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From: dlg6627@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Darmawan  Ludirdja)
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Subject: Re: Should cheap XT clone support original babyblue mono display?
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Date: 1 Dec 90 08:18:49 GMT
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paulm@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Paul Matulonis) writes:

>All right, Net Tech gurus, I need your assistance again...

>Situation: 
>	Replaced an original PC-XT motherboard with cheap
>XT-clone (V20 cpu; 1mb ram; cheap support chips - no C&T)
>(brand name = unique Turbo UX 12Mhz)
>	Board runs but does not seem to support the original 
>baby blue monochrome card / monitor.  Runs OK with a Hercules
>color card and cheap composite monitor.  The mono board / monitor
>run OK in another (original) PC (they seemed not to be the cause of
>my original problem - no access above 192K by p.o.s.t.).  

>Questions:
>		Are there known compatibility problems between 
>these items that I should be aware of?
>	Should I return the moth board?
>		What's a decent monitor I could use in place of the 
>original mono combo(using the Herc card)? (the prof I'm helping out
>wants better resolution at minimal cost; this system is used for 
>manual entry of long protein and other sequences by lab slaves).

>Any and all help is appreciated.  Email is the preferred response
>as I don't have much time for this group after all the other 
>groups get read (such as c.s.amiga -- gotta keep my personal 
>antique up and running!)


>paulm@sci.ccny.cuny.edu


>Paul Matulonis
>Department of Biology
>City College of NY

Did you check dip switches? Some new M/B has different set up
on swithes #5 and #6.

Good luck.

dlg6627@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu