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From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
Subject: Re: Help with PowerGlove...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
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Date: 23 Jan 93 16:23:14 WST
Organization: ACix - Private UUCP Node, Cloverdale, Western Australia.

Ralph Barbagallo (nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us) wrote:
> In article <1993Jan20.232738.27734@doug.cae.wisc.edu> pochanay@cae.wisc.edu (Adisak Pochanayon) writes:
> >     I have recently built the |PowerGlove to Amiga connector that's described
> >in Amazing Tech.  I have gotten it to work (barely) on my 68000 but it won't

>   Is this in the current issue of Amazing Tech?  I may just pick it up.  BTW

Try AC Tech V1.1 "Adapting Mattel's Power Glove to the Amiga"

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From: dvb@pixel (Dave Blaszyk)
Subject: Re: Vector 030?
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester NY
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 14:59:01 GMT

I also have an IVS vector, purchased for Christmas. It has
been working like a charm and I have no complaints.  I ran
AIBB_5.0 to get some performance characteristics, it very
favorable comapared to the A3000/25mhz.

Any other question, please e-mail for specifics.

NOTE: 	When ordering, make sure that you determine whether or not
	that you are getting the 68030EC or to 68030.  (without/with MMU)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: khan@cheshire.oxy.edu (Onnie Lynn Winebarger)
Subject: Re: Adding memory to spite the OS
Keywords: 68030, bigger address space, more RAM
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 10:05:22 GMT

In article <jmarin.727689424@messi.uku.fi> jmarin@messi.uku.fi (Jukka Marin) writes:
>
>Well, the Amiga was designed by intelligent people and there is no limit
>for adding memory in the OS itself.  The 9-meg limit comes from the 68000
>itself and there's no such limit in 68020/030/040 which can address 4Gbytes
>instead of 16MBytes.
>
   That's good, then.  It merely seemed as though many people had referred
to 8 megs as a OS imposed limit, but I guess they were just referring to
the most common system sold

>
>You can only have 8MB of FAST RAM in the Zorro II autoconfig area, ie.
>the area that can be accessed by 68000 and Zorro II expansion boards.
>You can have any amount of RAM above the 16-meg space if your accelerator
>allows for it.  Some accelerators place their RAM in the 16-megs space,
>so any other device connected to the CPU bus can directly access that
>RAM (like hard disk interfaces etc).  Some accelerators place their RAM
>above the 16-meg boundary and if that is the case with your board, you
>can still have another 8 MBytes of 'normal' FAST RAM in your machine.
>
>Having 16-bit (below 16MB) FAST RAM on an accelerated machine isn't all
>that wise, though..  The 32-bit CPU's slow down to 68000's speed or below
>when they have to access slow 16-bit memory.
>
    Well, this is very interesting.  GVP (at the moment) provides no way
for A530 owners to have more than 8 megabytes of (32-bit) RAM.  Of course,
if the 68030's not active, neither the hard drive nor RAM is on either (for
the GVP A530 Turbo, anyway).  According to the manual, the 32-bit RAM is
in the autoconfig area.  
    If anybody at GVP's happens to be reading this, I am wondering if there
are any plans to support more than 8 megs of RAM (a waste of 4 gigabytes of
possible RAM.  This is too much for me.  I may not be able to afford much
RAM, but I'd like to know that I could use it if I had it!)

  
>
>  Jukka Marin
>
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   Thanks for the info,
Lynn
khan@cheshire.oxy.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: loyd@seq.uncwil.edu (David Loyd)
Subject: Will A500 internal drive fit/work in A2000?
Organization: Univ. of North Carolina @ Wilmington
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 04:07:07 GMT

I was wondering if the internal drive on the A500 will fit in
the 3.5" slot on the 2000 and work the same as the internal
drive that comes with the 2000.

(Maybe be a stupid question but I had to ask!!)

Thanks

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun)
Subject: Re: Any News on the new Motorola Chip?
Organization: City University, London
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 12:47:55 GMT

uzun@crash.cts.com (Roger Uzun) writes:
>The 68060 will not deliver 100 MIPS at 25Mhz, because its lowest speed
>will be 50Mhz.  They are planning only 50Mhz and faster versions of
>the chip.  Motorola quotes that, with an 060 aware compiler, a 50Mhz
>060 will provide 3.5X the performance of a 25Mhz 040.
>This is direct from motorola.  I can state with 100% certainty that
>NO 060 slower than 50Mhz is currently planned.

Hhhmm. This means the 060 is only 75% faster than an 040, while
the 040 is about 300% faster than an 030. (At the same clock speed
of course). And the 030 is also about 300% faster than the 000.
Does this mean 680X0 design is reaching a plateau?

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From: cs4gp6au@maccs.mcmaster.ca (Lockie      RJ)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A1200 HD
Date: 27 Jan 93 23:50:36 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University


	I just got a maxtor 80M Hard drive for my A1200. It won't run
excellence (v3) from the HD. I think the problem is related to the
max transfer that people were talking about earlier. So, what was
the suggested max transfer value for HD problems?

	Bob Lockie: cs4gp6au@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
From: wille@egr.msu.edu (Jeffrey Wille)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Amiga 3000 won't power up with SyQuest 88MB removable
Date: 21 Jan 1993 17:05:34 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: eecae.ee.msu.edu

Hello netters.  I tested my 3000 with a SyQuest 44MB removable
media SCSI hard drive and it worked great, so I put out $1000
for a SyQuest 88MB drive w/ 5 cartriges and now my 3000 refuses
even to power up.  The power light doesn't come on and the fan 
doesn't run unless I power down the SyQuest.  Please help.  Any 
insights will be greatly appreciated.  I tried it with and without
the terminating resistor pack plugged in.

	-Jeff
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: djmccoy@netcom.com (Daniel J. McCoy)
Subject: Toaster Oven Query
Keywords: Toaster Oven 3000
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:51:19 GMT

Anyone out there have experience with the Toaster Oven?  I'm looking into
adding an 040 to my Toaster equipped 3000 (with a 200W power supply 
already) as well as put the drives in an external case in one central unit
while also providing bays for future storage.  I understand the Toaster Oven
also provides more slots somehow.  I know that installing current 040 boards
in the 3000 as it stands now doesn't allow much air flow for the fans on top 
of the 040s (though more case cutting can fix that).  How's the air flow in
the Toaster Oven?

Any info would be appreciated.  Respond via mail or through followups.  Thanks.

Dan

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From: tjehl@sedona.intel.com (Timothy Jehl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A quick '060 question...
Date: 21 Jan 1993 16:51:50 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation.
Distribution: world
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Originator: tjehl@sedona


In article <C173In.Ju@comspec.com>, davec@comspec.com (Dave Carlton) writes:
> 
> The Pentium isn't suddenly going to take the place of the 386-486's.
> Actually, it CANNOT. It's not a drop-in situation.
> -- 

   I suppose that depends upon what you call a Pentium.  The actual device
consists of a set of core functions, which then interface to the external
world via a bus controller.  Since the Pentium is supposed to be able to
execute the entire i486(tm) :-) instruction set, you would think that it
might be possible to design a slightly different bus controller which
matches the i486(tm) :-) bus, and passes those instructions to the Pentium
core (cache et al).  Now, if there was going to be a significant market
for such a product (aka money to be made), you would think that a relatively
clever marketing organization might seriously consider developing such a
chip.
   Just a thought.

TJ
From: franklir@p4.cs.man.ac.uk (Robert Franklin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: 32-bit RAM
Summary: Extra memory for CSA 68020/68881 turbo card.
Keywords: ram 68020 csa
Date: 27 Jan 93 12:56:27 GMT
Distribution: all


I have purchased a CSA 'TurboCard' 68020 (@14.x MHz) and 68881 (@20 MHz) for
my B2000 (to fit in the processor slot).

It has a wierd 32-bit bus thingy on the top edge of the card for connection
to high-speed hard disk interfaces and 32-bit RAM.

Being quite old, though, I don't know where I can get hold of the CSA card
to take the 32-bit RAM expansion.

Does anyone know where I can get one?

- Bob.

Please reply to: 'franklir@cs.man.ac.uk' if possible.
From: John_Asbacher@tvbbs.wimsey.bc.ca (John Asbacher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Rom Extension Cards
Distribution: world
Date: 21 Jan 93 11:51:52 PST
Organization: Tunnel-Vision BBS!

How do people design Memory Expansion Boards for the Amiga?
Do the boards autoposition themselves ie have dynamic lower
and upper address limits? Because what I would like to build
entirely for personal enjoyment at this time is a ROM
expansion board. Where I hope to be able to put some custom
software that I have written into these ROM chips and not
'waste' any RAM space.
Dealing with the same topic but for the Amiga 1200. I have
heard that the A1200 has a maximum addresseable window for
RAM of 10 MBytes. Would this mean I could put ROMs in higher
ram than 10 MBytes or would it mean just the opposite? Any
references to Hardware Reference manuals is appreciated.

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From: u0cps@ohm.york.ac.uk (Christopher P Swan - H600/90)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 1084 help
Date: 27 Jan 93 10:34:45 GMT
Organization: Electronics Department, University of York, UK

I`ve posted a possible solution to this problem in c.s.a.graphics
since I had similar troubles with my 1084.

