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From: ghazi@wizofhoz.uucp (Ozzie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP! VXL Accelerator acting up!
Date: 15 Nov 1992 17:13:33 GMT
Organization: Not an Organization

In article <1992Nov14.064214.29666@seq.uncwil.edu> loyd@seq.uncwil.edu (David Loyd) writes:
>Ok all you VXL experts, figure out this one.
>
>I have a 40mhz '030 and a 20mhz FPU chip. I am trying to oscillate
>them at their respected rates but are they just too far apart to
>work together or what? I can run them together at 33mhz and the
>system boots but I get a crash when rendering. (the fpu can't handle
>the 33mhz). I have the jumper for the fpu set to use the 25mhz 
>crystal and the 40mhz CPU to use the 40mhz crystal but all I get is
>a yellow screen and the power led flashes.

	I used to get that occasionally on my unit, I use a 50 mhz 030 and
a 33 mhz 882, but use a 50 mhz oscillator on both. I have a 2 position SPDT
switch soldiered onto the FPU ocsillator selector and keep a 40 mhz
oscillator in the FPU socket for safety, if I fear problems I boot with the
FPU using the 40 mhz oscillator.
	But back to the yellow screen, for me it had nothing to do with the
oscillators, but loose chips. The problem was solved by taking everything
apart and just firmly pressing all the chips back in place and making sure
all the socketed parts were firmly in place, voila things worked again.
	Also check your FPU oscillator, you may have it in wrong or one of
the pins is not in place.  I would also suggest you put a switch on the FPU
selector so you don't have to manually switch things all the time, which
means taking the case off everytime you want to.
	Remember you have aproximately a 25% safety margin in clock speeds
so to use your FPU at 25 is usually OK, if your lucky you may end up with a
FPU that can handle better, as the 33 mhz unit I got does 50 nicely for
most things. The biggest problms for me are those that do a lot of
accessing to the harddrives, I think it's the DMA access that is to fault
here, because for things that don't access the drives a lot I don't have
problems at 50 mhz, but do a lot a drive accessing and things go down. I'd
turn off DMA totally if I knew how, but that's another problem.

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From: paride@sabrina.dei.unipd.it (Borille Alessandro)
Subject: GVP Impact I on A4000 (does it work?)
Organization: D.E.I. Universita' di Padova, Italia
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 08:33:56 GMT

	I own an A2000 with a GVP Impact series I SCSI controller.
	I'm upgrading to an A4000 now. Will my card work on the
	Amiga 4000 ONLY as SCSI controller if I don't permit
	autoboot and if I set the board to 0 Mb RAM ? Yes, I know
	it's only 16-bit wide but this is not so important for me...
	I was told that GVP Impact I does not use DMA...is that true?
	So, is the IDE controller on the A4000 faster than my SCSI
	controller ?

	Sorry if this is an old question.
	Thanks for any help.
						Alessandro
From: violator@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Violator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Floptical - df0:?
Summary: Can it be done?
Date: 18 Nov 92 15:23:47 GMT
Organization: UT

I would like to know if a floptical drive could be routed as df0:  I have
two internal hds in my A3000 and I would like to have the floptical as an
internal drive.  If I where to get a floptical, I would also like to know
if I could use it with Amax to read 1.44 meg mac disks and if I could use
it to read 1.44 meg IBM disks with crossdos or the BB.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Violator
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.hardware:20110 comp.sys.amiga.misc:17295
From: slmt9@cc.usu.edu (Joshua Dinerstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: IBM Develops PC Product in 14 weeks
Date: 22 Nov 92 19:06:50 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

[ A whole bunch of unimportant stuff deleted ]

> [] I am saying
> that Commodore needs to develop Amiga products and Amiga systems far more
> quickly.

	Marc,

	Then why not say it this way instead of saying it in such a way that
everyone thinks that you are blithering idiot? The very best of ideas put forth
in the wrong way will generate more negative response than a worthless idea
that is put forth in a good way.

	My advice, for what it is worth, stop all the bashing and talk to the
rest of us like we are intelligent people and your ideas will carry alot more
weight.

	Joshua
	SLMT9@cc.usu.edu

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Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.hardware:19721 comp.sys.amiga.advocacy:29271
From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: PC, Redneck President, and other bad news. (was Re: Ami
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 19:22:18 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <1e2imsINNr9e@mozz.unh.edu> <1992Nov15.003931.1679@msus1.msus.edu>
  <torban.721896754@csuvax1>

>OK, so basically any solid object on the planet that you can pick up, can be
>used in an offensive manner.  The point is though, somethings are just a tad
>more effective than others.

True, but if you get pulled over for speeding, but the officer finds
a baseball bat, or pipe, or any wieldy object under your front seat, he
is NOT going to say, "Gosh, this wouldn't kill 20 people at a clip",
he'll throw you in jail.

>As a simple experiment, walk into a crowded shopping mall, weilding a 2x4,
>see how many people you can maim or kill in 30 seconds.
>Now repeat the experiment with a semi-automatic rifle.

If you really wanted to try that, it would be more effective to fire
the rifle instead of wielding it.

>Torban Bennett - adding to the thread that will NOT die.  I'm taking bets
>        on which will last longer,  FEMALE BIMBO v. CLINTON/GORE.  Actually
>        this thread is now a hybrid of the two.

I wonder if Bill Clinton owns a semi-automatic "assault" rifle?

TomK@cup.portal.com
Tom Krotchko
From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 ps, help!!!
Date: 18 Nov 92 23:13:37 GMT
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <00963C2A.70A123A0@vms.csd.mu.edu> 2327berdanr@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
> Hardware gurus,
> Recently experienced a beautiful blue spark coming from my serial port while 
> plugging in a cable. (while computer was on -> oopps)  anyways  checked the
> cia's its not that, and now I noticed that the fan and powersupply doesn't t
> turn on (ie the computer's dead).  Should the fan be turning while the ps
> is not connected?  What does it mean if the fan and power comes on and
> then shuts off quickly-- thats what it is doing now.  Thanks for your help

Could be the power supply, but it's also possible that you've blown the 1488
RS232 driver chip in such a way that it is shorting out the +/- 12 volts.  You
could test this by (carefully) unplugging the main board power connector and
then power up the system and see if the fan spins happily.

If you are not completely comfortable with such activities or are unwilling to
take the risk that the power supply may decide to take out your hard drive or
other peripherals when you do this, seek a service center or technician...

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
Subject: Re: 4000 problems! PLEASE READ
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut f"ur Radioastronomie
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 03:00:37 GMT

In <1992Nov19.175905@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de> meixner@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Matthias Meixner) writes:
>In article <boing.722113879@mcl>, boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian) writes:
>> 	My 3000 doesn't do that ???  Is there a reason the 4000 would
>> 	when the 3000 doesn't?

>It's SCSI, maybe that's the reason.

No. It's the special drive (which happens to be IDE) in the A4000 that
spins down and up at reset. I had SCSI drives that don't spin down but
recalibrated at reset (which took about 45 seconds).

Regards,
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From: efp90@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Pritchard EF)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: PC880B External Floppy and the A1200
Date: 20 Nov 92 14:41:54 GMT

If you've got a Power Computing PC880B and want to get an A1200, bad
news I'm afraid:

	The PC880B doesn't work with the A1200!!!

At least, not well...

I got a brand new PC880B for my A500 in October, and was quite pleased
with it (except for the fact that the Anti-Virus function is
completely useless as it stops all writes to track 0, and Amiga writes
a track at a time so valid write accesses to that track are made
illegal!), and this month I got my A1200. They don't like each other!

Perfectly valid disks are proclaimed to have a `read error' on them,
cancelling the resulting requester multiple times often lets the data
be read, and the disks work well in the internal drive (this happens
for all disks OFS, FFS, OFS+DC, FFS+DC). Also the drive doesn't seem
to like disk changes any more, often refusing to recognise a disk when
you put it in, even if it is the same one that you just took out!

I rung Power Computing yesterday, and they are aware of the problem,
but, as yet, do not know the cause. They said to ring back at the end
of next week and they may have a solution. They did not offer to swap
the drive for a different model which does work... 

This applies only to the PC880B drive, other Power Drives without
Blitz and Anti-Virus seem to work (I've tried the 'Economy' drive), so
it must be a problem with Blitz or Anti-Virus (even though they are
turned off). There is a socketed chip in the drive, which probably has
the extra `stuff' on it, so it is possible that you could get a
replacement for that; it looks likely to cost you though!

