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From: fisk@netcom.com (Benjamin Fisk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Monitor robustness
Keywords: Monitor, Breakage
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:10:42 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In an article I read on 17" monitor's, June 30th PCMag, they indicated
the "flat" monitors may be more fragile that other tube styles  
(Trinitron, etc).  The author based this on how flat screens are attached
and mentioned a problem with shadow mask's breaking.  

Does someone who has experience with buying both, on some scale, care
to comment on this?
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From: flick@cwis.unomaha.edu (John Anderson)
Subject: GVC 9600 upgrade module...WHERE IS IT?
Keywords: gvc
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 01:09:20 GMT

I have a GVC 9600 v32/42 modem, and was told that an upgrade chip would be
available to upgrade it from 9600 to 14.400.  Does anyone know the current
status of this chip?
 
John A.

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From: curtis@cs.berkeley.edu (Curtis Yarvin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.unix.bsd,comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Question on Diamond Clock Synthesizer
Date: 13 Oct 1992 18:25:41 GMT
Organization: CS Dept. Snakepit - Do Not Feed.
Distribution: inet
NNTP-Posting-Host: cobra.cs.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Oct12.061220.17620@netcom.com> hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes:
>
>Why bother with Diamond,
>When you can buy an Orchid's F1280 or Artix's GraphicsEngine.

Because if Diamond's clocks were truly programmable, you could
use a Diamond card to drive a fixed-sync monitor, like a used Sun
gray-scale.  This would be a hefty boon, as there don't seem to 
be large mono monitors available for PCs.

c
From: spring@diku.dk (Jesper Honig Spring)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: charging the backup battery
Date: 9 Oct 92 11:21:06 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

Hello,

I have just bought a new motherboard. My question is for how long my 
computer has to be powered on before the battery is fully charged?

Please (also) e-mail me


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From: sidbury@jaguar.uofs.edu (Dick Sidbury)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Insight
Date: 10 Oct 92 19:30:47 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing Sciences


|> 
|> I've read a lot lately about Gateway and ZEOS on this group.  Now, I'm
|> curious about some of the other less-well-nown companies and people's
|> expiences.  Insight seems to be one of the less expensive alternatives to
|> the Big Boys, has anyone purchased from Insight, and if so, what has been
|> your experience with product quality, customer service?  How well put together
|> are their systems?  
|> 
|> How, for instance, can they afford to sell their DX2/66 for only $2399?
|> 
|> Mike
|> -- 

I purchased their EISA 486-50.  They have two vertical cases.  One is referred
to internally as a tower and the other as a server.  This terminology is not
mentioned in their ads.  The picure in the ad for the machine I bought is of the
server case.  To make a long story short, they sent me one in the wrong case and
I returned it with a "promise" from my salesman that I would have to give it up
for three days.  After two weeks of hasseling my salesman and their customer
support, I cancelled my order.  I may have to eat the $110 shipping but I am 
complaining to my credit card company.  The components are name brand and the
system worked flawlessly for the 6 hours I had it before returning it.  Customer
support does not return calls (surprise!)  Salesmen tend not to do so either unless
you use the phrase CANCEL MY ORDER and then you usually hear within 5 minutes.

I am bitter, but can seriously only complain about the fact that I got lied to
about 20 times about shipping dates and not the systems themselves.

dick sidbury
department of computing sciences
university of scranton
sidbury@jaguar.uofs.edu
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From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Re: Qusetion: ST 3144a parameters?
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 03:39:04 GMT

In article <1992Oct8.191827.18130@cs.olemiss.edu> ircgroup@cs.olemiss.edu (Chen's Group) writes:
>
>Can someone tell me the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track
>of the seagate ST-3144-A drive.
>
1024 cyl, 15 heads, 17 sectors, 0 precomp, 1024 Landzone.

>Thanks!
>
>David Tsao
>CSTSAO@vm.cc.olemiss.edu 


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From: Rod_Nelson@bearsden.UUCP (Rod Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: CORE CNT-HCR controller
Date: 9 Oct 92 18:19:29 GMT
Organization: The Bear's Den BBS   (715) 839-7997

in regards to the esdi controler send mail to steve oliver on the Eau Vax
he has an ESDI card like that and may beable to help you


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From: wjones@halcyon.com (Warren Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Chipsets: OPTI or SIS ? Which would you prefer ?
Date: 16 Oct 92 01:55:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: nwnexus.1992Oct16.015524.28694
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505

In article <chans.717958404@marsh> chans@cs.curtin.edu.au (Sean Chan) writes:

> Definitely OPTi!! I was told to stay away from UMC and SIS. So far, OPTi
> comes first, next comes ETEQ.
> 
> Sean

I've been running 386BSD for a couple weeks now with a no-name ISA 486/33
motherboard using the SIS chipset, and have had no problems.
Generally I'm quite pleased.  This is just one data point,
and I would be very glad to hear of problems anyone
else may have had while my system is still under warranty.

( I would have preferred a write back cache, but it appears the SIS
cache is write-through, though the documentation is unclear.
Does anyone know for sure?  All the systems I could find with write
back caches are considerably more expensive.)

Just one caution:  I experimented with a shareware DOS memory manager
called "The Last Byte" (available on Simtel or its mirrors in
msdos/sysutl).  This looks like a very professional piece of software,
and it supports a _very_ wide variety of chip sets.  (I believe it's
table driven).  However, the SIS chipset is one of the few unsupported
exceptions.  The reason given is that memory management with this chipset
is too complex and hard to program, and while the software is designed
to be flexible, "there are limits".

Comments anyone?

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From: msmith@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (Dragon Lord)
Subject: Re: Upgrading RAM on an eteq 486/25
Keywords: ram, 486, eteq, simm
Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities, Richland
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 06:21:10 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.142350.17888@cs.ruu.nl> hrbaan@cs.ruu.nl (Hayo Baan) writes:
>
>Hi there,
>
>I am thinking of upgrading my 4MB eteq 486/25 ISA to 16MB.
>My question is :
>1) Should I buy 1MB or 4MB simms,
>2) What jumpers do I have to (re)set (I didn't receive the manual of the
>   board). 
>
>My configuration is as follows :
>-) ETEQ 486/25 ISA board
>-) 4 1MB simms
>
I have a board BASED on the ETEQ chipset.  If it's like mine (I've also
read the manual on a true ETEQ board) you don't change any jumpers, just
install the simms and go.  Also, you can buy 4 4Meg simms and install
them in bank 0 and put your 1 meg simms in bank 1 for a total of 20 meg.

Oh, mine's a 486/33 with 8 1meg simms.  I'm trying to decide if I want
to buy the 4 4X9 simms or a 14.4K modem, decisions, decisions.

Good Luck
From: lou@netlink.cts.com (Louis Puccio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: laser toner
Date: 10 Oct 92 12:20:54 GMT
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

HI!
Would like to know of any sources for toner for the Panasonic kxp4410.
$39 seems to be the average price. Does anyone know of a vendor that 
sells toner for less than $39? Mail order is fine.
Please respond by email. If you have an automatic mailer, all mail will 
get to me. If not, my email address follows.
thanks you very much!!!!!!



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From: "Jack Previdi" <p00020@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: 2-in-one floppy drives?
Organization: Sam Houston Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 15:46:34 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink (3.2)

>DATE:   Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:13:09 GMT
>FROM:   Ernest Adams <ewadams@netcom.com>
....

>What I want to know is, is there a 2-in-one drive like this
>that connects up internally to a single floppy line? I want
>to have two floppies AND a tape drive (driven off the floppy
>controller). Is this possible? If such a drive does not
>exist, is there any way to have more than two floppy controllers?

	I bought a HYDRA drive at CompUsa in Woburn MA. 
	It is a combo 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" drive in a half height package,
	and it is installed in a 5 1/4" drive bay, just below
	my CMS 120MB tape drive.

	The cable from the controller (IDE, 2h, 2f) is the same one that went
	to the separate 3 and 5 inch floppies that were in there before.

	You select which drive is to be A: by which one of the two floppy
	connectors on the controller cable you connect to the HYDRA,
	which has only one data connector. The other controller cable
	connector (that used to connect to drive B:) goes on the
	tape drive.   That's it.  Works great.
	
	The HYDRA came in an unsealed clear plastic bag. No paper,
	no hardware (use your own screws), no nuttin`. I paid $109.95
	but that was their "Grand Opening Sale". I think the regular
	price is $129.95.  Check the Computer Shopper for their ads
	and buy mail order if there isn't a store near you. You probably
	will have to call and ask for it, as I haven't seen it advertised.

	BTW, the drive doesn't say HYDRA on it. There was a hand lettered
	sign on top of a huge stack of them.

	Jack
From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 8 Mb RAM <-> AMI bios <-> C&T doesn't work???
Date: 16 Oct 92 19:13:01 GMT
Organization: Corporation for Open Systems

In <1992Oct16.031801.20748@vpnet.chi.il.us> hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta) writes:


>I have just added 4 Mbytes of RAM to asn 80386 motherboard that
>uses the AMI bios and the C&T chip set. There are no jumpers on
>the motherboard to enable the memory and it appears to be enabled
>in the CMOS setup. (Banks 0,1 set up as 1 Mbyte chips) However
>the power on memory test stops (as it always did) at 4096. I have 
>used the MS-DOS program QA-plus to modify the CMOS and that results
>in a "memory size conflict" error during power up initialization.
>I have examined the "Extended setup" for some reason that the
>memory should not be recognized and can see no obvious problems.

>The bios is dated '89. Was there a problem back then with going
>over 4 Mbytes or am I missing something?

>Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated.

>thanks,
>hank

The extended bios is probably where you need to make changes. On
our AMI machines, as you scroll down through the settings, it tells
you what each one is. Toward the bottom of the list are some 2 bit
settings for which memory banks are filled. You will need to change
them to indicate which banks are filled. Then re-boot and see what
happens. Worked for me.

Bob.
From: 93gke@williams.edu (Greg Ennis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 2 stupid questions
Date: 15 Oct 92 02:02:12 GMT
Organization: Williams College, Williamstown, MA

1. When people say "VL bus" are they referring to local bus???

2. Do local bus machines have ISA or EISA specific slots???
   Or, can ISA cards be plugged into local bus slots?
 
 Oops, I guess that was 3 stupid questions.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kevinlu@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Kevin Lu)
Subject: Re: MFM + IDE? Reformatting IDE?
Organization: Monash University General Access Unix
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:29:00 GMT

Julian Wai (wai@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible for MFM (seagate's st251-1 40 Meg) and IDE (also seagate 
> st3144a 130 Meg) harddisks to coexist on one computer?  If so, can I just
> simply plug the MFM controller card into the slot?  What about the IDE
> controller?
>

Yes, it is possible, but you have to know what you are doing. Basically,
if the computer is an AT+ you set the BIOS to the IDE drive. (MFM xt style
HDD don't use the bios). The biggest problem is trying to find the right
I/O port for the Hard Disk Controller (you probably don't have a manual
for the controller , right???). While this description is not complete,
this is basically what you have to do.
 
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From: eleung@fraser.sfu.ca (Edward Leung)
Subject: HELP with MAxtor and Connor in master/slave config
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 07:50:24 GMT


Hi all.
I have a Maxtor 7080AT 80MB harddrive and a connor CP30174E 170MB
harddrive.
I'm trying to get the two drives to run in master/slave config.
Does anyone know the jumper settings for the Maxtor?  I know how
to set the Connor, but I don't have the specs for the Maxtor.
Please help me out.  It's real urgent!  Thanks in advance.

Ed.
eleung@sfu.ca
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From: cox@tachyon.unx.sas.com (Jim Cox)
Subject: Re: Speedstar 24X FAQ.
Originator: cox@tachyon.unx.sas.com
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 21:17:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: cox@unx.sas.com
Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Cary NC


In article <1992Oct13.175809.9516@zeos.com>, kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann) writes:
>                      Diamond Speedstar 24X
>                    Frequently Asked Questions
>
>                         October 1st, 1992
>                             Rev 2.0
>
>13> What chip set is being used for the Speedstar 24X?
>
>Diamond uses the WD9031 graphics accelerator chip set from
>Western Digital and a Diamond DAC for the high color support.
>

Does anyone know whether Diamond or anyone else is planning on coming
out with a card using this chipset for VESA-LB 32-bit?


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From: jeff@raga.zk3.dec.com (Jeff Anuszczyk - Don't blink or you'll miss the future changing)
Subject: Re: Any experience with Gateway 2000 Telepath?
Organization: DEC Unix Engineering Group
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 18:30:54 GMT

John Anderson (anderson@dseg.ti.com) wrote:
: In article <1992Oct13.214618.26437@u.washington.edu> yjkim@stein.u.washington.edu (Yong Kim) writes:
: >
: >	
: >I wonder how many of you have ever used Gateway2000 Telepath.
: >Are they really a good bargain?  I appreciate your sharing
: >your good/bad experience.  Thanks in advance.
: 
: Yong
: 
: I have the Telepath and it is working fine so far.  I have used the fax and the data
: side and both work well in the mode I have been using them.  I have been able to 
: try it out at 14.4 with level 5 compression, although I don't know what the transfer
: rate was.
: 

Uhmmm, how did you manage to do this?  The problem I have is the Windows
serial.driver does not support 14.4KB as an option - it only lists 9600 &
19.2K.  Unfortunately, if I select 19.2KB the modem is totally dead to me
(apparently doesn't autobaud that high).  So, even though the modem can do
14.4, I can't seem to access that extra speed 'cause I'm stuck at 9600.  Am I
doing something stupid?

As for the modem itself, I've had mine for over a month now and it works just
great.  I've sent a number of faxes all over the country with almost no
problems.  The only time I had a problem was sending to another fax card
(something generic).  The document got sent, but the last page handshaking
failed on something like "+FCON". We tried this a number of times and always
had this problem unless the document was real simple (just text, no graphics). 
Not sure why this mattered.

- Jeff
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Re: Questions about 486's
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 13:26:26 GMT

In article <1beofsINNcfb@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> kentiler@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Kent P. Iler) writes:
>Hi,
>  I'm looking for a 486 motherboard to replace my 386.  I have some
>questions before I purchase one, though.
>  1.  Should I stick with Intel CPU?

This is a matter of preference. But, I would say yes.

>  2.  I want a 486 50 Mhz.  Are there bugs I need to know about?

Make sure there is a true 50Mhz chip set being used on the motherboard
/system that you buy. 

>  3.  Would I be safer with a 486 33Mhz instead of a 50 Mhz TRUE CLOCK?

Personally, I would go with a DX2-66. The reason for this is that Intel
hasn't shown any interest or released any information that would support
the release of a DX2-100. So you may be locked into a dead end that 
could be expensive to get out of. I would recommend, no bias here, 
a system that you can upgrade the CPU without replacing the motherboard.
The process gets expensive if you have to continually replace the 
motherboard. It would be much easier in the long run to retain the
time and $$$ that you have invested by being able to replace just
the CPU or daughter card. There are several motherboards on the market
that support this technology beside ZEOS. Of course, I won't
discourage you from buying a system from us. 

>  4.  There is an add in Computer shopper for a 486 50Mhz true clock with
>      intel CPU, 256 k cache for $780.  Is there anything I need to
>      watch when buying from them?  

Find out what type of cache is being used on the motherboard and again
make 100% sure by talking to the technical support people before you
talk to the sales people that there is a true 100% 50MHz chip set.

[ question number 5 unanswered ]
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From: "kenneth tam" <kenneth.tam@canrem.com>
Subject: good scsi tape units
Reply-To: "kenneth tam" <kenneth.tam@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 11 Oct 92 12:12:51 EST

I find myself in the market for a tape backup unit.  The Jumbo QIC-based
120 drivers ones look attractive, considering their price (around $250
CDN) and reputation for reliability.  But they aren't SCSI -- since I've
got a decent SCSI controller (1542B), I figure I might as well take
advantage of it and get a SCSI unit.

What units are recommended?  I'm looking in the 120-250 MB range, and
would strongly prefer something that is available in 3.5" lowprofile
form factor.  Software compatibility is also important; it would be
great if something generic like Sytos Plus could be used with it (esp.
since there's an OS/2 version).

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From: hattori@convex.com (Mato Hattori)
Subject: need information for Trident SVGA board
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:49:31 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

I'm going to purchase 486DX2 50MHz, ISA bus, and SVGA. 
How's going with Trident SVGA board?
Does it trouble you?  Does it run fast? 

Please send E-mail to hattori@convex.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pf@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu (Paul Furbacher)
Subject: ZEOS SCSI & SyQuest Drives
Organization: Purdue University
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 21:00:56 GMT

This is a question for Ken Germann, or anyone at
ZEOS who is online.

Background for Question 1:

I'm buying a Syquest removable drive and several
cartridges, one of which will backup files on the
Macs which I use. But I also work with DOS machines 
and need to do a lot of backing up of code.

I'd like to buy a ZEOS because of its SCSI implementation,
but I have to be assured that I'll be able to use the 
Syquest with the ZEOS machine.  

Question 1:

What's the story with the SCSI implementation?  Please
fill in the info missing from the adverts.  Details, as
many as you have time for.


Question 2:

What are the performance specs for the ZEOS local bus 
video configuration?  What other video cards are offered that 
reside in that slot? 

QUestion 3:

What is the text I should include in an e-mail message
to your Internet ListServe address which will net me 
a full catalog of ZEOS offerings?

Question 4:

Does ZEOS offer a better keyboard than the clackety-clack
ones which I've seen on the models which are in labs 
around here?  I don't want to be waking up the cat when 
I'm flailing away at home.

Thanks.

PF

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From: dhess@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Drew William Hess)
Subject: Re: where is the ATI Ultra Pro???
Organization: CS Department, Stanford University, California, USA
Date:  7 Oct 92 20:18:32 GMT

djr8482@acf5.NYU.EDU (Daniel Reznick) writes:

>I got mine from Gateway 2000, with their 66mhz DX2.

>Gateway still maintains that this IS a full Ultra Pro, and WILL support
>640x480x16.7M, but that I need to wait about 2 weeks for the correct drivers.

>We will see.

>Daniel Reznick
>djr8482@acf5.nyu.edu

From what I understand, you'll need more than just drivers for 16.7M color
support or even 65k color support at 800x600; the Gateway 486DX2-66's
ship with only 1MB of VRAM on the ATI board.  You can only upgrade to 2MB
through ATI.  (At least, this is what my sales rep told me.)

-dwh-
dhess@cs.stanford.edu

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