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- From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
- Subject: Re: 8 inch floppies
- References: <1992Nov4.164358.1@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:02:11 GMT
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- parmentier@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu writes:
- > Anyone out there interface 8 inch floppy drives to a 386?
- >I'm thinking of trying to hook some up to mine, but don't have a clue
- >how to do a driver.
- *----
- The easy way is to buy a Micro Solutions (DeKalb, IL) Compaticard.
- The Compaticard I has some device driver software bundled with it
- that might be all you need. If you have an oddball format, their
- Uniform programs can translate over 300 disk formats including
- a number of 8" formats. Uniform also works with the Maynard FDC-8
- floppy disk controller, which is probably no longer available.
- --
- Mike Berger
- Internet berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
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