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From: don@pecnos.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Z-158 Memory Boards
Message-ID: <334@pecnos.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Feb-87 09:08:40 EST
Article-I.D.: pecnos.334
Posted: Tue Feb 24 09:08:40 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Feb-87 22:54:25 EST
References: <1089@uwmacc.UUCP>
Reply-To: don@pecnos.UUCP (Don Hopkins)
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Organization: Concurrent Computer Corporation
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In article <1089@uwmacc.UUCP> anderson@uwmacc.UUCP writes:
>OK netland, lay it on me. I'm getting ready to add RAM disk space and
>want advice. I have a Z-158 with 640K, 2 floppies, 30MB hard disk. I'm
>looking into memory expansion boards, at least 1MB, and maybe 2MB. 
>

I have installed a board called FASTCARD in my Z-158 and am quite pleased
with it. They have two models a III and a IV. The III comes with 2mb of
memory. The IV comes with 2mb of memory, a serial and a parallel port,
a game port and a clock calander. You can install 1 type IV board and
up to 3 type III boards in your system. They include disk caching and
print buffer software. The memory is Lotus/Intel Microsoft compatible.
Both boards cost the same $295 (yes - only $295 with all the memory).

I got my board from a company called Peripheral Marketing Inc. in
Arizona, (602) 483-7983.

The only thing bad I have found with this board is the print buffering
software. When I use their print buffer software it takes considerably
longer to print a file then when not using their software. I have called
the support service but the person I talked to was very inexperienced.
I was told they would investigate and get back to me. That was a couple
of weeks ago and have not heard from them yet.

Name........:  Donald F. Hopkins
Company.....:  CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (A Perkin-Elmer Company)
US Mail.....:  106 Apple St., Tinton Falls, N.J. 07724
Phone.......:  201-758-7268
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Disclaimer: The above opinions are only mine and not that of my employer.