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From: rusin@mp.cs.niu.edu (David Rusin)
Subject: 386MAX and Ethernet drivers won't play nice 
Organization: Northern Illinois University
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:21:01 GMT

I had a complex but stable configuration on my 386 in which I used a
3c503 card to communicate with the world. A disk crash led to DOS 5.00
installation (replacing 4.01), which left me short of room, so
I tried 386MAX for the first time. All worked well until I tried
loading 386MAX in config.sys (even without using it to load drivers
or TSRs) and then loading the ethernet software. Interestingly, the
machine will cooperate for a few minutes, and then hangs (not even
alt-ctrl-del will reset).

It can't be just me, right? Will someone who has forced cooperation 
between the two please contact me (or post)? Thanks a heap.

dave rusin@math.niu.edu
From: drkerns@sony7.sdrc.com (sean kerns)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 386 -> 486 ??
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:00:32 GMT
Organization: SDRC

Is it my wishful thinking, or does some company produce one of these:

	An adaptor which allows a 486 chip to be put in a 386, or
	A 486 (maybe not Intel) chip which fits in a 386 socket (I think
	this may have been made specifically for upgrading)

Or will I have to get a new Motherboard to upgrade to 486 processing?

Thanks,

Sean
Organization: Ministry of Education, Computer Center NETNEWS system V2.3
Date: Tuesday, 12 Jan 1993 14:54:35 EST
From: Charles Chin <NCKUS091@TWNMOE10.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Parameter of a hard disk?

Hello, netters,

I have came into a Mitsubishi hard disk with the model number 'MR535-U00'
on it, but do not know the parameters (i.e. number of heads, cylinder,
secters, etc.).  Do anyone know it?  Thanks in advance.  E-mail replies
please.

Charlie.
nckus091@twnmoe10.bitnet
From: morgan@dl5000.bc.edu (Morgan Stair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Promise "caching scsi controller" card for $200?
Date: 6 Jan 93 21:21:25 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Institute for Space Research, Boston College


  Along with the speedstar 24x I can get a Promise caching scsi
controller for $200.  I can handle putting the memory on the card, but
I was wondering if anyone out there has one or has dealt with it
before, and can give me some feedback before I sink $$ into it.  My
friend that's selling it to me thinks it's a great card (he works in a
computer store).

-Morgan
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pieterh@sci.kun.nl (Peter Herweijer)
Subject: Re: L-ISA(?) - 486s motherboards
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 10:41:05 GMT

In <C0oxuo.Dq8@bailgate.gpsemi.com> lee_b@sn4901.oldham.gpsemi.com (Lee Burley) writes:

        [...]

>I have also seen this article and have a few questions:
>2. I see all the motherboards use 70nS RAM, how can this be??

As far as I know all modern PC's use 70ns RAM. It's the most widespread
and therefore the cheapest variety. The speed difference between the
processor and the RAM is compensated for by the cache.

>3. If the choice were between a DX33 and a DX2-50, which is the best buy

Depends on what you want to do. If you're moving around lots of data,
the DX33 is faster, because the DX2/50 works at 25MHz external. When
you're doing computations the DX2 is faster. I'd say that, unless you
want to build a server, the DX2 is the best choice overall.

>4. Would I need a chip cooler (fan) and if so where can I get one in the UK?

Intel says its chips don't need a fan (except for the power supply fan,
of course). Others say that the chips are more reliable (live longer)
with a fan. They're both right, of course. A 486 will live a respectable
time without a fan (probably far longer than its economic lifetime).
However, it's a known fact for any kind of chip that life expectancy
decreases 50% with every 10 degree Celcius increase in chip temperature.

>6. Is the 486DX2-66 a reliable part?

I believe so... but just to be sure many vendors put a fan on top of it...

