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From: s36503e@taltta.hut.fi (Samuli Olkkonen)
Subject: ImageWriterII with PC
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:24:23 GMT

	Hi folks!
	I've been unsuccessfully trying to get an Apple ImageWriterII
	to work with my PC. The cable the printer came with has a 25-pin
	RS-232C connector. My PC only has a 9-pin serial port, so I use
	a 25/9 adaptor. I use the dos mode com1:96,n,8,1 command to
	configure the serial port to match the settings of the printer.
	When I try to print something, eg. type autoexec.bat > com1,
	I get a write error, which I also get when nothing is connected
	to the serial port.

	I'd like to know if after these procedures the printer should
	print and if so, what could be wrong. I'd also like to get
	the pin-connections from the 8-pin connector at the printer-end
	of the cable to a 9-pin RS-232C, so I can double-check the cable.


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From: forest@soda.berkeley.edu (Forest Edward Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Wanted: opinions of 1024x768 at 60Hz
Date: 22 Aug 92 21:51:33 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu


I'm planning on buying a monitor this week, and I can get
one that does 1024x768 at 60 Hz (rather than 70 or 72 Hz)
for about $100 less.
Would anyone who uses this configuration please send me
mail with your opinions?  I'd like to know how noticable
the flicker is, how solid thin lines appear, etc.  Basically,
is 1024x768 at 60 Hz easy on the eyes?

Thanks.

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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: Kralok hard drives
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 18:28:29 GMT

In article <BszpJB.4vK@news.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@atropa (Mike Berger) writes:
>wolff@dutecai.et.tudelft.nl (Rogier Wolff) writes:

>Can somebody explain this one to me?  As far as I can tell, disk
>drives don't generate any interrupts.  That's usually the function
>of the disk controller.

On an IDE drive the controller is on the drive.




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From: X10012@maccvm.corp.mot.com (Armin Hall)
Subject: Need FAT/Sector structure
Organization: Motorola
Date: 15 Aug 1992 08:34:52 CDT

Fellow 'groupies',
I've run into a problem with my 200mb hard drive on my primary partition
of 100mb (c: drive).  I had some sectors that were overlayed.  I fixed
the problem best as I could with PCTools DiskFix which fixed that problem
but I then had some files I was no longer able to access.  For example
one of my directories was no longer listed as such but was now show as
being a file (I was able to figure that out).

What I need is a description of all the bit fields that make up the
file entry and how the sectors reference each other.  The data is still
on the disk (I can find it with PCTools) but I don't have the knowledge
to piece them together again.

At this point I'm grateful for ANY help I can get.  Please respond via
e-mail or respond in this group.

Thank you,
Armin

Armin Hall
x10012!eurodc.corp.mot.com      (this keyboard has no 'at' sign)
From: wilken@plains.NoDak.edu (Scott Wilken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Need help with Epson LQ-1500
Date: 19 Aug 92 20:25:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.19791
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

Recently, an old Epson LQ-1500 came my way, and id like to hook it up
and begin using it.

However, I have a problem, and im not sure if it is with the cable or
with the printer itself...  The printer is a serial printer, so im trying
to communicate with it using a standard modem cable.  Whenever I send something
to the port, nothing gets printed.

Im wondering if the printer needs a cable with crossed lines (basically a 
null-modem cable).

Could someone clue me in, and/or mail me a pin-out of the serial port on the
printer?

Thanks!

Scott
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From: liats3@cspyr1.cs.adfa.oz.au (LIANG TIAN)
Subject: Re: Printing text on DeskJet 500C with color ink
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 04:21:31 GMT

Arthur_Leung@mindlink.bc.ca (Arthur Leung) writes:

>Does anyone know of any package (program/library/source) that can print text on
>the DeskJet 500C with the color cartridge installed? I would like to be able to
>print both color pictures AND normal text without the need of changing the ink
>cartridge.
  This only applies toWindows, I never used other software to print color
on my 500c.
  This shouldn't be too hard. Just put the color cartrige in, got to
printers setup and indicate that you are using a color cartridge, it will
indicate an error if you didn't. Go to you WP, (I use W4W), insert a color
picture, type some text as well, change the color of the text. You will
have a color picture, black and color text. BTW, black when using the
color cartridge is a composite of the three color in the cartridge, Cyan
, Magenta and Yellow. You might get a very dark green instead of a pure
black. 

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From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Subject: Re: Help! IDE, Adaptec, & 486 combo...
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 00:22:30 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting

Both IDE and SCSI will work together under dos. You will need a device
driver from Adaptec to you scsi drives if you have 2 ide drives in the
system.
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From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Re: SCSI CACHING CONTROLLER
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd. 
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 19:32:11 GMT
Keywords: DPT EISA

In article <1992Aug13.153855.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov> schludermann@sscvx1.ssc.gov writes:
>
>   I am shopping around for an eisa scsi caching controller that would allow 
>8 to 16 meg of cache. Thanxs for any leads.
>
DPT makes a good caching controller for the EISA that supports Novell, 
DOS, Unix, and OS/2.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: knox@netnews.jhuapl.edu (Schepleng Dawn B. F2C x4170 )
Subject: Re: Help: Zenith keyboard clicks
Organization: JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:03:53 GMT

jorourke@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jason O'Rourke) writes:

>My Zenith 386 has a keyboard board that makes a click for every
>keystroke...a hideous feature to me.  I have not figured out 
>how to turn this feature off...anyone know?  No mention is made
>of it in the manual or the setup-monitor program.  Do I have
>to yank the speaker out of the keyboard?

In my old Zenith 286, you had to do ALT-` (that's the backward
apostrophe (directly to the left of the 1)).

Of course, that was listed in the owner's manual, so who knows
what Zenith has done since then.

Eric Knox
knox@aplexus.jhuapl.edu

P.S. Stew, if you happen to read this, I meant for my reply to go to
	Jason, not you, Sorry.
From: bedi@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (Rupinder S. Bedi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: CONTAQ chipsets
Date: 18 Aug 92 00:24:15 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis

Has anyone heard or know anything about the CONTAQ chipset?
I'm thinking of getting a 486 with the above chipset and AMI BIOS and
was wondering of combat. problems. Any info and help is greatly
appreciated.

TIA, Rupi
From: ak@ananke.stgt.sub.org (Andreas Kaiser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 8514/a vs. other chipsets 
Distribution: world
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 15:40:39 GMT
Organization: ananke


In article <1992Aug18.202411.29989@uvm.edu> pinder2@emily.uvm.edu writes:

  > I'm curious whether the 8514/a is compatible with any other SVGA cards, or
  > whether a driver might exist to emulate another chipset..?

Definitely not, except by a complete memory and I/O access emulation
such as OS/2 does for some VGA modes in DOS windowed session. 8514/A
and SVGAs are totally different. SVGA operate via memory accesses on
video RAM, whereas 8514/As drive a video system with local intelligence
via I/O accesses only, without direct video RAM access.

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From: co@bildsun1.mednet.gu.se (Christer Olsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Memory settings for INTEL 386-16 mothercard needed.
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:35:06 GMT
Reply-To: c_olsson@mednt2.sunet.se (Christer Olsson)
Organization: MedNet, University of Gothenburg

My boss has a 386-16 by Intels own brand. Today, it's only equipped with
2 Mbyte memory in eight 256K-SIMMs. Now, he want to replace some of the 
old memory into larger 1Mb SIMMs. 

He has no manual or any documentation about the jumper configurations on 
the mothercard. Can anybody help me with some settings for the three or 
four jumpers on the mothercard descibing the memory configuration. 

The only settings i need is for using 4 256K SIMMs and 4 1M SIMMs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Diamond Cards
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd. 
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:18:15 GMT

Diamond is coming out with development kits for all their video cards.
The development kits will include sample source code. Please contact
Diamond at 1-408-736-2000 voice or 1-408-730-5750 fax. 


The Winbench for the Speedstar 24X card is 12 and the Stealth is 8.5.
More information will be posted later today. 


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: jeff@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jeff McAffer)
Subject: SPARC compatible tape units?
Reply-To: jeff@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Organization: University of Tokyo, Good Times Department.
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 06:29:16 GMT


I would like to get a tape drive for a 486/50 which can read and write
SPARC 150 MB tapes.  Is there such a thing?  If so, a name and model
number would be good.  Perhaps even a cool ultra-cheap discount
mail-order place that sells them.  Any experiences are also
interesting.

Thanks,


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: au141@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Amber M. Spillers)
Subject: looking for recomendations for IDE drives (170-250 meg)
Reply-To: au141@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Amber M. Spillers)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 20:45:39 GMT


   I have had really bad luck with harddrives, I guess it is my own
fault because I run a BBS but when I buy a 150,000 MTBF drive I expect
it to last at least 2 years, I have difficulty coaxing one into a full
year!  I run my system in a well ventilated full tower case and there is
not even another drive nexct to the HD to get things too hot.

  has anyone out there found a cheap and reliable drive in the 170-250
meg range?  I have tried segate and maxtor and I am certainly not
smiling!  I would like to buy a fujitsu (5 year warranty) but they start
at about $1000 and I only want to spend around $500.

  suggestions by e-mail please, waste not the bandwidth.   

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From: nevins@scs.carleton.ca (ralph nevins)
Subject: mix of video cards ..
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 18:44:27 GMT

I've been listening to all the talk about local bus. It's "features", and etc.

I would really like to know if any one has used a two monitor configuration, &
if there is still a speed decrease (like mixing herc & vga cards).   Also if 
true ESIA video cards will/do have a speed decrease. 

thanxs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: mc@wam.umd.edu (Morgan Tay Chiu)
Subject: (probably a FAQ,) but what's the difference btwn Local Bus and EISA?
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 02:42:49 GMT

Hello,

What is the difference between Local Bus and EISA?  Are Local Bus slots 32-bit?
Are EISA slots as fast as its processor speed?

Thanks,

MC

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: leffler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Bob Leffler)
Subject: corel scsi drivers - where to buy?
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:44:08 GMT


Corel wants $99 + $25 s&h to buy their scsi drivers directly from them.
I can't seem to find anyone that stocks these drivers.  Can anyone
recommend a place to buy them at a better price?

thanks,

bob


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: saify@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (saify.lanewala)
Subject: Re: To Gateway, or not to Gateway.  That is the question.
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 20:27:22 GMT
Summary: My $0.02 on Gateway 2000

In article <1992Aug12.143528.4766@mic.ucla.edu>, brims@bnkl01.astro.ucla.edu (George Brims) writes:
> In article <4j9xs1a@rpi.edu> stronc@aix.rpi.edu (Christopher Keith Strong) writes:
> >
> >I've been looking at a number of the larger mail order computer places
> >and I'm considering Gateway 2000.  I know that there's been a lot of talk
> >about Gateway, andsome people have had problems.  
> I haven't had any problems with them except that they're abysmally slow.
> Long times on hold, some calls not returned necessitating more time on hold,
> and so on. They have recently claimed to have put more resources into Tech
> support, and I haven't needed to call since so things mightr be better. They do
> sell a lot of machines so it's not surprising they're swamped.
[deleted]
> 
> George Brims
> 
I convinced my company two years ago that we should buy Gateway 2000
computers since they provided the best proce/performance at the time.
Their response was prompt, their people courteous, their systems arrived
on time, etc. etc.

Lately, they've been a pain.  The last straw for me was a problem I had
with a 386SX desktop.  Their standard configuration for these babies is
on-board VGA, on-board IDE controller.  We needed to be able to swap disks
in and out amongst various other machines, so we asked for ESDI drives in
them (to match our other machines).  They obliged, for a price of course.
Things rolled along merrily until last week, three months after the warranty
expired (of course!).

I traced the problem to a faulty Ultrastor disk controller.

When I called up the Tech Support folks, they informed me that my warranty
had expired.  No problem, I said, just ship me an Ultrastor controller,
and I'll pay you for it.  Sorry, he says, can't do that; we don't support
the UltraStor any more!

Object Lesson:  Gateway 2000 shifts allegiance like the wind.  Since they
buy the cheapest components around, there's no guarantee that you will get
support even a year after you purchase your system.

Bottom Line:  If you like cheap systems, Gateway is fine.  But be aware
that you have no guarantee of obtaining replacement parts from them if they
decide to stop supplying certain components.  You'll have to go to a
different source.

DISCLAIMER:  I like their prices, their systems are just OK, nothing great.

Saify Lanewala
UNIX System Labs., Inc.
stl@usl.usl.com

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From: teera@emunix.emich.edu (Teerawat Pawittranon)
Subject: GW2000 RIDE BIOS, methedologies to proof the claim?
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 23:02:58 EDT
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Hi all,

I just replaced my GW2000 486-33's BIOS w/ RIDE BIOS.  But I did not notice
any improvement.  (I'm sure it is there some where :) ).  Does anyone know
and have a way to test it?

Thank you,
Tee

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From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Subject: Re: Help with WD HD card
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 11:24:30 GMT
Distribution: us
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Aug21.103712.1914@lloyd.Camex.COM> george@lloyd.Camex.COM (George Pagan) writes:
>Can anyone give me the specs on the following HD/Floppy card.
>
>Model Western Digital WD1003V-MM2
>MFM? RLL? IDE? Jumpers settings?

MFM, 2:1 interleave
Jumpers: usually none provided/needed.   
Floppy included.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: ET4000 - different revisions
From: visser@n6batws1.itwol.bhp.com.au (Martin Visser)
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:17:11 +1000
Distribution: world
Organization: BHP Steel - Slab and Plate Products Division - Port Kembla AUSTRALIA


A recent review spoke about a new revision of the ET4000. Are there different
revisions, how do I tell the difference and ask vendors about them,
and what functional differences are there.

Regards, Martin.

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From: orville%weyrich@tnet.com (Orville R. Weyrich)
Subject: Re: Screws to hold case on - Where from?
Reply-To: tnet.com!weyrich!orville
Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 08:33:32 GMT

In article <1992Aug11.172929.29511@cs.cmu.edu> redmond+@cs.cmu.edu (Redmond English) writes:
>  I'm looking for a source for those little screws that
>hold the cases of PCs on.

Take one to your local hardware store -- they are probably 6-32.

The hardware shop may not have quite the same head style, but any 6-32
(or whatever) thread will do.

Works for me.

orville

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From: orville%weyrich@tnet.com (Orville R. Weyrich)
Subject: Re: Are Seagate drives any good ?
Reply-To: tnet.com!weyrich!orville
Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 05:50:18 GMT

In article <Bt6r5x.Dq7@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> msingh@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (The Supreme Commander) writes:
>>You've been lucky - and so have I.
>>
>>Typical MTBF for the older seagates - 4038,4051,4096 was a non-impressive
>>20k-40k hours, under idea conditions.
>
>I guess I have been lucky as well. I've got a *very* old Segate ST225,
>that has been running for 7 years now. Granted not 24 hours a day but
>about 15-18 a day. And even though I got spurious sector errors some
>years ago, which cleared up after a low-level reformat, I have had no
>problems!
>

I also have been lucky -- I have an Adaptec 2372 RLL controller with a
SEAGATE ST4144R (?) that is about 3 years old, and has been used as
my UNIX uucp spool for almost that long [i.e., up all the time].

I have a second drive on the same controller, a SEAGATE ST4096 (not really
an RLL drive, but I've pushed it) that has been used for about 4 years,
and as my usenet news spool for about 3 years [up all the time].

Never the first problem with the 4144R; the 4096 had a lot of random
errors when I first started using it with MS-DOS, but under my Microport
UNIX (formattted as 1:2 interleave) it has been much better, and has
not given me an error in quite a while (since UNIX has been finding/mapping
out bad sectors). I don't blame the sector errors on SEAGATE -- I'm 
pushing the 4096 past its normal operating limits.

I consider uucp feed spools and usenet news to be rather demanding use
of a hard drive.

I have another ST4096 that I bought second hand, being used as MFM for
OS/2 2.0 -- never a hickup from it either. It was formerly used by a BBS
running Xenix -- also a rather demanding application. I assume it is at least
4 years old.

I have bought three SEAGATES through the mail -- one installed in a system --
it worked, and two DOA. One of the two DOA's was replaced [Hard Drives Int'l]
quickly with a working drive. The other DOA was bought from someone on the
net and I am really annoyed with the person that I bought it from for not
making good [but that's another story].

My conclusion base on my experience is that if you get a Seagate to arrive
in working condition, it will work fine. But they may be more succeptible
to shipping damage than other brands. Or they may have poorer Q/A and
ship more defectives, I don't know. I will not buy any more Seagates
unless I am sure that the seller will stand behind them.

orville

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