ENT0764@OUACCVMB.BITNET (04/12/90)
I JUST BOUGHT A 24-PIN PANASONIC KX-P1124 PRINTER. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHICH PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE SUPPORT THIS PRINTER SO THAT I CAN CONNECT IT TO MY APPLE IIGS. THANK YOU. SIA KHOO ENT0764@OUACCVMB
tomd@pro-europa.cts.com (Tom Dolezal) (04/13/90)
In-Reply-To: message from ENT0764@OUACCVMB.BITNET >I JUST BOUGHT A 24-PIN PANASONIC KX-P1124 PRINTER. DOES ANYBODY KNOW >WHICH PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE SUPPORT THIS PRINTER SO THAT I CAN >CONNECT IT TO MY APPLE IIGS. THANK YOU. Xetec (sp?) just announced a new box that sit in between the GS serial port and your 24-pin printer to allow full 24-pin support to GS/OS (16-bit) programs. Programs Plus is advertising it in the May issue of Incider. I don't know if it works, but it looks promising. UUCP: crash!pro-europa!tomd ARPA: crash!pro-europa!tomd@nosc.mil INET: tomd@pro-europa.cts.com
larrylro@gnh-applesauce.cts.com (Larry LRO) (05/03/90)
If you have 120ns chips already installed on the board you probaly should come as close as possible to the 120ns.. The faster the chips the better the performance. All the ram boards we sell come with 80ns drams installed and our prices are the best. Look for our first add in the Incider Magazine that will be in by this weekend. The GS-Juice Plus is DMA although it is VERY noisy and has had problems with the Apple DMA SCSI due to high-performance expectations. * Sent by AppleSauce BBS at Wed, 2 May 90 00:44:47
dsjohnson@gnh-starport.cts.com (Dave Johnson) (05/04/90)
Hey! A DB-19 switchbox? I've been scouring the planet to get one of those... I'm sure you don't want to sell it by itself, but if so, I'm interested. If not, could you let me know where I could get one? Any help is much appreciated. :) They're-not-booing-they're-chanting- Dave Johnson, #244, StarPort BBS (703) 931-0947 (VA)
avery@well.sf.ca.us (Avery Ray Colter) (05/08/90)
ENT0764@OUACCVMB.BITNET writes: >They told me if it was not because of this problem, they would have >happily bought a GS instead of IBM because it is such a nice computer. >They did not understand why this kind of problem happened to a nice >computer. I can hear all the chubby women reading this, and reciting the old saw, "But she has such a pretty FACE......" That's actually not a bad analogy. There's nothing intrinsically wrong; they just don't get any support from any influential group anywhere. The question is, what are Apple II users and chubby women going to do about it? >It was a sad scene that when I went to software stores, all I saw were >software for IBM and Amiga but few for the II and almost none for the GS. Egghead's Apple II series stuff is 50-50 between //e and //GS. They are also flooded with MSDOS and Macintosh stuff though. -- Avery Ray Colter Internet: avery@well.sf.ca.us | {apple|hplabs}!well!avery o/~ Mama, mama, mama, keep those skinny girls at home, o/~ `Cause this skinny boy wants a BIG FAT BLONDE! - The Rainmakers
ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET (10/16/90)
TODAY, I WENT THE LOCAL DEALER, I SAW THEY DISPLAYED THE NEW LOW END MAC,
MACINTOSH CLASSIC. AT THE SAME TIME, I FOUND A 20 PAGES "INTRO NEWS"
AND A VIDEO INTRODUCE MACINTOSH AND THE NEW THREE MAC FROM APPLE.
THE SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES FROM APPLE FOR THE NEW MAC IN THE "INTRO
NEWS" ARE:
MAC CLASSIC (1MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $999
MAC CLASSIC HARD DISK 40 (2MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $1499
MAC LC HARD DISK 40 CPU (2MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $2499
(SIGLE- AND DUAL-FLOPPY CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE IN EDUCATION MARKET
ONLY)
MAC IISI HARD DISK 40 CPU (2MB) $3769
MAC IISI HARD DISK 80 CPU (5MB) $4569
AFTER SEEING NEW MAC, I WENT TO A MAGAZINE STORE. I SAW THIS OCT 15,1990
ISSUE BUSSINESSWEEK REPORT ABOUT APPLE. THE COVER PAGE PRINT:
APPLE COMPUTER
NEW TEAM, NEW STRATEGY
WITH SALE STALLED AND MARKET SHARE SLIPPING,
APPLE IS MAKING BIG CHANGES: LOWER PRICES,
NEW MODELS, AND ULTIMATELY A SUCCESSOR TO THE
MACINTOSH.
INSIDE THE REPORT, THEY ALL TALK ABOUT PRESENT AND FUTURE PLAN FOR MAC.
IF I AM NOT WRONG, THEY HAVEN'T MENTION II AT ALL. AFTER READING THIS,
MY FRIENDS AND I DECIDED THAT WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THIS END OF THE YEAR,
IF NO GREAT NEWS FOR THE II, WE WILL KISS APPLE GOOD BYE. FOR SURE,
OURS NEXT COMPUTER WILL NOT BE MAC.cse0735@desire.wright.edu (10/29/90)
In article <9010161445.AA25249@apple.com>, ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET writes: > TODAY, I WENT THE LOCAL DEALER, I SAW THEY DISPLAYED THE NEW LOW END MAC, > MACINTOSH CLASSIC. AT THE SAME TIME, I FOUND A 20 PAGES "INTRO NEWS" > AND A VIDEO INTRODUCE MACINTOSH AND THE NEW THREE MAC FROM APPLE. > THE SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES FROM APPLE FOR THE NEW MAC IN THE "INTRO > NEWS" ARE: > > MAC CLASSIC (1MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $999 > MAC CLASSIC HARD DISK 40 (2MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $1499 > MAC LC HARD DISK 40 CPU (2MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $2499 > (SIGLE- AND DUAL-FLOPPY CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE IN EDUCATION MARKET > ONLY) > > MAC IISI HARD DISK 40 CPU (2MB) $3769 > MAC IISI HARD DISK 80 CPU (5MB) $4569 > > AFTER SEEING NEW MAC, I WENT TO A MAGAZINE STORE. I SAW THIS OCT 15,1990 > ISSUE BUSSINESSWEEK REPORT ABOUT APPLE. THE COVER PAGE PRINT: > > APPLE COMPUTER > > NEW TEAM, NEW STRATEGY > > WITH SALE STALLED AND MARKET SHARE SLIPPING, > APPLE IS MAKING BIG CHANGES: LOWER PRICES, > NEW MODELS, AND ULTIMATELY A SUCCESSOR TO THE > MACINTOSH. > > INSIDE THE REPORT, THEY ALL TALK ABOUT PRESENT AND FUTURE PLAN FOR MAC. > IF I AM NOT WRONG, THEY HAVEN'T MENTION II AT ALL. AFTER READING THIS, > MY FRIENDS AND I DECIDED THAT WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THIS END OF THE YEAR, > IF NO GREAT NEWS FOR THE II, WE WILL KISS APPLE GOOD BYE. FOR SURE, > OURS NEXT COMPUTER WILL NOT BE MAC. After attending the rollout of new computers I was highly dissapointed (again) to see a total lack of II stuff. The IIe emulator board was running Appleworks for about 5 minutes and then they went back to mac. The packet had a pamphlet showing the entire Apple line which of course did not show a single II item. Scully mentioned in his speech "Macintosh and our other products" like he was afraid to say the II word. They had on a table the entire mac line with all the screens synchronized together, and of course there was no IIgs/c/e to be seen. This I think was the last straw. I am now planning to fix the battery in my GS and sell it and buy an Amiga or something. I am well aware of all the problems with the II market I'm basicly fed up with Apple. I started with a II+ about 8 years ago and bought the GS about 4 years ago with high hopes. Apple has gone out of thier way to make life hard on me with thier lack of support. I use a Mac at work and think it's a fince machine, but I probably will never buy one. I'm really not even sure how stable Apple is as a company. I have talked with many GSers and most feel the same way. I may be taking quite a few people with me. I really hate to do it since I have been an Apple fanatic for so long (yes I have a big Apple rug hanging on my wall, Apple mugs, Apple shirts etc.) it is quite hard to do, but the II is dead. The Amiga reminds me so much of what I was expecting the GS to be. Lots of sofwtare, lots of vendor, and most importantly support from the manufacturer. My main interests in computers are music and graphics. The GS had the capability, but it never went anywhere. Sure Diversi- Tune and SoundSmith were nice, but take a look through an Amiga World and see all the high quality software. Not just 2 or 3 packages, but several dozen. And the IIgs was just to slow for do anything really good graphics wise. The Modulae demo looks nice, but I saw many similar demos on the Amiga that were much better. I keep asking people to tell me I'm making a big mistake (and support it) but so far nobody I've talked to seemed to think so. A used GS might fetch about 1100 and a used 8 Mhz 1MB A2000 is about 900. Plus the thing has co-processors galore and decent sound (although far from GS quality). SO anyone have a good reason for me not to switch? I'd really like to hear it. Email or post. Maybe we can get some posts about whats good in the II from replys to this message. Chris Blouch IIgs SIG leader for Apple Dayton Users Group
rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) (11/16/90)
In article <1990Oct28.163343.1656@desire.wright.edu>, cse0735@desire.wright.edu writes: [ A report from an Apple show deleted, plus a lot of trying to decide to sell his GS and buy an Amiga] > SO anyone have a good reason for me not to switch? I'd really like to hear it. > Email or post. Maybe we can get some posts about whats good in the II from > replys to this message. > You really need to decide why you want to switch. Is it lack of software? You've had your GS for 4 years now, do you really need a better term prg than proterm 2.2? or a better word processor than the one your using? You mention lack of support from Apple. I am the proud owner of an Atari ST, and support from Atari is practically non-existent. But I still like my computer and haven't thought of any reason to switch. I have all the software I need. You also talk about the stability of Apple. Apple is HUGE, and I don't see them folding anytime soon. I see a lot of the paranoimia in this group toward the Mac, like in the Mac magazines they are very paranoid about IBM and Windows 3.0. If you really want to switch, don't hesitate to check out the strengths of a Mac, or Atari STe, or (gasp!) and 386sx Comp. :*) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ryan 'Gozar' Collins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o__)\ rlcollins@miavx1.BITNET / ) RC1DSANU@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu / / ____ R.COLLINS1 (On GEnie) /(____/__(_) o)_/ /) [ || ] Atari Computers, "There is no Substitute." [ || ] They're not just Vs lbh pna ernq guvf, lbh'er geniryvat // || \\ for breakfast gbb pybfr! // || \\ anymore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yea, right, thats what I said.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET (02/02/91)
HELLO, DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO USE BITFTP? I NEED HELP IN ORDER TO USE IT. PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS :) SIA KHOO BITNET :ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET
ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET (03/04/91)
========================================================================= Hello, everyone, please help me ! My GS is sicked. When I am working with my GS today, It kept dyin and e gave me "Fatal System error -> 0681. I used GS' system diagnostic and I got "System Bad 04000000". Could anyone tell me what does it mean and how could I fix it because I could not afford my GS get sick. Please help me ASAP !! Thanks !:) Sia Kun Khoo bitnet: ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET
toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) (03/04/91)
ENT0022@OUACCVMB.BITNET writes: >My GS is sicked. When I am working with my GS today, It kept dyin and e >gave me "Fatal System error -> 0681. I used GS' system diagnostic and >I got "System Bad 04000000". 04xxxxxx means the RAM Address Test failed the zeros are the address it failed at, which is the first byte of memory... Ouch. Did you change anything about the hardware recently? Todd Whitesel toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
jlevitsky@gnh-applesauce.cts.com (Joshua Levitsky) (03/06/91)
Do you have an internal fan? I know that that error and others like it pop up when you overheat... if it's that then just cool the room it's in and put something between the CPU and Monitor. If it's not the heat then I _Think_ that it stands for somehting screwed with the DeskTop Bus, but I forget. I suggenst running the GS diagnostic program that's floating around. It's the one that the Apple Dealers use. Helps a lot. -Joshie EMT /-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | INET: jlevitsky@gnh-applesauce.cts.com | Drive safely; | | | 90% of the people| | UUCP: crash!pnet01!gnh-applesauce!jlevitsky | in the world | | | are created by | | ARPA: crash!pnet01!gnh-applesauce!jlevitsky@nosc.mil | accidents | \-------------------------------------------------------------------------/