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From: dmuntz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Dan Muntz)
Subject: RT 4-port card in 486 isa
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:17:43 GMT

I'm trying to get an RT 16-bit 4-port card to work in a 486 isa box running
386bsd.  The card works if polled, or if another com device generates
interrupts (all ports are checked on any com interrupt), but the 4-port
card doesn't seem to be generating interrupts (IRQ 10).  I've seen
two things in the RT tech ref.: 1) it looks like the 4-port card was
designed to work in a PC AT (I'm not certain of this) and 2) RT 16-bit
cards are supposedly *not* compatible with AT 16-bit cards.

Some questions:

  1) Are the 16-bit slots in an RT wired differently from those in an AT?
  2) If so, can this be corrected with a soldering iron: perhaps by cutting
     the IRQ10 trace on the 4-port (which one is it?) and wiring it to
     either the AT IRQ10 pin, or a lower IRQ line?

Any info, slot diagrams, or random thoughts on the subject would be
appreciated.

  -Dan
   dmuntz@eecs.umich.edu
From: zitsky+@CS.CMU.EDU (Mark Ryan Miller)
Newsgroups: cmu.cs.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: floppy disks on RT
Date: 20 Dec 92 06:28:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.BzKGFt.C65.2
Organization: Carnegie Mellon University

Well, I've figured out how to use the "backup" and "restore"
commands under AIX.  But my problem is that I'm running Mach/BSD 4.3
on another machine.  It seems that the backup format or disk formats
are incompatible.  I successfully backed up files from the AIX machine
using "backup".  But when I tried reading them on the Mach machine
using "dump", it tells me that it's not a dump diskette.

Is there a way around this??  The one common thing that both have is the
ability to read/write to DOS diskettes.  But I don't have a program
to do a backup to standard DOS format diskettes.

I think I have two options.

(1) setup a floppy device on my Mach machine which has 80 tracks, 15 sectors
    as the disk format (OR) do something equivalent on the AIX machine, if
    I can figure out the disk format

(2) find a program running under Mach that does a backup/restore to DOS
    formatted diskettes.

Can anybody help???

--Mark
From: pliuskon@intellistor.com (Saul Pliuskonis)
Subject: which printer for < 2K
Keywords: printer, color, 2k
Organization: Intellistor, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 22:40:02 GMT

 I need help finding a good personal printer, preferably with PostScript,
 and color would be nice.

Which personal printers are the best rated these days?

How well does the HP color deskjet printer work?

Are color printers under $2000.00 any good?

Have there been any recent comparisons of printers in the
trade rags?


Thanks for any input you can provide.



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: daniels@xstor.com (Daniel A. Segel)
Subject: netnews readers for DOS?
Organization: Storage Dimensions, Inc.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:30:17 GMT

I'm looking for a DOS-based netnews reader, similar to NewsWatcher or
TheNews on the Mac side of the world.

Any info or recommendations for shareware or public domain software that is
available via ftp?

Apologies if this is a FAQ or just a stupid question - I'm a Mac guy by
nature (actually by employment), so I'm not very familiar with the PC-based
software world.

e-mail response would be appreciated, but I'll check for any follow-up
postings here as well...

Thanks

Daniel S.
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Triumph Bonneville 650              Storage Dimensions, Inc. (408) 954-0710
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.graphics
From: cant@world.std.com (jim cant)
Subject: UI libraries, info/recommendations
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 05:28:34 GMT

I am need in information or recommendations for libraries, C or C++,
for building user-interfaces, either character-based or graphical, for
on PC.  The more object-oriented the better.

Commercial, shareware, public domain are all of interest.

I need something that will provide pop-up windows, menus that scroll
through a list of options, and data entry capability - the usual sorts of 
widgets.

A good example is Novell's Netware interface for the system utilities.  (In
fact, do I recall correctly that it is built from a
commercially available product?)

Packages that support a mouse are desirable.

Being able to do cut and paste with would be really great also.

Finally, does anyone know of a review (BYTE perhaps) of such products.

I appreciate any help that you can offer.  I'll post a summary if I get an
adequate response.

