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mglaris@pic.net wrote:
: In <D9479M.4ov@matilda.vut.edu.au>, johnr@dingo.vut.edu.au (John Roumeliotis) writes:
: >Hi all,
: >In the next two weeks I'm going to purchase the following system
: >
: >	P90, 16Mb RAM, 
: >	2Mb PCI video card, 
: >	EIDE (PCI) Controller with > 850 Mb HD
: >	32 bit sound card
: >	Quad speed CDROM
: >	inkjet (or cheap laser) printer
: >	28.8 modem
: >	Warp Connect with WinOS/2
: >

: Whatever you do, don't buy an ATI video card of any type.  I have
: had nothing but problems with my ATI Graphics Ultra Pro, and a
: friend has had problems with another type of ATI card.

There were problems iwth their Mach32 series.  However thier
Mach64 series is fantastic.  Works very well with Warp.

#9 is also a reasonable company.  For thier high-end cards,
the GXE64 is the only one directly supported by Warp.  You
can get Warp drivers for their other cards though.

Actix is a good company.  They've plenty of good Cirrus and
S3 based boards to choose form.  All their boareds work with
standard drivers.  They make an effort to be compatible with
OS/2.

: I plan 
: on removing the ATI card in the near future an replacing it with 
: a Diamond Steath-64 PCI (another firent has one and loves it).

Bad move.  Diamond is the real evil when it comes to OS/2 and
sometimes MS-Windows.  Their boards are poorly built and thier
tech support is evil.  They become downright rude at the mere
mention of OS/2.

: Also loose the IDE controller and get a real SCSI controller.  
: Adaptec makes a real good SCSI controller.

They do.  Adaptec is also the most widely supported controllers
on the market.  A good choice if you can afford it.  If you
can't afford it, Future Domain is a good alternative for about
half the money.

IDE isn't so bad, but opting for SCSI will probably make you
happier in the long run.

: If you want to buy a whols system (as opposed to piece-parts),
: look at Zeos

I avoided them because they wouldn't sell their machines with
anything but a Diamond.  Personally, I think Dell and Midwest
Mirco are two very good options.  They're both service oriented
companies that use quality parts.  Prices are very competitive.

As for CD-ROMS, we've had good luck with:
   NEC SCSI (not NEC IDE tho)
   Mitsumi PCI-IDE
   Toshiba

32 bit sound card?

Depending on your needs, I think the HP540 would make an excellient
choice for an inkjet printer.  It's not real pretty, but is solid.
A well built device with good support by every OS (directly 
supported by OS/2).  It does minimal color as well.

For good color, I'm not so usre.  The Epson Stylus Color does
a good job for the money, but doesn't have very good (piss poor)
OS/2 drivers.

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William R. Nau
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