Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:760 comp.sys.att:3398 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ncar!boulder!sunybcs!kitty!mtune!icus!lenny From: lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: WD2010 controller and >1024 cylinders Message-ID: <377@icus.UUCP> Date: 2 Jun 88 22:41:43 GMT References: <373@icus.UUCP> <4912@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Sender: nobody@sunybcs.UUCP Reply-To: lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) Organization: ICUS Computer Group, Islip, NY Lines: 48 In article <4912@ihlpf.ATT.COM> gmark@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Stewart) writes: |>In article <373@icus.UUCP>, lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) writes: |>> I've done the FIELD UPGRADE P5.1 to allow bigger disks [and before anyone |>> even asks, I cannot give this out *sorry*] and I am shopping around for |>> another hard disk (anyone have a suggestion...?!) and I wonder if I have |> |>I don't get this, Lenny. If this is a FIELD UPGRADE, why can't it be |>given out? If it can't, why are you mentioning it? Is it that we |>can obtain this, but not details on how to do the procedure |>ourselves? Do you mean you developed this upgrade? If it's |>secret, why should we be bothered with this on the net? Anyway, |>fill me in, if I'm the only one who doesn't understand your |>comment. Thanks. |> Well I'm not sure about the legalities on why the FIELD UPGRADE can't be given out to a machine that is no longer in production, but from what I can tell it has to do with AT&T doing servicing and warranties on the machine. Basically by doing the upgrade you are giving up your right for AT&T doing *ANY* kind of support on your machine. The second reason on why I can't (or won't) give this upgrade out is because I cannot afford the postage, copies, and handling fees. I don't have the time to photocopy and process it for everyone, and lastly I couldn't charge because it would be unethical. I never said I developed the upgrade. It was something CT (Convergent Technologies) developed for their Model S50 (aka. AT&T UNIX pc). The upgrade isn't secret, in fact it has been mentioned numerous times in different articles from others, including someone from AT&T (Craig Votava- cmv@ihlpm.ATT.COM). If you are persistent enough, you can probably get the upgrade from someone. I just can't give it out to everyone who asks, sorry :-(. In short, my comment was to ask those who have completed the upgrade, or have a good working knowledge of Hard Drives to recommend one. Sorry for any confusion... -Lenny -- US MAIL : Lenny Tropiano, ICUS Computer Group IIIII CCC U U SSS PO Box 1 I C U U S Islip Terrace, New York 11752 I C U U SS PHONE : (516) 968-8576 [H] (516) 582-5525 [W] I C U U S TELEX : 154232428 [ICUS] IIIII CCC UUU SSS AT&T MAIL: ...attmail!icus!lenny UUCP : ...{mtune, ihnp4, boulder, talcott, sbcs, bc-cis}!icus!lenny