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- From: cm6700@ccub.wlv.ac.uk (G.Nath)
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- Subject: Re: Using an MFM/RLL Hard Drive with the Amiga
- Date: 9 Mar 1996 12:45:24 -0000
- Organization: University of Wolverhampton, U.K.
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- Tim Atkins <fy78@dial.pipex.com> writes:
-
- >I've come across an old Seagate ST225 hard drive unit (they use the
- >old MFM or RLL system according to www.seagate.com) that used to belong to
- >a 286 PC, until it was liberated when the motherboard gave up the ghost.
- >My question is, how can I connect it to my Amiga A500 - I've had a look in
- >Aminet, but haven't seen a hack for it. Any help would be really
- >appreciated! Please e-mail!
-
- >Tim
-
- There was a controller board/ram expansion that used to made for the A500
- that could connect MFM drives, ask in c.s.a.marketplace maybe someone can
- trace one for you.
-
- Keep in mind that setting up old MFM drives is a majpr headache, and they
- are pretty slow compared to IDE.
-
- GVN
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