ide harddrive

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Wed Mar 28 22:36:28 2001

I had no idea that int13 talks directly to the EPP port! My understanding was
that int13 uses a disk driver based on the assumption that the ROM code talks to
the device interface. I've no indication in any of the doc's or marketing
literature, for example, that I could boot my system from a SCSI drive attached
to the printer port via my Adaptec Printer-Port<=>SCSI adapter. I'd have
thought they'd make the claim if anyone would.

Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: ide harddrive


> > I've seen, and, in fact, own, several parallel port to SCSI interfaces, but
> > never a parallel port to IDE type.
>
> I have five of them here. (probably some more buried deeper) These are
> Rodeo. One that takes 3.5" IDE, and four that take 2.5" IDE and have
> batteries. I've also used ones from Pacific Rim.
>
>
> > It's quite conceivable, though.
>
> Thank you.
> I have a policy of raising the price every time somebody expresses doubt
> of existence of stuff that I'm selling. After all, that proves that it
> must be RARE!
>
>
> > The software would be a pain, however.
>
> Not too bad. There are easy ways and hard ways to do it. It's largely an
> issue of at what level it operates. (replacement Int13, v block mode
> device driver, etc.)
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>
>
Received on Wed Mar 28 2001 - 22:36:28 BST