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In article <1993Apr5.122613.12289@alijku05.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>, Norbert Mueller <K360171@alijku11.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at> writes: >> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware > In article <prudhom.733762331@iros1> Serge Prud'homme, > prudhom@IRO.UMontreal.CA writes: >> Any info on the video processor Am29000 that sit on it, any way to > program that >> chip?  What companie makes that chip? > >  > Apple was never able to provide any docs or tools to program that chip. I > value it as > the least value per $ piece of computer hardware I ever bought due to the > COMPLETE > LACK support tools. There was a refund for US-buyers of this card but we > Europeans > were left out in the rain once again...  I agree completely, but there was only a refund for people who bought the GC with a Quadra. I have seen an alpha version of an extension from Apple called 8.24 GC QuickTime Video which offloads QuickTime compression/decompression from the cpu to the AM29000 on the card. So it seems it can be done even though in a developer article it states that the GC can't be programmed - but they asked that any suggestions be sent in anyway...
In article <1p5e0tINNojp@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU> bell-peter@yale.edu (Peter Bell) writes: >My advisor has decided to get a mac for the lab now that we are funded again. > >The consensus in the lab was that all we really needed was an LCIII, but  >he decided he wanted a centris 610.  The lack of an fpu on that machine, >and the price, struck me as making it worth less than an LCIII, so I have  >suggested we get a IIvx instead.  It seems heavily expandable, and for  > >what do people with IIvx's think of them?  They seem like good machines to >me, and I like the Nubus slots in case we ultimately decide we want to do >work with video on it....  The IIvx...LCIII performance at a Centris 610 price. The only reason to get an IIvx is if you really need the full-size Nubus slots. Keep  in mind that the 610 supports all Apple monitors and has optional Ethernet. This lessens (but doesn't eliminate) the need for Nubus cards. And unless you're running FPU-intensive software, the 610 will blow the doors off the LCIII and the IIvx. The LCIII, on the other hand, is sufficient for most people and has a great price.  If you haven't guessed, I find halving the bus clock (the IIvx 32MHz uP vs. 16MHz bus) a throughly bad thing and I hope Apple never does it again. --  ______________________________________________________________________________ |Joe Finete                                                                   | |jfinete@cats.ucsc.edu                                                        |
In article <C5xpzK.F46@imag.fr> Ibaa Oueichek, oueichek@imag.fr writes: >	I have an Ethernet card that i took out off an old LC. The card >	is manufactured by Asante. On it i can read: >	"Asante Tech, inc. Copyright 1991. MACCON + LC REV.B". >	The card has an fpu socket on it. It provides thin Ethernet connector >	and there's another connector on it which resembels to phone connectors. > >	My questions are: >	- Will this card work on any other model than LC-serie ?, given that >	it's a PDS card, will it work with the IIsi PDS slot ?. I think there >	may be a probleme because the LC has 16 bit wide slots. It probably won't work with any other LC.  The ones I have for the LC II are Rev. D.  No, it won't work in the IIsi's PDS slot since it's a 68030 PDS, while the LC has the 68020 PDS.  The IIsi and SE/30 share the same kind of card.  > >	- What's that other conncetor on the card ?. That's the 10BaseT ethernet connector.
In Article <1993Apr16.075822.22121@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, hlsw_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Dave Hollinsworth) wrote: >With a little luck, I could own a C650 sometime in the near future, and >so I was just wondering if someone could clear these two questions up for me: > >1.  What speed SIMMS does the C650 need/want?  (I know that it needs 80ns >VRAM...not sure for the main RAM.) >  60ns 72 pin simms.  >2.  I've heard two conflicting stories about the total expandibility of the >C650's RAM...132 and 136 megs.  Which is true?  (Perhaps another phrasing >would be better:  does the 8 meg version come with all 8 megs on the logic >board, or 4 megs + a 4 meg SIMM?) > 2 configs: 4mb & 8mb. In each case the memory is soldered on the board leaving the 4 simm sockets open. 132mb is the total addressable memory for a 650.  >Just wondering.... >
The 486 at the same CLOCK is NOT as fast as the 040 at the same clock speed.  The '040 also has much better floating point unit. Now the DX2-66 is faster than the '040 at 33Mhz.  But for your reference the 486 at 33 mhz gets ~14MIPS while the '040 at 33mhz gets ~20MIPS.
