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From: john@bby-bc.UUCP (john)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Everex Tapes vs Xenix
Message-ID: <277@bby-bc.UUCP>
Date: 14 Apr 88 23:16:34 GMT
References: <333@hudson.acc.virginia.edu> <831@spdcc.COM> <273@bby-bc.UUCP> <850@spdcc.COM>
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Summary: thats why I said what I said

In article <850@spdcc.COM>, dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) writes:
> > 
> > As it happens Everex drives are Wangtek drives.
> 
> What matters is not just the drive, but the controller as well, since

Obviously.  I assumed everyone (who cared) could then make the leap to:
"gee, so if I can get a wangtek controller from somewhere it will work
 on my everex drive and the whole thing will work on xenix"

> that is what presents itself to the device driver software.  The Everex

I think just about everyone who can manage to install their own peripherals
realizes this.