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From: gmw1@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Gabe M Wiener)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.unix.aux
Subject: Using a Wren with A/UX
Summary: Will it work?
Message-ID: <8904180533.AA04263@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 89 05:33:54 GMT
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Hello people.  I'm looking for a 300Mb Wren drive to use for both MacOS and
A/UX.  I've seen them advertised in various incarnations for about $1900.
However, none of the firms advertising them includes partitioning software
that can split it for both A/UX and MacOS.

Now I've been told that it's cake to modify the names of the supported drives
for HD SC Setup with a sector editor and get it to support a drive.  But I'm
still a little dubious to spend $1800 on a drive without knowing that it's
definitely partitionable.

I could buy a MiniScribe with a 30 day money-back return, but I'd much rather
buy a Wren...I've heard they're better drives.  Can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks


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