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From: lsa@lulea.trab.se (lsa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Video Backup System ?
Date: 21 Jan 93 07:13:31 GMT
Organization: Telia Research AB, Aurorum 6, 951 75 Lulea, Sweden
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 + PL8]

Last night i was looking in the latest number of Amiga Format, and in an
advert. i saw a backup system with a very low price tag. It obviously
connects to the home VCR and you store backups directly to VHS casettes.

Has anyone tried this system ?
Does it work all the time ?  if not how often does it fail ?

TANX.
From: bytey@werple.apana.org.au (Chris Hames)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: AGA-ECS-Old toggle??
Date: 22 Jan 1993 17:11:40 +1100
Organization: werple public-access unix, Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: werple.apana.org.au

martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU (Psigon Matrix....do you DOUBT us??) writes:

>is there a way to toggle the Graphics chip emulation modes w/o having to
>reboot?  There are a few games I have installed on my HD that I would
>reather not have to reboot to play. (i.e. would like to make a script to
>toggle the mode then run the game)
>Is there a program out there.  Is it even possible?  

Randell Jesup was going to release a Run_ECS program but I don't know if he
has yet.  Anyway try my Degrader(1.30) program in a script before the game:-

Degrader NOVIEW NOEDITOP

But it will probably only help programs that hit the hardware.  If the
program is using the OS to OpenScreen and then stuffing up because of the
alignment, extra bandwidth etc of bitplanes you are stuck for now.  I might
add something to Degrader in the future.

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From: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Docs on adding 2nd HD to A3000.
Date: 29 Jan 1993 00:23:33 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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In article <1993Jan28.173912.1@sevmsa.cs.msstate.edu>, gowen@sevmsa.cs.msstate.edu wrote:

In case someone, perhaps you, is curious:

: (A0 should be open with no jumper attached to its two pins).  All A3000's come
: with the internal hard drive at SCSI address six (in binary %110) while the
: SCSI controller is always at address seven and can never change addresses;
: therefore, no SCSI device is ever at address seven since the controller
: reserves this address for itself.  I do not understand why Commodore set the
: internal SCSI address at six when the boot disk (i.e., the original hard drive)
: should be at address zero since this allows the machine to boot faster.  I
: changed my original hard drive's SCSI address from six to zero by removing all
: the jumpers.  I set my new hard drive's SCSI address to one by putting a jumper

Alright.  Why?  It's simple.  Some drives, such as many SeaCrate/Seagate
drives, take a longer time to spin up than normal.  By setting the drive
to 6, you give that drive lots of extra time to "spin up", thereby
insuring that the drive is ready by the time the controller is ready.
This is actually a fairly large problem for a lot of people, it's often
the reason some people can only get their hard drive to "register" on
warm boots, and not on cold boots.

By setting the drive to 6, they minimized problems with this.  It was
actually very smart of C=.  :)

Best advice is to experiment.  Some drives need more spin-up time than
others.  If you have problems with the drive not being recognized in
time on cold boots, move it back a notch or two, and it might work.

Of course, the best solution is to say the hell with time, and start at
six and work your way down, putting your faster drives closer to 0.

:      The final step!  Turn on your A3000, which should boot up just fine.  If
: your A3000 does not come up, then something went wrong (obviously).  Go back
: and check all your connects and try again.  If all else fails, feel free to
: call me for help.  Now that your Amiga is up and running, you should execute

You might want to mention the above here...

Good doc.  :)

Greg

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: jhp3x@fulton.seas.Virginia.EDU (Jeffrey Howard Porter)
Subject: Re: Quantum vs. Maxtor hard disks
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 22:22:11 GMT

>
>Dave, I am using an A3000 that has two Quantum drives (52 MB and 105 MB,
>both internal), one Maxtor drive (213 MB, external), and one SyQuest drive
>(44 MB, external).  The Maxtor drive is louder than the Quantum drives, but
>I do not think that the noise is excessive (nor does the noise bother me).
>I can hear both my Quantum and Maxtor drives, but the Maxtor is just
>slightly more noisy (especially on power up when it "beeps" for a split
>second).  As far as access speed and spin-up speed, they both seem about the
>same to me.  If you have an A3000, then you do not need to upgrade, you can
>just add another drive internally (as I did).  If you want some docs on how
>to do this, let me know (via e-mail).
>
>As far as price goes, I believe everyone lowered their prices by about $100
>last week.  You can buy a Maxtor 213 external SCSI drive for about $479 from
>APS (where I bought mine).  The internal version probably costs about $379,
>which is a great deal in my opinion.  Also, from what I remember, both
>Quantum and Maxtor have the same warranty (two years).  I do not work for
>APS, but their customer service and prices are GREAT - I would recommend
>that you check them out before purchasing anything.  In fact, you should
>find your best price and then call them last; they will probably match any
>price if you are nice about mentioning some other companies "better" deal.
>Oh yes, APS has toll-free technical support, which is handy if you run into
>problems.  Well, if you have any questions, let me know.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Lon
>
I just bought and installed a Maxtor 213 in my 3000 - I can hear in on
boot up and yes it is a bit louder than my Quantum - but it is really
negligible -

As for price - I paid 369 for it - a GREAT deal in my opinion - If you
want to know where - EMAIL me - but I called several places and told
them about this price - they told me that the place that sold me the
drive had misprinted their add and it should be 479..NOT TRUE!! This
place sells the IDE model for 259!!!]

Jeff


Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: taylors@hubcap.clemson.edu (C. Taylor Sutherland III)
Subject: Re: Quantum vs. Maxtor hard disks
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:20:54 GMT


But what about the rumor about Quantums not even working on 1200's?
Or is that just the Quantum-GO drives?

I myself am going to get a Connor 120MB drive (as to the specific name,
I'm not sure).  BTW, are 2.5" drives set for various power levels, or 
will all of them work in a laptop (i.e. the 1200) as far as power is
concerned?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun)
Subject: Re: Waiting for scsi
Organization: City University, London
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 12:42:08 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.062134.26277@cbnewsc.cb.att.com> gregg@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (gregg.g.wonderly) writes:
>From article <1993Jan25.175735.18805@city.cs>, by lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun):
>> If you had a couple of scsi devices on an A3000, and wanted
>> to upgrade to an A4000, I presume
>> they would be no good until the scsi card came out. So what
>> do A4000 owners do, or do they just wait?
>
>Buy the GVP series II controller...

Presumably once you've added the controller and scsi peripherals,
it does not matter that the internal drive is ide - in terms of
compatablity or speed?

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From: bruce@zuhause.MN.ORG (Bruce Albrecht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re:  Tape Backup
Distribution: world
Date: 28 Jan 93 08:35:00 CST
Organization: Society to Stamp Out Bogus Organizations

In article <C1HKH2.6JI@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz> davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) writes:
>Jim Perkowski (jperkski@kentcomm.uucp) wrote:
>
>>  You can pick up an A3070 for $349 from the Software Hut in PA. As to whether
>> you will be able to connect it to an IBM scsi controller, I haven't the foggiest.
>
>the 3070 is just a re-badged version of the tandberg 3600 as far as I know,
>I've had had an IBM re-badged 3600 hooked up to the pc here, so if it works,
>the 3070 will probably work too.

It's actually a Calipher/Sankyo 6150 tape drive.  I haven't used it on a
PC, but it probably works if you have the right drivers on your PC for it.
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From: mrmike@michelotti.ae.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Monitors, flicker, AGA, mass confusion, help please
Date: 27 Jan 93 23:12:06 GMT
Reply-To: Mike Passaretti <passaretti@crd.ge.com>
Organization: GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati OH


# In message <1993Jan25.162135.27802@isrc.sandia.gov>, 
# miller@isrc.sandia.gov (Dave Miller) writes:

[...]
dave> I want to buy a monitor for my A4000.  The cost must be
dave> under $5000, this is my only restriction.  Therefore,
dave> from that list, which monitor will give me the best
dave> resolution (i.e. maximum number of visible rows and
dave> columns), maximum number of colors, overscan (i.e. no
dave> borders - all of the visible screen real estate usable),
dave> and NO FLICKER.

dave> I am accustomed to using Sun workstations at work, so I
dave> basically want my Workbench screen to approach as nearly
dave> as possible that type of appearance in terms of screen
dave> size and resolution.

dave> Can someone help be please

                       ^^
Got a code in your node?  (Just kidding).  Two monitors for
you.  GVM-2020, GVM-1311Q.  I own a predecessor of the 2020,
the GVM-2000, and I love it.  According to Sony, it does
720x480, but that's not overscanned.  the 13" does 1024x768.
They both sync 15-36KHz and 50-100Hz.  Great color, sharp
Trinitron tube, 4 inputs (2 RGB, 2 NTSC), full overscan,
even RGB/Video superimpose on the 13" model.  Expect to pay
between $900 and $1300 street for them (in order of size).  
I use mine as a TV too, and it compares _very_ well with the
$3000 Ikegami studio monitors I used to see at the local TV
station.  Joe-Bob says "Check it Out!."

dave> Dave Miller
dave> miller@isrc.sandia.gov
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: cmatting@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Mattingly)
Subject: Monitors
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	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 07:30:08 GMT

I currently have a Magnavox Professional Series RGB monitor.  What I am
wondering is what kind of display modes will my 1200 (soon to have) be able
to display?  

Thanks,
Chris

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