Thanks.

jim cant
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.forsale.wanted
From: norm@bnr.ca (Norm MacNeil)
Subject: WANTED: Archive SC499R Docs
Reply-To: norm@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 22:38:27 GMT

I have an Archive SC400 tape controller card but alas no docs so I have no
idea what some of the jumpers are for.  I can't get the thing to work with my
computer but I'm sure the problem is one of the jumpers.

The card looks something like the following with the jumpers numbered...

                                                                        __
                                                                       |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                      |
|       [] 2                                                           |
|                              o []                                    |
|                  LED's ----> o [] 3                                  |
|                              o []                                    |
|                              o []                                    |
|                              o                                       |
|                                          [][] 5                      |
|                                                                      |
|  [] 1                              [] 4                  [] 6  [] 7  |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                                |_____________________|

The jumpers are labelled as follows:

1) C
2) RR
3) DD (above), Y (below), CC (below the "Y")

     HH  NN
4) KK  FF

5) A9 A7 A5 A3 (above)
    A8 A6 A4   (below)

6) IRQ (so I *DO* know what at least one of them is for)

7) 1 2 3 1 2 3 (above)
   DRQ    DACK (below)

Anybody out there know what these are for and how I should be setting them?

Thanks in advance,
  Norm.

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From: tholen@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Dave Tholen)
Subject: Re: How do you get an IBM XGA board to work in an IBM model 70?? 
Organization: University of Hawaii
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 15:03:47 GMT

In article <1992Dec12.165726.2340@honte.uleth.ca> buchignani@hg.uleth.ca writes:

> Speaking of IBM gurus, how do you come by a 25 MHz 486 in a model 70?

You've not heard of the Power Platform?  It's a replacement daughterboard for
the Model 70 (only the 25 MHz models) with a 486 chip on it.  Originally
introduced at $4000, now running about $2000 (less than $1200 with the
educational discount).  Those are list prices, of course, but I don't know
who pays list.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: c035mjh@utarlg.uta.edu (Gunslinger N)
Subject: Sony speakers (Sony SRS-D4K, Sony SRS-D2K etc...)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: The University of Texas at Arlington
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 03:07:00 GMT

  I am considering buying a sony speaker. Included here is a list of sony
speakers with their price.
  -Sony SRS-D4K  (2 speakers + 1 subwoofer)   $199.95
  -Sony SRS-D2K  (2 speakers + 1 subwoofer)   $199.95
  -Sony SRS-88pc (2 speakers)                 $149.99
  -Sony SRS-58pc (2 speakers)                  $89.99
What I would like to know is:
  1) What are your experience with these speakers (be specific about model)
  2) Where did you get it?  (name of store, address or phone number)
  3) What was the price?

Thanks

Note:  I don't want a crummy little speaker with my soundcard.
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From: joak@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jonathan A. Kung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Winjammer with GUS?
Date: 21 Dec 1992 05:57:03 GMT
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigbang.berkeley.edu

I downloaded Winjammer 2.2 a few days ago, and am currently
trying to get it to work with the GUS.  In Configure, I
choose Microsoft MIDI Mapper and Ultrasound MIDI Output.
The problem is that nothing comes out of my speakers when
I select Play.  Is there something else I should be doing?

The Media Player and Sound Recorder that come with Windows
work fine.

Winjammer looks like it provides composition functions,
but in case I am wrong, is there some other program that
allows one to compose pieces on a musical staff?

-Jon Kung
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: markus@clement.info.umoncton.ca (MARC PAULIN)
Subject: Re: GUS & Falcon 3.0
Organization: Universite de Moncton
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 22:08:39 GMT

In article <rdippold.724233045@cancun> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
>Subject: Re: GUS & Falcon 3.0
>Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 07:50:45 GMT

>markus@clement.info.umoncton.ca (MARC PAULIN) writes:
>>In article <Bz41y0.FDB@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran) writes:
>>>You have to load SBOS high.  To do this, make a batch file with the 
>>>following commands:
>>>@echo off
>>>lh sbosdrv
>>>loadsbos %1 %2 %3 %4

>>I think it should be:
>>@echo off
>>sbosdrv
>>lh loadsbos %1 %2 %3 %4
>>       LOADSBOS is the program that will stay in memory.  Maybe I'm wrong, 
>>but that's what UBAT writes when I create a batch file with high memory 
>>loading.

