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From: bergman@panix.com (Mark Bergman)
Subject: Wangtec Tapedrive with Sysgen Controller (partial answer)
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 05:48:57 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

To: yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!violet.berkeley.edu!ilan343@uu3.psi.com
Subject: Re:Info request: Wangtek 5099EN24 Tape drive + Sysgen controller
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
In|Reply|To: <1guh3kINNg1o@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

I believe that controller (the same one that I have) is a
proprietary design intended for use w. Sysgen 60MB
"SmartImage" drives. I think that it is really a variation
on SCSI, but Sysgen has never admitted that to me. I'm
looking for an upgrade path from my current tape
configuration, and I'm really amazed that you've got the
Sysgen controller working with anything else. What software
are you using, exactly? What version? I'd like more details.

For more information, why not just call Sysgen
(800-821-2151, 408-263-1171, 408-263-4411).


Hey People! Why not call the manufacturers of your own
equipment (or at least call 1-800-555-1212 to see if they
have a toll free number) before you "cost the net hundreds
if not thousands of dollars" by posting?
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718-855-9148

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From: ET_SWARZ@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (PHAIDROS)
Subject: WANTED: VGA_monitor
Organization: University of Ulm, Germany
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 16:46:22 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.25

hi ppl,

a friend of mine is looking for a VGA_monitor with the "nice_price-option".

any offers?


phaidros

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From: jpw0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JASON PAUL WALTERS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Looking for VESA-LB SCSI Controller
Date: 17 Dec 92 19:18:46 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


 Has anyone heard of or seen any new VESA LB SCSI controllers?

 Here's my situation:

    I have a Gateway 486'66V System, with the LB-IDE controller.
    I would like to add a LB SCSI controller so I can also use my
    Seagate SCSI Drive along with the 340MB IDE that comes with the
    system.
    Does anyone know of such a SCSI controller that will all the use of the
    controller on board (IDE)?

       Any help would be appreciated.
              Thanks
               Jason (jpw0@lehigh.edu)

               
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Subject: BMG, King of Prussia, PA, OK?
From: mannerl@kenyon.edu
Date: 16 Dec 92 08:19:34 -0500
Organization: Kenyon College

Does anyone have any experience pro or con with BMG, King of Prussia, PA?
Thanks,
Lynn
From: John.Bayley@f341.n632.z3.fidonet.org (John Bayley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Dma on pc motherboards
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:27:00

AS>If you can get/read it the German magazin C't has had a recent series of
AS>in-depth engineering tests on 386 and 486 chipsets.  Very enlightening
  etc etc...

AS>Word for Windows'' approach.  From memory there definately are some
AS>decent ISA chipsets out there.  If there you're interested please email
AS>and I'll summarise the test results if more than a few want info.

I for one would be very interested to see a summary of those results. Thanks in
advance.....John.

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From: T104244@r3vm.dsd.trw.com
Subject: ProAudio Spectrum 16. Does it really sound good?
Organization: TRW Electronic Systems Group
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:21:30 GMT

I'm considering getting the ProAudio Spectrum 16 w/ 16bit DAC.
I was wondering if anyone out there has tried mixing CD quality music
w/ the existing spftware...I want some feedback as if the finished
product sounds as good as the original sources (eg noise from the
PC, the bus, etc doesn't enter in).  Does anyone have any experience
with this?  Thanks in advance for any feedback...you can respond
to: t104244@r3vm.dsd.trw.com
 
Ernie Chen
t104244@r3vm.dsd.trw.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dmike@intacc.uucp (Michael DeKoven)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Matrox Impression TrueColor video card ?
Date: 15 Dec 92 18:59:54 GMT
Organization: Matrix Artists' Network

Matrox have been making high end (read expensive) video cards for
quite a while, and have a very good reputation among the people I
know who do broadcast quality animation.

The 1024 is a newer, less powerfull card oriented more towards the
general consumer (if I understand their press release properly). I
don't know anyone who has used this card and would be very interested
in hearing any first-hand reports. I'm especially interested in how
stable the windows drivers are, and how well the card gets along with
other cards (ie. sound cards, scanner interfaces).

Thanks
Michael DeKoven
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From: tracyb@bnr.ca (Tracy Blomquist)
Subject: Toshiba 200ms CD-ROM drive?
Organization: Bell Northern Research
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Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:38:43 GMT

I just read an article in PC-Week that mentioned Toshiba's new
CD-ROM drives (XM-3401 series).  They claim 200ms access and 
330Kb/sec transfer rate (somewhat better than NEC 74/84).

