Switching between IDE drive and SCSI Drive

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From: Robert Bernecky
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 15:11

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I have a SCSI-based (Adaptec 1542B) 486, running ISC Unix 2.0.2.
I also have an old, slow IDE-based 386, running MSDOS 5.0.

I am interested in retiring the 386 (or at least back-burnering it),
by yanking its IDE drive, and placing it in the SCSI-based system along
with the extant SCSI drive. 

Question:
How do I switch between booting from the SCSI side (for UNIX) and
the IDE side( For DOS)?  Use of VPIX under unix is NOT the solution,
at least this year, unfortunately.  

I am willing to write C code if someone can point me in the right 
direction for documentation on how these gismos work, or
to purchase and/or download equivalent facilities.


Thanks... Bob

Robert Bernecky      rbe@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.com  bernecky@itrchq.itrc.on.ca 
Snake Island Research Inc  (416) 368-6944   FAX: (416) 360-4694 
18 Fifth Street, Ward's Island
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2B9 
Canada

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From: rbe@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM (Robert Bernecky)
Subject: Switching between IDE drive and SCSI Drive
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