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From: nfs0294@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Glen Midkiff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Advice needed on Colorado Tape drive.
Date: 27 Jul 92 12:11:16 GMT
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus

From article <1992Jul25.145842.10068@zeos.com$, by kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann):
$ In article <1992Jul24.213325.13830@m.cs.uiuc.edu$ jwang@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Jane Wang) writes:
$$Hello, I am looking for a reliable yet not expensive tape drive for my 
$$Gateway 2000 486/33ISA pc. Right now I have two floppy drives in the system,
$$and the control card can only control two floppy disks. Somebody told me that
$$I can connect a Colorado 120mb internal tape drive onto the floppy cable
$$without an extra controller for it. So I checked the cable. There
$$are two plugs from the cable already plugged into the floppy drives, and
$$there are two unused plugs on the cable. But it seems like that the plugs 
$$can only accept pins, not the edge of a printed circuit board. So am I missing
$$something here? Or does the Colorado tape drive also come with pin plug?
$$Do anyone out there have any good or bad experience with Colorado drive?
$$Any advice is deeply appreciated.
$ 
$ A CK-38 Tape drive kit from Colorado should clear up the problem.  
 
 The Colorado Jumbo 120 and 250 now comes with the cable you need at
 no extra cost.  The cable runs from the tape to the floppy controller
 and has a connector that your floppy cable plugs into.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: bbrown@infonode.ingr.com (Bailey Brown)
Subject: Re: Question on Diamond Stealth VRAM
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 20:22:30 GMT

grtorlba@sumax.seattleu.edu (George Torralba) writes:

>Does the Diamond Stealth come in more than one flavor?  More specifically,
>is the HiColor RAMDAC standard in all Stealths?

The Hicolor ramdac is standard now, and the Truecolor version will be
shipping in August (probably available by Sept. 1).

>George


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Bailey Brown                               "Above all else, confusion reigns."
Intergraph Corporation                                  
bbrown@casca.b11.ingr.com                              Procol Harum
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From: ada@zip.larc.nasa.gov (Anthony Arviola)
Subject: Re: Help needed with FTP's TCP/IP and 486DX/50
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
X-Md4-Signature: 03cbcc7e00e794f0f0c60dec47e1f045
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 17:38:38 GMT

In article <84170@netnews.upenn.edu> sabre@quantum.sas.upenn.edu (Andrew White) writes:

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   From: sabre@quantum.sas.upenn.edu (Andrew White)
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   Hello, world.  I am facing a problem with FTP Software Corp.'s TCP/IP
   package and a client's 486DX/50, and I am seeking the net.wisdom.
   Before I begin a description of the problem, allow me to outline the
   configuration in more detail:

   Software:
   FTP Software's TCP/IP pkg v2.15, using ipcust.sys and ifcust.sys

   Hardware:
     NIC: SMC (formerly Western Digital) 8003 (16+) Ethernet adapter,
	  IRQ. 10 (also tried 2), I/O base addr 340 (also tried 240),
	       mem address E0000, on-board ROM disabled.
     Motherboard: SOYO i486DX/50, 64k cache, SIS chipset, ISA bus
     Adapters: STB QuickVGA combo card; includes SuperVGA, IDE controller,
	       floppy controller, 2 serial and 1 parallel ports, and PS/2-
	       style mouse port.

   Basically, everything works fine (eg, ping.exe, finger.exe, tnglass.exe,
   etc) EXCEPT tn.exe (telnet) and rloginvt.exe (rlogin/vt100 protocol).
   These two programs hang the machine; it must be rebooted when these
   programs are invoked.  The Clarkson CUTE suite work fine; but because
   of dependencies on other packages FTP Software's TCP/IP package must
   be used instead.

   Besides changing the configuration on the ethernet card several times,
   we have tried lowering the bus speed to as low as 7MHz, turning off
   TURBO mode (CPU lowered to 8MHz), and removing ALL TSR's to no avail.

   Has anyone experienced this or a similar problem?  If so, I would like
   to hear from you.  If you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate
   to make them -- I will be glad to hear from you.  Please respond via
   e-mail, however; I don't get the opportunity to read news as often
   as I might like.
   -- 
   Andrew White                  |  Dod #0584
   sabre@quantum.sas.upenn.edu   |  '82 Honda Sabre v45       

I had a similar problem with a few 386's here at Langley.  As it turned out
the problem was with the TELNET and RLOGIN programs (tn and rloginvt).  What
is happening is that the programs are trying to figure out what type of video
driver you have, and guessing wrong.  In the latest patch level (v2.05 pl5 I
believe) there is an option for the tn.exe program.  "tn -s" in that patch
selects the standard video mode.  I was able to get this program from FTP.
As far as I know, there is no similar fix for RLOGIN.  Check your current
version of tn.exe by typing "tn -?" to get an options list.  See if the
"-s" option is there and try it.  Hope this helps.

Good Luck
Tony
From: upsiu@mcs.drexel.edu (Paul Siu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: VRAM, is there a standard?
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:03:18 GMT
Organization: Drexel University, Dept. of Math. and Comp. Sci.

Recently, there have been a number of video cards with VRAM.  VRAM are supposed
to be faster than DRAM because it can do simultanous read and write.

My question is, is there a standard on VRAM modules similar to the SIMMs, or
does each video card manufacturer come up with their own VRAM standard?  If I
purchase any sort of cards, I would like to find alternate suppliers for VRAM.

Thanks

Paul
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
From: hbg6@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch)
Subject: Please help with Parallel Port Select
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Tempe, Az.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:25:32 GMT

OK, the PC parallel port has two select pins. One comming FROM the
printer to indicate it is on-line, the other going TO the printer
to place it on-line.

Now I have checked every technical reference I can lay my hands on
and the manuals for every compiler/language I have and nowhere can
I find how to set the select output pin on the parallel port. ( I
have also pestered everyone whom I though might know)

Anybody have any clues? code fragments? pointers to books? 

Thank You,
John

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.periphs.printers
From: darkwing@cis.umassd.edu (Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.)
Subject: WANTED: LQ-1500 tractor feed & accessories/upgrades
Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 04:43:54 GMT

Hello,

  I am looking for an LQ-1500 tractor feed attachment for a friend.  (I
already found one for myself a while ago, but have been unsuccesfull at
locating another).

   I am also looking for font upgrade roms, ram expansion, sheet feeders, etc
for this printer.  Also, an owners manual, programmers reference, other
documentation, etc.

   Also, If you have a non working LQ-1500 with any options/acceseries/
upgrades/etc that is non functioning and dont want to break it up, let me
know what you want.

IF you have any of the above items for sale, please e-mail me...

Thanks,

  -- Curt

darkwing@cis.umassd.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ressler@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Mike "IR" Ressler)
Subject: Re: Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 dirver for OS/2?
Organization: UH IfA and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 03:55:23 GMT

In article <rick.16.712339510@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu> rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard M. Warner) writes:
>In article <Jim_Johnson.05xb@abcd.Houghton.MI.US> Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson) writes:
>>From what I just read (Computer Shopper, I think) OS/2 is limited to
>>standard VGA (640X480), and requires a XGA board to get any higher
>>resolution.  Makes some sense - other than the 8514/A, IBM never released a
>>VGA with higher resolution. Notice I said it makes some sense, NOT that I
>>said IBM's attitude is correct.
>
>IBM has developed VGA, 8514/A (an extension to VGA), and XGA.  It was never
>a party to the various 'SVGA' groups.  But that does not mean that OS/2 
>users are relegated to only those 3 choices for Video.  *BUT* 
>development of such drivers are the responsibility of the chipset
>manufacturers/card vendors, not IBM.  Same as with Windows.

Very true. That quote by Computer Shopper made me want to beat the writer
with sticks. I'm running OS/2 2.0 on a Diamond Speedstar-24 (Tseng ET-4000
chipset) in 1024x768x256 mode with some beta drivers from the Orchid folks.
SVGA may not be wrapped with OS/2, but you can certainly do a lot better
than VGA ...

Mike
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Subject: (Ignorant questions re: ) Adaptec 1542BK SCSI & NEC CD-ROM & soundcards
Keywords: CD-ROM SCSI Adaptec NEC
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:29:49 GMT

Instead of the NEC CD-ROM drive & NEC CD-ROM SCSI interface that I have on
my machine at work, I'm considering (for home purchase) buying an Adaptec
1542B as my SCSI controller for home (thus allowing me to upgrade to fairly
high-speed SCSI hard drives at a later time), and hooking the NEC CD-ROM
(either a 73/74 or 83/84 model) drive up to that.

However, since I've only hooked up a NEC CD-ROM drive to a NEC SCSI
controller, I've a few questions (some of them fairly high on the ignoramus
scale):

 *  Drivers: the NEC SCSI interface card comes with drivers for the NEC
    CD-ROM drives (along with MSCDEX, but I can get that elsewhere.)  To get
    the NEC CD-ROM drive to work with the Adaptec card (under DOS or
    Windows/DOS, and not Windows NT), are there drivers available?  Are they
    shipped with the Adaptec?  Or can I use the NEC CD-ROM drivers that come
    with the NEC SCSI interface card?

 *  One other question: I see that both the Soundblaster sound cards and the
    MediaVision soundcards have the ability to hook up a CD-ROM player
    to the soundcard.  (In the case of the MediaVision, it's a SCSI
    interface; SoundBlaster's is proprietery, I understand.)  Is there any
    major advantage to having the CD-ROM drive hooked up directly to the
    soundcard (for sound applications), as opposed to the soundcard
    accessing the CD-ROM through a seperate SCSI interface (e.g., the
    Adaptec?) 

I would appreciate any information (not to mention opinions on my
configuration ideas) that you can provide.  If you'd care to e-mail me your
responses, I'd be happy to summarize them to this newsgroup in a couple of
weeks. 

Thanks in advance,

                           "No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic
                            your defeats, approximately one billion Chinese
                            couldn't care less."
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                 **>> Keep circulating the tapes <<**
From: chuynh@hpldsla.sid.hp.com (Charles Huynh)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:04:13 GMT
Subject: I would like  g Hard disk inrmation.
Organization: HP Scientific Instruments Division - Palo Alto, CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware

    Helveryone:


       ust bought an D MICROPOLIS hard difu82 MB.
       Mo CS0-  618 cylinders,head. ESDI.
	Ieed to findout theollowings:

	Cyl Head   WPcom    Lzone  Sector  Size
	--- ----   ----------   -----  ----
        618  15      ?        ?      ?     382 MB

	Anyone who knows this information or even the phone number of
	Mircopolis service depament Please email to me or calle
	at work (415) 857-6545  or at home after 5pm 08) 2-1471.
	Thank you in advance.

				  Sincely yours,

				   Chaes M. Huynh

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.dcom.modems
From: axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar)
Subject: Short Review of Gateway 2000 Telepath
Reply-To: axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 18:52:48 GMT


We recently received one of the "re-designed" Gateway 2000
Telepaths.  We had originally received a Telepath early in
May.  The modem had worked for about 3 weeks and then it
quit working.  At the best of times, it would only connect
to a single other modem (a USR Courier v.32bis) that was
located down the hall from where the Telepath was.

We finally received a replacement Telepath this week.  It
looks very similar to the older modem, but appears to have
some sort of "transformer"? on the board.  I am clearly not
versed sufficiently in electronics to even begin guessing at
what it is, but it looks like a miniature transformer.

The modem connected successfully to several FAX machines,
and received faxes as well.  However, it would *not* connect
to any V.32/V.42/V.42bis modem or a V.32bis/V.42/V.42bis
modem.  It would connect to plain old 2400 bps modems as
long as they did not have *any* sort of hardware error
correction (MNP or V.42).  After three calls to GW2000
tech support, the techs agreed with our feeling that we had
received a dud.  They claimed that this was the first
"redesigned" Telepath that didn't work.

