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From: craigm@sequoiasequoia.com (Craig Maiman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Speed of 486 external cache ram
Date: 20 Nov 92 19:38:09 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

mem28103@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (M. Munoz) writes:
> Query:  If you put faster SRAM than what is normally used (e.g. 15 ns SRAM
> 	vs. 25 ns SRAM) will you get any problems?  Or will you just get
> 	improved SRAM performance?

It will probably not cause any problems, but it will not improve the
performance of the cache because the control logic assumes a certain
access time.  Since it is probably 0 wait state already you can't get 
less then 0! :-)

Craig
From: vchow@nike.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Victor Chow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Canon BJ 200 ?
Date: 17 Nov 92 16:49:55 GMT
Reply-To: vchow@nike.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Victor Chow)
Distribution: world
Organization: NCR Microelectronic Products Division

Have anybody saw a big ad of BJ 200 vs HP Deskjet 500, in the USA or
Wall Street Journal?

I wonder if it was a misprint and they are talking about the BJ 20 instead.

I am going to buy the BJ 20, but now if they have this BJ 200 for less than
$400, I may consider it.

Bye 

Victor.Chow@nike.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM
Home of NCR 77C22EP VGA chip 
NCR Corporation - Colorado Springs
Any brazilians out there?
From: ghewes@spchp9.BBN.COM (Gerald Hewes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Information on 486 motherboard?
Date: 18 Nov 1992 01:06:10 GMT
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: spchp9.bbn.com
Keywords: 486, motherboard

From what I read in PC Week, both AMI and Micronics should
be introducing EISA motherboards with 2 VESA VL slots at Comdex 
this week.
Both are also supposed to be upgradable to the P5.
The AMI Entreprise III is expandable up 256MB.
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From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Re: Recommendations for tape drive (for DOS, OS/2, Linux)
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:15:09 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.072616.12147@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Wey Jing HO) writes:
>In <1992Nov13.035133.15172@zeos.com> kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann) writes:
>
>>The answer for DOS, and OS/2 for tape drives is ARCHIVE. AIM for OS/2
>>is the best tape back up software I have seen in a long time. The
>>same goes for AIM for Windows. The Archive Tape drives are 
>>also supported by most commercial versions of Unix. 

A Local Archive Dealer should have the AIM for OS/2 2.0. Not sure on
the price because ZEOS doesn't carrying. It does exist however, because
we have one manual here for it.


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Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:30721 comp.os.msdos.misc:6273
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: ?CTX CPS-1760 SVGA Display/Monitor
From: djlewis@ualr.edu
Date: 23 Nov 92 16:22:54 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

In article <mike.722279976@starburst.umd.edu>, mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) writes:
> 
> I see what seems to be a new low cost 17" SVGA display for PC's for
> sale by some PC hardware vendors, top resolution is 1280x1024.
> Anyone have one of these and can tell me about it?  Is it Multisync?
> If so, what is its sync range (?X - ?Y Hz verticle, ?A - ?B Khz
> Horizontal).  Any experiences good/bad with it?  Does it have a
> seperate analog RGB input or only digital PC VGA input?
> 
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My experience with a CTX 5468Ni was that while it boasted to be a NI monitor
it turns out that only one mode (800x600) ni's . I tried all modes with a
ATI Graphics Ultra 1meg / 512k card and all modes were jumpy. I feel it
is probably the lowest line monitor out there and you get what you pay for.

Just my opinion,
Don Lewis
djlewis@ualr.edu

From: robl@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Rob Laddish)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:12:33 GMT
Subject: Re: Ati Ultra Pro and + beta drivers
Organization: Division of the month club
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware, imj1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imad M Jureidini) writes:

>Again, the drivers are beta, so we could still see some improvement in speed when the "official" drivers will be released.  If some people want me to, I can upload the drivers to an ftp site.

Please! I'd like to ftp them.

Thanks!

robl
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: khioe@gina.jpl.nasa.gov (Kent Hioe)
Subject: Re: MAG M15FX OR M15FH
Organization: jpl
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:37:18 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.183448.18811@philabs.philips.com> kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan) writes:
>	are the MAG M15FX and M15FH the same monitor or different ? If diff.,
>what are the differences ?

I am interested in this information too. Would you please post the information
so that every body interested will have the benefit too.

Thanks

--
kent
khioe@juno.jpl.nasa.gov

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp)
Subject: Re: modem & hd question
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:41:08 GMT

In article <YzLLAMAS.92Nov19095453@itd.itd.nrl.navy.mil> llamas@itd.nrl.navy.mil writes:
>
>Also, there seems to be a bevy of inxpensive hard drives in the 170-210 mb
>range.  Conner, Maxtor, Western Digital are all available for under $400.  Any
>recommendations (product and purchase place)?
>

I have a Maxtor 7213 SCSI hard disk that I bought about a month or so ago
and it is a really nice drive.  Fast, quiet, good MTBF and above all a
great price tag.  I highly recommend this drive.

Sean Harp
University of Tennessee

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: stolk@fwi.uva.nl (Bram)
Subject: Interfacing HPIB plotter to centronics
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:19:21 GMT


Howdy,

I have a HP plotter, model 9872C which I would like to connect to
an IBM PC compatible.

The problem is the interfacing.
The HP has a connector for a HPIB aka GPIB aka IEEE-448 aka IEC-625 bus.
This is a bus system, whereas my PC has a simple IO port, being
the Centronics parallel port.

I was wondering if there is any chance that I can interface my
computer and plotter.
I was thinking along this kinda line:
Suppose I make a conversion cable between the centronics and the
HPIB pin layout.
Then I write a simple piece of code that sends data to the parallel port
which will setup my system such that the computer is the only talker,
and the plotter is the only listener (listen-only).
Then, I hope, I should be able to use regular plotter drivers from
standard PC software to drive my plotter.

There are several things that may screw up my plan, as outlined above.
First of all, some pins on GPIB may have no centronics counterpart,
or visa versa.
Second, it may be that every now and then GPIB bus commands must be
xmitted, so that a pre configuring the system before using DOS applications
won't do.
Third, it may be the case that the HP9872C does not use the common
plotter language HP-GL, as I was hoping.
This will mean that regular DOS drivers won't be able to cope with
the plotter.

If you know how to connect GPIB devices to a centronics port,
or, maybe, you know for a fact that the thing I want is unviable,
please drop me line,

		Thanx in advance,

			Bram Stolk

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
Subject: Re: How to INCREASE PROCESSOR SPEED (recommended?)
Reply-To: motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:23:17 GMT

y70q@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (LAM) writes:

>In article <7347@kielo.uta.fi> f1sami@uta.fi (Samu Mielonen) writes:
>>A subject of increasing processor speed by changing the crystal on 
>>motherboard has popped up in this newsgroup a couple of times. This
>>sounds very interesting, but I wonder if anyone has used this method
>>to increase system performance without any loss in reliability. Anyone
>>care to share their experiences?

>I heard from my friend that there are guys in Hong Kong change the
>crystal of a 486DX2/66 to a 40MHz crystal. The machine instantly
>changed to a 80MHz machine. I know nothing further about this.

This will definatly reduce the reliability of the machine both in the short
term and in the long term.

In the short term you will increase the possibility the soft errors
(one time glitches) bu running the parts faster than their rated speeds.

In the long term you reduce the lifetime of the parts due to increased
heat form the higher operating speed.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: eduard@htsa.aha.nl (Eduard Beijnes)
Subject: Re: Modplay 2.19b homemade DAC
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 10:09:08 GMT
Organization: Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam, Polytechnic Institute

I made a DAC and tried several things:

connected the dac the phone input -->  BAD BAD BAD
changed - & + (i know it is bad)  -->  BAD SOUND (some bad noise)
connected the dac to the aux input --> I LIKE IT ....
some used the dac on XT's and they do not heave enough power --> not very good

On the moment I am making an amplifier (with batteries ?)
for a (walkman) headphone and will post it... 
(If you want it )
From: mag6@po.CWRU.Edu (Martin A. Gulaian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: ATI Ultra Pro vs. Brief
Date: 21 Nov 1992 01:29:17 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: mag6@po.CWRU.Edu (Martin A. Gulaian)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


I have a Gateway DX2-50V local bus machine w/ the ATI Ultra Pro, and
the Brief text editor refuses to coexist - I get "integer divide by zero"
messages.  And if I don't reboot, scarier messages soon enough ("general
disk failure").

It crashes with the ATI card in EGA & VGA; running under Windows it
brings Windows down with spectacular video effects.

