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From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Re: Re: SCSI-Streamer on A3000
Date: Thu,  3 Sep 92 18:29:55 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <1992Aug28.144937.6102@javelin.sim.es.com> <64893@cup.portal.com>
  <1992Sep3.055304.6640@tc.cornell.edu>

>Wait a sec!  I missed the original post describing the Tandberg problems
>some people are having.  Could someone send me a copy or synopis of them?

Basically, hanging the SCSI bus.

>
>I just acquired a Tandberg 3600 drive (150/250 mb) that was supposedely
>a refurb pulled from an RS6000

Join the party. Not a bad drive for the price.

>The only
>thing I had to do was set IO mode to Synchronous instead of Asynchronous
>on the AmiBack tape configuration window or else AmiBack reported some
>spurious errors.

Well, that's the problem. The backup would be considerably faster if
you could go Asynchronous. BTW, I'm only getting 2-3M/minute with
my GVP Series II (you know, the controller that says, "What? you mean
SCSI means more than HDs?")

Anyway, if the drive works okay, don't worry about it.

TomK@cup.portal.com
Tom Krotchko
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From: copes@pride.cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
Subject: Re: High Density Drives
Summary: Re: High Density Floppy Drives
Keywords: High density drives
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 06:03:56 GMT

George_Seremetidis@guru.pub.uu.oz.au (George Seremetidis) writes:

>Would anyone be able to give me info on the high density floppy drives that
>are coming onto the market. Things like compatibility, where to get it
>from, etc.

> Thanks in advance


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The Amiga HD drives are a special drive made by Chinon for C=.  When the drive
detects a high density disk has been inserted, it spins at half speed (150rpm
instead of 300rpm) and trackdisk.device checks index sync to find out what 
speed the drive is spinning at, and thus what density it is.  It has to spin
at half speed so that the custom chips int the amiga had twice as much time
to complete their dma burst.  They will give around 1.76 Mb formatted capacity,
but the transfer speed is the same so it will take twice as long to fill one up.

They should be transperent to anything that uses standard dos calls, however 
anything that tries to access trackdisk directly may be in trouble if it was 
not written to C= guidelines.  Programs like QuaterBack etc. handle them fine.
I'm not sure, but they could be a bit flakey in a 68000 machine because they
require 2 dma bursts as the registers in the custom chips are not big enough
do do a complete transfer in 1.  Under heavy cpu loading, there is a possibility that a track could be corrupted.  Not having one to try it out, I can't really
tell for sure.  They require 2.04 to work, of course.  Also, a PD program called HDfixer is required as trackdisk has a bug which sometimes stops it recognising when you change disk sizes.

I can't remember the part no, but they can be ordered through any dealer (If you talk nicely).  However, expect a long wait, as they are a pretty hot item, and
they are around US$160, so probably A$200+ easy.

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From: Dan_E_Babcock@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: NorthGate Keyboard Help
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 06:36:52 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>Hey all..
>        For my latest project, I purchased a Northgate Omnikey Ultra X for
>...

>        I had to change the wiring of the RESET button on the back
>(Northgate didn't follow the specifications for resetting the Amiga from the
>keyboard... bad Northgate!), which simply involved jumpering the KCLK line
>to one side of the switch... So my accelerated Computer resets fine now.

Yeah I made that enhancement too. I'd like to fix it in the keyboard EPROM,
but I don't have time.

>        My problem (you knew there had to be one, didn't you?) involves some
>of the extra keys on the board.
>        I have a modified Keymap that I got from GEnie for the keyboard, and
>it adds some features.

I don't know what the deal is with the keymap... I couldn't get that to
work with _any_ software, so I gave up on it. My mouse utility QMouse has
some Northgate key remapping "wired in" (Page Up, Page Down, Home, End) and
it works with everything. QMouse is on Fish 697.


>(by the way, the feel of the keyboard is just great ... Northgate is selling
>them for $69, the Amiga Keycaps are $15...)

>        -steve
>.............................................................................
>          tredysvr!cellar!swinokur -or- swinokur@cellar.uucp -or-
>                          GEnie: S.WINOKUR  -or-
>                  435 Norristown Road, Horsham PA, 19044
>..................... Amiga: Hey, at least it works! ........................

Dan
From: huebner@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Robert Huebner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Maxtor LXT340SY - Blocks Per Track?
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:34:47 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Sep2.134226.26745@odin.diku.dk> maze@diku.dk (Mads Haahr) writes:
>I've recently purchased a LXT340SY drive from Maxtor, but my C Ltd.
>controller wants to know how many Blocks Per Track (or bytes per track,
>since a block is 512 bytes), but the docs from Maxtor aren't very helpful
>on this.

