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[Harsha Godavari <h.godavari AT shaw.ca>]

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From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT SDF.ORG>
To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 8:00:28 PM
Subject: Re: [BL] An unusual project . .

On Sun, 9 Oct 2016, Harsha Godavari wrote:

> Yes Cindi, I still do :-) Right now I am trying to get my old 486 running again. HD controller seems to have failed (a multi I/O card) but then I am not sure of the HD either :-(
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> regards
> harsha godavari

I could send you a Superdisk drive - for reading 120MB superdisks, IDE
connection.  Not useful if the IDE controller is bad.
What will you do with the 486 if it works?

I am going to see  how  much use I can get out of it, especially using mini/micro OSes.  I would guess millions  of computers are sitting in the basements because they are "under powered". If they can have an OS & appropriate software to meet the basic needs, those computers can be saved from E-Waste and serve the needs of the less wealthy :-)

The controller works fine, I forgot about the 500MB limitation of the i486_systems and was trying to use a 2.3 GB hard_drive. I found a couple of HDs under 500MB and it is working fine. Thanks for the offer of a Superdisk drive. I will ask for it later  when I am satisfied that this system is working ok :-)

regards
harsha godavari