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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Quantum vs. Maxtor hard disks
From: mchandy@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu
Date: 23 Jan 93 22:02:48 EST

In article <C1Buzr.FB2@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, djp33563@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David J. Pugliese) writes:
> 	I want to upgrade the 52meg Quantum to something larger.
> The 240meg Quantum is out of my price range, so I was looking at either
> the 170 meg ELS Quantum or the 213 meg Maxtor.  Their specs are similar
> (aside from size) and prices comparable.  While the extra 40+ meg would
> be nice, I've heard discussion around this group that Maxtor drives
> are louder and mecanically inferior.  I really can't hear the Quantum
> I have now, and I know someone with an older Maxtor, and it's definitely
> noisy.
> 	I've also heard that the new Quantum ELS drives are "slower" than
> the older LPS.  Is there any truth to this?
> 

Well, since I have never had any experience with Maxtor, I can't answer as
to which drive is superior.  I will say, though, that there are users on my BBS
who have purchased Maxtor drives and have given very positive feedback on them.
As for myself, I am the proud owner of a Quantum 85meg ELS drive, which I
purchased to replace the 20-meg XT drive in my A590.  All I can say is that
it is very fast compared to the old XT drive, and much more quiet.

In a review of the Quantum ELS drives (prior to their release), it was said
that the ELS series is supposed to be both faster and require less power to
operate in comparason to the LPS, not to mention that they're smaller and 
less expensive.

I would recommend the Quantum, but I would also encourage you to find specifics 
about the drives from a reseller or other users.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: terjem@stud.cs.uit.no (Terje Normann Marthinussen)
Subject: Re: Any News on the new Motorola Chip?
Organization: University of Tromsoe
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:40:24 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.124755.6186@city.cs>, lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:
>uzun@crash.cts.com (Roger Uzun) writes:
>>The 68060 will not deliver 100 MIPS at 25Mhz, because its lowest speed
>>will be 50Mhz.  They are planning only 50Mhz and faster versions of
>>the chip.  Motorola quotes that, with an 060 aware compiler, a 50Mhz
>>060 will provide 3.5X the performance of a 25Mhz 040.
>>This is direct from motorola.  I can state with 100% certainty that
>>NO 060 slower than 50Mhz is currently planned.
>
>Hhhmm. This means the 060 is only 75% faster than an 040, while
>the 040 is about 300% faster than an 030. (At the same clock speed
>of course). And the 030 is also about 300% faster than the 000.
>Does this mean 680X0 design is reaching a plateau?

Probably when it comes to a number of clock cycles per. instruction but I believe
it could be quite a bit faster by increasing clock speed.

I think I read somwhere recently that a 66Mhz version of 060 might be approx
100 MIPS.

Terje Marthinussen
terjem@stud.cs.uit.no
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From: 2575brooksr@vms.csd.mu.edu (Ryan K. Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Difference between 030EC and 030 ?????
Date: 24 Jan 1993 22:19:13 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 2575brooksr@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu

In article <mac1.727907709@Ra.MsState.Edu>, mac1@Ra.MsState.Edu (Mubashir Cheema) writes:
>
> Subject says it all. What are the diferences between the two chips ?
> What would we be missing in the A4000/030EC ? 
>
>
>Mubashir 
>


The only difference in an EC is that is has a non-functional MMU.


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 Ryan K. Brooks                Chip of the Month Club: TMS320C40
 2575BrooksR@vms.csd.mu.edu
From: swinokur@cellar.org (Steve Winokur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: TEAC FD-235HF
Date: 22 Jan 93 03:01:42 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

c_feck@informatik.uni-kl.de (Christop Feck) writes:

> I don't know this drive, but for the Amiga, you (or your friend) must have a 
> called 'double speed' drive, probably only made by Chinon and C=
> 'Double speed' simply means, if you insert a high density disk, the drive wou
> slow down to half the rotational speed, allowing the Amiga FD-controller
> (Paula, still not changed since 1985...) to get the data. Paula is not as fas
> to read the high density 'normal speed' which PeeCee's can do :-(
> If this is such a drive, you could assume that is has the correct connector f
> the Amiga. Simple connect the drive and check (by looking :-) if it really sl
> down for high density disks. There should be no problems with the diskchange 
> all Amiga compatible drives.
> 

The -only- 150RPM drive right now (unless you can find a 150RPM drive that
was made for XT's [they used to do that the get High Density floppies]) that
I know of is C='s.  The Chinon FB-357A.  And you can't get 'em from Chinon
America, I tried.  C= bought 'em all.

	-steve


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From: ROBERT_MICHAEL_BYLSMA@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A500 boot/power problems...
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 21:47:11 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Seems like it would be a good idea to unhook some of your extra equipment,
(like everything except the cpu), and see if the "cold boot" speeds up any.  
If you are really tricky you might pop the case of your 500, (I hope the 
warranty is up!), and measure the voltages on the DC input connector as you
power up.
From: sh@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Stephen Harvey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Hewlett-Packard ScanJetIIc
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:39:23 GMT
Reply-To: sh@hplb.hpl.hp.com
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Labs, Bristol, UK

Does any body out there know if its possible to use one of these with an
Amiga?? If not, Why not?? If you can what software do you need...
Apparently it comes with its own driver card for slotting into a PC 8Bit
expansion slot. Is this likely to work in an Amiga 8bit PC expansion
slot like the ones on the A1500/A2000 or not? The reason I ask is that I
might be able to get one cheap....

Any info greatfully recieved..

Cheers..

'Aha, a man with a sharp wit, somebody had better  | Steve Harvey (x28127)
     take it away from him before he cuts himself' | sh@hplb.hpl.hp.com
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   'It`s better to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt'
From: eric@ursula.ee.pdx.edu (FurryLogic)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A1200 technical information...
Date: 24 Jan 93 06:09:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: walt.1jtbrdINN7rl
NNTP-Posting-Host: ursula.ee.pdx.edu


  This is a more clarified version of the post I made to c.s.a.introduction.

  I am prospecting the purchase of an A1200 system (my first Amiga). I
have the official retail specs of the system, but I still have a few
questions (Amiga tech line has been busy).

  The first concerns the optional real-time clock. I am curious where
this option would be installed. Some say it's a separate PCMCIA card,
others say there's a built-in socket for it, and still others claim
it is only available on memory boards. Which is it and how much would
it cost? (I assume 3.0 will recognize it without funky drivers).

  RAM expansion; Specs say 10Meg is supported (I presume this is
including the 2MB of chip RAM). Does the 1200 unit have SIMM sockets, or
is an additional memory board required? Again, a price idea would be
appreciated.

  The specs indicate VGA support. Is it possible to plug in a VGA monitor
directly into the unit as shipped or is additional hardware required. It
has been mentioned that 15khz vsync is required to support all video modes.
Will Workbench 3.0 support 48khz (640x480 to 1024x768) ?

  I am also curious what the educational discount rate is. Anyonce purchase
a system recently under this?

  Thanks for the info.

-e.b.

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From: neilg@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil MG Gall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Trapdoor slot in A1200
Date: 25 Jan 93 12:40:01 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Not really important; just something I thought of this morning in the
shower:

	Do boards in the trapdoor slot in the A1200 AutoConfig or
	do they appear at a fixed address space as with the A500 ?

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From: bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: address of AOC
Keywords: AOC
Date: 21 Jan 93 12:35:39 GMT
Organization: IDK/Frontec - System Design Group

berg@nanette.sto.pdb.sni.de (Berg) writes:
> I'm looking for the address of AOC, the company that produces the new 19??
> monitor for COMMODORE.

