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From: mlynarik@author.ecn.purdue.edu (J M Mlynarik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Hard disk for AT&T 6300?
Date: 9 Apr 92 22:33:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: noose.1992Apr9.223318.28665
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Apr9.073332.3835@bernina.ethz.ch> hanke@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch (Norbert Hanke) writes:
>In article <92099.212339U35334@uicvm.uic.edu> Juan A. Varela F. <U35334@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>(some stuff deleted)
>>drive.  When I installed, it would pass all tests (including the fixed disk
>>test), then show a message saying that it found additional ROM at C800:0000
>>and then it would freeze!  It would not even try to read the floppy drives.
>
>You might try to disable the AT&T BIOS code which handles a default AT&T HDU:
>Locate DIPSW-1 (there are 2, DIPSW-1 is the one towards the edge of the
>printed circuit board) and turn switch 3 of it OFF.
>
>This works in our Olivetti PC's (which are identical to the AT&T 6300).
>
>Norbert Hanke
>ETH Zurich, Switzerland

I am using a run-of-the-mill Western Digital card, but have removed 
the ROM so I wouldn't have the conflict. I have used Zenith's PREP to
low level format an ST-225, and I have used Disk Manager that came with
my ST-251.

				Marty Mlynarik
				mlynarik@mn.ecn.purdue.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: darekm@microsoft.com (Darek MIHOCKA)
Subject: Re: IBM emulating 8 bit
Date: 08 Apr 92 05:48:19 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.

In article <19920326161439.3.JRD@MOA.SCRC.Symbolics.COM> jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (John R. Dunning) writes:
>
>    Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1992 13:00 EST
>    From: noao!asuvax!ukma!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!yale.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!shamu.caedm.byu.edu!yvax.byu.edu!byuvm!cunyvm! (Jeff McWilliams)
>
>[...]
>    One thing I have always been mystified about though, is why translate
>    the code from 6502 to 68000 or 80386SX on the fly?  Why not do it ONCE
>    and then run the code as a native processor program?  Then only the
>    Hardware emulator would be running, wasting time, not the translator
>    emulator program.

The reason Xformer is an emulator and not a code translator is because
a lot of 8-bit code (and 68000 code for that matter) uses self
modifying code. So if you translate the code it is no good because
the code modifies itself. A good example is ST Xformer itself. Every
time it executes a new 6502 insturction, it modifies the 68000 code.
This happens about 130,000 times per second on an 8MHz ST. Now, if
every time the code got modified you re-translated it, you'd
be wasting a lot more time. I thought about translating the Atari BASIC
and ROM OS code, since that obviously does not change, but by eliminating
the "fetch and execute" step of the emulator you'd only save about 30% to
50% of the time. It might be enough to make Atari BASIC run at full speed
on a regular ST, but it would also increase the memory requirements a
lot. All this translated 6502 code would take up space as 68000 code.
Plus, you have to translate the code at every single byte, since there
are cases of code I have run across (usually in copy protected software)
that has two different routines coded into the same piece of code. By
just executing the code one byte before or after you end up executing
a completely different routine. It's messy.

- Darek

-- 
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  Branch Always Software, 14150 NE 20th Street, Unit 302, Bellevue, WA  98007
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: potter@sundae6.DAB.GE.COM (Jeff Potter)
Subject: Re: Draconus...
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:19:14 GMT
Organization: General Electric SCSD, Daytona Beach FL

In article <92097.121644JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET>, JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET (Jeff McWilliams) writes:
|> Having just finished perusing over three years worth of Current NOtes,
|> I ran into a set of articles from A. Rojo.  The name sound familiar?

If A. Rojo is the same as Andrew Rojo, I think I met him at the Chicago
Computerfest.  He was from Peru (I think; somewhere in South America) and
represented a computer magazine from there.  His picture is in AIM, next
to Bob Puff on page 29, Feb. 1992 (in my article :^).  He showed us some
interesting Atari educational programs, plus a Spanish version of DOS 2.5.

-- 
Jeff Potter
....potter@sundae6.dab.ge.com
....74030.2020@compuserve.com
From: Tim.Gearin@f47.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Tim Gearin)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: last post
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 02:53:01 -0600

 I dont know how to use E-mail on this network.  

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From: JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET (Jeff McWilliams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: MIO, Ataptec 4000a, Tandon tm-503.
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:20:08 GMT
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.



In article <00958ADF17EF8140.20C02CCB@edinboro.edu>, a644690c@edinboro.edu
("Adam J. Conover") says:
>
>Hi, I have a question.   I have just recently acquired an MIO a
>Tandon TM-503 hard-drive, and an Adaptec 4000a controller.  I was
>wondering if anyone has had this configuration before and/or could tell
>me about the jumpers that need to be set.  On the Adaptec controller, there
>are two sets of jumpers labled:
>
>                r
>           pu . . . s
>                .
>                t
>
>and:
>         . . . . . . . .
>         . . . . . . . .
>         p l n j h f d b
>
>I am curious as to what these are.  ALSO:  How do the jumpers need set
>on the Hard-drive.
>
>The only documentation I have for any of this stuff is the 45 printed sheets
>for the MIO.
>
>I don't have ANY of the wiring needed to connect these components together,
>or even a PC type power supply, so I have a while before I can get it set up.
>*** If anyone has a power supply for sale and/or the necessary cables
>    I would like to here from you. ***   I could always just build the cables
>if I could find a store that carries standard computer supplies (UNlike
>Radio Shack!).
>
>Well, I've rambled enough.....  ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,

You might want to give either ICD or Computer Software Services a call.
Although CSS sells a competing product, the Black Box, Bob Puff is
an expert on Atari 8 bit hardware, and is almost always willing to help
out a fellow Atari 8 bitter.  He can also supply you with Power supplies
for your HD if I remember correctly.  Anyhow it wouldn't hurt to
give him a call, or call ICD and ask them about it.

Jeff McWilliams


>-Adam Conover.
>    a644690c@edinboro.edu.
>
>
Xref: sparky comp.sys.atari.8bit:2445 comp.sys.atari.st:7303
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
Date: Monday, 13 Apr 1992 12:55:02 EDT
From: Joshua Kronengold <JOKHC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Hey All! New Atari Corp. Commercial! : )
 <1992Apr12.001256.4676@visual.spk.wa.us>
 <1992Apr12.191634.9537@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>

In article <1992Apr12.191634.9537@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>,
cs902117@ariel.yorku.ca (TONY D'ALFONSO) says:
>
>What does "ROFLASTC" mean?
>
>
Rolling on the floor and scaring the cat.
From: JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET (Jeff McWilliams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: The XEP80 80 column expansion
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:22:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: MTUS5.92097.122247JJMCWILL
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.

In article <9204061522.AA07254@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, SOEF_16@leicester.ac.uk
says:
>
>Does anyone actually use one of these things?  Is it any good?  What sort
>of quality display does it produce and is it updated reasonably fast?
>
>--
I know several people who use these, myself included.  The display is
much clearer than any 80 column implementation you will see done using
any of the GTIA/ANTIC graphics modes.  Of course display clarity
also depends on your monitor.  On my Teknika MJ-10 color monitor, the
display is better than the standard 8 bit display, but it isn't
as good as when I use my Goldstar Monochrome monitor.
In fact I like the 80 column display so much that my Teknika MJ-10
color monitor sits up on a higher shelf, used only when I need to play
a game in color or see a demo or something.  For everyday work,
it's the Goldstar greenscreen monitor.  I hardly miss the color.
Depending on which software you use, the XEP80 can act slower than the
standard display.  This is especially true if you have many programs that
write to the standard 40 column screen by poking the characters
directly into SCREEN RAM.  You simply can't do this with the XEP80.
Everything has to be done by writing to the E: and S: devices.
This presents a bit of a problem, you can't expect all your software to
just run on the XEP80.  Mydos works fine, and so does Sparta and SD-X.
Running the FORMAT program requires you to flip back to the 8 bit
40 column screen to view its disk formatting options.  That reminds me
the XEP80 has its own output for hooking up to a monitor.  SO if you
want to see both your standard dislplay and the XEP80 display, you
either get two monitors sitting side by side, or get a switch to
switch between the two different video outputs going to the one monitor.
Ben Poehland talked about such a project an issue of Current Notes
sometime last fall.  I have a little box with a rocker switch
attached to the side of my monitor using velcro.  It works quite well.

Anyhow there are some programs written specifically for the XEP80,
including MORE80 for SpartaDOS, Atariwriter 80, Turboword +, Turbofile,
and EMAX, Bobterm, VT850, and I suspect a few other terminal programs
that don't come to mind.  The XEP80 output is slower, but the display
is worth it.

