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From: nuharlow@ndsuvax.UUCP (Jay B. Harlow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 wars: ZEOS vs GATEWAY (or Zeos 368sx bios fails)
Summary: Zeos 386SX keyboard doesn't always work right
Keywords: 386
Message-ID: <3018@ndsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 18 Oct 89 15:32:02 GMT
References: <1989Oct15.185436.17210@uunet!unhd>
Reply-To: nuharlow@ndsuvax.UUCP (Jay B. Harlow)
Distribution: comp
Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo
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In article <1989Oct15.185436.17210@uunet!unhd> unhd!rg@cs.utexas.edu (Roger Gonzalez) writes:
>I'm in the market for a 386 clone, and have (I think) narrowed my quest
>down to ZEOS and GATEWAY 2000.  ZEOS machines look better for their price,
>but I've been using clones long enough that you don't find out about
>the important differences until you've been using it for a while.  I'm
>interested in hearing any comments on either machine, especially with
>regards to expandability, documentation quality, and individual quirks.
>
>Thanks,
>Roger

I wasn't sure if you are resticting yourself to full 386 or the 386sx was
an option.  I have a Zeos 386SX, I am rather happy with it, except that
thier keyboard BIOS fails to emulate an IBM AT very well.  So the keyboard
BIOS gets a definate THUMBS DOWN.  The problem is as is I have no way to 
use F11 or F12 ( no extended keyboard BIOS calls ).  the cursor pad (not the 
number pad) is handled all wrong ( in my opinion) when you have numlock on
( which changes the number pad) the cursor pad becomes shift number pad, which 
may work but my favorite programs don't expect to see shift num3 so I have to
reach all the way over & hit keys on the number pad.  Futher do you think ZEOS
will listen 
   NO, on this problem they are insisting is the program & not the BIOS.

I currently intend on buying a better BIOS ( from an outside company)

					Jay

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		Jay B. Harlow	<nuharlow@plains.nodak.edu>
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Of course the above is personal opinion, And has no bearing on reality...