68010 (was Re: Mac IIci)

From: blstuart_at_bellsouth.net <(blstuart_at_bellsouth.net)>
Date: Mon Jan 14 18:52:31 2002

In message <3B55D7F383B0D31197D9009027541CBF1170E0FB_at_cmiexch1.cmi.itds.com>, Ch
ristopher Smith writes:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502_at_yahoo.com]
>
>> I know that some model of UNIX PC had room for a full-height MFM drive
>> under a hump (most only had room for a half-height). It was
>> too little,
>> too late, but you could drop a lot more than 40Mb inside - maybe 80Mb
>> or more! :-)

I was never fortunate enough to have an 80MB for it, but my
"big" one has a 70MB drive.

>In fact, I haven't opened the machine in ages, but you could possibly even run
> the external disk as a second drive, given some other slight modifications.
>I don't recall whether the UnixPC had any data cable header for a second drive
>. Probably not, since it wouldn't have fit inside.

There was a 2nd drive mod whose design was circulated and there
was also a mod that allowed for bigger drives by supporting a larger
number of cylinders.

Brian L. Stuart
Received on Mon Jan 14 2002 - 18:52:31 GMT