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From: sam@thoth.ics.uci.edu (Sam Horrocks)
Subject: Re: Manufacturer Labels on SCSI Disks
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Organization: UC Irvine Department of ICS
Date: 30 Sep 92 00:34:11 GMT

In <1992Sep29.080509.26658@decuk.uvo.dec.com> rrohbeck@kboeng.enet.dec.com (Ralf-Peter Rohbeck) writes:

>In article <mmaster.2ac7462e-e@parnasus.dell.com>, mmaster@parnasus.dell.com (Michael Masterson) writes:
>>that makes ALMOST as much sense as training wheels on Indy cars... ya,
>>battery backed ram on a HARD DISK... sheesh.
>You're right, but you always need some parameters to get your drive going,
>and the SCSI-2 spec states that "It is recommended that the INQUIRY data be
>returned even though the peripheral device may not be ready for other commands."
>Which, BTW, is required by many systems. And don't forget that the magnetic
>storage is inherently unreliable - at least as compared to silicon storage.
>You'll want to have a known starting point to bootstrap all the error correction
>mechanisms.

Where can I get the SCSI-2 spec and/or what information is in the mode
pages?  I have the command "scsiping" that was posted a few months back
and I've run it on two identical disks and have gotten back different
values in the mode pages.  One of these drives is working and the other
isn't and I'd like to know if it has something to do with the configuration
in the mode pages.

Sam
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Xref: sparky comp.periphs:1314 comp.sys.ibm.pc:609
From: mebrown@hubcap.clemson.edu (Miriam E Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Quadrum's EGAQuad Video Card
Date: 29 Sep 92 19:19:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: hubcap.1992Sep29.191920.16063
Organization: Clemson University

We have been given an Quadrum EGAQuad Video Card and plan to put it in
an IBM XT.  However, it seems the company is out of business and we need
the documentation for switch settings.  Can someone help?  Please send
e-mail.

thanks

Miriam Brown Pepinsky
Clemson University
mebrown@clemson
 
From: stevej@hpcpbla.bri.hp.com (Steve Jerman)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 11:17:29 GMT
Subject: Re: DAT DDS tapes
Organization: HP Computer Peripherals Bristol, UK
Newsgroups: comp.periphs

Hi,

  Just to add.. buying Data-grade doing cost you much either..

  The HP tapes list at 19 bucks for a 90M tape.  That's a cent a
  megabyte (not including data compression)!

  The message has to be .. How much is you data worth? 
Steve

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: rwilson@uts.cc.wayne.edu (Ron Wilson)
Subject: Priam 803-21 hard disk
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit Mich.
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 23:27:54 GMT

Hi,

We have a Priam 803-21 hard in one of our older NMR spectremeters.  The disk
drive is sick.  Unfortunately, the manufacturer, Nicolet, of the computer
portion of the instrument no longer supports the hardware we have.  Since
replacing the computer portion of the instrument would also require replacing
most of the electronics as well, we really need to find either a replacement
for this disk drive (Priam 803-21) or some one who can repair it.

Thanks in advance.

rlw@chem.wayne.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: LB.KSD@isumvs.iastate.edu (Kerry Sanders)
Subject: Adaptec 1542B x 2
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 05:06:50 GMT


At the Parks Library of Iowa State University, we are in the
process of upgrading our CD-ROM LAN (Lantastic, with Hitatchi CD-ROM
drives), to a Novell environment, running SCSI Express, and NEC
CDR84 CD-ROM Drives, and the Adaptec 1542B Controller cards.
We're also using HP SCSI Storage boxes to house our CD-ROM drives
of which we currently have 14.

The good news is, we have been very successful in our efforts to
setup 7 drives, as well as to set up the Lantastic Server
software for access.  Our initial tests have shown that there
is a huge improvement in response time, over our production
system.  We have not been quite as successful in setting up the
remaining 7 drives.  These require an additional controller,
which we can not get to boot up with the first controller
installed.  Both controllers will boot up by themselves so we
know they are in good working condition, but despite our
efforts, we have not been able to get them to work together.
We have followed Adaptecs instructions of disabling the BIOS
on the second controller, and resetting the following:

        The Port Address
        DMA Channel
        Interrupt Channel

We have tried several several different scenerios of the above
options.  We have also removed all other boards such as Ethernet
Card, Modem, and checked the VGA board for conflicts.  Each time
we get to the same place on boot up.  The system identifies each
of the settings listed above for each controller, but ASPI4DOS
does not install successfully.  Listed below is our Config.sys
file for further explanation.  Any thoughts or suggestions would
be greatly appreciated.


