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From: medin@catbyte.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Dave Medin)
Subject: Re: Advice needed on Colorado Tape drive.
Reply-To: medin@catbyte.b30.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville AL
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 22:13:49 GMT

In article <1992Jul25.231730.32756@slate.mines.colorado.edu>, cjmarsha@slate.mines.colorado.edu (Charles Marshall) writes:
|> katuulos@polaris.utu.fi (Kalle T. Tuulos) writes:
|> :   However, if you're going to use that tape drive heavy, don't buy Colorado.
|> : It seems to be quite old-fashioned with it's technics and I don't believe
|> : it will last long in heavy use. (I can't explain why, my vocabulary is not
|> : big enough...)
|> :
|> 
|> As for heavy usage:  I've been using a CMS tape drive 5 days a week, at
|> least 1 hour a day for the last 11 months without any problems.  It's not
|> the fastest system, nor the biggest.  But for the price, it's great.

I've had very few problems with either my Colorado DJ-10 or DJ-20.
Let me put a plug in for their customer support, though. The drive
comes with lifetime 1-800 tech support. They also have a BBS for
downloading the latest drivers. When I called with a problem, I was
asked what driver version I had. When it turned out not to be the latest,
the rep told me I could download the new driver, but that he'd send
me the disk anyway at no charge! Sure enough, I got a disk as well,
UPS BLUE LABEL, without even asking for it.

The only problem I've had with my DJ-20 is that I have to select
"N" for simultaneous disk/tape access in the software setup
menu or I cannot get past the 20 megabyte point. I don't exactly
know what I'm losing, and the rep didn't either beyond the fact that
it eliminated the kind of typical problem I was reporting.

I found that selecting software compression (time-optimized) tends
to bring out the worst in the tapes I use (3M). I've had several
non-recoverable errors in volumes where I used compression, where I
had none in non-compressed volumes. It figures...

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From: pdg@crosfield.co.uk (paul goffin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Please Help with Adaptec Prices (2nd posting)
Date: 27 Jul 92 10:33:53 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

Hello again,

The going price for an Adaptec 1542B card here in the UK
is about #210. ie  about $385.

I know of one US dealer who is selling this card for
$299, but before I part with my hard earned cash, can
anyone point me to another supplier who has them for less?

(Or is that the going price in the US?)

Thanks in advance.

Paul
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From: smh@echidna.adept.oz.au (Stephen Hodgman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Stallion - do they have a BBS number?
Distribution: world
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 03:42:44 GMT
Organization: The Echidna's Revenge


In article <7979@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> sbm@cs.adelaide.edu.au writes:

 > 
 > From article <Bs3GwF.FC@obiwan.uucp>, by bob@obiwan.uucp (Bob Willcox):
 > > I have a Brumby 8-port card made by Stallion Technologies and was
 > > wondering if they have a BBS number one can call for info/drivers.
 > > Please email if you know it.

Their email address is  support@stallion.oz.au

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From: mmaston@netcom.com (Michael Maston)
Subject: Re: Advice needed on Colorado Tape drive.
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 01:40:07 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)


I was in the same basic situation you are talking about (both floppy 
connectors used and only 2 supported by HD/FD interface).  I bought the
Colorado Jumbo 120  and figured I would just live without one of my
floppy drives when i needed the tape drive.  I found out, however, that
the tape drive comes with a cable that connect to your FD interface and
then connect to your existing FD cable.  Of course, this provided cable also
has one more connector on it that goes to the tape unit itself.  The tape
drive does not take the place of a floppy drive at all and therefore all
three devices are available at all times.  They must bypass the firmware
that controls the floppies and directly manipulate the tape drive hardware
to achieve this.  Of course there is nothing (!) on the box that would let
you know this ahead of time!  I assume that most (if not all) other floppy
interface controlled tape units do the same thing.

As for the unit itself, so far I am very satisfied.  It was easy to install
and the backup software is complete, but straightforward to use.  I did
try using it under a DOS window in OS/2 2.0 just for kicks.  As expected,
since it is doing some tricks by manipulating the hardware, this doesn't
work well....it tries, but it gets lost and tries to talk to the floppy drives
after a while.  Under DOS (using 5.0) it is rock-solid though.  All in all,
a good product!  

Good luck!

Michael Maston
GTE Government Systems
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: kylscott@mksol.dseg.ti.com (kyl w scott)
Subject: ESDI and IDE in one computer
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 14:52:56 GMT

Hi.  I'm trying to set up an UltraStor 12(F) ESDI controller
and an IDE drive in the same system.  I can set the UltraStor
to 1) "Co-reside with another controller", and 2) use the
secondary hard drive I/O addresses, and 3) move the ROM BIOS
from C800 (primary address) to CC00 (secondary address), and
4) disable the floppy controller (the IDE host adapter has one).

My question is about interupts.  The IDE adapter wants irq14
(fixed disk interrupt). The UltraStor can be set for irq14 or irq15
(irq15 shows up in Norton SI as Reserved, owned by BIOS).
Can both controllers use irq14?

I would appreciate it if someone who is setup to do this could
check their setup and send me the info, or if someone who knows
about the PC interrupt structure could help me out.

The system is a 386 with AMI BIOS, The IDE adapter is a Seagate
ST08A.

Thanks very much,
Kyl Scott
kylscott@mksol.dseg.ti.com
kylscott@ap040.csc.ti.com

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From: marks@ssdevo.enet.dec.com (Randy Marks)
Subject: Re: 486/50DX and 486/33DX:  P5 Upgradable?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp. - Colorado Springs
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 16:06:31 GMT


In article <1992Jul21.044955.22520@news.columbia.edu>, mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir I Green) writes...
>Why?  The DX-*2*-100 only has a 100 MHz speed *inside* the microprocessor.

Where have you heard that Intel will be offering a DX2-100?
The July issue of PC Magazine indicated that the fastest speed doubled
i486 would be the DX2-66.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: tvilla@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Tim Villa)
Subject: Re: DOS 5 problems1
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 07:38:57 GMT

jagged@wkuvx1.bitnet writes:

>I am trying to install dos 5.0 on my zenith 286/8mhz machine. I copied
>the command.com, config.sys, and autoexec.bat from dos 5 and put them
>in my root directory. I then set the path in the autoexec to the dos 5
> directory but when I boot it gives me the
>incorrect dos version error. What am I overlooking?

It appears to me that this person doesn't own the original disks!!

I recently installed DOS 5 on my old XT (I had to wipe a centimeter of
dust off the thing first!). It's DOS directory was C:\SYSTEM so the
new DOS was installed straight away without me having to delete any
files at all. I found that if I tried to run any of the programs in the
\SYSTEM directory it would give me that same error. What I expect is
that somewhere in your CONFIG.SYS you are installing a driver that was
used by the last DOS you had, or an old application. 

Tim Villa
tvilla@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
From: kgermann@zeos.COM (Ken Germann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 486/50DX and 486/33DX:  P5 Upgradable?
Summary: DX-50
	 DX2-50
Date: 21 Jul 92 20:48:32 GMT
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd.


The information given on the DX2-100 from Intel implies that there is a larger
amount of RFI emmitted by the 100 Mhz clock cycle of the CPU. I had asked the
question of Intel when they were talking about the DX2-50.  This was the
response that was given. They may have been able to correct the problems.


Opinions expressed are my own and are not a reflection of any statement
made by Zeos International. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: clw6974@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.L. Wong )
Subject: help VESA BIOS extension
Originator: clw6974@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:11:15 GMT



		I need help with the VESA BIOS Extension. I am currently working
on a program using a mouse with a SVGA video card. The SVGA board is a
Paradise clone made by Western Digital with 512 TRAM memory. In the
program I have to operate the mouse in a 640x480x256 mode screen with
the VESA extension in resident memory. I can't get the VESA to load up
on some of our SVGA boards. It doesn't seem to be compatible with all
our boards. Ooops, i was meaning our boards all have Western Digital
chipsets and not made by Western Digital. We are currently using VESA
version 1.0. We are using Logitech mices for the software. I am
wondering if there are other TSR or DRV programs out there that can help
us in our problem. Our production is going slow because of this problem.
Thanks a lot for any replies. It's better if you could mail me at
clw6974@ultb.rit.edu. Thanks again.

										Alan
										Computed Anatomy Inc.
										Software Developement Dept.
From: nrh@philabs.philips.com (Nikolaus R. Haus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: My RLL just died... options?
Date: 28 Jul 92 12:16:40 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, New York

My MAXTOR 120M RLL disk just crapped out. Low-level format (should I be
embarrassed that I can still do that?) went through 1021 cyllinders then
said 'cannot write to reserved sectors'.

Ok, I know that I could risk using an MFM with my RLL controller, but
do I have any other options? Low-cost options, that is. I just looked
up some month-old prices for I forget who, and an IDE w/controller
with 120M capacity was somewhere @US$450.  Gag! 

  Can I resurrect my RLL? is there any way to get it to use some different
sectors as its reserved sectors?

-nik
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:07:14 EDT
From: <GNR100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Data Stream


  Hi.   Could anybody tell me how the data is sent to the printer from the
computer?I know a good deal about digital circuits, but I don't know all
that much about computer hardware. I don't even know if the printers are
serial or parallel.  What I need to know it the code used to tell the printer
what to print, so I can translate this into another code for a project I am
undertaking.  Wheter the data is serial or parralel does not pose a problem,
as I can multiplex parallel data, given I know where to get the clock signal.
  Pleas Email me with any information you can.
it to one.  I am posting here to increase responses so that I can obtain
enough information.
                   Thanks,
                      gnr100@psuvm.psu.edu
From: voykhans@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: PC AT System Timer(s) question
Date: 21 Jul 92 19:23:30 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

	Can anybody help me with the information about PC AT system timer(s)?
I know that original PC has one 8253 chip accessble through I/O ports 40h-43h
(43h is a command register, and 40h thru 42h are counters for channels 0-2).
I also know that PC AT and clones have an enhanced 8253-5 chip (or even 
several of them) that is downward compatible with 8253.  These AT timer(s)
occupy addresses 40h thru 5Fh on AT I/O bus.
	Can anybody post some information about 8253-5 additional features
and explain the meaning of the additional ports assigned to AT timers?
	Thanx
		Vadim (VEydelman@tesla.ece.ukans.edu)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: faruque@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Abdullah Faruque)
Subject: VCR as a tape backup system
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:35:55 GMT

Sometimes ago I saw an advertisement about a controller card (IBM AT
compatible) that is designed to use a conventional VCR as a tape
backup device. If any body knows about this kind of product, please
let me know where I can find one (preferably a mail order company).
If you have such a controller card, please let me know more about it.
I am also interested to buy a used one. Thanks in advance.

-Faruque               
email: faruque@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
From: forest@soda.berkeley.edu (Forest Edward Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Does turbo mode use more power / get hotter?
Date: 23 Jul 1992 19:50:18 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu
Keywords: 86 turbo heat power


If I run my 386DX-33 in non-turbo mode, will it use less power,
or run cooler?  Is it any easier on the CPU?  Will it generate
less RFI inside the case?

Thanks.

-- 
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forest@soda.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: boris@msc.cornell.edu (Boris Yost)
Subject: Super Turbo II -- Need manual
Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:24:59 GMT

[my apologies if this is a repost at your site--the poster didn't really
send it to most of the population the first time]

I'm looking for the manual for an XT clone mother board called a Super Turbo
II.  I got it as part of an OEM system (residual gas analyzer) and it came
with the worst directions yet written, and none for the computer.
Specifically I need the meanings of DIP switches for things like upgrading
the memory to 640K and installing a coprocessor.
From: senthil@atman.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Mag 15" monitors
Date: 20 Jul 92 17:52:40 GMT
Reply-To: senthil@atman.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


I just bought a MAG MX15F monitor and am quite pleased with it. But I
have to admit
that I am new to the PC world and have little to no experience with
other monitors
out there. I did my research though and I went with what many reviewers
recommended.

The mail order price of this monitor varies but the lowest I have seen is $599
plus shipping from Data Products and Services in Colorado (they are listed in
the 800 number directory).  I myself bought the monitor from USAFlex for 
a special price of $605 plus shipping (because I was buying two).

Good luck.

.s

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my own. I have no relationship with
the companies mentioned here except as a regular customer.
From: kb@jet.uk (Kenneth Blackler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Diamond Speedstar 24 info wanted!!!
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:37:39 GMT
Organization: Joint European Torus

In <d91-fad@tekn.hj.se.3.711909782@tekn.hj.se> d91-fad@tekn.hj.se@tekn.hj.se (Daniel Falk) writes:


>	Hi folks...
>	
>It seems that Diamond recently have released a 24-bit per pixel SVGA VESA 
>compatible card called Speedstar 24. However I was wondering if anyone knows 
>anything about it ? How fast is it compared to the ET 4000, what drivers are 
>there and so on...

It is an ET4000......

>I will be using it for Raytracing ( 3D Studio 2 ), DOS based programs,
>graphics programs for Windows and, ofcourse, games ( ;-) ).Please tell me 
>if it's a good buy as I'm getting bored of my Trident 8900and it's not-so-
>good-working VESA drivers.. ( yes, I've got the old BIOS).
>I've got a 33 Mhz 486 ISA machine...
> 
If you want a fast Windows board try the Diamond _Stealth_, or any other S3
graphics board, their not so expensive. If you need the 24bit colour though
I have no experiance. (I was sold a Speedstar24 a while ago on the 
understanding ot was an S3 card. It isn't, or if it is then its a very
slow one that only runs about 1.2 times as fast as an Orchid ProdesignerII,
also the drivers I was supplied with were the wrong ones so I haven't been
able to try out the 24bit colour modes.)
Anyway I'm sending mine back for the Stealth board which is what I actually
wanted!

Only my opinions!
Ken.B
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
Subject: Re: Upgradable motherboards?
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd. 
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 22:24:43 GMT
Keywords: Upgradable Motherboards.

In article <1992Jul29.001119.12966@sura.net> wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes) writes:
>First off, my thanks to everyone who gave me advice on installing a new
>motherboard.  I'll be posting my summary RSN (Real Soon Now).
>
>Second, I wanted to cull opinions on these "upgradable" motherboards I've
>heard about.  Exactly what do they do? 

There are several upgradable motherboards on the market. Each one of them
has there own particular designs that make them unique and desirable.

They range in implementation : Passive backplane upgradable systems occupy
a special 32 bit slot that talks to the "local bus". AST, and several other
manafucturers use this technology.

A Modular Processor : A processor and supporting ciruitry is packaged on a
card that has connectors that tie into the "local bus" of the AT. The 
supporting chipsets needed to support the x86 processor are on the card.
This alllows a 386 to be upgraded to a 486 by removing the processor module 
and replacing the BIOS.

OVERDRIVE SOCKET: Some newer motherboards are coming out with a soldered
486SX processor on-board and a overdrive socket. The overdrive socket
when occupied signals the 486SX processor to shutdown. While the overdrive
socket is filled the 486SX is brain dead. Some jumpers may need to be
changed in earlier revs of the motherboards that do this. This will change
as the flash rom and other technologies develop.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel)
Subject: Adaptic 1640 (microchannel) size?
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 20:49:07 GMT

I just discovered that Iomega is supporting the Adaptic 1640 SCSI to
connect to Bernoulli boxes.  Q: will it fit in a short slot of a model
P70?   Anyone know if they'll eventually support Future Domain?  Also,
is the 1640 a SCSI-2?


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Math & CS Dept.		| Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518)584-5000 Ext 2391
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"I support youth all over the world."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: bbrown@infonode.ingr.com (Bailey Brown)
Subject: Diamond Stealth 
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 18:36:44 GMT

I am contemplating the purchase of the new Diamond Stealth 24
when it comes out.  I have a couple of questions for any 
Stealth VRAM people out there:

How do you tell the board what refresh rate to use in each mode?

1.  Dos TSR intercepts mode switches?
2.  Load settings into volatile onboard mem, persists from boot to boot?
3.  Load settings into EEPROM, persists between power on/off?
4.  Jumpers/dip switches?

Also, I've heard that the vga emulation is slow?  How slow is it?
Would you notice the slowness while playing Wing Commander or some
other graphics intensive game that uses 320x200x256?  How about
text mode apps?

Thanks.

------------
Bailey Brown                               "Above all else, confusion reigns."
Intergraph Corporation                                  
bbrown@casca.b11.ingr.com                              Procol Harum
From: densond@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (Dave Denson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Need help with Western Digital HD controller
Date: 29 Jul 92 05:37:23 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Oregon State University
Originator: densond@storm.CS.ORST.EDU


I recently aquired a Western Digital Hd controller card from a friend,
and I would like to configure it as a secondary controller, since I
already have an IDE card.  From the label of the controller, it is
a WD1004-27X.  Would some kind soul mail me the jumper settings for
such a creature?

The card was previously used in an XT.

Thanks for any and all replies.  Please mail, since this is such a trivial
request, I doubt others would be interested in seeing a great deal of
traffic on this.

Thanks!

-- 
------ Dave Denson
Consultant, University Computing Services	(densond@prism.cs.orst.edu)
OSU Public Access Cluster System Administrator	(densond@atlantis.cs.orst.edu)
From: rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca (Rick Vandenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Kentech AT IO jumper settings
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 06:24:46 PDT
Organization: Vandenberg Systems Research, Vancouver BC

I'm looking for the jumper settings for a Kentech AT IO card. The card
is generic 2-serial / 1-parallel / game port card. If anyone has them,
it would be _very_  much appreciated, and it would save me from having to
do the Change-the-Jumper/Reboot/Check-the-BIOS dance over and over
again.

Rick

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: bevans@mta.ca
Subject: Losing only Date & Time settings in CMOS
Reply-To: bevans@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 02:56:43 GMT

We've got a 286 which won't keep its Date & Time settings if we power off for
more than a few seconds. It's been like this for some time. They've been set
with the utility which came with the beast. Sounds like batteries, right? But
why is the Date/Time config so sensitive while the rest of the CMOS setup 
(HDD/FDD, video, RAM, etc) remains stable? My experience with the death of the
"long-life" batteries was having to do a complete CMOS setup each time we
powered up. The manufacturer wants $20 for them so I want to make sure they're
dead... or a least mortally wounded. Are they?

Bill