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From: m_lange@vms.macc.wisc.edu ("Mark Lange")
Subject: Wangtek Tape Drive 5099EG11
Organization:  University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
Distribution:  usa
Date:  4 SEP 92 05:40:55    

Can anyone tell me what jumpers to set on this tape drive, in order to 
use it with an Amiga SCSI controller?  Or can anyone give me the number 
or address of Wangtek Tech support?  I bought the drive from a surplus
store, so I have no manual or documentation at all.
   Please send any replies e-mail.  Thanks in advance,

      Mark Lange                *  standard disclaimer applies  *

From: mikecon@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Mike conca)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 23:06:29 GMT
Subject: 16-bit + 32-bit memory
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware

I currently have a GVP Series II hardcard fully populated to 8 Megs.  This
gives me a total of 9 Megs on my A2000.

I am considering purchasing an '030 or '040 accelerator.  Assuming I place
32-bit memory on this board, will all of the system memory (chip, 8 Megs
on GVP, n Megs on 030/040 board) be visible?

							-Mike

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From: s915426@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Leanne Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: TECH: "Virtuality" --- Amiga 3000... Some observations and Questions.
Date: 26 Aug 92 15:36:32 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

geac@uunet.UU.NET writes:
[Stuff about Virtuality Machines Deleted]
> 
> 	Now some questions:
> 
> 	How many of these have been seen?  This can't be local to
> Toronto...

It's not - They have been in the Trocadero centre in Picadilly Circus, England
for over a year now.  There is also a flight sim (VTOL) and a mech like
game that they had there.  The mech like game was played by 4 or 6 
players - think it was 6.

It has also been touring Australia for the last few months.
> 
> 	I was told that the system was about $80,000.  Now the 3000 is
> about $5000-$10,000 depending on what's required.  Is this type of
> hardware normally that expensive (visor, joypad, etc...) ?

The 3000 required, also has TWO rembrant cards fitted.  I guess there is one
for each eye.

Also - a largish Hard Disk is required to store the info on - as is a large
amount or Ram.  I found the dcanlines on the screens to ruin the ilusion for me

I hate SCanlines :-(

> 
> Dave.

Justin
> 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: copes@pride.cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
Subject: Re: Vivid 24 graphics card
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 05:39:35 GMT

kiki@bass.bu.edu (Keith Baccki) writes:


>In article <1992Aug15.212812.17639@sol.UVic.CA> bdonison@bigbird.UVic.CA (Only AMIGA!) writes:

>>The SGI is NOT just a 24 bit graphics system, it is a 32 bit system, and I
>>think some have 48 bit graphics, (I don't have the info here at the moment).
>>Comparing any Amiga system to a high end SGI system is pointless, but comparing
>>it to the low end SGI machines does more for Amiga.
>>
>>For the money, the Amiga with a graphics board looks good compared to
>>an SGI IRIS for example.
>>
>>Brad

>	IRIS? Not the IRIS's I'm familiar with... Perhaps a 24-bit
>Indigo is a better comparison. Still, if your talking in the $10,000 
>range would you rather have a RISC-based Unix workstation, or a 68040
>based high-end Amiga? Also, keep in mind that those SGI's have all
>those fancy little geometry engines that let you do things like
>real-time Gouraud shading... if you're avoiding "apples to oranges"
>comparisons, be sure to realize the limits and potentials of both
>machines.


>			Keith (yes, I do own an Amiga)

Actually, the Indigo range is only 8 bit colour, with double buffering and
zbuffering.  For ~$13000 for a diskless version (for an NFS net), they do NOT
have all the 'fancy little geometry engines', its all done in software by the
single mips RISC chip (cheaper).  They are also only 1024*768 res, and you
have to buy an extra board with a standards convertor on it if you want to plug
it into a video recorder, which adds another $2000 (I think).

I am typing this on an older personal iris, which was ~$20000 a couple of years
ago.  It is 8 bit colour, with hardware z buffering (I think) and the geometry
engines etc., but its also pretty slow, especially now that IRIX 4.01 uses
Motif and X windows.
Behind me there is a 4d70GT, which is a 4 processor machine with 24 bit couble
buffered display, 24 bit z buffering and a 24 bit overlay channel.  Yep, its
got a whoppind 96 bit planes at 1280*1024 res, which is 12 megs of ram just for
the screen display.  It also has all the geometry gadgets etc., the speed of it
is quite good in terms of graphics, but compiles are pretty slow.
Price: ~$60000.
Neither of these two machines are still in production.  

