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From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Epson AP3250 vs. LQ-570
Distribution: world
Date: 13 Sep 92 20:44:46 EST
Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch

Thanx to all who responded to my questions about these two printers.  I
even contacted Epson for some info.  Here is a brief summary...

The AP3250 is designed for home/home office uses.  If you use cut sheet
paper exclusively or are tight on space, this is a good choice.  One user
indicated that some care had to be made on inserting paper into the 50
sheet bin or it would tend to jam.  A tractor feed is an extra cost item. 
Also Epson sells a rack for mounting this printer to the side of a desk.
Based on Epson's literature, I am assuming this printer is quieter than the
LQ-570

The LQ-570 (also sold by Epson as the AP5000) is about 20% faster than the
AP3250 and is primarily for continuous feed paper, although single sheets
and envelopes can be printed without removing the continuous feed paper
provided the printer is used with the tractor in push mode rather than pull
mode. A cut sheet feeder is an expensive option.  Epson recommends this
printer for small to medium businesses.  It also recommends this printer
over the AP3250 if a good portion of the output will be graphics (although
both have 360X360 graphics modes).  The LQ-570 also has several more
non-scalable fonts built-in.

The street price of each printer is nearly the same if the optional tractor
is purchased for the AP3250. (the list price for the LQ-570 is $499 and
$299 for the AP3250 without the optional tractor)

No one who sent me a message appears to be using the two scalable fonts
built into both printers.  The reasons were: no need with the available
non-scalable fonts, software didn't support the scalable fonts (should
change with future software), or user had Windows 3.1 and used TrueType
which output in graphics mode.


-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Jim Johnson-
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From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (exuptr@exu.ericsson.se)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Harddisk parameters: What is WPCom?
Summary: See title.  What value should I fill in?
Date: 13 Sep 92 23:38:35 GMT
Distribution: world,inet
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.

In article <BuGMIv.738@cs.vu.nl> xerox@cs.vu.nl (J. A. Durieux) writes:
>From: xerox@cs.vu.nl (J. A. Durieux)
>Subject: Harddisk parameters: What is WPCom?
>Summary: See title.  What value should I fill in?
>Date: 12 Sep 92 10:01:43 GMT

>I have two harddisks:

>(1)   81 MB  980,10,17       Caviar
>(2)  203 MB 1024,15,27       Seagate

>Besides these numbers, my Setup program asks me to give a Parking zone
>(I give 980 and 1024) and a "WPCom".  What does that mean, and what number
>should I put there?

WPCom is probably Write Precompensation, meaningless for the IDE drives.

Set it to 65535.
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From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Nanao T560i (Was: /)   
Organization: Australian Computing & Communications Institute 
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 01:50:56 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.231658.11061@ee.ubc.ca> tedc@ee.ubc.ca (ted chen) writes:
>In article <wecuyaW00Uh705BJsj@andrew.cmu.edu> Ke-Wei Ma <km4c+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>On 01-Sep-92 in Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro ..
>>user Tracy Blomquist@bnr.ca 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 $$$.
>>   If I am not mistaken I believe both monitors only do up to 60Hz at
>>1280x1024 at 60Hz (Max) according to PC Mag review of 17" monitors.  I
>>think another monitor to consider is the Mag 17F which along with the
>>Nanao T560i (or was it the T550i) was rated Editors Choice.
>>    Anybody know if this is running interlaced or noninterlaced?
>>
>>Ke-Wei
>
>The MAG 17F does 60Hz NI at 1280x1024, same for the Nanao 550 I believe.

	I've got a little brochure from EIZO(that is actually Nanao
	in Australia) claiming that the T560i does 1280 x 1024 at
	74mhz refresh - ie. definitely NI. 

---Cheers,
	Bill
From: geeslin@vms.ocom.okstate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: AST ADvantage in Epson Apex
Date: 15 Sep 92 15:35:42 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: College of Osteopathic Medicine, O.S.U.

On 1992Sep14 miller@gvls1.gvl.unisys.com (Bruce J. Miller) writes:
> My daughter has an Epson Apex (XT clone) which came with 2 - 360K 5-1/4"

	I have a question about Epson Apex, too...so your
	post caught my eye.  I have just installed two 16
	bit cards into the 2 available 16-bit slots in an
	Apex... You suggest the machine is an XT clone.
	Did you mean AT clone?  Did I work on a machine 
	that said "plus" or "AT" in small print?  

	My problem is memory.  I installed the AST memory
	card (ADvantage) which I purchased on the net. It
	came w/o docs nor drivers.  I expected a "plug &
	play" board, but the card is not recognised.  Can
	someone respond with switch settings or other 
	advice?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ulmer@tardis.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Richard Ulmer)
Subject: Re: Looking for ET4000 card with > 65 MHz clock
Keywords: ET4000 >65MHz
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 15:08:48 GMT

In article <#fxyd8_@rpi.edu>, moncrg@aix02.ecs.rpi.edu (Gregory Donald Moncreaff) writes:
|> In article <whitney2.715401499@husc10> whitney2@husc10.harvard.edu (Wayne Whitney) writes:
|> >I was wondering if anyone can recommend an inexpensive ET4000-based
|> >SVGA card which has a clock > 65 MHz, accepts 1Mb of RAM (more is
|> >good, if possible), and will support resolutions up to 1024x768x256
|> >(higher is also good, if that is possible with the ET4000, although
|> >that might require more memory).  Thanks very much.
|> >
|> >Wayne Whitney
|> >whitney2@husc.harvard.edu
|> >
|> 65MHz???  now thats flicker free. my orchid prodesigner IIs
|> will only do 72Hz...

You are confusing vertical refresh rate with dot clock.  65MHz is a
valid dot clock.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: jong@wright.seas.ucla.edu (Jong Y. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: problem with Diamond Speedstar
Date: 15 Sep 92 03:50:29 GMT
Organization: SEASnet, University of California, Los Angeles


Hi netters!

I just bought Diamond speedstar 16bit with hicolor RAM DAC ship.  I tried to
install the windows 3.1 drivers it came with (ver 6.0 I think), and I can't
use 'Turbo VGA' 256 color drivers.  32k color drivers are fine I think, and
so are 16 color drivers.  But whenever I choose 256 color drivers and boot 
windows, it prints out something about WinSpeed and dies.  But I don't have
WinSpeed program.  And I don't care about winspeed program.  The only thing
I wanna do is to run windows in 256 color 1024X768 or 256 color 800X600
modes.  What am I supposed to do??


Jongyoon
From: dpp@cray.com (David Peterschmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Advice needed on video cards
Date: 4 Sep 92 19:11:47 GMT
Reply-To: dpp@cray.com
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.


hi all,

I'm trying to put together a PC system (mostly for gaming) and I'd like
some opinions on the best way to get good (blazing!?) video performance.  
I'm a bit new to the PC world (coming over from the Amiga domain) so
any advice would be appreciated.  

The system I want to get is a 486DX/50 with local bus and some kind of
accelerator card (S3, Tseng, ATI...) but my I gather from the articles
I've read that these are aimed at Windows and require special drivers
that game software doesn't use (flame me if I'm wrong, please!).  If this
is the case, what would be the best way to get optimal video performance 
outside Windows?


Thanks in advance,
Dave Peterschmidt
dpp@cray.com





  I'm thinking
about a 486/50 local bus machine.
and am in
the process of deciding which 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott)
Subject: Re: Reformat HD when XT->AT?
Organization: U.S Dept. of Transportation
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:32:21 GMT

d8olsth@dtek.chalmers.se (Thomas Olsson) writes:

>Do you have to make a low level format when you move a HD from a XT to an AT?

If you change disk controllers, definitely.  If you don't, you should.  The
XT uses 8 bit controllers with HD boot in ROM.  It is _possible_ to use these
in an AT (CMOS setup = NO hard disk), but performance will really byte.
Furthermore, XT controllers typically have an interleave _no_better_than_
three (3); most AT controllers are 1:1 (a few old ones are still 2:1).

So, DO_IT!

