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From: davev@bnr.ca (David Villeneuve)
Subject: Re: Need Information on Canon Bubblejet BJ10V
Reply-To: davev@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 02:00:38 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.100233.14836@dmp.csiro.au>, lachlan@dmp.csiro.au (Lachlan Cranswick) writes:
|> gll@syl (Gary Lindgren) writes:
|> 
|> >I got a Canon Bubblejet BJ10V from a colleague of mine.  It's a japanese
|> >version of the BJ10e, I think.  I have a driver and cable that is
|> >supposed to work with the BJ10e, but can't get it to work with the
|> >BJ10v.
|> >Does anyone out there know if they are equivalent printers?  Does anyone
|> >know (in English) what the 10 switch settings mean?  Everything I have
|> >is in Japanese.

  I was in Akihabara looking for a printer for my Panasonic CF-270,
  and was disappointed to find out that Japanese printers are not
  very compatable.  

  For one thing, I was told by a salesperson in the big LAOX
  computer store, that the BJ10V was NOT compatable in ASCII mode,
  as Japanese PC's have a different implementation of BS.  The
  same was true of almost all printers sold in Japan, and that
  the export models are NOT sold :-(

  So I finally settled on a used HP Laserjet IIP for US$598 :-)
  Now if only I can find some cheap third party memory .......

  The BJ10 Select was supposed to be ok for ASCII, but they
  wanted 89800-en for it ... too steep for me.  The 10v's
  were going for 69800, and I'm not so sure that they are
  any better than the 10e.  (guess what the "e" means)

  I have a friend who has a BJ10v who can translate the switch
  settings if you would like.  Just send me an e-mail.

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My opinions are my own, though please don't quote me on that.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: leavitt@cheshire.oxy.edu (Thomas VanNess Leavitt)
Subject: Re: 1 in 5 laptops is a PowerBook
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:52:14 GMT

Recent info places the total unit sales of Powerbooks at 300,000 so far...
a far cry from 200,000 per month.

Thom
From: "glen hannah" <glen.hannah@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: info on notebooks
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:21:23 EST
Reply-To: "glen hannah" <glen.hannah@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

TO: goluska@firth.egr.msu.edu


CG>I would like more information (opinions, too) on these machines or any
CG>suggestions anyone might have.  Specifically, if someone has one of these
CG>or one close I would like to know:  how quiet it is-I need to use it in a
CG>courtroom--silent, how good is the keyboard (layout and feel), and any
CG>general gripes about any of the machines or companies.

CG>Dell 320N+, Grid 1660, Epson NB-SL/25, Micro Express NB2500.

 I currently am using a DELL 320N+, with 60 mb drive ( with STACKER )
  , math copro,4 mb ram. I use this notebook for assorted office
  duties ( memos, spreadsheets, mail, recreation (OOPS) ) using
  mostly windows programs. I also purchased a seperate VGA monitor
  and full sized keyboard as well as a ZIRCOM pocket LAN adapter.
  When I am using it in the office, it is difficult to tell the
  difference between the notebook and the other desktops in office. The
  beauty in this machine however, is the ability at the end of the day to
  slip it into a carry case, and take it home to do further work etc....

 Here's my product review.

  I have found the keyboard to be no problem for keyboarding with
  even if the keys are scrunched together a bit. The display is adaquate for
  almost everything that I do with it. There has been one problem that seems
  to plague this model. The internal battery connectors were (are ?) a very
  poor design. This causes the machine to blink to standby mode occasionally
  when it is jarred slightly, ( or when my wife is keyboarding, she likes
  to make SURE she pushed the key... ). Dell has replaced ( yes, replaced)
  the computer 3 times so far for the same problem, and I currently have two
  of them on my kitchen table, one has to go back after I transfer files.
  The only thing that keeps me from shouting about this problem is the
  treatment that DELL service gives me. When I have a problem I just call
  their 800 munber, and they send a replacement via FEDEX, and I get a new
  one the next day. They also send a return slip for FEDEX for the old one.
  It's hard to gripe at that kind of service. They also include a software
  package called LIFELINE and a cable that transfers disk contents in about
  20 mins unattended.
  All in all it's a great machine, and I am the envy of the office,
  cause I got the only one !

  Good luck on your purchase !

                       Paul S. Gill
                       C/O Glen Hannah
                       General Motors Oshawa On
                       416-644-1428

 send any replies to >> glen.hannah@canrem.com
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From: brett@visix.com (Brett Bourbin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: DELL NX20 for sale
Date: 20 Jul 92 22:11:40 GMT
Reply-To: brett@visix.com
Organization: Visix Software Inc., Reston, VA


For Sale:
	DELL NX20 386 20Mhz
	4Meg RAM
	60Meg Hard drive
	(2) 2-3 hour NiCad rechargable batteries
	NiCad charger
	Microsoft Ball Mouse

	All in perfect condition

	Software included:
		Microsoft Word 5.0
		Microsoft C/C++ 7.0
		Stacker disk-doubler

	$1600 firm
--                                    __
Brett Bourbin                  \  / /(_  /\/  11440 Commerce Park Drive
  Manager of Technical Services \/ / __)/ /\  Reston, Virginia 22091
  brett@visix.com               Software Inc  703.758.8230
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: ferdie@coyote.datalog.com (fred jarvis)
Subject: Re: Wanted:  Hard drive <-> Parallel port board or information
Organization: Datalog Consulting, Tucson, AZ
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 09:04:49 GMT

Trantor Systems, 5415 Randall Place, Fremont, CA 94538,
(510)770-1400, makes a "candy-bar sized" MiniSCSI Adapter for
parallel port to SCSI for $179 list.  It was reviewed favorable in the
Computer Shopper, June, 1992.
(I don't have their product.  I have a non-SCSI AXONIX parallel port
hard drive, which I am quite pleased with.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: cchung@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Chung)
Subject: Handbook Info
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 03:06:13 GMT



I finally got information on the GateWay handbook.
 
Wieght: 2.75 lbs (handbook and battery)
Dimensios: 5.9" x 9.75" x 1.4"
4.5 hr. battery life (this stat was done by PC magazine run down test
          with powermanagement on.  Results my vary)
Traveling Weight: 4.0 lbs. (HB,Batt.,AC Adapter/charger)
C&T Processor - 286 class performance
1MB Ram
40MB HD
Backlit 7.6" Double-Scan CGA screen (640x400 Res.)
1 Parallel/1 serial port
78 Key Keyboard - 101-key emulation, Inverteed T cursor Pad
MS-DOS 5.0, File transfer software&serial download cable
 
Introductory Bonus pack
Carrying case
$1295
 
Options: Field mouse pointing device, 2400 bps modem, alkaline battery
pack,
portable pringer, combo unit(3.5 drive /w serial port and parallel port)
extra batteries.
 
The processor is the " PC in a chip". It's an 8088 with all supporting
chips
inclusive.  The whole PC is on the chip except I/O and ram.  Because of
 
the compactness of the chip the computer has 286 performance and a low
power
usage.  The battery life is longer than most portables, due to this fact.
Most of the power consumption will come from the backlit LDC screen and
the hard drive.
 
So for all those wanting this info., enjoy.
 
chris chung
labccc@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: leavitt@cheshire.oxy.edu (Thomas VanNess Leavitt)
Subject: Re: Where Can I Buy A Low Priced PowerBook 100?
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 08:23:39 GMT

Goodman music is selling the 2/20 model for $699...

If the 2 meg card that is for sale for $100 on this group is compatible,
you might get yourself a decent machine cheap.

Thom

Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
From: grima@iphase.uucp (Gary Rima)
Subject: Re: External Devices not allowed on American Airlines
Organization: Interphase Corp.
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 19:44:57 GMT

In article <92193.212308RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>In article <1992Jul09.173335.44911@evolving.com>, mmf@evolving.com (Mark
>Frazier) says:
>>
>>On my US AIR flight last week, we all given walkman style headphones
>>with wires...What annoyed me was that they were handed out in sealed plastic
>bags (not re-seallable) which were immediately discarded. An incredible waste
>of a petroleum based resource....
>
>IMHO, most air travel is an incredible waste of a petroleum based resource.
>What's to get excited about a few plastic bags?
>
>What annoys me also is the awareness that many people riding in those aircraft
>would admit, if asked, to being "concerned about the environment," about
>"global warming," and all such, but never giving a thought to the tons
>of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, etc., that their
>aircraft spew out behind them as they tootle across the skies. I wonder how
>many aircraft passengers are aware that carbon dioxide is a major
>pollutant contributing to global warming?
>
>And then too, lots of passengers breathe more easily knowing that they won't
>be subjected to second-hand smoke in the aircraft cabins. I wonder how many
>give any thought to the chemical filth that their aircraft are spewing
>over all the earth below & the atmosphere around them?
>
>Oh well, let's all worry about a few disposable plastic bags.
>
>BobM
>
Uh, BobM, did we have a bad day today?  If you take a bit of time to study
and research before spouting off, I think you'll find that today's generation
of airliners are much more fuel efficient and less polluting than generally
available alternative travel means.  Noting the geography of where you post
from, maybe you'd rather that all flights from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia be
prohibited so that those hundreds or thousands of folks who need to get there
each day can all take their own cars and drive instead??  Yeah, that'd be
much more efficient and less polluting!  Or do you think instead that all of
the business and personal travelers just shouldn't ever have to _really_ go
anywhere??

Look up some stats sometime about what percentage of the air pollution in
the U.S. can be attributed to aircraft (commercial and private) as opposed
to automobiles and industrial sources.  You might be a bit surprised at how
low the number is!!

(To those on comp.sys.laptops - sorry about this diversion.  I guess it just
really pisses me off when someone makes gratuitous, uninformed attacks - 
especially in response to someone who was posting in honest environmental
concern about a bad use of petrochemicals.)

-Gary-  a frequent flyer who _is_ concerned about the environment

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Xref: sparky comp.sys.zenith:716 comp.sys.zenith.z100:148
From: mlynarik@author.ecn.purdue.edu (J M Mlynarik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith,comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Re: Z-100
Date: 30 Jul 92 22:45:20 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Jul30.151929.12509@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM> tmm@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM (Tim McCaffrey) writes:
>
> The place to call:
>
>  Paul F. Herman
>  1-813-376-5457
>       ^
>	|				Tim McCaffrey
	|
	|
Or, better yet 1-800-346-2152........for free!!!

					Marty Mlynarik
					mlynarik@mn.ecn.purdue.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Packet Driver for the Z-Note
From: maven@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Jim Baltaxe)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:05:02 GMT
Organization: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand


We are currently evaluating the new Z-Note notebooks for use here and
one of the major selling points for us is the on-board ethernet
connection (as well as the rest of the machine's _obvious_ superiority
;-) but we do need to test it thoroughly on the network.
Unfortunately we are running straight TCP/IP and this is not one of
the network kernels included with the machine. The closest is the
Microsoft LANManager which does allow  us to ping other machines on
the network, but nothing else.

Does anyone know of a packet driver for the on-board ethernet? It is
based on an Intel chipset, but I'm sorry I forgot the exact
designation.

Perhaps somebody as Zenith is working on such a driver? Perhaps in
conjunction with Clarkson Uni?

Any information would be very much appreciated (particularly by the
local Zenith distributor).

-- 
Jim Baltaxe - jim.baltaxe@vuw.ac.nz
Computing Services Centre - Victoria University of Wellington - New Zealand
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Time is such a valuable commodity because they're not making it any more.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: mr@rat.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli)
Subject: UART upgrades for 286lp?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 23:05:00 GMT


Is it possible to upgrade the 16450 (no FIFO buffer) UARTS on board
the 286lp?  If so, what is the ZDS part number and ordering info??

Many thanks!

--
michael regoli
mr@cica.indiana.edu
regoli@iubacs.BITNET
..{ames, rutgers}!iuvax!cica!mr
From: h2co@odin.cc.pdx.edu (Candace O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Using 1490 monitor on another machine
Summary: Replacing computer - need I replace monitor?
Keywords: Zenith computers, 1490 monitor compatibility
Date: 24 Jul 92 19:41:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxgate.5932
Followup-To: comp.sys.zenith
Distribution: usa
Organization: Portland State University, Computing Services

Hello.  I have one Zenith 16MHz 386 (DX) machine left in my lab.  It
has only the 640K RAM it was born with; I'd rather use an abacus than
pay what Zenith wants for more memory for this machine :-). I upgraded 
another such machine to a 40 MHz 386 with a replacement motherboard with
4 Mb, and that worked out real well. But at the price of desktops now 
I can just about buy another machine for the price of the motherboard 
- *especially* if I can still use my 1490 monitor.

So, what I want to do is buy another machine without monitor or floppies
and use the ones I have.  Does anyone know of any reason why I cannot
just plug the card and 1490 monitor into a new machine?  

Please reply to this newsgroup or via email.  I really appreciate any
opinions/insights/experiences anyone is willing to share!

Thank you,

Candace S. O'Connor
Biology Department

h2co@odin.cc.pdx.edu
Xref: sparky comp.sys.zenith:693 comp.sys.laptops:2905
From: rpt@cco.caltech.edu (Remo P.J. Tilanus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: HELP: DOSSHELL on ZenithTurboSport
Summary: DOSSHELL invisible
Date: 25 Jul 92 06:31:38 GMT
Reply-To: rpt@ovro.caltech.edu
Distribution: usa
Organization: Owens Valley Radio Observatory

I recently have bought a used ZenithTurboSport 386. The machine works
fine (programs, games, graphics), EXCEPT for DOSSHELL. Initiating
DOSSHELL in the various text modes results in a blank screen, whereas
in graphics mode the screen is filled with mumbo-dumbo characters.
Occasionally I have been able to get out of the SHELL by typing ALT-f4
hence I believe the invisible DOSSHELL is actually running correctly.

A TurboSport comes with a 640x400 CGA (double scan) paper white
screen. I am using DOS 5.0.

Anybody out there who knows what is going on?

Remo Tilanus (rpt@ovro.caltech.edu)         Owens Valley Radio Observatory
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: price@helios.unl.edu (Chad  Price)
Subject: Re: In defense of lowly Z-449
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:05:44 GMT

<RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>I admit that Z449 maybe ain't the greatest video card in the world,
>but I've been running a 1390 and Z449 combo most every day for almost
>3 years now, and they both keep chuggin' along. 'Course, every now and
>then when I boot up (or more likely, reboot), the thing seems to lose
>or maybe gain pixels; I'll get umlat-like marks above "m"s and "r"s and
>other weird things. Half-dots on top of lower-case i's. But what the
>heck: variety is the spice of life, etc.  As long as the system doesn't
>smoke or flame, I'll keep using.

All very nice, but if you want (or have to ) run Microsoft C 6.0, the video
mode does not come up correctly some of the time when you reboot. 

Also, OS/2 1.3 and 2.0 cannot deal with the 449: the screen immediately becomes
unreadable when booting.

ie: The card is so incompatible with the VGA standard, I cannot recommend that
anyone use it if they have a choice.

--
chad
price@helios.unl.edu
cprice@molecular.unmc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith,comp.sys.laptops
From: hlh5721@zeus.tamu.edu (JIMI HENDRIX)
Subject: Re: HELP: DOSSHELL on ZenithTurboSport
Summary: DOSSHELL invisible
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 08:02:00 GMT

In article <1992Jul25.063138.22991@cco.caltech.edu>, rpt@ovro.caltech.edu writes...
>I recently have bought a used ZenithTurboSport 386. The machine works
>fine (programs, games, graphics), EXCEPT for DOSSHELL. Initiating
>DOSSHELL in the various text modes results in a blank screen, whereas
>in graphics mode the screen is filled with mumbo-dumbo characters.
>Occasionally I have been able to get out of the SHELL by typing ALT-f4
>hence I believe the invisible DOSSHELL is actually running correctly.
> 
>A TurboSport comes with a 640x400 CGA (double scan) paper white
>screen. I am using DOS 5.0.
> 
>Anybody out there who knows what is going on?
> 
>Remo Tilanus (rpt@ovro.caltech.edu)         Owens Valley Radio Observatory

I used to use a supersport 286 cga and had no trouble with dosshell.
maybe your dos is installed incorrectly....try to reinstall it


LEE HUDDLESTON,                 
Texas A&M University,
College St. TX

"This views expressed are mine and are not necessarily those of
  Texas A&M University, its faculty, staff nor students"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: haber@shark.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Yaacov Haber)
Subject: VGA
Organization: CSIRO, Division of Information Technology, Melbourne
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 12:31:35 GMT


What is the largest VGA color monitor my 
Supersport 286 laptop can run?



Yaacov Haber

Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 23:40:31 EDT
From: <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: In defense of lowly Z-449

I admit that Z449 maybe ain't the greatest video card in the world,
but I've been running a 1390 and Z449 combo most every day for almost
3 years now, and they both keep chuggin' along. 'Course, every now and
then when I boot up (or more likely, reboot), the thing seems to lose
or maybe gain pixels; I'll get umlat-like marks above "m"s and "r"s and
other weird things. Half-dots on top of lower-case i's. But what the
heck: variety is the spice of life, etc.  As long as the system doesn't
smoke or flame, I'll keep using.
BobM, PSU-Harrisburg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: E.Mosher@mi04p.zds.COM (Ed Mosher)
Subject: Help on older Zenith Z-183-93
Organization: The Internet
Distribution: inet
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:13:35 GMT

I have an older Zenith portable (laptop) model: ZWL-183-93
I know nothing about it. The battary is dead and the
power cord is gone.

>>   This is an XT compatible (8088) laptop. It uses a ZA-180-35 External
     charger for the battery pack. The battery is a ZA-180-45. Some of these
     may still be available through a Zenith Data Systems Dealer.

     Your Z-183 has one 720KB floppy and one 20MB hard drive, and normally
     came with MS-DOS 3.2. It has a cga screen and RGB video port on the
     rear, in addition to one parallel and one serial port, a composite
     video port, and a socket for connecting a 101-key keyboard. 640K RAM.


Does anyone have any information on this computer.
Does anyone know of a Tech support number for Zenith
that I could call. I would love to get a manual for this.

>>   ZDS has the following number for support/assistance: (800) 227-3360
     To locate a dealer, call (800) 523-9393.

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From: 002060@vaxd.northwest.missouri.edu (Sean M. Sheil)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Need Configur for DOS 5.0
Date: 30 Jul 92 14:30:56 GMT
Organization: Northwest Missouri State University


Help!!  I am in need of a copy of the configure program for DOS 5.0.
In talking with Zenith's tech people, they said that it was on their
BBS.  However, I have been unable to connect to that service.  Looks
like a lot of other people are using it.

Anyway, I don't have all week to keep trying to obtain this program.
If anyone knows where I could find a copy of it on the net, I would
be very appreciative.  Please e-mail me a the below address.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

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   Sean M. Sheil                    Title:     Sr. Programmer
   Computing Services               Internet:  002060@northwest.missouri.edu
   Northwest Missouri State U.      Phone #:   (816) 562-1135
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
From: joiner@cs.umn.edu (Jay Joiner)
Subject: Re: Using 1490 monitor on another machine
Keywords: Zenith computers, 1490 monitor compatibility
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 02:21:28 GMT

In <5932@pdxgate.UUCP> h2co@odin.cc.pdx.edu (Candace O'Connor) writes:

>I can just about buy another machine for the price of the motherboard 
>- *especially* if I can still use my 1490 monitor.

>So, what I want to do is buy another machine without monitor or floppies
>and use the ones I have.  Does anyone know of any reason why I cannot
>just plug the card and 1490 monitor into a new machine?  

The video card is a standard ISA VGA card that should work in any machine.
I have used mine in conjunction with a Western Digital 8514/A adapter
using the pass-through edge connector.

The monitor will work with any standard VGA card, but not SVGA, since 
it can only display 640x480 max. resolution.  I have used the monitor with
a basic Paradise (i.e., Western Digital) VGA card.

Jay Joiner