fdm@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Frank D. Malczewski) (04/09/90)
>In other words, from what I can tell, the difference between the Racer >and the MacSprint II is $50 and nothing more. >-- >David Elliott >dce@smsc.sony.com | ...!{uunet,mips}!sonyusa!dce >(408)944-4073 >"Only four of us? Who escaped?" Not being able to speak for the Marathon Racer, there may be a few other differences: MacSprint II does not work with either THINK C 4.0, nor with the ImageWriter LQ 2.0 driver. There may be other things, but these were the most obvious to me... , , , --Frank Malczewski (fdm@wlv.imsd.contel.com) (malczews@nunki.usc.edu)
dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) (04/09/90)
In article <51298@wlbr.IMSD.CONTEL.COM> fdm@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM.UUCP (Frank D. Malczewski) writes: >Not being able to speak for the Marathon Racer, there may be a few other >differences: > > MacSprint II does not work with either THINK C 4.0, nor with the > ImageWriter LQ 2.0 driver. There may be other things, but these > were the most obvious to me... Well, I can say that the Racer definitely works OK with THINK C 4.0, at least for the things I've tried. I did have problems with a piece of code written for 3.0, so I'll go back and try it again with the Racer turned off. Any clues as to what "does not work" means with THINK C in this case? -- David Elliott dce@smsc.sony.com | ...!{uunet,mips}!sonyusa!dce (408)944-4073 "Only four of us? Who escaped?"
fdm@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Frank D. Malczewski) (04/10/90)
In article <1990Apr9.010731.10890@smsc.sony.com> dce@Sony.COM (David Elliott) writes: >In article <51298@wlbr.IMSD.CONTEL.COM> fdm@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM.UUCP (Frank D. Malczewski) writes: >>Not being able to speak for the Marathon Racer, there may be a few other >>differences: >> >> MacSprint II does not work with either THINK C 4.0, nor with the >> ImageWriter LQ 2.0 driver. There may be other things, but these >> were the most obvious to me... > >Well, I can say that the Racer definitely works OK with THINK C 4.0, >at least for the things I've tried. I did have problems with a piece >of code written for 3.0, so I'll go back and try it again with the >Racer turned off. > >Any clues as to what "does not work" means with THINK C in this case? > >-- >David Elliott >dce@smsc.sony.com | ...!{uunet,mips}!sonyusa!dce >(408)944-4073 >"Only four of us? Who escaped?" The problem I consistently ran across with THINK C and MacSprint II was when compiling a project with a handful or more files; it consistently would cause MacsBug to appear after successfully compiling the first two files or so [don't recall the specific error]. With the ImageWriter LQ 2.0, entire lines and even larger blocks of text (not sure about graphics, but would assume) would not get printed [just blank space appears where text should be]; random in nature, but is likely related to some conflict between the caching done by MS II and that done by the LQ driver. , , , , --Frank Malczewski (fdm@wlv.imsd.contel.com) (malczews@nunki.usc.edu)
wrk@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (William R. Krempp) (04/10/90)
Is anyone out there in netland doing the $2995 (Approx) upgrade to the
IIfx. If so, does the upgrade require turn in of the II/IIx motherboard?
Probably, so, I would be willing to pay $100-200 or so dollars to swap
my II motherboard with your IIx motherboard before you trade it in.
This will help lower the overall cost to you. I am assuming the upgrade
price is the same for the II and IIx. Any ideas.. or comments ??
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------patten@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Brian Patten) (07/17/90)
I am trying to determine the best way to upgrade my Mac Plus to get a little more speed out of it. I do a lot of scientific programming and graphing, so a small speed increase would mean a lot to me. I have been trying to follow the comments made about the Dove Marathon 030 boards, and don't like the fact that you lose the sound capabilities of the machine. Does anyone out there have any comments on the Marathon Racer? I'm looking for pros and cons. E-mail directed to me would be fine, or a posting to this group would be fine if the author feels his/her comments could aid others seeking information about the Racer. Brian M. Patten Institute for Astronomy University of Hawaii patten@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu
lucy@MoFH.UUCP (Gary J. Hamilton) (07/19/90)
patten@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Brian Patten) writes: > I have been trying to follow the comments made about the Dove > Marathon 030 boards, and don't like the fact that you lose the > sound capabilities of the machine. Does anyone out there have > any comments on the Marathon Racer? I'm looking for pros and > cons. I recently purchased a Dove Marathon 030-16 for my Plus. The friendly folk at Dove are aware of the problem and I was informed this week that they are shipping an init to take care of the problem. Judging by the concern and attention shown by their technical support group, I have no doubt that this will fix the problem. Considering the cost of the upgrade, and the results obtained, I would still consider the 030 worthwhile without the sound system. I have a MacRecorder, and over a meg of resource sounds, and yes, it's annoying that the sound system is trashed. However, the other consideration is the speed and horsepower gained, and the cost of an SE/30.