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From: brian@dsm.fordham.edu (Brian Downing)
Subject: Re: Computer Discount Warehouse
Organization: Fordham University/CLC, Division of Science and Math
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 14:22:44 GMT


 I've also had problems with CDW. The salesman was real pleasant while
 taking my order for a US Robotics 14.4 sportser w/fax. But when the
 modem was sent to my PO BOX (which UPS will not deliver to) then he
 re-sent two more, charging my VISA for all three (which nearly
 exceeded my limit at the time). He also said he'd send the stuff UPS
 RED at no extra charge but one of those three VISA charges was a few
 dollars more than the other two. When I looked at the invoice I
 noticed that he had in fact charged me for the next day delivery.
 When it came time to credit my VISA they credited me for the two
 standard deliveries so the one I paid was for the UPS RED. This was
 my first and probably last time ordering stuff from them. When I
 called to talk to the salesman about the problem he never returned my
 call. When I was originally ordering the modem he had returned
 several calls.


--

 Brian...

 brian downing@->fordham university, nyc ny
         brian@dsm.fordham.edu       bdowning@mary.fordham.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:46:48 CST
From: Jeff Calusinski <U46706@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: PS/2 VGA, among other things!

Well Model 70 range from 16 MHz to 25 MHz 386 DX processors.
So you machine is fine in that respect.
Also the VGA on you computer is only an 8 bit VGA, so it is possible that if
the 286 had an accelerated 16 bit VGA it would out perform you model 70.
Adding memory to the video is not possible because it is on the motherboard
and the VRAM can not be taken out and replaced.

The mouse thing might be a problem with the hardware and need to be serviced.
might want to check with local IBM dealer to see if the machine falls into
the engineering change catigory.  Otherwise get the latest version of the
reference disk and test the system. See if that helps any.
-Jeff
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: re: ESDI drive for PS/2
From: Stephen Gibson
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:02:19 PST
Organization: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA


In article <1992Nov13.135709.23808@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.> greve@rs1.thch.uni-bonn.de (Thomas Greve) writes:
>We just had a serious head crash with an ESDI drive of a somewhat
>older PS/2. We'd like to replace the drive, as the machine is quite
>well equipped (token ring, memory, '387 etc.). Now two questions:
>  o  can i get an off-the-shelf drive, connect it and it works? Or am
>     i forced to get one of the overpriced IBM drives?
>  o  where can i get an ESDI drive? The ads in the computer magazines
>     have IDE and SCSI drives, only...
>Size is not a big deal, (50-100MB), but should be less than US$ 1000.
>Or should i get a (MicroChannel-)SCSI controller + drive instead? Any
>caveats with this combo?
>
>--
>				- Thomas
>
>   greve@rs1.thch.uni-bonn.de
>   unt145@dbnrhrz1
>
>
>--
>				- Thomas
>
>   greve@rs1.thch.uni-bonn.de
>   unt145@dbnrhrz1

Contact MegaHaus in Houston, TX (USA).  Phone # is:
  (713)333-1910

I recently installled a 1.5GB SCSI drive in a Model 80.  They  also offer 
REPLACEMENT ESDI drives that work off of the existing IBM controller.  I 
believe that you can find one there well within your price range.


Stephen Gibson
System Support Specialist
Sonoma State Universtiy
eMAIL:  gibsonst@sonoma.edu
        Stephen.Gibson@sonoma.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: coen@bcsaic.boeing.com (Gary Coen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: PS/2 Fixed Disk System $200
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:22:04 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle

For Sale: IBM PS/2 Hard Disks and MicroChannel Controller
          Original Equipment in PS/2 Model 80

   (1) PS/2 MFM Controller: original equipment with Model 8580-041
       16 bit interface

   (2) PS/2 MFM Hard Drives: original equipment with Model 8580-041
       44.5Mb capacity each
       5 1/4 inch form factor


The system is in excellent condition; it has an avg. seek time around
39.5 ms. Under PC-DOS 3.3 or OS/2 2.0, the system formats to ~85Mb.

