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From: burchil@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Andrew Burchill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: System 7 Disk Driver S/W
Keywords: System 7, CMS, Disk Driver s/w
Message-ID: <1991May26.222422.26970@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 26 May 91 22:24:22 GMT
References: <1991May26.174240.14664@sequent.com>
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Lines: 27

In <1991May26.174240.14664@sequent.com> holzman@sequent.com writes:

>Hello all :
>	I'm getting ready to install the big 7-oh and I remember 
>reading somewhere about the need to upgrade disk driver s/w as 
>many/most are NOT compatible with 7-oh. Anyone know who
>(Macuser/Macworld/Macweek ?) printed this article ? It listed 
>all/most disk drive vendors with required driver levels for 7-oh. 
>	 
>	I'm using a CMS Macstack 30 (SC30) Series 30 that is a 
>Seagate ST138N mechanism. Anyone have a phone number or better
>still, an email address for CMS ? 
>		 
>Thanks for the help ...
>-- 
>Alan Holzman				Internet = holzman@sequent.com 
>Sequent Computer Systems Inc.		UUCP = ...!sequent!holzman 
>Operating Systems Product Manager	AOL = AHOLZMAN 
>(503) 578-5184				C$S = 76665,3406 

I think the compatability stack that comes with 7.0 checks at least some
disk drivers for compatability, and then lets you know if you have
to upgrade.  I might be wrong - can anyone clarify.  This would only be
if the manufacturer sent in a compatability report though.

Charles
>(503) 578-7562 (FAX)