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wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes: >>I just bought at Quantum 240 for my mac at home.  I paid $369 for it.  I >>haven't seen IDE drives cheaper.  >A friend of mine just got a Maxtor 245 meg IDE drive for $320.  (that's 245 >million bytes, or 234 mega-bytes).  With the basic $20 interface, he gets >close to 1 meg/sec transfer on his 286-20.  Does your figure include a few >hundred $$$ for SCSI drivers? Since the Mac uses ONLY SCSI-1 for hard drives YES the "figure includes a hundred $$$ for SCSI drivers"  This is sloppy people and DUMB.  >But on that point, is it faster?  This is what all this is about.  Do you >get more performance for the money. Ok once again with the SCSI spec list: SCSI-1 {with a SCSI-1 controler chip} synchronous range is indeed 0-5MB/s  asynchronous range is slower at 0-3MB/s. SCSI-1 {With a SCSI-2 controller chip}: 4-6MB/s with 10MB/s burst {8-bit}  Note the INCREASE in SPEED, the Mac Quadra uses this version of SCSI-1  so it DOES exist. Some PCs use this set up too.  SCSI-2 {8-bit/SCSI-1 mode}:          4-6MB/s with 10MB/s burst {for those who want SCSI-2 but don't want to pay for the 16-bit or 32-bit  hardware or mess with the SCSI-2 software controllers.  Usable by SCSI-1  devices with close to 8-bit SCSI-2 speeds} SCSI-2 {16-bit/wide or fast mode}:  8-12MB/s with 20MB/s burst SCSI-2 {32-bit/wide AND fast}:     15-20MB/s with 40MB/s burst  On the other interfaces let DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu speak: >IDE ranges from 0-8.3MB/s.                           Again synchronous and asynchronous modes with asynchronous much slower  {Range 0-5MB/s} >ESDI is always 1.25MB/s (although there are some non-standard versions)  One problem is the inconsitant use of the term 'SCSI' in articles and by people.  Its PROPER meaning is "The set of SCSI interfaces composed of SCSI-1 AND SCSI-2" Look at the inconsitant use of SCSI in the below quote: (My comments in {})  PC Magazine April 27, 1993:29 "Although SCSI is twice as fast as ESDI, {This is asynchronous SCSI-1 with a SCSI-1 chip} 20% faster than IDE..." {this is BOTH asynchronous SCSI-1 with a SCSI-2 chip AND 8-bit SCSI-2} To read CONSITANTLY the quote SHOULD read: {asynchronous SCSI-1 with a SCSI-1 chip} "Although asynchronous SCSI-1 is twice as fast as ESDI, one third the  speed of IDE..." or {asynchronous SCSI-1 with a SCSI-2 chip or 8-bit SCSI-2} "Although SCSI-1 with a SCSI-2 chip and 8-bit SCSI-2 are eight times as fast as ESDI, 20% faster than IDE..."  NOTE the NONUSE of 'SCSI' by itself.  This eliminates ambaguity.  SCSI-1 drivers are somewhat reasonable while 16-bit and 32-bit SCSI-2 drivers  are VERY expansive {8-bit SCSI-2 can use SCSI-1 drivers with little speed degridation(the Mac Quadra does EXACTLY this.)}
I asked for opinions yesterday on Gateway machines. All the e-mail I received indicated that they were solid, reliable machines and technical support was very good.  Well, Gateway faxed me a price sheet just now. It seems to be on the higher side, but then again, maybe not. Dell's price for a similar price is a whole lot more. Is this a decent deal? Please advise via email!   		       $DX-33V   80486DX 33 MHz   Desktop case   64K SRAM cache (20 ns)   8MB DRAM(70 ns SIMMS) expandable to 64MB   1.2 MB and 1.44 Epson diskette drives   250 MB Western Digital IDE (13 ms) 17Mb DTR   Local Bus IDE interface   ATI Ultra Pro VL bus with 1MB VRAM and 24 bit drivers   15" CrystalScan 1572FS color monitor   Phoenix BIOS   clock/calendar   8 16 bit ISA slots, 2 with 32 bit VESA local bus slots   1 parallel and 2 serial ports   Intel OverDrive ready; upgradeable to Pentium technology   124 key AnyKey programmable keyboard   DOS 6.0/Windows 3.1/Microsoft Mouse   Diagsoft QA plus    One of Excel, MS Word, Paradox, Project etc.    All for $2445   S & H 95    An NEC 3FGx minitor upgrade would cost $250 more.     Please advise!      Thanks!    Vasudev
Hi all,                Could anybody please tell me where I might be able to find device drivers  for a couple of older Gateway ethernet cards?  I don't have the model number off hand, but they have only a BNC connector, and a header connector for  a Novell keycard (one has one installed).       I'm looking at using these with a 2 node copy of 10-net that I picked up at a swap meet.  (I'd love to do Lantastic or Netware lite, but I'm a poor college student and the price was right.)      Please reply via email, as I haven't had a lot of time for news because of exams and such.
