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From: plocher@uport.UUCP (John Plocher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Compatibility of uport and sco with IBM PS/2 model 50Z
Keywords: 286 ps2 disk harddisk
Message-ID: <261@uport.UUCP>
Date: 18 Nov 88 04:45:20 GMT
References: <119@loligo.fsu.edu>
Reply-To: plocher@uport.UUCP (John Plocher)
Organization: Microport Systems, Scotts Valley, CA
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In article <119@loligo.fsu.edu> curci@loligo.fsu.edu (Ray Curci) writes:
>I have an IBM PS/2 model 50Z and would like to run some form of UNIX.
>The 50Z is similar to a model 50 except that is has faster memory
>access and a different hard disk controller (I am told).  I have sent off

Microport is currently selling Unix Vr2 for the PS2/60 (286) with support 
for ONLY the st-506 hard disk controller.

(* Off the soapbox, IMHO: (I'm not involved at all with the PS/2 engineering)
   Support for the ESDI controller (and the Model [78]0) "should" be avaliable
   late 1Q89.  If the Model 50Z uses the same ESDI controller as the 60/70/80,
   this new version "should" also work on it.
*)

  -John Plocher