A high performance 24 bit graphics board for the Indigo equivalent to the GT
will be ~$10000 when released.  That makes one with 24 bit, hardware graphics,
and disk for around $25000, or over twice what you would pay for an A3000 with
PP&S Mercury 33/040, Rembrandt board etc.  The Amiga IS one of the most, if not
the most, cost effective video workstations under $20000 for a complete system. 

These prices are in OZ currency and are only what the Uni has told us, so they
are only approximate figures, and then at Uni price.

PS:  If anyone who reads this has some comparisons between all the different
040 boards, could they please bash it in and post it.

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From: pat@ocf.berkeley.edu (Patrick Horio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: INCREDIBLE AMIGA SALE - CHEAP !!!
Date: 23 Aug 1992 18:50:28 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: ocf.berkeley.edu

I am selling a load of Amiga products at VERY CHEAP prices.  Everything
comes with all instructions, etc. and is in PERFECT, LIKE NEW condition.

Amiga 500 with CSA Mega-Midget Racer Accelerator (68030/68882 25 MHz),
  WB 2.0 Operating System, 1 Meg Chip Ram, 512k of 32-bit ram (on CSA board)

  $600 !!!

GVP Series II external HD with 52Meg Quantum LPS and 
  2 Megs of Ram installed (expandable to 8 Megs)  

  $350 !!!

Commodore 1084S stereo color monitor

  $150 !!!

I  am selling these cheap simply because I need money now !!!
I will split shipping&handling charges with the buyer as well.  If you
are interested, please mail me back at

pat@ocf.berkeley.edu 

or call me at  (510)643-2120

Thanx a lot and reply soon if you want to take advantage of this 
incredible deal !!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: taylors@hubcap.clemson.edu (C. Taylor Sutherland III)
Subject: Re: Need advice on A500 Trumpcard 500AT
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:16:37 GMT


I don't think it's so much your Trumpcard AT as the fact that you have
a Connor drive in it.  What is a Connor drive anyway.  I have a Grand-
Slam 500 and a Quantum Drive and have had no such problems.  Of course,
that's the standard answer to any weird problem.  "It works fine on my
system."  If you have the money for a Quantum drive, I really think you
should invest in one.  They are pretty hassle free for the most part.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
Subject: Re: Bubblejet Printers
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:14:55 GMT

dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen) writes:

[Some praises for the BubbleJet ... ]

>ditto for me. I really like my BubbleJet. Wolf's latest driver's are wonderful.

I also own a BubbleJet and like it.  Output is great and the printer is pretty
tough to boot.  (I have a BJ-5 ... essentially a BJ-10e...)  

There's only one small problem - the BJ ink is water-soluble.  So *don't*
get your printouts wet!

>	David
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: bsaab@warwick.ac.uk (Dene Statham)
Subject: A500+ with PC harddisk
Organization: Computing Services, Warwick University, UK
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 12:48:51 GMT

Can I use an ST225 MFM hard disk with my A500+ and if how.

In Amiga Shopper a company is selling an interface kit for a A500, 
but they say it will not work with a plus (is this due to the 0.5Mb of
memory and clock that it comes with?).

Thanks
	Dene Statham

bsaab@csv.warwick.ac.uk
From: barrett@snoopy.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: NEC 4FG Border-less Display??
Date: 25 Aug 92 19:40:56 GMT
Reply-To: barrett@snoopy.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Organization: BLAZEMONGER INCORPORATED

In article <alfredo.035y@ajahnv.lonestar.org> alfredo@ajahnv.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn V) writes:
>Can I get a "border-less" display with the NEC 4FG?

	I have a 5FG, and it gives a borderless display (full overscan)
just fine.  I believe the 4FG is the same monitor, only smaller, so the
answer is probably "yes" for you.

                                                        Dan

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From: diskount@micromed.com (don hirschfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Maxtor LXT340SY - Blocks Per Track?
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:46:06 GMT
Organization: Micro-Medic  - +1 408 279 5240 - Public Access

maze@diku.dk (Mads Haahr) writes:

> I've recently purchased a LXT340SY drive from Maxtor, but my C Ltd.
> controller wants to know how many Blocks Per Track (or bytes per track,
> since a block is 512 bytes), but the docs from Maxtor aren't very helpful
> on this.
> 
> I've tried calculating it but end up with something like 63.2, and I figure
> most drives use a value between 15 and 36.
> 
> Does anybody know?
> 
> -- Mads Haahr
> =====================================================================
> Mads Haahr                                         maze@freja.diku.dk
> Department of Computer Science -  University of Copenhagen -  Denmark
> =====================================================================
>            "No, my first name doesn't mean that I'm nuts."

Call Maxtor directly. They have an 800 number (call 1-800-555-1212 and 
ask for Maxtor).

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From: fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Flickery HAM Display?
Date: 1 Sep 92 03:34:15 GMT
Organization: Foxes 'R' Us - Seven locations to serve you

I have an A2000 rev 4.2.  On some HAM display screens, the colors
flicker wildly, usually in the lower half of the screen, but sometimes
all over.  (This is not interlace flicker - it appears that memory is
not always being read correctly by the video chip, though RAM tests
always come up fine).

The problem is strange.  Some HAM images cause the problem at all times.
Other HAM images exhibit the problem only rarely.  Most pictures display
just fine, rock-solid.  I can't seem to find a correlation for where the
image loads in memory.  I tried loading many many HAM screens at once,
and switching betw4een them.  Some display with a little bit of flicker,
others with a lot.  All the same IFF image, too.

My computer has been upgraded to 1 Meg chip RAM, correctly (so far as I
can tell).  Is this a known rev 4.2 problem or is something weird
happening here?

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From: Dana_Huggard@tfbbs.wimsey.bc.ca (Dana Huggard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: SCSI Termination
Distribution: world
Date: 26 Aug 92 01:47:10 PST
Organization: TERRA FIRMA BBS

I can't figure this out. I have the GVP Impact SeriesII HC+8 with an 80mb
Seagate ST1096N mounted on the card. Plugged into the SCSI comnnector in
the back I have a Quantum LP105. The Manual instructs me to remove the
terminator packs on the first drive... that would be the Seagate right?  If
I do remove them, then the system will either not boot, or if it does, go
really weird when I do something on it.. the screen will just go to a sort
of plaid looking pattern.

Any Ideas whats wrong?

I started to check this out because with the terminaters in, I get block
error requesters during heavy use.

Thank you,
Cheers,
Dana_H

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: copes@pride.cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
Subject: Re: Reboot with 1.3 using SetCpu under 2.04
Keywords: SetCpu ROM
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 09:23:05 GMT

keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart) writes:

>> >I am trying to reboot using SetCpu KICKROM DF1: . I have a 1.3 Kickstart
>> >disk in df1:
>> 
>> There are two things you should try.  Some Amigas (no way to tell which) have
>> 8520s that tend to take a little extra-long to start working after they come

>Can these be easily replaced ?

The only amiga in which they are not socketed is the A600.  They are between
$10-$20 each, depending on where you can get them from.  First try changing 
them over, but, as it might only be one that is causing the trouble.  If it
works once swapped over, buy a new one and try replacing one, then the other,
to find out which.  Mind you, it could be both, in which case swapping them 
over wont do anything.  

>I am using SetCpu 1.61 by Dave the DAD Haynie :-)

>> 
>> -- 
>> Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
>>    {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh      BIX: hazy
>> 	"Work like a horse, drink like a fish"	- Psychefunkapus
>>  

>Keith

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From: d91pt@efd.lth.se (Peter Tufvesson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: NEC 4FG Border-less Display??
Date: 28 Aug 92 09:01:57 GMT
Organization: Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden

I am also about to buy a NEC monitor for my Amiga. Just one question...
The new Amiga:s (3000 and coming AA-machines) will support a resolution
of 1280x960...
How will this signal be treated by the NEC 3fg and 4fg??? They have only a 
horizontal resolution of 1024... What will happen???

/ Peter Tufvesson - Only Amiga makes it possible!
From: violator@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Violator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 38,400 Telebit Qblazer Modem ($299.00)
Date: 28 Aug 92 04:08:09 GMT
Organization: UT

Where can I get one for the $299.00 price mentioned.  I have only seen
them for 600 and up.

Mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: burkert1@platon.fmi.uni-passau.de (Klaus Burkert)
Subject: Re: Looking for Prototyping board
Organization: University of Passau, Germany
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 15:02:39 GMT

In article <l9qsh0INNfph@aludra.usc.edu> aliu@aludra.usc.edu (Alex Liu) writes:
>ericj@hwcae.Honeywell.COM (Eric Jacobsen) writes:
>
>>This board is not populated with any parts whatsoever and is a prototyping
>>board in every sense of the word. If you wish I can dig them out and see
>>who made them...
>
>I wonder, is there a prototyping board that comes with an Autoconfig
>circuit?  I am not too keen with PALs, so I can't make an fully
>autoconfig board.
>
>Making a prototyping board with hard coded address is not too hard, but
>that is not the amiga way.
>
>At any event, can anybody give me (or post) a set of PAL equations
>or some cuircuitry to do Autoconfig?  (I would assume this is oneof
>the most basic Amiga circuits)

maybe you should get your hands on the
 A500 / A2000 Technical Reference Manual
(not to confuse with the RKM Hardware) for C= (or CATS?), there is a
complete ZorroII example including PAL-equations in it.
It is a 64KB static RAM-board (from memory) but it is more intended as
an exapmle...

