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- From: johnholt@vms.macc.wisc.edu
- Subject: Re: MFM HD with CrossDos v5 ??
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.223647.4716@macc.wisc.edu>
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- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
- Date: 23 DEC 92 16:28:42
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- In article <BzqF1I.53t@ecf.toronto.edu>, chup@ecf.toronto.edu (CHU PAK-CHEUNG) writes...
-
- >I'm wondering if it is possible to attach a 71M MFM Hard Drive into the
- >AT-slot, pre-formatted under MSDOS 5.0, and then use something like
- >CrossDos v5 to partition the MFM HD to work with CrossDos ?? I know
- >it sounds stupid to use 'MFM' but I can get one for virtually free and am
- >hoping to possibly use it as a backup of some sort. Since the controller
- >card will be MFM, will I need a SCSI card to eventually partition the MFM ?
- >My system is just a stock A2000 (for now at least) with 1M Chip ram.
- The best way I know of to use an MFM drive is to use commodore's 2090A controler
- It supports MFM as a native Amiga HD, The drive has limitations but does
- autoboot under 1.3 or better.
- Crossdos is a software product Without some hardware there is no connection u
- Between the Amiga and its IBM slots. You could use a bridge card and an IBM
- controller and split the drive IBM/Amiga or use the 2090A and do the same
- Choice is yours both the bridge card + IBM MFM controller and the used price fo
- r the 2090A are low and I could sell you either one.
-
- >
- >Since I've no clue as to whether this is worth it, any suggestions, hints,
- >ideas, will be GREATLY appreciated !!! 8^>
- >
- >Thanx in advance...
- >'Stan'
- >Another happy multi-tasker!!
- >--
- >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- >+ Pak-Cheung 'Stanley' Chu + Department of +
- >+ chup@skule.ecf.toronto.edu + Mechanical Engineering +
- >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-