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From: anderson@uwmacc.UUCP (Jess Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Zenith 158, Adaptec 2070a, ST238
Message-ID: <1603@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 7-Jun-87 13:44:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1603
Posted: Sun Jun  7 13:44:29 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jun-87 01:16:21 EDT
Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center
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Keywords: zenith hard disk adaptec rll


Finally got The Book ($28 from Macmillan Book Clubs), have joined
the queue (I'm sure disastrously long) waiting for disks from P-H.

I've been watching the periodic lists of what Minix runs on, and
have yet to see my combination, namely a 640K, two floppy Zenith
158, 4.77/8 MHz XT clone, with 30MB ST238 hard disk w/ Adaptec
2070a controller [I must be one of the lucky ones, have had no
problem of any kind with this hard disk/controller].

Naturally, what I would like (eventually) is to put an MS-DOS
partition and a Minix partition on the HD, then boot whichever
is my need of the moment.  I got Minix primarily as a learning
tool, since I don't know much about operating systems.  One
thing I do know, however, is that learning tools get used more
if they're easy to use, especially if they can be used for real
work.

Hence, my question: does anybody know if I'm still out of luck,
or maybe (better) in luck or close to being in luck? 

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