rpg@mbunix.mitre.org (Robert P. Goldsmith) (01/19/89)
I neeed a floppy/hard disk controller that will control the drives for high density floppies (1.44mb, 1.2mb), as well as a pair of hard disks (a pair of ST-225's). This is for a (tru blue) IBM PC. Does Western Digital make such a beast for the PC ? Does anyone?
hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) (01/20/89)
From article <43679@linus.UUCP>, by rpg@mbunix.mitre.org (Robert P. Goldsmith): > I neeed a floppy/hard disk controller that will control the drives for > high density floppies (1.44mb, 1.2mb), as well as a pair of hard disks > (a pair of ST-225's). This is for a (tru blue) IBM PC. Does Western > Digital make such a beast for the PC ? Does anyone? I don't know the answer to this, but how about calling WD directly. In working in the industry, I have found that the majority of manufacturers are suprisingly willing to give end users information. WD even sells directly by mail-order to the end user (I know, I got a combo HD/FD controller from them). If the manuf. does not sell directly to end users, they will refer you to the nearest distributor. If the dist. does not sell directly, they will refer you to the nearest retailer. All in all, when I have called a mfg. (and I have done it plenty of times) 95% of the time, I go away with the information I wanted to get. I have even gotten technical repair manuals for disk drives which I did not even own, but was in the process of evaluating. Mfg's are more available than most people imagine. Dion Hollenbeck (619) 455-5590 x2814 Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 seismo!s3sun!megatek!hollen ames!scubed/
mvolo@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) (01/20/89)
[poster looking for IBM PC/XT hard/floppy controllers that support hi-density floppies] This would appear to be of general interest. If you locate, please post details. Especially if you find one that supports an XT HD plus more than 2 floppies. M Volow, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP