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In article <1pco6eINN99i@corona.hsc.usc.edu> Daniel S. Chen, dschen@corona.hsc.usc.edu writes: >	I'm interested in getting a 14" color monitor for my new LCIII. >Unfortunately, I'm really quite confused with the Sony monitors. >Could someone please compare the Sony 1320, 1304 and the Apple 14"?  >					Thanks. Dan  Just thought I would mention that Sony no longer manufactures the CPD- 1304 because of several manufacturing flaws.  The new model is now the 1430, which just like Apple's new Sony Trinitrom CLAIMS to be 14 inches. I'm not sure of the details on the defects, but I work at our schools bookstore and can tell you that nearly half of them were returned with some kind of  defect or another.
Well, although this may be an uncommon occurrence (or not) I had a "bad" experience with TechWorks.  This past summer I upgraded (increased) the memory in a powerbook and a ci.   When I called to place the order for the PB RAM, I was told by the sales person that they would give me a $50 rebate if I would return the original RAM (which was also TechWorks RAM.)  I followed the instructions for returning the old RAM, expecting to see a credit on my VISA within a few weeks.  Well, months went by, and no credit.  After many calls (almost none of which were ever returned - arghhh) I finally found someone who told me "Why we never received your old chips."  I then explained I the procedure that I had followed to return them, to which the person replied "You mean you sent them US Mail?" (which I had, per the original sales person's instructions.)  I was told that they their loss of US mail shipments is not uncommon (come on) and that I should have sent the stuff via FedEx, etc.  I reasoned that I had done exactly what I had been told to, but they would not budge, the people I spoke with were absolutely no help.  I sent letters, copies of the original receipts, attempted to trace the package through the US mail, made *many* more phone calls to TechWorks, all to no avail (I wouldn't give-up because I was so disgusted.) Sales/support people, supervisors, there was nothing I could do to pursuade them to "make it right."  I finally (in total disgust) wrote a letter to my credit card company, asking them to investigate the problem.   Three weeks later, the credit miraculously appeared on my statement.  I have not (in recent memory) been so disgusted with the service that I received from a company.  In all fairness, they had no way of knowing that was not trying to rip them off, but I went to *such* great lengths to prove to them that this really happened.  Oh well, c'est la vie.  I will never buy another product from them again.
Could someone give me some info on Soft PC.   How does it work? What kind of performance can I expect? Can you run windows under it adequately? Any info if appreciated.
A few posts back, somebody mentioned that the Duo might crash if it has the wrong kind (non-self refreshing) of RAM in it.  My Duo crashes sometimes after sleep, and I am wondering if there is any software which will tell me whether or not I have the right kind of RAM installed.  I had thought that the problem was the battery connection.  Thanks in Advance,
smith@pell.anu.edu.au (Michael Smith) writes: >Similarly, I have trained myself to hold down the RIGHT-HAND pair of >command-option for desktop rebuilds.  I tried the right set and it didn't work.  I'm on the phone to their tech support right now and the guys doesn't know what a desktop rebuild is!!!  He's got me holding for someone else............... And holding, and holding, and holding.
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,
I used to hate it when people posted messages like this, but now that I am contemplating a purchase, I can see why they do.  So, has anyone heard of any upcoming (within the next 6 months) advances in the Powerbook line?  Can we expect to see a PowerPC PowerBook at some point in the future (I assume an 040 would take too much power and generate too much heat for installation in a PowerBook)?
wouldany one know afair price for an LC Color card in Aussie dollars?? just wondering...
About this QUADRA 700, 800 clock acceleration: has anyone heard of anything like it for the QUADRA 950?  Please reply e-mail, I don't get to the news very often.  Thanks!!
We are having problems with our Laserwriter print drivers going bad on various people's machines on our Appletalk network.  On our network, people have 7.0, 7.01, and 7.1 versions of the Laserwriter print driver.  We have been solving the problem by reinstalling the print driver, but it is time-consuming and a real pain.  The Printmonitor software also seems to go bad frequently.  We have also just been replacing it (over and over, it seems) to keep things running.  Does anyone out there have any ideas about what may be causing the printing software to go bad?  Are there known INIT conflicts or network conflicts?  I would appreciate communication about any similar experiences you may have had or ideas you have.  You could send me an email directly to: karens@edc.org....
