ide harddrive

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed Mar 28 16:00:34 2001

I beleive that might be where I saw it. I have a Backpack cdrom but it may
be the typical parallel-scsi type, never bothered to find out.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Don Maslin
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 2:58 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: ide harddrive
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Russ Blakeman wrote:
>
> > I thought I've seen external cases for IDE HDD's off parallel
> ports before,
> > I'll have to run back through my feeble memeory banks and
> figure out where I
> > saw one.
>
> I would imagine that MicroSolutions might have marketed one as a part of
> their Backpack series.
> - don
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > > [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Clint Wolff (VAX
> > > collector)
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:33 PM
> > > To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > > Subject: Re: ide harddrive
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > it'd be a fairly complicated schematic... The IDE interface is 16 bit
> > > wide data, and a standard parallel port only has four bits of input.
> > > An enhanced parallel port (EPP) can turn the data bits around, but
> > > then you don't have any lines for RD*/WR*/A0-A2/CS1Fx*CS3Fx*, etc...
> > >
> > > I certainly wouldn't want to do it, though I'm sure it can be done...
> > >
> > > clint
> > >
> > > On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, bill claussen wrote:
> > >
> > > > Evening folks, I am looking for a circuit using the
> parallel port on a
> > > > pc to Ide interface, does anyone have a schematic for one?
> > > >
> > > > I also have 20 (2.5 in) toshiba 4.8 gig drives (new and in sealed
> > > > antistatic). these are 2 mm interface ata4 44pin that I
> will offer to
> > > > sell to the group before listing them at ebay. ($75 ea + shipping)
> > > >
> > > > I also have AMD K6-2 233 AFR Socket 7 processors (new)
> these also will
> > > > be offered to the group for ($20 ea), before I place them on ebay as
> > > > well.
> > > >
> > > > I am going to put them up in two weeks, so if any one is interested
> > > > please email me at
> > > > elecdata_at_kcinter.net
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Bill Claussen
> > > > Elecdata1 (ebay)
> > > >
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