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From: allbery@ncoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Size of PC 1.3
Message-ID: <13503@ncoast.ORG>
Date: 25 Mar 89 16:46:35 GMT
References: <7592@killer.Dallas.TX.US>
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As quoted from <7592@killer.Dallas.TX.US> by dono@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Don OConnell):
+---------------
| >From allbery@ncoast.ORG Sat Mar 18 16:56:34 1989
| >Now that I've got 1.2 up and (mostly) running (anyone have the proper 1.2
| >ordering of /usr/lib/libc.a?), I want to upgrade to 1.3.  Only problem is,
| >the tar file is 8MB compressed... here I am, working comfortably in a 5MB
| 
| The size of the upgrade diffs and new files(1.2 -> 1.3) are 884880 bytes in
| my copy(16 bit compression). Unpacks to appx. 2 megs. If your file is truly
| 8 mb you need to look at it and find out what is wrong.
+---------------

Yup -- something went wrong.  I shouldn't be surprised; I've had all manner
of odd things happen while using FTP (most common is that my *terminal*
connection suddenly hangs and I have to hang up and re-dial the Unix system).
Once I get my 10MB partition ready (I was wrong about 1.2 fixing the swapped
drive parameters problem on ITT XTRAs, grrr) I'll probably download it and
do the upgrade.

Dumb question:  What's the state of PS/2 support at present?  Has anyone
gotten it working yet?  I have access to PS/2-50s again, and am seriously
considering putting a *real* OS on one of them ;-)

++Brandon
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