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From: cg82s85@instem.uucp.UUCP (Chris Golchert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Rad or not.
Date: 29 Sep 92 06:05:22 GMT
Organization: The Institution - Chesterfield Twp. MI
X-BBS-Software: EXCELSIOR! v0.960

I have a GVP Impact A2000-SCSI Plus 8 (oooooooh  aaaaah) in a 2000 with 6 meg 
(for the BridgeBoard. The problem is I can create a rad disk but it isn't 
recovrable.  I can't boot off of it and loose everything upon reboot.  The 
only reply from GVP was "why would you want to do that?" anyone out there know 
or understand the problem...and a way to correct it?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: gilgalad@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Subject: Amiga 4000 is HERE :)
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 22:29:43 GMT


Wow!  I got my 4000 this afternoon.  It's VERY fast.
I'm very pleased with it.  Kudos to the Crew that Never Rests.

I noticed an interesting jumper on the motherboardwhen installing my
memory.  it read CHIP RAM.  The default position was 2M and the other
position was 8M.  Hmmm.... very interesting.

I only have one complaint.  What happened to the
high density VGA connector that was on the 3000?  I liked
having both ports.  Oh well, this will work.  Anyhow, back to playing ;>
From: al158305@academ01.mty.itesm.mx (Gustavo Cordova Avila)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: The Grandslam HD controller..
Date: 30 Sep 92 02:42:43 GMT

saj31052@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scotty A Johnson) writes:

>I would like some info on this item, from anyone who may have one for the A500.

>I'd like to know how many slots for mem expansion it has,
>whether or not it has its own power supply,
>what type of mem chips it can take, etc.

   Well, if you have an a500 then I believe you'd purchase the external
version. It's a little chassis with one a2000 style expansion slot where
the board's plugged in. The board itself has 8 slots for 1x8 simms, and
two 50 pin SCSI connectors, no external 25 pin connectors. You just plug
it in a voila'. I have one with my a1000 :)

>Thanks,

yer welcome :)

-Gus
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From: nymand@cbmehq.esco.so.commodore.com (Jan Nymand ESCO)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Help on A500 kickstart upgrade install
Date: 5 Oct 92 13:21:55 GMT
Organization: Commodore ESCO Technical Support Group

porter@usc.edu (Brian Porter) writes:
> 
> My father is attempting to install a Kickstart 2.0 upgrade to his A500 with
> a rev.5 motherboard.  The instructions vaugly describe something about a jumper.
> 
> Should he attempt this himself?  Is it easy?  If so, what exactly must be done?

Well, generally if he is not sure he can do it, he shouldn't. And, opening 
the box (A500) normally voids Your warranty.
 
However it _IS_ rather easy:

The kickstart ROM that comes with the AS214 (the upgrade kit) has a small wire
on it from pin 1 to pin 31. That is what the docs. calls the 'jumper'.

If Your A500 is an old Rev. 3 or Rev. 5, this jumper must be in place.
If Your A500 is newer (Rev. 6A, Rev. 7,...), this jumper should be cut if it
is there.

So in short: as the motherboard in question is a Rev. 5 the small wire on the
ROM must be there. If You received a kickstart ROM without the wire, you must 
have someone capable of using a soldering iron to put it in place.

Pin 1 is in the upper left corner of the ROM when you look at it with the
small notch pointing up. Pin 20 is in the lower left corner, Pin 21 in the
lower right corner, etc. Connect Pin 1 to Pin 31.

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From: QCZUSEA@grove.iup.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Term vt340 emulation
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:53:00 GMT


	Greetings!  I have recently downloaded Term 2.3, and am having trouble
getting it to work under the vt340 emulation... I have trouble seeing anything
on the screen (no letters) after connecting to the local vax if I have the
program configured for VT340 under the external library setting.
	Is there something else that I need to do?  Or is it more likely that
the vax doesn't support vt340 emulations?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: gilgalad@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Subject: Re: Network between Amiga and Sun?
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:34:14 GMT

In article <1a20dnINNoem@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> ram@cats.ucsc.edu (Ronald Andrew MacCracken) writes:
>
>Would it be possible to network an Amiga and a Sun 3 together?  Would there
>be any way to access each other's files, use the other's processor, etc.?
>I assume I would need Amiga UNIX, but am not sure.

I have several Amigas hooked up via ethernet to my Sun.  Buy a C=
A2065 ethernet board, the AS225 TCP/IP and NFS client software and 
you'll be up and running in no time.
-Ralph
From: Roger_Nordin@atb.bbs.bad.se (Roger Nordin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: 256 colors!!
Date: 3 Oct 92 09:45:21 GMT
Reply-To: Roger_Nordin@atb.bbs.bad.se (Roger Nordin)
Organization: ANet Test Bench, Karlstad, Sweden
OD-Comment-To: Internet_Gateway

> :      I just put the ECS denise into my A2000. I then used PSX the public
> : screen utility and opend up a 640 X 400 X 256 screen. Updating the screen
> 
> Are you sure? Hires interlaced with 256 colors is impossible with ECS.

It seems he opened an 8 bitplane screen. Sure, you can do that. Problem is, 
with ECS, you only see the first 4 bitplanes...:) That's why the WorkBench 
hides the other modes (more than 4 bitplanes) from the user. There's no sense 
allowing the user to select video modes that the hardware doesn't support.

                        _       .    __
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re:  Help me buy a printer for my A500+
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 02:39:25 GMT

In article <fgd3.0271@nifty.UUCP> fgd3@nifty.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe, III) writes:
>    If you can spare the desk space for a slightly bigger printer, my
> recommendation is for the HP DeskJet series.  The DeskJet is built a little
> sturdier than the Canon and I believe you'll find the operating costs a bit
> less.

However it costs significantly more than either of the impact printers that
have been noted so far, and they're at the high end of the poster's price
range.
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From: vmkiili@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Ville-Matti Kiili)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 256 colors!!
Date: 1 Oct 92 21:49:22 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

Rob_Semenoff@saug.UUCP (Rob Semenoff) writes:
: 
:      I just put the ECS denise into my A2000. I then used PSX the public
: screen utility and opend up a 640 X 400 X 256 screen. Updating the screen

Are you sure? Hires interlaced with 256 colors is impossible with ECS.

: took A LONG time even with a 25MHz GForce!. From waht I understand is that
: The ECS can open a 256 color screen, But WB 2.04 holds you back to a max of
: 16. From what I've read in a 2.1 doc is that 2.1 has support for and 8 bit
: screen. Is this true. If it is my next question is in the "OFFICIAL C=

Well, WB 2.1 supports 8 bit screens, but ECS doesn't. 4 bit screen is
maximum. If you want more, you have to buy A4000... 

: PRESS RELEASE" the specs for WB2.1 said that it handles 800X600 screens
: with the ECS chip set. HOW is this done!! is WB2.04 really holding us back
: this much!!!!!

Yes, 800x600 is possible with ECS. It is interlaced, however. And you
can get only 2 bit screen... I don't like it, because it is so slow.
From: h_hucke@bdb.bs.open.de (Henning Hucke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Which ROMs into Amiga3000?
Organization: BDB * The privat Z-NETZ-BBS in Braunschweig (Germany)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 14:36:00 +0100

At first thanks to Michael Sinz for his words about RTG on pre4000 maschines!

Ok. Now another question :-)

In October 1991 I bought an Amiga3000T. At least here in Germany this 
maschine had a boot rom. I know the advantages (and disadvantages) of
this solution and finally dissociated myself from buying a ROM for my
Amiga3000T since SetCPU does not fullfill its job to load alternativ
Kickstarts until today and since I was told that a 3000 rom (whatever
this means. see some lines lower) would cost around 100 DM (around 70 $).

Some days ago I read an article in the USENet, where also two (!) 2.1-
Upgrade-Kits were described. One was an disc-only-upgrade obviously for
maschines which have 2.04-roms installed by now and the other one included
2.04(?)-roms as well (obviously for the other maschines :-)). So here come
my questions:

1) Do these ROMs (like it is sayed about 2.04-upgrade-ROMs for the pre3000
   computers) also contain the scsi.device so that it is principly
   possible to install these ROMs in Amiga3000 computers too ?????
   (Mybe this is a question for Dave Haynie?? I please for A FINAL ANSWER!!)

2) If yes do I really have to buy another 2.04 ROM seperately if I dont want
   to have a speed fallback with my Amiga3000 which would increase the
   price of an update by around 80 DM (55 $)???

3) Or will there (finally) also be an Amiga3000-WB2.1-2.04ROM-Update for
   nearly the same price like the one for the pre3000 maschines ???

Henning

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From: dputz@amiganet.chi.il.us (Dave Putz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Hurricane 500 Memory
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:52:28 GMT
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems


    I have a Hurricane 500 accelerator on which I replaced the 1 meg memory
chips with 4 meg chips. The problem is, the HurricaneConfig program still only
sees 1 meg of memory(address range 0x600000 - 0x6fffff ). There are *no*
jumpers on the board, and the manual I have only says that the board will
support 4 meg if you use 4 meg chips (no explanations about "how to"). If
anyone has any ideas about how to get the other 3 meg. functional, I would
greatly appreciate some e-mail. Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: lofaso@tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Bernie Lofaso)
Subject: Monitors for A4000 - suggestions?
Keywords: monitors A4000
Organization: Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas at Austin
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 13:37:14 GMT


I'm trying to do my homework to find a nice monitor that will work with
an A4000. I tend to be a little prejudiced towards Trinitron monitors and
usually stay away from PC garden variety monitors whose names I've never
heard of. I grabbed a Computer Shopper yesterday and was surprised that
there didn't seem to be a lot of offerings in multi-syncs that span the
15-31Khz range. I only found a few ads for the Sony 1302. I would guess
it's probably not in production anymore. Isn't the Seiko CM1440 comparable?
Anyone have any experience with this monitor?

Any other monitors that I should be considering? I will want to use 800x600
when (if) I get an A4000, so it must sync to 24Khz as well.

Thanks.

Bernie Lofaso
Applied Research Labs
(lofaso@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: martini@heaven7.in-berlin.de (Martin P. Ibert)
Subject: A2024 monitor needs ajusting
X-Reason: This message has been reposted because of configuration errors at heaven7.in-berlin.de.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:22:48 GMT
Organization: The Seventh Heaven, Berlin, Germany

Hi everybody, 

I have a A2024 here, which I use for displaying X11 screens under UNIX.
If you ever saw X11 on a VGA monitor, you'll know how glad I am to
have this thing.

But there's one thing. The picture is slightly "cramped" at the left
edge and shows light vertical interference (or are they?) bars.
I remember somebody once told me what to twiddle inside the monitor,
and what tool to use, but I misplaced the info.

Could someone please help me out?

(email if possible)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: prado@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Louis A. Prado)
Subject: Dead A2000 - Damaged in Shipping ? - Please Help
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 20:18:06 GMT

I recently sold an A2000 & 1084d to someone on the NET. The system
apparently arrived damaged with the 1084d not working at all, and the A2000
dying after a week of use.

The 1084d monitor is completely inresponsive, the power light doesn't even
go on.  The A2000 died while rendering (GURUed), after that the system would
not reboot.  The A2000 does not send anything out to the monitor, if you try
to reboot, the boot disk is recognized, but the power light begins flashing
immediately.

I have shipped Amigas and monitors many times before with no problem, they
appear to be very durable. I need to know what part(s) are most likely to
break during shipping.  

It is likely that UPS will grant my insurance claim, but I would still like
to repair this equipment when/if UPS returns it to me.

ANY help will be GREATLY appreciated.  Thank you.


Lou Prado	EE  Undergrad   Arizona State Univ   prado@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu
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From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Attaching SCSI devices to A2091
Date: Thu,  1 Oct 92 00:11:16 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)


[Deleted info about 2 drives on one A2091 locking up]

>
>--
>Lionel Tun   (lionel@cs.city.ac.uk)
>Vision Group, City University, London, EC1V 0HB. 071-477 8000 x 3889
>

The problem may not be in the termination at all.  Check the ROMs on the
A2091.  If they are 6.1 (I believe) or earlier, there exists a problem when
both drives are accessed at once (lock-up).  Get the latest set of ROMs from
CBM (6.6 or higher I believe).  This will completely correct the problem.

-Joel
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Attaching SCSI devices to A2091
From: martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:38:59 -0600
Reply-To: martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
Organization: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

In article <doctor.042z@k9.UUCP>, doctor@k9.UUCP (Paul Broe) writes:
>In article <1992Sep30.173531.5224@city.cs> lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:
>> copying from the Quantum to the Fujitsu - both drives hang up after a
>> few seconds.
>
>Check the revision number of your A2091's roms. I bet the number is less than
>6.6. (Version 6.6 and newer fix the situation you describe above.)
>

I have this exact sam problem....I have 6.1 ROMs....how much is CBM
gonna take me for to get upgraded to 6.6+ roms??

Jim 
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From: doctor@k9.UUCP (Paul Broe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Attaching SCSI devices to A2091
Date: 1 Oct 92 07:02:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: k9.doctor.042z
Organization: Mostly Harmless...
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In article <1992Sep30.173531.5224@city.cs> lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:

> Results:
> Everything almost works. I can access the Fujitsu by reading and
> writing to it from memory, or from and to itself.  However, when I try
> copying from the Quantum to the Fujitsu - both drives hang up after a
> few seconds.

Check the revision number of your A2091's roms. I bet the number is less than
6.6. (Version 6.6 and newer fix the situation you describe above.)


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From: ridout@uservx.plk.af.mil
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Phone Pak and A3000
Date: 1 Oct 92 19:18:35 GMT
Organization: Phillips Laboratory - Kirtland AFB


I was looking into Phone Pak by GVP and I was told by Creative Computers
that it would not work on an Amiga 3000 with out some kind of 2000 style
memory ontroller.  huh??  The sales person said Commodore was working on
a DMA problem. 

So is there a DMA problem with the A3000?  And if so how do I get it fixed.
The Phone Pak add says it works with A2000/3000! 2 Meg ram and hard drive
required.

Does anyone know the real scoop.  Commodore?
Thanks for any help

Brian


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From: paulk@terapin.com (Paul Kienitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: MY CLOCK IS BROKEN!
Date: 4 Oct 92 12:53:46 PST
Organization: BBS

Help!  My A3000's clock doesn't work any more.  It keeps resetting
itself back to the last time it was set to by SetClock Load.  The
battery clock works fine but the main clock thesystem uses keeps
resetting itself backwards.  In fact, it does so every 67 seconds.
67??  I could understand 60, or 64, but 67??
 
Help!  What is wrong with my system?  There is no new software going
since this started ...  I've scanned for viri with Virus_Checker 6.03
(not quite the latest, I know) ...  I'm running KS 37.175, WB 38.28,
by the way.
 
Is this a hardware failure?  WHAT CAN I DO?
 
Bear in mind that I can't afford any professional repairs now.
 
For the moment I guess I'll just make something to reset the clock
from the battery backup clock every 45 seconds ...

PLEASE REPLY BY EMAIL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: uzun@crash.cts.com (Roger Uzun)
Subject: Re: A4000 arrived (*defective*) :-(
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
Date: 02 Oct 92 22:13:43 PDT
Keywords: 4000 Amiga AGA AA

Well, the problem with my A4000 does not seem to be the IDE drive
vs. fastram, if I boot without the 68040.library, which enables
copyback on data cache, it is more stable with FASTRAM installed.
Without the 68040.library it runs for a much longer period of
time, without crashing, but is still unstable.  With 68040.library
installed it is real flakey, often will not make it through a
bootup.  It crashes more as it gets hotter.... :-(
Without any FAST RAM, with 2M CHIP only, the system
is very stable, not a guru yet.

-Roger
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From: billy@mana.oz.au (Jeff Coleman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: SCSI terminators location on Quantam 105s.
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 12:18:05 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Private.
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I'd like some indication where abouts on the circuit board on the back
of the drive case do the terminators go...and what do they look like.

regards
 Jeff.


ps.. would the 120lps have the same type + the same location.


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