jacc@midas.UUCP (Jac Colby) (07/17/86)
< To you, great eater of lines, do I offer up my good characters >
Does anyone have experience, comments, know of any articles, etc.
on attaching discount-house drives to an Amiga?
A cursory examination of the port signals seems to indicate that
it would be relatively easy, and the cost savings could be
significant.
My questions include:
The motor on/off signal seems to require some extra handling;
what did you do for it?
Power supply - is the Amiga adequate for 5.5's and/or 5.25's,
or would you still recommend an external power supply.
For the 5.25's, do you have any problems with the Transformer
software (other than 'normal')?
What brand of 5.25 are you using - are there any brand
specific quirks/problems?
Many thanks in advance.
Jac Colby
Tektronix MS 94-442
PO Box 4600
Beaverton, OR 97075
(503) 629-1129
uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!tektronix!midas!jaccsdl@linus.UUCP (07/20/86)
> Does anyone have experience, comments, know of any articles, etc. > on attaching discount-house drives to an Amiga? The May 1986 issue of "Amazing Computing" had a great article by E.P. Vivieros, entitled "Build Your Own IBM Drive Connection." He described how to interface an IBM compatible 5 1/4 drive to the Amiga. (He used his technique on a Shugart SA455.) Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 Fone: (617)271-7753 ARPA: sdl@mitre-bedford UUCP: ...{allegra,decvax,genrad,ihnp4,philabs,security,utzoo}!linus!sdl