Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!ravi From: ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Hard disk questions Message-ID: <1917@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 2-Jan-87 14:16:52 EST Article-I.D.: alvin.1917 Posted: Fri Jan 2 14:16:52 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Jan-87 20:56:09 EST References: <1894@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> <501@atari.UUcp> Reply-To: ravi@alvin.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan) Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC Lines: 24 Summary: A clarification [] I really should have made this clear in my posting: sorry. > .................... : non-Atari hard >disks like this one can't be supported by Atari Corp. That means don't call >us with your problems, and you're on your own as far as formatters, >partitioners, and drivers are concerned. The driver is a critical part >of the Atari product, and it probably won't work with a non-Atari drive. >Even if it does, it is PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, and should be treated accordingly. > The BMS board comes with driver software that includes formatting, partitioning, and head parking programs. The drivers are supposedly 100% compatible with the Atari drivers (I haven't had any problems yet), and will also support the Adaptek 4000's capability of controlling 2 disk drives if anyone wants to use that option for added storage. In addition, programs for using the clock on the DMA-->SCSI board are also supplied. Thanks for the comments re. the file limits. May the Force guide your fingers as you punch in those bug-fixes Allan! Happy 1987, everyone.. -ravi