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From: david@alberta.uucp (David Hiebert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Hard drive interface cards: is ST501 compatible with ESDI?
Message-ID: <1989Jul19.203309.29954@alberta.uucp>
Date: 19 Jul 89 20:33:09 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Does anyone know if the ESDI interface card is pin compatible with the
standard ST501 interface card?  What I would like to do is hook up
a standard hard drive to an ESDI interface card.

I know that there might be problems with the drive media not supporting the
higher density, but its an old harddrive that has been shelved for 5 years,
probably overcoated with magnetic coating.

What I'm not sure about is whether or not sparks will fly if I attempt to
connect my drive to the ESDI controller.

Thanks in advance!

David Hiebert
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