Jason Willgruber wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if a TRS-80 Model II hard drive will work with a TRS-80
> Model III? Are they the same thing?
If it is a 5,12,15,35 or 70Mb hard drive, it will work fine. If it
is an 8.4 Mb drive, it will not. If the drive case is about 18"
across, it is one of the former. If the drive case is two or so
feet across, it is the latter [actually earlier] and is totally
incompatible. As I recall, _all_ of the compatible drives had their
capacities labelled on the front of the drive -- it's been so long
that I forget whether the 8.4 drives were labeled with their size
or not.
Either way, salvage the the adapter card from the Model II, with the
cable and the connector that passes through the case. Those I will
paying shipping plus a bit for untested. And I'll accept the drives
-- if they're the 8.4 type, it is _critical_ to lock the heads
before shipping.
Oh, the primary and secondary drives are different, as the primary
contains the actual hard disk controller. In either generation.
The board in the Model II is basically a bus adapter.
> ----------
> > From: George Rachor <george_at_racsys.rt.rain.com>
> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> > Subject: Radio Shack Model ][ available (Portland Oregon)
> > Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 12:53 AM
> >
> > I have decided at long last to part with a Model 2 of unknown condition.
> > The only thing I know is that the keyboard cable is slightly crushed at
> > the keyboard connector end. The System comes with a couple of hard
> drives
> > also of unknown condition.
> >
> > Please be prepared to pick this up in the Beaverton Oregon area as this
> > isn't something that I'd really want to ship.
> >
> > =========================================================
> > George L. Rachor george_at_racsys.rt.rain.com
> > Beaverton, Oregon http://racsys.rt.rain.com
> >
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When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
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Received on Sat Sep 12 1998 - 00:33:06 BST