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From: simon@hpstek.dec.com (Curiosier and curiosier...)
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Subject: Re: Input needed on XT Hard Disk
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Date: 18 Jan 90 15:39:15 GMT
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In article <1400021@hp-ptp.HP.COM>, pault@hp-ptp.HP.COM (Paul_Taira) writes...

>      						I visited a local
>      computer store and I was told that I could not put more than
>      30MB on my system since it is an XT with an 8-bit bus.  Is this
>      true?  

Not true.  I run Maxtor 2190(?) 127 Mb partitioned on my 3 year old XT 
clone.  Actually, with a modern controller I could get 159 Mb, but my 
controller BIOS knows only about 1024 cylinder, while the drive has 1124 
cyl.



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