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- From: jam@cse.unl.edu (James Macfarlane)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
- Subject: Re: Hard Drives and Tandy
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.164152.19348@unlinfo.unl.edu>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 16:41:52 GMT
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- leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) writes:
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- >jam@cse.unl.edu (James Macfarlane) writes:
-
- >>I have a 1000 TL/2 and would like to put a larger volume (ie 80M) HD
- >>in it...is it possible, and if so how?
- *** rest deleted for brevity ***
-
- >The TL/2 is an *XT*. And the drives available for the built-in
- >controller are *XT* IDE drives. They aren't compatible with *AT*
- >type IDE drives. The XT variety only comes in 20 and 40 meg models.
- >(Though there were rumors that Connor would have an 80 meg model out
- >around now).
-
- >*If* the on-board controller can be disabled (I'm not certain, the
- >docs for my TL/3 seem to imply that it isn't), then you could try
- >a different XT type controller (SCSI, MFM, or RLL). You *might* be able
- >to get a SCSI controller that'll work in your system And that's
- >probably your best bet for finding an 80 meg drive.
-
- >One question, have you considered the *size* of the drive. It's
- >going to have to be 1/2 height.
-
- That is where my main problem lies...I had already had the HD, I just
- wanted to use it with the Tandy. If that is the case, it must be an
- *AT* drive, which means that I'll now have to get a real computer.
-
- One question concerning this... I can get the drive to function for a
- short period, then the screen starts messing up and then the whole
- computer just locks up...would that imply an interrupt problem instead?
- I just read the earlier post about the interrupts and there is a jumper
- to change the interrupts, but the user mans for this computer are bad
- to say the least, and don't say a thing on this.
-
- James
-
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