HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: u0cps@ohm.york.ac.uk (Christopher P Swan - H600/90)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Idek 5017 17" Monitor
Date: 27 Jan 93 10:32:45 GMT
Organization: Electronics Department, University of York, UK

In <fjeske.0pg5@amiganet.chi.il.us> fjeske@amiganet.chi.il.us (Felix Jeske) writes:

>Does anyone have any experience with the Idek 5017 monitor?  I'm buy a 4000
>soon and this is the only monitor I can find that has a 17" reen and canan scan
>from 15 to 40 kHz necessary to display all the modes of the 4000.  It has a
>sucky 0.31 mm dot pitch but I'm living with this currently on my 1950.

>If any has any info, I'd appreciate hearing from them.  Thanks.


>Felix R. Jeske
>Author of BackUP V3.85:  The way to backup your hard drive!


	Surely a 0.31 mm dot pitch will be less of a problem on a 17
in screen since the resolution will in effect be much better.



-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Swan      |  cps2@tower.york.ac.uk    | Tel. (44) 904 633 570
                | u0cps@ohm.york.ac.uk      |
                |   viv@cix.clink.co.uk     |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: a2bartel@rzdspc22.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Henner Bartels)
Subject: Help: 2buy A3000 or A4000
Organization: University of Hamburg, FRG
Date: 25 Jan 93 11:30:31 GMT

Can anybody help me ?
I`m going to buy a new Amiga after years using the A2000. Actually I haven`t cared
for new machines at all so now I`m a little bit confused which one to buy.
Can someone summarize the graphical diffs. between A2000-A3000-A4000 and the speed
of displaying graphic as well as CPU- and Disk-speed. I don`t need max. colors
so my idea is to buy the A3000 as it seems it isn`t that much slower than A4000.
(especially in disc-access)
By the way, what`s the diff between OS3.0 and 2.1 ?

Thanks for your help

***************************************************************************
* Henner Bartels                             * Hey man, that`s impossible *
*                                            *                            *
* a2bartel@rzdspc2.informatik.uni-hamburg.de * So let`s do it !!          *
***************************************************************************
From: leekil@bbn.com (Lee Kilpatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Commodore warranty
Date: 22 Jan 93 03:08:22 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

gb03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (GEORGE PHILIP BLUHM) writes:

>In article <llscpcINNst4@news.bbn.com>, leekil@bbn.com (Lee Kilpatrick) writes:
>>gb03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (GEORGE PHILIP BLUHM) writes:
>>
>>
>>>I am dissappointed at CBM, not only for the abandonment of the 3000 series and
>>>scsi,  but the radical change in the graphics interface that obsoleted the
>>>3000, 2000, 1000 and 500 series.
>>
>>What do you mean "the radical change in the graphics interface"?

>CBM has left no upgrade path in the 3000 series.  They must have intended to
>since the 3000 has a "video" slot included but never implemented.  Flame on -
>I have been able to update my video on my CLONES with a card swap.  My
>monitors for the last 5 years have been multi-synch so they have not been
>changed.


Well, this is not a change at all in the graphics interface.  But I know what
you mean.  Supposedly, Workbench 4.0 will have some sort of retargetable
graphics libraries in it, and then you should be able to just get any random
graphics board, with a driver or something, and then you can upgrade your
graphics capability.  Of course, when this happens, I have no idea.



>>
>>They haven't abandoned SCSI, there is a board for the 4000 coming out
>>this month, supposedly.  I'm not sure the 3000 is abandoned, either.

>If the SCSI is not abandoned, why is it not included?  Obvious, CBM considers
>IDE the drive of choice.  This may be a marketing decision, but it makes no
>sense from a technical stand point.  Why limit your I/O to only 2 drives and
>nothing else.  With SCSI I can connect an unlimited number of peripheral
>devices.


It appears to be a marketing decision, and nobody other than C= marketing
seems to be very happy with it.  The given reason for the IDE drive is cost--
apparently it is much cheaper than SCSI, probably because of the simplistic
hardware (or lack thereof) required.   IDE makes more sense for the low end
machines.