In article <1r3o7m$c39@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> evw2@po.CWRU.Edu (Eric V. Wong) writes: > >Hi there, >  >I have a problem here, I've lost the software drivers and >setup programs for my Hardcard.  Can someone email me the >files, or let me know if Plus Development (were they >bought out by Quantum?) has a BBS or phone #? > >I have a Hardcard II XL50. > The Quantum BBS number is 408-894-3214.  Good luck.  Les
Hi, 	would someone please email (and post) the AVI (Microsoft) file format.  I wish to do some research using this format, as there are disks available with video clips.  It is interesting because it interleaves sound and video.  Thank you   Mark Gregory Lecturer m.gregory@rmit.edu.au PH(03)6603243 FAX(03)6621060 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, P.O. Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001. AUSTRALIA.
I have some used, but working, parts available for the original IBM laptop - the PC Convertible.  If you have one of these things, and still are using it, you may have found out that IBM wants OUTRAGEOUS prices for parts.  I built up a supply of enough parts to keep mine going for a few years, and will be willing to part with the rest.  Basically, I have all the standard parts EXCEPT:  Motherboard Battery Power Supply  I've got a few of the accessories, too - just ask.  These are in very limited supply, however.  I've basically just cannibalized a couple of old machines.  If you are interested, please e-mail me.
In article <C5x2FE.CIE@genesis.nred.ma.us> avinash@genesis.nred.ma.us writes: >I have an internal modem that I configure as COM4 with IRQ 3, but >when I insert that card into my DOS 5.02 PC, it shows up >as COM3, with IRQ3 and COM4's address (2E8)! > >When I get into debug, and dump the data at 40:0, it shows >the address 2E8 as belonging to COM3 - even though the modem >should be at COM4. ...  This is a common misconception, shared my many manufacturers, programmers, and users alike.  COM3, for example, is simply the third equipped COMM port, not necessarily the one with I/O address 3E8.  The BIOS just searches sequentially through a set of potential COMM port addresses.  The first equipped port it finds will become COM1, etc.  If you're playing by the rules, you can't have a COM4 unless you have a COM3 equipped.  The set of "standard" (whatever that means) port addresses merely reflects the order in which the BIOS searches the I/O address space in its search for serial ports.  So, what you have is indeed COM3 at the non-standard address 2E8.  Were this address in the 4th table slot instead, programs which query the BIOS to determine the number of installed COMM ports would not find it, as the field in the BIOS data area which contains this number would indicate that there are but 3 COMM ports installed.  (Frankly, I don't know of a simgle program that would actually have a problem with this.)
In article <1993Apr20.122812.2441@mfltd.co.uk> nmp@mfltd.co.uk writes: > >Just got a 66MHz 486DX2 system, and am considering getting a fan for the >CPU. The processor when running is too hot to touch so I think this is a >fairly good idea. (long ago when I did some electronics training I read >somewhere that the regions within a chip that define junctions/gates etc >slowly diffuse over time and this increases with temperature, hence a hot >chip goes off-spec sooner) > >Has anyone out there got a CPU fan??  yes  >Is there more than 1 type?  yes, seen glue-on, tape-on, clip-on, one-inch square and larger. my favorite is the 3.5 inch plastic U.S.Toyo fan I use just plopped down on top of the chip during open-case service.  >Do you have to remove the CPU from its scoket to install the fan?  depends on the mounting  >Do all CPU fans derive their power from spare drive power lines?  only if the manufacturer was smart  >Anyone had any trouble with CPU fans?  only if it goes out - got that "blanket" effect which doesn't help chip life  >Does anyone have any evidence that CPU fans are a complete waste of money?  longer system life makes good economic sense to me  >How are these fans attached? (glue? clips? melted cheese?)  yes - well, not the melted cheese  >Roughly how much cooler will the CPU be with a fan as opposed to without?  lets you touch the surface - the "rule of thumb" for cooling solid-state  >  (an advert I've read claims 85F vs 185F) > >Any info appreciated,  the "attached" fans look slick and work well but I'm bothered by the potential loss of cooling if the fan goes out. at least with the power supply fan you can reach back there every few days and feel the fan blowing.  I prefer to put a stock fan off the drive brackets or front panel to blow air across the cpu - depends a lot on case and board layout, though.  on-chip fans from Fry's Electronics in the SF Bay Area are about 30.00. I get the stock power supply fans for about 11.00.
In article <C5uw1t.3HI@eskimo.com> johnn@eskimo.com (John Navitsky) writes: >Hello, I've been following discussions on 17" monitors in  >comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware and noted that the Nanao seems to get very good >reviews.  I'm interested in getting more information about Nanao's products >as well as some others that may fit the bill.     From the May Computer Shopper magazine:  				Nanao F550i		Nanao T560i Tube Manufacturer		Mitsubishi		Sony Trinitron Active Screen Size (diag)	15.5"			16.25" Maximum Resolution		1280x1024		1280x1024 Video Bandwidth (Mhz)		80			120 Min/Max Vertcl scan rate (KHz)	55/90			55/90 Min/Max Horiz scan rate (KHz)	30/65			30/80 Dot Pitch (mm)			0.28			0.26 Sugg. List Price		$1749			$2699 Street Price			$1059			$1690
robert.desonia@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us (Robert Desonia)  writes: >I heard the rumor as well, but the story differed.  Intel was not coming  >out with the tripling clock 486, a clone from IBM was.  No rumour, IBM's clock tripling chip was seen in some trade show last fall (COMDEX or something, I wasn't there). All you people who are drooling after this chip do realize that it has no FPU, just like 486SX, that Evil Marketing Ploy(tm) from Intel, don't you? It has 16K of internal cache, which probably is where the saved silicon real estate went. Because of some contract, IBM is not allowed to sell its 486 chips to third parties, so these chips are unlikely to become available in any non-IBM machines. Of course, nothing prevents other companies from implementing a DX3/99, but nobody hasn't even come out with a real 486DX (FPU and all) clone yet (although AMD soon will).
In article <1993Apr22.094851.27323@physchem.ox.ac.uk>   mark@physchem.ox.ac.uk (Mark Jackson) writes: >  > In article <1993Apr19.195301.27872@oracle.us.oracle.com>,   ebosco@us.oracle.com (Eric Bosco) writes: > >  > > I have a 486sx25 computer with a 105 Mg Seagate IDE drive and a   controler   > > built into the motherboard. I want to add a SCSI drive (a quantum   prodrive   > > 425F 425 MG formatted). I have no documentation at all and I need your   > > help! > >  > > As I understand it, here is the process of adding such a drive.  Could   you   > > please tell me if I'm right.. > >  > > 1- Buy a SCSI contoler.  Which one? I know Adaptec is good, but they   are   > > kind of expensive.  Are there any good boards in the $100 region? I   want   > > it to be compatible with OS2 and Unix if possible.  Also, I have seen   on   > > the net that there are SCSI and SCSI2 drives. Is this true? Does the   > > adapter need to be the same as the drive? What type of drive is the   > > quantum? >  >  > I have tried others, but I think that the Adaptec is best value for   money. >  >  > > 2- connect the drive to the adapter via a SCSI cable and the power   cable. > > Do i have to worry about the power supply? I think I have 200 watts   and   > > all I'm powering are two floppies and the seagate drive. >  >  > I dont think you can mix the two types of drive, unless you have one of   the > SCSI/IDE cards that is available.  You will have to turn your IDE off. >   Is this true??? I was under the impression that people on the net had both   SCSI and IDE working together.
What 4 or more com port boards are available for PCs?   We want standard com ports, so no need to mention the expensive coprocessed ones.  They should either be able to share IRQs or be able to use IRQs 8-15.
In article <1r42r9$965@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> lonewolf@muse.Corp.Sun.COM (Peter Pak) writes:  >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! > >-Peter  I know you work at sun, but that's really no reason not to like fast  computers. I suspect a conspiracy here. Are you trying to drag Intel through  the mud at a con or something? I really wish you guys would make your own  computers faster instead of degrading others'. Why don't you go straight for  the top and run a pentium at 0.7 MHz while you're at it?  Seriously though; Why in the bleeding hell do you want a 386/40 to run at  25MHz?????????????  (Insert smiley where appropriate)  MAIL-mail: gunnarh@sofus.dhhalden.no    SNAIL-mail: Gunnar Horrigmo            gunnarh@fenris.dhhalden.no               Oskleiva 17                                                     N-1772 Norway
Is it possible to have 2 Sound Blasters in 1 machine? Would give your the equivalent of a SB Pro but with stereo Digitized sound. The way Creative Labs price Pro's in Oz, the price is equal.
I have had a Gateway Telepath modem for about a month or so now. Actually, I had one that wouldn't connect to ANYTHING no matter what software I used, so I got a new one sent to me.  This allows me to connect to my favorite News system with ZERO problems.  So I'm somewhat happier ....  But I still cannot connect to my favorite DOS bbs with any kind of reliability.  I have success about 1/10 calls.  Not good!  I would hope that the fact that this one can connect to at least ONE of my fave places means I just need to adjust it.  What I usually get is a fast stream of garbage, in the modem response line on the dial window. Sometimes it will drop to full screen mode first, then I get about 2-3 screens of garbage.  In both cases the modem seems to time out before connecting and drops carrier.  I am using DEFAULT settings (AT&F) and getting this problem.  I am using the AUTOCONFIGURE settings that Gateway has supplied with my copy of Qmodem (ATW1&C1&D2S95=44&W0) and getting this problem. (They have refused to help me beyond this, claiming "it must be the BBS" or something like that.  Not so -- my work modem connects to this same place just fine, using factory settings -- a Microcom.)  Anyone have any ideas?!
In article <C5wKx1.Frv@news.iastate.edu> schauf@iastate.edu (Brian J Schaufenbuel) writes: >What tube does the Viewsonic 17 use?  Does is support 1600x1280?  I've been >looking a a Philips 1762DT which uses a Sony Trinitron tube, has digital >controls, supports up to 1280x1024NI, and has .25mm dot pitch - It can be >found for under $1000.
The temp on my 486DX2/66 is over 96C (measured with a K-type thermocouple  and Fluke 55 dig thermometer).  This is an "idle" temp - not doing lots of bus i/o, not doing floating point, not doing 32-bit protected mode etc.  This is in a Micron computer, without heatsink.  I recently put a heatsink/fan on the chip, but I might take the fan off.  It makes a horrible whine at times, and I wonder what the vibration is doing to the pins on the cpu etc...
I've got an IN-2000 working in a (wimpy) 386SX20 presently.  In a few months I'm getting a 486 motherboard and probably a Toshiba 3401e CDROM and a SBPro.  Will I need special drivers for getting all this to work?  Do they exist? Basically, is this feasible, or should I expect to be getting a newer,  faster SCSI card?  thanks, -Bryan
Anyone who knows this answer off-hand, please answer me by e-mail  quickly ;).   There is a pair of jumpers on one side, and a set of 3 or 4 on the other end.  One is labeled, sync , and one CD, and E0 E1 E2.    Whhich do I need to short, or disconnect to get drive to operate in slave mode?  Give me a label or "geographic label, as they have quite a few jumpers, and I don't wanna try the trial and error method...   I am using IDE. I think this drive is SCSI compatible too.   Jimmy
I have a 486sx25 computer with a 105 Mg Seagate IDE drive and a controler   built into the motherboard. I want to add a SCSI drive (a quantum prodrive   425F 425 MG formatted). I have no documentation at all and I need your   help!  As I understand it, here is the process of adding such a drive.  Could you   please tell me if I'm right..  1- Buy a SCSI contoler.  Which one? I know Adaptec is good, but they are   kind of expensive.  Are there any good boards in the $100 region? I want   it to be compatible with OS2 and Unix if possible.  Also, I have seen on   the net that there are SCSI and SCSI2 drives. Is this true? Does the   adapter need to be the same as the drive? What type of drive is the   quantum?  2- connect the drive to the adapter via a SCSI cable and the power cable. Do i have to worry about the power supply? I think I have 200 watts and   all I'm powering are two floppies and the seagate drive.  3- Setup the BIOS to recognize the drive as the second drive.  What type   of drive is this? I don't have the numbers for this drive.  4- Format and create partitions on the drive. Do I use format or fdisk? I   think that IDE drives can't be low-level formatted. Is it the same with   SCSI? How exactly does fdisk work? I have a reduced msdos 5.0 manual   (clone obliges) and there is no mention of fdisk.  Ideally, I would want   the drive partitioned in to two partitions D: and E: how do I do this?  Well that seems to be all. Is there anythiing I'm forgetting?  Any help is *really* appreciated, I'm lost...  -Eric
What ways are there to hook up to an appletalk network to use an Apple LaserWriter?  Is there a way I can use an AppleShare File Server also?  The less memory used the better. Thanks. Any help greatly appreciated.
If anyone has any experience with the ALR ProVEISA 486DX2 system I would  be interested to hear your impressions of it, and of ALR in general.  Thank you.  /mark
A few weeks ago I saw an ad in the German magazine c't about a so-called Videostreamer. This is an interface between a PC's parallel port and any video-recorder for backing up your data on a videotape. The company (DataSave?) claims that it can store up to 7 GB on a 300 minutes tape.                          ^^^^^^^^^^  It costs DM 250.- (about USD 200, I think)  My question is:  Does anybody use this product, if yes, how many bytes   REALLY fit on a 300 minutes tape (7 GB sounds quite  unbelievable to me).   However, any comments on the interface are appreciated. Please mail your replies directly to me, I will sum up if neccesary. Thanks in advance...
Well, I was told that my last message came through without anything in it, so I'll try again.  I have a Leading Edge 386SX 16 with a flaky motherboard and a friend game me one to replace it, but he didn't have any docs for the  mother board.  It's a CHEERTRON board with Award bios and has a    sticker on it that says VI 1   T1 3  T2 3  on it.  I can tell what most of the switches on the blue blocks mean.  except FDC and SH, but I have no idea about all the jumpers.  I've replaced hard drives and modems and installed math co-processes, but this is a bit out of my league and without the docs, I'm really lost.  If anyone could give me some help on this, I'd really appreciate it.  I don't get on news regularly, so if you can help, please e-mail me at passman@world.std.com  Thanks.
N(P>Just got a 66MHz 486DX2 system, and am considering getting a fan for the N(P>CPU. The processor when running is too hot to touch so I think this is a N(P>fairly good idea. (long ago when I did some electronics training I read N(P>somewhere that the regions within a chip that define junctions/gates etc N(P>slowly diffuse over time and this increases with temperature, hence a hot N(P>chip goes off-spec sooner)  N(P>Has anyone out there got a CPU fan??  I work for a small PC OEM. We offer both a personal and professional system line. Our 486 pro machines always have a CPU cooling fan on DX2 and DX-50 units.  N(P>Is there more than 1 type?  There are several manufacturers.  N(P>Do you have to remove the CPU from its scoket to install the fan?  Sometimes - depends on the specific fan model.  N(P>Do all CPU fans derive their power from spare drive power lines?  All the ones I've seen do; many come with a 'Y' connector, so you don't have to have a "spare" connector.  N(P>Anyone had any trouble with CPU fans?  None.  N(P>Does anyone have any evidence that CPU fans are a complete waste of money?  Touch a 486DX-50 chip after its been running a few minutes - you won't feel the fan is a waste!  N(P>How are these fans attached? (glue? clips? melted cheese?)  Depends on the model. Many use clips - make sure you use heat sink grease, or heat transfering tape, or you will have wasted your money.  N(P>Roughly how much cooler will the CPU be with a fan as opposed to without? (an advert I've read claims 85F vs 185F)  Tough to tell - I do know the chip sheds a lot of heat.    * SLMR 2.1a * Murphy was an optimist - Is your data backed up?
I just bought an actix graphics engine 32 plus with 2 megs.    I am not impressed...  I have been having all sorts of problems with the board.  Various lock-ups in windows, problems with the screen not centering, no flexibilty in choosing synch rates for a monitor, buggy windows drivers, lack of 1024x768x64k driver,  If anyone else has one of these cards, please e-mail me...  Looks like i'm going to try the ati ultra plus...
hello,  i want to know if a spoilt com port will create problems with mouse ??  my mouse just gets stuck on the screen for a while and i have to press its button to be able to move it around again.....  is there a shareware utility program to diagnose my com ports?
In article <22APR93.20491028@enh.nist.gov>, thacker@enh.nist.gov writes: > Has anyone had experience buying computers from Comtrade?  When I asked about  > TC, I got one reply describing problems returning a defective hard drive. > Should I expect any problems from Comtrade? >  > Thanks, >  > Carlisle Thacker > Miami FL  I purchased one personal computer and three for business from them. No  problems. The only time I called tech support was for a minor question  about a video driver and I had no problem getting through.  All four machines seem to be high quality and well made.  A 486dx50 EISA  machine has been our network file server running 24 hrs per day since last  summer with no problems.  I hope this is helpful.
well people, I can only recomend the non-flat-screen, no-hype,  no-nonsense NEC 3DS that I have, and PLUS, it has the ADVANTAGE of NOT having one of those new flat screen tubes which are oversensitive and fragile and break often! this is a 15'' heavy-duty rugged set for those who insist on well-proven reliable technologies!
Has anyone here dealt with Tangent?  I'm looking at an 486 system  they have that has an EISA backplane with a VESA slot for video.  The SCSI contoller they use is made by Aorta.  I've never heard  of this brand.  Can anyone comment on Tangent or the controller?