          AOC International (U.S.A.), Ltd.
          PO Box 5004
          Brentwood, TN  37024-5004
          615-661-4366
          FAX: 615-371-7398

I didn't know AOC manufactured the 1960 monitor. There isn't a little sign
somewhere on/in the monitor saying CM-324 or CM-326, is it? :)

		-- Bjorn

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From: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Floptical
Date: 21 Jan 93 09:20:02 GMT
Organization: Enea Data AB
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

danb@shell.portal.com (Dan E Babcock) writes:
: In article <1993Jan20.084839.18781@enea.se> tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson) writes:
: >Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON) writes:
: >: Ok, here's the story.  The Insite Floptical is SCSI.  You can name the
: >: device whatever you want.  I see no reason to NOT use DF1:.  
: >: Flopticals sell for $270(email me for details), it makes them very good
: >: choices if you have an A3000.  The read and write the 20 MB format and
: >: look like a regular HD. The IBM 720K and 1.44MB formats are normally 
: >: mount using a mountlist.  I have had no troubles with that format although
: >: I only use it once in a while.  Insite has been asked by me and other
: >: people to support the trackdisk format, but have Apple disk formats to
: >
: >The Mac 1.44MB format is announced as ready.
: >
: 
: The Mac 1.44MB format is identical to IBM format, so that isn't such a
: big deal. :-)
: 
: Dan

Have you TRIED putting a Mac 1.44MB diskette in a PC, or a PC 1.44MB diskette in
a Mac? Both thinks the diskette is unformatted. The formats are similar, but
not identical.

I wonder how Apple could manage to make the "Apple File Exchange" so damn slow
and cumbersome. It takes 2*forever to read an 1.44MB MSDOS floppy, with no
conversion on whatsoever!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: dfs5716@usl.edu (Seidel Daniel F)
Subject: Any news on a SCSI-II board for the A4000!?!?
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Distribution: y
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:52:45 GMT

The subject says it all ... and then some!

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: in2a505@rzaixsrv1.rrz.uni-hamburg.de (Elvers)
Subject: Re: A1200 -IDE Cable 2.5 -> 3.5
Keywords: A1200
Organization: University of Hamburg, FRG
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:52:34 GMT

mk@einstein.informatik.Uni-Bremen.DE (Michael Kloss) writes:



>Now my second Problem : I have read that I need a cabel
>from my 2.5 IDE Port to a 3.5 HD-Drive. I called a lot of
>people, but no one know that cable ! 
>So can a people here descript me how I build one by myself, PLEASE !


That's exactly my problem too !

I already have all connectors to build the cable BUT:
I need the pin-descriptions for the 2.5 IDE Port!!! Since last week
I am searching for any information on this damn port.

IF YOU HAVE THOSE DESCRIPTIONS, P L E A S E  POST THEM !


  Ciao Andreas



Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun)
Subject: Re: Color Printer Recommendations
Organization: City University, London
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 14:39:22 GMT

jg003b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Outatime) writes:
>
>	Okay, so I'm looking for a decent color printer, but it's the old
>story, I don't want to pay too much, like under $1000.
>	Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. There are some
>stipulations though.
>
>	-- Under $1000
>
>	-- Can't be Dot-Matrix
>
>	So far I've heard of the new HP 550c and am wondering what this is
>about. Is it an InkJet? I'm assuming so, because it comes in either the
>DeskJet form or the DeskWrite form, I think. And I don't really know the
>difference.

I have just being doing trials on the DJ550C and Wolf Faust's Studio
program and printer driver. Its looking very good. When I print out
a 24 image using the correctly set up printer driver, and using the
sample glossy paper, people mistake the output for a photograph.

>	Also, what are used PaintJets going for, and what's the story on
>them.

Unless you get an expensive PaintJet XL300, you are only getting
150 dpi.

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From: john@becca.rain.com (john meissen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Use Sun Shoebox with Amiga?
Date: 24 Jan 93 05:53:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: becca.JZnls*Zt3
Reply-To: john@becca.rain.com
Distribution: world
Organization: Washington Valley Software


Where I work we have several Sun Shoeboxes (external HD, tape, SCSI cable)
that are attached to Sun-3's that we no longer use. It occurred to me that
I might be able to negotiate the purchase of one.

Is there anyone familiar enough with these units that can tell me if I can
get the tape unit to work with the SCSI controller on my A2000 (GVP)?

email, please, there's too much traffic here for me to catch everything
that comes across.

 John Meissen  | john@becca.rain.com 
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From: smcgrath@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Sean McGrath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Idek 5017 17" Monitor
Date: 28 Jan 93 16:02:27 GMT
Organization: Temple University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Skip Sauls (skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu) wrote:
: In article <fjeske.0pg5@amiganet.chi.il.us> fjeske@amiganet.chi.il.us (Felix Jeske) writes:
: >Does anyone have any experience with the Idek 5017 monitor?  I'm buy a 4000
: >soon and this is the only monitor I can find that has a 17"sc reen and can 
: >scan from 15 to 40 kHz necessary to display all the modes of the 4000.  It 
: >has a sucky 0.31 mm dot pitch but I'm living with this currently on my 1950.
: >
: >If any has any info, I'd appreciate hearing from them.  Thanks.

: Well, I have been using one of these monitors for the last couple of weeks
: now and have nothing but praise for it.  There is not a mode that I am 
: aware of that the A4000 can generate which it cannot handle.  The picture
: is very sharp and I've not noticed any blooming, tearing, or other artifacts
: which detract from it.

: As for the dot-pitch, you should perhaps wait to see one before you pass
: judgement on it.  It looks, to my eyes, to be as sharp or sharper than the
: 14" SVGA with .28 dot-pitch that I was using previously.  At 800x600, you
: can make out the individual lines in a band of alternating black and white
: vertical bars, something which can't be said for many 14" monitors...

: However, many people find the size of the pixels in the 320xXXX modes to
: be a bit disconcerting.  It is almost as if you are working in the magnify
: mode of DPaint...  :-)

: >Felix R. Jeske
: >Author of BackUP V3.85:  The way to backup your hard drive!

I, too have an Idek 5017 - and can do nothing but sing its praises.  GORGEOUS monitor!  .31dot pitch makes NO difference - it looks better than my Sony 1604 with .25mm dot pitch!  And 800x600 is gorgeous!

  Sean
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: khan@cheshire.oxy.edu (Onnie Lynn Winebarger)
Subject: Adding memory to spite the OS
Keywords: 68030, bigger address space, more RAM
 
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:58:16 GMT

     Hi guys.   I have a question concerning some limitations of the OS
concerning RAM expansion.  As I understand it, the OS was designed with
the 68000 in mind, and its address space as well, so the limited the size
of addressable RAM to 9 MB, with the rest marked for various devices and
such.
    Well, I have a 500 with an A530-Turbo, with the 68030 processor, which
has quite a bit more address space than the 68000.  So I was wondering if
there was some way to add more fast RAM than those 8 MB.  I realize that the
A530 comes physically limited to the addition of 2 SIMM's, but this is more
of a question in principle.
   So, how can one do it, or has 2.x solved this problem, etc?    
Thanks for the help,
Lynn
khan@cheshire.oxy.edu
From: smcgrath@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Sean McGrath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Amiga 4000/A-Max
Date: 28 Jan 93 15:51:51 GMT
Organization: Temple University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Any A4000 users out there that can tell me what .ahmd hard disk driver I can use for the 4000's IDE (SCSI emulated) drive?
From: jorni@edb.tih.no (Joern G. Innset,o90a)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: ROM on my A3000? - HELP!!!!
Date: 28 Jan 93 13:32:45 GMT
Posting-Front-End: Winix Conference v 92.05.15  1.20 (running under MS-Windows)

In article <1993Jan28.124635.18154W@baron.edb.tih.no>, havardn@edb.tih.no (Haavard Nesse,o92a) writes:
>I bought the A3000 right after it came with Kickstart on ROM (I saw them when I
>installed some more RAM). When I turn on the machine, the HD goes for about 10-15
>seconds, before it starts to load WB. I think this is a little strange. Could it be
>that even though I've got the kickstart on ROM, the machine loads it from the HD.
>If so, do I loose memory? And what can I do to prevent this?

First of all, if there's no message on the screen like 'Loading Kickstart' when
you boot the machine, it probably boots off the ROM.

Then check if you have a file called 'kickstart' in your devs-directory, and check wether
you have less memory that you should have after booting. You could also use the program
'Sysinfo', which reports wether you have kickstart in ROM or in RAM.

If all else fails, come visit me in room 260 (I'm also a student at TIH...:-D).

Jorn I.
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From: Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Difference between 030EC and 030 ?????
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 08:50:39 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <2228@vall.dsv.su.se>

The EC version has the MMU disabled.  The Enforcer cannot tell if
it is disabled or not and will setup things as if it is a real 68030.
This will have not effect on teh Enforcer or the System but you will
not catch any hits.  The tool lawbreaker is supplied to check to see
if you have a real or EC version.  Lawbreaker will create some harmless
hits to Enforcer to find, if it does not catch them, you have an EC.
From: achim@video1.han.de (Joachim Gothe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: 1960 31.5Khz Problem
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:04:55 GMT
Reply-To: achim@video1.han.de  (Joachim Gothe)
Organization: System-Manager FH-Hannover FB Kunst&Design
X-Newsreader: Arn V1.00

Hi,

I have a big Problem with a C= 1960 Monitor.

In the 15.xx Khz mode, the Monitor is very sharp. When I switch the
Flickerfixer of the A3000 on, the Picture go very soft with shadows
at all vertical Lines.
When I use Productivity, the Picture has the same Problems.
When I check the Monitor with a PC and a VGA-Card its the same.

What can I do ?

PS: I also check the A3000 with an other Monitor (SONY) and the
    Picture is okay.

Achim

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From: ez022158@hamlet.ucdavis.edu (Matthew Masuda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Can you extend the A2000 and A3000 keyboard cable?
Date: 21 Jan 93 11:07:47 GMT
Reply-To: mcmasuda@ucdavis.edu
Organization: University of California, Davis
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

waggoner@pdx159 (Mark Waggoner) writes:
: Is it possible to extend the keyboard cable of the A2000 and/or A3000?
: If you have done so, could you tell me how you did it and whether there
: is anything special to be careful of.  From their catalog, it looks like 
: Radio Shack has an extender cable that should fit, or at least has the
: plug and jack that you need to make a cable.  Do all 5 connections need 
: to go straight through?  Any RF or operational problems you've encountered
: with a longer cable?

The A3000 keyboard has the same connector as the IBM AT keyboard.  
This means you can use an extension designed for IBM clones.
I use a 6 foot extension and I haven't had any problems with it.

: -- 
: --- // -------------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: d92thoan@odalix.ida.liu.se (Thorbjorn Andersson)
Subject: Multi-processors
Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:45:18 GMT

Hi.

Everybody's talking about how fast their procssor is
when they are discuissing the speed of their computer.
Is it possible to connect more than one processor to
e.g. an amiga? (So you can have more than one running
at the same time) How much of the OS needs rewriting, 
or is it totally impossible for the architecture to
handle more than one processor?
Isn't it soon necessary to do so, I mean it takes 
enormous resources to develop a new chip in state
of the art-technology but not so much money to buy
6-10 uProcessors. (Cray & co must pay some attention
to multi-processor architechtures, now when the Thinking
Machine's CM5 passes Cray's best machine an a factor
of 100 in peak performance.) Must we wait for the 680x0,
which always is delayed and veeery expensive, can't we just
buy some 'more processors and plug in'? (So to speak.)

Regards,

Thorbjorn Andersson