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From: mlewis@unocss.UUCP (Marcus S. Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: boot problems
Keywords: Turbo Laser XT
Message-ID: <1399@unocss.UUCP>
Date: 11 Aug 89 11:55:07 GMT
Organization: U. of Nebraska at Omaha
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About 6 months ago, I posted a request for help on behalf of a friend
who owned a Tandy TX1000.  Somebody responded in a posting, but my 
mail bounced.  That's thing 1.
The same guy just went out and bought a Laser Turbo XT (from Sears) with
hard disk and the whole show.  And it won't boot Minix either.  They are
claiming 100% compatibility with IBM, and he even replaced the BIOS ROM
with the one JDR Microdevices sells.  No go.  He is now getting the 
message (not quoted) Bad Magic Number on boot disk (or some such).
He's getting to the point where he puts the / disk in, whereupon it 
laughs at him.  My friend is now 0 for 2 and desperate for Minix,
but too poor to buy just any old machine on the list. (the Sears charge
is wonderful thing)

I realize that Minix goes down to the bare metal, in the true programmer's
spirit, but this seems a bit ridiculous.  HELP?!

Marc

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