Why is it that ...

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_crash.cts.com>
Date: Thu Nov 30 15:12:54 2000

On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Tony Duell wrote:

> [Sage II]
>
> > Yes, they're nice. I have one left -- I had four, but sold or gave the
> > rest away. All the ones I've seen had one DSDD 80-track 5 1/4" floppy, but
>
> Mine has 2 half-height 80 cylinder floppy drives (side by side -- in
> other words you couldn't fit a full height drive instead). I believe one
> of the DIP switches sets the machine for either 40 or 80 cylinder drives,
> so presumably 40 cylinder drives were used in some machines.
>
> > I beleive there was a hard disk option. I never had a manual, though, nor
>
> >From what I remember, the hard disk model was called a Sage IV. It was
> basically the same machine with a hard disk controller connected to the
> expansion bus connectors. The case was taller to accomodate the
> full-height winchester (and I assume 1 or 2 floppy drives alongside it.
>
> > CP/M 68K.
>
> I don't have it, I just recall reading it existed.
>
> -tony
>

I have it as a three disk set.

                                                 - don
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