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 IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES FRAME GRABBER

     We have customer reports of compatibility with both Above Boards and
     the Matched Memory Classic providing extended memory in systems with
     the Imaging Technologies Frame Grabber. No reports on Intel memory
     boards set up as expanded memory.

     Tech Notes: Uses 21 hexadecimal I/O addresses that are jumper
     selectable as a block. Uses 64k block of address space at 9000, A000,
     B000, C000, or D000.

     Imaging Technologies can be reached in the United States at ph: 800-
     532-3500

 MICROTEK IMAGE SCANNER

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards.

     Tech Notes: This controller board (MS300A Image Scanner system) uses
     I/O port 208, and will cause Setboard to be unable to find the EEPROM
     after automatic setup portion of the original Setboard program has been
     run on an Above Board 286 or Above Board PS/286.  Solution is to remove
     Microtek board, rerun Setboard and choose another I/O port for Above
     Board 286.

 PC HORIZONS EXPANSION BOX

     * FIELD REPORT * of compatibility with current Above Boards.
     This is an expansion box that works with Compaq 286 computers which use
     I/O address 248 for its interface board.

 WANG INTERFACE BOARD

     Compatible with Above Boards, however the Wang Interface Board uses I/O
     port 208, so the Above Board cannot be set to that address.

 IEEE-488 BOARD

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. This board is made
     by Capital Equipment Corp.

     One field report that it uses 64K of reserved memory and has jumpers
     which allow users to change the reserved memory address.  In one case,
     jumpering the IEEE board to "C" and setting the Above Board's Expanded
     Memory Manager to use the D000 range solved a reserved memory conflict.
     There may be other options for this IEEE board, so have users refer to
     their reference manual or Capital Equipment Corp.

 INTEL ICE 386

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards. The ICE 386
     REQUIRES expanded memory to work.  ICE 386 software will not load
     unless there is at least 768K of expanded memory available.

     This software/hardware product is sold by Intel DSO (Development
     Systems Operation). Questions about ICE 386 should be asked to a local
     Intel field sales office (non-PCED).

 KEYCARD (SOFTWARE COPY PROTECTION BOARD)

     *MIXED FIELD REPORTS* about compatibility with Above Boards and key
     cards, most have no problems with Above Boards, some don't work
     reliably with TESTAB, and others don't work with expanded memory but
     work fine with extended memory.

     Tech Notes:
     SYMPTOM: Testab reported that column 2 (with the exception of parity
     chip) tested bad. This was the customer's third board in this system
     that tested this way. He then called us for support thinking that it
     was unusual (to say the least) that all 3 boards failed in exactly the
     same manner.

     To make a long story short, it was discovered that a KEYCARD (used for
     copy protection for some software packages) was affecting TESTABs
     results. EMM seemed to be working fine. This particular software
     package was called "Construction Accounting" by SOFTWARE SHOP SYSTEMS.
     Removing this KEYCARD allowed the TESTAB to function properly.

 KRAFT GAME BOARD (2 PORT JOYSTICK ADAPTOR)

     *Field reports* of compatibility with Above Boards.

     Tech Notes:
     The Kraft Game board uses I/O addresses 200h & 201h with no interrupts.
     SETBOARD and EMM did not recognize the Above Board and TESTAB gave
     erroneous results when the Above Board was set to I/O 208. Everything
     worked fine when the Above Board was set to a different address (like
     its default 258).

 KURZWEIL SCANNER

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards.

     Tech Notes: This device appears to use a 16K block of memory which
     might be in issue if the Above Board is providing expanded memory.  The
     address is configurable to D000, D400, D800, DC00, E000, E400, E800,
     EC00.  The data bus interface connector is 16 bit but it apparently
     accesses reserved memory in an 8bit fashion (it doesn't appear to have
     a 16bit reserved memory conflict with the Above Board expanded memory
     manager).

 LOGITECH SCANMAN

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards.

     Tech Notes: This scanner interface uses an IRQ, and can be configured
     to 2,3,4,5 & 7. This could cause a conflict with other serial devices,
     (such as an Above Board that was shipped with serial ports), if they
     are both set to use the same IRQ.

 LOGITECH MOUSE.COM & AB SERIAL PORT

     The Logitech mouse.com driver is not compatible with the serial ports
     on Above Boards IF using Logitech software earlier than Ver. 3.2.  In
     this case, use the MOUSE.SYS driver when using the AB serial port.

     Ver. 3.2 mouse.com is compatible.

 MC3200AT MATH COPROCESSOR BOARD

     *CUSTOMER REPORT* of compatibility with current Above Boards and
     Matched Memory Classic as well as with the discontinued Above Board 286
     and PS/286. This is a memory mapped math coprocessor board from Mercury
     Computer.

     Tech Note:  It requires memory in the C0000 range (amount unknown).
     It's a 16-bit board so if the Above Baord or Matched Memory Classic is
     supplying EMS memory, the 16BIT=xx parameter must be used, (Customers
     have reported that setting the Above Board or Matched Memory Classic to
     operate in a 10MHz bus also allowed compatibility between the
     coprocessor board and the Intel board).

 PERISCOPE DEBUGGER BOARD

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards, however if the
     customer is planning on setting up the Above Board to provide expanded
     memory then please read Tech Note. Works great with extended memory.

     Tech Note:
     This board takes up the D000 to E??? range in reserved memory. The
     expanded memory manager will have room to load at C000, IF no EGA/VGA,
     or other board that would use reserved memory in the C000 range is in
     the system.

 PC-LOCK BOARD

     *FIELD REPORTS* of compatibility with Above Boards.

     Tech Notes:
     This board apparently takes some reserved memory address which can
     conflict with the Expanded Memory Manager, but we don't know what
     reserved memory addresses it uses. In one case limiting the Expanded
     Memory Manager to a 64k page frame starting at C400 got a customer with
     an EGA up and running.

 TAXAN SCANNER PS 2.0

     *Field Reports* of compatibility with Above Boards, however there could
     be an issue if the customer wants the Above Board to provide expanded
     memory.

     This Scanner board uses the entire address range D000-DFFF. This
     address range can not be moved. In an 80286-based computer with an
     EGA/VGA adapter there would not be enough reserved memory available to
     load the Expanded Memory Manager.

 WEBER LEDGITRONICS LABEL PRINTER

     *FIELD REPORTS* of INCOMPATIBILITY with expanded memory.  This printer
     uses a security board to protect its copyright which causes various
     system errors.



End of file                 Intel FaxBack # 1448          August 26,1992
