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From: blee@plains.NoDak.edu (Blaine Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: 16 goes and woes...
Message-ID: <5820@plains.NoDak.edu>
Date: 11 Sep 90 03:21:45 GMT
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Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo
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Yep, its me again...

I have got Xenix up and going on my 16 now.  The hard disk was the trouble,
I replaced the 15 me tandon. with a 5 meg shugart and now I have not seen
so much as a chirp.  For those who were interested, the little plastic
'G meter' was quite red... so much for parking the heads...
Now can somebody tell me what I should do with the three or soo wires that
ran to various places on the controler board.  I clipped them already, but
was wondering if it would be best if I tied them to something, or found
new places on my new drive controler.  ( I don't care about drive activity
or such things)
  What about enabling parking now, is it a bad idea?

Now I need some code for this machine! Does anyone have GCC, Kermit,or
any other nifty things?  Please point me to binaries as I don't have
the development system with the compiler (yet).  Any tips on using
uucp (aka. dial)?  I am wondering about bugs or pecularities while using
a supra 2400 (read Hayes in there).  I haven't used it yet because the
#$@&^ serial ports are the wrong gender!

Next todo is to get another drive which brings me to my next quesion:
WHAT EXACTLY is on the large ribbon cable going from my 16 to the hd case?
I assumed it was SCSI since why else would the cable be so large and
then have a controler in the case which will handle 3 more drives?
But several people told me it was not, alas... what is the answer?

Thanks for the GREAT responses so far!
Blaine Lee
blee @ plains.nodak.edu