jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (James Walden) (07/20/90)
In article <1990Jul17.214949.496@midway.uchicago.edu>, gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: > So, I think if Next fans could get over their contempt and/or inferiority > complex of the Mac, we'd avoid wasting bandwidth. IMHO. > > Robert > What an arrogant statement! Don't you think many Mac users have an equal degree of pride in their machines? (Or users of any machine for that matter). Why pinpoint NeXT users? Of course NeXT users started the last discussion here - it IS comp.sys.next after all, not read by an enormous amount of people outside the NeXT community. James Walden jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu "Objective truth is a social disease" - Nietzsche
alandail@applelink.apple.com (Alan Dail) (11/10/90)
Well, I ordered my NeXT 030 Cube from BusinessLand (It should make a nice companion for my Mac IIcx) and I now have a few questions. 1) Are NeXT SIMMs interchangable with Macintosh SIMMs? 2) Is it possible to configure an external Apple HDx0SC as a swap drive for an 030 cube with an optical drive and no hard disk? 3) Is it possible to still get the free 40 meg swap drive from NeXT that they once offered. 4) Are owners of NeXTs entitled to upgrade their OS to 2.0 for free, or do they have to pay for the upgrade (Apple sells thier OS upgrades, but you are also allowed to upgrade without paying, you just don't get the new manuals, etc.) 5) Has anyone tried to connect a LaserWriter IISC to a NEXT? (non postscript, and connects via SCSI). I wouldn't think writing a driver for this would be any more involved than writing one fot the imagewriter. 6) Has anyone succesfully connected a Syquest drive to a NeXT? Could this be configured to be the swap drive for a system with no hard disk? Thanks, Alan Dail -- Alan Dail NASA/Langley Research Center ALANDAIL@applelink.apple.com
malony@sp23.csrd.uiuc.edu (Allen Malony) (12/01/90)
I missed earlier postings regarding the Businessland '030 fire sale. Would someone please give me a contact number to find out the current price and availability.
quarrie@cds001.cebaf.gov (David Quarrie) (12/07/90)
Subject:Re: Problems booting from Fujitsu disk
Reply-To: quarrie@cds001.cebaf.gov (David Quarrie)
Organization: CEBAF
Date: Thu Dec 6 20:19:09 1990 GMT
Thanks to the netters who replied. To cut a long story short it turns out I
had mistyped one entry in /etc/disktab. I had
:os#sdmach
instead of
:os=sdmach
Correcting that has cured the problem and now it boots just fine. Now for V2.0
and the '040 upgrade!!
Thanks again to Chris Day (ctday@lbl.gov)
Karl Sierka (sierka@ncar.ucar.edu)
Ingo Cyliax (cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu)
--
David Quarrie
CEBAF Physics Division
quarrie@cds001.cebaf.govlastole@athena.mit.edu (Lars A Stole) (01/02/91)
In reference to a thoughtful and time-consuming exposition (5 pages of well writ ten notes) regarding a new owner's experiences with a NeXT slab eps@cs.SFSU.EDU(Eric P. Scott) writes: >Can I send your posting to rec.humor.funny? alt.folklore.computers? >(BTW, if this really is a serious account, it's touching and sad >(and still terribly funny). It's o.k., we'll get you some >professional help, and I trust that the readership is bright >enough not to follow in your footsteps. I'm sorry, but I'm relateively new to the Unix world (and xrn) and I've only recently received my slab, but I'm missing what's soooo funny. I found Dave's comments on space allocation on the 105MB drive very helpful -- particularly the sizes of various packages. Maybe I'm missing something (I don't fully understand the mechanics of swapfilesizing for example), but I didn't notice any errors or jokes. If you have found errors with Dave's account, I would appreciate knowing what they are rather than reading sarcastic comments on the net by experts like Eric. And in any event, don't we all want to encourage people like Dave for putting their time and effort into helping other users. If Eric's response to Dave's comments become typical, then I certainly will never attempt to make a contribution to the commumnity; do we want to start such a chilling effect? If not, a courteous note explaining any errors would have been more appropriate. With respect to Dave's comments on swapfiles, I'm curious if this really does save 4MB of disk space. Constructive comments on this point would be appreciated. Additionally, like Dave, I have also found that the 040 in my slab has a heat sink and is stamped "68040 SAMPLE". Recently on the net someone indicated that a simple multiply loop crashes on the 040. Is this something related to the SAMPLE 040? Has any recent purchaser of the slab received a box with a production run 040? Thanks in advance.
dbowdish@isis.cs.du.edu (David J. Bowdish) (01/23/91)
>>I'm looking at TopDraw >>for the NeXT, and yesterday an ad for Diagram landed >>in this space. I'd be interested to hear impressions >>from anyone who has used these programs as to how they >>compare. > >According to Media Logic, Top Draw should arrive on my doorstep this >Wednesday. Hopefully, if all goes well, I'll post a brief rundown >of what it can (and cannot) do, and my first impressions of it. One of my few unpleasant experiences with the NeXT, is Topdraw. My version was purchased a year ago and was extremely buggy. I understand that many of the bugs have since been fixed. I consider myself lucky to create and print while in Top Draw without it dumping out. Topdraw files that I have saved come back up with text lines or arc lines reversed. All that aside, by far the best drawing program currently available for the NeXT is "Create" from Stone Design. It is simpler and faster to use and it has more features. It runs circles around Top Draw. For those unfamiliar with "Create", it is the sequel to TextArt, but now encorporates powerful drawing capabilities. Dave Bowdish Subject: Re: Drawing Programs Expires: References: Sender: Reply-To: dbowdish@isis.UUCP (David J. Bowdish) Followup-To: Distribution: na Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver Keywords:
dbowdish@isis.cs.du.edu (David J. Bowdish) (02/13/91)
The following is a message from Eric Uyeda who is starting a NeXT User's group in Hawaii. He does not have direct access to Internet, but you can reply to the his email address from Internet. Also, his company (Delphis Computer Systems) is strongly interested in developing MIDI/music software for the NeXT platform. All those who would like to provide input as to what kind's of products/features you would like to see also should send an email message with your recommendations. Your input would be very welcome. ********************** Hi NeXT people, Anyone interest in joining the Hawaii NeXT Group can contact me at: Hawaii NeXT Group Eric Uyeda, Chair 1245-B Mookaula Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Phone: (808) 225-3830 Email: 74220.242@compuserve.com We got a lot of big plans for this year as well as NeXT year, Come join the party or you may miss all the fun!!! --Eric Hawaii NeXT Group/Delphis Computer Systems ********************* Subject: Hawaii NUG / MIDI music Expires: References: Sender: Reply-To: dbowdish@isis.UUCP (David J. Bowdish) Followup-To: Distribution: usa Organization: Nyx -- Public access Unix, U. of Denver, dept. of Math/CS Keywords:
root@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (ECN System Management) (03/14/91)
In article <ANDREAS.91Mar13145152@adler.philosophie.uni-stuttgart.de>, Followup-To: References: <ANDREAS.91Mar13145152@adler.philosophie.uni-stuttgart.de> From: cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) Date: Thu Mar 14 08:49:00 1991 Message-ID: <1991Mar14.084900@ecn.purdue.edu> Reply-To: cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Subject: Re: 10 Minutes to read DOS-Floppy !?! Keywords: andreas@adler.philosophie.uni-stuttgart.de (Andreas Eisele) writes: |> |> |> On my (lightnin fast) standalone NeXTstation it takes about 10 minutes |> to read a 1.44MB floppy which has been DOS-formatted and written (in |> less than 5 Minutes) on a SUN i386. Is this just normal, a hardware or |> a software problem? If it is a hardware problem, is is specific to my |> station, to the SUN i386, or to the floppies I use, or is it of |> general nature? If it has to do with the DOS-format, can it be I think it's normal. It takes pretty long even on a SCSI floppy. I think they do single block reads, which really hurts on a floppy. It's faster to just 'dd' the image into a file and use 'mtools' to manipulate the files and then 'dd' the image back on the floppy, that's what I did before 2.0 anyway. |> circumvented by not going via DOS when doing file transfer between a |> SUN i386 and the NeXT (i.e. is there a common Unix-format for |> floppies, and if there is, how can it be used...) I have tranferred files from a SparcStation using Unix tar formatted floppies. This was using SCSI floppy and using my own utilities to essentially read the raw floppy under 1.0, you should be able to read a tar formatted floppy using: On NeXT: dd if=/dev/rfd?h bs=18b | tar tvf - # table of contents dd if=/dev/rfd?h bs=18b | tar xvf - # to extract on a NeXT. the '?' is the device number of the next free volume. I haven't tried this yet, since I don't have an internal floppy drive. Tar is commonly used for file transfers on floppies and tapes under Unix. Hope this helps, -ingo -- /* Ingo Cyliax ECN, Electrical Engineering Bldg. * * cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu Purdue University, W. Lafayette,IN 47907 * * cyliax@pur-ee.UUCP Work: (317) 494-9523 * * cyliax@flaubert.laf.in.US Home: (317) 474-0031 */
spenton@sag4.ssl.berkeley.edu (Steve Penton) (03/31/91)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: TopDraw and CoXist References: <1991Mar30.061951.15810@neon.Stanford.EDU> Distribution: usa Organization: Space Science Labs In article <1991Mar30.061951.15810@neon.Stanford.EDU> zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu (Andrew Zimmerman) writes: >I have the demo version of TopDraw, and it looks very nice. Our only >complaint is the price. At ~ $300, it is a bit pricey, but a very nice >package. > Diagram is also a nice package with a nice price. However, diagram >is a diagraming program, not a drawing program. (There is a difference.) > >Andrew Anyone else notice that these two combined (the demo + D!) make a powerful combination ? ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________ | !| Steve Penton | Figliano! !| spenton@ssl.berkeley.edu | !| Center For EUV Astrophysics |_____________| 2150 Kittredge Blvd, Bezerkeley CA 94720 ____ / \ ____ /__ ===-----=== _\ Warning! Responding to my email has been proven to |__________________| significantly contribute to the disorder of the universe. ________________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________ | !| Steve Penton | Figliano! !| spenton@ssl.berkeley.edu | !| Center For EUV Astrophysics
gundrum@svc.portal.com (04/24/91)
Subject: Technical Support Position Available Summary: Expires: References: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: ba Organization: Software Ventures Corporation, Berkeley Keywords: job position technical support ============================================================================= Technical Support, Macintosh, Windows & NeXT - Software Ventures Corporation, creators of MicroPhone telecommunications applications, seeks a highly qualified, bright, self-motivated computer literate person for the Technical Services team. Team members support customers and in-house staff on software and equipment, as well as test, document and design new products. Knowledge of MicroPhone, or other telecommunications software, and graphical user interfaces a must. Experience with database, network, word processing and development software are potential plusses. Skills not directly related to computer use are also considered. Please send cover letter and resume to: Technical Services, Software Ventures Corporation, 2907 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705. ============================================================================= -- _______________________________________________________________________ Any statements made by this account are strictly based on heresay and should be assumed to have no intelligence behind them. (No, that does not mean they have the approval of management.) gundrum@svc.portal.com
therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu (04/24/91)
I am a new Color NeXTstation user who is also trying to post to NEWS for the first time. After solving problems with Kermit (I'm not on Ethernet yet), I am having a lot of trouble with ICON 2.0 - Black background which I cannot reset, quits spontaneously (or so it seems), can't set defaults at less than 32 bit, and prints only a small spot of garbage. Am I doing anything right here? After Kermit, compliling c programs, using Tek, printing Mac files, and getting Robots, I thought my first week was great! - Then I was brought to my knees by ICON! Tom Herbert Department of Biology University of Miami Coral Gables, FL therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu
frank@urz.unibas.ch (05/13/91)
In article <FISCHER.91May7224243@jane.iesd.auc.dk>, fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes: >>>>>> Andy.Hewett@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Andy Hewett) writes: > > Andy> There is NO discount for teaching or research or for anything. > > As a matter of fact, NeXT does not give edu discount anywhere in ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ > Europe, and I find it hard to believe that the reason for this is a ^^^^^^ Yes, it does! Here in Switzerland we people at universities officially get edu discounts! I bought mine with discount. NeXT has restructured its prices and the discount is now "only" 20% (according to the latest news). > problem with German law. > > > /Lars > -- > Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of > CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | these things. -- Calvin .____________________________________________________________________________. | | | _____ __ _____ Robert Frank | | | / | Institut fuer Informatik | | | | | University of Basel, Switzerland | | | -+- | | | | | | Mittlere Strasse 142 | | __|__ | __|__ CH-4056 Basel | | | | frank@urz.unibas.ch tel. + (061) 321 99 67 fax + (061) 321 99 15 | |____________________________________________________________________________|
hakimian@tek4.eecs.wsu.edu (Karl Hakimian - staff) (05/21/91)
I am working on setting up 12 next machines on a network with many other machines (not next). What I want to know is would it be better to set up the next is a netinfo network or not? What are the advantages and the disadvantages? How do you reverse turning a next into a netinfo server? The manual seem to imply that it can be done. If I set up a non netinfo network, how can I get the next to use yellow pages? The manual tells me to read "/NextLibrary/Documentation/NeXT/SysAdmin/04_AdminServics.wn" if some kind sole would send this file to me I would be happy to read it. -- Karl Hakimian hakimian@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu