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From: rszeto@wc.novell.com (Ron Szeto)
Subject: Cyrix RU2 is available  
Keywords: CPU, Cyrix 
Organization: Novell, Inc. - Walnut Creek
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:51:03 GMT

I called Cyrix last Friday.  I was told the RU2 is available from 
1-800-BUY-BELL.  The cost is $399 and it is an upgrade for 16/20 Mhz 386.  
According to Cyrix tech support, the 33 Mhz RU2 will be coming out this
March.   Cyrix tech support can be reach at 1-800-327-6284.  --Ron
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: weber@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Christoph Weber-Fahr [KIT])
Subject: Re: MCA SCSI controller
Keywords: MCA SCSI
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 10:55:10 GMT

>In article <1993Jan18.173249.20025@novell.com>, rszeto@wc.novell.com (Ron Szeto) writes:
>|> I am planning to buy a MCA SCSI controller.  I know IBM, Adaptec and
>|> Future Domain make MCA SCSI controllers.  Does anyone have any experience
>|> with either one?  What are the price?  What other vendors make MCA SCSI 
>|> controllers?  Thanks for any help.  --Ron

I use an INFOSYS MCA controller in a Novell 3.11 Server. It is a cached
controller, but does no busmaster DMA. They claim to be as fast as the
AHA1640 with busmaster this way.

After lots of problems with the Adaptec 1640 and virtually no help 
from this wondeful company we trashed our Adaptec and bought the 
Infosys controller. Since then - no problems. It runs like a champ.

If you are a security freak, they even have a controller doing DES  
encryption on the fly...

I guess it is a German company, but they also list a US address in the
Manuals:

Computer Elektronik Infosys of America Inc.
512-A Herndon Parkway
Herndon, Va. 22070

Phone: (703) 435-3800
Fax:   (703) 435-5129

(I'm nothing but a satisfied customer)

Regards

Christoph Weber-Fahr


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  Universitaet Kaiserslautern,  KIT     |  S-Mail:  Postfach 3049
  Tel. 0631/205-3391                    |           D-6750 Kaiserslautern
--------------------------  My personal opinion only    ---------------------
From: 01tethomas@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Keyboard Connections IBM<->MAC
Date: 27 Jan 93 16:24:37 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

Keyboard Connections


I am looking to see if someone could tell me if it is possible is connect a
IBM keyboard to the ADB port of a Macintosh. I have the standard pin
configuration for the ADB port. I need the pin configuration for the IBM
keyboards. Any information would be useful.


Thank you,

Trenton Thomas

Ball State University
Entrepreneurship Major #3
From: franklin@ecst.csuchico.edu (Frank Kokenge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: 4 meg ps/2 simms for sale
Date: 27 Jan 93 00:16:47 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: pathogen.ecst.csuchico.edu


	I have 4 meg 36 bit 72 pin simms for sale.

Send inqueries to 71212.3660@CompuServe.com    
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: jswilson@mta.ca (SCOTT_WILSON)
Subject: BATTERY query on IBM PS/2 N51 sx
Reply-To: jswilson@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:35:49 GMT

What is the best way to use your laptop, as a desktop but keep the
battery trained for on the road useage?

Can you actually retrain your battery to learn to use full time?

I currently charge the battery till the light says it is charged, then unplug
it and use the battery power till it goes beep beep and I then plug the
power cord in if I am currently using a function on the computer...
is this allright?

JSWILSON@MTA.CA
From: ptrw_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (The Punisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: PS/2 55sx and "BAD or missing command interpreter"
Date: 27 Jan 93 05:06:20 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

I think I have a virus, but I'll be darned if I know what it is or how to kill it!

My Ps/2 55sx has been acting very strange the last few weeks.
Today was the second occasion that it booted up with the above error
message.....afternursing it a DOS disk, I find that all the files in my home directory
have benn WIPED OUT!

I am using the latest version of Norton Anti-Virus and Norton 6.0
....did Norton 6.0 map something where it shouldn't have????
....i was playing around with the anti virus prior to this stuff...
but the anti-virus picks up nothing wrong!


			All  expereinces/suggestions greatly appreciated!

