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Article #95Re: Microport hardware compatibility query
From: andrew.d.hay
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 1991 13:51
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 1991 13:51
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In article <1991Feb12.034759.22478@mp.cs.niu.edu> bennett@mp.cs.niu.edu (Scott Bennett) writes: "In article <1991Feb11.153041.23329@sbcs.sunysb.edu> pmartino@csserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Steve Wechsler) writes: [] "> Will Microport ">support IDE drives (in the docs, they make mention of an ESDI drive, and I " " No. i'm surprised. ide drives mostly (exactly?) look like plain-vanilla dos drives+controllers; their claim-to-fame is bundling the controller electronics with the drive electronics on the drive. they should be indistinguishable from mfm drives and conventional controllers, to the software... -- Andrew Hay +------------------------------------------------------+ Ragged Individualist | JAAAAAAANE! | AT&T-BL Ward Hill MA | HOW DO YOU STOP THIS CRAZY THING? | a.d.hay@att.com +------------------------------------------------------+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!mvadh From: mvadh@cbnews.att.com (andrew.d.hay) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv286 Subject: Re: Microport hardware compatibility query Message-ID: <1991Feb12.135130.26188@cbnews.att.com> Date: 12 Feb 91 13:51:30 GMT References: <1991Feb11.153041.23329@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <1991Feb12.034759.22478@mp.cs.niu.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 19