Hi Roger!
Snip!
> I'll check it out and let you know -- It's actually in Concord (about 35
> miles from here) being used to run an engine dyno something-or-other program
> that my mechanic has. (His main computer's a mac.)
(!!) Wow! Oddball combo and remember to extract this model number
not from the logo up front. It's on the sticker somewhere on back or
on bottom besides an barcode. Thanks!
My wishful throughts snipped. :)
> My main problem with PS/2's is cost and scarcity of MCA cards and memory and
> such.
I agree, but the 72pin simms are through and through standard except
for setup by 4 sense lines and must be true parity.
>
> What I'd really like to find is an *affordable* compact
> notebook/laptop/lunchbox with 1.5 (i.e., for a thick card) ISA expansion
> slots to use as my voicemail machine. I thought I had that in my Altima 2,
> but the *%$#_at_^% voicemail card has some components that stick out too far to
> fit. My current machine ('286 desktop + composite monitor) is too noisy and
> sucks up too much juice. (Oh, and battery power would be nice for when the
> fuse blows.)
ISA slot equipped portables always have bulkiness factor due to
space wasting isa cards and they're very power hungry so all of
them are usually are AC only. How about the Toshiba T5200?
If you want more info just let me know! Other choice for a machine, I
have a lunch box that have 4 ISA slots space and uses edge-lit mono
LCD and it's 8bit ISA cirrus logic controller card. Everything uses
desktop parts in this box. I can't use the LCD as VGA graphics mode,
only text mode with Linux, I had same problem on Luddite as well. I
surmrised that it's the bios routing that makes both portables
dos/windows compatiable is at issue, if someone used normal DOS or
windows stuff on these, no problem! If you would like it I wish to
let it go cheap or as trade for another suitable portable. What kind
of processor you're using expecially with this voicemail modem card?
This lunchbox takes anything up to baby AT motherboards. (This
lunchbox is housing a Asus motherboard model P/I-P55TP4XEG and I was
expecting to use it as Xwindows machine but discovered that I cannot
pull it off as you see.) To forestall the power problems, use a fair
sized UPS on it and shut it down gracefully. Improssible to keep
any machines even notebook with PCcard mailvoice modem up and
running longer than usual 2 hours unless you use external BIG
batteries or are on backup generator. PCcard modems of any type run
hot and eat up battery juice. Solar power is expensive and requires
large area, and only practical when weather is very sunny.
Side note: Just minutes ago, power went out as I was typing this
and waited for power to come back, it did, finished up this email. :)
I did check the disk first for corrupted files just in case and I
already thrown switches to off position if the power is lost just in
case.
> >> Y'know, I once saw an honest-to-god IBM stand-alone plasma monitor in a
> >> surplus shop. 17" I think (or thereabouts). Pretty neat, but priced a
> >> little high.
> >Price? If you could recall? :)
>
> I think it was about $150. I might pick it up now, at that price, but I saw
> it before I started collecting computers.
Considering this price, it's worth every dollars for it's longlife,
easy on eye, size and crispness. 17" size is big and valueable
anyway through.
Jason D.
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Received on Wed Jan 14 1998 - 09:07:54 GMT