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From: phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: big disks on PC AT clones
Message-ID: <21346@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Date: 29 Apr 88 07:51:46 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, Ca.
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I am interested in the subject of how one can use big disks on PC AT
clones. In particular there is the Seagate 4096, 80 megabyte, 28 ms,
available for $699. How will my computer handle it? Does the setup
command know about its drive type? What do programs like Disk Manager,
Golden Bow V/Feature, and Speed Stor do for me? Do I need a new BIOS
ROM chip(s)? Can I have partitions bigger than 32 Mb? 

Normally I would read the manual but you can't seem to do that without
buying the product and it is amazing how expensive they are. Why
should a disk driver cost $99 when DOS is less than that? Why can't
Golden Bow put any kind of description on the package? Am I spoiled by
shareware? 

I tried talking to the salesman but afterwards, I felt almost as
confused as I think he was. 

-- 
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I speak for myself, not the company.
Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or phil@amd.com