> for which is a model MDS-A4. He wants to know about whether it is capable
> of handling 8" drives. I didn't think to ask whether it had a 50-pin cable
NO WAY. It would be very difficult to mod for any other hard sector
format or 8" drives.
> header on it. That would have been too easy. My recollection is that
> NorthStar systems had a hard-sectored 5-1/4" drive, usually from Micropolis,
> attached, and that one was pretty dense, but wouldn't do CP/M-standard
Shugart or Tandon, rarely micropolus unless added later by the owner.
> (IBM-3740 SSSD) diskettes. Is that the case with this controller?
You need a soft sectord controller for that.
Allison
Received on Thu Oct 28 1999 - 12:16:30 BST
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