Has anyone seen these yet?  Any street pricing, other comments?

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From: aa339@Freenet.carleton.ca (Etienne Tasse)
Subject: Re: seagate ST-4144R
Reply-To: aa339@Freenet.carleton.ca (Etienne Tasse)
Organization: The National Capital Freenet
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 03:24:38 GMT


In a previous article, martling@phage.cshl.org (Jim Martling) says:

>
>
>	I was just given a Seagate ST-4144R 80MB hard disk, without
>	documentation.
>
>	Does this drive have a predefined drive type for a PC-AT Setup?
>	If not, can someone send me the information I need for a successful
>	installation?
>
>		THANK YOU very much -
>
>(o)-(x)
>   ..
>\______/   Yea!
>
>				martling@cshl.org

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From: zeke@fasttech.com (Bohdan Tashchuk)
Subject: Re: Is ZEOS financially sound?
Organization: Fast Technology
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 10:16:33 GMT

In <Bz2r6v.GtI@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL) writes:

>oh yeah, MCA is 32-bit, the machine has 8megs RAM, upto 32megs total.
>MCA is a lot like EISA, but better.

This is true. MCA is engineered better than EISA, although not quite has
nicely as it could have been.

But IBM blew it big time. They tried to keep it proprietary. They wanted to
charge absurd license fees, eg 5% or more of system price, to use MCA. A few
people tried to make MCA computers and adapters but there were compatibility
problems.

IBM has since changed its tune, but the damage was done. There are very few
people building clones with MCA in them (i think NCR has one but nobody else
comes to mind). This means that MCA add-in cards are more expensive, since
the market is smaller and there are fewer competitors.

Make sure that the add-in cards you might want to eventually buy are available
at a reasonable price before you commit to MCA.
From: pauls@css.itd.umich.edu (Paul Southworth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Need Low level format info for Plus IDE
Date: 14 Dec 1992 14:12:39 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan ITD Consulting and Support Services
NNTP-Posting-Host: stimpy.css.itd.umich.edu
Originator: news@stimpy.css.itd.umich.edu

In article <1992Dec14.125508.22133@dmu.ac.uk> mjh@dmu.ac.uk (Mike Howarth) writes:
>Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that formatiing an IDE drive
>removed information that the controller used, and that the only way was to
>use the manufacturer's utilities rather any 'marketable' products, and I
>presume those utilities to be as common as Rocking Horse Droppings - have
>I got the right tack or am I thinking of another drive type ??

You've got the right drive type although that's not 100% accurate, since
if you have enough information about the drive you can probably still
low-level it.  Ultimately it's a last-resort maneuver on almost all IDE
drives, and most people tend to start thinking about low-level formatting
before they have exhausted their options.  Even if the manufacturer wants
to charge you $100 for them to low level it (read: spin it up, have the office
junior run their software on it for 10 minutes) you may still be able to
weasel enough info out of them to get the job done right.  You need to know
cylinder skew, head skew (and of course the interleave) in addition to the
basic parms from your manual.


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From: Richard_Robb@mindlink.bc.ca (Richard Robb)
Subject: Is the Complete Page Scanner any good? (repost)
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 21:10:11 GMT

Would welcome feedback from anyone who has tried The Complete Page Scanner.
How good are its scans?  It's on sale here at about half the price of a
Scanjet, but I've never been able to find any reviews of the quality of its
scans.  Can anyone out there help me on this?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: christyo@cae.wisc.edu (Buddy Christyono)
Subject: computer and 14" monitor
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
Date: 17 Dec 92 15:14:12 CST


Hi!

I am preparing to buy a computer, specifically the following:
486DX50/256K cache/8mb memory/213mb IDE drive (WD Caviar)
Paradise Accelerator Card and 14" PIONEX monitor.
The companies are: Computer Sales Professional (New Jersey)
and Quantex (New Jersey).
My questions:
1. Does anyone have dealt with either companies? What is your opinion
   on either one of them?
2. I do not know much about PIONEX monitor but I saw one at SAM'S
   WHOLESALE CLUB and it seemed a bit blurry. What type of 14" monitor
   do you think is a good one? I am particularly interested in Optiquest
   1000D but I looked in several publications and nobody (except two,
   which I called and said they no longer carry the monitor brand) had
   it. I do not want to spend more than $400 (such as for Sony 1304S).
   My primary choices:
      Optiquest 1000D
      Viewsonic 5E (barely more than $400)
      Viewsonic 6E
   What else is there and where to get it (also price range). Is Optiquest
   still in business? Where to get their monitors? I am not planning to
   use more than 800x600x256 colors consistently.
3. How good is the Paradise Accelerator (WD90C31)? The Computer Shopper
   (12/92) has a report on it and 16 others and consider it less than the
   Speedstar 24X. Should I get the 24X instead? I am a bit reluctant to
   buy or recommend Diamond products given the complaints I read in this
   newsgroup on Diamond company. The Paradise is made by Western Digital
   which produces the 90C31 chip, so I am assuming it is a good one. How-
   ever, the card only manage roughly 1/2 the Winmark of the 24X and I
   do not understand this at all. Bad driver?

