24 Sep
2008
24 Sep
'08
3:41 p.m.
On Sep 24, 2008, at 1:03 PM, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 24 Sep 2008 at 12:45, Fred Cisin wrote:
I thought so, too (I think I found the same tech bulletin) but the
driver software provides a hot-key to switch between 286 and 8088
mode. The (very brief) README that accompanies it mentions this
switch being necessary for some software. So it's possible that the
socket's for the 8088.
It's also possible that I'm missing some components (a daughtercard or
something extra that plugs into the motherboard's CPU socket) as has
been pointed out.
Wish I could find a manual :). Oh well, at least I didn't spend much
on this thing...
Josh
OR, . . .
the 40 pin connector could be for the cable to the 8088 socket on the
motherboard, and the 40 pin socket could be for the 8088.
I don't think so--there are a couple of technical bulletins still
running around that say "if you have a driver that requires an 8088
to do two I/O instructions in a row, the HotShot won't work". See,
for example:
http://www.textfiles.com/computers/ASTRESEARCH/0297.tb
Besides, how many 80286 add-in cards didn't have a NDP socket, seeing
as how most purchasers bought them to run 1-2-3?
Cheers,
Chuck