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AT bus floppy

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From: Bruce Robertson
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 1991 20:46
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 Hi All, (again)

 A few days ago I requested any info on AT-Bus floppy
 drives.
 Most people replying suggested that I get a boot prom(s)
 to boot over the network.

 I HAVE TRIED to get info from our local suppliers/builders
 and some people who supposedly have this arrangement of
 booting from the net. Because of NO RESPONSE on this
 request I posted for an AT-Bus floppy.

 If their is anyone on the net that has any information
 of bootable PROMs kit for PC's Please E-mail me.

 I will summarise if desired by the net.

 OUR configuration.

 A  386SX/16 machine with on board floppy and hard-disk controller
    2Megabyte of ram (will upgrade to 4 Megabyte min)
    fitted with 5 1/4" (1.2Meg floppy)
                3 1/2" (1.44Meg floppy)
    NO hard disk (We will not install one)

    Interlan Network card NI5210 with a socket for The BOOT Prom
                                 if I get one to work. We will configure
                                 as Thin Ethernet.

 Sorry for the repost, But the option of buying a floppy-card to support
  4 drives doesn't wash with us either, We have two good I/f on board already


 Ta Very Muchly,

  Bruce Robertson                               | labman@gondwana.ecr.mu.OZ.AU
  Department of Engineering Computer Resources, | labman@128.250.1.63
  C/o Faculty of Engineering,                 | Besides; It's not the Principle
  University of Melbourne, 3052. AUSTRALIA    | of the thing, it's the money.
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Subject: AT bus floppy
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