Just because it isn't included doesn't mean its abandoned.  CD-ROM isn't
included either.  The rumors is that the 4000 or some variation thereof will
include SCSI (though it might just the add-on board).

If the 3000 and SCSI were truly abandoned, they would not work with the
new software.  And not really any reason to buy a Mac.


	Lee
From: bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: NEC 3d/4d specifications
Date: 28 Jan 93 11:03:54 GMT
Organization: IDK/Frontec - System Design Group

Martin_Dolan@guru.apana.org.au (Martin Dolan) writes:
> i just had to get rid of my nec 4fg cause it wouldnt work...  nec 3d is the
> ONLY nec monitor that goes to 15.6khz

  No, you're forgetting their DataSmart DM-2710. It does 15-38 kHz.

		-- Bjorn

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bjorn Stenberg, Stockholm, Sweden                       bjst@sth.frontec.se
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: umbadiu0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Ted Babiuk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Why not XX Meg floppies?
Date: 26 Jan 93 01:55:30 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Just out of curiosity, Is the hardware compression methods used by V32
(42) modems and such used on disk drives? If not, then how come? Couldnt
the storage of floppies be greatly increased using Hardware Compression
of the data. (and MFM and GCR arent much of a help! :) )

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ted Badiuk                                        THIS SPACE FOR RENT!
umbadiu0@ccu.umanitoba.ca                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: kevinm@ocf.berkeley.edu (Kevin Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: List of AGA compatible monitors
Date: 26 Jan 1993 10:12:16 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: tornado.berkeley.edu

In article <1993Jan22.163914.6052@sth.frontec.se> bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg) writes:
>Model             Manufacturer              Price   Size   kHz       Hz
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>MS-8431           Amazing Tech.             $399     14   15-36       ?
>CM-324            AOC International         $549     14   15-36     50-90
>Eversync Color    Everex Systems            $599     14   15.5-35   50-70
>MTS-9608S         Forefront Technology      $499     14   15-38     50-90
>CM-1403           Intra Electronics USA     $300     14   15-38     40-100
>CMON M            Leading Edge              $599     14   15.75-39  50-90
>Model 710MH       Mitsuba Corp.             $415     14   15-38     50-90
>Ultra 1200        Princeton Graphic Syst    $450     12   15-38     45-120

I have very little money but would like to purchase a multi-sync.  I was very
surprised to find such low list prices on some of the monitors in the list.
My question, is what does the display look like?  How does the picture
quality compare to that of a C=1960 and the 1084 (the only references I have)?  I want something as inexpensive as possible, yet I don't want to slap my
money down on something I'm going to regret buying.

If you know anything about the monitors listed above, or where they are sold,
please send me E-mail.  Thanks!



-- 
                              _
Kevin Miller            Amiga// UC Berkeley Physics/Astronomy Double Major
kevinm@ocf.berkeley.edu _500// "Why is there blue sky, why is there red
kevinm@teripin.com      \\ // sky, now's the time to ask the reason why.""
                         \X/              --Genesis,"Way of the World"
Disclaimer: If you find an opinion, kill it.  They are dangerous.
From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3/4000UX
Date: 25 Jan 93 08:52:47 GMT
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Organization: Commodore Germany

In article <1993Jan23.005338.241@ida.liu.se> d92thoan@odalix.ida.liu.se (Thorbjorn Andersson) writes:
>
>I know that there's a A3000UX, but I've also heard
>that you must have a certain chip in your machine in
>order to run UNIX. Is that correct, and if so,
>what kind of chip is that? Could it be a MMU-chip
>since UNIX uses 'paged memory'? 

Yes, exactly.

>But there's always
>a MMU in a MC68030? (Except for MC68EC030, but 
>those aren't in the A3000?)

Again correct.

>Another rumour says that there's no such thing as A4000UX?

Yes, sorry. The UNIX for the A3000 is not (yet?) 68040 clean.