Question for those familiar with Quadra VRAM:  I put 2 256K VRAM SIMMs in my Quadra 700 (in the 2 slots closest to the RAM SIMM slots) and I got no results whatsoever.  I have been told that the built-in video should support at least 16bit and maybe 24bit color on a Macintosh Color Display.  However, the Monitors control panel still lists 8bit (256 colors) as the highest possible.  Does it make any difference which slots you put the SIMMs in? Do you have to do something to activate them? Do you have to do something to the Monitors control panel?  BTW, I am running System 7.1 with 8 Megs of RAM.
In <1993Apr15.114208.2945@ug.eds.com> jan@camhpp12.mdcbbs.com (Jan Vandenbrande) writes:  >I am looking for one of those color LCD screens you >place on an overhead projector and control the presentation >with a Mac.  >Can you recommend me a particular brand? >What price are we talking about?  For a good display, you *must* get an active matrix panel and a *very* bright overhead projector designed to be used with an LCD panel (i.e. stage must not get too hot). I tried out a Proxima Ovation unit and liked it, but I needed a brighter projector (I used it with a 3M 920). It is also too expensive for what you get, IMHO. Prices of active matrix panels are rumoured to drop substantially sometime this year (something to do with tarrifs being lifted I think).   In Canadian dollars, the Proxima Ovation models ranged in price from about $5000 to $7000 and a good overhead projector about $1000 to $1500. For that kind of money, you can get a brighter image from a three beam projector, but sacrifice portability.
I have a Northern Telecom disk array dated 1987 that has two 253MB drives units in it and I cannot get it formatted.  I set the SCSI ID on 1 and my software recognizes the unit, but I cannot mount it or anything - do I have to use BOTH drives in the array?   	Any help with these drives or possibly newer software than what I'm using (FWB HDT1.0 and 1.1) will be greatly appreciated!  -grey
paryavi@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi) writes:  >I just put a 33MHz 040 CPU into my Centris 610.  Now I have a math >coprocessor, but is it possible to speed up the Centris to run at either >25MHz or 33MHz??      Not without replacing most of the chips on the motherboard. The C610 isn't like the IIsi was, meaning that the motherboard of the C610 is  actually designeds to run at the speed of the CPU, and not designed to run at a higher speed (like 25MHz) but be forced to run at the speed of a slower CPU (20MHz).  >I didn't see any oscillators on the motherboard like the ones on the IIsi's >motherboard!  Where is the oscillator for the Centris?      There is more than one oscillator. If you are talking about the CPU oscillator chip, I think that it is located under the socket for the '040. At least this is what I have read in some other posts in this group.
In article <bmyers-140493201843@slip-x27.ots.utexas.edu> bmyers@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Billy Lee Myers, Jr.) writes: >...the last time I looked, floptical disk >weren't all that cheap, ($30 per floptical disk = $1.40 per megabyte, $60 >per sysquest is $1.36 per megabyte).
:> : :> : Basically, the Mac Pluses are constantly rebooting themselves, as if the :> : reboot button were being pushed.  Sometimes the Mac is able to fully boot :  well this threads been going long enough... I'll add a diferent twist.  I found that the constant rebooting was due to overheating. We  had added 4Mb ram, and were operating in a non AC environment. Adding an external cooling fan fixed it right up. ( over a year ago )
There was a discussion a couple of weeks ago about using different cables to  achieve different resolutions on the Quadra and Centris series.  A company that sold the cables was mentioned.  Can someone please e-mail me the companies name, address, etc, and any other info that may be relevant?   	"Just like everything else in life, the right lane ends in half a mile."
REPOST - DUE TO NET PROBLEMS  Hi,    I have problems with the FDHD on a IICX that EKG reports is ROM revision 376. I had reports that this Mac was having trouble  formatting disks and by the time I got to it, the FDHD just would not respond although all other functions were fine.  I checked the voltages on the DB19 external drive connector and pin 6 showed no volts with 7 and 8 giving 25volts unloaded. The power  supply is an Astec and I sent it away for repair.  With the power supply reinstalled, I now get the following error:  With the internal FDHD connected, the Mac boots fine but on completion of boot cycle an alert displays "The disk is unreadable - do you want to eject it?". For every combination of response, the alert  reappears within approx 2 seconds and this error is continuous. The FDHD does spin but there is no head seeking and the FDHD is incapable of ejecting the disk. This error sequence occurs regardless of whether there is a floppy in the drive or not. Pin 6 on the DB19 external  connector shows 1.2V, pins 7 and 8 show 10.75V.  With the internal FDHD disconnected, the Mac boots fine and works great  (MacEKG reports no errors). The DB19 external connector now shows no voltage on pin 6 but pins 7 and 8 show 10.75V.  Now, the internal FDHD may be fubar, but I have an apple 800K external drive that gives exactly the same symptoms as the internal drive when connected to either the external DB19 or the internal connector at J16 (after suitable surgery to the external drive). The voltages at J16  (with the internal FDHD disconnected) are as follows:  	PIN	Volts	PIN	Volts 	1	-	2	5 	3	-	4	5 	5	-	6	5 	7	-	8	- 	9	-	10	5 	11	-	12	- 	13	10.75	14	5 	15	10.75	16	5 	17	10.75	18	- 	19	10.75	20	5  This machine has a SWIM which I don't think EKG tests. I have tested all diodes and pica fuses and can find no problems. Does anybody have any ideas ?                          Best wishes,                           Woody.                                 Paul Woodman
I just put a 33MHz 040 CPU into my Centris 610.  Now I have a math coprocessor, but is it possible to speed up the Centris to run at either 25MHz or 33MHz??  I didn't see any oscillators on the motherboard like the ones on the IIsi's motherboard!  Where is the oscillator for the Centris?  Any ideas?  Thanks
Zack T. Smith writes: > konpej@eua.ericsson.se (Per Ejeklint) writes: >  > >Hm, maybe I'm missing something, but the Centris 650 has the '040 with FPU. > >At least the ones shipped here in Europe. >  > You are indeed. The 4/80 model (shipped here) definitely does not have the > FPU. I own one; I know.   No, he's not missing anything.  You're right that some models of the 650 ship in the USA without FPU or Ethernet.  Per Ejeklint is also right -- *all*, I repeat, *ALL* Centris 650's sold here in New Zealand and, I assume, Europe have the FPU and Ethernet.
In article <1993Apr17.185806.7216@ncar.ucar.edu>, bill@lhotse.hao.ucar.edu (Bill Roberts) wrote: >  > I  have one of the original Powerbook 170's (with 4Mb of Ram) and find > that 4Mb is a drag when trying to do my work.  So, what is the best way > to get the maximum RAM for this unit, and what's it going to cost me? > I'm hoping I can get the latest and best info from real users by posting  > to this group.  Well Bill, There are 2MB soldered on the logic board and 2MB in the RAM expansion slot giving you 4MB. The only thing you can do to upgrade to the maximum Ram is to remove the 2MB expansion and install a 6MB expansion, giving you a total of 8MB which is the max on a 170....You can try calling TechWorks, or any other memory vendors out of MacWeek, MacWorld...etc....
I purchased an LCIII recently and had heard a bit about a re-work of the logic board.  I opened mine up and found the same re-work, with a small chip glued to the board and a couple of green wires running from it to two  other chips.  I'd like to know more about it.  Could anyone with any or all of the following information please post it?  Thanks a bunch.  1.	What does the re-work accomplish (i.e., what does it fix)? 2.	What are the technical details of the re-work?  (I'm looking for 	things such as the purpose of the chips with the new wires connected, 	and the pin-outs for those chips.) 3.	Is a board with the re-work any different functionally from one without? 4.	Could the re-worked boards be incompatible with future releases of 	the operating system?  	and, finally,  5.	Should I even be concerned about any of this?
