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From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Re: Easy-87 board added capacitors?
Message-ID: <4413@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 1 Sep 89 16:47:15 GMT
References: <1441@nosc.NOSC.MIL>
Reply-To: urban@frith.UUCP (Mark Urban-Lurain)
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State University, E. Lansing
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In article <1441@nosc.NOSC.MIL> koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil.UUCP (Walter A. Koziarz) writes:
>Some time ago mention was made of adding two capacitors to the 'Easy-87'
>8087 board for the Z100.  This fix corrected random system crashes experienced
>by the writer.  I am experiencing the same type of failures/crashes and would
>appreciate any information relative to this fix.  Thank you.

I think that was me (at least I had this problem and fixed it with caps).
I had called UIC for assistance and they suggested it.  I'll have to 
check at home to see if I have notes on what caps and where.  Failing
that, I'll open it up and take a look.


Mark Urban-Lurain                        urban@cpswh.cps.msu.edu
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Michigan State University
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