720K drives on an original PC was Re: Way to identify original IBM-PC?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Fri Jun 26 20:23:33 1998

720K drives will work fine on the original drive controller AFTER you load
the driver file. I've done it dozens of times to connect my NEC
Multi-Speed drives to the PC. The only problem is that you can't boot from
them since the driver has to be loaded for them to work. I don't *think*
the 1.44 Mb drives will work on the controller though.

  Joe

At 01:24 AM 6/27/98 +0100, you wrote:
>> The 3.5" drive requires a special controller card that I find rare. Snag
it!
>
>My IBM XT is looking worried. It's been running fine for years with the
>original IBM controller linked to 2 360K drives and 2 720K 3.5" drives.
>And you're telling it it shouldn't work?
>
>720K 3.5" drives work fine on the original IBM controller using a
>suitable cable and not other mods. I believe drive A: should be a 360K
>drive, but apart from that there's no real problem.
>
>-tony
>
>
Received on Fri Jun 26 1998 - 20:23:33 BST