dhk@ubbpc.uucp (Dave Kitabjian) writes ... >I'm sure Intel and Motorola are competing neck-and-neck for  >crunch-power, but for a given clock speed, how do we rank the >following (from 1st to 6th): >  486		68040 >  386		68030 >  286		68020  040 486 030 386 020 286  >While you're at it, where will the following fit into the list: >  68060 >  Pentium >  PowerPC  060 fastest, then Pentium, with the first versions of the PowerPC somewhere in the vicinity.  >And about clock speed:  Does doubling the clock speed double the >overall processor speed?  And fill in the __'s below: >  68030 @ __ MHz = 68040 @ __ MHz  No.  Computer speed is only partly dependent of processor/clock speed. Memory system speed play a large role as does video system speed and I/O speed.  As processor clock rates go up, the speed of the memory system becomes the greatest factor in the overall system speed.  If you have a 50MHz processor, it can be reading another word from memory every 20ns.  Sure, you can put all 20ns memory in your computer, but it will cost 10 times as much as the slower 80ns SIMMs.  And roughly, the 68040 is twice as fast at a given clock speed as is the 68030.
In article <lsrk94INNr2s@news.bbn.com> ado@quince.bbn.com (Buz Owen) writes: >I hear that the Performa 450 is really an LCIII with an internal modem.  Can >the modem part be obtained and installed in an LCIII?  It would be nice if it >were actually a powerbook internal modem, but that might be too much to hope >for.
Hi!     I'm looking into buying a serial port switcher, because while my Mac has two serial ports, I have AppleTalk, a modem, a printer, MIDI, and a sound digitizer.  (2 != 5, unfortunately.)     Specifically, I'm looking at the Axion electronic switcher, because it seems to be fairly cheap.  (About $128 at MacZone.)     Does anyone know anything about it?  I've heard that with most of these things you can still only use 2 serial ports at a time, it just prevents you from physically swapping cables.  Although I've also heard that programs that use the Comm Toolbox may be able to use as many serial ports as they want; does anyone know if this is true with the Axion switchbox?     Finally, if the Axion stinks, or if you're using something else that you think is good, I'd be interested in hearing about other products.  I would like to spend under $140, if possible.     Please reply through mail; I'm not a regular reader of this newsgroup. If there's interest, I can post a summary of replies.  Thanks a lot!
> 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 > actively being used.  In addition, 30 to 40 percent are left running > at night and on weekends. > > Computer equipment is now the fastest growing private-sector use > of electricity.  Computers alone are believed to account for five > percent of commercial electricity consumption, and may account for > ten percent by the year 2000. > > If you are one of those who leave them on after you're done, it > would be a big environmental benefit if you would just TURN IT OFF > when you're not using it.  It only takes a second or two to do. > > Also, the majority of the power your computer uses is not consumed > by the computer itself, but by the monitor.  If you can't turn the > computer off, then please just TURN OFF THE MONITOR. > > The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formed an alliance > with computer manufacturers to promote the introduction of energy- > efficient PCs that "power down" automatically when not being used > and thus reduce the air pollution caused by power generation.  These > new computers will save enough electricity to power both Vermont and > New Hampshire and save up to 1 billion U.S. dollars in annual > electricity bills.  Look for the special EPA "Energy Star" logo when > you buy computers.  They should be available in one to two years. > > According to the EPA studies, the energy saved will prevent CO2 > emissions of 20 million tons annually, the equivalent of five million > automobiles.  Also, 140,000 tons of SO2 and 75,000 tons of nitrogen > oxide emissions will be saved; these are the major pollutants > responsible for acid rain. > > Please do your part ... be responsible.  If you're not using it, > then just TURN IT OFF. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Information herein is partially taken from the 1993 "Information > Please" Almanac, page 573, and the U.S. Envirnomental Protection > Agency's "Environmental News." > > Please redistribute this message to every computer bulletin board, > network, memo system, etc. you can think of.  Archive it and post > 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
In <daves-190493121505@129.228.20.182> daves@xetron.com (Dave Steele) writes:  >The fastest QuickDraw color performing computer Apple makes is the >(drumroll please) LCIII.  And the Color Classic ranks right up there with >the Quadra line.  The Centris line pales in comparison.  >Does anybody know the differences in these computers that explains the >disparity in graphics/processor performance?  I think you are suffering from some alignment or color table or <whatever> problems, if a Color Classic is as fast as a Quadra rendering to screen.  What screen card you use does of course matter much (built-in video is almost always faster than NuBus)  Or you measured "scroll entire screen" where the Color Classic had a VRAM 10" screen in 4-bit color and the Quadra had a 21" 24-bit screen on NuBus :-)  Cheers,  						/ h+
Yes, it is possible to add a second hard drive to a mac IIcx internally. This is definitely not a recommended procedure by Apple but I have done the equivalent to my CX after upgrading it to a Quadra 700. The power supply is still the stock CX's and it was able to power two Quantum LPS drives, a PLI SCSI  accelerator, a Micron technologies 24 bit video board, Daystar QuickCache, New Technologies Overdrive and 20 meg of RAM simultaneously.  I added a new mount for the drive by attaching angle brackets to the drive tower. The internal SCSI cable was changed to a longer flat ribbon cable onto which I added an extra connector about midway. The final HD was internally terminated and the drive between the motherboard and final HD had its terminator resistor packs removed. Cooling has not been a problem and no SCSI problems occur with either the PLI SCSI chain or motherboard SCSI hooked into the two internal hard drives.