I've read a lot of stuff here about problems with the ATI Windows drivers;
is anyone having trouble with it doing basic VGA / EGA emulation?  Could
it be something with the local bus BIOS instead? 

	Marty (is my Brief time on the planet over?) Gulaian




Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:30600 biz.zeos.general:187
From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,biz.zeos.general
Subject: Re: Lotsa ?'s about new ZEOS computers
Date: 22 Nov 92 15:36:55 GMT
Organization: Ritz International, Inc. - Import/Export Consultants
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Firstly, I should say that you should check out biz.zeos.announce and
biz.zeos.general....Also, my ZEOS is 8 months old and the mboard may
have changed.

MOHIT K GOYAL (goyal@utdallas.edu) wrote:
: I have just finished reading the new(?) ZEOS ad in the December PC/Computing
: for their upgradeable computers and I have some questions.
: 
: What kind of SIMMS do they use?  The ad mentions 36-bit memory, which
: sounds proprietary, but I looked in the back of the mag. and didn't
: see anyone selling "ZEOS" memory.

Mine uses standard 1 meg and 4 meg SIMMs.

: What chipset does the local-bus VGA have?

I don't know, but I have heard second hand that they are Tseng4000
based.

: About the MS-DOS, WIndows v3.1, Lotus apps, and MS-Mouse, does ZEOS just
: ship you the software on the hd, and the mouse, or do they ship you 
: shrinkwrapped boxes. (ie-doc's, ability to register the products)

Mine came with all of the apps shrinkwrapped.  I had no trouble at all
registering them and getting support.

: What kind of hd/fd controller does it use for the IDE hd?  Just a generic
: 16-bit card?

No, it is built-in on the mboard.

: Is the 2s/1p I/O ports on a card or on the motherboard?  Is a 16550AFN on
: the machine, or easy to add?

No, all this is built in on the mboard (I believe one giant VSLI chip).
It does NOT emulate a 16550AFN.  I had to go out and buy a high speed
comm card to get my v.32 modem working well with my system.

: Does ZEOS offer other case options besides the desktop and large tower?

I don't think so.  I'm perfectly happy with the desktop case.  It's currently
living under my desk on its side.  

: I have tried calling, but was put on hold for about 30 minutes!  I figure
: since I've seen ZEOS people here my questions might get answered.

Yep, after getting my machine in my hands, the hold time when calling
for information or tech support is probably my only real complaint.

Regards,

Chris
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dregeczi@fraser.sfu.ca (David Joseph Regeczi)
Subject: Trident 8900C (v2.21) with tvgacrtc
Keywords: Trident TVGACRTC
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:05:16 GMT

Does anyone know if the program TVGACRTC will work with the Trident 8900C
with a version 2.21 BIOS on it?  Will this program work with any version
of the 8900C?  Also, will it work with OS/2?

Please E-mail me if possible.  But posting is also fine. 
 
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:20:06 EST
From: <DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Which gfx cards are well-documented?

Which graphics cards are best supported with programming information? Well,
obviously VGA is standard, but I mean cards with extra features like 24-bit
color and hardware bitblit. I'm hoping some of you hacking non-msdos/windows
systems can offer some advice. Thanks in advance!!!! [Please post to the
net, because I'm sure other folks are interested as well].
From: jin@cs.arizona.edu (Yu Jin Thio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 486DX -33 chip...any markings on it? Quick advice needed.
Date: 22 Nov 92 19:01:03 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson

I'd likd to thank everyone for their quick reponse to this post of mine.
Since most of you say that the newer chips have speed markings on them,
and also since the seller has upced his price to $200, I've
decided against buying it.

Thanks again for your quick reponses.
Yu Jin.
From: tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Distribution Mach32 drivers for GW2000 486-66V SUCK! (Was: Re: Gateway experience (positive to date!))
Date: 18 Nov 92 20:56:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: clearer than blir

In article <1992Nov17.142028.23172@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> j_manning@csc32.enet.dec.com (John Manning) writes:
>
>In article <1992Nov17.083546.4468@u.washington.edu>, tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu writes...
>>In article <1992Nov16.141633.4847@walter.cray.com> dpp@cray.com writes:
>>>
>>>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?
>> 
>
>Isn't the Diamond Pro 17 a Trinitron tube?  If so, the 2 horizontal lines(
>about 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the screen) are normal.  

My mistake. This is true. I was so focused on the many problems caused
by these drivers that I was quick to blame them for any video
difficulty occuring during their use. My main point was that the
distribution drivers SUCK, SUCK, SUCK!  And I can't say it enough
times... Really. I can't. Hot machine though.

-- Tad Perry   Internet:    tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dsmith@tcomeng.uucp (David Smith)
Subject: Re: Colorado 250M tape backup
Organization: Telecomm. Engineering Associates
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:46:45 GMT

From article <102293@bu.edu>, by edwong@bu.edu (Edward Wong):
> Does anyone here own a Colorado 250?  I got one, and wish to use central
> point backup with it.  But I ALWAYS get a lot of error when I format the
> tapes, they are brand new tapes!!!  By the way, I am using the cpbackup
> that came with pctools v8.
> Can someone help me please?  Thanks.

I've been using a DJ-20 for over a year now and have been using Colorados'
software without any problems.  Its quite simple to use and works well.  I
have PC Tools v8 as well but I don't like how it works.

Dave
From: vincent@garnet.berkeley.edu (Vincent J. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Problems with Maxtor 7123A 200 meg hard
Date: 20 Nov 1992 18:31:55 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

Ok here is my problem. I have a maxtor 7213A that I had problems
with formatting. Thank you gentlemen for your help in my resolution
However, new prob developed. I tried to install windows and it gives
me an error saying that the hard drive is not recognized. Also, I 
transferred the system to the hard drive and and it doens't boot from it
. ell, what happened was I bought this system used. It worked fine
when I got it but I changed the amount of memory in the computer.
When I went to the BIOS to change the allocation I ran the hard disk
setup utility. Apprently, that was the cause of my problems because
the BIOS does not know that the drive is IDE or SCSI, or MFM. It just
formats. Well, I d/L a file called ide_init.zip from the Maxtor bbs. It
formated my drive perfectly giving me back the drive to its normal specs.
In fact, Fdisk when I ran it before intializing it said it only had 80 megs.
After intializing it had 200 megs. The problem is nothing stays on the drive.
When I was installing Windows it went bonkers on me. 

Questions for those experts:
a) Did I ruin the  drive physically by doing what I did?
b) Should I rund Norton Disk Doctor? Maybe it as something to do
with the FAT tables?
c) Could the drive be physically damaged? 
d) How do you set it back?

Your help is most appreciated and replies to my e-mail address would help 
even more. Thanks.
Vincent@garnet.berkeley.edu
From: 6500boo@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (William Bushing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: IBM's new notebooks???
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:51:03 GMT
Distribution: comp

I'm just curious to see if anyone out there has tried one
of IBM's new notebook series like the N51sx. Locally they
are offering them at educational discounts for $1,140 in
a 2/40 configuration. I had been interested in the LX40 SX
that USA Flex is selling at $1,299 for the 2/80 configuration
but that older IBM model has poor battery life (1.5 hours)
and long recharge times (10 hours internally).

Any comments would be appreciated. Will post if there is
sufficient information to merit it. Thanks.

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From: rgn@sc (Rob Norris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Experience with Occidental
Date: 19 Nov 1992 15:30:38 GMT
Organization: Appalachian State University
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: sc.cs.appstate.edu

After waiting 6.5 weeks for my system, a 486/33DX
from Oxy, it arrived on Monday Nov. 9th.  I am happy
to say that the long wait (especially with customer
service people being less than honest about when it
would ship) has been my only negative experience with
Oxy.  The system worked fine out of the box, I did not
have to reseat any cards, etc.  After a couple hours of
use I noticed a intermittent flicker on the screen 
accompanied by a 'spark' sound.  I investigated some
possible causes and decided the montior itself was the
problem.  I called Oxy tech support on Thursday around 
noon (got someone on the first ring).  I told the guy about
the problem and the experiments I had done to narrow it
down to the monitor.  They shipped a new monitor out that
day and I received it the next day.

To sum up, I am impressed with the system and the fast 
replacement of the monitor.

After exchanging e-mail with several others who cancelled
and went with Gateway, I almost did the same but am now 
glad that I waited. (gw was a little higher in price).
--
Rob Norris
rgn@cs.appstate.edu
(704)262-2296