The disks are ESDI, so this subsystem cannot be used in a PS/2 that
currently houses an IDE controller (i.e., the 50z, the 55sx, etc.). It
works very well in a Model 60, a model 70 (I think), another model 80, etc.

Price: $200.00

Respond to coen@pgate.boeing.com.
From: toddy@uni-paderborn.de (Thomas Rose)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Giga Byte Streamer
Date: 22 Nov 92 13:38:09 GMT
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn, Germany
NNTP-Posting-Host: greco.uni-paderborn.de

Hi !

I've a problem. I like to use the Streamer GiGa 1200 (Giga Tape Corp) with
my Adaptec 1542 B. The Streamer should manage 1.2 GB Bakups onto a
120 min DAT Tape.

We only came up to 600 MB (Data Transfer Rate 6 MB/min). Where is the
Problem. Which Software could manage this ???

We tried NOVA, and Sytos. Are there better Programs ? Does anybody
know good parameters for NOVA Backup with such DAT Streamers ?              

We also have no manuals for the Streamer ! Is there anybody, who has worked
with it up to now ?


       Please answer via elm  toddy@uni-paderborn.de
From: zdv153@zam112.zam.kfa-juelich.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: 2-8 MB - 386 Memory Expansion Board trouble
Date: 20 Nov 92 15:34:47 GMT
Organization: RWTH Aachen, Germany

We use a lot of IBM-PS/2 Model 80 with 16 Mhz, the on-board memory
is 1 MB, the expansion-boards are filled with two 2MB-SIMMs.
We have eight PS/2-Systems with this configuration, we replaced
one memory expansion-board in 91, but now three other systems
have the same problemst: the POST ends with a memory-Error, the diagnostic
-program of the reference-disc says that the expansion-board is not okay,

You has an answer ? 

Joerg Mueller
From: kdd0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (KEVIN DAVID DRUCKER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: PS/2 55sx Upgrade
Date: 23 Nov 92 20:44:52 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


    I recently saw an article in PC Mag about a an upgrade for the 56sx (I
    think) does anyone know if this will work with the 55sx.  If not, is there
    any reasonable priced way to upgrade my micro-processor??

    Please respond via e-mail since I don't usually read this newsgroup.

            Thank you,
                    Kevin
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: "richard anstruther" <richard.anstruther@canrem.com>
Subject: ps/2 model 77
Reply-To: "richard anstruther" <richard.anstruther@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 23 Nov 92 00:52:54 EST

-> I have a couple of questions regarding the IBM PS/2 Model 77.
->
-> I am under the assumption this computer has a standard Overdrive
-> socket. Is this true?  Can the end-user perform the upgrade?

Having to use Lotus Agenda on an XT finally broke down the
last vestiges of my resolve so, as of a week ago, I've become
the proud owner of a new PS/2 model 77.  It's a _lot_ faster
than my XT <g>.  I still don't know the answers to all your
questions about it.  I've been too busy to using it to read
all the stuff IBM gives you with it.  (My personal favourite -
the page that's taped to the outside of the computer cautioning
you to carefully read the licencing agreement before using
the computer.  I went for "option B", madly ripping away the
packing material and plugging in every cable I could find,
then powering up without worrying about silly things like
licencing agreements <g>).

Re Overdrive sockets.  The 486SX models have one.  According
to my "installing options" book (one of 5 or so little books
they give you with a PS/2) it has an Overdrive socket, and since
they say the term is a trademark of Intel corporation, I can only
assume it complies with the Intel standard.  It doesn't specifically
say that the user can't install a DX2 processor himself, but it
says your IBM authorized dealer or service rep can help you install
one.  I take that to mean they'd really prefer that you didn't
install it yourself.

-> Regardless, I want to know if the Overdrive socket has an "extra" row
-> of sockets to accomodate future processors.

I haven't opened up the computer since buying it, but judging
from the diagram in the "installing options" book, it looks
like there's just the one socket (for the 486DX2-66).

I don't know the answers to your other questions.
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:42:46 CST
From: Jeff Calusinski <U46706@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: 2-8 MB - 386 Memory Expansion Board trouble

I have a model 80 20MHz machine with a memory board that displayed the
same problems. I finally figured out that it was not the memoryboard but a
1 meg SIMM was bad and once I took it out everything has run perfectly.
Hope this help
-Jeff
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From: jc7o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joo C. Chung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Couple of ?'s about IBM PS/2 model 77
Date: 22 Nov 92 09:01:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: maelstro.722458878.550.0
Organization: Junior, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Overdrive Socket?

	I don't think so. IBM does not have a history of using the
overdrive socket. I think instead you get a new daughterboard with teh
486/66 on it that you place in your 77.

Local-bus SCSI?

	I thought local bus was limited to ISA and didn't exist with
MCA machines? I don't know why they would have local bus for MCA especially
considering if you have busmastering cards you can effectively transfer
data as fast as local bus.


SCSI-2?
	I don't know if the scsi controller in the 77 is a scsi-2 controller
but it is a new 32-bit scsi controller made by IBM and it is cached.
I think the cache is something like 512k. 



Joo.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: Re: PS/2 VGA, among other things!
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:12:21 GMT

In <1ej5hcINNbuq@mercury.kingston.ac.uk> cs_d637@ceres (Paul Neve) writes:

>I have a PS/2 70 which I purchased second hand.

>A few questions I'd like to ask...

>1. It only appears to be running at 16MHz. I thought the 70s were at least
>   DX-25s. Is there something wrong with mine?

 Yes, the first PS/2 Model 70's ran a 16 Mhz 386DX chip.  I believe the
model number is 8570-E61 or 8570-U61.

>2. If I hold down a key (any key!) and move the mouse it goes mental and
>   the mouse moves and clicks by itself. This continues until I quit whatever
>   program I'm in.

 Hmm, that's interesting.  My PS/2 Mod 70 has a similar problem, but I
never noticed if it was only when I held down a key.
 We have a logitech PS/2 mouse, and I thought that might be the problem.

The program that most notably shows the problem is DOSSHELL under MS-DOS5,
again I figured this was Microsoft's way of getting back at Logitech for
making mice.

 It could be a problem with the PS/2 Mod 70 design.

>3. The VGA seems to be incredibly SLLOOWWWWWW! A friend of mine has a 286 and
>   most games run FASTER on it! Wing Commander 2, especially, when I have it
>   running with the expanded memory features. Any way I can speed it up?
>   (Replacing the video RAM with faster memory chips, perhaps?)

 Yep, it's an 8 bit VGA card for ya.  It's incredibly slow.
I don't know, you might be able to get a video card to go into one of the 
slots that would replace it.

>If anyone out there can help me I'd be enternally grateful...

 Well, not sure about the mouse.  But everything else is typical of the
PS/2 Model 70.

 I also have a 386SX/16 clone, it's faster in nearly ever instance.

I'm convinced that the PS/2 Model 70 was designed by business suit people,
and not engineers.

-- 
sheldon@iastate.edu                Steve Sheldon
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blank.                             Iowa State University
From: gt6493c@prism.gatech.EDU (gt6493c Fluhr, Eric J)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: PS/2 VGA, among other things!
Date: 22 Nov 92 22:19:34 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1992Nov22.015753.1833@panix.com> Paul Gatker writes:
>>>3. The VGA seems to be incredibly SLLOOWWWWWW! 
>
>  A cost efficient way to get much faster, higher rez, 256 color video--
> 
>  Check out the ATI 8524/a Ultra card. It's being heavily discounted in some
>mail order companies. It is mca _and_ isa, so it has some extra resale value
>built into it. It works great on my model 70 with windows and graphic apps.
>I saw the card selling for around $239. I paid $369 3 months ago! And that
>was the lowest price available at the time. 


Even better than the ATI, go for a new IBM XGA-2 card.  I believe this card
is now selling for under or around $300, and from what I have heard it
will bury the ATI 8514/a Ultra.
I know I am going to get one for my 70-121 ASICGEM (As Soon As I Can Get
Enough Money).  I am really looking forward to the performance boost,
since my mother's 286 with EGA runs Prodigy faster than my 386, all due
to the video difference.
BTW, if you don't want to spend that much, IBM lowered their price on the
plain XGA card to $210.  It will probably then cost around $170-$180,
but it only comes with 512K RAM (an upgrade lists for $60).
Good luck,
Eric

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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: XGA-2 questions, comments
Date: 15 Nov 92 21:08:41 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <Bxnyn0.7Hy@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal) writes:
>
>Can the 9517 do 800X600?  I thought it can do up to 1024X768.

No.  IBM monitors are not (and have never been) multisynchronous
monitors.  They have a set of fixed frequencies in them.  And they've
never released a monitor with the 800x600 frequencies built-in.



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From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: SCSI drives compatible with IBM SCSI???
Date: 23 Nov 92 23:05:07 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

Hi,

I've got a PS/2-95 with a cached SCSI adaptor and a 400M drive.

Now I need another 200-250 megs or so, but before I buy one I would like
to know if anybody has any experience with any of the below mentioned
drives, or perhaps could recommend any other drives around $600-700.

The drives considered are:

Connor CP-3200 (213megs, around 15ms)
Maxtor 7213S   (213megs, 15ms)
Quantum LPS-240S (240megs, 16ms)
Seagate ST3283N (248megs, 12ms, 128k cache)

I'm using OS/2, so if anybody knows about any problems with the drives,
please let me know (I don't expect problems, since it's a IBM controller).

Thanks in advance,

Christian
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student, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Computer Science
"Human errors can only be avoided if one can avoid the use of humans"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: ilan@seas.gwu.edu (Ilan Berkner)
Subject: Re: PS/2 VGA, among other things!
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 18:22:08 GMT

In article <1ej5hcINNbuq@mercury.kingston.ac.uk> cs_d637@ceres (Paul Neve) writes:
>1. It only appears to be running at 16MHz. I thought the 70s were at least
>   DX-25s. Is there something wrong with mine?

Like everyone else said, there are 16, 20, and 25 MHz versions of the 70.
I have a 25MHz, and the nice thing is that it can go to 8MB on the MB and
I can get the "Power Platform" upgrade and make it into a 486-25.

>2. If I hold down a key (any key!) and move the mouse it goes mental and
>   the mouse moves and clicks by itself. This continues until I quit whatever
>   program I'm in.

Some PS/2's supposedly have a bad mouse port.  I have problems with mine only
with two programs: Gauntlet II and OS/2 2.0, although the OS/2 problem hasn't
shown up recently, and I don't play Gauntlet anymore.  Another problem you
might want to investigate is a fault 16550 UART.  The FIFO has a bug which
makes it look like a 16540 (16450?) instead.


>3. The VGA seems to be incredibly SLLOOWWWWWW! A friend of mine has a 286 and
>   most games run FASTER on it! Wing Commander 2, especially, when I have it
>   running with the expanded memory features. Any way I can speed it up?
>   (Replacing the video RAM with faster memory chips, perhaps?)

Welcome to the PS/2 world - the computers with the slowest VGA on the planet.
However, upgrade your system to an XGA-2, and you'll have the fastest VGA
on the planet, plus an advanced graphics card that blows the doors off every
SVGA card out there.
From: GERLACHJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA (Jim Gerlach - Cancer Research Labs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: 486SLC2 Upgrade in 57sx
Date: 19 Nov 92 20:48:49 GMT
Organization: Queen's University

I know someone who has both a Model 57sx (386SX) and a Model 56SLC (386SLC). 
He is planning to take advantage of the IBM upgrade from the 56SLC -> 
486SLC2. He has asked the following question:

    Can the 486SLC2 package be used in the 57sx instead of the 56SLC2
    (giving him a 386SLC and a 486SLC2)?

Thanks in advance for any comments.

Cheers,
Jim
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From: oberland@vax.sonoma.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Model 25 has an IDE controller on MB?
Date: 19 Nov 92 12:37:03 GMT
Organization: Sonoma State University

Ag!
Called the local tech shops. NO help.

Question: I have a PS/2 model 25 that has an *IDE*(!) controller
connector on the MB.
I see pins/connector for the drive cable, and I wonder if it is
REALLY there or not, and if it will work if I get an IDE drive and
plug it in.

What makes me wonder is that I thought my PS/2 was an XT.

Gets wierder all the time...
Joe
P.S. anyone have IBM's current # for tech support?  Would appreciate it
greatly.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: colfelt@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Andrew BW Colfelt)
Subject: Re: Memory on ps/2 55sx
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 17:15:44 GMT

tomcat@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jeffrey S. Jo) writes:

>...how much memory can be added to an IBM PS/2 55SX 386??  
>
>Is it 4 or 6?  Thanks!

The answer to that depends on the intended meaning 
of your wording.

Put plainly, you can put 8MB on the motherboard.

If your machine came with 2MB, you can add 6MB.

If your machine came with 4MB, you can add 4MB.

Note: You CAN mix a 2MB + 4MB SIMM for a total of 6MB.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: stan@hpcvcae.cv.hp.com (Stan Gibbs)
Subject: Re: IBM ThinkPad 700C - comments?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:55:05 GMT

MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu writes:

: The pointing device is the handiest device I have used on a notebook.           
Could you please describe how the TrackPoint keys work?  Are they
better than a trackball, ala the PowerBook?.

The suspense is killing me!!
--

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From: buchanan@matagh.ncsu.edu (Bob Buchanan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Info needed for memory upgrade of PS/2 Model 50
Date: 18 Nov 92 15:36:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NCSU Mathematics Dept.
Originator: buchanan@guest2.math.ncsu.edu


Dear Net,

	I have a PS/2 Model 50 (one of the earliest ones, bought in
April 1987).  It came with 1 MByte of memory.  I want to upgrade to at
least 4 MBytes.  I noticed there appear to  be two SIMMs on the
motherboard which make up the current 1 MByte.  Can these SIMMs be
replaced with 2 MByte SIMMs (and thus give me the 4 MBytes I want)?
If so, can someone give me a technical description (e.g. part number)
for the SIMMs I should buy?  If not, what is the easiest and most
economical way for me to upgrade to 4 MBytes?

	If this is a frequently asked question, just point me to the
FAQ archive site.  Please respond via email to me directly (if there
is sufficient interest I'll post a summary of responses to the net).

-- 
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buchanan@math.ncsu.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: PS/2 VGA, among other things!
From: d_tondreau@oaetqm.hq.nasa.gov (David Tondreau)
Date: 20 Nov 92 16:19:56 +0600
Reply-To: d_tondreau@oaetqm.hq.nasa.gov (David Tondreau)
Distribution: world
Organization: Leading Computer Technologies, Inc.

Paul Neve writes:

> I have a PS/2 70 which I purchased second hand.
>
> A few questions I'd like to ask...
>
> 1. It only appears to be running at 16MHz. I thought the 70s were at least
>   DX-25s. Is there something wrong with mine?

The 70s that first rolled of the assembly line were 16MHz.
I have a one of the early P70s (portable) and it runs at 16MHz.
The only way to tell is to open it up and look.

> 2. If I hold down a key (any key!) and move the mouse it goes mental and
>   the mouse moves and clicks by itself. This continues until I quit whatever
>   program I'm in.

Can't really help here except to say that I had keyboard problems
with my P70 and IBM replaced the motherboard and the keyboard after
I made a pretty big stink.  The technician who replaced the MB said
the quality of the original MB (in my case) was pretty lousy.
Apparently, there was a significant number of jumper wires thrown 
in at the last minute.  Other than an occasional boot error reported
on the serial port, it runs OK.

> 3. The VGA seems to be incredibly SLLOOWWWWWW! A friend of mine has a 286 
and
>    most games run FASTER on it! Wing Commander 2, especially, when I have it
>    running with the expanded memory features. Any way I can speed it up?
>    (Replacing the video RAM with faster memory chips, perhaps?)

My VGA isn't terribly 'speedy' either but I've chosen to live with it
more because mine is a portable with the built in gas plasma display.
I'd investigate an MCA SVGA card if you really want increased video speed.
The new XGA-2 card is supposed to be pretty nice.  At least thats whats
being passed around on the net.

Hop this helps.


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