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From: sinclair@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Andy Sinclair x4605 (Bldg. 3))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: WANTED: 17" monitor recommendation
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:05:33 EST

In article <Bv57oJ.JCw@unx.sas.com>, sasbge@ant.unx.sas.com (Gantt Edmiston) writes:
> 
> In article, sidbury@jaguar.uofs.edu (Dick Sidbury) writes:
>>
>> ...  I am considering the 17" MAG 17F ( I'm not sure of the
>>model number but it's the non-Trinatron model) and the 17"
>>ViewSonic 7 and possibly the 17" NEC 5FG.
>>
>>Any experiences and/or suggestions would be helpful.  So would sources.
> 
> Well, go to the library and lookup the June 30, 1992 issue of 
> _PC_Magazine_.  There is a nice review on 17" monitors.  They 
> chose the Nanao Flexscan F550i as their Editor's Choice.  This
> particular monitor is also available from Gateway for $780 *if*
> you ask for the upgrade credit on the 14" standard monitor in the
> 66 package.  They also reviewed the NEC 5FG.  I like the comments
> made on the Nanao but I also like the NEC because it comes with
> a NEC 2 year warranty standard.  (a year longer than Gateway sez
> that they will support it?!)
> 
> I don't have any of the 17" monitors but I do intend on ordering 
> one real soon.  The mag article convinced me that it was worth the
> extra price, especially if you are running Windows.
> 
> ...

We have recently gotten 3 Nanao F550i 17" monitors from a local dealer
to compliment 3 486/50s running Windows.  All three monitors arrived
in perfect condition and are performing beautifully.  Compared to the NEC,
the F550i has equivalent controls and a slightly larger screen area.  What's
more important, though, is the reputation Nanao has amongst CAD vendors and
users for shipping high quality, reliable monitors.  I can't think of a better
place to get a recommendation on hi-res monitors.  Also, you may find that
the NECs are not always available for shipment.  We have another department
that ordered NEC 5fgs about the same time we did.  They are still waiting
for their systems (about 15) and suspect the vendor hasn't shipped because
they can't get enough of the monitors (warning: loose speculation).

I've heard it suggested that you should try to get monitors locally, so that
the dealer deals with problems due to shipping.  It certainly worked for us.

Just for your information, we are running the F550i in 1024x768 mode with 
Diamond Stealth card driving.  Have had no problems of any kind.  Stealth 
won't do 1280x1024ni and we did not anticipate using any higher resolutions
in our work, but did see the monitors in action at the vendor's running CAD
applications at that resolution.

Good luck-	Andy Sinclair
		sinclaaj@icd.ab.com
From: mberhan@cup.portal.com (Mike D Berhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Corel SCSI Controller?
Date: Mon,  5 Oct 92 12:35:00 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

krauthamer@binah.cc.brandeis.edu writes:

>Does any one have any info or opinions on this item?
>
>Bryan Krauthamer
>Bryan Krauthamer       		"Think of it as evolution in action."
>738 Main St. Apt. #391                         Larry Niven from
>Waltham, MA  02254-9038                        "Oath of Fealty"
>
>krauthamer@binah.cc.brandeis.edu

It is my understanding that Corel no longer makes host adapters.  They're
only selling CorelSCSI which is a software only solution for $99.  Works
with any ASPI compatible SCSI host adapter.  Adaptec is bundling CorelSCSI
with some of their kits.  I'd call Corel's FaxBack service for more info.
They're at (800) 836-SCSI.

Mike Berhan
mberhan@cup.portal.com
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From: yuan1@husc10.harvard.edu (Nina Yuan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Setting refresh rates with a Trident and MAG MX15F
Date: 5 Oct 92 19:43:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc10.yuan1.718314209

I just set up OS/2 on a Zenon 486/33 with a 1 MB Trident card and a MAG
MX15F monitor using the 800x600x16 seamless drivers.  Everything works
wonderfully except for one thing; the MAG's LCD display indicates that
it's in 800x600 62Hz (I think) vertical refresh rate (Mode 5), but
another present mode (Mode 6 I think) allows it to do 800x600 at 70Hz.
I tried using the TVGACRTC utility to set the refresh rate (as per the
TREADME file), but only succeeded in hanging the system with a blank
(black) video screen.  Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

E-mail or posted responses greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance,
-nhy



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From: Pressley@vxc.uncwil.edu (Mike Pressley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Multi screen control on LAN
Keywords: Screen,ethernet
Date: 29 Sep 92 13:51:58 GMT
Organization: Academic Computing Services


We are in the process of setting up a multi location network
in a class room configuration. The only problem is we want
to be able to login to any station on the net, place it in server
mode and display its screen on every machine on the net. We
are going to be using high resolution graphics, therefore this
communication package must run on ethernet. Basically we
are looking for a PC-Anywhere or Carbon Copy product that
runs on ethernet and has one server controlling several
nodes.

If anyone has any idea where to purchase this product or if
such a product exists, Please send me E-mail. Thanks in Advance!!


Mike Pressley
Academic Computing Services
UNC Wilmington
pressley@vxc.uncwil.edu
jmp@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: smackinl01@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Wanted: Local Bus Info
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 09:38:52 GMT

Ok, here's a short one for you.

I have a 386dx40 mother-board that is upgradeable using any kind of 386dx/486
chip, with an upgradeable cache ram block.

The mother-board has a single slot for a local bus. Stencilled next to the slot
is "Local EISA Bus Slot". The connector is an EISA type connecter in that it is
physically similar to an EISA connector. However, I doubt that the connector
conforms electrically to the EISA specifications. 

Now - My question.
Is this local bus slot a standard of any kind i.e. is it possible to purchase
cards for this slot from vendors other than the manufacturer? I know that I can
get an ET4000 based VGA and a cached IDE HDD controller for the local bus, but
where do I get for example a local bus SCSI controller?

BTW: The actual manufacturer of the mother-board is unknown. The board was
bought from a local importer. The board has an AMI BIOS, and an AMI Keyboard
controller chip, as well as some kind of support for a PS/2 mouse.

Please e-mail as I don't (often) follow this group, and please excuse the use
of bandwidth on this relatively insignificant question.
-- 
Simon.
Have you got a form 27/b?

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: y1@wilbur.psu.edu (Zhaohui Yang)
Subject: Question: Running window on Various PCs
Organization: Penn State University, Center for Academic Computing
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 92 08:07:28 GMT

Hi, netters, 

I need your help on evaluating 286/386SX's performance on Running Window.
1)	Can a 286 run window when it has more than 1 MB RAM?  
2)	How about the 386SX running window? will it often hung up or be jerky?

I am on a tight buget to buy a computer for word-processing and as a terminal
and I prefer a GUI interface to DOS.  But since I always use 386 computer
in my lab, I am not sure about the capability of PC earlier than 386SX.

Any help will be appreciated.

Yang
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sinnige@fwi.uva.nl (Stefan Sinnige)
Subject: Re: 586?
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:25:35 GMT

peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser) writes:

>markus@clement.info.umoncton.ca (MARC PAULIN) writes:

>Intel called 'it' the P5 because numbers (like 386) are so difficult to
>trademark. Maybe they have moref luck this time than with the iAPX386 which
>everyone calls 80386...

Doesn't everyone call the new P5 just simply 80586, as the posting-header
implies ??

Stefan

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: shadow@r-node.gts.org (Jay Chu)
Subject: VPIC.EXE problems
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX Information System (416-249-5366)
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 22:39:39 GMT

Please reply using e-mail.

I have a 256k OAK VGA card.  I am having problems using it with VPIC.EXE.

I know I've seen 640x400x256c in CSHOW but can't get it in VPIC.

Help!

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From: henryg@kullmar.se (Henry Gessau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Advice wanted on buying a Cacheing IDE con
Date: 30 Sep 92 23:52:21 GMT
Organization: Firma Bo Kullmar Datakonsult

damouth@wrc.xerox.com (David E. Damouth) writes:

>The general attitude seems to be that for most uses, a cache on the
>disk controller is inferior in performance and flexibility (and
>probably cost) to a cache in main memory space.  Buy another 4 MB of
>RAM and run one of the many cache programs, and you'll be way ahead.

What about a local-bus cacheing controller?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sphilips@ravel.udel.edu (Santosh S Philips)
Subject: Re: Help is ISA vs EISA
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:16:24 GMT

In article <9210011409.AA01757@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> STDN%MARIST.bitnet@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Dan Newcombe) writes:
=>On a similar note:
=>  How does one tell if they have ISA or EISA???   I have a 32 bit slot.
=>It's huge and empty  :|   My computer is a Gateway 2000  386/33DX.
=>  -Dan

The 32 bit slot is probably for a memory card to expand your motherboard
memory.  These cards are usually proprietary and expensive.   Read your 
documentation from GW2000!

I suspect that you have an ISA motherboard.  Usually EISA boards have several
32bit slots and a few 16bit slots. Most EISA (if not all) are full sized
mother-boards.

