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From: johngm@dhw68k.cts.com (John Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: more xenix install/run problems
Message-ID: <25053@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 21 Jul 89 19:36:45 GMT
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> 	???  going from one wait state to zero solved the problem ???
> 	i was trying on a system with 10 MHz, 1 wait, 120 ns chips.
> 	there was never a problem running dos or concurrent dos with
> 	this setup...  so i believe the memory system was ok...

Honest the 1 wait state was the cause of the panic.  I know it doesn't sound
right but I've used it and he has never had a problem again since he went to
0 wait states.  Dos ran well on his system as well at the 1 wait state.  
Xenix was just too sensitive I guess.

John Miller

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