   What graphics card should I buy if the Paradise is a nono (in your opi-
   nion?) I am interested in running OS/2 sometime in the future, so I need
   something that will allow me to run OS/2 (so: no ATI, I guess). ET4000
   card seems to be too slow for it (just a feeling).

Thank you. Please respond to :
   buddy%optics.decnet@vms.macc.wisc.edu

Buddy Christyono 
ECE Dept. univ. of Wisconsin
From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Catalog of Hard-to-Find PC Enhancements (Repost) 
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 19:35:14 GMT
Organization: Crynwr Software

In article <71705@cup.portal.com> jdoll@cup.portal.com writes:

   "The Catalog of Personal Computing Tools for Engineers and Scien-
   tists" lists hardware cards and application software packages for 
   PC/XT/AT/PS/2 class machines.  Focus is on engineering and scien-
   tific applications of PCs, such as data acquisition/control, 
   design automation, and data analysis and presentation.  
     
   If you would like a free copy, reply with your (U. S. Postal) 
   mailing address.

These guys do have lots of interesting stuff.  Be prepared to dig
deep into your wallet, however...

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From: liuyu@acf3.nyu.edu (Bill Clinton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Help: IBM XT HD controller - How to low-level format?
Date: 21 Dec 92 01:31:57 GMT
Organization: New York University

Hi,
  I have a XT HD controller that seems to be an IBM controller. I has
part number 62x0776 on the card. I also has some Xebec chips and Rom.
How do I low-level format HD with this controller? 
I tried g=c800:5 in debug but it didn't work. Am I starting at the wrong
address? Or do I need a external program to do a low level format?

Thanks in advance!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tiger@netcom.com (Tiger Zhao)
Subject: Re: 486SLC Cyrix and Am386SX
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 06:53:17 GMT

ychou@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Chou Yen) writes:

>I was wondering if it would be possible to upgrade just my processor
>to one of these newer processors that are built on a 386SX/286
>motherboard...

Most existing 386SX motherboards use surface mounted type CPUs
called PQFP (Plastic Quick Flat Packaging). And those 386SX CPUs
are not easily removed without some special soldering tools.
So, most of the 386SX motherboard are not upgradeable to 486SLC

>Is the 486SLC Cyrix on a 386SX board or a 386DX board? And is the
>Am386SX much faster than a standard 386SX (fast enough to be worth
>the upgrade rather than to wait longer for a whole new machine)?

The 486SLC Cyrix CPU is for existing 386SX motherboard. (486DLC CPU
is for 386DX motherboard) which is internal 32-bit, and external 
16-bit with 1k internal CPU cache. A SLC motherboard is normally
2.5 times faster than a SX motherboard (for the same clock speed).
For example a 386SX-33MHz motherboard gives you 37MHz on Landmark
speed test version 2.0, while a 386SLC-33 motherboard outputs
106MHz, (386SX-25: 28MHz vs 486SLC-25: 86MHz on Landmark v2.0).

>And lastly, where could I have an upgrade of this sort done? And
>about how much would it cost?

You can get a whole motherboard with user manual for about $170-250,
on 486SLC-25MHz, or around $190 or up, you can get a 486DLC-33MHz3
motherboard. 
If you not able to locate a good priced supplier, here is my 
recommendation:  
  Contact Athena Microsystems Inc. their price are the lowerest
I found so far: $170.00 for 486SLC-25Mhz motherboard, and $199.00
for 486SLC-33Mhz motherborad (comes with AMI BOIS).
Phone: +1 415 962 8686,  FAX +1 415 969 3361

Tiger
From: grtorlba@sumax.seattleu.edu (George Torralba)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Help: Printing envelopes with HP DeskJet 500
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:40:01 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Seattle University


The usual apology if this is the wrong group.  Anyway, is there a secret
for printing the return address in the right place with the HP DJ500?
I've tried all sorts of combination and the return address still prints
about an inch away from the left edge of the envelope.  

