On 2 Feb 00 at 0:00, Samuel Heywood wrote:
>>Many years ago I helped a kid in my neighborhood to set up an old Epson
>>of the same approximate vintage. I don't remember whether it was an Apex
>>model, I don't know. If it has a couple of dip-switches on the main
>>processor card, the positions to which they should be set might mimic those
>>seen in standard IBM clone 8088 motherboards. Your machine is an 8088,
>>isn't it? The Epson I worked with had a video output for CGA. The DIP
>>switches in the back might have something to do with configuring it for
>>CGA or monochrome output. Some of the DIP switches might have something
>>to do with comports and IRQ's. If your two floppy drives are 5 1/4", 360K,
>>and your video card is for CGA, and if it is an 8088, then you probably have
>>the same kind of beastie I worked with. We got it working just fine and
>>there was never any need to fiddle with any switches. The entire system was
>>perfectly OK, as is, from a local bargain basement.
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Samuel, but I hope I can get
some links to documentation. The Apex does not have a video card in
it now. The only port it has is what appears to be an LPT port. The
dip switch has 10 switches so it is not exactly like a regular XT
switch which has 8 switches. The possibility exists that somebody
else may have messed with the switches so knowing how to set them
correctly is important. Anyway, it appears to be a nice little
machine (looks nearly new) and I would kind of like to get it going
if there is nothing wrong with it. I hope somebody can point me to
some definite information. Thanks.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
Funny, I don't remember being absent minded.
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