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I've had my Quadra 700 for over two years (purchased used) and have had no problem with it at all. I don't run all that much - System 7.5.3, Microsoft Word, external La Cie CD. Quicken, AOL. The moment I installed and tried to use the Iomega Zip 100, my computer went crazy - at various times my screen didn't light up, my StyleWriter stopped working, AOL kept freezing, my CD player couldn't read the disc. I had a problem booting it at all. I had to continuously run Norton Disc Doctor through to get things to work. It didn't seem to be the software - it was when the drive was plugged into the SCSI of the computer. I called and returned the unit and was sent another.
Before installing the new one I did a complete Clean Install.
The first time I used the Zip Drive it seemed to work. Then suddenly I couldn't get on AOL, I started getting freezes again, my monitor didn't light up, things got crazy again.... Had to use Disc Doctor again. Finally I just unplugged it and took out the software. Now the computer works perfectly again.
I really don't know what else to do. Guess I'll lose my investment and just have to keep using floppies to back up my stuff...
•Fred Melnick• FMinParis@aol.com
Fred,
If that doesn't work, I would try it without installing the Iomega software. So how do you use the drive without the software? Easy, restart your Mac with a disk in the Zip, and it will read that SCSI port thereafter.
Hello My Mac!
Here in Athens, Greece, the local Iomega representative fixed my Zip drive (the mechanism) for approx. $40 (plus VAT), and gave the typical 120 days warranty. It is a usual repair, they said. The street price for a new Zip drive is approx. $170 (+ VAT).
Best regards to your excellent magazine.
•NIKOS XYDAKIS• nikox@ath.fortnet.gr
Thought provoking article. I think "My Mac" is a perfectly suitable name for your site, but if you like the eWorld concept, you could always consider mWorld (for Mac World or My World) or myWorld.
•Dan Knight• dknight@mactimes.com
Glad to see you're still publishing and looking good. I'm still reading. A few incidental comments on the latest.
1. The review of Insider Updates mentioned a couple places that track software releases. The one I use almost daily wasn't mentioned, Version Tracker:http://www.versiontracker.com/ The main screen lists the latest ones (Mac) as they come out, with links of course. There's also an alphabetical listing, and a search. Works for me.
2. Apple Advertising. Any word on the new advertising having an affect on sales? Either way, it's good for our morale. Intel's vulnerability on speed may be only temporary, but it's real right now, and it's good to see Apple on the offensive (for a change).
Here's hoping a source falls into your lap so you can scoop the publishing world and run the definitive story on Apple's real strategy. What Apple has done lately seems to have effectively stopped much of the bleeding, but I still get the feeling that Jobs isn't putting all or even most of Apple's eggs into the Mac (an awkward image, to be sure).
Rhapsody or one of the upcomings will be cross-platform, right? Current Mac apps will run in the blue box (or is it yellow) in something like emulation, si? Like 68K apps run in emulation on a Power Mac? Sounds like we may wish to migrate to better new versions of our apps that are native Rhapsody (or whatever). After the migration, when it comes to choosing new hardware, PC will be an option as well as whatever Power PC systems are being offered. With the incredible muscle behind Intel stuff, the best bang for the buck is likely to be PC. (If I read it right, the latest Macworld praised Apple for aspects of its build your own system, but said a comparable Dell PC system was over $1,000 cheaper.) So, in a round-about fashion, aren't most Mac people likely to find themselves inside Intel?
One could posit that Power PC development may proceed faster than Intel, and Mac folks may stay Power PC -- but won't it have become just a hardware decision? The apps will have become cross-platform look alikes -- as Adobe and others are doing now.
In short, while I expect better and more powerful computing days ahead, I wonder if my identification as a Mac person may shortly become a matter of historical record.
3. The name My Mac. I think it's one of those simple vessels that initially doesn't win high style points, but does the job quietly and very well. And gains increased meaning with time. It is both friendly and descriptive -- and those are big pluses. In these embattled times, it even seems to have an aspect of protective pride.
•Chuck Miller• wordwise@execpc.com
Hi. Is there any way to get the first episode of the Why files? The second
one's hilarious!
Cheers,
See Issue #34, February 1998 for Mick O'Neil's first installment of the "Why Files."
Stuffit Deluxe has a major problem with OS 8.1 even though it works OK with 8.0. The Stuffit Spacesaver that comes with Stuffit Deluxe has the problem as described below. This quote is directly from the Aladdin support page. This problem has still not been resolved and anyone who installs the Spacesaver software is in for a rude surprise. Their Mac won't complete the booting process.
http://www.aladdinsys.com/deluxe/knownproblems.html#8.1
•Paul Martin• pmartin@pps.pgh.pa.us
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