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From: tfra@ur-tut.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Installing a baby AT motherboard (LONG)
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Date: Fri, 5-Jun-87 05:45:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  5 05:45:29 1987
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Reply-To: tfra@tut.cc.rochester.edu.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer)
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[Et tu, line-eater?]

I had a similar experience to Jim when I put my "Baby AT" board in.  The only
things I would add are:

1)	Be leary of keyboards that "claim" to work with both an XT and an
	AT.  I bought one with my XT clone, figured it would work withmy
	AT board, pulled the jumper like I was supposed to, and ZONK!  It
	seems to be some sort of timing error.  My board was a 6/8 MHz one,
	so I later tried the keyboard at 6.  Worked somewhat better, but it
	would still glitch occasionally, so I, too, plunked down my bucks for
	an AT-compatible keyboard.

2)	Be sure about your power requirements.  The board I ordered (from a
	company called Computer Products United - I agree about the "crisp,
	clear" tones :-) needed a 150W supply - it wouldn't work with my
	135W jobby (even though the salesman told me it would - only when
	I had it and it wouldn't boot did they bother to tell me!).

3)	If you don't like the documentation, talk to someone there.  They
	usually have some other info (schematics, etc.) that they are willing
	(for a price, of course) to give you.  I was able to buy the schematics
	for about 10-15 dollars.  This way, if the board ever dies on me and
	I want to fix it/get it fixed, I don't have to "Send away to China" for
	repairs - I can find a local board hacker to do it for me.
-- 

  Tom Frauenhofer			...!seismo!rochester!ur-tut!tfra
"The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity."
				-- Harlan Ellison