Product Support Bulletin

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Subject:

Equity and Apex Series Compatibility with the System OmniBridge

Controller and BridgeFiler External Floppy Drives

Date:

04/11/90

Page:

1 of 3

PSB No:

S-0088B

Originator:

KAS

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the results of compatibility testing

conducted by the Computer Product Support Center with the Sysgen

OmniBridge controller and Bridge - Filer external floppy disk drives.

Comments

Equity I

The Equity I was found compatible with the OmniBridge

controller. It was able to support one or two external

disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives

could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or

normal (360K and 720K) disk drives.

Equity II

Equity III

Equity I +

Equity le

The Equity II was found to be totally incompatible with

the OmniBridge controller.

The Equity III was found compatible with the OmniBridge

controller. It was able to support one or two external

disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives

could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or

normal (360K and 720K) disk drives.

The Equity I + was found compatible with the

OmniBridge controller.

It was able to support one or

two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The

external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and

1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives.

The Equity le was found compatible with the OmniBridge

controller. It was able to support only one external

floppy drive, unlike the other models tested. The drive

could be used as a high density (1.2Mb and 1.44Mb) or

normal (360K and 720K) disk drive.

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity and Apex Series Compatibility with the System OmniBridge Controller and BridgeFiler External Floppy Drives Date: Page: 04/11/90 1 of 3 PSB No: Originator: S-0088B KAS 60 The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the results of compatibility testing conducted by the Computer Product Support Center with the Sysgen OmniBridge controller and Bridge - Filer external floppy disk drives.
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PSB No: S-0088B Page: 2 of 3 Equity II + The Equity II + was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. Equity lIe The Equity Ile was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.
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PSB No: S-008B Page: 3 of 3 APEX 100 The Epson APEX 100 was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. APEX 200 The Epson APEX 200 was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.
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Product Support Bulletin Subject: Apex 200 Computer - Answers to Common Questions PSB No: S-0098 Originator: REM/&c Z Date: 9/5/89 Page: 1 of 8 Q. Where can I obtain help regarding software or hardware questions on the APEX 200 computer? A. PFS First Choice applications software Software Publishing Corp. provides the warranty and end - user support for the First Choice software. Please refer to the First Choice User’s Guide for customer support information.
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PSB No: S-0098 Page: 2 of 8 Q. What kind of printer can I use with the APEX 200? A. The APEX 200 includes an IBM PC - compatible parallel interface which is used to connect any printer or plotter with a standard parallel interface. An IBM PC- compatible parallel printer cable (not included) is required to connect a printer to the computer. Epson currently offers outstanding printers in the ActionPrinter line. The T- series printers are 9 - pin printers with near letter quality print.
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PSB No: S-0098 Page: 3 of 8 Q. What kind of floppy disk drive does the APEX 200 have and what kind of floppy diskettes should I use? A. The APEX 200 - series computers use a half - height, 5 1/4”, 1.2MB floppy disk drive. You can use both double - sided, double - density, soft - sector, 48 TPI, floppy diskettes for 360KB capacity and double- sided, high - density, soft - sector, 96 TPI floppy diskettes for 1.2MB capacity.
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PSB No: S-0098 Page: 4 of 8 Q. Can I install a Math- Coprocessor chip and what type do I need? A. A Math- Coprocessor chip is an option which speeds up the floating point math functions used in many spreadsheet and math - intensive software applications. It can be purchased at electronic parts retailers and computer stores (Epson America Inc. does not supply them). An Intel (8MHZ) 80287-8 Math- Coprocessor chip, is recommended for use with the APEX 200 computer.
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PSB No: S- 0098 Page: 5 of 8 Q. Can I use the Apex color monitor with other IBM PC- compatible computers and what are the specifications? A. The Apex 13” color monitor is an IBM PC-compatible, 16 color, RGB, dual function monitor which can be set up for either color or green screen mode with a switch on the rear panel. It has a 640 x 200 (black and white) or 320 x 200 (4 color) graphics dot resolution. It can display 16 colors in 80 column x 25 row text mode. The dot pitch is .52mm. Q.
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PSB No: S- 0098 Page: 6 of 8 Q. What kind of option cards are available for the APEX 200 computer and where can I buy them? A. Most IBM PC/XT or AT- compatible option boards should work in the APEX 200 computer. Some products are “speed sensitive” and are not designed to work at the higher clock speeds (above 8MHz). You should visit a computer retail store to see a wide range of products.
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PSB No: S-0098 Page: 7 of 8 Q. Will the APEX 200 work in foreign countries? A. The APEX 200 computer can be used in both the United States and internationally simply by selecting the appropriate input voltage on the voltage selection switch located on the rear of the unit. The APEX 200 will operate on either 115VAC or 230VAC at 50/60 Hz power. Most monitors and printers are not designed to operate on dual voltages and will be damaged if plugged into the wrong AC voltage.
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PSB No: S-0098 Page: 8 of 8 Q. What extended memory boards are compatible with the APEX 200? A. Epson recommends the following memory expansion boards: AST Research AST Research * Intel Corp. STB Systems * STB Systems * Profit Systems Micron Technology Advantage Premium Rampage 286 Aboveboard Plus Grande Byte Rio Grande Elite 16 Micron * Will run at 8MHz, not at 12MHz CPU speed. Q. Will it support Unix and/or Xenix? Which versions? A. The APEX 200 has been tested with the Santa Cruz Operations Xenix Rel.
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EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics Programs Date: 06/04/93 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0158 Originator: MWT This bulletin describes the proper method for running any benchmark or diagnostics programs. This applies to any computer system. In most cases, the computer should be started using an MS-DOS boot diskette that’s ‘clean’ - in other words, one with no CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.