Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!news From: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: User Hostile Keywords: ibm, gutman, user friendly Message-ID: <1991Jan22.210056.684@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> Date: 22 Jan 91 21:00:56 GMT Sender: news@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University Lines: 34 Nntp-Posting-Host: hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu derek@sun4dts.dts.ine.philips.nl (derek) writes: > [deletions] > ....I don't have a slot free to put the sound board. I'd LOVE to have >a sound board, but then I'd have to sacrifice my modem or scanner, 2 Meg >of extended memory, or hard disk. For far more than $800 or so I understand >there's an slot extension, not really economic that. > >Have YOU got any ideas? Let's see... I/O Card (Ser/Par) 1 video 1 hard/floppy controller 1 scanner 1 modem 1 memory 1 ____ 6 slots total Am I missing anything? Do you only have six slots? Or did you make the mistake of having a separate controller for your hard and floppy disks, or separate cards for your ser. and par. ports? (or an additional game port?) Why do you have an internal modem?--what are you doing with your ser. port(s)? Could this be poor planning on your part? S. "Stevie" Smith \ + / ,,@ ircc.ohio-state. \ + / {7%*@,..":27g)-=,#*:.#,/6&1*.4-,l@#9:-) " edu> \ + / BTW, WYSInaWYG \ + / --witty.saying.ARC