Maxtor has got to have about the most helpful customer support I've ever
dealt with.  Here are some ways to reach them:

1-800-262-9867 - 24 hour automated system to get drive specs, jumper info,
  probably just the stuff you're looking for.  You can get a tech person
  on this number too but not 24hrs a day.

1-408-432-1700 - Sales dept, would probably refer your to the 1-800.

1-714-898-2822 - BBS (HST high speed modem)

They'll probably set you straight in about 5 minutes.
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From: accs1@bagheera.mumath
Subject: Printer driver for DeskJet500-C ?
Reply-To: accs1@bagheera.mumath
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 14:52:30 GMT


Is there somewhere a printer driver for the HP DeskJet 500 Color available ?

If yes, where?

Didn't by the printer yet but I want to.

Thanks, Frank.
From: hitch@cs1.bradley.edu (Douglas Hanna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: AMAX-II Roms -- Which Ones?
Date: 27 Aug 92 21:10:11 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Bradley University

Just as the title of this post is about... Which roms will work in the Amax
emulator?  I have access to the 128K, 256K and the 512K roms.  I would like 
to be able to install the best roms that I've got.  A little help would be
appreciated.  I've only access to one set of roms, so I don't have any of
(for) distribution.  Sorry.  Thanks.

--
       Douglas Hanna           Bradley University 
       HITCHhiker (042)        hitch@buhub.bradley.edu 
"Where have you been?"
"Locked in a cage by a cruel duke in Transylvania.  It was only four feet
high, suspended over a pond filled with crocodiles.  I got out by picking
the lock with my teeth.  Luckily, the crocodiles weren't hungry.  Where have  
you been?"           -- Orson Scott Card (A Secpulchre of Songs)
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From: atul@Cadence.COM (Atul Srinivasan)
Subject: External speakers
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:26:38 GMT

Hello,
	Does anyone have any recommendations on a pair of external
speakers ? I've heard the A10 speakers, and they're okay. I've also
heard some crappy speakers made for PC's with soundblaster etc..
Not having the option of hooking up to my stereo system, I'm looking
for alternatives.

Please email atul@cadence.COM

Atul
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: 10667547@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (JIMMY FANG)
Subject: Re: TECH: "Virtuality" --- Amiga 3000... Some observations and 
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 03:38:02 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.024717.2751@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Jeremiah.Blatz@dartmouth.edu (Jeremiah Blatz) writes:
>From: Jeremiah.Blatz@dartmouth.edu (Jeremiah Blatz)
>Subject: Re: TECH: "Virtuality" --- Amiga 3000... Some observations and 
>Date: 31 Aug 92 02:47:17 GMT
>
>> 	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...) ?
>
>Not really, the real cost is in those two nifty graphics processors.
>VIRTUALITY uses the Amiga like VPL uses the Mac. It handles
>input/databases etc., but the real graphics work is done by hugely
>powerful processors (VIRTUALITY) of a couple of SGI workstations (VPL).
>
>Sorry,
>Jeremiah

I've read reviews about these Virtual Reality machines and haven't every 
read anything about SGI workstations.  If they do use SGI workstations, 
wouldn't it be easier to program them to run the game and do away with the 
amiga?

I can understand using chips, or boards from an SGI, but doesn't workstation 
mean high end computer?

I don't really know much about these things, so please enlighten me.


Jim


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From: rlippert@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Ryan Jon Lippert)
Subject: Re: I need a more powerful fan...
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 20:50:28 GMT

I think I have a better solution to your problem. In some IBM hardware mag
(Catalog actually) they have a BOARD with 2 fans on it! for only $49.I'll find
out what catalog it is and get back to you..See ya.


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From: SHERMAN@engvax.picker.com (MIKE SHERMAN)
Subject: Will 2.0n work with a 512k Agnus?
Organization: PICKER INTERNATIONAL
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 21:26:52 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.23


	My Amiga 2000 has a revision 4.1 motherboard and a 512k Agnus.  Will
I need to upgrade my Agnus chip to run 2.0?  If it will run in this
configuration, will the performance be degraded without a 'fatter' Agnus? 

				Thanx,
					Mike Sherman

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From: paws@spam.cray.com (Daniel Baehr)
Subject: Re: "I've fallen, and I can't power up!" :-)
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 26 Aug 92 06:52:05 CDT


In article <10000058@hpmwmat.sr.hp.com>, mikep@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Mike Powell) writes:
> 	
> 	Hi all....
> 
> 	Decided to set up a case/power supply for a SyQuest drive for
> 	my A3000 (since it has no 5.25" drive bay).
> 
> 	It has it's own fan, power supply and power switch.
> 
> 	For some reason, my A3000 will not power up if the SyQuest
> 	is powered up...!  More specifically:
> 
> 		The system seems to work fine if I FIRST power up
> 		the A3000, then a second or so later, power up the
> 		SyQuest box.
> 
> 		If I power up the SyQuest before the A3000 then the
> 		Amiga simply does not come up at all.... no fan, no lights
> 		no activity whatsoever.
> 
> 	My guess is that the Amiga power supply is seeing some voltage
> 	through the SCSI ribbon cable, coming from the SyQuest, and
> 	causes the Amiga supply to believe there is an electrical fault,
> 	preventing the Amiga from powering up.
> 
> 	Does this sound right?

    Some drives have a jumper on them that tell it where to get their
 power for the SCSI terminators.  I dont know if the SyQuest drive has
 this feature but at the very least it *shouldn't* be supplying term 
 power TO the bus.

   What COULD be happening is that the reset line is being held active
 when you power on the SyQuest first. But, that is sort of grabing at 
 straws because I would then expect it to reset the 3000 when the 
 SyQuest was powered on.

> 
> 	Is my system in danger because of this?

   That depends on what the ultimate problem really is.  If you are
 supplying term power TO the bus from 2 sources then you *could* be in 
 danger of "wearing out" one or the other of the power supplies or 
 creating a "ground loop".  As long as NOTHING MORE THAN +5 VOLTS is
 being put on the SCSI bus you *should* have no problems.

> 
> 	Is there a more elegant way to deal with this situation?

    Would a power distribution center that turns secondary outlets on
 when a master device is powered up work for you?  Or wouldn't the time
 delay be long enough?

> 
> 	Thanks in advance.
> 
> 	-Mike-
> 
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From: kopackm@lonex.rl.af.mil (Michael A. Kopack)
Subject: Need help getting A2090 controller working with Miniscribe 8425S!!!
Organization: RL
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 01:20:16 GMT


Please help me before I murder this A2000!!

I just got this A2090 card to control an old hard drive I picked up a while
back. It's a MiniScribe 8425S 20 Megger. When I got the A2090, it didn't
have any install disk, but somebody was nice enough to uuencode and mail
it to me. I copied my Workbench disk like instructed and booted up with that
disk. I then went over to the Instal disk and double clicked on the Install
icon. A bunch of stuff got copied into RAM: and then another screen came
up. I was asked if I wanted to continue, said yes and the drive copies some
stuf into  my mountlist and c: directory. Then it goes into this this where
it says "loading driver" the workbench disk spins for a second and then it
just sits there. I can't close the window, or exit the program. I bring up
another Shell, do a Mount RES2: and it is mounted (confirmed using assign).
Then I type Prep RES2: and I get an error   -1 return code from Harddisk.device
or something like that. 

What the frick am I doing wrong????

ONE time I tried, I got it to go as far as loading driver, actually load the
driver, it brought up alittle menu and asked if I had 0)custom installation
1)scsi 2)st506. I put in 0, and it asked me all the questions about heads
and cylindes and all that. It said eveything was cool and to reboot the system
now. I did so, and the thing just stopped halfway through the SSequence....

What set of pins should the drive jumper be on???? I've been trying with
it on the rear most set, and the next one closer to the front.


Can anybody help me with this ASAP!!!!!!????????

Thanks,
Mike Kopack

PS: reply to  kopackm@lonex.rl.af.mil

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From: peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU ()
Subject: Re: '040 & '882
Organization: University of New South Wales
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 05:03:07 GMT

In article <64364@cup.portal.com>, DonD@cup.portal.com (Don Robert DeCosta) writes:
|> >- saw that it said it was a 25 MHz '040 and '882. Why do you need an '882?  Is
|> >- the '040 a coprocessor board?  Thanks,
|> >
|> >The '882 was a typographical error.
|> >
|> 
|> Since the '040 has to emulate some '882 instructions with software, perhaps the
|> '040/'882 combo is legit... perhaps the '040 won't have to soft-emulate any
|> instructions, it can pass them on to the '882.  Not as fast as having those
|> instructions on-chip, but faster than software.

The 68882 or 68881 or 68851 can NOT be interfaced to the 68040. The 68040
does not support the co-processor interface found in 68020 and 68030.

My guess is that the ad that you saw indeed contained a typo. It probably
should have read 68030 + 68882. Then again, I have not seen it, since we
don't get Sepo magazines here in Australia until couple of months after
they have been published.

-- 
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University of New South Wales		s1013734@cs.unsw.oz.au
Sydney, Australia
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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 38,400 Telebit Qblazer Modem ($299.00)
Date: 29 Aug 92 05:02:36 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

Does the QBlazer do 14,400 Fax?


                                                Jim Pritchett


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From: TEW105@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: mounting a harddrive in an XT slot
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:40:32 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

I need to mount a hard drive internally, but I don't have an extra 3.5 inch
bay to put it in.  I remember a post recently about mounting one on a card in
an XT slot.  I'm no hardware expert, but I can follow directions.  Can anyone
tell me exactly what parts I would need to build this?
Thanks!
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From: denson@sdd.hp.com (Craig Denson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Bubblejet Printers
Date: 26 Aug 1992 13:53:49 -0700
Organization: wanted.
NNTP-Posting-Host: hpsdln.sdd.hp.com

In article <1992Aug26.021455.23700@hubcap.clemson.edu> charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV) writes:
>dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen) writes:

>>ditto for me. I really like my BubbleJet. Wolf's latest driver's are wonderful.

  is the BubbleJet a PCL4 or PCL5 device? in other words, is there any
hope that this driver might work with an HP PaintJet XL300. - i think
i'm wishing for pie in the sky, here, but...

craig
From: jackl@terapin.com (Jack Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A2058 info needed
Date: 31 Aug 92 20:27:10 PST
Organization: BBS

I saw an ad selling the Commodore A2058 for a cheap price, and 
        wounder if anyone could give me some specification on it.
        like does it auotconfig, what kind of ram chip does it use,etc.

        Thanx.
From: s915426@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Leanne Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Using Non-Standard Monitors with A3000
Date: 27 Aug 92 20:38:33 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

I have at my disposal a Samsung mp5671 which is a nice 768 x 1008 a4 monitor

Unfortunately This monitor has a the following Specs..

	Resoulution:		768(h) x 1008(v) pixels
	Video Bandwidth:	62.2 MHz
	Horizontal Scan Freq:	62.75 KHz
	REfresh Frequency:	60Hz

Is the Amiga's Hardware (Namely Super Denise) able to generate a signal to
output to this monitor vie the standard 23 pin connector, and if
so is it possible to do this with Addmonitors.  I want it run my WorkBench on
and then run the apps that need the big screen on the WB screen.

Any Replys are much appreciated

Justin

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From: cwahl@panix.com (Charles Wahl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Anyone know of hardware hacks/projects for A500?
Keywords: hardware A500 hack
Date: 1 Sep 92 03:42:31 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

I am an A500 owner without ample funding, and attracted to the
danger/cheapness/feeling of accomplishment of Do It Yourself.
I know of the Multi-Kickstart Board Project, and have heard of
the SCRAM500 (scsi controller and ram adder project for A500),
but would be interested to know of other hardware projects which
have been distributed, such as:

The Decent Power Supply for Any Amiga with Even Half a Brain and
More Than One Peripheral Device

The 2400 Baud Modem with Turbo to 14,400bps and v.32

The 'Run Un*x on Your 68000' Upgrade

I am only half-joking here.  If anyone has leads, please post or
email me.

aTdHvAaNnKcSe,

Charles Wahl	<cwahl@panix.com or cmcl2!panix!cwahl>
Organization: Johannes Kepler University Linz - Computing Center
Date: Wednesday, 26 Aug 1992 14:11:12 CDT
From: <K3027E6@ALIJKU11.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: NEC 4FG Border-less Display??


Dan Barrett writes:
>I have a 5FG, and it gives a borderless display (full overscan)

That sounds great, but I have another question:
Is ist possible to get a 50 Hz PAL display with the FG-series of monitors?
I read in the spezifications from Nec, that the FG-models are not able to
display 50 Hz Screens. Their frequency starts at 55 Hz, and thats to high
for PAL!! Is that right????
Do you have ever seen a 50 Hz PAL screen on your 4/5FG?

thanx in advance!

rk :)
rk@gup.uni-linz.ac.at
OR
k3027e6@edvz.uni-linz.ac.at
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