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From: andrem@pyrman2.pyramid.com (Andre Molyneux)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Everex EGA card
Date: 10 Apr 92 02:00:36 GMT

I just obtained an Everex (sorry, couldn't find a model number) EGA video
card which I'm attempting to use on a Tandy 1000TX (yes, I've already
posted a message to the Tandy newsgroup).  Some graphics-dependant programs
will work with it, and some won't.  Also, some of the programs that work
hang the machine when you attempt to exit back to DOS.  If anyone knows of
problems adding a card like this to an older Tandy, please let me know
(and any possible solutions).

This Everex card also has two RCA type jacks on the back that aren't labled.
They don't appear to be composite video out.  Does anyone have any clues
what they could be for?

Thanks in advance for any information.

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From: greig@cs.tulane.edu (David C. Greig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Remote Control Communications
Date: 7 Apr 92 20:29:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Apr7.202950.19110
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-19067]: isis

Does anyone out there have experience with communicating with wireless
transmitters (i.e. for remote control of cars, robots, etc) through the
IBM serial or parallel port?  I am looking for software which does
this; otherwise I'll have to write it myself.
Also, any sources of information on this matter would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
-- 
David Greig
Tulane University, New Orleans LA
Internet: greig@bourbon.ee.tulane.edu
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From: schovill@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Eric)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Inexpensive Networking Advice Needed
Keywords: Network
Date: 7 Apr 92 02:46:05 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University




Next Year, my good old dorm buddies and I are going to have four
386's within easy reach of each other.  We would like to try and 
network, but it must be very inexpensive.  My computer is
running SCO Unix, but the others will likely be running os/2 2.0 or
Dos 5.0.  I might be running os/2 myself.  I have networking software
(PCI), but dont have ethernet so the fastest it can run is 9600 baud,
unless I want to hack it, but that would be my last choice.
The configurations of each computer varies, but all have >80 meg drives,
and 4> ram.


			Any help would be greatly appreciated,
			Please email any responses,


				Eric Schovill
				schovill@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
From: psun@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Pete)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Dell sys 220 and VGA problems
Keywords: Dell, System 220, VGA, Problems
Date: 16 Apr 92 20:44:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University


I own a Dell sys 220.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this machine, it is:

80C286 20mhz by Harris
Phoenix BIOS
The motherboard has built in 2 serial and 1 parallel ports
		    built in IDE drive and floppy controller
		    built in VGA card and port
		    4 x 16bit slots
VGA monitor which is made by Mitsubishi for Dell and is similar to the
Mitsubishi DiamandScan.

Recently I have run across some games that have given my system some trouble,
specifically some comercial software titles such as Red Barron, Ultima
Underworld, Falcon 3.0 and even some shareware titles such as Scorched Earth.

When I run them they will display numerous small distorted screens instead of
the expected game screen. However the games will still run. i.e. I hear sound.
I can also control a distorted mouse cursor in each mini screen. The game's
menus appear to work.

All these games say they require VGA.
I suspect it is something about the built in VGA (perhaps what I really have is
MCGA?) that is incompatible.

Does anyone who owns a Dell sys 220 and is still using the built in VGA
have these problems?

The addvertisements which I saw for the Dell sys 220 all state that it comes
with VGA. I believe that Dell sys 220 VGA is incompatible with the true VGA
standard. If this is true, is Dell responsible for providing a fix to make my
machine compatible? Please note my warantee expired 3yrs ago.

This machine cost me about $3000 4 years ago. I am now very bitter to find
that I may have been cheated.

I humbly welcome any advice.

Peter

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle)
Subject: Build it yourself books?
Summary: What are some recommended references for building own computer?
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 17:12:43 GMT
Organization: Illinois State University

The subject line and summary pretty much say it all.  I am starting a
project in which I plan to build my own 486-50 system, purchasing motherboard,
chassis, etc. and wireing/assembling the thing myself.  I've upgraded 
enough systems that I now feel the itch to take on a new challenge.  Any
references (especially books specifically dealing with the subject) of
how to build your own system, what pitfalls there are, etc. would be
GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Jean.
-- 
Jean Liddle
Computer Science, Illinois State University 
e-mail:  jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu
         jliddle@katya.acs.ilstu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu (Chris Peck)
Subject: Alloy Retriever help needed
Reply-To: chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu
Organization: State University of New York at Binghamton
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 14:47:33 GMT

Well - I bought an Alloy Retriever/60 over the next last week...
I used it to do backups & restores once with no problem. Now
when I try to use it I get (using RESQ):
-If I try to Format a tape, it says
Tape Error 42: Tape is De-Spooled
-If I try to retension a tape, it says
Tape Error 26: Changing tracks failed

When I run the UD (user diagnostics), it says
Initializing Computer  Passed
Searching for Tape Drive Passed
Resetting Tape Cartridge Failed
This cartridge is unusable, it may be de-spooled. Insert
New Cartridge.

I watched the tape cartridge when I placed it in, it forwards to
one end and then rewinds...
The tape drive is connected to my floppy port of my
AT HD/FD controller.  I tried all the above with the 2 tapes that I
successfully used for backups/restore the day before.  I then
went out & bought a brand new tape - same results...  I
tried calling Alloy - but - they have a spiffy new 900
number for tech support - with a charge of $20 per call!
Help!!!
-- 
chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu   Chris Peck, SUNY Binghamton, NY 13901

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: Iskandar Taib <ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: Asynchronous math coprocessor?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 13:23:29 -0500

In article <1992Apr2.231808.2575@vax1.umkc.edu> ebath@vax1.umkc.edu writes:

>I have a 386DX-25 with a 80387-33 math coprocessor.  My motherboard has a
>selection for synchronous or asynchronous operation.  Which would I be better
>off using? 

I don't think you'd gain anything by running a faster coprocessor 
asynchronously. Usually the switch is there to use with a _slower_
coprocessor. On my 40 MHz machine I can use a 33 MHz 387 if I use
the asynch setting.


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From: hjf@athena.inesc.pt (Henrique Jorge Fonseca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Where can I find the FAQ
Date: 15 Apr 92 02:13:28 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: INESC - Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores, Lisboa, PORTUGAL.


Can anybody tell me if there is a FAQ for this group?
If so, where can i find it?

Thank you,

	Henrique

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From: baylor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Baylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: mouse up to line 199 in ega hi mode
Date: 14 Apr 92 21:26:32 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX


	Is this a right group for programming question? I have a problem
getting my mouse to work in ega hi mode (640x350; maybe that's ega lo).
It will not go below line 199 on the Y axis. The mouse routines
i'm using are my own (stolen from a Power Graphics in Pascal) and
other application problems don't have problems, just my own programmed
stuff.
	Also, using intr 33h al=0 to reset, while my mouse gets
initialized nicely (it works), i always get an error code returned
(0 is teh error code and -1 is did it correct, right? I normally\
get a 0 or 255; and if i define it as a byte, how do you get
a negative number?)
	Any help on this weird problem will be appreciated. Sorry
if i got the wrong group.


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From: adhir@cygnus.umd.edu (Alok Dhir)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: affordable 24 bit colour
Date: 14 Apr 92 19:54:31 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

re:"16Meg colors"

I suspect the guy meant 16 million colors, whcih generally means
16.7 million (24 bit) colors.  Nitpicking NOT necessary.

				- Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: Iskandar Taib <ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: ATI ultra from Dell
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 12:37:58 -0500

In article <1992Apr5.125021.25688@nic.umass.edu| s1949782@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Matthew Crocker) writes:
|In article <1992Apr3.034948.24117@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu| rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones) writes:
||I received a catalog from DELL offering the ATI Ultra (1Mb) video
||adaptor for only $299. Does anyone know if this is the same as the
||ATI Graphics Ultra. I've yet to see that for less than $400. Is this
||a special model?
|I would say that its the same model,  I got an ATI Ultra from gateway
|for $37.00  (Still under warranty :) and its the full blown model
|from what I hear Gateway and Dell bought such huge quantities they
|got a major deal on price.

Hmmmm.,....


$37? 


I think the Gateway Ultra lacks the mouse port but it
does do VGA.



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From: pdg@crosfield.co.uk (paul goffin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Anyone know a good ISA SCSI card?
Date: 15 Apr 92 13:38:16 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

Hi.

I about to get a CDC Wren SCSI disk (I think it's a IV, it's
150MB formatted anyway)

My machine (Research Machines VX386-25) has an ISA bus.

Does anyone know of an ISA SCSI card which will work
with a CDC disk?

Thanks in advance.

Paul.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: apollo@ee.ualberta.ca (Apollo Wong)
Subject: Help. Unknown I/O Card
Reply-To: apollo@ee.ualberta.ca (Apollo Wong)
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 10:32:25 GMT

Help! I got the following multi i/o card WITHOUT a manual. I need to
set the card so that it won't conflict with my modem at com 1. Does
anyone got a similar card like this. I would appreciate any infomation
on setting those jumper on S1 and S2
 
 _____________________________________________________________
 |                       _______     CN2         CN1         |
 |       ::::  ::::::   |_______|   :::::       :::::    CN3 | 
 |        S1     S2      74LS125                _______    = | 
 |                                  =======    |MC1489A|   = | 
 |    ===========================   =======     _______    = | 
 |    |         |    |          |   =======    |MC1489A|   = | 
 |    |         |    |          |   =======                = | 
 |    ===========================   _______         ---      | 
 |    ___________________________  |MC1488_|        ---      | 
 |    |                         |                   ---  CN4 | 
 |    |       UM82450           |              ________    = | 
 |    |_________________________|             |__558___|   = | 
 |    ___________________________                          = | 
 |    |                         |       ===========        = | 
 |    |       UM82C11           |       ___________        = | 
 |    |_________________________|      |_74LS244___|       = | 
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 || CRYT|       |____________|         |_74LS245___|       = | 
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From: baw@drutx.ATT.COM (Bryan A. White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Which SCSI controller should I buy?
Keywords: SCSI controller
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:02:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: drutx.15144
Distribution: comp
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

I'm getting ready to buy a 486/33 system and I've decided to go
with a SCSI disk/floppy controller.  The question is, which
controller should I buy?  I'd like to spend approximately $250 
dollars or less.

What SCSI controller do you recommend and why?

Please E-mail and I'll summarize if there is enough interest.

Thanks!
Bryan A. White
att!drutx!baw
From: dowling@ncifcrf.gov (Paul Dowling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Voice boards for the PC
Date: 13 Apr 92 18:03:15 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NCI Supercomputer Center, Frederick, MD


	I'm thinking about buying a voice mail board for my PC and was
wondering if anyone else has one.  I was thinking of the Complete
Communicator or BigMouth.  I would like to be able to program them to
accept account numbers from a touch tone phone and then be able to
play back any account information.  Also, if anyone has any Turbo Pascal
or Assembly language code for programming these, that would be a help
also.  (C is also OK)
	If anyone has any information, I would appreciate it.

______________________________________________________________________________
> Paul Dowling - Systems Manager  <|>                                        <
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> "Do you have a Cray Y-MP 8 on   <|>   but thinking of it makes it so."     <
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,misc.forsale.computers
From: darkwing@cis.umassd.edu (Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.)
Subject: WANTED: Dead or Failing Hard drives or hard drive parts
Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 20:29:13 GMT

Hi everyone,

   Call me a masochist, but I like playing with dead or failing HDs....

The pieces I could specifically use are:

   Miniscribe 3425 logic board
   Miniscribe 3425 HDA (everything but logic board)
   Olivetti XM 5210/2 logic board
   Tulin TL226 logic board

The Miniscribe is a 20M, the Tulin a 20M, and the Olivetti a 10M

If you have any of these parts, let me know, or if you have any of these
drives that are not working, are making noises, or are failing, let me know.

Also, if you have any bad or failing hard drives or hard drive parts, e-mail
me with a list of what you have, and how much you want for it.

My interiest is primarily in MFM, RLL, and SCSI, but I will be getting into
ESDI and IDE sometime, so ANYTHING GOES..... let me know what you've got
and what you want......

Thanks,

  -- Curt

Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.  Graduate Student in CIS @ University of Mass Dartmouth
darkwing@cis.umassd.edu
From: rhenrie@emdeng.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Roland.Henrie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: LOCAL BUS
Date: 14 Apr 92 16:51:37 GMT
Reply-To: rhenrie@emdeng.UUCP (Roland.Henrie)
Organization: NCR, E&M Dayton

In article <AduG_nu00awMANmkV3@andrew.cmu.edu> ml5d+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Kuang Luo) writes:
>	What is the difference between a local bus slot and a 32 bit ISA slot ?
> Is there really a BIG speed difference, or is this local bus thing just
>a hype.  How does it compare with something like ATI Ultra?  Should I
>upgrade ? How much should I pay for the mother board ? The 32-bit card
>?? If anybody has this set up, please comment !  I'm very interested !
>Thanks in advance.
>Mark Luo
I don't know exactly what you are asking, but...
Intel coined the word Localbus, defining it to be the lines directly off the
microprocessor.  In this way the local bus of an ISA and MCA machine are
the same.  An ISA bus is created by a chip(s) attached to the Localbus. You
will notice system memory on the Localbus, while adapters are on the ISA/MCA
bus.  There is a significant performance increase when a VGA controller is
on the Localbus over when it is on the ISA/MCA/EISA bus.  Memory on the
Localbus will be equally faster, however in a good design a cache on the
Localbus can bring ISA bus extended memory accesses to less than 1 wait state.
Roland.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Reputable mail order (486)
From: white@hawk.uucp (Kevin S. White)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 21:20:38 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Computer Science Dept

    Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with any of the following
companies?  They are currently advertising in PC Magazine:

V-COM Enterprises, Inc.  Duarte CA

COMPUDYNE/COMPUSA

Computer Sales Professionals in Somerset N.J.

Thanks in advance.
-- 
Kevin White (white@csvax.cs.ukans.edu) University of Kansas
From: khx@se44.wg2.waii.com (Kamran Husain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 486 - 33 price  advice
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:20:24 GMT
Reply-To: khx@se44.wg2.waii.com
Organization: Western Geophysical Exploration Products

I have been quoted $1840 for the following system. Does 
any one know if this is a "good" price?

486DX/33MHz/128Kcache on A.I.R. motherboard
125Meg IDE Hard Drive (Conner or Seagate)
Minitower case with 8 slots and 230W power supply
1.2 & 1.44 FD....
16 bit VGA w/1 meg RAM & Paradise (?)  chipset
MITAC monitor with 0.28 and interlaced. 
*NO* software.

Another vendor is quoting $1825 for above system 
with 175Meg HD and 256K cache BUT (!) his mommaboard
has AMI BIOS on it.  This *AMI* stigma is holding me back.

I have heard lots of complaints from people about AMI
on a 386 and have experienced some myself. .... Any advice
on this would be helpful whether problems have been 
carried over to the 486 series. If so, what kind?

Also, if someone can beat this price, phone me and I will
pay cash. I want this system asap. 


thanks 
kamran
(713) 964 6445 ..
khx@se44.wg2.waii.com 
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From: davidh@towers.rn.com (David Holland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Request for info on SCSI Adapters
Date: 6 Apr 92 19:01:55 GMT
Organization: Small System Specialists

smbrush@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Andy Brush @Sverdrup) writes:

>I went looking for  tape backup subsystems which are OS/2 compatible, and 
>found mostly SCSI tape drives.  Now, I guess I need a SCSI adapter.

>One salesperson recommended an Adaptec 1542B (I have an ISA bus), for about 
>$250.  This would make the tape system an awfully expensive proposition.  
>Is there any reason I can't use an el-cheapo ST-01 or such?  I'm not overly 
>concerned with speed, since OS/2 can run backups in background.

A suggestion if all your wanting to connect is tape drives, you might take
a look at a Adaptec 1510 - Its probably the cheapest Adaptec SCSI controller 
madnd I think they can be had for around 150$.  I wouldn't know how they d
would do for disk controllers, because they have no BIOS on them.

>AnS. Brush             | SMBRUSH@LIMS01.lerc.nasa.gov
>Sverdrup Technology         | 2001 Aerospace Parkway
>NASA LeRC Group             | Brook Park, OH 44142
>"Opinions are Mine, Only"   | (216) 826-6770
From: russest@ampex.com (Steve Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted: low level format info for an XT
Date: 14 Apr 92 19:27:14 GMT
Organization: Ampex Corporation, Redwood City CA

In article <29EAE765.17832@noiro.acs.uci.edu> lvandyke@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Lee Van Dyke) writes:
>Procedure wanted for using the debugger to perform low-level 
>format using a true-blue XT.
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Lee Van Dyke
>      lvandyke@balboa.eng.uci.edu,
>UUCP: infotec!Infotec.COM!lee@sunkist.West.Sun.COM

DEBUG

-g=c800:5


(then follow directions at the prompts).

-steve
From: 2frubrush@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jason L. Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Upgrade 2400baud Modem to 9600baud?
Date: 15 Apr 92 20:10:22 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I recently ran across some info. that showed that a 2400 baud modem that
uses the Intel chipset could be upgraded to 9600 baud by replacing three
of the IC's and the 8250 UART.  Does anyone know if this is possible, and
if so, do you have the IC part numbers to perform this procedure.  Thanks.

-Jason
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