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Article #6Re: Upgrading a 55SX
From: Mark Evans
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 15:13
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 15:13
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mcdolek@OES.ORST.EDU (Kim McDole) writes: : I purchased an IBM 55SX two years ago. It is a good machine, but now I am : looking towards experimenting with different OS such as 386BSD. I am now : trying to make a decision on wether to keep my machine and upgrade or get : rid of it and start from scratch. I have two specific questions that I : would appreciate any info or advice on. Unfortuantly IBM changed the way the Hard disks work on the PS/2, nothing which drives them directly works. (also no-one appears able to supply details of how the HD controllor works, dispite asking several times on this newsgroup) : 2) Is there a version of UNIX like OS for MCA architecture? The less cost : the better. I have heard about an OS made for MCA machines by a company : in Texas named UHC. Linux 0.97 (available from banjo.concert.net) works fine apart from the afformention HD problem. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Evans |evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk +(44) 21 565 1979 (Home) |evansmp@cs.aston.ac.uk +(44) 21 359 6531 x4039 (Office) |
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!slxsys!warwick!dcs.warwick.ac.uk!sunserver1.aston.ac.uk!uhura!evansmp From: evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans) Subject: Re: Upgrading a 55SX Message-ID: <1992Aug4.151334.22049@aston.ac.uk> Sender: usenet@aston.ac.uk (Usenet administrator) Nntp-Posting-Host: uhura Organization: Aston University References: <1992Aug2.052645.7612@talon.ucs.orst.edu> Distribution: na Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1992 15:13:34 GMT Lines: 25