RE: Twinax Card and Win95

["Gary Kuznitz" <docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Pete,
> 
> FYI, Verna got my Aptiva working, but instead of it crashing within 
> seconds, it took nearly 5 minutes. Hence, we closed the problem, but I have 
> since re opened it. Since you and I have Aptiva's and IBM emulation cards, 
> and since they don't work together, IBM has decide that the proper way to 
> handle it is by saying, and I quote "IBM does not support the IBM Aptiva 
> twinax connection to the AS/400".
> 
> Which to me means, Aptiva isn't interested in fixing their problem. It, I 
> don't believe, isn't an IBM Rochester issue. Although, I'm not 100 percent 
> sure of that. But Client Access is till not working with my 95 percent IBM 
> solution. (The remaining 5 percent is Win 95 which was pre-installed on the 
> Aptiva by IBM, and is supported by IBM.)
> 
> So, the solution they've suggested it to return my 200 MHz Aptiva and "but 
> a compatible system". Which to me means I've got to buy a DELL or Compaq. 
> Oh well... That's what I get for trying to buy IBM. I never had these 
> problems when I avoided IBM PCs. Don't get me wrong, I am very 
> disappointed. The Aptiva S90 and the newer S9C are great looking and great 
> performing machines. They just don't want to work in a network or AS/400 
> environment.  :(
> 
> Bob Cozzi
> 
> Bob@rpgdev.net
> 
> http://www.rpgdev.net

Bob,

Is it the Aptiva that is the problem or the IBM emulation card?  If you 
installed the same card in compatible would '95 recognize it?  If you 
installed a card that is recognized by '95 in a compatible into your 
Aptiva does that work?

Gary Kuznitz
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