-JTT
From: sbarnhar@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Scott Barnhart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Need advice on 20" Panasonic Monitor
Keywords: monitor, SVGA, advice
Date: 15 Sep 92 14:31:46 GMT
Organization: NCR Engineering and Manufacturing Atlanta -- Atlanta, GA



Hi,

I have the opportunity to buy a 20" Monitor, the Panasonic
PanaSync/Pro C1991.  However, aside from a spec sheet sent to 
me, I know nothing about this monitor.  The price I would have
to pay is $1645 (new monitor, not used).  

Does anyone out there know anything about this monitor, good or
bad?  My intended use is running Windows at 800x600, 256 colors.
I realize most people would run a large monitor at 1024x768 or 
more, but I have really weak eyes, and need big letters to avoid
eye strain.  The dot pitch of this monitor is .31.  Is that going
to be too large to have a nice image at 800x600, or 1024x768?

Also, my video card is a GSS MC1000 (micro-channel) with 512K 
memory (not the greatest card, I know!).  If you know anything
about this card, would it work with the afore-mentioned monitor?

Any and all responses, good or bad, will be appreciated.  Post or
e-mail to sbarnhar@AtlantaGA.NCR.COM

Thanks,
--------------
Scott Barnhart
NCR Corporation
(404) 623-7878
sbarnhar@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM
From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Where can I find good, cheap SIMM's?
Date: 7 Sep 92 20:52:05 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello netters,

I am faced with a quandry.  I have a 486-33dx system with 4 megs of
RAM.  I want to upgrade the RAM to run OS/2 2.0.  My system has 
two banks of four SIMM slots each.  Presently, it has 4 1 meg SIMM's
in the first bank, and the second bank is empty.  My machine can only
use 4 meg, 1 meg, or 256k SIMMS, and it can't mix them.

I would like to get 4 4meg SIMMS and sell the ones I have currently.
But I don't think I have the money.

I will probably just get 4 1meg SIMMS for the second bank, bringing
my memory up to 8 megs of RAM.  This will waste the 8 megs in the 
future if I want to upgrade to 16 (unless I can sell the 8 megs), but
I don't have a choice.

First, could I sell my 8 megs in the future?  Does this happen?

Also, where can I find good, cheap 70ns 1x9 meg SIMMS?  Currently,
the best I have seen is $38 per SIMM.

Thanks,

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From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
Subject: Re: NEED 386 in REAL mode not V86 how???
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 01:13:17 GMT

In article <cee1.715502472@Isis.MsState.Edu> cee1@ra.msstate.edu (Charles Evans) writes:
>
>Well, I have been getting this message when trying to run things like:
>DJGPP (32 bit C/C++ compiler), various Raytracing programs, etc:
>
>CPU must be in REAL mode (not V86 mode) to run this program.
>
>I am running himem+stacker+qemm6.02+nnansi.sys+hyperdisk
>
>is it qemm's fault.. do I need to remove qemm and try again.
>

Wouldn't it be easier to just put an REM at the beginning of the
suspected line in CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT and find out for yourself?

Really.

-- 
Jim H.
*
* James L. Henrickson
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: mkg4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Michael K Gavin)
Subject: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro: showcase for EISA?
Reply-To: mkg4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Michael K Gavin)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:21:35 GMT

ATI's Graphics Ultra Pro is going to be issued in ISA and EISA versions.
Does anyone know whether the EISA version will perform any better than
the ISA version?  This seems like a good test of whether those of us
who invested in EISA motherboards made a good move or not, eh?


                                    Mike Gavin
                                    mkg4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
                                    uunet!columbia.edu!mkg4
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott)
Subject: Re: XT hard disk controllers in ATs
Organization: U.S Dept. of Transportation
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:53:44 GMT

u5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au writes:


>We've tried putting XT contollers and hard disks on AT motherboards (genarally
>after a motherboard upgrade) and it seems not to work.  I've heard of other
>reports of this.

>Does anyone out there know why?

They should work, although with _lousy_ performance.  You *must*, however,
tell the BIOS that you do *NOT* have a hard disk installed.  The extended
BIOS on the XT controller card will then boot off the hard disk as usual.

