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From: ericj@hwcae.Honeywell.COM (Eric Jacobsen)
Subject: Re: Looking for Prototyping board
Organization: Honeywell, Air Transport Division; Phoenix, AZ
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 23:44:55 GMT

In article <RVILLARI.92Aug26223931@lynx.cat.syr.EDU> rvillari@cat.syr.EDU (R. Alberto Villarica) writes:

   I'm looking for an autoconfiguring prototyping board for either Zorro
   II or Zorro III.  I remember seeing someone posting about this several
   months ago.  Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Well, I can attest to the fact that bare Zorro II boards can be had. I
bought two from somebody who used to advertise in Amazing Computing (if
I remember correctly), and built up a data acquisition board on one.

THe other has been sitting around waiting for me to get time for a project
(hahahaha)...
 
This board is not populated with any parts whatsoever and is a prototyping
board in every sense of the word. If you wish I can dig them out and see
who made them...



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From: langston@memstvx1.memst.edu (Mark C. Langston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: TECH: "Virtuality" - the real story
Date: 25 Aug 92 23:45:33 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University

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From: langston@memstvx1.memst.edu (Mark C. Langston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: <None>
Date: 25 Aug 92 20:53:22 -0600
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Distribution: world
Organization: Memphis State University

In article <1992Aug25.221712.23062@Veritas.COM>, geac@uunet.UU.NET writes:

    [deletia...]
> 
> 	In terms of the simulation, it's what you'd expect.  Polygon-style
> graphics updated fairly frequently.  The game is a "war" game... you
> try to blast away the other opponent, without getting blasted.  There
> are computer generated things too... including teridactyl-like birds
> that carry you off.  It seems to use most of the bandwidth and power
> of the 3000, though.
> 
> 	Now some questions:
> 
> 	How many of these have been seen?  This can't be local to
> Toronto...
> 

It was probably a prototype of Dactyl Nightmare, designed by W Industries
of Leicester, England, based on a system called Virtuality, written by
Spectrum Holobyte, and distributed by Horizon entertainment in the US.


> 	I see there is a delay between head movement and computer
> response.  It's not too bad, but it would break the spell for me.  Is
> there a way to (possibly) avoid some of this?  How much is normal for
> more sky-high priced systems?

The rotation delay is standard for most VR systems, and researchers are
trying to come up with an acceptable solution.

> 
> 	I was told that the system was about $80,000.  Now the 3000 is
> about $5000-$10,000 depending on what's required.  Is this type of
> hardware normally that expensive (visor, joypad, etc...) ?

Well, its a modified a3000, w/a 25mhz '030 * 68882 driving two
parallel-pipeline TI 34020 graphics processors w/two 40MFlop TI 34082
RISC coprocessors.  The software is stored on a 550MB CD-ROM and a 100MB
hard disk.

List price?  ~$65,000 u.s.

They can be found at:
The Quarters, Kirkland, WA,  Timeout, Springfield, VA,
Forest Fair Mall, Cincinatti, OH,    Adventure, Crestwood, MO,
SmithHaven Mall, Long Island, NY,   U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Call 1-800-ILLUSION for updates...

(BTW, this was extracted from MONDO 2000, Ish #6, pp 120-121).


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From: Rick_Lang@amusers.UUCP (Rick Lang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Questions about A2090 HD controller...
Distribution: world
Date: 28 Aug 92 11:01:37 PST
Organization: The Amiga Users Group of Victoria BC

In a message dated Fri 28 Aug 92  2:40, kopackm@lonex.rl.af.mil (Michael A.
Kopack) wrote:

 MAK> Does this [A2090]interface support the FFS? 

Sorry my other posting was a bit hasty: the first partition needs to be the
old filesystem, but that can be one cylinder (of wasted space); all other
partitions then can be FFS via mountlist entry, for example:.

HDA: 
     Device = hddisk.device
        [other stuff deleted]
     LowCyl = 3 ; HighCyl = 819
     MaxTransfer = 130560
     DosType = 0x444F5301
     StackSize = 6000
#

With the primary partition as one (unused) cylinder, I don't reference it
(DH0:) in any way including no format or mount etc.

By the way, I found on my ancient A2000, rev 4.0 and this old A2090, that
the A2090 couldn't perform with faster SCSI drives.  I've never upgraded
the A2090 ROM, but I believe this might have helped.  I run my SCSI off a
HardFrame.


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From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Re: SCSI-Streamer on A3000
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 06:15:46 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <1992Aug28.144937.6102@javelin.sim.es.com>

>Well, I finally tracked down Tandberg Data USA, and I have better answers
>about the Tandberg 3600 refurbs from RS6000's.
>
>There are two fixes for this drive. The first is to get a new "bios" for the
>drive. The preferred version is A07;43. Some SCSI interrogator programs may
>reveal this (my programs only reveal "U07:"), or if the drive is not
>installed, it is visible through a cutout on the right (?) side of the drive
>near the door.
>
>The "retension problem" is tricker. It requires an EEPROM be reprogrammed. Thi
s
>requires a factory service. IBM told me the RS6000 can set this option, so
>this might be an option if you have access to an RS6000.
>
>The bottom line: The A07;43 revision chip costs (gulp!) $60. I did not get a
>price on the EEPROM change.
>
>Tandberg Data: (805) 495-8384
>=======================================================================

Just to add to the confusion:

I did order the new BIOS for the drive, and guess what: it worked worse than
before. I replaced with it with the original U07 BIOS and it worked as "well"
as it had before. Tandberg would not take the BIOS back, BTW, even though I
bought it on their advice (just a minor update, the price is $40, no $60 as the
y
originally told me.

Using the original BIOS, I do have it running, although it backs up very slowly
2.2M/minute).

The key here is the Tandberg seems to drive other SCSI controllers bananas
the way it does asynchronous writes. I suspect is has to do with how slow the
drive writes to the tape (a block takes several seconds to write).

I have it working by turning reselect off. Using the GVP, there is a command
that does this. The net effect is the backups go about twice as slow as they
would otherwise, but they work.

Look at it this way; the drive was relatively inexpensive (just over $200), so
be happy you can back up your HD without swapping floppies. Sorry I don't
have better news.

TomK@cup.portal.com
Tom Krotchko
From: Zapper@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca (Zapper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Biofeedback interface...a search
Distribution: world
Date: 29 Aug 92 02:10:58 EDT
Organization: The QuBE BBS

In a message dated Sat 28 Aug 92  1:43, Graham@venus.iucf.indiana.edu (jim 
wrote:

 G> I'm looking for any hardware hack articles for any kind of biofeedback
 G> hardware that connects to the Amiga.

   You can use the potentiometer inputs as skin conductivity detectors for
good old fashioned lie detector projects... not exactly brainwave pattern
detectors but reasonably amusing...

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From: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Different Denise & Agnus
Date: 26 Aug 92 01:11:11 GMT
Organization: University of Adelaide, South Australia

35002_3770@uwovax.uwo.ca writes:

>Here is a question for any A600 owners that have taken a peek inside their
>machines. Today I was looking at a new Amiga 2000, motherboard rev 6.4 (brown
>board).  It has a date of Aug 18/92 stamped on one of the componets - so this
>machine is fairly new, one could say...   At any rate, the interesting part
>was the chip numbers of the Agnus and Denise.  The Agnus was 8375 VBB, and the
>Denise had 8373R4PD  (the ECS Denise is 8373, the ECS 1Mb Agnus is an 8372A).

> So if anyone knows what the 8375 VBB Agnus & 8373R4PD Denise is...please
>let me know.

8373R4PD -> 8373 revision R4PD -> ECS Denise
    I don't think that there is anything mysterious here at all.

8375VBB -> ECS 2M Agnus first put in A500+
    This chip does *not* have the same pinout as the 8372B as found in the
    A3000.



Phil.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.intro
From: prall968@Armstrong.EDU
Subject: to mount or not to mount
Organization: Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 04:00:58 GMT

 Ok I think I have narrowed down my C-Ltd problem. The drive will not mount.
When told to the amiga just goess off and bever returns, no drive activity.

My Choices: 1) SCSI.handler is corrupt, when mount is not given the correct
path for the handler everything works fine, I get my prompt back but the drive
is not mounted.
 When given the correct path (ie Handler = SCSI.handler) the system hangs.

    2) The controller is screwed. Now The system Low-Level formatted
the drive easily. And all SCSI low-level commands such as clearing the bus
work fine. But and Ados type commands to the drive fail...

Any help?

Gene Prall   prall968@pirates.armstrong.edu  |Look ma I is in college!|
-Standard Disclaimer - 90 Day warranty - Parts and Labor not included - Tags,
Taxes, and Titles may cost extra - Batteries not included - Allow 6-8 weeks
for delivery | A1000 Owner and damn proud of it! 


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: 2286 and Microbotics 8-UP problems
From: fheitkamp@desire.wright.edu
Date: 31 Aug 92 21:39:48 EST
Organization: Wright State University 

In article <Btuun7.7oq@unx.sas.com>, edds@rhythm.unx.sas.com (Tom Edds) writes:
> 
> 
> I'm pretty ignorant about the hardware end of things.  I worry a bit
> that about the power supply being strong enough.  The machine has an

	So far I have a GVP accelerator, 2091 w/o hardrive (using the GVP,
	2091 for ram), Datalink modem, A2286 BB, Bocaram memory card, 
	Future Domain PC SCSI, and 2 SCSI HDs and the machine is working
	fine.  I have even had the temp in the room go up quite high
	(uncomfortable for me!) and the machine has never complained.
	From my experience the A2000 power supply seems pretty good.

> A2091, a second hard disk, a FlickerFixer, a Supra modem card, the
> 2286, and now the 8-UP. Is this too much to ask of the power supply? I
> guess I'd expect different symptoms if it was a power problem.
> 
> I'm tempted to pull some or all of the RAM chips out of the 8-UP!, to

	I had an ADRAM 2080 for awhile and it had a special jumper
	setting for a BB equiped system with 6mb.  Have you checked
	for this?

> see if that makes any difference, but I don't want to fool with the
> chips anymore than I have to.
> 
> Thanks for any tips...
> 
Fred Heitkamp,  ** Not an organization.  My opinions only **
> \tom
From: slb1b@cc.usu.edu (Holographic Banana)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: AMIGA Diagnostics software
Date: 25 Aug 92 12:12:41 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Aug25.065856.23032@sunbim.be>, accs1@bagheera.mumath writes:
> Is there any diagnostics software for the AMIGA available ? If yes where and
> how much.
> I'm thinking of programs such like run it for some time and it tells which 
> chip to replace. (or even less sophisticated)
> 
> Frank

I've never checked it out, but Grapevine advertizes such software. Check out
pp78-79 in AmigaWorld (Sept 92).  I'm curious. Has anybody tried their stuff?

James
From: earl@rtsg.mot.com (Brent R. Earl)
Subject: ibm/tandberg 3600 or wangtek 5150 tape drives?
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 01:15:08 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has connected either a tandberg 3600
or wangtek 5150s scsi tape drive to an amiga 2000.  I have
been playing around with the tandberg, but keep getting "scsi
phase error" on a microbotics hardframe (1.5 rom), and
"disk checksum errors" with a gvp2 with fastroms.  The scsi
devices both work fine with the maynard archive viper 2150s.

Any comments?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: SCSI-Streamer on A3000
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 14:49:37 GMT

Rudolf_Neuhaus@ouzonix.bo.open.de (Rudolf Neuhaus) writes:
>      54 41 4e 44 42 45 52 47 TANDBERG
>      20 54 44 43 20 33 36 30  TDC 360
>      30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0       
>      2d 30 37 3a 30 36 43 52 -07:06CR

Your problem that the Tandberg has a bug in its firmware. Here's a bit
of info from a previous post. A couple of months ago someone else posted
a detailed account of the Tandberg bugs, but I don't have that file
handy.
=======================================================================
From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Info on Tandberg 3600 streamer
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 92 18:46:22 PDT

Well, I finally tracked down Tandberg Data USA, and I have better answers
about the Tandberg 3600 refurbs from RS6000's.

There are two fixes for this drive. The first is to get a new "bios" for the
drive. The preferred version is A07;43. Some SCSI interrogator programs may
reveal this (my programs only reveal "U07:"), or if the drive is not
installed, it is visible through a cutout on the right (?) side of the drive
near the door.

The "retension problem" is tricker. It requires an EEPROM be reprogrammed. This
requires a factory service. IBM told me the RS6000 can set this option, so
this might be an option if you have access to an RS6000.

The bottom line: The A07;43 revision chip costs (gulp!) $60. I did not get a
price on the EEPROM change.

Tandberg Data: (805) 495-8384
=======================================================================
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: tsui@ils.nwu.edu
Subject: HELP WITH DF0
Organization: Institute for the Learning Sciences
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:34:59 GMT

My fiance's A2000 df0: drive is doing wierd things, here are the symptoms:

It basically boots up with df0:BAD, but there's nothing in the drive!!  When
she puts a disk in, it doesn't read it.  If she puts in an uninitialized disk
the computer will ask if she wants to format it.  She pushes continue and the
machine goes into the countdown, the only problem is that its not counting
down.

I leave it to you experts to help me out, don't let me down.

Josh Tsui 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: tw5232@albnyvms.bitnet (Teddy Wang)
Subject: Problems switching from 68040 to 68000 
Reply-To: tw5232@albnyvms.bitnet
Organization: University of NY at Albany
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 18:56:19 GMT

Howdy,

I own a Fusion Forty equipped with 9 megs of ram (four 1x9 70ns simms and four
1x9 80ns simms, all are manufactured by Micron) which is sitting in my 2000. 
I've got a problem concerning switching processors (from the F40 68040 to the
original 68000).  Whenever I switch using the hardware switch on the back of
the board, the computer refuses to boot-up right away, it takes several (9-10)
warm boots (CTRL-A-A) to get it going again!  And when I switch back it does
the same thing.  I own an ICD AdSCSI 2000 (switched from a Trumpcard Pro) which
has 2 105 Quantums and 1 40meg Sony hooked up to it.  Worse yet, everytime I
switch processors and the computer does boot-up, the drives take a billion
years to finish-booting (2 minutes was the last time I booted, bootup usually
takes less than 39 seconds).  Has anybody out there had the same problem?

I would call RCS but it's a REAL LLLOOONNNGGG distance call and costs me a
pretty penny every time I call.

Thanks for the help,

Teddy

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: asimard@fraser.sfu.ca (Andrew David Simard)
Subject: A2320 adjustments
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 09:58:31 GMT

 
I am the (proud) owner of an A2000 (rev4.4), an NEC3D, 
and Commodore's A2320 Display Enhancer card.  Recently,
I have seen posts regarding the "black border" that can
be found on "lesser quality" computer systems (read IBM,
MAC, NeXT, etc), and how these monitors can solve this
problem.
 
Without using the A2320, I was quite capable of using the
monitor's "sizing" controls to stretch the screen image so
that it filled the entire display, but when the A2320 is
active, I can't seem to stretch it that much.  When using
other video cards (EGA/VGA, and so forth) this is not a 
problem, just with the A2320 when not in its bypass mode.
 
Is there a way to increase the "width" of the image that it
is sending to the monitor (so to speak)?  The screen has
enough height, but not enough width.  I still see the rather
annoying "zipper" edge on the right hand side of the display.
(Is there a resistor/capacitor than can be adjusted/replaced,
or some other similar (or simpler) change that can be made??)
 
Thanks,
Andrew Simard,
Undergraduate,
Simon Fraser University,
CANADA.
From: cd27+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A1020 as a drive chassis?
Date: 30 Aug 92 13:46:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: unix9.715211183.3198.0
Organization: Doctoral student, Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I have an old A1020 amiga 5.25 drive which doesn't work.  This doesn't really
concern me much since 3.5" messydoss drives are more common than 5.25s these
days, and 440K amigados disks are pretty useless after the novelty wears off.

My question is this: can I use the case and power supply of the 1020 for an 
external hard/cd/floptical drive?  I know the data cable would be useless, 
but are the power supply voltages and connecters standard?  Has anyone done
this?
From: John_Fitzpatrick@guru.pub.uu.oz.au (John Fitzpatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: RAM Expansion
Date: 30 Aug 92 21:15:02 GMT
Organization: Guru Meditation BBS


     Can anyone give me some idea as to what sort of RAM is can stuff into
my A2091 HD controller? 'twould be much appreciated...

     Thanks n advance.....

     John /The one and only Flying Fridge Magnet/
          /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: rlippert@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Ryan Jon Lippert)
Subject: SUPRAFAX v32bis PROBLEM!!HELP!
Originator: rlippert@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 07:13:46 GMT

I though my modem was BUG FREE, I guess wrong! Anyways here is my problem
BTW Its THE famed SupraFax .32bis version.

I can connect to bbs,etc with 14.4 NO problem, But when someone tries to
call me at 9600 or 14.4(haven't tried anything else) The modem picks up
Goes through the normal steps. But it'll send carrier then stop for a sec
and then start again! NEVER connecting though! I get a CARRIER 14.4 message
but NEVER a Connect message. WE played with just about EVERYTHING we could
think of! S registers,different settings EVERYTHING Lowering the baud rate
locking at a different baud rate. EVERYTHING!! Whats the problem? Has anyone
else had this problem?? What did you do? think its just a BUGGY rom? that
wouldn't make sense though. Because we ALL have the same rom! ARGH!!!
Think I should tell Supra to go shove it someplace?? Any help would be
REALLY REALLY appreciated!!! thanks...
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From: kiki@bass.bu.edu (Keith Baccki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Vivid 24 graphics card
Date: 25 Aug 92 22:09:02 GMT
Reply-To: kiki@bass.bu.edu (Keith Baccki)
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Organization: Boston University


In article <1992Aug15.212812.17639@sol.UVic.CA> bdonison@bigbird.UVic.CA (Only AMIGA!) writes:

>The SGI is NOT just a 24 bit graphics system, it is a 32 bit system, and I
>think some have 48 bit graphics, (I don't have the info here at the moment).
>Comparing any Amiga system to a high end SGI system is pointless, but comparing
>it to the low end SGI machines does more for Amiga.
>
>For the money, the Amiga with a graphics board looks good compared to
>an SGI IRIS for example.
>
>Brad

	IRIS? Not the IRIS's I'm familiar with... Perhaps a 24-bit
Indigo is a better comparison. Still, if your talking in the $10,000 
range would you rather have a RISC-based Unix workstation, or a 68040
based high-end Amiga? Also, keep in mind that those SGI's have all
those fancy little geometry engines that let you do things like
real-time Gouraud shading... if you're avoiding "apples to oranges"
comparisons, be sure to realize the limits and potentials of both
machines.


			Keith (yes, I do own an Amiga)