pmartino@csserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Steve Wechsler) (02/11/91)
Does anybody have or know where to get a list of hardware that is compatible with Microport V.2.4? In the manual they only have a list of new hardware in the release notes (at least, that's all I could find). I am looking to purchase a PC that I will be able to run this system on, but I want to make sure my hard drive will be compatible. Will Microport support IDE drives (in the docs, they make mention of an ESDI drive, and I understand that IDE is software compatible with ESDI? Hopefully?)? I'm pretty sure it doesn't support SCSI. Also, any help on compatible or incompatible video options would be of help. Thanks. -- "Watch?? I'm gonna pray, man! Know any good religions?" -- Zaphod Beeblebrox - Steve Wechsler
mvadh@cbnews.att.com (andrew.d.hay) (02/12/91)
In article <1991Feb12.034759.22478@mp.cs.niu.edu> bennett@mp.cs.niu.edu (Scott Bennett) writes: "In article <1991Feb11.153041.23329@sbcs.sunysb.edu> pmartino@csserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Steve Wechsler) writes: [] "> Will Microport ">support IDE drives (in the docs, they make mention of an ESDI drive, and I " " No. i'm surprised. ide drives mostly (exactly?) look like plain-vanilla dos drives+controllers; their claim-to-fame is bundling the controller electronics with the drive electronics on the drive. they should be indistinguishable from mfm drives and conventional controllers, to the software... -- Andrew Hay +------------------------------------------------------+ Ragged Individualist | JAAAAAAANE! | AT&T-BL Ward Hill MA | HOW DO YOU STOP THIS CRAZY THING? | a.d.hay@att.com +------------------------------------------------------+
simon@ms.uky.edu (G. Simon Gales) (02/24/91)
I have a Seagate 1144A (125 megs, IDE) running under SCO 286 Xenix 2.2.3, with
no problems a all. Actually, the only hard part was setting up CMOS, because
the AT's bios wouldn't believe the drive had 35 sectors/track...
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