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RE: Paradise v. Everex cards [message #117326] Mon, 23 September 2013 17:32
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: eidetic@islenet.UUCP (George E. Darby)
Message-ID: <1022@islenet.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 13:56:57 EST
Article-I.D.: islenet.1022
Posted: Tue Mar  5 13:56:57 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 9-Mar-85 20:34:50 EST
Distribution: net
Organization: Islenet Inc.,  Honolulu
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With regard to the Everex Gr. Edge v. Paradise Mod. Graphics Card ("MGC"):

 

I've been using an MGC in my AT for about 2 months.  I have had 

the following problems:

 

1.      There is clock contention between the 

        Clock/Calendar module the MGC expects to find and the 

        inboard AT clock.  The setup utility, "mgprep," will

        not recognize the AT clock.  Until you have a "PC"-

        style C/C module (on-card) in the system, the date and

        time stamping of files, etc., does not work unless you

        run "date" and "time."  I installed an AST I/O+ with 

        a C/C and this allows the date to come through, but the

        contention of the clocks is still evident in that the time

        is + or - 60 minutes from true.  I have written and phoned

        Paradise about the problem with no response.

 

2.      You might find the rolling display before mgprep stabilizes 

        the monitor bothersome.  I now tolerate it,

        since mgprep will initialize and redirect all your

        ports, and even set up input and output buffers, all in the 

        time it takes to "settle" the monitor.  This is find handy.

        No more watching MODE commands scroll by.

 

3.      The serial port module has a weak line driver.  I  had 

        trouble driving a NEC 7710 on 30 feet of cable.  

        I finally resorted to shortening the cable to 20 feet.  

        Problem disappeared.

        

 

Pluses:

 

1.      In addition to mgprep's utilities, the only plus is price.

        I've see the MGC mail order for $249 and $65 for the serial

        port.

 

(One note:  the "Princeton" monitor option to the MGC means the HX-12,

            not a MAX-12.  Select IBM Mono for MAX-12.

 

Overall:  Poor tech support from Paradise, fair manual, marginal

          engineering on the serial port.  If I had to do it over AND   

          had a bigger budget, (about $450 + memory), I would 

          use the Everex Graphics Edge and an AST Advantage.

 

Conclusion:  Everything works well now, but I had some stressful

             moments bringing the printer up.

 

 

George Darby, Eidetic Technology, Inc.  Honolulu

(software developers:  check out Hawaii as a business location)

 
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