HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jdc@selway.umt.edu (diskmunchin')
Subject: Exhaustive list of CPU types (current!) needed
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: CPU types needed
Organization: University of Montana
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:01:20 GMT

Does anyone have (or know about) an exhaustive list of the current
386/486 CPU chips being sold by various manufacturers.  I'm interested
in Maker, Model, and short description of chips, i.e.

Intel 386SX (16,20,25mhz) : 16 bit datapath, like the 286. (16mb limit???)
Intel 386DX (16,20,25,33) : 32 bit internal/external addressing (4gb limit)
Intel 486SX (20,25,33)	  : on-board 8K cache, no FPU, used w/overdrive
Intel 486DX (20,25,33,..) : w/FPU
Intel 486DX2 (25/50,33/60 coming) : Internal processing at twice external
				  : IS IT THE SAME AS OVERDRIVE???? (not?)

Intel OverDrive : goes in compatibility slot of 486SX boxes, provides same
		: function as DX2

IBM 386SLC (???mhz) : provides power-management features esp. for laptops
		    : I think they also have a 486SLC
		    : I think my memory is severely screwed on this one :-)


Cyrix 486SLC	    : 1K cache, 486 instruction set, 16 bit external datapath
		    : somewhere between 386 -> 486

More IBM chips.....
More Cyrix chips....
AMD 386 (16,20,25,33,40)
IIT (I think they just do FPU's, right?)
C&T : I heard they got out of the business


I'd like this information for an article I intend to write in the campus
computer newsletter, and will post it here as well.  I'm not interested
in FPU chips, as that subject was more than adequately covered in recent
posts.

				John-David Childs
				Consultant, University of Montana CIS
				con_jdc@selway.umt.edu
From: ss@cs.berkeley.edu (Srinivasan Seshan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro & Graphics Ultra +
Date: 26 Aug 92 15:50:50 GMT
	<1992Aug24.173412.16548@infonode.ingr.com> <pjmy9lq@rpi.edu>
	<1992Aug25.193801.12460@newshost.unh.edu>
	<1992Aug25.231128.21992@infonode.ingr.com>
Organization: Evil Empire
In-reply-to: bbrown@infonode.ingr.com's message of 25 Aug 92 23:11:28 GMT



After seeing the specs for these new cards... I want one..

What mail-order places have them and are they available now?

	Srini Seshan
Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:22693 comp.os.os2.misc:28238
From: mir@opera.chorus.fr (Adam Mirowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Gateway 486/66DX2 system and OS/2 (was Re: Gateway 486DX2 system)
Keywords: Gateway, DX2-66, OS/2
Date: 26 Aug 92 11:56:41 GMT
Reply-To: mir@opera.chorus.fr (Adam Mirowski)
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: Chorus systemes, Saint Quentin en Yvelines, France

In article <1992Aug24.205943.12530@nmt.edu>, jreynold@nmt.edu (John Reynolds) writes:
%% 
%% I recently purchased a Gateway 486-33 with 16MB ram and 200 Mb harddrive, and
%% I've found that my only complaint with OS/2 running on this system is that
%% my Borland C++ for DOS is *strangely and pitifully* slow. Other than that,
%% it is awesome. It installed the first time and the resolution of the ATI
%% ultra is reflected in its name (ultra cool).
%% 
%% Hope this helps.
%% 
%% -John
%% 
%% ps. If anyone has had similar problems with BC++ 3.0 PLEASE PLEASE let me
%% in on the trick to fixing the problem. Slow compilers require brain surgery
%% to endure (booting to DOS because its quicker!!!!!)

Did you deactivate DOS_IDLE_DETECTION by setting it to 100?
I am not sure about the name of the parameter - but its
default value is of 75. Till I changed this, Turbo C almost
stopped after a few compilation seconds.

-- 
Adam Mirowski,  mir@chorus.fr (FRANCE),  tel. +33 (1) 30-64-82-00 or 74
Chorus systemes, 6, av.Gustave Eiffel, 78182 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines CEDEX
From: curtisa@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Curtis Allred)
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 02:05:26 GMT
Subject: Re: Maxtor 7120A & BIOS Settings
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware

To get full 124.3M capacity you need to use 936 cyl/16 heads

-Curt
From: reaper@3cpu.rain.com (Ian Johnston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Help: Shugard floppy settings?
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:24:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: 3cpu.4247
Distribution: comp
Organization: Garden Lane Software


 I have a Shugard floppy drive (model no. 450) that I want to run with a 286,
but it just gives me a "bad sector error" every time I try to read or write to 
a disk.  Is this a fault in the jumper settings, or is the drive not 
compatible?

Thanks..

reaper@3cpu.rain.com
Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:23350 aus.computers.ibm-pc:432
From: sjp@werple.apana.org.au (Steven Pemberton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: BNC -> 15 pin Cable for SVGA Monitor
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:32:13 GMT
Organization: werple public-access UNIX, Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.apana.org.au
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

I need to connect a 15 pin SVGA card to a 20" GEC monitor with BNC connectors.

Is this simply a matter of constructing the correct cable?

GEC in Australia would rather sell me a new graphics card, and haven't been
very helpfull so far, they won't even give me stat's on the monitor!

Has anyone else tried something like this?
-- 
             Steven Pemberton        \o/ 
      ------------------------------- | ----------------------------
          sjp@werple.pub.uu.oz.au    / \
From: wilken@plains.NoDak.edu (Scott Wilken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Mixing 70 & 80 ns SIMMS in a 486?
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:08:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.20030
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <1992Sep01.102306.4658@donau.et.tudelft.nl> wolff@zen.et.tudelft.nl (Rogier Wolff) writes:
>dale@manet.wustl.edu (Dale Frye) writes:
>
>One megabyte? Memory comes in chunks of 4Mb on most 486 machines: they
>have a 32 bit databus, and you need 4 simms to feed that.
>

4 256X9 SIMMs is one megabyte, and 32bit datapath...

Scott
-- 
Go FAST!            |  Internet:  wilken@plains.nodak.edu   |     AMA #587126 
Take Chances!       |     UUCP: ..!uunet!plains!wilken      |     DoD #0087 
VF700F Interceptor  |        Bitnet:  WILKEN@PLAINS         |   
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au (Tooraj Enayati)
Subject: Re: VGA card to >EGA or TV
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 08:42:25 GMT

massoud@chemteca.sdsu.edu (Massoud Ajami) writes:

>In article <1992Aug29.194349.8703@seq.uncwil.edu> brant@seq.uncwil.edu (AT-Dreamer) writes:
>>From: brant@seq.uncwil.edu (AT-Dreamer)
>>Subject: VGA card to >EGA or TV
>>Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 19:43:49 GMT
>>I have a VGA card and a TV and a EGA monitor
>>could I use my ega monitor to get 64 colors
>>or my TV to get full VGA?
>>
>>IF this is possiable (or not) 
>>please let me know.
>>
>>thanks, chuck

>No, you can not use your EGA to get 64 colors. EGA has for lines R,G,B and 
>I, which generats max. of 16 colors. Your TV has 6 MHz. frequency response. 
>Most you can get out of it 40x25 text, you need at least 25 MHz. response 
>of system to get EGA or VGA in normal mode.

I have seen devices sold taht convert VGA to TV signal. That the picture
on the TV is pretty good. Here in Australia they cost around AU$600. 

TV signal is PLA, of course.

-- 
==============================================================================
Tooraj Enayati     Melbourne     Australia     tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au
Monash University       Robotic and Digital Technology       (Graduate/Alumni)
==============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tjwu@athena.mit.edu (Thomas J Wu)
Subject: Re: The trouble with ESDI
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:10:26 GMT

In article <phil.714789861@adam.adelaide.edu.au> phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick) writes:

>  I am having problems with the following ESDI configuration:
>
>  Drive:
>    model ST2383E
>    size  337M
>    head  7
>    cyl   1747
>    spt   54
>
>
>  Controller:
>    model WD1007A-WA2
>    mode  WD1005-WAH
>    sector translation enabled

This is exactly the configuration I have in my 386 box running both Unix
and DOS.  It has a Micronics 386/33 motherboard.

>  The problem is that when the drive is accessed the computer locks-up for
>  about a short time, and then it works.  An example to demonstrate the
>  problem:
>
>  1.  Time to low-level format:     8hrs
>      Time for a surface analysis:  60hrs
>      Time for a DOS format:        8hrs
>
>  There is obviously something drastically wrong here, but I don't know what
>  it is at the moment.
>
>  Has anyone got this combination successfully functional before?