Peter Herweijer
pieterh@sci.kun.nl
From: leone@wpi.WPI.EDU (Dave Leone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: We're stupid.
Date: 6 Jan 1993 22:40:20 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu

I own a ibm ps1 386sx, 2 meg thing.  Your sympathy is appreciated.  I wanna
upgrade da memory.  (RAM memory)  Unfortunately, the memory board will not
fit into my lovely computer.  Does anybody know:

What is the name and/or price of the software that converts extended to 
expanded memory?

Where can I get a smaller (11 in.) memory board?

What is the price for a bushel of apples in Nebraska?

Please email back to me if you have an answer.

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: Re: NEC 4FG Problems
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:13:45 GMT

In <881404m.4.726423539@axe.acadiau.ca> 881404m@axe.acadiau.ca (SEAN MICHAEL MCCORMICK) writes:
[details of problem with uneven image on NEC 4FG monitor, and attempts to
resolve it deleted]
>called NEC again and were told to take the new monitor to the same service 
>center, and that NEC would fax the necessary information to the service 
>center to enable them to set up the monitor properly. Somehow I don't think 
>that this is going to work. Has anybody experienced similar problems? Does 
>NEC have sort of quality control problems? I still don't have my monitor 
>back and have to use a standard VGA monitor which the store loaned me. This 
>is not the kind of quality I expected from a monitor for which I paid 
>approximately $1000.

 We have purchased 7 of the NEC 5FG monitors for use in our lab.  One of
these is bad and needs to be returned.  It has a bad distortion in the four
corners, and the box looked like it had been dropped.

 We had one other one which displayed distortion in 1024x768 graphics mode,
a slight out of focus picture, I imagine.

 We're going to be returning the first monitor to be repaired, and so we'll
see what NEC's response time is on this.

 Right now we've elected not to have the second monitor repaired.  We only
use these monitors for standard VGA res(strange eh?), and really can't
afford the repair time loss.

 On a side note, we just received our free anti-glare filter screens for
these NEC 5FG's last week.  As some might recall, NEC offered these free to
anybody purchasing 4FG's and 5FG's from like September thru December.
They do improve the quality of the display immensely.  However, IMHO, they
are not worth the $130 retail price.  The picture does not wash out quite as
bad in bright office lights.  But, the reflection is still bad enough that
you can literally groom yourself while using the monitor.

 I feel this is the strongest negative point against the NEC monitors.  NEC
seems to have forgotten they are making computer monitors here, and not
Television sets.
-- 
sheldon@iastate.edu                Steve Sheldon
Project Vincent                    ICSS Resource Unit
SCO ODT, Arc/Info, Atlas GIS       2142 Agronomy Hall
                                   Iowa State University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: bhenning@wimsey.bc.ca (Bill Henning)
Subject: Re: Conner 170 meg drives any good?
Organization: Wimsey Information Services
Distribution: comp
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 20:59:54 GMT

In article <sheldon.726043825@vincent2.iastate.edu> sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
>In <7227@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> 6500boo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (William Bushing) writes:
>
>>I was looking at the Maxtor 7213A as the my next hard drive in
>>a new system. The Conner 170 meg is now being offered instead
>>by my vendor. Any comments on this drive, especially in comparison
>>to the Maxtor? thanks in advance.
>
>
>Conner makes good harddrives.
>-- 
>sheldon@iastate.edu                Steve Sheldon
>Project Vincent                    ICSS Resource Unit
>SCO ODT, Arc/Info, Atlas GIS       2142 Agronomy Hall
>                                   Iowa State University

I recently bought one of the Connor 170Mb drives, and I am *extremely*
pleased with it. On my 386/40 Core reports 1.3Mb/sec & 12ms access
times (13Mhz ISA bus)

Bill
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: schimmel@gandalf.ca (Fred Schimmel)
Subject: Re: Looking for NCL5425 MFM controler jumper setting
Organization: Gandalf Data Ltd.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:50:26 GMT

In <12JAN199310495282@vxcrna.cern.ch> krupinsk@vxcrna.cern.ch (Wojtek) writes:

>Anyone out ther know the jumpers settings of NCL 5425 controler?
>I want to use this cart as my sec. disk controler , so 
>i want to setup the jumper for the sec. bios address (if possible)
>Thanks in advance
>AB 