Santosh



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From: paryavi@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: HELP: Connecting a Sony 1952 19" Color Monitor to VGA ???
Date: 28 Sep 1992 03:17:40 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

I am trying to connect a Sony 19" Color Monitor to a standard Super VGA
board.  I have a 5 BNC to VGA cable.  So far, I have not been successful
in doing this.  It looks like that my VGA card and the monitor don't sync
up together.

Question:  Do standard Super VGA boards work with 19" monitors?

If so, how can I set my card and the monitor to sync up correctly?

Any help would be appreciated greatly.

By the way, the monitor does 60Hz on Vertical and 48.8 KHz on Horizontal
(at least that is what the manual says!).

Thanks.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tedm@agora.rain.com (Ted Mittelstaedt)
Subject: Help with an AST Premium 286 & REMM.SYS
Organization: Open Communications Forum
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 03:08:17 GMT

Hi all,
  I originally tried to e-mail this information, but it bounced so I am posting
it to the net in case the recipient didn't receive it.  Besides, it's general
info that some others might be interested in.


To: hercules!lochocki@uunet.UU.NET, usenet@calspan.com
Subject: Help with an AST Premium/286 & REMM.SYS


Hi Joe Lochocki,

   I have an AST/Premium '286 with the identical configuration and I have had
problems with the Expanded Memory on the FASTCARDS & the REMM.SYS driver.  I
solved them by using the 2 following methods:

1) Always use the RESET button when resetting the machine.  CNTL-ALT-DEL is
not a good choice here, because the REMM.SYS driver will not initialize
properly on a warm boot.  (Don't ask me why! probably goofy hardware)

2)  Set the EMS page frame to begin at D000, NO LOWER!.  The REMM.SYS will
default to C7FF or some such, but programs that use EMS will bomb if it is
allowed to do so.  There are command line options that will force the page
buffer to begin at D000.  As an alternate, you could use E000, but I have
not tried it.

3)  Call the AST BBS for the newest driver.

Mail me to tell me how it goes!

Ted Mittelstaedt
tedm@agora.rain.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: Scanner and OCR-Software ???
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 16:55:14 GMT

In article <1992Sep25.112543.16745@spectrum.xerox.com> rgoers@gumdrop.Xerox.COM (Ron Goers) writes:
>In article <oneil.717394484@cwis> oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil) writes:
>>The original poster noted that he would like to scan in newspaper articles.

||Keep in mind that newspaper articles scan in extremely poorly.  The reason
||is because newsprint paper is extremely porous and thin.  So, you have the
||problem of newsprint letters not being scanned in well.  Also, because the
||paper is thin, the scanner light will often pick up stuff from the other
||side of the paper further messing up the scan.

||You should definitely test whatever scanner you get before you buy it.

|The `REAL` reason newspaper articles (especially photos) scan poorly,
|is because they are SCREENED.  That is, they consist of a series of
|unconnected halftone dots.  To get them to look decent, you will
|have to de-screen them first.  Many scanners come with a set (minimal)
|of de-screening filters which one can enable during a scan.  Look for
|that feature when shopping for your scanner.

We have several HP Scanjets and Sanjet +'s here. We use Omnipage
Pro for both Macs and Windows. It works very well, but it is de-
pendant on the quality of the text. 

True, halftone photos don't scan well but the OCR seems to work OK
for the most part for text. I any case Omnipage Pro has a Dot Matrix
char setting. Works dandy even on 9 pin copy. It is also trainable. 

One trick is to photocopy the nespaper articles. Sometimes the fuz-
zier the copier the better your results will be. It also handles 
columns and weird formats pretty well.





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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: smithgr@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Gregory P. Smith)
Subject: SpeedStar 24X
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 16:32:11 GMT

Could someone give me a complete list of all the video modes (above standard
VGA that is) that the Diamond SpeedSTAR 24X video card can support?  Or does
someone at least know where I can get this information.

Greg
From: rme81977@zach.fit.edu (Brian Fritz/ ADVISOR Russell (MAE))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Monitor Advice????
Date: 30 Sep 92 00:20:24 GMT
Organization: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne USA

Could someone shed some light on the dot pitch of a monitor and the
difference of being interlaced or non-interlaced?  I understand that
a .28 dp is better than a .39 dp, but how are these ratings developed?
Please reply to RME81977@ZACH.FIT.EDU with any information on this
subject.

Thanks in advance,
		Brian
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: gsbg9079@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (G. Scott Braley)
Subject: PC Clone into a sun 2/120 case?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 22:54:17 GMT

Has anyone been able to put a PC/AT clone into a 2/120 case?  It's a _nice_
case, and I would like to move my hardware into it.  Can I use the sun power
supply?  I think it is 750W.  How would I have to fudge the wiring to run the
AT?  Any hints/advice would be welcome.


