martin (07/12/82)
I will shortly be in the market for an S-100 floppy disk controller and would appreciate any netters' opinions on what may be a good one to buy. The main features I'm looking for are: Must be able to work the S-100 as used by the North Star Horizon (this is actually fairly standard), Ability to handle both mini and standard floppies, preferably simultaneously, Ability to transfer data using DMA (or at least not be too fussy about how long it takes the processor to read the data once it becomes available), Ability to interrupt the processor when something happens in the disk system (data ready, drive online, etc.) I don't mind doing a bit of building so if a bare board or kit is available, so much the better. The only one I've seen so far that satisfies these reqiurements is the Godbout Disk 1 at about $450. Anyone know of anything cheaper? Anyone had any experience with this controller? If anyone else is interested, I'll forward/summarise replies. Thanks in advance, Martin Harriss ....!pyuxjj!martin BTL Piscataway 201-981 2161