jumper@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Michael Lanham) (11/13/90)
Does anybody have good or bad things to say about this machine? It will be used primarily at home for some trivial DTP and word processing and some minor bookkeeping for a business. The deal i am being offer through the university bookstore is: Zenith Model 40 386SX at 16MHz 2 MB RAM "expandable to 16MB" 40 MB HD (28ms) 1 3.5 HD drive Zenith FTM 14" monitor VGA comp Mouse 101-key keyboard Questions: 1) Can memory be added to the motherboard, or is the motherboard fully populated? If it is full, can I replace the chips on it with higher capacity memory chips? 2) Anybody with experience with their FTM (Flat Technology Monitor)? It almost has a concave look to it and their literature they have as promo material raves about it. -- He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. --- Sir William Drummond Michael Lanham mjlanham@eos.ncsu.edu & jumper@.catt.ncsu.edu
price@chakra.unl.edu (Chad Price) (11/14/90)
In <1990Nov12.233100.17339@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jumper@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Michael Lanham) writes: >2) Anybody with experience with their FTM (Flat Technology Monitor)? > It almost has a concave look to it and their literature they have > as promo material raves about it. I have a 1490 (the older model) and the color is excellent. The only reason I would trade it would be for a 19" monitor like you get with Sun's and Apollo's workstations. I've had it 2.5 yrs and it has been completely reliable. Occasionally the "picture" gets a little wavey at the left margins/borders, but this is not a regular or constant thing - it comes & goes (mostly goes) & has not gotten any worse in the last year. Hooked to a VGA card, the resolution and color combination is unbeatable. THe catch (there always is one) is the the 1490 that I have only goes to VGA resolution - it is not multisynch. I'm fairly sure the 1492 is the same way - in fact I'm not clear on the difference/.Anyone out there have a "diff" on the 2 monitors? chad price price@fergvax.unl.edu