Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!wb3ffv!ka3ovk!raysnec!shwake
From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: new motherboard for running xenix 386.
Message-ID: <98@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 11 Oct 90 18:09:13 GMT
References: <1990Oct4.184100.28476@nntp-server.caltech.edu> <2044@sixhub.UUCP>
Organization: IRS/CI - Technical Solutions Branch
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davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) writes:

>  d) if you don't go ESDI, consider a track buffered RLL controller and
>1:1 interleave. I have the WD1006V-RS2 on two systems and it's been
>great. I've tried other RLL controllers and don't own them anymore. This
>controller is available MFM *I think*. The track buffering make a big
>diference with Xenix.

	Indeed, the Western Digital 1006V *is* available in an MFM version.
I currently use it on my 386/20. Fine, low-cost controller. Supports Xenix
(and ISC) with no problem.