egapmh@ecsvax.UUCP (Paul M. Hudy) (12/04/85)
*****RESPONSE TO FOLLOWING ARTICLE******* ********************************** Date: Wed, 27 Nov 85 15:14:56 PST From: ihnp4!aicchi!mdb@ucbvax.berkeley.edu To: ihnp4!info-ibmpc@usc-isib.arpa Subject: New XT Motherboard Incompatible with IOMEGA Bernoulli Box The new rev of the ibm pc-xt motherboard (the copper colored one) also does not work with the full-size (non-auto-boot) controler for the IOMEGA Bernoulli Box Cartridge Drives. It *does* hoever, work with the short-card auto-boot controller. From what I understand after talking to both ibm and iomega, what happened is a change in bus timing. (Sound familiar, apple users? :-) Mike Blackwell ihnp4!aicchi!mdb ------------------------------ ******************************************** Is this true netland? This certainly made my heart stop as we just put in a P.O. for a floppy drive PCXT with the plans to also buy a Bernoulli Box to use with it. Are all XT motherboards created equal? Are they all "new" from now on or should I open up our machine before I accept it? Also, clear me up on the issue of Bernoulli Box controllers. I had read that there are 2 controllers, pretty much as the above message described, but our dealer (names are witheld to protect the heretofore innocent) keeps talking about a single controller card ($171) and an optional autoboot ROM ($95). Whats the story? Are we getting bad info, etc ? *ANY* information on the above would be helpful. Thanks in advance. -Paul M. Hudy <egapmh@ecsvax> UNC-General Admin.