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From: jre@zeos.com (Jim Erickson)
Subject: Re: Memory expansion and AMI BIOS
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:49:18 GMT

In article <C15oxs.yp@sci.kun.nl> pieterh@sci.kun.nl (Peter Herweijer) writes:
>In <1993Jan20.002151.755@newshost.lanl.gov> masten@beta.lanl.gov (David A. Masten) writes:
>>[...]
>>Since you ask, I have a similar problem.  But mine says only 3712 Kb OK!
>>And I had the same difference of 284 KB "missing" when I only had 2 MB
>                                  ^^^
>                                  384
>
>>of memory.  Since they were entirely different chips, I presume it is
>>not a problem with the RAM itself.  I have an AMI BIOS date 5/5/91.
>
>I have the same amount of RAM, the same brand of BIOS and the same
>effect.  I assume that the chipset disables the RAM in the area that
>is needed for interface cards (the top 384k), without being able to
>move it to another place in the memory map.  It is partly used for
>shadowing, though.
>
>Peter Herweijer
>pieterh@sci.kun.nl

  Many BIOSs do not show the 384K that exists between 640K and 1MB for various
reasons. Its nothing to worry about generally, if there was something with this
region, you would probably be seeing some symptoms.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (Tan Jin Meng)
Subject: Fax Questions
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 03:42:54 GMT

We have an application that has the following characteristics

-  Will have 2 PCs at remote locations connected via phone line.
-  Will need to download images as well as data.

There is a suggestion that we use fax/modems. The reason being that
we can make use of any compression that the fax hardware does and also
that the central (server) site will be able to receive images from other
sites with only paper fax machines. The questions that arise are :

-  Do fax cards incorporate data compression? What kind? How effective?
-  Is there available fax software (esp Windows based) that will allow
   a program to operate the fax card via API or a software library? I
   may also have to be able to obtain the image data for some image 
   processing.
-  Given the second point above, preferbly should incorporate scanner
   support also in the API.
-  I assume that I can easily use the fax card alternately as a fax
   machine as well as a data modem. Can I confirm this?
-  If I use the fax card as a data modem, can I also make use of
   hardware compression facility? How? 
-  Can I manipulate the resolution of the fax? ie can I have 150dpi,
   300dpi, 100dpi etc fax?

I certainly hope someone can answer these questions as well as provide
recommendations for products. Any advice is appreciated - as you may
guess, I know nothing about fax technology and certainly nothing about
PC Fax applications.

Thank you very much.

jin meng

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dflint@unlv.edu (Michael Evans)
Subject: Re: Micronics MotherBoard???
Organization: UNLV
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 02:31:37 GMT

In article <1993J
>I just bought a Gateway 2000 386/25 nocache Micronics Motherboard and I need
>some help with it.  I've already tried both Gateway and Micronics Tech Lines.

[...]

>PS:       Yes, I have tried setting Jumpers on the board.  None apply to the
>          simms.
>
>Byron
>
>

I have an identical Micronics motherboard (386/25 no cache). 
According to my manual, you are supposed to set jumpers W98
and W100 (next to the 32-bit memory slot) to pins 1 & 2 for
256K SIMMs, and 2 & 3 for 1M SIMMs.  I never put 256K SIMMs
on the board, so what the manual says is the extent of my 
experience.  My motherboard is revision D3.

Hope this helps.
-- 
Mike Evans
dflint@unlv.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.dos.programmer,sci.image.processing
From: lam@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Lam)
Subject: Re: 30 frames/sec 512x512x8bit storage to hard disk
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 05:07:19 GMT
Keywords: Maxtor HD

phantom@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (James Choi) writes:


>I have an application where I have to store a "live" image as it is
>digitized 30 time a second.  The image size is 512x512, 8 bits per pixel.
>This translates to close to 8M/sec data transfer.  Can this be done?

Get a computer with a real BUS architecture.  Like a UNIX workstation(SUN,SGI..)
with some decent power, memory, and a fast bus arch and a fast scsi-2 disk
subsystem.