In article <1quod6$i3n@menudo.uh.edu>, sunnyt@coding.bchs.uh.edu wrote: >  > In article <1993Apr19.164734.24779@newsgate.sps.mot.com>   > rjacks@austlcm.sps.mot.com (rodney jacks) writes: > > I would really like to get one of the new CD300i CDROM > > drives for my c650, but my local Apple doesn't know  > > when they will be available.  He doesn't even have a part > > number yet.   Does anyone know what the part number  > > for this drive is and when it will be available? > >  > > My Apple dealer suggested I buy one of the CD300 external > > drives, but I don't want to pay extra for a case/power supply > > I'm not going to use. > >  > > -Rodney Jacks > > (rjacks@austlcm.sps.mot.com) >  			  While there may not be a part number for the CD300i drive, I have seen a part number for the bezel kit (a new front panel with the slot in it through which you insert the CD). The document (which I got from the 2/10/93 announcement at our Apple office) states the drive kit and bezel kits are separate items and the bezel kit has an SRP of $149 fro the C650. The external unit may be a better deal after all.
In article <D2150035.ub9c68@outpost.SF-Bay.org> peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce) writes: > >Surprised? Shouldn't be.  Protective tarriffs almost always end up >hurting the U.S. in the long run.  Same with subsidies.  they way >to build a strong economy isn't to wall it off from the tough outside >world, but rather to compete in the global market place (and don't >come crying when the world doesn't always want to play by our house >rules).  Tell that to the Japanese, their local market is neatly protected by the Japanese government. Its one very tough nut to crack. In fact the only current way to break into it, is to do it with a Japanese company as a partner in the venture.   Gary  --
a friend of mine has eight (8) 4mb 70ns simms for sale for $105/each or best offer.  since techworks sells these puppies for $140/ea., you may want to contact him directly at:  steve epstein 895-6236 days 706-2436 evenings  thanks, bruce l.
Hi there,   I have a question regarding Quadras VRAM. I have tried to find info on this but I could not get precise answers.  On one hand, we have a Quadra 950 with a 16" monitor, which is capable of 32-bit color. How much VRAM does it have? On the other hand, we have a Quadra 800 with a 16" monitor, which is capable of 8-bit color only, so it must have 512 Ko of VRAM.  I would like to take VRAM SIMMs for the 950 and put them in the 800 so that both machines have 16-bit color capability. Is it possible, and if yes, how many VRAM SIMMs should I take from the 950? From the documentation I have, the Quadra 800 must get 1 Mo VRAM to have 16-bit color, is that correct?  Bonus question: where do VRAM SIMMs hide? From the 950 documentation, they seem to be *behind* the power supply. Do I really have to take off the power supply to access the VRAM SIMMs?   Thanks for your help!
I have the Logitech hand scanner for the Mac.  It uses a SCSI interface box that the standard scanner unit plugs into.  I have tried my friend's IBM hand scanner with the scsi box and it works.  See if you can get Logitech to sell you the scsi box by itself.  Warning:  most of the cost of Mac handscanners is contained in the scsi interface box, so it could run up to around $200.  When I upgraded my old style scanner to the new gray scale model, it cost $75; they just gave me a new scan head and software; the box was the same.  The gray scale scanner + interface runs about $300; making it around $200 for the interface.