kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) (08/02/88)
I have finally found a source for PAL chips for the upgrade to the UNIX PC. Correctly installing one of these babies makes your system (7300 or 3b1) able to fully control a hard disk with more than 8 heads (up to 16 heads). I did this modification myself about 2 weeks ago, and I am quite happy with the added disk space. You can do it yourself if you can disassemble your UNIX PC, have a soldering iron, a desoldering tool of some kind, some patience and a lot of care. Assuming that there will be some interest in this, I have ordered some of the required materials, and will make them available by mail. The main thing you will get is a programmed PAL, ready for installation, and the installation instructions I used for my upgrade. I will make this available to all interested parties for $40.00 each. I will make a 30-day (or whatever longer period seems reasonable to me) warranty on the parts I supply -- you have to take responsibility for the modification. Details on request. I expect to have the PALs programmed by August 15. I can begin shipping as soon as that happens. --- Kevin O'Gorman ( kevin@kosman ) voice: 805-984-8042 Vital Computer Systems, 5115 Beachcomber, Oxnard, CA 93035
roger@marque.mu.edu (Roger Abrahams) (08/03/88)
In article <447@kosman.UUCP> kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) writes:
<I have finally found a source for PAL chips for the upgrade to the UNIX PC.
<Correctly installing one of these babies makes your system (7300 or 3b1)
<able to fully control a hard disk with more than 8 heads (up to 16 heads).
<
<I did this modification myself about 2 weeks ago, and I am quite happy
<with the added disk space. You can do it yourself if you can disassemble
<your UNIX PC, have a soldering iron, a desoldering tool of some kind,
<some patience and a lot of care.
<
<Assuming that there will be some interest in this, I have ordered some of
<the required materials, and will make them available by mail. The main
<thing you will get is a programmed PAL, ready for installation, and the
<installation instructions I used for my upgrade. I will make this
<available to all interested parties for $40.00 each. I will make a 30-day
<(or whatever longer period seems reasonable to me) warranty on the parts
<I supply -- you have to take responsibility for the modification. Details
<on request.
<
<I expect to have the PALs programmed by August 15. I can begin shipping
<as soon as that happens.
<
<---
<Kevin O'Gorman ( kevin@kosman ) voice: 805-984-8042
< Vital Computer Systems, 5115 Beachcomber, Oxnard, CA 93035
I have tried to email you back, but I keep getting the mail returned. If
you read this, consider it an order for one of these.
Maybe somehow we can establish a less convoluted path...
- Thanx
- Roger