ALTAIR stuff (was Re: E-Over Pay strikes again! original Altairdisk sells for... )

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sat Feb 13 23:16:43 1999

<drives, normally packaged externally to the cardcage, was most often a
<50-pin flat cable, though a 37 could have handled the task if you didn't
<mind that there was not a ground for every signal. The early FDD's were

True.

<typically hard sectored and used more signals than were required by the
<later models.

Not always true. If the FDD internal data seperator was used hard sector
added 0 (sector holes in same cylinder as hub) or one line (sector holes at
perimeter) depending on model.

<The insides of the ALTAIR FDD box were not simple and clean like their
<successors.

Not really. It was pretty vanilla. the board set was a horror. ;)

Allison
Received on Sat Feb 13 1999 - 23:16:43 GMT