This must really have Power Computing in a panic since the PC880B is
possibly the most popular drive for the Amiga, and probably their
biggest earner.

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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 68020 vs 68EC020 (pin compatible?)
Date: 16 Nov 92 08:57:17 GMT
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1992Nov15.184005.22728@muug.mb.ca> gbrandt@muug.mb.ca (Gregor Brandt) writes:
> Are the 68020 and 68ec020 pin compatible? 

no.

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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 68030 -> 68020 Adapter Socket?
Date: 17 Nov 92 22:15:13 GMT
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
Keywords: 68020

In article <anm.721939668@mcshh.hanse.de> anm@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Andreas Mueller) writes:
> Is it possible to use a 68030 in a 68020 socket.
> Do I need some kind of adapter socket?

The pinout is different, so you can't plug it into the same
socket.  Electrically, the '030 signals are a superset of
the '020 signals, so you can wire them up nearly 1 for 1,
with the addition of pull-up resistors on a few of the
'030 signals that aren't present on the '020.

I don't know of any commercial adapters that do this, though
there might be something available somewhere.


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From: tpang@fraser.sfu.ca (Tsui Ting Debbie Pang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Monitor for an A3000
Date: 16 Nov 92 11:26:40 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

2575brooksr@vms.csd.mu.edu (Ryan K. Brooks) writes:

>She's got pretty high standards, doesn't she?
>(just a joke)

You copy the whole article,just added one line about his wife's "standard"
and thought it is a joke, please go to *.humor! Why don't you put some
good answer along with your "joke" to be more productive?
*FLAME OFF*

>>
>>AdvThanksThanksThanksThanksThanksance
>>-- 
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> NemeSys Corporation
> "Curtains for Windows" 

Sony 1302P, Mitsubishi DiamondScan 1381A were highly recommanded and worked
all the modes since they include the range of 15 to 31kHz, but they are rare
and not in production. However, if you are not going to use the SuperHiRes
mode 1280x400/512, then any VGA capable or multisync monitors are good.
I recommand MAG MV14S (Sony tube,and microprocessor control, excellent specs),
Sony 1304, NEC 3FG, 4FGx, if you can afford them. Otherwise any other
not-as-name-brand will do, but some of those brands are having bad
reliablilty record, check with some friends in the clone dealership if
you know anybody.

Seiko (also Sony tube), Zenith FTM, are also good choices.

David Tse
From: bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga 5000
Date: 21 Nov 92 11:06:10 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

meixner@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Matthias Meixner) writes:
> bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
>> gsanders@ftord.UUCP (Garnett Sanders) writes:
>> > I know the Amiga 4000 just came out afew weeks ago! But before it did, there
>> > was talk about the Amiga 5000. Is there anyone out there that has some info on
>> > it????? (something about 64 bit ram???)
>>
>>         Well, 64 bit ram is only worthwhile if you have a 64 bit CPU. With
>> this in mind, the options are, a 64 bit 680x0 (not available yet) or a new
>> CPU (RISC perhaps, eg MIPS R4000). Since C= has only just come out with
>> full 32 bit systems, it's probably a bit soon to start talking about a 64
>> bit machine (it would need a new 64 bit Zorro bus amongst other things).
>>
>
> I remeber that there was/is a transputerchip from Inmos that is internally only
> 32 bit, but has a 64 bit databus /64 bit ram for speeding up the ram access.
> Therefore 64 bit ram is also useful for faster ram-access.

        True, but how many CPU chips do this, and how many of those are
likely to be used as an Amiga CPU?


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu (Matthew Eldon Arnold)
Subject: Re: Quantum warranties
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 08:19:57 GMT

Do to the immediate responses I got via email requesting the Quantum
telephone numbers, I'll post the information for the rest of you that
need it.  Albeit sparse, these'll probably be all the numbers you'll need.

1-800-553-7302  Quantum
1-800-345-3377  Quantum CP (can't remember what that stands for)
1-800-624-5545  Pre-sale product information
1-900-740-4433  Technical Support ($5.00 per call!)

Quantum Corporation
1927 Lundy Avenue
San Jose, CA  95131

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From: Boinger@myamy.hacktic.nl (Paul Kolenbrander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: Faulty Syquest: rapidly flashing green light
Date: 19 Nov 92 20:09:13 MET
Reply-To: boinger@myamy.hacktic.nl (Paul Kolenbrander)
Distribution: world
Organization: System Information 2.0 Development
X-NewsSoftware: GRn-beta 1.16g (11.15.92) by Michael B. Smith & Mike Schwartz

In article <1992Nov18.114539.27203@black.ox.ac.uk> ociszam@black.ox.ac.uk (Iftikhar Zaman) writes:
> However, now whenver I turn it on I get a rapidly flashing green
> light--it will load the cartridge and eject it, but the cartridge
> never actually gets mounted.

Ouch. That looks like a baddy and it isn't in the docs. I can give you
the phone number of the SyQuest Europe CTS BBS in Belgium where there
are tech guys who might be able to answer your questions. Here's that
phonenumber (running a USR Dual Standard) +32-1168-3525. You might get
one of them sitting at the BBS system...

CYa, Paul

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: jim@cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady)
Subject: Re: FAQ? Will be there AGA chips in A3000?
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 10:25:26 GMT

birjt@cc.newcastle.edu.au writes:

>In article <1689E79F7.AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx>, AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx (Alejandro J. Kurczyn S.) writes:
>> I have heard that the new AGA chips are not compatible with the A3000, also
>> that by means of a zorroIII card they might be installed on such computer,
>> my question is this: Is it possible to have the new graphic modes of the
>> AGA chips, and the OS v3.0 on the A3000?
>>  
>From what I have gathered from here, the AGA chips will not go into an A3000
>and currently cannot go into a slot (tight timing etc.). Someone recently said
>that there will be an OS3.0 upgrade for non-AGA machine so they will get some
>extra speed from the rewritten graphics.lib, but no extra colours.

Its understandable that all of the AGA chipset functionality would be
difficult to implement on a Zorro 3 card. But how about using the chipset
just for graphics, ie; have on board psuedo chip ram that is independent 
from real chip ram on the motherboard.           

This way, an AGA card would not really be an integrated part of the hardware
,as in A4000, but it would be more like an add on graphics card ala Domino.

Feasible ???


regards

Jim

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: seb@LNS592-E1.TN.CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: does this device exist?
Nntp-Posting-User: seb1@cornell.edu
Reply-To: SEB@lns61.tn.cornell.edu
Organization: Wilson Lab, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY, 14853
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:33:04 GMT

In article <BxAwIG.1KL@fc.hp.com>, koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren) writes:
>Does anyone know of a source for a device which will accept composite
>video and put out analog RGB?  I know there are expensive graphics cards
>from GVP that do video in a window, but I want something very cheap.
>Hopefully < $100.  

When GVP's IV24 first came out, they didn't have their video transcoder
ready. People had to buy a 3rd-party composite to RGB converter.
Briwall was selling some at the time. You might give them a call.
As I recall, though, they wanted about $250 for one.

I hope this helps.

Selden Ball
seb@lns61.tn.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: birjt@cc.newcastle.edu.au
Subject: Re: FAQ? Will be there AGA chips in A3000?
Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:38:55 GMT

In article <1689E79F7.AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx>, AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx (Alejandro J. Kurczyn S.) writes:
> I have heard that the new AGA chips are not compatible with the A3000, also
> that by means of a zorroIII card they might be installed on such computer,
> my question is this: Is it possible to have the new graphic modes of the
> AGA chips, and the OS v3.0 on the A3000?
>  
> Thanks for any information you may have...

From what I have gathered from here, the AGA chips will not go into an A3000
and currently cannot go into a slot (tight timing etc.). Someone recently said
that there will be an OS3.0 upgrade for non-AGA machine so they will get some
extra speed from the rewritten graphics.lib, but no extra colours.

I was a bit peeved, when I heard about the no retrofit AGA stuff but Dave H.
dropped some hints about what was going into OS4.0, such as DIG and display
postscript. So, if this does happen (within the next 12 months or so) I think
you should be able to fit any graphics card you like or can afford. The idea of
display postscript, hopefully as a screen mode, sounds wunnerful.

Remember, have fun,

Russell

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