mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (07/12/89)
Hello. Does anyone make a 8514/A card for the IBM PS/2 model 70? (apart from IBM). I can get an IBM at a really good student discount, but I want the high resolution available through AT type clones and generic Super VGA cards. Also, any info on what I might expect to pay for a MCA type modem (2400B) and 3 Megs of memory for the same computer would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Milan mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc .edu .
rogers@falcon.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) (07/13/89)
In article <111700117@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >Does anyone make a 8514/A card for the IBM PS/2 model 70? (apart from IBM). I >can get an IBM at a really good student discount, but I want the high res. >available through AT type clones and generic Super VGA cards. There are about three places cloning 8514/A chipsets and all of them are better than IBM. all of them are from 1.5 to 3 times faster, and all of them have non-interlace as well as interlace. (vs interlace only on IBM) [I have heard that interlace 1024x768 looks no better than 800x600] One of these chipsets also implements backward compatability with super VGA, VGA,EGA, MDA,CGA,HERC. Also, some of them can handle super 8514/A at 1280x1024. All are less expensive than IBM, and all should be available in 3 to 6 months. I got this information from one of the july or june INFO weeks. Oh, unfortunatly for you, all are AT-bus boards. You may have to wait another 3 months for MCA versions. Hedland, paradise, and one other are makeing these clone chips. >Also, any info on what I might expect to pay for a MCA type modem (2400B) and >3 Megs of memory for the same computer would be appreciated. I would guess a MCA internal modem would be around $200 which is more expensive than a external modem. just get a decent external modem for $100 to $150. If you can use SIMMs, I would expect to pay $120 per Megabyte from decent priced memory house, $190 from a indecent place. Brynn Rogers Honeywell S&RC rogers@src.honeywell.com 612-782-7737 use this address if your reply bounces
kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) (07/18/89)
mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >Also, any info on what I might expect to pay for a MCA type modem (2400B) and >3 Megs of memory for the same computer would be appreciated. >Thanks in advance, >Milan >mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc >.edu >. Don't buy an internal modem! If you later decide you don't like MCA, you won't be able to move your modem. Also, MCA slots are a VERY LIMITED resource. My mod 70 has only 3. I don't think you want to be using them up without need. Your motherboard will have a "free" serial port, so look at an external modem. External 2400 modems are available for around $100. MCA is going to cost much more. If you feel you CANNOT stand the unsightly external modem, look at one of the "itty-bitty" modems designed for use with laptops. They are a little more expensive, but you can velcro it to the back of your pc and pretend that it is internal. -- Kevin Kleinfelter @ Management Science America, Inc (404) 239-2347 gatech!nanovx!msa3b!kevin