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To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>
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Subject: Re: HEADSUP: wd driver will be retired! 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 11 Dec 1999 16:51:16 EST."
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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:55:46 -0700
From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca>
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>>>>> "Adam" == Adam  <bsdx@looksharp.net> writes:

    Adam> As I understand it, cam or pre-cam or wd or ata it is simply
    Adam> an issue of defaults.  If you plan to use disks that die or
    Adam> become removed, simply read LINT on how to wire your disk
    Adam> id's.

I understand. The point is: why? I had a perfectly good working system.
Why should I have to make changes to support this new behaviour? What
is the "benefit" of the new system? All I see is a make-work project
for all my kernel configuration files.

--lyndon


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