HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: nllopis@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: UPDATE of the mistery of the ST251. Still HELP!
Date: 2 Oct 92 21:55:00 GMT

OK first of all... thanks a whole lot to all those that answered
my first message, even though I haven't been able to fix my HD
yet you have given me pretty good ideas. 
This file is an extended description of the problem since it 
seems I forgot to tell some info in the other message. OK, here
we go:
- Problem: Seagate ST251 will NOT work as drive D: on my system
  (is a 386SX with ACB-2310/12 HDcontroler). 
- Facts: The drive will work fine if installed as drive C: alone,
  then my other HD will not work as D: (I think is a Seagate 151,
  but not sure... I have to check).
  When installed as drive D: the computer will boot up fine (no
  nasty beeps for system errors) but I am not able to write or
  even low level format the D: drive. It says WRITE ERROR.
- Current Settings:
   Both drives with jumpers as drive 1.
   Drive D connected to end of 'think' cable with a twist on it.
   Thin cables (sorry I don't know the tech name for them :) are
   working fine (I can interchange them and C drive still works).
   Terminal resistor packs removed from middle drive (in this case
   from the working drive, C:).
   I am NOT using a floppy cable (at least the twist is different
   from the one I have in the floppies... and they work fine!)
   All pins are connected... dind't miss any.
   And last but not least... power supply is connected and can
   handle those HD and much more.

If after reading this you think you know what's wrong (even if
is only a possibility...) LET ME KNOW PLEASE!!! 
I only have 40Megs and I need those other 40 really BAD!
(You know... cheap college students like me are that way... 
worrying over 40Megs when mostly everybody around has 400Megs!)

Anyway... again, thanks to all those who spend some time trying 
to figure it out... and the challenge is still open.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Noel Llopis
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From: fpm@crash.cts.com (Frank Maclachlan)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Need info on Microscience 5100 ESDI hard disk
Date: 29 Sep 92 23:33:46 GMT
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA

I have a Microscience model 5100-00 3.5" ESDI (110 mb) hard disk
which has a broken chip on the electronics board.  This chip is
broken such that I can't read the part number (74HCT???) and is
located at position U16 on the PCB.  Would some kind soul who has
access to one of these drives tell me what the correct part number
 is?

My e-mail address is fpm@crash.cts.com.  Thanks in advance!
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From: vatavian@gvu1.gatech.edu (Mark Gray)
Subject: Re: Interface boards for to produce messages on a TV or RGB monitor
Organization: Georgia Tech College of Computing
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 03:53:34 GMT

kerm@mcnc.org (Cary E. Burnette) writes:

> I am trying to set up a message center in the lobby of my building. I
>would like to find some hardware and software that would allow me to use
>a PC connected to a TV or RGB monitor to produce a continuous slide show
>of messages.

	An inexpensive idea would be to use an old CGA card that has a
composite (RCA video jack) output.  You won't have all the flexibility
of lots of colors and high resolution that you might get with a new
and expensive system, but it might suit your needs.  Software is easy
to write since CGA is a normal PC graphics standard, but I don't
happen to know of a particular program for your purpose.
	Right now my only color monitor is my television and I drive
it with an old CGA card someone sold me second hand for $10.  Usually
I prefer to use my sharper monochrome monitor since a TV is really
hard to cram hundreds of characters on at a time and still be able to
read them.  In fact, if you don't care about color at all and people
will be near enough to read small text, you might look into getting a
Herculese monochrome card and monitor if you want to fit lots of
characters on the screen. 

				-Mark Gray
				 vatavian@cc.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: Andrew.Jackson@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Andrew Jackson)
Subject: Adapter for 8-bit Video cards...
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 05:07:03 GMT

I have a Micro Display Systems Genius I full-page monitor that was used
for 5 years in an IBM PC/AT, and now I am purchasing a Genius II
dual-page monitor for the AT and movine the Genius I to a Compaq Deskpro
286.  The problem is that the video card has a skirt that extends down to
the same level as the bus edge connectors; thereby causing the system
board components to be in the way.  I need an adapter that
corrects that by elevating the card approximatedly 1/2 (0.5) inches. I
hope there is some adapter that plugs into the 8-bit bus and then receives
the video card and lifts the card the required height to avoid the
offending system board components on the Compaq.




						Thanks,

						Andrew Jackson
						Andrew.Jackson@bbs.oit.unc.edu
						(919) 233-0409 VOICE
						(919) 233-0409 FAX
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From: camerons@NAD.3Com.COM (Cameron Spitzer 408/764-6339)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,biz.comp.hardware
Subject: Pertec 9Track <--> PC bus ?
Keywords: pertec interface
Date: 1 Oct 92 01:54:55 GMT
Reply-To: camerons@NAD.3Com.COM
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: 3Com Corp

Some friends of mine need to connect their old Cipher
9 Track (1/2" tape on 1/2 mile reels!) drive to their
386 AT-compatible PC.  Believe it or not!  This old drive uses
the Pertec interface, which predates SCSI by about two decades
and is still somewhat common on these drives.

Does anyone make a Pertec tape controller for the IBM PC?
Does it work?  Is it documented?  (We are resigned to building
our own cables and would even consider writing drivers!)
I'd appreciate any leads.  You can mail me at
cls@truffula.sj.ca.us or call 408/929-7601 or 764-6339.  Thanks!

Cameron
From: simon@sco.COM (Simon Tooke)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Information request on Archive tape drive
Date: 1 Oct 92 13:22:06 GMT
Organization: SCO Canada, Inc.


I have an ancient Archive QIC tape drive, model 9050B, which connect to
a secondary controller card (5x7 inches, Archive, part 50107-003).

I'm kind of curious about this, so would appreciate any information
(or pointers to same).  It's from a Plexus P/35.

Thanks in advance for your time,

-Simon Tooke

===============================================================================
Simon Tooke                  SCO Canada, Inc.            Voice:  (416) 922-1937
....!scocan!simon             simon@sco.com                Fax:  (416) 922-2704
130 Bloor St. West. Suite 1001, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5S 1N5
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Monday, 28 Sep 1992 21:30:06 CDT
From: <U38609@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Math Coprocessor for sale

Cyrix Fas math Coprocessor (Cx-83D87-20), fits all 386-DX-20/16 machines.
It is new and still in box. $ 75.00.
call 312-927-0896. or leave massage.
From: nkumar@HP-UX (Niranjan Kumar)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Need info on TERMCAP file entry
Date: 3 Oct 92 02:33:12 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (TAN JIN MENG)
Subject: 24bit Color Cards (Programming)
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 02:55:25 GMT

Just how do you program a 24bit color card? 

Assuming that the chip set is a well known one (eg Tseng), then I would
expect that it (programming) would involve knowing about the memory
organisation.

For example, I know that for my generic TSENG 32K Color card, RGB is 5
bits each packed into a 16 bit word (LSB justified). Once I know that,
and armed with TSENG programming specs, I can program the board
already.

Thus, I am hoping that someone would kindly enlighten me on this aspect.

(I'm deciding whether to get a 24bit color card or not but I have to
know if I can program it)

Thanks in advance.

jin meng
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From: tnelson@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA (Tim Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.arch.storage
Subject: Re: Free Computer Technology Review Subscriptions  *** US ONLY
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:44:29 GMT
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd. Mississauga, Ontario

In article <199209291602.AA20190@tuna.wang.com> MICHAEL.WILLETT@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Michael Willett") writes:
>I just received the following letter from Computer Technology
>Review newspaper which may be of interest to other readers.
>This is quite a good technical computer newspaper:
>
>        A Free Subscription Has Been Reserved Just For You!
>

Just to add to this for those of you out there who are not from the US,
the free offer is US addresses only.

Damn.


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NCR Canada +1 416 819 4112
From: rswanepo@cs1.uct.ac.za (RJ SWANEPOEL)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Help ! - Installing MAXTOR and Seagate drives together
Summary: Jumper settings for MAXTOR 7040AT please ?
Keywords: MAXTOR Seagate IDE dual-drive slave master jumper specifications
Date: 29 Sep 92 08:00:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs1.rswanepo.3.0
Organization: Computer Science Department, University of Cape Town

Hello Everybody

I have a bit of a problem and would appreciate it if anyone could
help.

I have two IDE drives, a Seagate 157A and a Maxtor 7040AT, which I am
trying to install together.  Problem is, I don't have the jumper
settings or drive specificatios for the Maxtor.

If you know the specifications and more importantly the jumper
settings to set the Maxtor up as either slave or master, PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE let me know.

You can Email me or post a reply here.