-JTT
From: lehtonen@krk.fi (Antti Lehtonen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: TMC-850 'n low-level format help!
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:44:19 GMT
Organization: Radio Club of Kauniainen (OH2NRG)


	Someone E-mail me something that I can use to lowlevel
	formating on SCSI HD. Or Tell me how to start it's own
	hard disk utility on it's rom. Tnx
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From: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Wangtek 5525ES tape drive
Date: 10 Sep 92 23:23:21 GMT
Organization: RAND

In article <1992Sep10.180847.18019@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
| In <1992Sep7.194138.290@robkaos.GUN.de> robsch@robkaos.GUN.de (Robert Schien) writes:
|
| > I am looking for information about the Wangtek 5525ES tape drive.
| > I have the following questions:
| > 1) Is the 525MB only valid if data can be compressed (such as text files) or
| >     is it a "real" 525MB capacity?
|
| The 525 MB capacity is with compression.  The uncompressed size is 300
| MB or so (I forget exactly).

This is wrong.  The 525MB capacity is /not/ with compression.  At its
highest density, the drive will get 525MB onto a DC6525 cartridge, and
320MB on a DC6320 cartridge.  I've written over 500MB of uncompressable
data on a DC6525 cart with room left over.

| > 2) What lower density formats can the 5525ES read and/or write? (For example
| >    60MB, 120MB, 80MB, 150MB, 250MB etc)
|
| It is a QIC-150 capable drive, which means that it ought to be able to
| read anything readable with that standard (250MB/150MB) drive.

It will read /or/ write 150MB and 250MB carts.  It will only read 60MB
carts.  Density is determined automatically.

| > 3) What drivers are available (ISC 2.2, ESIX 3.2D, Dell, Destiny, etc)?
| >    What features have these drivers? Do they support all the modes the
| >    hardware is able to do (see question 2)?
|
| I can't speak directly to the others, but I've spoken with Dell and
| they definitely support the Wangtek 5525 SCSI tape.  I would think
| that the QIC-150 SCSI drivers should be available in practically any
| UNIX.

It works fine with ESIX 4.0.3A as well.

| > 4) Does it work reliably with the Adaptec 1542B?

Yes, modulo any device driver bugs.  I've seen some minor nits with
ESIX 4.0.3A (interupting a read on the non-rewind device occastionally
creates a hung process, although the drive remains accessable).

| > 5) What does it cost at the moment in the US? You know we have a quite
| >    low dollar exchange rate at the moment :) I found only one offer
| >    in Computer Shopper ($899 for the bare drive).

I got mine from DC Drives for $829.  They advertise in Computer Shopper.

		-Ed Hall
		edhall@rand.org
Newsgroups: mdc.tech,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: gregs@meaddata.com (Greg Smith)
Subject: Re: Problem with a PC VGA monitor
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 13:28:18 GMT
Distribution: na

In article <1992Sep3.174539.6054@meaddata.com>, gregs@meaddata.com (Greg Smith) writes:
|> I have a Princeton Graphics VGA monitor that has recently started to act
|> strangely.  The image (no matter if it's text mode or X graphics mode)
|> is fuzzy, almost a "double image", similiar to a slight ghost image one
|> might get on a television.  My question is what piece might be the
|> culprit.  The monitor?  The card?  Or the cable?
|> 
|> If it's the monitor, is this something that would be worth exploring getting
|> repaired rather than looking at a new monitor.
|> 
|> Thanks for you help,
|> 
|> -- 
|> Greg Smith
|> 
|> DISCLAIMER:  My ideas are entirely my own unless MDC decides to patent them.
|> I am not empowered to speak for Mead Data Central or Mead Corporation.

The solution as pointed out via Email by Julius C. Chang is to adjust a well
hidden and not externally accessable knob called "FOCUS".  The knob has screw
slots in the top so it can be mistaken for a fastener at first glance.

I feel a little stupid,

-- 
Greg Smith

DISCLAIMER:  My ideas are entirely my own unless MDC decides to patent them.
I am not empowered to speak for Mead Data Central or Mead Corporation.
From: jas37876@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (John A. Slagel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Should I buy the Cyrix chip ?
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:45:25 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


     Right now I have a 386-33 with 4 1Mx9.  (No 387)  
     I want to move up to 8 Meg of RAM, but, to do so, I need to buy
     a $125 memory card + 4 meg, which means I can spend $270+SH to
     get a 386-33 with 8 meg of RAM.

     Or, I can spend $500 and get a Cyrix 486-33 motherboard with
     4 Meg of RAM, insert my old RAM, and then I would have a 
     486-33 with 8 meg of RAM plus an old 386-33 motherboard, which I
     could maybe sell for $100, which means I can get a 486 with 8meg
     for $400.  

     But, the salesman said the Cyrix chip's math coprocessor doesn't
     work completely.

     So, is it worth spending an extra $150 to get the Cyrix chip, which
     sounds kind of buggy ????? I need a reply from someone who actually
     owns one of these. Thanks ALOT for all help!

     P.S. The reason I ask is because this sounds to good to be true--
     so somethings gotta give. I just can't figure out what!



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From: mo@gizmo.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Sytos tape layout info....
Date: 10 Sep 92 11:03:29 GMT
Reply-To: mo@bellcore.com
Organization: Center for Chaotic Repeatabilty

looking for documentation of Systos tape format/layout.
have a bunch of backup tapes written by Systos and need
to read them on a Sun workstation.  Using a PC to do the
reading isn't an option for various operational reasons.

any poop or pointers much appreciated.

	-Mike O'Dell
	 mo@bellcore.com

Bellcore?? Bellcore isn't allowed to have opinions - these be mine.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: swartzjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Jeff H. Swartz)
Subject: Upgrading Cache
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 21:29:28 GMT



Can anyone tell me how easy it is to upgrade a cache on a 486-33.  I  
currently have a 64K external cache, but understand that upgrading to 256k  
will help out some, especially video...  What is entailed in doing this???   
My manual says nothing (typical of most motherboard manuals), and short of  
taking it apart I am not sure...  Has anyone done this and how???  Any  
good places to buy the SRAM if that is all I need???  THanks for any  
information.


			Jeff Swartz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.arch
From: markg@county.lmt.mn.org (Mark Gilbert)
Subject: Re: Does a 487sx shut down the 486sx??
Organization: LaserMaster R&D, Minneapolis, MN  USA
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:15:30 GMT


Perhaps I diverge, taking this thread back a step, but I think that you are 
making a bad assumption that the cost of a product depends primarily on the 
cost of manufacturing.  Companies routinely adjust prices for a variety of 
reasons, including: relationship to other products in a product line, 
perceived value of the product by the consumer, and the products and prices 
of competitors.

In the case of the 486SX vs. 486DX, Intel sets the DX price high and the SX 
price low to establish a product line.  The DX is the premium product and 
commands a premium price, producing a higher margin.  The lack of 
competition for the DX makes this possible.  Competition from the 386 keeps 
SX prices low, and Intel wants to compete successfully against the 386 to 
promote the perceived value of the 486.

Mark Gilbert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: muellerm@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Marc Mueller)
Subject: ADI Monitor sold by Electrified 
Organization: Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, TN, USA
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:53:31 GMT

I noticed that Electrified in the Computer Shopper is selling an ADI
monitor for an unusually low price. This is a multiscan, microprocessor
controlled, noninterlaced monitor for only $300!

Does anyone know anything about Electrified or ADI monitors?

Thanks in advance,

Marc Mueller
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kwang@zeus.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang aka The Scarecrow)
Subject: Re: COM3/COM4 problems
Organization: The Outland Riders
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 18:35:47 GMT

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware matthias@ecr.mu.oz.au (Matthias_Markus LANG) writes:
>  [ new i/o card ]
>Infoplus reports two serial ports, $3F8/4 and $2F8/3. COM1&2.
>I've tried heaps of jumper configurations: when I get it right will
>3/4 suddenly appear, or do I somehow tell my system about it? I thought
>you had to tell the BIOS somehow in the system area?

When you get the i/o ports correct, the "are serial ports installed" test
programs will show two more serial ports at 
0x3e8 and 0x2e8.  To test whether the interrupts (IRQs) are set correctly,
you will have to load up a comm program and actually send stuff both in and
out from the port.  the BIOS will automatically find and initialize the
serial ports.

   - Kevin Wang
...And now, for your local station identification, on the hour, every hour...
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