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From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
Subject: Re: T1000XE vs. PB100 -- which is better?
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 05:05:22 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.071005.9197@ultb.isc.rit.edu> yxl5388@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Y.X. Liu ) writes:
>Subject almost says it all. I don't know whether I should get a
>refurbished T1000XE (1 meg RAM + 20 meg HD) or a Powerbook 100. I want
>a cheaper notebook to supplement my desktops and a future T3300SL.
>Basically I just want to do some wordprocessing. Probably with Geoworks
>if I get the Toshiba or Word for Mac if I get the PB. Anyone have any
>suggestions and/or recommendations?
>

Having first said that I prefer using the Mac in general and that I have
used (and still own) a small Toshiba laptop, I would reccomend the PB100.

First I believe it is lighter (5.1 lbs). I have used (and like) Geoworks
(IMHO the best performing GUI on a PC) but would be concerned about
availability of applications. Also on the PB100, the pointing device
(i.e. trackball) is built in, avoiding those side mounted mini trackballs
that you have to take on and off.

You would probably need at least 4MB of RAM to run Word on a PB100 and
its performance may be sluggish on the PB100. I use WriteNow on my PB100
and it is very snappy and RAM-frugal (about 400K).

The power saving modes on the PowerBooks are well implemented, especially
when augmented by the Connectix PowerBook utilities.

You can read and write DOS floppies with the PB100 so file transfer 
shouldnt be a problem.

So in summary, I would get the PB100, and at least a 4MB RAM/40 MB HD
model if you plan to run Word.

Regards,
Tom Karches
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III)
Subject: Notebook joystick
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 04:36:33 GMT


Has anyone heard of any devices which allow a portable w/ a parallel
or serial port to support a joystick?  Obviously some sort of driver
would be required.    Some games don't like mice.  :)








-- 
Golden Richard III             OSU Dept. of Computer and Information Science
grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu                                   (614) 292-0056
From: schin@acs.bu.edu (neil schier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Physical Media Error???
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:18:41 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: schin@acs.bu.edu

My Bondwell 386sx does not always (well seldomly acknowledges) the b drive.
It spat out the message"

"Physical Media Error?"

Any ideas

REgards
Neil
From: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Lbrex closes....
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:00:17 GMT
Reply-To: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit


Read in the latest (?) issue of the computer world that librex has
applied for Ch 11 bankruptcy.  Whether librex will shut its doors is
not the question.  When?  is the question.

No wonder, I did see the ad for a 386SX with 4 Meg & 60MegHD for $1099
in Damark...

So beware !!!

Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)
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From: hfesh@usho0c.hou281.chevron.com (F.E.Shipley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale.computers,misc.forsale
Subject: Texas Instrument TM2000 Notebook
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:47:19 GMT
Organization: Chevron


Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000
286 running at 12mhz
3 Megabytes of RAM
Battery Watch, Laplink and MS-DOS 4.01 on ROM.
Illuminated triple supertwist LCD, 8in x 6 in, 640 x 480 pixels,
VGA with 16 shades of grey.
2.5 in. Harddrive, 20 Meg
Dimensions: 8.5in x 11in x 1.4in
Weight: 4.4 lbs with battery
Ports: 100 pin expansion, 9 pin RS232, Printer
Power Adapter and Adapter for Car

This system is only 5 months old and in new condition. PC Mag award winner
and John Dorvak favorite, due to its light weight. It comes with all the 
manuals.The system has no floppy disk drive, which is why it is so light.

It works well with people who have a desktop computer. The system comes 
with Laplink, which is a high-speed null modem program for transfering info 
to a system with a disk drive. An external 1.44 floppy drive can be 
purchased for the system.  All cords and the laplink adaptor are included.

First $750 offer takes it, or make an offer.



Keywords: notebook,laptop 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.os2.misc
From: grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III)
Subject: Toshiba 3300SL and OS/2
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:45:06 GMT


I've only had OS/2 up for a short time on my 3300SL (w/ 8meg) but
preliminary testing indicates that the hard drive spin down/up, screen
dim, suspend/resume features do indeed work under OS/2 and do not
require "a Toshiba version of MS-DOS".  I haven't tested the CPU sleep
stuff at all [a 3.125 MHz '386 running OS/2 is quite a scary thought].

Caution is obviously in order, but this is (to me, at least) excellent
news.  A driver will be required to get the batter gauge popup, etc.

