mcmiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Michael C Miller) (11/12/89)
Hello, I did finally get a copy of CPM for my S-100 machine. I was always begging for a copy of someone's boot floppy but the idea of working the thing blindly into my system was a little scary. Last week , at a swap meet, I found a copy of CPM with all the docs, fresh from the factory in shrink wrap. It cost a whole $2.50! Now I have also aquired a hard disk controller for cheap but I'm caught again in the 'no documentation' trap. The card is S-100, --> HDCA-4A WINCHESTER CONTROLLER by George Morrow. I'd like to put this card into action, so I'm asking for any help to get infor- mation. I have called several old numbers for Morrow Computers but never reached anyone connected with the company. Can someone please give me a current number for Morrow or send me info on the board. I need docs and some idea about how to incorporate drivers into my BIOS. I am thanking in advance for all your help........ sans. -- < sans => mcmiller@uokmax.UUCP or mcmiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu > < '..this one goes up to eleven. Its ONE louder.' >
davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (11/15/89)
In article <1989Nov11.180742.166@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>, mcmiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Michael C Miller) writes: | Now I have also aquired a hard disk controller for cheap but I'm caught again in | the 'no documentation' trap. The card is S-100, | --> HDCA-4A WINCHESTER CONTROLLER by George Morrow. | | I'd like to put this card into action, so I'm asking for any help to get infor- | mation. I have called several old numbers for Morrow Computers but never reached | anyone connected with the company. About Thinkertoys, as far as I know "they be gone." I sold one of these beasts and will be seing the current owner tomorrow night and try to ask if he has the manual. I recall that they were a low capacity 14 inch disk with an outdated interface (and that was ten years ago). I am positive that it gave off enough RF to crap up a TV on cable. If I find the doc I'll post a note giving the basics. This is a group dedicated to relics anyway, so I won't offend anyone. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon