HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: problem with pctools
Date: 06 Nov 92  11:38:08 EST

MG>a friend of mine uses PCTOOLS 7.1 with a 31MB-RLL-Harddisk. The disk is set
MG>to type 2 in the CMOS-setup ( 614 cyln, 4 heads, 17 sectors, 20MB ). All
MG>worked fine until PC-CACHE, SI or DISKFIX is started. PC-CACHE reports a
MG>difference betwenn the bios-settings and the real settings, DISKFIX won't
MG>analyze the disk and SI reports a 59,4 MB disk with 781 cyln and 6 heads.

MG>I tried to fix this problem with fdisk from DROS but it says 59,6 MB, too.
MG>I thought, the settings for any harddisk is stored in the cmos and nowhere
MG>else, but there must be some other place, because fdisk and si shows exactly
MG>the same ( wrong ) values.

MG>What could I do to repair this disk ?? DISKFIX reports a bad bootblock or
MG>diagnostic-block, but all other programs work and the disk does boot.

You don't say if its on a 286 or not. My 286 CMOS is set up with OUT the HD
on it. I don't understand this but it works. It sees it when booting up and
everything. It is a Seagate HD, I think. Someone was playing with my CMOS
setup and put my HD in. It would NOT work when the HD was put on the CMOS.
I don't understand it but I wont change any of the CMOS to show the HD. I
sugjust not putting you HD in your CMOS. Maybe that will work, why I don't
know, though. Any comments.


 * OLX 2.1 TD * If we weren't all crazy, we'd all go insane.
From: greg@infopls.chi.il.us (Greg Clawson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Comp. & Control Sol. 33MHz 486DX
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 16:00:19 CST
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL

Does anybody on the net here have a Computer & Control Solutions
33 MHz 486DX Authoring Station running under Unix?
 
I'm interested in this computer.
 
And maybe even info on the company?? - Greg


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greg@infopls.chi.il.us (Greg Clawson)
Infoplus BBS, +1 708 537 0247, v32bis. Home of Infoplus.
From: ma@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Is STB Evolution a graphics accelerator?
Date: 13 Nov 92 09:44:32 MDT
Organization: Utah State University


In article <1992Nov13.094239.60802@cc.usu.edu>, ma@cc.usu.edu writes:
> I recently bought a 486. But the Ads and the salesperson claimed it had a
> graphics accelerator card. When the machine came, it is a STB Evolution.
> Is STB Evolution a graphics accelerator? Does anyone know or have any
> experience about it?
> 
> Another question is that it does work with VPIC even with the OEM driver.
> Have any idea to fix it?
> 
> Thanks
> Ma
>
From: ak@ananke.stgt.sub.org (Andreas Kaiser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: The P5 will be called the Pentium 
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 16:13:45 GMT
Organization: ananke


In article <Bx5KDn.H6q@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> varney@sage.cc.purdue.edu writes:

  >         I saw a report on this on CNN Headline. They said that intel's 
  > reason for naming the chip non-numerically is that they have been unable
  > to trademark names like 386 and 486, so anyone could come out with a
  > chip and call it a 386. With a name like pentium, trademark will be possible,
  > so no-one will be able to come out with a chip and call it a pentium.

But I'm sure there will be someone who calls his chips a 586dx! Let us
see what chips will be used by users who upgraded thru 88 to 286 to 386
to 486 :-)

		Gruss, Andreas
  
:::::::::::::::::::: subnet:  ak@ananke.stgt.sub.org
:: Andreas Kaiser :: fidonet: 2:241/7220.9
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From: mike.morrow@hal9000.uucp (Mike Morrow) 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: RE: NEED PS/2 PORT TO 9 P
Date: 8 Nov 92 20:27:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: HAL 9000 BBS, (313)663-4173, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Reply-To: mike.morrow@hal9000.uucp (Mike Morrow) 

I have exactly the same need as you: a HP PS/2 mouse (made by
Logitech, BTW) that I'd like to use as serial. I borrowed a Logitech
adapter and traced the connections, but found that only three
wires went through: ground, TX data and one other I can't remember.
This leads me to suspect that the adapter has some electronics
inside of it, and is not a simple pin cross. The mouse did have
all six wires connected to its internal circuit board. Is the
Logitech adapter available by itself, or only with the mouse?
From: guy@ns.network.com (Guy D'Andrea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: HELP!!!:  I need switch settings on the VEGA VIDEO-SEVEN VGA CARD!
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:55:52 GMT
Organization: Network Systems Corporation

Hi, here at work we have a Video-7 VGA card and no docs!  Anyone have the switch
settings for the 6 position dip switches?  Also what does the toggle switch
do???

Much thanks to anyone who could help!!!!  ;-)


-Guy

 guy@nsco.network.com, Guy Dandrea, Network Systems Corp., Mpls. MN 55428,  USA 
                        1-800-328-9108  Fax:(612)424-1736 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tokarj@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu (Joyce Tokar)
Subject: "Classic" HD44 Removable Hard Drive - Cumulus Corp.
Summary: Does anyone know this drive?
Keywords: Cumulus, HD44, removable
Organization: Software Engineering Institute
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 00:45:28 GMT

Floating my way recently has come the "Classic" HD44 removable hard
drive made by the Cumulus Corporation circa 1989.  Does anyone know
anything about this drive.  I am hoping to use it as a fast backup
device for my OS/2 system.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Products Guide Updated
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:24:43 GMT
Summary: Products Guides for ZEOS
Keywords: products pricing configuration 


The complete products guide for ZEOS product line has been updated. Anyone
interested in getting a copy of this guide can send a message to 
products@zeos.com. The MMDF mailer is set to automatically reply with a 
copy of the products guide. You should receive the products guide within
a few hours after the request.

Several packages and configurations have been changed. Our upgradable
EISA with a 486DX-33, 486DX2-50 and DX2-66 has also been added. Pricing
tables have been included for all of our products at the end of each
section.

Any questions please send mail to jre@zeos.com or kgermann@zeos.com.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dhaliwa@ecf.toronto.edu (DHALIWAL BIKRAM SINGH)
Subject: Two HD controllers in one Computer
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 00:42:38 GMT

I would like to run a RLE controller and a MFM controller in a 386
so that I may use a RLE and a MFM drive.  I know that IRQ 13 is 
the interrrupt for the Hard drive, So for the second controller
how do I set the IRQ to be different than that for HD #1(IRQ13)
Would this mean that the on the second controller it will still be
drive 1 to the controller or will I have to switch that to drive
2 as well???

Since the WD controllers are autoconfigureable (RLE: WD1006V-SR2 and 
MFM: WD1003V-MM2) Could I use the MFM with the RLE on one cable
and then not use the MFM controller??

-- 
 
.............................................
 Bikram Dhaliwal (dhaliwa@civ.toronto.edu) 
 Toronto        (dhaliwa@ecf.toronto.edu)
From: mem28103@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Marc E. Munoz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Top speed of Intel 80387DX
Keywords: math coprocessor intel 80387
Date: 13 Nov 92 00:11:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BxMoJ7.28H
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Does anybody know how to change the oscillator crystal on a motherboard?
I've heard it done (e.g. previous posts) and I'm wondering about the
reliability of such alterations.  Just curious ;)

--Marc Munoz

Please post I want to see the net consensus on the issue.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: jjj45754@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (G Y M E)
Subject: Opinions - Zeos 50MHz
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:52:45 GMT

Hi,

I'm interested in upgrading from an IBM pS/2 286 to a 50 MHz machine.

I have seen a ZEOS brand 50 MHz for an affordable price and would 
like some opinions.  Mainly, opinions on ZEOS's computers.
Also, if you have any suggestions as to another brand, please let me know.

Jim Johnson

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: robertt@vcd.hp.com (Bob Taylor)
Subject: Re: Wanting Info on HP 500C Deskjet!
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:54:01 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard VCD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Mr D Ingles (davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk) wrote:
: In article <FDwXTB1w165w@lyncus.actrix.gen.nz> icousins@lyncus.actrix.gen.nz (Ian Cousins) writes:
: 
: >> Nope, but I've used a Calcomp A3 colour printer and it will print an A3 page
: >> in about 5 mins compared with the Deskjet 500C's 1 hour.
: >
: >That's interesting... I thought the HP 500c only printed in A4 (half
: >the size of A3 paper)!!
: 
: The HP500c is an A4 printer. The Calcomp is an A3 printer. I was trying to
: make a comparison between the two to the original message. 
: 
: Some people say that their HP500c will print a full A4 page in 'presentation'
: quality mode in 15 mins. It takes at least an hour on the one I use.