Mail me for more info.


--Golden

-- 
Golden Richard III             OSU Dept. of Computer and Information Science
grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu                                   (614) 292-0056
From: hadrian@milton.u.washington.edu (Scott Kamara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: NEC APC IV 8bit slot really proprietary?
Keywords: NEC APC
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:57:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Sep8.205737.16834
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

There is one 8 bit slot in the NEC APC IV lunchbox PC.
The documentation says that this slot is 'dedicated' for 
the APC-H750 Internal Modem Board. Does anyone know if this
is really true. That is, could this slot be used for standard
PC bus cards? I am hoping that the statement in the documentation
was meant to get the owner to buy the modem card.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: jamesh@genghis.borland.com (James Hartley)
Subject: any comments on the Toshiba 4400SXC?
Originator: jamesh@genghis.borland.com
Organization: Borland International
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 20:44:03 GMT

I saw the short thread about two weeks ago on first impressions on this
machine, but I am interested in listening to those that *use* the machine.
How compatible is it with major DOS applications?  OS/2 2.0?  VGA-compliance?
Key-click?  etc.
-- 
jamesh@borland.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: moore@esseye.si.com (David Moore)
Subject: Re: Gateway Laptops
Keywords: Gateway
Organization: Smiths Industries
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:56:40 GMT

I tested the Gateway systems pretty exstensively and they had a vertical
line on the screens that I feel needed to be fixed. They indicated that
it was a driver problem, so you should verify that that was fixed.
I, too, found the little Thumblina mouse to tire my handle very quickly.

Otherwise, I was very impressed with the system, and would buy one if
the screen were better. Right now, we're using NECs.

-- 
David Moore                    | moore@si.com
Smiths Industries              |
Grand Rapids Michigan          | my comments are my own -- not my employers'.
From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: "pocket" ethernet adapter recs...?
Date: 10 Sep 92 13:43:54 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

In article <bleher.716114086@tubue> bleher@mikro.ee.tu-berlin.de (Rolf Bleher) writes:
>  There are 16 bit adaptors (internal of course)
>  there are 8 bit adaptors with half the throughput of the 16 bit devices
>  there are pocket adaptors with half the speed of the 8 bit devices
>     you can say they perform like 4 bit adaptors

That's because they *are* four bit adapters :-).  Although the parallel
port is 8 bit output, it's only 4 bit input (handshaking and status
lines are used).  I've heard, but can't confirm that some adapters will
use a full 8 bit bidirectional port if present.  Certain Toshibas
and other machines have these.
--
<-:(= Anthony Stieber	anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu   uwm!uwmcsd4!anthony
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Subject: Re: HD Spin/ Battery Drain Programs
Reply-To: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 18:10:47 GMT


Are 3.5" 40Meg HD slower than 2.5" 20Meg HD ?
I was using nortons (old old version must be 2.0) si.exe
to test the performance of a 386SX with 40Meg and a 286 with
20Meg HD (both from the same manufacturer).
(Both were conner drives of the same type)...

I got a relative rating (w.r.t. IBM PC-XT) of 10.5 for the 40Meg
and about 12.5 for the 20Meg.  Now is this a common thingy ?
After I transfered all the TSRs and other autoexec.bat programs
to the 386 and rebooted the 386, I could definitely percieve
the slowness of the HD (40MEeg).

Anyway, the processor performance of the 386SX was a full 4 points
more than the 286 (ofcourse, it would be so, as the m/cs were 386-16MHz
and 286-12Mhz), so the performance of the 386 was about
a point (w.r.t. PC-XT) overall...

*************************

Lastly, I thought I should place this on the net.  I think
I see the performance of the pen mouses getting better.
They are about $40 atmost, and the latest pen moiuse that
I handled had extremely good resolution.  I shall post about
its ruggedness/long-term-reliability after a few months...




Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)
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From: joe@netcom.com (Joseph Jesson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,misc.forsale,chi.forsale,chi.wanted
Subject: Toshiba External 5.25 Inch Drive F/Sale
Date: 8 Sep 92 03:14:00 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)


If you own a Toshiba T1000, this 5.25 inch floppy disk drive is the 
perfect addition in order to complement the built-in 3.5 inch disk 
drive.  Since I sold my T1000, the dive has just been sitting with no 
use.  The drive is like mint condition and will read and write 
standard 5.25 inch 360k disks.  Comes complete and like-new with 
manual and small modular power supply.

