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From: cs163wfj@sdcc8.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: PCMCIA/JEIDA cards
Date: 17 Apr 92 15:48:58 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Distribution: na
Organization: University of California, San Diego



I keep hearing about these PCMCIA/JEIDA cards and they have piqued my
interest.

I would like to develop a "silicon disk drive" for my system but I
don't know where to get a hold of one of these cards.  Can someone
tell me where to get either a FLASH or SRAM version of one of these
little gems?  Thanks.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: AdLib Gold 1000/2000 spec
From: lcsim@cstp.umkc.edu (Lin-Chow Sim)
Date: 4 Apr 92 12:18:32 -0600
Organization: Univ. of Missouri - Kansas City

Hi!

   Can somebody post the specs for both AdLib Gold 1000/2000 series?  What is
the main difference between them (the price is around $65.00), are them being
supported in the new Windows 3.1?  Thanks for any information ...

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From: jliukkon@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Juha-Matti Liukkonen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: HELP: Need info on AT memory exp. board
Date: 11 Apr 92 21:53:06 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: University of Helsinki

How slow is extended/expanded memory with an add-on card? I have a
rather limited motherboard (eats only 2 megs RAM in itself), and I have
been offered a very inexpensive 16-bit Intel memory board. The board is
configurable to just about anything (or so the dealer says ;), but how
will it operate in/effect my 20 MHz machine (manual recommends 80 ns
DRAM for 0 WS operation)???

Info/pointers very much appreciated. Replies via e-mail please, I will
summarize if this thing interests others too.

Thanx, Juha - jliukkon@cc.helsinki.fi
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From: 2frubrush@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jason L. Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: HELP--XT thinks 720K drive is 360K
Date: 6 Apr 92 13:18:22 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I am trying to put a 720K drive in a DTK XT system.  It has a generic
(non-orig IBM) Floppy controller.  I configured it as follows:

   720K DS1
   360K DS1
   TRES on 360K
   360K on end of cable
   
.  The system thinks both drives are 360K drive.  Can you help me figure
out how to get it to recognize the 720K as B: and as a 720K drive?  Any
help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

-Jason
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: mdk@col.hp.com (Mark Keisling)
Subject: Re: Bashing (was Re: Gateway 2000 - $195 v.32bis modems?????)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 18:02:29 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

I received my Gateway 2000 computer last week.  It was three weeks 
early.  My only problem was with UPS.  I asked them to hold it at
their depot in Denver (60 miles away) and when I arrived they had
misplaced the boxes (they couldn't find them).  Got the computer
the next day and its been great.  No problems.  

Gateway isn't without its problems, though.  Last November I 
ordered a computer from them which they promised to have to me
the week before Christmas.  The week of Christmas they were still
citing delays so I cancelled my order.  Now I've got the same
computer at $200 cheaper and with free software.

Why did I go back to Gateway?  Although the delays at Christmas
really pissed me off, I can understand the delays.  No one lied.
They had problems with their motherboard supplier and then with
the tower.  It happens.  Five people I know have Gateway 2000
computers and have been very happy with them.  That says alot.
I've seen other mail order computers that barely work.  Plug in
an expansion card and the darn thing hangs up.  Makes me realize
that these companies can ship marginal stuff.

Enough for now.

Mark Keisling
mdk@col.hp.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.os2.misc
From: jason@alpha.ee.ufl.edu (Jason Nadrowski)
Subject: Re: OS/2 and AMI Incompatability
Organization: EE Dept at UF
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 15:06:05 GMT

An important note to the notion of throwing windows away after one gets OS/2. 
OS/2 windows support is limited to the windows 3.0 platform, not the faster and
better windows 3.1!
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Wednesday, 15 Apr 1992 13:22:47 EDT
From: Joshua James Caron <IO01127@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Info needed on Microscience 65meg RLL drive

I need to know how to terminate my Microscience 65meg RLL drive
as a second drive.  Does anybody out there have this drive?  I
don't have docs for it.  I'm not sure if you have to flick some
dip switches or what.  Somebody please help.  Thanks.

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From: damouth@wrc.xerox.com (David E. Damouth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Comtrade?
Date: 17 Apr 92 19:07:43 GMT
Reply-To: damouth@wrc.xerox.com
Organization: Xerox Webster Research Center

Anybody have any experience with Comtrade machines?  They've been around long enough to be believable, and their machines seem substantially cheaper than Gateway, Zeos, etc, for comparable configuration.  Benchmarks?  Reliability? Support?  

In particular, their new "Winstation" series, a 486/33 with an Orchid S3 card on a direct video bus, appears to be excellent value for the price.  Is this Orchid's motherboard, or their own, or ...

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Xerox Webster Research Center
damouth@wrc.xerox.com
From: wolff@zen.et.tudelft.nl (Rogier Wolff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: MFM / RLL controllers in an AT class computer?
Keywords: hard disks, RLL, MFM
Date: 14 Apr 92 14:28:20 GMT
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

My IDE hard disk (kalok 3100) is back to the manufacturer for "maintenence".

This means that I have time to try to use my old RLL or MFM controller cards
to have at least some hard disk storage. I expected this to work because 
the IDE interface is supposed the be register level compatible with the
ST506 interface that the MFM and RLL controllers use.

Anybody tried this before? 

What I did was the following:

I took out my old IDE interface card. (To prevent two devices responding
to the same addresses.)

I put in an RLL controller (or the MFM controller) and connected the drive.

I changed the CMOS setup to reflect the new drive parameters (now only 30 or
20 Mb instead of 100)

and booted.

The CMOS now reports "HDD controller failure" and boots from floppy.

Does anybody have any clues?

I have a 486-33, with AMI bios (with hercules screen: the VGA card has the
same status as the hard disk).


Thanks in advance for any help provided!

						Roger Wolff

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From: bdellert@next-6.gac.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: What does vmode monitor physically do on Diamond Speedstar
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:27:08 GMT
Article-I.D.: gacvx2.1992Apr15.092709.935

In article <1992Apr15.023226.25808@wam.umd.edu>  writes:
> I would like to know what the command VMODE MONITOR actually sends to
> the ports on the Diamond Speedstar when it sets the monitor type to
> MAG PMV1448 (Gateway's CrystalScan NI).  I would like to write an IOPL
> level program for OS/2 that will set the monitor type so that I can
> use generic ET4000 drivers without getting just wavy lines on the screen.

Call Diamond's BBS#.  They have some generic ET4000 drivers for OS/2 that work  
without using the VMODE command (I've personally tried them all on OS/2 ver 1.3  
on a Gateway 486/33 with the SpeedStar and CrystalScan NI, but only got one of  
the 1024x768x256 drivers to work, the rest produced wavy lines and the such).

I don't have the BBS# handy, but call Gateway for it, or check the trade  
magazines for a review of SuperVGA cards--they allways include address and  
phone #'s of manufacturers.
From: msmith@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (Mark Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: maxtor 210 meg scsi disk
Date: 10 Apr 92 01:19:43 GMT
Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities, Richland

In article <csjohn.702703604@knuth> csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu (John Wallace) writes:
>Not too long ago, there was a lot of talk here about
>a new scsi drive that Maxtor was going to start selling
>this month.  It was to be fast & cheap & 210 megs.  
>Does anyone know anything more about this drive?  
>Is anyone selling it now?   How much does it cost?
>How fast is it?
>
Supposed to be real fast.  14ms access and a drive transfer rate of 9Mb/sec.
Transfer rat from controler to memory will be quite slower, maybe 1Mb.  Maxtor
should be mass producing them as we speak.  OEM price was $395.  Who knows when
we'll see any prices on the street.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: Stefan Berg <sgberg@apricot.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Q:VGA card to mono monitor.
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 12:13:54 -0500

I have a VGA video card with a 15 pin connector at its back. I also got
two old leading edges (XT's) with monochrome monitors on them. The leading
edge has a monochrome/color hercules card build in (appr. 700x350 in mono).
The VGA card seems to exactly fit into the monitor, except that it only
got 9 (I think...) pins in it. Is there a way to use this VGA card with
the monochrome monitor? The VGA card is supposed to be down compatible to
EGA, CGA, MGA, hercules, etc... (a lot of stuff).

The other choice I have is to use the monitor of my Amiga (an A1084) to
connect to the VGA card. I got a cable for the A1084, which looks identical
to the cable on my monochrome monitor. So it also doesn't fit directly.

I just want to be able to use the VGA card on my 486... I don't need to
display it at maximum resolution... (I just want a picture! :-)

Hope somebody can help me,

Stefan
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: Help!! -- QEMM&CD-ROM&SCSI&Soundblaster
Keywords: HELP!!!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:46:29 GMT

marklc@umbc4.umbc.edu (Mr. Mark L. Cohen; ACS (C)) writes:
>The problem was on the second machine -- a 386-25 with an Adaptec SCSI card,
>200 meg SCSI HD, soundblaster, Standard VGA, NEC CD-ROM, and tape backup
>unit.  At first, when running OPTIMIZE, the system would hang on the last
>reboot.  We read the documentation on SCSI in the QEMM book and it told
>us to change a parameter, so we did and it went through flawlessly (we 
>restarted optimize again).  Everything seemed to be fine when running all
>sorts of DOS applications.  But the second that we tried to go into windows 3.0
>the entire disk got ROYALLY screwed up.  Fortunately we had a recent tape
>backup, but we are currently not planning on re-installing QEMM for obvious
>reasons.  Any ideas?  Any suggestions?  Any known problems?  
*----
The manual clearly says that optimize sometimes requires manual rebooting,
so there's norhing abnormal there.

I ran into the same problem with Windows.  I solved it by excluding the
adapter RAM and ROM segments that I knew were installed in my computer.
Some boards (especially ethernet boards) have to be enabled before the
on-board RAM shows up, and some ROMs don't have the proper codes to be
automatically detected on boot.

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From: v206gb6c@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Paul M Schwartz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: affordable 24 bit colour
Date: 16 Apr 92 04:13:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


    On page 64 of the April 28 PC Mag, there is a brief description of 
Cardinal's VIDEOcolor 24.  It does 640x480x24bit.  Its based on the 
Tseng ET4000(Revision F) chip, a 24-bit RAM DAC, and custom BIOS.  List
price for the card is $399.  It comes with 'accelerated" AutoCAD and 
Windows drivers.  Cardinal's # => 800-233-0817 or 717-293-3000.

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From: khx@se44.wg2.waii.com (Kamran Husain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: SIPP-->SIMM
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:07:03 GMT
Reply-To: khx@se44.wg2.waii.com
Organization: Western Geophysical Exploration Products

It's been done by a technician whom I used to work with.
I remember that him saying that the effort was not worth it.

The newly converted SIMMs did work fine, however. 


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: orman@iastate.edu (David L Orman)
Subject: ST22R controller and >1024 cly
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 17:16:19 GMT


Does the St22R support more than 1024 cyl?  I have a MicroSci HH1120
drive (1314 cly) 26 Sec ect.

The drive will low level format on my 386, but then I need to use Disk
Manager to deal with the upper cyl., and I just makes a lot of noise.
Any ideas?
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From: MED40030@NUSVM.BITNET (David Cheong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: TSENG ET4000AX SVGA CARD PROBLEMS
Date: 16 Apr 92 05:51:32 GMT
X-Unparsable-Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 13:39:49 SST

Hello,
      Thanks for all the suggestions, but I still have the same problem.
I don't have ansi.sys running. I tried unplugging my Soundblaster but that
didn't work either. I ran it with the 'turbo' off, but it just hung later.
I don't think it's a problem with QEMM and video memory, since my Trident
8900 worked without a hitch before.
      So I'm left with the AMI BIOS (which doesn't seem to be the problem),
the bus speed, or the VGA set up for 16-bit conflicting with 8-bit access to
the same memory page. I'm not much of a computer expert, so can someone please
tell me what I can do about the BIOS, bus speed and conflict problems?
Someone recommeded getting a new replacement card. How will that help? Aren't
all cards the same? (my present card works on a 386-33 but not on my 386-25).
      Any info would be very much appreciated, or else I'd be wasting $110 on
a card which can't work on my system. Thanks.

                                          David Cheong
                                          National University of Singapore
From: bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Is it safe to use 4x8 SIMM for 386/40 motherboard?
Keywords: RAM, 4x8 SIMM, parity check
Date: 15 Apr 92 10:23:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: chaos.bill.703333404
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.

kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) writes:

>In article <45231@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> jclei@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Jason Lei) writes:
>>Sorry for the cross posting here, but I did not get any response from the
>>hardware newsgroup.  Thought some clevers in this group could help.
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>Someone posted in a forsale newsgroup that he can sell new 386/40 motherboard
>>with 16 (not a typo) Mb RAM (4 4x8 SIMM) for $350.  I am wondering if anybody
>>has experience with this type of SIMM.  Is it safe since there is no parity
>>check?  Any comments would be much appreciated.
>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>It depends on the motherboard.  I have a 386 motherboard that will
>take x8 or x9 simms.  For the x8 simms parity checking has to be disabled.

>So if that motherboard has that option it is possible.
>The question is if you want parity checking or not?

ok so when has anyone had their machine recover from a parity error anyway?
1. parrity error
2. freeze machine
3. cycle power

sure you don't know how may time a parity error has quietly been corrected.
but think on this.
mac's don't use parity
turning off a mac without shutting down can trash the os
macs don't check parity
the year is 1992, silicon is pdg (pretty darn good)
you figure

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From: ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: IDE AND MFM: A possibility????
Date: 6 Apr 92 00:36:05 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

Can I have both IDE and MFM drives on a system? This of course means two
controllers.
   And another thing, what's this about "RLL"ing a MFM to double its capacity?
I know RLL is another way data is written to a HD, but is it as simple as
buying a RLL controller and reformatting? Any drawbacks like those from
punching holes in low density disks?
   THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: imer400@indyvax.iupui.edu
Subject: 32 bit slots
Organization: Indiana University
Date: 6 Apr 92 11:11:05 -0500

One rather ignorant question, on a ami motherboard can the 32 bit slot for a
memory board be used as an ordinary slot? Thanks

Martha Rapp
imer400@indcms.iupui.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: johnnyr@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (john.r.rosenberg)
Subject: Re: Myoda 386/486 Computers
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 15:11:32 GMT

>A company called MYODA has some of the best 386 and 486 system
>prices in Chicago.  They appear to be a large outfit, with
>outlets in many cities, but I know no one with one of their
>computers, and I have not seen these computers mentioned on
>the net.  Has anyone had good or bad experience with these
>machines?  Thanks for any news. - Alan Hinds

I purchased a MYODA 386-40 about a month, and am very pleased.

I went with one of the "packages" that they advertise
heavily in the Sunday Chicago Tribune business section - 

386/40 with 4MB ram, 64K cache, 130 MB hard drive etc. which
at the time was $1699. (It's not $1649).

I upgraded to the ET4000-based SVGA card and the OptiQuest
non-interlaced monitor for another $99.

So far no compatibility problems. It runs windows 3.0 and
it successfully upgraded to windows 3.1 last week.

I purchased it from PC Microshare in Villa Park IL, which
is one of the stores owned by Myoda which all advertise together.
The folks there were helpful and knowledgeable, and
there were no surprises regarding proce ot what I ordered.

If you'd like any more info please call

John Rosenberg 708-713-7162 (days)
j.rosenberg@att.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: marklc@umbc4.umbc.edu (Mr. Mark L. Cohen; ACS (C))
Subject: Help!! -- QEMM&CD-ROM&SCSI&Soundblaster
Keywords: HELP!!!
Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore Campus
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 13:26:13 GMT

Hello net-world.  My company just purchased QEMM386 v6.02.  We decided to
install it on 2 different 386's with slightly different setups.  The first
was a 386-33 with Intel 387, 200 meg Western Digital IDE HD, Orchid Prodesigner
IIs video, Sony CD-ROM, and tape backup unit.  When installing the package
on this system, everything went through flawlessly.

The problem was on the second machine -- a 386-25 with an Adaptec SCSI card,
200 meg SCSI HD, soundblaster, Standard VGA, NEC CD-ROM, and tape backup
unit.  At first, when running OPTIMIZE, the system would hang on the last
reboot.  We read the documentation on SCSI in the QEMM book and it told
us to change a parameter, so we did and it went through flawlessly (we 
restarted optimize again).  Everything seemed to be fine when running all
sorts of DOS applications.  But the second that we tried to go into windows 3.0
the entire disk got ROYALLY screwed up.  Fortunately we had a recent tape
backup, but we are currently not planning on re-installing QEMM for obvious
reasons.  Any ideas?  Any suggestions?  Any known problems?  


Please send mail...

  Mark Cohen    marklc@umbc4.umbc.edu

PS: Thanks in advance!





Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: macheske@aero.org (Richard M. Macheske)
Subject: Gateway 2000 15" monitor.
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 16:08:31 GMT

I recently upgraded to the 15" Gateway 2000 monitor from the
14" which I received with my system.  When I switch from 
a mode of 640x480x256 or more to a lower resolution mode
the monitor snaps...well not really snaps...it makes funny
noises that the old monitor never did.

I'm sure alot of you out there upgraded also.  Does the monitor
do this for you also or do I have one that will go bad as soon
as the warranty runs out.

Please send responses!!!!!!!!
email if you could, I'll post the results if anyone is interested.

Rick Macheske
macheske@aero.org