A ISA bus won't do it.  A EISA bus will theoretically do it, I've never tried.
A LB system will.  Note:  you must get a fast-scsi-2 adapter and a fast-scsi-2
device to even have a chance.  There are I believe a couple of higher-end
controllers which work with IPI and perhaps wide-scsi(20MB/s), but I don't think
they are economically feasible.

I don't know what level of quality you are looking for, but there are JPEG
compression cards available.

>If not, how much do I lose by storing an image on a video tape, and then
>digitizing it on its play back?  Did anyone do any research on this topic?

Depends on what sort of video tape.  Professional 1" or 3/4" will record that
with no real degradation.  std VHS and 8mm are near  useless in terms of 
detail work.  S-VHS is okay.  I prefer sony HI-8.  The resolution we get is
640x480 and very realistic color depth.  The Hi-8 has better quality than the
S-VHS IMHO.

BTW--I do image processing on a SUN and Multimedia on a Quadra 950 and a 486
DX33 LB EISA machine. 

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk (Clive Grace)
Subject: PC, MS-DOS and OS/2 books for sale
Cc: comp.os.os2.programmer@dis.demon.co.uk
Reply-To: cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:42:00 +0000

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============================
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: c162-an@po.berkeley.edu (Al Su)
Subject: Hard Disk Types...
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:50:38 GMT


Can someone explain to me what all the different types of hard disks are...
I mean like IDE, MFM, RLL, etc.  (I know there's a bunch more but those are
the ones I remember off the top of my head.)  Thanks.

Reply to:  the newsgroup or c162-an@web.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,news.groups
From: dmsilev@athena.mit.edu (Daniel M Silevitch)
Subject: Re: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:48:55 GMT

In article <1jmrn2INN9ck@fido.asd.sgi.com>, autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry) writes:
|> In article <93021.123116SRK106@psuvm.psu.edu> SRK106@psuvm.psu.edu (Senthil Ramas Kumar) writes:
|> >
|> >I very much agree with you that the term "x86", does not lend it nicely to
|> >suit the description that we are looking for.  Further, as a previous poster
|> >had pointed out its a little technical in nature, and it _could_ be obscure
|> >to people, especially those who are new to the area of interest.
|> >
|> >but, I somehow feel that just keeping "pc" instead of "ibm.pc" is too
|> >generic, and can be very confusing to people.
|> >
|> >Kumar
|> What about comp.sys.intel.*.  Is there something wrong with that?
|> 
|> --
|> Larry Autry
|> Silicon Graphics, St. Louis
|> autry@sgi.com 

What about pc clones using AMD 386 and 486 processors? ibm.pc, or perhaps
ibm.pc-clone is better.

Daniel Silevitch                            dmsilev@athena.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From: rme81977@zach.fit.edu (Brian Fritz/ ADVISOR Russell (MAE))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Keyboard Errors...
Date: 28 Jan 93 18:47:24 GMT
Organization: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne USA

Last night, I turned on my computer and it came up with an error message,
saying that it had a keyboard error.  So I said okay...my keyboard must
be bad...so I got a new one...it turns out that the keyboard is fine, but
every key I hit on the keyboard gives two of the key.  For example,
I hit the 'A' key and it gives 'AA'.   Anyone have any suggestions for
the solution to this one????
Help....
-Brian

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pieterh@sci.kun.nl (Peter Herweijer)
Subject: Re: Just upgraded 386DXL-40 to 486DX2-50 CPU
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 11:06:28 GMT

In <1319@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu> manaster@yu1.yu.edu (Chaim Manaster) writes:

>In article <C18A2L.Dtx@hkuxb.hku.hk> h9117228@hkuxa.hku.hk (Li) writes:
>>The slowdowns are probably due to a change in the system clock (40MHz
>>for the 386 to 25MHz for the 486DX2).  The boot-up (a lot of disk
>>accesses) and video speed are dependent on the ISA bus speed.  I'd bet
>>his bus speed is set at 1/5 ACLK (8MHz for a 40MHz system clock, but
>>5MHz now for 25MHz system clock).  Changing it to 1/3 ACLK should fix
>>it.

You're right. I overlooked the most likely possibility.

>How does one change ACLK? Is this a variable somewhere? (DOS, BIOS
>etc?) Is this a hardware signal? (In which case a user can't change
>it?) If it is a variable please be specific on how to find it and
>then how to change it (temporarily and permanently).

It's - like the settings I suggested to you - in the BIOS setup. At
least, it's there in all (?) modern PC clones.  The names may vary
a bit, but under 'Advanced Chipset setup' you should find something
like
          AT Bus Clock     CLK/5

This is the factor that the master clock (which you just changed
from 40MHz to 25MHz) is divided by to give the ISA bus clock (which
should equal 8MHz, but most machines work with 10MHz or even more).

If you can't find this entry, it is most probably set by jumpers
on your motherboard.  In that case you should refer to the
motherboard manual for further information.

The decrease in startup speed and video I/O are certainly NOT
caused by the decrease in CPU clock speed because [1] A 25MHz
486 in burst mode outperforms a 40MHz 386 for raw I/O speed and
[2] video speed is mainly limited by the video board and the ISA
bus throughput, not by CPU I/O.

Success,

Peter Herweijer
pieterh@sci.kun.nl
From: SCKJP@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU (Kevin Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: CTX Flatscreen Monitors, need opinions
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 14:12:33 CST
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
NNTP-Posting-Host: vm.cc.latech.edu

 
I'm about to purchase the CPS-1560 15" monitor and I wanted to get opinions
on the performance of the CTX monitors with the flatscreens and digital
control.  I know about the technical specifications, I'm just looking for
subjective comments.  If you feel that your comments may be important to
others, post to the net, otherwise just send mail to SCKJP@vm.cc.latech.edu
 
 
 
                                              Thanks,
                                              Kevin
From: matthias@nsr.hp.com (Matthias Kamm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: IBM PC s/w, h/w, books for sale
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:30:21 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard Santa Clara Site
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From: gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry Roston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Opinion Wanted:  17" Nanao F550i vs T560i
Date: 23 Jan 93 03:02:28 GMT
Reply-To: gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry Roston)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Field Robotics Center, CMU

The 560 can run at 1280x1024 at 72 hz non-interlaced.  The 560 is
limited to 60 hz non-interlaced.

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From: stevek@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Steve Kauder)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 17:32:01 GMT
Subject: Re: Gateway way unresponsive
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware

>In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware, jwiers01@ursa.calvin.edu (James Wiersma) writes:
>
>    I ordered a Gateway 2000 486sx25 before Xmas, thinking I would get it in
>    January sometime.  Well now its mid Jan and its not here.  I sent email
>    to them and they said the earliest ship date would be ythe 27th for
>    my pc.  yippee.  I was hoping to get it in early Jan. so I could have time
>    to familiarize myself with it during interim (My college has a January interim).
>    Now I'll get it after interim and into 2nd semester, when I'm busy.
>    I havenn't decided if I'm going to cancel the order yet, but Gateway better get
>    their act together or they'll start getting a bad rep.
>
>
I'll also add my two cents.  You are always free to buy from Dell or 
someone else who seem to have their act together on meeting original 
shipment dates.  The cost?  These other folks charge more.

I have considered a Gateway for some time now.  They seem to have a very
good (not excellent, though) product at a very low price.  I expect one
of the tradeoffs is their reputation for not meeting promised deliveries.

sk
From: allen.edwards@spacebbs.com (Allen Edwards) 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: COLORADO TAPE BACKUP
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:25:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SPACE BBS - Menlo Park, CA - 10 Lines + 4gB - 415-323-4193
Reply-To: allen.edwards@spacebbs.com (Allen Edwards) 

To: Salem@pangea.stanford.edu

Bruce,  I read your message about the problems you are having with the
Colorado Tape Backup you got from our local computer store.  I got one
at the same store and am also having trouble with the tape never getting
through format.   My question, you are probably ahead of me, have you
solved the problem?  I have tried everything and the only answer I got
was that my IDE card was incompatable with the tape drive.  They
couldn't suggest a known good IDE card as they are usually not branded.

Thanks for the help.

Allen
                                                                                       
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From: wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,news.groups
Subject: Re: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Date: 22 Jan 93 03:00:37 GMT
Organization: The John P. Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario

In article <1jmrn2INN9ck@fido.asd.sgi.com> autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry) writes:
>>I very much agree with you that the term "x86", does not lend it nicely to
>>suit the description that we are looking for.  Further, as a previous poster
>>had pointed out its a little technical in nature, and it _could_ be obscure
>>to people, especially those who are new to the area of interest.
>>
>>but, I somehow feel that just keeping "pc" instead of "ibm.pc" is too
>>generic, and can be very confusing to people.

Well, going back to the start of the 8088 line, I believe the grandfather
computer of this group was the first micro-computer to actually be called
a "personal computer", or PC for short.  I doubt that there would be any
confusion in using "PC" to identify with computers based on the x86.
I mean, are we really afraid that "PC" will be confused with computers
based on the 6502, 8080, 680xx, etc?


>What about comp.sys.intel.*.  Is there something wrong with that?

Well, seeing that Intel's anal-retentive licencing agreements (starting
with the 80386) has led to a handfull of clone 386's and 486's, I
hardly think that .intel would be correct.  Using .ibm-pc would be
more appropriate than .intel, IMHO.

We have to think of the common denominator here.  PC? x86? MS-DOS?  DOS?
(After all, what other micro-computer's operating system is known simply
as "DOS"?)

I know, we also have various versions of UNIX and OS/2, so maybe we
can't use MS-DOS or DOS.

There doesn't seem to be much discussion on this topic.   All the better
I guess.  Too many cooks spoil the ...(etc)
From: ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: DEATH to floppies!!!!!!
Date: 27 Jan 93 06:35:59 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

I've had it! I'm always getting bad sectors on my 1.44 disk! They format fine,
but when I put stuff on them, I'm screwed! I've tried name brand disks and even
they can go BAD! IS there an alternative?

I guess it'll cost too much to buy a MO drive, so maybe a tape drive? How
reliable ARE they? Can they last a month without data loss? Anybody got a WORM
drive they want to donate? :)

Maybe it's just me, but how are your floppies holding out? No, I'm not living
next to a power station. Thank you for any input.

-- 
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From: bo@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Bo Peng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: SpeedStar 24X - New Drivers (vers 2.03)!!
Date: 24 Jan 93 07:36:09 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: horus.cem.msu.edu

From article <1993Jan23.225556.26009@newstand.syr.edu>, by cychiu@rodan.acs.syr.EDU (Chien-yuan  Chiu):
> Here is my test result of SS24X with new driver 2.03b.
> 
> software: PC magazine Winbench 3.1
> 
> hardware: 486DX-50 EISA with Award 486 EISA BIOS
>           8 MB RAM  212 MB HDD
>           SS24X with 1MB DRAM
> 
> Winmark:
> 
>         640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1280x1024
> 16        6.5     6.2      5.8      5.8      5.7
> 256      10.0     9.0      8.4
> 32768     1.5     1.5
> 16 mil.   1.1
> 
Results on my 386sx16MHz 4M RAM (ISA of course):

  16        ---     3.9      3.9      xxx      xxx
  256       ---     5.7      6.4
  32768     1.1     1.1
  16M       1.1
* "---" means I didn't test. "xxx" means I couldn't test.

Possible explanations for the much-smaller-than-expected difference, especially
for 256colors and above:

1. The card doesn't take full advantage of faster CPU/EISA bus.
2. Windbench3.1 is fony.
3. 486dx50MHz CPU's are fony.
4. Kerry got a fony machine.
5. My dealer was so screwed up that day, he actually stuffed in a 486dx25MHz!

(Puzzlingly, it runs faster in 1024x768x256 than 800x600x256!) 

Something's wrong here... Could anyone with similar platforms confirm both sets
of test results?

Bo Peng

ps. Just to be sure, Winmarks are supposedly an absolute scale, right?
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