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I am concidering purchasing a used NCR 3445  (yes I'm sure some of you are
asking WHY just buy a PC, but beleive me there is some issues that make
this system at least worth looking at),    I am looking perhaps to put it
on the internet.  When the system was purchased, there was an option to
have SCO or NCR Unix, unfortunely NCR Unix was chosen (BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!),
 so I know it can be run on the system.  But I also know from working on
it, NCR seems to have a different method of handeling there BIOS.  

The BIG question is can I load  my SCO Open Server 5.02 (not free!!)and
Fast Start on this system (my version is for a standard PC),  or does it
take a special version to deal with the way they handle the BIOS.

Sure hope someone can help,  thanks in advance for you time

Paul Renna

Howdy,

NCR has (or had?) a boot time loadable driver for 3.2v4.2.  I do not know
if they have one for OSR5.x.  I've scanned their web site (www.ncr.com,
pretty good site overall) and find nothing about SCO.  Depending on the
version of the SCSI controller, a driver might come from either NCR (7xx
series) or Symbios Logic (just the 8xx series SCSI's).  I believe the 3445
supports dual Pentiums.

SCO's line (from the HW compatibility book) says you require drivers from
NCR.

Good luck.  The MCA machines perform okay (but not great); I hope that's
adequate.

Scot

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