The DJ500C can !physically! print a full A4 page in "presentation" mode
in about 10 minutes.  More typical pages in "normal" mode take 3-7 minutes.
A lot of the print processing, though, happens in the host, so if the host
is slow (i.e., a 286 without much RAM) or the application doesn't have
efficient printing code, the host can become the bottleneck.  If you are
using Windows, also note that the choice of dithering/blending modes
can have a big effect on the performance.

Bob Taylor
HP Vancouver

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: VICTOR@gribb.hsr.no (Hansen, Thorleif V.    6-93)
Subject: Conner CP 3204F drive
Organization: Rogaland University Centre
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 13:34:59 GMT

Need some information about this 212 Meg (?)  disk.
Does anybody got the jumper configuration+ manufactors specifications,
does it has built in cache, etc.?
Greatful for any answers!

Thanks.......victor@gribb.hsr.no
From: smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Prolonged usage of computer hardware.
Keywords: computer usage
Date: 6 Nov 92 23:23:58 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
NNTP-Posting-Host: alamo.intel.com
Originator: smintz@alamo


Leaving the system on is fine...but two thoughts, 1) get a screen blanker...and
2) get a UPS..!!
 Stpehen
From: mschweder@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu (Mark Schweder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Disk-mapping problems?
Date: 10 Nov 92 09:14:33 -0500
Organization: Agronomy Dept, Univ of Florida

In article <1dluq7INNh0i@moe.ksu.ksu.edu>, mikesch@phys.ksu.edu (Michael Schulz) writes:
> When I ran Norton Utilities Caklibrate on my harddrive, (123 meg IDE), It said that my hard drive had diskmapping problems , and calibrate would not run on that drive.  Does anyone no how I can fix this problem.  I am not as concerned about not being ab
>  
> --
> 
> MIkesch@phys.ksu.edu

I think it is a fault of disk caching software that prevents Norton's 
calibrate from working on IDE drives. Disable it if you have any working. 
Or do as I do, copy your autoexec.bat and config.sys files to another 
directory and then delete them from your root directory, reboot and run 
calibrate. It should work then.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.msdos.misc
From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER)
Subject: IDE And SCSI with a Twist
Organization: SOCS - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 04:40:59 GMT



I am considering mixing a SCSI drive in with my IDE drive sometime in the
near future.  However, I want to make sure that the 340MB IDE is still the
drive that boots the system, and ends up as the C: drive.

Can I add a SCSI Controller, tack a 200MB SCSI drive onto it, and still keep
the IDE drive as the primary one.

How would one go about entering that into the BIOS...?  (I seem to recall that
SCSI drives aren't entered into the BIOS or something like that !)


I would also be very glad to hear any opinions that people have regarding
which controller to get -- such as compatibility with the IDE drives, and
just general performance over all...

I've been looking at the UltraStor 14F, but there is also the possibility
of picking up an Adaptec.

IDeas...?


Toodlepip!
Marc 'em.
-- 
  storm@cs.mcgill.ca           McGill University         "-- Attack ships on
  Marc Wandschneider           Montreal, CANADA             fire "
	Any opinions expressed are not mine, but those of the Demon Lord
      Yeegeheeegenogohugu who possessed me whilst I munched on Raisin Bran.
From: cs89ctb@brunel.ac.uk (cs87ejh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: XIOS PS2 Clone Memory Problem
Date: 6 Nov 92 13:04:29 GMT
Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Hello,

I am having the same intermittent NMI parity error with my machine that a
number of other people are and I was wondering if anyone knew how to disable
parity checking on my machine?

I have a XIOS XS2 dating from 1988.  I bought it second hand, without any
manuals.  I decided to upgrade so I replaced the existing 1Mb 120ns SIMMs with
4Mb 80ns SIMMs (the motherboard apparently couldn't take more than 4Mb).

When running XCOPY and PKZIP under MS-DOS 5.0 I got intermittent failures with
the message '110 NMI Parity Err Seg: ????'.

I have phoned XIOS who weren't very helpful, suggesting that it was a
motherboard failure (I had tried replacing the SIMMs so I don't think they were
to blame).  Since I need the computer I have put back my original memory, which
works correctly.

I would be very grateful if someone could tell me how to disable the parity
checking (there doesn't seem to be a way using the CMOS setup program).

Carl Barker
cs89ctb@brunel.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sjm1@ra.msstate.edu (Sarah J. McKinley)
Subject: NEED HELP REPLACING BATTERY ON MB!
Summary: Battery Replacement
Keywords: motherboard
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:25:18 GMT

HELP!!  I keep booting up to find that my clock has reset!
I can only assume this is a bad battery problem and would like to replace
it.  I have a motherboard that was just removed on which sits a good
battery.  However, it seems that it would take a crowbar to get the damn
thing out!!!  Are they stuck in there really tight or is there something
else holding them in?  Any tricks/suggestions are welcome!

sjm1@Ra.MsState.Edu
.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: jav2d@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jason Adams Vanvalkenburgh)
Subject: Re: AWARD BIOS 
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 01:06:49 GMT

Try JDR Microelectronics.  They advertise in the back of a few 
computer magazines.  They sell hardware, software, and electronic 
supplies, including microprocessors and and the like.  

They'd probably be under 800 information...

--
					Jason A. vanValkenburgh
					University of Virginia '95
					jav2d@virginia.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.intel
From: smithbm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Azrak)
Subject: Re: ATI Ultra PRO 24-bit?
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:02:21 GMT

newberry@aquarius.as.arizona.edu (Mike Newberry) writes:

>In article <smithbm.721493569@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> smithbm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Azrak) writes:
>>newberry@delphinus.as.arizona.edu (Mike Newberry) writes:
>>
>>[Lot's 'o stuff deleted]
>>
>>>Any idiot can write code which will drive a $600 ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
>>>as a VGA card.  What we're talking about here is running the card in ways 
>>>that justify its high price tag: in high resolution/high color modes using
>>>the graphics acceleration hardware.  As anyone who's written hardware
>>>acceleration code for the S3 processors knows, there is absolutely no
>>>way to figure this stuff out unless you get the official programmer's
>>>reference manual.  No way.  This is what ATI seems so reticent about
>>>providing.
>>
>>>Mike Newberry
>>
>>Then call me an idiot. And you had better never hire anyone here at 
>>Clarkson. Noone will know how to program the ATI or S3 or TI graphics
>>chips either. I certainly don't. I am more interested in what software

>Sorry that you took this the wrong way, Brian.  What I said was "any idiot can
>write code which drives the ATI card AS A VGA CARD". (emphasis on the last 4
>words).  The key is VGA.  This entails using the arcane memory manipulation

I didn't mean to jump on you for it. I like to think I have some ability
in programming, and busting me for only using the Pro for "VGA purposes"
didn't sound too good. Anyway, onward to the things that matter:

  I guess I would still be using the Pro as a "normal" VGA card even if
I wrote a program to set the card into 800x600x16.7M and direct video
wrote bytes to it. Ok, you are right, it is simple, but at the moment
it is about the only thing any of us can do, right? Still the idea (to me,
at least) of displaying 16.7 million colors at once (though there aren't
that many pixels on the screen!!!) is really cool. I've never seen anything
more than 256 colors. And to think I thought GIFs were great!

Do you own the Pro, Mike?  What is it like? I haven't actually seen it
yet, though I will in 2 weeks or so.  Are the DOS characters kinda "fuzzy",
like someone took a paintbrush and wiped the characters in one direction
(right direction)??  Could this be a bad ground or bad cable?  The cable
used is the same as what was used with the old ATI VGAWonder, and that
card had great definition on the Sony monitor my Dad uses. Nothing weird
like what he is experiencing now. He said it looks really bad in Windows,
especially with the white background. Black letters are wiped across
the screen in the direction of the electron beam. Any ideas???

- Brian  (smithbm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu)
From: jin@cs.arizona.edu (Yu Jin Thio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Gateway Flat screen 15" monitor
Date: 12 Nov 92 00:05:42 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson

How much does Zeos sell their 14" and 15" monitors for?
From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: WD Elite 16T / WINQVT 2.85
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:56:26 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

Has anybody out there managed to get winqvtnet ver 2.85 to work with a
WD ethernet card ? I can get version 2.6 to work, but version 2.85 
crashes out of windows whenever I try starting it.

