alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) (07/11/88)
Some questions for you net-folks:
1) I believe there is a BITNET server somewhere called MACSERVE which archives
everything on SUMEX. Is this true? If not, what does it do? How can I access
it from BITNET, and find out what's available? What other options do I have,
if I have access to UseNet? Gateway access to ArpaNet (no FTP)?
2) Is the ribbon in the ImageWriter LQ unique to the LQ, or is it a standard
size of some sort? Where can I get replacement ribbons (preferably in NYC)?
3) Has anyone used Hard & Soft's DMA SCSI card? Any other DMA SCSI card? Is
anyone working on such an item?
4) Is there a video controller for the Mac II that will drive the NEC Monograph
decently, for less that $2000 (board & screen)?
5) I desparately need a changes list for system 6.0. Could someone please mail
one to me?
6) I need to strip a System 4.1 down to absolute minimum size. First of all,
what is gauranteed safe to remove for a Mac Plus? Mac SE? Second, does anyone
have a list of what's what in the system so I can remove items I won't be
needing, even though they might be necessary in 'normal use?' This is for a
Mac Plus or SE running on one floppy disk and a remote network server, for
a custom turnkey database system, so certain things which are usually
necessary, such as the standard file PACK, menus (!), or the list manager, are
not used. Since this particular setup is _very_ weird, I'll have to decide
which stuff I need on a case-by-case basis, thus my need for a list...
Thanks in advance
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Alexis Rosen {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\
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Public UNIX if mail fails: ...cmcl2!cucard!cunixc!abr1bmwu@athena.mit.edu (Benson M. Wu) (06/09/89)
------------------------------------------------------- Dear Netters: I have several questions. If you know the answers please e-mail the answer to me at bmwu@athena.mit.edu. If you don't know the answers, but are interested in obtaining the answers, e-mail me, too. If I get the answers and if there are enough interests (>10), I will post a summary in comp.sys.mac after June 23, 1989. Thanks in advance. Question #1. I have a Toshiba P1340 parallel 24-pin printer which are no longer in production. I recently bought an SE 2/40. I know that if my printer were a serial one, I could buy printer driver for use on a Mac. However, my printer uses parallel interface. I would like to know if anyone has successfully hooked a parallel interface printer with a Mac before. A) If someone knows what printer driver I should buy, please let me know. B) Is it possible to build a serial-to-parallel converter? If it is possible, where can I get the information? Also where can I buy the parts such as connectors and cables? C) Can someone tell me the pinout format of a Mac's printer port and the pinout format of a parallel printer? Question #2. I saw a program called Extend recently; it is supposed to be a simulation software. But it is quite expensive. Before I invest the money, I would like to hear from people who have used it to know more about its capabilities, limitations, and bugs. Please help. Question #3. Also, can someone send me a listing of all possible ftp sites with the correct electronic ftp address? If there is no such thing, please just send me the sites that you know. Question #4. I have been having a problem with a game called Arkanoid. When I tried to run it on my SE, it told me that it can't find the alternative sound/video buffer it needs and then quit. My system configuration is as follows: Mac SE 2 megs RAM and 40 megs hard disk. system 6.0.2 inits: vaccine, gatekeeper, suitcase II, temperament, superclock, oncue, pyro!, init-cdev, shield, quickkeys and preview. Any hints or help will be appreciated. Question #5. I came across 2 programs. Menufont2 is an init and Interbase is a chooser document. I do not know what they are good for and do not know if they are commercial programs, shareware, or freeware. Could someone just tell me what they are and what they do. Thank you. Once again, thanks everybody.