But this tale has a happy ending yet.  We received another
Telepath today, probably as a replacement for the original
defective Telepath (?) as we were told that we would receive
a replacement for our "redesigned" Telepath in about a week.
At any rate, this modem works like a charm!  I have dialled
several other types of modems (ranging from those on Hayes
BBS line - 800-US-HAYES; are these Ultra 144 modems?) to
Telebit T2500, T3000, USR Courier V.32bis,  USR Dual Standards
(V.32/HST), generic 2400 bps modems, and one 1200 bps
modem.

File transfer rates for compressed files are in the range of
1500 - 1600 cps for a V.32bis connection.  Text files have
transferred at about 3000 - 3100 cps.  The DTE rate was set
at 57600 bps.  The transfer protocol was ZModem, and the
communication software was Crosstalk for Windows 1.2.2

Gateway includes a copy of the updated version of Crosstalk
for Windows that support DTE rates higher than 19200 bps with
the "redesigned" Telepath.

In conclusion, thus far we are pleased with the new Telepath, 
and I await with keen anticipation the experiences of others
with this modem.

Ashok
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From: apollo@ee.ualberta.ca (Apollo Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Help! Manual for 2nd Hand HD
Date: 22 Jul 92 16:10:59 GMT
Reply-To: apollo@ee.ualberta.ca (Apollo Wong)
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering

Hi netter,

I recently purchased two 85MB HD (second hand, no warranty whatsoever) without
the user manual. One of them is a Maxtor and the other is a Quantum. Is there
anyway I can get a manual to set up these babies as master/slave drive?
Does calling the manufacturer help? If so, I need the number for Quantum
and Maxtor please. They are both IDE HD.

Apollo Wong
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Subject: Had experience (good or bad) with Upgrades International mail order?
Keywords: mail order hardware
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:32:51 GMT

Just wondering if anyone had anything good or bad to say about Upgrades
International mail order -- they advertise quite a bit in Computer Shopper.
Thanks in advance...

                        AD IN THE BOSTON GLOBE:

                            Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of
                            UNIX, although they should have sufficiently good
                            programming taste to not consider this an
                            achievement.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Re: 486/100DX2
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd. 
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 15:08:59 GMT
Keywords: DX2-100.


Intels reaction to an inquiry on the possible design of a DX2-100 was that
there were problems with the RFI Interference and harmonics. Intel may have
corrected the problems with the RFI interference. This was several months ago
when Intel introduced the DX-50 and DX2-50.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: zzang@whale.stat.ufl.edu (Zhuo Zang)
Subject: Video-7 EGA card for sale
Organization: College of LAS, UFL
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 16:46:48 GMT

Hello,
I have a Video-7 EGA card for sale. If you are interested, please
email to me.

Video card package includes:
1. video card 2. manual 3. software.
very good condition.
ask $55, or best offer.

I also have the following cards:

Floppy disk controller:
controls two drivers: 3.5" or 5.25", high density or low density.
with cable.
very good condition
ask $13

Hard disk controller: 
controls two RLL drivers. very good condition.
ask $13

shippings are included.

 
-- 
Zhuo ZANG
Department of Statistics               E-mail: zzang@stat.ufl.edu
University of Florida

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: boyd@cs.unca.edu (Mark Boyd)
Subject: PIN OUT FOR 8250 - 16550
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:16:08 GMT

I am building a hardware/software project that has a midi interface
and I want to use a 8250 ( or more likely a 16550 ) serial interface.
I've looked in all my data books and I don't have the pin outs for a
8250 type chip. I know I could get them by mail, but I'd rather not
wait. I have the other info I need to finish this part of the project,
and I'd really just like to get it done. Could someone please send me
the pinouts?

Thanks,
	Mark
From: Dane_Sternecker@bearsden.UUCP (Dane Sternecker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: VCR as a tape backup system
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:08:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: bearsden.Dane_Sternecker.03ms
Organization: The Bear's Den BBS  Eau Claire, WI

Regarding using a VCR as a backup system.  Palisades Research of California
sells such a device.  It's called the VCR BACKUP BOARD.  Contact them at:

Palisades Research
869 Via De La Paz
Pacific Palisades CA. 90272
213-459-7528
FAX-459-9054
1-800-556-2226
   

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