news@udenva.cair.du.edu (netnews) (03/06/90)
i think sx chips kinda , well, they seem to be ... they suck, don't they?? sx machines don't run stuff, they hang up.. i hate them. even Epson. haha, Pioneer Corp. or something has a 20 MHZclock on their sx board.... and they think it works!!!! HAHAHHAHA gaabidge.... anyone agree? tim .
m5@lynx.uucp (Mike McNally) (03/07/90)
news@udenva.cair.du.edu (netnews) writes: >sx machines don't run stuff, they hang up.. i hate them. even Epson. Even Epson?!? Man, you must *really* hate 'em! -- Mike McNally Lynx Real-Time Systems uucp: {voder,athsys}!lynx!m5 phone: 408 370 2233 Where equal mind and contest equal, go.
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) (03/08/90)
news@udenva.cair.du.edu (netnews) writes: >sx machines don't run stuff, they hang up.. i hate them. even Epson. What stuff don't they run? My SX has run everything I've thrown at it; ESIX, OS/2, all my MS-DOS stuff, including Desqview 386 and Windows 386. Am I missing something? kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propeller Labs Kaleb Keithley spelling and grammar flames > /dev/null
morris@jade.jpl.nasa.gov (Mike Morris) (03/10/90)
In article <3000@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> kaleb@mars.UUCP (Kaleb Keithley) writes: >news@udenva.cair.du.edu (netnews) writes: > >>sx machines don't run stuff, they hang up.. i hate them. even Epson. > >What stuff don't they run? My SX has run everything I've thrown at it; >ESIX, OS/2, all my MS-DOS stuff, including Desqview 386 and Windows 386. >Am I missing something? Don't tell American Airlines. They are buying several thousand AT&T 386/SX machines. From what I hear, they did a _very_ exhaustive test on them, and couldn't find one incompatibility. The motherboard is a Intel design. It has the floppy disk controller, hard disk controller, VGA, two serial and one parallel ports on the motherboard, up to 8mb of RAM, plus 4 slots. It's a very nice box. The configuration I saw was very clean - with what's already on the motherboard, you don't need any cards. And I can't imagine Intel designing a motherboard that wouldn't run right. Mike Morris Internet: Morris@Jade.JPL.NASA.gov Misslenet: 34.12 N, 118.02 W #Include quote.cute.standard Bellnet: 818-447-7052 #Include disclaimer.standard Radionet: WA6ILQ
rpeglar@csinc.UUCP (Rob Peglar) (03/13/90)
In article <3060@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>, morris@jade.jpl.nasa.gov (Mike Morris) writes: (lots of stuff deleted) > > And I can't imagine Intel designing a motherboard that wouldn't run right. You're lucky you didn't try running Xenix 2.3.2GT on the early (beta) revs of the Intel 303 motherboard ('386/33Mhz). Wouldn't boot at all, due to an interrupt handling problem. I found the problem, passed it along to SCO, who made it into an SLS (xnx151). Intel has subsequently rev'd the motherboard, and now all is well. Kind of. Rob -- Rob Peglar Control Systems, Inc. 2675 Patton Rd., St. Paul MN 55113 ...uunet!csinc!rpeglar 612-631-7800 The posting above does not necessarily represent the policies of my employer.