If this is NCL America product, their number in California is (408)734-1006.
Sorry, I do not have any info on that particular controller.
their address is:
NCL America, INC
1221 Innsbruck Drive
Sunnyvale, CA  94086
USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: u8123096@cc2.nctu.edu.tw ()
Subject: Re: Entry point for low-level format on XT controllers?
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 09:37:04 GMT

David Ruggiero (osiris@halcyon.com) wrote:
: My memory is good but a bit rusty...could someone remind me what the
: entry point into the BIOS on a standard XT disk controller that
: initiates a low-level format? I recall typing something into DEBUG
: like:

:  g:C800:5

You could try: g=c800:5

It should work......

--
					u8123096
 			 		Steven Lee
					Dept. of Computer Information Science
					National Chiao-Tung University

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: wai@mackinac.ecn.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai)
Subject: com 3 & 4 problem - yet continue... more crisis
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: 11 Jan 93 19:59:43 GMT

Original problem...
>>	Problem: trying to get com 3 and 4 working.
>>	I have just added a new I/O card with 2 serial ports for com 3 and 4.
>>	The hardware doesn't seem to automatically accept the two new ports.

	While the problem of the com ports continue, new crisis arised.
	A small warning to anyone who are too curious about the interior
	of the computer... don't play around with the hardwares too much.
	Last night, my HD controller just blew off. 
	(Hell no! It's not my fault......)

	sigh......

	Just wondering, I don't necessarily need to reformat my harddisks 
	when I change the HD controller, do I?


 	- Benjamin Wai  < wai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu > < wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu >
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: stef@cfmu.eurocontrol.be (Stef Van Vlierberghe)
Subject: 187.5 kbps UART exists ?
Summary: How to get very fast V25 output ? 
Originator: stef@heron
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 21:14:58 GMT
Organization: Eurocontrol - Central Flow Management Unit
Keywords: V25 RS485 

I would like to send very small  messages  over a serial line at 187.5
kbps using V25 hardware  (alias  current-loop,  alias RS-485) (I don't
have control over the target device specs).

I have a half-working  prototype that is a regular serial port where I
replaced  the crystal  (1.8 Mhz) by a 3.0 MHz  version,  (this  should
increase  the max speed from 115.200 to 187.500) and I added a special
V25 line  driver  chip  after the  regular  V24 output (as I only need
output) (I assume the output can drive a TTL input circuit).

The bytes are  received  at the other end, but very  unreliably  (some
values are never received, some after sending them twice).

I replaced the clock circuit by a 3.0 MHz  oscillator  circuit,  which
didn't change anything, so I assume the problem is that the UART can't
follow that speed.

Could  someone point me to a complete  solution  (V25 card  supporting
187.5 kbps) or a regular  serial line card with a  replacable  crystal
and a UART supporting the 3.0 MHz clock and the high baud rate ?

Thanks in advance.
--
Stef Van Vlierberghe.
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stef@cfmu.eurocontrol.be        Avenue des Arts 19H
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From: Espo@cup.portal.com (STEVEN MICHAEL ESPOSITO)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Ultra PRO New Drivers (build 53)
Date: Thu,  7 Jan 93 23:37:15 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Mike Since I am on the net calling from Guam it is impractical for me
to call the ATI BBS. Would you please email me a copy of the files
or upload them to the net.

thanks

steven esposito

espo@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pott@ast.saic.com (David L. Pottinger)
Subject: Re: Looking for comments on Gecco..
Reply-To: pott@ast.saic.com
Organization: SAIC
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:22:02 GMT

In article 16045@CERIS.Purdue.EDU, tfisher@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Tom Fisher) writes:
>> 
>> Does anybody have any comments on a company called Gecco?
>> 
>A few days ago, someone suggested that Gecco may be out of business.
>Apparently, they don't answer their phone anymore (or it's been
>disconnected).
>
>Tom
>


Ouch!

Gecco IS out of business.  The 800 numbers are down, but they can still be 
reached at 602-967-7500.

They are not honnoring warranties, but individual components may still carry
the manufactures warranty.

Pott


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: smoir@world.std.com (Scott A Moir)
Subject: Re: Bernoulli Drives VS Floptical Drives (?)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 00:24:17 GMT

In article <81!3-=+@rpi.edu> sassoj@vccnw10.its.rpi.edu (John J. Sasso Jr.) writes:
>Hello,
>
>   On my i486 PC I have a 104M harddrive (SCSI), which has only 15M left on
>   it.  Although I could buy another 100+M harddrive to get more storage, I
>   was thinking of turning to removable storage (high capacity disks).  I was
>   looking at floptical drives and Bernoulli drives.  From what I understand,
>   (1) Bernoulli drives run about $500, and flopticals about $300, (2) the
>   disks that come w/Bernoulli drives are usually 90M, whereas the disks for
>   flopticals are 21M.  However, how do these two drives compare as far as 
>   access time is concerned (as well as w/ harddrives)?

I don't know about the access time on the Bernoulli, but the floptical I
have is very nice. The disks run around $80 for a pack of 5, vs $120 or so
for each Bernoulli cartridge. You can also read normal diskettes with your
floptical drive, and the access time on floppies is about 4 times faster
than normal floppy drives.

The only advantage to the Bernoulli is that it is a little less fragile.
It is using essentally a giant floppy disk to do the job. The optical
device is -very- sensitive, and can be knocked out of alignment.

Scott


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From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: TIKO
Date: 12 Jan 93 10:42:42 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

In article <1993Jan11.140309.4028@physchem.ox.ac.uk> mark@physchem.ox.ac.uk (Mark) writes:
>
>If anyone has a TIKO PC that works, sell it quick.  They are crap.

I believe TIKO have gone bust as well.

Davei
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
Subject: Re: 386DX/40 VS. 486SX/25
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 13:20:50 GMT

tdbear@dvorak.amd.com (Thomas D. Barrett) writes:

>In article <4566.73.uupcb@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us> victor.volkman@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us (Victor Volkman)  writes:
>>Can anyone give me a coherent answer as to which would be faster and
>>why?  I have NO interest in any math coprocessors.

>Since you are not interested in the COP (for others... the 387/40 runs
>under $100 and the OverDrive(tm) runs much over $100, but the
>OverDrive is obviously much faster.  You might be able to find a 487sx
>which would be cheaper than the OverDrive(tm))... the only advantage
>that I see is the local bus speed.  If done correctly (0ws) you would
>have a much faster video and memory interface.  Even if done
>incorrectly (1ws), you would have a system which was 5ns faster for
>each access.

I've actually found the 486 SX faster than the 386 DX of twice the Mhz.  They
are also cheaper.  Th higher the Mhz the better the components have to be, and
therefore more expensive.  You also have an integral 8 KB cache in the 486 SX
that adds to performance.

-- 
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"They're not ghosts,  they're metaphysically challenged." - Me
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From: tessmann@cs.ubc.ca (Markus Tessmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Gravis Ultra-Sound...Experience?
Date: 4 Jan 1993 12:50:25 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: larry.cs.ubc.ca
Keywords: soundboard

bhs@neuro.duke.edu (Brennan Stephens) writes:


>   Anyone out there know anything about the Ultra-Sound sound card from Gravis?
>It makes some pretty impressive claims for a $150 card.  Among them...

>	* full soundblaster/adlib compatability
>	* a reliable windows driver
>	* 16 bit / 44 kHz record and playback
>	* 256k onboard memory (exp. to 1mb)

>This appears to be an impressive packege.  Especially for the price.  So I am
>naturally suspicious.  Esp. regarding the windows driver and compatability
>with SB/AdL.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

Although I do not have one yet, I am planning to get one as soon as I can
arrange a good deal (I hate paying retail!).  The GUS seems to do most of what
it claims, according to what I have heard and read.

Read comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard for lots of discussion on this and other sound
cards.

	Markus
From: johnk@cs.utexas.edu (John Knutson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Comments on WatchIT-TV & SVGA cards
Date: 9 Jan 1993 06:12:42 -0600
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: latexo.cs.utexas.edu


I'm interested in hearing people's comments who have
seen/used/purchased the "WatchIT-TV" board.  For those who don't know,
it's a card that basically allows you to watch television on your PC,
through DOS or windows.  In windows, you can have a TV window of (I
believe) arbitrary size, and there are on screen controls for video
and audio effects.  It also allows you to do framegrabbing.

I'd like to hear any comments, good or bad, about this product.


My second question is about SVGA boards.  I'm looking for something
with a minimum of 1152x900 resolution with at least 256 colors in that
mode.  I'd like something that supports 24 bit color as well, but
that's not really a necessity.  I'm interested in something that will
run MS windows, and probably 386BSD/X. (Yes, I realize that 386BSD
only supports X for the Tseng 4000, but source IS available)

I'd like to hear comments from people, good or bad, on cards that are
capable of that resolution (doesn't have to be exact).  Please, when
responding, let me know what modes the card is capable of.  The
WatchIT-TV board says that it requires a "feature connector", so if
you happen to know what this means (I don't), and know that your
particular card has one, please let me know.  Also, if anyone can
confirm that the WatchIT-TV board requires that you run in only
640x480 graphics in windows (or not), I'd like to know that as well.

Thanks for any information...

(And to think I got flooded with mail about my bridge query, I can't
*wait* to see what this is going to bring :-)

-- 
John Knutson (johnk@cs.utexas.edu)
	"A lot of people I know believe in positive thinking, and so
	 do I.  I believe everything positively stinks."
		-- Lew Col
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: D1SAR@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Steve Rimar)
Subject: Build your own
Organization: The University of Akron
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:07:22 GMT

Is there a book or plans available on building your own PC?
 
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From: Benjamin.Bradford@ttlg.UUCP (Benjamin Bradford)
Sender: postmaster@ttlg.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: x10 programmable controllers & other stuff
Date: 08 Jan 93  01:55:52 mst

     What's the price of your controllers, and what details can you supply?  That is, do they speak C, what sort of ports do they have etc. etc.  Thanks in advance...


 * Origin: The Keep BBS (42:100/19)
From: jkubicky@cco.caltech.edu (Joseph J. Kubicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Hooking a CD-ROM to a portable PC - any ideas?
Date: 8 Jan 1993 06:33:56 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: punisher.caltech.edu


What's the easiest way to hook a CD-ROM to a portable PC (assuming the
PC has no SCSI interface)?

Jay Kubicky
jkubicky@cco.caltech.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: alpha@vpnet.chi.il.us (Randy Sales)
Subject: x10 programmable controllers& Modules
Organization: Vpnet - Free Usenet access
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 01:31:54 GMT


I can supply new x10 programmable controllers by x10 and Enerlogic.  The
Enerlogic one has full logical programming, receiving and sending x10
commands. Modules can also be supplied.  Email to request information.


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pf@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu (Paul Furbacher)
Subject: MYLEX info, comments -- anyone?
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 05:46:30 GMT

One last time.

If you have upgraded, built from the ground up,
thought of, had a grandmother who was more courageous 
than you'll ever be ...

and/or 

If you have knowledge, carnal or otherwise, 
of Mylex motherboards and their performance, 

ESPECIALLY 

the newer line of VESA standard local bus 

MOTHERBOARDS  (MYLEX, remember?)

Don't all answer at once (the only answers I 
received the last two times I posed these questions
were from those who wanted me to summarize the 
non-existent volumes of info I received)!

I'm not asking about noisy hard drives, misaligned 
monitors, failing power supplies, NO


MYLEX MOTHERBOARDS 


got the idea?

What is the net for anyway, if not to get at least 
one informative answer.  This is harder than pulling 
teeth.

PF

Answer on the net, by e-mail, telepathy, ouija, whatever!