				Thanks,
					Pete

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: rwberry@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert W Berry)
Subject: Re: How to upgrade IBM XGA adapter from 512k to 1M?
Organization: Clemson University
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 16:22:45 GMT

A1.MCL@isumvs.iastate.edu  writes:

< ... Information about IBM's upgrade deleted ... >

I can't tell you the exact chip numbers, but the IBM upgrade was over a
hundred dollars.  I ordered the chips myself from Marco international
for $8.  They were'nt that hard to install, and the savings allowed us
to buy some decent software.

Later,
Bob

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: alen@crash.cts.com (Alen Shapiro)
Subject: HELP NEEDED OS/2 TCP-IP drivers, how to unload from DOS side?
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
Date: 21 Jan 93 22:06:57 GMT
Summary: need tcp on OS/2 side but not on DOS (need memory used)
Keywords: OS/2 TCP-IP unload drivers HELP (PANIC)

Hi netters, I have OS/2 1.33 (extended) with IBMs TCP-IP drivers. They
load (using config.sys) into both OS/2 and DOS. I only need to run
telnet sessions on the OS/2 side, I need the 180k used by these drivers
on the DOS side when the DOS window is activated.

Is there a mechanism (hack or not) to unload these drivers from DOS
and still allow OS/2 TCP-IP to survive?

Are there public domain TCP-IPs that run under OS/2 that take less than
80kb on the DOS side or do not load there at all?

I can only find this OS/2 newsgroup on my usenet machine. Hope it is an
appropriate question.

please email to
	alen@crash.cts.com
and I'll summarise for the net.
From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Is there a i860 card for MCA???
Date: 25 Jan 93 01:44:28 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

The Subject pretty much says it all... I'm trying to find out, if
there's a Intel i860 processor card for a model 95, that's possible
to pay, since I'm running some neural-nets, that needs a little more 
floating point power than the i486 can deliver, even at 50 Mhz.

I know, that IBM a couple of years back had a Wizard adapter, but that's
taken off the program.

I also want a C-compiler for the card, that runs under OS/2 (2.0). I know,
that MicroWay's got a i860 card, but only for (E)ISA busses, not MCA as
far as I know!!!

Thanks in advance...

Christian
(Still waiting for the Pentium... ;-)
-- 
M. Christian Holmgreen / joker@diku.dk / mochmch@uts.uni-c.dk
M.Sc. student, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Computer Science
"Human errors can only be avoided if one can avoid the use of humans"
From: stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Why is installed memory > Usable memory (16 vs 15.6 Mb) on my Model 90
Date: 26 Jan 1993 23:04:50 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: haas.berkeley.edu

After many attempts (involving swapping memory from one slot to another...)
I have upgraded my Ps/2 model 90 from 8 to 16 Mb. However, when I fire it up,
it only counts up to 16000k (rather than 16384), and the reference disk tells
me I have 16Mb installed, but only 15.6Mb usable.

Should I try to do anything about this, or is this what I should be seeing?
At various times, it managed to count to only 12Mb, 4Mb!, 8Mb etc, so
maybe I should be glad I can boot at all. However, I'd appreciate knowing
if I should be trying to correct some problem (of course, even 15.6 Mb is a 
lot more than 8).

Thanks for any suggestions

Richard Stanton
From: sl31+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stephen M. Lacy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Cyrix RU2 is available
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:38:38 GMT
Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware: 26-Jan-93 Cyrix RU2 is
available   by Ron Szeto@wc.novell.com 
> I called Cyrix last Friday.  I was told the RU2 is available from 
> 1-800-BUY-BELL.  The cost is $399 and it is an upgrade for 16/20 Mhz 386.  
> According to Cyrix tech support, the 33 Mhz RU2 will be coming out this
> March.   Cyrix tech support can be reach at 1-800-327-6284.  --Ron

And what exactly is this thing?  I'm assuming its the 486 thats
pin-compatible with a 386 upgrade package from Cyrix.  Any more
information?  Average speedup?

Steve


"No matter what happens, never believe that you have learned something
you were not supposed to know." -Steve Lacy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: doc@uiuc.edu
Subject: FAQ?
Originator: jvmg9796@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: doc@uiuc.edu
Organization: A temporary reversal of entropy
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 02:25:16 GMT

The last FAQ I have for this group is dated 10/92.  I checked here and
in news.answers but I don't see a newer version anywhere.  Is anyone 
taking care of it anymore?  If so, would like to see it posted.  Thanks.

jm

-- 
Jim Marco
doc@uiuc.edu
From: aj008@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Aaron M. Barnes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: WANTED:Non functioning Mitsumi 5 1/4 half height drive
Date: 24 Jan 1993 06:20:43 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


Subject says it all.Please drop me a line if you can help me out.
Thank You.
-- 
Aaron
aj008@cleveland.freenet.edu
Place for Ted Kennedy in Clinton administration? Head of Departme
nt of Transportation roads and BRIDGES division,of course!
Organization: Junior, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 10:29:05 -0500 
From: "Joo C. Chung" <jc7o+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: 486SLC2 Performance?????


I've heard reports that the 486slc2 runs faster than a 486DX/25 and 33 in some cases.

Joo.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: "richard anstruther" <richard.anstruther@canrem.com>
Subject: ibm memory sale
Reply-To: "richard anstruther" <richard.anstruther@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 24 Jan 93 02:47:12 EST

I'm interested in your expanded memory adapter, SIMM's, and
OS/2 1.3.  I said so by e-mail, but I'm not sure it's getting
through so I'm repeating it here.
--
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World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: pratta@rpi.edu (Anthony Edward Prattico)
Subject: Re: PS/2 55sx and "BAD or missing command interpreter"
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:12:51 GMT

In article <1993Jan27.050620.26804@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> ptrw_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (The Punisher) writes:

>I think I have a virus, but I'll be darned if I know what it is or how to
>kill it!
>
>My Ps/2 55sx has been acting very strange the last few weeks.
>Today was the second occasion that it booted up with the above error
>message.....afternursing it a DOS disk, I find that all the files in my home 
>directory have benn WIPED OUT!
>
>I am using the latest version of Norton Anti-Virus and Norton 6.0
>....did Norton 6.0 map something where it shouldn't have????
>....i was playing around with the anti virus prior to this stuff...
>but the anti-virus picks up nothing wrong!
>
>
>			   All  expereinces/suggestions greatly appreciated!

I don't think the problem is with Norton's. What version of DOS are you using?
We had that same thing happen on a different IBM machine running MS-DOS (not
IBM DOS) 4.01, and the same thing happened. This wasn't a PS/2, but an XT 286.
We don't even have any Norton products on this machine. (Mainly because it only
has a HD 5 1/4" drive.) I believe there is a problem with DOS that affects
certain machines. We also have a 386/20 with Norton 6.0 on it that has not had
any problems, other than the drive motor failing.

-Anthony Prattico
pratta@rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: plim@diana.cair.du.edu (PATRICK M LIM)
Subject: Adaptec AHA-1640 and Maxtor LXT-340S hard drive?
Organization: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 93 03:43:33 GMT

Thanks in advance...
From: kevinb@oblivion.csd.sgi.com (Kevin Brokaw)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: What kind of hard drive came with the original model 80?
Date: 28 Jan 93 18:37:43 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

In article <1993Jan28.170407.27517@ra.msstate.edu>, mark@walt.CS.MsState.Edu (Mark Rauschkolb) writes:
|> 
|>      Someone in our department wants to add a new harddrive to
|> their model 80, but we don't know what kind of harddisk is in there
|> (rll, mfm, ide, etc)  What kind shipped with the original Model 80?
|> 

The original Model 80 had 2 models.. -041 and -071 (might be 042 and 072...
memory is failing me). The "higher number" of the two had an ESDI drive 
in it, and I believe the other had an MFM drive...

Cheers,
Kevin


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Product support engineer                | Sorry, this closet is for anxieties.
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems       | Pipe dreams are under the bed. 
(Forgive them,they know not what I post)|
From: KPH040@DJUKFA11.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: PS/2 upgrades - sources/info?
Date: 26 Jan 93 16:27:54 GMT
 <1993Jan21.154133.9931@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
Organization: Forschungszentrum Juelich

Hi,

I am considering buying the PS/2 Model 77 (the one with the 486 DX2/66).

In the advertisment sheet from IBM they say that it is NOT possible to CPU

upgrade the model with the 486 DX/2 processor (by replacing the processor).

But in the same sheet they mumble something about a processor upgrade

of the model 57 (Intel Overdrive) and making it faster than the 486 DX2/66
models.
This confuses me.

Is it possible in the future to upgrade the 486 DX/2 processor in the

model 77 (does the CPU socket have that extra rows for pentium technology)?

Or is the only way to upgrade a solution a la AOX Busmaster cards?

I would be very thankful for an explaination.
From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Why is installed memory > Usable memory (16 vs 15.6 Mb) on my Model 90
Date: 27 Jan 93 13:56:04 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton) writes:

>After many attempts (involving swapping memory from one slot to another...)
>I have upgraded my Ps/2 model 90 from 8 to 16 Mb. However, when I fire it up,
>it only counts up to 16000k (rather than 16384), and the reference disk tells
>me I have 16Mb installed, but only 15.6Mb usable.

>Should I try to do anything about this, or is this what I should be seeing?
>At various times, it managed to count to only 12Mb, 4Mb!, 8Mb etc, so
>maybe I should be glad I can boot at all. However, I'd appreciate knowing
>if I should be trying to correct some problem (of course, even 15.6 Mb is a 
>lot more than 8).

>Thanks for any suggestions

>Richard Stanton

I don't think you can do anything about that. I have 36M in my 95, but
it "only" counts to 36480K bytes, NOT 36864K. The systems uses the 
remaining 384K.

Christian
-- 
M. Christian Holmgreen / joker@diku.dk / mochmch@uts.uni-c.dk
M.Sc. student, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Computer Science
"Human errors can only be avoided if one can avoid the use of humans"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: keh@philabs.philips.com (Kurt E. Haase)
Subject: Price for ps2 model 30
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, New York
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 14:49:13 GMT

What's the going price for a ps2 model 30 20 meg hd,720 k floppy and mono
monitor. I believe it's an 8086.

Thanks
Kurt.....

-- 
Kurt E. Haase Jr.                        keh@philabs.philips.com
Philips Laboratories
345 Scarborough Road
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 10510
From: dobrott@convex.com (Paul DoBrott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: 8 meg 72 pin SIMM
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:22:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: zeppelin.dobrott.727986138
Distribution: comp
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

I have 1 unused 8 meg SIMM 70ns

PN 6450130
 
 $250.00 s/h included
From: babb@sciences.sdsu.edu (J. Babb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: M-Audio Capture & Playback Adapter  Loop-Thru pgm
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Date: 26 Jan 1993 22:30:20 GMT
Organization: SDSU - LARC
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: larc.sdsu.edu


Hi folks,
 Our school just got an IBM UltiMedia system
It comes with a M-Audio Capture & Playback adapter. Lacking an amp and
speakers, I want to pass audio from a laserdisc player to the card and have
the card route to the computer systems speaker. There's a test pgm that'll
do this loop-thru, but of course as soon as you quit the pgm...silence.
So, be on the look out!!     Thanx in advance.
Jeff.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: mjohnson@ssesco.com (Michael Johnson)
Subject: Memory for a Model 80
Keywords: Memory, Model 80
Organization: SSESCO
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:39:50 GMT

I have 16mhz model 80 with 4 Meg of RAM (two 2meg simms)
Can I replace those cards with four or eight meg simms?
Or is my only memory upgrade option to get an expantion
card?  If so, what should I pay to get at least 4 more
megs into my machine?

thanks

mike.

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From: stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: How to upgrade IBM XGA adapter from 512k to 1M?
Date: 22 Jan 93 22:08:29 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: haas.berkeley.edu

I have an IBM XGA adapter with 512k of RAM installed. This can be increased
to 1M, but I don't know exactly what memory size/speed/type I need to install.

Can anyone tell me exactly what chips I need to install (and how to do it)?

Thanks a lot

Richard Stanton
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU (Brad Porter)
Subject: Reaction to ThinkPad 700C?
Organization: Syracuse University
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 20:40:48 EST

I'm heavily considering getting an IBM ThinkPad 700C, but I was curious if
anyone here has used one, and their reactions?
 
                                   -Brad Porter
DRPORTER@SUVM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
Subject: Re: Why is installed memory > Usable memory (16 vs 15.6 Mb) on my Model 90
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:50:47 GMT

joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen) writes:

>stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton) writes:

>>After many attempts (involving swapping memory from one slot to another...)
>>I have upgraded my Ps/2 model 90 from 8 to 16 Mb. However, when I fire it up,
>>it only counts up to 16000k (rather than 16384), and the reference disk tells
>>me I have 16Mb installed, but only 15.6Mb usable.

>I don't think you can do anything about that. I have 36M in my 95, but
>it "only" counts to 36480K bytes, NOT 36864K. The systems uses the 
>remaining 384K.

This is pretty well documented by IBM, both in the advertising technical
summaries and the reference material for the PS/2 systems.  

In some systems some (or most) of the stolen memory is used to provide
shadowing of the ROM BIOS (similar to what some third-party memory 
managers do).  Depending on the particular PC model, that feature may
be an option controlled by the reference diskette.

Many boxes steal various amounts of main memory for use by the hardware,
so this isn't unique to the PS/2.  It is the reason why users of MS Windows
with exactly 2 MB of memory installed usually find their system defaulting 
to standard instead of enchanted mode: the boundary point is 2 MB, and
their system sees only 2 MB minus delta.

Joe Morris / MITRE
From: chienhua@simplex.ecn.purdue.edu (Chien-Hua Hsiao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Which machine can use these simms
Date: 27 Jan 93 23:57:16 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network


Please help me to identify which machine can use following simms.

+---------------------------------+
| +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ |
||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||
+----------------^----------------+
       |                  |
    32 pins            32 pins

These simms have 8 chips on it. The code on the chip is  AAA1M300J-08
                                                         NMBS    9130
Are the simms 1Mx8-80NS.

Thanks in advance. Please e-mail me.


Chien-Hua Hsiao
chienhua@ecn.purdue.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
From: mike@donut.endicott.ibm.com ()
Subject: Re: Model 65sx COM1 problems...
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 15:13:22 GMT
Reply-To: kincer@owgvm6.vnet.ibm.com
Organization: IBM FSC Owego

In article <1993Jan27.030328.7626@ncsu.edu>,
eagle@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Daniel L'Hommedieu) writes:
|> I have a PS/2 Model 65sx that is connected via serial port to a terminal
|> server.  The connection is 19.2kbps, and I'm running OS/2 2.0.
|> 
|> I have trouble downloading at any speed higher than 2400 bps.  When I
|> try to go faster, I get so many errors that the average CPS rate is
|> around 75, no matter what speed I use.
|> 
|> A friend has a very similar setup (Model 55sx, running OS/2 2.0), but he
|> has no problems maintaining 1500 cps downloads.
|> 
|> Now, uploads are no problem--they go at around 1400-1500 cps very
|> easily.
|> 
|> Is there something wrong with the 65sx in general, or is this a problem
|> that I need to have fixed (i.e. send my motherboard back to IBM)?
|> 
|> Any ideas?  Please email.  Thanks.
|> 
|> Daniel
|> --
|> Daniel "eagle" L'Hommedieu / Junior, NCSU CSC Dept / eagle@catt.ncsu.edu
|> "It will not be easy.  It will require sacrifice."--President Bill
|> Clinton in his inaugural speech, 20 January 1993.  Translation: "we're
|> getting ready to tax the hell out of you."

I run a 25 MHz 386 model 80 and have just the opposite problem.
Downlaods > 1600 cps are fine but uploads are terrible!
I think its it's a problem with either my comm software (Telix 3.20)
or my modem (Dallas 14.4K).  I'm going to try different software sometime
soon.  I hope its not my modem.
Another problem I see is when I turn on screen capture (to file),
I can have to pause every screen, otherwise it seems to go too fast
and I get garbled data.
I've tried COM1 and and expansion card COM2 and COM3 so I really
don't think its my COM port hardware.

Mike                              __  __o         / "Everythin's IMHO,
Kincer@owgvm6.vnet.ibm.com       __   \<,        /    and nobody else's!"
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware