On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 01:27:49PM -0500, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
> At 06:08 �� 26/6/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the QXL.WIN partitions were created in
> order TT not to have to access the Int13H DOS calls for the QXL card....
> IIRC QXL.WIN means QXL Winchester (hence WINx_) from the old days of the
> Miracle Systems' hard drive... In that sense it is a quick hack UNLESS it
> just replicated the partition scheme found in the Miracle Systems hard
> drive (which means it pre-existed)... therefore the Hen laid the Egg and
> not the Egg the Hen :-)
I do not know the definitive answer, but judging the design it was
pretty likely first used on Atari-QL or something like that, long
before QXL card.
Bye
Richard
