know of a program or utility that will enable the Mac to read Unix (i.e. NeXT) 3.5 in. disks?
A quick query for Powerbook gurus: Tom Spearman, in a post on alternative Powerbook battery options mentioned that there exist 3 versions of their Powerbook 140-180 batteries: a 2.5 amp hour one (M5545/A), a 2.8 amp hour one, (M5545/B) and a 2.9 amp hour one (M5545/C). Anyone out there know how to determine which of these a battery is? I looked at my battery and there is no obvious exterior indication. I contacted Tom Spearman who had gleaned the information from MacUser and he didn't know either. Anyone out there know the answer? 	Thanks! 	Christopher Majka 	nextug@ac.dal.ca
What would be a good platform for some fairly basic video work of the following nature:  Reading real video in for playbak in various app's 5-10 Minnutes in length Basic editing features for said video - rearange sequences, adding grapic slides from something like power point etc...   I'm not to familiar with this stuff but would like a good system with crisp performance.  It's for educational/promotional things so the video quality should be decent.  I'm thinking Tempest or cyclone, Big drive,loads o ram, Floptical or 128Mb optical ?? - however, I'm not to sure of the various cards and software thats out there.  Please email any responses,  Thanks
I've noticed some of you mentioning owning a Quadra 800 8/230 with CD300 and 1meg of VRAM.  It seems that this configuration was purchased complete; that is, the CD300 and VRAM were already installed in the box.  I am interested in that exact configuration and will be buying with an educational discount but have not found the CD300 bundled with any Q800 smaller than the 8/500. If you bought or know how to buy the 8/230 with CD installed, please let me know what you know via email: send messages to dmaluso@mhc.mtholyoke.edu Thanks, all. Diane Maluso =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =     Diane Maluso            INTERNET:  dmaluso@mhc.mtholyoke.edu     = =     Department of Psychology and Education                           = =     Mount Holyoke College                                            = =     South Hadley, MA  01075                                          = =     (413) 538-2107                                                   = =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
In article <pebi.735242681@zephyr.aem.umn.edu>, pebi@aem.umn.edu (Peter A. Bidian) writes: > Hi, I bought a while ago a Cache Card w/ FPU from Techworks. It was 219$. > I think that was the cheapest I ever saw.  As of last week, Mac's Place had the Applied Engineering QuickSilver card (32k cache, one PDS slot, socket for FPU) on sale for $99.00 (without FPU). Regular price is $199.  No idea if this is still going on, but I can get the phone no. if anyone is interested (I found their ad in MacUser).
In article <C5uFzp.Btp@willamette.edu> Thomas A. Herzog, therzog@willamette.edu writes: >   So I finally decided to risk this upgrade, FAQ in hand I've gathered the > pieces together.  The only problem is that I haven't been able to find > anyone who's even heard of thermal tape/glue (which is what the FAQ > recommends for attaching the heat sink)  I am just tempted to use duct > tape here.... anyone hae any ideas for me for attaching the heat sink to > the processor??  much thanks.  Just use a thin film of epoxy.  That!s what I did.  Epoxy conducts heat fairly well.  And my heat sink gets warm to prove it.  I looked for the stuff myself & my local EE jocks said to use epoxy.  Have fun.
In article <JAS.93Apr16125049@tigger.ISI.EDU> jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes: >If you get teh IIvx ->C650 upgrade, does it include a new sticker to >cover the IIvx identifier with a Centris 650 indetifier?  I can't say for sure with the IIvx -> C650 upgrade, but I wondered the same thing when I ordered my LC -> LC III upgrade.  Turns out the "upgrade" is actually an entire CPU minus any disk drives.  You pull the floppy and hard drives out of the old one, stick them in the new one, and you've got an LC III.  The IIvx -> C650 may be the same thing.  It might be something to look into for those people who are unhappy that Apple only sells Macs pre-packaged with the drives.  Of course, the price is quite a bit higher without the trade-in...
Hi!  I am looking for a source of lithium batteries for an original Mac II.  The number on the battery is ER 1/2 AA.  Local electronic shops & computer stores freak when inquire.  The fastest any of them can get a battery to me is 2-3 weeks for about $20.  Anything faster and/or cheaper is welcome!  Please respond to me via e-mail and I will summarize to the net.  Note my e-mail address differs from the return address of this posting.  Thanks in advance for your help!
I'm considering adding a floptical drive to my current system.  What I would like to know is which floptical drives are recommended for their quality and performance.  My preference would be floptical drives capable of handling both 800k and 1.4k floppies, but handling 800k floppies is not a necessity.  So far, I only know a bit about the Iomega floptical and the Infinity floptical drives.  Are there any comments/recommendations for either of these?  Are there any other floptical drives that are worth looking into and where can they be purchased (i.e. which mail order places, etc).  Thanks in advance.  Please send replies directly to umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca
In article <1qkmb2$n0d@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> khc@marantz.Corp.Sun.COM writes:  >1. The Mac II is supposed to have a socket for the MC68851 PMMU chip. Could >anyone let me know where that socket is on the motherboard. I have obtained >a PMMU chip (16 Mhz) from a surplus store, and would like to install it onto >my Mac II (circa 1987). But I cannot see the socket myself when I tried to >install it.  The original Mac II had an Apple MMU chip installed which performs a subset of the 68851's functions.  If you look underneath your front left floppy bay you will find three chips, all approximately the same size.  One will be the 68020, the next the 68881, and the third, approximately the same size, will be the Apple chip.  It is easy to spot because it has a 'hump' in the middle of it.   Example:                            -----------                         /           \          ---------------             ---------------          |                                         |          |                                         |  That and the Apple logo should make it easy to find.
Does anyone have a version of "Which Mac Do I Buy?" that is later than v 1.3.1?  I no longer have access the ZiffNet/Mac, accessed through CompuServe, to check for myself.  "Which Mac..." is a HyperCard stack that assists in decision making based on budget, features, and main software used.  Please let me know if you can help me out. Download from CompuServe should not cost much if a higher speed modem is used. Stack, compressed, is about 125KB?  Thanks for any help...  Dale  carsona@sfu.ca
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?
In article <1quod6$i3n@menudo.uh.edu> ln63sdm@sdcc4.ucsd.edu writes: > >The CD300 (external) is already shipping and has been shipping for quite awhile >now.  Demand for the units are high, so they are pretty rare.  I've seen them   >listed for around $525-550 at local computer stores and the campus Mac   >reseller.  I've also heard rumors that they are bundled with a couple of CD's,  I had mention in a previous article that I was searching for the 300 external drive.  I did call Apple Catalog as recommended and they told me the drives were back ordered until May 8.  I placed an order anyways and two days later I had a visit from Federal Express.  Well, you can guess how I spent my weekend. Of course I ended up paying list price but you do get a free copy of PC Exchange when you order from the Apple Catalog.  You may want to check if they have any internal drives.
In article <93759@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt8798a@prism.gatech.EDU (Anthony S. Kim) wrote: >  > I remember someone mention about a 150meg syquest.  Has anyone else > heard anything about this?  I'd be interested in the cost per megabyte and the > approximate cost of the drive itself and how they compare to the Bernoulli 150.
Kurt Tiedtke (ktiedtke@jarthur.claremont.edu) wrote: : Could someone direct me to information on SCSI performance for each Mac? : (Max throughput, etc.)  Max thruput on a Centris or Quadra is about 3.3 MB/sec. Max thruput on IIci or IIfx or equivalent is about 1.4 MB/Sec Max thruput on slower machines is slower.
I recall that Ehman 'died'...  Can anyone suggest what the problem is when the picture jumps about an inch any direction?  Two page monchrome monitor connected to Newlife accelerator and  video board in an SE... At the end of the work day, several hours with power on, the picture will occasionally jitter a couple of times and then remain calm for a few minutes. Then it does more shaking...  The environment around the computer appears to be stable. Nothing newly introduced near the computer.   Any ideas? Please e-mail to carsona@sfu.ca or reply here.  Also... Has anyone used Ehman two page with Powerbook video? What was required? Just a cable adapter?  Thanks for any help!  Dale carsona@sfu.ca
Can the internal hard drive of the MacPortable upgraded to larger capacity? What is the specs? A 3-1/2" drive? LPS model?  Is there any third party modem greater than 2400 bps? With FAX option?  P.S. I notice the MacPortable batteries are avalable thru the Apple Catalog.
In article <1993Apr18.134943.16479@bmers95.bnr.ca>, slang@bnr.ca (Steven Langlois) wrote: >  > Does anyone know if there are any devices available for the Mac which > will increase the number of serial ports available for use > simultaneously?  I would like to connect up to 8 serial devices to my > Mac for an application I am working on. I must be able to access each > one of the independently. >  > If such a device exists, are there are any limits to the number of > serial devices I can use? >  > Any information is appreciated. >  > Steven Langlois > slang@bnr.ca  The Quadralink by AE is a possibly problematical solution to your needs. I've used one for the last 4 (?) years on my personal system, but a fatal bug has crept into their more recent s/w. The bug only shows up during heavy serial traffic but completely crashes the system (MacsBug can not reboot, time to hit the restart button).  AE told me in January that they were aware of and working on fixing the bug which I described to them. Since then they have not answered any of my faxes asking them for a status of the bug-fix.  The QL has been great, but for now I have mine sidelined. If you are only going to be using 2400 Baud or less, then you may have no, or very infrequent problems,
What is the real story here? Can I hook up any PC SVGA Montitor to the Centris internal video? Do I need to make my own cable if it doesn't not come with one? Has apple released a Tech note with the pinouts for doing such? The reasoj I ask is that it seems the prices for SVGA are lower than that of their mac counterparts... --mike  **************************      having been discusse essentially adnausium the answer is yes.  at least for the 600x400 configuration.  you can get an adaptor called Mac VGA -Q from James engineering (510) 525 7350 and this will let you display 600x400 and 800x600 if the monitor is capable.  I think the 800x600 requires 56Khz horizontal sync.  I use this on my sony 1604.  (gives a slightly wider screen than the 832x624 adaptor.
In article <C5Fqno.9HH@news.udel.edu> Bill Johnston, johnston@me.udel.edu writes: > >I'm going to buy a DayStar 68040 with 25 MHz for the SE/30. Since there > >were so many mails about problems with this board, my questions: > >does the board work with 7.1 and A/UX 3.0 ? Does anybody know problems > >with any kind of software ? >  > Well, I haven't seen any reports of problems with the Turbo '040, > but to my knowledge, Daystar has not released a version of the  > board that works with anything but the IIsi and IIci, and they > have not finished tweaking/testing for use with A/UX.  This may > not happen until the A/UX 3.0.2 upgrade is released (my guess) so  > I'd recommend waiting or buying the 50 MHz '030 board and upgrade > later when A/UX compatibility is assured.  Turbo '040 interface  > cards for the II, IIx, SE/30, IIcx, etc will probably be available > sooner, but if A/UX compatibility is a requirement, it is probably > best to be patient and let someone else be the pioneer.  ;-)  An added advantate of waiting for the DayStar for the SE/30 is that, just as with the '030 power cache, the '040 accelerator will plug into the CPU socket, leaving the PDS slot free for a video card or ethernet card.  With DayStar's upgrade path, it's a no lose situation.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------  Earl D. Fife          |          Department of Mathematics fife@calvin.edu       |          Calvin College (616)957-6403         |          Grand Rapids, MI 49546
My Apple 13" RGB monitor has over the past few months gone brighter and brighter and the colors are not as rich as before. Has anyone out there encountered a similar problem? Dows anyone happen to know what this problem may be due to?
The most likely explanation may have something to do with the fact that a greater density of information exists on the larger capacity disk drive than the smaller one. If your running the drive on a Mac I would recommend a shareware utility called Timedrive which tests seek, SCSI throughput and rotational speed. This utility should let you know what the differences are between the drives. ***************************************************************************  The views expressed in this posting those of the individual author only.  [BBS Number:(613) 848-1346      MacContent is VictoriaÕs first Iconic BBS!] ***************************************************************************
In article <C5Hsyu.Dxq@hpuerca.atl.hp.com> russ@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Russ   Hodes) writes: > Tae Shin (tshin@husc8.harvard.edu) wrote: > :  > : Basically, the Mac Pluses are constantly rebooting themselves, as if   the > : reboot button were being pushed.  Sometimes the Mac is able to fully   boot > : and display the desktop, but it is only a matter of time before it   reboots > : again.  At times, the frequency is as high as several times a minute.  > :  >    I wonder if your Mac has those little "RESET / INTERUPT" switches >    installed.  They are plastic devices that push on the switches which >    are inside the mac.  Or mabey those switches are bad and need >    replacing.  This problem is usually a low +5 Vdc from the power supply, there is an   adjustment for this on the supply. If the voltage is still unstable or low   then the culprit is probably a bad rectifier at CR20.
ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) writes:  >Just a quick summary of recent findings re. high speed modems. Top three >contenders seem to be AT&T Paradyne, ZyXEL, and US Robotics. ZyXEL has the >biggest "cult following", and can be had for under $300, but I ignored it >because I need something with Mac software, which will work without any >tweaking.  You shouldn't have ignored the ZyXEL.  It can be purchased with a "Mac bundle", which includes a hardware-handshaking cable and FaxSTF software. The bundle adds between $35 and $60 to the price of the modem, depending on the supplier.  It is true that the modem has no Mac-specific docs, but it doesn't require much 'tweaking' (aside from setting &D0 in the init string, to enable hardware handshaking).  For more information on the ZyXEL, including sources, look at various files  on sumex-aim.stanford.edu, in info-mac/report.