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From: V2057A%TEMPLEVM@pucc.princeton.edu (Juan Jose Noyles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Can't get 1.3 to boot...bad disks?  Now what??
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Date: 2 Oct 90 21:31:02 GMT
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Hola, Mnx'ers!

After what seemed to be forever, I've finally gotten a machine that can
run Minix, and I was trying to get started.  I inserted my 1.2Mb boot
floppy into the drive, turned the machine on (a 20Mhz 386 "GENE II".  Don't
ask me who they are.  It was cheap.  8Mb RAM, 80Mb SCSI drive w/controller
for $2100) and was greeted by "Strike F1 to try reboot or F2 for setup".

What happened?  I recall getting this running on a 286 that I couldn't
keep it on, and I recall shipping the diskettes to Alan Saichek in Mt. View,
but he never got them.

Q: can I get new diskettes without money?