I've had no problems with this setup at all.  Formatting and surface
analysis took well under an hour when I installed Unix.  How do you
have the drive set up in your BIOS?  I can look up my CMOS configuration
if you need.

>  Regards,
>  Phil.
>
>  -- 
>     _-_|\    Phil Kernick                E-Mail: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au
>    /     \   Departmental Engineer       Phone:  +61 8 228 5914
>    \_.-*_/   Dept. of Psychology         Fax:    +61 8 224 0464
>	  v    University of Adelaide      Mail:   GPO Box 498 Adelaide SA 5001

  Thomas Wu
  Internet:  tjwu@athena.mit.edu
Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:22752 comp.periphs.printers:2482
From: mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu (Brent Mosbrook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: HPIB --> parallel converter?
Date: 26 Aug 92 20:29:22 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Cal State Long Beach


does anyone know of a good place to get info on these devices?? I am trying to
hook up an HPIB 7475A to my PC, and saw these converters advertised for $99
anyone using one?  heard about them?

thanks

Brent
-- 
+--------------------------------------+
|  Brent Mosbrook    KC6MWK            |
|         mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu     |
+--------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~)
Subject: Re: 3 or 9 chip simms?
Originator: smintz@alamo
Organization: Intel Corporation
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:23:34 GMT


The board I have can use 4X9 memory, and when I use 3X1 memory is does work ok,
however, I can not enable hidden refresh, and I am not sure if it does 32 bit
mode correctly...any suggestions to test my 32 bit mode (windows only does 16
bit) and any idea about why I can't use hidden refresh?
From: betz@econ.uni-paderborn.de (Iro Betz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: REO-650 / Pinnacle Micro
Date: 1 Sep 92 15:56:41 GMT
Organization: Universitaet Paderborn


Hi,
Does anybody know if Pinnacle Micro, Irvine, CA 92718 can be contacted 
via email? 
Or does anybody have (or can point me to an ftp-site of) the REO-650
diskdriver for Novell 3.11
Greetings
Iro
From: slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Glen Anthony Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: New Gateway 200066Mhz local bus ISA
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:05:19 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <67504@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt5584e@prism.gatech.EDU (Edward Deering Boykin) writes:
>340 meg 13 ms Ide hard drive
>ATI graphics ultra
>
>sound pretty standard right?
>the bus contains two VESA standard local bus slots for the harddisk and video
>and the card are local bus cards.

Edward-
Can you please confirm that the ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA is a LOCAL BUS version?
The last I heard (2 weeks ago when my room-mate bought a Gateway 486-33) is thatthe video cards are ISA.  ATI has not released local bus versions yet, so how
could Gateway have such beasties...?
 
Thanks for the info though,
Glen Graham
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: shim@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Sam Shim)
Subject: Re: Most Crisp Monitor?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 20:45:07 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.194211.19633@adobe.com> pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>Sony is pretty nice but a lot of them seem to get past their QC
>with a defective horizontal line of pixels.

That's not a defect.  It's a result of their Trinitron technology.  All
Sony Trinitron tubes have that horizontal line.

-Sam-
From: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wilfred Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Programmers: what's your
Date: 27 Aug 92 08:35:00 GMT
Reply-To: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wilfred Wong)
Organization: The Cutting Edge - Houston, TX - 713-466-1525

David Librik wrote:

DL>Subject: Programmers: what's your favorite BIOS?
DL>Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 09:57:43 GMT

DL>this note.  Keep in mind that I reset my machine every few minutes, and need
DL>something that comes up quickly and easily.

AMI does a pretty good job. With options to disable: Memory above
1MB test, floppy seek on boot and set boot sequence to C:,A:.

DL>I've noticed flaws in the "user-friendliness" of a number of different
DL>BIOSes.  Several I've used take ages to memory-test (moving through the
DL>64K blocks like a snail through molasses); others use the DEL key to bring

Phoenix: Press SPACE while counting to skip memory test.
    AMI: ESC to skip

DL>up the system setup -- when that's one of the keys you use to reset the
DL>machine, meaning that you're always being thrown into the setup program
DL>when you hit Ctrl-Alt-Del!  (I believe it was an AMI BIOS that had this
DL>particular hideous bug).  And some -- I'm thinking of Phoenix BIOSes, at

That's not true. You press Ctrl-Alt-Del FIRST, machine warm boot,
and then it prompt "Hit <DEL> to run setup" during POST.

