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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: IDE controllers
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Date: 20 Nov 90 04:36:03 GMT
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david@talgras.UUCP (David Hoopes) writes:
>Hello,
>	I have been looking at some of the low end 386sx machines.  I would
>like to buy one for working at home.  All of the ones that I have seen have
>IDE hard drives.  I have never used IDE controllers or hard drives.  Will
>SCO Unix/Xenix run ok on one of these machines?

IDE should work just fine.  I've had no problem with using IDE with Novell.  I
plan on upgrading my system's hard drive configuration from a small 40 Mb and
a 10 Mb ST506 MFM to a Conner CP-3204F.  If there is a problem with IDE, it
certainly would surprise me.
 
     // JCA

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