On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Brett wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Tony Duell wrote:
> > It sounds like it might be working. It's been a long time since I booted my
> > Model 1, but from memory, if the ROM basic detects a disk controller, it
> > attempts to boot from drive 0, and hangs if it can't do so.
> Also! Remember that the last drive in the chain must be the model 1160
> as it is the one with the terminator! If you don't have an 1160 it may not
> boot at ALL. If you have both, the first drive (I think) is always drive 0
> and that is where the boot disk should go.
I've run enough Mod I systems with no termination, with multiple,
the things aren't picky. The only reason to buy a 26-1160 was to
get the DOS and documentation, otherwise you could save $100 and
get a 26-1161 and if you were worried about it you could go next
door to the regular Radio Shack (my RSCC was adjacent) and buy a
terminator for $.99. Nobody that I knew ever bought two 26-1160
drives.
--
Ward Griffiths
"the timid die just like the daring; and if you don't take the plunge then
you'll just take the fall" Michael Longcor
Received on Fri Aug 22 1997 - 09:19:55 BST