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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] QIC-40/80 support. How hard a device is it to write for?
Message-ID: <1992Dec1.041945.1542@netcom.com>
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References: <gthomas.723147662@unixg.ubc.ca> <1992Dec1.022509.13198@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1992 04:19:45 GMT
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In article <1992Dec1.022509.13198@ultb.isc.rit.edu> sxx4519@ultb.isc.rit.edu (S.X. Xue) writes:
>In article <gthomas.723147662@unixg.ubc.ca> gthomas@unixg.ubc.ca (Guy R Thomas) writes:
>>The FAQ says that there is no QIC-40 or QIC-80 support _yet_. What sort of 
>>time frame for adding that support?  Is anyone working on it yet?  How
>>difficult is the device to write for?   Is this a "user servicable part?"
>>
>>Thanks for the info.
>>
>>Guy
>>gthomas@native-ed.bc.ca
>
>Good question! I was going to ask the same question too.

There is on-going development under Mach and Linux for qic-40/80
support.

If anyone wishes to join in great! Because they need help..

Should no one join their efforts, it might be a very long time
before we get qic-40/80 support.

Contact:   vigra!dbrown@UCSD.EDU

Amancio Hasty