tedk@ihuxv.ATT.COM (Kekatos) (09/22/88)
In article <590683317.mkb@ROVER.RI.CMU.EDU> Mike.Blackwell@ROVER.RI.CMU.EDU writes: |I'm looking for a small, simple floppy disk drive for loading code on |to our mobile robot. A 3.5" drive with an RS232 or 422 interface would |be perfect. It doesn't have to be fancy - if I could give it a track |and sector number, and have it spit back the contents (and vis-versa |for writing), I can take care of any rudimentry 'file system' functions |we might need. Speed isn't an issue, either (we're not loading a lot of |code). |I've heard that Radio Shack has something like this for one of their |portable computers. Does anyone know anything about this (like model |number)? Is the information available to use it without an RS computer? |How about any other products that you think might fit the bill? | thanks! | Mike Blackwell | mkb@rover.ri.cmu.edu | 412-268-8830 Yes, Tandy does have a 3.5 inch drive. It operates from a RS-232 port. It stores 200k and uses 4 "AA" batteries or AC adapter. The Tandy number is 26-3806 ($199.95) There MS-DOS software available to operate the drive from a PC serial port. The software is available on Compu$erve.
ked@garnet.berkeley.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth) (09/22/88)
In article <2861@ihuxv.ATT.COM> tedk@ihuxv.UUCP (55624-Kekatos,T.G.) writes: >In article <590683317.mkb@ROVER.RI.CMU.EDU> Mike.Blackwell@ROVER.RI.CMU.EDU writes: >|I'm looking for a small, simple floppy disk drive for loading code on > >Yes, Tandy does have a 3.5 inch drive. It operates from a RS-232 port. > >There MS-DOS software available to operate the drive from a PC serial >port. The software is available on Compu$erve. This appears to be the same drive used on Brother electronic typewriters sold in Japan. I have one that works off the serial port on my typewriter, a model never sold in the US. I'd look to do something with it, since I generally use the typewriter only as a [very, very] dumb terminal. Can you be more specific on the Compu$erve sources. Earl H. Kinmonth History Department University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616 916-752-1636/0776 INTERNET: ucdked!cck@ucdavis.edu UUCP: ucdavis!ucdked!cck LOCAL: ucdked!cck@ucdavis