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From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Ancient IBM PC wants more memory
Message-ID: <2882@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 89 20:20:48 GMT
References: <17324@mimsy.UUCP> <8382@chinet.chi.il.us>
Reply-To: ackerman@frith.UUCP ( Bryan A Ackerman - cps account)
Organization: Michigan State University, Computer Science Department
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I have an ancient IBM clone (Canon Athena A-200) that does not have BIOS
hard drive support. Can the BIOS be replaced at a reasonable cost? Right
now I have a ST-225 running with a software patch (the machine boots
from a floppy that "connects" the drive to the system).


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| Bryan A. Ackermann             |       | "Fate protects fools,       |
| Department of Computer Science |       |  children, and ships        |
| Michigan State University      |       |  named Enterprise."         |
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| ackerman@frith.egr.msu.edu     |       |                             |
| ackermanb@clvax1.cl.msu.edu    |       | "Data, I noticed...."       |
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