Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uupsi!rodan.acs.syr.edu!amichiel From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Switch Settings for an IBM board? Message-ID: <1990Oct21.021814.16501@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 21 Oct 90 02:18:14 GMT References: <1990Oct18.075838.15041@agate.berkeley.edu> Sender: amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Lines: 22 In article medici@dorm.rutgers.edu (Mark Medici) writes: >danny@garnet.berkeley.edu (Danny Lee) writes: >|has no documentation. It *seems* to be able to handle 3 megs of memory >|using SIMMS and has 1 parallel and 1 serial port. Does anyone have >1. A "true-blue" IBM PC/AT motherboard only accomodates a maximum of > 512kB RAM on the motherboard. It does NOT support SIMMS on the >2. An IBM PC/AT motherboard does not have any serial or parallel > ports built in to the motherboard. These are supplied on an Actually, IBM also made a industrial/rugidized AT. It's possible that one of these beasts fits the bill. I also understand that due to 'pressure" after the ps/2 introduction, started making AT's again. In several flavors, again industrial. One of these could also be the beast. Lastly, it possible that the original poster is actually looking at a ps/2 model 30-286. It is essentially a AT, with the old buss and everything. al -- Al. Michielsen, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University InterNet: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Bitnet: AMICHIEL@SUNRISE