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!jacc
sdl@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