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From: bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: 386BSD and IDE drives
Date: 23 Sep 1992 12:44:58 GMT
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In article <1992Sep22.224636.13727@spang.Camosun.BC.CA>, dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA (Deryk Barker) writes:
> I've been told (by a
> dealer) that Unix in general doesn't work properly with IDE, but he
> was unable actually to tell me why.

Go and buy your hardware from a different dealer in the future.
I don't mind people admitting they don't know a thing about Unix, but that's no
reasoon for telliung lies.

-Bernard

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