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From: mgallagh@uhasun.hartford.edu (Michael Gallagher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: clone-use
Keywords: perifs
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Date: 12 Feb 91 21:43:37 GMT
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	In considering the Minix-package, I looked through a friend's
Minix-manual. It makes a point of compatibility on clone-machines &
peripherals. 

	Since most IBM users tend to  have clones, I assume many of you
MINIXers out there have some experiences on clone-systems, and thus wonder
if anyone can offer some suggestions:

   1- will Minix be able to handle a Western Digital RLL controller for a
60Meg Hard Drive [Miniscribe, now owned by Maxtar].

   2- My friend had some trouble  with the floppy-drive controller he used.
Apparently it was one that  could handle up through 3.5"  drives. Minix
was able to boot [using the "Universal Disk"], and read ok, but -not- 
format disks. error writing instantly.

   3- I started reading this newsgroup recently  & I think this was akedd
asked before, but: is there a program [& where if so] that can set the 
hard drive to ask which partition, DOS or MINIX, to boot into ??

Thanks !

	-MG