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From: mike@agrijag.UUCP (Mike Schiller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: '040 and SCSI
Date: 31 Jul 92 08:48:54 GMT
Organization: Not an Organization
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <dschlott.01mx@linx.UUCP> dschlott@linx.UUCP (Dale Schlott) writes:
> In article <mike.0310@agrijag.UUCP> mike@agrijag.UUCP (Mike Schiller) writes:
>
> >                                One advantage to the PP&S 040 is that it's
> > the only one that I know of that runs Syncronously with the A3000, and what
> > that means is that most of the others that run Async, you have a similiar
> > situation to the 2000 boards, that is the board runs at 28mhz, but the rest
> > of the system still only runs at 25mhz (or 16mhz if you get a 16mhz 3000).
>
> This is incorrect!. The GVP GForce 040 card for the 3000 has both jumper
> and software selectable(on the fly) ASync and Sync modes. In Sync mode
> the 040 card runs syncronously with the 3000 motherboard at 25mHz.
>
>
> > --
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>
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>
>
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Ok, I should correct myself I suppose. What I was trying to say (and obviously
didn't say properly) was that the PP&S has a clock crystal on it that totally
replaces the system crystal. With the GVP board I don't believe it's possible
to run in the syncronous mode if you have a 16mhz A3000. When I installed the
GVP card I didn't have to change any jumpers on the motherboard, the system
was still clocked using the motherboard clock. (16 mhz or 25 mhz) Again using
the example of the 16mhz 3000, using the GVP I think you'd have to use the
ASync mode (or possibly have a 16mhz 040?), as the motherboard is still using
the original clock rate. With the PP&S card I had to change a jumper (it's a
three position jumper, 16mhz,25mhz,external and depending on the setting the
system either runs at 16mhz, or 25mhz, or uses an external clock. The PP&S
supplies the external clock (at 25mhz), and the system runs syncronously with
that clock. This works great if you have a 25mhz A3000, you can switch back
and forth between 030 & 040 at will (with a reboot). If the machine is a 16mhz
A3000 it'll only be usable with the 040, as the slower A3000 comes with a
16mhz 030 chip that wouldn't be able to handle the 25mhz of the PP&S clock.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU ()
Subject: Re: HELP: WB windows freeze until disket change !
Organization: school of Mathematics UNSW
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 05:27:04 GMT

In article <92209.104315PROHVK38@TREARN.BITNET> Cem Turgay <PROHVK38@TREARN.BITNET> writes:
>Hello,
>
>I've troubled with A500 (rev 6)
>If I use the CLI, there is no problem within the overall system.
>But when I try to open several drawers on workbench, the mouse and
>keyboard locked and the screen frozen until I changed the disket
>in driver. I do not need to change disket but at least push/pull the
>driver button once. The screen and inputs works after this but
>until next click. This happened after every 1-3 opening of the drawers.

Put C:SetPatch back in your s:Startup-sequence and leave it there!
C= know why they put it there.

	+------------------------------------------------------+
	|   Peter Urbanec    s1013734@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au   |
	|                      peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.oz.au   |
	|                                                      |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: IBM Keyboard Hack???
From: toddo@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (Todd Oberly)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 23:27:14 EDT
Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, Lemont PA

 
Here's another hardware project question.  I've heard of a tiny device 
that
allows the use of an IBM style keyboard on an Amiga 2000.  I'm doing some
fixin' up in the Penn State Amiga lab, and repaired a broken A2000, and 
want
to have it ready for fall classes.  Unfortunately I can't seem to find a
keyboard for it anywhere.  I'd really prefer to get a standard Amiga 
keyboard
for it, but in case the department doesn't have the cash for a new one, 
they
DO have an extra IBM keyboard in storage. So my questions...
 
              1)  What's the name of the commercial IBM keyboard adapter?
                  What does it retail for?
 
              2)  Are there plans to build one of these adapters for a 
few
                  dollars instead?  I'd prefer to just solder something
                  together quickly so we can use the system now instead 
of
                  when we can afford a new or used Amiga keyboard.
 
Thanks in advance!
 
Todd Oberly
 
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toddo@hogbbs.scol.pa.us
                                                             ______ 
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DRAWER AND KEEP ROOMMATES OFF YOUR SYSTEM PERMAMENTLY!      |KICK -|
                                                            |START |
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: Hans Ridder <ridder@zso.dec.com>
Subject: Re: Internal Serial Port.
Originator: ridder@zowie.zso.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:20:53 GMT

In article <1992Jul20.212418.1@acad3.alaska.edu> fspck@acad3.alaska.edu writes:

>Ok, looking through the schematics of my 2500 the other day, I noticed
>something.  I am sure you guys may have seen it.  The internal serial
>port.  I shows that it is connected to the external serial and the
>8520.

