Multiple floppies in one system?

From: David C. Jenner <djenner_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed Feb 27 17:56:36 2002

Wow, thanks for all the good ideas, and there's probably more to come!

I like the idea of getting a controller that will handle four drives.
One of my 486 boards requires an ISA controller card, and the other,
I think, lets you disable the onboard floppy controller, if necessary.

As Russ pointed out, there still is one available at JDR. (I'll also
check the bins at RE-PC.) Is the Compaticard IV available anywhere?
It looks like the neatest solution, especially if I can hook 8" external
drives to it, too. Searching Google, ebay, etc., didn't show any around.

Thanks,
Dave

Joe wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> I started putting together a similar system. I'm using a Compaticard IV
> in mine. You can set it to be the second floppy controller and it will
> handle four drives in addition to the two on the built-in floppy
> controller. You can also boot from any drive on the Compaticard. In
> addition, it can handle 8" drives and has a port for external drives. If
> that's not enough I believe that you can also add MORE compaticards to the
> same system and add four more drives per card!
>
> Joe
>
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David C. Jenner
djenner_at_earthlink.net
Received on Wed Feb 27 2002 - 17:56:36 GMT

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