-- 
Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to \\  Only my personal opinions...
Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
Wer's nicht kann, soll's bleiben klopfen oder Steine lassen!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: gowen@sevmsa.cs.msstate.edu
Subject: Re: Quantum vs. Maxtor hard disks
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:42:47 GMT

In article <C1Buzr.FB2@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, djp33563@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David J. Pugliese) writes:
> 	I want to upgrade the 52meg Quantum to something larger.
> The 240meg Quantum is out of my price range, so I was looking at either
> the 170 meg ELS Quantum or the 213 meg Maxtor.  Their specs are similar
> (aside from size) and prices comparable.  While the extra 40+ meg would
> be nice, I've heard discussion around this group that Maxtor drives
> are louder and mecanically inferior.  I really can't hear the Quantum
> I have now, and I know someone with an older Maxtor, and it's definitely
> noisy.
> 	I've also heard that the new Quantum ELS drives are "slower" than
> the older LPS.  Is there any truth to this?
> 
> 	Comments, anyone?
> 
> 	thanks,
> 	Dave Pugliese
> 	d-pugliese@uiuc.edu
> 

Dave, I am using an A3000 that has two Quantum drives (52 MB and 105 MB,
both internal), one Maxtor drive (213 MB, external), and one SyQuest drive
(44 MB, external).  The Maxtor drive is louder than the Quantum drives, but
I do not think that the noise is excessive (nor does the noise bother me).
I can hear both my Quantum and Maxtor drives, but the Maxtor is just
slightly more noisy (especially on power up when it "beeps" for a split
second).  As far as access speed and spin-up speed, they both seem about the
same to me.  If you have an A3000, then you do not need to upgrade, you can
just add another drive internally (as I did).  If you want some docs on how
to do this, let me know (via e-mail).

As far as price goes, I believe everyone lowered their prices by about $100
last week.  You can buy a Maxtor 213 external SCSI drive for about $479 from
APS (where I bought mine).  The internal version probably costs about $379,
which is a great deal in my opinion.  Also, from what I remember, both
Quantum and Maxtor have the same warranty (two years).  I do not work for
APS, but their customer service and prices are GREAT - I would recommend
that you check them out before purchasing anything.  In fact, you should
find your best price and then call them last; they will probably match any
price if you are nice about mentioning some other companies "better" deal.
Oh yes, APS has toll-free technical support, which is handy if you run into
problems.  Well, if you have any questions, let me know.

Hope this helps,

Lon

-- 
Lon D. Gowen, PhD; Office:  (601) 323-7508; Fax:  (601) 325-8997
e-mail:   gowen@cs.msstate.edu
US Mail:  Computer Science Department; Mississippi State University;
          Butler Hall Room #320; P.O. Drawer CS; MS State, MS 39762
From: A.C.Crook@newcastle.ac.uk (A.C. Crook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Monitors
Keywords: ibm compatible, multi-sync, VGA, 15Khz etc
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:18:06 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


In article <sheun.727524283@barney>, sheun@cs.city.ac.uk (Sheun Olatunbosun) writes:
>I am posting to this newsgroup to see if somebody could give me a summary on
>the various types of monitors that I can use with my A1200. >
>Furthermore, is it possible to use IBM compatible monitors which retail at 
>comparable prices but of course would offer some display limitations? For 
>example, would I be able to use such a monitor on other application programs 
>which would not allow me to set the correct screen from the workbench?
>

VGA/SVGA/Multisyncs should all work on the A1200.

Most Multisync monitors will only scan from 30khz up, and hence will not give you
the old OCS modes (as used in almost all games) but comparable new AGA modes. Most 
apps as I understand it should be able to be promoted into a compatible mode for 
VGA/SVGA/Multisync monitors. I could supply you a list of all the modes if you 
need them...

>Basically, I'm on the look out for a monitor and any info. gleaned here would
>be more helpful than that presented in the A1200 User Guide and Workkbench 3
>manuals

What I'd advise is that you give UK HOME COMPUTERS a ring (they ad. in Computer Shopper
and Micro Mart) and get their Princeton Ultra 1400 multisync. I have one and its great, they
are asking 199 + VAT. They may tell you it won't work on the A1200, but as far as I'm 
concerned that's bull, mine works fine and does all A1200 modes (apart from the two really
hires CBM grey scale monitor only mode (A2024?)).

Specs are:

14" screen, 1024x768 resolution, .28dot pitch, scans horiz from 15-36khz and vertically
40-120hz, looks good (v. important...) and has all sizing controls.

Good buy? I think so.

>Sheun

Adey.
Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
From: squigg@gssec.bt.co.uk (Stephen Quigg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Specs for building a SIMM Board lost !
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:14:52 GMT
Organization: BT Glasgow Systems and Software Engineering Centre, Scotland.


-- 

	Could the very kind person who mailed me the specs for building my own
SIMM board please re-mail me them ??? (You know who you are :-)

	Thanks , it was just that I never realised I had to uunencode them , and
buggered about with them and ended up deleting them ... :-(

I'll have to do more frequent backups !

thanks in advance !
Stephen Quigg
squigg@gssec.bt.co.uk 
British Telecom , Group Software Engineering and Development
(Disclaimer : I once met a lawyer in a pub .... )
From: ROBERT_MICHAEL_BYLSMA@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: TEAC FD-235HF
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 21:53:42 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <JXcRXB2w164w@cellar.org>


Can anybody tell me if one of these "Double-Speed" drives from C= will work
in my A2000.  My local dealer is selling them for the A3000, but he could not
tell me if it would work as a replacement for df0: in my good 'ol 2000.
From: petter@pnilsen.adsp.sub.org (Petter Nilsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HD not validated
Date: 22 Jan 93 01:11:41 GMT
Reply-To: cbmehq!cbmnor!pnilsen!petter@cbmvax.commodore.com
Organization: Ultima Thule Software
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1993Jan26.070647.6808@desire.wright.edu> fheitkamp@desire.wright.edu writes:

> 	Have you tried the "DiskDoctor" program?  I've used it several times
> 	and it has work perfectly.  I'm curious as to why "DiskDoctor" was
> 	not included in WB 3.0.  Anyone know?

It was removed because of malpractice... :-)

> Fred Heitkamp,  ** Not an organization **

---
\\\\\\ E-Mail: petter@pnilsen.adsp.sub.org                      |\
 \\\\\\   or.. cbmehq!cbmnor!pnilsen!petter@cbmvax.commodore.com| \
  >>>>>>========================================================|  >
 ////// Disclaimer: These opinions are ALL mine !               | /
////// ->    Save the whales -- collect the whole set !     <-  |/
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Monday, 25 Jan 1993 07:48:48 EST
From: Just some weird dude <IO00198@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: New System

Get an Amiga.  Some harddrives let you become 486 compatible.  So you
don't really have to choose.
______________________________________________________________________
Corey Gray              |   A wet dog swims in the rain
IO00198@MAINE.MAINE.EDU |      But a dry martini laughs
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: eyvind@Lise.Unit.NO (Eyvind Bernhardsen)
Subject: Re: HD not validated
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 10:19:35 GMT

In article <gre253-270193180624@152.83.8.10>, gre253@its.csiro.au (Steve Green) writes:

 > Maybe this is why it was dropped from WB 3.0! Maybe they FINALLY wrote a
 > disk fixer that works!!

Speaking of which, what happened to DiskSalv?  I thought it was written by Dave
Haynie, and doesn't he work for CBM now?  Oh, does anybody have an OS2.0 -
compatible version?