I don't know for ZorroIII yet, me I'm searching too ...

Ciao, Klaus.

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From: dgilbert@aeshq.uucp (David Gilbert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: IBeM <--> Dos 5.0 ?  Sorta...
Summary: I sorta got msdos 5.0 to run... need help
Keywords: amiga ibem emulations dos 5.0 msdos questions
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:30:04 GMT
Reply-To: sender
Organization: Environment Canada --- Atmostpheric Environment Service


	I got MsDos5 a couple of days ago for my girlfriend's DOS clone,
and the installation was easy.  I decided to try to get IBeM to run
it.  Instalation was tough as I had to install many files by hand ---
it came on 1.2Meg floppies --- which I had to convert to 720K.  I
suppose I could have tried to join drives (which is possible under
Dos5), but there's a chicken and egg principle here ;).

	Anyways, I got it installed, and the `DosShell' (graphical) works
just great.  I can even launch stuff like MicroEmacs (the one program
I commonly use under dos).  However, everything else I tried seemed to
lock up waiting for keyboard input.  Everything else only included the
character based shell, and QuickBasic.

	The cursor is still going, and the emulator responds to
Ctrl-Alt-Del in the usual manner.  BTW, the speed of the graphical
shell is acceptable with a 25Mhz '030.

	I tried reinstalling command.com (as the text shell locks up) with
the "extract" program, but it still locks up.  I spend the evening
playing with config.sys and autoexec.bat stuff while consulting the
(rather large) manual.

	I apologise if this subject got hacked to death a few months ago.
If this is the case, then respond (politely) via email.  Is this just
not possible?  Is Dos5 under the impression that I have more than an
8088?  What's happening.  I'm going to try to install WP 5.1 tomorrow,
so I'll solicit help in advance.  Is there something I should know?

FYI, I'm using a 10meg partition, which seems to work perfectly under
dos3.2 (don't flame, my laptop came with it).

Dave.

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From: Charles_Holt@a68k.denver.CO.US (Charles Holt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Mac emulation & color - a fantasy?
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:15:42 GMT
Organization: The Arvada 68K BBS- Westminster, CO

Regarding the dctv.library (don't know how tuote with this damned software,
but should have my network feed back soon), I'll relay the information.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
From: mld@kepler.unh.edu (Michael L Dupuis)
Subject: AMaxII and upgrading my 500
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:25:59 GMT

I have been away from the Amiga community lately(read I got a Mac) and now
I was wondering about upgrading my 500 which is gathering dust in a corner.

How is AMaxII?  I had used Amax but that was a while ago.  Can it run system 7?
Do you still need to buy Mac roms to use it?  It doesn't support color yet does
it?  How much is it?  Can the Amiga drives read Mac floppies now?

Now about upgrading my 500, how much does it cost to upgrade to the new roms and
software?  I currently am running 1.3.  What's the best way to go about doing
it?

Thanks in advance

Mike
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: 386SX BB memory questions
From: bjbernstein@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:29:48 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <76150003@otter.hpl.hp.com>, prf@otter.hpl.hp.com (Paul Freeman) writes:
> Does a 386 Bridgeboard exist? 
> If so, who sells it and how much does it cost?


  C= has a new 386SX BB; the A2386. List price is $770, and the lowest I've 
seen is around $720

  however, you can get an A2286 for $350 or so, I think..

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
From: ata@hfsi.uucp (John Ata FSO)
Subject: Re: A2286 and Quatro Pro 4.0 HELP!
Reply-To: ata@hfsi.UUCP (John Ata FSO)
Organization: HFSI, McLean VA.
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 00:51:26 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.191210.6195@debbie> harley@tt.com (Scott Drysdale) writes:
>first of all, if you're not running janus 2.1, get it.
>
>scott drysdale (harley@tt.com, ...!uunet!debbie!harley), software mercenary.

Easier said that done Scott!  I've tried every mail order place I could,
and every dealer by phone.  No-one has it.  I've tried calling Commodore
directly with the 3 P/N, and they refuse to sell me anything saying I must
go through a dealer.  This has been going on for weeks now, and I seem to
be no closer to getting 2.1.  Please, if anyone knows of a way to get 2.1,
email me or followup, but let me know!

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