7GMADISO@POMONA.bitnet (04/21/88)
Date: 19 April 1988, 13:21:32 PST
From: 7GMADISO at POMONA
To: COMP-SYS-TANDY at VU-VLSI
Sorry, you are out of luck. You cannot put a 1.44MB 3.5" drive (or a
1.2MB 5.25" drive, for that matter) in your 1000SX; the floppy controller
simply isn't set up to handle it. I suppose if you plug in an AT-type
controller (assuming such will work on the SX) you might then be able to
use one, but with the built-in FDC, the best you can do is 720k.
-- George D. Madisonmjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) (04/22/88)
In article <1551@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU>, drexel!liberty!7GMADISO@POMONA.bitnet writes: > > Sorry, you are out of luck. You cannot put a 1.44MB 3.5" drive (or a > 1.2MB 5.25" drive, for that matter) in your 1000SX; the floppy controller You certainly can install 3.5" 720K, 1.44 Meg, 5.25" 360, 720, 1.2 Meg, even 8 inch drives on your Tandy 1000 SX or any PC that has at least one regular PC type slot free. You need a card called the "Compaticard" which plugs in and allows you to add up to four ADDITIONAL drives of any of the above types. Up to 4 Compaticards can be installed in one PC allowing you to have up to 16 floppy drives at once. The Compaticard, from Microsolutions costs $175 list but I happen to know a source where I can get them for 20% discount if you want one. ...Mike ...decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!mjg
paul@devon.UUCP (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.) (04/23/88)
In article <4970@ecsvax.UUCP> mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) writes: +--------- | In article <1551@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU>, 7GMADISO@POMONA.bitnet writes: | > | > Sorry, you are out of luck. You cannot put a 1.44MB 3.5" drive (or a | > 1.2MB 5.25" drive, for that matter) in your 1000SX; the floppy controller | | You certainly can install 3.5" 720K, 1.44 Meg, 5.25" 360, 720, 1.2 Meg, | even 8 inch drives on your Tandy 1000 SX or any PC that has at least | one regular PC type slot free. +--------- And what do you call "regular PC type slot?" The Tandy 1000{A,SX,TX} have "short" card cages (~10 inches) and so cannot accept full size IBM PC cards. Half cards work, though. Is the Compaticard a half-size card? - paul -- Paul Sutcliffe, Jr. +----------------------+ | THINK ... | UUCP (smart): paul@devon.UUCP | or THWIM | UUCP (dumb): ...rutgers!bpa!vu-vlsi!devon!paul +----------------------+
mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) (04/25/88)
In article <756@devon.UUCP>, paul@devon.UUCP (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.) writes: > > And what do you call "regular PC type slot?" The Tandy 1000{A,SX,TX} > have "short" card cages (~10 inches) and so cannot accept full size > IBM PC cards. Half cards work, though. Is the Compaticard a half-size > card? > Yes the Compaticard is a 5 inch long card so it will fit all PC's, ATs etc. that have normal expansion slots. It will definitely fit in a 1000SX. It has its own memory resident software driver that makes the drives look like letters above your highest existing drive. By "regular PC type slot" I meant the 62 pin connectors on the mother board. I dont think it will fit the half height 1000EX and HX because I assume they don't have standard expansion slots or if they do are they mounted horizontally ??. Mike ......decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!mjg