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From: wnn@ornl.gov (Wolfgang N. Naegeli)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Anti-Apartheid Newspaper Needs Advice
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Date: 7 Nov 90 18:04:13 GMT
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In article <8053.2720203B@fidogate.FIDONET.ORG> 
Jan.Adams@f444.n161.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jan Adams) writes:
> Thanks for any and all responses! 

Well, I tried to send this by e-mail, but it came back as undeliverable.
I hope they will be able to see it here, but I doubt it.  Does anyone know 
a way to send to them?

Here is what I got back:

> This mail message is undeliverable.
> (Probably to or from system 'fidogate')
> It was sent to you or by you.
> Sorry for the inconvenience.
> 
> 	Sincerely,
> 	lll-winken!uucp

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I am using a Mac IIci with DayStar FastCache card, 8MB of RAM, System 
6.0.7, and some 45 INITs and CDEVs.  I have had no compatibility problems 
other than with the Shiva NetModem and the Dayna DOS Mounter software, 
both of which were fixed with free upgrades.

I would recommend you look into the Ehman/Cutting Edge 105 ADB keyboard 
and the DataDesk SwitchBoard. Both of which, I think, are much better than 
the Apple Extended Keyboard.

I use a E-Machines Z-21 QuickView monochrome monitor.  The nice thing 
about it is that you can interactively switch screen resolution from the 
keyboard or a menu selection between 36, 40, 72, and 80 dpi.  This does 
not require the software to redraw the screen, so it's almost 
instantaneous. It has quite a bit more screen area, too, than a 19" 
monitor. In addition, it supports a larger virtual screen with hardware 
panning, i.e. when the cursor hits the edge of the physical screen, the 
picture shifts over very smoothly. This is particularly nice when having a 
lot of stuff on the pasteboard and keeping tools palettes open, while 
working on a large-format publication.  I am using Design Studio from 
Letraset, which I think is the most versatile DTP package available right 
now on the Mac.

You may want to look into DTI's SpeedView Tabloid monitor, which is a 19" 
or 21" monitor in portrait orientation, available both in grey scale and 
monochrome versions from Digital Technology International. I have only 
seen the ads, never seen one in real life.

In my experience, there is nothing better than TOPS for a mixed network of 
PCs and Macs.
PhoneNet type cabling with TurboNet ST self-terminating connectors from 
NuvoTech works best. We have got several such networks.

If you only do file transfers and printing over the network, but no heavy 
server-based computing (i.e. running applications of the server or opening 
documents that reside on a server rather than copying them to the local 
harddisk first), you should not be concerned about having 12-15 Macs or 
PCs on a LocalTalk/PhoneNet network.  If you want to isolate the PC's 
traffic from the Mac's, you can put a NuvoTech TurboBridge between them. You can have two AppleTalk zones and keep all local traffic on one side of the bridge from affecting the local traffic on the other side.

I hope this helps.  Best wishes in your endeavours!


Wolfgang N. Naegeli
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