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From: meulenbr@cstw01.prl.philips.nl (Frans Meulenbroeks)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: QIC 02 interface? (connecting a cartridge drive to an ST)
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Date: 27 Oct 89 13:36:20 GMT
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Hi!

I have a 1/4 " cartridge drive which I want to hook up to my Atari ST.
This drive has a QIC 02 REV D interface.
I was wondering if 
- anyone with an ST has done this before?
- there is a company selling converters from QIC 02 to either SCSI or the
  parallel port (I do have a ACSI to SCSI board)
- anyone can supply me with a pointer to a build it yourself article.

The software is not going to be the problem. However the hardware is a
little more difficult for me. 
Would it be enough to be able to access all 16 interface lines from 
the computer, and do the rest in software, or is there more required??

Frans Meulenbroeks        (meulenbr@cst.prl.philips.nl)
	Centre for Software Technology
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