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Organization: Compact Solutions, Canberra ACT Australia   >    Hello, my question is could someone E-mail me the  > names of manufactures  > of the 16550 and predecsor UARTs.   I have only seen  National Semiconductor are one that I know of.  Cheers, Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ben Elliston Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) University of Canberra  Email:      tp923021@jarrah.canberra.edu.au  Also:       ellib@cbr.cpsg.com.au UUCP:       ..!uunet!munnari!sserve.adfa.oz.au!compsol!root FidoNet:    3:620/262 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If a train station is where the train stops, what's a workstation?! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi,   I am looking to buy an accelerated video card for my 486 DX 50 with	 ISA bus.  I have a 14" SVGA NI monitor.  I'm currently running DOS 5.0 and windows 3.1, although I'm considering OS/2 in the	 future.  Can anyone make a suggestion for a video card that would suit my needs?  How is Diamond speedstar? Stealth? Etc.... 				Thanks. 					--Kent
Hi,  I bought, on the net here, a mini-tower 386dx25 system.  It works fine, but I have no docs on the motherboard.  Does anyone know who a manufacturer named WPI is?  That is the only marking on the board that is not related to a chip/connector name.  It says (c)1991, WPI  Also, this board has a connector at the other end of the motherboard, it looks like this:     +---------------------------------+   |  Batt                           |   |                        387      |  Socket for 387 math coprocessor   |                                 |   |                     386         |  386 chip is about here   |                                 |   | ========= ====                J |  = signs are the ISA slots   | ========= ====                M |   | =========                     P |  Jumpers for turbo/kb etc are where   | ========= ====         ------ E |  marked   | ========= ====         ------ R |   | ========= ====         ------ S |  - signs are 8 banks of SIMM sockets   | ========= ====                  |   | =========          ==== ======= |  <<<These connectors are the mystery   +---------------------------------+     connectors!!!!                        ^^^^ ^^^^^^^                        What is this connector?  Is this a place to plug an extra memory board in?  I've seen thatr mentioned in some motherboard docs.  Some allow an 8-meg card and 8 meg in simms.  Is this what it is for?  Phil  -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Hunt                          "Wherever you go, there you are!" Howtek, Inc.
[]  	"These LPT1, COM1, disk controller are call devices.  There are 	devices that requires exclusive interrupt ownership, eg. disk 	controller (I6) and keyboard (I1).  There are also devices that 	does not require exclusive ownership, ie. it will share an 	interrupt with another device, eg. LPT1"  No.  In a standard ISA bus, the one that almost all non-laptop PCs use, two separate interface cards cannot share an interrupt.  This is due to a screwup in the bus design.  For example, if your Soundblaster wants to drive interrupt number 7, then it must hold a certain bus wire to 0 or 1 at all times, depending on whether or not it wants an interrupt. This precludes letting another card assert interrupt number 7.  When two or more devices in an ISA bus PC share an interrupt, it's because they're implemented by a single card.
I'm looking for a PC that is small and doesn't break apart if you drop it on the groud.  It doesn't have to have graphics, text only will do just fine. It doesn't have to be fast either, 8086 will do, I hope. But you must stand a pretty hard enviroment without breaking apart, jumnping on it or trying to use it outdoor while it is raining and so forth. I need 640Kb of memory and a convinient way of loading applications into it that I wrote myself (floppy or somekind of writeable cartridge?).   Is there a PC like that?? And where can I get more info? I know of the Atari portfolio but it can't stand the rain....
I read sometime in the last couple of weeks, an article which desribed how to play PC sound through a soundblaster. I didn't save the article and all old articles have been purged from our system here.   Would whomever posted the article detailing where to connect the wires please re-post?  Specifically, I need to know where to connect wires from the PC speaker to the SB card.
I am looking for a company that can make custom keys.  For instance we need a key that says HELP, MAIN MENU, etc which we are going to use instead of F1,F2, F3 etc... Can anyone point me to a company that does this.  Also  do you have to have a special keyboard, or can I just pop off the old keys and pop in the new ones...
Did you ever notice that 99% of all the problems are from people that run Windows! Thanks MS...
does anybody have any info on this monitor or the manufacturers?  all help through e-mail please.
I read an article about the benefits of a VLB motherboard. It said that a  true VLB board supports bus mastering, otherwise it is just as good as an ISA motherboard.  Doesn't all VLB motherboard support bus mastering? I just bought a 486-33 VLB and the tech manual does not explicitly state the words "local bus mastering" but it said it "supports bus master and slave modes". Are these terms synonymous?  Thanks.
acifuent (acifuent@isluga.puc.cl) wrote: : Hi!         : 	I will change my 286 soon, and i read something about the ibm ps : value-point... anyone have one? the video card is really a 24 bit card? : how much cost in U.S.? : 	And the last question... can the ps value point 486 sx 25mhz : upgrade to a 486 dx2 66mhz??? :  : 	Thank you veeery much in advance! :  : 	Alejandro Cifuentes H. : 	acifuent@isluga.puc.cl  These questions can be answered by any dealer of IBM Value Points, but, I will provide some unsolicited advice -- the most amusing kind of advice.  Today (Tueday 4-6-93) IBM is supposed to officially announce the introduction of the VESA Local Bus Value Point systems.  These systems still have on-board video and disk which are far better than the prior Value Point systems, and you get VESA Local Bus for (future?) upgrades.  We are going to buy three of them with 17" monitors (also a newly available), and one of the three will immediately be upgraded to UltraStor 34F caching SCSI disk controller and either the ATI GUP or the Viper graphics board.  Do not buy a 486SX sytem.  My personal philosophy on upgrade policy is that it is not loss-free.  When you earn money you pay taxes, when you spend money you pay taxes.  (i.e. they get you coming and going).  Translated this means take infrequent but large steps.  You are far better off short term AND long term if you avoid the SX models and go straight to the DX or DX-2 models.
In article <1993Apr13.000531.25096@jetsun.weitek.COM> robert@weitek.COM (Robert Plamondon) writes: >In article <1q0n5pINN60m@uniko.uni-koblenz.de> hodgen@ozzy.uni-koblenz.de (Wayne Hodgen) writes: > >>To sum up, when an accelerated board with 4MB VRAM (True Colour 1280x1024) >>AND A FAST VGA SIDE is available under $500, I will buy one. > >Me too! > >What's funny is, when we really CAN buy such a product, it probably won't >seem as mouth-watering as it does today.  "What? No holograms? Get outta >here!"  I can wait 'cos I've already got an accelerated card. It does 1280x1024 but only 16 colour. You may mock me, but such cards will be here quickly enough.  >One of the odd things about the computer industry is that, since you can >always wait and get something better, some people wait forever.  I know >people who have deferred updating their original IBM PC for a decade, >because every time they look at what's available, they see something better >coming down the road.  I know people who've dumped their PCs into the >garage, but haven't replaced them, because they're afraid it isn't "the >right time to buy."  They just gave up using computers.  I only wait when the difference between my current system and the new stuff is big enough to warrant changing. For instance, I'll be upgrading my 486 33 to a 486DX-2 66 EISA, VLB board RSN. The performance difference (under Linux) is great enough to be worthwhile. At the same time I'll be buying a new graphic card and new SCSI controller. I'll be buying an S3 card 'cos they're fast enough, I have X11 drivers for them and it'll have 2MB VRAM just like a Weitek 9000 card. It will also be MUCH cheaper. When affordable 4MB cards arrive, I'll buy one.  >Personally, my system at home needs a new disk subsystem, a much >larger monitor, a super-fast graphics board by you-know-who, a new >CPU board -- I probably won't keep much more than the case and the >mouse.  Come to think of it, I don't like that mouse very much.  So >when will I buy?  When my dream products hit the market? NO WAY!  I'm >gonna buy as soon as I have the MONEY!  Over the last year I've done much the same. But now I need a 19" monitor, more memory (20MB just ain't enough), a GB disk (1.2GB and no space left...). Oh well, stay single, don't smoke and you may afford it this year ;-)
In <C5nvvx.ns@mts.mivj.ca.us> rpao@mts.mivj.ca.us (Roger C. Pao) writes: [much discussion about switching 5.25" and 3.5" drives removed]  Another (albeit strange) option is using a program like 800 II (available via anonymous FTP at many major sites), or FDFORMAT (also available via anonymous FTP), that allows you to format 5.25HD disks to 1.44Meg, or 3.5"HD disks to 1.2Meg (along with many MANY other formats!) so you can DISKCOPY (yes, the broken MeSsy-DOS DISKCOPY!) the 5.25" disks onto 3.5" disks or vice versa...  I use this techniques with "NON-DOS" self-booting  game disks on my old Tandy 1000, and it works...  Another program named Teledisk (shareware--available on many major BBS's) will also make the weird format disks, provided you have 800 II or FDFormat installed....  Some disks that won't DISKCOPY properly can be readily Teledisk'd into the proper format... At least this is a software solution for a hardware/BIOS  deficiency, eh?    -- Joseph Zbiciak                         im14u2c@camelot.bradley.edu [====Disclaimer--If you believe any of this, check your head!====] ------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello,   Can anyone out there tell me if it is possible to put ordinary standard SIMM RAM chips (70 ns) in a COMPAQ PROLINEA 4/50 or do COMPAQ require  special COMPAQ RAM chips.   Please (also) email me.   Thanks in advance.  Jesper --  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- jesper honig spring, spring@diku.dk |        IF ANIMALS BELIEVED IN GOD        university of copenhagen, denmark   |         THE DEVIL WOULD BE A MAN
I have been told by several people that Sony data cartridges don't quite cut it in the Jumbo 250 tape drive (lots of bad blocks).  If you're using Sony tape, try switching to something else -- like maybe 3M.
Hello,  	I'm the proud owner of an IBM AT without a battery. I know it hooks into jumper J21, but I need more info so I can replace it. What's its voltage? Any suggestions for replacement? Where can I get one? Please respond to : 			grisch@uceng.uc.edu
In article <joedal.735221221@dfi.aau.dk>, joedal@dfi.aau.dk (Lars Joedal) says: > >Except from clock frequency, what are the differences between the >various types of 386 and 486 processors? >The following is a list with what I know (or perhaps only what I >think I know!). Can anybody extend & correct? > > >80386:  True 32 bit processor. >        (cache?)          No cache, also called 386DX.  >80386SX:  Emulates 80386 with a 16 bit bus.      It has the same internals as the 386, is a real 32-bit processor, just has      16 bit hookup to the outside world.  >80486:  True 32 bit processor. >        Internal mathematical coprocessor (Correct?)             Yes, optimized 387 internal. >        Internal cache (Correct? How big?)             Yes, 8K. >        (extended instruction set in any way?)             Yes, but only a few instructions, nothing noteworthy.  >80486SX:  Probably sorta like 80486...             486 with no coprocessor.  >80486DX:  Probably sorta like 80386...             Nope.  Just another name for the 486. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Racis - FWR100@psuvm.psu.edu - fwr@eclu.psu.edu Computers are useless; they can only give answers.
Can anyone share their experiences, good or bad, with a Tempe vendor named Motherboard Warehouse?  I'm considering purchasing one of their 486dx2/66 boards.  One of the selling points is their 10 day full money back guarantee.
Gv Fragante (fragante@unixg.ubc.ca) wrote: : Anyone familiar with this video card? What chipset does the winjet use - S3? : As I am in the market for a VLG video card, what is the best chipset among : S3, Cirrus Logic and Tseng Lab (ATI is out of the question - too expensive) ?  : Thanks.  	WinJet is not a video card -- it's _printer_ accelerator manufactured 	by LaserMaster (Eden Prairie, MN).  	-- Willy
In article <Aovai.0bp4@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca> Aovai@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca (Aovai) writes: >Hi, > >I just disassembled my old XT and get 2 disk drives - 30M hard drive and a  >360K floppy drive.  My questions are: > > -can I use these 2 drives as drives D & E on my 386SX25 ?  This 386SX25 >  currently has 80M hard drive, 1.2M & 1.44M floppy drives. > > -if I can, what s/w or h/w do I need ? >  I would doubt that you would be able to use the hard drive. XT drives usually came in MFM or RLL flavors. I bet your 386SX has IDE drives. The two are not compatible on the same controller. However, you might be able to use the drive *with its controller* in your 386SX. You should be able to plug your 360K drive into your existing 386SX controller (I think). You might have to use the floppy controller that was used in the XT.
lioness@maple.circa.ufl.edu wrote: :  : Okay, here is my configuration: :  : 80486-33 Gateway 433C Micronics ISA : 12MB RAM  : WD212MB IDE HD ( drive C: ) : ST3144A 125MB IDE HD ( drive D: ) : Adaptec SCSI 1542B controller, with SCSI BIOS enabled : Seagate ST296N 80MB SCSI drive :  : Alrighty, when I boot up I get the Adaptec BIOS message, but it says : something like: :  : "Drive C: installed" : "Drive D: installed" : "ADaptec SCSI BIOS not installed!" :  : And I can't get to the Seagate drive. :  : I go into PhoenixBIOS setup, remove the entry for drive D:, and BOOM, I can : access the Seagate.  Is there a way to get two IDE drives and the Seagate : at the same time?  I have ASPI4DOS.SYS, but it just hangs the system. :  : Brian :   There is a simple answer.  If my memory serves me the scsi bios will only work as the first or second drive.  Any "built-in" drives e.g. IDE are installed first and then when the scsi bios runs it will try to install as the next drive.  But if there are already two drives, then no can do.  The solution is simple: use the aspi4dos device driver and disable the scsi bios (as it is useless in your case).  It works like a champ!  I have seen a similar situation before.  Good Luck
I have a ST138 RLL hard drive and I have just got another 32M hard drive.  The controller in my machine is a WD-1002-27X.  Can a kind soul please mail me or tell me how to get jumper settings for that board?  I really appreciate this.  Thanks in advance.  Jerry --
Except from clock frequency, what are the differences between the various types of 386 and 486 processors? The following is a list with what I know (or perhaps only what I think I know!). Can anybody extend & correct?   80386:  True 32 bit processor.         (cache?)  80386SX:  Emulates 80386 with a 16 bit bus.  80486:  True 32 bit processor.         Internal mathematical coprocessor (Correct?)         Internal cache (Correct? How big?)         (extended instruction set in any way?)  80486SX:  Probably sorta like 80486...  80486DX:  Probably sorta like 80386...   Well, it's not much, but I'm sure there is a lot of people out there who can add a lot of information. Post or email as you prefer.
I got a harddisk shipped with an IDE specification but not the SCSI spec. Would someone tell me how to set the jumper on the harddrive? Thanks.  Please email response.
A friend recently bought a used 286.  The brand is Syntrex.  It didn't come with any documentation and I am trying to find some information about the computer.  So the question is, has anyone heard of it?  If you know anything about these please drop me a note.  Thank you
Hi,  Does anyone have a source for 386DX/25 Motherboards?  I've been calling around the local stores and everyone appears to be only stocking the 386DX/33/40 or 386SX/25/33 motherboards.  How difficult is it to modify a 386DX/40 motherboard to run at 25 MHz?  Is it as simple as replacing the system clock with a slower part?  Thanks!
What are peoples opinions on the above make of hard drives, I seem to have  found a really good bargain on a 170meg drive but I thought I'd check if anyone had any comments to say on this make?  Also I'm a bit of a novice with PC's (but an experienced computer user), when connecting and fitting this drive into one of my spare 5 1/4 bays what extras will I need, a cable for starters (I guess :-) , but what about brackets etc...  Also I think I might have to change some jumpers on the drive and my original Connar 211meg one. I'll be attaching the second drive to a seperate IDE socket on my controler card. What will I need to change ????  Yet again many thanks to all that have answered me in the past and to any that answer me in the future :-)
I have a new monitor which I set up approximately 3-4 feet from  where the AC power enters my house - at my fuse box.   Is this safe for the monitor, or will/can the EMF emitted by the AC current eventually affect my monitor?  If so, how, and is the  damage permanent or would degaussing fix it?
In article <WONG.93Apr15111623@ws13.webo.dg.com> wong@ws13.webo.dg.com (E. Wong) writes: >I finally got the vesa driver for my ATI graphics ultra plus (2M).  However,  	Where did you get this driver.  Please, please, please !!!! 	I've been waiting months for this.  >when I tried to use this to view under 24bit mode, I get lines on the picture. >With 16bit or below, the picture is fine.  Can someone tell me what was wrong? >Is it the card, or is it the software? >-- >Thanks >8) >    _/_/_/_/  _/_/_/    _/    _/    _/_/    _/_/_/    _/_/_/   >   _/	     _/    _/  _/    _/  _/    _/  _/    _/  _/    _/  >  _/_/_/_/  _/    _/  _/ _/ _/  _/_/_/_/  _/_/_/    _/    _/ > _/        _/    _/  _/ _/ _/  _/    _/  _/  _/    _/    _/  >_/_/_/_/  _/_/_/      _/ _/   _/    _/  _/    _/  _/_/_/     >                                                             >user's name:	Edward Wong 				     >Internet:     	wong@ws13.webo.dg.com		  >telephone:	(508) 870-9352
Hello,  I'am almost ashame to ask this question. It really looks like a FAQ, but couldn't find the answer. Anyway...  The original IBM-PC/XT 83 or 84 key keyboard is, in my opinion, still the best keyboard around. Function keys on the right place (eh.. left place), firm click, etc. Is there any chance to connect one of these to a modern 386 AT clone?  I do understand that the new AT keyboard has more functionality. I.e. the typematic repeat rate is programmable etc. It seams to me that the pins & electrical specs. of the old and the new keyboard are, however, the same.  Maybe the communication protocol is different?   Please answer by e-mail. Also if you can tell me that is absolutely impossible. In that case, i will bring the keyboard the museum of obsolete technology.  Thanks,  Duco  --
In article <93105.073119IP06015@portland.caps.maine.edu> Jozef Slaby <IP06015@portland.caps.maine.edu> writes: >When I changed my motherboard I had a lot of trouble getting >LED,SPKR,TURBO,TURBOSWITCH,HDD,KLCK,RST, connectors correctly >reconnected. For example Turbo Switch had three wires and >the motherboard connection only two pins... and so on. > >Does anyone know a solution to this. Do I need to rewire the >connectors or what is the best way to approach this. >It is somewhat frustrating. I got it to work somehow but my Turbo >switch doesn't work at all. >  I just put replaced the motherboard in a system and had similar questions. My 2 cents worth:  The speaker connector should have two wires going to the speaker.  A speaker being a coil, it's bidirectional and makes no difference which way you attach.  Turbo switch.   There are three wires to control how you want turbo to become active- with the switch pushed in or the switch out.    I think the middle wire is common.   Use an ohm meter to figure out which wire connects with the common wire when the switch is pushed in, and which two wires are connected when the switch is out.   Place the appropriate two wires on the turbo berg connector of the motherboard.  LED's:   (Turbo and HD)  LED's are uni directional.  Depending which way the wires are attached the LED will not light.  On my AMI motherboard, if the turbo switch wires are not attached to the berg connector on the board, the board will power up in default in Turbo mode.   If your motherboard is like that... just attace the LED wires to the board.  If the LED doesn't light, power off, reverse the connectors and try again.   It should work.  If it does, then attach the turbo switch to the board.  Hope this helps.
mac1@Isis.MsState.Edu (Mubashir Cheema) writes: > Trying to establish a network (LAN) here that could use 2 different printers. > Panasonic KXP2124 for printing receipts and Okidata OL400 for letters etc. > Is it at all possible in this world ?  This is a fundamental aspect of Novell's business; they wouldn't be where they are if they didn't live up to their "Novell Does Printing" slogan.  We run 6 printers of varying types off our Novell network; I'm sure there are places with hundreds.  RTFM on the CAPTURE command, PRINTCON, PSERVER, and the sections of the Windows 3.1 manual which cover network printing.  If you haven't bought Novell's products yet, rephrase your question and look for information about how *well* various competitors do printing.
In article <C5ovwv.LMo@news.iastate.edu> schauf@iastate.edu (Brian J Schaufenbuel) writes: >I am looking at buying some Companion brand VLB/ISA/EISA motherboards with >HINT chipsets.  Has anybody had any experience with this board (good or bad)? >Any information would be helpful! >thanks >Brian J Schaufenbuel   I believe that any VL/EISA/ISA motherboard that uses the HINT chipset is limited to 24-bit EISA DMA (where 'real' EISA DMA is 32-bit).  The HINT EISA DMA has the 16 mb ram addressing limitation of ISA.  For this reason I would pass.  I own one of these (HAWK VL/EISA/ISA) and am look- ing to replace it for exactly this reason.  Please double-check me on this.  In other words, call the motherboard manufacturer and ask them if the motherboard supports true 32-bit EISA DMA.  Other than this limitation, the motherboard works quite well (I am using mine with DOS 5, Windows 3.1, and UNIX S5R3.2).  Also with Adaptec 1742a EISA SCSI host adapter.
In article <1993Apr16.205724.26258@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> smace@nyx.cs.du.edu (Scott Mace) writes: > >If you don't belive what I said about busmastering and vlbus then pick >up a back issue of PC-week in whihc they tested vlbus, eisa and isa >busmastering cards. > Do you recall which issue this was in? I posted a message related to this a while back to provoke an argument so that I could get the straight dope on this. This article would probably give me all the definitive answers that I want.