6502 BASIC or Assembler and Intel 8271/WDC 1770 info req'd

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sun Oct 7 23:48:29 2001

On Sun, 7 Oct 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:

> > > The only Model 1/III/4 that came stock with DS drives was the 4D. Any other
> > > DS setup was third-party. The stock III/4 controllers (both the add-on in
> > > the III and early 4 and the built-in on the gate-array 4) had no problems
> > > with DS drives.
> >
> > Does that imply that merely substituting DS drives would make a 4 DS
> > capable, or were there some other modifications necessary?
>
> I had a gate-array Model 4 that I installed two DSQD drives in without
> any other modification (other than replacing the floppy cable that used
> missing connectors for drive select).

Interesting! I was not aware of that. Rather like the Kaypro 2/84,
though you needed the DS specific utilities. Was this same upgrade
available for the non-gate-array machine?

                                                 - don

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