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From: don@pecnos.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.periphs
Subject: Re: Reviews wanted on above board clone
Message-ID: <345@pecnos.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 13:01:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: pecnos.345
Posted: Mon Apr 27 13:01:08 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Apr-87 07:24:15 EDT
References: <867@chinet.UUCP>
Reply-To: don@pecnos.UUCP (Don Hopkins)
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corporation
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Keywords: fastcard aboveboard intel bce
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.ibm.pc:3609 comp.periphs:339

In article <867@chinet.UUCP> jcs@chinet.UUCP writes:
>A mail order company named BCE is selling an Intel AboveBoard Clone
>for PC's and XT's for $99.00 (0K), and $299.00 (2Meg).
>It is called the Fastcard IV and made by a company called Thesys.
>The card has an eprom on it where utilities like a ramdisk driver and
>disk cacher reside. It also has serial and parallel ports, a clock/
>calender, and a game port.
>
>Does any body have any experience with this card? Any problems with it?
>Please send mail directly to me and if there is enough interest I'll
>post the replies I get.

I have installed this card in my Zenith Z158 and it works fine with one
exeption. A print buffer is included with the board. When this print
buffer is active it takes about 2-3 times longer to print a file then
if the print buffer is disabled. I made a call to their support line
but the person I spoke with seemed to have no experience at all. I was
promised a return call but that never came.

So don't count on the print spooler portion to work well and don't count
on any help from the technical support line.

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.