Thanks

Robert

ROBERT SWANEPOEL                    EMAIL : rswanepo@cs1.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
From: hemsing@abmx.rz.rwth-aachen.de
Subject: Re: SCSI archive files
Reply-To: hemsing@abmx.rz.rwth-aachen.de
Organization: RZ RWTH Aachen, Germany
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 09:29:50 GMT

In article <1506@mgse.UUCP>, news@mgse.UUCP (News Administator) writes:
>
>Last Changed:	Thu Sep 24 23:31:09 CDT 1992 (New BBS Phone number)
>
>This is a periodic posting of information about some of the archives at
>ftp.cs.tulane.edu and the available files from the SCSI-BBS, including
>SCSI, ESDI, IPI, and Fiber Channel documents from the standards committees.
>
>These files are available for FTP from ftp.cs.tulane.edu in the directory
>pub/scsi. Files are stored in file areas as they are found in the BBS with
>each area having a file named 'files.bbs' that tells what each file is. The
>file pub/scsi/index.Z list each file area, it's descriptions and it's files.
>
>Thanks to John Lohmeyer of NCR, a majority of the SCSI related files from the
>SCSI BBS are now available for anonymous ftp. These files were sent to me by
>Mr. Lohmeyer at his expense so that more people would have access to them.
>The SCSI BBS (719-574-0424) contains a large amount of data relating to SCSI,
>and ESDI as well as SCSI-2, IPI, and Fiber Channel, as well as the last
>revision of the SCSI-1 standard before it went to publication by ANSI.
>
>Most of the files in the SCSI archive are either archived with the ZIP utility
>or compressed with the 'compress' program. Most of the text files are stored
>as Wordstar word processing files. PKzip for PC/MS-DOS is included in the 
>archive to allow users to break up the .ZIP files, and the PC/MS-DOS binaries
>and .C source are also in the archive to convert the Wordstar documents to
>ASCII text.
>
>---
>Mark Seiffert,  Metairie, LA.
>uucp:           rex.cs.tulane.edu!mgse!marks or rex!mgse!marks
>bitnet:         marks%mgse@REX.CS.TULANE.EDU
>internet:       marks%mgse@rex.cs.tulane.edu or marks@mgse.UUCP
>


Unfortunately the files at rex.cs.tulane.edu are far out of date.
The SCSI-2 revision is 10c of Feb. 1990.
The latest revision I've heard of is 10h of Nov. 1991.

Christian Hemsing
From: tsptq@lure.latrobe.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: QIC standards (Tape)
Date: 1 Oct 92 05:28:08 GMT
Organization: VAX Cluster, Computer Centre, La Trobe University

Yes i would like to know too!
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From: MICHAEL.WILLETT@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Michael Willett")
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.arch.storage
Subject: Free Computer Technology Review Subscriptions
Date: 29 Sep 92 16:56:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: tuna.199209291601.AA20187
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs

I just received the following letter from Computer Technology
Review newspaper which may be of interest to other readers.
This is quite a good technical computer newspaper:

        A Free Subscription Has Been Reserved Just For You!

Dear Computer Professional:

Keeping up-to-date with the systems integration market is a very
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From: MICHAEL.WILLETT@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Michael Willett")
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.arch.storage
Subject: Free Computer Technology Review Subscriptions
Date: 29 Sep 92 16:56:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: tuna.199209291602.AA20190
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs

I just received the following letter from Computer Technology
Review newspaper which may be of interest to other readers.
This is quite a good technical computer newspaper:

        A Free Subscription Has Been Reserved Just For You!

Dear Computer Professional:

Keeping up-to-date with the systems integration market is a very
time consuming task.  But whether you're a reseller, manufacturer,
integrator, or volume user it is certainly a task that must be done
thoroughly in order to stay competitive.  And, really, the competition
is about technology.  What's hot, what's not.  What works, what doesn't.
What's next. When. Who. How.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY REVIEW gives you pure systems integration technology
without the marketing talk and industry gossip.  We provide a forum for
new innovations and research in developing technologies.  With the most
current, most accurate, and most complete technology information
available.  COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY REVIEW brings you all of this 16 times
each year at not cost to you.

The monthly newspaper editions are designed for a quick read to give you
important technology updates.  But that's not all.  With your free
subscription you will also receive four special issues packed with
in-depth, exclusive articles written by industry leaders who are making
technology happen.  Articles you will use as a reference source for years
to come and a "must read" for anyone who works within this industry.
For example:

                  "SCSI and Local Bus Resurrect ISA"
                  "Designing a Thrid Generation Hub"
             "RAID 7 Features Asynchronous Data Transfers"
                "Merging Full Motion Video and Graphics"
                 "Is Integrating DOS/UNIX a No-Brainer?"

To begin your free subscription simply complete and return the
enclosed application.  But hurry!  There are a limited number of free
subscriptions available.  If you don't respond immediately to this
offer, we may have to give your free subscription to one of your
colleagues (or even a competitor!)

Don't fall behind on the technology that supports the systems
integration industry.  Get the data that is vital to the decisions
you make every day.  Get the #1 systems integration technology resource.
Get your free subscription to COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY REVIEW today!

