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From: mario@r3.cs.man.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Compaq disks are non-standard?
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Date: 17 Nov 89 15:03:44 GMT
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I have been ringing around the micro dealers looking for some
expansion disk for my Compaq 386/20e (currently has a 42Mb drive,
supplied with the system), and was horrified when two of the dealers
told me that the disk interface on Compaqs is non-standard, and that I
must buy Compaq's own drives.  These are *expensive* (over twice the
price per meg of most PC drives).

Is this common knowledge?  (if so, why wasn't I told :-).)

Is there any way out?

TIA for any advice,

Mario Wolczko
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