melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) (01/20/91)
[Stuff from one unhappy NeXT owner deleted] What is the latest word on the 040 upgrades? Also, has anyone noticed that Emacs runs SLOWER on the 040 machine for some reason. It seems to have a terrible time loading files. Finally, BEWARE, MIT Scheme 7.1 will hang an 040 NeXT. -Mike
mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (01/20/91)
I would just like to put in that I recently received a letter from NeXT basically apologizing for the delays, and saying that they are significantly stepping up production for January. I am told that I should receive my 040 upgrade within a month. MikeC -- ___________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan,MDC Designs, University of Merryland mikec@wam.umd.edu
iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) (01/25/91)
(1) I love my NeXT, and would immediately buy it again. In general, the NeXT folks have stood behind their product much better than say Apple or Sun. Just consider upgrade prices and free warranty extensions (unlike Apple, even when the delivered harddisk was faulty, they didn't fix it). (2) Like many, I am glad to see that NeXT has orders. I am not glad not to have received my upgrade yet. (3) The only thing I am *REAL* unhappy about is the OD in my cube. Alright, I live in a dusty environment, and newer cubes than mine blow the dust the right way, and thus avoid breakdowns. Still, given that I have an old-design cube, I have no choice but to sell it (which I have already committed too). Pity. (4) Let's get back to a discussion about how to improve things in the future, not each individual's opinion about past problems. /ivo welch ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu
mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (01/25/91)
In article <791@mara.cognet.ucla.edu> iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: >(3) The only thing I am *REAL* unhappy about is the OD in my cube. Alright, I >live in a dusty environment, and newer cubes than mine blow the dust the right >way, and thus avoid breakdowns. Still, given that I have an old-design cube, I >have no choice but to sell it (which I have already committed too). Pity. I noticed when I opened up my Cube, also a rather old one, that the plug on the fan is symmetric. Now, it seems to me, that if the motor for the fan is electric (which I believe it is), then one could just reverse the polarity on the plug to the fan, and it would blow the other way! Mine sucks air in the back of the Cube, and blows air out the front. It didn't come that way from NeXT. Also, it is no great task to cut a piece of filter from an a/c unit or such, and tape it in front of the fan. If I'm a total moron, please keep it to yourself. I would like to remain ignorant of the fact. MikeC -- ___________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan,MDC Designs, University of Merryland mikec@wam.umd.edu
datran2 (01/26/91)
In article <1991Jan25.133302.4796@wam.umd.edu> mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) writes: > >Mine sucks air in the back of the Cube, and blows air out the front. It >didn't come that way from NeXT. Also, it is no great task to cut a piece >of filter from an a/c unit or such, and tape it in front of the fan. > When you get your update kit you will find a filter and instructions for turning the fan around. Yes. Its as simple as that. Just unscrew the fan and it can be turned around and remounted. Its all symmetric. Do not reverse the polarity on the power. No warranty expressed or implied. I can't be responsible if you do things to your cube. Steve. -- #====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====# # Steve Boker # "Badgers, we don't have no stinking badgers" # # datran2!smb@csn.org # -from Treasure of the Sierra Madre Zoo # #====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#