Jeff McWilliams

>Steve

>SOEF_16@le.ac.uk
From: Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: questions about MIO's 80 columns, SIO2PC, z-modem, other mi
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 12:56:27 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

I've done a lot of jerking around with the joysticks. You can hack a joystick
cable into an RS232 (sorta) cable that'll let you use the R: drivers for the
old MPP modems. I did it more as a request for some people that asked 'cause
I do have a P:R: so I didn't do it too "pretty". You're limited to 300-450
if you use EXPRESS.MPP or one of the R: handlers. I also added a couple of
quick & dirty ONE WAY transfers. You can go to 19,200 BAUD 8-bit to recieving
RS232 or 1200 BAUD to the 8-bit. The 8-bit recieve @ 1200 just stuffs data
into a buffer via a USR() & returns to BASIC when the START key is press so
you can save the data to disk; someone wanted a way to get the R: handlers
transferred from their clone to the 8-bit so it's short enough to type in.
BTW: I've seen the Atari serial cable to clone & it is elegant! The MAX232
chip alone cost about $6, but the results are great. Much better solution
then anything I've ever done with a joystick. At higher BAUDs you just have
to shut off the screen & disable interupts to get the timing rightso it's
completly useless for any thing you need to look at the screen with. There's
enough lines there that you could do handshakes so you could support things
like DOS RUN/INIT vectors from the joystick/RS232, but it'd never be as good
as the ATARI2PC.
From: a644690c@edinboro.edu ("Adam J. Conover")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Yet another MIO question.....
Date: 15 Apr 92 23:51:09 GMT

Does anyone know what the maximum length of the DMA cable that runs between
the MIO and Atari can be?  I called ICD and they were not very helpful.
(any surprise??).  Well, the guy just said "Don't do it." when I asked how long
the cable could be extended.  I tried one that was about 8' long and I had NO 
luck, just a black screen and the red access LED never even flickered.  I am
sure that the cable could be at least a foot or two.  1.79 Mhz is not exactly
going to bury even an 8' foot ribbon, but something is keeping it from working.
I guess RF could pose a problem but I think I should have gotten something.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,
-Adam Conover.
    a644690c@edinboro.edu.

PS.  I mentioned not receiving any mail a while back.  It WAS the mailer I 
guess.  I got a flood of messages the other day.
From: SOEF_16@leicester.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: The XEP80 80 column expansion
Date: 6 Apr 92 10:05:23 GMT

Does anyone actually use one of these things?  Is it any good?  What sort
of quality display does it produce and is it updated reasonably fast?

--
Steve
SOEF_16@le.ac.uk
From: a644690c@edinboro.edu ("Adam J. Conover")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: The case of the missing mail.
Date: 13 Apr 92 04:28:21 GMT

I seem to have a small problem.  I do not have comp.sys.atari.8bit access
but I get all the messages though the Atari-info digest.  I have not sceen
an issue of atari-info8 digest in well over a week nor have I recieved mail
from any Atarian.  Has the digest been inactive for a while or is our local
mailer just screwed.  If anyone has mailed me within the past couple weeks...
just keep trying, I guess.  Like I say, I have not sceen mail for over a week.
I heard from a friend (at another school) that he saw a reply on the net to
my question about the Ataptec controller and hard-drive.  Could whoever
replied please try to re-reply in e-mail?  thanks....


Later,
-Adam Conover.
     a644690c@edinboro.edu.
From: Chris_F_Chiesa@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Bobterm 1.20 troubles...
Date: 10 Apr 92 02:56:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

It's been MY experience that what the "BBS world" calls "VT52 terminal"
emulation, ISN'T.  The VT52 is/was a Digital Equipment Corporation terminal
that responded to a set of escape sequences similar, but not identical to,
those later incorporated into the VT100 (VT1xx series), VT2xx, VT3xx, and
VT4xx series terminals.  The "BBS world" VT52 seems to be some bastard
thing with all kinds of BBS-specific extensions for doing color, graphics,
and God only knows what-all else.  I personally avoid "VT52 emulation"
at all costs, because I never know what I'm getting -- the only thing I 
CAN count on, is that it ISN'T REALLY A VT52 EMULATOR.

Just two cents from

   Chris Chiesa
   Chris_F_Chiesa@cup.portal.com
From: jprevost@visual.spk.wa.us (Jack Prevost)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: DOS XE?
Date: 11 Apr 92 00:07:22 GMT
Organization: The Visual Market Public Access Site - Spokane, WA

In article <19920408173136.0.JRD@MOA.SCRC.Symbolics.COM> jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (John R. Dunning) writes:
>
>I deleted them, out of concern for the possibility of copyright
>violation.  If they're copyright Atari, that means we can't put them up
>for public access.  If they're safe to post, could you let me know?

All of the DOS's put out by Atari Corporation are in the public domain.
They are copyright by Atari Corp., but the copyright does allow the
software to be distributed, since it is something you need to use on
most disks.  DOS XE was sold by Atari, but also released to the public
on bulletin boards.  So, you basically paid for having Atari mail it to
you if no-one you knew had a copy.
 
_______________________________________________________________________
|jprevost@visual.spk.wa.us|"Reality is a Retreat of the Unimaginitive"|
|.signature virus was here|          =//= Bishop d'Song =//=          |
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From: Henry.Miller@f47.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Henry Miller)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Toronto Show.
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 23:34:01 -0600

In fact the ST is a 16 bit C64.  Jack took over Atari after selling the 64, and
the guy who designd the atari chip started AMiga.

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From: a.falcon@BITSY.COOPER.EDU (Anthony_Falcone-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Loaction 53279 (CONSOL)
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:30:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: bitsy.9204131630.AA01998

This is a question for all of you technical folks out there:

_MAPPING THE ATARI_ lists location 53279 (aka CONSOL) as the place to check
for a function key use (i.e. START SELECT OPTION). Why is this location
also responsible for the internal speaker on the Atari 800? If you poke the
location, the speaker will pop. Why did the function keys get put in the same
location as the speaker in ROM? Was there any special reason for this?
Thanks.

Sincerely,
Tony
  

Anthony Michael Falcone			The Cooper Union School of Engineering
FREENET: bf802				41 Cooper Square	N.Y., N.Y
INTERNET: a.falcon@bitsy.cooper.edu
From: moon!cyberden!phbill@well.sf.ca.us
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Random thoughts...
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 16:13:51 PDT
Organization: Indescribable Creations

hill@spot.Colorado.EDU (Michael Hill) writes:

> 
> 	"Get a Macintosh - so you can have a GameBoy on your desk!"
> 
>      (With an air of suitable contempt!)  ;^)

HAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That IS good!

I'm wondering.          Why are GB's still selling with cool things like 
the Sega and NEC >color< systems and the AWESOME Atari Lynx >color< 
system around?????
                Another one of those questions of life.
///////////////////////////ha!

__________________________________
PhBill: Bill Kendrick
moon!cyberden!phbill@well.sf.ca.us
__________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: bmarcum@world.std.com (Bill Marcum)
Subject: Re: Bobterm 1.20 troubles...
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 11:19:39 GMT

In article <57181@cup.portal.com> Chris_F_Chiesa@cup.portal.com writes:
>It's been MY experience that what the "BBS world" calls "VT52 terminal"
>emulation, ISN'T.  The VT52 is/was a Digital Equipment Corporation terminal
>that responded to a set of escape sequences similar, but not identical to,
>those later incorporated into the VT100 (VT1xx series), VT2xx, VT3xx, and
>VT4xx series terminals.  The "BBS world" VT52 seems to be some bastard
>thing with all kinds of BBS-specific extensions for doing color, graphics,
>and God only knows what-all else.  I personally avoid "VT52 emulation"

If I'm not mistaken, most of those "BBS-specific extensions" are actually
ST-specific, and built into the ST's operating system.

Bill Marcum  bmarcum@world.std.com  
"Now, I think it would be GOOD to buy FIVE or SIX STUDEBAKERS
and CRUISE for ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING!!"
(I just found out about the Gnu Emacs command "yow".  Now if I could just
remember how to copy from one buffer to another.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Where are the Info-Atari8's??
From: omf@tiamat.hacks.arizona.edu (Oscar Fowler)
Date: 16 APR 92 20:56:07    
Reply-To: omf@tiamat.hacks.arizona.edu
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Sirius Cybernetics Corporation
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a4  


The last Info-Atari-8 I got was #90.  Has everyone been missing them,
or just me.  If it's just me - where can I catch-up on back issues?

Oscar M. Fowler - omf@smaug.hacks.arizona.edu

PARMESAN CHEESE: Great on pasta, not great on eggs ...
From: a644690c@edinboro.edu ("Adam J. Conover")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Toronto Show.
Date: 6 Apr 92 23:13:01 GMT

Well,

I just wanted to give all the 8-bitters out there my impression of the Toronto
Atari show that was held this past weekend.

As you may all guess, the show was almost exclusivly ST/TT stuff except for
a Lynx display and game area.  I guess there was a company or two selling
some old 8-bit carts., but I couldn't find anything.  However, BEST Electronics
was there with lots of goodies.  (I didn't buy anything becaus I have a rather
large order pending and I didn't feel like being severly hastled by customs
for a SECOND time [another story]).  I did however end up meeting Mr Bob B.
himself!  Actually, I remained rather quite while a friend of mine kept 
(embarrassingly) harasing him about "what ever happened to the 8-bits".  He
seemed like a rather nice fellow though.  I, myself, only chatted with him
breefly.

I also was able to meet some members of some French Canadian user groups whom
I plan on exchanging some Shareware/PD stuff with.  And I met Patty R. from
AIM who was also a very nice woman.

Right across from our booth (S.A.G.E) someone had an 'Atari History' booth
set up.  I was rather disheartened to see a lot of the machinery that *I* use
every day sitting on an 'old and obsolete' shelf.
 
All in all,  For the 16/32 Atari owner, the show would have been great, but if
you only own an 8-bit......    You didn't miss much.  Oh well, I had fun 
anyhow.   From the looks of the show the new Atari stuff seems to a lot of 
potential.  It struck me as rather funny when one day a friend mentioned, (an 
Amiga owner who had never seen an 800xl), "Hmmmm, ya' know..... That thing
acts like it could be just an 8-bit Amiga."  Does that meen that the Atari ST
is really a 16-bit C=64 ????? :-)   I wonder.........


Peace,
-Adam Conover.
    a644690c@edinboro.edu.
From: moon!cyberden!phbill@well.sf.ca.us
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Who posted the original...
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 92 00:50:05 PDT
Organization: Indescribable Creations


Who was it who posted the original mail-order/magazine listing?  Was it 
Chris? (won't even try to spell your last name!!)

If so, have you gotten any updates?  I might type in my own copy, as I 
have found a few phone numbers and a little more descriptions of places 
you had listed.

Is the vendlist file on the archive better than the posted list, or are 
they the same??
----------------------------------------------------------PhBill-------

__________________________________
PhBill: Bill Kendrick
moon!cyberden!phbill@well.sf.ca.us
__________________________________
From: omf@jab.tucson.az.us (Oscar Fowler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: SpartaRead - Beta
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:08:50 GMT
Organization: Just Another Bbs. Tucson, AZ

I uploaded a program I've been working on called SpartaRead.  It's only
in the preliminary stages, but it will let you read double-density
SpartaDOS disks on a PC.  Try it out and let me know what you think.

Please send replies to: omf@smaug.hacks.arizona.edu


 
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@  Oscar    omf@jab.tucson.az.us   *
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From: x90hornbach1@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: COMPLETE 1200XL SYSTEM FOR SALE!!!
Date: 13 Apr 92 12:02:47 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

I'm looking to unload my old atari system.  Here is what I have:

*1200XL computer (with basic cartridge)

*1050 disk drive

*atari printer (I forget the model, 8 something I think.  Dot matrix, anyway)

*2- wico command control joysticks. 7 years old but work like new.

*"R-verter" modem interface.  This adapter daisy chains to RS-232 and can
handle up to 1200bd.  (software included)

*100's of disks (MANY games, some other stuff, visicalc, etc. (no docs))

*Book, entitled "Your Atari Computer"

*All required cables and power supplies.

*This system is ideal for anyone who wants to get an inexpensive system
for themselves or their kid.

*I want to sell this system complete only.

Price: What I plan on doing is unloading this system and buying a
       new hard drive for my pc.  I'd like to get arount $275- $300
       for everything.  

That price is negotiable depending on the response I get, so if you are 
interested please make an offer, as I am going to sell it one way or 
another.  THIS SYSTEM WILL GO TO THE HIGHEST OFFER!

Please reply: X90HORNBACH1@GW.WMICH.EDU
TEL (VOICE):  (616)-342-7337 (Kalamazoo Mich)

thanks 
John Hornbach


ps: I will pay any shipping costs.