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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD, fd0d: hard error
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Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 04:57:44 GMT
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Ch. Buckley (ceb@netcom4.netcom.com) wrote:
: In article <34dsnb$78p@steel.interlog.com> daves@gold.interlog.com (David Shadoff) writes:

: And, at the risk of being flamed unmercilessly, wasn't there some guy
: named Jesus who wrote a floppy controller for 386BSD?  Maybe he might
: offer an olive branch to the FreeBSD crowd and make his
: plug-compatible.  At least that way, he posts less.  ;'} 

: Nah, it'll never happen.
:
	With respect to the continuing problem with the
	FDC (Floppy Drive Controller) driver,  I have offered
	my driver more than once to all groups involved.
	Responses to my offer were essentially NULL.
	However, this is not to say that there was (or is)
	any negatisum (sp?) with regard to this.


	In the interest of fair play and as a show that
	I do have an interest in this I will post 
	the most probable cause of this later tonight.


-- 
Jesus Monroy Jr                                          jmonroy@netcom.com
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