I recently found a web site (starmax.net) with information dated 7/22/97
stating that the Motorola Computer Group technical support unit once offered
a Starmax sound fix for the following symptom...

The microphone functioning intermittently.

I recently installed the speech recognition software on to my Starmax
(recently upgraded to Mac OS 8) and use an Apple PlainTalk pre-amped
microphone (I have trouble-shot the mic using a mini tape recorder and it
works fine) but I have not been able to get the computer to "listen" to me (my
girlfriend thinks I'm crazy talking to my computer, especially since it doesn't
do anything when I talk to it.)  Prior to this time, I have never had any sort of
microphone plugged into the mic port on this CPU.

Apparently, a small quantity of Starmax systems were shipped without a
sound fix extension included on a floppy diskette or in the accessory kit.
The web site said customers who discover they have one of the systems
shipped without the sound fix can obtain it at no cost from Motorola
Computer Group.  But when I called the 800 number, the voice recording
specifically referred all Starmax customers away from the Motorola help
desk, telling them to instead call a regional authorized hardware service
provider.

Does anyone out there have this "sound fix" extension?  If so, could you e-
mail it to me at my other e-mail address at...

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Thanks in advance.


Ryan Christiansen
Apple disciple since 1981
Have you hugged your Macintosh today?