Yes.

>With this in my machine, woudl it be possible to write a driver for it,
>and put another (in essence) serial port on my machine.

You certainly can write a driver for it, if you want.  But it won't give
you another serial port.  Look at that schematic again.  That connector
is wired in parallel to the DB25 on the back of the machine.  It would
have to be wired to it's own UART to provide another port.  That
connector is there to allow internal cards/devices/accesories access to
the one and only (asynchronous) serial port in your Amiga.

-hans
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From: jcrane@ecst.csuchico.edu (John Crane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Possible New Amiga Convert Needs Help !
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:39:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: California State University, Chico

Hello Everyone, I am the owner of an Apple IIGS and have finally decided
that the time has come for me to jump ship.  Rather than selling
the Complete IIGS System, I have decided to use most of the components
in the Amiga 500 System I will be purchasing soon.  Before I make
the final purchase here is what I would like help on.

I have the Following Hardware I will plan on converting if possible
     1. Apple IIGS RGB monitor
     2. Apple Imagewriter II Printer
     3. Apple 3.5 Macintosh External 800k Drive

Here are my questions

First: I have heard of connecting the Apple IIGS RGB monitor to the amiga
       but it requires a special cable. Can someone tell me where I can
       purchase one of these cables.

Second: What cable and intrface card will I need for the printer ?

Third: I plan to use the Apple Disk Drive with Amax.  Will that diskdrive
       also read DF0 or whatever the proper name for amiga disk format is
       and will i also need a special cable for that drive.

Thanks .... all constructive feedback is welcome.
 

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A600 HD SCSI or NOT The man speaks :
From: Malarkey@kcbbs.gen.nz (Ron Young)
Date: 30 Jul 92 14:29:18 GMT
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand

The 600 copies ide.device into ram at startup and renames scsi.device, 
redirects flow to the new "scsi.device" I imagine this bit of jiggery 
pokery was done for compatibility reasons. the renamed ide.device works 
just like scsi.device as far as calls to it are concerned.
From: pruttman@cerebus.cc.edu (Pete Ruttman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Monitor faq or help
Date: 29 Jul 92 20:16:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: carroll1.3262
Reply-To: pruttman@cerebus.cc.edu (Pete Ruttman)
Organization: Carroll College-Waukesha, WI

I plan to purchase a monitor for my 3000.  I want one that does
PAL and NTSC and most of the video modes.  Can someone suggest a good
monitor or point me in the direction of a faq about monitors for 
flickerfixers becuase I know that this topic has been discussed lots
of times.  Any help would be appreciated.


Pete
pruttman@carroll1.cc.edu
From: jason@edsi.plexus.COM (Jason White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Audio CD to digital data?
Date: 26 Jul 92 03:04:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: edsi.1992Jul26.030444.538
Distribution: comp
Organization: Enterprise Data Systems Incorporated, Appleton WI

app@shamash.cdc.com ( GSD Advanced Packing/Processes) writes:

>In article <1992Jul22.123104.13905@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> et5j@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Mario Giannella) writes:

>>Are there any hardware/software packages to allow one to put an audio
>>Compact Disc into a CD-ROM drive, and get a direct digital data file?
>>(i.e. skipping the middle step of Digital CD to ANALOG and then digitizing
>>the ANALOG sound).

>I'd like to know too.  Please post replies

I thought that the audio CD companies told the CD-ROM companies to make
that impossible(or very hard) to do, for obvious reasons.

-- 
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jason@edsi.plexus.COM       | hear me roar!
                            |     /
SYSOP of Computer Continent |   \/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: atul@Cadence.COM (Atul Srinivasan)
Subject: Fusion Forty with A3000
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:06:50 GMT

Hello,

	Does anyone know if the Fusion Forty is compatible
with an Amiga 3000 ? I assume there is only one model
of fusion forty, and it is designed for the A2000 and will
NOT work on an A3000. 

	Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks

Atul

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: leavitt@cheshire.oxy.edu (Thomas VanNess Leavitt)
Subject: Re: A600 HD ?
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 19:21:12 GMT

30 meg SCSI?  Did CBM sneak a SCSI Gayle into the machine behind our backs?
Are they using a converter?  How much US $ does it cost?  I thought they
were going with 20 meg IDE for cheapest possible?

If it comes with a SCSI, that is another recommendation!

Thom

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: orre@thalamus.sans.kth.se (Roland Orre)
Subject: Re: About to add a SyQuest....
Reply-To: orre@nada.kth.se (Roland Orre)
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 01:28:10 GMT

In article <22JUL199210200977@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>
smneyln@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Michael Neylon) writes:
>   In two weeks I plan to order a SyQuest removable HD (40megs) from
>   Compubility.  I know I have to get the external kit (i have no ...
Have you considered their 80 megs version? I recently bought a SyQuest
88MB internal to my 2000 . The price difference between a 44 and an 88
Mb is just about $100. I paid $439 for the drive and $115 per cartrige.
The 44 MB internal was then priced at $329 (Creative Computers). Their
external kit with cables and one 88Mb cartridge was $669. I don't know
if this includes power supply. You have better check this.

The difference in media prices it is about the same quote: $80 for 44Mb
and $115 for 88Mb.

A curious fact is that the SyQuest 88 Mb Cartridge is not 88 * 1024 *
1024 byte as one would expect, it is instead about 88.6 * 10^6 bytes,
i.e. 84Mb.

>   1) I have a 500, with a GVP hard drive.  I know the ad in CA says
>   that it is for a 2000, but it should work with my 500, right?
I have GVP series II SCSI to my 2000 that has a 25 pin external
Mac-compatible SCSI-connector. As long as you have such a one it will be
no problem with your 500 either.

> 2) Does the kit come with the SCSI connection, ie, a wire that will attach to 
> the back of my GVP when the SCSI port is locate?
Some ads say that the external kit includes all necessary cables but I
think you have better check with the vendor that it is really a 25 pin
SCSI connector in the controller end of the cable.

One thing that can be good to notify which is not said in the GVP manual:
Keep the same RDB-structure on all cartridges that you want to be able to
remove and insert without rebooting! Do also use the same physical name
on the disks, like SYQ0 or something. Then you will get as little problems
as possible. I found this information in the manual for a Nexus controller.

My experience is also that you should fix two buttons or similar for
the GVPScsiCtrl command. I think their default with "GvpScsiCtrl -s"
did not work as well as having two, one with "GvpScsiCtrl -r" (remove)
and one with "GvpScsiCtrl -m" (mount). I used the ToolManager for this.

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From: Rob_Dangel@amicol.UUCP (Rob Dangel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: CD-Rom for the 3000
Date: 30 Jul 92 03:44:52 GMT
Organization: Amiga Colony BBS

Is there ever, In the near future going to be a Cd-Rom for the 3000?  I
know CDTV is out, but where is the CD-Rom capability and support/software
for the 3000?  Any info would be appreciated!

-- Via DLG Pro v0.991
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: prado@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Louis A. Prado)
Subject: Meaning of Task No. in Software Failures/Gurus
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 18:32:20 GMT

I am trying to determine which program is crashing my Amiga.  Sometimes,
when I leave my A2000 unattended for a few hours, I come back to find it has
crashed.  It may be my screen blanker (Spliner), but I am not sure.

Is the Task number the last value of the 68000's Program Counter?  If so, how
can I determine the starting and ending address of each program/background
process I am running.

Thanx.
-Lou Prado  EE Undergrad.  Arizona State Univ.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A1000 ROM Switcher
From: toddo@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (Todd Oberly)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 18:21:57 EDT
Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, Lemont PA

 
The last time I had access to c.s.a.hardware (some time in February), a
couple guys were selling their own custom A500/2000 Kickstart ROM 
switcher
boards.  They said their next job would be designing one for the
A1000, one which would not overlap the 68000 chip (aka Kwickstart).  I'm
thinking about getting an accelerator in the future, making this really 
the
only way to go.  Would someone be kind enough to point me in the right
direction (an email address, phone number, P.O. Box, etc.)?
 
Thanks in advance!
 
Todd
 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: catapcnl@Rose-Hulman.Edu. (Chris Lawrence)
Subject: Which accelerator board?
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 01:58:01 GMT


I have a question for all you hardware gurus out there.  I will soon come into  
contact with about $3000 that I can spend on my Amiga, so which of the  
following should I do?

1. Buy new 040 board with 4-8 MB of 32-bit RAM, and possibly SCSI.
2. Buy new 030 board (etc.)
3. Buy new laser printer, good DTP software, and an inexpensive 030
4. Buy neat output board, and accelerator
5. Wait 6 months (putting money on interest), then do one of the above, hoping  
prices come down.

I currently have an A2000 with 1MB Chip, 2MB Fast; OS 2.04; a Dataflyer SCSI  
board with a (nearly full) 80MB Seagate drive; and access to a DeskJet 500.  I  
want to be able to do some DTP work;  I also do some C programming and am  
interested in 3-D modelling.

Any recommendations welcome via EMail or posted here.
--
Chris Lawrence
Pretender to the Throne; Destroyer of the Faith
-----------------------------------------------
"Giving money and power to politicians is like giving whiskey and car keys to  
teenage boys."
     - P. J. O'Rourke, "Parliament of Whores"
From: cd27+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP: A500 problems
Date: 30 Jul 92 07:08:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: unix1.712508925.6208.0
Organization: Doctoral student, Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

In message <1992Jul29.081619.4144@crash.cts.com>, 
 python@pnet01.cts.com (Gregory Scribner) writes:

>I recently purchased an A500 and have been encountering some problems. Fisrt
>of all, when I boot from either WB1.2 or WB1.3, df0: will only validate a disk
>that is not write protected. However, if the same disk is reinserted with the
>write protect tab down it is validated. In addition, I have not been able to
>sucessfully back up any of my disks including WB. Last of all, the screen will
>blank out at random times after booting up from some of my disks. However,
>some of the games I have are not affected when they are booted from a cold
>start. For example, if I use the WB screen from my FA/18 disk to launh certain
>programs, I do not encounter any of the problems above. 

I've had the exact symptoms.  It is caused by a virus.  The virus doesn't 
like write protected disks, as they interfere with it's mating ritual.

Get a new version of virusx or some other virus check utility.  If your 
dealer is a 'walk in', he can prolly give you one or check your disks.  

If I recall correctly, the virus is called 'Lamar II' (the sequel to 
the Lamar Exterminator).  However, the slimy penis-wrinkles that distribute
viruses often steal them from each other and rename them, so what you 
have may be called something else entirely.
Organization: K.U.Leuven - Academic Computing Center
Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 1992 09:54:49 +02
From: <GHGAGAA@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Maxtor 120MB


Hi,

I just purchased a Maxtor 120MB harddisk (there were no more Quantum's
available) and I'm planning to install it into my 3000 this evening.
I just had a quick look and I noticed that there were no docs with the
Maxtor HD. Anyone who knows the correct jumper settings to set it
to SCSI address 5 ?

How does this harddrive compare to the Quantum 120MB ? I'd like
to know about speed, reliabilty, cache size ... The guy at the
shop (obviously) said it was equally good but I'd like to hear from you
all.

-Ives
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From: ridder@zso.dec.com (Hans Ridder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A1000 ECS ?
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:05:55 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
Originator: ridder@zowie.zso.dec.com

In article <tony.711761718@ais.org> tony@ais.org (Tony Poole) writes:
>Uh, I still have my old Paula.  I was under the impression that there is no
>reason to upgrade.  What would ECS Paula give me, if anything?

Gee, is there an ECS Paula?  What would it provide?

>Also, I know this has been discussed before, but was there any conclusive
>"fix" for block 880 errors on floppy drives while using 2.04?

As I understand, it's caused by old slow disk drives which are "out of
spec" (on the "settle time"?)  Apparently C= managed to speed up the
code in Release 2 sufficiently to make some marginal drives no longer
work.  The code now operates at "spec," and these drives don't.

I believe there are some "trackdisk" hacks available which "fix" the
driver to handle these slow drives.  Maybe a future SetPatch too!

>Tony Poole                       tony@umcc.ais.org * tony@irie.ais.org 

-hans
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From: idr@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Ian D Romanick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: One meg of chip w/half meg Agnus
Date: 23 Jul 92 01:00:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxgate.5928
Organization: /etc/organization

I have noticed something VERY interesting.  I have a rev 5 A500 and I used to have a 1
meg Agnus, but I started acting up, so I took it out and put my 1/2 meg Agnus back in.
Here's the wierd part:  I STILL HAVE ONE MEG OF CHIP RAM!  That's right!  One meg of
chip with a half meg Agnus.  This seems really wierd and I'd like to know if this
phenomena has ever been documented before.  Please reply in e-mail.
					- Ian Romanick
					  idr@rigel.cs.pdx.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: apel@physik.uni-kl.de (Martin Apel (SAGA))
Subject: A1000 kickstart WOM
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:04:04 GMT


I'm building an EPROM board for my A1000. I burnt Kickstart 2.0 in it, but
during the boot sequence it stops when the screen has become white. I think
the hardware works OK, so it must have something to do with switching  
the bootrom out of addressable space. As far as I have found out, the 
boot-sequence seems to stay in an endless loop, when initializing the 
timer.device.
Does anybody know exactly, how the bootrom is hidden when Exec starts up, and if
there's some other hardware beside the memory affected by that switching too? 
--
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apel@gypsy.physik.uni-kl.de		mistake than to call arithmetic an
(Martin Apel)				exact science. There are .. hidden
					laws of number which it requires a
					mind like mine to perceive. For
					instance, if you add a sum from the
					bottom up, and then again from the 
					top down, the result is always
					different.