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From: akcs.larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Miniscribe 3085 & *nix
Keywords: Comp Problems?
Message-ID: <[25332d89:54.1]comp.unix.xenix;1@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 11 Oct 89 12:19:54 GMT
References: <10895@dasys1.UUCP>
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>upgrade to a 20mhz 386 clone. Since I'd like to interchange hardware between
>the
>286 and 386, I decided to go for a 3085 71 meg Miniscribe with a WD1006. 
>Does anybody know of any existing problems with 286 or 386 Xenix/Unix and the
>>1024 Cyl of the 3085, previous postings on the subject seemed to be concerned

I am running a Micropolis 1335 and Miniscribe 3085 RLL using an Adaptec 2372
(which will be replaced by a WD1006-SVR2) and haven't had any problems on
my machine (25 mhz '386 w 4 megs).   Both drives are 1024 * 8 * 26.