Re: Nubus Ethernet

2001-11-04 Thread Robert Poland
Just read Re: your question about HFS+... That makes absolutely no difference. Each machine OS will address its own hard drive. OS 7.1.1 on your IIci doesn't have to read the HFS+ hard drive in your PB-G4 directly. Iechyd Da, Andrew... I am having trouble trying to share files between

Re: Nubus Ethernet solved (for me)

2001-11-04 Thread Robert Poland
Just read Re: your question about HFS+... That makes absolutely no difference. Each machine OS will address its own hard drive. OS 7.1.1 on your IIci doesn't have to read the HFS+ hard drive in your PB-G4 directly. Iechyd Da, Andrew... I am having trouble trying to share files

Re: Appledesign Speakers

2001-10-25 Thread Robert Poland
At 1:07 PM -0700 10/25/2001, John Kocijanski wrote: Hello. I have acquired a pair of Appledesign Speakers without a 15v power supply. Does this have to be a special Apple item or can any 15v supply work? Thanks. I have acquired a pair of Appledesign Speakers a while back. Bought a power

Re: Ethernet of a 6100

2001-10-14 Thread Robert Poland
On 10/13/2001, Gregg Eshelman wrote: You don't need Ethernet NB since that is for NuBus NICs. Run the AppleTalk control panel and set it to Ethernet. Don't know what a NIC is but I removed Ethernet NB from all machines. Reinstall Open Transport for whichever System or Mac OS version you're

Ethernet of a 6100

2001-10-13 Thread Robert Poland
Hi, I finally got a AAUI to ethernet adapter for my 6100, OS 7.5.5. I'm somewhat lost on what extensions/control panels I need to make it work. I've installed Apple Built-In Ethernet, Apple Ethernet NB and EtherTalk Phase 2, configured Sharing Setup, but the chooser still doesn't see the

Re: Ethernet on a 6100

2001-10-13 Thread Robert Poland
At 2:35 PM -0500 10/13/2001, R.A. Cantrell wrote: on 10/13/01 2:16 PM, Robert Poland at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I finally got a AAUI to ethernet adapter for my 6100, OS 7.5.5. I'm somewhat lost on what extensions/control panels I need to make it work. Set the Apple Talk Control

Re: Ethernet on a 6100

2001-10-13 Thread Robert Poland
At 11:18 PM +0200 10/13/2001, Marten van de Kraats wrote: At 2:35 PM -0500 10/13/2001, R.A. Cantrell wrote: on 10/13/01 2:16 PM, Robert Poland at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I finally got a AAUI to ethernet adapter for my 6100, OS 7.5.5. I'm somewhat lost on what extensions

Re: Macintoch color Display M1212

2001-10-11 Thread Robert Poland
At 4:10 PM -0400 10/11/2001, the pickle wrote: At 14:15 -0400 on 11/10/01, Robert Poland wrote: http://www.berksys.com and http://www.berksys.com/products/afterdark/ Not found. Can't seem to find Stepping Out anywhere. They're long dead at this point. Do some googling and see if you can find

MicroSoft Basic

2001-10-10 Thread Robert Poland
Attention vintage collectors... MicroSoft Basic, 2 (400K) disks AND Manual, 1984, 311 pages, wire bound. Looks like new. This is the the original MicroSoft Basic For macintosh, not the later QuickBASIC. $15 or make offer. -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my garage sale

Re: IIsi dead

2001-10-06 Thread Robert Poland
At 12:46 PM +0200 10/6/2001, Alexander Klock wrote: after moving the computer from my store back home, the little IIsi is completely dead. No reaction pressing the power-on-key, neither on the keyboard nor at the back of the computer. Is there a fuse or something that I should look for? Replace

Re: ZIP eject

2001-10-03 Thread Robert Poland
At 10:03 AM -0400 10/3/2001, the pickle wrote: LOL. No, but someone else was discussing this topic with me as it applied to SyJet drives about three years ago. If you put them in a vertical orientation, they shoot disks at you. If you put them horizontally, they eject pretty normally. At 4:16

Summary: Microsoft QuickBASIC

2001-09-29 Thread Robert Poland
At 7:27 PM -0700 9/28/2001, Andrew Michael MacTao wrote: Gregg Eshelmann wrote: Was for PC. You had to have QuickBASIC to run them since they weren't compiled. If you're interested in them, they can be found on some of the emulation sites. :) Just note that on anything with a sub 800Mhz CPU

Re: IIcx schematic, turnoff

2001-09-28 Thread Robert Poland
At 1:32 PM -0500 9/28/2001, Donn Haven Lathrop wrote: A schematic of the startup circuit for the IIcx has just been uploaded to: Thnaks! Can't find web site Thnaks -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my garage sale http://www.ibrb.org/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Summary: Microsoft QuickBASIC

2001-09-28 Thread Robert Poland
Original Message Sorry to off topic, but I have a question related to Macs. I have several programs that I wrote in Microsoft QuickBASIC, version 1.00E, on a Mac Plus. I would like to phase out the Mac Plus. could use the space. Microsoft QuickBASIC will not run on a PPC and

Re: Summary: Microsoft QuickBASIC

2001-09-28 Thread Robert Poland
At 1:33 PM -0700 9/28/2001, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- Robert Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No on topic responses. Guess I owe Microsoft an apology; I've been badmouthing them for years cause they dropped QuickBasic. Looks like I was the only one who ever bought it. No wonder

Re: Summary: Microsoft QuickBASIC

2001-09-28 Thread Robert Poland
At 4:11 PM -0700 9/28/2001, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- Robert Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 1:33 PM -0700 9/28/2001, Gregg Eshelman wrote: I've seen at least two 8bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulators written completely in MS Quick BASIC. At the time, the author of one

Re: IIcx Problem

2001-09-26 Thread Robert Poland
-- From: Rich S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: IIcx Problem Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2001, 12:45 PM Have a IIcx running as a DNS. Installed OS 7.5.5. Was running well until recently. Seems to work OK while at the office, but by the time I return

Microsoft QuickBASIC

2001-09-23 Thread Robert Poland
Sorry to off topic, but I have a question related to Macs. I have several programs that I wrote in Microsoft QuickBASIC, version 1.00E, on a Mac Plus. I would like to phase out the Mac Plus. could use the space. Microsoft QuickBASIC will not run on a PPC and Microsoft has no interest in

Re: PPC 7100/66 to /120?

2001-09-20 Thread Robert Poland
Deven wrote: Sorry, I know this is off-list, but does anyone know if I can replace the CPU in a PowerMac 7100/66 with the PPC 120mhz processor from a 7100/120? Will it automatically run at the right speed, or do I need to change jumpers (hopefully not oscillators)? No matter how fast a

Re: 72 pin RAM

2001-09-20 Thread Robert Poland
All the Macs I can think of that use 72-pin RAM are spec'd for 80ns chips. Faster RAM won't hurt but it also won't help in most cases. The 8100/80 may spec 80ns But my experience says use 60ns. Even 70ns are not reliable. -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my garage sale

Re: what monitor sizes?

2001-09-20 Thread Robert Poland
On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, John Teffer wrote: inch. Screen resolution is generally presumed to be 72 ppi. Screen resolution is 72 dpi period. It can't be changed in software. Unless you have some super cool CAD monitor (mega bucks) your monitor is built at 72 dpi. 640 x 480, 117Hz 800 x 600,

Re: Disk Express II 2.o

2001-09-19 Thread Robert Poland
What is this app? --- Robert Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:54 PM -0500 9/18/2001, Jim Lee Jr. wrote: I get the '404-Not found' error message Try http://www.knight-tech.net/DiskImages/VVPCI/DiskExpressII.smi.hqx Remove the space after Express. Works for me. Disk Express II 2.0

Re: More 030 PowerCache adapter info.

2001-09-19 Thread Robert Poland
There were clip over CPU upgrades for PCs to bump up from a 386SX to 486 or 486SX to 486DX. Those CPUs are usually surface mounted and the 486SX has more pins around it than the 030 does in its J lead package. (Same type of package can be surface mounted or used in a PLCC socket.) How that worked

Re: Mac Plus Screen

2001-09-15 Thread Robert Poland
Just looked in the Book Macintosh Repair Upgrade Secrets by Larry Pina. He uses 14 pages to describe the processes required to do this properly. This after you get the case open. I highly recommend getting this book if you plan on doing much inside you compact Mac. Opening the case; I lay

What about the AE HD+

2001-09-11 Thread Robert Poland
At 10:44 PM -0700 9/10/2001, Alex Allee wrote: I'm really on a roll with the rare/odd stuff. (First the AE HD+, now this) What's next, White PowerBook 170? Clear 128k? Ok, probably not. :) I seemed to have missed any mention of the AE HD+. I have one hooked to my Mac Plus and a cable that will

Re: What about the AE HD+

2001-09-11 Thread Robert Poland
At 08:51 -0400 on 11/09/01, Robert Poland wrote: At 10:44 PM -0700 9/10/2001, Alex Allee wrote: I'm really on a roll with the rare/odd stuff. (First the AE HD+, now this) What's next, White PowerBook 170? Clear 128k? Ok, probably not. :) I seemed to have missed any mention of the AE HD+. Make

Re: the power of a vintage laserwriter

2001-09-03 Thread Robert Poland
At 2:54 PM -0700 9/3/2001, Alex Allee wrote: That's exactly the reason I went looking for a laser printer. This Epson printer eats cartridges like there is no tomorrow. The output looks great, but $50-60 to replace both cartridges every few weeks/months is way too much. Check out the Epson

Re: The need for speed.

2001-08-17 Thread Robert Poland
If you want a speedy IIsi, use a way faster operating system :-) Cool, I'm using 7.6.1. Is there a much faster OS for a IIsi? I know there's an article about running 8.1 on LEM but that's over the top and I've only got a 250 mb HD. I found on a 6100 that switching to a 1GB HD sped things up a

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-16 Thread Robert Poland
At 21:24 -0600 on 15/08/01, Steve Conrad wrote: Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. Of what, $5? That's about what they're worth these days. p If that's true, Does anyone have 4 32M Simms (72 pin 60ns) for $2.50 (Or better) each? -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL

6800, was Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-15 Thread Robert Poland
Did 6800's exist btw? I do tech support for state schools, and some have referred to them often enough for me to wonder if some special educational version existed, however they've all been replaced and seem to only exist in memory now - been meaning to ask that, and thought you,

Re: External Speakers

2001-08-14 Thread Robert Poland
My question is will there be enough voltage or whatever to power the speakers, or will I need to rig something else up? Sam, NO, there is not enough power coming out of the computer to power speakers. In fact you could damage the computer by connecting to the stereo jack. You can buy

Re: 800K to 1.44MB?

2001-08-01 Thread Robert Poland
The StarDrive only takes power from the floppy; if I were so inclined, it would be a trivial matter to wire up a wall wart or small power supply for it instead. It uses SCSI for all the data transfer. That's too bad about the AE; sure wish there were an easier way to hook that and the StarDrive

Re: 800K to 1.44MB?

2001-08-01 Thread Robert Poland
on 7/31/01 6:58 PM, the pickle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The StarDrive only takes power from the floppy; if I were so inclined, it would be a trivial matter to wire up a wall wart or small power supply for it instead. It uses SCSI for all the data transfer. That's too bad about the

Re: 800K to 1.44MB?

2001-07-31 Thread Robert Poland
At 18:37 -0400 on 31/07/01, Robert Poland wrote: Got one downstairs somewhere but don't think I ever actually used it because I've been too busy with other stuff. Oh, and my Plus' HD is using its floppy port for power, too, I think, so I can't use an external floppy... Guess I was lucky, my

Re: Where to get RAM?

2001-07-27 Thread Robert Poland
As a side note, I've found that RAM that is on the line as far as speed - May work, and pass tests when it is cold but will get worse as it warms up. I had two 60ns SIMMs in a 8100 that did just that. Replaced them, under warranty, and all was well. -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check

Re: Block/Cluster size. Re: I AM A ****NUT!

2001-07-27 Thread Robert Poland
I havn't seen PlusOptimizer (by Alsoft) mentioned. It will allow you to set block size to 500b (0.5kb). That is a real space saver if you have a lot of tiny files. -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my garage sale http://www.ibrb.org/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: my stash of Macs

2001-07-25 Thread Robert Poland
I do however love my mac LC with 10 megs ram and an ethernet card... system 7.5.3 although i'd like to find the update to 7.5.5 as I hear it has open transport built right in. I see the 7.5.5 update mentioned on http://lowendmac.com/macos.shtml. -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my

Re: emulators

2001-07-10 Thread Robert Poland
Anybody knows good emulatros for 68k macs? I´m interested in the amiga and x68000 emulation. http://leb.net/vmac/ -- - Bob Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my garage sale http://www.ibrb.org/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics