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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
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Summary: A clarification

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	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