ajy2208%ritcv@cs.rit.edu (05/01/89)
The following message is being posted for Dennis Beach, who doesn't have
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message; rather, mail him using the address at the bottom of the
message. (even though I'll gladly forward any messages I receive
to him)..
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Curious,
Yes, the Indus rumors you have heard are perfectly correct. I bought
the upgrade to bring its memory to 64K. I also have tech notes for the
drive which include the whole operating system source code! I have had
lots of fun with it. After looking through the tech notes, it looked
possible to read a whole track in at a time and write it back (it would
make quite a copy program). I was able to read the whole track (including
inter-sector info), but could not get it written back properly. The 64K
board plugs right into the main board (nothing but a screwdriver necessary).
I ordered mine from a mail-order place called "black patch systems" which
I found in Antic magazine. The tech notes I recieved when I bought the
Indus used from a good friend. One more thing, Indus has been bought out
or something and the company is named "Future Systems". The address/phone
is:
Future Systems, Inc.
9811 Owensmouth Avenue, Suite 9
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 407-1647
- Dennis Beach
Atari hardware hacker
fwj@mentor.cc.purdue.edu