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╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 33 ╘HU ╩UN 22, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╚ERE, ╠ET ME CLEAR THE AIR A BIT... THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL DRIVE CAN BE CONVERTED TO A ╞AST╘RAK ╩R. DRIVE BY SIMPLY USING THE ╞AST╘RAK ╚OST ┴DAPTOR AND THE ╞AST╘RAK BOOT DISK. ╘HE DRIVE COULD BE CONVERTED BACK FOR USE WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL SYSTEM BY RE-╙YSGENING ( FIRST WITH 7.0 THEN WITH 7.1 ) ┘OU CANNOT HAVE DATA FOR BOTH COMPUTER SYSTEMS ON THE DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE BOTH SYSTEMS NEED TO HAVE BLOCK 0 ON THE HARD DRIVE. ( ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL NEEDS A LOT OF SPACE AT THE VERY LOWEST BLOCKS, THE FASTTRAK NEEDS BLOCK 0 AND EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE ( OFFSET ) FROM THERE. ╫HEN SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS, YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE 25PIN "─" CONNECTOR FOR THE SYSTEM THAT WILL NOW BE USING THE DRIVE. ╘HERE IS A PROGRAM ON ╠LOYDS ┬┬╙ NAMED "├╠┼┴╥─╧╙╠╒" WHICH SHOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED TO SYSGEN WITH ─╧╙ 7.0 FIRST ( BEFORE 7.1 ) BUT ╔ HAVEN'T PERSONALLY USED THIS PROGRAM. ╘ONY ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 34 ╞RI ╩UN 23, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ [╠LOYD ╙.] (╞ORWARDED) ╧K, ╘ONY. ╘HAT CLEARS UP THE CASE A LITTLE MORE THAN WHEN ╔ SAW YOU LAST IN ╨HILLY. ╔'LL TAKE A ╙╚╧╥╘ NAP NOW...... ┴╚┴╚!! ╔ JUST WOKE UP! ╔ HAVE A NEAT IDEA. ╘HE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ ARTICLES ARE JUST ABOUT TO REACH THE POINT OF DEMONSTRATING LOW-LEVEL ╥┼┴─╙ AND ╫╥╔╘┼╙. ╚OW 'BOUT IF OUR FIRST 'HOMEWORK' PROJECT IS A ROUTINE TO ═╧╓┼ THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL BLOCK 0 INFO ELSEWHERE ON THE DRIVE SO THAT THE ╞AST╘RAK SYSTEM CAN USE IT? ╘╚┼╬ ALL WE NEED IS A ╞AST╘RAK ROUTINE TO DO THE SAME THING..... <GRIN> ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 35 ╘UE ╩UL 11, 1989 ╩.─┼┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ HAVE A QUESTION OR TWO ABOUT THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL. ╘HE FIRST IS, IS THE LIMIT THAT THE HOST ADAPTER WILL USE? ┬Y THIS ╔ THAT ╔ NEEDED MORE ROOM, COULD ╔ OR PLACE ANOTHER DRIVE ON THE SAME HOST ADAPTER? ╙ECOND, IS THE ╚OST ┴DAPTOR FOR THE 20 MEG AND 40 MEG THE SAME? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 36 ╘HU ╩UL 13, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) THE ╚OST ┴DAPTOR USED ON THE 20 AND 40 MEG ╠T. ╦ERNAL SYSTEMS ARE IDNETICAL ╔F YOU DISCOVER THAT 20 MEG IS NOT ENOUGH STORAGE FOR YOUR APPLICATION, WE CAN SELL YOU A 20 OR 40 MEG ADD-ON DRIVE FOR YOUR EXISTING SYSTEM. ╘HERE IS A MAXIMUM OF 7 DRIVES ON THE SYSTEM. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 37 ╫ED ─EC 27, 1989 ╫.─╒┼═╠┼╥ (╞ORWARDED) ╚ELLO, EVERYONE. ╚AVING HAD MY ╠T. ╦ERNAL FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS, ╔ HAVE HAD A LARGE MEASSURE OF SUCCESS WITH THE BBS ╔ RUN HERE IN THE WILD AND WOOLY ╫EST ═ICHIGAN WILDERNESSS. ╘HERE IS ONE THING (╧╦, MANY, BUT ╔'LL LIMIT THIS FIRST QUESTION TO ONE) THAT ╔ AM CURIOUS ABOUT. ─OES THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL HAVE (OR HAS ANYONE WRITTEN) A PROGRAM THAT WOULD WORK AS A DISK OPTIMIZER? ┬EFORE YOU GIVE ME THAT BLANK LOOK, THE ONE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW NOTHING AABOUT WHAT THEY ARE ASKING, A DISK OPTIMIZER IS ONE THAT REORGANIZES THE FILES ON A DRIVE. ╞ILES THAT ARE SPREAD AMONG THE FREE BLOCKS ARE PLACED IN ONE *CHUNK* AND THE OPEN SPACE ON THE DRIVE IS FREED FOR NEW FILES. (┴ BAD EXPLANATION, BUT ╔ HOPE YOU WILL ALREADY BE FAMILIAR WITH OPTIMIZERS.) ─OES THE ╥┼├╧╓┼╥ OPTION PERFORM THE SAME OPERATION? ─OES THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL'S ╓┴╠╔─┴╘┼ COMMAND DO ANY OF IT? ╙EVERAL TIMES, ╔ HAVE HAD FILES SHARE THE SAME BLOCK ON THE DRIVE (CORRUPTING BOTH), AND MORE THAN ONCE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVE FREEZING UP DURING A ╓┴╠╔─┴╘┼ OR ╥┼├╧╓┼╥. ┴NY HELP OR ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THIS ONE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 38 ╘HU ─EC 28, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ [╠LOYD ╙.] (╞ORWARDED) ╟OOD ╤UESTION: ╫E'VE GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO SUCH A PROCESSOR. ╔T'S NOT REALLY COMPLEX IN TERMS OF THEORY, BUT THE ACTUAL PRACTICE HAS TO BE PERFECT. ╔T WOULD TAKE MANY HOURS OF WRITING AND TESTING TO PRODUCE. ╔N THE MEANTIME, THERE IS AN ╔╬─╔╥┼├╘ MEANS BY WHICH YOU MAY ACHIEVE THE SAME RESULT. ╒SE ┴╒╘╧├╧╨┘. ╙IMPLY ┴╒╘╧├╧╨┘ ALL THE FILES FROM THE ╠╒ IN QUESTION TO AN EMPTY ╠╒. ╘HEN ┴├╘╔╓┴╘┼ THE FIRST ╠╒, AND ┴╒╘╧├╧╨┘ THE FILES BACK. ╘HE RESULT WILL BE AN ENTIRELY ├╧╬╘╔╟╒╧╒╙ BODY OF FILES.... EXACTLY WHAT AN 'OPTIMIZER' WOULD HAVE PRODUCED. ╔ KNOW THAT'S NOT QUITE WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND, BUT IT WILL WORK, AND ACHIEVES THE SAME END. ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 39 ╘HU ╩AN 04, 1990 ╫.─╒┼═╠┼╥ (╞ORWARDED) ┴N INDIRECT SOLUTION, BUT NOT ONE THAT WILL HELP ME. ╘HE MAIN ╠╒ ╔ WANT TO BACK UP IS CONSIDERABLY LARGER THAN THE OTHER ╠╒(S) ON MY DRIVE. ╔N ORDER TO DO AN ┴├╘╔╓┴╘┼, ╔ HAVE TO BACK UP THE ENTIRE ╠╒ ONTO FLOPPYS. ╔T TAKES ME AN ┼╬╧╥═╧╒╙ AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THIS, SO ╔ HAVE LITTLE OR NBACKUP PROTECTION IN CASE OF A FAILURE. ╔ WAS HOPING THAT THERE WOULD BE A FAST AND DIRTY WAY TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO SHUT MY BOARD DOWN FOR DAYS JUST TO CLEAN UP THE DISK... ┬ILL ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 40 ╘UE ╞EB 06, 1990 ╙.╠┼╫╔╘ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ HAVE A QUESTION/COMMENT. ╠LOYD, YOU MENTIONED A FEW MSGS BACK THAT YOU HAD ALREADY DESIGNED A ╒┴╥╘, AND YOU WERE GOING TO RELEASE THE PLANS TO IT IN THE ╨OWER SECTION. ┬╒╘, YOU SAID AFTER THE POWER SERIES IS COMPLETE. ╔ DON'T MEAN TO SOUND OVER-ANXIOUS, BUT ╔'M SURE THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY ITCHING TO GET 2400 WORKING REALIABLY ON THE 64. ─OES THIS ╒┴╥╘ IN ANY WAY DEAL WITH THE TOPICS BEING DISCUSSED IN THE POWER SECTION? ╔F NOT, HOW ABOUT RELEASING THOSE PLANS FOR THOSE WHO ARE READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL FOR 2400 & THE ╠T╦? ╙ECONDLY, THE ╠T╦ LITERATURE STILL BEING DISTRIBUTED TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS STILL SHOWS THAT THERE IS A STREAMING TAPE BACKUP SYSTEM AVAILABLE. ╔ KNOW THATS NOT TRUE, AND ╔ CAN IMAGINE THAT PLANS FOR ONE HAVE ALL BUT BEEN ABANDONED, BUT WHATS THE CHANCES OF RELEASING PLANS FOR THAT AS WELL? ╧R AT THE VERY LEAST, TURNING PLANS OVER TO SOME COMPANY THAT WILL MANUFACTURE THEM? ├URRENTLY AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS NO WAY TO BACKUP TYPE 5 FILES, OR ╦┼┘ FILES. ╘HIS IS A ═┴╩╧╥ NEGATIVE FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING THIS DRIVE. ┴LSO FOR MOST OF US RUNNING ┬┬╙'S WITH ANYWHERE FROM 20-160+ MEGS, ╔'D BE WILLING TO BET HARD CASH THAT NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO BACK-UP THEIR DRIVES. ┴T LEAST NOT WITHOUT CALLING IN SICK FOR A MONTH. ╠ASTLY, AND THIS MAY BE ANOTHER TOPIC, SO YOU CAN IGNORE THIS ONE IF YOU WANT. ╘HE ├═─ DRIVES THAT ARE COMING OUT. ╘HEY ARE OFFERING THE DRIVES FOR SIGNIFICATLY LESS THAN THE ╠T╦. ╘HEIR 100═┬ RUNS ABOUT THE SAME AS THE ╠T╦'S 40═┬. ╙URE, THEY MAY NOT BE AS FAST, AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE MUXXING CAPABILITIES, BUT FOR THE PRICE DIFFERENCE, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ┴╬┘╧╬┼ WOULD MIND. ╔'M JUST WONDERING WHAT ╞ISCAL/╪ETEC'S PLANS ARE FOR THE FUTURE. ┴RE THEY JUST TO LET THIS DRIVE DIE OUT (AND BY THAT ╔ DON'T MEAN SUPPORT... ╔ MEAN SALES-WISE), OR ARE THEY/YOU GOING TO COME UP WITH A NEW STRATEGY SUCH AS LOWER PRICE, MORE FEATURES OR WHATEVER? ╘HANKS FOR LETTING ME BEND YOUR EAR. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 41 ╘UE ╞EB 13, 1990 ╙.╠┼╫╔╘ (╞ORWARDED) ╚ELLO? ┴M ╔ THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS CATEGORY? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 42 ╙UN ╬OV 11, 1990 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 09:16 ├╙╘ ::╫HEW:: ┴WFULLY QUIET IN HERE... ╔ JUST UPLOADED A TEXT FILE (TWO ACTUALLY, ONE IN PETSCII AND ONE IN ASCII) ╔ BUFFERED FROM ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION'S BBS THAT DESCRIBES HOW TO GET THE ╠T.╦ERNAL ─╧╙ 7.2 UPDATE. ╚OPE YOU GUYS (╞ISCAL, ╪ETEC) DON'T MIND. ╔T'S (THE UPDATE) ╧╬╠┘ AVAILABLE BY MAIL.,, AND YOU ═╒╙╘ FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER (NO PUN INTENDED). ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 43 ╘UE ╬OV 13, 1990 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 19:10 ├╙╘ ╔S THERE SOME WAY TO ╧╨┼╬ A FILE ON AN ╠╒ AND ╒╙┼╥ IF YOU'RE ╬╧╘ LOGGED ONTO THAT ╠╒ AND ╒╙┼╥? E.G., ╔'M LOGGED ONTO ╠╒ 0 ╒╙┼╥ 2 AND ╔ WANT TO ╧╨┼╬ A FILE ON ╠╒ 3 ╒╙┼╥ 5. ╘HE ONLY THING ╔'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS OPEN A FILE ON A DIFFERENT ╠╒ BUT ON THE SAME ╒╙┼╥ ╔'M LOGGED ONTO. I.E., IF LOGGED ONTO ╒╙┼╥ 6, ╔ CAN ╧╨┼╬ A FILE ON ANY AVAILABLE ╠╒ (BUT ALWAYS IN ╒╙┼╥ 6) WITHOUT "MOVING" BY USING ╧╨┼╬ 8,8,8,"#:FILENAME", WHERE # IS THE ╠╒ #. ╔'VE TRIED USING ╧╨┼╬ 8,8,8,"#:╒:FILENAME" (WHERE # IS THE ╠╒ # AND ╒ IS THE ╒╙┼╥ #) BUT JUST GET FILE NOT FOUND ERRORS. ═AYBE IT'LL WORK UNDER THE NEW 7.2 ─╧╙? ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE... ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 44 ╞RI ─EC 14, 1990 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 21:11 ├╙╘ ╚ELLO? ╔S THERE ANYBODY LISTENING IN? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 45 ╙AT ─EC 15, 1990 ═.╓╔╬┴╥├╔╦1 AT 18:28 ┼╙╘ ┘ES, WE'RE HERE. ╙OME OF US STILL PREFER FLOPPYS, THOUGH! :-) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 46 ╘UE ╩AN 01, 1991 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 19:56 ├╙╘ ╞LOPPIES? ┬LECHH... ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 6 ╞RI ┴UG 16, 1991 ─.╠┴╒╥╔┴1 AT 02:16 ┼─╘ ╙UB: ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX ╙R. ┬UFFER SIZE.... 4 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ┴UG 16, 1991 ─.╠┴╒╥╔┴1 AT 02:18 ┼─╘ ╔ SEEM TO REMEMBER READING THAT THIS INTERFACE COULD BE EXPANDED FROM 8╦ ╥┴═ TO 32╦ ╥┴═. ├AN ANYONE SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS FOR ME? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ┴UG 17, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 04:09 ┼─╘ ┴ RUMOR ╔ NEVER HEARD ABOUT, THOUGH IT SEEMS PROBABLE SINCE THE ╟╧╠─ HAS 32╦ OF RAM. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 3 ═ON ╙EP 30, 1991 ╥.╨┴╘┼╥╬╧╙╘2 AT 00:38 ├─╘ ╚I GUYS, ╔'M RELATIVELY NEW TO THIS TOPIC, AND AM A MILD HARDWARE HACKER. ╔ WOULD DEFINATELY LIKE TO TRY THAT MODIFICATION (8╦ TO 32╦ IN THE ╙R. INTERFACE). ╘HE 8╦ AND THE 32╦ ╥┴═ CHIPS BOTH HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF PINS, AND IF THE ╙UPER ╙NAPSHOT CAN BE UPGRADED, WHY NOT THE INTERFACE? ┴WAITING A REPLY.... ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 4 ═ON ╙EP 30, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 04:17 ┼─╘ ╔ AM WAITING TOO :─ ╔F ╔ HAD ONE TO TAKE APART ╔ MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT. ╔F SOMEONE WANTED TO SEND ONE TO ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT (OR IF ╔ COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT ╔ KNOW PEOPLE THAT CAN) WE MAYBE COULD GET AN ANSWER! ╔ KNOW ON THE ╨ANASONIC PRINTERS IT IS AS EASY AS PLUGGING A NEW CHIP IN. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 10 ╙UN ╩UN 24, 1990 ┴═╞╧╥─ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ┬EGINNER ╤UESTIONS ON ╠╘╦ ╙OME QUESTIONS FROM THIS NEW OWNER OF A USED ╠T. ╦ERNAL. 11 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ╩UN 24, 1990 ┴═╞╧╥─ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ AM IN NEED OF CLARIFICATION... ╔N THE MANUAL UNDER ┬URST ═ODE ═ODIFICATION: ╘HE ╠╘╦ DOES NOT SUPPORT 'FAST' MODES OF THE 1571. ─OES THAT MEAN BOTH THE FAST SERIAL AND THE BURST MODE? ┴LSO, THE SERIAL CABLE INCLUDED WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL. ╫HAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS CABLE? ═AYBE ╔ DID NOT GET IT ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE SYSTEM, THE CABLE ╔ GOT ALL LOOKED LIKE NORMAL SERIAL CABLES AND ONLY ENOUGH FOR THE REGULAR DISK DRIVES. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 2 ╘UE ╩UN 26, 1990 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL HARD DRIVE, WITHOUT DOING THE "BURST MODE" MODIFICATION, WILL NOT ALLOW DISK DRIVES TO FUNCTION IN THE 'FAST' OR 'BURST' SERIAL MODE. ╘HE SERIAL CABLE THAT IS SHIPPED WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL IS A 5 PIN SERIAL CABLE, RATHER THAN A STANDARD 6 PIN CABLE. ┘OU SHOULD USE THE 5 PIN CABLE WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL IF THE 'BURST MODE' MODIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO YOUR COMPUTER.*L ╚ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 3 ╙UN ╩UL 01, 1990 ┴═╞╧╥─ (╞ORWARDED) ╧KAY, WILL LOOK FOR THAT 5 PIN CABLE. ╔S THERE A SIMPLE WAY TO GET THE ╠╘╦ TO RECOGNIZE THE 1571 AS SUCH, IE GIVE THE 1571 A DRIVE COMMAND, WHEN BOTH ARE HARDWARE SET FOR DRIVE 8? ═Y PARTICULAR INTEREST IS FOR THE FASTCOPY PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE MY DOUBLE SIDED 1571 DISKETTES. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 4 ╙UN ╩UL 01, 1990 ┴═╞╧╥─ (╞ORWARDED) ╫HAT IS A MULTIPLEXAR AND/OR HOST CARD? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙UN ╩UL 01, 1990 ┴═╞╧╥─ (╞ORWARDED) ╠OOKED BUT GUESS THAT ╔ DID NOT RECEIVE THE 5PIN SERIAL CABLE. ┴NY CHANCE THAT SIMPLE DE-SOLDERING OF A PIN ON A 6 PIN CABLE WOULD EMULATE YOUR 5 PIN CABLE??? ┴ND OF COURSE, WHICH PIN. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 6 ═ON ╩UL 02, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] (╞ORWARDED) ┼XCUSE THIS COMMENT IF IT IS TOTALLY OUT OF THE BALLPARK, BUT IF YOU CAN GET A PINOUT DIAGRAM FOR THE CABLE, ╥ADIO ╙HACK SELLS 5,6, AND 8 PIN DIN PLUGS, IF THAT IS WHAT IS INVOLVED, FOR $.75-$2.00 APICE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 7 ═ON ╩UL 02, 1990 ┴═╞╧╥─ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ HAVE AN EXTRA 6 PIN ALREADY, ┬╒╘ ╔ NEED THE PIN OUTS AND TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE SPECIAL. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 8 ╘HU ╩UL 12, 1990 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE PIN THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO REMOVE FROM THE 6 PIN SERIAL CABLE IS PIN #1, THE ╙╥╤ LINE. ╘HIS CAN JUST BE BROKEN OFF OF ONE END OF THE CABLE. ╘HE CURRENT VERSION OF ╞AST├OPY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE 1571 DOUBLE SIDED FLOPPY DISKETTES. ╘HIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN FUTURE RELEASES. ╘HE ═ULTIPLEXER FOR THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL, ALLOWS UP TO 16 COMPUTERS TO ACCESS THE SAME HARD DRIVE SYSTEM. ┼ACH MULTIPLEXER IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING FOUR COMPUTERS (EITHER ├=64 OR ├=128/128-─). ┼ACH ADDITIONAL COMPUTER MUST HAVE ITS OWN HOST ADAPTOR. ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ACCEPT UP TO FOUR MULTIPLEXERS, WHICH EQUATES TO 16 COMPUTERS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 9 ╙UN ┴PR 07, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 10:33 ├─╘ ╘HANKS, ╔ DISCONNECTED THE PIN AND THINGS STARTED WORKING FINE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 10 ╫ED ╩UN 12, 1991 ┬.╙╘╧╒╘1 AT 20:00 ┼─╘ ╚OPE SOMEBODY READS THIS...╔'M LOOKIN TO CHANGE MY ╠T. FROM 64 TO 128D...WHERE CAN ╔ GET THE PARTS ????? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 11 ╙UN ╩UN 16, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 09:50 ├─╘ ╪ETEC SELL THEM. ┴ FEW OTHER PLACES DO ALSO, BUT ╔ DID NOT NOTICE MUCH SAVINGS. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 11 ╞RI ╩AN 11, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 23:30 ├╙╘ ╙UB: ╠T. ╦ERNAL ─╧╙ 7.2 ╤UESTIONS ABOUT ╠T. ╦ERNAL ─╧╙ 7.2 ╥UMOURS? 7 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ╩AN 11, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 23:31 ├╙╘ ╔ HEARD A RUMOR THAT THERE MAY BE A 7.2 ─╧╙ VERSION IN THE WORKS. ┴NY SUBSTANCE TO THAT? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ╩AN 13, 1991 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 12:19 ├╙╘ ╘HERE ╔╙ A 7.2 ─╧╙ VERSION OUT. ╔ UPLOADED INFO ON HOW TO ORDER IT HERE TO ╟┼NIE THAT ╔ CAPTURED OFF OF ╞ISCAL'S ┬┬╙, BUT ╟┼NIE WOULDN'T RELEASE IT WITHOUT ╞ISCAL'S PERMISSION, AND APPARENTLY ╠LOYD ISN'T AROUND ANYMORE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 3 ╙UN ╩AN 20, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 12:04 ├╙╘ ╚MMM, GUESS ╔ COULD CALL ╞ISCAL AND FIND OUT. ╫HEN ╔ GOT A REPLACEMENT 7.1 SYSGEN DISK, ╔ CALLED AND THEY SHIPPED THE DISK FOR $10+├╧─. ┴NYTHING DIFFERENT? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 4 ═ON ╞EB 11, 1991 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 19:23 ├╙╘ ┘EP, QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT (AND CHEAPER). ╔F ╔ CAN FIND THE INFO AGAIN, ╔'LL UPLOAD IT TO THE ├OLOR 64 SECTION, WHERE IT MIGHT GET RELEASED. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙UN ╞EB 17, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 10:00 ├╙╘ ╫ELL, THE FASTEST WAY AND HASSLE FREE FOR US... ├ALL THE ╞ISCAL BBS LISTED IN YOUR MANUAL, FOLKS. 1ST TIME CALLER CAN READ THE BULLETIN ON HOW TO GET THE UPDATE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 6 ╘HU ╞EB 28, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 23:15 ├╙╘ ╩UST GOT IN MY ─╧╙ 7.2 DISK, READ THE PRINTED ╥┼┴─═┼ FILE, AND GOT A QUESTION: ╔ WANT TO WIPE EVERYTHING ON THE DISK, JUST LOAD UP ─╧╙ 7.2 AND HAVE A CLEAN MACHINE. ┬UT FROM JUST READING THE PRINTED FILE, IT LOOKS LIKE ╔ NEED TO HAVE 7.1 ╙┘╙╟┼╬ DISK WITH ALL THE UPDATES AND CONFIGURED TO WHAT MY ╠╘╦ IS CURRENTLY. ├AN ╔ JUST LOAD ─╧╙ 7.2 (WIPING OUT EVERYTHING) AND GO? ╧BVISOUSLY, ╔ HAVE NOT YET COPIED THE DISK AND STARTED ITS CONFIGURATION AND CUSTOMIZATION. ╫OULD REALLY PREFER TO KNOW WHICH DIRECTION ╔ AM HEADED, BEFORE ╔ START. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 7 ╘UE ╙EP 24, 1991 ┴.─┼╥╧╙┴ AT 19:23 ┼─╘ ┘OU NEED THE 7.1 ─OS TO WRITE YOUR SERIAL NUMBER AND DRIVE CONFIGURATION ON THE NEW DOS, THIS WAS DONE FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE YANKED THE 20 ═EGGER OUT AND PUT IN A 85 ═EG DRIVE.. ╫ITHOUT A FULLY WORKING 7.1 ─OS YOU CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY SYSGEN THE DRIVE WITH 7.2... ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 12 ╙UN ┴PR 07, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 10:34 ├─╘ ╙UB: ╠╘. ╦ERNAL EXPANSION ╫ITH THE ╠T ╦ERNAL ╙├╙╔ INTERFACE, ╔ UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN EXPAND ╧UR ╠T ╦ERNALS TO GREATER CAPACITIES. 4 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ┴PR 07, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 10:38 ├─╘ ═Y FIRST QUESTION, ╔ HAVE SEEN THE FILES LISTING EXPANSION WHEN USING THE ╙EAGATE DRIVES. ╔ HAVE A ═ (═INISCRIBE?) AT THE END OF MY DRIVES SERIAL NUMBER, IS IT STILL 'EASY' TO CONNECT UP A ╙EAGATE DRIVE? ╧R ARE THERE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCE ON HOW THE DRIVES ARE ACTUALLY CONTROLLED? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 2 ╞RI ═AY 10, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 22:27 ┼─╘ ┴S ╠LOYD SAYS... ┴ DRIVE IS A DRIVE, AND ┘┼╙ THEIR ARE WAYS TO EXPAND THEM ╘HERE ARE A FEW FILES ON ╞╔╙├┴╠ AND ╔ CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH OTHERS WHO ARE RUNNING A 400 MEG ╦ERNAL. :) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 3 ╘UE ═AY 14, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 20:12 ├─╘ ╚EY, ╔ THOUGHT THE LIMIT WAS 320MEG. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 4 ╙AT ┴UG 10, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ [╩EFF] AT 00:16 ┼─╘ ┴CTUALY, DUE TO A PROFUND BUG THAT POPPED UP, THE LIMIT IS AT 160 MEGS UNTIL ╠LOYD CAN FIND A FIX FOR IT. :) ┬╘╫, ╧UR ├OMPANY IS AN ┴UTHORIZED ─EALER FOR ╦ERNALS AND WE OFFER A 2 YEAR WARRANTY. (╘HATS ALL ╔'M SAYIN FOR NOW) *S ------------ 1. ├┴╘EGORIES 10. ╔╬─EX OF TOPICS 2. ╬┼╫ MESSAGES 11. ╙┼┴RCH TOPICS 3. ╙┼╘ CATEGORY 12. ─┼╠ETE MESSAGE 4. ─┼╙CRIBE ├┴╘ 13. ╔╟╬ORE CATEGORY 5. ╘╧╨IC LIST 14. ╨╥╧MPT SETTING 6. ┬╥╧WSE NEW MSGS 15. ╙├╥OLL SETTING 7. ╥┼┴D MESSAGES 16. ╬┴═E USED IN ┬┬ 8. ╥┼╨LY TO TOPIC 17. ┼╪╔T THE ┬┬ 9. ╙╘┴RT A TOPIC 18. ╚┼╠P ON COMMANDS ┼NTER #, <├OMMAND> OR <╚┼╠>P 14 ?