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From: rzh@lll-lcc.UUCP (Roger Hanscom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: What hard disk to get for an XT clone ?
Keywords: WD-XTGEN
Message-ID: <2296@lll-lcc.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 89 20:19:13 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, LCC, Livermore Ca
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In <QY0TH6y00WQ1ILCfQ6@andrew.cmu.edu> jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin)
writes:
>
>    [hard drive recommendations deleted...]
>
>Now was for the controller card.  I ONLY recommend DTC (Data Technology Corp.)
>
>    [snarf, snarf, munch .....]
>
>with WDC you may have to (ie. the XTGEN card only supports a 20 MB and will
>not support a ST-251).  With DTC, all you have to do is change the switches.

This is not correct.  I just purchased a WD-XTGEN and a 3" hh 30M MFM Seagate
(138???), and they work fine together.  I also see more than 20M!!

                               Roger

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