>Just checked... SBOSDRV stays in memory, LOADSBOS doesn't.  Phat's
>version is correct here.  Actually, you could load them both high,
>since loadsbos doesn't hang around there's no harm.

	Ok Ok.  You're right.  I appologise.  ;-)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: gting@fraser.sfu.ca (Gabriel Sii Kuok Ting)
Subject: Re: Which OPTi chipset works with GUS?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 12:56:54 GMT

chetc@resumix.portal.com (Chester L. Cuaresma) writes:

>I've heard that some people have gotten their GUS to work with certain
>versions of the OPTi chipset.  My question is, which versions are
>'compatible' with GUS?

>I have a 386/40 with the following OPTi chips:

>	OPTi HiD/386 AT chipset:
>		82c391 System Controller (SYSC)
>		82c392 Data Buffer Controller

I've got the 82C381 & 382 and it works fine on mine. 
Just another quick question to those having problems with OPTi chipsets,
are your 82C206 chips made by OPTi too? Mine is made by Siemens, and 
someone told me that this was the one that controlled the DMA...


>Will these chips work with the GUS (I hope so!)?  I really would like
>to buy a GUS...

>					Chet C.
>					chetc@resumix.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: cperkins@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Carol Perkins)
Subject: Mitsumi CDROM and FUTURE DOMAIN SCSI controller: details?
Keywords: mitsumi, future domain
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 16:55:11 GMT

Does anyone have any details on connecting the Mitsumi CDROM player to the
Future Domain SCSI controller, such as any cables needed and the model number
of the FD controller.  Many people in the LINUX, 386BSD and OS2 newsgroups are
interested in doing this.  I have written to the original poster.

Thanks,

SC Perkins
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: planger@mailbox.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Paul Langer)
Subject: SB Pro and Terminator 2029
Organization: Oompa Loompa Preservation Society
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:15:04 GMT


 Help! T2029 only produces sound during the intro. I can hear the missile,
the HK moving, and the voice. After that, the only sound I can hear is
when I fire or an enemy fires. NO background music, no voice, no sound when
the HK's fly overhead. I recall someone had a fix for this, could you please
repost this solution?

 T2029 is a pretty good. I wish the movement around the battle field were more
fluid ala Wolfenstein 3D. In all an excellent game plus I bought it on sale
for $39! Just one month ago I saw it for $69 in a local mall.

 If anyone has a good strategy guide could you please mail me yours. It seems
I spend most of my time running like hell with auto repair cranking away. 

 Finally, do you customize your keyboard settings? If so, could you mail these
and explanations for doing so.


Thanks for your help!

Paul L.

email: planger@mcdmail1.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: isc10192@nusunix1.nus.sg (KOH KHANG WEE)
Subject: Re: SB16 Released at Last!
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:16:05 GMT

Martin Tichy (mtichy@fraser.sfu.ca) wrote:
:  
: Nope.  It is impossible for the SB16 to be 100% SB Pro 
: compatible.  The SB16 uses the new (new Yamaha, old 
: technology) OPL-3 fm synth chip.  Earlier SB PRO's used two 
: old yamaha chips which gives 11 stereo voices, 22 mono.  The 
: new one can only do max 20 stereo or 20 mono voices.  Try a 
: few games that were programmed for the old SB PRO and you'll 
: see what I mean.  They will work but sound horrible.
: 
	i think u are mistaken there, the SB16 has the same Yamaha OPL
chip as the SBpro2, that's why it will be 100% compatible... the only
diff in the SB16 is it's new DSP which wasn't even there on the Sbpro.
Why the sound is horrible is because the instrucments on the 2 old FM
chips of the SBpro1 were different from the opl3 chip.. that's why
Creative realised their mistake for pushing the pro1 out so soon and
graciously offered to upgrade existing pro1 owners to pro2. this is FYI
only......

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From: johnb@sage.cc.purdue.edu (John Brainerd)
Subject: Speakers
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:00:40 GMT

	I'm going to be getting a soundcard (probably GUS) over
Christmas break and would like to get a pair of speakers for it also.

What I'm looking for are the small desktop kind (3" or whatever)
   Can someone post or mail me either gripes about certain types 
   or raves about others.    I would like to stay in the under $50 range. 

						Thank-You
						John Brainerd.
						johnb@sage.cc.purdue.edu

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From: mishizak@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (Maki Ishizaki)
Subject: Re: Can you backup your system to CDs?
Organization: University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 11:35:16 GMT

In article <85495@ut-emx.uucp> captain@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>In article <1992Dec12.101143.25318@u.washington.edu> mower@stein.u.washington.edu (The Lawnmower) writes:
>>jorgense@plains.NoDak.edu (Lee A. Jorgensen) writes:
>>>In article <c60a-lj.724017781@danube.Berkeley.EDU> c60a-lj@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Rasputin) writes:
>>>)jasmith@admin1.memst.edu (John) writes:
>>>)>CD-ROM drives can you write information to the CD-DISK?  This is true isn't it.
>>>)>I have just assumed this.  I can back up my harddrive on a CD can't I?
>>>)CD-Roms are Read only.  The only possible way to do this would be to find
>>>)someone who presses CD's....
>>
>>>OR, buy the new drive that can WRITE CD-ROMS.  (of course you need a blank).
>>>problem ... ~$8000.
>>
>>ROM stands for Read ONLY Memory.  
>
>"Floptical" drives do NOT have to cost $8k.  I was just at the U.T. 
>microcomputer center, and got a quote on a read/write 128Meg optical 
>drive for PC-$1880, MAC-$1455.  I don't know what the media costs, but
>it can't be all that much.  These drives claim an access time of 63ms;
>not bad considering everything else (cost, reliability, longevity, 
>storage space...)  It would be a great way to store lots of digitized
>sounds (ob. soundcard ;-).

I think what Lee A. Jorgensen was referring to as a $8k device was
a drive that writes to a 'blank CD' once and allows you to read off
of them as a CD-ROM. 

This perfectly fits the term WORM (write once read many) that someone
mentioned in a previous post.

I've seen actual disks that has this capability in a business show
in Japan back in May/92. They had a gold colour and they called them
'CD-R's, if I remember correctly, and had no chance to see the actual
drive. It was RICOH (a Japanese camera maker) who were promoting this and
wanted to see what customers thought of this product. I don't know
if they are publicly available so I don't know what they would cost,
but it sounds like it would be expensive.

P.S. Why are we talking about this in c.s.i.p.s?

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From: gt3017a@prism.gatech.EDU (Guy Elden Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: GUS patches...
Date: 16 Dec 92 05:35:18 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


   Ok, now that I've got a grasp as to what my card can do, how easy will it be
to create a new 'voice' for it? I.e., a patch?   I assume that an instrument
can be referred to as a single patch?  (maybe not?)

anyway, could someone point me in the direction of some information on this
topic? I'd love to be able to sample stuff in, then modify it to create new
sounds, but need to know what to do (or at least how its done).

thanks for any info!


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan)
Subject: .WAV file format
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 16:42:57 GMT

I'd like to do some sound-manipulation using standard Windows .WAV files. 
Can anyone point me to a source for the format of .WAV files?

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From: morgan@dl5000.bc.edu (Morgan Stair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: GUS DRAM upgrades (was Re: GUS publicity ....  NOT !)
Date: 11 Dec 92 16:06:45 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: Institute for Space Research, Boston College


> BTW: The importer of the GUS in the Netherlands said that 1 MB will
> become the standard amount of RAM very soon. Are there people who
> still use 256 kB???

For $30??  You could almost package the RAM upgrade with software
requiring it :-).  I ordered my Meg before I'd even gotten the card.
Oh, and it is so nice to have!  If you have a GUS and you haven't
upgraded your RAM...  definately to it...

(6) 256Kx4 80ns DRAM will bring you to 1Meg on your GUS.  For example,
I just looked in a Computer Shopper, and they're available for $4.00
each from "Turbo Computer" in Connecticut at (800)822-8386 or
(203)469-8857.  That's $24.00+S&H total.

Morgan

Disclamer:
  I have nothing to do with Computer Shopper or Turbo Computer.  I
happen to have a Computer Shopper on hand, and thought I'd save some
people some trouble by looking for 256Kx4 DRAMs in it.  Turbo Computer
was the first company I found.  The only thing I will recomend is
whenever going "mail order" use a credit card so you don't get burned.
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