That's the drive number I was attempting to pull out of my mental rump and I
may probably have one around here as I bought a bunch of them new at one
time for rebuild use and probably have one or two still around.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Hellige
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 1:45 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Commodore Colt (was Re: My Collection)
>
>
> >You'll need a Western Digital WX-1 or similar to throw in there.
> The Colt
> >has an 8-bit IDE port (there were a few 20Mb and 40Mb drives to that
> >standard - look for "X" at the end of the Seagate/Western
> Digital part number
> >(as opposed to A for IDE or S or N for SCSI))
>
> As far as I know, the 8bit IDE drives maxed out at 40meg,
> with the Seagate drives jumper changable between 8 and 16bit
> interfaces. They should be the same drives as used by Tandy as their
> 'Smartdrive' for the Tandy 1000 series that had 8bit IDE built in,
> such as the TL/2 and SL/2 and above. I personally always preferred
> the Seagate ST-351A/X out of the four drives available (20 and 40meg
> from each WD and Seagate).
>
> Jeff
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Received on Fri Apr 13 2001 - 14:15:29 BST