17 Oct
1997
17 Oct
'97
3:40 a.m.
Nip!
> (1) let them know what they are missing and give
constructive advice on
> how to make the 9th edition better, or
Would that make the books into
multivolumes.. Ouch, mail, production
costs shoots up. :)
This seems unlikely, as the number of PC-clone boxes
with SMD drives
on them can probably be counted on one hand. PC-clone SMD controllers
are exceedingly rare.
> (2) Start your own reference information project
Sensible...I have problems with that because few makers did not
publish their pinouts like right now, I am working on a Nec 386dx 33
cached "all in one" motherboard without a case, PSU or anything. Just
bare board with all complete chips and I add a cpu, PSU adapter to
take standard pc PSU. Right now working out a pinout for keyboard
port! I do not have the slot tree riser for it. Aw. it's a Nec 386
33i as shown in bios bootup.
Nec is worst when asking for help/info such as this petty stuff. :(
Not a bad idea. I've got complete tech manuals
for things like Fujitsu
2322's, 2333's, and Eagles (M2351A's) and Super Eagles (M2361A's), but
they're about 1000 pages each.
OUCH! That's overkill! Compared to the ST496 series manual, it 's
just right! :) But we are only interested in jumpers and bit of
tidbits?
Tim. (shoppa(a)triumf.ca)
Jason D.