In this case they are 8.4 MByte drives and are about 18 inches across.
George
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George L. Rachor george_at_racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon
http://racsys.rt.rain.com
On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
> 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
> > >
>
> --
> Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram_at_cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
>
> When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
> firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright
>
Received on Sat Sep 12 1998 - 00:40:33 BST