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From: jack@focsys.UUCP (Jack Houde)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Generic Hard Disk for Compaq 386
Message-ID: <495@focsys.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jun 89 23:22:15 GMT
References: <8906131957.AA22435@decwrl.dec.com>
Reply-To: jack@focsys.UUCP (Jack Houde)
Organization: Focus Automation Systems, Waterloo, Ontario.
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In article <8906131957.AA22435@decwrl.dec.com> paine@fungus.dec.com (Willy Paine) writes:
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> 
>Can you please send me list of non-Compaq hard disk that works with
>my Compaq 386/16?  Currently I have 130 megB but this has some problem
>so would like to buy couple of 30 megB generic hard drive. I am 
>wondering if MiniScribe or Seagate works with Compaq. 
> 
>Compaq historically does not support 3rd party hardware so it is 
>difficult for me to check rom for correct setup.
> 
>Thanks in Advance.
> 
>Willy

From having read numerous articles on the net vis-a-vis this
question it would seem that Compaq has some tight grip on
their disk interface.

For what it's worth, Compaq is tight with Conner Peripheral
in San Jose Cal. They ship something like 40% of their
production to Compaq.

This might be a good place to start looking for substitutes.