Davei
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Why memory costs doubled
From: phillip@kiwi.gen.nz (Phillip Hardy)
Date: 12 Nov 92 06:31:54 GMT
Organization: Household UNIX, Auckland, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

noel@reg.triumf.ca (NOEL) writes:
: 	I am still peaved that RAM prices have doubled overnight seamingly
: their cost from the distributers has gone up.  Something is very fishy.  
 
Ok the same thing has happened here in New Zealand...two weeks ago i could get 1meg simms for NZ$60 and this week they are $80....the reason i was given was 
something about the Korean ram haveing a higher import duty imposed on it in the States and that all the importers where now chasing the Japanese produced RAM 
So with everyone getting the Japanese RAM the prices have gone up..Supply and 
Demand I guess...
From: smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 32 bit protected mode testing
Date: 5 Nov 1992 22:09:07 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: alamo.intel.com
Originator: smintz@alamo


Can anyone recomend a good program for testing a 386+ protected mode...ie if it can
do it....
Stephen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: chuckc@fc.hp.com (Chuck Cairns)
Subject: Re: Is 5 MB/sec to disk possible?
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 00:16:29 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.6 PL6]

John Hunt (johnhunt@apee.ogi.edu) wrote:
: We are studing turbulence in the atmosphere and would like
: to record bursts of 20 Megabytes or so of data to disk
: as quickly as possible.
: 
: In the ideal case we would like to achieve a sustained
: transfer rate of 5 MB/second, but we could also make use
: of 1 MB/second rates.
: 
: Our platform is a Gateway 486-33 (currently on order).
: Once we have the data on disk we will transfer it to an
: Exabyte tape, then take another burst of data.
: 
: 1.  Can anyone suggest a disk for this application?
: I assume I will need a separate disk for data collection,
: probably a 3.5", 5400 RPM type.  Am I better off with
: a separate SCSI controller or with the local bus IDE
: controller supplied with the Gateway system?
: 
: 2.  Would I significantly gain speed if I bypass the DOS
: file system and perform raw writes to the disk?  Can someone
: who has succeeded with this technique comment on it?
: 
: 
: John Hunt
: 
: Senior Research Engineer
: Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
: Oregon Graduate Institute
: Beaverton, Or.  97006
: (503) 690-1143
: (503) 690-1406  fax
: 
: johnhunt@apee.ogi.edu
 
  Some thoughts,

  I have heard of a true ~4 megabytes/sec to the new Maxtor 6400 rpm drives.
  They don't seem to be really available quite yet. That would put a good 
  5400 RPM FAST-SCSI-II  drive in the (very approx) 3.2 to 3.4 megabytes/sec 
  range. Standard is ~2 Megabutes/sec for SCSI. Noe of this "to the buffer 
  stuff" that the magazines keep feeding, this is "bits on the platter"!

  So you could consider a RAID array (maybe talk to Dell) or you could
  go to two FAST-SCSI-II high-RPM disks and ping-pong them.  Ultrastor
  has a VESA local-bus FAST-SCSI-II controller called the 34F.  I
  SERIOUSLY doubt that IDE will do it.  Moreover, IDE can't talk to 2
  drives simultaneously like SCSI can.  I haven't seen anything even close to
  the SCSI-II rate above noted for IDE, even on local bus.  As for thru DOS or
  not, I'd guess that you will need to do raw.  One good option is to go
  UN*X, or better yet, one of the Real-time Un*x lookalikes.  Don't know
  if the US-34F would be supported there or not.  Your data-acquisition
  card will need enough buffer to survive the burp on the bus to handle
  the disks.  VL-bus can bus-master but (as I understand it) that freezes
  the processor as currently implemented. ( EISA would be better in that
  regard.)  Also are you going to use a home-brew VL-bus card to grab the
  data ?  (Can you get 5-Megabytes/sec thru an AT card at the standard
  8.33MHz clock rate? You actually need ~ >10 Megabytes/sec peak throughput
  so you can ping-pong down to 5 Megabytes/sec.)

  Very best of luck,
  Chuck

  chuckc@fc.hp.com

  PS: If you get stuck, email me, and I'll put on my "sales" hat and see if 
  I can find something "RISC-Y" which will do this around here. Probably can.