Re: DMA controller chip error

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From: Jon Zeeff
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1989 18:14

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In article <3686@orion.cf.uci.edu> mrichey@orion.oac.uci.edu (Mike Richey) writes:
>What's nice about fastback is that it utilizes two DMA channels to transfer
>data. One channel to read from the hard disk, and a second to write to the
>floppy. When the hard disk and diskette drive leds are lit, it's not just

Not on an AT.  The AT just doesn't have the hardware needed to do dma
from the hard disk.




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Jon Zeeff    		<zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us>
Branch Technology 	<zeeff@b-tech.mi.org>

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From: zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff)
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Subject: Re: DMA controller chip error
Keywords: Fastback, DMA
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Date: 27 Nov 89 18:14:09 GMT
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