fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) (02/13/91)
Greetings. I have a Kaypro 10 and just installed ZCPR 3.3 It runs very well, so far. However, unlike CP/M, it has _many_ utilities written for it - somehow the 10MB drive was not meant for this OS... I know about TurboROM but am not willing to invest the big money (for me, anyways) in a computer that will be replaced with a 33MHz 80486 in a few months... I still want to keep my K10 to help other people who have this machine in our local computer club (PACC) Now, I just got 2 nice hard drive enclosures complete with PS'es and mounting hardware. I was thinking of getting some cheap, used, 10MB hard drives (4 more for a total of 5, 1 in the K10 and 2 in each enclosure) What I'm planning to do is get a long (less then 3 feet - noise, you know) ribbon cable and just running it to each drive. Then, on the front panel, have a nice 5-way switch. This switch would only be in the prototype. I was thinking of using either the parallel port or (best) the modem port to control the drives with software. I have a feeling it CAN be done and I will try no matter what anyone says :-) So, what I would like is any info on which lines to switch. I know about the fact that I have to make sure that ZCPR 3.3 knows about the change and that my program should make sure that the disk is not accessed _while_ I'm switching drives. Now that I think about it, ZCPR's path might have problems unless I install an identical A0:BASE on all drives (not a big waste) If I just run a BBS on my K10 then I don't even need to do that since the program will be specificly written with these "features" in mind. Anyone? Comments? Criticizms? Take care. P.S. Please, anyone know why an Apple //e would print on a printer just fine and a K10 would give garbage every 5-10 characters - or not print at all? help.... -- _______________________________________________________________________________ "The Force will be with you, always." It _is_ with me and has been for 10 years Filip Gieszczykiewicz "... a Jedi does it with a mind trick... " ;-) FMGST@PITTVMS or fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu "My ideas. ALL MINE!!"