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From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)
Subject: Take II: HP Laserjet 4P - When?
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 19:44:28 GMT

With the release of the HP Laserjet 4, does anyone know when a
600dpi HP Laserjet 4P will be released?
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From: ohumukin@spectra.com (Kawika Ohumukini)
Subject: 2 IDE drives in 386?
Organization: Spectragraphics Corporation
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 21:31:40 GMT

Hi,

I don't know anything about IDE, 

Can two IDE 210 MB Hard Drives be installed in a '386?

Any information or tips appreciated.  I am looking to purchase
either a Maxtor or ALPS in the next couple of days.

Kawika 
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From: wblee@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Wen-Po Bobby Lee)
Subject: Re: Laser Printer Problem (repost)
Keywords: form feed, The Printer Works
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:40:22 GMT

I am reposting this because I did not get any responses.
HELP!  Someone must know the answer!!!

>I have a curious problem.  Someone I know has a laser printer from 
>The Printer Works, model LX-29000.  If any of you have seen this printer
>before, you may have noticed that there are no buttons, just some LEDs and
>a power switch.  The owner of this printer would like to toggle the print
>capture from his program, Procomm v2.4.3 (DOS).  However, since an EOF is
>never sent, and there is no OFF LINE and FORM FEED button, he is unable to
>print what shows up on his screen.  Does anyone know any solutions to this
>problem?  Can a signal be sent manually?
>
>Please reply by email to this address.  Thanks.
>wblee@euler.berkeley.edu

Does Windows 3.1 Print Manager have anything to do with it?  Is it because
this is a postscript printer, and the data is ASCII test?  Thanks.

--Bobby
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From: wjm@utrc.utc.com (Bill)
Subject: Joystick to PC connections
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:55:00 GMT

I'm looking for some technical info on joystick connection to a PC game 
port.  I know the game port pin out, but it is somewhat cryptic as to the 
actual hookup.

What I want to do is use an analog joystick from an old computer system on 
my PC.

I know, joysticks are cheap, why bother.  Well, I like this joystick 
layout, plus, being a hardware hacker, I can't resist.

The joystick I want to use contains 2 potentiometers and 2 pushbuttons.
How should they be connected to the game port?

Thanks,
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From: ag735@yfn.ysu.edu (Etienne Tasse)
Subject: Re: DIPs for Paradise and Tseng VGAs
Reply-To: ag735@yfn.ysu.edu (Etienne Tasse)
Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:23:15 GMT


In a previous article, vrv@cimage.com (Victor Volkman) says:

>
>Hello,
>
>I need DIP switch settings for the following two cards:
>
>1)  Paradise "VGA PLUS C", 256K RAM, WD BIOS, circa 1988.
>
>2)  Tseng ET3000AX "REV E", 512K RAM, STB BIOS, circa 1989.
>
>Thank you for any help, 
>
>Please email to "vrv@cimage.com".


I also need DIPS setting for:

3)   Trident  Chip labeled:TVGA 8800CS,
From: howard@castor.cs.uga.edu (Les Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: PS/2 tape backup
Date: 18 Nov 92 17:32:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Nov18.173252.4091
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
Originator: howard@castor

I am working on a PS/2 that came with an internal tape drive as origional
hardware.  I need to acquire some software tht will allow me to use this
tape drive (which is the problem since I don't know exactly what kind
of tape drive it is).   Any help in reccomending software or identifying the
tape drive would be greatly appreciated.

Here are the specs:
  PS/2 model 95
  running OS/2 1.3
  the tape drive fits tapes with the same form factor as DC2120 tapes.
  the tape drive has the following numbers on it
	P/N      30F5167
	S/N      0136972
	CONFIG	 CR-42
	DATE     90-35
  under the date is the number   072477
  the tape drive is plugged in to a SCSI controller

	Thank you for any help you can provide.

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From: pedro@cs.mcgill.ca (Sandro MAZZUCATO)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Quadtel(??) Bios & setup menu
Date: 19 Nov 92 22:09:33 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SOCS - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada


Hello 
	A friend of mine has a 386SX with QUADTEL(??) bios. I am not
sure of the exact spelling.. but what I would like to know is
the magic keystroke to access the setup menu..

Thanks
Organization: Doctoral student, Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:54:07 -0500 
From: Seth Adam Eliot <se08+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: more gateway stories

Call Tech service...wait ~ 30 min
I explain to the tech rep that:
 I currently have an IBM Network Adapter II Token Ring card that I took
out of another computer where it functioned fine, and it does not work
properly in my gateway.  It only works if internal cache is disabled.
I'd like to know which brand and make of token ring adapter cards would
work in my machine.

Tech Rep: "You say you're having a problem with your video card?"
Me: "No, do you know what token ring is...?"
Rep: "Yes"
Me: I simplify and ask for Token Ring cards that will work
Rep:  "Is this novell?"
Me:  "The token ring network is IBM, I'm running PC/TCP software"
Rep: "please hold"

wait=15 min

Rep:  "They say an ethernet card should work just fine"
Me:  "ummm.. yeah, that might very well be true, but I'm interested in
hooking up to token ring."
Rep: "uhh... hold on"

wait = 10 min

Rep: "Any token ring card should work"
Me: "I just told you that I have an IBM network adpater II, and it DOESN'T"
Rep: "hold on"

wait =10min

Rep: "you need to get the card tested"
Me:  "(!) I said that it worked in another machine, I said that it works
in the Gateway when the internal cache is disabled, and I said it
doesn't work when the computer is running full out!"
Rep: "well, that's what the network guy said"
Me: "can *I* speak to the network guy"
Rep "ok, hold on"

*ring* *ring* *ring* *ring* *ring*

Woman:"Hello, Gateway customer service"
Me:"I was just speaking to tech service, and he was going to transfer me
to their network guy, but I ended up here instead"
Woman:"I'm sorry I can't help you, would you like to hold for technical
service?"
Me:"ok"

wait = 20 min

2nd woman:"can I have one of our representatives call you, or would you
like to continue holding?"
Me:  I explain the whole brutal situation from the beginning
2nd woman:"ok, I'll put you right through to a representative"

*ring* *ring*, etc.

recording: you have reachine gateway technical service, please hold....

Me: hang up

the moral of the story:
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BUY A GATEWAY!!!!!!!!

-Seth

__________________________________________________________________________
"We... have no use for adventures.  Nasty disturbing uncomfortable
things!  Make you late for dinner!"  -- B. Baggins 

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                       Carnegie Mellon Univerity,   Pittsburgh, PA
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From: 890109g@dragon.acadiau.ca (K. Trevor Gallant)
Subject: help video card - modem conflict
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:24:37 GMT

Let me start by saying I am not a complete moron and I have talked to a few 
very knowledgable(sp?) people about this problem
I have a 386dx motherboard I just traded my 512k trident video card for
a 1M video card first I had a MXIC video card until I could get a trident
it worked fine as did the 512K with my 2400baud modem but when I switched
to the 1M trident (8900 chip) my computer would not boot it would give 
2 quick beeps then 8 slower beeps no video thats it
when I pulled the video card it appeared to boot properly (accessed the drives)
so I pulled the modem and returned the video and amazingly it worked
so it seems to be a conflict with IRQ's or something but neither the 
modem or video card have any jumpers to control the IRQ's so if any one 
knows anything about this I would be very very very happy to hear from you
PS. Don't have any idea on the brand of modem no name anywhere 
email 890109g@dragon.acadiau.ca
thanks to those who help.
trev.

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From: adhir@wam.umd.edu (Al Dhir)
Subject: Memory Locations
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:19:23 GMT

Hello all, I have a question:  

There is a professor here at UMCP who teaches a course in Basic.  He used
to teach on PC/ATs and XTs, but recently, he's been forced to move over to
the PS/2 machines.  As a result, some of the information he used to teach
has changed and he is looking for the corresponding info on the PS/2
platform.  Specifically, he is looking for a table of memory locations to
which he can PEEK and POKE in order to find out the status of various
system events such as mouse pointer location, keyboard status, etc.  He
had such a list for the ATs, but has not been able to find something like
that for the PS/2 machines.  I have talked to IBM tech reps and have lookes
at IBMs Tech fax system and have gotten nowhere.

Thanks for any info pertaining to this problem.
From: VICTOR@gribb.hsr.no (Hansen, Thorleif V.    6-93)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: How to detect bus speed?
Keywords: bus speed performance system
Date: 17 Nov 92 11:53:48 GMT
Organization: Rogaland University Centre

In article <1992Nov16.204700.29378@netcom.com> ewadams@netcom.com (Ernest Adams) writes:
>From: ewadams@netcom.com (Ernest Adams)
>Subject: How to detect bus speed?
>Keywords: bus speed performance system
>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:47:00 GMT
>I have a 50 MHz 486 DX system with an ISA bus which is experiencing
>difficulties with an 8-bit device. I suspect a bus speed problem.
>How can I detect my bus's speed in software? Are there any PD or
>shareware programs around that do it?
>
>-- Ernest
>
I guess this might be of public interest, so please answer in this group.
By the way,-does anybody know how to change the bus speed? Would be nice if 
it ran a bit faster....

Thanks......victor@gribb.hsr.no
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From: kotsines@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (KOTSINES  THOMAS ANT)
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth Query : Is there A VESA driver for it?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:16:45 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.083610.9818@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> tkhut@ap.cl.msu.edu (Scott Karre) writes:
>       I recently purchased a Stealth VRAM  v2.32, and can't find a vesa driver
>for it so that Delux Paint 2 will run, as well as some other applications I 
>run that require a VESA driver.  The Diamond BBS didn't have anything that 
>looked like a vesa driver, does anyone out there know if such a beast 
>exsists?  Compuserve didn't seem to have on either.  
>

You don't need a VESA driver for the Stealth, as it is 100% VESA compatible.
As far as Deluxe Paint 2 not running, I don't know, but I do know that other
applications/games that require VESA compatibility will run fine on a Stealth
with no drivers at all (ie: Links 386 Pro).  You might try another copy of
DeluxePaint

[/]


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From: lestrade@Ra.MsState.Edu (John Patrick Lestrade)
Subject: DPMI conflict with 386to the MAX
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:59:50 GMT

I just installed 386MAX as a memory manager and now I cannot run
one of my favorite programs (EMTex386) beaue it says
DPMI not supported.
The 386max docs are not very helpful.  Anyone in this group ever
have a similar problem?

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From: s1369046@techst02.technion.ac.il (Ophir Prusak)
Subject: Jovian Super Via 
Reply-To: s1369046@techst02.technion.ac.il (Ophir Prusak)
Organization: Technion, Israel Inst. of Technology
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 12:47:05 GMT

 I just got a Jovian super via frame-grabber for my pc. The drivers that
I got with it  are Very old, and also there is no manual. ( i bought it
used ). If any one out there has a super via, PLEASE get in touch with
me.
Thanx in advance,
Ophir Prusak

s1369046@t2.technion.ac.il

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From: sja@world.std.com (Stuart J Adams)
Subject: Looking for a Wireless Modem/Network Adaptor for a Handheld PC
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 04:46:26 GMT

I am looking for a wireless modem/network interface for a handheld
type PC.  (ideally in the form of a PCMCIA card).

Thanks,
Stuart Adams
sja@world.std.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: Psycho Dave
Subject: Re: Diamond Speedstar 24X limitation.
Originator: dfraser@csws19.ic.sunysb.edu
Keywords: Diamond Speedstar 24X limitation.
Organization: State Looniversity of New York at Stony Brook
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:27:34 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.162808.7024@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> khioe@gina.jpl.nasa.gov (Kent Hioe) writes:
>
>Please read this for those interested in Diamond Speedstar 24X.
>
>I just called Diamond regarding Diamond Speedstar 24X.
>
>There is a known bug in their driver for Windows 3.1. It will cause Word For
>Window crashes when choosing the OPTION menu in the TOOLS menu bar if you
>use Speedstar 24X window driver with any of the 256 color and up. 
>
I have a 24x and I have yet to have word crash from this!  I use the 
1024x768x256 driver and have tried others like the 800x600x256 and
800x600x32,768. 



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From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
Subject: Need advice on Motherboard purchase
Reply-To: motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:39:17 GMT

Hi,

My motherboard died and I need to buy a new one.

Can anyone who has purchased one recently recomend someplace to buy one?
Anyone have a favorite mail-order place that gives good service with
reasonable prices? I know that asking a lot :-).

Places to avoid would also be usefull.

Thanks for any help.

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From: lmebold@csghsg5a.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: HELP! Please help on EISA-System
Date: 18 Nov 92 13:03:33 GMT
Organization: University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

It seems to be really hard to get information about EISA-Systems.
So any information about my EISA-questions would be appreciated.

I want to buy a (fast-)SCSI-II-EISA-host adaptor, which is really
fast and which I still can pay.
I want to use it with DOS for now, and with WindowsNT when it's
finally released - but I know that there probably is anyone around
knowing about NT yet.
So I would be interested in performance when running it either in
DOS or Novell, or NT (if it's already possible - or may be predictions).

1. Having had several discussions I still don't know, wheter it's 
   wiser to get a cached hostadaptor or to use smartdrive instead
   of it (I know that cached-ISA-cards don't improve the performance
   by much - but how is it with the EISA-bus?)

2. As a adaptor which has an EISA-interface doesn't have to be faster
   than an apropriate ISA-card it seems to me, that it's really important
   to get a card which really uses the advantage of the EISA-bus and
   therefore will be faster.
-> so which hostadaptors are really good? Can someone make any 
   suggestions?
   which of the following adaptors are good?
      - Mylex DC376
      - AMI cache controller
      - Adaptec 1742B
      - bustek?

