I probably have a suitable WDC or Seagate somewhere around here for it but
have to check. I know I have a ton of Seagate ST-3250A's but have to see
what I have in the XT line - may even have a box full of working Minscribe's
somewhere in storage, although finding an 80 might be a chance in a million.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 1:10 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Commodore Colt (was Re: My Collection)
>
>
> --- Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the info. I think I have an old ST225 around someplace.
> >
> > Eric
>
> You'll need a Western Digital WX-1 or similar to throw in there. The Colt
> has an 8-bit IDE port (there were a few 20Mb and 40Mb drives to that
> standard - look for "X" at the end of the Seagate/Western Digital
> part number
> (as opposed to A for IDE or S or N for SCSI))
>
> If you _have_ an 80-bit MFM controller, it's probably easier to
> find an MFM
> drive. I don't recall if there's room for a 5.25" hard disk in the box if
> you have two floppies - the XT-IDE drives are all 3.5"
>
> After getting through all of _that_, it'll be a decent little XT for you.
> I think it's <CNTL><ALT>T for Turbo mode and <CNTL><ALT>S for
> regular (slow)
> mode. The machine will beep at different frequencies, using a
> CPU delay loop,
> to indicate which speed it's at.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> -ethan
>
>
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