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From: lenny@icus.islp.ny.us (Lenny Tropiano)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Fix disks: More than 2 drives?
Summary: No it didn't make it.
Message-ID: <1083@icus.islp.ny.us>
Date: 2 Feb 90 03:41:53 GMT
References: <1990Feb1.070641.17593@stb.uucp>
Reply-To: lenny@icus.islp.ny.us (Lenny Tropiano)
Distribution: unix-pc
Organization: ICUS Software Systems, Islip, New York
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In article <1990Feb1.070641.17593@stb.uucp> michael@stb.uucp (Michael Gersten) 
writes:
|>Here's a simple question: Did the fix disk hard disk driver allow
|>using 4 drives (since there is hardware out there that supports it)?
|>

As per several e-mail messages from John Milton (jbm@uncle), I tried to
get 4 drive support in the now released-UNIX3.51m.  No it's not there.
Unfortunately there were several reasons why this couldn't be put in
(or even snuck in).   Other problems like _risking_ possible other 
bugs sneaking in by changing delicate device drivers (gd).  Again, since
AT&T doesn't _officially_ support the two drive hack, they wouldn't go
for a change like this for a four drive hack.   I certainly would have
enjoyed seeing it if it became a reality!  I wouldn't mind having 
three fixed hard drives, and a removable... dream on.

What is the status on John's board?  Last I heard was Craig Votava saying
he had problems with it?  Are you going to release the two-drive version of
your pre-made PC board to the net? John?

-Lenny
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