[comp.sys.ibm.pc] External 3.5" drive for X

bill.harnell@canremote.uucp (BILL HARNELL) (09/29/89)

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MT>You can't run a 1.44 mb 3.5" from an XT.  The data xfer rate is too
MT>slow.  You can run a 720.

BH>     If you examine the logic of your statement you'll probably
        find that an XT can't run a hard drive either, because the
        transfer rate capabilities are too low. We all know that this
        is not so. You'd probably be hard pressed to interface a fast
        I/O device on the parallel port of an XT since transfer rates
        from there can exceed many hard drive capabilities. You simply
        must use a controller that can handle the drive. 
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 ~ DeLuxe 1.11a10 #138  Bill Harnell, SYSOP, Mail Logic BBS