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From: ugstone@sunybcs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Hard drive compatability (with clock speed)
Message-ID: <2826@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Apr-87 11:22:05 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr  3 11:22:05 1987
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Reply-To: ugstone@sunybcs.UUCP (Gary Stone)
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ORIGINALLY: RE: Minix questions (a couple more)
> >
> >2. Will I easily be able to use my hard disk for other applications ?
> >   Anything I should know about using/buying a hard drive ?
> >
> MINIX is quite happy to co-exist on a hard disk with non-MINIX partitions.
> You should be aware that MINIX only supports the XT and original AT (6 MHz)
> hard disks.  For other ones, you will have to modify the driver.

Unless I am mistaken, all new ATs run at 8MHz. Does this mean that MINIX
is not compatable with the new ATs ??  or is the driver that easy to modify.

Since I haven't gotten the software yet, can anyone tell me how hard it is
to modify the driver ??  PS: I don't *really* have a new AT, but my clone
operates ~10MHz.


	Thanks,   Gary Stone       BITNET: ugstone@sunybcs.bitnet