mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (03/23/90)
Greetings, Does anybody know where I can find a reset switch for a Mac II? Somehow, the switch for the Mac II which I use at work became misplaced, and it's a major hassle (since my software is crashing a lot these days....). Thanks, --Mike
eaw@Alliant.COM (Eric Woudenberg) (03/23/90)
In article <1956@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> (Michael J Kobb) writes: > Does anybody know where I can find a reset switch for a Mac II? You can order one from an Apple dealer, it runs about $2.
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (03/23/90)
In article <3746@alliant.Alliant.COM> eaw@alliant.Alliant.COM (Eric Woudenberg) writes: >In article <1956@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> (Michael J Kobb) writes: > >> Does anybody know where I can find a reset switch for a Mac II? > >You can order one from an Apple dealer, it runs about $2. Thanks. I guess I've just got the wrong dealer. MIT's microcomputer center said "Nope. We don't have 'em." No offer to order; nothing. They did refer me to ComputerLand, and the guy said he had one, so I went to pick it up. Turns out it's for an SE. He gave it to me free, so I can hardly complain, but now I've got to go hunting again... Mailorder would be simplest. Does anybody know a mailorder place that would have it? --Mike
mwilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) (03/23/90)
In article <1961@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: >Thanks. I guess I've just got the wrong dealer. MIT's microcomputer center >said "Nope. We don't have 'em." No offer to order; nothing. They did refer >me to ComputerLand, and the guy said he had one, so I went to pick it up. >Turns out it's for an SE. He gave it to me free, so I can hardly complain, >but now I've got to go hunting again... Wait. The SE Programmer's Switch looks just like the one that came with my Mac II. On a II, it's installed on the right, not the left, but they are otherwise identical as far as I could tell. Are they different sizes or something? The IIcx and IIci use a different one, though. -- Mark
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (03/24/90)
In article <5368@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> mwilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) writes: >In article <1961@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: > Wait. The SE Programmer's Switch looks just like the one that came with >my Mac II. On a II, it's installed on the right, not the left, but they are >otherwise identical as far as I could tell. Are they different sizes or >something? > The IIcx and IIci use a different one, though. The SE and the II/IIx switch looks the same from the front (except that the triangle is pointing the other way), but the little brackets and clips and things that hold it into the grating on the computer are in a different configuration, so a Mac SE switch won't fit into the case on a II. I don't know if it's the same the other way, but I wouldn't be particularly surprised. I've got a line on another place that is willing to give me one free now, so I'll see if they've got the right one. (I ripped the switch off of my personal IIx to see what it looks like, so I'll KNOW). --Mike
dumais@nixter.UUCP (Paul E. Dumais) (03/27/90)
In article <1956@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: > Does anybody know where I can find a reset switch for a Mac II? Somehow, the > switch for the Mac II which I use at work became misplaced, and it's a major > hassle (since my software is crashing a lot these days....). Mike, you could install the ProgrammersKey init in your System Folder. This init will allow you to reset or shutdown your Mac from the keyboard. MacsBug might be good if you are crashing alot. Worst case scenerio, I'll send you a reset switch for your MacII. Let me know. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Paul E. Dumais:A/UX Specialist:Apple Canada Inc.:+1 416 474-9872 | | "Where *does* he get those wonderful toys - The Joker" | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (03/28/90)
In article <1990Mar27.081726.15740@nixter.UUCP> dumais@nixter.UUCP (Paul E. Dumais) writes: >Mike, you could install the ProgrammersKey init in your System Folder. This init >will allow you to reset or shutdown your Mac from the keyboard. MacsBug might >be good if you are crashing alot. >Worst case scenerio, I'll send you a reset switch for your MacII. Let me know. Thanks very much to Paul and everybody else who replied to my question. A number of people suggested the ProgrammersKey init, but I'm not sure I want to have that rather than the actual switch, since when the Mac is crashing, it's going down bigtime (freezes MacsBug, even). I'm not sure how well an init is going to work in this state. Furthermore, on my IIx, I have the DataDesk 101 keyboard, which doesn't have the powerup key (it's got a button, but I understand that it has no keycode). I got the init anyway, and I'll probably use it on the Mac at work, and maybe on mine if I switch to the Apple keyboard, but I wanted the switch, too. In that respect, I'm set, too, because I found a dealer who had one lying around. He just gave it to me. I guess the moral is: ask a bunch of dealers, until you find one who's got more of these things than he wants. --Mike