Floppy and Hard disc questions....

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Fri Apr 9 11:39:07 1999

Arfon Gryffydd wrote:
>
> I have just gotten an old GRiDCase 1530 running and now I need to rig some
> things.

> 1) The manual says that it uses an IBM AT compatible harddisc. What's the
> difference between an IBM AT style harddisc and an IDE? Is there anyway to
> rig an adapter?

Not being familiar with the unit, is the HD an internal one? If so (and I am
assuming it is an XT compatable), then why not just put in a (probably) MFM
drive? The difference between the AT style (MFM) drives and an IDE drive is
like a tape recorder and a record player; they both put out sound, but have
different ways of doing it :).
Received on Fri Apr 09 1999 - 11:39:07 BST