need help with an old ST-251 MFM drive...

From: joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Tue Jul 31 11:31:40 2001

At 05:51 AM 7/31/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Tony Duell skrev:
>
> >> > Of course it's easy enough to replace the 8250 with a 16550.
> Desolder the
> >> > old chip and pop in the new one.
> >>
> >> Or replace the I/O card, or, if you are lucky, it's a dual serial card
>
> >Why would _anybody_, particularly on this list, replace a card rather
> >than replacing a single, easy-to-get 40 pin chip?

      Because I can get ALL the cards that I want for free and a chip would
cost money and the time to install it. Yes, I could chnage the IC but why
bother? I have better things to spend my time on.

      Joe
    
Received on Tue Jul 31 2001 - 11:31:40 BST