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From: D98E%DDATHD21.BITNET@pucc.princeton.edu (Peter Lautenschlaeger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: More PH 1.5 problems
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Date: 22 Jan 91 04:44:53 GMT
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> Other problems I have found with the stock Prentice Hall 1.5,
> which is equivalent to 1.5.10, release are:
>
> 1.  The alarm clock goes off when using VI, forcing you to
>     logoff and then log back in and virecover the file.
>
  I was faced with the same problem and I'm now using elle
  since I can't recompile elvis until I got bcc via anonymous
  ftp from plains.nodak.edu i can't figure out the problem.
>
> 4.  The readall program will lock the system waiting for the
>     hard disc.  ( I was able to find a combination of partition
>     sizes that it would work with.)
>
  Guy Helmer and I were faced with the same problem, if you are
  eventually using a WD-1006 (RLL?,so do I) 1:1 controler, please
  let me know. The only thing I can say so far is after I updated
  to beta-1.6.11 the problem vanished.

> 6.  The ELLE sources are missing.
>          Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the standard
>          Minix version of ELLE ?
>
  The sources are on plains.nodak.edu in a subdirectory of /pub/Minix

  bye Peter