IBM 5150 PC disk drive questions

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon Apr 5 16:14:44 1999

> O.K. I think I have it figured out. I'll have to either get a cable for
> the external drives (or make one). I was thinking that the 4869 was the
> drive that would be used with the 5170, but it isn't. Was there a drive box
> available from IBM for the 5150 (or was that the expansion chassis)?
> ThAnX,

Use one of your TRS-80 external drive boxes.

But open it up and set the drive select to "B:", since the TRS-80 expected
drive select to be handled by the cable.
Received on Mon Apr 05 1999 - 16:14:44 BST