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From: phil@oracodev.uucp (P. Suematsu)
Subject: Anadex Silent Scribe printer problem
Organization: Optical Research Associates
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 05:32:26 GMT

I bought an Anadex Silent Scribe (model DP-9620A) dot-matrix printer for $5,
but it doesn't work.  It beeps when I power it up, when I turn it off-line,
and when I try to print to it through the parallel interface (at least I believe
it is a parallel interface).  Does anyone know what the printer is trying to
tell me?  I don't think it is a false paper-out signal because the LED flashes
when the paper is out.

Does anyone have the manual for this printer?  I'd like to try the serial
interface, but I don't know what the 4 DIP switch blocks should be set to.
Anadex doesn't appear to be in business anymore in Chatsworth, CA and the
TRW repair service phone number stuck on the printer is no longer in service.
BTW, it looks like a well-built printer.


Thanks,

Phil Suematsu
Optical Research Associates
uunet!oracodev!phil	   or
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(818) 795-9101
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Advice about 486 purchase...
From: $dougn@sasb.byu.edu (Douglas R. Nebeker - MIS_SAS)
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:58:49 -0700
Organization: Brigham Young University
Keywords: 486 sx Diamond Stealth connor Opti

I have found a great deal (locally) on a 486sx 25 system and would like some 
input about my choice of components.

The system is a 486sx 25, 4 meg RAM, with a 170meg Connor drive, a Diamond 
Stealth video card and a Minimicro (Samsung) SVGA monitor (interlaced at 
1024x768).

Has anyone ever used a Stealth and a Minimicro before?  

The 486sx motherboard doesn't have a cache (besides the internal 8 K cache 
that all 486's have [is this true?]).  Would there be a huge performance 
increase with a 256K (external?) cache?

What are the possibilities of changing the crystal on the board to, say, 33 
MHz for future upgrades?

Is there anything to watch for with the IDE controller card??

I haven't invested much in a computer before, so I want to be sure that I'm 
getting a good deal.

ANY input would be VERY appreciated  (you can mail directly to me).

THANKS!
From: ernesto@crhc.uiuc.edu (Ernesto Su)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 586-clones:  WHEN?
Date: 4 Sep 92 08:13:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: sleepy.1888vdINNhgq
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NNTP-Posting-Host: sleepy.crhc.uiuc.edu

In a recent post, somebody mentioned that 586 clones will start appearing
this Fall, and that they will be relatively cheap.  I assume that their 
release will drive the current prices on 486's and 386's down even further.  

I plan to buy a 386 or 486 system soon, but I think it might be a good idea
to wait for lower prices when the 586 comes out (I can wait up to 2 months).

My questions are:

  1. Will there be 586's in the market within 2 months?

  2. Will the 586's drive down significantly the prices of 486's and 386's, 
     or are these machines already priced close to their cost, leaving little
     room for lower prices? 

and the most important question:

  3. Should I wait?


Any info/comments will be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.


Ernesto Su	ernesto@crhc.uiuc.edu
From: ssands@cns.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu (Steve Sands)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Insight computers
Keywords: Insight computers
Date: 1 Sep 1992 22:47:50 GMT
Reply-To: ssands@cns.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu (Steve Sands)
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
Originator: ssands@cns.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu


Does anyone have any experience with Insight Computers??  Any recommendations or
negative experiences??

Thank You

Steve Sands
From: skt%sundry@atc.boeing.com (S.K. Tazuma)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: WANTED: driver for Maxtor WORM drive (RXT8-800S)
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:49:40 GMT
Organization: Boeing, Bellevue, WA

This is a posting for someone who doesn't have access to the net...

-------
I have obtained a Maxtor WORM drive, model RXT8-800S.
This has a capacity of 400 MB per side, 800 MB total.
Need an MS-DOS driver (DOS 5.0 is version in use).
The interface is Adaptec/SCSI.

Would especially like to find out if there are
any free-ware or low-cost drivers available, but
any information would be useful.
-------

If you have any info on the above, please reply via e-mail
to this address:

skt@sundry.boeing.com
Thank you.
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From: sellings@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Simon Peter Ellingsen)
Subject: Controlling R&S freq Synth from GP-IB board
Summary: Problems controlling a Rohde & Schwarz SMX from GP-IB board on 386
Keywords: GP-IB board, IEC-488
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:15:12 GMT


I have a Rohde and Schwarz SMX frequency synthesiser which I am trying to
control via a GP-IB board connected to an Olivetti 380c, 386 clone.

I have had some success, in that I can switch the frequency synthesiser
to remote via the GP-IB board.  This happens when ever I try and send
any command, even the switch into local command.  I cannot switch the 
synthesiser into local when it is in remote mode.  I have also found that 
when I send a command string to the synthesiser, (using outputa), it has
the effect of resetting the synthesiser.  The synthesiser also displays a
syntax error.

I am aiming to control the device from some real mode assembly code.
I have tried writing test programs in both real mode assembly code and
basic (the GP-IB manual gives all its examples in basic).  The test 
programs in both cases have similar effects, showing that something
is working, but not completely.  The assembly code in the GP-IB rom
require the addresses of the arguments passed on the stack, I have
stepped through several of the GP-IB routines and I appear to be getting the
required information to the GP-IB routines.

I have looked closely at the Rohde and Schwarz manual, which is supposed to
connect directly into the IEC-488 standard bus provided by the GP-IB board.
In this manual it also mentions that Rohde and Schwarz have there own 
IEC-488 standard controllers and gives more example code (in bloody basic
again!), which looks nothing like the code in the GP-IB manual.

If anyone has had experience connectting a GP-IB board to a Rohde and 
Schwarz frequency synthesiser, I would appreciate any advice.  Thanks in
advance.

					Simon Ellingsen
					Physics Department
					University of Tasmania

					ellingsen@physvax.phys.utas.edu.au
From: djbpitt+@pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Nanao 17" monitors
Date: 1 Sep 92 12:38:50 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

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.

--David

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From: davej@sumax.seattleu.edu (Dave Jenner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Wanted: Info on SCSI card/backup software for Teac tape drive
Keywords: SCSI backup tape Teac
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:34:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.4942
Organization: Seattle University

I have a SCSI tape drive (mechanism is an MT2ST45S67U, 60 MB) that I use with
a Macintosh system that I would also like to use with a PC/XT (8-bit bus).
Can anyone suggest an INEXPENSIVE SCSI (8-bit) interface card and tape
backup software that would likely work with this setup?  I don't need
blazing speed and would rather stay away from the parallel port converters.
Something like a Seagate ST01? with a driver that configures the tape drive
as a disk drive?  I have Central Point Backup that is supposed to work with
such setups.

Thanks for an info.  Or for any unneeded hardware/software lying around.

Dave

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From: smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~)
Subject: Re: ..SMARTDRV vs Built-in Cache, built-in is faster!....
Originator: smintz@alamo
Organization: Intel Corporation
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:40:56 GMT


try only one meg of memory with smartdrv the performance ratting doesn't improve
at all by going higher...
From: dhb@ksr.com (Don Barstow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Any rumors on cheap OPTI EISA motherboards?
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:17:51 EDT
Organization: Kendall Square Research Corp.


I read an article a couple of months ago in either PC Mag or Computer
Shopper saying that OPTI was developing an inexpensive two-chip
EISA chip set.  This chip set would bring down the cost premium of
EISA over ISA to around $80 from the current $300+ with the Intel
chip set.

The article said these would be out in the fall.  So I was wondering
if anyone has heard anything (rumors or fact) on when we actually
might see motherboards with this chip set? 

I wanted more than ISA, but I have been holding off buying anything
because Local bus is still immature, and EISA has been too expensive.
Now I am getting impatient, but I don't want to spend too much for
EISA if these really will be out soon. (Besides, it might increase
the popularity of EISA, and help bring down the cost of EISA peripheral
cards, although not overnight.)

Thanks,
Don Barstow
dhb@ksr.com
Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:22720 comp.arch:9061
From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (exuptr@exu.ericsson.se)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.arch
Subject: Re: Does a 487sx shut down the 486sx??
Date: 26 Aug 92 16:57:46 GMT
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Aug24.202205.26297@crd.ge.com> davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
>From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
>Subject: Re: Does a 487sx shut down the 486sx??
>Date: 24 Aug 92 20:22:05 GMT

>In article <26#n0bc.parag@netcom.com>, parag@netcom.com (Parag Patel) writes:
>| mts@wam.umd.edu writes:
>| 
>| >     Thats why you save your money and buy an overdrive chip instead of the
>| >487sx.  Should plug into the same socket on most so you not only get the full
>| >486DX, you get it at double the speed.
>| 
>| And possibly melt your motherboard and/or CPU, which is what someone did
>| who plugged in the 486DX2 into a notebook designed for a 486SX (I

>The SX and DX2 are not pin compatible, that may help explain the
>problem. I believe the Overdrive chip /is/ SX pinout. I have no idea
>what made Intel think a new pinout was remotely a good idea, they could
>have just left off the FPU.

It is not a new pinout.  The DX2 shares pinouts with the DX, which makes 
sense.  Think of the Overdrive as an SX2, as far as pinout is concerned.

>DX2 chips use less power than the DX chips of the same (internal) speed,
>because they don't drive the bus as fast. How much less power is
>something someone with the spec sheets will have to provide, but unless
>my memory is completely wrong it's quite a bit.

According to Intel's 241245-001, the Power Supply current is 1200 mA for the
66 MHz DX2 and 950 mA for the 50 MHz DX2.

It's also marked "PRELIMINARY" all over the book.

Also of note is the 50 mA rating for supply current in "Power Down Mode".  
It further states this is a target value and has not been tested.
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    alternately, exuptr@ZGNews.Lonestar.Org
From: frederic@cs.unc.edu (Eric Fredericksen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Q's about Gateway 66 Mhz DX2 system
Keywords: several questions
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:56:31 GMT
Followup-To: poster

I am considering buying one of the new Gateway 2000 66 MHz (DX2) systems,
but I have several questions.

Is Intel shipping 486Dx2 66 MHz chips in quantity yet?  If not, how soon
might that happen? Gateway says that they are wating for a shipment and
give a 5-6 week lead time on delivery.

What kind of time frame are we looking at for 16 Mb RAM chips to be shipping
in quantity?  The system comes with some new Micronics (sp?) motherboard with
4 SIMM slots.  You begin with 4Mx9 and can mix in 16Mx9.  But until the 16Mx9
SIMMS are available, you can't go above 16 Mb on the motherboard.

The system is to include a Western Digital 340 Mb disk (I don't have the
model number) that is supposed to be a brand-spanking new model that works
on the local bus of the system.  How might this affect UNIX (actually, a
GNU version called Linux) compatibility ? (drivers, etc)

The salesmen said that the system would come with a video card called the
ATI New Generation card.  Is this an ATI Ultra+ that I have been hearing about?
It is also supposed to be on the local bus.

Thanks in advance.
Eric
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dlc@nil.mni.mcgill.ca (ms source_code)
Subject: test
Organization: NeuroImaging Laboratory, Montreal Neurological Institute
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 16:39:34 GMT

This just for test. Sorry!


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
Subject: Re: WHat is a good, cheap, laser printer?
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 07:19:00 GMT

In article <jpl1.714838495@Ra.MsState.Edu> jpl1@Ra.MsState.Edu (John Patrick Lestrade) writes:
>I have a friend who only has $550 - $600 to spend on a printer.  I am
>trying to talk her into a laser, but the HP's are over $700.  She does
>a lot of professional correspondence.  Does anyone know if these cheaper
>models (e.g. Okidata 400 for $575) are any good?
>
>If not, maybe she should consider the deskjet.
>thanks
> 
>--
>John Patrick Lestrade, PhD        
>cnesta::lestrade
>jpl1@ra.msstate.edu

In considering the cost of a laser printer, you should also consider the
cost of operating one.  I saw a decent price on an IBM laser printer once,
but the toner cartridges would have bankrupted me.  :-)

-- 
Jim H.
*
* James L. Henrickson
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.dcom.modems
From: Denny.Chuang@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Denny Chuang)
Subject: Re: Comments on Boca 14.4K baud modem
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 07:42:02 GMT

In article <amigo.714973687@milton> amigo@milton.u.washington.edu (The Friend) writes:
>K
>	Anyone have any problems with a internal Boca 14.4K baud V.42 modem?
>I'm considering the purchase of one and wondering if there's any defects with
>their implementation of the modem standards (v32bis/V42bis/etc)... looks
>like a reasonable modem, but as people mentioned, the cheaper, the more 
>problems that _may occur_.. and the less support you'll get typically.
>I don't always go by that rule though - its not always the case that
>you get defective products because of price.
>							--> Mike
	I bought a Boca earlier this year when it first came out.  It has
one of the earlier version of ROM.  It connects to USR Dual at 14.4k, PP, 
Zoom and many other modems...  the problem I got with that first modem was
not a major one.  The modem couldn't response to the backspace key correctly.
It backspace twice on the screen when I actually only press the key once.

	Last month, I decided I couldn't live with this problem anymore and
gave Boca Research a call.  The Tech crew aren't so bad, they responded to my 
problem and gave me a call back an hour later.  After trying to figure out
what version of ROM I got and what the problem is, they decided to upgrade my
ROM.  I have my new modem shipped prepaid,399 for the 14.4k internal.  About
a week later I got the new modem.  Well, this time the manual and instruction
for first time installation have improved greatly.  I guess after so
many complaines on the instruction book they have decided to revise it.  
	
	I paid $255 with my first modem about 5 month ago.  Now, it can be 
purchase well under $220.00  Over all the modem worth its price.
Plus , their service isn't so bad after all.  Ill give it a 8 out of 10 points. 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: massoud@chemteca.sdsu.edu (Massoud Ajami)
Subject: Re: HELP! Memorey Parity Error--System Crash
Organization: San Diego State University
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:28:31 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.043028.25598@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> huhta@crs.cl.msu.edu (Chris Huhta) writes:


>  I have recently come across a problem where Windows will crash, the screen
>will wig out, and turn blue, stating "Memory Parity Error.  System Halted."  I 
>think it is a BIOS error message, not a windows one, but I cannnot seem to
>figure out where it is coming from.  I am paraluzed...Sometimes my computer
>will boot up windows fine, only to unexpectedly hang like this and give me
>this error message.  I need help badly, since I ned to use my computer very
>urgently.

>huhta@crs.cl.msu.edu
>Thanks.

>Please forward your suggestions and help to me if possible.

You didn't say anything about the computer. If you have more than 1M memory, 
since Windows uses Extended memory, you may have problem with that area for 
parity. Most of the DOS programs do not use EXT. memory, so normal 
operation sees no problem. Check to see if your BIOS supports the parity 
enable/disable, if so, try with parity disable to see the results. Most 
likly the RAMs are not fast enough and timing causes the error, try to 
change the wait state for RAMs from 0 to 1, and with parity bit enable, 
you should not have any problem.

   

Peace and Prosperity!
  ---==< 110 >==---
From: ebrown@bud_light.kodak.com (Eric Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: which CD-ROM to buy?
Date: 4 Sep 92 19:26:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: bud_ligh.EBROWN.92Sep4152654
Reply-To: ebrown@tap.kodak.com
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company
In-reply-to: daigle@APOLLO.HP.COM's message of 4 Sep 92 17:25:40 GMT


In article <Bu2Dqt.3rq@apollo.hp.com> daigle@APOLLO.HP.COM (Joe Daigle) writes:

   Are there any outright "winners" in the area of which CD-ROM to buy?

Wait a couple months if you can. Ideally you want a 2X multisession
mode 2 drive. Unfortunately there are not any available to my knowledge.

I typically prefer a generic scsi drive so I can move it between 
machines without too much trouble.

Get one with a door on front to keep the dust out though it's not a must.

You might also consider in the future a cd-changer like the pioneer.
I've seen it as low as $895.

Good Luck,

Eric.
ebrown@tap.kodak.com
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From: tdbear@tandon.com (Tom Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Zeos (and others) general flame
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:07:19 GMT
Organization: Tandon Corporation, Moorpark, CA

Well... just to add to the flames, Microp. Report just blasted
us as well as other companies in quoting superficial Landmark
and PM MIPs numbers.  And, before anyone throws stones my way,
I have been calling those benchmarks superficial long before
MR did.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: eigenstr@cs.rose-hulman.edu (Todd R. Eigenschink)
Subject: Re: Which network card?
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
	<1992Sep1.151911.22477@dcatlas.dot.gov>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 21:55:29 GMT

ebrown@bud_light.kodak.com (Eric Brown) writes:

>I'm trying to buy a TCP/IP thin (BNC Coax) eternet card. For NT purposes,
>I must choose between:
>    Etherlink II (8 bit)           $179
>    Etherlink II / 16 (16 bit)     $279
>    SMC/West.Dig. WD8013 (16 bit)  $179
>    SMC/West.Dig. WD8003 (? bits)  $???

Use the SMC cards!  I work for a company that does a LOT of Novell
networking, and SMC's are the only ones that works consistenty and in
almost every case.

Todd Eigenschink
eigenstr@CS.Rose-Hulman.Edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tracyb@bnr.ca (Tracy Blomquist)
Subject: Re: Nanao 17" monitors
Organization: Bell Northern Research
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:28:53 GMT

The F550i is a good monitor, but it only supports 60Hz @ 1280x1024.
The T560i (using a Sony Trinitron SA -- according to Nanao tech rep)
supports higher refresh, but costs almost 2x the F550i.

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From: fg25@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Subject: AAnchor Customer Support Number?  
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 20:58:21 GMT

I have been trying to reach Anchor Automation through their customer support
number in my modem's manual (818-998-6100) but a recording says the number is
no longer in service.  Does anybody know Anchor Automation's new customer
service number?

                                       Tommy 
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