"Webb Mike"@LLL-MFE.ARPA (12/24/84)
DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE ADDING A WINCHESTER INTERFACE TO A Z80 BASED CP/M 2.2 SYSTEM,WHICH DOSE NOT HAVE THE LOGIC TO TALK TO A WINCHESTER CONTROLLER. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME ABOUT ADDING THE LOGIC TO A CPU WHICH INVOLVES 'PIGGY-BACKING' A BOARD BETWEEN THE Z80 CHIP AND IT'S SOCKET. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A NEAT IDEA,BUT IF IT WAS SO GREAT AN IDEA WHY AREN'T THERE A ZILLION GUY'S OUT THERE SELLING THIS BETTER MOUSE TRAP??? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH EXPERIENCE IN DOING THIS. IS IT COST EFFECTIVE (AM I GOING TO END UP BUYING ANOTHER COMPUTER ANYHOW),WHO BUILDS/ SELLS THE MODULE IF THERE IS ONE,ANY HORROR STORIES ETC. AS RECENTLY DISCUSED I WILL POST A SUMMARY IF THERE ARE ANY ANSWERS. MIKE WEBB WEBB@LLL-MFE.ARPA
cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) (01/02/85)
Indeed Adaptec sells a Z80-ST506 harddisk adaptor that plugs into the Z-80
socket. Also Ampro sells one that implements an SCSI interface to which one
could connect a Xebec SCSI-ST506 interface(aka Host Adaptor) The adaptec one
requires you to relocate your CP/M image down by 2K leave your BIOS alone,
insert their driver, and poof you are up and running.
--Chuck
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