Which hard disk?

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From: Richard Piner
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1986 09:36

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Ok, I have a question for the net. I've just got in my copy of OS/9
for the Atari. It seems to be a fairly complete operating system
and everything works. I will post a short review in the next week or
so. But, OS/9 is not a small system. The directory runs to four
pages and this is sans languages. In short, it's time to buy a
hard disk. This particular port of OS/9 supports disk made by
two companies, Atari & Supra. So sports fans, which do you think
is the better disk? Please mail or post replies. Of course, in a week
or two, I will summarize to the net.

						Richard Piner
						piner@galileo.UUCP
					(was piner@pur-phy.UUCP)

BTW, the hard disk implimentation is a little strange. It seems that
a small portion of the disk must be left for GEM. The partition can
be very small, but it has to be there in order to boot the system.
I thought the industry learned not to use ROM when Radio Shack stopped
making the Model III. Oh, well.

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From: piner@pur-phy.UUCP (Richard Piner)
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Subject: Which hard disk?
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Date: Mon, 22-Sep-86 05:36:15 EDT
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