In article <1993Apr15.183527.3365@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu>   hew@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes: > THere is a defect in the 13" hi-res monitors, bring it to a dealer and  > they will replace the flyback for free, I think. >  >  > 	I just heard of this problem at work today and we are fixing  > them for free. >  >  > 	________________ > 	- / o r r
Last week's MacWEEK article by Ric Ford indicated that David Ramsey's Mac IIx has been running nicely with a Mac IIci ROM in it, offering clean 32-bit ROM code (liberating his IIx from the virtual memory nightmare caused by Apple's 32-bit System Enabler).  Does anyone know of a source for these ROMs?  Is it okay for a remanufacturer to resell only ROM chips from used machines?  I know that copies cannot be made, but it seems to me that it would be okay to resell the original used ROM.  (After all, reselling a used computer involves the sale of the ROM anyway, so what's the difference?).  Needless to say, I'm interested in purchasing such a ROM.  What would be a reasonably price to offer?
I have a small network running in my dorm at school, and I am kind of worried about the length of the wires and the way that I have run it. I was wondering if anyone might have some schematic or at least some ideas on how to make some sort of simple appletalk repeater.  I'm not so interested in making actual zones and zone names, just a way to isolate different branches of the network.  Does anyone have any ideas on what could be done??
There is a bancrupcy sale coming up soon, and I wonder if anyone know about these printers: Olivetti PG-306, Canon LBp-8R,  Nec silentwriter 2 S60, Kyocera Laser F3000. Which of the above, if any, has Postscript, and an appletalk interface builtin. Please reply by E-mail.	 --  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tommy Nordgren                     "What is a woman that you forsake her Royal Institute of Technology       and the hearth fire, Stockholm                           and the home acre, f85-tno@nada.kth.se                 to go with the old grey widow maker."
Hi folks,  	what exactly is the maximum memory I can put in a Quadra 700. My manual says 20MB (with 4 x 4MB SIMMs),  but MacWarehouse and the like advertise 16MB SIMMs to give it a total of 68MB. Who's wrong? Has anybody got 68MB?   Thanks,   	Chris
Hi,  I have been told by a local sales that Asante has come out with this LCIII PDS Ethernet adapter with an optional 68882 socket on the board. My question is will the FPU performance degrade will I put the 68882 on the PDS card socket instead of on the motherboard itself? Intuitively, the math co-processor should always be placed close to the CPU, but I am not sure how good Apple's so-called processor-direct slot is when it comes to throughout. Does anyone know the answer to this or have any experience with the Asante LCIII Ethernet adapter? Thanks in advance.  Andy
In <1993Apr18.134943.16479@bmers95.bnr.ca> slang@bnr.ca (Steven Langlois) writes:  >If such a device exists, are there are any limits to the number of >serial devices I can use?  How many NuBus slots do you have?  Applied Engineering has something called the QuadraLink, which is a card with 4 serial ports that you get at through the comms toolbox (in addition to the built-in ones) It also comes with software for fooling applications to open an AE port when they think they open a built-in port.  They also have a more expensive card with DMA (better performance) and I _think_ they, or someone else, have a card that handles 8 ports simultaneously.  As I said, with NuBus, you're green. Learn how to use the Comms Resource Manager to get at the various installed cards.  Cheers,  					/ h+
--- I was wondering if someone could send me the pinouts to the Apple 13" and 14" RGB monitors.  Those parts of the docs seem to have been misplaced around here.  Thanks a _lot_ for your help.  Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin O. Lepard Internet:  lepard@mayo.edu
In article <C5LGII.EuJ@ncube.com> root@ncube.com (Operator) writes: >From: root@ncube.com (Operator) >Subject: Photo shop scanner? >Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1993 20:49:30 GMT >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. > >--- > > > >                     ^~ >                     @ *  * >  Captain Zod...    _|/_ / >  zod@ncube.com    |-|-|/ >                  0 /| 0 >                   / | >           \=======&==\=== >           \===========&=== > > >  have you tried printing the data file (TIFF) from another application such  as freehand or PageMaker?  I have found that Photoshop has occasional  problems printing files that I can print through other applications.  -GReg
In article <1osu69INN11r@tamsun.tamu.edu>, mclean@math.tamu.edu (Robert Mclean) wrote: >  > My MacPlus is having problems which seem temperature related. After using > it for a while it freezes. The when I turn off then on, the screen doesn't > show the disk icon, and then goes dark. I consulted Larry Pina's Book and  > could not find these symptoms. Has anybody else seen such symptoms? > Suggestions?  Shure it is temperature dependent, but this does not clean all your problems. Based on some exp. I must say that the connections between the power supply and the Monitor and Main Board are usable to this failure, Ram simms can be badly connected due to some corrosion and the powersupply can be in the last phase (lower Voltage).  So you can do following if you are used to such technical terms. 1) Clean all mentioned contacts with contact spray 2) readjust the 5 Volt level of your powersupply 3) use a calm fan and think of preventing dust blowinÔ through the floppy!    (a fixed piece of paper can prevent this) if you don't know how to do it beg a friendly technician!  Christian Bauer
I need help finding XCMDs to control a CD-ROM drive from Aldus Supercard 1.6.  The Apple Hypercard CD-ROM Toolkit does not work. Aldus has no clue. Apple has no clue. Berkeley MUG and Boston MUG won't return any phone calls. My local user group has no idea. HELP! Commercial or shareware is fine... Please reply by email: clee@theporch.raider.net THANKS!
In article <ofpiuYK00WC=A3AW9g@andrew.cmu.edu>, am2o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Alexander Samuel McDiarmid) writes: |>     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.  I am using a NEC 4FG with my Centris 610. The cable adapter was provided by NEC (you have to call to get this free adapter). I am also sharing it with my 486 (using a switch box and extra cables).  My questions:   	How do you tell if it is 600x400 or 800x600 that was displayed? 	Or how do you change the mode(resolution)?  	Is there SW for this or something I have to do with the HW?  I am assuming I am getting 800x600 since I have 1M VRAM and the 4FG can display 1028x768(?) with my 486.
Jerry Salem writes >Is there a good (Cheap) way to hook up two monitors to my LC >and is there anyone out there that has done this, how do you like it? > >jerry@slack.med.upenn.edu  The only way to do that would be to add a video card to the LC expansion   port. This doesn't have to be that expensive; several companies have portrait   monitor/video card bundles available.   Check a current MacWorld/MacUser.  --Nizam  --
jmilhoan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (JT) writes:  >Hi... what alternatives to the Express modem do Duo owners have (if >they want to go at least 9600 baud)?  >Every place in town says they are back ordered, and part of the reason >I want a laptop mac is so I can use it as a remote terminal from >wherever I am, but I really would hate to have to wait 2 months to get >a modem in or have to settle with 2400 baud.  You're not going to like this, but if memory serves me, postings I've read in this newsgroup and elsewhere indicate that there are no, repeat no, internal modems for the Duo besides the Express Modem... at _any_ speed.  Something having to do with the modem using the main CPU for some of its tasks, and Apple not releasing details on the architecture, or something.  I'm vague on the details, but the gist was that there are going to be no third-party internal Duo modems.  If I'm wrong, somebody please correct me on this.  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  Joel
>> In article <nazario-040493023201@stiles-42-kstar-node.net.yale.edu>, nazario@pop.cis.yale.edu (Edgardo Nazario) writes: >> > The info I am about to give is not a rumour, it's the truth. The new >> > macintosh coming in the second quarter, will have a cpu of their own.   Excuse me but... have not all Macs got a CPU!!!
The trackbal on my PB140 no longer moves in the horizontal direction.  When I called the nearest Authorized Apple Service person I was told that it probably needed replacing and that would cost me over $150!  Ouch!   Can anyone recommend a less expensive way to fix this problem?  One strange symptom of the problem is that when I take the ball out of the socket and shine a light into the hole I can make the cursor move horizontally by moving the wheel with my finger, it works fine that way but won't work if I turn off the light.  Any suggestions or comments? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Roy .......just a poor college student.......internet<br4416a@american.edu>
In article <wgwC5pDL4.43y@netcom.com>, wgw@netcom.com (William G. Wright) writes: >  > 	Anyway, I was hoping someone knowledgeable > about Mac internals could set me straight: is it simply > impossible for a mac SE to print grayscale, or could > someone armed with enough info and a little pro- > gramming experience cook something up that would > supplement the ROM's capabilities? > 	Also, how does one know if one's mac can > support the grayscale and photograde that the Select 300 > is supposedly capable of? ( Short of buying the printer > and trying it out like I did) > 	Thanks for your help. >   > Bill Wright > wgw@netcom.com > 	 To use the grayscale features, I believe you need a Mac equipped with colour quickdraw. I was told this somewhere or other, but it's not mentioned in "Apple Facts" (guide for apple sellers), in the press release or in the technical specs.
I ordered an external floppy drive from them 2 years ago.  When I placed the order, they said it was in stock and would ship the next day.  A week passed and no drive.  I called them up and they said they were out of stock and my drive should ship in 2 weeks or so.  Since I needed the drive right away (both my internal hard drive and floppy were dead) I cancelled my order and haven't dealt with them since.
jacob@plasma2.ssl.berkeley.edu (nga throgaw shaygiy) writes: :  : Excuse me if this is a frequent question, I checked in : several FAQs but couldn't really find anything.  You are excused... the answer varies from Mac to Mac so it would be a complex answer in the FAQ. :  : I have a IIsi with the standard 5 meg memory and I want : (need) to add additional memory.  But I'm on a budget. : I really don't need more than 10 meg max, so what is : the best (performance wise) and most economical way : to do this?  Someone told me that I should only use : SIMMs of the same amount of memory, that is 4 1 meg, : 4 2 meg, etc.  What if I just wanted to buy just 1 4 meg : and use the rest of what I already have?  The manual : hasn't been very helpful with this. :  The si uses a 32 bit wide data bus and therefore you must use 4 8-bit wide simms.  Sorry, but no short cuts here.  : Thanks.  You're quite welcome. :  Greg.
In article <1993Apr20.172159.4453@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> mohr@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Gordon Mohr) writes: >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? > >- Gordon >  Um... they've sold the Cray. They realised that spending two years on numbercrunching the finite stress analysis figures for the complex injection-molded cases was not the way to go, and was holding up development work. Especially when the first FEA model for the portable left out the battery cover, and it had to be redone. That's why the portable was about three years late.  Designing metal cases is easier - they're managing with the Calculator DA, now it can compute 45/100-0.45 correctly.  Any other suggestions?
Hi,  	I own a IIsi and I'm considering buying a Powerbook.  Can anyone give me a listing of all the models and tell me what I'm looking for, i.e. passive matrix vs. active, memory sizes, upgradeability, internal modems, disk size.  If you could provide some prices too that would help.  I'm not informed enough on Powerbooks to know how well they operate.   	I have been following the posts on some of the problems that have been encountered such as the trackball not working in the horizontal. 	I would appreciate the list as well as any advice you may have.
I think the subject title says it all. Anybody that relies on a SCSI dick for stoarage is a pain in the ass!!
Please could someone in the US give me the current street  prices on the following, with and without any relevant taxes:   8 Mb 72 pin SIMM 16 Mb 72 pin SIMM (both for Mac LC III)  Are any tax refunds possible if they are to be exported to the UK? Can you recommend a reliable supplier?
I want to achieve an overall throughput rate of around 5 megabytes / sec for very large data transfers.  (Around 5 MB.)  I have a Quadra 950.  I have a NuBus network card that can pump data in to mac memory at 8.5 MB/s.          (using block-mode transfers) I have a high-speed disk array (no asynchronous PB calls) that can          achieve 6.8 MB/s.  Let's say all transfers go from disk to buffer to network card.  It is not enough to first transfer all the data from the disk to buffer, then transfer all the data from the buffer to card.  (6.8 MB/s then 8.5 MB/s result in an overall 3.8 MB/s.  Too slow!)  So I tried the following scheme: For an n-megabyte transfer,   Step 1:                                Load the 1st MB from disk to buffer. Step 2: Asynch send 1st MB out card,   Load the 2nd MB from disk to buffer. Step 3: Asynch send 2nd MB out card,   Load the 3rd MB from disk to buffer.         ... Step n: Asynch send the n-1 MB out card, Load the nth MB from disk to buffer. Step n+1: Send the nth MB out card.  Even though the code apparently does execute the card transfer asynchronously, and the card does not use the Mac cpu at all,  (It is using the buffer, tho') each of the steps 2 through n take as long as if the two transfers were executed one after another.  So there is no improvement in the rate.  Why?  Is the mac RAM dual-port?  (So the NuBus card and the disk driver can both access data at the same time.) Is the problem that the two devices, card and disk driver, both have to use the same bus to mac RAM?  Is there anything I can do?
I have just been introduced to Macintosh systems. I have a few questions.  E-mail prefered.  1) Just what is System 7?  I want hard details not dingy commercials like their ads in magazines...  2) Has anyone used the Microsoft Office 3.0?  I would like suggestions on, and descriptions on: * each has a microsoft before the actual name.  a) *Word 5.1: b) *Excel 4.0: c) *Power Point: d) *Mail 3.1  3)  What is the major differences between Mac Wordperfect and Word?
> ATTENTION: Mac Quadra owners: Many storage industry experts have > concluded that Mac Quadras suffer from timing irregularities deviating > from the standard SCSI specification. This results in silent corruption > of data when used with some devices, including ultra-modern devices. > Although I will not name the devices, since it is not their fault, an > example would be a Sony 3.5 inch MO, without the special "Mac-compatible" > firmware installed. One solution, sometimes, is to disable "blind writes" >  To the best of my knowledge there aren't any problems with Quadras and blind transfers.  Trouble with blind transfers usually means the programmer screwed up the TIBs or didn't test their driver with the device in question. Well designed TIBs poll or loop at every point where delays of >16µsec occur. This usually occurs at the first byte of each block of a transfer but some devices can "hiccup" in the middle of blocks.  If this happens in the middle of a blind transfer there is the possibility of losing or gaining a byte depending on which direction the tranfer was going.  In anycase the SCSI Manager will eventually return a phase error at the end of the transaction because it is out of sync.  Actual data loss would only occur if the driver didn't pay attention to the errors coming back.  Note that this effect is not caused by anything actually on the SCSI Bus but rather by the transfer loops inside the SCSI Manager.  The problem occurs when the processor bus errors trying to access the SCSI chip when the next byte hasn't been clocked yet.  Also note that the Bus Error is dealt with by a bus error handler and doesn't crash the machine...
> 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  There has been no empirical evidence to support the first statement.  True, there is a power surge at startup that has the potential to do damage, but the internal power supply is well-protected. (I've turned my Mac on and off  six or seven times a day for three years without problem).  The monitor is the same.  To leave it on is to waste a lot of electricity -- twice as much as a television, possibly more.  Turn it off when you're not using it.  It'll save you money and the world a few more resources.  -Kelley- --  ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Kelley Boylan, PowerPC, IBM Austin, kelleyb@austin.ibm.com
In article <h01sav.dsyibm.desy.de-230493200218@michael.desy.de>, h01sav.dsyibm.desy.de (Michael M. Savitski) wrote: >  > Hi, there! > I have a MAC LC and consider buying CD300. I've been told, > however, that: > 1. The double speed of CD300 is achievable only on machines >    with SCSI-2. > 2. The double speed is a prerequisite for PhotoCD multisession >    capability, which I need. > 3. Which means I seem to gain nothing compared with, say CD150. >  > Any comments? > Thanx. >     Your source is wrong.  The double speed CD300 is still slow compared to a typical hard disk.  The LC can easily handle the SCSI transfer rate of the CD300.  None of the current Macs, even the Quadras, support SCSI-2 unless you get a SCSI-2 Nubus Card.    You don't have to have double speed to use PhotoCD.  It's just faster reading images off of a disk.  I think that the CD150 can handle PhotoCD, but only single session.  The CD300 can do multisession PhotoCD.