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- From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,biz.zeos.general
- Subject: Re: Lotsa ?'s about new ZEOS computers
- Message-ID: <92112216445@ritz.mordor.com>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 15:36:55 GMT
- References: <By3r1J.L50@utdallas.edu>
- Organization: Ritz International, Inc. - Import/Export Consultants
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- Firstly, I should say that you should check out biz.zeos.announce and
- biz.zeos.general....Also, my ZEOS is 8 months old and the mboard may
- have changed.
-
- MOHIT K GOYAL (goyal@utdallas.edu) wrote:
- : I have just finished reading the new(?) ZEOS ad in the December PC/Computing
- : for their upgradeable computers and I have some questions.
- :
- : What kind of SIMMS do they use? The ad mentions 36-bit memory, which
- : sounds proprietary, but I looked in the back of the mag. and didn't
- : see anyone selling "ZEOS" memory.
-
- Mine uses standard 1 meg and 4 meg SIMMs.
-
- : What chipset does the local-bus VGA have?
-
- I don't know, but I have heard second hand that they are Tseng4000
- based.
-
- : About the MS-DOS, WIndows v3.1, Lotus apps, and MS-Mouse, does ZEOS just
- : ship you the software on the hd, and the mouse, or do they ship you
- : shrinkwrapped boxes. (ie-doc's, ability to register the products)
-
- Mine came with all of the apps shrinkwrapped. I had no trouble at all
- registering them and getting support.
-
- : What kind of hd/fd controller does it use for the IDE hd? Just a generic
- : 16-bit card?
-
- No, it is built-in on the mboard.
-
- : Is the 2s/1p I/O ports on a card or on the motherboard? Is a 16550AFN on
- : the machine, or easy to add?
-
- No, all this is built in on the mboard (I believe one giant VSLI chip).
- It does NOT emulate a 16550AFN. I had to go out and buy a high speed
- comm card to get my v.32 modem working well with my system.
-
- : Does ZEOS offer other case options besides the desktop and large tower?
-
- I don't think so. I'm perfectly happy with the desktop case. It's currently
- living under my desk on its side.
-
- : I have tried calling, but was put on hold for about 30 minutes! I figure
- : since I've seen ZEOS people here my questions might get answered.
-
- Yep, after getting my machine in my hands, the hold time when calling
- for information or tech support is probably my only real complaint.
-
- Regards,
-
- Chris
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