					-Scott

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From: bprk_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Brian Park)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: looking for ATI's phone numb
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:34:24 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

*Somebody* must have this - can you help me out?  (800 number, hopefully.)

Thanks,
Brian Park
bprk_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
From: miax@ais.org (Kris Kortright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 486DX 50's --> Are they too fast for games/ normal hardware?
Date: 4 Oct 92 14:34:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: ais.BvLpsp.ME0
Organization: UMCC


     Im considereing upgrading my 386 system to a 486DX 50, but am concerned
as to weather or not that processor will be too fast for most of the 
popular games.  Can a 486DX 50 be slowed sufficently (without windows say)
to play games like wing commander, either through BIOS or the turbo switch?
Also, will my SVGA card, as well as my other cards, run ok on such a fast
system? or will they be bogged down heavily.  Any information would be
greatly appreciated!

	Thanks
	   Kris  

		" That which does not kill us, makes us stronger..."


Kris Kortright  -  tkhut@ap.cl.msu.edu - miax@irie.ais.org
From: keith@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (John Keith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: ID signals on VGA connector???
Date: 4 Oct 92 02:55:42 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA

I have seen references to the following signal definitions on the 15 pin D-sub
connector used for vga/super VGA monitors on PCs (I have also seen a ID bit 3
but didn't happen to note what pin on the connector).

Pin       signal definition

4 	  monitor ID bit 2
11	  monitor ID bit 0
12	  monitor ID bit 1

Could someone tell me what these pins are used for? Is there some method that
exists for the video controller to decipher what kind of monitor is attached
to the output? If so, what are the assignments made to the 8 (or 16) possible
options?

Insight would be greatly appreciated!


John Keith keith@fc.hp.com
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From: pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au (Paul Blackman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Augh! ET-4000 Drivers KILL Sound!!!
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:05:40 GMT
Organization: University of Canberra

If you want to get the size of your icon font just right,
have a look at MoreControl.  It lets you change font & size
along with other neat things.

I think you'll find it named 'morecn.zip' on Cica
(Can't remember which directory).

Paul...   (pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au)
From: bob@obiwan.uucp (Bob Willcox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Archive have a BBS?
Date: 27 Sep 92 04:58:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: obiwan.Bv80IC.6An
Distribution: usa
Organization: Bob's Place, Austin TX

Does Archive (manufacturer of streamer tape drives) have a BBS?
If so, and you know the phone number please email.

Thanks in advance,
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From: fontenot@ravl.rice.edu (Dwayne Jacques Fontenot)
Subject: Hercules CHROME
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 23:34:27 GMT

Hello,

Has anyone any information on the new Hercules CHROME video card?
There is an add for it on the back cover of the October Computer Graphics
World.

Add claims:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Fastest - 24-bit graphics at 8-bit speed.

* No Compromise - 16.7 million colors at up to 1152x900 resolution.

* Dual Page - readable type on a two page spread.

* Highest Refresh - up to 90Hz for a comfortable workout.

* True color graphics - all gain, no pain!

picture of a card with that looks like 5 SIMM slots.

800-532-0600

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no price though. sigh.

anyone heard anything?

Dwayne Fontenot
From: pierre@Autodesk.COM (Pierre Malraison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: pc jr needs more memory
Date: 28 Sep 92 14:43:40 GMT
Organization: Autodesk Inc., Sausalito CA, USA

A friend has a pc junior. Despite my attempts to convince him
he's better off justy buying something new, he wants
to add more memory to it.

Any suggestions as to where to find some?

Reply please by e-mail - in real lif
i ara a unix hacker and " don't read this group regularly"

 
Pierre Malraison
U.S. Snail: Autodesk ,Inc. 2320 Marinship Way,Sausalito CA 94965
e-mail:         pierre@autodesk.com
Opinions expressed above purely personal.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: paul@iti.gov.sg (Paul Phang (AIM))
Subject: Speeding up 486-25 to 486-33
Keywords: 486, oscillator
Organization: Information Technology Institute, National Computer Board, S'pore
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 01:03:27 GMT

Hi !

Few days back, I've read a posting on speeding the 486-25SX to perform
as a 486-33SX.  I would like to know if anyone out there has done it.  
Is it advisable?  Does the 486-25SX chip came from the same production 
line as the 486DX-33? Will a heat-sink be required for the speeded up 486SX25?
Is there any other components on the motherboard that needs to 
be changed besides the oscillator?

Thanks!
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 Information Technology Institute, National Computer Board, Singapore
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