Commodore Colt (was Re: My Collection)

From: Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com>
Date: Fri Apr 13 21:59:11 2001

I have a WD 40AP, which is an external HD with two female DB-25 connectors
(SCSI?) on it.
The rotating selector switch is from 0-F (all single hex digits, 16 in all,
twice what a Mac has -weird SCSI?). Could this device be what the C Colt can
use?

Eric

Russ Blakeman wrote:

> 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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