Paid over $200.00 - yours for $95.00.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: hcolijn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Hendrik O Colijn)
Subject: 1490 FTM Monitor whines
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 17:27:25 GMT

I have a Zenith 1490 FTM monitor that has developed a VERY
annoying whine from (I assume) the flyback transformer.  Can
anyone suggest a fix.  The whine is so bad that the computer is
virtually unusable.

Thanks, Henk
-- 
============================================================================
Henk Colijn             The Ohio State University
colijn.1@osu.edu        Campus Electron Optics Facility

Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: mr@ogre.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli)
Subject: Re: 286LP *Hates* my New Conner 120Mb IDE Drive
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 01:45:14 GMT

In <1992Sep4.132936@IASTATE.EDU> dboone@IASTATE.EDU (David L Boone) writes:

>In article <1992Sep4.170445.18157@eng.ufl.edu>, kent@wonderhog.eng.ufl.edu (Kent
>Phelps) writes:
>> There are two different IDE PAL's for the 286lp.  I believe it U305.  The
>> chip has a ZDS part number screened right on it.  The old one is 444-xxxx-00,
>> the new one is 444-xxxx-01.  I am sorry I can't remember what the xxxx is but
>> you can look inside your machine to find out.  You also may have to change
>> the position of J303.
>> 
>> Good Luck
>> --
>>     Kent Phelps         |         Internet:   kent@eng.ufl.edu
>> Digital Design Facility |         Phone:      904-392-2464
>> "We will vote for a gerbil if necessary to get rid of George Bush and 
>> Dan Quayle
>> 				Ms. Magazine

>The number of the desired PPAL is 444-640-1 (or 444-0640-01, depending on 
>where you see it).  It is located on the expansion socket backplane board.

This is EXACTLY the solution!

Thankfully, our Zenith service folks at University Computing Services
pointed me in the right direction.  I indeed had to upgrade the PAL on
the backplane board from a 444-640-00 to a 444-640-00-1. That, in
addition to moving the jumper from pins 1-2 at U104 to pins 2-3 got
the drive working.

Of course, all of this was outlined in my "Zenith Professional Desktop
Computer Owner's Manual" (part no 595-4251) :-)  :-)

Now, if I could only upgrade the combined parallel/serial IO chip
(82C605) to get FIFO'ed UARTS for my spiffy new 14.4Kb modem, I'd be
THRILLED to death...and would have successfully brought this 4 year
old computer into the 90's.  (It has been kicking and screaming all
the way, of course.)

My thanks to all!

--
michael regoli
mr@cica.indiana.edu
regoli@iubacs.BITNET
..{ames, rutgers}!iuvax!cica!mr
From: joiner@exa.cs.umn.edu (Jay K. Joiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: Different OS options for the Z100
Date: 11 Sep 92 16:37:36 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

In <1992Sep11.153846.4876@viewlogic.com> greg@mobius.viewlogic.com (Gregory Larkin) writes:

>Also, what type of processors are in the Z100 and
>where can one get a technical reference for the machine?

The Z-100 has an 8085 and 8088.  It was a machine to bridge the gap
between 8-bit CPM and 16-bit MS-DOS.

You might try the Zenith Forum on CompuServe.  Vendor sponsored support
has evaporated, but some independant groups still support it.  A couple
of the old HUG/ZUG people have started a new Zenith BBS, and there's
Quickdata run by Henry Fale.
From: SCC@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu (Scott C. Crumpton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Mastersport 386SLe and OS/2
Date: 7 Sep 92 17:41:49 GMT
Organization: University of Florida, NERDC

Has anyone been running OS/2 on a Mastersport 386SLe and experienced
problems, particularly TRAP000e and TRAP000d?
 
---Scott.
From: greg@mobius.viewlogic.com (Gregory Larkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Different OS options for the Z100
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:38:46 GMT
Organization: Viewlogic Systems, Inc.


Hi there,

I have an old Z100 from the 1985 timeframe.  I would
like to know if there are any Unix-like OSs that the
Z100 can run (like Xenix, Minix, etc).

Also, what type of processors are in the Z100 and
where can one get a technical reference for the machine?

Thanks!
-- 
              Greg Larkin, Software Engineer, Waveform Analysis
                 Viewlogic Systems, Inc.  Marlboro, MA 01752
                            greg@Viewlogic.COM
-- 
              Greg Larkin, Software Engineer, Waveform Analysis
                 Viewlogic Systems, Inc.  Marlboro, MA 01752
                            greg@Viewlogic.COM
From: pm860605@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Peter Mckinney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: 1490 FTM Monitor whines
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:13:11 GMT
Reply-To: pm860605@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Peter Mckinney)
Organization: Engineering College, Colorado State University

In article <1992Sep9.172725.21450@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
hcolijn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Hendrik O Colijn) writes:
> I have a Zenith 1490 FTM monitor that has developed a VERY
> annoying whine from (I assume) the flyback transformer.  Can
> anyone suggest a fix.  The whine is so bad that the computer is
> virtually unusable.
> 
> Thanks, Henk
> -- 
> ============================================================================
> Henk Colijn             The Ohio State University
> colijn.1@osu.edu        Campus Electron Optics Facility

        I had an older Zenith CGA monitor that developed a whine
after a while.  The problem turned out to be a bad solder joint
on one of the boards.  After enough use and poor cooling, one
solder joint finally became loose enough so that it would
oscillate at an audible frequency.
        The solution was to try and pinpoint the area it was
coming from and re-solder everything in that area.  Alternatively,
one could "poke" at various likey bad (oscillating) solder joints
(with a non-conductor :-) ) in an attempt to find the culprit.
The inside of a monitor is *not* a safe place however, and caution
*must* be used near the high voltages at back end of the tube.
        This isn't a slick solution, but it worked for me.  Good luck,

                                - Pete McKinney
                                - pm860605@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu
From: ted ooyevaar <tooyevaa@angus.mi.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: 286LP *Hates* my New Conner 120Mb IDE Drive
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 23:45:53 EDT
Reply-To: tooyevaa@angus.mi.org
Followup-To: mr@cica.indiana.edu
Organization: North Star BBS

mr@ogre.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli) writes:

> 
> ...and I hate my computer!  :)
> 
> This has been a fiasco.
> 
> I've got the stock 40Mb (actually a 43Mb Conner CP342) IDE drive in
> this thing.  I decide that with 720Kb free, and a little spare change
> in my pocket, I'd upgrade to the Conner 120Mb IDE (CP30104) for $349.
> 
> In preparation, I went ahead and upgradedmy 3.2c ROM BIOS to the
> latest and greatest version.  No trouble there.  Drive type 61 is the 
> perfect match for the new 120Mb drive.
> 
> Now, I get a new drive delivered from Hard Drives International.  It
> arrives and is dead.  I send it back, get a replacement, and before
> bringing it home, I try it at work, as a single drive, on a Gateway
> 386sx/20Mhz.  Fdisk it (DOS 5), format it, no trouble.  It works like
> a charm.  
> 
> I then bring it home.  NO GO!  Upon changing the drive type in the
> SETUP routine, I get "+++ DRIVE NOT READY +++" or some such.  Even
> booting with a floppy (DOS 5) and running FDISK, I'm getting "error
> reading fdisk."
> 
> The cabling is right.  The pigtail for the power is hooked in. 
> All seems normal except the marriage between the two.
> 
> What am I overlooking??  There is only ONE jumper block (with three
> positions) on the drive.  The system won't recognize the new drive no
> matter WHAT position it is in (especially the jumper position it
> worked in on the Gateway!). 
> 
> Can someone help save this drive and computer from a rapid flight out
> of my study window?!  ;)
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> --
> michael regoli
> mr@cica.indiana.edu
> regoli@iubacs.BITNET
> ..{ames, rutgers}!iuvax!cica!mr

  Yes, If this is going into a Supersport 286 for instance,
 you have to sold a pin from the bottom side of the Motherboard
 to the 40 Pin ide hookup, for Superpsorts 342's use a onboard
 IDE that's not on HD itself unlike regular IDE's, so let me check
 my Board scmatic's and see if I can get you the correct pin.
  Jummper.
   -Ted

--
ted ooyevaar (tooyevaa@angus.mi.org)
North Star BBS, Royal Oak, MI --------------------------------------------+-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo)
Subject: 1492 Flat Screen Wavering-Help
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 17:28:43 GMT

Help,
my 1492 Flat Screen has begun to waiver a bit, not like a vertt. or hozt.
hold out of wack, but getting slightly smaller or slightly larger
sudenly.  Not often, just on occasion.  On top of that, the right 
side of the image has the bends.
The supposedly flat edge of the screen is not flat, but is permenantly
(well almost permanently) distorted, in a slight wave.
(maximum displacement of about 1 mm)
Is this monitor shot?  I hope not, I bought it used, so I got 
no warranty. Manufacture date on the back is August of 1990.
So even if I did have a warrenty, I dont think it would be good.
Please give me any suggestions you might have.


Derek
cid@athena.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
From: greg@mobius.viewlogic.com (Gregory Larkin)
Subject: Different OS options for the Z100
Originator: greg@mobius
Organization: Viewlogic Systems, Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:08:12 GMT


Hi there,

I have an old Z100 from the 1985 timeframe.  I would
like to know if there are any Unix-like OSs that the
Z100 can run (like Xenix, Minix, etc).

Also, what type of processors are in the Z100 and
where can one get a technical reference for the machine?

Thanks!
-- 
              Greg Larkin, Software Engineer, Waveform Analysis
                 Viewlogic Systems, Inc.  Marlboro, MA 01752
                            greg@Viewlogic.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
From: jeff@wsm.com (Jeff Johnson)
Subject: Adding a ST506 disk drive (Having BIG problems, need help!)
Organization: Western Scientific
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:20:12 GMT

Hello All,

	I am having a HUGE problem adding a disk drive to an old Zenith
8088 based PC that belongs to a friend of mine that got it from the Military.
It is a dual 360K floppy based system w/ 360K of memory in the system and
a few serial ports and parallel ports. I think its also one of those MILSPEC
tempested versions as well.

	Anyway, I was told that the system (With its MFM-150 diagnostics)
would recognize a Western Digital MFM controller and a 20MB disk drive
like the Seagate ST-225 (This is the exact combonation I am using).
When I boot the system the drive activity LED flashes, so Im sure the
connection is fine. I boot Zenith DOS 3.21 off of original distribution
floppies. If I run 'part' the system telles me that there is one fixed
disk, and when I select it it tells me the exact geometry of the ST-225
and lets me specify a partition and select it as the boot partition.
I make the whole disk 0one partition and it says that Part 1 is 20.8 MB
from cyl 0 to cyl 613, and that part 1 is the boot partition.

	I then save changes and exit to monitor. When I reboot off of floppy
and rerun 'part' all that info is gone like it wasnt written to disk.
I also tried 'prep' and after 3.5 hours it finished and said that the disk
had too many errors to be used. This disk was fine and was taken off of
a 286 system that ran great.

	Does any wonderful person out there have any insight to what maybe
happening here. Is there a minimum BIOS version? Is there a 'pre-prep'
utility that I dont know about?


PLEASE REPLY VIA EMAIL TO: jeff@wsm.com  (I am not subscribed to this group)

Many Thanks in advance...

Jeff Johnson
jeff@wsm.com
From: tmm@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM (Tim McCaffrey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Hey Gern!
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:55:59 GMT
Organization: Unisys Corporation, Devon Engineering Offices

Gern!  Send me some e-mail so we can converse!  (Yep, lost your
postings to comp.sys.zenith.z100).

				thaADVANCEnks
					Tim McCaffrey
					Mad Z100 programmer at large.
From: koziarzw@lonex.rl.af.mil (Walter Koziarz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Z100, 'ProColor' and the ZVM135...
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:25:00 GMT
Organization: RL

For benefit of those are avid users of their Z-100 but are wishing for --
more colors, or that they could afford to purchase both the 'ProColor' video
board (produced by Travis Barfield, sold by Paul F. Herman) and the multi-synch
monitpr required can realize the dream of exceptional color-capability now...
One of the most useful items I learned at the 1992 Z-100 Users' Conference
was that the ZVM-135 monitor *IS* usable with the ProColor board.  This,
in fact, demonstrates the ZVM-135 is an analog monitor, rather than TTL-RGB
as documented.  Seeing 512 colors is quite nice... and somewhat useful, too.
Today in conversation, some of us here reached the conclusion that quantum
mechanics can be described via fractal arithmetic, based upon the quantization
of data in files of iterations-to-convergance.  Actually, this would not
be unexpected, but does show one use of an otherwise merely aesthetically-
pleasing piece of work.

Walt K.