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From: "james kewageshig" <james.kewageshig@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: 2000 tower cases
Date: 13 Aug 92 23:43:32 EST
Reply-To: "james kewageshig" <james.kewageshig@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

To: Steve@celeborn.lvunix.com 

SS>Does anyone know of a good tower case for the 2000 beides the bomac tower?
SS>I was thinking of buying one but it's to expensive.  has anyone tried
SS>putting the 2000 in a IBM tower case and if so what model works the best?
SS>send all replies to sslade@netcom.netcom.com please.

Could you please forward your responses to me. I too am interested
in this...
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From: paws@spam.cray.com (Daniel Baehr)
Subject: Re: How may external drives can I hook up
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 18 Aug 92 06:59:52 CDT


In article <1992Aug18.064202.2895@Cadence.COM>, atul@Cadence.COM (Atul Srinivasan) writes:
> Hello,
> 	I have the following configuration:
> 
> Amiga 2000 w/ GVP controller
> 1 Internal HD
> 1 Internal floppy Drive
> 1 External Drive
> AMAX Cartridge with MAc external drive.
> 
> My question is how many external HD's can I hook up ?
> 
> I believe I can have only four floppies, and 7 SCSI devices,
> since the eight is taken by the controller/cpu itself (wrong ?)

   Right on the Hd's.  Not sure about the floppies.

> 
> So currently I have df0: and df3: as working floppies,
> df1: reserved for the 5 1/4 inch bay, and df2: taken by Amax
> and Mac drive.
 
    Does the AMax have a SCSI port??

> 
> I assume that the partitions on the internal HD do not
> count as multiple devices, only the physical device matters.

     Well they are a device as far as AmigaDos goes but only the physical
 device matters as far as the SCSI ID goes.  The only other limitation
 you would run into is using up all your memory for buffers if you have
 too many partitions.

> 
> So I should be able to hook up two more external drives to
> my system ?

   IF you are talking HARD drives you can hook up 6 more.

> 
> Have I missed something ? Got it wrong ?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Atul
> 
> atul@cadence.COM
> 


     Daniel Baehr
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From: adamm@otc.otca.oz.au (Adam Mulukin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Asim CDFS
Date: 18 Aug 92 03:59:14 GMT
     <1537@sousa.ltn.dec.com> <GVGvr*ZP0@caleb.UUCP>
Organization: OTC
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.0
From: adamm@otc.otca.oz.au (Adam Mulukin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Asim CDFS
Date: 18 Aug 92 05:44:10 GMT
     <GVGvr*ZP0@caleb.UUCP> <6230@otc.otca.oz>
Organization: OTC
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.0

I am interested in the Mac HFS component of AsimCDFS, does anyone know
whether it can be used without a CD-ROM. Can it be used with a SCSI
harddisk that contains HFS or is it strictly for use with a CD-ROM?

I would appreciate any replies to be sent to the address shown below, as
I don't always get an opportunity to read this group.

adamm@otc.otca.oz.au
From: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: "aa" chipset
Date: 15 Aug 92 14:46:49 EST
Reply-To: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

HH> I've been seeing a lot of `between the lines' stuff about the AA chipset...
HH>I would like to hear the rumours/facts about it/them... I understand it's the next
HH>step up in graphics on the Amiga... but that's about it... anyone care to comment?
HH>_______________________________________________________________________________________
HH>Hans Hrasna                  Technical Support Engineer         Sun Microsystems
HH>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 All information on the AA chipset is based on rumours. Commodre has not
announced the new chipset. A lot of people believe the will make an announcement
in September at the World Of Commodore Show in California, and at Fall Comdex.

 The rumoured specs about the AA chipset are,

 - 25 Bit Colour Pallete (Extra bit used as Transparency Colour (Genlock Use))
 - 256 Colour Modes in Most Resolutions
 - 256,000 Extended Ham mode in most resolutions
 - Double Buffering Feature to allow for faster view of graphics
 - Larger Sprites with a larger colour pallete
 - Sprites can no be Hi-res and independant of the actual screen res.
 - Main Resolutions are, 320x200/400, 640x200/480, 800x300/600 10??x10??
 - Can boot with old ECS chips for 100% compatability

 That's pretty much everything I have seen about the AA chipset. These specs
may not even be accurate since Commodore hasn't released any info. We won't
know for sure until we hear from Commodore. The only thing I believe 100%
so far is that they are indeed working on the AA chipset.
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From: ridder@zso.dec.com (Hans Ridder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP!!! Quantum Drive Installation Nightmare!
Date: 21 Aug 92 17:38:07 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
Originator: ridder@zowie.zso.dec.com

In article <BtB1pt.5L@news.cso.uiuc.edu> dvsg0223@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David Salamon) writes:
>Somebody posted here a while back that SCSI numbers are supposed to decrease
>as you go away from the host (number 7).  See if that makes any difference.

Nonsense!  Whoever posted that didn't have a clue.

There is absolutly no relationship between SCSI ID and physical position
on the SCSI bus.  Additionally, it is not possible for any hardware or
software to determine it's own or other hardware's physical position on
the SCSI bus.

>David


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From: johnl@SDFSERV.hac.com (John Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: QUANTUM drive stuck (sticky)
Date: 22 Aug 92 00:30:46 GMT
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA

In article <1992Aug19.013758.11349@marlin.jcu.edu.au> phsjs@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Stephen J.Smith) writes:
>
>I have a three year old Quantum PRO 40S drive which I'm not using
>now because it doesn't start up. The drive motor appears to
>be stuck. If I bash the drive (not recommended) a number of times
>a turn the power on, the drive eventually starts. Once it is
>going, it works fine.
>
>Does anyone know what can be done about it? A friend told me that
>some Quantum drives had the wrong (or too much) grease applied to the
>motor spindle and it eventually starts to harden, but this is just
>a rumour he heard......

The story I've heard is that some Quantum drives from this era (1989
is at the tail end) had a "stiction" problem similar to that which
plagues Seagate ST251N drives.  Too much lubricant was applied to the
disk surfaces during assembly.  This lubricant normally helps protect
the platters from minor debris and potential head crashes.  As time
goes on, the spin of the platters plus head movement pushes the excess
lubricant to the outsides of the platters.  On powerdown, the heads
come to rest in the parking zone on the outer tracks, in the excess.
That can cause the drive heads to literally stick to the platters.

On Seagates, the head actuators can't supply enough force to break
them free and a safety interlock prevents the platter motor from
spinning up.  Quantums may have a similar interlock.  Stiction won't
appear as long as the drive is running; there won't be any problems.
Only after the drive is powered-down/parked.

After Apple got stuck with several tens of thousands of drives with
this problem, Quantum installed new PROMs that moves the head back and
forth after sitting idle for several seconds to redistribute the
lubricant.  That's why new Quantums occassionaly make head-seek sounds
while they're idle without the drive activity light flashing.  It
seems to work as I have not heard of a single stiction report with
Quantums since the new PROM.  My two Quantums are running great after
15 months on use on one.

For stiction-problem Quantums and Seagates, twisting the spindle will
usually free the heads enough to enough the drive to spin-up.  Banging,
as you discovered, might work too.  For a more permanent fix, try
calling Quantum.  They might be able to send you a new PROM.  Other
than that, the only permanent fix is to replace the platters.  Good luck!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 23:54:10 -0400 
From: Christopher Dalton <cd27+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: SUMMARY:  16MHz A3000 to 25MHz  (!)  Hardware "Hack"

In message <1992Aug12.151140.58087@cc.usu.edu>, slbfn@cc.usu.edu writes:
>
> [disclaimer and instructions deleted]                     
>
>      (2)  Remove the 68030 CPU.  This is definately *NOT* an easy task!
>           You must carfully desolder all the pins.  (The 68030 is packaged
>
Why did C= not socket the CPU?  Is the 3000 a disposable amiga like the A600?

This sounds like something apple would do ("new rom?  We can get you in for a 
motherboard swap next month ...")

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From: DaPete@cup.portal.com (Pete o Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: AGNUS install advice sought
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 05:27:17 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Howdy all!  

I was wondering if anyone could pass on advice before I dive in on this
8372a AGNUS install project.  I'm working from the text file I downloaded
written by Lewen Edwards.  It seems pretty straight forward but I have
had trouble with these hacks in the past.

By the way, I'm doing the install on the rev 6a board.

Thanks!

					pete
From: jbono@tension.UUCP (John Bono)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: @$#^@$%# 2.04!
Date: 13 Aug 92 20:36:58 EST
Organization: High Tension BBS

In article <1992Aug7.061751.29527@Armstrong.EDU>, prall968@Armstrong.EDU
writes:
>>over the software based kickstart.  As far as installing 2.04 on the 1000
being
>
>>difficult, big deal.  The computer is seven years old for goodness sake!
>>Eventually every computer becomes obsolete.  Most PCs become obsolete in 3 or
4
>
>>years.  It took the 1000 7 years to finally kick the bucket technologically
>>speaking.  If you owned a 286 you bought in 1989(at the time it was pretty
>>fast) now it would be *obsolete* after three years!  Consider yourself lucky
>>that your system managed to run six or seven years without getting swept
aside.
>
>> 
>>John
>
> Big f*cking thanks... And I am gonna laugh my ass of when this new chipset
come
>s out and you are not gonna be able to use it..
>
>Have fun!
>
>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! 
>
>
 
Good I hope you do, because I'm not going to start b***** and moaning because
time marches on.  I'll up grade as much as I can, and when the time comes, I'll
go out and buy a new system, and not complain.
 
John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: dfrancis@tronsbox.xei.com (Dennis Heffernan)
Subject: Re: Supra Fax Modem Questions
Organization: Xanadu Enterprises Inc.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 06:21:29 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.072142.3787@uwm.edu> rlippert@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Ryan Jon Lippert) writes:
|Hello fellow Amigans!
|Just a few questions for ya. Does ANYONE like there Supra fax 14.4's????
|Seems like ALOT of people are having problems with them. Whats the deal?
|I talked to Supra today, and they said if you are registered you WILL get the
|new rom (They said this month sometime! HORAY!) SO hopefully most of the 
|problem will be resolved! Also what Term program(s) seem to work best with
|it? What should I put the settings at for the HIGHEST speed possible? And
|how do i get my TERM program to go over 14.4(Actually how do i get 14.4?)?
|Thanx for the help! }:)

	My only problem had to do with Final Copy's incompatability with
GPFax's printer driver intercept.  I posted about it, and the GP folks
responded quickly with a promise to look into it.  I'm sure it will turn out
to be Final Copy's fault, too; Softwood comes out with some reasonably good
stuff but they do seem to play loose and fast with the rules.

	The actual operation of the modem has been flawless; much better than
the v.32 USR Courier that the Supra replaced.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP)
Subject: Re: Need Canon BJ10e Drive in a big way!
Keywords: HELP HELP HELP
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 02:36:06 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.224239.7468@microsoft.com> iank@microsoft.com (Ian Kennedy) writes:
>OK, this is the second time I've sent out this plea for help.
>I'll try one more time!
>
>I have a Canon BJ10E printer. I am currently using the Canon48
>driver from Wolf Faust(sp?). It does not properly work with
>Final Copy.
>
>I have tried using the EpsonX driver. It works JUST LIKE an EPSON 9 pin.
>IE: ouput with the epson X driver sucks on a BJ10e. The epson 24 pin drivr
>does not work well at all.
>
>I need a functional BJ10e or a BJ130e driver. An IBM Proprinter X24e driver
>will do also!
>

All you need is Canon48plus printer driver.
From: prall968@Armstrong.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: My Df1 dont work...
Date: 21 Aug 92 03:15:20 GMT
Organization: Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA


 I have an AirDrive 3.5 floppy as df1: when the system is turned on,
df0: goes nuts and sounds as if it was formatting a disk... No KS screen
on bootup (its a 1000 were talking about here...)

I noticed there are only 2 small chips on the board.. I would guess replacing 
both would solvce my problem as the drive itself does work (tested it as
df0: and it worked ok..)

 Any experiences anyone wants to relate?

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!
Organization: Ege University - Computing Center
Date: Monday, 17 Aug 1992 13:14:41 TUR
From: Cem Turgay <PROHVK38@TREARN.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Can I use GVP HC8 on A500+ ?

Hi,

Can I use GVP HC8/Q105 (for A2000) on A500+ with slingshot adaptor ?
Is standart A500+ power supply enough for this ?

Cem
From: robert.buonincontro@canrem.com (robert buonincontro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: agnus install advice
Date: 21 Aug 92 04:51:02 GMT
Reply-To: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

PO>I was wondering if anyone could pass on advice before I dive in on this
PO>8372a AGNUS install project.  I'm working from the text file I downloaded
PO>written by Lewen Edwards.  It seems pretty straight forward but I have
PO>had trouble with these hacks in the past.

PO>By the way, I'm doing the install on the rev 6a board.

PO>Thanks!

PO>                       pete
PO>---
 
 All I can say is be careful. I have seen quite a few people F**k up their
motherboards. They also said the modification was straigt forward!
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From: rico@disaster.hacktic.nl (Rico Jansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re:  address range of 2.0 kick
Date: 19 Aug 92 17:55:38 MET
Distribution: world
Organization: Disaster Area

>The space from $F00000 to $FFFFFF is Reserved so this probably means we
>can have 1M ROM at maximum with current configuration.

True but not with the current hardware, on the A500 and A2000 the rom
socket only contains sufficient addresslines to decode 512Kb.
So to get 1MB you would have to pick up an extra addressline somewhere else.

>Actually the exec at $FC0000 first checks if there is rom at $F00000 and
>if there is the execution continues from there.

It seems Commodore has some foresight. In the schematics there was
already room for 512Kb ROM when only 256Kb where used, and know
exec knows about 1MB ROM's when only 512Kb are used.

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From: tkt@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,bit.listserv.i-amiga
Subject: Static Column?  Can I use A3000 ZIPS?
Date: 20 Aug 92 11:57:24 EDT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Cornell University


Hi all-
	Just wondering if I could use A3000 static column 256X4 ZIPS in my
SupraRam RX.  The RX takes 256X4 Zip Drams,  but it doesn't mention anything
about static column.  What is static column?  Can I use them?



thanks,
Adam
From: stb@cup.portal.com (Stan Robert Hodge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Parallel port input methods
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 09:39:05 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Hey,

	I 've been looking at the parallel port on the amiga and reading
some of the specifications and understand the parallel output function.
However, the input hardware requirements of the interface are a bit vague.

Are there any strobes required to get input?

Any help would be welcome....

					Stan Hodge
					stb@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: robert@geoblue.gcn.uoknor.edu (Robert Lindsay)
Subject: Personal to Travis Carter
Organization: Geosciences Computing Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:02:11 GMT

Sorry for the wasted bandwidth again, 
Travis,
As of Tuesday evening, 8/18/92 it still hasn't arrived.

Robert Lindsay
514 W. Eufaula
Norman OK 73069
405-364-1094
From: shobaki@gummo.cse.ogi.edu (Khaldoun Shobaki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Bridge Board Woes
Date: 17 Aug 92 18:44:52 GMT
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute - Computer Science & Engineering

Well, I managed to get my hands on a 2088 XT (oh boy!) bridge board
for my 2000, unfortunately, me no have the BB software...

Could anyone possibly tell me waht software I need to run the BB, or even
better, could someone mail me a disk (I'll reimburse you) or UUencode the
software and mail it to me? 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Please e-mail responses, as I don't read this group too often...

Thanks,

-Kal

ps. I am unsure about the legality of someone gining me a copy of the BB
    software, but it seems to me like it would be ok, seeing as how I have
    the official BB, etc.....

pps. No one out there would happen to have software for a Trumpcard SCSI
     controller would you?

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From: ganoe@sde.mdso.vf.ge.com (Craig Ganoe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: '040 & '882
Keywords: A3000T-40
Date: 22 Aug 92 14:24:39 GMT
Organization: GE M&DSO - VF

In article <64364@cup.portal.com>, DonD@cup.portal.com (Don Robert DeCosta) writes:
> 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.
> 
> Don DeCosta           |The nice thing about sanity is|  VM/Nomad2
> DonD@cup.portal.com   |you can lose it more than once|  Amiga/Imagine

A good idea, but Commodore has announced that this was an error on their part. 
Newer ads have this corrected.

Craig
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: loyd@seq.uncwil.edu (Arnold Schmedlap)
Subject: THanks to all who helped!!
Organization: Univ. of North Carolina @ Wilmington
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 13:36:54 GMT

I finally got my Tanberg QIC to respond and backup. Thanks to all
those who reponded to my pleas for help!

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loyd@seq.uncwil.edu    Supra 2400 Modem         Sony KV-1311CR Monitor 
                       MR '020 w/ 25mhz 68882     Epson LQ-510 Printer
From: smith@crs.cl.msu.edu (Kimberly Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: a kickstart rom hack 4 the a1000?
Date: 19 Aug 92 15:34:52 GMT
Reply-To: smith@crs.cl.msu.edu.UUCP (Kimberly Smith)
Organization: Michigan State University

I have an a1000 and want to put ks onboard (1.3 & 2.04 actully) I have the
RomSwitch.lzh hack but can't find anything to do the a1000 conversion
if you know of This hack (a1000.K.S.Rom) please let me know it's name
and a site I can get it on... oh , and does the instalation of ks rom
mean that I will have more free (usable) ram ?  ps.. is it easier w/ my
1 meg insider board to do a hack?

thanx in advance
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