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From: entally@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: User Hostile
Message-ID: <28097.279c9e63@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 23 Jan 91 02:19:47 GMT
References: <1991Jan22.210056.684@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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In article <1991Jan22.210056.684@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>, smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) writes:
> 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.
>>

       I am looking for a slot extension. I think I saw an Ad. somewhere back
a year ago (I didn't need an extension by that time,) but I just couldn't
find it any more. If anyone knows where I can get one (some of frinds of mine
also interested in it), please send me a mail or post on this board. 
       Thanks in advance.

> 
> 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?
> 

       I agree, if you are buying a new computer. However, many people want
to put their old stuff in use, then running out of slots is a very common
problem.
       I built my first 386 computer when the 386 machine first came out 
(believe it or not, it still runs perfectly,) and over the past years, I
upgraded it little by little (maybe it was a bad idea to do that, but my
386 did helped me through colledge, graduate school, and my first real job
..).  And now I have the following,

             D e v i c e s                          Slot Required
       ------------------------------------------------------------      
       HDD/FDD controller (WD1006V-SR2)   ..........       1
       Second FDD Controller (CompatiCard)..........       1
       32-Bit Memory Expansion Card (8MB) ..........       1
       VRAM VGA Card ...............................       1
       AT I/O (2P/3S/1G) Card.......................       1
       SCSI Interface Card for WORM.................       1
       FAX/Modem Card (Internal)....................       1
       Internal EPROM Program Adapter...............       1
       ------------------------------------------------------------
           T o t a l                                       8

       So, I am running out of slots! Since I cannot do without any of the
above add-on cards, I have to find a way to install a sound board, an
internal tape drive, a video processing card for video camara, an audio
processing board for voice synthesizing, an adapter for scanner, an AD/DA
converter, and etc..
 
       By the way, all of the serial and parallel ports are used for
a mouse, a digitizer, a plotter, a Laser printer, and a Dot-Matrix printer.
Maybe I need to buy a new computer (or more) to handle my need, or I need
to see my psychiatrist first.

       Any suggestions or ideas ?

Leo MacMillan