kad@ttrdc.UUCP (Keith Drescher) (11/14/87)
Does anyone out there know how to interface a 3.5" microfloppy drive to a PC/XT or a PC/AT? I don't need the hardware info, as I an manage that, but does anyone know where I can get a DRIVER for one of these drives. PC-DOS 3.3 and MS-DOS 3.2 come with drivers that allow the use of a 720K microfloppy, but not a 1.44Meg. Alternatively, tips on writing my own would be appreciated, but it's unlikely that I'll ever have time to get to it. Thanks for any help that anyone can give. Keith Drescher (..!ihnp4!ttrdc!kad` -- Keith Drescher (kad@ttrdc) | ... You can check out any AT&T | time you like - but you can Computer Systems Division, Skokie, Il. | never leave ... PATH: ...!ihnp4!ttrdc!kad | - Hotel California
mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) (11/16/87)
In article <1968@ttrdc.UUCP>, kad@ttrdc.UUCP (Keith Drescher) writes: > > Does anyone out there know how to interface a 3.5" microfloppy > drive to a PC/XT or a PC/AT? I don't need the hardware info, as > I an manage that, but does anyone know where I can get a DRIVER > for one of these drives. PC-DOS 3.3 and MS-DOS 3.2 come with I think you DO need hardware information. I beleive the data transfer rate to these drives is 600 kHz which is not supported by regular PC, XT or AT floppy controllers. The only way I have seen to date is a card from Micro Solutions called Compaticard. This supports 3.5", 5", 8", single and double density, 360k, 720k, 1.2Meg, 1.44 Meg and comes with a software driver. You can put up to 4 of these in a single PC or AT and as each handles up to 4 drives, control up to 16 drives !!. Costs $175 and is a half card size. Mike Gingell ...mcnc!ecsvax!mjg
kad@ttrdc.UUCP (11/17/87)
In article <4165@ecsvax.UUCP> mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) writes: >In article <1968@ttrdc.UUCP>, kad@ttrdc.UUCP (Keith Drescher) writes: >> >> Does anyone out there know how to interface a 3.5" microfloppy >> drive to a PC/XT or a PC/AT? I don't need the hardware info, as >> I an manage that, but does anyone know where I can get a DRIVER >> for one of these drives. PC-DOS 3.3 and MS-DOS 3.2 come with > >I think you DO need hardware information....... . I don't need hardware information because I all ready have it. . I also have a floppy controller which will support a 1.44M drive if the operation system knows how to do it. . The problem remains that I need a driver that tells MSDOS how to handle these things. . If anyone knows where I can get such a thing before the release of MSDOS Ver3.2 R2.02, please let me know. . . the things . you have . to do to . fool the . line counter -- Keith Drescher (kad@ttrdc) | ... You can check out any AT&T | time you like - but you can Computer Systems Division, Skokie, Il. | never leave ... PATH: ...!ihnp4!ttrdc!kad | - Hotel California