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From: dave@westmark.UU.NET (Dave Levenson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: AT&T UNIX Sys V/386: latest releases on 5.25" diskettes?
Message-ID: <665@westmark.UU.NET>
Date: 2 Mar 90 04:54:07 GMT
References: <3340@infmx.UUCP> <4479@cuuxb.ATT.COM>
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In article <4479@cuuxb.ATT.COM>, fmcgee@cuuxb.ATT.COM (~XT6561110~Frank McGee~C23~L25~6326~) writes:
> In article <3340@infmx.UUCP> aland@infmx.UUCP (alan denney) writes:
> >According to my sales specialist, Release 3.2.2 (or higher) is not
> >available on 5.25" diskettes, and he could find no indication that
> >there are plans to provide it on 5.25".  This doesn't make much
> >sense to me, as I think the Olivetti-made 6386s came with 5.25"
> >drives.  Does anybody else has more info on this?  I would be
> >interested in the SDS (4.1.6 vers 2.1 or higher) also.

The Olivetti-made 6386's are no-longer available from AT&T.  Their
new line comes with 3.5" drives (both hard and floppy).  It is
not uncommon for AT&T to discontinue support for last week's
product.  Just try to order a replacement keyboard for your 6300!

> You should have your sales person check their Sales Manual.

The sales manual does indicate that Unix is available on either 3.5"
or 5.25" media.  My AT&T dealer was told by his distributor that the
5.25" edition was not available, and probably would never be
available.  So, I told them I'd accept it on 3.5".  I then went out
and bought a 3.5" drive for my nice new '386 machine.  A couple of
weeks later, UNIX arrived from the distributor...  on 5.25" floppies!

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