Sincerely,

Mary W. Barrett
Circulation Manager

P.S.  A free subscription is available for one of your colleagues too.
Just pass along the extra application that I've included with this letter.

924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 650, Los Angeles, California 90024
Telephone 310-208-1335
From: rogerb@pisco.esd.sgi.com (Roger Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Wright Flyer Drawing.
Date: 1 Oct 92 22:19:04 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Sorry folks, sent this to the wrong group, please disregard.
From: genrad@philmtl.philips.ca (Genrad)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Rodime/Adaptec problems
Date: 1 Oct 92 18:57:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: philmtl.1992Oct1.185754.10150
Organization: Philips Electronics Limited, St. Laurent QC, Canada

Hello,

	I would like some help with the following:

System: Mitac 386DX/20, no CPU Cache
	Phoenix Bios
	2MB Ram
	3 1/2" floppy.
	Adaptec 1542A Controller

	I am having trouble getting the 1542A to format any Rodime
HDs. (I know Rodime is no longer in operation). The sequence is:

	1. Power up system, it goes through the mem. test, and the
	   Phoenix Bios message is also displayed.

	2. At completion of memory test, the 1542A sends out
	   Adaptec AT/SCSI Bios
	   Version 3.07
	   Copyright Adaptec 1988
	   All rights reseverved.

	3. I then see:
		Checking for SCSI Target 0 LUN 0
		SCSI Target 0 Lun 0 Installed as Drive C:
		Checking for SCSI Target 0 LUN 1
		Checking for SCSI Target 1 LUN 0
	
	4. after booting completes with the floppy, I jump into
	   debug, and enter :
		g=c800:5 <return>

	5. The Adaptec utility screen comes up, and displays the
	   drive type (Rodime RO3130T as RO3000T, Rodime 5125S as
	   RO5000S).

	6. At the bottom of the display I see:
		Timeout Error
		SCSI Inquiry Command

	and shortly after that:

		Error on I/O  port with Host Adaptor


Questions:

	1. Aybody have any experience with this combination of
	drive(s) and the 1542A?

	2. Is this problem related to the BIOS of the 1542A being
	out of date? If so, how may I get the current BIOS?

	3. Can anyone send me the jumper settings for the 1542A?

	
	As further information, this 1542A was tried with a Micropolis
1375 and it formatted and verified correctly.


						Highest regards
						Kostas Kritsilas
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: jsanchez@polari.online.com
Subject: Re: Are the Corel SCSI Drivers any good ????
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 19:08:53 GMT

What do you use on the tape drive?  I have the Corel Stuff and thought it
did NOT support SCSI tape drives?  This is REAL important!
Thanks
-- 
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Hughes LAN Systems - Bellevue, WA (206)828-7417
Internet: jim@hls.com OR jsanchez@polari.online.com
UUCP: ..!uunet!polari!jsanchez
From: thraxisp@bnr.ca (Glenn Henshaw)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: DAT vs. 8mm
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:09:37 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
X-Xxdate: Wed, 30 Sep 92 17:07:56 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11

In article <1992Sep29.172311.3867@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> Sherwood
Botsford, sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca writes:
>3.  The difference in speed on streaming is fairly small  
>(~25%) 
  DAT speeds of 187k/s and 8mm at 480k/s were quoted later. DAT with
compression
  can run at up to 700k/s. The real key is how fast the host will run. My
experience
  is that 8mm drives have smaller buffers and are easily underrun on
backups
  implying lower effective throughput.
>
>4.  The media takes up less room for storage.
  New 90 metre cartridges hold 2.0M without compression and 4-5M with.
>
>5.  Exabytes do not have a reputation for reliability.   
>MTBF is nowhere near what is claimed.
  The other key is the recoverability of data from the tape. 8mm specs
  a recoverable error rate of 1 in 10**12 and DDS/DAT of 1 in 10**15.
  
  
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Onet: thraxisp@bnr.ca   | for you are crunchy and taste good with
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: hm@opus40.ix.de (Harald Milz)
Subject: Storage Computer Corp. RAID level 7
Organization: iX-Redaktion
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 09:30:22 GMT


Hi there,

are there opinions on StorComp's implementation of RAID level 7? Please state also facts that led to your opinion. 

Please email or fax.

Thanx.

Harald
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: schludermann@sscvx1.ssc.gov
Subject: ?release date of Ultrastor 24c?
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 00:15:37 GMT

   Has anybody heard if the ultrastor ultra24c eisa scsi caching controller
has been released yet?  I think ultrastor originally promised this back
in the spring.
                       Kris


Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi