jude@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Jude Poole) (05/03/90)
I am purchasing 4 full page monitors for secretaries in my department. We have previously purchased Radius Full Page Displays. When they work they are fine, but they are expensive and 6 out of 8 of the ones we got failed. Mobius is advertising a similar product for much less and it is supposed to even be accellerated. I'd appreciate any comments on it - good or bad. Comparisons to Radius Monitors would also be great. Finally any pointers to reviews of them in magazines would be useful. Please email and I'll summarize if there is interest. Jude Poole jpoole@ucsd.edu jpoole@ucsd.bitnet
captainm@tz.wimsey.bc.ca (Captain Maniac) (06/01/91)
Has anyone had any experience with the Mobius full-page display? I want to get a larger monitor, and after reading all the reviews on the competing makes (like Mirror, Ehmann, etc.), I have narrowed my choice to the Mobius, mainly because of the accelerator card which is included. Apart from this addition, is the monitor itself a good unit? Thanks in advance, Colin Hartridge Vancouver, B.C.
erby@alchemy.ithaca.ny.us (Michael Erb) (06/02/91)
captainm@tz.wimsey.bc.ca (Captain Maniac) writes: > Has anyone had any experience with the Mobius full-page display? I want to > get a larger monitor, and after reading all the reviews on the competing > makes (like Mirror, Ehmann, etc.), I have narrowed my choice to the Mobius, > mainly because of the accelerator card which is included. Apart from this > addition, is the monitor itself a good unit? > > Thanks in advance, > Colin Hartridge > Vancouver, B.C. Colin, There has been a lot of discussion on this net concerning the Mobius FPD and 030. I also own one and I think that it is generally recognized as offering an incredible amount of performance at an excellent price. I find the display to be very crisp and sharp with barely any distortion. The accelerator and math coprocessor option has not caused me any problems. I have an occasional problem formatting new floppies (they fail to verify, but eventually will verify) and I suspect this may be a combination of a borderline floppy coupled with the increased demand the 030 has put on my power supply...but it is infrequent and not considered to be a major problem. I'm very happy with my decision to purchase the Mobius. I think they have good support too. Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E-Mail: erby@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (Michael Erb) USPS : Michael R. Erb PO Box 6770 Ithaca, NY 14851-6770 Phone : (607) 277-4326
dai@mrco.carleton.ca (Naci Dai) (06/03/91)
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paullu@cs.UAlberta.CA (Paul Lu) (06/03/91)
In article <1X5w32w162w@alchemy.ithaca.ny.us> erby@alchemy.ithaca.ny.us (Michael Erb) writes: >There has been a lot of discussion on this net concerning the Mobius FPD >and 030. I also own one and I think that it is generally recognized as >offering an incredible amount of performance at an excellent price. But, does anyone have experience with their 2-page display, with '030 acceleration? How about their virtual memory option (i.e., the '030 is a fully-functional one, instead of the EC model which has no/has disabled the MMU--thus no VM under Sys 7 or other software)? >I'm very happy with my decision to purchase the Mobius. I think they >have good support too. > >Mike >E-Mail: erby@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (Michael Erb) Some other questions (which Mobius did not answer when I wrote to them; nice pamphlet though): 1. What about my onboard Mac SE memory? I know that the '030 accelerator has slots for SIMM memory, but are they extensions of the SE's memory or replacements? What if I already cut the registers needed to install my 2.5 Megs of SE memory? 2. How much is shipping and handling, typically? Thanks in advance, ...Paul Lu
valsta@metla.fi (06/04/91)
In article <1991Jun3.164903.22601@cs.UAlberta.CA>, paullu@cs.UAlberta.CA (Paul Lu) writes: > > Some other questions (which Mobius did not answer when I wrote to them; > nice pamphlet though): > > 1. What about my onboard Mac SE memory? I know that the '030 accelerator > has slots for SIMM memory, but are they extensions of the SE's memory > or replacements? What if I already cut the registers needed to > install my 2.5 Megs of SE memory? I don't have one but based on the information I've got I wouldn't expect full performance without RAM moved (or added) onto the accelerator board. The RAM on your motherboard can be configured as RAM disk and I believe that you must leave at least 512k on the motherboard. It's probably wise to buy, say, 4 MB of new RAM with the card. People having the card in use might comment on this. > > 2. How much is shipping and handling, typically? > > Thanks in advance, > > ...Paul Lu Lauri Valsta valsta@cc.helsinki.fi
erby@alchemy.ithaca.ny.us (Michael Erb) (06/05/91)
> But, does anyone have experience with their 2-page display, with '030 > acceleration? How about their virtual memory option (i.e., the '030 > is a fully-functional one, instead of the EC model which has > no/has disabled the MMU--thus no VM under Sys 7 or other software)? I believe that a company called Connectix sells software that let's you use virtual memory with the Mobius 030. I was also told that there is a chance that the 030 supplied by Mobius may have a functional PMMU in it, but that it has not been tested and is why the boards are less expensive. Don't know how valid that is however. > 1. What about my onboard Mac SE memory? I know that the '030 accelerator > has slots for SIMM memory, but are they extensions of the SE's memory > or replacements? What if I already cut the registers needed to > install my 2.5 Megs of SE memory? Assuming you cut your resistor cleanly and neatly, it should be no problem to re-solder it. That is what I had to do and it was easy to accomplish. As someone else already said, it is best to install 4 megs of RAM onto the 030. Put the 256k simms back on the SE board and this gives you a 1 meg RAM disk. In fact any more RAM on the SE board can ONLY be used as RAM disk at this point in time. In other words, don't waste your money on more than 4-1meg simms. > 2. How much is shipping and handling, typically? I paid $1273 for the FPD/030 with math coprocessor. That price includes a shipping/handling charge of $29. I'm in central New York state and the monitor was shipped from California. Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E-Mail: erby@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (Michael Erb) USPS : Michael R. Erb PO Box 6770 Ithaca, NY 14851-6770 Phone : (607) 277-4326