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From: gs940971@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (glen sunada f84)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Compaq disks are non-standard?
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Date: 29 Nov 89 02:13:34 GMT
References: <362@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>
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In article <362@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>, mario@r3.cs.man.ac.uk writes:
> 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,

Is this common knowledge?  Of course not Compaq is out to get you.
                           (Not quite it showed up in BYTE and PC-WEEK once)

Is there any way out?      yes - trash your Compaq controller and drive and get
                           an aftermarket setup complete with controller.

TIA for any advice,        Your welcome


Glen U. Sunada
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