George

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From: dws@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (David Skerrett)
Subject: What type of drive are these hard disks
Keywords: hard disk help seagate miniscribe
Organization: Monash University, Caulfield Campus
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:10:10 GMT


Hello netters,

   Could someone please help me,  I have been given two hards disks:

   A seagate ST-225
   A miniscribe 8425

   and I would lke to be able to use them on my pc's hard disk controller.
   The controller for my hard disk is an MFM and could someone please tell
   me if either of these two hard disks is a MFM drive.
   
   Thank you
   
   
   
   
   David Skerrett
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From: ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu (LAiRD j. NeLSoN)
Subject: Re: Avoid ZEOS
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 03:33:55 GMT

Mohammad Al-Ansari (alansar@ccs.northeastern.edu) wrote:

> Which department was that? Were they costumer service? I have owned a zeos

Customer service, yes, if you want to call it that.  :)  More like abuse, if
you ask me.

> system for about 3 years now.  I have found their technical support to be
> *very good*.  They *always* returned my calles and *always* were able to find
> a solution for my problem or find me the information I was after.  I don't
> know if it makes a difference that I *always* (again :) call them after
> midnight.  This was as recently as one week ago.

Yeah; I have no doubt but that their TS department is good.  I've heard good
things about it.  But this customer support department is the worst in the
business.  Check out biz.zeos.general for some more hellish descriptions of
blatant stupidity and irresponsibility.  How does a 90 day wait for a Freestyle
strike you?

> Now Customer Service and Sales depts are a different story.  I also was
> thinking of buying a new system from them, but seeing the complaints here
> about terrible delays I am being very catious.

Yes; please do not take your business to them.  We can't reward companies
that screw their customers over this way.

LAiRD

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From: rnegrete@digi.lonestar.org (Ricardo Negrete)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: RE: Deico Motherboards
Keywords: Deico Motherboard
Date: 15 Dec 92 23:39:13 GMT
Organization: none


Ladies and Gentlemen,

Here are the responses for a question I posted on November 1992.

>My supplier is offering me an excellent deal on the DEICO
>motherboards. I only buy  AMI or MICRONICS, but he tells
>me that this motherboard is as good as these two, and that it is
>upgradable from 386-25MHZ to 486-33.
>
>I like to know if anybody out there has run any compatability
>and reliablitity test on this DEICO motherboard.
>
>Any information is greatly appreciated.
>
>thank you,

Responses:
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I own a DEICO Predator I. I've had no problems whatsoever. 
The deciding factors in purchasing it were:

Uses their own MB design, not the design of the chipset maker.
Has their own tech support and BBS line
Flash BIOS capability
16 SIMM slots
386/486 support up to 50MHz
This board was chosen by Cyrix to test Intel compatibility (Cyrix told me that)
2-yr warranty
 
Me personally, I'd stack this board up against any other. My opinion only.
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Several months ago COMPUTER SHOPPER reviewed a DEICO system in an
article about upgrades from 486SX25 to Overdrive processor.  The results
were very bad.  However in several PC articles the DEICO motherboard
showed amazingly good results.  I am sorry I do not have the months of
the articles.  You might find them in a library.  I would appreciate
it if you could tell me what you learn.  I would like a new motherboard
but have shied away from DEICO because of the COMPUTER SHOPPER results.
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I had a Deico 386SX-16/20 motherboard for a while.  Their tech support 
was nonexistant while I was trying to figure out why my STB PowerGraph
was benchmarking so much slower than anyone else's (very slow I/O bus,
as it turns out.. lots of wait states, etc).  I'd call up, even had a
STB tech call them up, and they'd say "Call you right back" and wouldn't. 

You might try getting one and thoroughly test it, comparing it to your
other boards.. Deico may have improved over the past year or two.  
Otherwise, I'd steer clear of the bastards. 
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If you have any comments, please send then to the NET.

Thank you to those who responded.
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From: chuck@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Charles Rissmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Anyone heard of KLH computers?
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:12:01 GMT
Reply-To: chuck@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Charles Rissmeyer)
Organization: StPaul


Has anyone ever heard of a computer maker KLH?  And, if you have, do
you know what type of quality these machines are?  I never heard of them, 
but maybe they're big overseas.  Thanks,


Charles (Chuck) Rissmeyer    KE0VG
(612) 638-7669  (VP 652-7669) -  charles.rissmeyer@StPaul.NCR.COM
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