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From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: Zenith horror stories needed quickly, please
Message-ID: <1990Oct28.234641.27543@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: 28 Oct 90 23:46:41 GMT
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others said:

>>    Zenith's older equipment (pre pc-clone) was excellent, but there "clones"
>> leave a bit to be desired.
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>> one problem is that some commercial
>> software won't work on them, you need to get a zenith-specific version.

>What software problems have you had with ZDS pc clones?  

When I at last got a CPU card that would work with my VGA card,
Superkey wouldn't. I called Borland -- once I mentioned Z-158, I was
told I had to buy an "upgrade" to work with it.

For those who asked, I first tried EMS with an Amnesia board. It would
not run @ 8 mhz, but would at 4.7. After 2 or three boards went back
and forth, I got a designer at Xebec who said:
	Z-158? Forget it!
and went on to explain its bus timing problems.  After that, I called
other suppliers before sending money. They all gave me the same answer,
as did Intel when I asked about an Above Board.

Note that I was a 'regular' customer -- I had no campus rep, only the
Zenith store, to deal with.
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