frank@presby.UUCP (Frank Settipani) (08/24/83)
Does anyone out there in net-land know of a vendor who sells a conversion kit to allow a US-made IBM PC built for 60Hz to run on 50Hz? What happens if you try to run a 60Hz machine on 50Hz power without modification? My guess is that the screen would flicker, but would the buss timing be messed up also? I would also be interested in other 16 bit machines which are 60/50Hz switch selectible and which are also capable of running a spreadsheet program and word processing (eg Wordstar). Reply via mail would be appreciated, unless of general interest to all.
GILLMANN@USC-ISIB@sri-unix.UUCP (08/27/83)
From: Dick Gillmann <GILLMANN@USC-ISIB> Doxiver Microsystems in England converted a great many 60Hz PCs to 50Hz until IBM officially released the PC in Europe. I imagine they still have some conversion kits left. Doxiver Microsystems Unit 16 Wroslyn Road Industrial Estate Freeland, Oxon OX7 2HH England Tel. 44-993-883166 -------
JERRYB%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (09/04/83)
I have been using a PC with the monochrome monitor here in Paris for the last year with no problems at all. The only change I made was to add a 220:110 transformer (which is available in any large department store). Before the PC was officially announced here many 3rd party vendors sold USA versions with transformers. I can't say what conversion problems you would have with a graphics board and monitor.