ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) (11/17/89)
What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? Ronnie Hughes uunet!sunriv!ronh
gdtltr@toffee.it.udel.edu (Gary Duzan) (11/18/89)
In article <192@sunriv.UUCP> ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) writes: >What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS >and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? > >Ronnie Hughes uunet!sunriv!ronh I don't know much about it, but I believe it would be roughly similar to a 1050 with a US Doubler installed. It should work with most DOSes, but SpartaDOS X is the only DOS I know of that lets you use the high speed mode. Gary Duzan Time Lord Third Regeneration Atari Enthusiast Extreme _o_ _o_ [|o o|] "Two hearts are better than one." -- Yes [|o o|] |_O_| "Don't listen to me; I never do." -- Doctor Who |_O_|
AIN1496E@merrimack.edu (DAVID E. SHEAFER) (11/18/89)
In article <192@sunriv.UUCP>, ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) writes: > What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS > and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? > > Ronnie Hughes uunet!sunriv!ronh The Indus GT is compatible with Atari Dos and Sparta Dos, with Sparta Dos you'll get full double density, e.g. like what you would get with the 1050 with the US doubler, Its a nice disk drive but the original company went out of business a couple of years ago, however I believe future systems may still sell/or manufacture them
arthur@pnet02.gryphon.com (Arthur L. Rubin) (11/18/89)
ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) writes: >What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS >and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? An Indus GT is definately compatible with most Atari DOS's. It has single density, (720 128 byte sectors), true double density (720 256 byte sectors), and 1050 mode (1023 128 byte sectors). When shipped from the "manufacturer", it has it's own DOS, which is not very good -- it's LARGE and not much better than DOS 2.5. Arthur L. Rubin (home) (818)286-0981 PO Box 2437 San Gabriel, CA 91778 MCI Mail: ARUBIN 216-5888 Compuserve: 70707,453 INET: arthur@pnet02.gryphon.com (when pnet02 dies mid-Dec)INET: arubin@pro-sol.cts.com
ncastellano@eagle.wesleyan.edu (11/20/89)
In article <4350@nigel.udel.EDU>, gdtltr@toffee.it.udel.edu (Gary Duzan) writes: > In article <192@sunriv.UUCP> ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) writes: >>What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS >>and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? >> >>Ronnie Hughes uunet!sunriv!ronh > > I don't know much about it, but I believe it would be roughly similar to > a 1050 with a US Doubler installed. It should work with most DOSes, but > SpartaDOS X is the only DOS I know of that lets you use the high speed mode. > I have 2 Indus GT's. They are much better than 1050's. They work with all software. I have used SpartaDos, Dos II, Dos 2.5, Dos III, SmartDos, MyDos, Dos-XL, you name it, i've used it or seen it used on an indus. They offer true double density, higher speed than 1050's, nice track readout, push-button write protect, high-speed "synchromesh" mode from dos-xl, a whole bunch of other stuff. I don't know if they are still available, I don't keep up-to-date on the 8-bit world anymore... nick
clutx.clarkson.edu (Matthew S. Walsh) (11/22/89)
From article <12254@merrimack.edu>, by AIN1496E@merrimack.edu (DAVID E. SHEAFER): > In article <192@sunriv.UUCP>, ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) writes: >> What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS >> and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? >> >> Ronnie Hughes uunet!sunriv!ronh > > The Indus GT is compatible with Atari Dos and Sparta Dos, with Sparta Dos > you'll get full double density, e.g. like what you would get with the 1050 > with the US doubler, Its a nice disk drive but the original company went out > of business a couple of years ago, however I believe future systems may still > sell/or manufacture them The Indus is all this and more. I remember sssing CPM compatibility through the Indus GT with an on board chip you could buy. Drive looked great and was supposedly built really well. Some other third party drives that came out were the Rana, Trac, Indus GT. The best drive I ever saw (as far as speed and copying capability and features) is a 1050 with a Happy Enhancement. That drive copied anything and wrote/read faster than the US doubler in fast mode. This message brought to you by the letter F and the number 2. See you same Matt time, same Matt Channel, no Matter what Skuder (new hi tech improved spelling) Matt Walsh 227 Hendrick (Jimmy's Pad), 904 Green, Urbana, IL 61801
ncastellano@eagle.wesleyan.edu (11/22/89)
In article <12254@merrimack.edu>, AIN1496E@merrimack.edu (DAVID E. SHEAFER) writes: > In article <192@sunriv.UUCP>, ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes) writes: >> What is an Indus GT disk drive? Is it compatible with Atari DOS >> and/or Sparta DOS? How much can it store? >> >> Ronnie Hughes uunet!sunriv!ronh > > The Indus GT is compatible with Atari Dos and Sparta Dos, with Sparta Dos > you'll get full double density, e.g. like what you would get with the 1050 > with the US doubler, Its a nice disk drive but the original company went out > of business a couple of years ago, however I believe future systems may still > sell/or manufacture them It's also possible to get double density with Dos 2.0, although you must use another Dos (or have 2 drives) to convert between densities (Dos 2.0 does not support single-drive conversions.) -- _=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_- i believe in coyotes in time as an abstract explain the change the difference between what you want and what you need there's the key your adventure for today _-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_R.-E._M.=_-_= Nicholas Steven Castellano (dd) | entropy@nuacc.acns.nwu.edu | Disclaimer: I am ncastellano@eagle.wesleyan.edu | ncastellano@wesleyan.bitnet | irresponsible. _=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-
pochron@gumby.cs.wisc.edu (David Pochron) (11/23/89)
In article <22401@gryphon.COM> arthur@pnet02.gryphon.com (Arthur L. Rubin) writes: >and 1050 mode (1023 128 byte sectors). When shipped from the "manufacturer", >it has it's own DOS, which is not very good -- it's LARGE and not much better >than DOS 2.5. I disagree completely! DOSXL is a hundred times better than DOS 2.5 and compares favorably to SpartaDOS. It doesn't take too much more memory, and has a resident command line interface, which is always nice. It is 100% DOS 2.0 compatable and has an optional menu driven interface if so desired. (It also can be made resident...uses memory though - perhaps this is why you thought it used a lot of memory?) From the point of view of an Atari 800 user, this DOS is a real godsend; I suppose if you have an XL or XE, SpartaDOS would probably make much more sense though... -- David M. Pochron | "Life's a blit, | and then you VBI." pochron@gumby.cs.wisc.edu |