                 CONFIG.SYS

DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
LASTDRIVE=R
DEVICE=C:\ADAPTEC\ASPI4DOS.SYS /d /p330 /p234
DEVICE=C:\ASW410\ASWCDNEC.SYS /D:ASPICD0 /NORST
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM NOSH ARAM=C800-C9FF
dos=high
buffers=5
files=10
stacks=0,0


********************************************************************
* Kerry Sanders              *   Bitnet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS             *
* Automated Systems Division * Internet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU *
* 034 Parks Library          *                                     *
* Iowa State University      *    Phone: (515) 294-4681            *
* Ames, Iowa 50011-2140      *      Fax: (515) 294-1885            *
********************************************************************
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* Kerry Sanders              *   Bitnet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS             *
* Automated Systems Division * Internet: LB$KSD@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU *
* 034 Parks Library          *                                     *
* Iowa State University      *    Phone: (515) 294-4681            *
* Ames, Iowa 50011-2140      *      Fax: (515) 294-1885            *
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From: mkaschke@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Martin Kaschke)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: INFO NEEDED: Cipher Tape / 386 Ram Board (DTK)
Date: 30 Sep 92 12:35:12 GMT
Reply-To: mkaschke@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Martin Kaschke)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD


A friend of main, has given me a few items to determine WHAT they are,
so that he can figure out if he wants to sell them, or use them.  Please,
E-Mail any responses.  I would appreciate any help, including giving
me the "company's number" so that I can call and ask myself.  Thanks
in advance.

-Cipher Data Products Model ST60B (tape drive, but have no controller
    so I would like Cipher's number, and/or a idea of what this is)

-DTK PEI-301: 386 Ram Board - no manual ... BUT it is NOT for a regular
    IBM slot,the bus connector is in the MIDDLE of the card, not the
    end like all ISA cards ... is this EISA?  HELP!?


						 Thanks,
							   Martin
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.periphs.scsi
From: lainhart@odel.stg.TRW.COM (Mike Lainhart)
Subject: Adaptec - the controller, the compamy
Followup-To: lainhart@odel.stg.trw.com
Summary: May be great product, its rotten support
Organization:   TRW, One Space Park  MS O1/1061, Redondo Beach,CA 90278  (310) 813-0690
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:40:15 GMT

I purchased an Adaptec 1742A EISA SCSI host adapter over a month ago;
it is still not working for me.  I understand that these boards have
a fabulous reputation.  Has anyone else had any trouble getting one
working?  My experience with the technical support at Adaptec is the
absolute worst that I have ever had.  Really helpful IF you can get
a live person on the phone.  I have waited up to 15 minutes (long
distance) for a secratary to take my name and promise that I will be
called back.  I have NEVER gotten any response from this approach.
The only way that I got any help was by demanding that I speak to a
supervisor - this is evidently the SOP for their support group.

I finally have an agreement that they will switch the board for me,
but I have to send them a copy of my receipt before they will give
me an RMA number and there is no way to shorten the 10-14 day
turnaround!! Other companies have allowed me to purchase another
board/device on my charge card until they received my original so
that the old and new cards could pass in the mail.  Again, Adaptec
seems user hostile.  What experience have the rest of you had?  Am
I doing something wrong?  Expecting too much?

What EISA SCSI host adaptor do you use?  (In case I ultimately have
eat this one.)

Thnx, Mike lainhart@odel.stg.trw.com
From: bryan@cs.utexas.edu (Bryan Bayerdorffer)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Need 24KHz, 16" Multifrequency monitor
Date: 30 Sep 1992 16:35:54 -0500
Organization: Spam Detection & Removal Squad, Austin, TX
Reply-To: bryan@cs.utexas.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: peaches.cs.utexas.edu
Spam-Content: Negligible


I'm looking for a multifrequency monitor that:


1. Is at least 16" diagonally (no problem)

2. Suports 72Hz vertical scan rate (no problem)

3. Groks interlaced video (sometimes a problem)

4. Supports 24KHz Horizontal scan rate (major problem)


Most multifrequency monitors only scan down to 30KHz horizontally.  I need to be
able to display 800x600 interlaced, which works out to about 24KHz.

Do such monitors exist?

I'll summarize any mail responses.


Thanks,
Bryan
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: kemp@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Boris Kemp)
Subject: How to connect HP Plotter (HP 7550A) to unix ?
Summary: How can i connect a HP7550a to a sun?
Keywords: HP7550A Unix Plotter Sun Connect Panic Help!
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:03:34 GMT



	Hello,

	we would like to connect our HP7550A Plotter to the
	campus network (mostly Sun Systems). The Plotter is
	momentarily connected via an IBM7171 to our IBM Mainframe
	(via a serial line).

	Has some one a HP Plotter (must not be the same model) connected
	to a unix system and know's what's neccessary to make the plotter
	work. If I'm right, the HP uses a special handshaking protocol?

	Where can i find software etc. ? All suggestions welcome !


	Please mail your informations to the adress mentioned in the
	signature-line.



	Thanks in advance,


			Boris Kemp


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From: lou@netlink.cts.com (Louis Puccio)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: inkjets
Date: 5 Oct 92 23:45:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: netlink.Nu47RB5w165w
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

HI!!

Any information you may have about inkjet printers will be greatly 
appreciated.
I have been thinking of buying an H.P. Deskjet 500 inkjet. Please let me 
know of your experiences with this printer (good or bad). Am interested 
in the print quality, paper jams, breakdown or any problems inherent in 
inkjet technology. I understand that with certain paper, the ink can 
spread. 
What are your likes and dislikes about inkjets and specifically the 
Deskjet?
please send email. if you can respond automatically, mail will get to me. 
otherwise, please use the address in my 'sig.'

louis

thanks very much!!!!

louis

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From: cxl24@po.CWRU.Edu (Charles Lind)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: HD Format
Date: 26 Sep 1992 18:07:54 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


	Could someone please mail me the debug address to do
a HD format?  It's on an MFM drive.  Thanks Ahahead.
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: Andrew.Jackson@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Andrew Jackson)
Subject: 8-bit bus adapter...
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 05:29:44 GMT

	I have a Micro Display Systems Genius I full-page monitor that was
used for 5 years in an IBM PC/AT.  Now I am purchasing a Genius II dual-page
monitor for the AT.  The Genius I was to be used in a Compaq Deskpro but
the 8-bit video controller has a skirt that extends to the same level as
the bus edge connectors.  Please advise as to whether there is a solution
that allows one to put the card in the Compaq and avoid the system board
components that get in the way.
	I am hoping that there is an adapter that plugs into the bus and
then the card plugs into it to lift the card the required 1/2 (0.5) inches.




					Andrew Jackson
					Andrew.Jackson@bbs.oit.unc.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kerm@mcnc.org (Cary E. Burnette)
Subject: Interface boards for to produce messages on a TV or RGB monitor
Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 20:54:44 GMT

Hello:

 I am trying to set up a message center in the lobby of my building. I
would like to find some hardware and software that would allow me to use
a PC connected to a TV or RGB monitor to produce a continuous slide show
of messages.

If you know of such a system please send me some information. I would
really appreciate it.

Thanks

Cary Burnette (kerm@garfield.ncat.edu)


Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: jth54363@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Zog)
Subject: Modem Compression
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 03:35:13 GMT

I have an inexpensive modem (2400 baud). It says in the docs MNP 5 and
CCITT V.42bis are the available data compression types. The docs
go on to say "Supported through the Rockwell RPI driver."

My question: What is this RPI driver? Is it something that is standard
with most communications software, or do I need to install a special
driver?

I'd appreciate mail, or a posting. 
Thanks in advance.

Jason Herzog
jth54363@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu


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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: zaid@seas.gwu.edu (Zaid AL-wandawi)
Subject: Which Color Printer ?
Originator: zaid@seas.gwu.edu
Keywords: Color, reasonable price, personal use
Organization: George Washington University
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:40:48 GMT

Hi there,

	Please E-Mail any inf. of magazine reveiws, ftp doc, etc. Information
on any brand (HP prefered) will be grately appreciated. Thank you in advance.
From: dmiller@dragon.tricity.wsu.edu (David L. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: TCP/IP on printers
Date: 29 Sep 92 20:18:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Sep29.201802.8888
Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities

In article <18730011@hprnd.rose.hp.com>, k@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Steve Kao) writes:
|> 
|> The HP JetDirect for Unix cards have the full tcp/ip stack.  You can
|> telnet into port 9100 and send data from your keyboard to the printer
|> if you wish, but we do not recommend this.  The card also contains the
|> MIB-II variables and other HP only MIB variables that can be accessed
|> over SNMP/IP.  To be take full advantage of the card, HP recommends
|> ordering the appropriate media option for your HP or Sun system, so that
|> you can install a bootp server and a master spooler.  (These can be on
|> the same system, but do not need to be.)
|> 

This sounds promising, but our master spooler is a DECsystem 5100 Ultrix
box.  Is there any support for this configuration coming in the near future?
Even an alpha-test version would be welcome at this point!

|> The bootp server is used to configure the card.  When powered on, the
|> card does not know its IP address until it gets a bootp reply from the
|> bootp server.  Other configuration information is also passed in the
|> bootp reply, such as the subnet mask and default gateway IP address.
|> Other configuration information is obtained by the card using tftp.
|> The T144 entry in the bootptab file tells the card where to get the
|> tftp file containing its other configuration information.
|> 

