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From: roger@marque.mu.edu (Roger Abrahams)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: PAL chips available for upgrade
Message-ID: <234@marque.mu.edu>
Date: 3 Aug 88 04:34:08 GMT
References: <447@kosman.UUCP>
Reply-To: roger@marque.UUCP (Roger Abrahams)
Organization: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
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In article <447@kosman.UUCP> kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) writes:
<I have finally found a source for PAL chips for the upgrade to the UNIX PC.
<Correctly installing one of these babies makes your system (7300 or 3b1)
<able to fully control a hard disk with more than 8 heads (up to 16 heads).
<
<I did this modification myself about 2 weeks ago, and I am quite happy
<with the added disk space.  You can do it yourself if you can disassemble
<your UNIX PC, have a soldering iron, a desoldering tool of some kind,
<some patience and a lot of care.
<
<Assuming that there will be some interest in this, I have ordered some of
<the required materials, and will make them available by mail.  The main
<thing you will get is a programmed PAL, ready for installation, and the
<installation instructions I used for my upgrade.  I will make this
<available to all interested parties for $40.00 each.  I will make a 30-day
<(or whatever longer period seems reasonable to me) warranty on the parts
<I supply -- you have to take responsibility for the modification.  Details
<on request.
<
<I expect to have the PALs programmed by August 15.  I can begin shipping
<as soon as that happens.
<
<---
<Kevin O'Gorman ( kevin@kosman ) voice: 805-984-8042
<  Vital Computer Systems, 5115 Beachcomber, Oxnard, CA  93035

I have tried to email you back, but I keep getting the mail returned.  If
you read this, consider it an order for one of these.

Maybe somehow we can establish a less convoluted path...

						- Thanx
						- Roger