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From: tth@unc.cs.unc.edu (Terry Hudgins (NCNB -- sfw))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: OS/2 machines
Summary: OS/2,replacement disks,OS/2 memory
Keywords: OS/2,Adaptec,Microscience
Message-ID: <10469@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 89 15:45:44 GMT
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In article <191@gamer.UUCP> markd@gamer.UUCP (Mark Davidson) writes:
>In article <111700163@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>> 
>> About OS/2 ...[stuff deleted]
>
>No, your clone might run OS/2.  I myself have a Northgate 16 MHz 80386 with

 One of our original ATs has an Adaptec 2372, Microscience HH1060 (65MB)
 replacement disk setup but I use Ontrack's Disk Manager to get it ready
 for DOS and DOS uses the Ontrack device driver.  How did you low level the
 drive for OS/2?  Where did the OS/2 device driver that knows about the
 Adaptec/Microscience come from? I don't understand! What are the steps?!?

>an Adaptec 2372 RLL (!) controller and a Microscience 65MB hard drive.  With

 I experimented with a copy of OS/2 1.1(with PM) back when IBM first shipped
 it, mostly just looked at the OS itself and the Borland Sidekick that came
 with it.  I ran it on a 20MHz model 70 with 2Meg that was sitting around.
 This was my "let's see if OS/2 looks useful" test period and I thought
 that since the machine was fairly fast that the test would be "ok." Well..
 the MS/IBM OS screen writes were responsive but the Sidekick speed was
 like sludge!  I could go for coffee while OS/2 tried to construct a
 screen.  This seems stupid in hindsight but would more memory have made
 the basic screen writing performance better?  I've got more simms lying
 around that I could put in for a test.  What's the guess guys and gals?

>Mark E. Davidson, ...!novavax!gamer!markd

     Terry Hudgins      UNC-CH   tth@unc.cs.unc.edu