Is this file necessary for the IIIsi version?  I understand it can get alot
of it's config info from the front panel.

|> The master spooler is used to send print jobs to the card.  The shell
|> scripts and code files used depend upon whether your master spooler is a
|> Sun or HP system.  The same data is provided on both Sun and HP media,
|> so if you have a mix of Sun and HP systems, you only need one media and
|> can use ftp to copy the tape contents between machines.  The hpnpcfg
|> script is used to configure the printer into the system's spooler.
|> Source code for the hpnpf program is in the /usr/lib/hpnp/spoolersrc
|> directory.  The Sun filters for automatic language switching between PCL
|> and PostScript are in the /usr/lib/hpnp/examples2 directory and
|> directories beneath that.  The HP model scripts for automatic language
|> switching are there, too.
|>

Are these shell scripts?  If not, is source included?
 
|> - Steve Kao

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From: morgaine@siap.sublink.org (Nadia Pitacco (Morgaine))
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Print filter for Apple PersonalLaserwriter NTR
Keywords: Personal Laserwriter NTR filter
Date: 28 Sep 92 12:40:27 GMT
Reply-To: morgaine@siap.sublink.org
Organization: SIAP Sistemi S.p.A.


  I have an Apple Personal Laserwriter NTR connected through
  a serial line to a SPARCstation 330 (SunOS 4.1.2).

  Sending Postscript text (through lpr) to the printer works
  well, but I would like to be able to add a standard header
  to each print job and to use manual print. 

  The  first task  is not  difficult, but  I have  found  no
  documentation on how to solve the second problem.

  Can anyone suggest me where I can find the code to be sent 
  to the printer to select the feed mode?

  Thanks in advance
                                             Nadia Pitacco
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From: palmer@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Randall Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Epson FX86 parts needed
Date: 30 Sep 92 01:46:44 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.



	I just took over the operation of an OLD pc lab at Rutgers
University.  What I have found there is that several of the Epson FX86 dot
matrix printers are in varying states of repair.  I have compiled a list of
the parts which are needed to repair the broken printers.
	Now comes the problem... where do I find parts for such a printer?
The company that the department used to buy from is no longer in business
so I'm out of luck there.

		any help would be appreciated.

			Thanks,
			Randy Palmer
			palmer@andromeda.rutgers.edu
From: bz320@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John E. Ray)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: LaserJet Info URGENTLY needed
Date: 27 Sep 1992 17:53:37 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Distribution: inet
Reply-To: bz320@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John E. Ray)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu



I have a chance to buy a HP LaserJet for $349...  I would like to
use it on the PC, but am hesitant to buy it, because I know little
or nothing about it.

If you have any information, could you please email me?  (I'm interested
in resolution (300 I'd assume), ppm, emulation, etc.) 

I am also VERY interested in whether or not it will work with
Freedom of the Press (for Windows)...

There are 5 of these printers left, and I doubt they're going to sit
around for long.

Thanks,
John Ray
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: bote@access.digex.com (John Boteler)
Subject: Re: Fax option for NEC laser printers
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Express Access Public Access UNIX, Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:23:24 GMT

kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673) writes:
>jenseng@bojangles.rtp.dg.com (Greg Jensenworth) writes...
>>I am trying to locate some information on the fax option for some of the
>>NEC laser printers.   I recall something about send/receive and fax modem
>>capabilities.
>
>The new NEC SilentWriter laser printers can print out postscript faxes.  You 
>need a modem that can send such faxes, also; I forget who makes them.  There 
>was a demo here in DC a few days ago that I missed, cosponsored by Adobe and 
>NEC, and from the description, this is a big step forward in fax quality.  No 
>other printers presently on the market have such capability, as far as I know. 

I am about to acquire the new version Zyxel Plus data/FAX/Caller*ID
modem. It comes with software to send and receive faxes, and
with conversion software already available I can convert
to PostScript or HP and print it out. I am not aware that FAX
capability is unique to the NEC Model 95, though; it
prints what is sent to it, whatever the source.


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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Epson emulation on DJ500
From: <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 17:29:17 EDT
Organization: Penn State University

My newest "toy" is an Intel SatisFAXtion Fax/Modem, which is plugged
into a PC that is connected to a HP DJ500. The fax/modem can
(apparently) print directly using Epson FX85 printer emulation.
HP sells a font cartridge for the DJ500 that emulates FX80. My
question: is there any difference in printer protocols between FX80
and FX85? Can/could my DJ500 accept FX85 print commands thru an FX80
cartridge?

Any/all help/comments appreciated.
K
Bob Munzenrider, PSU-Harrisburg