 > | Steve Green     |  "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit outa my hat !" |

-Eyvind

-- 
     //|                             | DISCLAIMER:  My opinions belong to me.
    // |                             | Anybody else who feels this way should
\\ //--|miga: There can be only one. | see a professional.
 \X/   |         eyvind@lise.unit.no | Quote me and EAT LAWYER, asshole!
From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A4000 Fan
Date: 26 Jan 93 12:51:41 GMT
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Organization: Commodore Germany

In article <lahurst.727964935@unix1.tcd.ie> lahurst@unix1.tcd.ie (Leon Hurst) writes:
 >What direction should the air flow in the A4000 Fan.
 >
 >ie Out of the power brick into the air or
 >   into the power brick and into the machine.`\
 
The first: blow out into the air.

-- 
Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to \\  Only my personal opinions...
Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
Wer's nicht kann, soll's bleiben klopfen oder Steine lassen!
From: A.C.Crook@newcastle.ac.uk (A.C. Crook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A1200 hardware questions.
Date: 21 Jan 93 11:11:26 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


Could anyone answer the following questions:

	1) Is it possible to put an fpu onto the A1200 motherboard, and if
		so how is it done?

	2) Can I fit a bbu clock onto the board, and again how is it done (also
		where do I get the chip for this, it ain't in Maplin or RS)?

I'm proficient with a soldering iron...

Adey.

Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: a2niekre@rzdspc29.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Oliver Niekrenz)
Subject: Again: IBM Mouse with Amiga?
Organization: University of Hamburg, FRG
Date: 26 Jan 93 14:08:18 GMT

After playing Populous for several months my Amiga mouse is not that
well working anymore (no wonder, just have a look inside it and you see
that quality couldn't have been the designing concept :-[   )
So I began considering about connecting my IBM-3-Button-Mouse to that great
machine but although I've read many articles about that topic i must admit
I`m not so satisfied with all the different answers.
I think there must be an easier way and my question is how.
I know an adaptor is neccessary so mail a connecting diagram for that
and a source for the software device i need (A500).

But please, I`m not capable of FTP anyway (Only in Germany somehow) and I
don't have a modem.
It's not that easy being a 1st semester student...

Many thanks

    Oliver Niekrenz   a2niekre@rzdspc2.informatik.uni-hamburg.de
 

Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.hardware:23498 comp.sys.amiga.programmer:19043 comp.sys.amiga.misc:20296
From: bartosz@stein.u.washington.edu (Bartosz Kijanka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: HELP: Need jumper info for GVP Series II
Date: 21 Jan 1993 23:26:35 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: stein.u.washington.edu
Keywords: GVP,help,HD controller




	I have a GVP series II controller, but do not have the manual.  I'm
planning to add some SIMMs but I do not have the memory configuration jumper
information.  Could someone please send me this information.   Thanks.


bartosz@u.washington.edu
From: dcc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (David Crooke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3/4000UX
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:43:48 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh

The reason Amix is not available for the 4000 is that the 68040 and 68030 MMU's are
not compatible. I assume it will work on a 4000/030 when they are released merely by
relinking the kernel.

Dave
-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Crooke, Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh
Janet dcc@ed.dcs  :  Internet dcc@dcs.ed.ac.uk  :  IP talk dcc@129.215.160.2
Home: 22a Montgomery St., Edinburgh, SCOTLAND EH7 5JS.  Tel: 031 556 0265
Work: JCMB Rm 3310, King's Bldgs, W Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JZ. 031 650 6013
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu (Matthew Eldon Arnold)
Subject: Re: A1200 Commodore response sucks
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:34:50 GMT

I have heard many people say they've wasted money on the phone with Commodore.
Here in the U.S., Commodore has a 1-800 number.  This means the call is free
of charge to anyone within the U.S. -- we don't pay anything while either
on hold or listening to Commodore's latest excuse.

My experience with Commodore service is they will happily replace the entire
computer for you without a good explanation necessary.  I was asking about
the behavior of my A1200, rather than say whether the behavior was
normal or abnormal, they wanted me to go to where I purchased it for a 
replacement.  I didn't want a replacement unless it was broken.

Commodore isn't the best company in the world, but I do believe that they
are improving.
-- 
/-----------\     \\\\
| Will code  \    |. .|
| for food   _\  ( ^ _)     Matthew Arnold
\-----------/     |o/       marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu