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Subject: Re: At hard disks on PC
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Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 14:14:00 EST
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/* Written  2:35 pm  Nov  2, 1987 by galvin@yale.UUCP in inmet:comp.sys.ibm.pc */
/* ---------- "At hard disks on PC" ---------- */
Hello,
I have a PC clone (a Columbia, actually) which has a hard disk which is on
its last legs.  I'm probably going to be buying a 80286 ot 386 based system
soon, though, so I'd prefer to get a fast hard disk now, and then transfer
it to the faster system when I buy it.

So, the question is, can I buy an AT hard disk and use it in my clone?
If so, I assume that I'd need to buy a new controller too, yes?

Thanks for any info.

						--Peter
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While we're on the subject --

	I also have a Columbia MPC whose hard disk is dying. When I got
my current disk, I was given a lot of hassle about getting one that was
compatible with the Columbia, but I increasingly suspect that this was
simply the incompetence of my dealer.

	The question is: can I use an off-the-shelf PC hard disk in my
Columbia? I'm very interested in getting a Gold Card, or the new Kodak
mega-floppy, but I don't want to get something and then discover that
it doesn't work in my machine.
					Thanx,
					  Justin du Coeur