DL>least a few years ago -- weren't really truly compatible with the standard
DL>IBM BIOS, which is probably the second worst thing you can say about a BIOS.
DL>(The worst, of course, is that it's slow ... which was the problem with IBM'

I have a 486-33 w/Phoenix BIOS since 91 OCT, everything I run on it
works perfectly (from games, windows, to programming.) Plus, from PC
Mag. benchmark results, my [Micronics] motherboard (MB) is actually
BETTER than some MB w/AMI BIOS. Now, I have never benchmark a MB made by
AMI.

DL>So, all you systems hackers out there with more experience than me --
DL>what BIOS do you prefer?  And can you get a specific BIOS put in a machine
DL>you mail-order?

My pick would be AMI or Phoenix! However I do want to say that AMI is
more flexible. But unless you REALLY KNOW what's all those options are
in BIOS setup, you are going to use the default value anyway. On the
other hand, Phoenix is pretty simple and straight forward.

Wilfred Wong
The Cutting Edge BBS
Houston, Texas, USA.
InterNet: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us
---
 . SLMR 2.1 . Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic
                                                                                 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: glowe@nyx.cs.du.edu (Glen Lowe)
Subject: Re: HELP! Need info on Opti motherboards
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 00:07:26 GMT

In article <2203@ncr-mpd.FtCollins.NCR.COM> gkendall@ncr-mpd.FtCollins.NC
.COM (Guy Kendall) writes:
>In article <1992Aug20.212431.6629@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> ca566@cleveland.F
eenet.Edu (Michael Holloway) writes:
> >
> >Has anyone heard of a motherboard called Opti 386WB?  Do you have the 
ame
> >and phone number of the manufacturer or their US representitive?  I ha
e a
> >bad motherboard that calls itself an Opti 386WB Ver 1.0, made in Taiwa
.
> >The retailer I bought it from is not interested in supporting the prod
ct
> >and I was wondering what information I might be able to get either fro
 the
> >company or from other people with Opti boards.  Any information will b

> >appreciated greatly?
>
>
>I havn't heard of the 386WB, but I have been looking at an Opti 486WB
>motherboard from a clone shop. Anyone know if this is a good 
>motherboard?
>
>
>-- 
>Guy W. Kendall - Applications Engineer            Guy.Kendall@ColoSpgs.N
R.COM
>NCR Microelectronic Products Division               Voice: 719-596-5795 
465
>1635 Aeroplaza Drive                                  Fax: 719-570-6045
>Colorado Springs, CO 80916                            BBS: 719-596-1649 


I believe the US rep for opti is somewhere around San Jose, California.
You might try calling information.  I have had quite a few opti
motherboards and I haven't had any troubles.  windows.. dos.. pharlap.. etc
I'll try 386bsd and linux as soon as i can get the binaries...

Glen Lowe
UC Irvine
Department of Information and Computer Science
4
From: slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Glen Anthony Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 640X480X256 on a VGA monitor with 512K card ???
Date: 31 Aug 92 21:02:35 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <1992Aug30.185048.6940@dragon.acadiau.ca> 890491g@dragon.acadiau.ca (Don Graves) writes:
>I have standard VGA (256K with a standard VGA color monitor).  Is it possible
>to have 640X480X256 using a SVGA 512K card on my standard VGA monitor?  I mean, 
>the monitor can do 640X480, but does the amount of simultaneously displayed
>colors depend on the card alone, or is it also bound by the monitor?  Any
>comments?

Yes, your monitor can display them (if it is a normal monitor!).  Most (all?) 
monitors that I know of are analog monitors so can display all the available
colors (16.7 million with suitible RAMDAC cards...)
 
Glen Graham
slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
(.sig file under construction)
From: j_manning@csc32.enet.dec.com (John Manning)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 486 DX vs DX2: What's the difference ?
Date: 1 Sep 92 15:12:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Sep1.052448.6162@u.washington.edu>, tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu writes...
>In article <1992Aug31.200534.15561@tssi.com> nolan@tssi.com writes:
>><REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
>>
>So there you have it. Hope this helps. (BTW: Occidental's 486DX2/50
>(with 8MB RAM, 240MB 12ms IDE hard drive, one (of eight) local bus
>slots, and SAME DAY SHIPPING) looks pretty good at $2495 depending on
>the video card they're using (The ad doesn't say what it is.).
> 

I took advantage of Occidental's faxback service to get specs on their
offerings.  The only bad thing(and this is a matter of perspective) is that
their 240MB HD is a Seagate.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    John Manning                       |  Opinions expressed are my own.     |
|    j_manning@csc32.enet.dec.com       |  I do not represent Digital Equip.  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: klaus@knipp.en.open.de (Klaus Malorny)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 09:55:39 GMT
Organization: Private/FRG
Subject: Adaptec 1542B with ST506/MFM-Controller Problem?
Keywords: Adaptec, 1542B, MFM, ST506

As I want to expand my system with a SCSI-Drive, I am currently looking for
a suitable SCSI controller. The Adaptec seems to be the right one, but
serveral dealers told me that it wouldn't work together with my (old)
ST506/MFM-Harddisc controller.
A test with my friend's Adaptec adapter failed. When configured properly (?)
(but with no HD connected to), my *ST506* drive begins to make noise (the
head of the drive seems to move between the cylinders continuously) and the
access time increases dramaticaly.
My questions are: Is it a configuration problem, a compatibility problem or
just caused by the fact that no SCSI drive was connected to the controller?
Which other well supported SCSI controllers exist that don't have such
problems (what about Future Domain?) ?

Please excuse if this topic was discussed earlier as I usually don't read this
group. Thanks for your response

Klaus Malorny

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: jliu@andersen.uucp (Jack)
Subject: Re: which video card??
Organization: Andersen Consulting
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:04:54 GMT

I'm also looking for these information. Please send me a copy if you reply by
e-mail. Thanks.

JL

In article <1992Sep2.172512.27058@unislc.uucp> larsen@unislc.uucp (Steve Larsen) writes:
>Well, I have a question for all you SVGA guru's.  I have need to invest in
>a new SVGA card, and I would like to get some oppinions.  I want some sort
>of acceleration, support of 1280x1024 (don't really care about how many
>colors), and probably most importantly, compatibility (either now, or in
>the near future with OS/2).  I am considering the Stealth, Speedstar 24X,
>Orchid, and a lot of cards in this range.  I have also considered the
>ATI Ultra +, but wonder if it would really be worth it to me for what I will
>use this computer for (home applications, never anything as rigorous as
>say a CAD program), I just want a good card to display as fast as possible,
>for as cheap as possible (wow, does this guy want the world or what?).
>Well, any suggestions, comments, experiences, etc. via e-mail or post would
>be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanx again,
>
>Steve
>
From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 4 Sep 92 00:28:05 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

djbpitt+@pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum) writes:

>In article <1992Sep1.012545.18976@bnr.ca> tracyb@bnr.ca 
>(Tracy Blomquist) writes:

>>On another note, any other 17" monitors that will do 1280x1024 @ >=70Hz?
>>I have found the NEC 5fg and the Nanao T560i so far, the former is in
>>the running for my purchase, the latter is too many $$$.

>I believe the Nanao 550i is similar in specs to the 560i, except that it
>does not have the Trinitron ($$$) tube. Should be a bit cheaper than the
>NEC 5fg. The 550i and 5fg are reviewed (FWIW) in PCMag XI/12 (30 June
>1992); the Nanao blurb mentions the 560i, although it isn't explicitly
>reviewed.

Not quite correct, the IS a difference between F550i and T560i in the specs:

                       F550i         T560i

Hor.scanfreq.         35-65Khz      30-78Khz
Ver.scanfreq.         55-90Hz       55-90Hz
Bandwidth            80Mhz min.    120Mhz min.

Max. res.           1280x1024 (I)  1280x1024 (NI)

I'm using the T560i and it's a GREAT monitor, although I'm "only" using
it in XGA.

Christian
-- 
M. Christian Holmgreen / joker@diku.dk / mochmch@uts.uni-c.dk
student, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Computer Science
"Human errors can only be avoided if one can avoid the use of humans"
From: corny@acs.bu.edu (Josh Cheong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: IDE Card with Hardware Caching
Date: 29 Aug 92 19:05:57 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: corny@acs.bu.edu


Anybody heard of an IDE card with hardware caching? There's one listed in the Computer
Shopper (September 1992, pg. 428), for $135. 

Its supposed to be able to take up to 8MB of SIMMS and have an effective access time of
0.3ms which is 5MB/sec. 

My question is whether anyone out there has any experience with it, or especially, any compatibility problems with it.

Thanks for any replies ...


josh
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware