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From: dcd@tc.fluke.COM (David Dyck)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Minix on Compaq Portable II
Message-ID: <2670@fluke.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 88 16:35:46 GMT
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Keywords: compaq, hardcard

In article <1823@botter.cs.vu.nl> ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:
>There have been problems with the hardcard before.  It is not IBM compatible.
>I suspect you may have to modify the disk driver.  Has anyone done this?
>Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)

I am running minix 1.1 with posted 1.2 changes to kernel etc.
on the 'original' Compaq Portables, and added a HardCard 20 after
the Compaq's hard disk failed.  Minix is working fine using two
5 megabyte partitions on the disk.

Note & question:  I have seen no postings with a new xt_wini.c so I
am using the minix 1.1 xt_wini.c.  Was any 'approved' xt_wini.c posted
that I didn't receive, or were there realy no changes?

PS. There are several hard-disk-on-a-card manufacturers, but THE
HardCard is from Plus Development Corp.

            David Dyck
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