Any help would highly be appreciated

Luke
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP ! Can't Put Video Cards in 16-bit slots
From: djlewis@ualr.edu
Date: 16 Nov 92 16:44:06 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

In article <1e7jevINN1mq@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>, akula@ecst.csuchico.edu (Kuo Han Chang) writes:
> My first video card, an OAK VGA with 256K, worked just fine for me. After
> collecting some $ I got a new one, also an OAK, but with 1 MB on board. This
> one can only be put in 8-bit slots. When I plug it into any of the 16-bit
> slots, nothing happened when I switched on the power. Now I got another
> board, an ET-4000 with high-color, the same problem occured again. Ok, I've
> RTFMed and set every jumper on the 'correct' position but still got the
> same result. Strange enough, my oldest video card works perfectly either
> in 16-bit or 8-bit slots.(of course, the 8/16-bit jumper on this board was
> set to its correcponding position before insert it in 8/16 bit slots)
> 
> My system is a 386/Dx-25, with 8MB RAM, AMI bios dated April 90. Could anybody
> helps me out of this ? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Kuo
Try disabling irq 2 on the video board. It could conflict with another circuit.

Don Lewis
djlewis@ualr.edu
From: luf4695@cuphub.cup.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Gateway experience (positive to date!)
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:55:35 GMT
Organization: California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

> I just bought a Gateway 486-66V myself and have noticed two very fine
> horizontal lines running across my monitor (Mitsubishi Diamond Pro
> 17).  They are there continuously, not intermittantly.  I had assumed
> the monitor was at fault, since the lines look identical using 640x480
> and 1024x768 modes.  Does anyone know if the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
> drivers cause this problem, and if so, is the problem addressed in the
> new drivers?

     Is this a Trinitron monitor?  Trinitrons have one or two(depending on the
size of the monitor) small horizontal wires that hold a sloted mask against
the glass.  These sometimes become noticeable with certain background colors.
These will allways be at the same location no matter what res/color combination
you use.

Bryan Luff
Cal. U. of PA.
Math and Com. Sci.

P.S.  Trinitron is a type of picture tube made by Sony, not a brand name.

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> | Cray Research, Inc.      |                                          |
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: mph@pssparc2.mitek.com (Mike Hare)
Subject: Re: Diamond 24X vs. Stealth
Organization: OpenConnect Systems, Dallas, TX
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:40:34 GMT

young@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (young.u.huh) writes:

>Any comments on Diamond Speedstar 24X vs. the Stealth?
>I have a 386SX/16MHz PC and would like to improve the speed
>of Windows.  On the boxes, they claim that the 24X would 
>speed-up Windows by 15 times and the Stealth (which costs more) 
>by 25 times.  Would the Stealth be that much faster, or would 
>it be an "over-kill" on my PC?  

I went from a 1024x768x256 Tseng4000 based BOCA to a Diamond
Stealth.. and the difference was very noticable..  
The problem I have is with Diamond as a product..  I have several problems
with the drivers for my Stealth and Diamond is not very quick to
respond.. in fact they may fix the problem and never let me
know..  I just check their BBS for new drivers..  I have seen
similar comments about the SpeedStar..
I am considering moving the Local Buss using the ATI Ultra Pro
and dumping Diamond altogether..

Mike
From: rcomg@melomys.co.rmit.oz.AU (Mark Gregory)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: PAS 16
Summary: PAS 16 is a dog
Keywords: sound ibm pc drivers
Date: 20 Nov 92 00:53:17 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: melomys.co.rmit.oz.au

Hello everyone,
this is a short note to warn people against buying
any of the Pro Audio products.  We have bought several
of the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound cards and have found
that they do not work if you have a pc connected to a 
Novell Network.

More importantly if you try the latest windows drivers put
on ftp.cica.indiana.edu, you will find that the PAS16
will not boot up with these drivers.

We have found that the PAS16 drivers clash with netx.com

We have also found that a tape drive cannot be connected
to the SCSI port.  Apparently (heard this second hand) Trantor
does not support tape drives connected to this interface.

what a dog!!!!!!

what an expensive waste of money, so do not follow us.

Anyone that has been able to get the PAS16 to work with windows
on a novell network with a WD8003E card please let me know how,
however, it would appear to be a software clash and thus terminal.

Thank you

Mark Gregory Lecturer PHONE:(03) 660 3243   FAX:(03) 662 1060
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